Re: [newbie] Internet Explorer for Linux? Is there such a thing???
On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, RReed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the latest.. only question.. will it work with mandrake?!? http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie/default.asp No. Explorer is only available for the Solaris and HP-UX versions of Unix, and even then only on the Sun/HP hardware platforms. Explorer is not available for Linux or any other Intel-based Unix. -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
[newbie] Configuring for 100dpi screens
Having just installed Mandrake 6.0 (including KDE) on my system I found that I had a lot of trouble with font sizes. Everything seemed to be geared towards an assumed display resolution of around 75dpi. This seems pretty old-fashioned, given that most monitors and video cards can support better resolutions. Even with a 2MB video card and a 15-inch monitor you can get 1024x768 at 16 bpp, so a lot of people must be wanting to work at around 100 dpi these days. I have written a brief explanation of how to configure Mandrake for 100 dpi resolution at: http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/linux/100dpi.html -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
Re: [newbie] Adding more RAM
On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Jason Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have always heard the swap partition should be twice the size of the RAM, so here's my question. I'm going to add 64 MB to a system with a 128 MB swap and the initial 64 MB. Do I have to resize my swap, and if so what can I use to do it on the fly? Also, will I have to change any other system files? Thanks for any help. The 2:1 swap:ram ratio is just a rough rule of thumb. 128MB of each will be fine. You do not need to increase the swap size. -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
Re: [newbie] two problems
On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, pete moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am getting no sound out of my sound card. i have a AWE64 gold soundblaster. i have the isapnp.conf set correctly with the card on irq 9. all the modules on boot up load properly with no errors. i did a dmesg to see what might be happening that i missed. here is the relevant section: --- Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996 SB 4.16 detected OK (220) sb: Interrupt test on IRQ5 failed - Probable IRQ conflict SoundBlaster EMU8000 (RAM4096k) --- it says it tries irq 5, but my card isnt on 5, it is on 9. i havent been able to find what this driver is or what config it uses. i would like to change its config to irq9, and i bet that will fix my problem. any ideas on how to fix this? /usr/sbin/sndconfig -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
Re: [newbie] Checking IRQ settings
On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Toby Sheets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How is this done in Linux? On the command line: cat /proc/interrupts In KDE: K-Settings-Information-Interrupts. Note that inactive devices don't always appear. I don't know why this should be. -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 book
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Joseph Gardner wrote: I just latched on to a series from IDG books. Titles include "Linux Configuration Installation", "Linux Network" , "Linux System Administration" "Linux Internet Server". They are well written, very informative, don't assume too much and come with Slackware, while there may be some differences between Mandrake and Slackware I have found the general background to be excellent. Having just moved from Slackware to Mandrake I can assure you that the differences are considerable! I would steer well clear of Slackware-centric books, and aim for a Redhat-centric one. I'm afraid I can't be more specific. -- Richard Lamont [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stonix.demon.co.uk/
