Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
Allen/gore/SlackWareWolf wrote: No one would trust a techie in a suit." Sir Robin Damn right. Any techie who has time to learn a fasion sence obviously didn't learn enough about what they do. For clothes-conscious geeks, wearing a tux means putting on a T-shirt with a penguin on it. Sir Robin -- "Caesar non supra grammaticos." - Suetonius Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
>No one would > trust a techie in a suit." > > Sir Robin Damn right. Any techie who has time to learn a fasion sence obviously didn't learn enough about what they do. -- __ We Are 138 http://www.suse.com http://www.slackware.org http://www.bsd.org http://www.daemonnews.org/ http://www.cannibalholocaust.net http://www.misfits.com http://www.onethirtyeight.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Saturday 21 February 2004 05:52 pm, Marc Resnick wrote: > On Saturday 21 February 2004 08:39 pm, Aron Smith wrote: > > On Saturday 21 February 2004 05:42 pm, robin wrote: > > > JoeHill wrote: > > > > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:56:56 -0800 > > > > > > > > Aron Smith disseminated the following: > > > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to > > > clothes? You would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your > > > Armani suit. > > > >>> > > > >>>What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! > > > >> > > > >>What Armani clothes (jeans and Tee Shirt rules) > > > > > > > > No way, man, it's all collegiate wear for me, khaki and a v-kneck > > > > sweater. That way, people have no idea what a freak I am (as long as > > > > I keep my mouth shut ;-)) > > > > > > > >>Never trust someone who wears a tie when they don't have too > > > > > > > > Indeed. > > > > > > Back in the dotcom boom years, I saw a documentary about the young > > > people running them. There was a company doing something like > > > visualisation software, which consisted of two geeks. One of them > > > explained how they'd approach venture capitalists: "He goes in wearing > > > a suit and presents the business plan, then I go in in jeans and a > > > T-shirt and talk about the technical stuff. No one would trust a techie > > > in a suit." > > > > Never trust Anybody in a suit (he might be a lawyer) > > > > > Sir Robin > > Now you're gonna get flooded with e-mails from linux-using lawyers. =P I don't lose any sleep over it, it all the legal billing software is Win$ux based Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Saturday 21 February 2004 08:39 pm, Aron Smith wrote: > On Saturday 21 February 2004 05:42 pm, robin wrote: > > JoeHill wrote: > > > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:56:56 -0800 > > > > > > Aron Smith disseminated the following: > > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? > > You would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani > > suit. > > >>> > > >>>What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! > > >> > > >>What Armani clothes (jeans and Tee Shirt rules) > > > > > > No way, man, it's all collegiate wear for me, khaki and a v-kneck > > > sweater. That way, people have no idea what a freak I am (as long as I > > > keep my mouth shut ;-)) > > > > > >>Never trust someone who wears a tie when they don't have too > > > > > > Indeed. > > > > Back in the dotcom boom years, I saw a documentary about the young > > people running them. There was a company doing something like > > visualisation software, which consisted of two geeks. One of them > > explained how they'd approach venture capitalists: "He goes in wearing a > > suit and presents the business plan, then I go in in jeans and a T-shirt > > and talk about the technical stuff. No one would trust a techie in a > > suit." > > Never trust Anybody in a suit (he might be a lawyer) > > > Sir Robin Now you're gonna get flooded with e-mails from linux-using lawyers. =P Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Saturday 21 February 2004 05:42 pm, robin wrote: > JoeHill wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:56:56 -0800 > > > > Aron Smith disseminated the following: > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? > You would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani suit. > >>> > >>>What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! > >> > >>What Armani clothes (jeans and Tee Shirt rules) > > > > No way, man, it's all collegiate wear for me, khaki and a v-kneck > > sweater. That way, people have no idea what a freak I am (as long as I > > keep my mouth shut ;-)) > > > >>Never trust someone who wears a tie when they don't have too > > > > Indeed. > > Back in the dotcom boom years, I saw a documentary about the young > people running them. There was a company doing something like > visualisation software, which consisted of two geeks. One of them > explained how they'd approach venture capitalists: "He goes in wearing a > suit and presents the business plan, then I go in in jeans and a T-shirt > and talk about the technical stuff. No one would trust a techie in a suit." Never trust Anybody in a suit (he might be a lawyer) > > Sir Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
JoeHill wrote: On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:56:56 -0800 Aron Smith disseminated the following: Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? You would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani suit. What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! What Armani clothes (jeans and Tee Shirt rules) No way, man, it's all collegiate wear for me, khaki and a v-kneck sweater. That way, people have no idea what a freak I am (as long as I keep my mouth shut ;-)) Never trust someone who wears a tie when they don't have too Indeed. Back in the dotcom boom years, I saw a documentary about the young people running them. There was a company doing something like visualisation software, which consisted of two geeks. One of them explained how they'd approach venture capitalists: "He goes in wearing a suit and presents the business plan, then I go in in jeans and a T-shirt and talk about the technical stuff. No one would trust a techie in a suit." Sir Robin -- "Caesar non supra grammaticos." - Suetonius Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:56:56 -0800 Aron Smith disseminated the following: > > > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? You > > > would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani suit. > > > > What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! > What Armani clothes (jeans and Tee Shirt rules) No way, man, it's all collegiate wear for me, khaki and a v-kneck sweater. That way, people have no idea what a freak I am (as long as I keep my mouth shut ;-)) > Never trust someone who wears a tie when they don't have too Indeed. -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ 17:59:37 up 16 days, 5:45, 4 users, load average: 0.08, 0.05, 0.00 +++ Linux 2.4.22-21mdk i686 +++ "In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival"-- Noam Chomsky Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On February 21, 2004 11:29 am, JoeHill wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:24:19 +0200 > > robin disseminated the following: > > > Actually, Microsoft now requires that the activation key be affixed to > > > the computer case as part of their OEM program. It's to emphasize that > > > the OS license is tied to that particular computer or some such > > > nonsense... > > > > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? You > > would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani suit. > > What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! Would I be correct in assuming then, that I can't mix my Walmart Sweat Pants, Argyle Socks, Gucci shirt, Nike runners, and an Armani tie? Does this mean I have to buy a new wardrobe? Say it isn't so ! What will become of my Bermuda shorts, and my Scottish Tartan jockie's?? ( Where's that phone number for the Salvation Army when you need it? ) Well! back to walmart to get a new "Gucci" wardrobe! Sigh! -- Lanman Registered Linux user #190712 Hey MOM? Can we go to the Microsoft Museum today? I hear their going to have a live demonstration of the Blue Screen of Death! The wax dummy of Bill Gates is supposed to be finished! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:24:19 +0200 robin disseminated the following: > > Actually, Microsoft now requires that the activation key be affixed to > > the computer case as part of their OEM program. It's to emphasize that > > the OS license is tied to that particular computer or some such > > nonsense... > > Can you imagine what it would be like if it were applied to clothes? You > would only be able to wear your Armani tie with your Armani suit. What a horrifying crime against humanity that would be! -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ 11:29:06 up 15 days, 23:15, 5 users, load average: 0.21, 0.18, 0.17 +++ Linux 2.4.22-21mdk i686 +++ That Pesky Bush-Hitler Thing: http://truthout.org/docs_04/010704A.shtml Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 00:24, Russ wrote: > That is what I meant. I was reinstalling XP on his Compaq laptop and I > finally found the Windows XP serial code on the bottom of his laptop. I > literally searched through everything he had several times. Why they > chose to hid that stupid thing under there is a mistery to me. Actually, Microsoft now requires that the activation key be affixed to the computer case as part of their OEM program. It's to emphasize that the OS license is tied to that particular computer or some such nonsense... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Thursday 19 February 2004 01:24 am, Russ wrote: > Marc Resnick wrote: > >On Thursday 19 February 2004 12:57 am, Russ wrote: > >>Marc Resnick wrote: > >>>Relax, done this several times before. Yes Erylon I do have an XP setup > >>>disc but the idiots at Compaq didn't give me a serial. > >> > >>I have not been following this thread, but if this is a Compaq laptop > >>you are dealing with, look on the bottom of the laptop for the Windows > >>serial. That is where I finally found my brothers. If it is a desktop, > >>it might be on a sticker pasted somewhere. > >> > >>Russ > > > >That's the compaq serial. I mean the Windows XP serial code. Oh well, no > >biggie. > > That is what I meant. I was reinstalling XP on his Compaq laptop and I > finally found the Windows XP serial code on the bottom of his laptop. I > literally searched through everything he had several times. Why they > chose to hid that stupid thing under there is a mistery to me. > > Russ Ah well it's 1:30 AM, too dark for me to see and too early for me to focus on anything. *Yawn* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
Marc Resnick wrote: On Thursday 19 February 2004 12:57 am, Russ wrote: Marc Resnick wrote: Relax, done this several times before. Yes Erylon I do have an XP setup disc but the idiots at Compaq didn't give me a serial. I have not been following this thread, but if this is a Compaq laptop you are dealing with, look on the bottom of the laptop for the Windows serial. That is where I finally found my brothers. If it is a desktop, it might be on a sticker pasted somewhere. Russ That's the compaq serial. I mean the Windows XP serial code. Oh well, no biggie. That is what I meant. I was reinstalling XP on his Compaq laptop and I finally found the Windows XP serial code on the bottom of his laptop. I literally searched through everything he had several times. Why they chose to hid that stupid thing under there is a mistery to me. Russ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Thursday 19 February 2004 12:57 am, Russ wrote: > Marc Resnick wrote: > >Relax, done this several times before. Yes Erylon I do have an XP setup > > disc but the idiots at Compaq didn't give me a serial. > > I have not been following this thread, but if this is a Compaq laptop > you are dealing with, look on the bottom of the laptop for the Windows > serial. That is where I finally found my brothers. If it is a desktop, > it might be on a sticker pasted somewhere. > > Russ That's the compaq serial. I mean the Windows XP serial code. Oh well, no biggie. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
Marc Resnick wrote: Relax, done this several times before. Yes Erylon I do have an XP setup disc but the idiots at Compaq didn't give me a serial. I have not been following this thread, but if this is a Compaq laptop you are dealing with, look on the bottom of the laptop for the Windows serial. That is where I finally found my brothers. If it is a desktop, it might be on a sticker pasted somewhere. Russ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Thursday 19 February 2004 12:35 am, Aron Smith wrote: > On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 21:28, Erylon Hines wrote: > > On Wednesday 18 February 2004 10:51 am, Marc Resnick wrote: > > > It's too late. I was impatient, and my Compaq System restore is > > > currently running. It's going to be a long day... > > > > > > > > > --- > > > - > > > > System restore SUCKS. Do you have a full "real" MS install disc you can > > use instead of the Compaq crap? If not, I wish you the best of luck and > > hope it's right the first time. > > > > I've done some installs on Compaq and I HATE those POS. > > IIRC when doing a Total restore watch your keyboard when the numlock key > flashes hit the capslock key this will force a total restore from > scratch also do not have _Any_ periphals installed or the compaq > restore program will choke (yes it is a POS) > > > __ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Relax, done this several times before. Yes Erylon I do have an XP setup disc but the idiots at Compaq didn't give me a serial. Well everything's back to normal now anyway. Except there's not much stuff on Windows cause I haven't used it except to resize the NTFS partition and to install Mcafee and AIM. So that's really all I have. Oh well, don't plan on using it much anyway. I only really used it to play one game. Not that I can play many games with a radeon igp 340m... --Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 21:28, Erylon Hines wrote: > On Wednesday 18 February 2004 10:51 am, Marc Resnick wrote: > > > > > > It's too late. I was impatient, and my Compaq System restore is currently > > running. It's going to be a long day... > > > > > > --- > >- > > > System restore SUCKS. Do you have a full "real" MS install disc you can use > instead of the Compaq crap? If not, I wish you the best of luck and hope > it's right the first time. > > I've done some installs on Compaq and I HATE those POS. IIRC when doing a Total restore watch your keyboard when the numlock key flashes hit the capslock key this will force a total restore from scratch also do not have _Any_ periphals installed or the compaq restore program will choke (yes it is a POS) > > > > __ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On Wednesday 18 February 2004 10:51 am, Marc Resnick wrote: > > > It's too late. I was impatient, and my Compaq System restore is currently > running. It's going to be a long day... > > > --- >- > System restore SUCKS. Do you have a full "real" MS install disc you can use instead of the Compaq crap? If not, I wish you the best of luck and hope it's right the first time. I've done some installs on Compaq and I HATE those POS. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
- Original Message - From: "Lanman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE! > On February 18, 2004 12:48 pm, Marc Resnick wrote: > > I used diskdrake to mount a new partition in a new directory, that's all. > > When I finished, it said 37GB free...that's my whole hard drive. Scared, I > > powered off. I turned it back on and tried to boot Windows..Lilo was still > > there, I got this weird partition error. I am incredibly scared and > > frustrated, someone please tell me what I should do! > > Marc; Get the first CD from your mandrake CD set, put it in your CD rom drive > and boot the system using the CD - almost like you were doing an install. > This time though, at the first main screen, press F1 instead of "Enter". > > When you get to the console, type "rescue" and press enter. A small gui will > launch and offers you an option to restore your partitions. Follow it through > to the end and get back to us. > > -- > Lanman > Registered Linux user #190712 > > "Smart IT people are staring out > the window into the eye of a > giant penguin!" > > It's too late. I was impatient, and my Compaq System restore is currently running. It's going to be a long day... > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
On February 18, 2004 12:48 pm, Marc Resnick wrote: > I used diskdrake to mount a new partition in a new directory, that's all. > When I finished, it said 37GB free...that's my whole hard drive. Scared, I > powered off. I turned it back on and tried to boot Windows..Lilo was still > there, I got this weird partition error. I am incredibly scared and > frustrated, someone please tell me what I should do! Marc; Get the first CD from your mandrake CD set, put it in your CD rom drive and boot the system using the CD - almost like you were doing an install. This time though, at the first main screen, press F1 instead of "Enter". When you get to the console, type "rescue" and press enter. A small gui will launch and offers you an option to restore your partitions. Follow it through to the end and get back to us. -- Lanman Registered Linux user #190712 "Smart IT people are staring out the window into the eye of a giant penguin!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] HELP! PLEASE!
I used diskdrake to mount a new partition in a new directory, that's all. When I finished, it said 37GB free...that's my whole hard drive. Scared, I powered off. I turned it back on and tried to boot Windows..Lilo was still there, I got this weird partition error. I am incredibly scared and frustrated, someone please tell me what I should do!
Re: [newbie] Help please
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:24:40 -0400 Scooby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > I am getting the following error when trying to run gnucash : > > The font "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" does > not support all the required character sets for the current locale > "en_US" > (Missing character set "ISO8859-1") > (Missing character set "ISO8859-1") > Fatal Error: gnucash_style_set_register...(): Cannot load fallback > font: -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-* > > > Anyone know how I can fix this? Try this: in your home dir, there should be a file called ".gtkrc". edit that file and replace the last two asterisks of: -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-* with ISO8859 and 15 respectively. -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ One learns to itch where one can scratch. -- Ernest Bramah Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help please
Help! I am getting the following error when trying to run gnucash : The font "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" does not support all the required character sets for the current locale "en_US" (Missing character set "ISO8859-1") (Missing character set "ISO8859-1") Fatal Error: gnucash_style_set_register...(): Cannot load fallback font: -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-* Anyone know how I can fix this? Also can anyone tell if these errors can be corrected? --- Hash table keys for warning below: --> file:///home/gilligan --> file:///usr --> file:///etc/gnucash --> file:///usr/lib/kde3 --> file:///usr/share/doc --> file:///usr/share/doc/mldonkey-2.5 --> file:///etc/rc.d --> file:///etc/security --> file:///usr/lib --> file:///usr/share --> file:///etc --> file:///home --> file:/// (nautilus:6439): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 13 elements at quit time (keys above) Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please
On Friday 25 July 2003 09:19 pm, gilligan wrote: > I got LM 9.2b1 installed and running nicely except: > I can't find > > Koffice > Openoffice > screensaver > etc > > when I click on (KDE desktop) K button the only options that > are available are bookmarks > quick browser > run command > lock screen > logout > > Help please. How do I add Koffice, gnumeric,etc? (please make > it simple. I'm a WinXP user converting to a real OS) > > Thanks Gilligan, just one notice : 9.2b1 is - as its name implies - a beta distribution. Don't expect everything to work perfectly. If you are new to Linux (as I am for 5 years now), don't mess with betas or RC's (release candidates) but stick to stable, proven releases. Furthermore, Mandrake is always on the *cutting edge* of developement, so even the *stable* releases are buggy or incomplete. That's part of the fun, though. Conclusion : forget about 9.2 until it has been officially released, then wait another month or two while reading this list, take notes on important issues (not the political ones !) and then : download and install, with notes at hand. Regards Kaj Haulrich. -- Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org Powered by Linux - Mandrake 9.1 -kernel 2.4.21-0.24mdk Brought to you from a 100 % Micro$oft-free computer. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please
On Friday 25 Jul 2003 10:19 pm, gilligan wrote: > I got LM 9.2b1 installed and running nicely except: > I can't find > > Koffice > Openoffice > screensaver > etc > > when I click on (KDE desktop) K button the only options that are available > are bookmarks > quick browser > run command > lock screen > logout > > Help please. How do I add Koffice, gnumeric,etc? (please make it simple. > I'm a WinXP user converting to a real OS) > > Thanks If you are a new Linux user then *do not use* Mdk 9.2 Beta1 It is ***beta*** code It *will* be incomplete and will have bugs. For a stable release use Mandrake 9.1 derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help please
I got LM 9.2b1 installed and running nicely except: I can't find Koffice Openoffice screensaver etc when I click on (KDE desktop) K button the only options that are available are bookmarks quick browser run command lock screen logout Help please. How do I add Koffice, gnumeric,etc? (please make it simple. I'm a WinXP user converting to a real OS) Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please. Thank you.
On Wednesday 26 Mar 2003 10:13 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 04:38, Richard B. Thibaudeau wrote: > > Dear Sir / Madam. > > > > I'm using Mandrake-Linux PowerPack 9.0, with kernel 2.4.19-16mdk. > > It is very buggy, slow, etc. A week after a fresh installation, it > > generates about 50,000 files with zero bytes. I use it on a PI-233 with > > 114 Mb memory. > > I have downloaded Patch-2.4.20.bz2 at 4Mb. I have expanded that file to > > 22Mb. > > The documentation I read so far does not tell me what to do next. > > Make xconfig, make config or make menuconfig do not work. > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Richard Thibaudeau > > G'day Richard, > Question - were you directed to download the patch for any particular > reason? Why I ask is that patching and recompiling the kernel ain't for > the feint of heart, mate - unless you're ready and willing to cause > yourself a few headaches here and there. > > Patching the kernel doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to > optimise your system or get better performance out of it - truly. If > you're feeling that system speed is lagging and strange things are > happening, you might want to start out with looking at the system > overall and seeing where and what you can tweak and tune in order to get > rid of those zero byte files (are they core dumps perchance?) as well as > streamlining some things and tweaking your hard drive settings to get > more bang for your buck... We can help if you tell us what you mean by 'buggy'. What does not work? What files are being created? What do you mean by slow? If you are running KDE on a 233MHz Pentium, then Yes it will be slow. KDE is similar to Windows XP. You could not run XP on that machine either. On a low end machine you will have a much better experience running a lightweight Window Manager such as :- Icewm - Similar to Win95 WindowManager- Not very Windows like at all. Enlightenment - Good if you like garish themes (not my favourite) Blackbox or Fluxbox - So minimal they confuse Windows users (but my favourite) You will also find there are lightweight applications that work just as well as the more 'bloated' applications but faster. Experiment. There are thousand of apps on your CDs. If you ask we can recommend apps to you. -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please. Thank you.
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 04:38, Richard B. Thibaudeau wrote: > Dear Sir / Madam. > > I'm using Mandrake-Linux PowerPack 9.0, with kernel 2.4.19-16mdk. > It is very buggy, slow, etc. A week after a fresh installation, it > generates about 50,000 files with zero bytes. I use it on a PI-233 with > 114 Mb memory. > I have downloaded Patch-2.4.20.bz2 at 4Mb. I have expanded that file to > 22Mb. > The documentation I read so far does not tell me what to do next. > Make xconfig, make config or make menuconfig do not work. > Thank you for your help. > > Richard Thibaudeau G'day Richard, Question - were you directed to download the patch for any particular reason? Why I ask is that patching and recompiling the kernel ain't for the feint of heart, mate - unless you're ready and willing to cause yourself a few headaches here and there. Patching the kernel doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to optimise your system or get better performance out of it - truly. If you're feeling that system speed is lagging and strange things are happening, you might want to start out with looking at the system overall and seeing where and what you can tweak and tune in order to get rid of those zero byte files (are they core dumps perchance?) as well as streamlining some things and tweaking your hard drive settings to get more bang for your buck... -- Thu Mar 27 09:10:00 EST 2003 09:10:00 up 5 days, 19:57, 3 users, load average: 1.04, 1.15, 1.20 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting machine no:194239 * RH 7.3 * Sales - Service - Support - Tutor -- ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** The man who understands one woman is qualified to understand pretty well everything. -- Yeats Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please. Thank you.
Richard, I am a very happy Mandrake user and though 9.0 had its problems (especially eg supermount etc.), I never had the problems you describe. 9.1 has now been released, I suggest you upgrade/reinstall (download available on all the major mirrors) immediately. See if this fixes your problems and if not then we will require more information to be able to asist in more depth. Regards, Jason Greenwood Richard B. Thibaudeau wrote: Dear Sir / Madam. I'm using Mandrake-Linux PowerPack 9.0, with kernel 2.4.19-16mdk. It is very buggy, slow, etc. A week after a fresh installation, it generates about 50,000 files with zero bytes. I use it on a PI-233 with 114 Mb memory. I have downloaded Patch-2.4.20.bz2 at 4Mb. I have expanded that file to 22Mb. The documentation I read so far does not tell me what to do next. Make xconfig, make config or make menuconfig do not work. Thank you for your help. Richard Thibaudeau Package S/N PWP90MM-322CBA-ENG-HPCK-E9K9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help please. Thank you.
Dear Sir / Madam. I'm using Mandrake-Linux PowerPack 9.0, with kernel 2.4.19-16mdk. It is very buggy, slow, etc. A week after a fresh installation, it generates about 50,000 files with zero bytes. I use it on a PI-233 with 114 Mb memory. I have downloaded Patch-2.4.20.bz2 at 4Mb. I have expanded that file to 22Mb. The documentation I read so far does not tell me what to do next. Make xconfig, make config or make menuconfig do not work. Thank you for your help. Richard Thibaudeau Package S/N PWP90MM-322CBA-ENG-HPCK-E9K9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] help please, keyboard rreeppeeaattiinngg
On Thursday 05 September 2002 09:51 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > Chris Spackman wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 02:13:57 -0600 > > > > Jan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Have you tried a different keyboard? That would be the first step in > >>ruling out a hardware problem with the keyboard. > >> > >>If the borrowed keyboard works, get a new keyboard and don't worry > >>about it. If it does the same thing, it could still be a hardware > >>problem with your motherboard. > >> > >>I have installed Mandrake 8.2 a lot of times, and have never had this > >>problem with a variety of keyboards, from brand new to ones with a lot > >>of key names rubbed off (old). Never had this problem. > > > > Sorry, I should have mentioned that this is a laptop computer -- how > > easy is it to test a different keyboard when one is already built in? > > > > Also, the problem does not occur in virtual consoles, as near as i can > > tell, just in X. > > > > This is a new one for me too. I've installed a lot of different distros > > and every mandrake since at least 7.2 and I've never had a keyboard > > problem before. > > Chris, > > I've noticed the same things happening on one of the laptops I use > Mandrake on at work. It happens in console as well as X on this one. I > rather tend to think it's an adjustment needing to be made somewhere > though. The version of Mandrake running on this machine is 9.0beta2. > > Mark Is there any chance of a goofy BIOS Typeamatic setting? (Yeah, a lesson learned the hard way.) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] help please, keyboard rreeppeeaattiinngg
On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 02:13:57 -0600 Jan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you tried a different keyboard? That would be the first step in > ruling out a hardware problem with the keyboard. > > If the borrowed keyboard works, get a new keyboard and don't worry > about it. If it does the same thing, it could still be a hardware > problem with your motherboard. > > I have installed Mandrake 8.2 a lot of times, and have never had this > problem with a variety of keyboards, from brand new to ones with a lot > of key names rubbed off (old). Never had this problem. > Sorry, I should have mentioned that this is a laptop computer -- how easy is it to test a different keyboard when one is already built in? Also, the problem does not occur in virtual consoles, as near as i can tell, just in X. This is a new one for me too. I've installed a lot of different distros and every mandrake since at least 7.2 and I've never had a keyboard problem before. -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] help please, keyboard rreeppeeaattiinngg
* Chris Spackman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020904 13:30]: [snip] > Anyhow, I put mandrake 8.2 on it and it works fine except for one or two > things. The major problem is that the keyboard repeat rate is totally > f**ked up. Typing quickly (normal speed for someone used to typing) > causes a large number or double or triple letters, like `mman kbbdrate'. [snip] > Any ideas? Could it be a hardware problem? I have found that it is less > likely to happen if I pound the keys (imaging typing on an old, > non-electric typewriter). Needless to say, that solution is almost as > bad as the problem. Have you tried a different keyboard? That would be the first step in ruling out a hardware problem with the keyboard. If the borrowed keyboard works, get a new keyboard and don't worry about it. If it does the same thing, it could still be a hardware problem with your motherboard. I have installed Mandrake 8.2 a lot of times, and have never had this problem with a variety of keyboards, from brand new to ones with a lot of key names rubbed off (old). Never had this problem. -- Jan Wilson, SysAdmin _/*]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Corozal Junior College | |:' corozal.com corozal.bz Corozal Town, Belize | /' chetumal.com & linux.bz Reg. Linux user #151611 |_/ Network, PHP, Perl, HTML Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] help please, keyboard rreeppeeaattiinngg
Hi all, I was given a new computer at work and they allowed me to put linux on it (they don't care what i use as long as the work gets done). They were even nice enough to get starsuite for me. :-) (The computer guy said that starsuite is selling like crazy - one of the most popular programs at the moment.) Anyhow, I put mandrake 8.2 on it and it works fine except for one or two things. The major problem is that the keyboard repeat rate is totally f**ked up. Typing quickly (normal speed for someone used to typing) causes a large number or double or triple letters, like `mman kbbdrate'. It does not seem to be affected by changing kbdrate or by changing the settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Changing those settings works for the regular repeat, but does nothing to prevent the annoying semi-random repeats. I found something on google about commenting out some code in some file in (from memory, I am not at work nor on the net as I write this) /usr/src/?/arch/i386/??. Anyhow, I commented out the relevant section in whatever file that was, but the keyboard still repeats. Does that file (whose name I cannot remember) affect anything, or would I have to recompile the kernel or something first? Any ideas? Could it be a hardware problem? I have found that it is less likely to happen if I pound the keys (imaging typing on an old, non-electric typewriter). Needless to say, that solution is almost as bad as the problem. tia -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help Please peoples?? is this a reiser problem???
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:08:48 +0800, "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi ,, > > I mentioned this last night, but noone really knew so I am asking again in > the hope that someone can give me a tip here... > > > I have a mandrake 7.2 system, and when I rebooted it last night, all sorts > of things went wrong... > > First, GDM stopped workin, and I had to use failsafe to kill that at boot > (along with all the other non essential servers...) > > > Now, if I boot to any kernel, I either get blank screen, or i get the > default linux console screen, with the penguin, and it asks for my login, > which if I type it just goes to the next line and doesn't prompt for a > password... > > > I have alot of html and perl work on this machine that I hadn't yet backed > up, so its imperrative that I get this distro, functional,,, > > I am of the feelin that its been some sort of File system corruption (all > partitions are reiser except /boot) > > but from looking at the failsafe logs, there isn't much wrong with > anything.. > > how I go about using the rescue disk to mount the hard drive and/or possibly > to fsck it??? > > > what is the command for fsck for reiserfs?? man reiserfsck I don't think it's a FS problem, but give that a shot before you try anything else. > does anyone have any ideas?? also, why do I get the blank screen at > login... (or a prompt that doesnt' ask for you passwd???) > > > rgds > > Frank -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help Please peoples?? is this a reiser problem???
Hi ,, I mentioned this last night, but noone really knew so I am asking again in the hope that someone can give me a tip here... I have a mandrake 7.2 system, and when I rebooted it last night, all sorts of things went wrong... First, GDM stopped workin, and I had to use failsafe to kill that at boot (along with all the other non essential servers...) Now, if I boot to any kernel, I either get blank screen, or i get the default linux console screen, with the penguin, and it asks for my login, which if I type it just goes to the next line and doesn't prompt for a password... I have alot of html and perl work on this machine that I hadn't yet backed up, so its imperrative that I get this distro, functional,,, I am of the feelin that its been some sort of File system corruption (all partitions are reiser except /boot) but from looking at the failsafe logs, there isn't much wrong with anything.. how I go about using the rescue disk to mount the hard drive and/or possibly to fsck it??? what is the command for fsck for reiserfs?? does anyone have any ideas?? also, why do I get the blank screen at login... (or a prompt that doesnt' ask for you passwd???) rgds Frank Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please ...
On Thursday 06 September 2001 11:22, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Michael Spivak wrote: > > I edited my XF86Config-4 file, added the 'load "glx"' and 'load "dri"', > > but the log file says, > > that it failed to load DRI becouse it needs voodoo 3 or higher, and 2 > > lines before, it said > > Voodoo 3 inc. chipset found, so, i don't know what to think and what to > > do, i just bought the Mandrake > > and the Voodoo . What resolution are you running at? If your color depth selection is not 16-bit, you have very little chance of acceleration. Civileme The fact that dri and glx weren't there suggests you chose another color depth. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Help please ...
Actually, i bought the Voodoo before the LM, and when i installed it, the card was already in -Original Message- From: Ronald J. Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 5:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Help please ... Michael Spivak wrote: > > I edited my XF86Config-4 file, added the 'load "glx"' and 'load "dri"', but > the log file says, > that it failed to load DRI becouse it needs voodoo 3 or higher, and 2 lines > before, it said > Voodoo 3 inc. chipset found, so, i don't know what to think and what to do, > i just bought the Mandrake > and the Voodoo . Michael, did you install 8.0 before or after you bought the Voodoo? 8.0 finds the Voodoo 3000 (is it AGP or PCI, btw?), and will automagically install 3d acceleration. You did pick XFree 4.03 and hardware accel. when it asked, right? If you added the Voodoo after your 8.0 installation, you can still add acceleration. Click the Mandrake Control Center icon from your desktop, then pick "display", pick your settings, and use expert mode. That -should- set your card up. Hope this helps, and let us know! ;-) -- /\ Dark> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please ...
Michael Spivak wrote: > > I edited my XF86Config-4 file, added the 'load "glx"' and 'load "dri"', but > the log file says, > that it failed to load DRI becouse it needs voodoo 3 or higher, and 2 lines > before, it said > Voodoo 3 inc. chipset found, so, i don't know what to think and what to do, > i just bought the Mandrake > and the Voodoo . Michael, did you install 8.0 before or after you bought the Voodoo? 8.0 finds the Voodoo 3000 (is it AGP or PCI, btw?), and will automagically install 3d acceleration. You did pick XFree 4.03 and hardware accel. when it asked, right? If you added the Voodoo after your 8.0 installation, you can still add acceleration. Click the Mandrake Control Center icon from your desktop, then pick "display", pick your settings, and use expert mode. That -should- set your card up. Hope this helps, and let us know! ;-) -- /\ Dark> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help please ...
> Michael Spivak wrote: > > Does anyone here configured an Voodoo 3 3000 on > linux mandrake 8.0 ? I need help > > > *** > Michael Spivak > Topaz QA Team Leader > Mercury Interactive > Ext. - 2586 > Cell. - 054-543234 > Home - 09-8358599 > *** > > Hi. My 2nd machine that my 10 year old uses is dual booting Windog and Mandrake 8.0 with a Voodoo 3000. Works well here. What was it that you needed? Just let me know and I will help if I can... -- /\ Dark> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Help please ...
Typically, I'm at work and my MDK box is 180 miles away. I'll post you my
XF86Config file on Friday evening for comparison purposes... However, I'm
sure you'll get help with it before the from other members of the list.
Steve Flynn
NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst
* 01603 687386
-Original Message-
From: Michael Spivak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:11 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Help please ...
I edited my XF86Config-4 file, added the 'load "glx"' and 'load
"dri"', but
the log file says,
that it failed to load DRI becouse it needs voodoo 3 or higher, and
2 lines
before, it said
Voodoo 3 inc. chipset found, so, i don't know what to think and what
to do,
i just bought the Mandrake
and the Voodoo .
-Original Message-
From: FLYNN, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:05 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Help please ...
I've got my Voodoo 4 4500 working with MDK 8.0, but not very well.
Switching
from X to console or vice-versa can take 3 or 4 seconds. Saying
that, I've
not had the time to spend on fixing the problem and generating a
proper
XF86Config-4 file.
However, my card worked straight out of the install - I'm fairly
sure the
support for the V3 would be just as good. What problem in particular
are you
having?
Steve Flynn
NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst
* 01603 687386
-Original Message-
From: Michael Spivak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:[newbie] Help please ...
Does anyone here configured an Voodoo 3 3000 on
linux mandrake 8.0 ? I need help
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RE: [newbie] Help please ...
I edited my XF86Config-4 file, added the 'load "glx"' and 'load "dri"', but
the log file says,
that it failed to load DRI becouse it needs voodoo 3 or higher, and 2 lines
before, it said
Voodoo 3 inc. chipset found, so, i don't know what to think and what to do,
i just bought the Mandrake
and the Voodoo .
-Original Message-
From: FLYNN, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:05 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Help please ...
I've got my Voodoo 4 4500 working with MDK 8.0, but not very well. Switching
from X to console or vice-versa can take 3 or 4 seconds. Saying that, I've
not had the time to spend on fixing the problem and generating a proper
XF86Config-4 file.
However, my card worked straight out of the install - I'm fairly sure the
support for the V3 would be just as good. What problem in particular are you
having?
Steve Flynn
NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst
* 01603 687386
-Original Message-
From: Michael Spivak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:[newbie] Help please ...
Does anyone here configured an Voodoo 3 3000 on
linux mandrake 8.0 ? I need help
***
Michael Spivak
Topaz QA Team Leader
Mercury Interactive
Ext. - 2586
Cell. - 054-543234
Home - 09-8358599
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RE: [newbie] Help please ...
I've got my Voodoo 4 4500 working with MDK 8.0, but not very well. Switching from X to console or vice-versa can take 3 or 4 seconds. Saying that, I've not had the time to spend on fixing the problem and generating a proper XF86Config-4 file. However, my card worked straight out of the install - I'm fairly sure the support for the V3 would be just as good. What problem in particular are you having? Steve Flynn NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst * 01603 687386 -Original Message- From: Michael Spivak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help please ... Does anyone here configured an Voodoo 3 3000 on linux mandrake 8.0 ? I need help *** Michael Spivak Topaz QA Team Leader Mercury Interactive Ext. - 2586 Cell. - 054-543234 Home - 09-8358599 *** ** This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or take/retain/distribute any copies. ** Norwich Union Life & Pensions Limited Registered Office 2 Rougier Street York YO90 1UU Registered in England Number 3253947 A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Member of the Association of British Insurers. For further Enquires 01603 622200 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Help please ...
Does anyone here configured an Voodoo 3 3000 on linux mandrake 8.0 ? I need help *** Michael Spivak Topaz QA Team Leader Mercury Interactive Ext. - 2586 Cell. - 054-543234 Home - 09-8358599 ***
Re: [newbie] Help please !
Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Gonzalix le Druide wrote: > > Hi All!! > > > > Please help me: I installed LM7.2 on a Pentium II 350 > > Mhz, 256 Mb RAM, Video Card Trident 975 agp 4 Mb. > > > > I've probed Xconfigurator, xf86cfg and xf86config. > > > > I was trying to find some command "XFree86Setup" or > > something like that I don't remember. > > > > I installed already XFree 3.3.6, but it doesn't work > > anyway. > > > > I will appreciate any ideas. > > > > G le D > > --- > > xf86cfg > xf86config According to Çivileme: Thr trident card you mention requires Option 'noaccel" In the Graphic Device Section of /etc/X11/XF86Config You will need to edit that in as root. :) -- Alan
Re: [newbie] Help please !
I can't remember the exact program for doing this... But what you could do (if you find a better answer) is to run your installation CD's again. This time choose UPGRADE. You don't have to install any programs but eventually, it walks you through the Video setup part. Sevatio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/8/01, 9:18:40 AM, Gonzalix le Druide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding [newbie] Help please !: > Hi All!! > Please help me: I installed LM7.2 on a Pentium II 350 Mhz, 256 Mb RAM, > Video Card Trident 975 agp 4 Mb. > I've probed Xconfigurator, xf86cfg and xf86config. > I was trying to find some command "XFree86Setup" or something like that > I don't remember. > I installed already XFree 3.3.6, but it doesn't work anyway. > I will appreciate any ideas. > G le D > ---
Re: [newbie] HELP... please
Hi, Sounds like PPP is the problem, I think you need root privileges to run ppp so it terminates. Way around this is to set the 'Setuid' bit so anyone who runs it , runs it with root privs. Check these files: /usr/bin/kppp /usr/sbin/pppd then as root do the following: do a ls -l to find the permissions, you should get: -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root on both files, notice the 's' if its not set to s then do a chmod u+s [filename] to both files make sure root is owner and group if not do: chown root root [filename] try this, if it doesnt cure it dont despair as there are a few more things which might need checking ;-) Regards Sard. On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, dan burrows wrote: > hi all > > i need some help i have managed to solve my winmodem problem by getting an > external modem is an usr sportsterflash modem > it connects fine in both windows98 and 2k bur i cant seem to successfully > connect in linux > > i am using mandrake 7.2 with kde2 and kppp > it dails, handshakes and appers to get to authentication then fails! i am > using NTLworld as my isp. i am using the correct user name and pass and i am > using PAP which i belive to be correct.. > > anyone any ideas? > > thanks > > dan > > > '(Wales is) a ghastly place, huge gangs of tough, sinewy men roaming the > valleys terrifying people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a > pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask > for directions in Wales, Baldrick - you'll be washing spit out of your hair > for a fortnight.' > > -- Blackadder, Amy And Amiability > > > > >
Re: [newbie] HELP... please
try setting the modem timeout in Kppp setup. It needs to be above 60 seconds or the link might drop before you completely connect. On Friday 23 March 2001 10:39 am, you wrote: > its a usr external hardware modem! can you help me fix that? > > dan > > '(Wales is) a ghastly place, huge gangs of tough, sinewy men roaming the > valleys terrifying people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a > pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask > for directions in Wales, Baldrick - you'll be washing spit out of your hair > for a fortnight.' > > -- Blackadder, Amy And Amiability > > - Original Message - > From: "Derek Rayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:22 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP... please > > > --- dan burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hi all > > > > > > i need some help i have managed to solve my winmodem problem by > > > getting an > > > external modem is an usr sportsterflash modem > > > it connects fine in both windows98 and 2k bur i cant seem to > > > successfully > > > connect in linux > > > > > > i am using mandrake 7.2 with kde2 and kppp > > > it dails, handshakes and appers to get to authentication then fails! > > > i am > > > using NTLworld as my isp. i am using the correct user name and pass > > > and i am > > > using PAP which i belive to be correct.. > > > > > > anyone any ideas? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > dan > > > > Get a new modem! Linux HATES Winmodems, whether they are internal or > > external. The only good thing about Winmodems is the price, but since > > they rely on Windows (whether it be NT, 98, or 95) it will not work > > with Linux. > > > > Sorry to burst your bubble! > > > > > > > > = > > > > Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an > > e-mail address I chose! > > > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Dennis M. registered Linux user # 180842
RE: [newbie] HELP... please
Title: RE: [newbie] HELP... please In Kppp setup, check the modem timeout, it needs to be a minimum of 60 to 90 seconds to allow login time. If it is set for only a few or say 20 or less seconds, the modem does not stay on long enough to log on, Hope that helps, Dennis M. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dan burrows Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 10:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP... please its a usr external hardware modem! can you help me fix that? dan > --- dan burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi all > > > > i need some help i have managed to solve my winmodem problem by > > getting an > > external modem is an usr sportsterflash modem > > it connects fine in both windows98 and 2k bur i cant seem to > > successfully > > connect in linux > > > > i am using mandrake 7.2 with kde2 and kppp > > it dails, handshakes and appers to get to authentication then fails! > > i am > > using NTLworld as my isp. i am using the correct user name and pass > > and i am > > using PAP which i belive to be correct.. > > > > anyone any ideas? > > > > thanks > > > > dan > > Get a new modem! Linux HATES Winmodems, whether they are internal or > external. The only good thing about Winmodems is the price, but since > they rely on Windows (whether it be NT, 98, or 95) it will not work > with Linux. > > Sorry to burst your bubble! > > > > = > > Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an > e-mail address I chose! > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ >
Re: [newbie] HELP... please
its a usr external hardware modem! can you help me fix that? dan '(Wales is) a ghastly place, huge gangs of tough, sinewy men roaming the valleys terrifying people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask for directions in Wales, Baldrick - you'll be washing spit out of your hair for a fortnight.' -- Blackadder, Amy And Amiability - Original Message - From: "Derek Rayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:22 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP... please > > --- dan burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi all > > > > i need some help i have managed to solve my winmodem problem by > > getting an > > external modem is an usr sportsterflash modem > > it connects fine in both windows98 and 2k bur i cant seem to > > successfully > > connect in linux > > > > i am using mandrake 7.2 with kde2 and kppp > > it dails, handshakes and appers to get to authentication then fails! > > i am > > using NTLworld as my isp. i am using the correct user name and pass > > and i am > > using PAP which i belive to be correct.. > > > > anyone any ideas? > > > > thanks > > > > dan > > Get a new modem! Linux HATES Winmodems, whether they are internal or > external. The only good thing about Winmodems is the price, but since > they rely on Windows (whether it be NT, 98, or 95) it will not work > with Linux. > > Sorry to burst your bubble! > > > > = > > Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an > e-mail address I chose! > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ >
Re: [newbie] HELP... please
--- dan burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all > > i need some help i have managed to solve my winmodem problem by > getting an > external modem is an usr sportsterflash modem > it connects fine in both windows98 and 2k bur i cant seem to > successfully > connect in linux > > i am using mandrake 7.2 with kde2 and kppp > it dails, handshakes and appers to get to authentication then fails! > i am > using NTLworld as my isp. i am using the correct user name and pass > and i am > using PAP which i belive to be correct.. > > anyone any ideas? > > thanks > > dan Get a new modem! Linux HATES Winmodems, whether they are internal or external. The only good thing about Winmodems is the price, but since they rely on Windows (whether it be NT, 98, or 95) it will not work with Linux. Sorry to burst your bubble! = Richard Wegner - Linux Newbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an e-mail address I chose! __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] help,please...
no sir , it will work whether u have a tape drive of the ide or the scsi type since they will be recognised on start up. We only help it to get mounted.On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2000 04:16, you wrote: > > do you have KDE installed? Kde will configure the tape drive for you. > > Try to mount it as /mnt/nt0 or /dev/nt0 and the tape will be recognised. > > does the tape device have to be IDE for that to be possible? > -- S.Ganesan Senior Scientist Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Berasia Road Bhopal 462038, INDIA Phone: 0755-730986 (O) 0755-732105 (R) Fax:0755-734016 Email<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Address:http://www.ciae.nic.in
Re: [newbie] help,please...
do you have KDE installed? Kde will configure the tape drive for you. Try to mount it as /mnt/nt0 or /dev/nt0 and the tape will be recognised. -- S.Ganesan Senior Scientist Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Berasia Road Bhopal 462038, INDIA Phone: 0755-730986 (O) 0755-732105 (R) Fax:0755-734016 Email<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Address:http://www.ciae.nic.in
Re: [newbie] help,please...
There's a program on your system that will help you backup files from your system to the tape drive. It's called Taper. If your tape drive is the only scsi device on your system you would start the program like this. taper -T st0 Once you issue the command in a terminal window the program starts, finds your device and then you can configure everything else from there get your back running. -- Mark ### ## ...it's not a bug, it's a feature ## Registered Linux User # 182496 ## # On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] spake passionately saying: > Hello,I have a scsi tape drive and was wondering how I can tar and gunzip files to >it.I am not sure of the commands or what the drive is considered.I dont see an entry >for st0,where should I look? Thanks in advance. > > Get your own FREE E-mail address at http://www.linuxfreemail.com > Linux FREE Mail is 100% FREE, 100% Linux, and 100% yours! >
Re: [newbie] HELP!!! PLEASE, I AM AT MY WITS END
> Kalu Chijioke wrote: > 2. I can't get my modem to work too. As described by the ChenLi Tien > CM8738 driver, I am supposed to compile the "pctel.o" > module, that, I can't find anywhere, I have gone to websites to > attempt downloading the file but to no avail, and it isnt included in > my distribution or the device driver accompanying the motherboard. I have the same modem in my motherboard, but this is unfortunately a winmodem. Some people in Taiwan made a linux driver module for this card, it is at: http://www.pcchips.com Unfortunately I couldnt get the drivers to work neither with the soundcard nor the modem, so I went out and bought an external modem and a cheap Yamaha soundcard. Perhaps someone else can help you more with this (maybe in the "expert" mailing list) -- ___ __ /\ Jose Alberto Abreu \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ \ \ Baggage detective\ \ ICQ: 16575263 \ \ \ and apprentice codecaster\ \ "Bending space and time since 2068" \ \ \__\ \_\ \/__/\/_/
Re: [newbie] HELP!!! PLEASE, I AM AT MY WITS END
Kalu Chijioke wrote: Goodday All, Please I pray and hope anyone and I mean anyone can end up helping me resolve my problem.Do take time to read this, cause it's littered with a newbie request structure. I just acquired my Mandrake 6.1, having dumped my old Slackware 2.0 version. Hoping that the device configuration problem I hadwith my slackware would have been corrected, and the manufacturers helped out in supplying all necessary tools to support this wonderful operating system. Before I get carried away, my problem is this. 1. I can't seem to be able to configure my sound card to work with my motherboard(System Specifications at end), I am using a CM8738 Sound Card, which, ChenLi Tien, designed the driver that should work with the Linux Box, but I have compiled the kernel and reinstalled, yet, everything is the same, a probe with cat /dev/sndstart, produces the error "No such directory", which from the documentation states that the device is not in the kernel or is not installed. I have followed all the steps to recompile the kernel, still I am getting nowhere, I don't know if I am doin something wrong, If I am, please let someone take his/her time to clearly outline the steps again not missing a pin, I would be most grateful. 2. I can't get my modem to work too. As described by the ChenLi Tien CM8738 driver, I am supposed to compile the "pctel.o" module, that, I can't find anywhere, I have gone to websites to attempt downloading the file but to no avail, and it isnt included in my distribution or the device driver accompanying the motherboard. I really need HELP!, as i can't even browse the net, I have battled with this for a week and in my last desperate attempt, gone to acyber cafe, paid their exhorbitant amount to send this SOS, anyone who has enough knowledge as to my problem or has my samesystem specification should please give me a detailed account as to how he/she setup all the devices. I really am down, and need serious assistance urgently. I have completely tried every IRQ and I/O port I can lay my hands on but with no success. Of course, I know the last option maybe to by a Sound Blaster for the sound fix and an external modem and an extra com port for it, but till then I hope someone out there has the solution. Thank youChijioke Here are my System Specs. AMD K6 MOTHERBOARD1 COM1 PARALLELON BOARD SOUND AND MODEM (CM8738)ON BOARD DAVICOM9102 ETHERNET CARD Thanks again.Please remember to be detailed in your explanation steps as it will help a great deal in eliminating problems. sorry, can help, i cant even read your post very well with the blazing white background
Re: [newbie] HELP!!! PLEASE, I AM AT MY WITS END
> Kalu Chijioke wrote: > > Goodday All, > > Please I pray and hope anyone and I mean anyone can end up > helping me resolve my problem. > Do take time to read this, cause it's littered with a > newbie request structure. > > I just acquired my Mandrake 6.1, having dumped my old > Slackware 2.0 version. Hoping that the device > configuration problem I had > with my slackware would have been corrected, and the > manufacturers helped out in supplying all necessary tools > to support this wonderful operating system. > > Before I get carried away, my problem is this. > > 1. I can't seem to be able to configure my sound card to > work with my motherboard(System Specifications at end), I > am using a > CM8738 Sound Card, which, ChenLi Tien, designed the > driver that should work with the Linux Box, but I have > compiled the > kernel and reinstalled, yet, everything is the same, a > probe with cat /dev/sndstart, produces the error "No such > directory", which > from the documentation states that the device is not > in the kernel or is not installed. Tryed in console 'sndconfig' ?? > > I have followed all the steps to recompile the kernel, > still I am getting nowhere, I don't know if I am doin > something wrong, If I am, please let someone take > his/her time to clearly outline the steps again not > missing a pin, I would be most grateful. > > 2. I can't get my modem to work too. As described by the > ChenLi Tien CM8738 driver, I am supposed to compile the > "pctel.o" > module, that, I can't find anywhere, I have gone to > websites to attempt downloading the file but to no avail, > and it isnt included in > my distribution or the device driver accompanying the > motherboard. > > I really need HELP!, as i can't even browse the net, I > have battled with this for a week and in my last desperate > attempt, gone to a > cyber cafe, paid their exhorbitant amount to send this > SOS, anyone who has enough knowledge as to my problem or > has my same > system specification should please give me a detailed > account as to how he/she setup all the devices. I really > am down, and need serious assistance urgently. > > I have completely tried every IRQ and I/O port I can lay > my hands on but with no success. easy way to find this if you have windoooz installed look at control-panel->devices. There you'll found them. > > Of course, I know the last option maybe to by a Sound > Blaster for the sound fix and an external modem and an > extra com port for it, but till then I hope someone out > there has the solution. > > Thank you > Chijioke > > Here are my System Specs. > > AMD K6 MOTHERBOARD > 1 COM > 1 PARALLEL > ON BOARD SOUND AND MODEM (CM8738) Internal, external, ISA PNP, PCI ??? > ON BOARD DAVICOM9102 ETHERNET CARD > > > Thanks again. > Please remember to be detailed in your explanation steps > as it will help a great deal in eliminating problems. >
Re: [newbie] HELP!!! PLEASE, I AM AT MY WITS END
You might want to try "cat /dev/sndstat" and not sndstart. > 1. I can't seem to be able to configure my sound card to work with my >motherboard(System Specifications at end), I am using a > CM8738 Sound Card, which, ChenLi Tien, designed the driver that should work with >the Linux Box, but I have compiled the > kernel and reinstalled, yet, everything is the same, a probe with cat >/dev/sndstart, produces the error "No such directory", which > from the documentation states that the device is not in the kernel or is not >installed. > > I have followed all the steps to recompile the kernel, still I am getting >nowhere, I don't know if I am doin something wrong, If I am, please let someone >take his/her time to clearly outline the steps again not missing a pin, I would be >most grateful. > -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Help Please
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: > Ronald Brown wrote: > > > Hello Group, > > > > I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake > > 7.0. > > Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that > > ask > > for the following information: > > > > Please enter the following information: > > > > 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server > > (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from > > the > > ipconfig /all for my dsl server) > > > > 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your > > architecture > > (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, > > it is > > on my local hard drive.) > > > > Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded > > the > > files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are > > there. How > > can I point question #2 to those files? > > > > I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always > > presented > > to me for the directory server containing those files. > > > > I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS > > system > > > > Thanks, > > Ron > > Ron, > > When asked for your IP address during install linux wants the address to > be give to that machine not those of your ISP's. There are a set of IP > addresses that can be assigned for a private network however I don't > recall what they are off the top of my head. You should be able to > search the 'net for them though. > 192.168.0 though 254.1 through254 255.255.255.0 my box is 192.168.0.1 also open is 10.0 though 254.0 though 254.1 though 254 There are others but I think the first is enough... If you are on a private network with a M$ win98se or W2k box with "Internet Connection Sharing" turned on then you can't be on 192.168.0.1 but you have 252 other addresses in that range. > > -- > Joseph S. Gardner > Senior Designer / Technical Support > Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Linux is like a wigwam... > No windows, no gates. > Apache inside > > Registered linux user #1696600 > ICQ #63389227
Re: [newbie] Help Please
Hi Ronald! Ignorance is ok, we all start somewhere :) If you are using a floppy to boot this please check which image you used. I think you need to change your boot disk image, sounds like you are attempting to do a network install. As for the numbers: NFS stands for Network File Server (Usually a Unix / Linux server) The numbers a normal disk based install would ask for are DNS (Domain Name Server) an IP Address for the box netmask (255.255.255.0) probably gateway (your router) ipconfig /all would give your these three but not an NFS number Ronald Brown wrote: > Hello Group, > > I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to > install Mandrake 7.0. > Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to > the part that ask > for the following information: > > Please enter the following information: > > 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server > (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP > numbers from the > ipconfig /all for my dsl server) > > 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake > for your > architecture > (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the > Mandrake files, it is > on my local hard drive.) > > Have I done something wrong in the download process? When > I downloaded the > files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the > files are there. How > can I point question #2 to those files? > > I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are > always presented > to me for the directory server containing those files. > > I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try > Mandrake as an OS system > > Thanks, > Ron
Re: [newbie] Help Please
Ronald Brown wrote: > Hello Group, > > I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake > 7.0. > Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that > ask > for the following information: > > Please enter the following information: > > 1. the name or IP number of your NFS server > (Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from > the > ipconfig /all for my dsl server) > > 2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for your > architecture > (Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, > it is > on my local hard drive.) > > Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded > the > files, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are > there. How > can I point question #2 to those files? > > I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always > presented > to me for the directory server containing those files. > > I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS > system > > Thanks, > Ron Ron, When asked for your IP address during install linux wants the address to be give to that machine not those of your ISP's. There are a set of IP addresses that can be assigned for a private network however I don't recall what they are off the top of my head. You should be able to search the 'net for them though. -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is like a wigwam... No windows, no gates. Apache inside Registered linux user #1696600 ICQ #63389227
[newbie] Help Please
Hello Group,I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0.Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that askfor the following information:Please enter the following information:1. the name or IP number of your NFS server(Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from theipconfig /all for my dsl server)2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for yourarchitecture(Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it ison my local hard drive.)Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded thefiles, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. Howcan I point question #2 to those files?I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presentedto me for the directory server containing those files. Also, I have tried the hd.img since my files are on my local hard drive, but when I enter the directory where the files are C:\mandrake\mandrake\rpms it still won't continue the install.I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS systemThanks,Ron
[newbie] Help Please
Hello Group,I'm a newbie, so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0.Ok...I am in the installation process and when I get to the part that askfor the following information:Please enter the following information:1. the name or IP number of your NFS server(Since I am running adsl, I choose DHCP and enter the IP numbers from theipconfig /all for my dsl server)2. the directory on that server containing Linux Mandrake for yourarchitecture(Here is my problem, that server does not contain the Mandrake files, it ison my local hard drive.)Have I done something wrong in the download process? When I downloaded thefiles, I setup a directory on my hard drive and all the files are there. Howcan I point question #2 to those files?I have also tried the static IP and the same questions are always presentedto me for the directory server containing those files.I would appreciate any help here. I am dying to try Mandrake as an OS systemThanks,Ron
Re[2]: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
> Sam, > Can you get a copy of DOS on a floppy? > If so then boot the floppy and at the A:/ prompt, type in 'fdisk' . When you > get into this program you are presented with a number of options... 1,2,3,4, > choose option 4 and look at what partitions you have on your hard drive > (Win98 is considered a non-Dos partition). - not true if you make a Win98 start up disk. Works better too. You can usually figure out which > partition is Win 98 by the size or it should just be on the C: drive. see if > it's active, if not go back to the first screen listing options. > >From here you can set the active partitions and also delete any partitions > you don't want. > - Original Message - > From: "Sam Junge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 1998 4:44 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > > I never backed up my hd, so i have like 350 mp3's and a bunch of other > > irreplaceable stuf. . > > - Original Message - > > From: "Eunice Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:15 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > > > > > Sam,I'm surprised you have't said, 'the hell with it!" and just reformat > > > your hard drive. Start out with a clean slate, install Win 98, make a > boot > > > floppy for Partition Magic (BTW, don't use BOOT MAGIC); make another > > primary > > > partition for Linux and install Linux. You may want to boot to Linux > using > > a > > > boot floppy (you can make one of these during the installation, just > > before > > > you configure LILO). Also you don't have to install LILO, when asked if > > you > > > want to use LILO just say NO. Then you'll be able to boot Win98 by > default > > > and if you want Linux ,just boot with the floppy. > > > GOOD LUCK > > > - Original Message - > > > From: Sam Junge > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 10:06 AM > > > Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > > > > > > > As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. > I > > > installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete > > the > > > linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as > a > > > partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the > > computer > > > starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The > > > operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option > > it > > > gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the > > > process. > > > I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also > > putting > > > fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the > > > computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried > > > typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i > > > booted the computer. What can I do? > > > Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve > > this > > > problem numerous ways. > > > > > > > > > > Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
Sam, Can you get a copy of DOS on a floppy? If so then boot the floppy and at the A:/ prompt, type in 'fdisk' . When you get into this program you are presented with a number of options... 1,2,3,4, choose option 4 and look at what partitions you have on your hard drive (Win98 is considered a non-Dos partition).You can usually figure out which partition is Win 98 by the size or it should just be on the C: drive. see if it's active, if not go back to the first screen listing options. >From here you can set the active partitions and also delete any partitions you don't want. - Original Message - From: "Sam Junge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 1998 4:44 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > I never backed up my hd, so i have like 350 mp3's and a bunch of other > irreplaceable stuf. . > - Original Message - > From: "Eunice Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:15 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > > Sam,I'm surprised you have't said, 'the hell with it!" and just reformat > > your hard drive. Start out with a clean slate, install Win 98, make a boot > > floppy for Partition Magic (BTW, don't use BOOT MAGIC); make another > primary > > partition for Linux and install Linux. You may want to boot to Linux using > a > > boot floppy (you can make one of these during the installation, just > before > > you configure LILO). Also you don't have to install LILO, when asked if > you > > want to use LILO just say NO. Then you'll be able to boot Win98 by default > > and if you want Linux ,just boot with the floppy. > > GOOD LUCK > > - Original Message - > > From: Sam Junge > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 10:06 AM > > Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > > > > As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. I > > installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete > the > > linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a > > partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the > computer > > starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The > > operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option > it > > gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the > > process. > > I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also > putting > > fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the > > computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried > > typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i > > booted the computer. What can I do? > > Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve > this > > problem numerous ways. > > > > >
Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
I never backed up my hd, so i have like 350 mp3's and a bunch of other irreplaceable stuf. . - Original Message - From: "Eunice Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:15 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > Sam,I'm surprised you have't said, 'the hell with it!" and just reformat > your hard drive. Start out with a clean slate, install Win 98, make a boot > floppy for Partition Magic (BTW, don't use BOOT MAGIC); make another primary > partition for Linux and install Linux. You may want to boot to Linux using a > boot floppy (you can make one of these during the installation, just before > you configure LILO). Also you don't have to install LILO, when asked if you > want to use LILO just say NO. Then you'll be able to boot Win98 by default > and if you want Linux ,just boot with the floppy. > GOOD LUCK > - Original Message - > From: Sam Junge > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 10:06 AM > Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error > > > As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. I > installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete the > linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a > partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the computer > starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The > operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option it > gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the > process. > I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also putting > fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the > computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried > typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i > booted the computer. What can I do? > Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve this > problem numerous ways. > >
Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
Sam,I'm surprised you have't said, 'the hell with it!" and just reformat your hard drive. Start out with a clean slate, install Win 98, make a boot floppy for Partition Magic (BTW, don't use BOOT MAGIC); make another primary partition for Linux and install Linux. You may want to boot to Linux using a boot floppy (you can make one of these during the installation, just before you configure LILO). Also you don't have to install LILO, when asked if you want to use LILO just say NO. Then you'll be able to boot Win98 by default and if you want Linux ,just boot with the floppy. GOOD LUCK - Original Message - From: Sam Junge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 10:06 AM Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. I installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete the linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the computer starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option it gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the process. I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also putting fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i booted the computer. What can I do? Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve this problem numerous ways.
Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
I had a similar problem once, Windows 98 would not stop auto-loading a DOS program for partitioning my HD on startup! I copied my autoexec.bat and config.sys from the Windows partition to another comz where I removed the command to load the proggy! I then copied the new one over the old and I booted into Windows on the first attempt! Hope this simple solution helps! -Juien - Original Message - From: Sam Junge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 1:06 PM Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. I installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete the linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the computer starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option it gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the process. I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also putting fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i booted the computer. What can I do? Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve this problem numerous ways.
Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
Sam Junge wrote: > As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with > PartitionMagic. I installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake > linux 7, then decided to delete the linux partition. No > longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a > partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program > when the computer starts up and tells me "That linux > partition could not be deleted. The operating system > partition being deleted was not found." The only option it > gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and > repeats the process.I tried going to my other computer > and doing a sys a:, and also putting fdisk from my other > computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the > computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a > prompt. I tried typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a > difference for the next time i booted the computer. What > can I do?Please give me a detailed enough anwser > because I've tried to solve this problem numerous ways. Try booting from your floppy and checking the autoexec.bat file on the c: drive, see if there are modifications which start partitionmagic's batch file of partition changes.
[newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic. I installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete the linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as a partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the computer starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option it gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the process. I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also putting fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i booted the computer. What can I do? Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve this problem numerous ways.
Re: [newbie] Help please Scsi & IDE duo
Here is a ghetto way of doing of it, but it will work. Just hookup the SCSI drive while installing the OS and then add the IDE after setting up the machine. I'm sure there is a better way of doing it but this should work. Derrick - Original Message - From: ATL Oledog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 12:01 AM Subject: [newbie] Help please Scsi & IDE duo > I need help. I'm tring to install Redhat on a box that has a 2gb SCSI and a > 10gb IDE. The SCSI is using an Adaptec 2940 pci card. I want to put the > System and Boot files on the SCSI and use the IDE for storage. The system > recognizes the SCSI in disk Druid but want let me assign system partitions > to mount. I am doing a custom install and it is showing the ide as hda and > the SCSI as sda. I can mount and assign to the hda but not to the sda. > Even when i select only the sda drive in disk druid the system assigns the > selection to hda. How do i get the system to see the SCSI as the boot > partition. What i the work around. I would like to do the following: > > sda /boot 50mb > sda / 1500mb > hda / 100 swap > hda /ftp 8000mb > hda /home 1800mb > > Can someone please help i need to get this syem online today. > > Thanks everyone. > __ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >
[newbie] HELP, PLEASE
ok. i have been trying to compile a few programs, and i always get by the ./configure part just fine. i've figured out enough to get the right libraries and whatnot. i've been trying to compile two programs in particular that keep on giving me an error (when i get to make) saying cannot find "iostream.h" WHAT the heck is this file? I was attempting to compile KXICQ... thanks for any help you can give.. mark
[newbie] help please
Okay...I guess the only client that works..on this lists is outlook express... QUESTION: just got back this reply from the tech at BesyData...about my modem. can someone please help me set it up...in linux? the modem is on com3... Date sent: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 10:18:51 -0800 From:Tech2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: question To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The modem can work under Linux. But since we do not support Linux you will need to read the Help option on how to install modem under Linux. - Original Message - From: Kit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 10:56 PM Subject: question > I'm in the process of installing Mandrake Linux 6.1 on my Pentium 233 > MMX, BCM motherboard... > I'm currently using WIN98 2nd edition,and my 56VW-PCI modem works > fine... > I'm wondering if this particular modem can be installed and working > on a Linux OS? If so, HOW do I configure it? > If not, is there a way to flash an upgrade to it...perhaps,to then > allow it to work under Linux? > > Please reply quickly, to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > thankyou... <=Kit> Kit [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/kitgoins ICQ# 7110071 <=Kit==>
