[newbie-it] Errato riconoscimento quantità RAM sotto Linux Mandrake
Ciao gente, scusate la mia inesperienza e le domande assillanti ma Linux mi trova soltanto 64 Mb di RAM nonostante io ne abbia installati 128... Come faccio a farglieli trovare tutti ? Grazie!
Re: [newbie-it] Errato riconoscimento quantità RAM sotto Linux Mandrake
Matteo Merlin wrote: Ciao gente,scusate la mia inesperienza e le domande assillanti ma Linux mi trova soltanto 64 Mb di RAM nonostante io ne abbia installati 128... Come faccio a farglieli trovare tutti ? Grazie! Al prompt di lilo digita: linux mem=128 Almeno credo!! Ciao, Giuse
Re: [newbie-it] modem USB
On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 07:52:25AM +0200, Lorenzo Lolli wrote: Perche' non inizi dicendoci che modem hai, che tipo di computer (caratteristiche...) ecc.? Cosi' sara' + facile trovare qualcuno che magari e' nella tua stessa situazione. Considera comunque che il supporto delle periferiche USB da parte di Linux e' ancora in via di sviluppo. In effetti USB sarà supportato (credo tutto sommato abbastanza bene) dal kernel 2.4.0 (adesso siamo alla release test1 (con Alan Cox che è arrivato alla versione AC9)). Certo sapere di che hardware si tratta è sicuramente utile. Se credi posso postare i devices elencati nel nuovo kernel per vedere se fanno al caso tuo. -- Fabio Coatti http://www.ferrara.linux.it/members/cova Ferrara Linux Users Group http://ferrara.linux.it GnuPG fp:9765 A5B6 6843 17BC A646 BE8C FA56 373A 5374 C703 Old SysOps never die... they simply forget their password.
Re: [newbie] Administration Question
Bob wrote: Why do I think that the message below has anything to do with me, and how many others have wondered the same thing. It would be appreciated if people could consider if what they are replying to has meaning to everyone on the list. Thank you. Bob Root On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote: thanks flupke bascule To put it another way, thank you, your welcome, and me too messages clutter the list, and waste bandwidth. This is a help list, courtesy is implied, and therefore doesn't need to be expressed. HTH -- Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm)
[newbie] Sound cuestion
Hello, I have a problem with the Isa pnp sound blaster Vibra; when I make sndconfig, it become to work but when I reset the machine, the modem dont work any more but the sound is ok. The modem (3com 56k internal Isa) is in com 2 irq 3 and work good in win98; the sound is irq 5 dma1/0 (win98). I use my modem on LM7 with no problems if I do not make the sndconfig. What can I do to use the sound too with no lost of the modem? Thanks -- Regards, Salvatore Moschella
Re: [newbie] Boot Sequence Failures?
Owner wrote: I've noticed that during my boot sequence with Mandrake, I've been getting some failures. Snip One failures: eth0 .. I get: Jun 4 13:12:12 cero ifup: Delaying eth0 initialization. Jun 4 13:12:12 cero network: Bringing up interface eth0 failed (cero is the name of me computer) The strange part is that once everything is up and running, my interface is working, and I am able to get to the outside word. No additional tweaking on my part. I'm thinking it's because of it's order in the boot sequence. Snip Other than that, Mandrake's running like a champ on me laptop .. thanx for yall's help Take a look at the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file, I believe that is the file that controls the boot sequence. -- Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm)
[newbie] Reading Confirmation Receipt
Hello Steve Olson, Your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], dated Monday, June 05, 2000, 9:17:10 PM, has in fact been read. If your message requires an answer, Gary will answer when time permits. The Bat! - automatic mail servant of Gary.
Re: [newbie] Talking about firewalls.
Paulsorry, I don't know, as I've never used ICQ. But I can tell you that it works fine with both AIM (or gAIM) and MSN Messenger. Alan Paul wrote: On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Paulhere's one that'll work on everything. I use it on my masquerading/gateway machine and it enables me to put my entire lan of mixed win9x, win nt and Linux boxes in stealth mode. It sets up in console mode for root, then runs automatically. http://www.pointman.org/PMFirewall/ Alan Hey, that's something. I dl'd that thing a while ago, have not yet gotten to set it up (since I am online for short periods only, due to phone charges ;) Do you have any idea if it can be set up to work with ICQ-clones? The ICQ protocol, if we can call it that, uses ports all over the range, I think. Paul -- A pound of gold cannot buy an ounce of time )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] How do I mount a modem?
Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: but how do I mount my modem? Hmm, I dunno, and I don't think you need to know either, I suspect that is handled by Linux. The way I got my modem working was by playing around with Minicom. Once you have control of the modem thru Minicom, you should graduate to PPP : -- Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm)
[newbie] Core file, what is it?
Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's thought: Never argue with a man carrying a water buffalo.
Re: [newbie] error msg--xauth: /home/buck/.Xauthority not writable changes will be ignored
Paul, I tried out your suggestion and unfortunately chown didnt work..i also tried to chmod a+rwx the file and that didnt seem to solve the problem either. However, i did find out from your suggestion that the ownership was changed from buck.buck to root.root .. i decided to try and delete all the .Xauthority files in my home directory after backing them up of course (the three files being: .Xauthority, .Xauthority-c, and .Xauthority-l) this seems to have worked!! when i typed startx after I did that a new .Xauthority file was written :D !! ! and i didnt get an error message WOO HOO!!! im stoked!! i also figured out what was causing the error which may be helpful to some of the other newbies out there that are getting the same thing... while i was using X as a different user entirely i logged out back to console mode .. then i switched to the superuser mode with the su command and typed startx and went into an X window session when I logged out of that and exited the su shell, the file ownership had changed to root and i began to get the same error again.. what ill have to do now when i want to log into and X session as root would be to switch virtual consoles and log in that way ..at least i hope so .. hopefully all this info helps someone out there .. i wish i'd known this before hehehe.. thanks again paul .. \m/linux rulez buckster xoxoxoox From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] error msg--xauth: /home/buck/.Xauthority not writable changes will be ignored Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 19:48:07 +0200 (CEST) On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, buck h wrote: This sounds a lot like the problem Bambi and others had with .kderc. Check if the owner of .Xauthority is indeed "buck.buck". If that is not so (then it probably is root), log in as root, and change things with chown buck.buck .Xauthority Let me know if that helped, ok? Paul i have checked the archives and just about every other source of info i could think of but i just cant seem to find the answer...i am new to this mailing list too by the way :).. any help would be much appreciated .. thanks!! problem: i just installed mandrake 7.0 (again) .. after i logged in for the first time (as a user), i typed startx to enter X window system with Kwm and KDE..everything seemed fine at the time and i setup my KPPP, changed the background, setup Netscape, etc. nothing big, then i exited... when i typed startx again however, i recieved the following error message--- auth: /home/buck/.Xauthority not writable changes will be ignored then it contined to go back into X .. when i logged out the second time and tried startx again i recieved a different error message--- xauth: time out in locking authority file /home/buck/.Xauthority i have never had this type of problem with any other distro but im sure it is easily remedied .. well, im hoping heheh thank you very much :) buckster xoxoxoox Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com -- A pound of gold cannot buy an ounce of time )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] removing LILO ?
if you installed lilo in the master boot record of hda (which you probably did) you may want to try typing fdisk /mbr at a dos prompt .. that will delete lilo from the master boot record and you should be fine.. i have windows on my primary hard disk and linux on my secondary and i always uninstall lilo that way before i reinstall or install a new distro and it doesnt affect my windows OS at all .. word to the wise you may want to back up your information before trying this as your system may differ from mine.. i make no guarantees .. good luck :) From: Xavier Michalet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] removing LILO ? Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 18:54:57 -0700 Hi all ! I have tried unsuccessfully to let X-Windows work on my Inspiron 7500, and I will give up on that machine. However I would like to recover my partition for Windows 98. I think I can do that easily (either with Partition Magic or the free linux utility). But I am concerned about the LILO prompt at startup. How can I get rid of it ? I remember there are two options for its location at installation, but I don't remember which one I chose... Thanks for advices. Regards, Xavier. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Still having memory problems!
i had the same problem with mandrake 7.0 not detecting all 128mb of my system ram.. i tried to find information on how to add the append= line and where in the lilo.conf file to add it and it was tough (it ended up being put here: image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hdb1 append="mem=128M" read-only before i installed mandrake i typed linux mem=128M at the boot: prompt and it found it .. you may want to try typing linux mem=256M at your LILO: prompt and make sure that linux can read all of your memory before trying to edit the /etc/lilo.conf file (cat /proc/meminfo is the command you would use to show your memory information) .. if this doesnt work you probably do have out of sync memory and you would need to follow hellmut's recommendation.. however, if i was you i'd try this step first before you run out and exchange your ram :) good luck buckster xoxoxoxo From: Hellmut [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Still having memory problems! Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 18:20:00 +0200 Hello Cy! Maybe you're already having one append- line in your lilo.conf, Linux will only read one them and ignore the other. Hopefully this is the solution to your problem! I've reinstalled linux I don't know how many times trying to get it to recognize all of my memmory. I've tried appending the line append="mem=256M" to the lilo.conf. I still can't seem to get it to recognize all of my memmory. I just don't understand. It recognizes both of my processors right off the bat. I've read that the memmory configuration is stored in /proc/meminfo. Can I manually edit this file to get Mandrake to see the rest? Is there a configuration tool that can be used? What if I wanted to add memmory later, How would I go about it? Does it have anything to do with the size of my swap file? It's 256 meg. I'm really pleased with all of madrake's functionality, but I'd really like to be able to utilize all of my memmory. Any help would be appreciated. Cy -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] sorry for the dumb question what rpm is---
bind-utils You can get it from here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/updates/6.1/RPMS/bind-utils-8.2.2P5-6mdk.i586.html what rpm is the application 'nslookup' located in? -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] What are the fave picks for Learning Linux or Unix
The only book I have on Linux is "Linux Installation Getting Started. Version 3.2" by Matt Welsh. I got it with my first Linux distro (Mandrake 6.0) that I bought back in August. It taught me the basics of linux, and is fairly good. I got most of my Linux knowledge from the web though. I have a collection of links ( http://m3000.1wh.com/linux/links.html ) that I've used to learn more about Linux. Does any one have a favorite book for learning the Linux language? Or, would a "Learning Unix" book be sufficient? Roman -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Shutting down X
To get to command line mode, hit "alt+ctrl+f2". To get back to X, hit "alt+ctrl+f7" I have a dumb questionI need to run in command line mode and can't seem to get there. Can anyone tell me how to shut down X and get to the command line? thanks Jim -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Shutting down X
Do you need to be in command line or will a terminal window do ? If you need to be in command line I think it's init 3 On Sun, 04 Jun 2000, you wrote: I have a dumb questionI need to run in command line mode and can't seem to get there. Can anyone tell me how to shut down X and get to the command line? thanks Jim -- * How can I Automount my brain at boot time ? *
Re: [newbie] Talking about firewalls.
Here is another good firewall/packet filter that friends of myne use. I will use it also once I get my modem on the net. It is located at www.snort.org and you can get good signatures at www.whitehats.com - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Talking about firewalls. | Paulsorry, I don't know, as I've never used ICQ. But I | can tell you that it works fine with both AIM (or gAIM) and | MSN Messenger. | | Alan | | | Paul wrote: | | On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: | | Paulhere's one that'll work on everything. I use it on my | masquerading/gateway | machine and it enables me to put my entire lan of mixed win9x, | win nt and Linux boxes in stealth mode. It sets up in console | mode for root, then runs automatically. | | http://www.pointman.org/PMFirewall/ | | Alan | | Hey, that's something. I dl'd that thing a while ago, have not yet gotten | to set it up (since I am online for short periods only, due to phone | charges ;) | | Do you have any idea if it can be set up to work with ICQ-clones? The ICQ | protocol, if we can call it that, uses ports all over the range, I think. | | Paul | | -- | A pound of gold cannot buy an ounce of time | | )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( | http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 | Registered Linux User 174403 | | _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
RE: [newbie] How do I mount a modem?
Contrary to what others have told you, there is a step involved.. Assuming that Lothar reported your modem correctly, go to the console, or Xterm and type this... ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem This creates a symbolic link so that programs know where the modem is... Now while still in the Xterm, type "minicom". This brings up a text based communication program. It attempts to initialize the modem with a standard setup string... You might or might not see an ok back from the modem... type in ATZ you should get an "OK" back. If this works everything is fine. If this does not work, then you do not have your serial ports set up properly, there is a problem with the modem itself, or you have a bad cable... -JMS -Original Message- From: Hugo GONZALEZ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] How do I mount a modem? Hello guys! I just set up a linuxbox with ML7 (PIII 500Mhz, Voodoo3 16Mb, Soundblaster). I had a little bit of trouble for changing resolution to 1024 but after a few tries it was done. I still have some system configuration problems, but I'll go one at a time. I have a US Robotics V.90 56K external modem and I cannot use it. Lothar tells me there is a modem in /dev/ttyS1. I am very very newbie, so I read some man pages and looked in the book "Linux Unleashed" and found no modem mounting. So I tried my self by the few things I learned about mounting. No success. I guess mounting a modem must be a piece of cake, but how do I mount my modem? Thanks all in advance. Hugo GONZALEZ
Re: [newbie] SCSI CD-ROM and CD writer not seen
I do not have the link handy but do a search for the linux how-to sites
and read the section about setting up scsi cd roms.
I've attached the text that got my writer working though!! Mandrake failed to
setup my
CDROM writter but by following the instructions i got it working fine.
I got the same error you did too. I had to recompile and make some portions
modules to make it work..so be sure to get the latest 2.2.15 kernel and header
files if needed
Adam Chrystie
2. Setup the Linux-system for writing CD-ROMs
This section applies to the following types of CD-writers: SCSI, IDE/ATAPI and the
devices for the parallel port. USB CD-writers are not supported as of May 2000.
Non-SCSI writers require compatibility drivers, which make them appear as if they
were real SCSI devices. On the one side such a unifying strategy is easy
("everything is SCSI"), because on the application level you can share your
knowledge with other users regardless of their kind of CD-writer. On the other
side, you have to reconfigure applications like audio CD players or the mount
utility to reflect the change of the driver name. For example, if you accessed
your ATAPI CD-writer through the device file /dev/hdc before, you will have to
access it through /dev/scd0 after activating the SCSI compatibility drivers.
Once you succeed setting up your hardware and the rest of your Linux-system, the
command cdrecord -scanbus shows you a list of devices on your SCSI busses. The
goal of this section is to guide you in setting up your Linux-system, so that you
finally end up seeing something like:
shell cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord release 1.7a1 Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jörg Schilling
scsibus0:
0,0,0) 'Quantum ' 'XP34300 ' 'F76D' Disk
0,1,0) 'SEAGATE ' 'ST11200N' '8334' Disk
0,2,0) *
0,3,0) 'TOSHIBA ' 'MK537FB/' '6258' Disk
0,4,0) 'WANGTEK ' '5150ES SCSI 36 ' 'ESB6' Removable Tape
0,5,0) 'EXABYTE ' 'EXB-8500-85QUE ' '0428' Removable Tape
0,6,0) 'TOSHIBA ' 'XM-3401TASUNSLCD' '3593' Removable CD-ROM
0,7,0) *
scsibus1:
1,0,0) 'Quantum ' 'XP31070W' 'L912' Disk
1,1,0) *
1,2,0) *
1,3,0) 'TEAC' 'CD-R55S ' '1.0H' Removable CD-ROM
1,4,0) 'MATSHITA' 'CD-R CW-7502 ' '4.02' Removable CD-ROM
1,5,0) *
1,6,0) 'YAMAHA ' 'CDR400t ' '1.0d' Removable CD-ROM
1,7,0) *
Listing: Detecting devices on your SCSI bus
The example was provided by Jörg Schilling and shows a total of four CD-writers.
Please note that -scanbus also reports other devices, e.g. regular CD-ROMs and
hard disk drives. The last column gives the SCSI description of the device, from
which you cannot clearly distinguish ordinary CD-ROM drives from those with
burning capability. But the product identification (middle column) often has hints
about the feature in form of a R, -R or -RW.
2.1 Quickstart
This section is an attempt to provide an fast and easy description of the
configuration. Not all possible setups are covered, but please go on and try it
out anyways. First of all, check the Linux kernel version printed by the command
"uname -r". It should be something like 2.0.X or 2.2.Y, where X is higher than 36
and Y is higher than 11. If you run older versions or the so called development
kernels, you are on your own. Installing a new kernel is as much work as fixing an
old one, so I have removed all hints you need for buggy kernels.
The listing below shows a set of commands you could start with. The commands
create device file entries under /dev unless they already exists.
test `whoami` = 'root' || echo "You must be root to execute the commands."
cd /dev/
umask -S u=rwx,g=rwx,o-rwx
./MAKEDEV loop || for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do mknod loop$i b 7 $i; done
./MAKEDEV sg || for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do mknod sg$i c 21 $i; done
Listing: creating of devicefiles
Hardware access is usally implemented through device files under Linux. So before
any other thing you make sure those files do exists in the directory /dev. Still
nobody could give me a compelling reason why this has not been automated through
techniques like the device filesystem (devfs). The devfs is available for years
know, brings a safer (!) and a far clearer naming of devices and makes the device
entries appear automatically under /dev. Some prominent people argue devfs is not
the perfect solution, but they do not come up with anything better, not even
something comparable and last but least nothing available and tested now. Lets
start to use devfs, so I can remove the above commands from this document. (
http://www.atnf.CSIRO.AU/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html)
Next thing to ensure is, that the Linux kernel is equiped with the necessary
drivers. The following commands check various files for the presence of drivers in
the running Linux kernel. Usally the command "cdrecord -scanbus" should trigger an
automatic loading of all drivers. In case a driver is not present in the
[newbie] Dedicated Burner
Yo! I have some spare junk lying around and would like to throw together a machine dedicated to burning CD's. The "junk" is as follows: Genuine Pentium 133mhz, 32mb EDO Ram, 1.6GB EIDE mode4/DMA Western Dig HDD ATAPI 40speed CD-ROM, SmartFriendly ATAPI 4speed write/2speed re-write/32speed read 3Com 3C509b ISA NIC (to connect to my Lan). Would a machine built around this junk be powerful enough to burn reliably? Also as I often "backup" Disks that the manufacturers in their infinite wisdom have decided to make difficult to "backup" maybe some of you know if Linux burning programs have the capability to bypass the various copy protections. I usually use in Windoze the program CloneCD, which is surprisingly successful but have yet to see anything similar for Linux. Best regards: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
Re: [[newbie] Core file, what is it?]
Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Gary, A "core" file is a file created by a program that has crashed. It is meant to allow someone who knows what they're really doing (I don't ;o) ) to figure out what went wrong. If you don't know what one is, I doubt there's much in there that'll mean much to you. You can just delete it if you'd like. It won't f%$#@ up anything. Mike ~~~ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits ~~~ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Core file, what is it?
Den Tue, 06 Jun 2000 skrev du: Hi Group, I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks like a bomb, with a fuse, no joke. I could not find any info or documentation on this thing. Is it safe to delete? Just exactly what is it. -- Best regards, Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's thought: Never argue with a man carrying a water buffalo. A core file is (If I´m not mistaking) a file leaved by a program when it crashes. Think it´s supposed to be helpfull for programmers trying to find out what happened to the program that crashed. It´s safe to delete it. Typing "file core" will show you which program the file belongs to. /Anders
Re: [[newbie] What is this message?]
:~Thats ok...I keep getting Vacation replies when I post to newbie list from :~Dave Naylor??? whomever that is :~ :~The doubtful benefits of someone who set up an autoresponder... :~ And who subscribed with different e-mail adress from one we gives on autoresponder :-( I have no time to find out which adress he used on the list. cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [newbie] Administration Question
I don't mean to be rude, but that is the worst run-on sentence I have ever encountered! I don't think that your intended receiver got what you meant clearly. Good luck with future posts!! SteveW... - Original Message - From: "bascule" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Administration Question because it was a reply to an answer by said flupke to a post by me composed by reading his/her answer and choosing reply to sender from the appropriate menu, it should have appeared appropriately in the thread unless you had deleted all previous thread posts, since i was 'merely' being courteous i didn't quote previous info as i wasn't adding any, beyond 'good vibes' bascule Bob wrote: Why do I think that the message below has anything to do with me, and how many others have wondered the same thing. It would be appreciated if people could consider if what they are replying to has meaning to everyone on the list. Thank you. Bob Root On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote: thanks flupke bascule
Re: RCPT: [newbie] Linux Internet Programs to replace W
:~Confirmation of reading: your message - :~ :~Date:4 Jun 00, 23:01 :~To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :~Subject: [newbie] Linux Internet Programs to replace Win Ones :~ :~Was read at 21:07, 5 Jun 00. Steve, be so kind and fix your e-mail program. We really do not need this kind of messages on the list. thx Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
[newbie] Netcape/ftp
A couple of days ago, I decided to download a recent version af LICQ and the corresponding version of Qt. Using Netskape i contaced the coresponding sites and, whithin these sites, their ftp direcories. At this point, the location toolbar of Netscape showed a line beginning by ftp:// . Fine. But, instead of letting a slave window appear, asking if I wanted to save the downloaded file, and in which directory, and under wihch filename, the Communicator window started to become filled with lots of apparently meaningless characters. I restarded everything a couple of times, but got the same result. Finally, I waited until the communcator window was totally full, then I went to the file menu and choose the "save page" command. Very happily so, since the saving resulted in a .tar.gz file in one case, and in a .rpm file in the other case, and I have been able to use them in order to install what I wanted to install. Now, was all this normal? Or do I have to settle a ftp plugin in Netscape in order to have a more "transparent" ftp behaviour? And, in this case, what should I do? Thenk you for leaning on this question. -- Piero -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil ...
Re: [newbie] Administration Question
Yes, It's hardly understandable. And from the little I can understand, I think it better stays in its rude, uncivlised darkness. -- Piero. Tue, 06 Jun 2000, Stephen Weltman wrote: I don't mean to be rude, but that is the worst run-on sentence I have ever encountered! I don't think that your intended receiver got what you meant clearly. Good luck with future posts!! Bob wrote: Why do I think that the message below has anything to do with me, and how many others have wondered the same thing. It would be appreciated if people could consider if what they are replying to has meaning to everyone on the list. Thank you. Bob Root
[newbie] Questions
I am looking for a mapping program. I am now using one that is windoze based. I need to be able to input data from the map i.e. cordinates and text in to a gps unit. Any thing out there for linux that can fill this need. If you know of any program that will allow me to input data into a gps unit but is not a mapping program let me know too please . Also, If I find a program that is for linux and it offers all types of flavors for download will the one for RedHat be the best choice for Mandrake. Thanks in advance for the help Mark
[newbie] Mail Reading
I use to read mail either through Netscape Messenger or Kmail. I'd need a third program. Could you please tell me how such sort of programs is called ? I don't thing they have anything to do with the Linux administerd resdident mailbox and the relative programs (fetchmail, sendmail, and so on), do they? Is there one that you strongly prefer? Thanks, Piero -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil ...
Re: [newbie] irq
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:18:53 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone tell me how to get a list if my irq's? yep.. 1) type "cat /proc/interrupts" at system console 2) have a look at "information/IRQ" in your mandrake control center --quay
Re: [newbie] Shutting down X
On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you need to be in command line or will a terminal window do ? If you need to be in command line I think it's init 3 On Sun, 04 Jun 2000, you wrote: I have a dumb questionI need to run in command line mode and can't seem to get there. Can anyone tell me how to shut down X and get to the command line? init 3 is almost right. At the lilo prompt you can type linux 3 that will get you to a text mode console without going into X. From inside X, you can do ctrl-alt-f2 to get to a console, and alt-f7 to go back to X. Inside X you can also ctrl-alt-backspace to kill the x-server and fall back to a console. Paul -- Enthusiasm and optimism are the legs of life )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Paul Marriott wrote: Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) Hi Paul, No matter what HP has and does, I would always go with a SCSI writer. But then, I am SCSI minded. Paul -- Enthusiasm and optimism are the legs of life )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] SCSI CD-ROM and CD writer not seen
On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Brett Heller wrote: While installing Mandrake 7.0-2, the install found my Diamond Fireport SCSI adapter. However, when it asked if I had any other SCSI devices, I said "no." Now the SCSI CD-Rom and CD Writer are not seen by the Lothar HW config application, and I can't mount them. "may not be a block device" error msg. How do I go about adding them? Will I need to recompile the kernel? I am sure there are easier ways, like fiddling with a setting or config file, but I would not know which one. I'd do a reinstall (as an upgrade) and say "yes" next time. Paul -- Enthusiasm and optimism are the legs of life )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Core file, what is it?
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Anders Linden wrote: I found in my home directory a rather large size file, which was not there previously, called "core," and the graphic of the file looks Gary mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] A core file is (If I´m not mistaking) a file leaved by a program when it crashes. Think it´s supposed to be helpfull for programmers trying to find out what happened to the program that crashed. Indeed. It is a memory dump of a crashed program. This is only (afaik) generated by Gnome-oriented programs. I have once heard of a setting somewhere that prevents these large files from being written, but alas, I have no idea where I left it... Paul -- Enthusiasm and optimism are the legs of life )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
Paul.before you make a final decision visit this web site: http://www.smartandfriendly.com/ I bought a former 'special of the month', the cdr-4012 and it works just fine, both in win98 with the supplied software and in Linux Mandrake 7.0 using the x-cd-roast software (works in KDE) that came with Linux Mandrake 7.0. My cdr-4012 came with an included adaptec 1505 scsi card (not directly supported in Linux), but since I already had scsi peripherals on my system I just plugged the CD-R into my current scsi bus and away I went. They also have ide's, check out their 'outlet store' page (my cdr-4012 is still available in there for $99). Their prices include shipping and they ship immediately. Alan Paul Marriott wrote: Hi folks, I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive narrowed the choice down to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc, namely: HP CD writer Plus 9310i, HP CD writer Plus 9110i, Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) My question is basically twofold, 1) has anyone got any of these CD writers working Ok on MDK7 on an HP Pavilion 6425 (AMD K2 500 +64 RAM) or alternatively, 2) has anyone had problems with these writers? I suppose that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the HP writers, but... Thanks in advance Paul
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
I have a HP 9200i (SCSI 8x/4x/32x; it's basically the SCSI twin of the 9100i) drive, and I've had no problems with it and Linux. Well, let me take that back. For some reason I can't burn .exe's while in Linux. It might be the burning software (gcombust) or it may be something else. But all the .exe's I've burned in Linux come up as "invalid applications" in Windows. However it burns .exe's just fine in Windows; so it's probally not the drive. Hi folks, I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive narrowed the choice down to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc, namely: HP CD writer Plus 9310i, HP CD writer Plus 9110i, Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) My question is basically twofold, 1) has anyone got any of these CD writers working Ok on MDK7 on an HP Pavilion 6425 (AMD K2 500 +64 RAM) or alternatively, 2) has anyone had problems with these writers? I suppose that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the HP writers, but... Thanks in advance Paul -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
[newbie] Mandrake 7.1beta and 7.1 final
To those interested the replacment 7.1 Beta3 ext. ISO has been posted to Tucows and Free.fr. Of interest probably to more is that Mandrake 7.1 has also been posted allthough not as an ISO file. Happy upgrading. Charles 6/6/2000 3:36pm
[newbie] Administration Question
I don't mean to be rude, but that is the worst run-on sentence I have ever encountered! I don't think that your intended receiver got what you meant clearly. = Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:19:30 No offense meant to the writer of the above, but please do not attempt to turn the list into an English course, A quantity of contributors to this list do not have english as a primary language and I would hate for anyone to feel that correct punctuation is a prerequisite to posting.' I only speak english, and I have not mastered the finer points myself, in fact effective writing is quite allusive. I do envy persons who can use different languages, as I am stuck with just one. These messages should be utilized for their Linux content only. correct punctuation is desirable but we should accept anything that is written in the manner in which it is written. Olly P Biloxi
Re: [newbie] Answering questions??
to /dev/null; Flameflame flame.. anything else I can help with let me know (especially if it's this easy...) Jaguar wrote: I wish some of the people that answer questions would put more than "sorry I can't help you with this". If people are answering questions, __GIVE__ an answer instead of just saying "sorry can't help, I use a different program". If you can't help, don't comment on the problem. This list is busy enough without people replying that they can't help. It only adds to the overall slowness of the list. some of my recent posts here have been in excess of 72 hours from SEND to post. I know this email is adding to the problem right now, but maybe it will help in the long run. IMHO Jaguar P.S. Please send flames to /dev/null The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Connected or not Connected?
check your dns settings Jeffrey Morse wrote: Hello, all! maybe someone out there can help me with my problem, I recently installed an external modem to gain access to the internet with Linux, all that went great, I have configured kppp and Usernet to get connected, here's where my problem starts: I can connect with Kppp just fine (it appears that I'm connected, the detail of my bar graph on Kppp shows I'm connected with small spikes in the beginning and then goes flat-line until I launch a browser and then I get several spikes of incoming and outgoing data) the reason I have my doubts is because everytime I launch Netscape, Kfm, Gftp or anything that needs to gain access to the web they lock up ( Netscape ) and then they say that the Url that I am trying to connect with is unavailable or cannot be reached. It's like I'm connected to my isp but everything stops there. When I use "usernet" to connect I get connected but then get booted off with in 2 seconds and it will continue trying to get on until I reboot. This is driving me bonkers, why can't any of the web browers get connected? Any help on these 2 problems would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeff
[newbie] No sound after configuring realplayer 7
Hi, I have been having difficulty configuring realplayer 7 with my system. I have no sound with realplayer only a indicator showing that it is playing. I setup realplayer 7 as root user and configured it to work with netscape which worked although sound quality was poor. I wanted to use it as another user so that I didn't have to login as root. I gave permission to myself as a user for the realplay and for esd to try to make it work as another user. It did work for a time last night, but the system crashed a while later where I had to turn the power off to get any control over the system. I used lothar and my sound card is configured as Yamaha 030 which works although the sound quality is not great! I also checked the CD player kscd 1.2.7 which has perfect sound! My question what do I need to check to make realplayer work??? What was likely to have been messed up??? Thanks in advance, Mike
[newbie] kppp connected or not
I have a problem. I started out with Mandrake 6.0 installed OK in my machine and I had kppp operating. I could send receive e-mail and get on the internet. I got Mandrake 7.0 and did a new install and could not get kppp to go any where. No ping and Netscape just would just sit there. I then did a new install of 6.0 again and I still can't ping or get on the internet. Kppp appears to be connected it docks on the upper tool bar and said its connected if I pick up the phone it sounds like its exchanging packets the phone line is connected to something. I have been reading the posts here from others that have had a problem like this. Can any make a additional suggestion. resolv.conf returns : domain minot.ndak.net #kppp temp entry search 206.30.27.130 nameserver 206.30.27.130#kppp temp entry nameserver 206.30.27.130#kppp temp entry Minot.ndak.net is my internet provider and 206.3027.130 is there domain number. In the kppp setup in the account setup section on the ip tab the box is unchecked. I didn't have any trouble setting kppp up the first time at all ...newbie that I am...HELP anyone. Thanks John
Re: [newbie] help
first, may I suggest you change your e-mail settings from sending in html to send as plain text. second, you may have to install the "make" rpm from the install disk (cd) if you did the recomended install... make is not a default added program unless you do a developer install. next I would suggest you get rid of gohip.. or if you are really pleased with the "browser and e-mail enhancements" they set you up with please write me off list and let me know what they did for you... if you need help to get rid of them, (you cann't just change your home page ...it reloads to gohip.com's page, and as far as I can tell that and the signature file are the only "enhancements") let me know I will send you the url for the uninstaller Kanishka Jayasekara wrote: I need some help on mandrake 7 installed it but why isnt the make command working ? is there some thing els i got to install to make the make command work ? thanks - Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/
Re: [newbie] Netcape/ftp
The same thing happened to me. Another way to get around this is to go into preference/navigator/applications and make an adjustment to one of the file types already setup as "save to disk" such that the extension of the file you are downloading will be recognized. Properly, a new application type should be setup, but then you need to know the MIMEType for the file. The workaround suffices. Then, when you click on the icon, you will be prompted with the save dialog box. Cheers, philomena At 10:15 AM 6/6/00 -0400, you wrote: When you go to this type of site, right mouse click and choose "save link as" instead of clicking on the file. Then you will get the box to save the file and tell it where, etc. This is a stupid part of Netscape and I wish they would fix it, but there it is. Bambi Piero wrote: A couple of days ago, I decided to download a recent version af LICQ and the corresponding version of Qt. Using Netskape i contaced the coresponding sites and, whithin these sites, their ftp direcories. At this point, the location toolbar of Netscape showed a line beginning by ftp:// . Fine. But, instead of letting a slave window appear, asking if I wanted to save the downloaded file, and in which directory, and under wihch filename, the Communicator window started to become filled with lots of apparently meaningless characters. I restarded everything a couple of times, but got the same result. Finally, I waited until the communcator window was totally full, then I went to the file menu and choose the "save page" command. Very happily so, since the saving resulted in a .tar.gz file in one case, and in a .rpm file in the other case, and I have been able to use them in order to install what I wanted to install. Now, was all this normal? Or do I have to settle a ftp plugin in Netscape in order to have a more "transparent" ftp behaviour? And, in this case, what should I do? Thenk you for leaning on this question. -- Piero -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil ...
[newbie] New kernel on the boot floppy
Hi. I have a few questions... 1. I am an experienced Debian user trying out mandrake. I have a motherboard with promise 66 off board controller. That controller/mobo combination requires a custom kernel that's been correctly patched in order to work. With Debian, I simply use the custom kernel replacement utility that comes with Debian's boot floppy set to make sure that my custom kernel replaces the Debian stock kernel. That kernel replacer ensures that everything still works on the boot floppy set. How do I replace the kernel on the mandrake floppy to make sure that everything works correctly? 2. Also, Debian has a kernel building package that creates a custom debian package with the hardware optimized kernel and the correct modules. Installing this custom debian package lets all the other packages that want to know about the kernel know all the correct compatibility information. How do I create a custom kernel package with Redhat/Mandrake that also updates all the other packages that want to know about the kernel?
Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2
Alan Shoemaker wrote: If you don't yet have the square there then open the KDE Control Panel and choose Input devices and International keyboard to access the add keyboard function and be sure to check both autostart and docked in the StartUp tab. Thanks Alan, This almost worked. The problem is my default keyboard is Dvorak, not English, so when I set things up the way you describe, linux thinks it's switching from English to Dvorak, unstead of Dvorak to English. So the Dvorak board works, but the English board doesn't. I fooled around trying to figure out how to tell KDE that the Dvorak board is the default, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. I suppose I could run kbdconf and reset the machines default back to English, but that doesn't allow me to work at the command line in Dvorak. TIA Darryl
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
Paul Marriott wrote: Hi folks, I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive narrowed the choice down to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc, namely: HP CD writer Plus 9310i, HP CD writer Plus 9110i, Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) Look at the Yahama SCSI Burners too... MarkP
[newbie] It's out!!!!!!!! (7.1)
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/pr-helium.php3 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/71feat.php3 We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build-on and refine the many innovations first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain to please both beginners and experts alike. The Linux-Mandrake 7.1 GPL archive now spans one or two Cd-Roms to bring you the best and most up-to-date applications available. The 7.1 highlights include: support for multiple Cd-Roms at installation time, a new journalized filesystem, a highly tuned Apache web server and a web-based configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a Linux-Mandrake system through a network. "Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a complete and powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home user to the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and all at low cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions provided with this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming the new Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many locations throughout the Internet. The boxed version, including commercial applications, printed manuals and support will be available in retail outlets at the end of June, 2000. Here's a sampling of some of the most noteworthy benefits: Linux-Mandrake 7.1 introduces a new menuing system. Applications now appear in the same categories under all graphical environments and update automatically as new packages are installed or removed. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 offers the new Reiser journalized file system as an option within the new DrakX graphical installer and after installation with DiskDrake, the graphical hard drive partitioning application. A highly customized version of Webmin is included. Webmin uses the familiar interface of a web browser to easily setup user accounts, configure Apache, DNS, FTP, view system statistics and most other system/server tasks. Webmin can be used remotely from another PC and even from other operating systems simply by using a web browser. Apache 1.3.12 is enhanced with the latest high-performance offerings from the "Accelerating Apache Project" and provides out-of-the-box support for Php3, Perl and Ssl extensions. Cutting-edge XFree 4.0 servers with new modular architecture is available in the "Expert" installation class, XFree 3.3.3.1 is standard for other classes. The Grub user-friendly bootloader is now provided as default. Lilo is an optional bootloader in an "Expert" install. Both Grub and Lilo now overcome the 1024-limit. Helix Code Gnome improvements are incorporated into the Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Gnome-Sawfish desktop environment. DrakFont is our new open-source font manager for Linux-Mandrake 7.1. This utility provides an easy and convenient way to manage fonts on a Linux system. DrakFont can add, remove and even retrieve Ms-Windows fonts (if located on the same machine) and make these fonts available to Linux applications. Kernel 2.2.15 with Linux-Mandrake extensions (secure kernel, supermount option). Ata 66 (Udma 66) is supported for users seeking the highest-performance from Ide hard drives. i810-based mainboards are now supported in Linux-Mandrake 7.1. Enhanced USB support for modems, printers, Zip drives, keyboards and mice. "Wheel" mice are fully functional within most applications (Netscape, Gnome, Kde, many others). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to provide features that aren't available in any other Linux distributions such as Supermount (transparent access to removable media), LSec (Linux security levels), multi-language support and processor optimizations. Try Linux-Mandrake 7.1 today and see for yourself why Linux-Mandrake is becoming the preferred choice for both new and advanced users alike. MarkP
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
Hi, I need to know the same for: HP 8250i CD-Writer Paul Marriott wrote: Hi folks, I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive narrowed the choice down to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc, namely: HP CD writer Plus 9310i, HP CD writer Plus 9110i, Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) My question is basically twofold, 1) has anyone got any of these CD writers working Ok on MDK7 on an HP Pavilion 6425 (AMD K2 500 +64 RAM) or alternatively, 2) has anyone had problems with these writers? I suppose that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the HP writers, but... Thanks in advance Paul -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] tar help please
Thanks for pointing this out. Unfortunately, my printer ran out of ink. I'll have to write this out in long hand. Cheers! Philip Gabbert wrote: Quite simple .. Tar is an app that gets many people. Got me to until I finally figured it out :) Say you want to tar and zip up /www/ .. All you have to do is cd to /. Then, under linux run: tar -zcvf all_archive.tgz www z - gzip compression c - create archive v - verbose f - archive name the '-' is optional, and is there for backwards compatablility. Simple as that. If you are on a Unix system (Solaris) or have an older version of tar you can run: tar xvf all_archive.tar www gzip all_archive.tar It will create a file called all_archive.tar.gz That's all folks :) -- philip Hi, I've tried looking at the tar man page, but still cant get any joy with tar. I have a directory called archive, with numerous subdirectories. I want to save all these files as a single file called all_archive, while preserving the dirctory structure and permissions, and then finally compress the whole thing. Can some one show me the correct command please Thanks Barry Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:(This is email is fueled by Penguin Power Only) fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] Partition and Boot Magic
I will buy the book. It sounds like a very handy book. Cheers! Dacia and AzureRose wrote: I got both boot and partition magic (windows versions) when I bought Upgrading and repairing PCs: Linux version. I highly recommend the book and both programs work great. The book costs about 60$ USD at amazon which is about the same as the programs cost. Dacia --- Roman Bysh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would nice for the PowerQuest people to donate their software. However, you can purchase it on line. I found a DOS copy of Partition Magic in the back of a book: The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook - from Que. Roman Piero wrote: There's a grate talking of Partition Magic around... Do we have it on the MK CDs? Piero. -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil a me alienum puto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:(This is email is fueled by Penguin Power Only) fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] Is my mail reaching you? (fwd)
Hi Denis, I thought I had reconfigured that darn it. Fortunately that was one of only three emails that I sent out from my mailq right after my first configuration of my sendmail daemon. I had jsut noticed the two @ symbols, when I realized that the three emails were already gone. The'auto send' feature didn't give me a selective chance to test and verify without completeing its function and sending out my mailq. I may still be misconfigured, I am not certain? ;) Please let me know, if you can tell, that I still do not, have it set properly. And oh yes, I am Wade, and I am very pleased to make your aquaintance. I extend my hand to you accross the lands and seas to where you are and offer to you a virtual handshake. :) I am one of your growing flock of many, Linux Mandrake Newbies. Thanks again for all of your help, b/web Wade On Sun, 04 Jun 2000, you wrote: Hi, folks. Does anyone know Wade? He has the strangest e-mail adress I ever saw, I wonder how has he managed to reach me - pine refuses to reply to an adress which has two "@" signs, and I am quite sure my procmail filters do not like it either... Wade - if you can read this - having two "@" signs in e-mail adress is a sin. cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:37:34 -0700 From: Wade wade@[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is my mail reaching you? Hi Denis, Is my mail getting through to you? It doesn't seem to be getting through to the list? I have been configuring and testing and switching email programs but my tests to my own various email addresses seem to be working. :) Have you seen my posts? Thanks for letting me know if you get this. b/web Wade
Re: [newbie] Extending D Partition and allowing more space for Linux
Alan... I was hoping to resize the NTFS partition. I have a lot of wasted and unused space. Alan Shoemaker wrote: Romanmy winNT 4.0 partition is fat16, just about anything can read it. Alan Romanator wrote: I know. This is very tricky. I think, I should order PowerQuest's Partitioning Tool. Apparently, the Windows version can resize and move NTFS. I found the freebie DOS version for FAT very handy. But, it cannot handle NTFS. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the software that I must use for my Technical Support, I must have access to Windows NT4. Now, how do we get this company to include their utility as an rpm? Roman Paul wrote: On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Roman Bysh wrote: Hi everybody, I have installed Linux to my D partition. The size is about 2047 MB. Linux Mandrake installation uses 2044 MB. However, I have another 14 Gig. of unused space using NTFS (factory installed). I have manually set the following setting during installation: /boot ==15 MB /root ==854 MB /swap ==321 MB /home ==854 MB I assume Linux has no limits as far as partitioning is concerned. As I do not have a partitioning tool for NTFS, I was inquiring for some solutions. You have DiskDrake. Run it as root. Be careful what you do. Look at the tables and locate the NTFS partition. Be careful what you do. Select the NTFS partition. Make sure you selected the NTFS partition. Be careful what you do. Tell DiskDrake to remove the NTFS partition. Before you do that, make sure you got the right partition and be careful what you do. Reformat the partition to EXT2. Mount it to a directory. Done. But: be careful what you do! Messing up a partition table is easier done than said, and difficult to fix!! Paul -- The ultimate proof of love is trust )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:(This is email is fueled by Penguin Power Only) fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] Partition Magic
Yes. I got both boot and partition magic (windows versions) when I bought Upgrading and repairing PCs: Linux version. I highly recommend the book and both programs work great. The book costs about 60$ USD at amazon which is about the same as the programs cost. "webug :-)" wrote: is there partition magic for linux ?? where can i get a copy ? Romanator wrote: I know. I work for a software application company. Roman Alan Shoemaker wrote: Romanusually the give away deals like this are simply marketing ploys to give you a taste of the possibilities of the software in question by giving you a copy of an older or partially crippled version. Then after getting a taste of it's capabilities you'll want to buy or upgrade to the current, full featured commercial version. Alan Roman Bysh wrote: It would nice for the PowerQuest people to donate their software. However, you can purchase it on line. I found a DOS copy of Partition Magic in the back of a book: The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook - from Que. Roman Piero wrote: There's a grate talking of Partition Magic around... Do we have it on the MK CDs? Piero. -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil a me alienum puto. begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:(This is email is fueled by Penguin Power Only) fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
[newbie] unsuscribe
unsuscribe --- quaylar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:18:53 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone tell me how to get a list if my irq's? yep.. 1) type "cat /proc/interrupts" at system console 2) have a look at "information/IRQ" in your mandrake control center --quay __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Administration Question
My point exactly, that is having no knowledge of what your message might have contained, but having a subject of "Administration Question" we opened the thing and viewed a very nice "Thank You". I would suggest that between just two lists, newbies and blt, upwards of 200 hundred messages are posted each day. Perhaps you might have considered changing the subject line to something other then the common "Administration Question". Or was it your intent to thank each and everyone of us that have subscribed to these lists. I hope that my use of the English language has improved. On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote: because it was a reply to an answer by said flupke to a post by me composed by reading his/her answer and choosing reply to sender from the appropriate menu, it should have appeared appropriately in the thread unless you had deleted all previous thread posts, since i was 'merely' being courteous i didn't quote previous info as i wasn't adding any, beyond 'good vibes' bascule Bob wrote: Why do I think that the message below has anything to do with me, and how many others have wondered the same thing. It would be appreciated if people could consider if what they are replying to has meaning to everyone on the list. Thank you. Bob Root On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote: thanks flupke bascule
Re: [newbie] CD Writer: Which one?
wow, Denis...it's about time...you got this fixed I just posted this, about 10 minutes ago KompuKit wrote: Hi, I need to know the same for: HP 8250i CD-Writer Paul Marriott wrote: Hi folks, I've got to the stage where I'm going to buy myself a CD writer and Ive narrowed the choice down to 4 or 5(ish) possibilities due to local availability/price etc, namely: HP CD writer Plus 9310i, HP CD writer Plus 9110i, Creative Blaster CD Studio, Plextor PlexWriter SCSI, Acer 8432 (8MB buffer?) My question is basically twofold, 1) has anyone got any of these CD writers working Ok on MDK7 on an HP Pavilion 6425 (AMD K2 500 +64 RAM) or alternatively, 2) has anyone had problems with these writers? I suppose that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with the HP writers, but... Thanks in advance Paul -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
[newbie] Bzip rpm will not install.
I have tried running rpmDrake to install b2zip but I keep getting a message that there is an error in the program and it cannot be executed. Where I can I get a working copy? begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:Fueled by Penguin Power x-mozilla-cpt:;-18464 fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] Sharing Full Permissions for RealPlayer to User
Hey it's a three for one package install. Paul wrote: On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Romanator wrote: Hi Paul, I think the original install was in /root/local/Realplayer7 Since I have no uninstall, I should be able to delete it and reinstall? Yes, that would be a good idea. That way you can make it accessible to everyone. That is how I do it. That way I can use it, my alter ego can, and all the split personalities that want to, also. ;) Paul -- A pound of gold cannot buy an ounce of time )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 Paul wrote: On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Romanator wrote: Hi Paul, I think the original install was in /root/local/Realplayer7 Since I have no uninstall, I should be able to delete it and reinstall? Yes, that would be a good idea. That way you can make it accessible to everyone. That is how I do it. That way I can use it, my alter ego can, and all the split personalities that want to, also. ;) Paul -- A pound of gold cannot buy an ounce of time )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:Fueled by Penguin Power x-mozilla-cpt:;-18464 fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
[newbie] Thanks Guys.. :-)
I really appreciate all of the input on my memmory problem. Come to find out it was the miss matched memmory that many of you spoke of. I switched out some memmory from two of my other machines and it came right up. The performance increase was unbelievable. I just wanted to let all of you know that your responses were appreciated. See ya Don't fear the peguins Cy
[newbie] Installation error message
Hello all, I am making my first attempt and installing any distro of LINUX. I d/l the iso for Mandrake 7 and burned it to CD. The install seems to go along fine until it gets to the portion of the process where it attempts to configure X It returns an error message as follows, file/mnt/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/cards not found The dialog box has an ok button which when pressed just brings up the same error message. It will not go away and my installation is hung and can not continue. Hardware involved. FIC PA 2006 MB, Cyrix PR233 Chip 2 X 32 meg EDO simms Cirrus Logic 1 Meg PCI video card, Maxtor 9034002 HDD 3.4 Gig Generic SVGA monitor Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jody
Re: [newbie] No sound after configuring realplayer 7
Michael...check out www.mandrake.org. There is a great help file for RealPlayer G2. However, it also applies to RealPlayer7 Basic. While in Netscape Navigator, you must edit Applications and add several lines. Once you finish adding the new lines, including the MIME entries, RealPlayer7 will work. This happened to me but now I'm up and running. Good luck! Michael Rowland wrote: Hi, I have been having difficulty configuring realplayer 7 with my system. I have no sound with realplayer only a indicator showing that it is playing. I setup realplayer 7 as root user and configured it to work with netscape which worked although sound quality was poor. I wanted to use it as another user so that I didn't have to login as root. I gave permission to myself as a user for the realplay and for esd to try to make it work as another user. It did work for a time last night, but the system crashed a while later where I had to turn the power off to get any control over the system. I used lothar and my sound card is configured as Yamaha 030 which works although the sound quality is not great! I also checked the CD player kscd 1.2.7 which has perfect sound! My question what do I need to check to make realplayer work??? What was likely to have been messed up??? Thanks in advance, Mike begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:Fueled by Penguin Power x-mozilla-cpt:;-18464 fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] It's out!!!!!!!! (7.1)
I wonder if existing users of Linux Mandrake 7.0 PowerPack that purchased the package recently will receive a free update CD? Mark Potochnik wrote: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/pr-helium.php3 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/71feat.php3 We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build-on and refine the many innovations first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain to please both beginners and experts alike. The Linux-Mandrake 7.1 GPL archive now spans one or two Cd-Roms to bring you the best and most up-to-date applications available. The 7.1 highlights include: support for multiple Cd-Roms at installation time, a new journalized filesystem, a highly tuned Apache web server and a web-based configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a Linux-Mandrake system through a network. "Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a complete and powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home user to the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and all at low cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions provided with this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming the new Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many locations throughout the Internet. The boxed version, including commercial applications, printed manuals and support will be available in retail outlets at the end of June, 2000. Here's a sampling of some of the most noteworthy benefits: Linux-Mandrake 7.1 introduces a new menuing system. Applications now appear in the same categories under all graphical environments and update automatically as new packages are installed or removed. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 offers the new Reiser journalized file system as an option within the new DrakX graphical installer and after installation with DiskDrake, the graphical hard drive partitioning application. A highly customized version of Webmin is included. Webmin uses the familiar interface of a web browser to easily setup user accounts, configure Apache, DNS, FTP, view system statistics and most other system/server tasks. Webmin can be used remotely from another PC and even from other operating systems simply by using a web browser. Apache 1.3.12 is enhanced with the latest high-performance offerings from the "Accelerating Apache Project" and provides out-of-the-box support for Php3, Perl and Ssl extensions. Cutting-edge XFree 4.0 servers with new modular architecture is available in the "Expert" installation class, XFree 3.3.3.1 is standard for other classes. The Grub user-friendly bootloader is now provided as default. Lilo is an optional bootloader in an "Expert" install. Both Grub and Lilo now overcome the 1024-limit. Helix Code Gnome improvements are incorporated into the Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Gnome-Sawfish desktop environment. DrakFont is our new open-source font manager for Linux-Mandrake 7.1. This utility provides an easy and convenient way to manage fonts on a Linux system. DrakFont can add, remove and even retrieve Ms-Windows fonts (if located on the same machine) and make these fonts available to Linux applications. Kernel 2.2.15 with Linux-Mandrake extensions (secure kernel, supermount option). Ata 66 (Udma 66) is supported for users seeking the highest-performance from Ide hard drives. i810-based mainboards are now supported in Linux-Mandrake 7.1. Enhanced USB support for modems, printers, Zip drives, keyboards and mice. "Wheel" mice are fully functional within most applications (Netscape, Gnome, Kde, many others). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to provide features that aren't available in any other Linux distributions such as Supermount (transparent access to removable media), LSec (Linux security levels), multi-language support and
[newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] What are the fave picks for Learning Linux or Unix
Thanks Anthony, I'll check it out Anthony Huereca wrote: The only book I have on Linux is "Linux Installation Getting Started. Version 3.2" by Matt Welsh. I got it with my first Linux distro (Mandrake 6.0) that I bought back in August. It taught me the basics of linux, and is fairly good. I got most of my Linux knowledge from the web though. I have a collection of links ( http://m3000.1wh.com/linux/links.html ) that I've used to learn more about Linux. Does any one have a favorite book for learning the Linux language? Or, would a "Learning Unix" book be sufficient? Roman -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are. begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:Fueled by Penguin Power x-mozilla-cpt:;-18464 fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard
Re: [newbie] Partition and Boot Magic
It has saved my ass on a number of occasions. And its handy to have those programs too. Dacia --- Romanator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will buy the book. It sounds like a very handy book. Cheers! Dacia and AzureRose wrote: I got both boot and partition magic (windows versions) when I bought Upgrading and repairing PCs: Linux version. I highly recommend the book and both programs work great. The book costs about 60$ USD at amazon which is about the same as the programs cost. Dacia --- Roman Bysh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would nice for the PowerQuest people to donate their software. However, you can purchase it on line. I found a DOS copy of Partition Magic in the back of a book: The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook - from Que. Roman Piero wrote: There's a grate talking of Partition Magic around... Do we have it on the MK CDs? Piero. -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil a me alienum puto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com begin:vcard n:#179293;Roman x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 note:(This is email is fueled by Penguin Power Only) fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 end:vcard __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Netcape/ftp
You can also hold the shift key while you left click on the file you want to download. Nice huh? Dacia --- Fran Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you go to this type of site, right mouse click and choose "save link as" instead of clicking on the file. Then you will get the box to save the file and tell it where, etc. This is a stupid part of Netscape and I wish they would fix it, but there it is. Bambi Piero wrote: A couple of days ago, I decided to download a recent version af LICQ and the corresponding version of Qt. Using Netskape i contaced the coresponding sites and, whithin these sites, their ftp direcories. At this point, the location toolbar of Netscape showed a line beginning by ftp:// . Fine. But, instead of letting a slave window appear, asking if I wanted to save the downloaded file, and in which directory, and under wihch filename, the Communicator window started to become filled with lots of apparently meaningless characters. I restarded everything a couple of times, but got the same result. Finally, I waited until the communcator window was totally full, then I went to the file menu and choose the "save page" command. Very happily so, since the saving resulted in a .tar.gz file in one case, and in a .rpm file in the other case, and I have been able to use them in order to install what I wanted to install. Now, was all this normal? Or do I have to settle a ftp plugin in Netscape in order to have a more "transparent" ftp behaviour? And, in this case, what should I do? Thenk you for leaning on this question. -- Piero -- Dr Piero Caracciolo Ecole Normale Superieure ...humani nihil ... __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] It's out!!!!!!!! (7.1)
I'm pretty sure not :-( Romanator wrote: I wonder if existing users of Linux Mandrake 7.0 PowerPack that purchased the package recently will receive a free update CD? Mark Potochnik wrote: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/pr-helium.php3 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/71feat.php3 We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Linux-Mandrake 7.1 (Helium). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to build-on and refine the many innovations first introduced in version 7.0 and adds many new features certain to please both beginners and experts alike. The Linux-Mandrake 7.1 GPL archive now spans one or two Cd-Roms to bring you the best and most up-to-date applications available. The 7.1 highlights include: support for multiple Cd-Roms at installation time, a new journalized filesystem, a highly tuned Apache web server and a web-based configuration tool that allows remote configuration of a Linux-Mandrake system through a network. "Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is our latest offering which provides a complete and powerful operating system ideal for most needs - from the home user to the demands of an enterprise with high-performance servers, and all at low cost. With the ergonomic improvements and server solutions provided with this release, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 has a great chance of becoming the new Linux standard for both enterprise and home use." declared Jacques Le Marois, President of MandrakeSoft. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 is now available for download from many locations throughout the Internet. The boxed version, including commercial applications, printed manuals and support will be available in retail outlets at the end of June, 2000. Here's a sampling of some of the most noteworthy benefits: Linux-Mandrake 7.1 introduces a new menuing system. Applications now appear in the same categories under all graphical environments and update automatically as new packages are installed or removed. Linux-Mandrake 7.1 offers the new Reiser journalized file system as an option within the new DrakX graphical installer and after installation with DiskDrake, the graphical hard drive partitioning application. A highly customized version of Webmin is included. Webmin uses the familiar interface of a web browser to easily setup user accounts, configure Apache, DNS, FTP, view system statistics and most other system/server tasks. Webmin can be used remotely from another PC and even from other operating systems simply by using a web browser. Apache 1.3.12 is enhanced with the latest high-performance offerings from the "Accelerating Apache Project" and provides out-of-the-box support for Php3, Perl and Ssl extensions. Cutting-edge XFree 4.0 servers with new modular architecture is available in the "Expert" installation class, XFree 3.3.3.1 is standard for other classes. The Grub user-friendly bootloader is now provided as default. Lilo is an optional bootloader in an "Expert" install. Both Grub and Lilo now overcome the 1024-limit. Helix Code Gnome improvements are incorporated into the Linux-Mandrake 7.1 Gnome-Sawfish desktop environment. DrakFont is our new open-source font manager for Linux-Mandrake 7.1. This utility provides an easy and convenient way to manage fonts on a Linux system. DrakFont can add, remove and even retrieve Ms-Windows fonts (if located on the same machine) and make these fonts available to Linux applications. Kernel 2.2.15 with Linux-Mandrake extensions (secure kernel, supermount option). Ata 66 (Udma 66) is supported for users seeking the highest-performance from Ide hard drives. i810-based mainboards are now supported in Linux-Mandrake 7.1. Enhanced USB support for modems, printers, Zip drives, keyboards and mice. "Wheel" mice are fully functional within most applications (Netscape, Gnome, Kde, many others). Linux-Mandrake 7.1 continues to provide features that aren't available in any other Linux distributions such as
Re: [newbie] Administration Question
Amen to that. Dacia --- "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't mean to be rude, but that is the worst run-on sentence I have ever encountered! I don't think that your intended receiver got what you meant clearly. = Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:19:30 No offense meant to the writer of the above, but please do not attempt to turn the list into an English course, A quantity of contributors to this list do not have english as a primary language and I would hate for anyone to feel that correct punctuation is a prerequisite to posting.' I only speak english, and I have not mastered the finer points myself, in fact effective writing is quite allusive. I do envy persons who can use different languages, as I am stuck with just one. These messages should be utilized for their Linux content only. correct punctuation is desirable but we should accept anything that is written in the manner in which it is written. Olly P Biloxi __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] How to TAR directory
wow...got this back in 1 minuteIT's FIXED...hurrah KompuKit wrote: How would I use the command TAR... to compress the /etc/ directory... so I can back it up...on another drive? -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
On Tue, 06 Jun 2000, Marc wrote: I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- You know, I see a lot of this (and I am as guilty as the next newbie), you feel as if you have a less than perfect install and you want all to be nice by re-installing. I understand the feeling, but really, re-installing seems to be the first choice instead of the last. If you have Linux up and running, you have Linux up and running. Most anything can be fixed on a running system. A little reading, a little editing, maybe uninstalling and re-installing a package or two and you are back to normal and smarter for it all. I have been in what seemed to hopeless, desperate situations before on my system, and have bounced backand nothing compares to the feeling of accomplisment that comes from doing it yourself. Your gonna get your hands dirty w/Linux, but your pride will shine. Tom (do I sound like a dad or what!) TRBishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #12043
Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
Marc wrote: I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html you can use the installation CD to format the partitions: -expert mode -any class but server format the partitions, click done, then exit the install. OR if you have a DOS disk then type fdisk, delete the partitions (non dos) and then exit fdisk. The problem with using DOS is that although it sees the linux partitions (non-dos) it is rarely able to delete the partitions , that 's why I suggested the first option. OR if you have Partition Magic then you can just delete and format the partitions.
Re: [newbie] $25 for me!!!
Any help is appreciated. Thanks for your answer. On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, also sprach: Sorry I sent out a message reply to your last one cause I did not get this one in time. Sorry =) - Original Message - From: "John Arkoulis" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:11 AM Subject: [newbie] $25 for me!!! | Please disregard my previous message. I found out who is sending it and I am | taking action. | Thanks again. | | -- | Windoze is a virus with a user interface. | This message was created with Linux | | _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -- Windoze is a virus with a user interface. This message was created with Linux
Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
Thanks I will try it with Partition Magic tonight! I just wanna start from zero again. - Original Message - From: "Eunice Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0 | Marc wrote: | | I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing | it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the | install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. | I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. | Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! | | _ | NetZero - Defenders of the Free World | Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email | http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html | | you can use the installation CD to format the partitions: | -expert mode | -any class but server | format the partitions, click done, then exit the install. | OR | if you have a DOS disk then type fdisk, delete the partitions (non dos) | and then exit fdisk. | The problem with using DOS is that although it sees the linux partitions | (non-dos) | it is rarely able to delete the partitions , that 's why I suggested the first | option. | OR | if you have Partition Magic then you can just delete and format the | partitions. | | _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] defragging
Simply put, Linux has an intelligent file system. Defragmenting is unnecessary for this O/S, because hardly any fragments are allowed to form.!!! That's why! On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, also sprach: In seg, 05 jun 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: Linux does not uses defrag programs as the fragmentation of the HD in minimal. Why? Cheers, /J. On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, also sprach: On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, michael wrote: Is there a defrag type program for linux or is it so superior to DOS/win that there aren't any lost clusters or anything to clean up? Or is it that hte constant re-installation keeps the disk clean? ;-) As far as I know, Linux takes care of that by itself. Time will tell, I guess ;) Paul )0(---)0( No matter what scientists say about her, she is still our beautiful moon. (Anonymous senryu) )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403 -- Windoze is a virus with a user interface. This message was created with Linux -- * Registered Linux User Number * *178234* -- Windoze is a virus with a user interface. This message was created with Linux
RE: [newbie] How do I mount a modem?
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: I finally made my modem to dial. I couldn't connect to my ISP though, but before I do anything else I'll check if there is something with their server (it has happened before). It was right under my nose! I just read thoroughly the docs in the mandrake CD. I went to netconf and create the connection. I had to "su root" in order to run netconfig. Is there a way to use that connection without using netconf and therefore without switching to root? Thanks Paul and Michael for your answers! The easiest way to connect with a modem is to use kppp. It is in the KDE menu somewhere, and apparently really simple to use. :) Paul -- Flowers grow where there is space. So do people. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
[newbie] Scanner
I want to buy a scanner. I am open to suggestions. I am talking about a scanner that WORKS with Linux. -- Windoze is a virus with a user interface. This message was created with Linux
Re: [newbie] DISCUSION Upgrade
On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote: What do you expect from upgrade? cu Denis -- One topic from a dark side .-) Upgrading a Linux-Mandrake system has been our nightmare for quite some time. François has worked a lot on this for 7.1, and at the end I was actually able to upgrade from RH 6.0 system, and end up with a fully functional Mandrake 7.1 system. Rpm database got quite "poluted", and we ahve to do some dirty hacks for Qt, but at least one gets a working system, which is a good start. Big question is: What should an upgrade actually do? Below are some answers I could think of: 1) CONSERVATIVE: just freshen those packages which can be freshened and leave the rest of the system as it is 2) FORCED: Force instalation of a new "core" system, even if this means downgroading, or breaks some functionality of the already installed system, then go on with freshening the rest of the packages. 3) REPAIR: Like conservative, but try to repair existing packages too, If we find out that some of the files are missing, or that someone fooled with binaries, reinstall the package (even if it means downgrading!) 4) FORCED REPAIR: like 3, but make sure that "core" system is installed in the end, like in 2 5) VANDAL: force install of the core, and upgrade of those packages we provide. The rest can go to hell. ;- I like this one; as long as the new kernel-you know , the one with USB support and more- is automatically installed over the 2.14-15 one... and each of the awesome updates aren't broken whan they install...and nothing I have done to the rest of my 7.02 system gets messed up without asking me... -- 6)SUPER-VANDAL: like 5, but i make sure that all packages older than one year are removed from the system. (ups, I just found another variable for sorting packages!) ... All of the above mentioned can (must) also be combined with possibility to add new non-core packages during upgrade, and maybe even to remove some of the currently installed packages in "custom" and "expert" mode. I am quite sure there are other ways to do upgrade, and that opinions on "what is the best upgrade" will be wildly different. So, what do you think? cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik Mandrakesoft||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @)(private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---oOO--(_)--OOo- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- -michael- -- Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old. Æschylus --
RE: [newbie] How to TAR directory
tar cvf /tmp/etc.tar /etc also could zip it up at the same time tar zcvf /tmp/etc.tgz /etc Ron -Original Message- From: KompuKit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:57 PM To: Mandrake Linux Subject: [newbie] How to TAR directory How would I use the command TAR... to compress the /etc/ directory... so I can back it up...on another drive? -- Registered Linux User:73821 ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
Marcthere's no need to uninstall. When you're reinstalling, the installation will re-format your partitions. There will be nothing left of the original install unless you request not to format one or more of your partitions. Alan Marc wrote: I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0
Thank you Alan! I will do that. I just got done talking to Bryan Del Rizzo chief editor at www.maximumlinux.com and asked him to include Mandrake7.1 in the next issue and he said he would do it! I have a subscription so I will be waiting to see Mandrake7.1 - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 1:37 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Uninstall/Reinstall Mandrake7.0 | Marcthere's no need to uninstall. When you're | reinstalling, the installation will re-format your | partitions. There will be nothing left of the original | install unless you request not to format one or more of your | partitions. | | Alan | | | Marc wrote: | | I want to uninstall Mandrake7.0 since I now have more experiance installing | it and configuring it. I did alot of things I did not wanna do during the | install. If someone could please advise me on this I would thank them alot. | I could not find any papers on this process. I am guessing it to be easy. | Thanks alot to the person who answers this in advance! | | _ | NetZero - Defenders of the Free World | Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email | http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html | | _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
