Re: [newbie] back to Windows
I'm going to uninstall this OS as soon as possible from my computer... I can't stand it any longer. Linux sucks ! And I'm going to get a Microsoft Certificate and install Windows XP, which I have never used. Linux has no future ! And this list sucks, too ! Fare you well ! So they have an april´s fool in Brazil too? :-) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Possible alternative format for forum
Third-world dial-up connection...? Does that mean that people in the so called third world only have that type of connection ? Isn't it a bit of prejudice on your side ? Then the third world includes France where my modem connection is so lousy I cannot update.. and I have a Brazilian correspondant who has satellite connection Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Canon Powershot A85
What's the best way to mount a USB device, in which standard folder, and other than the standard USB Kernel modules, is there anything else needed? FYI, I'm running Mandrake 10.1, kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk. Are you sure it is not being seen? I have not looked up the camera, but most newer cameras show up as a storage device I don´t know if this will help but I had trouble with RH7.3 and my Fuji Finepix which is a storage device. I was told to try mount /dev/ sda1 /mnt ( not too sure about the spaces) It worked. Didn´t have trouble with Mdk 10 Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Mac and Linux
Hi, someone just sent me this question. I, (of course) couldn´t answer but no doubt one of you will. Could you please ask one of your buddies that run Linux if Mac programs can be run from a pc that uses Linux? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mac and Linux
Thank you for all the answers. I passed them on Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Microsoft overrules EU Council
So friends, that was it : forget about software development in Europe. Is there anything the good people can do? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Microsoft overrules EU Council
Maryse, it seems you live in France. If so, at the referendum, vote NON to the Constitution. I live in France but I don´t vote here. That wouldn´t change anything about software development. Can´t we make a big Euro-stink? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Microsoft overrules EU Council
Write to the right-wing papers, expressing your outrage about how Europe is taking over your country, about how Luxembourg is over-ruling the wishes of other governments, how can this happen, etc. I have sent emails to a bunch of political parties...from both sides. I don´t think one side is better than another Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Microsoft overrules EU Council
I have sent emails to a bunch of political parties...from both sides. I don´t think one side is better than another Maryse but one side's position may not be the one you want to change here, the extreme right and the extreme left are for the NO. The socialists are split but officially in favour of Yes and so is the middle the greens and the right. maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Finally, Denmark gets it right
Why didn't that hit the headlines, Paul ? - Sounds even nicer all the time. I think Spain is about to get itself together, too. do something about it and sign the petiton: http://petition.eurolinux.org/index_html?LANG=en maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] US Patents coming to a place near you...
Thirdly, the present Patent issue is just delayed, not removed. No matter what the various parliaments (including the EU Parliament) decides, the Politburo doesn't care one bit. Microsoft, Siemens, Nokia etc.. still owns the Commissars, the Eurocrats and politicians. Yes but parts of Spain have already moved to Linux. The french administration is getting Linux severs. Several large towns in Germany use Linux ( Munich and/orBerlin I think) Will these people be ready to go the Gates way? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problem (still!)
Well - I went a bought an external hardware modem which says it is linux compatible. I have attempted to install several times over but get this message each time, when I test. The system doesn't seem to be connected to the Internet. All the cables, power etc seem to be in place. When I installed Mdk 10, I also tested my modem during the installation. I had the same message you had. I ignored it and once the installation completed, I tried to connect (using kppp) and it worked without problem. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problem
I am actually writing this in linux using web email because can't get kmail/kontact going to send mail! Probably going to be a simple thing I know. I remember having that sort of problem too but cannot remember why. Not much help but it was a simple thing marsye Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problem
Marsye, if you can remember *when* you had the problem it may be possible to turn up something in the archives that would help Rosemary. I thought of it but I think it was when I had Mdk 9.1 on my old machine and hadn´t joined the list yet . I sorted it out myself, not really knowing what I was doing ( do I ever) but I seem to remember it was a question of configuration of kppp. Sorry I cannot be of more use Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Choosing a printer
My brother, who works in the printer business, told me they had a history of this, and had left a trail of irate ex-customers. Since then, I won't touch them. So personally, I'd recommend sticking with HP. They seem to be the leader in printers for good reason (as opposed to being the leader due to unethical and anti-competitive business practices). Thank you all. I shall begin my search. My old HP deskjet installed wothout a hitch so I guess I shall stick with HP Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Choosing a printer
I run Mk 10 with an old printer HP Deskjet 690 that seems to have mecanical problems. I am looking for a easy to install, no problem printer with/without scanner. It doesn´t have to offer pro performance. as long as it installs easily. Any suggestions? What do I have to avoid? TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Virus Program seems to be missing vital component.
On Sunday 02 January 2005 12:43 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: There are no dodgy files .exe, .com, .pif or otherwise. The problem there is that virus writers realise that we now recognise these, so they use a variety of tricks to hide the .exe or whatever. I think it goes something like 'virusedemail.jpg .exe' The mail would display the name 'virusedemail.jpg' but not the '.exe' because of the space. (Speaking only from memory - and there are probably lots of other tricks anyway.) the other day I received, from a known address, an email with a .EML.zip. It smelt like virus but, being curious, I clicked on it. It dezipped it and I got a warning from Kmail that I was about to execute a program. I only have Mandrake 10 but thought I had gone far enough and deleted the message. Then I noticed 3 new messages in my outbox, no content except Re: I never put them there. I forgot to see to whom they were destined but they would have been harmless anyway. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Manuals?
I am having more toruble than I thought with MDK10 and I was thinking that getting the box set with the manuals might be a big help. Does anyone have the box manuals? Are they very helpful or like most manuals these days refer you to the how-tos or mandrakeclub? Maybe the best thing is to get a Mandrake Club membership? I have the box set + manual but didn´t really use the manual since the install went well. With the box set, you get 1 or 2 months of individual help which is very good Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake for novice users?
: I'm still searching for that perfect distro to recommend, but this isn't an experience I would want to impose on a novice user. While it's possible I have an unusual configuration, one key thing in an distro for novices has to be excellent hardware support out of the box. Am I missing something obvious here that would solve my problems? I am a typical ignorant homeuser but had no trouble installing Mdk9.1 and find Mkd 10 a dream. The only thing I think they should state clearly on their boxes is to use an external modem. A total newbie with no Windows ( I don´t run Windows but had an ext modem) would get really stuck with an internal modem only Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake for novice users?
If it's the Hardware type, that has it's own Processor etc, I have had no problems. But, if it's a winmodem (sometimes labelled a software modem), that relies on using some of the Windows system resources to run, then it can be trickier. I also have an internal modem. The sellers of my computer did send me a generic linux driver for it...but only once I was connected through my external modem which was supported without problem by Mdk. Without an external modem, I couldn´t have connected to get the driver QED Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] browser identification
hello, I have installed the kdeaddons. I am puzzled by the browser identification in Konq ´tools´. What is its´ use? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] browser identification
I haven't installed that, so I have to guess, but that's almost certainly where you can put something to make it look as though you are running IE. There are a few really badly designed sites that simply won't let you in if you are running something else, and they mostly read the browser identification. Some mail apps, like Firefox, allow you to have more than one identification, I understand, and switch between them. That way you escape the really annoying thing of having to pretend that you are running windows. That´s more or less what I thouhgt. I shall just avoid sites that want me to pretend I use Windows :-) thanks Matusr Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] browser identification
I would be sorely tempted to change banks, but then. mine gives me no trouble Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] changing default browser- help
| When I click on a URL link in an email, how can I make Mozilla open it | instead of Konqueror? I can't find anywhere in preferences to change it. | That way, I can bookmark the site if I want to keep it in my preferred | Mozilla. | Thanks | Geoff Open KDE control center Components File associations text html Move Mozilla to the top of the list (add it if you need to do so) and Apply Next: Highlight Mozilla and click the Edit box Open the Execute box The Command box should have this: soundwrapper /usr/bin/mozilla %u If it doesn't, type it in. O.K. out and that should do the job. e Hi, I have done just that, seems to work ,except for the Mozilla function´send link´ which doesn´t work. ( I use kmail) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] root password lost
Hi, a friend who has just tried mandrake 10 for his first time on Linux cannot remeber his root password. Any way he can retrieve it? TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] root password lost
6)Promise to NEVER hi-jack somebody else's thread again and rejoice. Thank you and sorry about the hijack. I wasn´t aware Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] root password lost
that shoulde be linux init 1 , sorry. OK, Thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] trojan?
someone sent me this: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1682854,00.asp Maryse Delete it. Sorry, I should have been more explicite but it was early in the morning. The article is about a trojan aimed at Fedora. go to: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1682854,00.asp Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] trojan?
someone sent me this: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1682854,00.asp Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] downloading Firefox
Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse There are several ways 'urpmi firefox' select the packages from the list that will be provided. Click on the star flag on the desktop then on configuration (lower left) on the panel provided, enter root password, click on packaging. select install, enter firefox in the search box provided, select packages from the search list. Click on the star (left side of kicker) select System = Configuration = Packaging = Install proceed as above. -- Thank you all. I think I´ve got it. Ishall download after the storms Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these days...) In these mountains, it will have to be satellite... 2. If there is a local Linux User Group someone there may be able to do it for you. Take a look here: http://lugww.counter.li.org/ I think that is what I shall do, thanks for reminding me. There is one LUG not too far 3. Patience. Surely you can find some other useful task to do while the bytes come straggling in. :^) At the moment, I am waiting for the stormy weather to go away. No rain, a lot of rumbling...I have already lost 2 modems Thank you all. I still want to try the download way...to see if I can make it but the LUG way seems safer for the moment Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
http://norlug.org/~chipster/rpm_handler/cat2/mozilla-firefox-0.10.1-4.norlu g.i586.rpm It comes in at about 10.5MB. You can install the package with Software Installer by right clicking and choosing Software Installer from the context menu. Just enter your root password when asked and you should be good to go. Worth a try. It is heavier than the Firefox-Mozilla version. In for a penny... If it is easier to install, I will consider it on a clear day Thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Off Topic?
is 10.1 really that good? -- yep Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MS an economic vampire
Mandrake can't do that, because they make their money off selling memberships and the distro itself, so they need to create regular releases. How does Debian make their money? maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] MS an economic vampire
How does Debian make their money? maryse They're a fiendish, murdering, pillaging lot, they are. Rape, murder and steal. Entire villages at that. Swindlers unlike no other. Ruffians and roughnecks; beating up old women for their pension money. Taking not only candy from babies, but embezzling Canadians out of their jelly donuts and bacon... Fine with me...as long as they stay in Canada ;-) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Occasional email signature
I'd like to set up a signature that I can use occasionally - not on every email, just a selected few. I'd like it to include my name (pure laziness - saves typing it!), the Mandrake version and maybe a short message about why Mandrake is better than M$! Can someone point me to some clear step-by-step instructions for doing this? I'm using Mozilla 1.6 on Mandrake 10CE. and if someone could include the step by step for Kmail. thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Occasional email signature
Someone kindly contacted me off-list (thanks, Chris!) and sent me a sig file I can adapt for my own use. He also gave me instructions for using it in Kmail: To use is, under Kmail settings, Identity, enable signature, obtain signature from (select output of command) Specify command, mine is /home/chris/sig Hope this helps you, Maryse - now, can anyone help me use the file in Mozilla 1.6 as I don't use Kmail? thank you. I shall try Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] sound and SiS7012
Does anyone have a SiS7012 chipset? If so, have you succeeded in getting any sound on Mdk10? how? TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] sound and SiS7012-works
Hi Maryse, I have a laptop from AGN that's really a Clevo something, and it has a SiS7012 chipset. I'm using the snd-intel8x0 module, and I think that you have to enable ACPI to get sound to work. (You can do this when configuring lilo (Mandrake Control Center - Boot - Boot Loader) Now I haven't the faintest where I got this info from, but I do remember that sound didn't work straight out of the box, and I had to tinker a bit, and enabling ACPI was one of these things I remember doing. So much at first glance, I'll also do a bit of googling, and get back if I find some hard links on the topic. (I'll also need them again sooner or later) cheers Andras Well, I don´t know what I did but I disinstalled Alsa, reinstalled, rechecked everything and now it works! Don´t ask me why. Than you all Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver again
Kernel 'urpmi kernel-source' Updates I dont think 9.1 gets updates anymore. that´s waht I thought. thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver again
Ditto, here. 9.1 worked well and 9.2 is problem free (except for the need to download the kernel-source, which is 40+ megs and the need to get the update-db bugfixes--absolutely mandatory). If you have a Lucent chipped winmodem that will work with the 2.4 kernel, too. Truthfully, I don't see much difference between 9.1 and 9.2, and I have both systems side-by-side in my office. If my friend is willing to try 9.1, where do I find the kernel-source and the updates? Maryse iso for CDs at: ftp://mirror.fis.unb.br/pub/linux/Mandrake-old/iso/ RPMs at ftp://mirror.fis.unb.br/pub/linux/Mandrake-old/9.1/i586/ yes but with an unreliable modem connection. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver again
My friend with the Win XP problem on her laptop asked a professional to save what she could. I did slip the professional my Mandrake CDs so she could try to install 10. She had problems with the modem ( we knew about that, easily solved), the sound and , much more annoying, the touch screen ( or whatever it is called). Now she is back on a limping Win XPbut would prefer Linux if it works Anyone has any solution? thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver again
charlie wrote: On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: My friend with the Win XP problem on her laptop asked a professional to save what she could. I did slip the professional my Mandrake CDs so she could try to install 10. She had problems with the modem ( we knew about that, easily solved), the sound and , much more annoying, the touch screen ( or whatever it is called). Now she is back on a limping Win XPbut would prefer Linux if it works Anyone has any solution? thanks Maryse The touch pad works in my Acer but with the 2.4 kernel, it never gets past the mouse configuration with the 2.6 kernel. No matter what I have tried, and commands are passed to the kernel, it won't get past that point. Charlie. In this case, it wold be easier if I installed 9.1 Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver again
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 07:02 am, Erylon Hines wrote: On Tuesday 31 August 2004 03:01 pm, charlie wrote: | On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:50 pm, M.Schild wrote: | charlie wrote: | On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: | My friend with the Win XP problem on her laptop as | | I cannot recall for certain, but 9.2 worked everything rather well too. | HTH | | Charlie Ditto, here. 9.1 worked well and 9.2 is problem free (except for the need to download the kernel-source, which is 40+ megs and the need to get the update-db bugfixes--absolutely mandatory). If you have a Lucent chipped winmodem that will work with the 2.4 kernel, too. Truthfully, I don't see much difference between 9.1 and 9.2, and I have both systems side-by-side in my office. If my friend is willing to try 9.1, where do I find the kernel-source and the updates? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver
Hello, A friend just called. She was running Win XP on a Packard Bell Easy One Silver 2101 and it crashed totally. I have been trying to convert her to Linux but before installing it, I would like your opinion. From what I found out on the net, her laptop has: RAM 256Mo , 1GHz ,HD 20 Go. What version would be best, MDK 9.1 or 10? Any foreseeable problems?( she would assassinate me if things went ( more) wrong. Thanks for your help Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver
Hello, A friend just called. She was running Win XP on a Packard Bell Easy One Silver 2101 and it crashed totally. I have been trying to convert her to Linux but before installing it, I would like your opinion. From what I found out on the net, her laptop has: RAM 256Mo , 1GHz ,HD 20 Go. What version would be best, MDK 9.1 or 10? Any foreseeable problems?( she would assassinate me if things went ( more) wrong. Thanks for your help Maryse Your best bet would be to check out the Linux on Laptops site at: http://www.linux-laptop.net/ Should be little difference between 9 10, but there may be difficulties with sound and/or modem - depends on what they use. Thank you. It wasn´t on : http://www.linux-laptop.net/ but I found an article in frech on: http://linuxfr.org/~spada/8122.html saying Debian 3.0 installs well on it. The modem only works with the 2.4.23 kernel but the rest functions with 2.6 Problem: how do I get the modem driver if I cannot connect her laptop? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver
On Thursday 26 August 2004 09:33, M.Schild wrote: Hello, A friend just called. She was running Win XP on a Packard Bell Easy One Silver 2101 and it crashed totally. I have been trying to convert her to Linux but before installing it, I would like your opinion. From what I found out on the net, her laptop has: RAM 256Mo , 1GHz ,HD 20 Go. What version would be best, MDK 9.1 or 10? Any foreseeable problems?( she would assassinate me if things went ( more) wrong. Thanks for your help Maryse I would suggest you go over to http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/index.html?PHPSESSID=8fb36aeaa7ea05b6eacff6cbbc718acb and get yourself a copy of PCLOS. PCLOS is a bootable linux liveCD based on Mandrake 9.2 made by a guy called Texstar. Tex has for many years produced RPM packages for Mandrake, and now he has forked off his own distro. What is really nice about PCLOS is that you can boot it from CD just like knoppix and it comes up as a Mandrake desktop with everything already preconfigured with Nvidia drivers, Acrobat, Java etc, and with online update sources predefined. (Tex uses Synaptic instead of rpmdrake for updates) Tex has bundled in a sensible selection of applications all ready to go. Perfect for a Linux newbie. If your friend likes what she see. It is real simple to install PCLOS to hard drive as a dual boot with Windows. Or alternatively you could proceed with a standard Mandrake install knowing that if PCLOS runs then Mandrake will also install OK. I believe in the future all Linux distros will install like this. derek sounds good but unfortunately only comes in english so far. She will want it in french thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver
but I found an article in frech on: http://linuxfr.org/~spada/8122.html saying Debian 3.0 installs well on it. The modem only works with the 2.4.23 kernel but the rest functions with 2.6 Problem: how do I get the modem driver if I cannot connect her laptop? Maryse Does it have a floppy? If not then CD, memory card reader, or a simple network to another machine with a crossover cable I could have thought of it. Another dumb question: can one put an ext. modem on a laptop? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop Easy one Silver
Ya. If you have a serial port on the laptop (which most do have) you can plug a serial cable into the serial port and then to an external modem...which, by all reckoning, is best. Thanks to all of you. Now it is a question if this friend will be brave enough to trust me or if she feels masochistic enough to reinstall XP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] KDE-reply to all
To add it to your toolbar: SettingsConfigure_Toolbars and move the Reply to All to the Current Actions window. cool huh, Yes! thanksexcept it doesn´t seem to work Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] KDE-reply to all
Is there a ´reply to all´ option on Kmail? I cannot find it TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] KDE-reply to all
Is there a ´reply to all´ option on Kmail? I cannot find it TIA Maryse In Kmail just right click and see your choices. Thank you. I could have found that out :-( Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
As root 'urpmi kdeutils-kedit' will install kedit. looks as though I have some missing files and cannot install it. On top of that, my connexion keeps stopping I contact the firm who sold my computer. They tell me the chipset is compatible with intel and soundblast and I can choose another driver.( I wouldn´t know which) they also said I could change the lines in modules.conf to: alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0 above snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm-oss I did it using Kwrite and no Alsa mixer is gone. a mess. Am not going to probe my mood! ;-) Thank you for your patience Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
Could you try this: add the line 'options snd-intel8x0 ac97_quirk=1' at the end of /etc/modprobe.conf if you run a 2.6 kernel (check with 'uname -r') and reboot. Then check mixer levels with alsamixer and try to aplay some sound. when I do /etc/moodprobe.conf (as root) I get permission denied Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Club
I am not sure but I do not think so many people are willing to update their systems twice a year. I agree with this. Mandrake Club is a good idae but if you have a very bad/slow modem connection, I shudder to think how long it would take to download the whole system. bad enough with the upgrades. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
I just tried something, make a backup of your /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modprobe.conf like cp /etc/modules.conf /etc/modules.conf.bak and cp /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf.bak (just in case something goes wrong, because alsaconf writes to these files when it runs). This way you can change things back to what you had before. Now run alsaconf as root and follow the instructions. When it starts it will ask you to shut down alsa and sound, it will attempt to do it its self but its not 100% (it worked for me, without me shutting them down). If you want you can turn them off your self as root with chkconfig alsa off chkconfig sound off and check to see if there off with chkconfig --list and turn them back on with chkconfig alsa on chkconfig sound on if alsaconf doesn't restart them, it should though. Alsaconf wrote a new /etc/modprobe.conf and sound still works. You can try it and see what happens like I said you can put things back if not. Note: It will write to modprobe.conf on 2.6 kernel and modules.conf on 2.4 kernel. Mike did it all but still no sound,sorry Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
No problem! Did you get back the $ prompt after the first command? You should get it back within half a second because it's a short soundfile. Yes, I got it back almostimmediately If the only problem is that you don't hear anything it probably means a mixer problem. With alsamixer (started from the command line) you must raise the PCM and master sliders and both channels must be unmuted (no 'MM' on top of the slider. Toggle with the 'm' key. Done it. They were not muted. still silent. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: SI7012 [SiS SI7012], device 0: Intel ICH [SiS SI7012] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 My onboard sound works (although it did not until the 2.6 kernel in mdk10.0). If there are any settings or .conf files that would be of use I'll post them back to you. Thanks. So there is hope :-) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
I think what he wants is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hoyt]$ aplay -l /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_RingRing.wav List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: V8235 [VIA 8235], device 0: VIA 8235 [VIA 8235] Subdevices: 4/4 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2 Subdevice #3: subdevice #3 card 0: V8235 [VIA 8235], device 1: VIA 8235 [VIA 8235] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 You lost me Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
You haven't answered my previous question: What happened when you used aplay? ;-) Sorry,: nothing happened. I have gone back to my previous driver and don´t get the error message...but no sound Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
What output do _you_ get? ( I must have got my wording wrong the first time :-( ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ms]$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_RingRing.wav Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/KDE_Beep_RingRing.wav' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 22254 Hz, Mono What's the output of 'aplay -l' ? List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices card 0: SI7012 [SiS SI7012], device 0: Intel ICH [SiS SI7012] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Thank you for persevering Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
You mean the 'alternative' sound driver? Yes, not an improvement. Now, when I boot I get: Error while initializing the sound driver device /dev/dsp can´t be opened ( no such file or directory) The error error getting freedb entry is about searching a database on the internet to see the title of the CD etc. . It shouldn't effect playing. If applications seem to be playing but you hear nothing it's often a problem of mixer settings. especially if it comes from a CD! I am lost Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Problems with sound
I installed 10 PowerPack without problems but I don´t have any sound. Aumix is installed. The Kmix icon on my desktop is crossed out and when I try to config the KDE sound, I get: device /dev/dsp can´t be opened (Permission denied) What do I do next, please? TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
With 'ls -l /dev/dsp' you can see the permissions for /dev/dsp . lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root What's the output of '/sbin/lsmod | grep snd-' ? snd-seq-oss31232 0 snd-seq-midi-event 7552 1 snd-seq-oss snd-seq51024 4 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event snd-pcm-oss51812 0 snd-mixer-oss 17952 1 snd-pcm-oss snd-intel8x0 32776 1 snd-ac97-codec 58148 1 snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm93156 2 snd-pcm-oss,snd-intel8x0 snd-timer 24484 2 snd-seq,snd-pcm gameport4480 1 snd-intel8x0 snd-page-alloc 11972 2 snd-intel8x0,snd-pcm snd-mpu401-uart 7072 1 snd-intel8x0 snd-rawmidi23616 1 snd-mpu401-uart snd-seq-device 8008 3 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-rawmidi snd52484 14 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event,snd-seq,snd-pcm-oss,snd-mixer-oss,snd-intel8x0,snd-ac97-codec,snd-pcm,snd-timer,snd-mpu401-uart,snd-rawmidi,snd-seq-device soundcore 9248 1 snd What security level did you choose when you installed Mandrake? I cannot remember, whatever they suggested, medium? I hope it all means something to you, thanks ( sorry for the hijack) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
Oh, that's a link to /dev/asound/dsp. Try 'ls -l /dev/asound/dsp'. ls: /dev/asound/dsp: no such file or directory Have you run Mandrake update yet? System - configuration - packaging - Mandrake update. Maybe after all updates have been installed the problem goes away. No. My phone line has been down for 3 days due to storms. Will do it in several instalments, my connection is lousy Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Problems with sound
Oops, sorry, that should have been 'ls -l /dev/sound/dsp'. I thought so...later this is what I get: crw--- 1 ms audio 14, 3 Jan 1 1970 /dev/sound/dsp all double dutch to me :-) Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update to mdk 10 from 9.1-done it
so far so good. I find I still have a black border around my screen. I have tried different resolutions but it is still there. I find everything is very small too. Where have my Cd and DVD icons gone on my KDE desktop??? how do I find them? thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update to mdk 10 from 9.1-done it
so far so good. I find I still have a black border around my screen. I have tried different resolutions but it is still there. I find everything is very small too. Where have my Cd and DVD icons gone on my KDE desktop??? how do I find them? thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update to mdk 10 from 9.1-done it
This will allow you to stretch the screen; BUT, mind you, you MUST make sure that you've chosen the right monitor in MCC = Hardware = Monitor prior to playing with it - along with making sure you've chosen the correct video card (and, of course the proper resolution). Thanks, I´ll play with that later. But where are my disks ( DVD and CD-RW?) icons? (KDE) maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update to mdk 10 from 9.1-done it
This will allow you to stretch the screen; BUT, mind you, you MUST make sure that you've chosen the right monitor in MCC = Hardware = Monitor prior to playing with it - along with making sure you've chosen the correct video card (and, of course the proper resolution). Thanks, I´ll play with that later. But where are my disks ( DVD and CD-RW?) icons? (KDE) maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Update to mdk 10 from 9.1-done it
Thanks, I´ll play with that later. But where are my disks ( DVD and CD-RW?) icons? (KDE) maryse Maryse; have a look at KDE Control CenterLookNFeelBehaviorDevice Icons. Select the icons for the drives you have and apply. Found it, clicked the right things, then¨ apply¨...and still no icons BUT the icon comes on now when a disk is in so I should think it is OK Thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Advice needed
I have just received Mdk 10.0 Powerpack. I am currently running 9.1 but quite a few things don´t work propely so I sha;; make a clean install. I would like to keep my Home. I am always a bit confused when it come to define about mnt points and sizes. I have a 40G memory drive and only run Mandrake so I don´t want to muck things up because I shall not be able to get in touch with you if things go bad. I am a home user who only want a system to work, nothing fancy so if you have any suggestionsTIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] A little guidence
If anyone would happen to know any good sites which contain documentation regarding line based commands of write ups of the GUI components of Mandrake 10.0 i would be most appreciative. try ´The Definitive Guide, 10.0´ sold by Mandrake store Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] petition- software patents
it´s worth signing the petition http://petition.eurolinux.org/index_html?LANG=en Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Linux and Iraq
let´s hope it helps them: LINUX TAKES ROOT IN IRAQ LUGs (Linux User Groups) are everywhere. Brazil. South Africa. Zimbabwe. And now Iraq. Last year two 20-something Linux and open source enthusiasts living in Baghdad discovered each other online and created the Iraqi Linux User Group. Since then, they have been educating Iraqis about Linux and advocating that open source be used when rebuilding the country's infrastructure. -- Read the Article: http://info.redhat.com/a/tBA7XMRAJPSNNAR4fGiAK7YKEvU/utjl5 Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Paris and Linux
Then again, for that kind of job, they will probably make a cut down simplified install of mdk, so it might not make any difference to us at all. :-( I heard the mayor of Paris was considering Linux because his collegue of Munich has already gone that way Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Paris and Linux
That was tongue in cheek right? Just in case it was not MS has a 80% + margin on Windows and Office so yeah, they are a bit over priced. At 60% kickback MS still makes money. They get away with itso far Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Paris and Linux
It won't help them :) I've read somewhere that in all the France (or maybe Paris only) in gov. administration all computers MUST run on open source systems and programs... Never heard about that. So far, the local administration here (back of beyond of France) is still running Windows. Paris has switched( or is in the process of) to Linux Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] reason to smirk 25,034
Something else to pass on to MS users, entitled 'R.I.P. I.E.' http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2004-06-25-018-26-OP-DT-SW Virus hiding on web pages utilises I.E. 'features'. Don't know what virii or what web pages. it´s all on: http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/download_ject.mspx Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Modem detected but not supported
The moral is, if you must have a WinModem, get one with a Lucent chipset. I haven't found one yet that I couldn't get to work with the free driver, and the whole modem costs less than the Conexant driver. I find the Linux distros should put on warning on their boxes saying use a ext. modem. Imagine someone who decides to buy a computer without an OS and an internal modem .He decides to install Linux but the modem is not detected/supported. How do you get to download a driver without a functioning modem? When I bought this machine, they sellers told me I would have no problem with Mandrake and the int. modem ( I don´t have Windows). I am suspicious and still had my external oneso they could send me a driver. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Modem detected but not supported
There are _some_ internal modems that work quite well with Linux -- without drivers. The tricky bit is finding them. Maybe but if you are new to Linux and proudly want to install it on a new machine you get stuck. What would your next move be? Windows? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] how do I open....
As far as I know, you can't open an Excel password-protected file in OpenOffice. Get the sender to save the file again, without the password, and send you the new version - then it should open OK. There are utilities to do this: http://lastbit.com/excel/default.asp else you can surf through www.astalabista.com and see if there's a free utility to take care of this issue... I know it´s a long time since I tackled the subject. Unless I am wrong, those programs only work with Windows. I don´t have Windows.and the person who sent it has no recollection of using a password Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] how do I open....
Are you sure this is an Excel file? IF it is really an Excel file, it should open with OpenOffice, BUT the .exe file extension is *not* an Excel file - it is a Windows executable (program) file! I suggest you double-check with the sender before attempting to open it... Ye it is an Excel file. it is a Self-extracting Archive .( thanks for the site) I decompressed it with Ark which showed an .xls file. When trying to open it with Open office I get: *this file is password protected* I don´t know how to get around that TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] how do I open....
I received an Excel .exe attachment. I know it is safe. How do I open it, please? I have Mk 9.1 Thanks Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Shutdown/Reboot
I have a problem... If I use the Shutdown/Reboot GUI in either KDE or Gnome, the screen goes black, and the computer just hangs, and does not shut down. Turn it on again, and the HDD has to be checked before it boots up. Mine does just the same ( 9.1) However, Open up a terminal, type poweroff or reboot, and things happen as they should. Thanks for the tip, I just tried and it works. I havent got a problem with this method, but my PC doesnt have a Windows partition, and is shared by other members of my family, and every time one of them has used it, It checks the file system, as they have been bought up on Windows, and keep forgetting the terminal method.. Any Ideas how I can fix this problem so it works as it should? I don´t run Windows either and I am the only one to use the machine. I was told to this by the support team, haven´t tried yet: it appears that the implementation of apic/apm is not totally compatible with the kernel that 9.1 is running on. one thing you could try is updaing your system to the latest kernel that we have made available for 9.1. another possibility is to try kernel parameters that have an effect on acpi and apm. here is how: boot like this: press esc at the lilo screen at the beginning of the boot process type this at the \'boot:\' prompt: linux noapic acpi=off enter or linux noapic acpi=off apm=off enter or linux noacpi noapm apm=power_off enter if none of the above work then try passing one or more of the following to the linux kernel in the above format: acpi=ht nolapic noapic noacpi acpi=off pci=noacpi noapm apm=off apm=power_off Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10
Alternatively, I could buy the download edition on cheap CDs, and use that as a test to see how things are beforebuying the boxed set. - From Mandrake's point of view, buying the cheapies and subscribing to the club is much better than buying direct from MandrakeSoft. They get all of club money, but only a bit from sales. I am going to ask a stupid question: I don´t mind which way I do it but I need a version as reliable as possible because I am a total ignoramus. On top of that, I have a lousy modem connection so big downloads are not possible. Wouldn´t buying the cheapies and subscribing to the club make me too dependant on too many downloads? Also I gave up Windows 3 years ago so if the install doesn´t work, I am stuck. It would be nice if someone could get KRUD to do Mandrake updates on CDs. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10
Here's a suggestion though. Have you considered joining a Linux User's Group? They usually have a high-speed connections available, and someone should be able to burn the updates for you. I hadn´t thought, good idea It would also give you an opportunity to learn more, and to contribute from your own experiences. As far as getting a reliable version is concerned, the boxed-set may be the best choice, since it includes drivers which may be better suited to your needs. That´s what I was planning to do Thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OK...I need an external modem...any suggestions?
Well, I've learned a Linux lessonI have a winmodem on my Dell 8300 Dimension desktop computer. None of the distros I've tried, including Mandrake, will accept it. So, I did some research last night and learned that an external modem in this situation is the best thing. The ones advertized at the computer store near me (Microcenter) are Best Data, Diamond, US Robotics and Zoom. Are any of these brands better than the others? This would be for dial up right now. Each brand has several types, which is confusing. I´ve gone through 3 Olitec ( www.olitec.com) because of lightning and forgetting to unplug the phone line. They work well and are linux friendly Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Image viewer
DOM == Dirty Old Man. Synonyms include reprobate, lecher, pervert. In Brazil, they can be found strolling along the incredible beautiful beaches staring at the even more incredible female occupants. Or so I've heard. I have seen the male occupants and yes, they are incredible too Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Richiesta aiuto per un grave problema
Buongiorno, ho bisogno di un aiuto per un problema gravissimo ed inspiegabile che sto avendo con Linux Mandrake 7.2. Mi sono accorto da ieri che per qualche oscura ragione lo spazio disco mi si sta riducendo di minuto in minuto, senza che io faccia nulla di significativo. [EMAIL PROTECTED] alberto]$ df . Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 4735892 4182188313136 93% / Dopo qualche secondo [EMAIL PROTECTED] alberto]$ df . Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 4735892 4182192313132 93% / E dopo qualche secondo ancora [EMAIL PROTECTED] alberto]$ df . Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 4735892 4182224313100 93% / Cosa sta succedendo ? E' possibile fare qualcosa ? Grazie di cuore a chiunque vorrà rispondermi. Alberto If I understand correctly, this person is asking for help because the space available on his son´s hard drive is diminishing rapidly for some unknown reason. I can´t help with the technical stuff but should be able to (have someone) translate the answer Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] burning CDs
Hi, I installed 9.1 two days ago on my new machine. No problems, everything seemed to install without problem and yesterday I was dowloading some photos from my digital camera. All went well then I tried to burn them on a CD with K3b. Things seem to go well but when I tried to read that CD, I could´t access the data and the icon was locked. No doubt I missed something but what? Thanks and be patient please, I am a homeuser newbie Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] burning CDs
Hi, I installed 9.1 two days ago on my new machine. No problems, everything seemed to install without problem and yesterday I was dowloading some photos from my digital camera. All went well then I tried to burn them on a CD with K3b. Things seem to go well but when I tried to read that CD, I could´t access the data and the icon was locked. No doubt I missed something but what? Thanks and be patient please, I am a homeuser newbie Maryse I could´t access the data and the icon was locked. What Icon? The CD Icon? On the desktop? Yes. When I insert the disk on which I copied my photos and click on K3B, I can see the photos are on the CD. But I cannot open it directly Are you using supermount? What´s that? Did you save permissions in K3B? Not having a digital camera, the permissions I assume are user? Not root? It´s a mass storage. I could download them into Home dir without problem as a user. It is just that I cannot access the data in the RW CD. TIA Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] camera-usb mass storage what dev is it?
Mandrake 10 Community camera: Fuji finepix 1300 kernel 2.6.3 Under Mdk 9.2 I would mount the usb mass storage (the smartmedia card in my camera) as such: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera and it would work fine. Now, however, it is not listed as /dev/sda1. Can anyone tell me either a) what the dev entry has changed to or preferably b) how to find out what it is myself. usbview shows a lot of info but doesn't tell me what the /dev entry is cat /proc/bus/usb/devices: T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=04cb ProdID=0100 Rev=10.00 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=05 Prot=00 Driver=usb-storage E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms doesn't tell me what it's as in /dev. harddrake shows it as a usb mass storage device named Fuji Finepix 4700 / Finepix 1400 or some such Vendor Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Bus: USB Description: FinePix 4700 Zoom / FinePix 1400 Zoom digital camrea (actually spelled 'camrea') Module: Removable:camera Media class: Mass Storage|SFF-8070i I've tried rebooting, modprobing usb-storage (usb-uhci is already in from my usb mouse). I'm sure it's probably right under my nose but that's probably why I can't find it... it's a pretty big nose :O) On RH 7.3 I had the same problem. I was advised to do: # mkdir /mnt/camera mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera it worked. I have just installed Mandrake 9.1 and all I had to do is click on the icon. Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
