RE: [newbie] StarOffice5.1KpackageInstalling
-Original Message- From: Barry Premeaux [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu, July 06, 2000 06:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] StarOffice5.1KpackageInstalling Marcia Waller wrote: Dear anyone, I have the Linux-Mandrake 7.0 complete and I thought I installed it from the CD#3 last night. It shows up in the Kpack window as installed I believe, but I do not know how to open and use the program. There is no icon on my desktop. I would like to do this the easy way if possible such as through KPackage or RPMDrake. Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Marcia Waller Star Office shows up under "Personal" menu item for me. I installed it from the CD and after restarting windows, it lists three menu items for SO. ^ | --| Barry :-) | | Windows??? | Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
[newbie] Slow mail
Hi Folks! Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this List? Does it take so much time for everyone? Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
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RE: [newbie] $6.50 for MDK 7.1 2-CD set (GPL version)
Never had a problem with them. I live in Israel and it usually takes about 7 working days to receive CD's. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue, June 20, 2000 15:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] $6.50 for MDK 7.1 2-CD set (GPL version) Mark Weaver wrote: You can get the same thing at http://www.cheapbytes.com for $1.99 US. -- Mark Yes that is right - so they say anyway. I have ordered it more than a week ago (the 'normal' edition as preorder), and because I live in Europe the charge for delivery is a little higher. But my problem is, that I have used my VISA-card for the order, but I don't know if they have recieved everything they need to handle the order, because they promice a acceptance-mail within 8 buissnes hours, but I have not recieved anything yet. I mailed them directly about it - has still not got any reply. Does anybody know about the stability of the company? Sincerely Mogens Jæger
RE: Re[2]: [newbie] this is an emergency (lilo, mbr, windows...)
Hope this helps if you have the Winblows2k installation disk. When you boot the installation media, you can press R to use the Emergency Repair process. You will then press M for a Manual Repair or F for a Fast Repair. During a Manual Repair, you can select/deselect the following: [X] Inspect startup environment [X] Verify Windows 2000 system files [X] Inspect Boot Sector Continue perform selected tasks Inspect Startup Environment checks the ARC path against the Setup.log file on the ERD or %SystemRoot%\Repair folder. The Setup.log files contains: [Paths] TargetDirectory = "\WINNT" TargetDevice = "\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1" SystemPartitionDirectory = "\" SystemPartition = "\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1" With this data, the ARC path can be corrected or a missing boot.ini can be created. Verify Windows 2000 System Files checks all the Windows 2000 files on the System/Boot partition against the Setup.log CRC value for each file. If the file is missing or corrupt, you are prompted to replace it. NOTE: The optional NTbootdd.sys is not checked. Inspect Boot Sector repairs the active system partition boot sector and reinstalls the boot loader. If a non-Windows 2000 boot sector is found on a FAT or FAT32 system partition, the Bootsect.dos file is created and a C:\ = "Microsoft Windows" is added to boot.ini. NOTE: There is no registry repair option with Manual. The Fast Repair option does all of the Manual Repair options and checks the SAM, SECURITY, SYSTEM, and SOFTWARE registry hives for corruption. If a hive is missing or corrupt, it is replaced from the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder. If a hive is replaced, your system has some updated hives and some original hives. You must do one of the following: 1. Restore the System State 2. Use the Recovery Console to replace the hive with a more recent copy, as from %SystemRoot%\Repair\Backup (if you checked Backup the Registry while creating a recent ERD). Both repair options will check the file system integrity on the boot and system partition. If a correction is made, you will need to restart and choose Repair again. Neither option checks %SystemRoot%\System32\Config.nt or %SystemRoot%\System32\Autoexec.nt. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: Gary [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon, June 12, 2000 02:39 To: Lance Subject: Re[2]: [newbie] this is an emergency (lilo, mbr, windows...)LanceREAD NOW Hi Lance, On Sunday, June 11, 2000, 2:40:51 PM, you hammered out in part about "[newbie] this is an emergency (lilo, mbr, windows...)LanceREAD NOW": L I followed someone's advice on Linuxnewbie.org last night and went L into the Win2k recovery console (**I DO NOT have the Win2k rescue L floppy discs!!**), I ran the fixmbr and fixboot commands as L suggested, and it said it rewrote the mbr ok (to C:). I then L restarted and it said NTLDR not found (which I guess is the Win2k L bootloader) At this point, Lance, do you know anybody close to you who is running W2K and then they could go into programs/accessories/system tools/backup and *make* a rescue disk for you. This might work okay. -- Best regards, Gary Today's thought: Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in MMs: 250 PGP Public Key: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=SendPGPKey
[newbie] Dedicated Burner
Yo! I have some spare junk lying around and would like to throw together a machine dedicated to burning CD's. The "junk" is as follows: Genuine Pentium 133mhz, 32mb EDO Ram, 1.6GB EIDE mode4/DMA Western Dig HDD ATAPI 40speed CD-ROM, SmartFriendly ATAPI 4speed write/2speed re-write/32speed read 3Com 3C509b ISA NIC (to connect to my Lan). Would a machine built around this junk be powerful enough to burn reliably? Also as I often "backup" Disks that the manufacturers in their infinite wisdom have decided to make difficult to "backup" maybe some of you know if Linux burning programs have the capability to bypass the various copy protections. I usually use in Windoze the program CloneCD, which is surprisingly successful but have yet to see anything similar for Linux. Best regards: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
RE: UNCLASSIFIED:-[newbie] Purcahsing a copy of Linux-Mandrake ve rsion 7.0 in Australia.
www.cheapbytes.com Took about 1 week to arrive in Israel. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 17 May 2000 5:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-[newbie] Purcahsing a copy of Linux-Mandrake version 7.0 in Australia. Hi All, My local electronics retailer says they can't get copies of Linux-Mandrake version 7.0 from O/S. Does anyone know a web site where you could purchase a copy on the internet? Thanks Marco Mastrocinque.
FW: UNCLASSIFIED:-[newbie] Purcahsing a copy of Linux-Mandrake ve rsion 7.0 in Australia.
www.cheapbytes.com Took about 1 week to arrive in Israel. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 17 May 2000 5:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SEC: UNCLASSIFIED:-[newbie] Purcahsing a copy of Linux-Mandrake version 7.0 in Australia. Hi All, My local electronics retailer says they can't get copies of Linux-Mandrake version 7.0 from O/S. Does anyone know a web site where you could purchase a copy on the internet? Thanks Marco Mastrocinque.
[newbie] Fire Wall
Hello gentleperson's! We will be connecting our community (a Kibbutz in Israel) to Cable Internet in the very near future and I would like to get a few tips from anyone who can perhaps help. All the cables, hardware etc are owned by us up to the cable TV fibre optic feed and as such we have a lot more flexibility than the average cable user. Being the person who will have the daunting job of installing NIC's Cable Modems and software in about 150 Computers I would like to do it as easily/quickly/well as possible. One Issue that I am concerned about is Security for our users. To secure every computer individually would be a difficult task, especially as they all are running various flavors of Windows :-( Does anyone in this list have ideas or information on how to firewall our whole system from a single point, i.e., where the fibre meets cable. And if so, what Hardware/Software would be required. Best Regards: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
RE: [newbie] port 21
That's port 23 mate! 21 is standard ftp port. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: James L. Brady [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Fri 12 May 2000 3:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] port 21 How can I tell if port 21 is enabled?? I think that this port needs to be activated in order for telnet to work. JLB _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
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[newbie] Hmm, Woops
Last message on the Censorship/Filtering from me. Seems like suspect messages get put into quarantine and if after review they are considered innocuous they are then later released. This apparently occurred with some of my messages. Still annoys the ### out of me.. Cheers, and back to the subject of Linux. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
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RE: [newbie] I give up...for now
What's your videocard ? There is probably a way to get it working in Mandy Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas. -Original Message- From: WolfRyder [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 07 May 2000 15:11 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] I give up...for now In trying to get my monitor to work last night, I discovered that the video card I have isn't supported by Mandrake. G! I had to do a websearch and found a "fix" but I wanted to just install and play with the thing before I stated having to learn how to write stuff for it. I'm installing SuSe today. I know that the video card I have is supported in that. I'm going to play with that for a while (my husband runs that one and I'll have an expert sitting next to me). Thanks for all the help and lively conversation I've gotten on this board. Yes we also have a Linux box firewall, but my computer doesn't run through it. I have my own IP. Once I get a little more experience I'll go back to the Mandrake. Carol
[newbie] unsympathetic sympa
what is this thing called love? Seriously why did this happen... In order to broadcast the following message into list newbie, please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] : confirm feb69d48b7cc0325558639456c5650fe Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
RE: [newbie] Supported network cards??
Yup! That's the card that I use on my system, both when I had Mandrake 6.1, and now with Mandrake 7.02 Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Egil Brodshaug [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 02 May 2000 9:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Supported network cards?? My nettworkcard is 3Com 3c509b. The list of supported hardware contains 3c509 but not 3c509b ... is my card supported?? Egil
RE: [newbie] Award BIOS problem
Yesterday was the day that the dreaded Chernobyl and other variants activates. Apart from trashing your disk, some of its variants also wipe out your bios. Of course it runs only under winblows so this may explain why your computer booted up fine under linux but keeled over and died under windows. If this is the problem you MAY be able to get a new bios chip from either award or the motherboard manufacturer Hopefully this isn't the problem Cheers: and good luck... Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: pRiZnA [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 27 April 2000 13:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Award BIOS problem Hi all, Yesterday I opened my system to see if I can disable my PnP modem somehow, I failed in that process, because it was a Winmodem (jumperless). however something happened, that just failed to boot my PC, I started linux first, it was OK, then I started Windows and it just said "updating system settings" and FROZE, when I hit the reset key, nothing appeared on the screen after that, no beeps, nothing I checked the CPU (Pentium II) and memory on another board (its OK), I'm now suspecting the BIOS chip (Award PCI/ISA 686), any suggestions. Thanks in advance pR!ZnA __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online and get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
RE: [newbie] Networking
-Original Message- From: Sathakaran K. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 17 April 2000 8:15 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Networking Importance: High Setup windows 95 and the linux wstation on the same subnet. Setup the windows 95 machine with internet connectivity. Install a proxy software such as winproxy on this machine and run it on this machine as a service. On the linux w'station setup the web proxy details to match the IP address of the windows 95 machine with proper HTTP/FTP ports running on the windows 95/winproxy machine. I have tested it and KFM browses fine, not Netscape, because the version I had no options for proxy setup.(version available with Linux-Mandrake 6.5). Regards KSK I used to run my system in that way and as far as I can remember there IS an option to setup proxy in Mandrake 6.5's Netscape, in the edit/preferences/advanced/proxies. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [Re: [newbie] Install-Networking]
Goodonya Steve! I hope that you don't throw your hands in the air and give up on us newbies as I am sure that there are still many that could benefit from your advice. I guess one of the fundamental problems with this list is that it is built on the basis of newbies helping newbies which sometimes can result on the multiplication and perpetuation of misconceptions. Phew I really outdid myself with that last sentence :-) But seriously now, keep up the good work please and ignore any bitching that may occur as it is inevitable in almost any open forum. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Stephen F. Bosch [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 17 April 2000 8:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Install-Networking] I enjoy helping people out, and I've benefitted many times in the past from the assistance of others. I get concerned when I see people giving advice on things they don't fully understand. I'm always clear about what I do and do not understand. If I don't understand something, I either don't post a reply, or I qualify my reply. The last thing I want to do is get people into trouble. The last two days of posts on home networking, however, have scared the bejesus out of me, because I saw people building precarious houses of cards on bad information disguised as good. All I'm trying to do is break the cycle. I know I get on Mr. Jaguar's nerves, there's not much I can do about that. For what it's worth, I'm on both lists... and while I don't proclaim expert status myself (in the end it's all relative anyway, there's always someone who's more expert) wouldn't you agree that it's important for people with more experience to also contribute a bit to the newbie list? Where are newbies going to get the information otherwise? -Stephen-
RE: [newbie] Chat
Oh I wish I could, but our enlightened IT here at work have seen fit to firewall EVERYTHING except port 80. I can't even get into ftp's without going through http://proxy.spaceproxy.com/ Nice trick that BTW :-) Anyway back to work Dilbert... Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Dreja Julag [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 16 April 2000 23:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Chat Is there any possibility that anyone is willing to chat? At this point of time, it seems that everyone has immediate responses, but the mail servers are slowing us down. I have ICQ (my # is below). If anyone wished to join me in a chatroom, please make yourself known. Drew Jackman [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 20177604
RE: [newbie] Firewall Setup
With the winblows version you can also setup ICQ to listen on a particular range of ports, usually around about 20 are needed. If you have several machines running ICQ through a single proxy then you need to set up each instance of ICQ to use a different range of ports. Obviously you will need to open these ports in your proxy. Hope this helps a little. There is also info on this in the ICQ homepage. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Eric L. Brine [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 16 April 2000 10:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Firewall Setup I'd like to know if there's a way to allow ICQ to function through a firewall on a Linux Machine. So far, I haven't been able to find a solution. I don't know about the linux version, but the Windows version has proxy support. Since ICQ acts as a server, but listens to dynamic port, it requires the use of a SOCKS proxy/firewall. Check your ICQ settings. ELB -- Eric L. Brine | Chicken: The egg's way of making more eggs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do you always hit the nail on the thumb? ICQ# 4629314 | An optimist thinks thorn bushes have roses.
RE: [newbie] Printing from Mandrake 7.0
uninstall the lpd rpm and its dependencies and install the ORIGINAL mandrake 6.1 rpm and associated dependencies. I had the same problem and there appears to be a bug in all versions after original 6.1 version. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Andrew Wafula [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Fri 14 April 2000 9:06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Printing from Mandrake 7.0 Hi, I just installed Mandrake 7.0 but I can't get to print on our Network Printer which is a hosted on a WinNT machine. With RedHat 6.0 I could be able to print, but with Mandrake 7.0 I can't even with the same settings. I don't want to go back to RH 6.0 coz I like Mandrake better. I have tried DrakConf and printtool but neither works. Please help. Andrew
RE: [newbie] Hey..IT WORKS...
Install the Mozzilla fonts in your Netscape. Worked for me. Here is the info from www.mandrakeuser.org Larger, Less Ugly Fonts For Netscape If you are somewhat shortsighted and too lazy to wear glasses (like me ;-)), you have every reason to curse at Netscape. The fonts are small. Of course, you can set a bigger font size via 'Edit' - 'Preferences' - 'Appearance' - 'Fonts'. Which will leave you with bigger but quite ugly fonts (Netscape doesn't scale fonts right). Solution? Get the mozilla-fonts package http://fox.mit.edu/skunk/xwin/, unpack the archive, read the included README. Create a new directory (like mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/moz). Edit the included Makefile to include this directory. Run make pcf and then make install (as root). Edit '/etc/X11/fs/conf' and add the new directory to the font paths. Run xset fp+ /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/moz/. Restart the browser. Go to the font choosing menu, select the Mozilla fonts and be amazed (these fonts are very large, you might want to reduce their size to 12 or even 9). No more problems with small fonts, I promise! ;-). Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: andy barnes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 12 April 2000 23:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Hey..IT WORKS... Stephen Bosch..Thank you VERY MUCH :-))) As I'm posting this from a Linux session, I am one step closer!! The mistake I was making was where I was putting the DNS settings (DOH!!!). I'll get onto the X problem soon... But while I'm here.. The fonts in Netscape are AWFUL, and it only gives you about half a dozen choices. In Windows, I use Arial, but I've tried them all and they suck!! Can you add fonts there? (Can't ya tell I'm a Billy G boy, through and through!!) Thanks again..I feel more confident already!! Cheers Andy
[newbie] Off Topic but good
THE HAGGADAH - IN COMPUTER COMMAND LANGUAGE === Release ISRAEL ISRAEL running in slave mode, cannot release Set ISRAEL;mode=master Pharaoh already running in master mode, cannot change ISRAEL Set Pharaoh;mode=slave Command ignored Load Moses Done Deactivate Pharaoh Pharaoh account hard locked;cannot be deactivated For i=1 to 10 do plagues Are you sure? Y Done Release ISRAEL error: ISRAEL uninitialized Set ISRAEL = 600,000 Done Release ISRAEL ISRAEL released Declare Matza;array(width ,length ,height=0) Done Move ISRAEL to Sinai OPERATOR WARNING! SYSTEM ABOUT TO CRASH! PHARAOH AND RED SEA HAVE LIMITED YOUR MEMORY SPACE! SAVE YOUR WORK! Save ISRAEL Specify save device Save ISRAEL with miracle Done Move ISRAEL to Sinai Done For I=1 to 10 do commandments Allocation conflict:Commandments cannot be operated with active golden calf routine Destroy calf Done For I=1 to 10 do commandments Done; commandments stored on hard rock device Move ISRAEL to desert Warning! Command could lead to infinite loop Move ISRAEL to desert;limit@years(40) Done Move ISRAEL to ISRAEL Warning: operand terms must be unique Move ISRAEL to CANAAN Overload: cannot move all of ISRAEL to CANAAN set ISRAEL = ISRAEL - (SPIES * 10) Done Move ISRAEL to CANAAN Done Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite]
set at 16bit colors and it will work fine. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Martin Solms [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 12 April 2000 13:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite] Michael Scottaline wrote: What version of Netscape? What color depth are your running in? Did you ever have originally and then lose it, or is this a fresh install that's not working properly? Mike Mike, my resolution is as follows: 1024x768 @ 70Hz 16Million colours (24Bit) This is the standard installation of netscape that came with Mandrake. Any suggestions?? Thanks
RE: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite]
Woops Also true :-) but I have always found that 32bit tends to be a waste of speed if you know what I mean... Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Pittman, Merle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 12 April 2000 13:36 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite] Actually 16 bit or 32 bit works. Just not 24 bit with Netscape. -Original Message- From: Mike Perry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:05 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:RE: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite] set at 16bit colors and it will work fine. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Martin Solms [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 12 April 2000 13:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [[newbie] Netscape in BlackWhite] Michael Scottaline wrote: What version of Netscape? What color depth are your running in? Did you ever have originally and then lose it, or is this a fresh install that's not working properly? Mike Mike, my resolution is as follows: 1024x768 @ 70Hz 16Million colours (24Bit) This is the standard installation of netscape that came with Mandrake. Any suggestions?? Thanks
RE: [newbie] UNSUSCRIBE!!!!!!!!!
At the risk of seeming facetious I think that we should let him "UNSUSCRIBE!" Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: paul haine [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 11 April 2000 15:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] UNSUSCRIBE! I don't know...what does everyone else think? Should we let him? I mean, he did do it capitals and use multiple exclamation marks, so I guess he's serious... -Original Message- From: Guillermo Medina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 April 2000 14:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] UNSUSCRIBE!
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windowshandsdown on stability!!
H, I hear all the time about people having problems with setting up hardware, and hardware that has no support in Linux, but almost NEVER do I hear about Linux instability on good hardware. In fact I had an old system consisting of an Oktec Rhino9 board with a cyrix M2 P200mmx that used to crash all the time in winblows95 that worked perfectly for about 6 months on Linux before it finally bit the dust (overclocked Cyrixes dont last long..) The only real hardware incompatibility that caused me freezes/lockups and problems installing in Mandrake 6.02 was my old S3 Virge card. I managed to get it running reasonably well but in the end slipped an old Matrox in instead and never looked back. Just my 3 cents worth. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Stephen F. Bosch [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 10 April 2000 7:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windowshandsdownon stability!! paul haine wrote: Funny how when Windows doesn't work it's Windows fault, but when Linux doesn't work it MUST be the hardware. *groan* If it bothers you, then be my guest, and dump Linux. Nobody's forcing you to use it. I have no irrational allegiance to any OS. I use Linux because it works, and shun Windows because it doesn't. -Stephen-
[newbie] http://www.mandrakeuser.org/
Hey! How bout wandering over to http://www.mandrakeuser.org/ and filling up his forum a little bit eh! Its a bit like going to a party and not wanting to be the 1st to go in so you go around the block a few times until you see others going in and then you can too :-) And he has called it such a cute name "MUF" as in Mandrake Users Forum. Think of the possibilities eh :-) Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Thanks for all those replies...I've calmed down a bi t now..and here is my Hardware List
I may be wrong, but I seem to remember a thread here about someone's problems with the S3 Savage. Anybody remember/have this card in Mandy 7.02? Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: andy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 10 April 2000 12:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Thanks for all those replies...I've calmed down a bit now..and here is my Hardware List OK.. I'm not at the PC with Linux on right now, but this is my hardware list as I can remember it. Processor-AMD K6 2 450mhz Ram- 128 meg PC100 Graphics Card-S3 Savage 8mb (Under the name 'Sparkle') Motherboard-T15VG+ Soundcard- Creative Ensonique Modem-External 56k V90/Flex speakerphone Hard Drive-8.4 gb IDE (Partitioned 5.4 gb to W98-3 gb to Linux) CD Rom-LG8320 CD Re-Writer-A Open 9420 Broktree TV/Teletext PCI card Scanner (Parallel Port) of 'Unknown Origin' (Bundled with the original Time PC..of which little rremains!!) HP 670C Deskjet Printer on a seperate(ISA) Parallel port
RE: [newbie] dual modems
From what I have heard the winblows98 2nd edition supports this, and there are some 3rd party programs that also can do this in winblows however the main problem is with your ISP. With mine for instance I cannot logon with the same name and password twice. I in fact tried this, and it was quiet amuseing, I connected with one modem, dialed the other, started to logon with the other and it connected and threw the 1st one out which tried to reconnect, connected and threw the 2nd one out and so forth and so on :-)... Also I have heard that your ISP must be setup specificly to allow this and most of them aren't. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Michael Holt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 10:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] dual modems That's called 'shotgun' technology, and I believe that not only your modems must support that, but you must also have support in your operating system and drivers, etc. Mike magick wrote: i have heard it is possible to run two modems at once creatting a virtual isdn connection instead of 56k you would have a virutal 112k connection wondering if anyone knows how to do this in either linux or windows or both it would be appreciated thanks allTo The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops -- Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Thank you.
1. Generally less secure 2. Often Slower 3. Often much more restrictive on attached files Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Stephan Crystal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 13:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Thank you. Just a thought, ever considered using web based e-mail instead of the old server based system. I have all my various e-mail accounts forwarded to a web based account which then enables me to quickly and easier retrieve my mail from work, home and uni. No need for any e-mail client software then. regards Steve Rex
[newbie] Thank you.
Actually, if you really want performance, then just telnet straight into your pop3 server. It may not be pretty, but you can certainly administer your account efficiently. Just involves learning a few simple commands (shock horror) :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Rial Juan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 14:06 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Thank you. On Apr 9 Mike Perry wrote: 1. Generally less secure Not when done with SSL, which is IMHO the way to go when you're providing web-based email. How secure do you think pop3 is anyway? Everything gets sent over in cleartext, including your username/password. Not much of an issue for people at home with modems, I suppose, but for people like me who sit on a lan, it makes us vulnerable to sniffers on the subnet. 2. Often Slower Probably not if he's referring to web-based email provided by his ISP; instead of waiting for all messages to be retreived at once (pop3), you'll only have a slight pause when opening the next one. Potentially web-based email can be even faster, since long attachments don't get downloaded automatically; you have the choice now. 3. Often much more restrictive on attached files Again: not when it's your ISP's web-based email. It's the same account, so the same restrictions apply. Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Nope, when it comes to hotmail/bigfoot/... I couldn't agree more with you. I hate those too. But not all web-based mail has those disadvantages, although I prefer mail being forwarded to my box directly (unfortunately impossible when at home due to high internet fees). -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
RE: [newbie] FTP Sites
I would guess that this guy is using either a 33.6 or 56k modem and as such I still stand by my advice to go and buy a CheapBytes or whoever's disk of Mandrake 7.02. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Thomas McLaughlin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 04 April 2000 4:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] FTP Sites What speed line are you on and where are you geographicly? If you have the bandwith on your end, ftp.ndlug.nd.edu (The Notre Dame Linux Users Group) is pretty decent, I've never seen it mentioned as a mirror, just happened to find it through a friend. I do all my installs incedently from techhouse.brown.edu. I love those Ivy League kids across town. :-) Downloads are good and fast, I've even done full ftp installs from there. You also might try www.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html. A lot of RedHat mirrors also have Mandrake. Tom On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote: Began downloading Mandrake 7.02, from Tucows, last evening around six. The total download was 3.9 percent this morning at 5:00. Pop3, Go Zillia, Gateway 500, nothing running in the background, that I know of. Are there other FTP site(s). Thank You. Bob Brand Newbie Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
RE: [newbie] FTP Sites
Better to order a $1.99 CD from Cheapbytes. I live in Israel and even so the total cost including postage/transport was only $10 and it arrived in 1 week. It would cost me more to download it and probably take the same time :-( They are selling the 7.02 version now. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Bob Root [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 03 April 2000 13:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] FTP Sites Began downloading Mandrake 7.02, from Tucows, last evening around six. The total download was 3.9 percent this morning at 5:00. Pop3, Go Zillia, Gateway 500, nothing running in the background, that I know of. Are there other FTP site(s). Thank You. Bob Brand Newbie
RE: RE: [newbie] FTP Sites
I have never noticed any great advantages in phone support. If it is software problems you should be able to fix em your self. Hardware problems that are under warranty, well I just call the computershop to let them know I am coming, and what hardware to have availible for me to replace. I do it on the spot, save them time and effort and save me the problems incured after some 14y/o pokes around the intimates of my computer.. Rant mode off I should cut back on coffee I think.. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 03 April 2000 12:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: [newbie] FTP Sites Or, if you know a friend with a high speed connection (cable/DSL) and a burner, do that. But dwnlding yourself over a 56k connection will take forever. In an secondary note: If you let Gateway know that you installed Linux, all your free phone support is gone. Trust me . . . O}:) Better to order a $1.99 CD from Cheapbytes. I live in Israel and even so the total cost including postage/transport was only $10 and it arrived in 1 week. It would cost me more to download it and probably take the same time :-( They are selling the 7.02 version now. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Bob Root [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:Mon 03 April 2000 13:00 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] FTP Sites Began downloading Mandrake 7.02, from Tucows, last evening around six. The total download was 3.9 percent this morning at 5:00. Pop3, Go Zillia, Gateway 500, nothing running in the background, that I know of. Are there other FTP site(s). Thank You. Bob Brand Newbie Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
RE: [newbie] Good reading material
Ho Dov! Probably one of the easiest thing that you can do is to download the Linux-Mandrake User Guide and Reference Manual. This can be found a www.linux-mandrake.com , surprisingly enough :-) Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Skaist, Dov [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 28 March 2000 15:38 To: Linux (E-mail) Subject: [newbie] Good reading material Hi there, Can anyone recommend a good book for a Microsoft oriented techician who is trying to learn the concepts and how-to's of Linux (not something too technical but rather a book in easy terminology) Thanks, Dov
RE: [newbie] Newbie support - the sequel.....
Hi Dov! About Hebrew Fonts, Personaly I hope there aren't, but unfortunately my Son would not agree, so if you find any then please let me know. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Skaist, Dov [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 28 March 2000 17:18 To: Linux (E-mail) Subject: [newbie] Newbie support - the sequel. Does anyone know of Hebrew fonts (I see there is an option for a Hebrew keyboard, but when I type it comes out "gibberish") - is this a known issue or is it simply I don't have the proper fonts (as happens in Windows). Thanks, Dov
RE: [newbie] cmi8330 onboard sound card and mdk7.02
I have a board with the same onboard sound chip, and was unable to get it to run properly. In the end I gave up, disabled it in the bios and plugged in a trusty old Original SB16 Legacy ISA Card. Never looked back. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Chadley Wilson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 26 March 2000 3:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] cmi8330 onboard sound card and mdk7.02 Importance: High Hello everyone I need help fast if possible. I have just built a clients machine and chose a board with onboard sound, the "sound pro cmi8330 c3d audio adaptor". For some reason mdk7.2 dont want to speak to this chip, heres the win config what can I do to fix this guy
[newbie] TV Card
Hi! Does Mandrake 7.0 detect and support the PCI TV/Capture card Flyvideo II ? If so, how can I get it to work? If not, how can I get it to work? Rgds: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Printing
Yello Folks! I am trying to setup printing from 2 Mandrake 7.0 machines to my Windows95OSR2 Server which has a HP695C attached.. This previously worked fine with Mandrake 6.1. On both Mandrake Machines when I set them up they print once and once only (the test print). Afterwards when I try and print again nothing gets sent through my network to the Windows Box. I managed to get one of them to print again by deleting the /var/spool/lpr/lp directory, and then re-installing the printer again but once again it printed once and once only. Networking is setup fine I believe, I can surf, ftp, and access files on my Server from the Linux Boxes. Any ideas out there Guys/Gals??? Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Upgrades
Hi Folks! Having used Mandrake6.1 for a couple of months I decided to did deep and buy through Cheapbytes version 7.0, the $1.99 single CD one :-) After a huge amount of hassles because the installation took offence to my hardware (Pentium200mmx, noname Mobo, 64mb ram, and S3Virge PCI) I finally managed to get it running. Now whilst I would in no way want to belittle the great work being done by the Mandrake team and associated Hackers, after looking around it a bit I wonder to myself if it would not have been possible to expand the already cool update system to update 6.1 to 7.0 instead of having to either download a complete ISO or buy a CD. You know what I mean, there is that update Icon on the desktop. Just a thought, for what it's worth. On a totally different subject, the new Installation system is somewhat buggy I think. It seems to occasionally "jump" stages, in particular the rather critical one of root and user password. You can go back to it, but it is a trap for young players, ending up with a fully functional Linux system that can't be logged into :-( Also the package selection tree is a little bit difficult to use as the only way that you can see if you have added or removed packages is by keeping an eye on the total installation size. Another small issue is that if you don't have a floppy drive, even if you select NOT to create a boot floppy, it bugs you for all the rest of the installation that it can't find the drive or something similar... I know that I am being a bit picky, but as this distribution is aimed at lobotomized Windoze users these small bugs could possibly scare the poor dears away. That's all for now folks... Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Gnutella
Hi Folks! Did anybody get or know where I can download the Gnutella sources and/or binaries? Unfortunately they have been pulled from Nullsoft's page by Big Brother (read AOL). Cheeers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Where is the so called help???????
-Original Message- From: Art Richardson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 13 March 2000 15:50 To: Newbie Subject: [newbie] Where is the so called help??? 1) I have a 3Com 3c509b nic. I cannot get this card to install. I have been told that this card needs to have the PnP feature disabled to work properly. The machine that I am using for my Linux installation is the family computer and windows has to be on it for the rest of the family. What will disabling the PnP feature do to the windows side?? I have the same nic in my dual booting system. No probs. The worst that may happen to you is that you may have to manually enter the IRQ and I/O in Winblows and or Linux. The way I set mine up was I looked in Winblows to see what recources it was useing and then disabled plug and play on the nic and entered those values into the nic. There is a dos program to do this that you get from the 3com site on the WWW. Mandrake had no problems to detect the settings (version 6.1) It detected the card and I let it probe for settings. 2) I also cannot get Draxconf to work. From a post to this list I found that you must install the RPM and then it would work. After installing (I think I did, there was nothing that told me that it was installed) and when I click on the icon nothing happens. Maybe that's another reason I can't get my nic to work. I can't configure anything. Can't help you with that I'm afraid, I don't have Mandy 7 3) Lastly, this may seem like a very stupid question but how do I turn off my x server and just use the bash shell? I mistakenly answered yes to the question to start the x server on startup when I was installing Mandrake. I am using KDE and the only exit I can find is the option that will shut the machine down. I believe this is the easiest way: On the lilo boot prompt type linux init 3 Please someone help. I know that Linux has a steep learning curve and from using it so far I like it a lot and would like to use it exclusively. I just have to get over these newbie problems. Thanks for listening Art Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] internet thru windows...
Yo Tomie! I have my network at home setup to do just that! On my windoze machine I use a nice program called Winroute which enables it to operate as a router with caching, proxy cascadeing, etc etc... There are heaps of proxy/router programs for windoze on the net, some of which are freeware, and the rest of them can be "made to be freeware" :-) However, if you have the 2nd edition win98 you can do it without any additional software, though I have no idea how as I use win95OSR2.5 cause it is much less bloat than win98. On the linux end of it you just have to set your gateway DNS to the winblows box. and setup netscrape to use a proxy which is your winblows box. Hope this helps you, though you will need to read a few docs before you will get it going I am sure. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: toie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 02 March 2000 11:38 To: Newbie Subject: [newbie] internet thru windows... just wondering if anyone could tell me how to use my windows box as a proxy for linux to access the webi dont have a non-winmodem for linux yet but i have my windows and linux networked together...how can i set up linux to get pages and full access thru a windows dial up??? thanx [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] SCSI hidding some EIDE66 drives
I would hazard a guess that perhaps free IRQ's may be the issue. You may have to play around with your computers bios (if the BP6 is as flexible as the BX6-R2 there are heaps of options). Then again I may be completely wrong :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 29 February 2000 13:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] SCSI hidding some EIDE66 drives I have a ABIT BP6 motherboard with 2 ATA33 controlers (unused except a DVD drive) and 2 ATA66 controlers (each with a large disk) (these 2 extra controlers are handled by a hpt366 chipset) I installed Mandrake70gpl without any problems (as far as I could see :-)) in addition to a win98 system. And I was very happy to be able to use Gimp. This weekend I added a scsi card (2930cu) for a CDwriter and external disk. Linux does not work any longer! It sees my DVD drive (EIDE1) and CDwriter (SCSI) and external disk (when present) - no problem with the scsi card - but not the EIDE3 4 (where it is installed). When trying reinstalling it, it offers to see additional SCSI cards, I tried (as on Win98 the hpt366 is seen as a pseudo scsi controler), it can see the chipset but in the list of scsi card to be selected, of course it doesn't appear! I am stuck dead! All suggestion welcome, thanks in advance Francois
RE: [newbie] help
Hi Kit! I don't understand why you need both the PCI modem and the USR external one. If you mobo is standard you should have 2 serial ports + 1 parallel available onboard and be able just to trash the PCI modem and use the 2nd serial port for the USR. Should be no probs using the external modem in winblows either. If you are missing the connector for the 2nd serial port your local computer store will probably have junk boxes full of them. Maybe I am missing something, but I can't really see what the problem is... cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Kit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 29 February 2000 15:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] help Audrey this is why: all other slots, be it PCI or ISA are taken up... I have a logitech marble mouse connected to com1 ...03f8-03ff IRQ 4 and on the same card, is a 25 pin female plug then, I have a BestData VW-PCI 56k winmodem hooked up to com2 IRQ 9, in windows, and IRQ3 in DOS I do have two ISA slots left, that are free... Audrey Beck wrote: Kit wrote: I have an old MOUSE SYSTEMS serial ISA card... with jumpers for setting IRQs and COM ports... so I assume...I can use this card to install a external modem... is this correct? if so, HOW do I do this for US Robotics 33.6 sportster external modem -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg http://kompukit.dyndns.org (personal webserver,does NOT run 24/7) The external modem knows nothing. It's just connected to whatever you set the port up as. So, check your original system for serial ports. Check the bios to find what it has setup for serial ports. Then, setup the serial card to NOT use any of those ports or irqs or addresses. Once you have it setup, then just connect the modem to the port. How come you can't just connect the modem to a serial port already in your system? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg http://kompukit.dyndns.org (personal webserver,does NOT run 24/7)
RE: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs
AFAIK the K6 family of processors support the full pentium instruction set so there should be no problems running Mandy on it. However if Mandrake can use MMX instructions you wont get that boost, but if it can use AMD's 3d Now you will get that. Perhaps one of the "staff" could enlighten us about MMX and 3D Now? Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: GECOS [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tue 22 February 2000 17:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform adequately on a 486. My experience has been that in most cases Mandrale will not install, and if it does performance is dismal with many problems. The above was in response to an inquiry, but it makes me wonder if Mandrake is the best distro for my AMD K6-2/400. I don't know much about CPUs, so I don't know if my AMD is "pentium class" or not. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Getting where I want to be with Linux...
RE: [newbie] Permissions to /mnt
Hi Steve! Pardon my ignorance, but give what a shot? My interest is because whilst I have our burner working correctly under linux as root I have so far been unable to burn as a normal user and perhaps I may get an inkling as to what to do from your "bingo" :-) Cheers4Now... Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 21 February 2000 14:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Permissions to /mnt Bingo! I'll give this a shot tonight. Can someone point me to information in the man pages about this - I have beenthrough everything I can think of and readas much as I could, but I guess I must have missed it. How did you guys figure this out? (You're going to say "We clicked 'HELP'in LinuxConf" aren't you!) Steve Flynn IBM MVS Operations Analyst
RE: [newbie] Just Installed. Can't log!
Hi Lluis! Had a similar problem when I stupidly forced the installation of an apparently incompatible library and stuffed everything up. I managed to login by hitting 1st "ctrl C" and then logged in as root. I then proceeded to uninstall the offending rpm and re-installed the correct one. Did a shutdown and reboot and all was well. Don't know if this helps (being a newbie myself) Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Lluis Belanche Munoz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 21 February 2000 15:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Just Installed. Can't log! Hi, I just installed Mandrake 7.0. When rebooting after installation, the typical penguin screen appears, but I get a message: INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled 5 mins. The problem is that then the localhost login: ... sign does not accept any username. Rather, it seems as if the screen refreshes every time I type 'root' or whatever. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Lluis Belanche. -- Apresurate a hacer deprisa lo que no urge, a fin de poder hacer pacientemente lo que si urge. (Proverbio chino) Hurry up finishing what is not urgent, so that you can patiently do what is urgent. (Chinese proverb)
RE: [newbie] Audio CD's
Hi Eunice! Have you set your sound card up properly? Can you hear wav and midi files? Have you started the mixer and made sure that the CD channel is enabled and the volume high enough? Is the master volume high enough? Is the CD audio out connected to the sound card? Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Paul [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 20 February 2000 10:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Audio CD's Original Message On 2/20/00, 8:31:42 AM, "Eunice Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] Audio CD's: Can everyone but me listen to audio CD's?? - Original Message - From: "Eunice Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 7:49 AM Subject: [newbie] Audio CD's
RE: [newbie] Free Internet
That should be winipcfg. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Foyah Z. Freeman, Jr. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 21 February 2000 3:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Free Internet I saw it posted somewhere that you can run I believe "ipconfig" under windows to get your DNS once you are connected to your free ip. Whether this is legal and/or works for you I don't know.
[newbie] DVD players
Hi all !! I was wondering if anyone knows where to get a nice player and decoder for DVD's.. RPM'd if possible to minimize newbie strain :-) Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Re: Welcome to list newbie
Jeez, After reading your header I am afraid I may be prosecuted if I even read your message, let alone answer it!! Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Aaron Bookvich [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 17 February 2000 23:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Re: Welcome to list newbie ** *** This electronic message and all contents contain information from the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn which may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message and all copies. ** *** Hello, I need some help. I just installed Mandrake Linux on a machine at work and am trying to get it to access the internet through a proxy server we have. We are running DHCP using a NT 4.0 Server and are on a netware 4.11 network. I do not need to connect to netware just access the internet. Linux seems to see my network card ok but when I got to access the net Netscape says it cant see the proxy server. If anyone out there could point me in the correct direction I would appreciate it. Thanks, Aaron
[newbie] boot log
Hi folks! Just a quicky How can I have a logfile made of all the messages that appear when booting? It would certainly help me to debug my system... Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Please take me off your mailings list
Perhaps linux-mandrake could create an "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" or even better re-direct all unsubscribe messages to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" , might be as bad as one of those DOS attacks that are becoming so popular these days though for hotmail as I doubt that their servers could take the load :-( Jeez I should stop taking those sarcasm pills Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Anyone from Israel?
Hi Folks! This may be slightly off topic, but are there any of you that happen to live in Israel? Specifically in or near Hadera? Its Lonely here fighting with Mandrake all by my self :-( Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] smbmount woes
Gentlepeople Shalom! I have Linux-mandrake 6.1 installed on 2 machines on my home network at the moment and access shared drives on my windoze95OSR2 Server/Gateway I installed Samba and put directories in the /mnt for each drive and added to end of the /etc/inittab the following commands to access the shared server drives: smb1:235:once:smbmount //server/ahable_serv /mnt/ahable -N smb2:235:once:smbmount //server/hnoon_serv /mnt/hnoon -N smb3:235:once:smbmount //server/farsh_serv /mnt/farsh -N smb4:235:once:smbmount //server/laflaf_serv /mnt/laflaf -N smb5:235:once:smbmount //server/mumzer_serv /mnt/mumzer -N BTW: for those of you who are wondering, the names of the drives are all swear words in Hebrew/Arabic, that way I never forget what they are called :-) Now the problem! Sometimes I am able to access the drives, and sometimes not :-( When I re-boot, a different combination of the drives may be accessable and sometimes none of them at all :-( The problem is apparent in both Linux boxes, though more severe in the newer faster one. There are no problems accessing these drives from another Windoze machine. Any words of wisdom from the Linux guru's out there? All the best: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] 3com Ethernet 10baseT good for cablemodem?
I have a 3C509B Combo on my machine and it works like a treat :-) It was detected automatically no problems and didn't require any playing around with at all. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Vic [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 10 February 2000 9:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] 3com Ethernet 10baseT good for cablemodem? I wonder which of these cards wood e the est for mandrake? I know they areboth supproted I just wonder if anyone has etter luck with the ISA or PCI? Etherlink XL 10BaseT PCI NIC 3C900B-TPO Etherlink III 10BaseT ISA NIC 3C509B-TPO -- Linux Cat
RE: [newbie]
That's a great question and I am glad that you asked it as I would like to know as well :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Tom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 09 February 2000 15:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] how can I check to see if my ethernet card is running in full duplex or not?
RE: [newbie] KDE runs to slow!
Hi Paul! I have a similar setup on one of my machines and did the following test last night: Yanked out 2 simms so I had only 32mb. Extremely bad performance, heaps of disk thrashing, opening Netscape took yonks and it ran like a dog :-( Put back the simms so I had 64mb. Much MUCH better performance. Still a little slow but considering I have one of those crappy cyrix P166+ chips which really run at 133mhz I guess it was to be expected. The conclusion, as our learned friends are saying, KDE needs heaps of memory and if you want real performance, a decent processor as well. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Paul Derbyshire [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 07 February 2000 0:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE runs to slow! At 01:38 PM 2/6/00 -0800, you wrote: I had a succesfull installation of Mandrake 6.0 but KDE runs very slow. It takes 5 min to update each screen, the mouse moves very slow (jumps)and all these symptoms act like there is a huge processing queue (my HD is kranking all the time). That's damned odd. I have a P133/16MB RAM, 500Mb Native and 50Mb Swap area. Oh, that explains everything. P133/16MB RAM ^ ^ | | | `-- You intend to run a GUI with this?! Stick to the command prompt until | you've got at least 32. :-) `-- Ouch. That places your machine squarely in the "desktop calculator" bracket in the CPU pecking order. Try something with a bit more zip to it. 350MHz is probably a good starting place. Take your spending cash for the month, but 48 megs of simms with it, and blow the rest on the fastest AMD chip you can. (AMD, because you'll get a slightly faster AMD chip than you will an Intel chip for the same price, and whereas you can get a conceptually-even-faster Cyrix chip, Cyrix generally sucks the bag, especially on fpu performance, but also on string and integer ops.) -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line." - -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848|
RE: [newbie] app for the wintv/radio card
Yo all! This thread reminds me, my son has a Flyvideo II television card and I was wondering if this card is perhaps supported by Linux. Rgds: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Harold Hartley [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 06 February 2000 2:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] app for the wintv/radio card try http://www.hauppauge.com they sell wintv cards that will run on windows and linux... they sell tv only cards too Harold Alex V Flinsch wrote: On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, you wrote: the only thing I'm trying to get running now is where and how can I find the app file/driver to run my wintv/radio card... I truely want to get it running so I can watch my tv and listen to my radio on the computer... I have been looking for a radio only card. Not a tv/radio card, but a plain radio card and can't seem to find one anywhere. Does anyone know where one can be found? -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
RE: [newbie] remove
I think this guys behavior should be severely discouraged with extreme prejudice :-( Spamming a list is NOT the accepted way of requesting cancellation of subscription. Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Hieronymous Bosch VII [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 30 January 2000 0:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] remove Please remove my name and e-mail address from all your lists immediately. --- This message was intercepted by SpamKiller (www.spamkiller.com) --- I just installed Mandrake 7.0. Ok, on boot, I get an error that says: mount: fs type supermount not supported by kernel [FAILED] It ends up booting for the most part ok as far as I can tell. What's up with this error message? WebDreamer __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] stuffed buttons
Luckily I may be a newbie at linux, but not with windoze so don't youall get too worried about me :-) Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Zulfiqar Naushad [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 30 January 2000 0:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] stuffed buttons Sure, why not. After doing that, he might get upgraded from a newbie to an expert :-) At 05:48 AM 29/01/00 , you wrote: Considering the original message was posted to a "newbie" list do you think this response is responsible? Paul Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618
RE: [newbie] stuffed buttons
Thanks for the help John, it worked like a treat :-) I have disabled the VCF file attachment as well, heaven forbid treading on peoples toes. Now I just have to get my Linux box talking to the disks and printer on my fileserver (a win95OSR2 box). I hope to move my fileserver over to Linux soon, but only once I have a better "feel" for the OS, so in the meantime it will stay Windozed... Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- rpm -e kcmclock, rpm -Uvh kdelibs. Also the "updates" icon on the desktop (kde not gnome) doesn't work. *shrug* works for me... Can't help. BTW, can you turn off your VCF file attachment? It's really considered a breach of "nettiquette" to post file attachments to a list as a general rule. John
RE: [newbie] MP3 software for Linux
Well, I just heard from my wife that she will be getting me a nice new monitor for my birthday :-) Wonder how long it will remain attached to my machine before it migrates to my daughters box Na this time I will put my foot down I think, ever tried working on an old 14inch monitor that you can only stretch the picture to cover about 3/4's of the screen? Not a pretty site. Maybe with the new monitor I will be able to fully appreciate KDE eh :-) Cheerz: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 05 January 2000 17:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] MP3 software for Linux Nope! I'm with Mike. Ya gotta take care of the kids first. At least that's how we do it here at my house. Just lettin ya know yer not alone, Mike! Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
[newbie] Adding a HardDisk
Just a quick query here :-) If I want to add an additional Hard Drive to an existing mandrake 6.1 box, can I just partition it as a single linux native partition and then will it be detected on boot and be usable?, or is it more complicated (or simple) than that?. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Merry Christmas!
I would suggest that maybe we leave the penguin alone for a while and get to work stuffing the turkey, I mean it IS getting pretty close to that time of the year isn't it :-) Merry Christmas to all Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Instalation Woes
I am re-sending this message as the first time I sent it there were heaps of problems with the newbie mailing list and I received no replies. This time I am more hopeful :-) I just installed Linux-Mandrake 6.1 on my sons machine, and have the following problems: 1st I believe that there is a conflict between his Creative Vibra128 PCI sound card and the 3C509 NIC because if I run sndconfig the soundcard is apparently detected fine, and plays the test sound but afterwards if I ping my network the computer TOTALLY locks up, only a hardware reset works. The NIC works fine as long as I don't try and run sndconfig. 2nd the update icon doesn't work in KDE. Awaiting your words of wisdom: Mike Perry RD Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] Spam
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** URGENT *** ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND INCREASE YOUR PROFITS 30%-50% ! INTERNET STOREFRONT HOMEBASED OR MAIL ORDER BUSINESSES Crap cut for obvious reasons. Don't we have filters for this crap??? There has been a lot of this sort of shit coming through for the past couple of days. Can it be blocked please... Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: Duplicate again : RE: [newbie] Post Instalation problem
Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Patrick Putteman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 15 December 1999 12:14 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Duplicate again : RE: [newbie] Post Instalation problem To ilustrate what I said ealrier about duplicate messages: this one I got for the 4th time. I included the message headers. This shows that sympa@localhost (mandrake list server) has sent this particular mail 4 times between december 12 and today. Hi! It may have got delivered 4 times, but I am yet to see an answer :-( Rgds: Mike.
[newbie] Post Instalation problem
I just installed Linux-Mandrake 6.1 on my sons machine, and have the following problems: 1st I believe that there is a conflict between his Creative Vibra128 PCI sound card and the 3C509 NIC because if I run sndconfig the soundcard is detected fine, and plays the test sound but afterwards if I ping my network the computer TOTALLY locks up, only a hardware reset works. The NIC works fine as long as I don't try and run sndconfig. 2nd the update icon doesn't work in KDE. 3rd I used fips to make room for Linux (he has Windoze98 as well on the machine) and now, when he boots into win98 the desktop appears and then the computer freezes for about 4 minutes, then is OK. In the control panel the Linux partition is visible and If I click on it, once again the computer freezes for about 4 mins. I believe that maybe Windoze98 is trying to access this partition at the end of it's boot and that is what is causing the freeze. Does anybody have any ideas what to do about it? (and don't tell me to ditch the windoze please, I would if I could but I can't). Awaiting your words of wisdom: Mike Perry RD Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
[newbie] creative vibra128
Hello to all. I have a Creative vibra128 PCI soundcard and was wondering if it is supported by Linux-Mandrake 6.1 and if so how do I set it up useing sndconfig. Cheers: Mike Perry. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] testing AGAIN
I am answering your posts!!! And I can see you sent 5 posts in total including the one I am answering.. Rgds: Mike Perry Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Kit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 06 December 1999 9:29 To: Mandrake Linux Subject: [newbie] testing AGAIN whats going on here, isn't ANY of my emails getting posted? WHY isn't anyone answering MY posts...? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 http://members.xoom.com/kitgoins
RE: [newbie] test with outlook express
Received with outlook express Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: KIT [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 06 December 1999 10:07 To: Linux-Mandrake Subject: [newbie] test with outlook express test with outlook express =Kit Kit [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/kitgoins ICQ# 7110071 =Kit==
RE: [newbie] Update Icon
I have the very same problem after a vanilla installation. Also as has been mentioned in other posts, stuffed up graphics on the KDE Apps. I will have a look later for info on the above problems and post whatever I find. I have to admit that I am somewhat surprised that these problems were not addressed before the official release (mandrake 6.1 in my case) as whilst one expects bugs to pop up here and there, these are fairly glaring ones. In fact, the 1st Icon I hit after the installation was the update one :-(. All the best: Mike Perry Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: SB [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 21 November 1999 10:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Update Icon Has anyone tried to use the icon on the KDE desktop. I get an error message that says "mandrake cannot execute the update function" Has anyone else had this problem Thanks Steve Bradley
RE: [newbie] Test
Don't worry, it can take HOURS until the messages get through :-( Cheers: Mike. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Pat Mellema [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thu 02 December 1999 4:28 To: newbe Subject: [newbie] Test Is this message gitting through as I have tried several times to post and have seem nothing. Pat __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com
[newbie] New Instalation
Hello to All! I have ordered from CheapBytes Mandrake 6.1 (not the powerpack version) and intend to install it on a homebuilt machine as follows: M/B Abit BX6 Revision 2 Celeron 400 overclocked to 450mhz (FSB@75mhz) Rock Solid! 3DFX Voodoo3-2000 Soundcard Creative Vibra128 Memory 192mb PC100 SDRAM HardDisk Western Digital 10.1GB EIDE UDMA33 CDROM Noname EIDE UDMA33 40X CDR SmartFriendly EIDE UDMA33 4X2X32 DVD Memorex MD-6032 6X/32X Network Card 3C509 something as far as I remember The Computer is running Windoze98 at the moment and I Intend to set it up as a dual boot system Any pointers from those of you in the know? Hopefully I will receive the Mandrake 6.1 in the next few days but I would like to be as prepared as possible before I trash my Son's Computer :-) All the Best to All of Ya's Mike. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Built in Soundcard....
Well, the advice seems to be that upgradeing to Mandrake6.1 should enable the sound to work correctly. Until I get the CD's from Cheapbytes I have disabled the onboard CMI chip and wacked in a legacy SB16 I found lying around which is probably a better system anyhow. When I get the Mandrake6.1 I will letya know how I go. All the best: Mike. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: coin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: ã 24 ðåáîáø 1999 3:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Built in Soundcard My motherboard has a built in Soundcard based on a CMI8330 chip. In Windoze98 it appears as follows: Dos mode mpu401 emmulator i/o 0310-0311 External midi mpu401 i/o 0300-0301 Joystick device i/o 0200-0207 SB16 audio device i/o 0220-022F IRQ5 DMA1 DMA5 Windows sound system device i/o 0530-0537 i/o 0388-038F IRQ10 DMA3 All functions work fine in Windoze. Dear friend, u are not alone, i got the same problem as u. I only can play CD, noteven wav or midi files. U sure upgrading to the next version helps Luff(x3) coin
RE: [newbie] Definitely Off Topic
Well I am not sure what the law says over here in Sunny Israel, though I suspect that they haven't even got around to thinking about such things. (Israel, Home of legalised torture and imprisonment without trial.) beat that one TY :-( And to all of you's thinking of flameing me, don't bother, I will go back on topic once again, I promise :-) Regards: Mike. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Ty C. Mixon [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: â 23 ðåáîáø 1999 12:07 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Definitely Off Topic In defense of IT's (I'm not one), it's not their fault - they do what the HR or other department tell them to do. And the HR has to do it b/c if you piss off someone in IRC while logged in from a work computer that person can now sue your company. (Assuming US of course - Home of the Blame, land of the lawsuit.) Ty
[newbie] Built in Soundcard....
Help needed desperately! My motherboard has a built in Soundcard based on a CMI8330 chip. In Windoze98 it appears as follows: Dos mode mpu401 emmulator i/o 0310-0311 External midi mpu401i/o 0300-0301 Joystick device i/o 0200-0207 SB16 audio device i/o 0220-022F IRQ5DMA1DMA5 Windows sound system device i/o 0530-0537 i/o 0388-038F IRQ10 DMA3 All functions work fine in Windoze. The only way that I could get it to partly work (running Linux-Mandrake 5.5) is as follows Useing a SB16 driver i/o 0x220 IRQ=5 DMA1=1 DMA2=5 MPU i/o 330 It plays wave files fine, midi works via fm synthesis, the audio from a CDROM doesn't work, mic and line don't know yet. Whats important to me to get working is the CDROM audio input. Oh, and the mixer seems to be working too, just no sound on the CD Channel Any words of wisdom out there? Rgds: Mike Perry. RD. Engineer Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
RE: [newbie] Install problem: it won't see my partitions
I had a similar problem when I 1st installed Linux on a disk with windoze98 already on it. I used Partition Magic to shrink the Windoze partition, then FDISK to make sure nothing Dos'y was in the free space and then installed Linux with the LILO boot loader. All went well. I didn't build any Linux partitions on the free area with partition magic, I let the Mandrake install look after that by itself. Maybe this would be a solution to your problem. Hope it helps: Mike -Original Message- From: Warren Taylor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: â 16 ðåáîáø 1999 17:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Install problem: it won't see my partitions I want to be a Linux newbie, but I don't qualify yet because I can't even install it. I just bought a new computer with a Quantum Fireball 20.4 GB hard drive. The included special version of Partition Magic in the 6.5 version of the Mandrake-Linux seems to work fine; it builds a Linux partition and swap partition on the tail end of my hard drive. They are primary partitions and the main Linux partition is 3 GB in size. I intend to keep most of the drive dedicated to the Microsux OS until I get a better idea of whether Linux will meet my needs. When the install program starts up, it gets to the part where it has me choose Disk Drake or fdisk. When I choose either, it comes back with an error saying it can't find any valid partitions on which to install Linux. Someone told me it was because my hard drive was too big and that the Linux partition (or a boot partition for Linux) needs to be below some address. I don't really want to split up my Windows partition into two separate small paritions with a Linux partition in the middle, and in any case, I see no way to make Partition Magic put it somewhere other than the default place it chose (the end of the disk). Any help would be appreciated so that I can join the proud ranks of Linux newbies. Warren __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] test (OT)
My messages seem also to get through eventually (after half an hour or so), so maybe it IS running on a NT server :-).. -Original Message- From: Simon Norris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: â 16 ðåáîáø 1999 11:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] test (OT) My last message was rejected by the list, but still arrived. I wonder if this is running on an NT server?? (couldn't resist a quick dig!!) - Original Message - From: Mike Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:35 AM Subject: [newbie] test Can't seem to send messages to this list :-( trying again.. Mike
