Re: [newbie] Getting and installing packages
> Usually when someone recommends me to download such-and-such a package, > with such-and-such a version number, I go to Red Carpet and not only > find that it is there, but in a newer version. So far, I have not had a > single problem with anything that I have installed through this service. I find their upto 2 months behind current versions for somethings, (except for security updates) -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Any First Go success stories ? NOW what for?
> No.. Dreamweaver "Can" work w/ wine, however it does not work as > quickly, nor is it as functional as on windows. (I personally coulnd't > get it to install.) I have managed to get a copy of flash5 installed on my windows partition working with wine(using real win95 dlls), its not really usable as wine gets into a knot with the daft palette/tool thingies and spends 90% of its time redrawing them. -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.
On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 11:26, Dimitris Ioannou wrote: > > I hope that this poisoned letter of yours ... Well, you were the one who posted in HTML :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor
> (Linus said the very best > thing he has going for him is that he is not Bill Gates) Linus also said 'I am you're God' ...... -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor
> So (beat me with a stick) I have to have a Windows box right here next to my > Linux box. VMWare :) -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor
On Mon, 2002-03-11 at 01:49, FemmeFatale wrote: > In a different post I agreed with Dvorak however I did forget why I > still use M$, games. Gaming on Linux will only happen when there are enough boxes on desks. loki and the like failed because the market is just to small (that and once you have quake who cares right) Besides PC's make expensive game stations, better to buy a PS2 (etc) and buy games matched perfectly for your hardware. -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor
> What do you think StarOffice and OpenOffice do? I haven't found a > ppt,xls, or doc file that it can't read yet, keeping the format intact. There is more to word docs than just the text and its formatting. Once you have grasped that you will realise that NON of the linux wordprocessors open word docs to anything more than the most basic standard. -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: ximian gnome
> I've started to agree Shane. Gnome just keeps pissing me off. for me its the other way round, gnome is perfect -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Minimizing the cult factor
> > 1. Adobe Photoshop. This is my most controversial assertion. > > or brainless. i will take gimp over photoshop for 85% of everything you > can do in either. better off if he brought up games. He is right, Linux needs some ass kicking productivity\creativity applications and for most photoshop is king of the hill. Gimp!=Photoshop by any stretch of the imagination -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] programs running on wine
On Sun, 2002-03-10 at 17:27, Stojs wrote: > I have now decided to have a go with linux. Not all the way since I > would not trust it to run 3ds max like I would like it to. I bought the > mandrake 8.1 power pack. > > Is there a list anywhere of windows programs tested running wine > successfully (and not successfully)? Wine (in a nutshell) 1. Your mileage will vary 2. Don't hold your breath 3. (see 1 & 2) www.codeweavers.com - there is a wine applications database somewhere on that site for the record, i have got it running Textpad, WinZip, WinRar, Rhinoceros 1.1 (yay!!) and .. um ... notepad you could run max in vmware, but seriously, who would want to - dual boot and replace your windows shell with max :) -- -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Voodoo5 How-To for RH 7.x
On Sun, 2002-03-10 at 04:38, FemmeFatale wrote: > I think this might work for Man. 8.x. Try reading it. I post this for > the persona asking about voodoo 5 cards. > > http://www.evil3d.net/articles/linux/howto/3dfx/redhat7/ Great, that worked a treat - thanks! -- -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Hardware 3D (Voodoo5) ?
SubstructureNotifyMask SubstructureRedirectMask PropertyChangeMask number of visuals:4 default visual id: 0x23 visual: visual id:0x23 class:TrueColor depth:16 planes available colormap entries:64 per subfield red, green, blue masks:0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f significant bits in color specification:6 bits visual: visual id:0x24 class:TrueColor depth:16 planes available colormap entries:64 per subfield red, green, blue masks:0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f significant bits in color specification:6 bits visual: visual id:0x25 class:DirectColor depth:16 planes available colormap entries:64 per subfield red, green, blue masks:0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f significant bits in color specification:6 bits visual: visual id:0x26 class:DirectColor depth:16 planes available colormap entries:64 per subfield red, green, blue masks:0xf800, 0x7e0, 0x1f significant bits in color specification:6 bits -- Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Viewing Linux partition from Windows
> > I'm currently running dual-booting Windows with Mandrake, which are on > > seperate physical drives. Is there any way I can get terminal access into > > Linux from within Windows without rebooting?? > > I wonder if you could use VNC to access the other drive. They do have a > Windows client as well as a Linux one. VNC is a client-server application. viewing a linux machine from windows requires that the Linux VNC server be running (which means you have to be running a Linux machine to run VNC on) things to concider as alternatives - lnx4win, vmware and a handful of linux filesystem viewers for windows (just dont hold your breath) Rick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to change X resolution
> > I've heard about a keys combination to change resolution windows-style (on > > the fly). This was CTRL+ALT+ "+" but it's not working... > > > > Maybe it was for X v.4 (i'm using v.3 to use experimental 3D on my Ati > > Mobility M1) ? 8-? > Try Ctrl Alt "+" on the numeric keypad only and Ctrl Alt "-" on the keypad as > well. No good for laptops sorry. that also sort of works on Xinerama Rick Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Building a PC.
> FYI, if you use Windows 98, don't bother with more than 512 mb of RAM, 2k will > address up to 3 gb. > > Linux I don't know, but after about 512mb even in linux I'd bet you won't see a > huge performance boost ;p > > Unless you do intense grafx work with GIMP. I'm sure someone else can correct > or confirm this for the moment at least, having more than 512mb mem is overkill for most activities, image editing perhaps (either huge images, or a large undo buffer), or rendering\raytracing. perhaps a ram drive Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Laptops
> I'm considering getting a Sony Vaio FXA-36 laptop which will run both > Windows and Mandrake 8.1. Does anyone here have any experience with the > Sony laptops, or with laptops in general? http://www.linux-notebook.org/laptops/by_brand/?searchbrand=sony http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=linux+viao http://groups.google.com/groups?q=linux+viao&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&sa=N&; tab=wg Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie]
> Can anyone recommend a good "Howto" site? I'm looking to set up an anonymous > ftp (proftpd) and my samba server. you may have all the doc's installed anyhow - have a look in /usr/share/doc Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Windows CE and Linux
why not try it and find out? Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] networking & internet woes...
> On Saturday 02 February 2002 06:02, you wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have one of those usb alcatel modems, which works perfectly. > > > > my problem is that when i have eth0 enabled as well, i loose dns > > resoloution, i can ping the outside world and retreve web pages if i know > > the ip address of the site. i can ping my internal lan (on eth0) fine etc. > > > > disbable eth0 and dns suddenly works > > > > any ideas? > disable routing. you have the "default route" set to eth0 and not PPP0 and I do that in which file? Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Zip drive Access
might be an idea to make sure the drive works under windows, and the disk your trying is not a duff. zip drives are not the most reliable beasties Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.comPOV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.ukTEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Keyhttp://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA - Original Message - From: Richard Bartlett To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 11:45 AM Subject: [newbie] Zip drive Access Hi guys I have installed an internal zip drive into my Mandrake 8.1 machine and I am having dramas getting access to the drive Using hardrake I can find that the zip drive is there as /dev/hdd However if I try to use the mount (i.e. under KDE on the desktop I make a new floppy device link where the device is /dev/hdd and mount point is /mnt/zip) I get an error saying no device or could not mount the device /dev/hdd does not exist Using an article from linuxnewbie.org I was told to modify the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file with: Insmod parport Insmod ppa And also modifying the fstab file with the same line as on my other computer /dev/hdd /mnt/zip auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 Can someone please let me know what I am doing wrong Thanks for your help Rick J PS once I have sorted this I may or should I say will need help in setting up my USB zip drive and USB printer so if you have any pointers for that please let me know, thanks again
[newbie] networking & internet woes...
Hi all, I have one of those usb alcatel modems, which works perfectly. my problem is that when i have eth0 enabled as well, i loose dns resoloution, i can ping the outside world and retreve web pages if i know the ip address of the site. i can ping my internal lan (on eth0) fine etc. disbable eth0 and dns suddenly works any ideas? Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.comPOV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.ukTEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Keyhttp://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA
Re: [newbie] installing 8.1
> i only have about 1gb which is nowhere near enough. is there not a way of installing Linux manually a floppies worth at a time? I would also be interested if there is as I am getting a old laptop soon (read no cd at all!) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: [expert] Extras in the DVD release
> I guess I'll just go and please myself.. that's a little more information than we needed Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The problem with Linux
> Rick, you remind me of a child of say,,sixteen, who believes the world they > have seen is it, and views the universe as beeing all from their (limited) > perspective. M$winders is not how _I_ think the world should look, _I_ want > to decide, and I am willing to allow that "one mans cluster f#ck is a nother > mans orgy" so maybe...just maybe...the folks that reallly enjoy being a > sheep, can. and those who think that they might have to learn to paint to > keep the cave from being like every other cave can also RTFD to keep their > "virtul cave" as they need it to be. oop!, Linux Nut alert!! Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The problem with Linux
> newbies shouldn't have to use the shell prompt to install > something. exactly - we dont have GUI's just for fun, if the GUI tools dont provide the power of there shell counterparts, then why the hell not!! windows is almost exclusivly gui, and there is no end of extremly complicated and powerful software. > one other point, man pages are good, but may be difficult for a linux > newbie to interpret. documentation needs to be in a easy-to-use help gui > inside of the gui application, or formatted as easy-to-understand .html > files that the newbie can just click around in. (fortunately, mandrake has > made a good effort on this end). MDK have made the effort, but they still managed to include quite a few duff links (links to other pages in the docs - not on the web) > again, if linux is to become mainstream on the desktop, it needs to > overcome the above hurdles, namingly making everything extremely simple and > easy for the new computer/linux user. and that's the problem - there are loads of Linux users who share this dream, and there is an equal number trying to go in the opposite direction and keep Linux as Unix as possible. Everybody is developing to their own ideals, no definite direction or purpose, forcing users to have both the super GUI and the Unix installed at the same time as neither do everything 100% Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The problem with Linux
> First, the 'hunting for libraries' complaint is moot: I have yet to look any > further than my own LM install disks for libraries-- LM is probably better > than many distros out there as they actually provide you with more than one > install CD and all the stuff they offer has been compiled for a Mandrake > system so it's going to work. HAHAHA ROFL ...Mandrake going to work Thats the best yet :) > Second, no one says you *have* to install the latest kernel and it isn't even > necessary unless you're adding brand new hardware that didn't exist six > months ago-- how many of you out there are installing kernels just because it > has a higher number? or becasue the one your using has been declared the biggest pile of (official) turkey poo (or is it greased chicken) to be released to date > By-and-by the install process is standard-- using RPMs is easy enough and for > the odd times when I have to compile there's always an "install.sh" or > "configure.sh"-- that fail because MDK like to put required things in silly places > and another silly thing that even comes with Windoze > installations: README files-- how many of you have failed to install > something properly because you didn't read the instructions. and how many instructions have you read that simply didnt work? > Bottom line: If you want something 'Just like Windows' then use Windows. > There is no such thing as out-and-out replacing an OS. They all have their > advantages and disadvantages. Linux will get there, its come a long way in the last 2 years > And while we're at it the day Linux starts acting completely like Windows is > the same day I have to defragment my ReiserFS partition after I do a virus > scan because my firewalling software didn't work. virus's will happen (or at least more trojans & worms) as Linux gets more popular on the desktop and no firewalling software is 100% > Linux is different. Get over it! I really don't care if my neighbour is > using it or not, I just want Linux to be there so I have a choice in how I > use my PC. Period! but different doesn't have to mean it cannot be user friendly (or at least a little less newbie painful) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] The problem with Linux
> At present I use both 8.1 and Win98SE and IMHO in every area where it > counts 8.1 is better with the exception of installation of software. As > you said what we need is some standardized features including an > installer along the lines of those used in Windows. The rest of the time > the diversity of Linux is one of the things I like about it because no > matter what you want to do Linux does it better (excepting playing > games). You only have to look at how much better / easier installing > Linux is now compared with what it was not that long ago. at the moment the diversity of Linux is its downfall, why should anyone want one killer app when you can have 5 half finished ones, 2 main desktops & toolkits, several office suits (none of which talk the industry standard MS office) ad nausea sure Linux is simpler to install now, but excuse me for being more interested in the end result its like every Linux distro feels the need to offer the same end product in a different way, and the same can be said for most of the competing applications frankly, at the moment Linux is a fragmented mess Different distros are not like different releases of windows and should not be compared in that way. Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT M$ Win and RAM
> Rant over... thanks for listening and be warned... you would be better using win2000 for dual booting, as it really is a very different beast compared to the 9x series, and as a result will give you fewer headaches Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] fat32 vs reiserfs for storage
> > unless you want to access your file from winows and from your post, you > > don't, there is really no point in storing your files on fat32. As far > > as the disk usage goes, on a 8 GB partition, the smallest block on a fat > > 32 partition was 8 kb i think. so a 10 kb file would use up 16 kb on you > > fat 32 partition, and a 30 kb file would use up 32 kb of space. the > > larger the file the less percentage of space wasted. but since reiserFS > > is native to linux you could even store your applications there and run > > them from the reiserFS partition. somehow i wasn't able to do this on a > > dos partion. you can set a 4kb block with partition magic fat32 has the advantage of being the lowest common denominator, you can have access to your data with a single win98 boot disk, and you can access the drive from any PC (should yours die) - Unless you have plenty of Linux friends, getting at your files stored on a Linux partition could be real pain. I have a small drive in a removable bay that I backup all important documents to (as well as tape) so in the event of something going wrong, I can quickly take said drive to any other PC and have access to the data. (unlike my tape backup) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Got Office XP?
You might want to look at this http://www.guninski.com/vv2xp.html Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Linux versus WindowsXP Haredware
> Honestly I dont understand, why all those hardware companies > (conextant at the top of my list) do ignore the giant penguin, while > the strongest/biggest companies on world ( IBM at the top of the > list) support this giant ? You have to separate Linux server and desktop usage. In terms of boxes on desks, Linux is a very little penguin. Massive server usage will never do anything in the quest for more hardware support - servers don't need 3d cards etc etc etc Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] current state of anti-aliasing in 8.1
Turn AA off, restart KDE, turn AA back on, restart KDE Tada! It was enabled by default for me, but just didn't seem to kick in Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA - Original Message - From: "Paul Rodríguez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:29 PM Subject: [newbie] current state of anti-aliasing in 8.1 What's the current state of anti-aliasing in 8.1? Is there an easy way to get the system to anti-alias, or does it work out of the box? If it's not working out of the box, is it a reasonable thing to work towards this for the next release? If so, maybe we can incorporate working anti-aliasing into Mandrake packaged programs as well? (like abiword) How do you feel about this? -Paul Rodríguez _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux versus WindowsXP Haredware
> It is still possible for Linux to get a foot in the door. It takes an > aggressive "suit" to take advantage of this situation. Whether some of you > like it or not a "Ballmer" or similiar could get a rally going and maybe > double or triple the support Linux has with the hardware vendors. I don't see > this as a quick way to bring MS down with one swoop but everything has a > beginning and this could be it. Linux, despite being close, is not a windows desktop beater, it requires far to much 'twiddling' to get it all working correctly and a much higher level of knowledge to maintain and use it - some suit can push it all they like, but if its not at least as user friendly as windows, its not going to catch on with the general public. box makers have tried Linux on machines, and it has flopped, simply due to lack of public interest. The fact that their is a wide spread (ok geek community ) alternative that is constantly improving and gaining ground will be enough to make MS feel a little less secure Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux versus WindowsXP Haredware
Linux versus WindowsXP HaredwareUntil hardware manufacturers start including Linux drivers with their products (at the very least even a biniary module), Linux hardware support is not going to happen. Most consumers like to be able to buy 'hardware item X' off the shelf at the local shop and then expect it to work when they get home this is not an issue that can be solved by trying to get consumers to only buy Linux capable hardware, as this will only add to the confusion surrounding Linux, this must be addressed at the point of manufacture. A prime example being win modems, simply telling people to buy a real modem is not the answer - your not the one who is out of pocket) Linux hardware installation needs to be made as simple as windows, plug item it, install drivers from CD (reboot - who cares) and it works end of story I have a fair sized collection of items here that i cannot use with Linux as there is either no supoport, or the howto explaining how to get it working will most likely take a day out of my life, and have the possability that i will knacker something else in the process. Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA - Original Message - From: Craig Williamson (ENZ) To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:00 AM Subject: [newbie] Linux versus WindowsXP Haredware Hi All, I'm writing this because I'm curious. With all the trouble with WindowsXP having all these hardware issues, isn't it about time to get our thinking caps on and re-focus our attention on the fact at this moment in time we have an opportunity to exploit Linux hardware capabilities. One guy saying he couldn't get his USB keyboard to work under WinXP where Linux could is a prime example. Okay so WindowsXP has almost rock solid stability, but for the first time ever, LINUX SUPPORTS MORE HARDWARE!!!. We need to push this at this time before Microsoft gets it's act together. What are your thoughts on this and I hope it will inspire someone on this mailing list to push this further. This may be the invunerability that could drag Microsoft to its knees. Craig Williamson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Burping a printer?
> Occasionally a random print job goes awry and, instead of printing
> thePostscriptdocument properly, it prints the Postscript code, which is,
> of course, huge. When this happens, I can't get the job to go away. I've
> tried cancelling the job via the CUPS WWW tool, which the tool and lpstat
> think it successful, yet it keeps printing. I power off the printer, wait,
> and power it back on, and the code printing resumes. The only thing that
> appears to help is powering down both the printer and the entire Linux
> box.
my HP does the same from time to time. rip the paper out so it will stop
after the current page, then once it has paused (and flashing its 'nd
paper pleeeze :(((' light at you) you may be able to cancel it
Rick
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Re: [newbie] Mac vs Intel architecture deliberations
> Do you find that winME is less stable than say > winNT or 2000? I do, Win2k runs like a dream, WinME has added clunkyness Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Internet Explorer for Mandrake 7.2?
> I'm a complete Linux newbie and am just finding my way around. I've > searched a newsgroup and several web-archives, along with the > Microsoft site, for information about an Internet Explorer version > that'll work on Mandrake 7.2. Is there such a thing? I haven't been > able to find it on the Microsoft site, and while there are references > to IE being used on Linux on some of the web-fora I haven't found any > direct links to where I can in fact download it. If anyone could help > that'd be great, thanks. Linux for the moment means NO MS SOFTWARE - you can run IE with wine, but I suggest you have a look at some of the Linux native browsers such as Mozzy, Opera or Galeon (best) there is however a version of IE for unix, but your not running unix :P Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Hostility Levels on the list
> > I wont include the message, but if I were a Freudian Psychiatrist, > > I'd have a hay day with it and all that talk of ego, spelling > > errors, all lower case letters :^)~ > > if frogs had wings... > > which books by freud have you read? Freud was a junkie who couldn't solve his own problems, and while it makes interesting reading, its psycho babble (with the emphasis on babble) of the best kind :) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] i686?
> It depends on the program. XFree86 seems to run better on my system compiled > i686. did you just download it, or compile it yourself? Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is this a good way to test a modem
> if the modem states it will run under Dos will it run under Linux? I would think so Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] i686?
Hi all Is there an i686 compile of Mandrake (or any other distro for that matter), and what (if any) real world advantages would it have over a similar i586 version? Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Ximian Gnome
> When you first logged into Ximian GNOME, you would have been greeted with the > Ximian Doorman. The Doorman would have given you the choice of having Nautilus, > GMC or nothing at all to manage your desktop. If you chose the third option > (nothing at all), you will not have any desktop icons. You can invoke the > Doorman again with the command "doorman". or as I recently found on the ximian site in a terminal window "doorman-reset", then quit gnome (and X) logout and back in again, you will get a fresh doorman, and pick the second option (for custom options) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Upgrading XFree
> Can someone explain me how i can upgrade my XFree from 4.0.3 (came with > PowerBox MDK 8.0) I have managed to knacker my mdk 8.0 inst several times trying to install XFree 4.1.0 - have given up and am just going to wait till 8.1 is out of beta (voodoo 5 here) Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] silly question (OT)
whats with the 'message.footer' file attachment? (Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ) or is it just an OE thing.... Rick Kitty5 WebDesign - http://Kitty5.com POV-Ray News & Resources - http://Povray.co.uk TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - FAX : +44 (01270) 251105 - ICQ : 15776037 PGP Public Key http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x231E1CEA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
