Re: [newbie] VMWare Installation Questions
On Friday 21 Mar 2003 3:03 pm, Brian wrote: Hello All, I am installing VMWare 3.2 and I am being asked for some information that i do not know. I am running a fairly out-of-the-box installation of Mandrake 9.0 and I am being asked the location of the C header files that match my running kernel. Does anyone know where I would find these? thanks, Brian I had the same problem. You need the kernel header files which I think are on the installation CD2. Or I think you can use rpmdrake and click on the development option in the tree view. Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Fuji finepix 2200 camera
Just got my first digital camera as it was sooo cheap. It is a fujifilm finepix 2200. Anyone know if any software outthere supports this. I've checked fuji web site with no luck and gphoto did not list it as a camera it supports though there were a few fuji models so maye I'll give it a try and find out. Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM takes minutes to mount
I'm having probs also with mounting the CDROM even with supermount uncheked. Whenever I try I get nothing at all. It just wont read the CDROM! Tried typing the command as root to disable but it just comes back saying supermount: command not found Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CDROM takes minutes to mount
On Tuesday 11 Mar 2003 10:40 pm, Alan Shoemaker wrote: /usr/sbin/supermount -i disable Thanks that Alan. Got rid of the supermount but I still cannot accesss my CDROM. Heres my /etc/fstab file for anyone interested: /dev/hda5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /dev/hda8 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom auto iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,ro,umask=0 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto codepage=850,sync,unhide,noauto,iocharset=iso8859-15,nosuid,umask=0,user,nodev 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] vmware hosting
Hi all. Just installed vmware and set it up as host omly but how can I access the internet from this setting. When using Nat I can easily access once I login with my linux box but then cannot access the host file system. It seems it's either one or the other at present whereas I would like them both. I do not have an ethernet card but instead aiming to run as a virtual network. Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] cd not working
Hi all Got a prob with my cd/dvd player. Whenever I put in a cd, say from a linux magazine, it cannot be read saying that the files do not exist. Sometimes the files names are shown but when I click on them I get theabove message. This means I have to place all the apps I want onto my windows partion (which I want o ditch) and the reboot into linux and copy them across. Can anyone help!!! Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Worried
On Sunday 02 Mar 2003 3:31 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Sunday 02 March 2003 07:01 am, Andrew Scotchmer wrote: Now don't get me wrong I love linux and have been with Mandrake since v6.0 though I must say in my opinion v9.0 is not one of it's best, perhaps, sorry, definately a bit hasty with this release! Well Andrew, I have a question for you: R U a Troll? I've seen this same message a couple of times now. In fact, as is per normal for this list, it received excellantly reasoned and constructed responses. LOL Something went wrong I think somewhere. Sorry :) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] C header files
Hi all Much conventional question this time (sorry about the last one I really didn't mean to offend or annoy). Anyway I'm trying to install VMware 3.1 and after installation I get this message when trying to run: VMware Workstation Error: VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for your running kernel. To (re-)configure it, your system administrator must find and run vmware-config.pl. After running vmware-config.pl I get this message: None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? After choosing yes I receive another message: Argument gcc (GCC) 3 isn't numeric in numeric ge (=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1476, STDIN line 1. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] Where are these files please they are not in the directory it suggested [/usr/src/linux/include]. I've tried allsorts but with no luck. Thanks in advance Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Worried
Hi all Can I please state for the record that I am a complete Linux supporter. I have been with Mandrake since version 6 and although having left the arena, so to speak, for sometime now I still believe that linux is the best OS system around and Mandrake the best version. What my original e-mail was trying to show (and I apologise for not making this clear) is the average end user perspective. There is much talk here, as there always has been, of Linux-v-Windows and I was just illustrating, after my installation of XP, as to what a windows user must think when faced with Md9 or any other linux version for the first time. In my opinion too much time and effort is directed towards converting the windows user to linux and basically I was showing that although linux is by far the better of the two, XP gives people what they want and damn fast. Some of you have said that chaning desktops will improve preformance but as I originally stated I don't want to, again getting my head into a windows users perspective where KDE or Gnome is the more familiar. Showing some new person Enlightenment or even ICEwm is not going to impress at all. They want familiararity, hence my choice of desktop. I hope this has made my stance clear, Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] worried
Now don't get me wrong I love linux and have been with Mandrake since v6.0 though I must say in my opinion v9.0 is not one of it's best, perhaps, sorry, definately a bit hasty with this release! Anyway the point is I've just upgraded my windows98 to XP and I must admit in all fairness for the desktop, I know nothing of computers, average user, XP is better. Now before I get flamed let me explain. I run a small 500mhz Athlon with 64mg memory but for speed and effeiciency XP is by far the fastest. My Md9 is a minimal installation (although having most of the HD) but still pales in comparison to XP even when a large number of apps are working. With XP I boot and hey-presto I'm logging in with Md9 I can make a brew etc etc. (well not literally but you get the point) I beleive that as far as the end user is concerned speed is the most important factor. Not how much software is free or that linux is more stable and reliable. The average user wants speed. You click on an icon and up pops the application IMMEDIATELY!!! With XP even my little 500 acheives this performance but alas (and I mean that with a heavy heart) Md9 is a slow monolith beleiving that placing god knows how many apps into their installation cd's will convert new customers. Just my thought Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake so slow in a pentium 200
. There is no way you can run KDE 3.0 on 32MB of RAM - you need 128MB for even tolerable speeds, and 512MB would be necessary to give full performance. As a comparison, 32MB is barely enough to run Windows 98, and Mandrake 9.0 is not the equivalent of Win98, it's more like XP (except that it doesn't give the world access to your computer, and you don't have to sell your soul to install it). Sir Robin Oh contrare Sir Robin :) I have installed Md9 along with on a friends cyric 300Mhz 32mbRAM just fine. A little slow compared to windows but then what can you expect. Guess what, he also dual boot to Windows98 and that works perfectly. Maybe these larger chip sizes that companies keep telling us we MUST have make us forget how useful the older slower ones can still be! Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] This is getting way out of hand
If Iraq refuses to comply, then Bush will give him a helping hand. As with many Americans, he has my support. Russ It has been said by politicians on both sides of the atlantic that bush and blair will go to war even without UN supportHang On, one reason we are having to use military might is because Iraq does not comply wih the UN but then we will ignore the UN so as to go to war with Iraq for the exact same reasons. This is getting complicated. Another thing, when is america going to compensate the families of those who died in the terrorist attacks in england at the hands of the IRA which america supported, funded and supplied military weapons to for decades??? Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] ooopps lost X!!!
Hi there, I don't know if this is something I've done or just md9 going screwy on me. Anyway I was in gnome as a user and to shutdown I gave the command shutdown -h now in the command line utility on the task bar. Now although in run level 5 whenever I reboot I get the console as if in rl3 and though I type startx nothing happens exept my X server crashing. This happens in all accounts including root. How can I get my X server back??? Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] wine worries
Hi again, Got a prob in wine which I have just installed from the tarball. wine: error while loading shared libraries: libntdll.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. Checked in /etc/ld.so.conf but found /usr/local/lib already there. Even so I still ran ldconfig -v just to be sure and now I get this message when trying to work with wine: wineserver: chdir /home/andrew/.wine: No such file or directory Anyone knows whats going on? Thanks Andrew PS: Anyone know where the C header files are located as I am trying to give VMware a test run, cheers. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] pppd keeps dieing!
Hi all, Got a problem getting onto the internet. After entering the relevant account details and connecting to my ISP after about 30 secs I get the error message that says the pppd has died unexpectedly. Any help would be nice. Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Japanese Language Problems
Hi, Can anyone help me with this problem. I use Linux all the time now having no need to boot into my windows partition. I have also been ebcouraging my girlfriend (though I think she would use the term pestering) to make the switch but because she is Japanese she prefers the fact that in windows xp she can input japanese characters in her applications. Is there anyway that this can be done in Linux. I can get it to display Japanese letters in the applications but some still show in english (desktop icons, application titles and some menu items). I did install the Japanese character sets and I beleave a program that allows the user to enter Japanese in KWord but I cann't get it to work proper. Basically what she would like is when she logs in to her user account it is for all intents and purposes a Japanese computer. Please help me convert another to the delights of Linux AH SO! :) Andrew Scotchmer (san) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Java Woes in Galeon
Hi All, I've been away from the linux world for a couple of years (last mandrake was 7.0) but now glad to be back though I have found that with Linux moving forward so rapidly I have to start from scratch again but never mind. The fun is in the learning. One problem I have is with the Galeon web browser on Gnome. I have installed the necessary java run time enviroment (J2RE.so) and it acknowledges the plugin but when loading a java game site the browser crahes and closes down. I have tried this on a few sites and it always happens. The browser is checked for Java in settings. Cheers Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Installation blues
Hi all, Whilst helping a friend install mandrake 8.2 we ran into a problem I have never come up against, maybe some of you have. On booting from the CD Rom and pressing the enter key, instead of going into second stage install and loading the main installation dialogue screen the monitor goes blank and after about 20 seconds both the CD and the hard drive stop. In other words on pressing enter at the initial welcome screen everything stops. Has anyone had a similar experience or any thoughts on what may be the problem and how to fix it. His PC spec is: 300Mhz Pentium, 64Mb RAM, two hard drives - a 1Gb original and an extra 4GB. It is an old machine (about five or six years old) and the video card is unknown. I was thinking this may be the problem (the video card) but then why shold the CD and hard drive stop? Thanks Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Sound in netscape
Hi again. Unfortunately no-one seems to know a solution to my RealPlayer installation problem so just a general question this time. Has anyone got sound on their netscape or other browser? I've been asked to produce a web site for a rock band that has some tracks played when you click on a link. Easy enough to do but Netscape won't play the sound saying that a plugin is needed. As mentioned before, RealPlayer will not install as it conflicts with a file in kdebase. Is there another plugin that can play wav files or can I redirect netscape to locate the kde midi player and use that? Andrew
Re: [newbie] realplayer probs
Thanks for that Trevor, Know I have RealPlyer7 and Netscape recognises it when I typre about:plugins in the URL field. However I still keep getting a plugin problem when trying to access sites that use sound files and video? Andrew
[newbie] mozilla
Hi After all the talk of the latest mozilla (M18) I decided to have a look and though, as I mentioned before in a previous mail, I have had no trouble with Netscape I do ike it and may use it more often. However is it flash 4 compatable. I have copied the flash4 plugins from my Netscape directory (/usr/lib/netscape/pluggins) to my mozilla directory in home (/home/andrew/mozilla/package/plugins) but it still cannot detect them when I try and load a Flash 4 enchanced site. Andrew
[newbie] Segmentation fault
Hi again, God what a crap day I'm having today with the old Linux machine. Finally got RealPlayer working thanks to all the suggestions. However it all of a sudden decided to pack in. I tried starting it from the comand prompt but just got: Segmentation fault. What is this? Andrew
Re: [newbie] Segmentation fault (solved)
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, you wrote: Hi Andrew, I received that message a few times. Log in as root and send the Realplayer7 folder to trash. Run the installation to /usr/local/Realplayer7 or /usr/X11R6/bin/RealPlayer7 -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293 Roman, Cheers for that, it's now up and running again. Weird how it just decided to pack in (and exactly at the time when I rebooted only to find that Linux had also decided to completely change my desktop style). Anyway I changed the directory to /usr/local as you suggested and placed a link in /usr/lib where it originally was and where netscape looks and now all is back to normal. Any offers on for how long? Andrew
[newbie] mozilla
Hi Is the latest mozilla browser (M18) compatable with Flash4 plugins? I have used the plugins that were located in my netscape plugin directory and copied them to the mozilla plugin directory but with no luck. Andrew
[newbie] realplayer probs
Hi Just downloaded the realplayer7 from linux.tucows but ran into problems when installing the rpm package. The error message was: file /usr/share/mimelnk/audio/x-wav.kdelnk from install of RealPlayer-7.0.7 conflicts with file from package kdebase-1.1.2-61mdk Any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Andrew
Fwd: Re: [newbie] Linux version of Arachnophilia?
Actually both Bluefish and glimmer seem fine for my purposes. What I miss from Arachnophilia is the ability it had of instantly seeing on its "built in browser" the effect of the code I write. That is an immediate update by clicking one button. If this exists in Bluefish or Glimmer I have not yet found it. Bluefish fires up Netscape which takes time to appear . Glimmer, I do not know. I'll look into AsWedit which I did not know of. Thanks. -- Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User 348854 Jeff Go to: http://www.linuxtucows.com and download quanta+ It is a html editor with lots of gadgets PLUS an in built viewer. By default the viewer is very tiny but you can change it with one click and make it fill the screen so you can alternate betwwen the text you type and it's overall appearance. It really is the best as far as I can see and it is free. It is not WYSIWYG so you'll need to know your html. Also on a downer it is not javascript compliant so any javascript will not show up in the viewer but as it is open source it should only be a matter of time I hope. Andrew ---
Re: [newbie] Opera Beta
Just to add my two-pennies worth to the thread. I use netscape all the time and it has never crashed yet, quite something when you read some of the complaints on here. Also as I use to have 24 hours online connection for free and it worked perfectly thoughout hours of use, it is really weird to here of all the slating. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Opera Beta
On Sat, 14 Oct 2000, you wrote: I use netscape all the time and it has never crashed yet, quite something when you read some of the complaints on here. Also as I use to have 24 hours online connection for free and it worked perfectly thoughout hours of use, it is really weird to here of all the slating. This is interesting Andrew. Wonder what you're doing right? When I stopped using it for email things settled down considerably. I don't know if that's because of problems with Messenger or just because it was actually doing something for fewer minutes each day. I no longer keep Netscape loaded all the time as I'd like. That seems to help. With all this, Netscape hangs only a couple times a week and I have stopped it from crashing my system. By contrast, when I was using it for mail it would die on me several times a day. Cheers --- larry Hi Larry Well for starters I don't use it for e-mail. I prefer Pine or Kmail for that. As to what I am doing right, I haven't a clue. I'm running an oldish system with a Cyric MII 300Mhz processor yet I have had no problems what so ever. The version of netscape I am using is the one that come with LM7.1. This is a shame I think as I often hear many complaints on the newsgroup that I have no experience of. My system installed like a dream and everything (mostly) works like one. My main problems stem from my ignorence rather than a hardware problem. Andrew
Re: [newbie] hola
On Sat, 14 Oct 2000, you wrote: Not only is Paul the newsgroups very own guru, he also speaks spanish. Where do your talents end Paul? Andrew It was Oct 13, 2000, 22:35, when mamaya keyboarded: tengo un problema original mente tenia 64MB de RAM cuando agregue otro dimm de 64MB linux solo me reconoce 64MB que hago procesador k6-2 500 mhz 128 RAM linux mandrake 7.1 In /etc/lilo.conf add the line append="mem=128M" save the file and run /sbin/lilo If you use Grub, look at man grub for more information on how to add the memory info to the grub menu. Good luck! Paul -- PRO BOZO PUBLICO Support your local clown. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Opera web browser
On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, you wrote: Roger Sherman wrote: Well, I don't understand the problem, cause everything mentioned on the list here I have checked or tried and I still get the different architecture message with the rpm and an " unexpected EOF and the core dump when I try to install the gzip file.(after unzipping it of course). This is one browser that I will not be using. I'll wait for KDE2 and Konqueror. I don't have that many problems with Netscape to put up with the unknown problems Opera is presenting. Oh, well. -- Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842 Hi, This new Konqueror browser that comes with KDE2 has received quite a few mentions here on the list. Does anyone know if the final version will be JavaScript and Flash compliant? Andrew
Re: [newbie] Linux Format
On Mon, 09 Oct 2000, you wrote: I would just like to know why you agree the IRA. I also live in the UK , I am english and also have opinions but this is NOT the place to air them. This is a LINUX newsgroup. Linux is a system built on friendship and understanding and such talk can only lead to division. This subject has a way of getting out of hand very quickly as many people, even non-nationals, have their own opinions and slant on the topic due to the fact that it covers more than just land ownership (religion, terrorism also being valid issues). Therefore what we say may upset many people, as being english / irish our views are rather inflenced and prejudiced by nationality. Send private e-mails to each other by all means if you want a political converstion but NOT via the linux newsgroup. Andrew
Re: [newbie] nothing works online
On Sun, 08 Oct 2000, you wrote: mandrake 7.1 help please i installed mandrake 7.1 last week from Linux Magazine CD, everything seemed to be ok until i got online. As soon as i am online any mandrake wont boot up any new Aplications or clients, even console or looking through the harddrive stops working. (nothing crashes..it just doent do anything). I tried starting eg. Xchat before i went online but it wont even try to connect once online. everything continuses to work again as if nothing was wrong as soon as i come offline again. Hi, I had the same problem the first time I installed linux also. Make sure your DNS addresses are correct. That was my fault and after I placed in the correct ones that I received from my ISP all went well. Andrew
[newbie] Linux on Compaq Prosignia P1?
Hi all, A friend of mine wants to install Linux but is having probs. As I have had no problems with installation I don't have a clue so maybe someone here can help. He is trying to load linux onto a Compaq Prosignia P1 with a SCSI CD-ROM with a smart array controller. He used the 4.60 smartstart CD's to erase the current setup and prepare his system for Linux for which Linux was a selectable option. However, whatever he does he cannot seem to boot off the bootable CD. He has tried Red Hat, SUSE and LM7.1 but they just leave him with a blinking cursor in the top left hand corner of the monitor and he is forced to reboot. With Mandrake he gets a little further with Tux being displayed and the options for auto or manual installation. Both start OK, decompressing the boot instructions but then a message appears saying: "Boot failed - Please change disks and start again." Thing is, as he got the distribution from a cover disk there isn't another to try. Has anyone had a similar problem? Thanks in advance Andrew
Re: [newbie] Linux Format
On Thu, 05 Oct 2000, you wrote: Hi Jay, Any idea if there is a place on the web to see what Linux Format is about? There is No Linux Mag here in Holland, and I hate that. Perhaps I can get a subscription from the UK? tia, Paul Paul, Goto www.linuxformat.co.uk Andrew
Re: [newbie] Fragmentation in Linux,
On Sun, 01 Oct 2000, you wrote: Hello Fellow Linux Users, Is there any disk fragmentation tool in Linux? Thank you. -- Warm regards, Vinay mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Vinay, Liinux does this automatically after a certain number of boots so you needn't worry about doing this manually. Andrew
Re: [newbie] How do I filter out unwanted mails on Kmail?
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: hey I was wondering how do I filter out or transfer unwanted mail to trash. Have a look under Help. Click on contents to open up the Kmail manual. Chose filter (chapter 3.5). Andrew
[newbie] Telneting
Hi Just a quick question. Does any host allow the telnet function?I live in the UK and all our servers do not allow users to telnet to them. Infact every one I try whether here or abroad no longer seems to allow telneting. I ask as seeing that now I now much about my own system I want to expand my knowledge but this has become a problem. All the info I read about the internet ( that is the real internet not just the world wide web ) and how it works talk of telneting but I can not seem to get anywhere with it. Andrew
Re: [newbie] how to compile a program from source
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, you wrote: Anybody know where I can find some good documentation on compiling different sorts of programs from the source-code. I wanna try to compile and install gaim as my first try. -Paul R You should already have gaim on your system. Just open a terminal and type giam. Andrew
Re: [newbie] How to get out of GRUB???
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hello: How do i get out of grub login? Its like a dos prompt/login. I want the GUI Login. Thanks Guyzz FLUIDNYC Grub is a graphical loader, LiLO is the prompt. However with you mentioning login do you mean after the system has booted? If this is so (and it is not Grub) then as root edit the /etc/inittab file. The line you want reads something like: id:3:initdefault Simply change the 3 for a 5 and when you reboot (via Grub or LiLo) you will find the graphical login. Andrew
RE: [newbie] How to get out of GRUB???
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hello: Whats the commands to edit this::: id:3:initdefault from the liLo prompt. I wanna make it id:5:initdefault Thnx FLUID I think you can type linux 5 or something at the LiLo prompt to boot into a graphical login screen. However it is only for that session and you will still need to alter the /etc/inittab file once you have booted. I'm not sure what you want. This only changes the login screen ONCE you have booted into Linux. LiLo will still remain the same. If it is the LiLo prompt you want changing then the other suggestions will do this by helping you change to Grub. If you are dual booting you can always install boot magic into windows and move LiLo / Grub to the secondary boot record (it is now in the master boot record. Boot magic is a totally graphical boot manager that responds to your mouse as well as your keyboard. Andrew
Re: [newbie] any screenshots of grub?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, you wrote: Sorry for the dumb question, I am just wondering what grub looks like and if there is a screenshot I can lookat. I'm afraid to try it, I don't have an experimental machine. Thanks No screenshot I'm afraid but think of the Mandrake 6.1 installation to give you the nearest idea of the type of 'graphics' used. Andrew
Re: [OT] Who uses Linux? (was RE: [newbie] Mandrake...too many apps?)
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, you wrote: But I'm just wondering because, without getting into a flame war, I'm surprised how bad the installation of Mandrake is. Hi, Well I'm just your plain user and the nearest I get to any techy stuff is designing web pages (though I am learning Java and have taught myself some C). I found the Mandrake installation to be a breeze. I'm using 7.1 (though started with 6.0) and just clicked on the recommended installation and of it went. It found my 3dfx graphics card, and the monitor and all I had to do was click ok at the end. Easy Peesy. BTW I am a complete Linux user having ditched Windows ages back, now that is hard for a newbie with all those cryptic messages as to why it crashed ( anyone know what all those numbers actually meant ) Andrew
Re: [OT] Who uses Linux? (was RE: [newbie] Mandrake...too many apps?)
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, you wrote: p.s. i have the wardrobe, though! six t-shirts from thinkgeek.com! and i have a stuffed penguin! and i devour slashdot upon a daily basis... oh, god, *please* tell me i'm not a total failure and i have the makings of a "real" linux user...!! Anyone with a stuffed penguin is well on his way to being a Linux user :-) I've only got a little rubber one. Cheers --- Larry God how I'm searching for a stuffed penguin. A big large one that can sit next to my monitor our to keep my chair warm whilst I make a brew. Andrew
Re: [newbie] No user group!
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hello everyone , I wonder if you can help me? I live in Maidstone , Kent(U.K.) I am a newbie and struggling. Is there a user group in the area? If not interested in setting one up? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] The nearest user groups I know off in kent are: www.southeast.lug.org.uk www.brighton.lug.org.uk (Bromcom) If you are after setting up a user group yourself the best place to visit is: www.lug.org.uk where you can print off a twenty page HOWTO on setting up a user group and what it's duties are. Andrew (Blackburn lug)
Re: [newbie] Um...multi boot...NOT
I'm in trouble. First of all, I thought 7.1 was supposed to use Grub, but when I boot I have Lilo not Grub. Also, at the boot: prompt when I hit Tab it shows: linux rescue WHERE IS WINDOWS Jim Did you install Lilo on the MBR or secondary boot header? In saying that how about entering Drak Config and placing the Windows option on the same partition as Lilo (hda 5 or where-ever) so that it would show when at the Lilo prompt. This should then enable you to boot Windows. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Gimp 1.1.24 v Photo shop
Hi, I got the new gimp with the latest gnome 1.2 there is the develepers version to download from the gimp homepage (www.gimp.org) though this seems stable enough to me. Andrew
[newbie] Gimp 1.1.24 v Photo shop
Hi all, Just got the latest version of the Gimp. WOW!!! As I do a bit of Web design the web functions are really good, especially image map function etc. However my main reason for e-mailing the group is this. How does this new gimp compare with the Abode Photo Shop from which I believe it was based (the interfaces appear almost identical). Could a user of Gimp find Photo Shop easy to learn and use. I ask this as I have been asked by an employment agency to go for an interview with a web design company later this week or early next and they have asked that I can use Photoshop. Obviously I will tell them I use Linuxso no but..etc. Andy
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000, you wrote: Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some help! - Stickus - Type sndconfig at the prompt. If all goes well go to the K menu and select KDE - Settings - Sound - System soundsand check the "enable sounds" box. Andrew
Re: [newbie] ESS Audio
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote: Are you sure it is not working? I mean, have you enabled system sounds in KDE and turned up the volume for CD players? I'm not sure how to enable sounds in gnome if that is the desktop you are using. Check in KDE control center to see if system sounds is enabled. And click on the small speaker icon on the task bar to see where the volume is set. If you have already done these things, I would go to Konsole and "su" and type in " soundconfig" and try configuring that way. I have an ESS card and you will never get any sound out of it unless you firt run soundconfig from the prompt. All the messing with volume and checking the box in system sound will do nothing until you first run that command. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Themes
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote: hello, i would like to know where i can find COMPLETE kde themes.. most the themes is kde.themes.org are incomplete.. meaning they either dont have the sounds or they dont have some features..i would like to know if any of you know of any complete themes or a place to look or them? thanks TiGereYe - Accept No Substitues There are some that are complete on kde.themes.org. The reason some are without is I beleave the choice of the designers rather than kde.themes.org. You can always read the HOWTO and make your own. You can mix and match themes too. If there is a wallpaper you like select just wallpaper then move on to another with smart sounds and just select sounds etc. Andrew
Re: [newbie] KDE?
Stephen, Type startxat the command prompt I at last have Linux loaded on my win 98 system (duel boot). I am having troubles with KDE though, or I think I am. When I boot into Linux I can use the key combination of Ctrl-Alt-F(n) to open any of the seven desktops but none of these have what I thought. I thought there was icons and task bars so to speak in the KDE desktop, is that right? I hit the F7 option and get two command line windows. I am new to this so maybe that is all you get. If I am wrong maybe somebody could help me out with this. I am running Mandrake 7.0. Thanks for you help in advance ;) Stephen Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: [newbie] compile question
On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, you wrote: i just downloaded a gimp plugin that consisted of a readme file and one file called ps.c i figure this is source code that needs to be compiled but the usual ./configure etc doesn't seem to apply here, what do i do with this any ideas, i think the result should be just one executable that i then place in the appropriate directory bascule To compile a .c file you must use gcc. Type gcc -o ps ps.c The middle ps will then be the name of the executable. This can be changed to anthing you like. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Is it Linux or Linux?
Dear people. Linus Thorwald is from Finland. He uses beside of Swedish also Finnish as his main languages. So do I too. I am using also languages in that order as the trhird one comes English and when I start to be drunk I speak French. Sincerely Erik H. I speak double dutch :-) Andrew
Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user)
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, you wrote: I like Linux as it is. I don't give a shit about prime time. Linux is a learning experience, more like PBS. If it turns into Saturday morning cartoons, I'll go with something else. Call me a snob I don't care. BTW I am not a programmer. Phil Thats exactly my thoughts Phil. If Linux became 'Prime-time' and everything was made to run perfectly first time round then where would the learning experience be. This is one of the major paradoxes that the Linux distributors, promoters and programmers must face. For me Linux has recaptured the days of my youth when, with my ZX81 and later Spectrum, I would hide away for hours whilst typing in pages and pages of program from a games magazine or trying to teach myself basic. Then came Windows and I became a virtual zombie. Now thanks to Linux, whilst others down tthe local pub are discussing the finer arts of word processing and how to change their Windows 9x desktop colours, I'm wrangling with the complexeties of LiLo configuration, shell scripting and trying to teach myself C programing. I'm once again reliving those distant and hazy days of youth when my world revolved around a spongey rubber keypad and a 16k RAM pack precariously balanced against a school textbook. Linux has provided me with the answer of what can be done on those long cold wintery nights when all thats keeping me going is a full perculator of coffee and a sheer willfull desire to have this machine finally configured to my liking. So what if I'm red eyed and blurry the next day at work at least I can say that I know more about my system and computers in general than just knowing how to point at something and click. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Digest mode
On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, you wrote: Hi, Is this list available in digest mode? I havent been able to find a command for it. I think it is yes. The option was on the site where you subscribed. Out of interest, what is digest mode? Andrew
Re: [newbie] Changing themes in enlightement
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, you wrote: The files are in tar.gz form. I think I just need to decompress it. But after I regenerate my menus, I'm still not found my new theme there. Maybe there is something wrong with the instalation. If so, how I can install my theme ? Thank's for reply. -Pungki Hang on you don't need to decompress them do you? I know in KDE you just use the tar.gz file, maybe it's the same in enlightenment. It's been a while since I last used it so I'm not too sure. Try placeing the files in ~/.enlightenment/themes. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Changing themes in enlightement
Original Message On 8/26/00, 6:37:05 PM, "Juggernaut" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] kppp error: Hello... A few days ago, I have download some themes from www.tucows.com I'm download a themes for enlightement. And then I don't know how to change desktop themes on enlightement. If KDE has theme manager (on KDE Control Center) to manage themes, GNOME theme selector can't do the same. GNOME Control Center only change the background. If I use theme selector, I don't know how to install a new theme (I don't know the extension of the file that theme selector recognize). Or I should use 3d party program ? Anyone can help me ? Thank's a lot. -Pungki Hi If you have 3 button mouse here's how. Place the files in .enlightenment/themes in your home directory Then in enlightenment use the middle button and one of the options is theme followed by a list of all your installed themes.
Re: [newbie] Re: DESKTOP THEMES
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote: I have RedHat 6.2 and i was wondering how i can make enlightenment my main dektop manger instead of the one that comes with RedHat. edit the file .xinitrc that is in your home directory (or create a new one if it isnt) and write to it: exec enlightenment That is all. If you wish to change in the future to some other window manager then just replace enlightenment with the new one ie. exec kde Andrew
Re: [newbie] app like Adobe Photoshop/photodeluxe
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Philomena wrote: Hi all, does anyone know of any apps that have the bells and whistles for manipulating photos and digital images as does the Adobe packages ? I've started doing some work retouching old B/W images, but would prefer porting it all over to the linux side. Gimps good but I find Photogenics to be far better and quicker to pick up. You can get photogenics at linuxs.tucows. Andrew
[newbie] Xseti (solved)
Hi again, Thanks for all the help about X setiathome. I followed the link given by Trevor and downloaded the necessary tar file, altered the PATH and off I went. Cheers once again, Andrew
[newbie] X setiathome
Hi, Has anyone successfully installed the X setiathome screen. I have just downloaded the text version as I could not get the X version to work at all. I am using Mandrake 7.1 now. Thanks in advance -- /Andrew Scotchmer\ ICQ#50762100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \---composed on PINE-/
Re: [newbie] ppp and demand dialing
On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, you wrote: Would/etc/rc.d/rc.local be a better place to put the line "/sbin/ifup ppp0"? I believe a separate instance of bash exists for each user logged in with bash as their default shell. --Greg Thats a thought I might give it a try. Each user including root has there own hidden bashrc file in their home directory. However a user cannot run the command ifup ppp0 or at least not on my system, therefore I placed it in the, what I presumed was system wide configuraton, /etc/bashrc as I intended it to initiate the dial up once root had logged in and the getty handed over to the bash shell. Would not placing it into /etc/rc.d/rc.local bring up the dial tone before logging in and if so how would that work as no-one, not even root has logged in? I think I might try that and see. Andrew
Fwd: Re: [newbie] ppp and demand dialing
On Thu, 01 Jan 1970, you wrote: Hi all, I have ppp with the demand option working, however, I have to manually start it each time after I boot. I'm using Mandrake 7.1. I can go to linuxconf and start it or simply open a term window, use su, and then ifup ppp0. How can I have this automatically start after each boot and be available? Thanks Jim Typing /sbin/ifup ppp0 into /etc/bashrc worked for me. However, to be honest I found it to be awkward and have deleted the command from the file. Whenever I had to su to root it would try and connect all over again and cause the terminal to stall for a minute or so whilst it shut down the initial connection and redialled again. A pain when the task you su to do would have only taken few seconds. Andrew ---
Re: [newbie]
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, you wrote: I want a file named "tetex-do.rpm" of Linux-Mandrake 6.1 or Linux-Mandrake 6.5. Please give me advice how I download the file. In the time of install Linux-Mandrake 6.1 it want to "mount point" of hard disk. I don't know about "mount point". Please advice how I "mount point" of hard disk. Your nice co-operation will be highly appreciated.Warm regards. Md. Mohebullah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: Hi there. To configure the mount point select the Linux Native partion and choose Edit from the choice at the bottom. When asked for a mount point just place a forward slash / to show that this is the root partition. When downloading, click on the filename you want and Netscape will automatically begin downloading the file for you. Files tend to be placed in your home directory. They can be installed simply by typing as root rpm -ivh filename.rpm. If you are using one of the graphical desktops then as root open your home directory and click on the downloaded file. Once the RPMDrake has opened click install and that's it.
Re: [newbie]
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, you wrote: I want a file named "tetex-do.rpm" of Linux-Mandrake 6.1 or Linux-Mandrake 6.5. Please give me advice how I download the file. In the time of install Linux-Mandrake 6.1 it want to "mount point" of hard disk. I don't know about "mount point". Please advice how I "mount point" of hard disk. Your nice co-operation will be highly appreciated.Warm regards. Md. Mohebullah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: Hi there. To configure the mount point select the Linux Native partion and choose Edit from the choice at the bottom. When asked for a mount point just place a forward slash / to show that this is the root partition. When downloading, click on the filename you want and Netscape will automatically begin downloading the file for you. Files tend to be placed in your home directory. They can be installed simply by typing as root rpm -ivh filename.rpm. If you are using one of the graphical desktops then as root open your home directory and click on the downloaded file. Once the RPMDrake has opened click install and that's it. Andrew
[newbie] No C== compiler in $PATH
Hi, Whenever I try and download a tar file from the internet, unpack it and type ./configure I keep getting this message half way down: checking for a C++-Compiler checking for g++no checking for CC.no checking for xlC.no checking for DCC..no configure: error: no acceptable C++ compiler found in $PATH This happens with every tar file I try to configure yet I thought gcc in /usr/bin was a C++ compiler? What can I do? Thanks in advance Andrew
Re: [newbie] Pine Config
This is totally wrong. You can use it with POP, but just on one POP
server. I have used it many times before I switched to MUTT which
handles threading far better than Pine. Taken from the info of Pine,
do this.
In your setup config for inbox-path type:
{nameofpop.com/pop3user=username}INBOX
That's it. When you start Pine, it will ask you for your password and
start d/l your mail.
No it doesn't :-)
Sorry but this is something I wanted as I use pine all the time and I
tried this line but all that came back was:
Could not open.
only when I changed back to my original configuration did it all work well
again.
--
/Andrew Scotchmer\
ICQ#50762100
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
\---composed on PINE-/
Re: [newbie] Resuming downloads (solved)?
Thanks to all the suggestions. I have now installed wget and I find it just what I wanted. Thanks once again. Andrew
Re: [newbie] USB Scanner
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000, you wrote: Howdy, does anyone know whether or not I can use my usb scanner with Mdk 7.1 yet? If so, what programs are usable to capture images? Thanks, Wayne Hi Wayne, I don't think so. I have a Mustek USB scanner and have had no luck. At the moment I believe the only supported USB hardware are keyboards and mice however I have heard that the new kernal due out this autumn will have greater USB support. So we will have to live in hope at the moment I'm afraid. Andrew
[newbie] just say NO!!!
Hi, At present European Law does not support the American style patenting of software technologies. However, lobbyists from large multinationals such as IBM and the Intellectual Propety experts are currently applying pressure to change all this. In response, the EuroLinux Alliance have set up an online petition at: http://petition.eurolinx.org/ where we can register our names and help fight this. To find out more go to: www.freepatents.org where the latest news can be found. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Galeon web browser
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote: Ian McLeod wrote: Has anyone successfully installed the Galeon web browser? How did they do it? What did they install? What is it like? Mike. Have you also installed the Mozilla browser as it needs this to run Andrew
Re: [newbie] (Gabor) AMD 500 CPUs???
On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, you wrote: Could you please send me some confirmation to this letter because I think that they do not arrive at the mailing-list. Gabor Gabor, You just have to wait, and wait, and wait.. Andrew Scotchmer
[newbie] test
test -- Andrew ICQ 50762100 -- "In the pursuit of knowledge, Everday something is acquired" (Lao Tzu) --
RE: [newbie] Windoze
MS Office I don't want to convert files and everyone is using office Both of my business partners use Windows with only myself using Linux. I use Star Office and they can both read my reports perfectly as can I with theirs and without any converting. PSP5 The best low cost image processing program Being in the business of graphic design and web design I also use to think so when I ran Windows. However I must say that you are completely wrong. Gimp and Correl Paint have each proved more powerful than anything PSP5 could offer and that extends to version6 (yes even 5 is now old hat). As for low cost, both Gimp and Correl Paint are free and as said are more powerful. For serious designers PSP* is laughed at but not Gimp or the Correl Paint or Photo suites, one reason I opted for Linux. Now as both are free, doesn't that make this statement a little bit of a nonsense. Even as an amateur you can have pro packages for free or limp along on PSP and pay 100's. you get what you pay for. No you don't..(see above) -- Andrew ICQ 50762100 -- "In the pursuit of knowledge, Everday something is acquired" (Lao Tzu) --
Re: [newbie] Wheel Mouse Driver
On Sun, 09 Jul 2000, you wrote: I know that Mandrake 7.0 comes with a wheel mouse driver. How do I enable this under KDE? Supposedly, that was one of the last updates was for it. Is it possible to use the wheel mouse under KDE? Thanks. Harry Hi, I use a microsoft intelli-mouse and have the wheel running perfectly. Open autostart and place into it a new application. Under execute type: imwheel %f -- Andrew
[newbie] libqt.so.1 prob
Hi, Tried to install 7.0 after stuffing things up in root. Usually everthing goes like a dream. However this time I can not start X. I keep getting the error message that reads something like: libqt.so.1. Can not open shared libraries. I've never had this before and I have installed it a few times both on my own computer and on my friends. Anyone know what the problem is? I've looked through various books but with no luck. Thanks in advance Andrew.
[newbie] No STL types???
Hi, I've been trying to install KDE 1.9 beta. I have them on disc as tar files. The problem I get is when trying to configure the kde-qt-1.90 package I get the message: error: no known STL type found What is this STL? Andrew
Re: [newbie] How to set internet in Linux Mandrake????????
On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, you wrote: Thanks, I am using a modem, I don't know what is kppp, and how to use it, would you like please help me. Thanks Hi Click on the internet icon on the desktop. Click on setup and fill in all the relevant details for your connection and modem. Click on ok and then connect. Andrew.
[newbie] i586 or i686???
Hi again. Been having a look at shell scripts etc. and noticed that when entering the comand "set | more" I find amongst other things "HOSTTYPE=i586" However at the login prompt it describes my system as i686 Why the difference and what is their meaning??? My processor is not intel but a Cyric Mll 300. Cheers Andrew
Re: [newbie] Probs with Abiword
On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, you wrote: Do you know about the wc (word count command) that is part of the system? It can be set up to work inside Vim and others. Can let you have the relevant snippet from my .vimrc file if that would help. Glyn M. Cheers Glyn. I've just checked up on the wc (word count) option from a online course in unix/linux and found I can use it for star office files so problem solved. Thanks Andrew
Re: [newbie] TV howto set it up (fwd)
Can anyone tell me what files, and where they are to setup the WinTV? I know it is here somewhere, and I have looked everywhere in the file structure, but to no avail. Where is it, and how to set up? I am running V7 and KDE. Thanks for your help. So much to learn, so little time. Regards, Gary Gary, You'll need something like KwinTV that I downloaded from Linuxberg. You'll also need the drivers for your card. I have hauppauge WinTV and use the BTTV drivers and you can learn about how to configure and get it all up an running at the BTTV Howto at www.linuxdoc.org. Andrew
[newbie] Probs with Abiword
Hi, Just had a look at Abiword and have come across a problem. Does anyone else when starting Abiword have half the screen blanked out? I can only see half the document because of this and the grey area even extends out of the window and onto the desktop where it stays until I refresh. It is a shame because I need the word count facility that abiword has and which I have not been able to find on others. I have contacted abisource but they have not responded so does anyone here know of a solution? Thanks, Andrew
Re: [newbie] Console Dial Up
On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, you wrote: I have searched low and medium and I do not know where high is. Well I guess this is high. Can some one let me know how I can dial into my isp through the console only. No need to go into X at all. Thanks alot. At the root command prompt type: /sbin/ifup ppp0 To disconnect type: /sbin/ifdown ppp0 Andrew
Re: [newbie] What are the fave picks for Learning Linux or Unix
On Sun, 04 Jun 2000, you wrote: Does any one have a favorite book for learning the Linux language? Or, would a "Learning Unix" book be sufficient? Roman Roman, Have a look athttp://goforit.unk.eduThere is a free online course in Unix there and it recommends using Linux to complete the exercises. I have found it to be very informative and useful. It covers all areas of running a Unix system with prompt commands and shell scripting. There is also courses in C programming. Andrew
[newbie] LILO boot time
Hi again, I have got Linux installed on hda1 after ditching Windoze a couple of months ago now. When at the lilo prompt I have to wait 5 seconds for it to boot the kernal or press enter for instant booting. I know it is petty but how can I configure lilo to boot Linux instantly with out the prompt. I have looked into /etc/lilo.config and messed about with the timeout option but it has no effect. Therefore the waiting time command must be within another file but where? As I said it is a petty issue but it has become a bit of an obsession with me now. -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching) ICQ 50762100
Re: [newbie] Why MPEGs are so slow??
On Tue, 30 May 2000, you wrote: Hello! I tried to use aKtion to play my MPEG files, and the speed of playback is ~1fps. What is the reason of it? System: PIII-500, ASUS V3800TVR nVidia based card, XFree 3.3.6 Any suggestions? Thanks, -- Koly Sorry no suggestions but when I use aKtion to play Mp3's the speed is fiine though the sound is very wobbly. Cue Handels "Water Music" I think 8^) -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching) ICQ 50762100
[newbie] nist
hi Is it right that the program nist can read DVD files along with syncronised sound? If this is so can it read them straight from disk our should they be saved to a file? Andrew
[newbie] ~/.profile prodlems
Hi Today I've downloaded qt-2.0.2 as it is needed by the latest version of licq. To install I have needed to create a file ~/.profile in my home directory according to the instructions in the INSTALL file (just a case of cut and paste really). I have logged out and back in again as instructed to set the new file but when running ./configure I still get an error saying: The variable QTDIR is not set correctly. It is currently set to "" but it should be set to this directory which is "/usr/local/qt". The problem is that the above mention variable is set to /usr/local/qt. Do I have to compile this file with gcc or something Thanks -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching)
Re: [newbie] KPP dials and connects but nothing works??
On Tue, 30 May 2000, you wrote: I set kpp up to dial up to my ISP and it does and it connects but nothing works. No netscape, email, ping, etc. What did I do wrong and how can I fix this? Any ideas? Thanks, Aaron Hi, Well I had this exact problem only a couple of weeks back and thanks to some usefull suggestions I got it fixed. Check your Name Server Specifications (DNS) in linux config and make sure that all the information there is correct ie. server name, ip address, etc. To be honest i didn't think this had anything to do with it at first and it was the last thing I tried, but what do you now...it worked!!! -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching)
Re: [newbie] SSTV Pgm Install
On Mon, 29 May 2000, you wrote: I have downloaded the following program from a HAM radio site and would like to install and run it: qsstv_3_0_m.tgz It is a program that allows you to receive and transmit slow scan television (SSTV) using the sound card in the computer interfaced with a HF (high frequency) radio. I think I have copied and extracted it (as root) to /usr/local/src/ directory but not sure how to set it up. Couldn't find a setup or install file so not sure where to proceed from here. Couldn't find any document files in the extraction to help with the setup either. Don't know who the creator is either. Wish I knew so I could contact him for help. I am using Mandrake 7.0 Complete install. Troy Hi Troy, Which site did you download it from and was there no documentation on a page their? Usually there is some info on configuring the packages to your set up either on the site our in a file within the package. Sometimes looking at the unzipped file names can give a hint. Is there a configure file or a Make file somewhere. Sorry I can not be more helpful but I'm having one mammoth task trying to configure the bttv drivers for my wintv card ( I think this is day 4 ). Good luck -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching)
Re: [newbie]
On Tue, 30 May 2000, you wrote: Since linux is about 10 times more powerful than microshaft how can you expect to un-pack the box and be an expertthere are literally hundreds of books out there and a ton of helpful people here, now all you have to do is become a learned user, read, learn, try, re-install ;) when you mess up and start over. Nice comments Jim and thats the only way to learn. I beleave that in the original message to this thread it was said to make linux as user friendly as it possibly can be. Though I would like some things to be made easier, most of which have been mentioned in the Discussion thread, I do feel that to make it too user friendly would rob Linux of it's unique position and it's marvels. Heck, if it becomes to user friendly with everything done without a thourght being required from the user, why don't we just all jack it in and reinstall Windoze What do you all think out there??? -- Andrew Blackburn England --In the pursuit of knowledge Everyday something is aquired-- (Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching) ICQ 50762100
Re: [newbie] please help
On Sun, 28 May 2000, you wrote: Hi, this is Kit (again) I still can't post to the newbie list Oh yes you can:^) Andrew
Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness]
On Thu, 03 Jul 2036, you wrote: Yo Andrew, Your problem may not be a "kppp" problem at all. If you can use other networking protocols, the problem can be one of or both of two things. DNS IP configuration incorrect and something is wrong with your browser. In my opinion, I believe it to be your browser alone. If you cant FTP to a site using the site name such as: Thanks Altoine, however I think maybe I did not explain myself fully the first time. Netscape was only an example. What happens is nothing opens. I click on say my home directory and nothing happens. I click on the console and nothing happens. When I go to the menu and choose anything, say a game, nothing happens, yet using the /sbin/ifup command everything is fine. It is not only netscape it is the whole desktop that doesn't respond when connecting with kppp. I've checked my DNS IP configuration and all is fine. -- Andrew
Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness
On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: Okay gang, I have some wierdness here with my kppp connection. I can IRC and FTP and most anything else but when I try to http (using Netscape 4.72) it craps out about 95% of the time. Sorry Jerry no help from me I'm afraid. Just writing to add another weirdness. Whenever I connect using kppp I cannot open anything else. Netscape, Kmail infact everything ends up as dead icons, nothing responds. However if I run /sbin/ifup ppp0 before starting X I can use the desktop as normal and that is what I am having to do. Weird huh Andrew
Re: [newbie] Conection?
On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: hi, I install Mandrake-linux 7.0 an when i do a dialup conection the netscape dont go to to anywhere... what i can do for jump into the net with my LM7?? best regards? Carlos Villaronga Venezuela. Have you filled in all your setting options? -- Andrew
[newbie] gnometv or any other
Hi Does anyone have the application gnometv and if so can you tune it in? Otherwise does anyone know of a good TV tuner for Linux? I have a Hauppauge card (BT878) which gnometv recognises but I still cannot get it to run. Thanks -- Andrew Blackburn England
[newbie] /usr/src/linux/
Hi again. Connected with my last mail I have downloaded the bttv-0.6 driver which can run my BT878 Hauppage winTV card. Reading all the info after unpacking it I editeda few files as instructed for my card and did a "make" however I get the reply /usr/src/linuxRules.make: no such file or directory No rule to make target /usr/src/linux/Rules.makeStop It then exists the file and leaves me with the prompt and none the happier. Anyone know what is going on and what this "/Rules.make" file is? -- Andrew Balckburn England
Re: [newbie] I can't login my KDE.
On Sun, 21 May 2000, you wrote: Dear all, I re-start my computer today. While I try to login from the KDE login screen, the screen just flash once and seems the X reset, then bring me back to the login screen. There should be a hidden file in the home directories of both root and user called .xinitrc If there is, edit it to read startkde and that is all If there is no such file make one and edit it to say the above command. Save your changes and type startx at the prompt. Hope it works. -- Andrew Blackburn England
Re: [newbie] I can't login my KDE.
On Sun, 21 May 2000, you wrote: Dear all, I re-start my computer today. While I try to login from the KDE login screen, the screen just flash once and seems the X reset, then bring me back to the login screen. I had this once. There should be a hidden file in your home directories of both root and user called .xinitrc If there is edit it to read startkde If there is no such file, make one and edit it to read the above command. Save your changes and type startx at the prompt. Hope it works. -- Andrew Blackburn England
[newbie] kfm running realy slow.
Hi. Not only is kfm not running when I am connected (see last e-mail) now it is running really really slow. I know I don't have a big fancy processor - Cirrus MII but it was definately running faster than this a few days back and no I haven't downloaded anything from the internet nor have I installed anything from disc. It has just started to slow down?? -- Andrew Blackburn England -- In the pursuit of learning, Everyday something is aquired -- (Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching)
