Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?
On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed then you can use the wizards to help configure the Network, Samba, DNS, DHCP, etc. snipThe server configuration wizards are available through the Control Center. When the wizdrake package is installed, a new menu entry appears in the Mandrake Control Center tree menu (figure 15-2).snip When i run the Control Center i cannot see the new entry that is supposed to appear so i can then go to the screen depicted in fig 15-2. i wasn't prompted during install to load any wizards. I can't find in the Software Manager section of the Control Center where I can even install Wizdrake. You'll probably get a better answer on Monday when people return to work, but for what it's worth this is what I recall from 8.1. Try software manager (I think it's under configuration menus somewhere (though you might just have to be logged in as root to do it - this is a last resort though). You should be able to see wizards either under 'installed' or 'all'. If it not installed, and it wasn't on my installation, it installs fairly easily from the 'all' list. HTH Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help with screen area resolution and ethernet adapter
On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:21 pm, you wrote: On Friday 02 August 2002 11:37 am, you wrote: Don't want to hijack your thread, but - Interested in this, I tried it and after Ctrl-Alt-Minus got the message '85 Hz Refresh Not Recommended', which I saw when I tried to run Tux Racer. Could someone explain what is happening, please. Anne means your card or monitor manufacture does not support the particular refresh rates at that particular resalultion. it is worth noteing that while winblows just will not display beyond the manufacturers specs, I have (on occasion) toasted a good monitor by extended running beyond the manufacturer's specs. (gee it says it only gets 1200x1700 at 85 hz, but here it is running for three days at 1200x1700 at 70 hz, ,,, POP, szz, wow what was that, and why don't it come back on?) On Thursday 01 Aug 2002 6:31 pm, you wrote: When X is running, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-Plus or Ctrl-Alt-Minus. (The plus and minus on the numeric keypad, that is.) If that doesn't work, drop out of X and type XFdrake as root to reconfigure X. Miark When installing Linux I accidentally change my screen area from 720 by 480. I want to change it back to 1024 by 768 or higher resolution but i dont know how. I just need your help guys. So are you saying that in changing to a lower resolution the refresh rate is raised? I would have expected the other way round. My card (Matrox G400) is OK, but my lcd monitor apparently only supports up to 75, so I guess I'll never meet Tux - pity. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1
eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace /mnt/disk with your mountpoint. -Mad Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- "...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. " - 2 Chron 7:14
[newbie] Broken rpm database?
I just did # urmpi antiword and, after feeding it the third CD as requested, got this: rpmdb: __db_pgin: Unknown db type: 0x20 rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Packages: pgin failed for page 5054 rpmdb: Overflow page 5054 of invalid type error: db3 error(-30985) from db-verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database verification failed I did # rpm --rebuilddb, because it was all I could think of, and got: rpmdb: __db_pgin: Unknown db type: 0x20 rpmdb: Packages: pgin failed for page 5054 rpmdb: unable to create/retrieve page 5054 rpmdb: PANIC: Input/output error error: db3 error(22) from dbcursor-c_get: Invalid argument error: db3 error(-30987) from dbcursor-c_close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: db3 error(-30987) from db-close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: db3 error(-30987) from dbenv-close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: db3 error(-30987) from db_env_create: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: db3 error(-30987) from dbenv-remove: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery Unlike rpm, I'm not panicking, but what is the database recovery command it speaks of? Or else I should delete the current db (somewhere in var?) and do a rpm --initdb? Thanks RichardA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Antivirus software
trend made a filescan product for linux and its been free for ages.. it has caught every windows virus that has been sent to it.. including klez and nimba.. uses the same update files as the rest of their products. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anne Wilson Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 4:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus software On Saturday 03 Aug 2002 12:47 am, you wrote: On Friday 02 August 2002 12:56 pm, you wrote: From time to time people have asked about antivirus, and I would like to offer the following as my experience that may be relevant. In Windows I have used Kaspersky, first as a stand-alone, then, with help from their tech support, set up in such a way that I downloaded the regular updates and my client machines simply downloaded the files from my computer to theirs. Since spending most of my time in Linux I began to resent having to go into Windows each Saturday to get the files, so I again approached their tech support. It took a couple of tries to explain the problem (remember they are Russian) but I got a very clear instruction to duplicate my previous Windows setup - with three ways of achieving it - true Linux style :-). This guy obviously knew his Linux (they do a Linux AV product, though I haven't bought it yet), making specific references to wget and squid. They also have a very useful viruslist page, worth checking when friends think they've got that grey bear thingy. If it's of any interest to you they are found at www.kaspersky.com. Try also www.viruslist.com. Anne There is a company called Sophos who have av software for Windows, Linux, DOS, etc. I think the URL is www.sophos.com. You can get a 30-day trial that never expires from there. If you like it, then you buy it or stop using it. I'm sure there are others - the only reason I mention KAV is the speed and quality of their service. I can't speak for others, who may also be good. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
FW: [newbie] dual boot M8.2 and XP
Rubbish,,, there is no reason at all not to dual boot XP and Mdk 8.2... I am doing it right now, running on my M700 compaq laptop of all places.. it was very simple to do.. 1. start with a hard disk with no partitions, (run fdisk from a win98 boot floppy and remove all partitions.) 2. Boot from the XP CD, and follow the prompts, it will ask you about creating partitions, I made 2 for windows using half the drive and left the rest of the drive unpartitioned for linux. (The first partition I selected in XP setup for format for NTFS, the second I left alone for now, (later in XP (or Mandrake) you can format that with Fat32.) 3. Finish the XP install, load all your drivers and such and bobs your uncle.. shut your machine down. 4. Boot from disk 1 of the Mandrake CD's.. (I only have download edition, and thats fine.) follow the prompts, when you get to the disk partitioning section of the mandrake install, the NTFS part of your drive will not be listed, thats great.. partiton mandrake in the rest of the drive as you would normally, and format and install, everything else you can select defaults and it will all go well.. piece of cake, (And this was the my first ever attempt at dual booting.) my partition structure looks like this: 6.4 gig hard disk. (measurements approx.) part 1. = 4 Gig NTFS for XP. Part 2. = 400MB Fat32. (so both linux and XP can share files in here.) part 3. = 150mb Linux Swap. (I have 280mb of ram, so the swap is small.) part 4. = EXT3 / partition. (under two gig so I don't split / up any more) give it a go, its easy... rgds Franki. PS,,, remember, you must install XP first... MUST!!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Richard Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] dual boot M8.2 and XP Scott wrote: I've been looking all over for info about dual booting M 8.2 and windows XP. The different stuff I've found doesn't seem very consistent. Can anyone help me out or point me to a good tutorial? Thanks, SW Firstly the boxed versions usually come with all the relevant stuff you need. You might consider buying one from mandrake store if you havene't already. Otherwise why don't you list your problems here on this list. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Up2Date
is therea similiar program in mandrake that will update my entire cpu. like in redhat 7.2 Kenneth Spress[EMAIL PROTECTED]==This is not a spam! Your are receiving this email either because,you have sent me an email in the past, or you are on a list of marketersrequesting information. If this is not the case, PLEASE accept mysincerest apologies and reply with "remove" in the subject field.I will remove your name immediately!==Registered user #252546 with the Linux CounterGet Your Box Countedhttp://counter.li.orgListen to us every Sunday at 11:00 am EST at:http://www.alternacast.comEZHelp, You More Show Infohttp://learn.at/ezhelphttp://www.kenspress.net AIM: keniswhoiamYahoo: kspressMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 19870108
[newbie] Installation Hangs
Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?
Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed then you can use the wizards to help configure the Network, Samba, DNS, DHCP, etc. snipThe server configuration wizards are available through the Control Center. When the wizdrake package is installed, a new menu entry appears in the Mandrake Control Center tree menu (figure 15-2).snip When i run the Control Center i cannot see the new entry that is supposed to appear so i can then go to the screen depicted in fig 15-2. i wasn't prompted during install to load any wizards. I can't find in the Software Manager section of the Control Center where I can even install Wizdrake. You'll probably get a better answer on Monday when people return to work, but for what it's worth this is what I recall from 8.1. Try software manager (I think it's under configuration menus somewhere (though you might just have to be logged in as root to do it - this is a last resort though). You should be able to see wizards either under 'installed' or 'all'. If it not installed, and it wasn't on my installation, it installs fairly easily from the 'all' list. HTH Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com try as root urpmi wizdrake Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing Netscape 6.2 from CD
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 9:47 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:46 pm, you wrote: You might want to consider the mozilla browser 1.0 http://www.mozilla.org/releases/stable.html I'm running it on linux, windows 2000 and windows 98. I removed Netscape 6.2 from the windows machines and quit using Konqueror on linux once I had played with mozilla for a few weeks. It is, IMHO, superior. Does this install automatically (on Win98) like Netscape? I have twice suffered 1.5 hours download time of Ntxp 6.2 and got corrupted installations. I would really like to try mozilla if I can download it on this box and burn it to a CD for use elsewhere. It would have the added advantage that I would be able to help my friends over the phone since I assume it would be very similar to the linux version. Yes, it has an installer very similar to the Linux version (!) In other words, unpack, run a binary file and wizards prompt you for one of Minimal, Full or Custom installation ... Alastair - -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9TP5/XzGCRjP1DsMRAqvOAJ9LYqpx6y2Bdnfp2LaOZccWk/xQAACfZfkl TXDD5gqcZ03MyVFIS4Eo9bw= =Srey -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1
Sean Goh wrote: eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace /mnt/disk with your mountpoint. -Mad Amend /etc/fstab, add something like /dev/hda1 /mnt/WXP ntfs iocharset=iso8859-15,defaults 0 0 Add a new subdirectory in /mnt /mnt/WXP In terminal run mount -a And you can browse XP files , but don't write to them . All this assumes NTFS XP install, otherwise change ntfs to vfat, for FAT32 John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?
On Sunday 04 August 2002 04:40 am, you wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed then you can use the wizards to help configure the Network, Samba, DNS, DHCP, etc. snip, if it was me, and I wanted to know if it was installed, I would open a text console, su to root, and type, without the quotes wizdrake, and see what happens snipThe server configuration wizards are available through the Control Center. When the wizdrake package is installed, a new menu entry appears in the Mandrake Control Center tree menu (figure 15-2).snip When i run the Control Center i cannot see the new entry that is supposed to appear so i can then go to the screen depicted in fig 15-2. i wasn't prompted during install to load any wizards. I can't find in the Software Manager section of the Control Center where I can even install Wizdrake. You'll probably get a better answer on Monday when people return to work, but for what it's worth this is what I recall from 8.1. Try software manager (I think it's under configuration menus somewhere (though you might just have to be logged in as root to do it - this is a last resort though). You should be able to see wizards either under 'installed' or 'all'. If it not installed, and it wasn't on my installation, it installs fairly easily from the 'all' list. HTH Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs
On Sunday 04 August 2002 07:00 am, you wrote: Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? / or /root what do you mean by hangs and how did you determine that it was a hang and not running the format and checking for disk errors (it might take a few minutes to format and error check a 6 gig partition) and did you create the partition with what software and what settings? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] thanks: usb smartmedia reader
Thanks all, for the advice on usb smartmedia readers. The selection wasn't nearly as broad as I expected, so I got a no-name brand smartmedia-only reader/writer and it works just fine. -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Up2Date
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 11:51 am, K. Spress Jr wrote: is there a similiar program in mandrake that will update my entire cpu. like in redhat 7.2 Yes ... after logging in as root, urpmi --auto-select --update does it. (Assuming you have a ftp site for updates configured in Software Manager; if you've already run the SM you will have). Alastair - -- Alastair Scott (London, United Kingdom) http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9TRVBXzGCRjP1DsMRAuoNAJ4ixdCatukE3ryuFNZjyCUwRseEZwCfaq4F 4hlr9d6W8TiBvTzYcNq2EUg= =Prxf -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] corrupted GUI
Hi everyone, I am a newbie with MD.2 dual booted with Windows. This setup was working for me until a few days ago when Windows crashed while I was playing new game. Afterwards I found that my Linux desktop was corrupted. The icons were hugh and mostly off the screen. At this time I did not think about trying to change the resolution. What I did try was: --formatted partition and reinstalled Linux -- several times both recommendated installation and then expert. --reinstalled Linux on a different partition. --erased partition and tried again. --wiped entire hard drive, reinstalled Windows (different version) and then set up new partitions and reinstalled Linux. The resolution of the icons has been normal since the first re-installation of Linux. However, all the windows are too large including the desktop which extends way off the screen. I was able to drag some of the icons onto the screen by their edges. Others are out of reach. I cannot even see the panel in Gnome but am able to reach the start button in KDE--I can't see it. I got into the control panel but could find no way to fix this situation. Does anyone know what is going on here? Thanks in advance for any ideas. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs
how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? "/" or "/root" what do you mean by "hangs" and how did you determine that it was a "hang" and not running the format and checking for disk errors (it might take a few minutes to format and error check a 6 gig partition) and did you create the partition with what software and what settings? my harddisk is 4.3GB and it has the root partition "/" for 3 GB and the swap for 100MB. The rest is with another partition "/home". So when it formats all the partitions, it does fine with "/home" and "/swap" but stops at "/" meaning you can see "Formatting partition hda1" and nothing changes. I've tried leaving it that way for 2 hours, nothing happened. I could access the Alt-F1, Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. So to restart the comp, i CTL-ALT-DEL. BTW, i'm using text install since i think my graphics card doesn't support the graphical installation. Also, i didn't use any partitioning software, just the M8.2 CD. I'm with 128MB RAM and 200MHZ processor. Sean
Re: [newbie] corrupted GUI
I know this may sound nuts, but try turning your monitor off for a few seconds (at least 30) durring the nest cold boot you try. turn off the computer and monitor long enough for the static charge to disapate. then reboot. NO Warrenty, just something I might try, since it don't cost nuttin On Sunday 04 August 2002 08:35 am, you wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie with MD.2 dual booted with Windows. This setup was working for me until a few days ago when Windows crashed while I was playing new game. Afterwards I found that my Linux desktop was corrupted. The icons were hugh and mostly off the screen. At this time I did not think about trying to change the resolution. What I did try was: --formatted partition and reinstalled Linux -- several times both recommendated installation and then expert. --reinstalled Linux on a different partition. --erased partition and tried again. --wiped entire hard drive, reinstalled Windows (different version) and then set up new partitions and reinstalled Linux. The resolution of the icons has been normal since the first re-installation of Linux. However, all the windows are too large including the desktop which extends way off the screen. I was able to drag some of the icons onto the screen by their edges. Others are out of reach. I cannot even see the panel in Gnome but am able to reach the start button in KDE--I can't see it. I got into the control panel but could find no way to fix this situation. Does anyone know what is going on here? Thanks in advance for any ideas. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] cdom access
On Sunday 04 August 2002 08:50 am, you wrote: I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount that 8.0 had? What's the problem? Thanks, SW have you run the update for the first time? some problems have been automatically repaired Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] cdom access
I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount that 8.0 had? What's the problem? Thanks, SW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] cdom access
OK, let's forget I asked. On Sunday 04 August 2002 10:43 am, you wrote: On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 1:50 pm, Scott wrote: I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount that 8.0 had? What's the problem? Thanks, SW Errm.. Is there a CD in the drive? Thats the only time I get that message. BTW: Audio CDs cannot be mounted, so do not bother trying with one. As for supermount, for me it works fine. Just so long as you do not try issuing mount commands in which case it gets confused. derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] integrated sound
I just got a new box from pricepc that is supposed to be 100% linux compatible. It has AC'97 2.2 3D sound integrated into the motherboard. Sound was not detected on install of 8.2 though. How do I go about configuring it? Thanks, SW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] integrated sound
On Sunday 04 August 2002 09:48 am, you wrote: I just got a new box from pricepc that is supposed to be 100% linux compatible. It has AC'97 2.2 3D sound integrated into the motherboard. Sound was not detected on install of 8.2 though. How do I go about configuring it? Thanks, SW first, as root, in a text console without the quotes init 3, this will drop you out of Xwindows and into a text console, login as root, type sndconfig and follow the directions. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] integrated sound
Have you confirmed that your sound is not configured? I have an ALC650 codec which was supported by 8.2 however when it was configure it didn't set any volumes. On another note, rather then try to fight w/ 8.2, 9.0 should be out shortly, and the betas themselves are very stable. You might try that. NB On Sun, 2002-08-04 at 09:48, Scott wrote: I just got a new box from pricepc that is supposed to be 100% linux compatible. It has AC'97 2.2 3D sound integrated into the motherboard. Sound was not detected on install of 8.2 though. How do I go about configuring it? Thanks, SW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help with screen area resolution and ethernet adapter
Anne Wilson wrote: So are you saying that in changing to a lower resolution the refresh rate is raised? I would have expected the other way round. No, it's a little more complicated than that -- the same resolution can have several different refresh rates depending on some of the characteristics of your monitor and your preferences. You can change these in the file (forget the name) that contains the mode lines, as long as you know what you're doing (don't change a mode line to one that will damage your monitor). AFAIK, the ctrlalt+ and - merely cycle through the various mode lines set up in that file (or maybe a subset of those mode lines??). Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] md5sum
Alastair Scott wrote: On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 2:43 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I looked but didn,t find any information on how to use the md5sum.I burned three CD,s for the beta 9.0 2 today on my Windows 2000 system checking them before trying them I have errors on 2 gnome -game at 21% and in 3 I,ve got several .I am useing cable download at 197 usally have good luck JOE Just a PS: If the md5sums are bad, consider using rsync instead of redownloading the entire files -- see: * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/RsyncingALargeFile Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing Netscape 6.2 from CD
On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:46 pm, you wrote: You might want to consider the mozilla browser 1.0 http://www.mozilla.org/releases/stable.html I'm running it on linux, windows 2000 and windows 98. I removed Netscape 6.2 from the windows machines and quit using Konqueror on linux once I had played with mozilla for a few weeks. It is, IMHO, superior. I gave up the struggle of getting Netscape 6.2 onto the new Windows box, and downloaded mozilla on your recommendation. It downloaded in half the time Netscape had taken, troublefree, as a zip file that I could put onto a disc for future use. It appears to install nothing to the register, simply unpacking into a directory. It is fast, slick and I love it. Thanks Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1
On Sunday 04 August 2002 03:10 am, Sean Goh wrote: eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? A filesystem (usually on a disk partition, floppy disk, or cdrom) can only be accessed after it's been mounted. Mounting sets a flag on the filesystem so that if there is a sudden crash or power failure, on reboot, the system knows that the partition may not be in a consistent state. During a proper shutdown, all filesystems are unmounted once their buffers have been properly written to disk. Of course, read-only filesystems like cdroms don't have any flags set. Mounting also assigns where the filesystem will appear in the directory tree. Unlike the DOS world where disks get assigned (somewhat arbitrary) drive letters, in Linux, the entire directory structure is a single tree under /. You select where your disks will appear. For example, you might mount your old windows partition under /mnt/windows while mounting your floppy disk under /mnt/floppy. Of course, they don't have to be under /mnt. They could appear anywhere in the filesystem. Often, the home directory is on a separate partition so that a system re-install doesn't affect user data. Therefore, /home is a mounted partition. Type mount at a command prompt to see what is currently mounted on your system. The output will be filesystem on mointpoint type filesystemtype options filesystem type could be ext2 or ext3 for native Linux, ntfs or dos for old Windows partitions, or something else. Options could include r for read only, rw for read/write, etc. See man mount for more details. -Mad -- Madness is soil in which creativity grows - Chris Bielek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Kmail: how to not flag message as read
civileme wrote: I have found something about each to love, but in a rush I drag out SDF every time. What's SDF? (I know that once you tell me I'll say duh, but just doesn't ring a bell for me immediately.) And, what's the 2k editor? Thanks! Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Manually editing a file
I was hoping somebody would respond to this -- I'll take a stab in the interest of leading to a resolution: I think it would depend on whether the authors clarified or changed the license. If they change the license, the new license presumably applies to new releases, not prior releases, and prior releases could continue to be used under the terms of the old version of the license. If they clarify the license, it implies something like they think people have been misinterpreting the terms of the existing license, and their preference, no doubt, is that you comply with their clarification even for older releases of the product. It might be appropriate to comply with their preference, but I'm not sure that it could be legally enforced, in fact I think it is not very likely -- I suspect if a court case ensued, the result would depend mostly on things other than an ex post facto clarification by the authors, although that might be considered. (But, I am really uncertain about this, and, in addition to all other considerations, it probably depends on what country / jurisdiction the case is tried in.) NOTE: IANAL -- IANAL -- IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer) Randy Kramer Damian G wrote: Actually nano has the same command structure as pico, and to get pico you need to install pine. You won't be seeing pine in the download edition any longer because the authors have clarified their license terms and it is abundantly clear that it is neither free nor open-source nor really distributable. This means of course that you won't be seeing pico either. Civileme uhm.. not even an older version, issued with a not-clarified license? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Windows 2000 and Mandrake 8.2 / 9.0
I want to create a dual boot system for my machine and have Windows 2000 SP3 and Mandrake 8.2 or 9.0 installed also what is going to be the easiest way to do it? Kenneth Spress [EMAIL PROTECTED] == This is not a spam! Your are receiving this email either because, you have sent me an email in the past, or you are on a list of marketers requesting information. If this is not the case, PLEASE accept my sincerest apologies and reply with remove in the subject field. I will remove your name immediately! == Registered user #252546 with the Linux Counter Get Your Box Counted http://counter.li.org Listen to us every Sunday at 11:00 am EST at: http://www.alternacast.com EZHelp, You More Show Info http://learn.at/ezhelp http://www.kenspress.net AIM: keniswhoiam Yahoo: kspress MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 19870108 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Antivirus software
Here is some info I wrote about 15 months or more ago,, I posted it on both the newbie and expert pages... hope it helps. rgds Frank I have just swapped to trend viruscan for linux... I thought I'd mention all the links and stuff, so that people can search the archives here if they want to know how it is done. Here is the url to download it, ftp://ftp.antivirus.com/products/freetools/ (the address listed in the openantivirus readme didn't work for me, but this one did... download filescanlinux.tar (when you untar it, it has install instructions and a pdf file) If the scanner install gives you a message that it wont' install because you don't have redhat release 6, (and you do have a modern linux)I got that message with mandrake 7.2 onwards, edit /etc/issue (create it if you don't already have one, go into /etc and type 'touch issue') and put the words release 6 in it somewhere, you can delete it after install. (thats how the install program works out what version of linux you have) pretty lame method thinks me, but its a good thing that its lame if you don't have redhat. I have it working flawlessly on Mandrake and I don't think there would be much problem getting it working on other distro's. Here is the link to get the latest engine update, (the version I have now is Virus Scanner v3.1) http://www.antivirus.com/download/engines/ Go to the Interscan viruswall table and look in the linux box. download that tarball. open the tarball, and copy the file in it into /etc/iscan, overwrite the file of the same name that's in there.(it might not be a bad idea to backup the old one in case there are problems.) thats your engine updated to their latest version. If for some reason the web manager pattern update feature doesn't work, (it didn't for me, think its a isp problem, we have a strange proxy.,) go here: http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp choose the linux tarball and you have the latest pattern file. Thats it,, This is a very comprhensive scanner for a freebie... much better then the network associates vscan I was using before,,, (admitadly an old version). -Original Message- From: mike [mailto:mike]On Behalf Of mike Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 8:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Antivirus software franki wrote: trend made a filescan product for linux and its been free for ages.. it has caught every windows virus that has been sent to it.. including klez and nimba.. uses the same update files as the rest of their products. rgds Frank what's the URL to get it? -- Mike McNeese currently running Mandrake versions 8.0 and 8.2 Linux registered user # 248955 If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
