Re: [newbie] X setiathome
Andrew Scotchmer wrote: > > Hi, > > Has anyone successfully installed the X setiathome screen. > I have just downloaded the text version as I could not get the X version > to work at all. I am using Mandrake 7.1 now. > > Thanks in advance Hi Andrew. I'm running Seti@Home myself. In order to run the X version (graphics) to work, you need the following command line: ./setiathome -graphics & ./xsetiathome The -graphics option tells the setiathome prog to send it's output in a format readable by the xsetiathome bit. I also run a text-only version in another directory, i.e, two copies at once, although the x client can only see one at a time. Incidentally, have you tried look@seti - this enables you to see multiple instances simultaneously - even if they are on remote machines. There is even an option to view a skymap showing the area that your signals came from! Hope that helps. Regards, Ozz.
[newbie] Dependency Problem
Re-set due to bounce... > Hi. > > I am trying to install modutils-2.3.14-1.i386.rpm but I'm getting the > following error: > > Dependency Problem: > /sbin/is_depmod_necessary is needed by initscripts-4.72-13mdk > > Does anyone know where I can get this file? > > Regards, > Ozz.
Re: [newbie] *delicate cough* - some constructive suggestions
Hi guys. I must admit that I am sending much of my e-mail from root. You are correct in that this is generally a Bad Thing. However, I am making so many changes to my system at the moment, many of which have to be done as root, that it is impractical to keep changing. Once I have got this laptop sorted I'll be back to my user account. Thanks for your concern though guys #;-D Regards, Ozz. "L. H. LOO" wrote: > > I do not believe he is "sends e-mail from the root account". More likely > he is just advertising himself. ( Ozz, I am just joking ;-), no hard > feelings please) > Regards > > At 14-08-2000 08:17 PM, you wrote: > >hey Austin, this is way of topic, but what kinda sysadmin sends e-mail from > >the root account? kinda dangerous if you ask me (of course no one would ever > >ask me, I are a newbie and proud)
Re: [newbie] *All coughed out*
You are right - I made a typo for hda4 - that should have read hda5. It is hda4 that does not exist on this system. Thank you for pointing out my error. Regards, Ozz. "L. H. LOO" wrote: > > PMJI, I thought you should have a hda5 partition ? But I could be wrong, > since I am such a "sin kek" (aka newbie) myself ;-) > > At 13-08-2000 10:43 PM, you wrote: > >My configuration has three FAT32 partitions on a single 6Gb disk, plus > >the suspend partition, plus three Linux partitions! > > > >hda1 - suspend to disk > >hda2 - Win98 C: (FAT32) > >hda3 - Win98 D: (FAT32) > >hda4 - Extended, contains: > >hda6 - Win98 E: (FAT32) > >hda7 - Linux Swap > >hda8 - Linux /boot (ext2) > >hda9 - Linux / (ext2) > > > >Regards, > >Ozz.
[newbie] Mail Bounces
I don't know about you guys, but my last few posts have been bouncing... Regards, Ozz.
[Fwd: Undeliverable: Re: [newbie] modem]
System Administrator wrote: > > Your message > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] modem > Sent:Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:42:58 +0100 > > did not reach the following recipient(s): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:16:09 +0100 > The recipient name is not recognized > The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a= > ;p=NTDOMAIN1;l=NTSERVER10008141216QXLLCKXY > MSEXCH:IMS:NTDOMAIN1:NTSERVER1:NTSERVER1 0 (000C05A6) Unknown Recipient > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] modem > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:42:58 +0100 > From: "Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Collin Schroeder wrote: > > > > hi my name is collin I am having trouble installing my us robotics 56k > > internal voince fax modem. when I use hardrake and detect isa devices it > > says that it detects a modem but under kppp I am unable to dial in. I know > > the modem uses com2 and irq3 under windows but when I checked the irqs in > > mandrake irq3 was not being used. this let me know that the modem indeed > > wasn't installed but hardrake wont install it either. > > I went into setup under modem and made sure that it was set to tts3 (com2) > > and I did the same thing in linux conf but i am still unable to dial out > > under mandrake. > > When you say you are unable to dial out, what exactly is the problem? > What error message (if any) do you get? > > I have a problem with my PCMCIA modem in that it says the modem is > busy. However, I can get round this by setting it to irq polling mode. > If that is your problem, then try using setserial as follows: > > setserial /dev/ttyS1 irq 0 > > remember to change the ttyS1 to suit your port... > > Regards, > Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Wrong Kernel Reported
Cindy Bartorillo wrote: > > My lilo.conf reads: > > image=/boot/vmlinuz > > which is a link to the new kernel. So I figured I shouldn't have to change anything. > Does lilo need to be rerun anyway? I'd really like to understand what goes on here. Yes, lilo does indeed need to be rerun anyway. Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Wrong Kernel Reported
Cindy Bartorillo wrote: > > I just took a deep breath and updated my kernel from the 2.2.15-4 that came > with my brand-new Mandrake 7.1 to the 2.2.16-9 that the Update feature said I > needed. As recommended I downloaded the rpm's myself and installed them by > hand. Everything seems to have gone OK. > > But when I rebooted, the opening screen says I have 2.2.15-4, and so does the > KDE Control Center, and so does the Netscape site. > > I have the new 2.2.16-9 directory and the links in /boot definitely point to the > new kernel. So why won't anyone acknowledge it? > > CindyB Did you make sure that lilo is aware of the new kernel? You need to edit /etc/lilo.conf to point to your new kernel, then re-run lilo to enable lilo to find the new kernel. Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] modem
Collin Schroeder wrote: > > hi my name is collin I am having trouble installing my us robotics 56k > internal voince fax modem. when I use hardrake and detect isa devices it > says that it detects a modem but under kppp I am unable to dial in. I know > the modem uses com2 and irq3 under windows but when I checked the irqs in > mandrake irq3 was not being used. this let me know that the modem indeed > wasn't installed but hardrake wont install it either. > I went into setup under modem and made sure that it was set to tts3 (com2) > and I did the same thing in linux conf but i am still unable to dial out > under mandrake. When you say you are unable to dial out, what exactly is the problem? What error message (if any) do you get? I have a problem with my PCMCIA modem in that it says the modem is busy. However, I can get round this by setting it to irq polling mode. If that is your problem, then try using setserial as follows: setserial /dev/ttyS1 irq 0 remember to change the ttyS1 to suit your port... Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] *All coughed out*
Romanator wrote: > > I must have spent half a day formatting and repartitioning. Windows 95, > Windows 98 require > a single DOS partition for M$ Setup to continue. I always make a single FAT > partition just in case. For some bizarre reason, if you have multiple > paritions with FAT32, Win98 will not install. I recently re-installed Win98 SE on my laptop (I still need access to my USB accessories!), and other than blatting lilo it worked fine. My configuration has three FAT32 partitions on a single 6Gb disk, plus the suspend partition, plus three Linux partitions! hda1 - suspend to disk hda2 - Win98 C: (FAT32) hda3 - Win98 D: (FAT32) hda4 - Extended, contains: hda6 - Win98 E: (FAT32) hda7 - Linux Swap hda8 - Linux /boot (ext2) hda9 - Linux / (ext2) Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?
Carjam wrote:
>
> Yes. It is expensive. It is also free, if you know where to look. Not sure
> how much it costs for an official copy. Interlink, however, is free. It
> comes with dos, and it is technically illegial to download or distribute it.
> But it is not for sale anywere, so your not doing anything wrong, right?
However, Interlnk does not handle long filenames - only the old
DOS-style 8.3 format. Also, it gets unreliable when used with large
disks ('large' in this case being a gig or so, IIRC).
It requires both machines to be running DOS - not exactly ideal for
installing a 'real' operating system #;-D
Regards,
Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Freshmeat?
It's freshmeat.net, NOT .com Regards, Ozz. A V Flinsch wrote: > > On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > Works fine for me. > > > > > Has anyone else besides me had trouble getting to Freshmeat.com the past few > > > days? > > > > I have been having problems on and off for the past week. It seems to depend on > which of my isp's dialup numbers I use. I can get to freshmeat using one, but > not the other, while I can get to my newsserver using the dialup that can't > connect to freshmeat, but not on the one that can connect. Seems to be a > routing problem somewhere. > > -- > Alex > (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
[Fwd: [newbie] Star Office Install]
Re-sent due to bounce (!)
> Tim wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just spent FOREVER downloading Star Office 5.2 from the Sun site ("only" 100
> > MB ... dunno why it took all day. My ISP will blame net-congestion, Sun
> > would blame my ISP ... in any case the file's here).
>
> Me too - I'm on a 56k modem ;-(
>
> > It's a file ending in .bin I can guess "binary" BUT double-clicking (or
> > just clicking) gets me nowhere(!). Nothing is associated w/ ".bin" files.
>
> That should work - although it takes a while to start up. It took best
> part of a minute to do anything on this machine (Laptop, AMD k6/2 @
> 380Mhz, 64Mb RAM).
>
> Other than that, try checking the permissions (chmod 755)
>
> Regards,
> Ozz.
[newbie] [Fwd: No messages for 2 days]
Re-sent due to bounce(!) > > You and me both. I've just received a copy of a post I made five days > ago (Sunday)! > > Regards, > Ozz. > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > > > I don't know but I wish I did. > > > > -- > > Mark > > > > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 ** > > > > > > > > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Paul Marriott wrote: > > > > > Looks like it's a general problem. Nothing (or very little) is coming > > > through... > > > ¿Waz 'appening?? > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Have I unwittingly unsubscribed or is there a problem with the list ? > > > > > >
Re: [newbie] No messages for 2 days
You and me both. I've just received a copy of a post I made five days ago (Sunday)! Regards, Ozz. Mark Weaver wrote: > > I don't know but I wish I did. > > -- > Mark > > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 ** > > > > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Paul Marriott wrote: > > > Looks like it's a general problem. Nothing (or very little) is coming > > through... > > ¿Waz 'appening?? > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Have I unwittingly unsubscribed or is there a problem with the list ? > > > >
Re: [newbie] Star Office Install
Tim wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just spent FOREVER downloading Star Office 5.2 from the Sun site ("only" 100
> MB ... dunno why it took all day. My ISP will blame net-congestion, Sun
> would blame my ISP ... in any case the file's here).
Me too - I'm on a 56k modem ;-(
> It's a file ending in .bin I can guess "binary" BUT double-clicking (or
> just clicking) gets me nowhere(!). Nothing is associated w/ ".bin" files.
That should work - although it takes a while to start up. It took best
part of a minute to do anything on this machine (Laptop, AMD k6/2 @
380Mhz, 64Mb RAM).
Other than that, try checking the permissions (chmod 755)
Regards,
Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Where is the serial number for Boot Magic installation?
Romanator wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Boot Magic but the installation is prompting me > for a serial number. > Look on the sticker. It came on a CD with: "The Multi-Boot Configuration > Handbook" > > I would like to check out this boot loader for my Linux MDK7.1 and > WinNT4. > > Where can I find the number? Do I have to buy the software? > > -- > Roman > Registered Linux User #179293 Mine was on the "Getting Started Manual" that came with Mandrake. At least, it was with 6.5 - my upgrade to 7.0 was downloaded... Regards, Ozz.
Re: [newbie] Linux resources online
> Anybody else on this list old enough to remember when the "suits" > didn't run things, and games/software were ported to every single > platform, just because they could/it was neat? Circa '80's with > names like Tandy, Atari, Amiga, etc, etc,... ;-) Oh yes - those were the days! I remember thinking all my birthdays had come at once when I managed to upgrade my Sinclair ZX81 from 1kb to 16kb RAM. And, that 16kb cost me more than 64Mb would today... The printer was a small thermal affair that printed on what can only be described as silver toilet tissue at 50cps. One generally printed about 4 copies, and then created one readable copy by the liberal use of scissors/tape... ObOldFogie - I seem to remember a GUI bearing more than a little resemblance to Windoze that ran on a 48k Sinclair Spectrum... Regards, Ozz. "640K RAM is enough for ANYONE." - Bill Gates. PS - The old ZX81 now functions as a very useful doorstop ;-D
Re: [newbie] uninstalling StarOffice?
Hi Jeff. The directory in which you installed Star Office should contain a program called 'setup'. Run this and you will be given the option to uninstall. Hope this helps. Ozz. Jeff Malka wrote: > > I would like to uninstall staroffice, which I installed from the mandrake > disctibution CD by clicking on its rpm which brought up "kpackage" which > then installed it. However when I click on kpackage it tells me star office > is not installed, even though it is. What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks. > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Registered (Newbie) Linux user 183185
