Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, here are the specs
- Original Message - From: Ryan Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, here are the specs Okay I have a 15" Axion CL1566 Monitor, Well at least that's listed as a supported monitor type ISTR. a Cirrus Logic GD5446 2MB Video Card. I would have thought that ought to be ok, but see if you can swap with someone else to see if another card has similar problems or not - ideally one that is listed as being supported. S3 can be good - even on a tight budget. Running Mandrake 6.1 on a 200 mhz 32MB RAM with 120MB swap space. To be honest there are a lot of video cards which rival or exceed that spec these days. apart from the swap space of course. With this I get windows that bleed and leave traces and are hollow and half way show up ...blah if you know what I mean. THanks for your patience and help. Your descriptive powers are good - I know exactly what you mean - I've been there myself quite recently! I'm out of ideas beyond other cards (it worked for me) - but others (older and wiser) might help yet. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Can now report that it survies re-installs - so it probably is the known one which the other fella posted about - I have noticed from time to time it must involve the powering down end of things, because it's only after it says that that I get the scollies! All I get to see it system halted - then rapid scroll - but what is it that I should see at shutdown? Presumably some message about powering down? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Ernie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work Hey, Just for grins, try running fsck on your Linux partition. This is like win9x's scandisk, and can fix some weird problems. Still guessing, Ernie - Original Message - From: bay56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work - Original Message - From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work This one is a little beyond me. I do not know if the seg fault matters or not. But it may be indicating a problem developing. Do you use another OS on the same machine, and if so, do you get the same problem at shutdown? If not, you could be experiencing file corruption under Linux, and maybe a new install could fix things up ok. Hopefully, someone else has greater knowledge on this subject, and can be of help. I think a seg fault could meaan a flakey mem chip, but if so, it would show up in another OS as well. Thats why I asked the previous question about the other OS. Don't get upset about hardware just yet, and see if the trouble can be fixed with the software. Sorry I couldn't be any help this time, No worries - it has done it since it was installed as far as I know - The machine is the same in both OSes, but I have the two harddrives in caddies, and only one is present at any one time. This means I keep them well apart - I don't wan't anything MS contaminating linux if poss, and Linux is so efficient, that in my novice hands it might easily b detrimental to Win - bit like giving a baby a loaded magnum! Under win I have to say the system appears flawless (yes I know - oxymoron!) I have no errors at all of any import. What I find odd, is that for this to happen at all, the report "system halted" must be incorrect surely, or at the very least premature? Plainly some part of the system has other ideas about that, hence the error. It seems to be a "kernal paging request" which prompts the fault. But it's hard to tell for sure - there is so much extra detail it's hard to see what's really going on. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work It's a problem with the APM drivers and some motherboards. You, unfortunately, seem to have one of the many motherboards affected, as do I at work. There's a fix for it. Here's the URL to the message in the archives detailing the fix: http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg11666.html Thanks for that - although to read the message from Axalon - you'd swear it was a problem with the mother board: $50 cheap mobo indeed - mine was good value at $200, but a $200 mobo should be good enough for a stinking bug ridden driver - exception taken Ax. So much for being able to set up reasonable cost linux system if he's right! (which I personally doubt, because it works fine under another OS!) Slag my system all you like Ax, just make sure you got right on your side first. ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess
- Original Message - From: Frank Geter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 6:29 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess I have a Gateway Vivitron 1572, model cpd 15F13 Another one? - there's pattern forming here! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Mounting a Detected SCSI CD-ROM?
- Original Message -
From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mounting a Detected SCSI CD-ROM?
if !(axalon_on_track) {
And thus concludes the showing of "Axalons scsi ignorance"
}
I believe it's mainly scsi users whose name starts with A. So my personal
opinion is you get what you pay for, don't buy
a 50$ SCSI Cook book and expect great things, unless your last purchase was
a lottery ticket :)
Regards,
Ian
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Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Would this be the same software that Mandrake hangs the entire readability of the docs on? ;-) Remember that docs are more than anything else read by newbies (excuse the obvious [they don't read docs] remarks about newbies for a moment!) Sheeesh!!! is about right! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message -
From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
bay56 wrote:
- Original Message -
From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
It's a problem with the APM drivers and some motherboards. You,
unfortunately, seem to have one of the many motherboards affected, as
do I at work. There's a fix for it. Here's the URL to the message in
the archives detailing the fix:
http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg11666.html
Thanks for that - although to read the message from Axalon - you'd swear
it
was a problem with the mother board:
$50 cheap mobo indeed - mine was good value at $200, but a $200 mobo
should
be good enough for a stinking bug ridden driver - exception taken Ax.
It is a BIOS problem. If you'd like confirmation of it, check the Linux
Kernel mailing list archives. There was quite a discussion about this
problem just a few weeks ago.
I'm not convinced a past discussion confirms all that much myself - now if
this machine did not shut down right with the other OS I'd say you had a
point - because that would put it firmly in the category of flawed apm/acpi
machines that most of us that care already know all about. There are a lot
of machines which display the tendency not to work right in this dept.
However if in this instance this machine can perform this function, I am
lead to the conclusion that an os issueing the commands CAN make it happen
on this set of kit - so why not just issue the right commands - evidently
something else is happening here - otherwise it would not shutdown correctly
in BOTH cases.
Now whether there's a case for a further reduced hardware list to be
introduced making certain models of mainboard and their bios sets "not
supported under linux" is another matter entirely.
$200 motherboard or not, the BIOS vendor screwed up their
implementation.
And what, in your opinion, have they done wrong?
So much for being able to set up reasonable cost linux system if he's
right!
(which I personally doubt, because it works fine under another OS!)
A quick fix for the problem was already posted (remove the -p from the
shutdown flags).
Done that - it causes new problems all of it's own. Which prevent it getting
that far in the shut down process.
Want reasonable priced Linux systems?
Try a nice surplus 386 ('course,
you won't be able to run Mandrake on it). You won't even have APM
problems with it!
What? you trying to sell me something here? ;-)
Ranting is one thing, but you've gone a little far...
Sorry officer did not see your badge - where you get that from then? I like
the bit where it says judge! ;-P
Slag my system all you like Ax, just make sure you got right on your
side
first. ;-)
And make sure you've really read the messages about HOW to fix the
problem before feeling insulted about a problem which DOES exist on your
system.
I don't remember addressing this to you specifically - why the poor
attitude? - no matter
I have, and it's a broken fix under 6.1
Do you have anything empirical under 6.1 to offer?
Regards,
Ian
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Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message -
From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
bay56 wrote:
- Original Message -
From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
It's a problem with the APM drivers and some motherboards. You,
unfortunately, seem to have one of the many motherboards affected, as
do I at work. There's a fix for it. Here's the URL to the message in
the archives detailing the fix:
http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg11666.html
Thanks for that - although to read the message from Axalon - you'd swear
it
was a problem with the mother board:
$50 cheap mobo indeed - mine was good value at $200, but a $200 mobo
should
be good enough for a stinking bug ridden driver - exception taken Ax.
It is a BIOS problem. If you'd like confirmation of it, check the Linux
Kernel mailing list archives. There was quite a discussion about this
problem just a few weeks ago.
$200 motherboard or not, the BIOS vendor screwed up their
implementation.
So much for being able to set up reasonable cost linux system if he's
right!
(which I personally doubt, because it works fine under another OS!)
A quick fix for the problem was already posted (remove the -p from the
shutdown flags).
Want reasonable priced Linux systems? Try a nice surplus 386 ('course,
you won't be able to run Mandrake on it). You won't even have APM
problems with it!
Ranting is one thing, but you've gone a little far...
Slag my system all you like Ax, just make sure you got right on your
side
first. ;-)
And make sure you've really read the messages about HOW to fix the
problem before feeling insulted about a problem which DOES exist on your
system.
You know I just wrote you the stinking reply you deserved for a lot of
that - and then used
some intelligence, and trashed it (it was a belter too!) - fact is a lot of
what you say is based
on some incorrect assumptions - things about my system you could not
possibly know, actions which I might have taken which you do not know about.
Mostly though if you ever want to upset me, then get judgemental - that'll
do it every time - but it will get ugly at that point - you have been
warned! ;-)
A good number of the questions you posed seemed to be rhetoric or at least
show
great potential for it, but if you care to post those you really would have
liked
an answer to, then I'll naturally spend time on them.
Just remember, one OS involved does issue a shutdown, and the machine does.
For that reason there's only so far I CAN go go along with your theory.
Regards,
Ian
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Re: [newbie] UDMA don't work in 6.1 with Ali Chipset
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] UDMA don't work in 6.1 with Ali Chipset On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, you wrote: Hopefully the VIA chipset doesn't have this problem?? The MVP does, I believe. Now feeling officially discouraged! Starting to wonder if I ought to come back later when it's all a bit more "machine that I can afford" friendly? I dunno - I really don't shrug OK, it's not linux flaw per se, but it's starting to stack it all up a bit! I had thought/hoped that linux might be the item for the job in the emerging far east market - the machine will have to cost very little in that arena, and an os which costs effectively half the cost of the machine would be badly placed. So I thought in view of that, Linux would have serious hopes of becoming a contender in the defacto standard dept. but with this and other recently revealed issues of hardware - well it's just not going to be is it? It a damn shame to see it miss the "global bus" for these sorts of problems. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk)
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:17 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeat your own risk) Iantake it easy. No, the default for the help files is a form of KFM not Netscape. Axalon, although habitually a bit terse is usually a big help to just about everyone. (-: He's fine it's the concept I have an issue with - I can be a bit terse myself when things like that happen! ;-) Don't have time for "easy" - gotta make sure this one don't go Amiga shaped! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [Re: [newbie] Ears dont work]
- Original Message - From: Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:46 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Ears dont work] Michael, Easy here Ian, I'm not sure you are even aware of which poster you are addressing. I know exaclty who I was addressing thank you. Can only suggest you re-read it join me. I believe your original assault was on Axalon. Indirectly, and in a reply to another - yes. And you'll have to trust me on this, but that was NOT an assault. ;-) Now you're responding to Steve Philps response to your original assault. Quite so, and there we go with the assault stuff again. You did NOT write hime the "stinking response" HE deserved. Oh yes I did. You wrote to Ax. Not once, on this issue, at that time. Anyway, that's all beside the point I must disagree - it's almost the entire point! Stop being so sensitive. Well you just do the insensitive for me - ok! You'll be fine. Both Steve and Ax are among the most knowledgeable people on this list. Fine. Sure seemed that way to me - there's others I'd like to mention, but that'd be a waste of space and time. They don't monitor a newbie list because they need advice. Does seem a tad unlikely doesn't it. They give it freely. Fine - as you say, freely, ie no strings right? You and I are here to learn. Indeed so. Let's NOT bl;ast those that are in the best position to give us support. Let's apply our own personal values to ourselves where they best belong shall we? They might be good for us, but not for everyone else. I would never dream of letting someone think that I thought they were ok just so I could get some info out of them - which appears to be what you are hinting at in there. On the other hand people always know exactly where they stand with me - I tend to be direct, but it's my choice, I expect to earn their respect for that much, not demand it like some would. People are free to choose on that. === Mostly though if you ever want to upset me, then get judgemental - that'll do it every time - but it will get ugly at that point - you have been warned! ;-) == Even with the emoticon, that sounds too much like a threat. don't be so ridiculous, now who's acting too sensitive - do the phrases "ironic humour" and "satire" hold any meaning meaning for you? It's just (slightly darker than most) humour - grow up, stand up, and deal with it. Cool it I have no idea who you THINK you are - but you appear to be in error. young man. I'll thank you for that if little else - it's been a while. ;-) It's been great Michael, and now it's over. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess
I am guessing you may have an SiS 6326 graphics chipset there - am I right? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Ryan Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 3:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess I'll do my best to explain this. I have successfully installed 6.1 on a 200mhz, 32megRAm, 120megSwap space. I don't know if Xwindows is acting right or not. My windows all combine overlapping and leave dragging traces. My text will mix together and somtimes show a double vision type look. I have tried several different configurations using XF86Setup. I have the monitors orginal specs and the video card appears to be configured correctly. Am I lacking memory? I am a poor college student so I would greatly appreciate not having to purchase more! Thanks in advance for any suggestions or ideas to more easily tweak this resolution. -Ryan __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] what are these daemons?
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] what are these daemons? On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, you wrote: I too would also be interested as to why LinuxConf is a security risk. I don't actually intend to make a direct connection out, I'm relying on Win98 SE to make my internet connection, but if LinuxConf has other risks, I'd like to know about them. Well, as I said earlier (our messages probably crossed in the email. G) it *probably* is a security risk because that service MAY be for running LinuxConf from remote. You can still run LinuxConf from the local console, even with that turned off. I'm just going by what my mentor/boss said and extrapolating. That's why I go into inetd.conf and comment out every service in there...I don't want to leave ANY of those services available. :-) That seems fair enough - after all, who's macine is it anyway! ;-) I am not certain I can imagine exactly why anyone would actually want to be able to set things from the web anyway -maybe it has yet to dawn on me. More probably, I missed the point! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 to Mandrake 6.1 - - - Worth the effort??
- Original Message - From: Rick Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Eric L. Damron [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 4:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 to Mandrake 6.1 - - - Worth the effort?? xcdroast already installed. I think it is that for every one, or only for scsi users? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] Upgradeing all packages destroys my system]]
- Original Message - From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 4:50 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] Upgradeing all packages destroys my system]] Let's get past all of the Windows-centric thinking that we've become accustomed to. Full reinstalls are rarely necessary. Reboots are rarely necessary. Applications do not crash the operating system. I have for the last few years been an Amiga refugee - forced into exile in the Win world - and frankly hated it for the most part - every day felt wrong, like it didn't fit - now I am a linux newbie (day 6), and in the last couple of days was starting to notice little niceties which I had nearly forgotten all about, and almost discovering them afresh. What you have said has bought back many memories, and much hope for the future - thanks for it. This could hardly have come at a more pivotal moment for me! I had become stale and easy to please under Win - what piffle that stuff really is - only a couple of days ago I found out for myself about the myth of MS long file names - how can anyone think that an illusion like that is ever going to succeed at doing anything other than fooling people? The real macoy is what's called for. Enough of this damn fooling about, time for some real stuff! OK MS you got one seaked past me - but now I have found you out - god help you. Your credibility in total tatters now. It's so easy to get taken in by sales type people these days - and boy does it happen gradually - how incidious that cancer which is MS. Heads Up - the rats are amongst the corn! Sorry to have ranted a little, but some days the scales just fall from the eyes, and you spot your culprit clear in the sights - I'm not religous by any stretch of anyone's imagination, but that has to be like what people mean when they say "a religious experience" - well at least I don't have to wonder about that now! ;-) I was going to take it e-mail, but why not share a good feeling? We're all in this together aren't we? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Multiprocessor and Display
NO, but if you find some let me know ;-) esp. winbond temp sensor monitors - want to see what me fans temps are doing - I bet they could look right groovy under Gnome! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Gustavo Viola [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Multiprocessor and Display On qua, 29 set 1999, bay56 wrote: Ah, yes - you could try some hardware monitoring software - Sandra from scisoft, and an assortment from Entech should get you all the info you could wish for - just need to snoop the settings you use in Win - write em down, paste em in! Should be reasonably do-able. SNIP Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ Does anyone know any similiar piece of software for Linux? Regards, /Gustavo
Re: [newbie] what are these daemons?
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:31 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] what are these daemons? On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, you wrote: I am not certain I can imagine exactly why anyone would actually want to be able to set things from the web anyway -maybe it has yet to dawn on me. More probably, I missed the point! Just a guess here.remote management of servers??? ;-) Wouldn't that pose a security risk.oh right that's kinda where we came in! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] what are these daemons?
- Original Message - From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] what are these daemons? Because my Linux server is sitting in a closet without a monitor. So that's how to get some sleep! ;-) Or because the other server is 3 hours away, without a monitor or personnel available who could help if they wanted. Sure is a big place you have there mister! ;-) Think beyond the desktop... :) I plan to do far more than that after I get this darned modem/kppp thing figured out! I think I'm across it though! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Forcing Network card to read off of 10baseT
- Original Message - From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:32 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Forcing Network card to read off of 10baseT And after pricing a decent pair of crimpers, you'll find that hub looking more and more likely. Besides, with a crossover cable you're absolutely, positively limited to two machines. With a hub you've got growing room. and then sods law dictates you wont be able to afford anything to plug into it because you've done your cash on the hub and 2 bits of wire! - get the scissors and sticky tape to it I say! ;-) (I can be a right little slime ball sometimes!) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Garbled Lines and slow windows, what a mess On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, you wrote: I wasn't even aware that I could select an alternative X server. I have 2meg of video ram. I just did the vanilla flavor install. Thanks for your help. Ahh...Ok. You still haven't told us *BRAND* names of video card and monitors. :-) We'll need that kind of info to help further. :-) Assuming you have average to superior intelligence (IMNSHO, most people running Linux have at LEAST average intelligence G) Erm, the pedant in me has to point out that he's still trying to run it! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip
OK John, thanks for the confirmation - now can you tell me please - if I want to emulate scsi (for the burner), then when I do finally make my (full) reinstall, should I say yes or no to scsi at install time - just wondering how self propelled the emulation is, and whether or not it needs to borrow bits off of the normal scsi install. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, you wrote: I really hope you get a good answer to this from someone who knows for ure - I have the same setup with an LS120 substituted for the Zip (which I gave to a friend!) but to get you started in A direction; I am guessing they will be something like: hda---Primary MasterHD hdb---Primary Slave CD hdc---SecondaryMasterCD [burner] (not sure what to do about that yet, but looks like some kind of scsi pretence is going to be called for) (why the blazes don't people accept that burners actually come in two flavours of electronics?) This is correct. You must load ide-scsi (emulation?) in order to use an IDE burner. I know it sucks, but at least you'll be able to get it to work, whereas AFAIK, there is no support (yet) for Paralell-port scanners, etc. John
Re: [newbie] what are these daemons?
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] what are these daemons? linuxconf Potential security risk. Don't run it. Where could I read up about that? I already ran it, but will leave it out next install if it's that bad. Darn - seemed quite useful too! sigh Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip
Good grief - I actually manged to help for the first time - well I'll be damned! ;-) Erm wanna share the url for that paper at the gazzette please? - mine is not quite right yet - sod's law ;-) I'm nearly there myself! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Thomas Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip Than You Ian. I found the paper I was looking for at "Linux Gazzet ' that gave me exactly what I needed. Every thing I had found was for Par Port and mine is Atapi. Got it up and running on all four drives Thanks again bay56 wrote: I really hope you get a good answer to this from someone who knows for ure - I have the same setup with an LS120 substituted for the Zip (which I gave to a friend!) but to get you started in A direction; I am guessing they will be something like: hda---Primary MasterHD hdb---Primary Slave CD hdc---SecondaryMasterCD [burner] (not sure what to do about that yet, but looks like some kind of scsi pretence is going to be called for) (why the blazes don't people accept that burners actually come in two flavours of electronics?) (this seems more ostritch than penguin at this point, but I doubt if the linux community started it!) hdd---SecondarySlave HD (treat it like a cd rom since it's removeable media?) You'll need a directory for each in mnt I think (certainly about to try that idea myself) Also an entry of some sort in fstab reflecting the above arrangements (will trial and error that bit till it stops objecting) Of course if someone actually knows what to do - then please don't just sit there watching me make a total bags of it! ;-) Hope it's of some value shrug Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Thomas Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 4:42 AM Subject: [newbie] CDWR and Zip Ok I give . I am tryiong to find my CDw and IM Zip. I can see on boot up that they are being loaded. I even find them listed under block devices. But I cannot find the command string to access them. I want to set up a link to mount them on my desk top as I have for my 3.5 and CDrom. I have plenty of documentation on making the links for the floppy and Cd but nothing on how to locate the extras. My regular CD is as slave to my HD on my Primary IDE ATAPI slot of my Mother Board. My CDWR and Zip are master and slave in said order on my Secondary IDE ATAPI slot. Please give me some feed back on how to locate them. Thanks Thomas
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
- Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:53 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup? AFAICT, it's *supposed* to scroll in Netscape, but it doesn't do that here... the ONLY thing it's good for, AFAICT, is for pasting after cutting. :-) Well it doesn't do it here, but that is because N is as bad in linux as it is on every other platform - it appears that it sucks universally! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] SBLive! under 6.1 - update
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 11:35 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] SBLive! under 6.1 - update I really don't want to start knocking Mandrake at all here as i'm sure they have plenty enough to do already (!), but i have to admit IF (and only if) this simple recompile works and doesn't screw anything else up, then yes i really do agree. From what I have seen so far they are pretty diligent, this opportunity is unlikely to pass them by completely! That said i know that nobody in Linux circles is happy with Creative at the moment on the subject of the SBLive! and lack of willingness to release technical info on it (without forking out a small. Maybe that may have an impact. Well as long as they keep that approach up - they are vulnerable - it would only take one product that fits the bill just right, and the linux community at large to find that out, and Creative could see a lot of their own product, but second hand, hit the streets, and once that happens the perceived value of Creative stuff could fall quite badly. Double whammy - less sales less potential for them at current prices! They are for the first time in a long time vulnerable to predation from a small but alert pacific rim card maker - now that's going prove interesting! - Now if only we knew which one, we'd be forming and orderly (or otherwise) queue at their factory door! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Multiprocessor and Display
Ah, yes - you could try some hardware monitoring software - Sandra from scisoft, and an assortment from Entech should get you all the info you could wish for - just need to snoop the settings you use in Win - write em down, paste em in! Should be reasonably do-able. Try looking round the sites that support your video card (not the makers site!) there's hackers all over the place who like to twiddle with the HW and read the new figures they just wrung out of their pride and joy - those guys will be laden with diagnostic tools quite often! Just the tools you need in fact ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: lalala lalala [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Multiprocessor and Display As I said before, I have 15inch Gateway Vivitron 1572... I can do 1024 x 768 with true 16 bit colors w/o problem in win95. What is the "safe" setting for me if I do choose to custom set my monitor config? --- John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, you wrote: Does anyone know if Linnux supports multiprocessors? I am planning on getting Dual Celeron system... Very much so. Typically, as you install it, it will automatically detect the multi-processor setup. However, if you install it BEFORE having both processors, you will have to manually install the SMP kernel afterwards. Also.. I have a Gateway Vivitron 1572 15inch monitor.. it's not listed in the Xconfig's monitor list. Will this have an effect on Xserver? I chose so many different ones (including the closest one - Gateway Vivitron 15inch) but none of them work. I tried going to gateway's site and look up refresh rates (they're all aroun 60-70 Hz but did not list horizontal/vertical refresh rates). You may have to choose a fairly "safe" set of refresh rates and experiment until you find the right settings. Other than that, you're on your own. The system I have is a "generic" 17" monitor that I swapped for a "generic" 15" monitorno X changes required. Probably because I chose some "generic" settings. John __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
Thanks for that reminder - I am still struggling with finding the right docs for most things at the moment - only been at it since last Friday night! I find 'em sometimes though! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: pete moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup? read the docs that come with imwheel. he gives a very simple, and detailed method for getting it to work as a three button mouse and a scroll mouse together. i have a trackman marble+ that scrolls perfectly in X and acts like a three button mouse. you need to turn OFF 3 button emulation. :P Jeanette Russo wrote: Reading both these web pages only confused me is there just a simple explanation of how to get this working? I am using a logitech firstmouse with scroll wheel and can't seem to get it to work. Three button emaulation is on and it is configured as ps2 logitech scrollwheel mouse. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Mike Fieschko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:16 AM Subject: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup? "pete" == pete moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: pete what do i need to do to get imwheel to startup whenever i pete startx? :P One way is to put imwheel -k in your .xinitrc See http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll and http://solaris1.mysolution.com/~jcatki/imwheel/ -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.71 and random-sig.el X-Face header is me! http://www.cs.indiana.edu/picons/ftp/faq.html Kernel 2.2.13-11mdk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Sep 28 St Wenceslaus "It is always simple to fall; there are an infinity of angles at which one falls, only one at which one stands." [G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy]
Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 11:26 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] CDWR and Zip scsi is the native way to talk to devices like CDRs, which makes scsi-emulation the more natural way to do it I'm sure not going to pick a fight over it, but I think the words "was" , "made" "in those days", could do with being sustituted in there today! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Large HDD how to partition??
Ah, and thank you for drawing that distinction! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Large HDD how to partition?? Nope. The kernel MUST be in the first 1024 Cylinders of a hard drive. ANY hard drive. Whether that means you have to create a small Linux partition BEFORE Windows, or whether you have to put it on another hard drive entirely, then that's what it means. After that, size really is not important.
Re: [newbie] Kernel recompile
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:35 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Kernel recompile Unfortunately, bloomin excellent idea or not, at the moment the person(s) who say they have it working aren't being all that quick about coming forward with the relevent info. Obviously they may just be away from their computers for a day or two - we'll see. I may try and investigate myself at the weekend to see what these magic options are, but without any clues it may well be like looking for a needle in a haystack! Well I'll wish you good hunting - luckily time is on all our sides! It's not like the world would stop for want of a fix - but great once it is done! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work This one is a little beyond me. I do not know if the seg fault matters or not. But it may be indicating a problem developing. Do you use another OS on the same machine, and if so, do you get the same problem at shutdown? If not, you could be experiencing file corruption under Linux, and maybe a new install could fix things up ok. Hopefully, someone else has greater knowledge on this subject, and can be of help. I think a seg fault could meaan a flakey mem chip, but if so, it would show up in another OS as well. Thats why I asked the previous question about the other OS. Don't get upset about hardware just yet, and see if the trouble can be fixed with the software. Sorry I couldn't be any help this time, No worries - it has done it since it was installed as far as I know - The machine is the same in both OSes, but I have the two harddrives in caddies, and only one is present at any one time. This means I keep them well apart - I don't wan't anything MS contaminating linux if poss, and Linux is so efficient, that in my novice hands it might easily b detrimental to Win - bit like giving a baby a loaded magnum! Under win I have to say the system appears flawless (yes I know - oxymoron!) I have no errors at all of any import. What I find odd, is that for this to happen at all, the report "system halted" must be incorrect surely, or at the very least premature? Plainly some part of the system has other ideas about that, hence the error. It seems to be a "kernal paging request" which prompts the fault. But it's hard to tell for sure - there is so much extra detail it's hard to see what's really going on. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
I have no idea if my findings will help find a fix, but since I wanted wheel support for my intellimouse V1.1a - I have issued the command from the console from time to time, but never seen the scroll wheel work - however I often get a response that it is already running (wasn't my doing!) and might behave oddly - I use KDE and gnome - but mostly gnome. At install I have always said no to ANY emulations on any of the hardware - I wanted to see what Linux was like at base level before complicating things by getting clever! Since it does not seem to be working, then whatever you do may not get the result we would all wish for. It may be that be are seeing the birth of a bug? Perhaps it needs an update? As a side issue - I have felt it must be possible to have the click on the wheel serve as middle mouse button, anyone know if this has been done, and if so, how? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: pete moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup? this doesnt work. whenever i put this in ~/.xinitrc, X refuses to start. if i rm .xinitrc, then x runs fine. i have been using gnome lately. when i used kde, i just linked it from my autostart folder and it worked everytime. is there another method besides using the .xinitrc file? :P One way is to put imwheel -k in your .xinitrc See http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll and http://solaris1.mysolution.com/~jcatki/imwheel/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Many thanks - It's always the way - I just answered another post on this, and here I am reading the solution! ;-) Just have to hope that what's written there is something I can understand! (and fix!) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote: Thanks, I have since discovered that my system may have another problem - this tar command (generically) appears to do nothing, there is a long wait while nothing actually happens! On the plus side it does not actually crash ;-) and ctrl C gets me the cursor back. How are you calling "tar"??? Be sure whatever command you're using includes the "f" switch (as in tar xvf) to tell it you're referring to a file, not a local console, etc. I have noticed also that when I issue "shutdown -h now" that it claims the sytem is halted - but after a brief pause it then says it can't acknowledge a page request of some kind, and after much meaningless (to me at least) output finishes off suggesting there's a segmentation error. Now this as far as I know it has always done, but I have not seen the core dump go into action before.Since it's already claimed that system has been halted, does the seg error actually matter anymore? After all it shows up after everyone else has gone home for the day! (ie after halted) Don't sweat it. It's a buglet. There's a minor work-around for this. Go to the linux-mandrake "newbie" archives: http://mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/ and search for "gpf on shutdown" or go directly to the following message URL: http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg11666.html
Re: [newbie] SBLive! under 6.1 - update
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:30 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] SBLive! under 6.1 - update Recompiling a kernel is not exactly newbie key by key stuff!! Okay, it's not THAT difficult, but lets at least give me a chance to suss out whether doing it will solve the SBLive! problems or not. If it does, lets figure out the best way to walk anyone through it that wants to. If it doesn't solve the problem, then there's no point in bothering. Unless of course you want help to recompile the kernel for other reasons ;o). If that's the case i'm sure someone could point you to a decent howto or something. All the resources that i've had anything to do with in the past have gone out of their way to ensure that newbies really don't have to recompile their kernel!! In that same sensible vein - it seems Mandrake could do worse than pay attention to this in their release strategy - SBLive-value is hardly rare! Making sure the kernal is available in a suitably receptive compiled state looks like a good move for them too. I know other ways exist, but this does at least make some sense in the linux-evangelist stakes. Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] CDWR and Zip
I really hope you get a good answer to this from someone who knows for ure - I have the same setup with an LS120 substituted for the Zip (which I gave to a friend!) but to get you started in A direction; I am guessing they will be something like: hda---Primary MasterHD hdb---Primary Slave CD hdc---SecondaryMasterCD [burner] (not sure what to do about that yet, but looks like some kind of scsi pretence is going to be called for) (why the blazes don't people accept that burners actually come in two flavours of electronics?) (this seems more ostritch than penguin at this point, but I doubt if the linux community started it!) hdd---SecondarySlave HD (treat it like a cd rom since it's removeable media?) You'll need a directory for each in mnt I think (certainly about to try that idea myself) Also an entry of some sort in fstab reflecting the above arrangements (will trial and error that bit till it stops objecting) Of course if someone actually knows what to do - then please don't just sit there watching me make a total bags of it! ;-) Hope it's of some value shrug Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Thomas Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 4:42 AM Subject: [newbie] CDWR and Zip Ok I give . I am tryiong to find my CDw and IM Zip. I can see on boot up that they are being loaded. I even find them listed under block devices. But I cannot find the command string to access them. I want to set up a link to mount them on my desk top as I have for my 3.5 and CDrom. I have plenty of documentation on making the links for the floppy and Cd but nothing on how to locate the extras. My regular CD is as slave to my HD on my Primary IDE ATAPI slot of my Mother Board. My CDWR and Zip are master and slave in said order on my Secondary IDE ATAPI slot. Please give me some feed back on how to locate them. Thanks Thomas
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Just you so far - and thanks for it! ;-) 'tar -xvzf fname' The z incorporates an unzip where tar is a console command (which should already be included in mandrake?), -xvzf are switches, and fname is my file to decompress? I'll give it a try, and see if you post any twists to beware of later! ;-) I may know some about Windoze - and rather more about Amigas, but zero about linux! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:50 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Ears don't work I'm doing a bit of catchup on the list right now, so i'm sure someone will have already answered, but just in case... 'tar -xvzf fname' The z incorporates an unzip. Martin. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of bay56 Sent: 26 September 1999 22:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work I would love to try this myself, but I am only a couple of days into linux, and I can not find out how to deal with the compression format this driver came in. It seems that in it's default form Mandrake has no knowledge of what seems to be some kind of gzip/tar combination. What do I need to deal with that file as downloaded from creative? it's called sblive-0.2b.tar.gz I have to use my winbox to grab files at present (while I get Linux pulled together enough to do it) I then transfer to LS120 disk - and in the first couple of days I have managed to get linux to see this drive and even copy the files to the linux partition (where I am keeping these kind of support files). I can't be far off the right method, because I have managed (somehow) to install star office this way - but this has me a bit stumped. I have no clue where to look to find out how to de-compress the file to even attempt what you outlined - but want to try it. I am using Mandrake 6.0 Venus - and hopefully 6.1 Helios in next few days when I can lay hands on it. Can you suggest an approach please? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work Try the command "sndconfig" without the quotes from a console window. Then follow the on screen instructions. One thing I have noticed on my system is that the sound card output volume is very low, and so you must listen carefully when the util plays the test sounds. Even if you only think you hear something from your speakers, answer yes to the test question "Did you hear the Sound?" or something like that. Also, if the speakers are amplified, turn up the volume before running sndconfig. This may help. You can read up on the util with "man sndconfig". To get out of the man util press "q". I hope this helps. Ernie Thomas Peter wrote: I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have everything running except my sound card. I am running Mandrake 6.0 and my sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. I went to their download site and downloaded the driver. It has two ways to execute it, automatic and manuel. When I try to use its self install. I get the error "can only run executibles on local disks only". I thought that was what my hard drive was. I even tried to install it the manul way but had no luck at that either. Creative is not offering any help for linux at this time. Do you have any suggestions. Thomas
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 1:59 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work Ianclick on your home directory icon on the deskyop or in the Panel area at the bottom of the desktop. Navigate to where you put the file (if you'd downloaded it with Netscape in Linux it would already be in the directory where the icon opened the window). Now right click on the Many thanks - I suspect this is under KDE (since it looks like something I don't readily understand - I'm using gnome mostly) I will try this under KDE though - it's going to come in handy some time or other, and sooner rather than later I'd guess! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work I hope this helps. You can learn about the switches for the tar command in the man page. Read it using "man tar". You can also read about the mv command with "man mv". and mkdir with "man mkdir". To learn about the man command run "man man". There is a wealth of great info in the man pages. Thaat is where I have found 99% of what I need to know. They are not easy to understand all the time, but once you get used to them it is not so bad. Thanks, I have since discovered that my system may have another problem - this tar command (generically) appears to do nothing, there is a long wait while nothing actually happens! On the plus side it does not actually crash ;-) and ctrl C gets me the cursor back. I noticed that the system has also now generated a core file, and I get the impression that this is not such good news! For now I have simply deleted it - because I have no idea how to use it usefully, and suspect that a reinstall is on the cards quite soon. It has not always done this, so I am fairly hopeful I can install it without the tendency to eject the warp core! Deleteing at least allows me to see how often it does this. - so far just once. I have noticed also that when I issue "shutdown -h now" that it claims the sytem is halted - but after a brief pause it then says it can't acknowledge a page request of some kind, and after much meaningless (to me at least) output finishes off suggesting there's a segmentation error. Now this as far as I know it has always done, but I have not seen the core dump go into action before. Since it's already claimed that system has been halted, does the seg error actually matter anymore? After all it shows up after everyone else has gone home for the day! (ie after halted) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Kernel recompile
- Original Message - From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Kernel recompile On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to recompile my kernel so as to allow support for the SBLive under 6.1 (apparently this is possible), This doesn't have anything to do with recompiling the kernel. You'll no doubt be thrilled to hear that some kind soul out there on the web is telling us newbies a different version of events - I've read it too - recently, damned if I can remember where now though! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work Ianwhoops! Yes, it is referring to KDE. Sorry, I assumed you were using the Mandrake/KDE default. Sorry. Thank god I guessed right - it took a lot to come up with even one guess! ;-) Mind you I am no further forward with the actual file content thanks to Creative - see sblive posts elsewhere! ;-) Thanks for the tip! Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
- Original Message - From: Darcy Emily Baston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work I may know some about Windoze - and rather more about Amigas, but zero about linux! ;-) Yeah, I'm not so diligent with the command line tar myself either. Not exactly fun is it! ;-) And I've got an A1200 not getting as much attention heh. Hmmm. I have a plan for mine - it's going onto the serial as another terminal! Loads of linux bsd stuff for amigas - I am SO glad I kept her when nearly everyone I know sold theirs - I got my A1200 towered too - this is going to be just fine in this happy set of circumstances! Not sure about X client yet, but that might be do-able too! We shall see... If you got KDE running, it's got an 'archiver' program that almost works like Dopus Magellan on the Amiga. A nice mouse driven archiver for tar. It's the only one I use for Linux compression work. Yup, found it now - I wish I'd known it had to be KDE in the first place! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1
- Original Message - From: Aaron deRozario [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 3:12 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1 If you don't have a good old fashioned ISA sound card, what are you going to do with those three empty, never going to be used for anything else, ISA slots? Well sorry to be a pooper, but I only got two, and one of them is a shared - the other is filled with Yamaha SW60XG Midi board. If I didn't own that, I would have gone for 6 PCI Mobo in the first place, instead of this rather tragic 1-5-2 compromise. I may yet fill isa 2 with modem card, since there does not appear to be anyway to get my V90 flashed USR courier VEverything to use V90 under linux (unless you know different, in which case I'd appreciate some idiot proof info!) I figure if it's going to be only 33.6 then it may as well be inside the box and out of my way! ;-) Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
Re: [newbie] StatrOffice 5.1
Just for future reference on yet another install - what's that all about, and where does one get the choice? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] StatrOffice 5.1 Did you install it with the /net switch? Belzebub wrote: I downloaded and installed Star Offie 5.1 on my Mandrake 6.0 distribuition. I made an updated CD just before 6.1 came out, so I have a custom CD with all the last updates before 6.1. My kernel is 2.2.13. After the installation finished, I am able to run the application as root or superuser, but as a regular user. Any suggestions?
Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
I would love to try this myself, but I am only a couple of days into linux, and I can not find out how to deal with the compression format this driver came in. It seems that in it's default form Mandrake has no knowledge of what seems to be some kind of gzip/tar combination. What do I need to deal with that file as downloaded from creative? it's called sblive-0.2b.tar.gz I have to use my winbox to grab files at present (while I get Linux pulled together enough to do it) I then transfer to LS120 disk - and in the first couple of days I have managed to get linux to see this drive and even copy the files to the linux partition (where I am keeping these kind of support files). I can't be far off the right method, because I have managed (somehow) to install star office this way - but this has me a bit stumped. I have no clue where to look to find out how to de-compress the file to even attempt what you outlined - but want to try it. I am using Mandrake 6.0 Venus - and hopefully 6.1 Helios in next few days when I can lay hands on it. Can you suggest an approach please? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/ - Original Message - From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work Try the command "sndconfig" without the quotes from a console window. Then follow the on screen instructions. One thing I have noticed on my system is that the sound card output volume is very low, and so you must listen carefully when the util plays the test sounds. Even if you only think you hear something from your speakers, answer yes to the test question "Did you hear the Sound?" or something like that. Also, if the speakers are amplified, turn up the volume before running sndconfig. This may help. You can read up on the util with "man sndconfig". To get out of the man util press "q". I hope this helps. Ernie Thomas Peter wrote: I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have everything running except my sound card. I am running Mandrake 6.0 and my sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. I went to their download site and downloaded the driver. It has two ways to execute it, automatic and manuel. When I try to use its self install. I get the error "can only run executibles on local disks only". I thought that was what my hard drive was. I even tried to install it the manul way but had no luck at that either. Creative is not offering any help for linux at this time. Do you have any suggestions. Thomas
