Re: [newbie] ??Login Manager??
Could you give me a hint on what the "Subject" shall I search. I tried scanning it one by one but can't find. I'm a newbie and I'm just starting to learn linux. Thanks a lot. On Sun, 2002-08-25 at 12:31, Mark Weaver wrote: > Art Juera wrote: > > How can I limit access to my computer by assigning schedules to each > > user? Each user could only login at specified day, time and also the > > duration in any given period of time should be configurable. And if > > his time expires during the use of this computer, it will > > automatically logs out after saving the session and can not login > > anymore until his scheduled login day/time has come. Is there any > > software that can do this? > > To the best of my knowledge this has been covered quite extensively in > the recent past and you should be able to find quite a bit of > information in the list archives. This subject can be some what daunting > to expound upon and quickly get convoluded. > > The Newbie List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/ > > The Expert List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/expert@linux-mandrake.com/ > > Mark > > > > > 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] Re: [LINUX_Newbies] USA TERROR ATTACK!!!!
We Canadians have had terrorist attacks ...FLQ in Quebec province ..Air India bombing perhaps perpetrated by misguided people from my own city and community! Art > Why is it that terrorists always attack you Americans; > you do know that Canada has yet to be attacked by > terrorists... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Open source hits back?
I enjoyed the humour. Art - Original Message - From: "Ed Kasky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Open source hits back? > From the end of the article: > > "For those who didn't immediately see the irony in my editorial, I feel it > necessary to mention that this was only written as a joke in response to > the frustrating times we're all experiencing in our ever-continuing battle > with Microsoft." > > > Written At 05:18 PM Sunday, 9/9/2001 -=> > >i just read this article and i am incredible disturbed by what i read. Either > >this guy (the one who wrote this article) is unbelievable stupid or he's a > >paid MS crony. Basically, what he's suggesting is to bark back at the dog that > >barks at you. Figure that one out!! > > > >What exactly is what the open source is trying to accomplish? Compete with M$ > >or be a better, more reliable option for people who use computers? mandrake 8, > >gnone, ximian, gnucash, staroffice are excellent examples of the way open > >source can outperform microshit products. Adopting, like the author suggests, > >microshit strategies will further alianate the few windows users interested in > >knowing more about linux. > > > >At best this is a bad idea with good intentions, and at worst, an attempted of > >ms cronies to divide the open source community > > > >skinky wrote: > > > > > Got this link on another mailing list - thought someone might find it > > > interesting. Not such a bad idea. > > > > > > http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9787.html > > > > > > Cheers > > > skinky > > > > > > _ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
[newbie] Net version of applixware - Anywhere Office
I see that Applixware has a new offering, with a thirty day demo: Anyware is an integrated family of products highlighted by the Anyware Desktop and the Anyware Application Server. AnywareOffice is a subset of the Anyware Desktop (formerly Applixware Office) and includes Anyware Words, Spreadsheets, Presents, Graphics and Mail. http://www.anywareoffice.com/ Art
[newbie] Internet Connection
Trying to connect to the Internet I get the following error message: X The pppd deamon died unexpectedly PPP Log Besides the date and time and local host pppd 867, I get the following information pppd 2.3.11 Started by me, uid 503 using interface ppp0 connect ppp0 < - - > /dev/tty S1 Can’t open indirect secret file mtnbike (I think the problem may be here) Hang up (SIGHUP) Modem hangup Connection terminated Exit KPPP’s diagnosis Sorry, Can’t help you here. The line "Can’t open indirect secret file mtnbike has to do with my ISP password. The actual ISP password is @mtnbike. The log line reports it without the "@" I sure would like to go on line with my Linux Mandrake – hope that you can help. Linux Mandrake 7.1 Computer Home made AMD K-6 500 Thanks Art Bennett
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO IMAGE
I had the same problem while trying three different times to install disk 1 and 2 of Mandrake 7.1. I couldn't open the cd drive door and it didn't have a hole to open in manually. The third time, I used another cd driveand manually opned the drawer. However, all three times the installation hung up at that point. I managed to get a complete install by using the "text" upgrade auto install. I don't remember it asking for the second disk, so sometime, I'll explore how to get some of those packages off the extension disk. Art - Original Message - From: "Chuck Zenkus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:33 AM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO IMAGE > Ok...so I downloaded it. Everything installs correctlytill I try to open the drive and insert the "EXT" disc. > A No go! > Drive door will not release the disc. I an force to cancel what the "EXT" disc has to offer. > Any ideas? > > ALSO! - Anyone know how to get a TOUCH SCREEN from "Microtouch" to work like a mouse? > I have a PS/2 interface for the touchscreen. > Working with Windows95 and DOS.just not any form of LINUX. > > Chuck >
RE: [newbie] [NEWBIE] NIC 3C905b problems
I have this card in my machine. It was installed by the cable company when I signed up for the road runner service. I have done some investigation in using this card. I was told by many people that I needed to disable the PnP feature of the card and it should be recognized by Mandrake. Having the original install diskette I followed the procedure. Well after it disabled the PnP feature, the program could not find the card!! Well, it still works under windows and I bought another card. If you want the original install diskette, E mail me and I will send it to you in a zip file. -Original Message- From: Necrotica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 9:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] [NEWBIE] NIC 3C905b problems Last week I saw 3C905B drivers for Linux right on the 3COM web site. It might be worth downloading them and giving them a try... -Necro On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Are you working with Mandrake 7.0-2? > > Seve > -Original Message- > From: Scala, Lino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:17 AM > Subject: [newbie] [NEWBIE] NIC 3C905b problems > > > > > >Hello everyone, > >this is my very first Linux install and I'm having troubles with the built > >in NIC card it's a 3Com 3c905b which is listed under all the supported NICs > >but when I do the auto probe it fails, I've gone to the Dell web site to > >check if any info on installing the card in Linux was available but no > >luck, any suggestion? > > > >
RE: [newbie] Re: where is the so called help
No Tony I got to keep the penguin *grin* -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 9:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] Re: where is the so called help Cannot resist asking if the133, Slackware and the Penguin were listed in the divorce petition (sorry about that one ) "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message ----- From: "Art Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 9:52 PM Subject: [newbie] Re: where is the so called help > To everyone on the list > > First, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my post. You help was > very much appreciated and I was able to solve two of my problems so far. > Secondly, when I wrote that post I was frustrated about my inability to > solve my problems. I like to consider myself somewhat technically proficient > and can usually solve the problems that I have come across. However, this > was in Windows and I guess that it's so dumbed down anyone can figure it > out. Linux is not like that, as you all know. Several years ago I had a 133 > running Slackware. I never could get any form of x running but further > experimentation was put on hold due to a divorce. I had read several > articles complimentary to the Mandrake distribution. I went out and bought > the 6.5 version and got everything going except the nic card. I was amazed > that it went so well! But as hard as I tried, I could not get the blankety - > blank nic card running. I checked 3Com and their documentation was oriented > toward the PCI version and not the ISA version which I have. I tried the Don > Becker page and really didn't understand it to well except it seemed to > imply that I needed to add a driver and recompile the kernel. > Not wanting to do that I thought that I would just upgrade to 7.0 and maybe > that would cure my nic card problem. I have a cable connection and I > downloaded the distribution from a Mandrake FTP mirror. After several tries > to install it, I got it to install. Once again the install could not find > the nic card. It was listed in the install configuration setup but no joy. > This is when I went off the deep end and wrote my now infamous post. I got a > lot of great information. To solve the logging out problem and the Draxconf > not installed, I just reinstalled the distribution again and this time I > used the expert mode. I set x not to start at login and Draxconf installed > ok. > You all know what is coming next. That's right, no nic card. So after > visiting several newsgroups and re-reading the posts to this list I edited > the /etc/conf.modules file. I added the line Options 3c509 io=0x210 irq=9 > I got the parameters from windows and again no joy. I am at the point where > I am going to disable the PnP setting on the card. If this does not work I > am going to check the supported cards at the Redhat site and get another > card. > Again, thanks for not flaming me too much. I'll let everyone know how it > went > > Art > > >
[newbie] Re: where is the so called help
To everyone on the list First, I would like to thank everyone who replied to my post. You help was very much appreciated and I was able to solve two of my problems so far. Secondly, when I wrote that post I was frustrated about my inability to solve my problems. I like to consider myself somewhat technically proficient and can usually solve the problems that I have come across. However, this was in Windows and I guess that it's so dumbed down anyone can figure it out. Linux is not like that, as you all know. Several years ago I had a 133 running Slackware. I never could get any form of x running but further experimentation was put on hold due to a divorce. I had read several articles complimentary to the Mandrake distribution. I went out and bought the 6.5 version and got everything going except the nic card. I was amazed that it went so well! But as hard as I tried, I could not get the blankety - blank nic card running. I checked 3Com and their documentation was oriented toward the PCI version and not the ISA version which I have. I tried the Don Becker page and really didn't understand it to well except it seemed to imply that I needed to add a driver and recompile the kernel. Not wanting to do that I thought that I would just upgrade to 7.0 and maybe that would cure my nic card problem. I have a cable connection and I downloaded the distribution from a Mandrake FTP mirror. After several tries to install it, I got it to install. Once again the install could not find the nic card. It was listed in the install configuration setup but no joy. This is when I went off the deep end and wrote my now infamous post. I got a lot of great information. To solve the logging out problem and the Draxconf not installed, I just reinstalled the distribution again and this time I used the expert mode. I set x not to start at login and Draxconf installed ok. You all know what is coming next. That's right, no nic card. So after visiting several newsgroups and re-reading the posts to this list I edited the /etc/conf.modules file. I added the line Options 3c509 io=0x210 irq=9 I got the parameters from windows and again no joy. I am at the point where I am going to disable the PnP setting on the card. If this does not work I am going to check the supported cards at the Redhat site and get another card. Again, thanks for not flaming me too much. I'll let everyone know how it went Art
[newbie] Where is the so called help???????
You know you hear so much of the fact that if you have problems with Linux that there is a large group of people who are willing to help. Just be willing to do a little homework first and try to find the answer somewhere in all the how to's and other documentation. If you can't find anything that related to your problem just post your question in a newsgroup etc... and someone who possibly overcame the problem will help with a reply. Well for this newbie that has not been the case. I am not stupid, just inexperienced with Linux. I have posted questions in several newsgroups, and in this newbie list and all I have gotten is a resounding wall of silence. Maybe my questions aren't interesting enough or maybe not technical enough for you to show the world that you are the smartest Linux guru on the planet. My girlfriend suggests that I post questions in her name and maybe that would stroke enough male ego's out there to get a response. So one last time before I just reformat the drive and just go back to windows, maybe one person who has been there will take a few minutes and write a reply . 1) I have a 3Com 3c509b nic. I cannot get this card to install. I have been told that this card needs to have the PnP feature disabled to work properly. The machine that I am using for my Linux installation is the family computer and windows has to be on it for the rest of the family. What will disabling the PnP feature do to the windows side?? 2) I also cannot get Draxconf to work. From a post to this list I found that you must install the RPM and then it would work. After installing (I think I did, there was nothing that told me that it was installed) and when I click on the icon nothing happens. Maybe that's another reason I can't get my nic to work. I can't configure anything. 3) Lastly, this may seem like a very stupid question but how do I turn off my x server and just use the bash shell? I mistakenly answered yes to the question to start the x server on startup when I was installing Mandrake. I am using KDE and the only exit I can find is the option that will shut the machine down. Please someone help. I know that Linux has a steep learning curve and from using it so far I like it a lot and would like to use it exclusively. I just have to get over these newbie problems. Thanks for listening Art
[newbie] Can't stop X
Hi I installed Mandrake 7.0 in a dual boot machine. It installed beautifully, almost everything works except for my 3Com 3c509 isa PnP nic. However, what I am trying to figure out is how I exit from KDE and just run from the bash shell. Please tell me how to turn it off Many thanks Art
Re: [newbie] Font trouble
I have a similar problem. I downloaded a seven meg file from rpmfind.net, but it appears to be the wrong file. As I am a dummy, can someone let me know what I'm looking for? - Original Message - From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Font trouble > On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: > > I've recently tried to install 6.1 on my HP 6357 and everything worked out > > except one minor > > detail, there were no fonts. On tbe desktop some of the icons showed up > > as a black shadow, > > others were fine, but not one letter showed up. I've had this type of > > problem with windows > > also where the fonts would be represented as square boxes, or not show up > > at all. I've > > completely erased and reformatted/partitioned my hard drive numorous times > > and tried every > > resolution type. When the graphics test screen came up during > > installation, there was a gray > > confirmation box that I hit "enter" even though it was not readable. My > > system has the Sis 5598 > > chipset with 64MB shared memory. Any help with this would be highly > > appreciated, otherwise I'll > > be forced to give the thing a drop-kick out the door. > > Thanks > > Vic > > > Upgrade your X configuration with the latest X server. This > is a known bug with the X server that ships with 6.1. > You'll probably have to download it directly from > xfree86.org, or you may be able to find an RPM for it from > rpmfind.net > John >
[newbie] Where's stdio.h
I'm racking my brains out trying to install my para zip drive. When I type make xconfig, I get an error message saying can't find stsio.h. I think this is a c library. What rpm would I need to install ? Thank you all in advance!! Art in New Jersey!
Re: [newbie] Netscape Tinytype
I've turned off the HTML as you suggested, but the type in the browser window is still SOOO tiny. I might have to buy a 26 inch montor!!! On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, you wrote: > On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, you wrote: > > >%_The type on Netscape is SOOO tiny, I can barely read it. The Font size >increase/decrease menu items are greyed out. > > > > How can I make the Netscape font size readable? > > > > I have heard that I can turn off HTML, but after racking my brains out, I can't >figure out how to do it. > > > > Is there a secret? > > > > Thank you!!! > > > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Description: > > Well, you *definitely* need to turn off HTML... :-) To do > this, click on "edit" -> Preferences -> Mail & Newsgroups > -> formatting -> Message Formatting. Here, select "plain > text editor." This will turn off HTML in Netscape mail. > John
[newbie] Netscape Tinytype
The type on Netscape is SOOO tiny, I can barely read it. The Font size increase/decrease menu items are greyed out. How can I make the Netscape font size readable? I have heard that I can turn off HTML, but after racking my brains out, I can't figure out how to do it. Is there a secret? Thank you!!!
Re: [newbie] Re:
This work GREAT for me. How do I turn off HTML? - Original Message - From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: James P. Jendrzejewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 10:47 AM Subject: [newbie] Re: > On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, you wrote: > James...the first thing you need to do is turn OFF the > HTML. That teeny-tiny text is VERY difficult to read. :-) > Second, have you configured /etc/resolv.conf? > It should look something like this: > > search chattanooga.net > nameserver 209.54.120.2 > nameserver 209.54.120.3 > > Replace "chattanooga.net" with the domain name of your ISP, > then replace the IP addresses of the name servers with the > name server addresses of your ISP. > **YOUR** resolv.conf should look like this: > > search mindspring.com > nameserver 207.69.200.210 > nameserver 207.69.200.211 > > You'll have to make the above changes as "root." > John >
Re: [newbie] Evil Empire
I can remember lusting after as Sinclair Timex computer with 2K memory. That computer lasted about a week before becoming obsolete. However, I got on well with a Commodore 64 and with the top of the line monitor I had much better screen graphics than the IBM PC's of that day. There is a trucking web site which offers trucking software and has demos for down load. If I rediscover it, I'll send you the url. They also have some jokes and printed one of mine. - On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, you wrote: > The bloatware comment is Oh so true. My first machine was a Amstrad that had > 64K memory, no hard drive and ran in CP/M. One chap wrote a mileage program > that fitted on the two sides of a 3" disk. -- Art Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Evil Empire
Microsoft bashing is fun, as it was when I was trying OS2, but MS Explorer is a good program. When I was dual booting Win 98 and Linux, I was using it. When I realized, from mail lists, that html was a problem for some people, I changed my settings so that I sent text only by default. I agree with the sentiments below. Art --- Original Message: OE is Evil? I'm a linux user and very rarely boot into wondoze. but when I do, I find OE 5.0 extremely functional. What kind of savy does it take to turn off html. At least when I receive an html post from a student, I can read it with no problem. (of course, NS Mesaanger can read it also, but in linux I prefer Kmail, which doesn't read html). I'm no M$ fan, but I find it childish to hammer away at software that works well just because it's M$. They make a shitty enough OS to pound on w/o hammering their effective software IMHO. Mike :o)
Re: [newbie] Can't connect!!!!
I am connected through Rogers Cable (@home). Everything got going with very little trouble. I had Rogers setup cd to start but have lost that after many re-installs (playing with various distributions). If I want the Rogers AOL style magazine interface, I just type www/ in the url address bar and the Rogers interface appears in both Netscape and the KFM browser. I use both Netscape and Kmail for e-mail. My main probnlem is losing bookmarks and e-mail addresses when I wipe my hard drive to try another Linux distribution. I would think that, if you are already sending e-mail that your net card has been recognized. Perhaps, you can be more specific about what your situation is in trying to connect to the internet. If you have access to the internet from another computer, you could look at the forums in www.linuxnow.com. Art Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I want to connect to the Internet through linux but im not quit sure > how to go about it, Im e-mailing the list from windows right now. Im > connected to the internet through @home. I have an Ethernet card > (obviously :-) I would like to now exactly what I should do to > connect. I know this much configuring it is would probably done > through linuxconf . If you know how to do this step by step. Please > reply to this letter. > > I appreciate any replies! > Thank you > Jerome > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Copying with Kmail and Navigator Mail
> Sure...highlight the text you want to copy (hold down left > mouse button and drag) then click on EDIT | COPY and > that'll copy it to the "clipboard." OR RIGHT-click on the > high-lighted material and select "copy." Then, in either > case, just paste the material into whatever document you > want with CTL+V or the "middle" mouse button (both mouse > buttons simultaneously when emulating 3-button mouse.) Thanks for your help! -- Art Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Opera for Linux
Opera browser expects to have a Linux version soon. This page has detailed information about the Linux version progress. http://www.opera.com/alt_os.html
[newbie] MS Browser For Linux?
The Microsoft Internet Explorer for Unix seems to be only for two non Linux systems, according to the MS download pages. Has anyone tried to use this program with Linux? Art
Re: [newbie] Argh, shameful dumb question!!
David, Thanks for the explanation. I discovered Midnight Commander but thought that I had actually opened and expanded the tar file by clicking on it. Those questions are not dumb to a new newbie. Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello Steve, > Not a dumb question, the only dumb question is one that is never asked. > There are several methods available to look inside of a .tgz, tar.gz, > rpm file the easiest, without unpacking the file is to use Midnight > Commander. In order to start Midnight commander all you need to do is > type mc at a console prompt such as you would have when in an xterm > under Xwindow enviroment or such as you would have at a normal Linux > Console once you supply your login and password. Simply type mc > When the file manager loads simply change to the directory in which the > file is that you wish to view, highlight the file using your arrow keys > then while the file is highlighted simply hit the return key to open it > for viewing. I hope this will help you.
Re: [newbie] that penguin at the login prompt
Andy Goth wrote: > > > > just wondering, how do i get rid of that ansi penguin at the login prompt? > > > it really doesn't appeal to me. > > Give me an F---ing break!!! This list is for people with real linux > > problems, not real people with decorating problems. > - > No. Give him a break. I asked a very similar question not too long > ago, and I learned A LOT about Linux, shell scripting, ANSI, and the > need to back stuff up from looking into issue and rc.issue. No one > yelled at me. On the contrary, many people were just happy to help. -- I would like to change the rather poor graphic and appreciate that someone took time to answer the question. I learned a little more about how Linux works. Art
Re: [newbie] that penguin at the login prompt
Thanks. I was wondering how to get rid of the bird, too! Art Andy Goth wrote: > > > just wondering, how do i get rid of that ansi penguin at the login > > prompt? it really doesn't appeal to me. > > Edit issue.rc (or is it rc.issue?) in your /etc/rc directory to not > generate it. Hmm. It might not be this way with Mandrake (I know this > from Red Hat 5.0). In any case, you'll see whatever is in /etc/issue > before the login prompt.
[newbie] Changing/Deleting KDE Desktop Icons
On Mandrake 6.0 KDE desktop, I can move icons into folders (eg: updates to a Mandrake folder). However, the original icons reappear on the main desktop, although copies are in the folders. I have tried, both as user and root, to delete the unwanted items, but they reappear when the computer is started again. I can't find any reference to this in KDE Help. Art
[newbie] Re: UNIX INTRO
Richard Myers wrote: > Silence is OK, but a good job needs to be mentioned. Just the right lenght and very interesting. Art Rowe
Re: [newbie] Partioning
Thanks for the helpful information on DiskDrake and the hints on unzipping the file. Art --- "Thomas J. Hamman" wrote: > > On 27-Jul-99 Art Rowe wrote: > > Has anyone tried DiskDrake, a Linux Disk Tool which does partitions. I > > downloaded but haven't figured out how to unzip it. . > I've taken a look at it, but haven't tried partitioning with it yet (since > generally I'd do partitioning either during an installation, or beforehand from > a boot disk). It looks functional and useable. It appears to be able to > resize DOS partitions, but cannot resize Linux partitions yet. ..
Re: [newbie] Oh, yeah
I would be interested in short tutorials, geared to the time I take to scan my incoming e-mail and mail lists. I am reading Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours at the moment. The discussion on hard links was esoteric for my present state of Linux, but I didn't know what a CD-rom was a few years ago,]. Art > > Hmmm. Glad it helped. Maybe we should do some quickie Unix-command-line > intro lessons online. QUESTION: should it be on this list, or would it be > better to start a new, separate maillist? Or should we just try a few easy > lessons, and see how it goes, with the option to move elsewhere later? > > What say, everyone? > > best wishes, > > richard myers
[newbie] Partioning
Has anyone tried DiskDrake, a Linux Sisk Tool which does partitions. I downloaded but haven't figured out how to unzip it. It is a beta program. Art Andy Goth wrote: > > > Basically what Partition Magic does that fdisk doesn't, is resize existing > > partitions without requiring you to first destroy them (and everything on them) > > and recreate them. I guess that's convenient but -I- wouldn't pay $70 for it. > > :) > > So it's a nondestructive partition resizer? That doesn't sound > exceedingly hard to write. I mean, shouldn't fdisk be able to do this? > I understand that it's still *much* easier to reformat everything, but > moving data... The snag is that it'll take direct writes. It shouldn't > be too hard to grab one block of data and move it over some on disk. If > they overlap, start from the other direction. Use memory, too, when the > overlapping gets to be too much. What more is there?
Re: [newbie] Install Problem!
I am new to Linux but I have tried the latest versions of Redhat, Caldera and StormLInux (Beta). It has been the easiest to install. The recognition of the mouse and video have been hangup points, but Mandrake has had the flexibility to allow me to deal with these. Keep trying. I like it enough to abandon Win98 for the time being. Art Ron Smith wrote: > and it dies there! > > What is going on? I'm SO frustrated that I'm about ready to put Windows 98 on > the computer and pitch Mandrake out the window. > > Any help VERY MUCH appreciated. > > Thanks... > > Ron Smith > Boise, Idaho
Re: [newbie] Re:HTML mail to this list?
HI Mike, Thanks for your observations. I have set up Netscape for sending text only. I'll try that for awhile. It doesn't look as nice on my screen while I am writing it. Art -- Mike Bulmer wrote: > > Art Rowe wrote: . > > > I like to have HTML turned on because some of my mail > > lists come that way and look much better. >. > True, But you can post in text and read text or html like I almost > always do. Because if you post in text more people can read your > E-mail and the person that can help you might only read his e-mail > from pine.
[newbie] Re:HTML mail to this list?
> I have used Outlook Express and like it very much, but I am running Mandrake Linux only at the moment. I am not sure about KFM browser, but Linux Netscape Mail does HTML fine. I like to have HTML turned on because some of my mail lists come that way and look much better. I have a rather basic system Pentium 133 and a 1.6 hard drive. I would think people with at least that much computing power could reasd html if they want to. If they don't want to, perhaps they czn just skip those messages. Art > HTML is bulkier as a lot of formatting tags and other extranious > non-information bearing garbage. What's wrong with a plain text message. > > Also, not everyone is equipped to handle html, I'm pretty sure Pine doesn't. >
Re: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner
- Original Message - From: Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner > > Maybe the Internet Police are going to come after me. - > Isn't that what IP stands for...? Thanks Matt, I was wondering what IP means and does! Art
Re: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner
As I said, I am using static IP and Rogers wave is supposedly using DHCP. Maybe the Internet Police are going to come after me. Art - Original Message - From: Matthew A Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . Once again, thanks to Lloyd and Art; I appreciate your taking the time to > answer. However, I can't use static IP (well, maybe, but they'd probably > kick me off if I did). > > Thanks, > -Matt Stegman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
Re: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner
I dual boot with Win98 and Linux. I have installed Caldera 1.3, Redhat 5.1
and 6, and Mandrake 6 without any trouble getting my cable modem to work
with Linux. I just filled in the data I got in the cable printout given me
when I started off. I think I just took the first choice in one of the
menues, something like static IP? static DNS rather than the third option
which was DHCP (which Rogers wave uses, I think).
I don't know the technical side, just that it has worked for me. My onbly
trouble is getting KDE mail clients to work. I can get e-mail with Netscape
in Linux.
Art
- Original Message -
From: Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linux Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 8:22 AM
Subject: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner
> Our community recently got cable modem access, via RoadRunner services.
My
> family signed up right away, and we now have cable modem access to the
> Internet (everybody applaud)! However, I now have a problem.
>
> My system is dual-boot, and I've set the Windows side up no problem. All
I
> had to do was tell it to use DHCP ("Obtain an IP address automatically"),
> and set the IRQ and IO port settings for my ISA NE2000 network card, and
all
> was well. Linux, on the other hand...
>
> Up 'till now, I've used Linux on a network with no problem. This was with
a
> static IP, user-specified gateway, DNS, etc.; now that I think of it, I
was
> using Festen, though. When I installed Venus, I was (temporarily) off the
> network. Now I'm back, and with problems. My IRQ and IO settings are
good
> (in linuxconf), and I tell it to use DHCP, and leave all the other info
> blank (no DNS, gateway, etc). Then, after loading the DHCP module (I
think,
> is this what's happening?) , Linux comes back after timing out and says it
> couldn't get an address from the DHCP server.
>
> Given that Windows doesn't need to use the RoadRunner setup, Linux
shouldn't
> have to, either (right?). Is there something I'm missing, i.e. that
Windows
> takes care of behind the scenes, but Linux doesn't? I'd rather not have
to
> rely on Windows for internet access...
>
> Thanks,
> -Matt Stegman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Re: [newbie] Review of Mandrake 6.0
I read the review earlier and thought it very good. I just saw this boxed Mandrake set at Costco for $29.99 Canadian. You can't hardly get an update OS disk from Microsoft for that kind of money. This should lure a number of people who have never really heard of Linux to try it out. I am a Newbie but find Mandrake 6.0 easy to install and I downloaded most of the updates from mirror sites without any trouble. The three electronic books in the box are not recent but should have the basic stuff. I think I read the Sam's book from the local library and thought it was the most helpful one I had come across as a beginner. Art - Original Message - From: Ripcrd6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:30 AM Subject: [newbie] Review of Mandrake 6.0 (URL) > Just read a review of Mandrake 6.0 that is being distributed by Macmillan > Publishing over at http://www.cpureview.com/rev_mndk6_a.html . You guys > might enjoy the read. Mandrake gets high marks. .. I recommend everyone to buy the boxed edition when possible to support your favorite Distro. Thanks for all the great support on this list!! > > Brian
Re: [newbie] Blacked Out Text
I had the same problem. I uninstalled the SVGA server for 6.1 and installed in it's place the SVGA server from 6.0. Works fine now!! - Original Message - From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Blacked Out Text > On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, you wrote: > > > > I have installed Mandrake Linux, however when I try to log in all of the > > text is completely blacked out. Can someone help? > > > What is your hardware setup? What kind of video card, what > color depth, etc? >
