[newbie] can't access rpmdrake or DrakConf
Hi list, After running LM-8 for 3 to 4 months with near flawless performance, I have suddenly begun having many strange problems. My X session will often freeze, along with the keyboard, forcing me to do a reset. I have re-installed several times, to no avail. Now I can't get rpmdrake or DrakConf to run, either from the KDE desktop, or from the shell. I get the following message from the shell: Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Xlib: connection to :0.0 refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Sun Feb 17 14:31:45 2002 Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 at /usr/X11R6/bin/DrakConf.real line 53. I have completely reformated my disk when re-installing, allthough I don't know if that actually removes any corrupt data. I dual boot with Win 98 on a seperate drive, LILO is the boot loader. I hope this is enough info. Please help! Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] CD Rom not working with KDE CD Player
Greetings all. I'm running LM8. I have recently installed a CD-RW, which is the master drive, and my pre-existing CD Rom is slave. So, the CD-RW is hdc and the CD Rom is hdd. My problem is that I can't play CDs with KDE's CD Player. It works with hdc, but not with hdd. Is this because this is not the master drive? (I have changed the configuration in CD Player to read dev/hdd). Any help appreciated. Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] filters in Kmail
Here's what I had as a filter for the Newbie list in KMail back when I used it (I have since switched to Sylpheed): any header contains [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've had a 100% success rate with this. In replying to this post, I wish to thank all who responded. I'll play with all of this a bit, and see what happens. Thanks much. Peace, Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] filters in Kmail
Greetings all. I have my filters set up in Kmail so that anything with Newbie in the subject line or in the to field should be sent to another folder. This mostly works, but many posts from this slip through to my inbox. Upon examination, I can see no reason why these misbehaving posts are any different from others that are filtered. I am running LM8. Any ideas? TIA, Peace stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Attention for everybody
On Wednesday 12 September 2001 06:19 am, you wrote: In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb , The third big war will begin when the big city is burning - Nostradamus 1654 New York. City of God? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDRW compatability
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:41 pm, you wrote: really? hmmm. i'll have to check on those then. i had a philips but it died. it was an older model and a SCSI, but worked real good, until death that is. and i saw that some other sony model numbers close to the 160 worked (they are on the mdk list) so i was going from that point. i will check out the plextor and yamaha options. thanks Tom, and to others who have replied to me on this topic. adrian I am set up with a dual boot - Windoze98, and LM8. I just installed a Plextor 12/10/32 over the weekend. I bought this drive base on input from several people knowledgeable in unix, linux, and windoze. I can tell you that it is a very good, solid drive. I have it set up under W98, but the drivers are established for linux, and I'll tackle the setup in Mandrake in the next few days. Being a recovering windowsaholic, this may or may not go well. I still know very little about linux, and the learning curve is steep for me, but I'm convinced it is a far superior OS, and I will do what it takes to rid myself and my family of the dreaded windows virus. Anyway, my point being that if the setup of the plextor goes well, I will post results... if not, I will post many questions. And not to make light of the current situation here, but while we are all praying, thank God for this list. Peace, Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Come on!! don't blind your eyes!
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 09:19 pm, you wrote: .and I break my own rule on commenting on off topic posts on this list.. First off..as of right now we have absolutely no FACTS that state that this attack was caused by anybody outside the US. This could very well be disgruntled americans or canadians for all we know at this time. We have no right to assume it was another nation. And Nicolas, My post is not only directed to you but to the whole of what i have read. And I don't think that cuss words are a grammatically correct use of adjectives. Nor do they make your point any more emphatic. Thirdly, Come on men (and women) stop thinking and be with your families. Be glad you have them and pray that you will have them along time. Extend your sympathies to the all of those affected by this tradegy, no matter how far removed from the victims. fourthly, forgive me for breaking going back on my word and posting this-but if we are going to discuss something like this off topic I would hope that everyone could keep their chin and spirits up and not sucomb to doomsaying or hatred. Very well said. Thanks. Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] test
only a test, please excuse and disregard Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Graphics Card
On Monday 27 August 2001 02:53 am, you wrote: Hi I personally found that a Geforce 2 MX is the best all round card on the market. It isn't a high end gaming card, but you can still get 50+ FPS in a game which is nice if you need to unwind. The duel head support is also very nice in terms of a do presentations for work, and so is the TV out. the nvidia drivers are amazing and are very simple to setup and use. HTH Greetings, I am considering installing a new video card, and am seeking any advice on what I should look for as far as compatibiliy with LM8 is concerned. I'm not looking for a high end gaming card, just a good solid casual user card that is known to be configurable with LM8. Any suggestions? TIA, stan Thanks very much for the response, Robert. I'm not very familiar with graphics cards, and this info is very helpful. Stan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] KMail Auto-download
Does anyone know how to get KMail to auto-download new messeges when it is opened? TIA, Stan
