Re: [newbie] M8.1 addins advice req.
On Thursday 17 January 2002 00:00, you wrote: This is truly fascinating. But if you don't use vi it is hard to understand. Just confirm for me that dw is delete word and will stop the delete at the first colon. wq! is write and quit? basically, yes. Open vi and type:helpto get started. Or, navigate to /usr/share/doc/vim-common-6.0/doc/quickref.txt to get a headstart. It's a cool and powerful tool, but does take a bit of getting used to. e. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] M8.1 addins advice req.
Hello folks, Well, I was more than disappointed to find that the WIN4LIN inclusion in 8.1 wasn't real - just a demo. Very poor PR on Mandrake's part to do that. It isn't an included package - more like someone else's E-brochure. Anyone using Win4Lin or WINE out there able to tell me a little about their experiences? I need something to run FrontPage98 and Thumbsplus and with all the complaints out there still, probably Word as well. :-( I do have a copy of Wordperfect for Linux - any comments? I have M8.0 and was wondering if it was worth buying a std pak 8.1 and HOPING to get a bit further than with 8.0 . Still have no sound, no CD, lousy onscreen fonts. I am going to have to do a complete re-install anyway as I've lost the SU/root password.. :-( Cheers, him again Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M8.1 addins advice req.
Anyone using Win4Lin or WINE out there able to tell me a little about their experiences? I use it, I think very highly of it. It does all M$ networking stuff, runs practically everything. (WP2002 is the only thing that I know won't install) The only thing it can't do is play games, but I boot to real Winsux for that (like there's any other reason ;-) I need something to run FrontPage98 and Thumbsplus and with all the complaints out there still, probably Word as well. :-( I used to run FP98, now I run FP2000. They both work flawlessy. In the days when I was forced to use M$ Office products, they ran perfectly as well. Well, let me rephrase: they ran no worse than in a normal Winsux installation. I do have a copy of Wordperfect for Linux - any comments? Although it's rumored to have happened, I've never seen WP _ever_ run well, so you're asking the wrong guy. I have M8.0 and was wondering if it was worth buying a std pak 8.1 and HOPING to get a bit further than with 8.0 . Still have no sound, no CD, lousy onscreen fonts. If you have the time, you could just download 8.1 for free. Then if you like it, make a donation at their website. Or buy stock. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M8.1 addins advice req.
On Wednesday 16 January 2002 04:20, you wrote: Hello folks, Well, I was more than disappointed to find that the WIN4LIN inclusion in 8.1 wasn't real - just a demo. Very poor PR on Mandrake's part to do that. It isn't an included package - more like someone else's E-brochure. Anyone using Win4Lin or WINE out there able to tell me a little about their experiences? I need something to run FrontPage98 and Thumbsplus and with all the complaints out there still, probably Word as well. :-( I do have a copy of Wordperfect for Linux - any comments? I use WP8 for Linux and it works perfectly--reads .doc files, no problem (why does word use .doc by default when rtf is just as good and retains all the Word format?). There is some setup stuff you should know about, and you may need the wp8filtrix patch, if you have the downloaded version of WP8. There is a pretty good thread with the gotchas (minor, you need to install ld.so-1.9.11-4mdk.i586 (its on the 7.2 disk 1, if you have it), and libc5 on the mdk second disk (of 8.0 I think, probably on 8.1, too). I have M8.0 and was wondering if it was worth buying a std pak 8.1 and HOPING to get a bit further than with 8.0 . Still have no sound, no CD, lousy onscreen fonts. Control PanelLookNFeelFonts and choose lucidatypewriter for Fixed Width--helvetica for all others. Did you run sndconfig from init3? Is your soundcard supported? If you have no CD, how did you install? Or do you mean a CDwriter isn't showing up? Lots of stuff on that! I am going to have to do a complete re-install anyway as I've lost the SU/root password.. :-( Actually, losing a password isn't the end of the world. I once did this myself, and it's fairly simple. reboot and type linux init=/bin/sh rw at the LILO prompt. This will boot into the non-protected root shell. GRUB requires you to hit the 'e' key twice and add init=/bin/sh rw to the boot command, the ENTER then 'b' to boot when the sytem is up type vi /etc/passwd The entry for root will look like this root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash If that is what you have hit ESC and then :wq! to exit vi. If not, change it to look like that Check permissions with ls -l /etc/passwd they should be-rw-r--r--. Runvi /etc/shadow The format will be [accountname]:[password]:[other stuff] e.g. root:$1$KODLG[etc]:10979:0:9:7::: DELETE the password entry for root by moving the cursor to the first character of the password (usually $) and typing dw Now type wq! which will save the file. Now Run sync mount -o remount,ro / which will write all buffer content to the disk and remount the partition read-only. Press CNTRL-ALT-DEL to reboot. On the next login, type root for the account name and just hit the ENTER at the 'password' prompt. Type password to give 'root' a password. That's worked for me! e. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] M8.1 addins advice req.
Erylon wrote: snip I am going to have to do a complete re-install anyway as I've lost the SU/root password.. :-( Actually, losing a password isn't the end of the world. I once did this myself, and it's fairly simple. reboot and type linux init=/bin/sh rw at the LILO prompt. This will boot into the non-protected root shell. GRUB requires you to hit the 'e' key twice and add init=/bin/sh rw to the boot command, the ENTER then 'b' to boot when the sytem is up type vi /etc/passwd The entry for root will look like this root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash If that is what you have hit ESC and then :wq! to exit vi. If not, change it to look like that Check permissions with ls -l /etc/passwd they should be-rw-r--r--. Runvi /etc/shadow The format will be [accountname]:[password]:[other stuff] e.g. root:$1$KODLG[etc]:10979:0:9:7::: DELETE the password entry for root by moving the cursor to the first character of the password (usually $) and typing dw Now type wq! which will save the file. Now Run sync mount -o remount,ro / which will write all buffer content to the disk and remount the partition read-only. Press CNTRL-ALT-DEL to reboot. On the next login, type root for the account name and just hit the ENTER at the 'password' prompt. Type password to give 'root' a password. That's worked for me! e. This is truly fascinating. But if you don't use vi it is hard to understand. Just confirm for me that dw is delete word and will stop the delete at the first colon. wq! is write and quit? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
