RE: [newbie] Kernel source for 10.0 Community?
Actually .. Maybe I was wrong. I used RPMDrake and searched for "kernel" .. I installed what looked like the correct kernel source from CD 3. I just compiled the latest Orinoco wireless driver and am rebooting to see if it worked. Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Kernel source for 10.0 Community? On Friday 19 March 2004 17:00, Mark G. Spencer wrote: > > How do I install the kernel source for 10.0 Community? Has Mandrake > left the kernel source off the ISO's again? > > Thanks for the advice, > > Mark I found the source for 2.6.3-4 on one at one of the cooker mirrors. You're correct, it doesn't seem to be on any of 10.0CE disks. -- 17:06:24 up 1 day, 12:47, running Mandrake Linux release 10.0 (Community) for i586, kernel 2.6.3-4mdk Registered Linux user #324360 Computer, n.: An electronic entity which performs sequences of useful steps in a totally understandable, rigorously logical manner. If you believe this, see me about a bridge I have for sale in Manhattan. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Kernel source for 10.0 Community?
I downloaded 10.0 Community to test on my Gateway 200ARC laptop and am now downloading the AMD64 to test on my Shuttle SN85G4. How do I install the kernel source for 10.0 Community? Has Mandrake left the kernel source off the ISO's again? Thanks for the advice, Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Distro for a 486
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:14:55 + Kamal Gathani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have an old 486 box with the following specs: > > Intel 486DX2 - 66MHz, I think > 16 MB RAM > 1.2 GB Hard Disk > 6 Speed CDROM > 3Com ISA Network Card > 1MB Cirrus Logic VESA Local Bus Video card - Are VLB cards problematic > with Linux? > > I'm just wondering if anyone would be able to recommend suitable distros > (not necessarily Mandrake) for this low-spec system. > > Plus, what sort of use could this machine be? Is it worth keeping or > should I just scrap it? > > > > Any advice appreciated. > > Regards > > Kamal Mandrake still has 7.02 on their mirrors for such a machine. I still use a lot of the old 486's for cheap router/firewalls. If you can find a second ISA NIC, can can ever put Mandrake SNF on it. If you do use it that way, try to make your second NIC anything but what you have now ( something like an old SMC or NE2000 compatible would work well ). Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Crash Burners of the World Unite
On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:46:04 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:28 AM 12/24/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >OK, so far there is an incredible number of volunteers. Most of the > >crew here seems to be US, and we don't have anybody for Australia yet. > >List: > > > >UNITED KINGDOM > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >CANADA > >Ingo Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >UNITED STATES > >Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Lower Atlantic Seaboard > >Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Midwest US > >Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>-- Upper Atlantic Seaboard > > > >What exactly is left of the crashtest team? How was it organized? What > >was the format for the bug reports? How do we integrate the crash > >burners with the crashtesters? > > > >Is it too early to be thinking about this? Should the question really > >be, where's the money? Should we concentrate on raising fundage for > >Mandrake from Lugs and christmas presents first? Would praying help? > > > >Where's the beef? Can somebody else weigh in on this? Darklord? > >Civileme? > > > >LX > > > If this gets off the ground & I have a machine to dedicate to burning I'll > help too later on. For now I don't.. but I can say I support your efforts. :) > > I'm in Alberta with Charlie btw. A mountainous province here, very close > to west coast seaboard. > - > FemmeFatale > I applaud the enthusiasm that I'm seeing from members of this list;-) If you need CD's, I keep up-to-date mirrors of Cooker, Contrib and any beta's at all times. I'm on Vancouver Island on West Coast of Canada with a good cable connection and lot's of space. Spence. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installation Help for v7.1
On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 09:47:07 -0800 (PST) Andre Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Gang: > I'm trying to install Linux 7.1 on an old PC in my > office, (128 M of RAM; don't remember how much hard > drive space I have butI think it's at least 4G), but > it keeps hanging at the point where it's supposed to > be configuring the IDE. Any idea why this is > happening? Is there a fix? > > HLP!!! > > Andre--- Is that a Pentium or a 486? Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] (long)New machine, new home net, new headache...
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:32:31 -0700 Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy list mates; > > I'm positive this has been covered in agonizing detail multiple times but > there are a few issues that I need refreshed so I'll post the questions > again. I hope nobody minds. > > My downstairs neighbor bought a new tower (replaced a Celeron 366) based on: > ECS K7SEM (yeah I know but he doesn't listen and has a WAY limited budget.) > Duron 850, running standard clock on o/c bus, running at 896 MHz no trouble, > no overheating. > http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7sem_v3.html (for board specs) > 30 GB Maxtor > I don't have the partition table in front of me, sorry, but; > XP Pro (NTFS first 6 GB), Mandrake 9.0 (/boot ext2, and / as ext3, usual > suspects on XFS, 12.+ GB), FAT 32 shared as /winshare (11.+ GB). Both OSes > seem content with that. > 384 MB PC 133 SDRAM > connection: ADSL (using DHCP) access > > He's a "Windows kinda guy" unfortunately; but when I helped him set up his new > machine I "helped him decide" to give Mandrake 9.0 a try as a dual boot with > his Windows 98 SE. That was fun. :-( First partitioned the drive for the > different OSes (used disk drake from 'Drake 9.0 installer and made partitions > for Windows/sharing FAT32, installed 9.0) since he actually got an early > "present" of XP Pro and decided to triple boot. He's been running 98 SE > (comfort zone) and wanted to use that, 'learn' XP, plus learn Mandrake 9.0. > > 98 SE is now dead, doesn't exist, it's _gone._ I got sick of arguing with it. > Dual boot is enough. He'll deal. > > Or not. > > (sort of a workaround for WinXP arrogance/stupidity here) > > Everything was fine to the 'install XP' stage. At the first XP reboot after > identifying which partition to install on the installer kept starting over. > Lilo was also missing in action but I expected that and knew how to recover > it. But XP complained about "another Windows installation seems to be > present..." blah blah blah so I was forced to rescue lilo, change the /win > mount points (nuked 98 SE, edited FSTAB and LILO to reflect that and ident > the NT boot) rebooted, installed (first stage) XP, rebooted. Rescued lilo > *again*, just to get Windows to finish the install and *shut up.* That > worked. Finally. :-) > > All this after I remembered what order I had used when I made the users > originally. Ooops. ;-) > > Enough complaining. His son has access to an old Compaq Presario 7360 w/AMD > K62 500 MHz, 192 (added 128) MB SDRAM, 8.4 GB hdd, on-board everything. Blech! > > Now for the fun part; > > They want to network the two and share the DSL connection without spending a > ton (both on a very limited budget, son is unemployed/a student) on routers, > switches, hubs, etc.. I have available; > a crossover cable, RJ45 shielded (+ shielded ends) long enough to connect, > enough NICs for a quorum, > and (maybe) enough time. > Unfortunately the XP machine has to be the 'router/gateway' for the network > they want. Hardware (MAC) addresses etc. One phone call to his ISP a day is > enough thanks. Help-desk personnel aren't overly helpful. > > In case anyone is wondering; I'll deal with the ISP for activation of another > IP address if/when it's needed so don't worry. I ain't doing this in "pirate > mode" since I'm the guy that refuses to even share music files with anyone > but my kids. They swipe my CDs in other words. My neighbors just can't > afford a hell of a lot of additional hardware or software. > > Questions; The XP machine will have two network interfaces, eth0 (the > on-board) > for internet access, eth1 (D-Link are what I have available here) for network > connection using the crossover cable run to the other machine's eth0. That I > understand. > > What if any 'additional' (other than Samba) software will be required to > interface (file share, share printer, scanner, drive[s]) XP with Mandrake > 9.0? > Also what will I need to configure to keep from locking either machine up if > the other reboots to run a different OS or when 'updating' XP or 98 SE? > The Compaq has Windows 98 SE and will (soon) be booting Mandrake (8.2?, 9.0? > suggestions?) as well. The young feller wants to learn to use GNU/Linux; and > will probably spend the majority of his time in Mandrake. This would mean > even one lock-up when the father does something silly is unacceptable. Or > vice versa. Is this possible? Or do I have to convince him to invest in a > hub/switch or router? I'd really like not to have to try to convince them of > that. Hardware ain't cheap in Canada. > > Thanks for reading and sorry for the length. Any help or hints will be more > than welcome. > > Regards; > -- Charlie, I would strongly advise using a hub with that mess. The fact that the ISP is using DHCP is going to cause a major headache if they are dual booting more than one 'puter. Something is going to need being in one OS or you're going to hav
Re: [newbie] StarOffice install sequence (next to Open Office)
On 17 Dec 2002 23:16:53 + David Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 19:59, Andrei Raevsky wrote: > > Hi David, > > > > Thanks for the info, but can I also UNINSTALL StarOffice if I don't like it > > with an urpmi command? I want to try it out only because I have the > > opportunity, that's it. My silver membership was a way to say "thanks" to > > Mandrake for their fantastic work - not a way of getting StarOffice. > > Actually, I am very impressed and happy with OpenOffice already and I could > > live for it for a while. > > > > But, hey, since I could I wanted to try it out - see how similar/different > > they really are. > > > > Anyaway, is "urpmi.removemedia" safe in case I want to get rid of it? It > > will not remove dependencies used by my OpenOffice? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Andrei > > > To be honest, Andrei, I'm not sure about uninstalling StarOffice, as I > haven't tried it, but I'm sure that someone on the list will be able to > answer that one. > > David > Staroffice can be safely uninstalled with ' rpm -e ' or Kpackage. It won't affect anything else. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux installation & Router Advice
On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 16:14:09 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:12 PM 12/14/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >I know I'm coming into this thread a little late but I thought I'd throw > >my $.02 in anyway. I'm running 9.0 behind a Linksys router that's > >operating as a DHCP server and I'm not having any problems accessing the > >internet at all. But then, I also have dhcpcd version 1.3.22pl1-3mdk > >installed. The description from the rpm is as follows: > > > >"dhcpcd is an implementation of the DHCP client specified in > >draft-ietf-dhc-dhcp-09 (when -r option is not speci- fied) and RFC1541 > >(when -r option is specified). It gets the host information (IP address, > >netmask, broad- cast address, etc.) from a DHCP server and configures the > >network interface of the machine on which it is running. It also tries to > >renew the lease time according to RFC1541 or draft-ietf-dhc-dhcp-09. " > > > > From that description it seems clear that I need a DHCP client if I'm > > expecting to receive and use a dynamic IP from a DHCP server. Personally, > > I think you probably would too but it's up to you. ;-) > > > >Regards, > >Carl > > This is the part where I wonder why the hell I Need a DHCP Client in the > first place!??? Linux was I thought meant to be a Network aware OS from the > ground up? so.. wtf? Sigh ... sorry but the cynicism is slipping > out. This is still one aspect of Linux I'm not impressed with. It was > made to be network aware/workable from the get go, yet we still need to > install 3rd party software to get basic functionality? > Where you have a limited number of network aware devices ( such as other computers, printers, etc ), it is not necessary to have DHCP as a server OR as a client. All devices can be configured with static internal IP addresses such as 192.168.x.x. Where DHCP really shines is when you have laptops or other devices coming and going on your home network. In the case of laptops, it allows them to get a local IP for whatever network they are plugged into. There is no need for any third party software needed when configuring a ML router/firewall. Hope that helps;-) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Write to windows partition?
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:08:15 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 09 Dec 2002 4:49 am, Michael Adams wrote: > > On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 14:21, Erik Farnsworth wrote: > > > Spence, > > > > > > Thanks! Unless I totally hose my mdk system, I probably won't need this > > > program because I boot XP only to use PageMaker (until I learn to use > > > Lyx better) and to update the anti-virus .dat files. [I did d/l > > > explore2fs, just in case :) ] However, I have a friend who could > > > probably use it...so I'm passing on the info. > > > > > > On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 18:41, Spencer wrote: > > > > On December 8, 2002 04:24 pm, Erik Farnsworth wrote: > > > > If you have a need to read or write data from Winduz, there is a > > > > program called - explore2fs - that I use successfully on my W2K Pro > > > > install. I don't know if it can be used with a NTFS partition but it > > > > works well from FAT32. > > > > > > > > Spence > > > > Most recent Linux versions would default partition using one of the more > > modern Journaling File Systems. In this case anything 2fs may not work. On > > the other hand if the journaling system is 3fs? (is that the right > > abbreviation) it may work. > > As I understand it, ext3 is simply ext2 + a journal, so I would think that > would work. > > Anne > It works very well with ext3 Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Write to windows partition?
On December 8, 2002 04:24 pm, Erik Farnsworth wrote: If you have a need to read or write data from Winduz, there is a program called - explore2fs - that I use successfully on my W2K Pro install. I don't know if it can be used with a NTFS partition but it works well from FAT32. Spence > Stephen was correct...from mdk, you can read files on an NTFS system > (XP, in my case), but you cannot write to them. On the 'doz partition > that I want to share between mdk and xp, I have set it as vfat (FAT32) > and can read/write to it quite well with mdk. > > [OTOH, 'Doz don't speaka-da-*nix, so it has no idea that mdk is also on > the same box. ] > > On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 17:32, Dale Kosan wrote: > > Well, he states he can read the files so it is not NTFS. Root should be > > able to read and write, to do this as a user you need to edit the > > /etc/fstab entry. Can not help with that because I do not have Windows > > on my machine. > > > > "man mount" for details. > > > > The option, from memory, is umask=0. > > Or you could use user=nnn,umask=002 if you are the only one going to > > write to it. > > Or mess about with group ownership and permissions if you want more > > complicated control of access. > > > > Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 07:08, Tom Henry wrote: > > >>I've installed ML 9.0 onto (Dell GX1 desktop system) it's own EXT2 > > >> partition > > >> > > >> From Linux I am able to read the files on the /windows/ partition > > >> _but_ cannot edit anything ;-( > > >> > > >>How do I get it set up so I have 'write' permission to everything on > > >> the /windows/ partition? > > >> > > >>Many thanks for any help you can provide, > > >>Tom > > > > > > Assuming you're accessing everything "Windows" via /mnt/win_c - you > > > can't edit ANYTHING at all? What version of Windows were you running? > > > Because if you were running anything NT based with NTFS, you're not > > > going to be able to - but if you're running under FAT or VFAT, you can > > > edit/save/modify anything - just that the executable bit is set on all > > > files...but that's generally not a hassle... > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > >- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > -- > > A touch of Class Computer Services > > 9504 Bohning Drive > > Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125 > > 216-375-4487 > > > > A Step Above The Rest! > > > > http://www.winsweptrottweilers.com > > > > ICQ# 55846749 > > > > Registered Linux user #191829 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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] KAddressBook
On December 7, 2002 07:04 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 07 Dec 2002 1:53 pm, Guilherme Cirne wrote: > > On Friday 06 December 2002 19:59, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Friday 06 Dec 2002 5:18 pm, Guilherme Cirne wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Does anybody know in what file are the e-mail addresses for > > > > KAddressBook stored? > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > /home/anne/.kde/share/apps/kab > > > > > > Don't forget you will need to 'show hidden files' > > > > > > Anne > > > > That is not it, at least not for me. That directory > > (/home/gui/.kde/share/apps/kab) is completely empty here even though I > > have lots of entries under KAddressBook. Does anybody know where else the > > entries could be stored? > > I think we may be talking at cross-purposes. The path I gave you holds the > addressbook that you get if you do K > Office > Addressbooks. This is also > what you see if you click on the addressbook icon - at least it is on mine > - but I think there's another somewhere with collected addresses in it. > The reason I think this, is that I have a couple of mis-typed addresses > that are always offered to me when composing a new email, and they do not > seem to be in the addressbook that is offered me. > > I'm sorry I can't help further - I hope you solve it. And I'll benefit, > too ;-) > > Anne Have a look under /home/user/.kde/share/apps/kabc. There should be a file called _std.vcf_, This is where my addresses live. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Digital cameras
On December 2, 2002 12:21 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 02 Dec 2002 12:30 am, Spencer wrote: > > On December 1, 2002 10:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Sunday 01 Dec 2002 5:48 pm, Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: > > > > Fuji Finepix runs fine using the usb-storage module. This is the way > > > > I configured a Fuji FinePix S602 to run under Mandrake 9.0 via usb > > > > > > > > A) Be sure you have the next modules loaded: > > > > usb > > > > usb-core > > > > usb-storage > > > > usb-scsi > > > > > > > > B) Create a dir to be monted: > > > > mkdir -m 777 /mnt/camera > > > > > > > > C) plugin (usb) the camera and: > > > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera > > > > > > > > And it should run, you will have the images in a directory inside > > > > /mnt/camera. > > > > > > > > When you finis, unplug the camera and umount /mnt/camera. > > > > > > > > > > > > Note: you can include the line: > > > > /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto,user,noauto,nosuid 0 0 > > > > > > > > In /etc/fstab to allow any user mount it. > > > > > > > > Also if you have a laptop yo can use a pcmcia adapter for the > > > > CompactFlash or StarMedia card used. > > > > > > Thanks Francisco. This sounds very encouraging. Would you mind > > > explaining the line that starts /dev/sda1 ? The 'auto' and 'noautoa' > > > seem to contradict each other, so I presume they are not just as they > > > sound. > > > > > > Anne > > > > The "auto" in the line means automatic file type and the "noauto" means > > they aren't mounted at boot. > > > > Spence > > Got it. So is the position of 'auto' what causes it to be read correctly, > as fs=, or is it simply that 'auto' is a default behaviour of mounting and > therefore would not be specified as such? > > Anne Yes, the position is important. In the case of zip drives, this would be vfat and with floppies, it can be vfat, ext2 or auto. Sometime have a look at your file systems using linuxconf. It breaks down the setup of fstab better and IMHO gives a better description. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Digital cameras
On December 1, 2002 10:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Sunday 01 Dec 2002 5:48 pm, Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: > > Fuji Finepix runs fine using the usb-storage module. This is the way I > > configured a Fuji FinePix S602 to run under Mandrake 9.0 via usb > > > > A) Be sure you have the next modules loaded: > > usb > > usb-core > > usb-storage > > usb-scsi > > > > B) Create a dir to be monted: > > mkdir -m 777 /mnt/camera > > > > C) plugin (usb) the camera and: > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera > > > > And it should run, you will have the images in a directory inside > > /mnt/camera. > > > > When you finis, unplug the camera and umount /mnt/camera. > > > > > > Note: you can include the line: > > /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto,user,noauto,nosuid 0 0 > > > > In /etc/fstab to allow any user mount it. > > > > Also if you have a laptop yo can use a pcmcia adapter for the > > CompactFlash or StarMedia card used. > > Thanks Francisco. This sounds very encouraging. Would you mind explaining > the line that starts /dev/sda1 ? The 'auto' and 'noautoa' seem to > contradict each other, so I presume they are not just as they sound. > > Anne The "auto" in the line means automatic file type and the "noauto" means they aren't mounted at boot. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Hardware boot problems
On November 24, 2002 03:26 pm, Paul wrote: > Hi all, > > I know this is off topic, but perhaps a hardware guru has a tip for me. > Usually my PC is on and running 24/7. This weekend I switched it off > (friday) because I went to London. This evening (Sunday) I switched it on > again. Somewhere in POST, it switched off and a led started blinking as if > it had gone into sleep-mode or something like that. After a restart, boot > went into Mandrake boot and during load of postfix it switched off again. > This repeated about 12 times, each time in a different place. Also, at > least 4 times, the CMOS CPU speed setting was wrong (900 instead of 1200 > Mhz). Very worrying was when the PC switched off during fsck-ing a > partition. (Of course, partitions get bashed when the system powers down > during boot.) The last boot (clearly) worked, although it took over half an > hour to check all partitions (some EXT2, some EXT3). > > Who has a clue what could trigger this weird hardware behaviour? > Thanks, > Paul Change your cpu fan. It's starting to give up the ghost;-) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CPU details
On November 20, 2002 07:47 pm, Kesav Tadimeti wrote: > Hi > Is there a command in Unix/Linux that will display the CPU make, processor > speed and such other details? > > TIA > > Tadimeti Kesav > KEANE INDIA Ltd. > E9 - E12, SDF > NEPZ > NOIDA - 201 305 > U.P, INDIA > > Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat /proc/cpuinfo Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker.
On November 19, 2002 01:47 pm, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote Before anyone makes wild assumptions about what Mandrake did or did not do, please ensure that you have the appropriate OO help rpm installed, such as; file:/Cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.0.1-9mdk.i586.rpm All spellchecking is enabled with installation of this rpm. Please ensure that myspell is also installed. For some reason, these are not installed automatically when OO is originally installed. I included this rpm when I did the first install and spellchecking has worked properly since. Spence > Hi There, > > I can't be 100% certain about this. > > I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they > do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a > genuine mistake. If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try and > push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack statement) > or possibly even the Mandrake Club. If true, it smells of a Microsoft > tactic. Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and push the > solution as the more expensive option. > > It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect. In my experiences > with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely > dropping windows. This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I am > sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would have > been working correctly. > > Any comments? > > Craig > > > -Original Message- > From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 20 November, 2002 10:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] OpenOffice Spell Checker. > > > Craig, you can't be serious. > > Miark > > > Mandrake's repair tool does not fix the problem. Just off > > topic, the Mandrake guys may have done this on purpose (as a ploy) to put > > you onto StarOffice (i.e. buy the PowerPack). Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to open .exe files
On November 17, 2002 07:24 pm, Marcia wrote: > Dear All, > > Is there a program in linux that will open .exe files or programs? > > Thanks. > > Marcia Wine;-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Server option in mandrake contol center is missing
On November 17, 2002 09:18 am, mazer wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a problem, I am trying to configure postfix BUT there is no > server option in the mandrake control center for server optionswhat > I have is the following: > > Boot > Hardware > Mount points > Network and internet > security > system > software management > > I also tried logging in as root first and then engaging the mandrake > control center but not dice. I also looked in the package manager to > see if there was anything that looked close but I could not find > anything. Has anyone seen this problem before? Any ideas? Thanks in > advance. > > --Mazer MCC >System > Services Thats if you have what you want installed Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers.
On November 13, 2002 09:40 pm, joe wrote: > On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 22:15, Spencer wrote: > > On November 13, 2002 08:58 pm, Franki wrote: > > I take exception to anyone adding ATI to the list. Although ATI doesn't > > produce drivers themselves, they provide a great deal of information to > > the gatos and XFree developers on the various cards. The drivers that ATI > > have for Windows are no screaming hell and were one of the many reasons I > > switched to Linux 4 years ago. Most of the problems dealing with these > > cards is not ATI but Macromedia. I stand corrected. Its late and I'm tired;( > > I believe you mean macrovision: the copy protection scheme that ATI > builds into their cards. If I remember correctly the information > provided by ATI to gatos and XFree was incomplete because macrovision is > proprietary; thus no stable ATI.2 drivers with TV-out, no Xfree driver > with TV out. > > > Also no DRI with my PCI radeon (32mb), I think perhaps that one is > related to a bug in the radeon driver rather than a lack of information > from ATI. > > > > Check out the gatos-development list sometime and you > > > will see what I mean. My 2 cents, change please ;-) > > > > Spence > > > > > its in the list, along with most of their other newer cards > > > > > > rgds > > > > > > frank > > > > > > > > > keep em coming.. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Chad > > > Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 12:43 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. > > > > > > > > > Please add the ATI All-In-Wonder cards to your list (all versions). > > > These are wonderful cards & cheap too. They provide a whole movie > > > studio on a video card. Cable TV IN, S & Composite Video IN & OUT, > > > Audio IN & OUT, Monitor out. The software that comes with these cards > > > for Windows is great. Sure with I had it to work with in Linux. > > > > > > Chad > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Franki > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:57 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. > > > > > > > > > common guys, I am compiling a list of companies that don't have linux > > > drivers that are commonly asked for... > > > > > > you guys should tell me.. from now on, when i see an email about it, I > > > will add them to the list.. > > > > > > then I can knock up a script that keeps tallies and helps the process > > > along.. > > > > > > let me know hardware that you wish had linux drivers and pref their > > > email address... > > > > > > I'll make up a script to help things along.. > > > > > > > > > rgds > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of joe > > > Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 11:42 AM > > > To: newbie > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers. > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 20:32, Franki wrote: > > > > one email will do nothing, ten emails will do little, fifty emails > > > > and the tech guy will ask someone what to do about it.. then the ball > > > > starts rolling.. > > > > > > OK you have convinced me. I am going to spend some time writing ATI a > > > few words. > > > > > > > > > > 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] RE: kiosk?
On November 12, 2002 04:10 pm, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: Jeanie, setting up a limited usage linux box is relatively easy (see Dereks email about PATHS. Citrix also has ICA clients for Linux so getting things setup shouldn't be too difficult. Spence > I wasn't sure what information to include in the initial email. The > software that would be running is industry specific. Windows applications > would be running via citrix server. The main program would be a swing gui > used for processing pods of wafers. > > We have many creative individuals here who are bored as well. Others are > just hacks who live to be a pain in the patootie. If games, browsers, > music, videos etc. are able to be installed, management will NEVER allow > linux in the fab. Can't allow them command line access, period. Right > now, I have the only linux desktop in the entire company. That has to > change (yes, I'm a zealot). Getting a linux pc the fab will make linux > visible to all levels of management. If it's visible and it costs them no > money (I'm using a recycled PC), management will buy into the idea that > linux is the way to go. "We" know it is, but the phb's do not. And I > have to be able to show the same level of control and security our current > options have. > > So to top it off, whatever software might be available to help in this area > has to be open source as there's no budget right now for me to do this. > But I am compelled to do it. > > Jeanie > > -Original Message- > From: Spencer [mailto:sdander@;oberon.ark.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] RE: kiosk? > > On November 12, 2002 03:24 pm, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: > > I'm not sure if a kiosk is what will solve my problem. Advice would be > > very appreciated. > > > > Here's the problem: I am putting a linux pc in our fab (semiconductor) > > as a test to prove to management that linux is a viable, inexpensive > > option > > to > > > utilize in our manufacturing plant. (verses new xterms at $6K or more a > > pop, new servers, or new windows pizza boxes). I need to prevent the > > technicians from hacking the box, from surfing, from installing ... you > > name it. They need to be able to run ONLY the guis/programs that allow > > manufacturing to continue smoothly. > > > > What is the best way to have the machine automatically boot into a window > > manager that has only a background menu pick that I can program? It does > > not have to start any software upon restart but that would be a plus. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeanie > > Wow, that's a tall order. Icewm would be the window manager to use. It's > totally configurable to what ever you want on a desktop. What sort of apps > would you want to run? Is this all possible? You bet, but we need a lot > more > > information. Unwanted hacking or installing is easy to control, just don't > release the root password. There is probably others on the list that can > help > but to me, this would be an interesting challenge. > > Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How do you figure out what's out there?
On November 7, 2002 08:17 am, Gary Armstrong wrote: > Couple of questions from a true newbie: > > 1) How do you figure out the names of applications available to solve a > particular need? Google and rpmfind.net are your best friends. > > 2) In particular, I'm looking for the best FREE case tool. I'm trying to > demo argo(is there a better one?). The home page didn't appear to have > an rpm. How do I know if there is one out there in the ether? It also > requires jre which doesn't seem to be installed on my mdk9.0 machine. > Tried urpmi java and it doesn't appear to be on the CDs either, but not > knowing what it's called, this could all be a newbie problem. In Google type 'Case tools for Linux,. 846,000 hits. Java is commercial and not on downloaded CD,s. Here is a URL for jre1.4 http://freeunix.dyndns.org:8088/ftp_site/pub/unix/sun-j2re/ > > 3) I've been using the Mozilla browser. Its download manager doesn't > appear capable of restarting. That has already been painful. Can I get > it to use a different download manager and what would that be? Is there > some better way? In contrib section of ML9 mirrors is a program called -d4x- Great downloader. > > 4) I've the seen the command to find rpms on the net go by several > times, didn't think I'd need it soon. Sorry for the assumption, but > what's the command to find rpms on the net? www.rpmfind.net > > 5) How much difference is there between linux distributions? As in, does > the doc for one release apply to all? Is there some kind of enormous > organized FAQ out there? Mainly in treatment of desktops. Distro's try to keep docs up to date but it's a major chore. Mandrake does the best job as far as newbie's go. Again, the best way to get answers is either this list or Google. > > TIA > Gary If you need more help, just ask;-)) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how automatically load drivers for ISA soundcard?
On October 29, 2002 08:49 pm, joe wrote: > I am running ML 8.2 on an old pentium with an ISA soundcard. Every time > I restart i have to use modprobe opl3sa2 to get my soundcard working. Is > there any way to automate this? TIA for your help. Check /usr/sbin to see if sndconfig is installed. If you run it as root, it will write the proper /etc/modules.conf. If you have pbs, let us know;) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RPM Difficulties.
Try rpm -q amaya-common*. The '*' allows wildcard describers for version, etc. Spence - Original Message - From: "Michael Notforyou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] RPM Difficulties. > On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 17:09, Langsley T Russell wrote: > > > > Hi Derik. > > > > I just did an "rpm -q" on all the names you listed (amaya-common, > > amaya-gtk, and amaya-lesstif) and all three got a "package not > > installed. Yet the software manager still tells me that everything is > > installed. > > > > I'm at a loss. > > LTR > > > > try: > > urpmq amaya-common > -- > *Michael Notforyou* > Registered Linux User #197888 > Registered Linux Machine #166780 > LINUX ON A COMPAQ PRESARIO 700 SERIES: > http://www.quack-net.com/presario/ > //42! > > > > 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] Drake 9 don't do video
On October 26, 2002 07:19 pm, Nick Adams wrote: > Spencer wrote: > >On October 26, 2002 03:37 pm, Nick Adams wrote: > >>Nick Adams wrote: > >>>Spencer wrote: > >>>>On October 26, 2002 08:36 am, Jimmy Montague wrote: > > [ major snip ] > > I fixed the problem, Spencer. What I did was change the vid card. Took > out the ATI 3D Rage Pro. Put in a Hercules Terminator 128 3D. System > installed perfectly and now works like a champ. > > New Problem: > > I have sound as both root and as user, but can't play music CDs. > > How do I mount a CD drive and then get the OS to call CD Player when I > load in a disk? > > Jimmy Sorry to hear about the demise of the ATI card but happy the problem is fixed. About the sound, at the moment I can't help you because I have the same problem. If you call the CD player with an audio CD in, does it play? Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Drake 9 don't do video
On October 26, 2002 03:37 pm, Nick Adams wrote: > Nick Adams wrote: > > Spencer wrote: > >> On October 26, 2002 08:36 am, Jimmy Montague wrote: > >>> Hi, Everybody: > >>> > >>> I downloaded the isos and burned them onto 3 CDs. > >>> I booted from CD1 and ran the install per directions. > >>> It's slick until comes time to configure the video/Xwindows > >>> environment. There I hit a stump. I've installed 4 times, now, and > >>> still can't get it right. > >>> > >>> System is: > >>> > >>> FIC VA503+ mobo > >>> AMD K6-2/350 processor > >>> 256 mb Crucial RAM > >>> 2 Maxtor 13 gb hdds > >>> 1 generic 50x CD-ROM > >>> 1 fdd > >>> Creative Ensoniqe sound > >>> ATI 3D Rage Pro vid card with 8 mb RAM > >>> Compaq V50 monitor > >>> IBM model M keyboard (101 key, US English) > >>> Logitech MouseMan PS2 > >>> > >>> Problem is that during the install, Xconfigurator sees the vid card as > >>> an ATI Mach 64 with a Utah chipset. Default config is 16 million 24-bit > >>> color, 800x600 res. > >>> > >>> If I accept that and run a test, the screen goes black for about 30 > >>> seconds and then comes back on. If I then tell it to load X at boot-up, > >>> what happens is that the system reboots and looks good until it loads > >>> X. Then the screen goes black and stays that way forever. > >>> > >>> So I reinstall. Tell Xconfigurator that the vid card is really an ATI > >>> Rage Pro 3D. Then, no matter what config I set up (65k colors @ 16-bit, > >>> for example) the system returns an error when I test it. > >>> > >>> The error is: "You must specify a keyboard in XF86Config try to change > >>> some parameters." (sic) > >>> > >>> So I boot to the command line as root. Issue a command xf86config. Run > >>> through all of THAT. At the end, it tells me it's going to save the > >>> configuration, and then it saves. When I tell it "startx", I get > >>> execve failed for /etc/x11/x (errno 2) > >>> giving up > >>> xinit: No such file or directory > >>> > >>> After install no. 4, I'm whipped. > >>> > >>> Ideas, anyone? > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> Nick > >> > >> Mach 64 Utah drivers are correct. I use the same card along with > >> Xfree 4.2.1. It may be choking on your monitor. Try using generic > >> settings. I am using 1024x768 @ 70 and 800x600 at 24 as final. Works > >> perfect > >> > >> Spence > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to > >> http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > Spencer: > > > > You use Xfree 4.2.1 on a generic monitor -- but do you set Xfree to 3d > > or 2d? > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Spencer: > > Been there. Done that. Three times now. > > Same result. It doesn't work. > > More suggestions, anyone? > > Thanks > Nick Nick Try to get to runlevel 3. If you can get in as root, try running /usr/sbin/ddxinfos. This will give you the EISA ID of your monitor and may help you debug this thing. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Drake 9 don't do video
On October 26, 2002 08:36 am, Jimmy Montague wrote: > Hi, Everybody: > > I downloaded the isos and burned them onto 3 CDs. > I booted from CD1 and ran the install per directions. > It's slick until comes time to configure the video/Xwindows environment. > There I hit a stump. I've installed 4 times, now, and still can't get it > right. > > System is: > > FIC VA503+ mobo > AMD K6-2/350 processor > 256 mb Crucial RAM > 2 Maxtor 13 gb hdds > 1 generic 50x CD-ROM > 1 fdd > Creative Ensoniqe sound > ATI 3D Rage Pro vid card with 8 mb RAM > Compaq V50 monitor > IBM model M keyboard (101 key, US English) > Logitech MouseMan PS2 > > Problem is that during the install, Xconfigurator sees the vid card as > an ATI Mach 64 with a Utah chipset. Default config is 16 million 24-bit > color, 800x600 res. > > If I accept that and run a test, the screen goes black for about 30 > seconds and then comes back on. If I then tell it to load X at boot-up, > what happens is that the system reboots and looks good until it loads X. > Then the screen goes black and stays that way forever. > > So I reinstall. Tell Xconfigurator that the vid card is really an ATI > Rage Pro 3D. Then, no matter what config I set up (65k colors @ 16-bit, > for example) the system returns an error when I test it. > > The error is: "You must specify a keyboard in XF86Config try to change > some parameters." (sic) > > So I boot to the command line as root. Issue a command xf86config. Run > through all of THAT. At the end, it tells me it's going to save the > configuration, and then it saves. When I tell it "startx", I get > execve failed for /etc/x11/x (errno 2) > giving up > xinit: No such file or directory > > After install no. 4, I'm whipped. > > Ideas, anyone? > > Thanks. > > Nick Mach 64 Utah drivers are correct. I use the same card along with Xfree 4.2.1. It may be choking on your monitor. Try using generic settings. I am using 1024x768 @ 70 and 800x600 at 24 as final. Works perfect Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] how to mount zip drive, post install, Dell laptop
On October 25, 2002 08:55 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Friday 25 October 2002 11:52 pm, you wrote: > > What would I not install if i don't want supermount installed by > > default? Rather, what package do I need to make sure isn't installed in > > the firstplace, to avoid having supermount on a clean system? > > > > --- > > Femme > > Hi Femme! TBH, I'm not sure - I've always just done a "supermount -i > disable" as root, deleted my old icon, right-click on the desktop, create a > new icon pointing to whatever device I was working on...and this works for > me! > > HTH's! :-) I hate to be the bearer of bad news but supermount is a kernel module and I believe the only way to get rid of it is to recompile the kernel. I can't believe how many are having troubles. Mine works perfectly for what I use it for. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CD-Writing.
On October 25, 2002 11:09 am, Malcolm Candlish wrote: > Sirs, > > I have a Mitsumi CR-4804TE with which I had hoped to Burn Linux CD's. > > It's an ide-scsi type. Set it up via the HOWTO and not only does it not > work, my scsi scanner no longer operates either. > > Mandrake Control Center seems of little value unless it finds dev via > its own scan. > > Anyone else had this problem? > > Malcolm Candlish. As root, what does ' cdrecord --scanbus' say? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] what does it want . . . and why?
On October 24, 2002 06:52 pm, Michael Viron wrote: > They will be listed as hda through hdd -- it'll look something like: > > hda: Maxtor 90645D3, ATA DISK drive > hdb: MAXTOR 4K060H3, ATA DISK drive > hdc: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6302B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > hdd: MAXTOR 4K060H3, ATA DISK drive > > By the way, it's 'df -T' (with a space between the 'df' and the '-T'). The > output of this will look something like: Oh sigh. I keep forgetting if that option is upper or lower case. Thanks;) > > FilesystemType 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 ext2 1027768129432846128 14% / > none tmpfs 321448 0321448 0% /dev/shm > /dev/hdb1 reiserfs58631516 8326104 50305412 15% /home > /dev/hdd1 reiserfs58631516 30413992 28217524 52% /isos > /dev/hda6 reiserfs 3068280 2593576474704 85% /usr > /dev/hda7 reiserfs 1662640131240 1531400 8% /var > > Type in 'shutdown -h now' (and yes, there is a space between 'shutdown' and > '-h' and '-h' and 'now'.) to shutdown your computer. Depending on your > security level, you may have to be logged in as root to do so. > > Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] what does it want . . . and why?
On October 24, 2002 06:35 pm, Joe Harkins wrote: > At 06:05 PM 10/24/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >You can do all of it from the login prompt. When you have the prompt, > >login as > >root. Keep in mind that you don't have X so you're automatically in > > console . > > here's what I get: > > localhost login: root > password: (pw entered) > > [root@localhost root]# > > (long list of lines, none of which mention hard drives, cd, burner or at > least nothing that I recognize as such) followed by: > > [root@localhost root]# dmesg (enter) > > -bash: df-t: command not found > > [root@localhost root]# > > By the way, please tell me how to shut down from the root or local prompt > without turning off the machine. I've tried "quit", "exit", "q" and a whole > bunch of familiar shutdown hoepfuls, none of which work. > > Anyway, as you can see, I'm either not understanding what you are > suggesting and not following your advice correctly or something else is > happening that isn't supposed to. > > Thanks I stand corrected. 'Exit" should return you to login. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] what does it want . . . and why?
On October 24, 2002 06:35 pm, Joe Harkins wrote: > At 06:05 PM 10/24/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >You can do all of it from the login prompt. When you have the prompt, > >login as > >root. Keep in mind that you don't have X so you're automatically in > > console . > > here's what I get: > > localhost login: root > password: (pw entered) > > [root@localhost root]# > > (long list of lines, none of which mention hard drives, cd, burner or at > least nothing that I recognize as such) followed by: > > [root@localhost root]# dmesg (enter) > > -bash: df-t: command not found > > [root@localhost root]# > > By the way, please tell me how to shut down from the root or local prompt > without turning off the machine. I've tried "quit", "exit", "q" and a whole > bunch of familiar shutdown hoepfuls, none of which work. > > Anyway, as you can see, I'm either not understanding what you are > suggesting and not following your advice correctly or something else is > happening that isn't supposed to. > > Thanks Alt/Ctrl Backspace should get you back to login. While in root, try startx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] what does it want . . . and why?
On October 24, 2002 05:58 pm, Joe Harkins wrote: > At 05:35 PM 10/24/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >I don't know if it will help but we'll try. It sounds like when they > >installed > >your burner, they scrambled the location of your partitions. As root do > > the following. Type 'dmesg' in console. > > Can't do that. Please keep in mind that attempts to boot are not completed. > I never get to past the login prompt. Or am I missing something? Is what > you describe something that can be done by interrupting booting at some > point before that? > > Thanks, Joe You can do all of it from the login prompt. When you have the prompt, login as root. Keep in mind that you don't have X so you're automatically in console . Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] what does it want . . . and why?
On October 24, 2002 04:18 pm, Joe Harkins wrote: > At 06:19 PM 10/24/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >startx? (Speaking about 8.2--go to the control center > boot > boot > >configuration and check "automatically start x" or something to that > >effect. At least I think that addresses your problem.) > > Thanks. It's a start. (no pun intended) > > What it "startx" got me was a series of lines . . . > > xauth: creating new authority for /joe/.Xauthority > xauth: creating new authority for /joe/.Xauthority > > xinit: no such file or directory (errno 2) :unable to connect to server > xinit: no such process (errno 3): server error > [joe@localhost joe]$ > > In other words, it return me to the prompt at which I entered "startx." > > I suspect this the new issue arises because I had work done on my computer > and got it back only yesterday. I run Win on the Primary HD. Before that > work, the prinary drive was (and remains hdda) slave drive was partitioned > as hdd1 through hdd6. > > The work included installing a CD R/W and the techie installed it as hdd. > The slave drive is now hdb. > > When I installed M9, I only put it on "/", leaving /home and the swap as > they had been in order under M8 to save the data on /home. > > So it that configuration the cause of the inability to find /joe/home? Or > am I off the mark? > > Can you suggest how I can fix the problem? > > TIA I don't know if it will help but we'll try. It sounds like when they installed your burner, they scrambled the location of your partitions. As root do the following. Type 'dmesg' in console. This will give you your exact location of harddrives,cd and burner. Still in console, type 'df -t'. This will give you the location of your partitions. Have a look at /etc/fstab. Does fstab agree with df -t? If not, you can edit fstab with vi. Now if that scares the hell out of you, identify exactly where your /home partition is, re-install ML9 leaving /home untouched. This will also re-establish your X-server (plus give you support for the new burner if you didn't have one before). Good luck and let us know how you make out. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Primary and secondary IDE
On October 24, 2002 01:02 pm, Charlie wrote: > On Thursday 24 October 2002 12:27 pm, Tony Castro wrote: > > Norton Ghost would be able to clone your whole hard > > drive onto the bigger one. I use occasionally to image > > my hard drive and i've never had problems with it. > > > > That's correct Tony; it probably would do the job and cause no grief. But > for a few minor sticking points: > > 1.) I'll never tell a user they need to buy proprietary software to > accomplish a task that can be done for free using freely available existing > tools. The reason is my own but simply put; I don't know whether the budget > of the original poster has the flexibility to buy an utility that may only > be used once, and not all demo versions of software will accomplish the > task(s) required. > 2.) Norton Ghost may be quality software; and work adequately well for most > people, and give no grief, except it's _Windows software_ and I've seen > Windows screw things up just because my face didn't display the correct > expression. Or hadn't bowed to the southwest (from here anyway) and recite > the "Bill Gates is a God" mantra three times. GNU/Linux will oops too at > times, but that's usually a problem in the CTKI (chair to keyboard > interface. *me* in other words) and doesn't usually commit suicide just > because it's asked to work from a different address after it's been told > the new address and has confirmed it knows the new address. > DISCLAIMER: I don't use file sharing software but know some that do. I > think it's bad form but that's just my opinion. > 3.) If the answer to 1.) above is "Are you kidding? I can download it free > from KaZaa or edonkey and use it, I don't have to buy it!;" I stop giving > that individual any help with anything. > > Developers and programmers have to eat too. I don't think it's the right > thing to do and will never advise it. Even as mildly distasteful as I find > MS software and operating systems I try to help people that I know, but I > won't help anyone that pirates a copy of anything. If they break it they're > on their own and good luck to them. > > Just an opinion; and no I don't just run the download edition of Mandrake, > Red Hat, SuSe (8.1 demo), whatever. I buy box sets when they're available > and when I intend to continue using it after testing. That usually means > every second release or more frequently. Very nicely put Charlie;>))) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GUI-driven Complier/IDE for C/C++
On October 24, 2002 06:33 am, Technoslick wrote: Another good GUI/IDE is anjuta. It's in the contrib section. I used it a lot when I was parallel compiling in Visual C++ and Linux. > Béla, > > Thanks for such a speedy reply! > > Here's what I have currently loaded and showing off of the 'Development' > menu of KDE (MDK 9.0): > > Off of 'Development environments' > > Glade > IDLE > > Off of 'Tools' > > Bug-buddy > Cervasia (CVS Frontend) > Gdb > KBabel (Translation Tool) > Kbabel - Catalog Manager > KBabel - Dictionary > KBugBuster (KDE Bug Management) > Kdbg > Kompare (Diff/Patch Frontend) > > I have no idea what most of these are for; my guess is that some are for > developing the KDE environment and others are related to some acts of > programming (debugging tools.) I do not see KDevelop under any of my > menu choices, so I must not have picked it when I was choosing what > packages to install. Am I assuming correctly that by installing that > program, all necessary applications that support it will be also > installed, like a dependency? > > I will check into Rhide, but would rather stay away from console-level > management of my programming until I am comfortable with my skills and > understanding of the creation process. Otherwise, I would be able to use > the GNU stuff that is so readily available, right? > > Is Kylix3 a commercial product that will need to be purchased? I have > never known Borland to ever give anything away for free. I will do a Web > search on this, as well. > > Thanks, Béla. I have a starting point. If you have any follow-up > suggestions, or new ideas, please let me know! :-) (You can send that > via my email address, unless someone else is interested in this?) > > T > > Bela Markus wrote: > > Hi, > > > > there are several options. > > > > You can use KDEVELOP as a GUI under X, or RHIDE which is a character > > oriented console IDE, like BORLAND's TURBO C or TURBO PASCAL. > > > > Another possibility is BORLAND's KYLIX3 which support C/C++, not only > > DELPHI/PASCAL. > > > > Béla > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Technoslick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:40 PM > > Subject: [newbie] GUI-driven Complier/IDE for C/C++ > > > >>I want to get back into learning to program in C/C++, but want to do so > >>in Linux. I am a bit comfused about library and program conflicts, so I > >>am asking anyone with experience in programming within Linux to > >>recommend the best overall GUI-driven program(s) that would track well > >>with SAMS books that are referring to M$ Visual C++ in the learning > >>process. I think text-editor creation and command-line compiling for me > >>is a "down the road" thing. I have looked through the 8.2 and 9.0 > >>download distribution (3 CD set), but I am not sure of what I am looking > >>for, or what libraries and supporting apps need to be loaded to get a > >>complete, working programming environment. > >> > >>TIA, > >> > >>T > > > > - > >--- > > > >>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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] phpgroupware documentation
On October 8, 2002 06:23 pm, iggy wrote: > i've been poking around in my system looking for the help files on > phpgroupware and have not found them as of yet. could someone point me in > the right direction? mandrake 9.0 (and loving it!) > > BTW, when i was using 8.2, i'd downloaded it, installed it and knew where > everything was. my luck, i guess > > -iggy If it's installed file:/usr/share/doc/phpgroupware-0.9.12 Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] libstdc++ deps
On October 5, 2002 07:09 am, Jason Guidry wrote: > error: failed dependencies: > libstdc++.so.4(GLIBCPP_3.1) is needed by audacity-1.0.0-3mdk > > This is on a fresh install of 9.0, and I have the regular ol' > libstdc++.so.4 dep taken care of. several google searches yield nothing > > WTF are these libs??? > > > TIA Audacity didn't build with ML9. Try hackaudacity. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.0 i18n ISO
On October 3, 2002 04:53 pm, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote: > Hi All, > > I finally downloaded it. Do you need to download the i18n ISO image > or can you get away without it. Thanks in advance. > > Craig There is a lot of -devel stuff on that third ISO:-) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] kdeartwork location
On October 2, 2002 05:19 pm, Travis Crook wrote: > Hi all, > Where can I download the kdeartwork source > rpms? I have looked for them and haven't been > able to grab them. Are they included on the cds? > > Thanks > > Travis Crook > Visions Beyond With most of the mirrors busy the only place I could find was rpmfind.net. They are normally in SRPMS of any main Mandrake tree. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Install of Mandrake Linux on an old machine
On September 28, 2002 08:41 pm, Warren Post wrote: > El jue, 26-09-2002 a las 19:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: > > I installed on an old Compaq Deskpro 566. I have 32MB of ram. I also > > have two disk drives. One is a 500MB drive and the other is a 1G drive. > > I installed the root on the 500G drive with swap and home on the 1G > > drive. > > > > Problem: I installed KED. I saw it install but when I boot up all I get > > is the text only command window. > > Do I need more memory? > > Thanks, > > Dave Capuano > > I'm not sure what the minimum requirements are, and we would need to > know which version of Mandrake and KDE in any case. But I can say that > with your older system KDE is not an option. You will find a lighter > window manager like IceWM or Blackbox to be much faster and probably > more stable. > > If you can put more memory in the box, do it. Linux uses RAM very > efficiently and so there's no such thing as too much RAM. In order to do a graphical install, you need a minimum of 64megs. You need 32 megs fot text install. If you wish to use KDE or Gnome you need a minimum of 64megs. I have managed to run IceWM down to 32megs but it's extremely slow. Scrounge around and find as much memory as you can and stuff it in there. Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which journalized filesystem should I use in MDK 9.0
On September 28, 2002 03:26 pm, Ralph M. Los wrote: > Got it - so...can you convert to a different filesystem (I'm apparently > using ext3) without losing everything, ie reformatting? Just curious, > read a little of some of the other web pages and they talk about > disk-swapping, copying partitions from one disk to another, holy moley! > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > + Ralph | Internet Systems & Security + > + Boundariez.com | -"Specializing in Paranoia"- + > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > +ralphatboundariezdotcom | Never understimate the power + > +AIM: SekurityWizard | stupid people + > +ICQ: 2206039|in large groups+ > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > -Original Message- > From: Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Which journalized filesystem should I use in MDK > 9.0 > > On September 28, 2002 01:53 pm, Ralph M. Los wrote: > > OK, quick question - how can I tell what's installed? Moreover - > > what's the command to see which partitions are using which file > > systems? > > > > Thanks - sorry to be such a noob. > > [snip] > df -T will give you what you want > > Spence The only easy one is ext2 to ext3. All the rest take a considerable amount of work and a very good knowledge of linux. Not really worth the trouble unless its a production machine. I use ext3 and find it more than enough for general purposes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which journalized filesystem should I use in MDK 9.0
On September 28, 2002 01:53 pm, Ralph M. Los wrote: > OK, quick question - how can I tell what's installed? Moreover - what's > the command to see which partitions are using which file systems? > > Thanks - sorry to be such a noob. > [snip] df -T will give you what you want Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] display manager
On September 28, 2002 12:17 pm, Spencer wrote: I meant runlevel 3;-) > Hi-lite your choice of boot kernel. Press . Add runlevel 5 and press > . ^ > > - Original Message - > From: "leeg100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:15 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] display manager > > > On Saturday 28 September 2002 12:59 pm, Spencer wrote: > > > > > or if you only need to boot one time with out a GUI, at the first > > > > > prompt (in lilo) hit tab, and type "linux 3" and it will start at > > run > > > > > > level 3, or to get there from a text console in X windows the > > command > > > > > > "init 3" will kill the x server and change to run level 3 > > > > > > > > What is the equivalent with Grub? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lee > > > > > > It doesn't matter if you're using Grub or Lilo. The idea is that you > > > are booting to runlevel 3 with either framebuffer or non framebuffer > > > linux. > > > > Ok so how do you tell Grub to boot to runlevel 3 if inittab says to > > go > > to > > > 5? With lilo, you type "linux 3" at lilo's prompt. Grub's prompt uses > > different commands. I've tried some (like an obvious one, "boot"), but > > then > > > it says the kernel must be loaded, etc. I was wondering if there was a > > simpler choice like lilo has. > > > > Lee > > --- >- > > > 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] display manager
Hi-lite your choice of boot kernel. Press . Add runlevel 5 and press . - Original Message - From: "leeg100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] display manager > On Saturday 28 September 2002 12:59 pm, Spencer wrote: > > > > or if you only need to boot one time with out a GUI, at the first > > > > prompt (in lilo) hit tab, and type "linux 3" and it will start at run > > > > level 3, or to get there from a text console in X windows the command > > > > "init 3" will kill the x server and change to run level 3 > > > > > > What is the equivalent with Grub? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Lee > > > > It doesn't matter if you're using Grub or Lilo. The idea is that you are > > booting to runlevel 3 with either framebuffer or non framebuffer linux. > > Ok so how do you tell Grub to boot to runlevel 3 if inittab says to go to > 5? With lilo, you type "linux 3" at lilo's prompt. Grub's prompt uses > different commands. I've tried some (like an obvious one, "boot"), but then > it says the kernel must be loaded, etc. I was wondering if there was a > simpler choice like lilo has. > > Lee > > > 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] display manager
On September 28, 2002 10:44 am, leeg100 wrote: > On Saturday 28 September 2002 10:24 am, et wrote: > > > Mandrake Control Centre>Boot Config>uncheck graphical start. You will > > > start at runlevel 3 ;-) > > > > > > Spence > > > > or if you only need to boot one time with out a GUI, at the first prompt > > (in lilo) hit tab, and type "linux 3" and it will start at run level 3, > > or to get there from a text console in X windows the command "init 3" > > will kill the x server and change to run level 3 > > What is the equivalent with Grub? > > Thanks, > Lee It doesn't matter if you're using Grub or Lilo. The idea is that you are booting to runlevel 3 with either framebuffer or non framebuffer linux. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] display manager
On September 28, 2002 07:58 am, Dale Morris wrote: > How do I get Mandrake to open in a command prompt, rather than kdm. I tried > the Mandrake configuation -> hardware -> xserver and configured it to not > start x. It told me to log out to save changes, but when I log back in I'm > in the splash screen. What to I do, rpm -e kdm ? Mandrake Control Centre>Boot Config>uncheck graphical start. You will start at runlevel 3 ;-) Spence Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Uptime in signature?
On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:02:02 -0500, Todd Slater wrote: > I think you either have to use a shell script and use Kmail for your > MUA, or you'll have to use a cron job to write the uptime to your .sig > file every X seconds. I went around with this a while back, cause I like > Sylpheed better than Kmail. In Kmail I used a simple script that does > exactly what you want, but Sylpheed doesn't allow you to use a script > for a signature, so I forgot about it. Now I use gensig, and I suppose > if I knew C I could get it to insert the uptime or some other output. > > Todd Todd, If you use Sylpheed-claws you can use scripts in the sigfile. That's what I'm using right now. You just have to add a pipe '|' character to the start of the sigfile name and it will get executed rather than copied-in. HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> 5:33pm up 45 days, 1:48, 5 users, load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.22 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cannot get Date Change to Stick after Reboot
On Tuesday 05 February 2002 20:50, you wrote: > Hello, > > The system date for my system is wrong. I can set the date and > time with the date command to be correct and all will be okay. > I can even log out of system back to the K Desktop Environment > log in window and relog into the system, and the date will be > correct; however when I shutdown and reboot, the date returns > to the old incorrect one. How can I fix this. > > I am Using Mandrake Linux version 2.2.14-15mdksecure on a dual > boot system that also contains Windows 98, which I seldom use. John, you need to change the hardware clock on your system. Have a look at the 'hwclock' command (do 'man hwclock' for details). HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount pear dot uklinux dot net 11:31pm up 73 days, 9:39, 7 users, load average: 2.16, 2.17, 2.01 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RaiserFS or Linux partition
On Sunday 03 February 2002 03:20, you wrote: > Before I attempt tonight to try another install should I use RaiserFS > (Seen somewhere in the instalation guide) or a linux native > partition? Will RaiserFS create any sticky situations for a newbie? > > thanks for your help ;x > Richard Whatever you opt for (and I use Reiser here), definitely go for a journaling filesystem of some kind (Reiser, ext3, and XFS all get good reviews). When I set up this machine the only stable FSs for Linux were ext2 and Reiser, so I went with Reiser and haven't had a problem with it. Some months back I got hit by a temporary power-glitch - just enough to reset all the clocks and reboot the computers. This current box has 140Gb of disk in it, but because its running Reiser on all but the (small) / and /boot partitions, the disk checks on startup went v. quickly (in fact, Reiser doesn't do any checks, it relies on the journal - as it should do :)). I dread to think how long the reboot would have taken if I was still using ext2. S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount peach dot uklinux dot net 8:55am up 70 days, 19:03, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.09 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Uptime in e-mail sig
On Friday 01 February 2002 17:12, you wrote: > How do people get their current uptime info into their e-mail > signature? Set up a script to be run as your sigfile, then include something like the following (taken from my sigfile): echo $( uptime ) HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount lemon dot uklinux dot net 8:32pm up 69 days, 6:40, 7 users, load average: 0.47, 0.15, 0.22 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] less
On Thursday 24 January 2002 21:48, you wrote: > tor 2002-01-24 klockan 17.10 skrev FLYNN, Steve: > > That is extremely strange. > > My feeling exactly :-) > > > Do a 'which less' and then 'ls -al '. > > Make sure that less isn't linked to ls or something similar. > > /usr/bin/less > -rwxr-xr-x1 root root 61 jul 20 2001 less* Seems a bit small to me - 61 bytes? This is what I get when I do the same thing on my LM8.0 system: -rwxr-xr-x1 root root96444 Apr 8 2001 /usr/bin/less* Try cat'ing the 'less' you have to see if it's been replaced by a script. HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount apple dot uklinux dot net 10:33pm up 61 days, 8:41, 8 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.07 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] apostrophe's
On Friday 18 January 2002 19:56, you wrote: > Anuerin G.Diaz wrote: > > On 18 Jan 2002 03:20:12 -0500 > > > > Paul Rodr$ByH(Buez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>How come in some emails, apostrophe's [heh] show up as little > >> square boxes in Evolution? > >> > >>- Paul Rod$Bmg(Buez > > > > must be conflict in locale and charsets. i have my locale set to > > japanese and your the 'rig' in your lastname shows up as a kanji > > character (yours is not the only one, there are some names which > > exhibit this behaviour). > > > > ciao! > > Well, as you know, Microsoft also set some of the codes reserved for > control characters to graphics characters in their editors, and it > might be an effect from that as well. There is a little perl script > called Demoroniser which can clean up websites from that mess and > keep the web author from looking dumber than a bag of dirt when the > site is viewed from a non-microsoft platform. Website for the demoroniser is: http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/ Also contains a pretty good description of the probs MS s/w puts into web pages (it's not just the stupid charset tricks). S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount apple dot uklinux dot net 9:11pm up 56 days, 7:11, 9 users, load average: 0.70, 0.42, 0.60 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GCC / CC compiler problems
On Saturday 12 January 2002 06:23, you wrote: > Hello, > > I wrote a while ago about problems I was having > w/ the GCC / CC compilers and I still can't get it to > work. > > I checked my /usr/bin directories as people have > suggested and I see the files are still there. When I > do an ls in the /usr/bin directory, I get the > following: > > gcc* > > and when I do an ls cc in the same directory, I > get the following: > > cc@ > > Now I do a "set cc = /usr/bin/cc" and that > doesn't work. I do a "set cc = /usr/bin/cc@" and that > doesn't work either, nor does it work w/ any > permutation of "set gcc = /usr/bin/gcc" > > Any ideas of anything that might be wrong? I > have no idea what's happening. I'm guessing it has > something to do w/ the (*) and the (@) that follows > the file name. Paul, The '@' after the 'cc' indicates it is a link to another file. You need to do ls -l to find out where the link is pointing. It is likely that the link is no longer pointing to a valid copy of gcc. If that is true, you will need point it to the valid gcc executable you have on your system. HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount guava dot uklinux dot net 2:11pm up 50 days, 11 min, 9 users, load average: 1.43, 1.45, 1.21 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] GCC, CC Compilers not working
On Tuesday 08 January 2002 05:53, you wrote: > when I try to cuse cc or gcc from a command line, I > get "no such file or directory". When I go to my > usr/bin directory and do an ls cc, I get the > following: cc@ > > I try compiling directly in the /usr/bin directory > (which shouldn't be necessary) and I still get the > same error. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Paul I had a similar problem when I updated from 7.2 to 8.0. I found that the gcc was actually a symlink pointing to a non-existant file, so I found the correct version of gcc (using find) and pointed gcc to that instead. HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount apple dot uklinux dot net 4:08pm up 45 days, 2:08, 8 users, load average: 1.17, 0.80, 0.55 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Alias question...
On Saturday 29 December 2001 17:06, you wrote: > Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having > a problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: > > alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe > alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ > Files/Starcraft/starcraft.exe > > Bash always complains that it can not find either of the *.exe files. > It doesn't complain about the path to them... In bash you need quotes around the aliased command if it consists of more than one word. S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount satsuma dot uklinux dot net 5:57pm up 35 days, 3:57, 13 users, load average: 0.05, 0.12, 0.20 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] apostrophe in Mozilla
On Tuesday 23 October 2001 21:44, you wrote: > While viewing web pages in Mozilla 0.9.4, I notice that all of the > apostrophes get replaced with a y with two dots over the top. Do any > of you guys know how I get rid of this? Not a big deal, but kind of > annoying. TIA, > Fred Sounds like the web pages you are viewing have been created with M$ s/ware. For some reason (actually I think it's to do with 'smart-(read dumb)-quotes' that they produce) M$ decided they wouldn't emit true apostrophes, but instead replace them with different characters that are not part of the 7-bit ASCII set. MSIE can interpret them correctly, but in all other browsers they get displayed as either the 8-bit ASCII character that the value actually represents, as a question mark (which is how Netscrape does it in version 4, IIRC), or get ignored completely (which is what Opera seems to do for me). A good explanation of this stuff can be found at John Walker's Demoroniser page (http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/), where he also gives a Perl program that corrects these problems (and a whole raft of others that M$ apps introduce in their generated HTML). Unfortunately, the Demoroniser is really designed to be run on web-pages that you design before publishing them - I've no idea if it would be possible to pipe incoming pages through it before they get served up to your browser, although I imagine you could do it through a proxy, maybe? HTH S> -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> Remove the fruit to obtain reply address: spencer at lasermount banana dot uklinux dot net 12:05am up 1 day, 10:07, 3 users, load average: 0.01, 0.00, 0.00 Registered Linux User #232457 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] I cant print
I can't print at all. Didn't install a printer on the first setup for a simple reason - my old one was knackered. Now I have my shiny new Epson 680 - does it want to print ? Does it buggery. I have tried the CUPS config - to no avail. Is it something to do with the parport.0 file or something ? I dunno, I really am a newbie to this. Any advice on what I might try to see if I have anything configured correctly, please let me know. With Kind Regards, Sean Spencer. "Laugh, I nearly myself."
Re: [newbie] aol
Take a look at this... http://www.robnet.f2s.com/linux/aol.htm On Wednesday 03 January 2001 23:31, you wrote: > this was covered in depth a while back. unless things have changed > recently, you can't do it. however --- > there are many AIM like programs on your linux box already > also, there are some attempts out there to make AOL work under linux, but i > have not been keeping up with them. do an internet search on "aol linux" > and such. maybe things have advanced since we last discussed this on the > list. > > Adrian Smith > 'de telepone dude > Telecom Dept. > x 7042 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4:01:21 PM 1/3/01 >>> > > Does any body know how to get aol running under mandrake linux 7.2 , > or any help / advice on how to run wine > E-mail me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thanks > > :-)
[newbie] KDE 2 - KDE 2.01 Update - all gone wrong
Hi, I just downloaded all the files needed to update my Mandrake 7.2 KDE 2 to KDE 2.01. Now a lot of my links on the desktop don't work now. Please help me ! Sean.
Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster Live! Configuration Issues
Try this. As root type: cd /dev ./MAKEDEV -v audio If that doesn't work try running sndconfig to reconfigure the card... -Chris On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, you wrote: > I have installed Mandrake 7.1 in a dual boot configuration on a Gateway computer >running a 550 MHz P3. The sound card I have is a SoundBlaster Live! There is some >incompatiblity between what windows wants and what Linux wants. Windows seems to >need the digital output and Linux seems to need the analog output. > > In addition when I attempt to configure the soundcard I get the following: > Error in play call! > Sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp'. No such device > > Also on shutdown I get a fail on the Aux Mixer line. > > Is this just a driver issue? Have I missed something in the install and >configuration? > > Guy Bergeson
Re: [newbie] Xfree4.0 or 3.6.6 Switching Prob!!!
Actually, its easy to switch between the two. Change the /etc/X11/X symlink so that it is pointing to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 (for 4.0) instead of /sr/X11R6/bin/SVGA (or whatever) that it is in 3.3.6. To see which version you're running, at a prompt type XFree86 -version -Chris On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, you wrote: > I think that X 4.0 writes over x 3.3.6 so you may have a prob using both > on the same system. I my be wrong, someone will correctr me, but i think > it is near on in possible, plus there is no reson to use 3.3.6 and 4 at > the same time, just use the one that supoorts you card the best. > > Mark Hillary > > TriOptimum wrote: > > > How can i tell linux to use the xfree4.0 or the xfree3.6.6? How can i > > switch between them? Is there a file where it stores what xfree to > > load after the boot sequence?
[newbie] linux help
hey there... i installed linux mandrake 6.1 today, but i've got a problem. during installation it finds my video card (stb velocity 3d), then i select the monitor (princeton ultra 15), after that it finds a defualt video resolution. when it tests it out it comes back and says there was an error. even if i select a resolution manually, even the lowest (640x480 at 16 colors i believe), it still comes back and gives me the message. what's wrong? i'm running it on a pentium-mmx 233 based system with 98 megs of ram. also, how do i uninstall linux? also, when it's down installing and it reboots back up, the ctrl-alt-f7 key stroke won't take me to the X server login. is it because of that error during the installation. if tried installing it numerous times. please help! ...spencer...
