Re: [newbie] how about CompuServe for Linux?
Wow, AmiPro, that is going back in the day. I thought they were bought by IBM and then they renamed the product WordPro. :) For some reason I believe Applixware does do the conversion. You will have to check the website to be sure though. There prices are getting kinda out of hand though. Eric Subject: [newbie] how about CompuServe for Linux? Date: Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 07:42:40AM -0600 Time to reply! Quoting Adrian Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): with all this AOL talk, does anyone out there know if CompuServe (owned by AOL of course) has a Linux software? CS is my main email address and if the world were perfect there would be a CS program that could read my current address book email folders and then life would be good. and while i'm asking anyone know of a Linux word processor that can read files created in: Ami Pro 3.0 *.sam MS Works 4.5 *.wps *.wks StarOffice doesn't do either of these directly... i'd have to convert the orignals to RTF or something those have been my main writing tools for years years, and since i'm a writer me gots loads of files in those formats. oh yea... and... no just kidding, i'll save that question for after i get netscape updated to the latest greatest. maybe it will fix =) thanks all Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] 7.1 -- 2-CD download mystery -- How?
Which site did you download the iso from. I have been having trouble downloading them since it came out. I can't seem to get any of the sites on the website to connected and I have a cable modem. Eric At 01:37 AM 6/10/2000 -0700, you wrote: I haven't even tried an FTP install of Linux in my life. Of course I had a 56K and didn't want to tie up the phone for days. Now I'm on cable, so I download the .iso images and burn CD-R's of Mandrake. I'd recommend you find a friend with a fast connection and a CD-R (or CD-RW) drive. I don't really want to offer to do this for anyone online since I could get flooded with requests and have to play pick-and-choose. If a person sent me 2 CD-R's, the mailer to mail them with, and the money to cover the postage back to them (or have the stamps put on the return mailer yourself before you send it) then I'd be willing to burn .iso's to CD-R for a few people. I might do 1 or 2 per week like that, but with only a 2x burner, I can't offer to do it a lot. Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Well, as it turns out, there seems to be NO WAY to download the new Mandrake 7.1 by FTP. Since 7.1 is on two CD rather than one CD, there is a pause during the download install that has completely stumped me (and probably others). I selected Custom, Normal for download and all of the categories (except for the extra "Documentation" category) for a total of 2.2 Gig or 764 packages. Each time (once from rpmfind a few days ago and today from metalab.unc.edu), I got precisely the same results: the download pauses on the file "kpppload", with nearly exactly half of the packages still waiting to be downloaded, and suddenly moves on to the next stage of install, namely, "Installing packages," "select your time zone,", "configure your printer," etc. etc. until you get the ironic message : Mandrake 7.1 successfully installed (which it most certainly is NOT, as you find out if you try to use it). Earlier tonight, a kind list member explained this mystery to us: the first CD stops precisely here at "kpppload" and asks you to insert the second CD. Well, that's fine and dandy if you have the CD's (I am still waiting for mine from LinuxLand). But what do you do if you are trying to download and install MDK 7.1 by FTP? I tried to download a minimal version (700 megs). Same problem. I then tried to download an even more minimal version without KDE, hoping to then return and upgrade and install KDE last. Again, same problem. In fact, it refused to let me install at all without installing KDE (where it once again stopped at precisely kpppload). In desperation, I decided to download Mandrake with KDE ONLY (300 Megs) and then build on that. No dice! Once again, with 3:20 to go and many packages left, it once again stopped at kpppload and proceeded to "finish" the rest of the installation process as if nothing had happened! So, how do the rest of you do it? What' the secret formula, folks? Thank you so much. -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] mandrake 6.0 with pentium II, Apache Server, Oracle 8i
By default root cannot login remotely. It is not suggested to do this as it is a security risk. This can be gotten around if you really need to do it by editing /etc/securetty file. As for the problem with X windows, not sure what is causing that as I have the graphic log in and have no problems login in as root. At 09:57 AM 3/2/2000 -0600, FlipZ wrote: i got 2 problems: 1. I can't login as root, but i can login as my user and su to root. 2., Startx works with root but not the other users Any help would be greta. FlipZ
VIRUS DETECT IN THIS EMAIL DO NOT OPENRe: [newbie] C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe
I just downloaded this email with its attachment and my virus program found a virus in the .exe file At 11:32 PM 3/1/2000 +0100, Xavier Fromant wrote: Test: Pretty Park.exe :) Xavier Fromant
Re: [newbie] RPMs Go Where?
before installing the rpm, go to a xterm session, cd to the directory that has the RPM you want installed and try doing this. rpm -qipl ..rpm |more this will show you just about everything about the rpm. Eric At 07:27 AM 3/1/2000 -0500, Lane Lester wrote: I've read the man page, but it just isn't clear to me: what parameter do I add to the rpm command so it will tell me where it's sticking all this wonderful stuff? I've been using -Uhv, but I'd like to have something so that I would see a display like tar -xfzf gives me. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to go with Linux...
Re: [newbie] Cute login
Go to the desktop configurator in XWindows, it gives you the option in there to change the icon or chnage the login manager. At 04:21 PM 3/1/2000 -0600, Meanie wrote: This is my second request here... anyone know how to get rid of the penguin graphic at login? -- Meanie
RE: [newbie] People who get LI at boot up rather than LILO BOOT:
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Actually when the LI pops up it usually means that the /boot part of Linux is no install within the first 1024 cylinder of the hard drive. Take a look the docs and it will probably point you on how to fix this. I personally have a tripe boot system with a 25Gb hard drive and I created a boot disk instead of LILO due to the fact linux is installed on the last 10Gb which means LILO won't be able to boot to it. This is a normal problem, but can be fixed with some work and planning. At 10:45 AM 2/25/2000 -0800, you wrote: no I have had that problem and what it was is that you didn't have the complete download of the product check the image size and see if it is the same as the site size? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] People who get LI at bootup rather than LILO BOOT: This is almost certainly a problem with hard drive geometry. You should open up your PC and look at the label glued onto it, and make a note of the number of cyliners, heads and sectors. If you want a dual-boot machine, and the windows part already works OK, then you don't need to mess with the BIOS. If this is not the case, have a look at the BIOS, and try setting LBA as the hard disk addressing mode. If this still doesn't work, boot linux from a boot floppy, edit /etc/lilo.conf and add this line append = "hd=cyl,hds,sctrs" where cyl is the number of cylinders, hds is the number of heads and sctrs is the number of sectors printed on your disk. You might find the LILO mini HOWTO and the BOOTDISK HOWTO useful, Steve Flynn IBM MVS Operations Analyst -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.2 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBOLbf2D80MyC4YemsEQKYWACgoaMyv3yX90YePlnFoiLP0inPjq8AoISt zW6UJc5yoFwBpW2BLvpGN2OH =13oV -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] Rage Fury 128 32Mb.
This card is supported in version 7.0 as well as it is supported in Red Hat 's beta 6.2 Piglet, Although it seems that the mandrake version had no problems with install. The Rage All in Wonder Pro 128 has problems when it comes to the screen becoming blured and destored. It works however if you can get through the install. :) mandrake man At 10:26 AM 2/10/2000 -0800, you wrote: Hi Please have someone VGA Rage Fury 128 32 MB. and work this VGA card with Linux Mandrake 6.1 or 7.0? I install Mandrake 6.1 but Linux have problem with this card no start X win. Cannot start X server FATAL error Have someone instruction step by step for configuration this VGA card ?? Thank you George PGP signature
