Re: [newbie] Distro
On Wednesday 07 February 2001 23:42, you wrote: Knowing that this list belongs to Mandrake users. I want to know the bunch of reasons why you picked up mandrakes distribution. I am about to make my decision about wich distribution, that is why I joined the list. I am newbie not only to mandrake distribution but to linux as well. Of course I would like to know the downs of this distribution. I know that sometimes picking a distribution is matter of preference as is choosing the flavor of an ice cream on a sunny day. So feel free to toss your opinions as silly or crazy as they might seem. Thanks Chava. _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. I can only speak for myself, but IMO Mandrake has the best installer, the easiest update tool, the best user support list and it is damn stable. I've tried a lot of Linux distros: SuSE, RedHat, Phat, WinLinux, Caldera. -- Jay ~May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend~ http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] call sign?
On Wednesday 31 January 2001 05:10, you wrote: just checking to see what my name is Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: That's a new one! -- Jay ~May the enemies of Ireland never meet a friend~ http://www.mrsnooky.com
[newbie] KDE problem
-- Here is an interesting one. Whenever I try to change the colour scheme of my windows in KDE, I run into an unusual problem. The Window titlebar changes colour, but the font always remains black. The panel changes, but the taskbar doesn't. The file manager background changes, but in every application, the window itself (with the exception of the titlebar, borders) remain that drab gray colour. Every other user can customize, except for me. What do I do to change this? This is only a minor annoyance, but I wish to resolve it. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Learning Linux?
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, you wrote: As a fairly competent Windows user, what is the best method of learning Linux? Is it to just learn about performing tasks as they occur, (ie unzipping and installing programs etc) or to go through a book like "Linux for Dummies" for example chapter by chapter? Regards Gordon -- IMO, get the O'Reilly book about Linux. I hear it is indispensible. Personally I have Peter Norton's guide to Linux. I tend to steer clear of the Dummies series, as they do not really go into the specifics, just generalities. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] grub question
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, you wrote: I'm running a dual boot system, Win 98SE, and Mandrake 7.1 with grub as my boot loader. Now I need to reinstall windows, and I know that it will overwrite the MBR which will kill grub. What do I need to do to be able to reinstall grub afterwords? Mike -- The obvious fix is to not reinstall Windows :) Erase it forever and end the insanity. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie]
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, you wrote: Im having problems getting my Microsoft Intellimouse 3 button wheel mouse to work with Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe. The 3rd button will not work at all. _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -- It's Microsoft, that's why :) I believe to make the "third" button work, you need to depress the two buttons simultaneously, but if I am wrong...forgive me. I still haven't gotten my scroll to work, but that is a minor thing that I am not worried about. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] RAM Detection
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, you wrote: I just checked on my install of 7.0 to double boot with Win98 and found that the installation detected my 128M of ram. Why would it work on my machine when I read that so many others must do the append mem= thing to get their RAM recognized? Not complaining, just curious, cause maybe there is something in autodetect that happens during config. Has anyone else seen the correct ram detected during installation? -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842 -- My installation went as smooth as silk, with the exception of my sound card. And here is the kicker...In Windows I couldn't run more than 800x640 res, while in Linux I can go 1024x724. Figure that out, eh? Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote: look i apologize now can we drop this bs -- I second that notion, this got way out of hand. Let it go. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: someone was acting clueless about something i asked, i was sarcastic he got pissed insulted me and well it went down hill from there -- I have the same sarcasm problem, but in the future, you need to note the sarcasm for people in the message, remember it is very hard to read feelings via e-mail. You may think you are being sarcastic, but another reader may see it differently. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: On Tue, 05 Sep 2000, you wrote: my laptop says designed foe windows 98, well i run linux on it too i just have a couple bugs no drivers for modem (its not a win modem windows had no clue what it was till i got drivers for it) and my sound card (crystal sound fusion card), last bug the little windows like for log in and such are huge login itself under xwindows takes up almost a quarter of my screen if not more, and fiddling with the resolution doesnt change it -- I think I speak for the entire group when I say.WHAT?!?!?!? Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com Jay, What he's saying here is that the display on his laptop is way off and the login screen is huge. I've seen this before on laptop installs cause the config he's chosen doesn't match the hardware he's got in the machine. He's going to have to continue to try different combinations of drivers until he comes up with a combination that works for his laptop. About a month ago I did an install for the CPA at work and spent 3 1/2 hours working on just getting the display correct using an acceptable color depth. It can be a real challenge to your patience and your Linux knowledge. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 -- Thanks, I was just bogged down by the sentence structure. Pardon my idiocy. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: In a message dated 07-Sep-00 00:41:35 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: my laptop says designed foe windows 98, well i run linux on it too i just have a couple bugs no drivers for modem (its not a win modem windows had no clue what it was till i got drivers for it) and my sound card (crystal sound fusion card), last bug the little windows like for log in and such are huge login itself under xwindows takes up almost a quarter of my screen if not more, and fiddling with the resolution doesnt change it -- I think I speak for the entire group when I say.WHAT?!?!?!? i m going to try and not say anything offensive, but when you log in with x windows the login window is too damn big! if this confuses you then you need to go back to elementry school, for everyone else i apologize for the rudeness and respectfully request your assistance please -- OK, rip-boy...maybe if you learned punctuation and spelling in elementary school, I wouldn't have needed to read your post five times to get the message. I got the picture after reading it several times, I am sure I am not alone in this one...End of post. Rips will be respectfully declined. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] exe files in linux
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: Is there a way to run ".exe" files in linux? -Paul R _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- WINE Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Rpm designations
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: Can somebody explain the difference in .i386 and .i586 designation in rpms Sometimes you have a choice and I'm not sure but I think that this is referring to processor class. I have a AMD K-6 II 400 and I think the .i586 is ok for that processor? Somebody educate me here. Thanks, Dennis Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: -- You are fine. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
RE: [newbie] Video Card
Some of us don't have AGP capability...like me. So, that makes the Voodoo 3 my choice. On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: Excuse for asking ... but why are you suggesting PCI? It seems that if the board supports AGP 4x or even 2x then you can certainly use the Nvidia based chipset video cards under Mandrake 7.1. Since I'm jumping in the middle - maybe there was part of the thread that I missed like the type of mb. Just curious. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Goldenpi Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Card It works with most cards. Are you planing to do lots of gameing? You wont under linux, but if you duelboot with windows get something pci and accelorated. Otherwise get something pci and cheap. - Original Message - From: Jason Ashman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Card On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: Anybody have any suggestions for a good Video card. I am running 7.1. Thanks, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775 -- Get a Voodoo3 PCI, it works great for me, plus it is cheap. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -- Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Command Line
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, you wrote: Another very simple request! In windoze, there is an option "Start-Programs-MSDos prompt". What's the equivalent in Linux if I boot up with the KDE Desktop? Thanks Gordon -- There is a little screen on the panel called Terminal, that is the "command prompt" Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
[newbie]
-- Out of curoiusity, what are all of your's preferred Window Manager? I tend to switch between KDE and Gnome. I have tried Fvwm, but I am not too competent on this OS to have full confidence in my command line ability. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Tue, 05 Sep 2000, you wrote: my laptop says designed foe windows 98, well i run linux on it too i just have a couple bugs no drivers for modem (its not a win modem windows had no clue what it was till i got drivers for it) and my sound card (crystal sound fusion card), last bug the little windows like for log in and such are huge login itself under xwindows takes up almost a quarter of my screen if not more, and fiddling with the resolution doesnt change it -- I think I speak for the entire group when I say.WHAT?!?!?!? Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] subscribe newbie
On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="image001.jpg" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: -- Dude, turn off HTML messaging! Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Video Card
On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: Anybody have any suggestions for a good Video card. I am running 7.1. Thanks, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775 -- Get a Voodoo3 PCI, it works great for me, plus it is cheap. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] About comments for the unsubscribing one
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." Didn't Spock say this on one of the Star Trek movies? -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 -- You have offended me :) I despise Star Trek. That is from Braveheart - the greatest movie of all time. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: Jason: While many internal modems are winmodems -- especially the $39.95 blue light specials -- not all of them are. I have a Zoom 2919 ISA internal modem that works just fine. (I disabled the PnP feature and jumpered it to COM4, but I had to do that to get it to run under Windows. [It plugged OK, but it didn't Play!]) I also got an older Zoom modem -- with PnP enabled -- to work with Mandrake. Unfortunately, one problem that newbies face is that most manufacturers (including Zoom) don't put anything on the box to indicate that their product will work with anything other than Windows. I agree with you that it would be best to get an external modem unless there is some compelling reason to go with an internal unit. In addition to the guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those neat flashing lights. -- Carroll Grigsby -- The flashing lights are soothing :) I use a Diamond SupraExpree 56K and it works perfectly in Linux, and even BeOS when I gave that OS a shot. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: winmodem???!??!???! this is supposed to be linux bud now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard ware and specify what it is as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention windose?? -- But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: any ISP will function under linux except perhaps aol. all you have to do...is configure your kppp app correctly. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: where is there an isp for linux, and dont send me to whatever.UK im referring to the states, near chicago, in this god forsaken naval base -- Registered Linux User:167369 =KompuKit= Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designerhttp://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer: http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M - F 6pm-12am, S S 12pm-12am EST) =KompuKit= -- I use Epix and it is all a very simple matter of entering the correct DNS servers, etc. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: well i have compuserve in a 3 yr contract (shivers at self stupidity) i was just trying to figure out if i could get it working on linux, it would make it easier then downloading with windoze and opening the file with linux -- Compuserve IS AOL. They have the same basic premise. Crappy service with crappy software on crappy windoze boxes. There is no way you can make Compuserve work with Linux. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: Why not? CompuServe can be made to run on an OS/2 box. If you look hard enough, there are even software that alow you to connect to AOL under linux, though I don't remember where. So, if people are writing software to allow AOL to run on a linux box, someone is/has probably developed some software to allow you to connect with CompuServe. Search www.freshmeat.net for CompuServe. I still find this sort of thing a little strange. Generally the kind of people who know enough about systems to run Linux want REAL ISPs, not wannabee ISPs like AOL/Compu$erve. Kinda like setting up a 2.5Ghz Pentium V to run Pong... Just my $0.02 (Florida residents add 6.5% Sales Tax) Regards, Ozz. -- That was my whole point. Why limit yourself or make it a hassle to run AOL or CompuServe when you can cancel the service and get another ISP that allows you to use whatever browser/e-mail/dial-up software you prefer/ Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] downloading
Dear Mandrake users, I am a poor PhD student trying to download Mandrake 7.1. I am using windows 2000 an IE5.5 and am having difficulties with the ftp server resetting the connection (5 minutes seems to be about the maximum I can hope for) and downloading the link files (e.g. files like 'basename', 'chmod' etc. in /Mandrake/mdkinst/usr/bin/). Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Vincent -- I use Webdownloader for X. Do a search for it on Google. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Linux4Win - never again
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote: Hello I use Linux4Win with windows 98 and had no problem with the install. I think you should upgrade to windows 98 and you will have better luck. -- How dare you recommend somebody upgrade to Windoze 98...you should be tarred, feathered and quartered. :) Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Uninstall Linux
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, you wrote: Hi! I've recently bought Linux-Mandrake 7.1 and installed it on my computer. I used the partition magic (included with the 3- cdrom set) and because I can't get the peripherals to work, I want to take Linux OFF the computer that I installed it on and get rid of the 3 gig partition that I made and restore Windows on that machine. I've checked the books that came with Linux 7.1 and find instructions for uninstalling Partition Magic and Boot Magic, but nothing on how to take Linux OFF the computer. Can someone help me??? Thanks!! Lynn Johnson Iowa -- "To HELL with empire, WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!!" Patrick J. Buchanan Reform Party presidential nominee August 12, 2000 Long Beach, Cal. -- Poor bastard, you can't uninstall Linux, just delete the partition. Windows-fied you are. Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: [newbie] Hard Dive info. please
On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, you wrote: I am having troubles loading up Linux on my Win 98 machine because of the size of my Hard drive. I was wondering if by putting in a new hard drive (slave) my problems would go away? Stephen Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: -- As long as you can boot from that hard drive as well, make a boot floopy! Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: [newbie] Yo
On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, you wrote: Jason, not to be too personal, but if you can't get Linux to run faster, longer and do all this with less effort in Linux than Windows, you are the one with the problem, not the O/S you're comparing. I would recommend a steady diet of intelligent, meaningful and thought provoking conversation, followed up with some IN DEPTH proof that you have Linux experience, and then write something worth reading. I only use Windows (any flavor) because my company GAVE it to me and their proprietary apps run only on it. Otherwise, I use only software that someone can see where it's broke (i.e. open source software, and this means free most of the time as well). This is Jason replyingI didn't write the below statement. I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVERdefend Microsoft products. I used DOS until last year when I relented and bought a Win 98 PC, needless to say Win 98 only lasted one year for me. Proof that when you make computers "userfriendly" you make them less reliable. And for the person who wrote that statement below, try fixing a Windows problem in DOS and see how easy it is, since almost ALL PC's don't come with DOS instructions! With Linux you will spend more time trying to get things up and going than you ever would using windows. If you want to wast your hartbeats getting LINUX to do stuff that windows does right out of the box so be it.
[newbie] About CoffeeLinux
-- My problem has been solved, I figured it our myself. It was obvious! Thanks anyway. Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: [newbie] About CoffeeLinux
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote: Jason... A problem solved is great, especially if it's figured out for yourself. But this is a 'newbie' list, so what not share the obvious for those that might be 'more denser' Like me. So far I've over looked the obvious on a pretty regular basis. :-) }ldm Jason Ashman wrote: -- My problem has been solved, I figured it our myself. It was obvious! Thanks anyway. Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- After I expanded it and ran the ./Coffee_install...it was a step by step installation. All it took was simply changing the installation path. I couldn't believe I overlooked that. Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
[newbie] Yo
-- Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS! This is my problem, it probably is simple to fix, but nevertheless it is bugging me. I downloaded CoffeeCup HTML to edit my webpage with, tar xvzf the whole nine yards...But, it installed into my /home/"username" file and not into /usr/local/! How do I make a tarball install into /usr/local? Also, I can use CoffeeLinux as root, but not as "username"! I know I have to do something to allow myself access to it as somebody other than root. Gimme a hand! Jay "Every man dies, but not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GAT d-- s++:++ a- C++$ P+ L+++$ E-- W++ N w--- O? PS+++ PE Y+ PGP+ !t !5 X+ R tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G++ e+$ h--- r+++ y+++ UF+++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
