Re: [newbie] [Newbie] Getting online
If it's anything like my system, it most likely means you don't have the proper DNS servers in kppp - Original Message - From: "phil" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:08 AM Subject: [newbie] [Newbie] Getting online Anyone help me with this error message: "warning the following hosts are unknown. home.netscape.com,home6.netscape.com and internic.net this means that some or all hosts will be unreachable. Perhaps there is a problem with your name server If your site must use a non-root name server you will need to set the $SOCKS_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server it may (or may not be nescessary) to set this variable or the socks host preference,to the IP adress of the host in question rather than its name. consult your system administrator."
Re: [newbie] sorry, a followup to my question!
It means you have your settings set to use 24 bit color (In different terms 24 bit color depth) The driver you are using is most likely one that has 3d acceleration buillt in and I think most of them stick to 16 bit. --Matt - Original Message - From: "James carlson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:14 AM Subject: [newbie] sorry, a followup to my question! Ok, it says "Driver can't support depth 24" what does this mean!? Thanks, James -- James carlson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/14/2001
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA screen brightness
I've been wondering the same thing. I have a considerably dark old monitor. --Matt - Original Message - From: "Pascal Poirier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: [newbie] NVIDIA screen brightness My screen and card have always been a little darker then normal especially with the loopback for the Hollywood Plus card. I was wondering if there is someway of adjusting the brightness in KDE or in xfree86 (which ever one is possible or easiest)? Any help would be great so I won't have this rather dark screen to look at. PS The card is a NVIDIA TNT card Pascal Poirier 8^) ** "Time is just one damn thing after another!" -Anonyms Fifth Year Electrical Engineering Daltech, Nova Scotia **
Re: [newbie] Recommend ftp rpm site for mandrake
Here's one... http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/Linux-Mandrake.html - Original Message - From: "Gary Nielson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 1:14 PM Subject: [newbie] Recommend ftp rpm site for mandrake I want to configure rpmdrake to check for rpms on an ftp or http server. What is a good one that I can point to? What URL? Any help appreciated.
Re: [newbie] automatic login?
Sure, it's an option right in the install of Mandrake 7.2 When it asks if you want to automatically start X answer yes. Then when it asks you if you want it to automatically log in a user say yes and enter the user and password. Good luck! - Original Message - From: "Jose Ramon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:16 AM Subject: [newbie] automatic login? Hello to all! We are trying to do a machine for connect to Internet, but we need that this thing perform an automatic login, that is to say, the machine has to perform a login automatically after has been powered on. Somebody know how to do it? Thank, and sorry for my english
Re: [newbie] How to find dependencies?
For a quick and dirty way to deal with dependancies that are in the current
RPM file you can install two times, the second over the top of the first but
the first one with the command
rpm -i --force {rpm.file.name.rpm here}
--force should do the install even if it is missing dependancies.
then just reinstall it over the top of the first with a -U to "upgrade"
rpm -U --force {rpm.file.name.rpm here}
As I'm also a newbie, I might be wrong here...
--Matt
- Original Message -
From: "DRX" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 7:16 AM
Subject: [newbie] How to find dependencies?
Trying to install an rpm package downloaded from rpmfind.net I got an
error message saying that two libraries were needed before I could install
this rpm package. Going back to rpmfind.net to download those two
libraries I discovered two things:
1. The two missing libraries are included in the rpm package I was
trying to install.
2. The two missing libraries are _only_ included in the rpm package
I
was trying to install. That is, it is _not_ possible to download those
two
libraries separately. Attempting to download the two missing libraries
only results in downloading the original rpm package. I doubt that it
will
help to download it again.
The name of the package I have tried to install is
XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm. The two libraries needed in order to
install
it are libXaw.so.7 and libXfont.so.1. These two libraries are included in
the XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm package. How can there be a failed
dependency when those two libraries are included in the package? How do I
get around this? How can I install XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk? Thank you for
your help.
DRX
Re: [newbie] How to find dependencies?
Tom, thanks for the advice. I get my info from lots of places and surely
some of it isn't too good.
I would never think of doing anything real important with that cheap and
dirty command line and should have said so in my message.
Later,
--Matt
- Original Message -
From: "Tom Brinkman" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] How to find dependencies?
On Tuesday 06 March 2001 08:26 am, Matt Schroeder wrote:
For a quick and dirty way to deal with dependancies that are in the
current RPM file you can install two times, the second over the top of
the first but the first one with the command
rpm -i --force {rpm.file.name.rpm here}
--force should do the install even if it is missing dependancies.
then just reinstall it over the top of the first with a -U to "upgrade"
rpm -U --force {rpm.file.name.rpm here}
As I'm also a newbie, I might be wrong here...
it are libXaw.so.7 and libXfont.so.1. These two libraries are
included
in the XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk.i586.rpm package. How can there be a
failed
dependency when those two libraries are included in the package? How
do I get around this? How can I install XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk? Thank
you for your help.
DRX
Not wrong Matt, but surely BAD advice. Use of --nodeps or --force
should only be LAST resort options, when you're pretty sure you know what
you're doing and prepared to accept the consequences if you break your
system, specially with major upgrades (like XFree86)
When installing with 'rpm -Uvh' (or -Fvh, -ivh), if deps are not met,
the install/upgrade will fail and the deps will be listed. To make sure
they're not already on the system, run 'locate'. EG,
/home/tom : locate -i libxaw.so.7
/var/tmp/XFree86-root/usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7.0
/var/tmp/XFree86-root/usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7.0
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7
So, it's already installed on my system. To find out how it got there,
/home/tom : rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7
XFree86-libs-4.0.2-4mdk So now we know we're lookin for an XFree86-libs
package, and we'll want to match version and patch level (eg, 4.0.1-28mdk)
if at all possible.
Now if locate or whatprovides turn up nothin, then go to,
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/and search libXaw.so.7
which returns XFree86-libs-4.0.1-28mdk-i586.rpm (among many others
and other distros)
So XFree86-libs-4.0.1-28mdk needs to be installed before
XFree86-4.0.1-28mdk. BUT, not neccesarily, when upgrading multiple
packages for something like XFree86 it's a good idea to d/l them all into
a
directory all by themselves and then run 'rpm -Uvh *' This helps to
avoid circular dependency failures. rpm will cross check all the rpms in
the dir, and still may return some failed deps. So then it's back to
rpmfind.net to get those. Repeat til successful ;
There's other ways to find/satisfy deps, urpmf and rpm2html come to
mind, but the above is how I do it. Also, when upgrading to packages newer
than your distro version (eg, LM7.2), you'll prob'ly get into situations
sooner or later when you might be a little leary of the provider (eg,
cooker, contribs, etc.). Then it's a good idea to get the src rpm version
and rebuild it on your system to better insure compatibility.
--
Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car driver ever,
he's won his 8th and His Greatest Championship
Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Modular 560 USB modem: drivers please
I went to the Modular Tech. website and there's a statement that a MMX CPU is essential. That's a pretty big tip off that this modem is ALSO a winmodem. There are USB winmodems. It says nowhere that this modem will not work in Linux but it does say minimum PC specs are a Intel 266 MMX or non intel 300MMX and 32 megs of ram. Statements like these point pretty for sure at it being a winmodem. Some are getting winmodems to work depending on the make. Here's the link to Modular: http://www.modulartech.com/usbprod.htm Good luck. I recommend an external standard serial modem. The port nobody uses anyway... I have a ZOOM 56K external that Mandrake detects just fine. Original Message - From: "John Carlarne" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 3:40 AM Subject: [newbie] Modular 560 USB modem: drivers please Hi, I have a Modular 560 USB modem that a friend leant me because my other modem is a windows modem. I have tried to locate drivers for my USB modem, but can 't find any. Does anyone know where I can find some that might work? Many thanks in advance. John
[newbie] What's wrong with my DVD?
I have been running Mandrake 7.2 Kernel 2.2.17 and at bootup I see that my DVD is assigned to dev/hdd (Pioneer 6X) Yet when I try to use the DVD drive for a cdrom it does nothing and says the device doesn't exist. What didn't I do to get it to work? I try to mount it and it never works... In /mnt I have cdrom and cdrom2 but for all I know these may be both links to my master cd which is an HP 8100 CDRW I want to get dvd's playing on this thing. Actually I'd like the drive to work period. As of now it's as if it isn't there. I've looked all over for how to do this and even the latest 4 inch thick books have like 4 sentences on getting a DVD drive to run. --Matt
Re: [newbie] where is Mesa includes in LM7.2...
My install had Mesa going in it. (Download version w/ extension CD) Ot at least it had some working implementation of GL since it runs Xtraceroute just fine. --Matt - Original Message - From: "B.V.L.S.Prasad" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:30 PM Subject: [newbie] where is Mesa includes in LM7.2... I tried compiling a graphics program.. but it was giving an error complaining that glut.h is not found why is it so... I searched for these files, they really dont exist... I installed mandrake7.2 with 101% option. doesnt mandrake 7.2 has Mesa includes... thankyou...!! Happy Day, Prasad, B.V.L.S., Research Scholar. * AIM OF SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE : NATURE CRYSTALLOGRAPHY * _ __ ___ ___ ___ |Thought| | Fourier| | | |Different| | Fourier | |Structure| | waves |--|Analysis|--|NATURE|--|Forms of |--|Synthesis|--| of | | | || | | |Knowledge| | | | NATURE | |___| || |__| |_| |_| |_| * [EMAIL PROTECTED] PROTEIN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ...Shiva *
Re: [newbie] Make a screendump ???
There should be a screen capture program under graphics in the menu if you are running 7.2 Can't tell you exactly the name of the prog. right now though since I'm not at home... It's pretty straight forward in it's use. --Matt - Original Message - From: "Lars Bo Molnit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:26 AM Subject: [newbie] Make a screendump ??? I have af program i want to make a screendump from ??? Can anybody help me, how or where i can get help for it ? Lars Molnit Denmark Sorry about my English, but I'm only Danish...
Re: [newbie] resolution at startup
key in xf86config most likely you have to be root. Check this out for lots of other little things... http://www.powerup.com.au/~squadron/ Hope that is what you wanted... --Matt - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:51 AM Subject: [newbie] resolution at startup Does anyone know how to change the resolution at startup before it goes into X? I know it is possible but I am not sure how to do it. Any ideas? Im running Mandrake 7.2 Acid Burn
Re: [newbie] wtfo download site
One thing you might try is to use netscape if you're using Konqueror. I noticed that when I go to rpmfind.net in Konq. it asks for a user name and password but it doesn't if I use netscape. --Matt - Original Message - From: "Donald Jr Saxton" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: [newbie] wtfo download site Hello All, When I went to wtfo.com to get the linux-Mandrake updates. I'm prompted for a username password. I was able to get into it once download files. Now whenever I go to : ftp://ftp.wtfo.com/pub/linux/mandrake/updates/7.2/RPMS/ it asks for a username password. -- -- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [newbie] playing the Mandrake Update game
I too am having problems with the Mandrake Update prog. I tried upgrading it manually today with an RPM and it still acts the same as it did for me. Mine acts differently than yours in that it looks on the mirror site, looks as though it's transferring data and the info file and then the list never shows in the box. It finishes and there's nothing there. I can't figure it out. If this happens to me then I think updating it won't help you either but maybe it will. Try this in a terminal as su (root) Disclaimer: (As I am also a newbie, you do this under your own free will and risk. LOL) rpm -U --force ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/updates/7.2/RPMS/MandrakeUpdate-7.2-19.1mdk .i586.rpm I tried this and it didn't seem to change anything except I now have the latest version. It still doesn't work right so I guess it's something else that is wrong. --Matt - Original Message - From: "Adam Baxter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: [newbie] playing the Mandrake Update game Well, as you can tell, I'm a newbie to Linux. I have a few problems with this OS. First and foremost is the Mandrake Update thingy. Its possessed by the satan, I swear. First, it lured me into thinking that it worked correctly, then it turned on me! I don't know what it did, but the whole system now refuses to update anything, even if I pull it through a different packaging application. The do the same thing it does, slow the processing speed down to nill and crash. The only thing I haven't done is un-install the Update application, but I don't believe that's going to help me at all. Is there anything I can do aside from a formal destroy all/take no prisoners? KC
[newbie] Mandrake Update is broken...
My Mandrake update worked fine for a couple weeks. I used it succesfully quite a few times. Now it loads up and when I tell it to update it's list it goes through the motions but nothing ever shows up. The modem even pulls data by the looks of things. Anyone got an idea what's wrong? --Matt
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update Robot... Also pertains to thread titled Mandrake Update fails
Has anyone tried this tool? It's relatively new apparently and is on FreshMeat. Here's the link. Apparently it installs all updates and dependencies and reports on what was done to the sysadmin... I guess it is text based and will be included in LM 8.0 --Matt White Bear Lake, MN - Original Message - From: "Dave Horsfall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update fails On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Dan LaBine wrote: Dave, I concur with Romna,...download the updates seperately from multiple sites if necessary. Then install them in a logical sequence. Here's a tip that saved me a few times - When installing the KDE updates, make sure that you're running Gnome, and not KDE. In Drakconf, disable as many services as possible,...keep only those absolutely required to run your PC , then do a full reboot to unload the disabled services and daemons, and then do your updates. Try using Kpackage instead of the "software-updater", and be prepared to jump on the net to grab associated libraries from www.rpmfind.net Good advice; thanks! One other thing,...if you have a CD burner, burn all the updates to CD, in case you need to re-install everything later. I've been doing this for a month or so, and it's really paid off having the updates on hand. Yeah, the thought had occurred to me, after downloading the same packages for the umpteenth time... And I pay for incoming traffic, too. -- Dave
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update Robot... Also pertains to thread titled Mandrake Update fails
My stupid email prog removed the link I had included to freshmeat... Here it is... http://freshmeat.net/projects/mandrakeupdaterobot/
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update fails
I have had good experiences with some things. I just do a few at a time. For instance I have no more updates listed under the category "bugfix" I had 4 and did them this lunch hour. Some have dependency conflicts and unfortunately as far as I know it has no dependency checking. I wonder if anyone has gotten their updates list down to nothing... --Matt - Original Message - From: "H.J.Bathoorn" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update fails On Thursday 15 February 2001 02:41, you wrote: Dave Horsfall wrote: Mandrake 7.2 on a nondescript P133, 32Mb memory. order, instead of making a dependency tree). Anyone seen this? Try as I might, even with different mirrors, I get the same bland error message... Specifying the exact error would go a long way to solving this, like, is it my problem, or a network problem... I also found if I tried it long enough, it told me to use another site, so I guess there's a per-IP download limit? Other than that, I'm quite impressed with Mandrake, despite being in the Unix game for over 20 years... -- Dave Dave, Rather than using the update utility, I would recommend navigating to one of the many ftp sites and downloading the updates. Romna Hello, Is there anyone out there who actualy succeeded with 'live update'? I certainly didn't :o( Downloading the updates is sound advice. Have fun, Harm Bathoorn
[newbie] Linux and Qwest DSL
Hi everyone, I'd like DSL but Qwest's FAQ states that any multiple computer netowork where I'd like to use DSL needs an external DSL modem. I planned on connecting with a winders machine and then with my Linksys 5 port switch and a pair of NIC's I would share the DSL connection. Is this possible with their apparently "winmodem" PCI slot DSL modem? (intel 2100 Pro) The only thing keeping me from getting the Cisco external (Cisco 675) is cost. $295-$100 rebate from Qwest. Versus I think $125-$100 rebate for the Intel internal DSL modem. Anyway, maybe there are Linux drivers out there for that Intel internal. Thanks for any reply! --Matt
[newbie] The NSA's SELINUX
It's put out by the National Security Agency in the U.S. aka. the NSA ;-) Supposedly quite secure. I wonder what might conflict if we merged this into mandrake? Has anyone tried it out? --Matt
Re: [newbie] USB Mouse
My BIOS had a setting to shut off the ps2 mouse port. After I did that I stopped getting an error when the mouse wasn't in the ps2 port since I was using my MS optical mouse in the usb port like it was meant to be. --Matt - Original Message - From: "Tony Branch" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 10:56 AM Subject: [newbie] USB Mouse I've never had success simply swapping a PS mouse with a USB mouse and getting the latter to work. What does work, for me, is a complete re-installation of the OS, LM7.1 or LM7.2. The USB is found during the start of installation and works completely fine.
Re: [newbie] Condescenscion
It is a newbie list for Linux. Nobody said it was a newbie list for automated email lists. There is a difference. The only thing any human has to do with a subscription to automated email lists is to use his or her index finger to power on the server that does all the receiving and sending and suscribing and unsubscribing. --Matt - Original Message - From: -michael- [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:48 AM Subject: [newbie] Condescenscion I was under the impression this was a newbie list! I half-expected, though wasn't able to handle, the 'we know more than you do' attitude of the folks on the freeBSD IRQ channel who convinved me to forget about trying freeBSD by their cold shoulder...I just hope that those people who have a hard time with getting off this list don't get the same bad taste in their mouths... (from Webster's) Main Entry: condescension Pronunciation: "kn-di-'sen(t)-shn Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin condescension-, condescensio, from condescendere Date: 1647 1 : voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in relations with an inferior 2 : patronizing attitude or behavior -- -michael-
[newbie] Can anyone tell me the byte size on a DL ISO burned to CD?
Can anyone tell me the byte size on a downloaded ISO burned to CD? How about the extras disc as well? Thanks!
[newbie] Checking integrity...
Is there any way to check my CD's I burned from ISO images for integrity? Unfortunately I tossed the ISO's after I had the CD's burned. If so, please let me know. Even if it is something as simple as just number of bytes at least I'll know somewhat closely. I'd like to check both the install and the extension CD's --Matt White Bear Lake, MN
[newbie] Networking question...
Can I use a switch instead of a router to connect a Linux and a Win 98 machine? I know most people use a router but I have a 16 port switch that I got for cheap... (SMC EZ NET 10/100 Switch - 16 Ports) It says it also works as a router but can dramatically improve networking speed as a switch... I have no manuals or anything. Just the switch itself. Also, can I later add a DSL modem to the switch and share my DSL between the systems? I know so little about networking that it's a shame. Are there any how to's or anything that might help out...
Re: [newbie] postscript lament
One way is to use a program called Apsfilter. It automatically recognizes and transforms documents into PostScript, and can then pipe the document through ghostscript to your printer. It supports LPR and ghostscript 5 uniprint driver support. It also supports printing of HTML and PDF documents. Get it at Downloads.com On another note, there is Logictran RTF Converter. It will convert to HTML and then maybe you could get a convertor from HTML to .ps? Also at downloads.com I know this isn't what you want to hear but there is a program I used to use in windows that would "print" to PDF files and an option was to save as .ps as well. I wonder if it might run under an emulator? This gave great quality and was real easy to use. The other options I have not actually used since I have no use for them. It might be a little screwy but if it works, maybe you could script it to be automatic. ??? Other than that someone else probably has better knowledge... Good luck, --Matt White Bear Lake, MN - Original Message - From: "Vicar In A Tutu" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:38 AM Subject: [newbie] postscript lament And a very nice one to you too. Kindly allow me to inquire whether any software is available that would enable me to transfer rtf files into postscript documents. The only way of doing it now is opening a text file with Netscape, save it as postscript and then feed the thing to the printer. In case you doubt my abilities of finding the print button in applications, allow me to state that the real manifestation of my idiocy was the purchase of an Oki printer - but then again, in those halcyon days who could have known that I might want to run Linux on this box? So, basically, the way to print things is: oki4drv necronomicon.ps (as root), then wait and pray to Nyarlathotep the paper doesn't jam, for if it does, you have to print the whole thing from the beginning again. A tiring and frustrating activity. All information on the subject would be highly appreciated. Love, Pope Mickey the 23d, Patron Saint Of Moronic Oxymorons, Zee Blue Rat Ov Kaos, Psychic Terrorist, Offender Of The Faith. All hail Discordia! _ "The earth is full of ghosts now Ghost that sweat and ghosts that sigh Instead of peace just stop and cease A final and a sweet release" Coil, "The Dark Age Of Love" _
[newbie] Thoughts on sharing an internet connection with a windows box...
As I'm a cheap bastard I like to use free internet dialups like NetZero or Juno, etc. What are the thoughts on getting a 486 or P150 or something with a "minimal" winblows 95 and dial up networking running networked to my P3 600 Mandrake 7.2 box? Maybe I could find some kind of half baked windows "firewall" to keep things a little on the safer side. What is needed if I were to do this? (Software on the Linux end I mean...) There are advantages to this... I can keep the ad bar they throw at you on the windows box without a monitor and keep them happy. After I get settled and save up a little $ I'm getting DSL so this is a short term deal. While I'm writing are there and recommendations on DSL services especially considering Linux? For sure I know I can get COVAD and QWEST and I think ATT... I looked at QWEST's service info and it said some thing I didn't really want to see. Although I think I could get it set up fine by myself. I've found phone techs to really be terrible and not worth their wages anyway... Anyone know how they get it to not work with any other DSL modem? **NOTE: The Qwest Support Line for installation and repair only provides support to the single PC application. It does not provide support to a LAN or Hub application. Also, the Qwest Support Line will not support customers who work on a UNIX, LINUX or IBM OS2 platform. Final NOTE: Qwest MegaBit DSL service will only work with a Qwest modem, i.e., a Cisco 675, 605 or Intel 2100. Qwest does NOT support DSL modems purchased through ANY SOURCE OTHER THAN Qwest. Any modems purchased outside of the Qwest offering will NOT work. U S WEST MegaBit Services are designed to work only with Qwest modems. There are other brands and configurations of DSL modems on the market, installed in "DSL ready" computers and available through catalogs, the Internet and retailers. These alternative DSL modems DO NOT comply with the Qwest standard and WILL NOT WORK with MegaBit Services. Alternatively, the U S WEST MegaBit Services modems will NOT work on other vendors' DSL service. Also, if you need an initial or new Network Interface Card (NIC), you need to purchase it from a computer retailer. Qwest provides one NIC per DSL Line IF you choose one of the U S WEST MegaBit Services offerings along with the Cisco 675 modem. Qwest only supplies this NIC with the initial package.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 Installation - System hangs after reboot
I think that's GRUB the boot loader hanging. I had it happen too and I put the install disc in again and did an "upgrade" install and it fixed itself. There might be a better way though. --Matt White Bear Lake, MN - Original Message - From: "KishoreKolli" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 10:46 AM Subject: [newbie] 7.2 Installation - System hangs after reboot Hi All, I have gone thru the 7.2 install GUI (booted from the floppy) from the iso images available on the web. No problems with the install. When the pc reboots, it comes back up and displays "stage1" and hangs. I don't know what to do to correct it. I have gone thru the install couple of times and nothing seems to make a difference. Running a AST Bravo Pentium 133MHz, 96MB Ram. I have two physical drives and am trying to install Linux as the only operating system. Please Help Thanks Kishore Sr. Programmer. Sabre, Inc.
Re: [newbie] Two little problems
I had a problem using the CUPS printer setup. It worked for the test but after that it never would work. Try plain LP0. I also have an external modem on Com1 and used KPPP to get it going. Open it and I think under modem you pick /dev/ttyS0 for COM1 Then query it and it should identify itself to the dialup program. This is all new to me but it worked... Good luck, --Matt White Bear Lake, MN - Original Message - From: "jf arocha" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake-newbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 10:25 AM Subject: [newbie] Two little problems This is my first post to this list. Sorry if my questions have been asked before. I have ML7.2 installed on my machine (generic, Duron 650, dual boot), everything is nicely intalled, except for two "little" problems: can't print and can't connect. Question 1. Has someone had any luck with Epson 777 printer (USB, using driver for the Epson 760)? The first time I installed the printer it worked fine, it asked me print the test page and everything went perfect, but it has stopped printing. The printer itself is OK since I use it with Windoze. Question 2. My computer came with a winmodem installed but I have an external USR modem that I connected to one of the ports on the back (COMM1). The problem is that ML7.2 does not know there is a modem connected (checked Hardrake and there is nothing there, no modem is seen). How do I make sure the ML knows there is a modem attached? I appreciate any ideas of what may be wrong or where to check for answers. Thanks, jf arocha
[newbie]
Hi everyone, I'm trying to get my sound blaster live X-gamer working. I got some ideas from some people here yesterday to try and went home last night and really went nuts on trying to get it to work. I even yanked my network card and swapped slots with it to see if that helped. Anyway, here is a website with the screen dump of the error that sndconfig gives me... http://ariesplanet.tripod.com/sndconfig_screenshot.htm (I only did this in a KDE environment to get the screen capture. I did it logged in as root like you're supposed to without X) If anyone knows anything about this I'd be grateful to hear what you have to say. --Matt
[newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer
Can anyone tell me how to get my sound blaster x-gamer running? I have Linux Mandrake 7.2 installed and have tried many online tutorials on how to get a SB live running and have had no luck. LM knows it's there but when I try hard drake it errors out. I would like to upgrade the kernel to 2.4.x before I get the sound blaster running. Is that a smart thing to do? Thanks for any help! --Matt
Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer
I didn't try sndconfig but I did try getting the drivers from Creative and compiling them and following a tutorial at linuxnewbie. Here's the link... http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/soundcards/sblive.html I tried this and it didn't work... It has to be easier than what I'm attempting. Thanks for the reply! I'll try using sndconfig and see what happens. --Matt - Original Message - From: "s" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer I have a pci Sound Blaster Live and /usr/sbin/sndconfig did mine! Sounds great too with my Altec Lansing speakers. It sounds as good as it does under windows with Creatives' bloated drivers and software. It won't work for you? When I switched to 2.4.0, it set it up and my pci modem automatically. (I mean I had a configuration from previous kernel, but with this other machine, I had to set the modem and sndcard up again after install of new kernel, but they are older isa cards). All that to say, I'm not sure, but I think the new kernel supports pnp pci cards better.
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I have Outlook Express set to send in plain text please let me know if it is not so. Thanks. --Matt - Original Message - From: "s" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:20 AM Subject: [newbie] HTML I hope it wouldn't be too rude of me to ask that the people posting especially with MS Outlook Express to turn off their HTML. Most ngs and mailing lists don't like it for security reasons and it's harder to read under Kmail. It shows up as little bitty teny weny fonts and I have to get out the ole Kmag. Anyway, it is as equally rude to post in HTML as it is for me to ask them not to. TIA, -s
