Re: [newbie] tar help please
Quite simple .. Tar is an app that gets many people. Got me to until I finally figured it out :) Say you want to tar and zip up /www/ .. All you have to do is cd to /. Then, under linux run: tar -zcvf all_archive.tgz www z - gzip compression c - create archive v - verbose f - archive name the '-' is optional, and is there for backwards compatablility. Simple as that. If you are on a Unix system (Solaris) or have an older version of tar you can run: tar xvf all_archive.tar www gzip all_archive.tar It will create a file called all_archive.tar.gz That's all folks :) -- philip Hi, I've tried looking at the tar man page, but still cant get any joy with tar. I have a directory called archive, with numerous subdirectories. I want to save all these files as a single file called all_archive, while preserving the dirctory structure and permissions, and then finally compress the whole thing. Can some one show me the correct command please Thanks Barry Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines
Re: [newbie] DON'T just say Help! (fwd)
Well .. I'm one of those people that can't read, after all, who really reads the Welcome messages? It's just a message that says just that, welcome to the list .. here's how to un-subscribe, here's the URL to the FAQs, etc. Anyhow, stating the intensions of the message in the subject is just commonsense :) I third your motion ... Maybe you can send a copy of the welcome message to everybody that sends mail with the only word in the subject line is 'Help' .. ie: Help!! not: Help with XFree86 3.3.6 -- philip This is clearly stated in "welcome" message. But some people cannot read, I am afraid :-( On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Paul wrote: :~On Wed, 31 May 2000, Glyn Millington wrote: :~ :~Can I make suggestion? - hell, I'm going to. When you post to :~the list could you make the subject line tell us something about :~your problem or news, rather than simply the fact that you need :~help? Almost ALL of us need help, that's why we're here. :~ :~I second this. :~ -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines
Re: [newbie] No 'Copy to' in Netscape 4.7
On *nix OSes, the 'Copy' is actually middle click. You just highlight what you want to copy, and middle click where you want to paste it. That's it .. The highlighted text is automatically 'copied' when you leave the front window. -- philip On Wed, 31 May 2000, Roman Bysh wrote: I have never seen this in NS for Linux. BUt then, I have not paid attention to it. Paul I have been trying to save all many help responses pertaining to my configuration. While in Linux I noticed that when I right-click on the message line, the 'copy to' command is missing as compared to the Windows version. Am I missing a command, or, is this only available in Netscape 4.73? Roman Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines
Re: [newbie] Acrobat reader from Adobe's site
I would try and redownload and reinstall Acrobat Reader .. I myself installed the version from Acrobat's site and had no trouble at all. -- philip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, When I try to read a PDF file using Acrobat reader, I get segfaults and this error message: Exited with error code: 0x400e0009. Anyone know why this happens? I'm using Mandrake 7.0. Thanks, L -- Laurent Duperval "Montreal winters are an intelligence test, U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it." Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228 -Doug Camilli mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Penguin Power!
Re: [newbie] ~/.profile prodlems
If you are using the Bash shell, then .profile will work, unless you already have a file called .bash_profile. Bash, if I remember correctly, looks for the following files in this order: ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, /etc/profile. When it finds one, it doesn't look any further. Put everything in your .profile in the .bash_profile, and remove .profile. It's always best to have one or the other, both would get you confused unless you know exactly how bash is asking appon login. -- philip Hi Today I've downloaded qt-2.0.2 as it is needed by the latest version of licq. To install I have needed to create a file ~/.profile in my home directory according to the instructions in the INSTALL file (just a case of cut and paste really). I have logged out and back in again as instructed to set the new file but when running ./configure I still get an error saying: The variable QTDIR is not set correctly. It is currently set to "" but it should be set to this directory which is "/usr/local/qt". The problem is that the above mention variable is set to /usr/local/qt. Do I have to compile this file with gcc or something Thanks -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching) Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines
Re: [newbie] ~/.profile prodlems
That or .. Mandrake used the bash shell naming the profile as .bahs_profile, not .profile .. Bash will look for ~/.bash_profile first and then it will search for ~/.profile if .bash_profile is not found. Placing the stuff in .bash_profile will also work. It's more user dependent than /etc/profile where all users of the bash environment will read it (if the .bash_profile or .bashrc is set to read it .. Defaults to read) read 'man bash' for more information about where bash looks for your profile information. philip Nickolay Belostotsky wrote: Hello! Have just installed QT2 (it's needed for KDE2, which doesn't seem to work for me, anyway), so it's still fresh in my mind. :-) You don't have to recompile anything. They just have a typo (?) in the installation instructions. The file should be /etc/profile: at least, that worked for me. Thanks, -- Koly Hi Today I've downloaded qt-2.0.2 as it is needed by the latest version of licq. To install I have needed to create a file ~/.profile in my home directory according to the instructions in the INSTALL file (just a case of cut and paste really). I have logged out and back in again as instructed to set the new file but when running ./configure I still get an error saying: The variable QTDIR is not set correctly. It is currently set to "" but it should be set to this directory which is "/usr/local/qt". The problem is that the above mention variable is set to /usr/local/qt. Do I have to compile this file with gcc or something Thanks
[newbie] Macintosh network
Anybody know of any links or sites online that I can look up to read about allowing my Mandrake machine to see my EtherTalk (Apple Ethernet) network? I've already recompiled the kernel to allow that ability, it's has AppleTalk options, but I was unable to locate any docs on the Mandrake site about setting my Linux machine on my AppleTalk network. I would like to to see my Mac, but really need, if at all possible, it to see my LaserWritter IIg printer. Any of you all have any experence with Mandrake on an Macintosh Network? -- philip
RE: [newbie] Display drivers for Toshiba Tecra 8100
Thnx for the suggestion. I searched around and found out that S3 actually has a driver out for Linux for their cards. Using that I was able to get XFree86 to display properly! ;) Even can get 1280x1024 if my physical screen could have handled it ^_^ thnx again philip PS: After I installed the S3 drivers, Autoprobe found my card with no trouble .. Just a suggestion: The S3 Savage driver might indeed be correct for your configuration. Note that laptop manufacturers frequently "skrimp" on the hardware in laptops, both to save costs and for lower power consumption requirements. You might have to "MANUALLY" configure X via XF86config and the edit the amount of available RAM manually in the resulting configuration file. Try working with the lowest resolution first... I.E. 640x480 and moving up one step at a time. Often the autoprobe routines do not correctly pick up cards on portables, because of their strange configurations. -JMS -Original Message- From: Philip Gabbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 2:57 PM To: Linux Newbie Subject: [newbie] Display drivers for Toshiba Tecra 8100 Anybody know how I can get XFree86 to display properly on a Toshiba Tecra 8100? The display card is a S3 Savage/MX 3D Accelerator Card, and I can seem to get XFree86 going. When I choose the S3 Savage driver in the list, XFree won't even start .. When I choose Another S3 drvier (like one of the drivers with /MX in the name) XFree will start, but I get the 'squashed' screen. Any webpages, links, or info that can help me out? I've checked the Linux Laptop site, but that only has the Terca 8000, and the 8100 has a different graphics card, so his instructions and such didn't work :-( For thx the help in advance.. Philip PS: The HP of the 8100 with full specs can be found at: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/product/product_model.jsp?BV_Session ID=1781728335.0959362116BV_EngineID=dalhlefdfghbfdkchmcfgkcgi.0pro ductline=Portablesfamily=Tecramodelname=8100 This appears to be a session based link, so you may have to search on Tera 8100 or click through the links. Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines
[newbie] Display drivers for Toshiba Tecra 8100
Anybody know how I can get XFree86 to display properly on a Toshiba Tecra 8100? The display card is a S3 Savage/MX 3D Accelerator Card, and I can seem to get XFree86 going. When I choose the S3 Savage driver in the list, XFree won't even start .. When I choose Another S3 drvier (like one of the drivers with /MX in the name) XFree will start, but I get the 'squashed' screen. Any webpages, links, or info that can help me out? I've checked the Linux Laptop site, but that only has the Terca 8000, and the 8100 has a different graphics card, so his instructions and such didn't work :-( For thx the help in advance.. Philip PS: The HP of the 8100 with full specs can be found at: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/product/product_model.jsp?BV_SessionID=1781728335.0959362116BV_EngineID=dalhlefdfghbfdkchmcfgkcgi.0productline=Portablesfamily=Tecramodelname=8100 This appears to be a session based link, so you may have to search on Tera 8100 or click through the links.
