[newbie] Installing Mandrake 7.2 with Window$ 2000
Hello! I recently tried to install Mandrake 7.2 on my computer that has windows 2000 on it also. Before anything, I want to describe the setup I have. I have 2 hardrives. The primary drive has windows 2000 on it and the second drive is for Mandrake. Anyway, I installed Mandrake on the second drive and everything seems fine UNTIL I was done with the mandrake install and I had to reboot. When the computer rebooted, I was hoping to see LILO or Grub but instead I saw a "NTLDR Not found" error. I know in the past that I was able to install with no problems. I would usually get LILO and when I chose Windoze I would get the Windoze 2000 boot menu. This time I didnt get anything. What am I doing wrong? Thanks! JohnCatral __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] newbie questions
--- Riza Manshuri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hello forum i just installed my first linux, and intend to do that for a small networking. i have several questions (sorry if my english is bad): 1. My sound card is Yamaha PCI. how come my linux don't detect it ? is it not compatible yet ? what should i do ? Check Mandrake's Hardware compatibility list on their website. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fhard.php3 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
[newbie] Oidentd on Mandrake 7.2
Hello! Has anyone tried using Oidentd with Mandrake? Did you get it to work? I heard that oidentd works well with any client thats behind a router/firewall that also acts as a dhcp server. The router I am using is FreeSCO. Any tips would be appreciated! =) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
[newbie] midentd and IRC Help
Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7.2 thats connected top a Linux Freesco router. Anyway, I just installed midentd and did what the readme file suggested but when I go to IRC I still cannot get in because of identd problems. Has anyone dealth with midentd for Mandrake 7.2? And did you do any changes out of the readme recommendations? Thanks! __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
[newbie] Fatal Server error?
Hi! I was wondering what I should do to fix my problem. Everything was fine when I last used Mandrake 7.1 but when I rebooted this afternoon, it goes to the normal text login instead of KDM. When I log in and startx I get an error stating that... Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' umm.. what does that mean? When I installed Mandrake 7.1 I chose to install the XFree 100dpi fonts and I didnt install the normal 75dpi fonts. It worked well for awhile then this happens. Is this related to the server crash in anyway? How can I solve this? Thanks in advance! John
[newbie] fetchmail
Hi! Can someone tell me if its possible for fetchmail to autolaunch when I establish an internet connection? If so, how can I do it please =) Thanks! -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..
Partition Magic has a Linux version?? On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Paul wrote: On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! Can I safely resize a partition in Linux? What software should I use then? I need to resize my partition (/home) so that I can use a virtual disk with VMWare. Thanks in advance =) Partition Magic is what I like best. I am not sure if DiskDrake wil retain the info on the disks.. Paul -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
Re: [newbie] No CDROM music?
Hello! I just tried "cdplay" and it worked! WOW! What a weird thing. After typing"cdplay" on the command prompt, I was able to hear the cd. I opened up KSCD from KDE and now it reads the audio cd. I can even move forward or back. Anyone know what was the problem? Can you recommend a Great CD player? Possible mp3/cdplayer? Thanks! On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Paul wrote: On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! I just did a clean install on a Mandrake 7.1. My soudns works with MP3 but I cant play any music from a cdrom. The CD is not a CD-r/CD-RW but an original CD. How come I cant play music. The CD player doesnt respond to anything. Its like theres no CD in the CDROM. Any ideas? Has it ever worked with audio-cd's? Is there an audio cable from the CD player to the soundcard? Can you get any reaction when you run "cdplay" from a commandline? As root? Paul -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..
How can Is tart Linux fdisk? Or do you mean Diskdrake? Well, how do I start both or access both? Sorry for this very newbie question. =) On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Alexander Skwar wrote: Or you can simply change the partition type of your extended partition from 85 to 5 with the Linux fdisk program. That way PM should be able -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..
I just used Partition Magic and it worked with no problems with the PM disk. What a great tool to have! =) Thanks for everyones help! =) -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
[newbie] No CDROM music?
Hi! I just did a clean install on a Mandrake 7.1. My soudns works with MP3 but I cant play any music from a cdrom. The CD is not a CD-r/CD-RW but an original CD. How come I cant play music. The CD player doesnt respond to anything. Its like theres no CD in the CDROM. Any ideas? Thanks! -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
[newbie] Can Increase a partition size..
Hi! Can I safely resize a partition in Linux? What software should I use then? I need to resize my partition (/home) so that I can use a virtual disk with VMWare. Thanks in advance =) -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190
[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1
Hi! Has anyone tried using XFree86 4.0.1 yet? Are there RPM's for them and what files should I get to run on my mandrake 7.1? Any links would be very helpful. =) Thanks! John -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=- John M Catral ICQ# 7113128 [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-
[newbie] Registered Linux User??
Hi! I know this may be off topic but I see people with signatures that have a "RegisteredLinux User number" Whats that? And can I register too? I may still be a newbie but Im getting there! =) JOhn )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Soundblaster Live
"Ronald J. Hall" wrote: This is so weird. So many people have had problems with the SB Live cards. I've got one, and it worked out of the box with both 7.0 and 7.1. Only problems I've ever had (with both) is that I can't get music (sound fx is fine) with Doom or Heretic. Am I just lucky? ;-) -- /\ DarkLord \/ Thats weird.. Ive installed different distros including 7.0 and 7.1 and no problems... hmmm...
[newbie] kppp weirdness..
Hello! I have noticed when installing mandrake 7 or 7.1 and you configure a network in the installation process, you cant access the iInternet using KPPP. What I mean is that when I try to use KPPP, it keeps reseting when it tries to log on. It doesnt give errors but KPPP just keeps on redialing. The fix, is to NOT configure network for KPPP to work. Anyone get this problem? And why does this happen? John
[newbie] Aliases
Hi! I want to add some aliases to mandrake 7.1. How would I do it? Where do I put the entry and how do I apply it? Thanks in advance =) John
Re: [newbie] append=mem=192m For your memory problems.
Title: append="mem=192m" For your memory problems. Ive always used capital "M" and it works... - Original Message - From: James Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 5:06 PM Subject: [newbie] append="mem=192m" For your memory problems. Everyone keeps asking this question over and over and I began to ask myself why? Well, everyone says add the line : append="mem=192M"to your lilo.conf. Here is the problem. The last "M" as in megabytes needs to be "m". Everyone steers wrong on this and even the documentation is wrong. I banged my head on the wall for two weeks struggling with this issue. I have 512M RAM and Linux only sees 64 if I don't have that line in. As we all know Linux is case sensitive in that:nn isn't Nn isn't NN isn't nN
Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...
it points to hdc Paul wrote: On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same error message. I can mount the second cdrom though. "mount /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( When you ls -l /dev/cdrom Where does it point to then? Paul -- Who cares more for information than for inspiration, prefers elevators to wings. -J.B. Opdyke )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...
Paul wrote: On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: it points to hdc Paul wrote: I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same error message. I can mount the second cdrom though. "mount /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( ls -l /dev/cdrom Where does it point to then? Hmmm, that should be the right one. The line for my CDRom in fstab is this: /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 I assume that sort of matches yours. Very strange that it won't work, I have not yet heard of a CDRom that won't work in Linux. Unlikely idea, but still: can you mount cdrom2 to /mnt/cdrom ? umount /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom Just to see if there is nothing wrong with /mnt/cdrom. If that works, try umount /mnt/cdrom2 mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom2 Curious what that would give you. Stranger things have happened... Paul Well, i tried mounting /dev/cdrom2 to /mnt/cdrom and it worked. When I tried mounting /dev/cdrom to /mnt/cdrom2 I still got the same error.."mount:/dev/cdrom is not a valid block device" wa! =( Anymore tips? =( John
Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...
yup .. did that... - Original Message - From: "Didier Galland" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 3:13 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem... Hi! Why don't you try in /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount user,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 (Did you try : mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom ? I suppose you did...) Didier -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : lundi 3 juillet 2000 06:19 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem... I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same error message. I can mount the second cdrom though. "mount /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to "iso9660". Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it should work. Phil On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work. My second CDROM works flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM? Any ideas? __ message envoye depuis http://www.ifrance.com emails (pop)-sites persos (espace illimite)-agenda-favoris (bookmarks)-forums Ecoutez ce message par tel ! : 08 92 68 92 15 (france uniquement)
Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts
I tried to install Drakfont but I need to find the other package to install it successfully. It is looking for the libgtkmdk and the gtk+mdk packages. Can I just install them with the force option? I am using Mandrake 7. =) Thanks! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS If you do not already have any truetype fonts on your system you will have to get and install the drakfonts package first. drakfont-0.40-14mdk.i586.rpm The Mozilla package is: mozilla-fonts-2310-5mdk.noarch.rpm Have fun. Phil On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been looking for these fonts myself but never saw the link to them come through. Can someone repost it or just email me directly with it? Thanks, Ian K. Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---Reply to mail from Paul about [newbie] Mozilla Fonts On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp. They installed easily and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore! Thanks! Phil Yay, that works indeed!! Wow, what a difference!! I can now actually _read_ what netscape shows, hahahaha!! Paul -- Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea? )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 ---End reply Ian K. Harrell email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...
Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work. My second CDROM works flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM? Any ideas? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7 and I cant mount my CDROM. It states that "MOUNT: CDROM is not a valid block device" What does that mean? I can mount the second CDROM but the primary one I cant. This must be why I cant access my cdrom in the first place with VMware. Anyone have the same problem and solved it? I appreciate all the help! Thanks! John Try doing $ cat /etc/fstab and see what it says the mount point for cdrom is. I had that problem and realized that cdrom mounted as, not /cdrom but /mnt/cdrom. If fstab says "supermount" then all you do is insert cdrom disk and then $ cd /mnt/cdrom -- works like a charm. Phil
Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...
I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same error message. I can mount the second cdrom though. "mount /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to "iso9660". Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it should work. Phil On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work. My second CDROM works flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM? Any ideas?
[newbie] Motherboard Monitor for Linux?
Hi! Is there a CPU monitoring tool for my Abit BP6 for Linux? Thanks in advance! John
[newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?
Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC
Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?
Where is the archive? In the mandrake site? =) -JVMC - Original Message - From: Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers? John Catral wrote: Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC If nobody posts the url, check in the mail archives. I believe that someone posted a url for lexmark drivers etc.
Re: [newbie] how to use a winmodem
WINMODEMS cannot work with Linux John - Original Message - From: Emilio Correa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:31 AM Subject: [newbie] how to use a winmodem Hi all of the list, I am new in this list and I am from argentina, so sorry for my english. My question is the following: I have a winmodem (HFlex) and I know that it is impossible to use with linux. If somebody can tell me if exist any way to use it in linux or a place to download a driver please contact me. Thanks Emilio Correa TEL mensajes: 02932-4-21305 o 02932-4-23486 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Mandrake 7 or 7.02?
Hi! I received the Mandrake 7.0 from LinuxWorld 2 weeks ago and Im getting problems here and there and I was wondering if the Mandrake 7.02 is different?
[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(
Why is Mandrake 7.0 reading my 224 megs of RAM as only 64Megs? I know theres a line like append=224M that I need insert into a file. The proble is that I forgot which file and where in the file do I insert it. Can someone help? =) John ps I get this weird problem and I am not sure if it is related but when I log into Gnome, it seems that after loading some applications, eventually applications that i try to launch doesnt launch. I dont even get an error so I am not sure whats the problem. Any thoughts on this? Oh im using Mandrake 7.0 thanks in advance guys and gals! =)
Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(]
where in lilo.conf? I know that you must put it in a specific place right? John - Original Message - From: Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(] "John Catral" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why is Mandrake 7.0 reading my 224 megs of RAM as only 64Megs? I know theres a line like append=224M that I need insert into a file. The proble is that I forgot which file and where in the file do I insert it. Can someone help? =) == The line goes into /etc/lilo.conf Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Sound module
Hi! I have the OSS opensound drivers but it wont install because the original sound module that was automatically loaded by Mandrake 7 is causing problems with my OSS install. How can I take the sound modules off?? John
Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(]
What I meant was... where in the file "lilo.conf" do I put the "append=224M"? Do I put it before the boot=/dev/hda... boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b etc... I know that we can't just put append=224M anywhere inside the file. Or can I? -John - Original Message - From: G_REEPER [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 where in lilo.conf? /etc/ - -- G_REEPER - "The Linux philosophy is laugh in the face of danger! Oops, Wrong one `Do it yourself.' That's it." L.Torvalds -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.1 iQA/AwUBOLXsRzSDOYZYZiV2EQK5HQCdHaPAx1fUdJdXaV4/9b2TylASE6wAnRPP zNSImbz3+s7RCqLjEy/gBvNt =C0Lh -END PGP SIGNATURE-
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Re: [newbie] SBLive and kernel recompilation
If you gusy want you can just pay $20 for the drivers from www.opensound.com. You get 2 years of free updates. Its the easiest thing for your SBlive! =) John - Original Message - From: James Luongo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] SBLive and kernel recompilation So I guess Mandrake 7.02 supports the SB Live! I have 6.1 and it doesn't. I also screwed up LiLo or something when I tried to recompile the kernel. If anyone gets their SB Live working under 6.1 without having to recompile to the 2.2.5 version of the kernel, let me know. --- Joe Knapp -Technician [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the problem you guys are experiencing? I missed the origional message, anyway, i have a SB Live and it detected at install and works great. (mandrake 7.02). Joe Knapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harborside Internet 1-800-680-8855 1-541-469-8844 On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Michael C wrote: Hi, I also have a Sound Blaster Live! card. I have visited the Creative Europe site and did a search for linux under the FAQ, here are the results : Q. Will the Sound Blaster Live! work under Linux? A. Creative has hired and trained programmers who are proficient in Linux device driver programming, and we continue to work on drivers for various products, including the Sound Blaster Live!. There's no set release date yet. If you get your card working, please let me know. Thanks, Michael __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Gimp v Paint Shop Pro
Could anyone tell me if Gimp is an equal to Paint Shop Pro or Photo Shop for Windows. I have used GIMP just for fun and I love it! Friends of mine who use it to create graphics and edit pictures for web design all say that GIMP is actually better than Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. If you know a little about programming GIMP is great coz you can add stuff immediately rather than wait for Photoshop to release filters and available add-ons. Most of my friends find this freedom very happy and productive. =) There must be even a mailing list for web designers and graphic artists who use Linux for their creative needs. =) -John
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Re: [newbie] setting the time
Heres a quick fix I tried. I clicked the Drakconf (I think thats the name =) ) icon or run linuxconf and go into the time date setting and changed it there. =) It worked! =) At 07:47 AM 2/8/00 -0500, you wrote: If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That should do it. Or put it in the crontab. -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line."- -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848|
[newbie] RAM question and Time
Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7 and I noticed that it is only reading 64 Mb of my 224 Totyal RAMS I have. Is that an error that 7.0 has? Another thing that I am perplexed about is the fact that it is giving a qrong time. I live here in New Jersey and all my other OS' like redhat works fine with this machine except the Mandrake 7 which is giving a wrong time. Anyone know of this same problem? ~ John
