[newbie] Where's the list?
What happened to the newbie list? I haven't seen a posting for two weeks, and I have certainly NOT graduated from being a newbie. Somebody please update me. Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Questions re: man pages, Netscape
I remembered about using the "pipe" symbol, and got the man pages printed. From there, I was able to locate Wine and print the README. Haven't yet figured out the necessary .config file to make it run, though. Maybe someday... What I would really like to obtain (if it exists) is the Linux analog to the old DOS manual that shipped with every computer in the days before window$$. Trial-and-error is not an efficient learning method :( Regards, Joe
[newbie] Questions re: man pages, Netscape
Merry Christmas, all: I THINK I got Wine installed from the RPM CD, but don't know how to access it, so I tried to print "man wine" by using lpr. Got the reply "unable to access man. Unable to access wine." So, what is the correct syntax to print a man page (lpr filename is obviously wrong)? I need a hard copy of this (and other) man pages to study. Re: Communicator 4.6. KMail works, but I would prefer to use Messenger. However, I can't get past the error msg "Default Inbox folder does not exist. You will not be able to get new messages." I did set up my inbox per Earthlink's instructions for Linux, and I can find a /nsmail/inbox folder in command line mode. Is the problem me or Communicator? Regards, Joe
Re: [newbie] Various questions
All Compaq Presarios come with winmodems, but you can verify this by going to http://forum.Compaq.com, or by inspection. It will be a very small board with a single Rockwell processor and a 16 MHz xtal.
Re: [newbie]
Hernandez Redondo wrote: Hi, i,ve seen many problems similar to mine. I've installed RedHat 6.0, and it erased Win98 FAT. I thought that was my fault, but i've seen many complains, not only in this news group about that thing. Did anyone know somyhing about it? snip It may still be there...I did that with RH 5 (before L-M), and it was a visibility problem. Try one of these: If you have a Partition Magic rescue disk, run "pqmagict.exe" to see. OR: Start the CD install procedure, down to selecting "fdisk". In fdisk, "p" will display all partitions. OR: If the other OS still exists, remove LILO and do a cold reboot HTH.Joe (It's hell to be a newbie, but very educational)
Re: [newbie] LILO
I'm also using Bootmagic for multiple OS on two hard drives. You need a small /boot partition at the start of your first drive. When prompted during the install, put LILO there.
[newbie] QUERY: Install bug in L-M 6.0?
Like many newbies, I have had stubborn problems, which I wound up "solving" by doing a complete re-install. I have noted some odd variations in my setups, mostly with KDE and internet access. Sometimes, I can get my ISP, but Netscape won't work; or just the mail part won't work. I have been able to connect as "root" but not user, as "user but not as "root" (??), and have had PAP authentication fail no matter what I try. Am I alone in this quandary, or have others reported similar problems? My printer and sound problems have eventually traced back to "pilot error", but this...??!! Regards, Joe
Re: [newbie] kppp and Earthlink
Also, you need the DNS: 207.217.77.82; 207.217.120.83; 207.217.126.81
Re: [newbie] Network is unreachable
Could it be a simple oversight? I have that same error message logged in my "Problems" file from my very first attempt at running Linux. I learned that (1) I had to use PAP; and (2) my username has some "stuff" that is invisible to window$ users...that is, I had to log in as "us,ppp,jmarcom" or as "ELN/jmarcom". The details seem to vary with every ISP. HTH. Regards, Joe
Re: [newbie] UPDATE: lost my printer
Hello again, Steve; Bad news first, this time. lpr /etc/profile lpr: lp: unknown printer lpq lp: unknown printer status all unknown printer restart all lp0 no daemon to abort lp0 daemon started lp1 no daemon to abort lp1 daemon started I'm consistent, anyway. Then, I went to X and opened the Kpackage Handbook. Perfect printing. Didn't need to run "Printtool", either. Back to command mode and the "unknown printer" error. I hope you can recognize a pattern here. BTW, interesting, re sndconfig and installation. I noticed it was an issue, recently. Regards, Joe
[newbie] UPDATE: lost my printer
I screwed something up, and had to do a complete re-install. Set up a printer (H-P 6xx on lp0), but when I try to print, using either "lpr" or by clicking a "print" box in KDE, I get an UNKNOWN PRINTER error. In command line mode, typing "cat /proc/devices" does not list #6 lp. The printtool command returns the error "Application initialization failed: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment variable. Couldn't load bindings.tcb". The "tunelp command does not seem to exist in L-M, and I can't find a path to printer setup in the KDE control panel. Where can I go from here??? Regards, Joe
Re: [newbie] Sound card integrated on board.
My 'board has an ESS1888 integrated...it's equivalent to a winmodem. I suspect that this is generally true, but I would like to hear from those who know more than I (almost everyone) :.)
Re: [newbie] Netscape mail problem
Yes, I can browse the web; as for the mail settings, I used the same ones that work in window$ (except for having to deal with an error message, "Netscape is unable to use the mail server because you have not provided a username". The current problem surfaced as soon as I got past this.
[newbie] netscape mail problem
Good day, all; I am trying to transition my system from window$ to Linux. Yet another problem: when I try to open Netscape messenger and get my mail, Messenger asks for my password, then shuts down Netscape as soon as I enter it (back to KDE).Help?? I'm running L-M 6.0 w/Communicator 4.6. Regards, Joe
[newbie] Floppy CD icons w/KDE
Good day, all: My L-M 6.0 user guide claims that the icons in KDE allow one to mount and unmount floppys CDs without using the command line. However, I only get the error message: " KFM error - could not mount mount: you must specify the file system type." What does it mean by this?
Re: [newbie] LILO with Compaq's dreadful F10 BIOS Partition... can they coexist?
Hello I'm using a 2240. I used Partition Magic to set up my hard drive; also, I put the Linux boot partition at the very beginning. Only need ~2 mb, and label it /boot when making the Linux partitions. Also, I use Partition Magic as my boot loader to select which OS to start. One more thing...My 2.1 gig HD was too small, so I added another. Regards, Joe
