Re: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay
Yeah, that should do it. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay So just put "prompt" like on the line before delay? thanks, bosco(). Enterprise2001 wrote: You have to put prompt in the lilo.conf file as well or the delay will be ignored "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:41 PM Subject: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay Hey, Here's an interesting one for you.. I needed to try that mem= b/c I was running with only 65 when really i have 192.. So here's the deal.. I run Linux on my second hard drive and consequently have LILO on that drive.. Well I use Bootmagic to choose between Linux and Windows.. When I boot to Linux it then boots LILO and goes straight to kernel loading.. I had once before been able to add the command to make it wait but was unable to recently.. I read in the Lilo manual it was delay=... then I saw in someone else's lilo.conf they had timeout=xxx... either way neither one of them worked.. But, I added mem=192M to the append line ( after I had tested it of course ) and that gets recognized?!?! Any ideas? Is LILO being selective in what it accepts from me.. LOL.. thanks, bosco(). ( at any rate all is well and working like I wanted, but I was nonetlheless still curious.. ) __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time)
You probably have all of your drive partitioned already. (This is always the default if you don't dothe partitioning yourself) Get a non destructive reparation tool (Partition Magic) and try that. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Kyle "Orange" Spahn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:16 PM Subject: [newbie] Drive Full?!? (please respond this time) Hey Everyone, I keep trying to partition my hard drive so I can use Linux, but when I do so, it says that the last cylinder of my drive is full. So it thinks my entire drive is filled up, which it isn't. I have a 27.3 GB Hard Drive which I've maybe used 5 GB of. It's definitely not full! I need help!!! PLEASE! -Kyle "Orange" SpahnFreespace 2 CoordinatorLead ReviewerDescent Chronicles - http://descent.gamestats.com NewsGameLordz Network - http://www.gamelordz.net NewsSummoner Homeland - http://www.summonerhl.com
Re: [newbie] Compiling the Kernel
did you do lilo -v ? "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 12:29 AM Subject: [newbie] Compiling the Kernel Hey there, I'm having trouble compiling the kernel and I'm wondering if anybody can give me some input. Ok, here what I've done let me start by saying I'm running mandrake 6.1, and I'm trying to install linux kernel 2.2.14. I've managed to compile the kernel correctly (make mrproper;make menuconfig make bzImage;make dep;make modules;make modules_installs), then I managed to copy bzImage to /boot/vmlinux-2.2.14 and linked vmlinuz soft link ), then I updated lilo by adding a "test" addition to lilo with my new kernel. I did all that but when I rebooted I get messages like System.map has incorrect kernel version, and Modules-info.map incorrect kernel version. So I think I have to update System.map and Modueles-info.map, but I have no idea how to do that the HOWTO's don't have anything about that in their, any ideas's. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] (OT) I wonder ...
Actually, It says www.microsoft.com is running Microsoft-IIS/5.0 on Windows 2000 "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Tom Berger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: [newbie] (OT) I wonder ... ... which OS runs Microsoft's servers: http://www.netcraft.com/whats/?host=www.microsoft.comExamine=Wait.. Sorry, couldn't determine what the server was for host www.microsoft.com on port 80. Tried some other big sites - nobody hides the OS they're running. Just MS. Makes you think... Nevermind tom -- "No fun, no gain" Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [[newbie] First...apologies]
the append=mem=XXX has to be under the configuration for the Linux kernel image. and don't forget to run lilo -v after altering lilo.conf "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] First...apologies] When I start Linux with linux mem=128M it boots and reports 128M of ram. When I boot from the lilo.conf file (which has the mem=128M in the append section), it only boots with 65M. Any reasons why this would be so, and is there a way aroudn this/ Wayne PS: it worked first time last time! On Sun, 20 Apr 2036, you wrote: Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, after a bad crash this morning after trying to install my new HD I had to reinstall Mdk 7. I have forgotten the command you add to append section of your lilo.conf file to get it to recognise more than 65 MB of RAM. ANy help? Wayne == If it's necessary, add append="mem=128M" You might want to try booting first with linux mem=128 to be certain that it will work with that number. HTH, Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. -- *** *** Wayne Petherick Criminology Department Humanities and Social Sciences Bond University Gold Coast, Australia *** *** __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay
You have to put prompt in the lilo.conf file as well or the delay will be ignored "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:41 PM Subject: [newbie] LILO and timeout/delay Hey, Here's an interesting one for you.. I needed to try that mem= b/c I was running with only 65 when really i have 192.. So here's the deal.. I run Linux on my second hard drive and consequently have LILO on that drive.. Well I use Bootmagic to choose between Linux and Windows.. When I boot to Linux it then boots LILO and goes straight to kernel loading.. I had once before been able to add the command to make it wait but was unable to recently.. I read in the Lilo manual it was delay=... then I saw in someone else's lilo.conf they had timeout=xxx... either way neither one of them worked.. But, I added mem=192M to the append line ( after I had tested it of course ) and that gets recognized?!?! Any ideas? Is LILO being selective in what it accepts from me.. LOL.. thanks, bosco(). ( at any rate all is well and working like I wanted, but I was nonetlheless still curious.. ) __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Sorry to see you go
go to http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 put in your e-mail address, select radio button for unsubscribe and click submit. DEAR GOD, They need to put this in every e-mail. Listening Mandrake? "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Walter C Lucas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Sorry to see you go Hi I am trying to get off of this list, can you help me with some directions as to how to no longer get 750 messages per day? On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 23:32:03 -0800 "Eunice Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Steve, Hi, I was catching up on my mail and I saw your post, stating that it would be your last. I hope this will reach you. I don't know about the rest of the newbies, but I for one will miss your posts. You were extremely helpful, always well informed, and yes even pretty patient. You've helped me to make the transition from Windows to Linux without too much hair-pulling. Although I haven't thrown Windows out the window, I'm able to experiment with Linux and actually relax and enjoy myself. Enjoy your time off Thanks again, you've been a big help. Eunice Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] ata66 Please help me.
GO TO THE LINUX MANDRAKE WEBSITE AND DO IT, JUST LIKE YOU SUBSCRIBED!!! "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Hal Zucati [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 6:19 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] ata66 Please help me. UNSUBSCRIBE ME -Original Message- From: Emanuele La Rosa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] ata66 Please help me. Please My girlfriend is going to buy a new computer that support the Ultra-ata 66. She wants to put Linux in her computer but I don't know how it works with U-66. The problem is: The system works without this protocol o it doesn't boot at all? If the problem is only due to a non used protocol, maybe using the U-33 I think that the system will work pretty good too. in fact, maybe I'm wrong, if a good hard-disk has a band-witht of 12MByte using a U-33, or U-66 shouldn't be a problem because the bottleneck is in the speed of Hard-disk and not in the controller. Please help. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: RE : LICQ on Mandrake v7.0 CD ... was Re: [newbie] umm qt 2.0.2
http://www.names4ever.com allows you to send them a check via snail mail. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 7:09 AM Subject: Re: RE : LICQ on Mandrake v7.0 CD ... was Re: [newbie] umm qt 2.0.2 We are in the same boat. I'm looking for a way to setup Apache because as soon as I find a domain name register thingy that is not narrow minded as register.com the bastards only take credit cards how the hell can someone like me who don't use stupid credit cards get his domain name registered? Then I can start with Apache, and maybe get someting done and l can elp yo with what I know On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, KompuKit mewed: your welcome...now I wish SOMEONE would be just as quick in helping me setup apache... bosco wrote: I just installed it and it ran like a charm.. Thanks.. constantly improvingly yours, bosco(). KompuKit wrote: yeah...it's on the CD...I just checked...I have 7.0 also... -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.myip.org (does not run 24/7) KompuKit= __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie]
Use a Floppy boot disk, for some reason some BIOS's freak booting off the Mandrake CD. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: STEVE GREEDY [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 5:27 AM Subject: [newbie] Hi all, I've been trying (for about a week) to install Mandrake versions 6.1 and 7.02. on the following: Tyan 1854 motherboard pentium PIII-600 128 meg ram IMB 13.Gb HDD MATROX G400max SB 1024 soundcard NE2000 comp. ethernet card he problem is as follows: After booting up from the CD, I presume the following process is hardware detection, what happens is when it gets to IDE0 and IDE1 the system hangs for a while and then reports operation timed out and something along the lines of IDE0 not found (not responding) and the same for IDE1. Carrying on with the installation after this the process cab't get past the formatting of the Linxu partition.The same also occurs trying to install Redhat 6.0. I've tried the fips fdisk route as well with no success. I've managed to successfully install 7.02 on another machine (only real difference being the motherboard) Anyone have any ideas Cheers Steve Steve Greedy School of Electrical Electronic Eng. University of Nottingham Tel: 0115 9514273 Fax: 0115 9515616 http://www.eee.nott.ac.uk/solid/pic/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] CD-ROM Install Problem
I think that might be one of those CD-Rom Drives that requires a special boot disk. Read the Docs "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Scott Starsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LINUX Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 8:48 AM Subject: [newbie] CD-ROM Install Problem I've downloaded Mandrake Linux 7.0 and burned it to a CD with the ISO image. I created a boot floppy and booted the machine with it. I've attempted to install my CD ROM device, but my device is not recognized. I have a Mitsumi (I/o 310h and IRQ 10). I've specified the parameters mcd=0x310, 10 but the device is not recognized. I get the error that insmod failed and that the mcd.o module could not be located. Any ideas? __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] where's staroffice
You have to fill out that BIG REGISTRATION Form, did you do that? If so then you just need to wait, maybe the download server is down "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Kit [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 1:57 PM Subject: [newbie] where's staroffice sun.com...won't download staroffice...for some reason... where else can I download it.? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg http://kompukit.dyndns.org (personal webserver,does NOT run 24/7) __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie]
Hi "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Jeff To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 4:42 PM Subject: [newbie] Hello?
Re: [newbie] umm qt 2.0.2
You could try installing qt 2.0.2 without upgrading (i.e. uninstalling) qt 1.44 "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 6:28 PM Subject: [newbie] umm qt 2.0.2 Greetings all, I am very pleased to say that I am getting ALOT better at Linux.. I recently installed qt 2.0.2 over the 1.44 that was on here and was unable to boot into KDE.. Soo, I uninstalled 2.0.2 and reinstalled 1.44... Good job I say cause now I can boot into KDE which I o-so-love.. :) But here's my question, I want to run LICQ and need qt2.0.2 so what do I do.. Thanks for any help.. I'm about to track down what I can to help.. thanks, bosco(). __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Ram Problems
Yep, try adding append="mem=256M" under the entry for your Linux kernel image in lilo.conf (usually in /etc) then run lilo -v This worked for me. Except I have 128 MB RAM and mine says 128M instead of 256M. I hear it could get ugly if you remove RAM so keep boot disk with out this set. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Charles Ulwelling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:12 PM Subject: [newbie] Ram Problems I am having trouble with Linux Mandrake 7 recognizing all my ram. I have 256megs in my system and Mandrake only recognizes 64 megs of that when I boot. I have an Abit BE6 motherboard. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks Pendragon __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] new to Mandrake 7.0
If that book is in English, I'll take it. Thanks in advance, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Emilio Correa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 12:37 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] new to Mandrake 7.0 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] new to Mandrake 7.0 Date sent: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 00:34:32 -0900 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 04 Mar 2000, you wrote: Hello. I was able to divide up my hard drive and install Mandrake 7.0 and have it share some space with Windows '95...but I have some questions. 1. I am new to Linux, and have used Windows for about two years...what is the best way to go about and learn Linux? I bought the O'Reily book 'Running Linux,' and it has helped, but it is very advanced in some parts, and I was looking for something online to help me. 2. Also trying to get my Epson 600 printer and Iomega 250 zip drive to work...went to their sites and didn't see like a Linux driver for them...I though that is probably what they would need...am I right here? thanks, 'Smash Yr. Head On The Punk Rock' -Chris Rasputin http://www.angelfire.com/ne/rasputin1/Rasputin.html Try the multi-headed monster approach: 1 Surf the net for every Linux reference you can find, check it out. 2 Look up the closest LUG (linux user group) in your area, contact 'em. 3 Check with your local computer stores and local ISP's for linux contacts 4 Visit good bookstores like Barnes Nobles, Borders, or whoever is in your area. 5 Suck up to some willing linux geek in your area, make him/her feel wonderful, and call them when all else fails... If someone suggested you try linux, I nominate them: they'll be susceptible to suggestions of guilt for getting you into the mess (no disparagement meant to linux, I love it). 6 Get onto other Newbie lists, too. 7 Find a windows guru, convert them to linux, and use some of their expertise to guide you along... Enjoy! Ken Hi, may be I can help you. I have a good linux book (300 KB of size, and about 100 pages from basic to medium level) on .pdf format. If you or someone want I can send it to yours personal address. Shout me in that case!! Good Luck!! Emilio Correa e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuayuda.com.ar (Informática/Listas de Correo) __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] X
run the X config program and DON'T have XWindows boot on startup. Log in to console and when you're ready for X type startx "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Gary K Stinnett Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: newbielinux-mandrakecom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 10:55 PM Subject: [newbie] X My linux box is set up to start X when I boot my machine. I normally run KDE. How do I go about shutting down X and running at the command line. Thanks, Gary -- \\\|/// \ ~ ~ / (\ @ @ /) --oOOo-(_)-oOOo- Name:Gary K Stinnett Jr Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://web.infoave.net/~gksjr ooO ( )--Ooo-- \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] cdrom problems
Mine didn't install booting off the CD either, I had to make a book disk, stick the CD in the drive, boot off the boot disk, press enter at boot prompt, and then everything went well. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Erich Braentner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 5:14 PM Subject: [newbie] cdrom problems I have been attempting to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 (Air - GPL Edition), with no success at all. I have a Creative Labs 52X CD-ROM drive in my system, and it doesn't seem to want to read it. I am booting off of the Linux CD to install. It goes through all of the detection processes fine, and detects the cd-rom drive as the right one also. It says "Initializing CD-ROM...", then it will say "Loading second stage ramdisk". It completes that successfully, but then will move on to "Initializing CD-ROM" once again, and put "in second stage install" on the bottom of the screen.. Then it will just sit there forever. Does anyone have any clue about how to fix this problem? Sucks when you can't even get Linux to read your cd-rom drive, much less install. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] kde 2 install problems help needed
You're always better off waiting for the final release, or at least beta, unless you are a developer. "Knowledge is Power" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: remove "NOSPAM" to email me. - Original Message - From: Ralph F. De Witt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 1:17 AM Subject: [newbie] kde 2 install problems help needed I am running Mandrake 7.0 and am new to linux. I thought I followed the readme for installation of the kdealpha of 02282000, which is the full install of kde2 alpha. I have a qt-copy in /usr/src/kde/qt-copy and kde2 files are in /opt/kde2 the install was done from / as root, the the files were installed from the 02282000 rpm using the --install --force --nodeps options as indicated by the readme. The readme indicates nothing else needs to be done. How ever when I try to start kword I come up with a error dialouge that stats dcopserver needs to be running. I start dcopserver and then try to start kword and small amount of hard drive activity then nothing. Would like to get kde2 running, particularly koffice suite. Can any help me get it working. Thanks in advance. Ralph __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
