Re: [newbie] 3Dfx
"A.CAnela" [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Does anyone know how can I install the 3dfx drivers and Glide for Linux in a Mandrake Linux System?? Hi Visit linux.3dfx.com and select the drivers appropriate for your 3dfx videocard. You will need to compile the source RPMS. There is enough information on the site to enable a novice (if that is what you are) to complete all steps. After the drivers are installed and tested in both 2D and 3D modes, you can use a Mandrake 7.02 binary RPM which allows users other than 'root' to use the drivers when installed. Ron -- Ilmainen Internet @ http://www.nic.fi/
Re: [newbie] AMD Athlon
Quoting Carl Kehley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi What size is your swapfile and is it activated? Anybody have any ideas on this one? I just built a new system with a K-7 700, 128mb of ram, Seagate ATA66 hdd, and Diamond Stealth III video card. I installed Mandrake 7.02, got the installer to recognize all the memory, and everything seems to work pretty well. One question---why is the speed being recognized as 696.2 bogomips? Seems awfully slow to me. Carl Kehley -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [newbie] SB PCI 128 Sound Card
Hi Creative Labs has an OpenSource website http://www.opensource.creative.com. Perhaps you could get source from there. Ron Quoting PC Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If you find out, let me know as well. I have had that problem with Mandrake exclusively Ramon E. Tristani From: "Bob" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] SB PCI 128 Sound Card Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:37:18 -0600 I can't get this card to work in MD 7.0. According to the "howto's" this card is supposed to be supported. Using Lothar the card is identified as Ensoniq ES1371. All of the settings use -1 and don't offer any other settings. Testing the card in Lothar locks up the computer. Trying to use other cards settings just says that the device or resource is busy. During boot I can see where it loads the sound module. What do I need to do? Any help appreciated. Bob __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [[newbie] Favorite references for Redhat/Mandrake]
Hi I would suggest you look at the latest version of LAME (Linux Administration Made Easy) www.linuxninja.com/linux-admin/ Ron Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: "Lisa J. Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I'm still pretty new to Linux, and have a couple books already, but am not completely satisfied with them; I was wondering what books you all have found helpful. Thanks. Lisa "Running Linux" by Matt Walsh, et. al. is an excellent reference. If you're using KDE as your desktop, "Practical KDE" by Dennis Powell is outstanding. "Linux in a Nutshell" explains virtually all linux commands you'll need from a console. Mike "What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?" --W. C. Fields Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Ilmainen Internet @ http://www.nic.fi/
Re: [newbie] Installing Linux under Windows 3.1
Hello To my knowledge, Mandrake 7 is meant ONLY for pentium class PC's. Ron Quoting Bernd [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have an old machine and I am trying to install Mandrake 7 on it. But when the installation starts I get a error saying "No coprocessor found and no math emulation present. Giving up". I have an Intel 486 SX. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [newbie] install problem
Hi Use the Mandrake 7.0-2 version. Madrake Software has info on the fixed bugs on their website http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fupdates.php3 Ron Quoting copland_99 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello; I asked this quiestion before but nobody helped ... :( I seem to be having trouble installing Mandrake 7.0, because it always crashes when it's loading the second stage ramdisk. Any ideas, tips? Help is greatly appreciated, since I'm clueless at this point... -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 7.0
Hi Madrake Software has fixed the bugs. See http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fupdates.php3 Ron Quoting mohsin aradi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi I buy Linux Mandrake 7.0 from btm micro but when I install I receive this message (error loading ramdisk) after that I have to restart the computer please try to help me -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
[newbie] re:Installaion problems 9GB disk
Hello You will need to give up some of your disk space which is now reserved for windows to the Linux operating system. I suggest that you use Partition Magic 4.01 or 5.0 (newer and more expensive than 4.01) to do this job. You will need to defragment your files on the windows partition (the area of the disk reserved for the windows operating system) before you use Partition Magic. If you have a choice of Linux, I would suggest Mandrake 6.1 or perhaps the latest version of Mandrake, 7.0-2. If you are worried about using a powerful program like Partition Magic to re-partition your disk then do not do it. Either ask a friend who knows how to do this job properly or forget about installing Linux, any version of Linux, on the same hard disk as windows. I am writing this from past unpleasant experience, so please be warned. Ron Ilmainen Internet @ http://www.nic.fi/
Re: [newbie] Internet connetions
Quoting Donald Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I finnally got my modem to work and it connects to my ISP ok. But, After I connect, I can't get my mail nor can I connect to any sites. Any Ideas? DNS addresses correct? Mail client set up correctly? Routing set up correctly? Ron -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [newbie] IDE harddrive detection in 7.0 fails
Hi (1)Linux often has problems with partition sizes greater than 8 gigabytes. It is also fussy about where the LILO is placed (the 1024 cylinders thing). (2) Mandrake Software has admitted that DiskDrake does not yet work as it should. To solve a similar problem I used Partition Magic 4.01, which allowed me to graphically, non-destructively, shrink Windows partitions and create Linux native partitions in the resulting free space. This is a commercial product and there may be free alternatives available but I have no personal experience of them. Regards, Ron Quoting Jared Mahoney [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I just tried installing Mandrake 7.0 for the first time last night. I have one 27GB partioned all in one FAT32 for 98. The new graphical setup worked very nicely until it said it couldn't find any valid devices to create filesystems on. Any help is greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance! Jared -n-i-c-.-f-i Internet -ilman kuluja! Liity heti (http://www.nic.fi/)
Re: [newbie] login probs
Hello I had the same problem which was caused by a faulty installation. Watch closely for error messages during the boot process indicating problems mounting drives. My solution to was to re-partition the hard disk and start over. Regards, Ron Fortunatas Dirgincius [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Thanks, But to type in where?!!! I don't get password prompt. Any suggestions? Fortis - Original Message - From: Dan Westlake [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] login probs Don't forget you also have to type in the password. - Original Message - Hi, Just installed Mandrake 6.1 and... cannot login as "root". When I type in line: login: "root" (I type just plain root) I am back at the same line "login:" Where is the problem? Thanks Fortis Ilmainen Internet @ http://www.nic.fi/
