[newbie] Question?
> >Is there a file in your /home/[username] directory named .xinitrc? > >If yes, the last line ought to specify the default window manager. >Edit the file to comment out 'startkde' and insert the line > >exec [command-to-start-the-WM-you-want] > >I don't want to recommend blindly creating an .xinitrc. You could try >creating one with only the line exec >[command-to-start-the-WM-you-want], and see what happens. No >promises. > >If there's no .xinitrc, then K might be starting because of the code >in /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients. Take a look below. There is no >/etc/sysconfig/desktop created in a Red Hat or Mandrake install, >AFAIK. > >Because there's no /etc/sysconfig/desktop, and if gnome's not >installed, the default desktop is K (absent .xinitrc in /home). > >[insert part of /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients here] > >#!/bin/bash ># (c) 1999 Red Hat Software, Inc. > ># check to see if the user has a preferred desktop >PREFERRED= >if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then >if [ -n "`grep -i GNOME /etc/sysconfig/desktop`" ]; then > PREFERRED=gnome-session >elif [ -n "`grep -i KDE /etc/sysconfig/desktop`" ]; then > PREFERRED=startkde >elif [ -n "`grep -i AnotherLevel /etc/sysconfig/desktop`" ]; then > PREFERRED=AnotherLevel >else > PREFERRED=Default >fi >fi > >if [ -n "$PREFERRED" -a "$PREFERRED" != "AnotherLevel" ] && \ > which $PREFERRED >/dev/null 2>&1; then >PREFERRED=`which $PREFERRED` >exec $PREFERRED >fi > ># now if we can reach here, either they want AnotherLevel or there was ># no desktop file present and the PREFERRED variable is not set. > >if [ -z "$PREFERRED" ]; then > >GSESSION=gnome-session >STARTKDE=startkde > ># by default, we run KDE >if which $STARTKDE >/dev/null 2>&1; then > exec `which $STARTKDE` >fi > ># if KDE isn't installed, try GNOME >if which $GSESSION >/dev/null 2>&1; then > exec `which $GSESSION` >fi > >fi > >[end inserted part of /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients here] > Sorry to change the subject in mid thread but. Why is it there is no /etc/sysconfig/desktop in these installs? And is there a way to create this file to fix this problem and chose the WM you want? I've always wondered about that. Thanx, SA See below---> > -- >Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA >X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.75 and random-sig.el >Kernel 2.2.14-14mdk >http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm >Jan 5 St Telesphorus or St John Neumann >"What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence >of self-criticism." - [G.K. Chesterton, in Sidelights on New London >and Newer New York] Why is it there is no /etc/sysconfig/desktop in these installs? And is there a way to create this file to fix this problem and chose the WM you want? I've always wondered about that. Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Matrix
Etien VanDenBroecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Not in my xscreensavers package and I don't have much in the display properties, for >screen savers! >only running 6.0, going out tomorrow to get the distro from somewhere, but don't know >where to find it >up here in canada, location is London, Ontairo any one know where I can find >it??? > >Mandrake 6.5? Or should I wait until 7 comes out?? > >Igloos, >Etien I'm running it on Xscreensaver 3.17-4. From your prompt, type xscreensaver and click on the prefs button on the screen that comes up. You will see a huge list of screensavers. In there is xmatrix which is the xscreensaver for matrix. I opened up my xscreensaver file, which is located in /root or /root/'whatever user you are' and deleted all of the other screensaver files except xmatrix because xscreensaver runs all of those screensavers in arandom fashion. Resave this file and remember to keep a copy of the old file incase you want to change to another screensaver. This is the only way I know of how to get xscreensaver to run just the screensaver you want. There may be a better way and if anyone knows please let me know. As for Mandrake 6.5, If you want to waste your money go ahead and but it. I would recommend downloading 6.1 since that is what MacMillan 6.5 really is and burning it to a CD. Or buy the CD over the net for dirt cheap. Your money, your choice. I know kmatrix.kss is there because I've ran it. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Getting rid of KDE
Andy Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, >How do I switch out of KDE and into something like FVWM2? I tried to avoid >installing any KDE but some app needed it and I couldn't find the app in >the list of software to be installed so went ahead and told it to "resolve >the dependencies" which resulted in KDE being installed. I remember having >chosen a handful of other window managers, among them fvwm or fvwm2. Under >fvwm2 you can right click and from a menu choose to switch to a different >windowing system. Where is this feature in KDE? > >There is a place in the setup where certain groups of apps don't open up >when you hit the spacebar. Perhaps the app I missed which would have >allowed me not to have installed KDE was in one of those sections. Perhaps >not... > >Anyway... I want my other window manager(s)... > >TIA >Andy > > >-- >> From: Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >> Subject: [expert] netscape 4.70-1mdk.i586.rpm seg faults >> Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 5:38 AM >> >> I downloaded netscape 4.70-1mdk.i586.rpm (all three files, commun., >Navi., >> common) twice now and rpm just seg faults on me. I downloaded other rpm >> files i.e. lpr-0.46-1mdk.i586.rpm and it installed fine. I even >downloaded >> netscape from two mandrake update sites, with the same results. What >gives >> here, and where can I get a good copy of 4.7 at ?? >> >> >> Brian D. Klar - CVE >> OTS >> WPAFB >> (937)257-5773 >> 937-973-3125 (Pager) >> If you set up your system for graphical login you will find a choice at login chooser. Otherwise remove any mention of KDE from your /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients and /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc files. This will probably send you to another window manager. I'm not 100% sure because I use Blackbox and I am not a very good script writer. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] New Millenium
Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sad to say that the counter argument is as follows: at the time the gregorian >calandar was greated, the concept of a year zero or of the value zero as a >number did not exist. Therefore even though there was no year zero in the first >millenium, the second millenium still began with the year 1000, and the first >millenium had only 999 years. A truely convoluted argument, but not entirely >without merrit. > >Personally I do not see what difference it makes, one year in 1000 is one tenth >of one percent of the whole. We expect greater variations in value from nearly >every device created by man. For example a resistor for a circuit board is >normally plus or minus ten percent of the rated resistance as indicated on the >package. The specifications for the average automobile engine around 1968 was >plus or minus three tenths of one percent (or +/- .003). > >My only point here is if we can tolerate such variances in our every day lives, >why not with whether or not this is the third millenium. I would seriously disagree with the argument that the number zero or a zero value did not exist at the creation of the gregorian calender. I bet alot of ancient greeks and egyptians would disagree with you also. Not to mention the Romans. By the way, I believe that the original Gregorian calender began the new millenium back in 1998. Our calender is a revision, and it is only the fifteenth century by the Chinese calender. However, I would agree that the new millenium does not start until 2001. The city of Chicago does not plan to have their new millenium celebration until New Years eve 2000. The millenium starting at 2000 was another media creation that does nothing more than spew forth more disinformation to the ignorant masses. Most people don't have the time to check out the facts for themselves. It makes alot of difference by the way for history. Since most people don't bother to check the facts themselves, we've allowed the media to feed us disinformation, and this is sta! ! rting to warp history to general public. Now, only historians know what has really happened. Because of this, politicians are able to convince people of their cause with incorrect information. So I guess historical accuracies are necessarry and inaccuate info can affect your lives. But I digress. Happy New Year to all. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Matrix
Lovister LJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think it's included in KDE in LM6.1. But don't use it cause it's easily >defeated. > > >>From: Etien VanDenBroecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [newbie] Matrix >>Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 13:45:46 + >> >>Anyone know where to find the Matrix screensaver for linux? >> >> >>Igloos, >>Etien >> > >__ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > Check /usr/bin for kmatrix.kss, this is the KDE version of it. It is also included in Xscreensaver. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Again problems reconfiguring X Server
Pete Clapham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi again -- > >I would like to thank those of you who told me how to get into XF85Config to >reconfigure the X Server to work with my new >mouse/video card combination. At least the machine works correctly in :"pure UNIX" >(i.e. black-screen non-graphic) mode. I >am confident that I know what sort of PS/2 mouse I have (and when I issue startx, >moving the mouse does move the X on the >screen), and I am confident in the video memory on my card and on the settings for my >monitor. > >HOWEVER, when I issue the startx command, the screen turns the gray >color/cross-hatched pattern with the mouse's X that >one sees when one first configures the X server. The KDE does not come up, and one >loses control of the machine. It doesn't >hang, but you can't do anything. Typing does nothing, and you can't open a shell. > >Can anybody advise what's happening? > >Thanks. > > >Pete Clapham >Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences >Cleveland State University >Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 > >Phone: [216] 697-4820 >Fax: [216] 523-7175 >EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ok. I'm no expert at this, but try this and see if it works. In your /etc/X11/xinit directory you will find a file called Xclients. First, rename this file to Xclientsback or something similar that you may be able to recall it later if needed. Now, I'm going to assume that you only want to work in KDE and don't really care about the other type of window managers out there since this fix will only allow you to work in KDE. I'll assume that you are at the prompt since you are using the startx command to start your window manager. First, type cd /etc/X11/xinit and press enter. Next, type emacs Xclients and press enter. Now save this file under a different name. Next, delete all of the words in this file except for the first line that reads #!/bin/bash or #!/bin/sh or something similar. This just tells the file what shell the script commands will be working in. Then, after the first line that reads #!/bin/bash or whatever, goto the next line hit the tab button and type exec /usr/b! ! in/startkde, and then save this file as Xclients in the /etc/X11/xinit directory. Now try the startx command. If KDE still doesn't come up then check the /usr/bin directory and make sure you have the file startkde in there. If it isn't present you may have to reinstall KDE. Also, if you have gnome installed you may try the command GNOMESESSION and see if this works. If not, I'm not sure what else to do since I'm not a very prolific script writer yet. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] help for vfat support for kernel?
Andy Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Recently I have just installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 onto my system. Everything >works fine till I reboot the system and start Linux. >It went till a certain part of the bootup saying something like "fs for vfat >not supported by kernel". > >Then when I run the KDE, it gives me all the errors saying that the mime are >not found (this and that, etc). I tried to click on just any of the >shortcuts, it prompted me that the file not found, and wanting me to browse >through the programs for relevent one to open that file. > >I think this kde problem may be caused by the first problem. Anybody can >help me? I need great advice badly. Though I am not very well-versed in >Linux, but I simply like Linux in the all ways it works! > >Thanks! >__ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > I doubt if the two problems are related since vfat is the Windblow$ file system and linux uses the ext2 filesystem. The first problem is easy to fix. Recompile your kernel to include vfat support. The second problem, I'm not really sure what is causing the problem. Sounds like you may be misssing some KDE libs. Try booting into Gnome if yopu installed that also and see if the problem continues with the gnome apps. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] kernel flop
John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: >> I have just purchased the Mandrake 6.5 with Linux Ver 2.2.13-4mdk .. >> everything seems to work okay except when I try to boot with a newly >> compiled kernel. >> >> I did a configuration (make config) >> >> then >> >> make dep clean zlilo modules modules_install >> >> then >> >> copied the new compresed kernel, System.map to the /boot directory >> after renaming the original.. as an extra precaution I made a floppy from >> the new image (dd if=/boot/vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0) >> >> edited lilo to add the new kernel (ie) >Did you remember to re-run lilo? I'm guessing you did, from >what you said... Other than that, I'm not sure... > John Try these commands: make xconfig make dep make bzImage make modules make modules_install make install the make install command automatically puts your kernel into boot and renames your old kernel vmlinuz.old or something like that. >From here I just edit my lilo.conf file and then run /sbin/lilo. Now i've had a problem once where the modules didn't install properly and I had to physically remove them and then rerun make modules_install. But other than that, these commands have worked on every kernel I have recompiled. (and I have recompiled alot of kernels). Also make sure you didn't leave anything out when you configured your kernel that was really important to your system. Good Luck, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Virus Protection
Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is there a virus protection software package for Linux? >Where can I get it if there is??? >Thanks in advance >Glen > If you log in as a user, you don't really have to worry about a virus, because all you root files are not accessable under a user login. If you surf the net as root (which is insane) you might on the off chance come across something that might be dangerous. Linux is not windblow$. Linux is much more secure because you can see what you are installing and the file system is setup in such a way that you would have to come across a very malicious virus to do any damage. Not to mention you can kill any app that is running. Plus most virus programs are written for Windoze. Hmmm ... You could probably search for something and actually find some anti-viral software out there, but as yet, it's quite pointless. good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] A question
Dan Ferris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a question. > >After spending my day at work fixing some problems with Windows it lead me to >think about this. > > Why is Linux more Stable than Windows??? >All I hear about is how great Linux is compared to Windows but none of my books >really explain WHY except that it is free. > >Linux is multi-user preemptive multi-tasking, multi-threading, and has memory >protection between applications. > >Windows is multi-user multi-tasking and multi-threading, and has memory >protection between applications. > >Linux never crashes. Windows crashes all the time. > >Now before you anwser. I want REAL anwsers. Not anwsers like "Well, Windows >sucks because Micorsoft is big and rich." > >Anwsers like "Windows sucks because applications don't check to see if they >should give up the CPU for another application."(JUST an example) are more >acceptable. > >I have run Linux for almost a year with no real problems at all. I have run >windows for several years with nothing but grief. > >Just curious thanks. > Dan First, lets look at the file system. Linux files system is similar to unix which is much more organized and sleeker. There is a reason that the windows filesystem is called FAT. Next windows is a memory hog. This probably has something to do with all the legacy code. You need to have at least 32 MB of ram to run win95 -98 and more to run NT. 128M ram is probably best for all three to run better. Then, Linux uses a swap partition to help avoid RAM logjams. Finally, there is the legacy code in windows that makes it the fat bloated dead cow it is. Windblows has to be backwards compatable all the way back to DOS. Every piece of software made for Windo$e must be built the same way. Even though they say they got rid of DOS, (ha,ha,he,he,...), if you pull back the GUI you still have DOS underneath. And that's all that windblows really is, a GUI for DOS. Amazing. If anything, you have to at least give ole Bill credit for turning a software OS (DOS) that he bought for $30,000.00 back in the eightys into the billions he now has from a stolen Xerox GUI he put on top of it. Anyways, does this answer your question, I'm sure you'll get some more responses and probably better answers. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Kernel compilation problems.
Rick Schnicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have installed the source and header RPMs so I >can recompile the kernel to satisfy the error I get when >I try to configure VMWARE. > >I run xconfig and set everything up (correctly I hope). >I do a 'make dep' then 'make clean' then 'make bzImage'. > >I get this error: > >In file included from ksyms.c:17: >/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: `smp_num_cpus' >undeclared (first use in this function) >/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: (Each undeclared >identifier is reported only once >/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: for each function it >appears in.) >make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1 >make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/kernel' >make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 >make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/kernel' >make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2 > >From what I can see it has something to do with SMP settings. >I have SMP set to 'no'. > >So just for giggles I set it to 'yes' and tried again then >got this error: > >init/main.o: In function `check_fpu': >init/main.o(.text.init+0x25): undefined reference to >`__buggy_fxsr_alignment' >make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 > > >I can't get past this point. I have tried reinstalling the RPMs >and starting from scratch with no luck. > >Anyone have any ideas? > >Rick > > > > I'm not 100% sure, but skip make clean. I do: make xconfig make dep make bzImage make modules make modules_install make install This seems to work for me. I think the "make clean" command is only if you want to recompile your kernel again a different way or from scratch or something like that... Anyways, I hope this helps. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Looks Great, But...
Tom Kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >--=_NextPart_000_0061_01BF464E.35D7ED00 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hey All, Mandrake 6.1 looks great, but does it have that GUI = >Installation Setup with just the powerpack(Not Gold). > >Also im having some problems seting up my CMI88330, Sound Card, it dosnt = >seem to work, i do a sndconfig, It detects the Cmi88330, And then it = >locks up... > >Any Ideas? Check your kernel. make xconfig. Look under sound modules and see if the kernel supports the sound card. If it does make sure that that sound module is compiled into the kernel. Check the documentation in /usr/src/linux for how to recompile a kernel or check the Linux Documentation Project for the Kernel HOWTO. Good Luck, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] applications for Mandrake
PC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >My employer (a major telco) is interested in deploying linux in some of it's >depts >BUT the problem is the lack of applications. So i'm wondering if there are >any >other > >1. fax server applications apart from Hylafax; >2. browsers other than netscape (too darn big and resource hungry) > >I'm also a volunteer worker in a children's home and wondering if there are >any educational software or tools for it. Our local Microsucks office >was'nt >interested in donating any of it's OS or apps. (so what else is new?) > >thanks. > > > > Kfm can be used as web browser. There are possibly some other rinkydink ones out there, but as far as resource hungry goes, I could have sworn that Microsoft's Outlook consumed alot more resources than Netscape. Granted Microsoft Outlook IE 5.0 may be somewhat better Than Netscape, nothing hogs memory like Micro$haft legacy software. I'm not too sure about fax software, But I think KDE has an application for this also. Try visiting linux.tucows.com and search teir software archive for some. I'll bet you will find more apps than you can shake a stick at. This may solve your last question also. There are a ton of apps for Linux. Just start searching the web. You can find educational software for Chemists, mathematicians, biologists, astronmers, etc... I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding software you need. It is a Micro$haft publicty lie that there are no Linux apps out there. I could find thousands in just one day of searching the web. Plus, they are all FREE. Good Luck, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie]
Hernandez Redondo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >i,ve seen many problems similar to mine. I've >installed RedHat 6.0, and it >erased Win98 FAT. I thought that was my fault, but >i've seen many >complains, not only in this news group about that >thing. Did anyone know >somyhing about it? > >On the other hand, i've got a problem with RedHat. It >is extremely >unestable. Sometimes the X crashes. The sreen gets >full of vertical lines, >and the system get hangs. Someone know what is >happening? > > >Thanks a lot, > >Jesus Angel > > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com When you installed RedHat, did you try to manually set your partitions. If not, the installation software probably erased all that was on your harddrive and made it one big ext2 partition to install linux on. If this is the case, then format your harddrive and reinstall win98. Once you do that you can get software like partion magic and resisize you win98 partition, or you can reformat the harddrive and use fdisk to make a smaller FAT partion and reinstall win98 on that partition. Once you do this, reinstall linux, but go into custom and set up your partitions manually. Make sure you do not set the win98 partition to be formatted when the ext2 partitions are formatted. As for setting up your partions I suggest the following for the beginer: /boot = 15M swap = 100M / = whatever is left over. Now this is a very simple and not very secure setup. I suggest that you look over the Howtos on how to setup your partitions manually. And also the howtos on multiple OS systems (ie.. win98/linux). These can all be found online at the Linux Documentation Project. (LDP) and you may be able to find them on your distribution's CD. This will point you in the right direction. Also make sure that you lable your win 98 partition like /win98 or /mount/win98, something like that when you manually set your partitions, otherwise your linux won't read the win98 partition, and you'll have to go back and change some other files afterwards to get to work. Just a timesaver is all. As for your second problem, Redhat's 6.0 and up distributions have been somewhat unstable and need some fine tuning and tweaking by the individual before they stabilize. Hopefully RedHat will get over themselves and fix this in the future. Until then you will just have to go through each bug individually to get them fixed. Or, you can change to Mandrake 6.1 which is much more stable. Good Luck, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] nmbd / smbd woes
Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, phins13 wrote: > >> >> >Why would anyone want to run a wins server off a dynamic ip? seems to me >> >it's more work for no benifits. >> Maybe it's the only choice they have:) For the longest time I could only use DHCP >to connect to the NT network here at work. Now that I have a static IP it doesn't >matter naymore. >> SA > >Right but i highly doubt you Personal workstation was running the WINS >server for the network, odds are it was on one of those NT Servers :) > >Basicly i was saying if it's not the WINS server for your network ignore >it or turn it off > >-- >MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ >--Axalon > Ok, but in my smb.conf file, I did not have wins server set. Yet nmbd/smbd still failed at boot with DHCP. Granted I don't know alot about networks, but I do know that I could not get samba to work correctly with DHCP. And after about three months of this I was fortunate enough to get a static IP address and nmbd stopped failing at boot. I've scoured the samba lists for an answer to this problem, that seems to have happened to a few people, but know one ever came up with the answer to fix it or if it is even fixable. thanx, sa -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] SMP question
Robert Weider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Does anyone know which kernal do I need to upgrade to >via rpm upgrade or compile to support a smp system? >TIA >Robert > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com I'm not 100% sure, but doesn't the kernel that comes with the new Mandrake release support SMP. Try installing the kernel headers and source RPM that come with the Mandrake 6.1 distribution. From your command line: cd /usr/src/linux make xconfig >From here you should be able to choose the options you want in your kernel. I believe you will find an SMP option. Then: make dep make bzImage make modules make modules_install make install Make sure to change your lilo.conf file to include your new and old kernel just in case your new compilation of the kernel doesn't work. Good Luck. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Office
Jacob Voelcker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >-Original Message- >From: Dreja Julag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 11 December 1999 17:39 >Subject: [newbie] Office > > >>I have been hearing that there was an office suite coming out for Linux. >>When is this and where would I find it? >> >>Thanks, >> I've also got the new Koffice suite. You can find it at tucows. I've not yet been able to set it up, but the preliminaries at the kde website look good. See Ya, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] nmbd / smbd woes
Are you using DHCP? I had the smae problem when I used DHCP. I don't know the fix to this problem. I've asked about a million diferent groups the same question and still never got an answer. (over exageration on the million:) I f you do get a fix for the problem let me know. I do know this, the problem is easily corrected if you use a static IP instead of DHCP. But that is the only cure I'v found yet. Good Luck. SA P.S. It only has to do with DHCP. I've also tried to get an answer from the SAMBA people, but they won't give me an answer. It's probably a SMAB - DHCP bug that noone has a fix for. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >The problem is not being able to start on bootup. On bootup, I get >starting smb --- started >starting nmb - failed > >same happens on shutdown > >I hate to reinstall since the same thing is likely to happen again but I am >about out of options. > >Sigh! > >Bryan > > > > > -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] For Everybody.
I recently accidently sent a help message to this group with another help request. That one help request was for another mailing list and so was off topic. Maybe you remember seeing it: Missing Apps. Now I won't go into the details of the message because it doesn't pertain to this list and I would like to apologize for sending it and taking up 3 individuals bandwidth or personal time or whatever. For those of you that had the common decency to ignore the accidental off topic post I sent, I thank you and apologize. For Axalon, John Aldrich, and Mark Fitzgerald, I apologize for wasting your precious bandwidth. I do however feel that your posts regarding my accidental post were rude, unnecssary, and very childish. I expected more from you Axalon, especially since you are very helpful to this group. But, because of these three responses I am pondering whether to leave this mailing list or not, especially how my other recent help questions that DO pertain to this list were ignored multiple times. Granted I understand that not all questions are answerable. I could have sworn that the purpose of this mailing list was to help newbies get acclimated to Linux, probably no matter the distribution, because the more people that are turned on to Linux the more Linux grows and improves. The comments of the afore mentioned three individuals probably would have turned off a newer newbie than me. I however have tried every distribution of Linux to test them out and although I prefer Mandrakes distribution right now, I was using Redhat on another machine and trying to work out the bugs in it. (which by the way seem to be many) So once again I apologize to all of you that were patient and ignored my off topic post. And the other three, well God bless you and may you have a Happy holiday. Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] AOL
I would like to be able to dial into my AOL account at home through linux. I don't care about the rest of the junk that comes with the aol software, I just want to dial in and use my netscape browser from Linux. Is this possible, and if so, how do you set this up? Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] duplicate mail
Morrell, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I keep getting a lot of duplicate mails from this list. Is anyone else >having this problem? It could be due to people who don't receive answers to their questions, so they keep sending the same question until someone comes up wit an answer. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] Missing Apps
I'm running Redhat 6.1. Everytime I right click an icon in kfm and try to use the 'open with' browser, I get to where the directory structure of apps are, but when I open one up to find the app I'm looking for it just says: This group is empty! Yet I know the apps are there. I figured this was some kind of bug with RD 6.1. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanx, SA Please send all responses to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] Zipdrives and fstab
Sorry this took so long, but I have been real busy. This is what my fstab look like: /dev/hda8 / ext2defaults1 1 /dev/hda5 /boot ext2defaults1 2 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/Dosvfatdefaults0 0 /dev/hda5 /mnt/Stuff ext2defaults1 2 /dev/hda7 swapswapdefaults0 0 /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy auto sync,user,noauto,nosuid,nodev,unhide 0 0 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0 none/proc procdefaults0 0 none/dev/ptsdevpts mode=0622 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/Win98 vfat user,exec,dev,suid,rw 1 1 hope this helps. If it is to big to read check out the attachment. SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com fstab
[newbie] NMB problems. Help Please.
First, let me apologize if this email comes out looking funky and you can't read it. I am posting from my webmail at linux-start.com. In the past people ignored my email because it only read as on long line. I don't know what causes this or how to fix it. Second, I am having problems getting NMB services to work correctly on my linux box. I am using the Mandrake 6.0 distribution with the SAMBA distribution that came with Mandrake. The first time I booted into this distribution NMB came up [OK] on boot up. Yet, after connecting to the network with netconf NMB comes up [FAILED] at boot up. I think I may have isolated the problem. (But then again I could be totally wrong since my network experience is limited.) I connect to the NT domain with DHCP. If there is any DHCP SAMBA issues out there, I am unaware of them. But when I run the command /usr/bin/smbclient -L (the computer's hostname) I get a message saying that SAMBA failed to get the hostname. Could this resolution problem be due to DHCP? I don't have a hostname on the NT server because I let DHCP connect my computer to the NT domain and receive a temporary IP address that way. (Or at least thats is how I think it works. Once again, my knowledge of networks is limited) Also, when I say (the computer's hostname), I am refering to the hostname without the domain name in it, or the name of the computer. I tried to use another computers name that I know of on the NT Domain and I got the same messages, except that the unresolvable hostname was that of the computer I was trying to connect to. Therefor, I assumed the problem was due to DHCP and resolving of the hostname. I apologize if this does not make alot of sense, but it does not make a lot of sense to me either. Yet, I would really appreciate any help that anyone could give me to help me resolve this matter. Thanx in advance, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] COMMAND LINE HELP please.
When you right click the KDE desktop, a list of options are broght up. One of these is for a command line that lets you execute a program from the command line window. ( similar to Run in Windoze) My questions are: 1. What is the name of the command line program? 2. Where is it located. I am running the newest version of Mandrake. Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
Re: [newbie] Posts
I agree. It's gotten so bad I can't even get someone to answer any of my posts. I thought this list was for serious help matters. For those of you that are helping people on this list, I say thanks. SA hevnsnt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I dont know how most of you feel about the absurd posts lately, but I feel >that this list has enough traffic without the "how do I turn my microwave >on" type posts that have been going around lately. 150+ emails a day of >20% fluff is too much in my opinion. I am not saying that the humor and >whatever dont have its place on this list, but I for one dont need the >same joke 50 times in a row. > >This list rocks, and I have learned so much just by being on it for a few >months, but I am finding myself just deleting most of the messages, where >in the past I would read it.. Due mostly because I never know if it is >going to contain something important or just "dude stick it in your >microwave for 30 mins, that is how you edit your initab" or whatever. > >Mandrake Folk on the list: I have enjoyed your release since 5.3 (whee I >am a "oldschooler" =) and I appreciate everything you are doing. Thanks >guys/gals. > >.bill > >"You can fight technology and die, support it and survive, or lead it and >prosper." Ray Noorda, former Novell CEO > -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] Command Line.
When you right click the KDE desktop, a list of options are broght up. One of these is for a command line that lets you execute a program from the command line window. ( similar to Run in Windoze) My questions are: 1. What is the name of the command line program? 2. Where is it located. I am running the newest version of Mandrake. Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
[newbie] Command Line.
When you right click the KDE desktop, a list of options are broght up. One of these is for a command line that lets you execute a program from the command line window. ( similar to Run in Windoze) My questions are: 1. What is the name of the command line program? 2. Where is it located. I am running the newest version of Mandrake. Thanx, SA -- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com
