Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512
ATI does provide technical assistance to the XFree86 project it is on their web site Jeanette Original Message- From: Robert MacLean [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Bcc: Subj: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512 Type: IPM.Note Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:27 AM IMHO you have 3 choices of graphic cards 3dfx - bad idea as they no longer exist (so no more drivers) ATI - don't support Linux :( nVidia - provide closed drivers for Linux. and personally closed drivers are better than no drivers. Robert MacLean - Original Message - From: s [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] new linux drivers for nvidia cards Version: 1.0-1512 On Friday 07 September 2001 05:09 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: I've got one word for nVidia's Linux support, and like most in the wintel-gang, it's DISINGENUOUS. They're just stringin us along, with poor, partially capable, closed source secret drivers. IMO, out'a fear of losing M$ cooperation. YMMV I'm sort's pi$$'d at myself for buyin nVidia crap, even tho I knew all the above beforehand. My only excuse is it's gettin harder and harder... not to. Billy's winning ;( That's just it. What is our alternative? Voodoo support is not what it was. I had three machines (just sold one) with the voodoo3 in them, and they have not had decent acceleration since 7.2. I tried all the the little tips and tricks other say got theirs to work ok, but nope... games suck on those machines. ATI? I read post after post of horror story with those. What could we get, even if money was no object (within the home user range)? -s -- -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Newbie having problems with modem...
Sorry but your modem is a winmodem. It is controllerless modem. First Clue is the words HCF. I would check on linmodems.org to see if there is support for it. Jeanette -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Admin Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 11:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Newbie having problems with modem... Hello: Let me introduce myself. My name is Dexter, and just today I installed linux on a partitioned hdd and I am looking forward to spending some good quality time with this group list. I own a Dell 4100 series pc, running on an 800mhz PIII, with about 380 megs of ram, 40 gig hdd, a linksys nic, a scanner, two printers, a power backup system, and a Conexant/Rockwell modem. The modem is not a winmodem. Ok, now for some background as to what happened. I am pretty new at unix/linux. One big reason I decided to install linux was to learn more about the o/s. I have had shell accounts in the past, but have never been involved in any heavy duty unix/linux stuff. So basically, I can move files around, I am pretty good at deleting files, and have very very little experience tarring/untarring and setting up kernels and what not. In any case, I went ahead and installed the system. It all seemed to go well. I had to play around a bit before it recognized both my printers, but it was not a big deal and I have yet to try and get the network up and running (I will tackle the network later). But I am having a problem getting the o/s and the modem to coexist. I went through the internet connection wizard and placed all the proper information (or so I think, everything is subject to change without notice), but when I try to connect all I get is a message stating: Modem is Busy. Well, far as I know, the modem is not busy and it works fine in windoze. I tried using all the different com ports, including the something/modem allocation (it is configured for com2 in win98), with no luck. Under properties, the modem is described as a HFCModem MDP3900V-U PCI Enumerator modem (don't know what it all means, but there it is anyway). I tried running minicom (as suggested by a person in #mandrake in irc), but I basically had the same result. I tried removing the nic, thinking maybe there is a conflict going on between the two (the wizard at first thinks I am accessing the net via the network), but again no luck. I went to the conexant web site, but they don't have any linux drivers available for their modems. I visited the #mandrake channel in IRC and one of their helpers suggested running ppp-on, but the copy I obtained is in the tar format, and I don't feel confident about messing with it at this point in time. I also sent a message to the support group at Mandrake, but I suspect it might be a couple of days before I hear from them. So, I am hoping somebody in this group list can help me out. I have a few theories running in my head, actually more like intuitions. One theory would be that Mandrake cannot support the conexant/rockwell modem. It would surprise me, considering they are one of the major manufacturers of modems around. If indeed conexant is not supported, can somebody send me the brandname and model number of a modem supported by Mandrake? Another possibility might be a bad switch setting. If interested, I could copy the settings for all the parameters, but I rather wait and do it only if necessary. Taking up enough bandwidth as it is. My modem strings seem ok, but it has been a while since I played with such things, so an erroneous setting is a possibility. Of course the best scenario would be somebody somewhere who has had the same experience I am, and having a fix for it. So if you know the answer, don't be shy. ;) Also, and depending on how comfortable people might feel about it, I could call you and try to trouble shoot it over the phone. I live in the United States, and would like to keep the call within the lower 48 if possible. :) I can also be found in IRC, specifically in the Efnet network in the channel #shelter under the nickname of Coqui. I normally have a client there 24/7. I have most everything else up and running and I want to get the modem up and going, to see what it can do. In any case, any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Regards, Dexter AKA Coqui- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Recognizing SCSI?
Are you sure those are not IDE connectors for a CD-ROM. Most of the old 16's had this Jeanette - Original Message - From: JongAm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Newbie Mandrake [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:41 PM Subject: [newbie] Recognizing SCSI? Hello. I installed the Mandrake 8.0. I have a SoundBlaster 16 SCSI. It is a SB card with SCSI card on it. My problem is that the Mandrake 8.0 can't recognize the SCSI interface and the SB card. Until now ( from 1991 to 2 years ago. ) I configured it when I compile the kernel. But doing so with the easy-to-setup Mandrake is somewhat meaningless. So.. is there any easier way to make my SB/SCSI card work with the Mandrake 8.0? Thanks in advance.
Re: [newbie] curious ....
Well the breakup was supposed to be a remedy for M$ business cut throat business practices and antitrust violations. Looks like it is not going to happen now. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Rita F. Koenigs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] curious At this time I see no objective reason for splitting up Microsoft ... what purpose will it serve? And why is Bill Gates so dead-set against it? What's the threat? Is it just a comfort-level thing? A nuisance change that he's concerned about? Or is it a huge threat to their monopoly? In fact, the remedy is seen as tepid by some people who are not M$ fans. Perhaps the latest suit is not a strong one are there ones that are? But litigation is such a slow and contentious process, I just think M$ is able to play that game better than anyone else (sounds painfully familiar). Has anyone really figured out a market that hasn't been tapped yet, within the industry, that Microsoft hasn't and will not be able to steal? Maybe better innovation is the answer, not litigation. Just wondering. The only real desktop option out there is the Mac thinking of kids, adults, etc and it seems that there needs to be more of an effort by others to become more user-friendly. There just doesn't seem to be a huge market out there for power users or even curious users who are willing to struggle through what seems like techie, hard-to-understand-on-a-higher-level-than it says so in the manual attempts to solve *many wierd techie problems. It's a shame about the IMAC not cutting it for people beyond the fanatical ... what are you basing that opinion on, besides what you see personally? I would *love to see a product that will give a lot of people a highly usable alternative to M$, because I dislike their tactics. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] paranoia and a letter
How did you get that Parallel port tape drive to work in Linux? I have one here and can't get it to work? Jeanette Franki wrote: have you tried to find windows 2000 or ME or XP drivers for lots of legacy stuff? I have, and have had many failures in doing so... MS have their own policy... try running win2000 on a P100, I dare you... (I have a mandrake box doing that just fine.) As an example, I have a really nice Seagate tape backup drive that uses the parallell port, slow, but who cares it did unattended backups over night I am unable to use it now in win2000 I have to have a win95 machine on the network and back up to that That is just one of my stories of woe. linux still supports most old hardware windows just drops it entirely and tells you that you should be using something newer anyway I think its only a matter of time before that becomes obvious to people, Have a look at the minimum specs for WinXP, and then read about what all the testers are saying the REAL minimum should be to actually use the software productivity... just thought I'd add my 10 cents worth... rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pablo García Durán Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2001 6:05 AM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: [newbie] paranoia and a letter Dear guys: Yes, I misused the word paranoia (I gave it the sense it nowadays has in slang Spanish) so probably I got slightly misunderstood. Sorry for that. But it was a critic anyway. Again I want to declare my sympathy towards the Linux community. It's a nice idea that matches part of what I think computers should be. But again don't expect the crowd to abandon their Windows-based machines at this time. Most people will pay to be able to click the add any hardware icon and start printing, scanning or connecting to the Internet immediately. I'm not saying you surrender. I'm just saying: read History and learn the Macintosh lesson. I leave you with an open letter I found, about the real importance of an operating system. -- Pablo Garcia-Duran A letter to operating system designers Written By: Timothy Nordloh Linux, Microsoft, Apple! It's so confusing! which operating system is best? I'm here to tell you, as briefly as possible, that it doesn't matter. First of all, the majority of users are like me; they see their operating system for no more than three seconds, before launching their favorite application. Second, we know you all want money, even the Linux companies. also, we know you're in bed with the hardware companies. After reading the line on the bottom of the new Mac OS X, display box, I now know that it is the Most Advanced Operating System in the World. All this statement tells me is that even Apple can't be trusted to be completely honest. I worry that the chief operating system companies out there are getting away from the true meaning of 'operating system.' I think back on the days of DOS. I typed 'edit', and I'm editing documents. I typed 'menu' and I got a menu. Best of all, I got a printed instruction manual that told me these things. What ever happened to instruction manuals? They went from explaining the ins and outs of DOS to describing how to double-click. We need to examine the computer of yesterday. It was simple and reliable. We could print our documents. There were about 20 options on any one product. Anyone could jump in and be 'certified' on a word processor in under thirty minutes. An example of how computers have gotten away from simplicity; back in 1990, if I pressed the button labeled 'print screen', guess what happened? the words on my screen were magically transported to my printer! I miss that. Also, my computer booted up in less than two minutes. When did we lose sight of that simplicity? Stepping back to the present, I have a computer that forgets what kind of monitor I have in Windows, and doesn't shut down properly in Linux. I still have the default background on my computer. I think it's light blue, but I'm not sure. The only time I see my background is during the two seconds it takes me to click on an application icon. I also don't spend a lot of time personalizing my settings. I sit down and start typing on a word processor. Or I install the latest version of Quake. Or I surf the internet. Typically, the only part of the operating system I see is the taskbar. I've seen the pretty Whistler screenshots, and I like the lovely Mac OS interface, but it's all going in the wrong direction. I want to get to where I'm going in one click, or with a simple typed command. No menus, no searches, just give me my games or my web browser. What's up with the .NET concept? First of all, it's silly to think about selling me the chance to use Microsoft Word; I already paid 300
Re: [newbie] Setting up Intel print server on CUPS
Wendell Gragg wrote: I am having problems getting my printer working on LM 8.0. It is an HP 895c connected to an Intel Netport Express printserver. The printserver is on my lan as 192.168.0.2 while my computer accesses the internet through DHCP over a cable modem on one nic and the lan is on the other nic. The ip for the computer is 192.168.0.1. From linux, I can ping the printserver and even get to it via the browser, but CUPS does not recognize it. When I try to get to the printer configuration for KUPS, I get a message saying that the CUPS server is not active. Can someone point me to the proper place to find doc on doing this or if it is simple please let me in on what to do to get this thing defined? Thanks, Wendell Gragg [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com make sure the CUPS server is installed for some reason mine was not. Then I had to start the server. Make sure it is running Jeanette
Re: [newbie] a quick note
Sven Heinicke wrote: I'm a big galeon fan too, but I do have a user that galeon always crashes on him. I am yet to look into it but yea old netscape 4 is what he usually uses. Michel Clasquin writes: The browser wars are over. Galeon is browsing perfection. IMHO anyway -- This message was posted from a Microsoft-free PC I got Galeon but how can I get rid of all these toolbars that say the same thing? WebMail/radio/yellow pages there are four of the same toolbars and they take up half the screen? I tried looking in preferences but no way to get rid of em Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Just wondering a few points!
Why don't you sign up for Yahoo pop service it is free and works good, a little slow but you can use any mail client that can use POP. I used the RP8.bin file. Follow the directions to install it on the real site. The RPM one won't work with Mandrake 8 only Redhat The scanner, I don't have one so not sure about that Jeanette Derek Rayne wrote: Hi there, I am wondering a few things... SUBJECT #1: E-MAIL Can any of the e-mail programs (like K-Mail, Evolution, etc...) that are on here be configured to read and send messages via Yahoo e-mail (the free one)? I don't want to keep on using Netscape to load up the Yahoo e-mail page to read my e-mail, I want to be able to browse the web while going back and forth reading my e-mail. I know I can open up another window, but that takes up time and puts lag onto Netscape. SUBJECT #2: Real Player 8 I recently purchased the Desktop Edition of LM 8.0 which only has 3 CD's in it. I figured I might as well update my real player to version 8 also. I went on to their website, put in the necessary information and downloaded the file. I then I did the RPM package, appropiately, it asks for CD #4 which wasn't included with my setup because of it being the Desktop edition. If I downloaded it, why would it ask for the CD? I would understand if when I was installing it, it was on CD #4,but with the desktop edition it was 3 CD's not 4. I think it was the professional edition or something like that had the 4th - 7th CDs because it came with more. SUBJECT #3: USB Scanner I recently did what a lot of people suggesting for my USB scanner. I still can't get it to work. I downloaded the newest version of SANE, it said it was already installed. I had this when I booted up the system: NOTE, spaces are NOT accurate. Loading USB interface [OK] Mount USB filesystem [OK] Starting USB daemon[OK] So I know it knows about my USB, does that usually goto IRQ 11? If that is the case, I think i know the problem, but my soundcard which does use IRQ 11 works perfectly fine. Should I put my sound card in another PCI slot then try this again? I do appeciate all the help I got in the past and the future...I love Linux much better than Windows, even though I don't have as much software as I would like to have. Thanks = Richard Wegner - Linux User - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Derek Rayne is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER this is just an e-mail address I chose! I don't do Windows me (Proud Linux User) ICQ #: 12781393 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Java ?
No Hot Java is still slow and unstable and Sun is no longer developing it so it will not be getting better. Jeanette s wrote: I tried it a while back, a year or so, and it wasn't very good then. If memory serves, it was quite unstable - actually almost usable (crashing and freezing), and it didn't render html that well either. Of course it may have improved by now. -s On Tuesday 29 May 2001 06:15 pm, you wrote: Same topic.. any one had any luck with the HotJava Browser from Sun? I belong to some Veteran's chats on Talk City and I have to use Windows if I want somthing reliable Thanks Friends
Re: [newbie] Running two DNS on network
On Friday 25 May 2001 14:22, Mark Johnson wrote: Is it possible to run a local DNS on my linux machine at work in addition to the corporate DNS? What I think I want to do is setup my own DNS so that I can resolve names without having to bother the IT group. For example, what I would like to do is on my windows machine setup the secondary DNS to be my linux machine so when I try to do something like: http://voodoo , or http://foobar, etc... it'll hit my linux machine. I realize that I could easily edit my /etc/hosts file on windows, but I'd like to have everyone in my little cube pod be able to do the same thing. Do I understand this stuff right? Yeah you can do it but the IT people are going to be real pissed when they find out So don't Jeanette
Re: [newbie] i386 vs. i586
Donald Carpenter wrote: What's the difference between the i386 i586 versions of Linux? Does i586 refer to a P3 system? i386 means it was compiled to support Intel 386/484 i586 optimized compiled with pentium extensions
Re: [newbie] Prob2- Netscape
There really isn't one and I have tried all of them unless you like no graphics, than Lynx does a good job Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Michael N. Proffitt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Prob2- Netscape If Netscape sucks so bad, then what are the alternatives that people are using? Thanks, Mike - Original Message - From: "Anthony Huereca" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Prob2- Netscape 1 - Netscape just shuts itself down sometimes without warning...is this a Netscape oddity or a Mandrake Linux problem? It's just because Netscape sucks. 2 - is Netscape so meant to look so dull and lacking in colour? (compared to the win version it IS a bit boring to look at) Again, it's because Netscape sucks
Re: [newbie] Prob2- Netscape
The problem does not seem to have to do with how many windows you have open as it has happened to me with only two open. This does not seem to occur with the older versions so I am running 4.07 right now and this has never manifested this problem Jeanette - Original Message - From: Michael Holt To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Prob2- Netscape No, Netscape doesn't suck! It's not my favorite, but it's head and shoulders above anything else out there now for Linux. I know there are die hards out there using text only browsers, and if that works for you - GREAT!! There are also people who swear my Mozilla; I've tried it, it's about as robust as a group of college students final exam project - functional but that's it. This is just my opinion, but could we keep the 'it sucks' comments to a minimum and just try to answer the question? Now to the tech problem: I've noticed that sometimes Netscape will shut down on it's own, I'm not sure why (I think it has to do with too many instances - ie windows - open at once), but I've downloaded newer versions and haven't had that problem near as much. I'm using the 128bit version now but you can get the regular version here: ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/ Make sure to get most recent version (common, communicator and navigator), and yes, they are working on the 'dull' look too! If you want to get email about what the latest upgrades are, go to this address: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fdevlists.php3 and subsribe to the changelog list. Anthony Huereca wrote: 1 - Netscape just shuts itself down sometimes without warning...is this a Netscape oddity or a Mandrake Linux problem? It's just because Netscape sucks. 2 - is Netscape so meant to look so dull and lacking in colour? (compared to the win version it IS a bit boring to look at) Again, it's because Netscape sucks 3 - Netscape is noticibly slower connecting and loading pages off the Webis this normal? I've noticed no difference. Well, maybe I have. Does it take longer because it seems to be downloading something (like a picture), but it can't seem to finish it? I could be wrong, but seems like Netscape must finish downloading whatever it's currently doing before it'll move on to anything else. Quite annoying, and yet another reason why Netscape sucks. Oh, I'm using ver 4.7 that came with MDK7.0 Thanks again in advance for everyones patience. Paul Ps...I think a couple of these questions were previously aired in this forum, but I had a little accident and wiped out a whole bunch of stuff :o( -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.-- Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Samba
II have heard you can configure Samba to be a PDC in an NT Network. Never tried to do it however. Jeanette I notice that in SWAT under the advanced configuration settings, there are alot of options for Domain Logon's. I have played around with them, and have come up with this question: Can you configure Samba as a PDC? I hope this isn't a stupid question, but cant seem to figure this out so that I can have Samba process domain logon's. Thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] BOGO Mips
it is slow for a 233 but now sure how much bogomips means. Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Jaguar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux Newbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 4:02 PM Subject: [newbie] BOGO Mips I have a Cyrix MediaGX P233 kit board w/64 RAM, vid (not used, not supported), sound built into the mobo. Is there a write up or chart somewhere with approx. performance/bogomips for different speeds/styles (Intel, AMD, Cyrix) of CPU? TIA Jaguar PS. this box is running at 77 BOGO Mips...-- not sure if that is slow/good/avg./fast??? Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Weird Networking Problem!!
If you reinstalled your Primary Domain Controller then you changed the SID. It won't rejoin that Domain. Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Donny" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:15 PM Subject: [newbie] Weird Networking Problem!! Hey everyone! OK, heres my weird story: I have a home network, with windowz NT as a domain controller. I was always able to get linux up and running on the network, using "linuxconf". Well i had to re-install NT. This happened the day before my Mandrake 7 arrived in the mail. I get NT up and goin, and now I go to install Linux. I set up the network stuff, and low and behold, no network!! I cant even ping other computers, and they cant ping the linux box. So i figure, "Hey, it must be Linux's fault", so i put redhat 6.1 on, and still get the same problem. This has me sooo confused!! Is Linux or NT the problem?? Please help!!! Thanks alot in advance!
Re: [newbie] How to intall coffeecup web editor?
What version of Mandrake? Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Adam Stark" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 5:10 PM Subject: [newbie] How to intall coffeecup web editor? Hi, I've been having some real problems trying to install the Coffeecup HTML Editor for Linux. I followed all the the quick-start instructionsextracting the tar.gz file into a temporary directory and then running it's installer while logged in as root. However the installer always quits on me without ever installing the software. What gives? Any help is appreciated, Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Adam.
Re: [newbie] can't seem to MAKE the new kxicq
This is where a program like apt in Debian packaging system is great. It will sort out those dependency's when the package is installed by itself. Seems to work great even installs them in order. Mandrake should consider maybe using somthing similiar to this. Jeanette Dave W wrote: Anthony Huereca wrote: You can download the file here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/cooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/libstdc++-2.95.2-4mdk.i586.html and/or this: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/cooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/libstdc++-devel-2.95.2-4mdk.i586.html but it still may not work. I had the same problem and I had to end up reinstalling Linux. I couldn't install the part of gcc that compiled C++ files, which iostream.h is apart of. I don't see why all the libaries and compilers aren't installed automatically in Mandrake, it's a huge hassle to have to go find them whenver you're missing one. And since Linux requires a lot of it's programs to be compiled by the user, it would just make sense to automatically include them all when someone installs. Amen, brother. I'm pretty technically literate and have been using and repairing PCs for years. I'm a systems tech for a gov't agency and work on some pretty heavy stuff. Why should I practically have to learn C just to install a program? This is the main reason I still can't recommend even Mandrake for most average users. It's ALMOST there. But installing programs is the biggest pain in the tail in Linux. RPMs are a big help - but even they often need work. How is Aunt Sue spozed to figger out the dependency problems for example? I'll try installing libstdc++ from above - downloading it now - but I have the -3 version already installed and KXICQ still won't make. By the time I get it figured out (or just give up, I've got other stuff to do) probably the RPM will be released anyway. It's pretty much a flawless install for me, usually. Thanks. dave williamson -- Jeanette A. Russo, MSW, MCP
Re: [newbie] HTML Editor Recommendations
I have used Webmaker, Coffee Cup, which is shareware, and asWedit. Coffee Cup is pretty good kind of like Homesite. Webmaker is decent, August is ok and asWedit makes a good basic editor. Haven't tried Bluefish but this is the one everyone seems to like Jeanette - Original Message - From: David van Balen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] HTML Editor Recommendations I use emacs... DvB On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Lance Borden wrote: Hey y'all, I'm looking for an HTML Editor for Linux. I used Page Mill in 'doze, but if I could learn to use a Linux html editor, I might just be able to remove all traces of M$ from my machine. I would like to know what y'all prefer. I've seen Webmaker, Bluefish, Coffee Cup, and KDreamsite. Haven't tried anything just yet, so I would like to get your thoughts...where should I start? Which is the easiest to use for a guy coming from Page Mill? Which offers the best features? Thanks in advance for your input! Lance
Re: [[newbie] Can anyone recommend a good email program?]
Just use good old Netscape works fine for all HTML email if that's all you want Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Mike Fieschko" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] Can anyone recommend a good email program?] "Ron" == Ron Burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [snip] Ron Is there actually an email client that will display html Ron under Linux? XEmacs, of which I am using version 21.1.8, with VM 6.75. http://www.xemacs.org http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/xemacs.html It even does x-faces, which is that cool image of me all you folks can see in my From: header. Plus, inline image (gif, png, xpm, ...). Plus, randomly selecting a .sig quote. And, true threading, based on Message-Id: and References: headers. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1.8 XEmacs and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.15-5mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Feb 17 Feria "And the weakness of all Utopias is this, that they take the greatest difficulty of man and assume it to be overcome, and then give an elaborate account of the overcoming of the smaller ones. They first assume that no man will want more than his share, and then are very ingenious in explaining whether his share will be delivered by motor-car or balloon." [G.K. Chesterton, in Heretics]
Re: [newbie] Free ISP's and Linux
It says Windows 95, Windows 98 and Mac on the site? Jeanette - Original Message - From: Chris and Jennifer Reeder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Free ISP's and Linux Absolutely. freewwweb.com lets you log on for free as long as you keep your home page set to their page. Go to their website and find the section for "Already have a Browser" The address is www.freewwweb.com I think they are in conjunction with Juno. Chris --- George Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone out there figure out how to access one of those free-isp's like NetZero or AltaVista using Linux? __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Cool email client
I think that was the KDE Konqueror which will be realeased with KDE 2.0 Jeanette At 10:45 PM 1/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: A few months back someone posted a url to a new cool email client that was due to be released in Dec 99 as I remember. I cannot seem to find the message in the archives. This program seemed to be as elegant as Emailer and full featured as Outlook Express on the Mac, and was supposed to be able to archive messages among other things. Anyone have an idea what I am talking about and the url? Thanks much. Regards, Eric Mings Ph.D. .~. /V\ //.\\ /( )\ ^^-^^
Re: [newbie] Where can I find DOSEMU?
Go to an xterm window and type dos or xdos Jeanette At 11:39 PM 1/24/2000 -0500, you wrote: Seeings how I have the documents for DOSEMU, I'm thinking that I probably have the program also. I did all the default settings for Mandrake 6, so if I have it it should be in the usual place. The manuals don't reveal its location, and I haven't been able to find it by simply typing DOSEMU or browsing through directories (although i'm sure i skipped some). Could somebody please help me out with that? Dan Rasmussen
Re: [newbie] True Type Fonts
Here is a good source for font information on Mandrake http://www.mandrakeuser.org/xwin/xfont.html It is also a great page for other questions. Jeanette At 02:10 PM 1/24/2000 +, you wrote: Jeanette or anyone, How does MDK 7.0 deal with fonts? Does it use TT fonts by default? If you haven't guessed, I haven't yet installed MDK 7.0. I'm curious about some of these aesthetic items. I'm waiting to hear from others before starting the mighty download of the ISO and burning the CD. Thanks Jeanette and others, Matt From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] True Type Fonts Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:28:18 -0600 I keep seeing these new distributions of Linux coming out and I figured sooner or later one of them is going to make true type fonts default. Probably Mandrake. What is the hold up on making good fonts the default setup so Linux can be easily read. Jeanette __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Installation of Mandrake 7.0
I have had good luck with Lite-on CD-ROMS. They are cheap and have worked on all the versions of Linux I have tried them on. I have them on 3 Linux boxes here and they work fine. Jeanette At 02:03 AM 1/23/2000 -0800, you wrote: I just tried to install mandrake 7.0, but is doesn't work. It says that there is not a mandrake cdrom in the cdromdrive and hangs after that (during the cdromprobing). My cdrom is an atapi liteon 32x/aku. I've tried to put the cdrom on a fat32partition, but that also doesn't work Please help __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] True Type Fonts
I keep seeing these new distributions of Linux coming out and I figured sooner or later one of them is going to make true type fonts default. Probably Mandrake. What is the hold up on making good fonts the default setup so Linux can be easily read. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Modem Question!?
For me the best modem for Linux is an external serial port modem. I am using a 3com/usr which costs a bit more but is well worth it. Has worked with everything from SCO, NT, Solaris, Linux of all types. Jeanette At 08:24 PM 1/17/2000 -0600, you wrote: Ok, I'm seriously getting pissed that neither my ISA winmodem or my PCI modem will work in Linux. I'm taking back the PCI modem tommorow I need to know EXACTLY what to get, Thanks in advance guys JON
Re: [Re: [newbie] New Millenium]
I have about 5 computers running here from Pentium and above all seemed to roll the date over fine. I have installed on Y2K fixes on any of them because I wanted to see first if there was a problem before I fixed them. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] New Millenium] Food for thought... I checked my Mom's elderly 486 66 with a Phoenix BIOS and Win3.11 and discovered that it had defaulted to 1980, a simple reset of the date and all is well...MS Word correctly inserts present date + 2000 Jaguar Etien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Jeffrey A. Crum" wrote: H. Don't ya think that the hype about Y2K brought to light what people and companies had to do to make the fixes so there wouldn't be any problems? I am in the computer field and know for a fact that if we hadn't made the changes, our systems would NOT have worked. We are working with 10-20 year old code and they didn't even imagine that the programs would still be in use come 2000. -Original Message- From: Etien T. VanDenBroecke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] New Millenium Yes that is true, but it has been said that somewhere along the lines we all lost a year, so is it the year 2000 or the year 2001?? who knows, all that I know is that the media hype about the Y2K bug, looks like it turn out to be a big money making scam... Anybody else agree? Example: three days ago a friend of mine heard on the radio that some fool went and purchased and re-wired his whole house, to on run generators for the Y2K blitz!! HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! Etien On Sat, 01 Jan 2000, Daniel wrote: There is no argument the new millenium does not start until 2001. A millennia is 1000 years, there was no year "0", so 1 AD through 1000 AD was the first millennia, 1001 AD through 2000 the second (see a pattern forming?) and the third millennia starts 2001. Just some food for thought... Dan - Original Message - From: "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 07:25 Subject: Re: [newbie] New Millenium On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Warren Doney wrote: | 00.32 01/01/00 NZDT | Happy new Millenium all... | | -- | Full plate packing steel! - Minsk I've heard all the arguments about the new millenium not starting until 1/1/2001, but I think we should all compromise, and make the entire year of 2000 a celebration of our miraculous survival for two millemia. This way, by the end of the year, no one will care when the third millemium starts. The finest the new millenium has to offer to all, Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) I work int the computer/internet technical support too, we have a computer in the back that runs MS-DOS 6.2 and windows 3.11 at the stroke of midnight last night, we rebooted the computer and test the applications, no problems what so ever also the company that I work for takes call from all over the country (canada) thousands of those users are still running old windows 3.1 machines and most of them are dumer that dirt! Absouly no called about there computer crashing! We also have a Cisco Router that the Company could not grantee that would pass that Y2K test, after 12:00am last night we were still surfing the net, with no problems.. BTW, that windows 3.11 machine aslo have a BIOS dating well before 1996. I don't what to believe, but I'm starting to have this feeling that we have all gotten the Y2K flew _ ___ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Samba passwords problems
Thanks Alan got it figured out just needed to try a lot of combinations to get it working. Now on to printer sharing. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Samba passwords problems JeanetteDon't give up yet! Have you read through the samba section of http://www.mandrakeuser.org/. Look under the connectivity section for samba. I solved the same problem you're having by reading the info there (it is somewhat extensive for posting to this list). Alan Jeanette Russo wrote: I can see the LInux computers in my Network Neighborhood. I can't browse any directories. I get error account name or password invalid. I am using NT Server, sp3 NT WKS, Mandrake and Corel Linux. I have tried plan text passwords registry change, encrypted passwords, user names and passwords are the same on all computers? About ready to give up on Samba. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Corel Linux
Check the samba site, Don't see the regkey. Anyway I think I can find that key. Right now the corel samba is working so I copied my sambconf to the mandrake 6.0 venus box and smb passwords and now I can see the mandkrake Linux box in my Netwwork Neighborhood in my NT box and when I click on it it brings up //Localdomain/jrusso connect as Password but when I ennter the password is says paaword is inorrect by ttried all the passworks on th NT and Linux box. THe Corel Samba is woring both ways. Help Jenettte - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Corel Linux From: Ronald A. Yacketta I had the same problem unti lI told samba not to use encrypted passwords and then added a regkey (from samba) to NT/95/98 that forced passwords to be sent unencrypted. the regkey comes with samba, should beable to get it from thier www site (www.samba.org) Regards, Ron "Joseph S. Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/29/99 10:19:10 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC) Subject: Re: [newbie] Corel Linux Jeanette Russo wrote: Not only that but the install is setup to fail and no text mode backup that I can find. Finally got it running using default stupid setup. No Email program I can find. Netscape Navigator only. Only good part it set up my samba about 90%. First time I can find my Linux box in Network Neighborhood. But if I try to browse from NT it asks for Account and password. I have given everyone on the NT Box and the Linux box and it won't take any of them? From Linux I can browse the NT box however. All in all most Linux users are not going to like this at all Jeanette Regarding your NT / Linux connection: Seems to me I recall that NT and 95 or 98 used an encrypted password scheme and conflicted with Linux passwords. You needed to set one or the other to use unencrypted passwords (I think). You'll need to check the archives back in Aug. or so as I remember this was discussed at length back then. Good Luck, -- Joseph S. Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Corel Linux
Not only that but the install is setup to fail and no text mode backup that I can find. Finally got it running using default stupid setup. No Email program I can find. Netscape Navigator only. Only good part it set up my samba about 90%. First time I can find my Linux box in Network Neighborhood. But if I try to browse from NT it asks for Account and password. I have given everyone on the NT Box and the Linux box and it won't take any of them? From Linux I can browse the NT box however. All in all most Linux users are not going to like this at all Jeanette At 04:57 AM 12/29/1999 +, you wrote: Corel Linux uses Debian which is typically at least on major revision behind the other releases for stability reasons. It also uses Mesa 3.3.3, so most new video cards aren't supported. This was a VERY stupid decision on the part of Corel as most home users willing to try Linux have newer hardware, Who ever told me that I 99 cents for Corel Linux was too much sure was right. Never had a problem installing any Linux until now. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Corel Linux
It started bad by not seeing my mouse. I had to keep rebooting it until it would load the driver sometimes as many as 5 times. Then it refused to use any partitions i had made saying I had no /root. But could offer no way to add /root. I already had /root. Finally had to delete the partitions and let it make its own. It made only /root and /swap not the setup I like. Then when I tried any type of custom install by picking the packages it will go to 98% and stall. Did this 5 times Finally got it to work by using the default stupid person install. Now I have like 5 apps and no email program I can find. On the other hand the Samba setup was great. Jeanette Russo At 09:01 PM 12/28/1999 -0500, Hugh Semmler wrote: Can I ask what went wrong? I read allot of good things about Coral Linux Must have all been hype! On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: Who ever told me that I 99 cents for Corel Linux was too much sure was right. Never had a problem installing any Linux until now. Jeanette -- "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere."
Re: [newbie] sis5597
If you want to go cheap and PCI I suggest a S3 Virge DX/GX for about $19 to $39 dollars depending on where you get them. I use them with Linux all the time and they always work fine with SVGA server. Also use S3 Virge MX in my Laptop running RH. I am sure you can make that Sis card work however. I am not the one to provide the answer but I know it has been done. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 Is there a difference between XCom_SiS server and XFCom_SiS server. I found XFCom_SiS at http://www.suse.de/en/support/xsuse/ but it doesn't make a difference on my SiS 5597 card, I still have black boxes covering words. Maybe because the directions they gave on the page were for Linux-SuSE and they don't work the same way for Linux-Mandrake 6.1 ???. Do I still have hope / Help? BTW What's a good -CHEAP- Video card around the net that I can buy? Doesn't really have to be a good accelerator one, just cheap. Thanks Ernesto. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, late. I just get back from class here... www.suse.de/en I don't where where it exact place but try search for XCom_SiS server. I think y'll get it. Good luck! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but where can i get this driver again? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] sis5597
Good going. Suggest you try my web page for newbie links. http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ernesto Bartels (Yahoo profile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] sis5597 I am so happy, I finally fixed the darn sis server. I kinda cheated, I just went and rename XFCom_SiS to XF86_SVGA in the KDE while running in VGA mode. Thanks for the help, specially Jeanatte and John. Now for another question, how to I configure/install my modem to run on linux. Also when I start linux it gives me to failed messages, one for mounting file systems and the other for... other file systems. How do I fix this? One last thing, how do I make Windows boot first, can't I edit lilo? This is the last: what's a good site for linux learning... one that goes kinda like a book in your opinion. Thanks Ernesto. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com
[newbie] Corel Linux
Who ever told me that I 99 cents for Corel Linux was too much sure was right. Never had a problem installing any Linux until now. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] NIC suggestions
If you want to go cheap suggest looking at something like Linksys home network kit which works with Linux and Windows. they come in either 10mbs or 100mbs versions and the kit is less than $90 at Microcenter. I concur if you want to go premium the 3com 905 and Intel Pro 10/100 are both Excellent nic's with support in a number of Operating systems. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] NIC suggestions On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Jeremy Kersenbrock wrote: Season's Greetings! I'm considering setting up little LAN in my home and, since I'm completely inexperienced in networking, would like everyone's input regarding which NIC(s) to choose. I am only in the planning stages and have no NICs or Hub. Here is my situation: 1 PC dual booting L-M6.0 and Win98 1 PC with Win98 Both PC's have more than 1 of each PCI and ISA slots open. I intend to use the LAN for sharing files, and maybe the printer on the Win98-only PC if I can get Linux to do it. I would also like to be able to share the modem (and therefore Internet connection) in the Dual-booting machine (preferably while its running Linux). Even though I only have 2 PC's, I want the abillity to easily expand (although I'm not likely to go beyond 4 systems), so I will be getting a hub in stead of using a crossover cable. Here are my questions: (1)What would be easier to configure in Linux, a PCI or ISA NIC? Remember, I will be installing a NIC in a machine that previously had none. I prefer pci (2)Will 10-BASET be enough for me, or shall I aim for a 10/100 network? 10 is "enough", but excess never hurts :) anything but the wallet that is (3)Is there any benefit to having identical NICs in all the PC's on a network? Sure, you'll be familar with them all after your familar with one. Thanks for any info! Jeremy -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux beta out!
Yes I wouldn't get to excited KFM seems to work better as a browser than this. Looks like it has potential however. Jeanette - Original Message - From: WH Bouterse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux beta out! www.slashdot.org for Dec 24th has the link Its actually more like Opera-Alpha Very buggy but at least they got it out the door for public testing.
Re: [newbie] Opera Running very very slow
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, G_REEPER wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I got Opera beta also. Seems a bit slow but looks good. Didn't take long to crash. Few minutes. Trying to login to sites. Doesn't seem to work with sites that require a password, Jeanette Hash: SHA1 Well, for me it seams to crawl at a snails pace , doesn't display tables correctly, and tends to make KDE go into fits. Steven On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote: Yes its true from Slashdot site I downloaded it. As of now it works quite well Lets see how it goes with thousands of "hits" and Linux users testing it. Heck I will pay for the thing or send a contribution if it works decently. Its only a 1.9 mg download tar -xzvf it Start configuring I was up and browsing in 5 minlutes Hope it doesnt disappear in a day or two !? :) William Bouterse Juneau Alsaka -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.1 iQA/AwUBOGOXMleS/5Kk6BM+EQJq/wCgve9cvM1OnyQ2W1wePzwNtOQLbFgAoPVt SCZssISsfNblHmxO++smFwJN =rANl -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] Difference Bet. Redhat and Mandrake
Mandrake is Redhat compatible but is a separate distribution. Mandrake has Pentium optimizations so it runs faster. Mandrake adds many programs and configures the desk top for you with shortcuts to many popular programs. Mandrake uses the KDE desktop as default and RH uses the GNOME desktop as default. Jeanette At 07:22 PM 12/23/1999 -0600, you wrote: Could someone please explain to me what the main differences are between Mandrake and Redhat? Thanks and Seasons Greetings to All Jennifer ICQ:6765592
Re: [newbie] Streaming Media for Linux -- Quicktime?
I have used XMMS to get streaming Audio Jeanette - Original Message - From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:37 PM Subject: [newbie] Streaming Media for Linux -- Quicktime? Dear friends: Unless I am mistaken, 1) So far the only real streaming audio/video player we have on Linux is RealPlayer. That of, of course, is the biggie, and we are very lucky to have it and to have the RealPlayer G2 (though still Alpha). 2) Aktion is great and with the "plugger" plug-in for Netscape you can play Quicktime directly in Netscape (but NOT streamed). Most of the QuickTime files it plays are QT version 2.1 or possibly version 3. However, Aktion cannot play the latest Quicktime 4 nor, most importantly, Quicktime4's streaming media, which is now the third major streaming media on the Net (after RealPlayer, Windows Media Player). 3) There is, as Axalon says, no Linux player that can currently play Windows Media Player (.asf) files, either in playback or streaming. Personal conclusion: Linux is about to get the Mozilla AND Netscape 5.0 browsers. That's great news. It will also soon have a much more powerful KDE 2.0 web browser called Konqueror. It will even have, for what it's worth, the Opera browser for Linux. But, currently, out of the three major media streaming clients, it has access to only one. What I am curious about is the following: Quicktime uses an open standards protocol for its QT 4 streaming media player. Would it be possible for Linux to develop a streaming player that will use the same open protocols to play Quicktime 4's streaming media files? Yours, Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] Duplicate emails.
I am getting 4 or 5 of each also Jeanette - Original Message - From: mshirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:59 PM Subject: [newbie] Duplicate emails. I have been getting a LOT of duplicate emails. This is the 4-5th time for this one. Don't send multiple copies! It's driving me nuts, and there's no way to filter multiple copies in my email program. -Original Message- From: Tony Fey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Diamond SupraExpress Problem To anyone that can help, I just installed Mandrake Linux 6.1 and it did not setup my supraexpress 56k V.90 modem, chipset 2120. That is because the modem is pnp i'm guessing, went to www.linuxnewbie.com and read their article on installing an isapnp modem. Did all the setserial and editing the isapnp.conf file to change it to detect the modem at com1, both serial ports are diabled in the bios and i have no other isa cards. I keep getting a conflict with irq 4, when i set it for com2, i get a conflict with irq3, any setting right now gets a conflict. my computer is an amdk6-2 450, asus p5a mainboard, voodoo3 3000, sound blaster live value, intel pro100 management nic, and da modem. if anyone has seen this problem or knows the fix for it plz reply to the list or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED], i checked the list archives and didn't see any problems like this one. thanks a whole lot in advance, this is the only reason why windows is still on my computer, once the modem works goodbye billie boy's software. tony
Re: [newbie] More Trouble Logging Into Mandrake
try root for name of administrator and then your password Jeanette - Original Message - From: John kofinas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] More Trouble Logging Into Mandrake Robert Smathers wrote: Thanks for the reply. I tried this very carefully but it did not solve the problem. I imagine the answer is quite simple but I do not have it yet. I have numbers in the password is that a problem? I know the password for the administrator rights but I do not recall creating a user name for it, what is the user name for the administrator rights? - Original Message - From: Charlotte Welch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jeff Smathers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] More Trouble Logging Into Mandrake There is a basic difference in login between linux and NT, which I use at work. I'm used to typing in the id name and hitting tab to get to the password, because that's how NT likes it. If you type the tab, then hit enter you go down to password, but it WON'T take it. This is because that tab is still there. Be careful not to hit that TAB key at all while logging in. That's how Linux likes. this may not be your problem, but I had no other problem after doing exactly what you describe, installing the default config with 6.1 mandrake for server. good luck! Charlotte -Original Message- From: Jeff Smathers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 12:23 AM Subject: [newbie] More Trouble Logging Into Mandrake I noticed a previous note similar to my problem. After "successfully" completing the installation for Mandrake 6.1 as a server I have not been able to login. After booting, I see two small windows, one with "localhost.localdomain" at the top where I am to log in, and the second window below and to the right is "console log for localhost.localdomain". I have tried all of the combinations of the normal user and password I can think of being careful about CAPS as well. I have not found references in the manuals I have to help me with this. Please Help, Thanks root
Re: [newbie] installing L-M 6.1 to new Dell Inspiron 7500
I have had good luck with Partition Magic and recommend that. Also I think that you may have problems with the modem and sound on that model laptop Jeanette - Original Message - From: Gregg Carrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 4:56 PM Subject: [newbie] installing L-M 6.1 to new Dell Inspiron 7500 Hi all, Well, I want to install L-M 6.1 on my new laptop and have a question or two before going ahead. The machine comes with Windows installed on the Hard Drive. I want to split the drive into a Windows partition and a Linux partition. Will Disk Druid resize the Windows partition without shredding it? There's only about 1 gig of info on the partition and it's a 10 gig disk. I want to split it half-and-half with Linux. Also, does anyone have experience with installing Linux to an Inspiron 7500 and have advice or things I should be aware of before pressing on? Thanks in advance! Gregg
Re: [newbie] enough already
I am afraid it is hopeless. I suggest that unsubscribe information be placed on the bottom of every message posted. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Serpico [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 12:58 PM Subject: [newbie] enough already Can individuals stop emailing everyone on how to get off this list. If they had kept the original email, it would save us alot of reoccurring emails. When I check my emails in the morning, half are about getting off the list. Read these emails that we are sending about how to get off and save them in a folder. Then in the future (if required) use the right info to unsubscribe. Thank you and I think I speak for everyone. Serpico "You talkin' to me?"
Re: [newbie] Brand new newbie seeks help.
Glad to have been some help Jeanette - Original Message - From: Tom Jacobs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Brand new newbie seeks help. Thank you Jeanette, Your page is an excellent source of information. I really like the one page linux manual. Thanks again, Tom --- Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest you try my web page I have posted a lot of Links for these resources. You won't have to buy anything. http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html Jeanette You don't have to BUY a book but you might want to consider reading through some of the freely available electronic documentation. I believe there's an html copy of the Mandrake user/install guide on the CD, and there's plenty of documentation on the web. It's good to read through some beginner guides to get yourself familiar with the basics of working with Linux. :) How the hell do I access the floppy and cdrom after they have been mounted? (By the way discovering that I have to mount hardware to use it took a long time to figure out.) The floppy and cdrom drives are accessed through the directories they were mounted under. Assuming you're using default settings, you're floppy drive is mounted under /mnt/floppy and cdrom drive is mounted under /mnt/cdrom. -Tom __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Brand new newbie seeks help.
I suggest you try my web page I have posted a lot of Links for these resources. You won't have to buy anything. http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html Jeanette You don't have to BUY a book but you might want to consider reading through some of the freely available electronic documentation. I believe there's an html copy of the Mandrake user/install guide on the CD, and there's plenty of documentation on the web. It's good to read through some beginner guides to get yourself familiar with the basics of working with Linux. :) How the hell do I access the floppy and cdrom after they have been mounted? (By the way discovering that I have to mount hardware to use it took a long time to figure out.) The floppy and cdrom drives are accessed through the directories they were mounted under. Assuming you're using default settings, you're floppy drive is mounted under /mnt/floppy and cdrom drive is mounted under /mnt/cdrom. -Tom
Re: [newbie] . . .that one question
Seth Gibson wrote: Greetings all! Im taking a survey for a web project im working on and i was wondering if anyone interested would mind answering the following question: When you were just getting started in linux, what was question (or questions) you had that no one seemed to have an answer for? Thanx All! -- Seth Gibson www.mp3.com/PSM0x2710 members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder (There,s Actually STUFF Here Now!) OpenGL: Everything should work this well How to partition the HD. Everyone had a different opinion. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] ICQ
I have been unable to get LICQ to work so I am using ICQNIX which looks a lot like mirabilis windows version. Jeanette David van Balen wrote: On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, PadLocke wrote: Can anyone recommend a decent ICQ client? The one I just installed locked everything up for me. The good news is that it did a real good job of it :) thanks -- PadLocke the Ogre There are three types of people in this world... those who can count, and those who can't! depends what window manager ur using and what you want your client to be able to do. DvB
Re: [newbie] epson stylus color 740 and laptops
I am using a PRO STAR / Saeger they work well with Linux. There tech support is not good however but they work well Jeanette - Original Message - From: Jaswinder S. Ahluwalia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 1:29 PM Subject: [newbie] epson stylus color 740 and laptops I just bought an epson stylus color 740 printer that i would like to get working under linux 6.1. I used printtool hit the add button. It said it found a device at lp0. I hit the select button and choose the epson one (i think it is the last one that says epson color). In that category, there is no 740, only a 600 inkjet and a 800 inkjet. I first choes 800, hit ok, and then tried to print a test page in all three formats and nothing happened. Same thing when i chose the 600. Any suggestions? Also, i am interested in getting a nice laptop for a low price. Maybe a pentium 3 450, 128 mb ram, 14 " display, 4-6x dvd, modem, ethernet card, 10gb hard disk. I am currently looking at the a company at www.pro-star.com. Does anybody have any other suggestions as to another company with better and/or cheaper laptops? Any help you could offer would greatly be appreciated. thanks, jas
Re: [newbie] smp questions
Seth Gibson wrote: On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote: two processors need to be the same speed? also, is there a better place to compare prices than cnet.com? I would give pricewatch.com a shot. They have smp boards for as low as 69 but that might not necessarily be your best bet. If you're looking for a certain board i'd check pricewatch for it tho. Good Luck! Yes SMP processors must be the same speed. Jeanette
Re: [Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?]
I looked at gnus, not really sure how it installs or works? Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Jaguar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?] For Binaries I use "NewsBin" on my M$ system...excellant proggy, it supports 6 threads and is a shareware. With a combined (all 6 threads)d/l over my cable modem, I get sustained 300K with peaks over 400K. For general NEWS reading I think that Netscape is prolly the best tho (IMHO). Not sure if Newsbin will run on Wine or VMWare. HTH Jaguar Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the problem with most of the newsreaders is that one they don't thread well and two if someone puts a hypelink in their post you can't follow it Jeanette Mike Fieschko wrote: "Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jeanette Joe Marcom wrote: Hello, again. I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you recommend? Thanks. Joe Jeanette This newreader problem is almost as bad as the browser Jeanette problem. The best newsreader I have been able to use in Jeanette Linux is Netscape also. I have tried PINE, TRN, SLRN, Jeanette kexpress, Free Agent on Wine (runs but won't get news), Jeanette knews, krn, and Pan, and Star Office newsreader and Jeanette Netscape is still the best. If Linux can only get a [snip] Have you tried gnus? It is a mail and news reader which runs in emacs or xemacs. http://www.gnus.org Very configurable, so it might be a bit complicated to set up. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.75 and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Nov 12 St Martin I Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] alternative browser?
if thats true it's pretty bad news. Jeanette Ben wrote: Opera has "let go" of it's linux and mac porting teams, and are in the process of looking for others. ( as posted by their marketing guy on opera.linux ) Well boys, slow down the bandwagon, because it's time to get off.. I would hope that the upcoming Opera, if it ever comes out, is better in that respect. Opera users in Windows, is this your experience so far? I would venture to guess the first group that comes out with a decent alternative to Netscape will garner quite a bit of support from the linux community. Until then we can all enjoy the 4500 mp3 players we have to choose from. Ben
Re: [newbie] StarOffice
Karen Heiby wrote: Okay, I think I got java working in Star Office, so I won't be asking about that *exactly*. But, 1.) Has anyone gotten it to be configured for Real Player? I try to configure the applications but it keeps resetting what I do so I must be doing something wrong. 2.) Have you been able to log into Hotmail with Star Office's browser? When I click the Sign In button, it asks me what application I want to open it with. I have jdk117_v3 on here (as well as jdk117_v1a but that's not what I'm using at the moment). Paths are correct, $JAVA_HOME is set correctly, java environments are found by Star Office okay. Thanks! Karen Well thats what I have been saying all along. I have tried all the browsers for Linux, Amaya, HotJava, Star Office, KFM, Lynx, and another one that starts with A. None of them is as good as Netscape even with Netscape's problems. None of them allows you to login to sites like Hotmail or even my excite let alone my online banking. Most cannot do Java. Unless your browsing needs are very simple you are stuck with Netscape until Opera comes out. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?
I tried to make Free Agent work with Wine and it ran ok, but couldn't seem to find the news server to download any news, like it didn't have a winsock or something, never could find a way to make it work so if someone knows let me know. Tried posting in the Wine newsgroup but if your not a developer they won't even respond to you. Jeanette - Original Message - From: "John Aldrich" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader? On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote: I would like to know this too, as I'm in the same predicament. Been using Agent for years. Free Agent (or perhaps Agent32) and WINE??? I know I've been told that Free Agent runs BEAUTIFULLY under WINE, and that Agent32 MAY work well... John
Re: [newbie] strange things
How do we get him to stop? Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Mark Ramsey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] strange things look at the addy it's sent from...someone is sending email from their linux box using sendmail setup incorrectly The original message was received at Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:52:26 -0500 (EST) from root@localhost - Original Message ----- From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 3:52 PM Subject: [newbie] strange things not sure whats going on but everytime I try to post to the mandrake list I get this weird not found email for someone on mindspring. anyone else know whats going on here? Only happens when I post to mandrake list? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?
the problem with most of the newsreaders is that one they don't thread well and two if someone puts a hypelink in their post you can't follow it Jeanette Mike Fieschko wrote: "Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jeanette Joe Marcom wrote: Hello, again. I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you recommend? Thanks. Joe Jeanette This newreader problem is almost as bad as the browser Jeanette problem. The best newsreader I have been able to use in Jeanette Linux is Netscape also. I have tried PINE, TRN, SLRN, Jeanette kexpress, Free Agent on Wine (runs but won't get news), Jeanette knews, krn, and Pan, and Star Office newsreader and Jeanette Netscape is still the best. If Linux can only get a [snip] Have you tried gnus? It is a mail and news reader which runs in emacs or xemacs. http://www.gnus.org Very configurable, so it might be a bit complicated to set up. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.75 and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Nov 12 St Martin I
Re: [newbie] alternative browser?
I really don't think anyone is going to be happy with Hot Java. It is slow, not too stable and has problems with login's or SSL sites. Maybe Opera will be better than Netscape but right now I am happy to have Netscape because the alternatives are much worse. Jeanette jeremy wrote: I was doing some searching and found that Opera is moving to port their browser to Linux in a couple of weeks(www.opera.com i think thats where i was). also Sun has HotJava. but I do not know what that is. it seems like a browser. i have not downloaded it yet (www.download.com type "browser"). J On Tue, 09 Nov 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Karen M. Heiby wrote: "Brian K. Garel" wrote: "Karen M. Heiby" wrote: snip I do have Netscape 4.7 and it crashes a lot less. But I am still getting this weird bookmark error. "Bookmarks have changed on disk and are being reloaded". I have to click "OK" to make it go away. It pops up about every 5 minutes, in a window. Very annoying. But no crashes, and yes, I have 4.7. The error happens when I'm reading mail as well as browsing, and I haven't made any bookmark changes. Thanks, Karen Have you tried downloading _only_ navigator (not communicator)? I agree with you that netscape sucks but that seems to be about the only choice if you wan't to take advantage of as much of the web as possible. When I upgraded, I installed just navigator and haven't really had any trouble with it other than its horrible shockwave capabilities. DvB
Re: [newbie] Hardware recommendations
"Mrs. Karen Heiby" wrote: I would like to get a new external modem and a PS/2 mouse, OR an internal modem and a PS/2 mouse (that's how my system has to be set up). I would appreciate anyone's brand name recommendations for the least hassle getting these to work in Linux-Mandrake. Thanks! Karen __ My greatest fear in life is that no-one will remember me after I'm dead. - some dead guy The logitech mouse seems to work well. I never could get the scroll to work? As for modems I have always had good luck with externals. I am using USR. Costs a bit more but they are the best IMHO. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] GAIM
"Karen M. Heiby" wrote: Is anyone else noticing GAIM (AOL Instant Messenger) is freezing upon connecting? I wonder if AOL might have anyone not using their version of AOL IM for Windows blocked from their system? Like they're doing to MSN Messenger? My other concern is that I had a friend here trying to get my modem to work. Is there a remote chance something he did could be causing GAIM to not connect? I didn't think so, because my ICQ-clone programs are still working fine. I have been deleting and reinstalling GAIM and this is the first time ever that it's freezing up on me, after using it for a month. When I use Windows 98, my AOL IM in that is working fine. Karen Hi Karen, Just tried mine, its doing the same thing. Was working perfect last time I used it Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Star Java -- Is it worth it?
Check my post on the expert list I posted how I got mine to work Jeanette Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Jeanette: Thanks so very, very much, Jeanette. Nothing like the voice of experience. After struggling for hours to install Java in StarOffice, it finally occurred to me to ask the simple question of whether it would even be worth it. I just asssumed that Star's Java would be better. If, as it seems, it is not better but even worse, than who needs it. I'll stick with Netscape. Let's hope Netscape 5.0 has better Java support. Really appreciate it. Now I can get back to my work (and family). Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] Star Java -- Is it worth it?
Check here http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/newsgroups.html they know how to get this to work or check my post today to the expert list Jeanette "Karen M. Heiby" wrote: Would you be able to tell me where the newsgroup is? The only one I found on Deja is German. My local news server doesn't have a StarOffice newsgroup either! Thanks! Karen Jeanette Russo wrote: I got the Star Office Java working with help from the Star Office newsgroup. Wish I could find the post I used to do it. But the Star Office browser is slower than Netscape and really not much more stable. I think all in all Netscape is still the only reasonable browser on Linux and I have tried almost all of them Jeanette - Original Message - From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Helios-New [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 9:44 AM Subject: [newbie] Star Java -- Is it worth it? Dear friends: Perhaps this should have been my first question concerning Java in StarOffice 51a: Is it worth it? Is it any better, any more stable than Netscape 4.7's? And is it any more global in its reach? I may have put the cart before the horse. If Java in StarOffice is no better than Java in Netscape, then why bother? Might as well cut my losses and forget the whole thing. First, it would be nice to hear from some people who have actually succeeded in installing Java in StarOffice and have used it. And can you both hear and view Java applets on the Web? All of them or some of them? What's been your experience? Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
[newbie] StarOffice 5.1a and Java
Ok this is what worked for me! To get Staroffice 5.1a to recognize java download 2 files from blackdown.org and place them in the /usr/local directory jre 1.1.7-v1a-glibc-x86.tar.gz jre 1.1.7-v1a glibc-x86-native.tar.gz go to the /usr/local directory and un-tar the files by running tar zxvf (filename) a directory called jre117_v1a is created where the untarred files are placed. Set up environmental variable uninstall and reinstall Star Office and during the reinstall it should tell you it recognized Java and do you want to use it Jeanette Snip
Re: [newbie] Star Java -- Is it worth it?
I got the Star Office Java working with help from the Star Office newsgroup. Wish I could find the post I used to do it. But the Star Office browser is slower than Netscape and really not much more stable. I think all in all Netscape is still the only reasonable browser on Linux and I have tried almost all of them Jeanette - Original Message - From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Helios-New [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 9:44 AM Subject: [newbie] Star Java -- Is it worth it? Dear friends: Perhaps this should have been my first question concerning Java in StarOffice 51a: Is it worth it? Is it any better, any more stable than Netscape 4.7's? And is it any more global in its reach? I may have put the cart before the horse. If Java in StarOffice is no better than Java in Netscape, then why bother? Might as well cut my losses and forget the whole thing. First, it would be nice to hear from some people who have actually succeeded in installing Java in StarOffice and have used it. And can you both hear and view Java applets on the Web? All of them or some of them? What's been your experience? Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] Web sites
I have been using asWedit, Gnome Notepad+, August, and CoffeeCup. All of them work pretty well. CoffeeCup is shareware. Jeanette - Original Message - From: bluebottle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 10:16 AM Subject: [newbie] Web sites Evening all I'd like to try and edit one of my web sites using Linux. I've been using PageMill and Dreamweaver under Windoze together with CuteFTP. Has anyone any recommendations as to which programs I could use under Linux. Many thanks John the Nadger http://www.goon.freeuk.com
Re: [newbie]
Hi Sam, To have HotMetalPro on Linux would be incredible. There really is nothing close to that on Linux right now. Jeanette Sam wrote: Hi Jeannette, SoftQuad has a webserver package for Linux. Maybe if people start pestering them, they'll consider porting HotMetalPro- which is an incerdible program. Sam Jeanette Russo wrote: Thanks David, I have did most of the site using Linux. I started with asWedit, and edited it in various other HTML editors such as Webmaker and August. From time to time I might add a link or edit something when I am on in Windows or NT using Notepad or Homesite. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] StarOffice -- original $39.95 version?
I have seen the Package in the store. Not sure what it includes. You might still be able to find it. I think that Sun has already made a lot of improvements to Star Office in version 5.1a. Now you don't have to go through the arcane registration process. Now if they would fix the Java and the printing it would be great. And some fonts would help. Jeanette Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Before StarOffice was bought by Sun, it was offered free for personal use by StarDivision. There was also the option to purchase it for $39.95 from StarDivision. Does anyone know what that original $39.95 Personal Edition contained: e.g. was there a Font Installer? More fonts? More clip art? Multilingual support (Cyrillic)? Etc. What happened to that original edition? Is it still available? I don't see anything about it on the www.sun.com site. Is it worth bothering with? Thank you so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] Fortify install
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Hugh: First make sure your Netscape (all windows) is CLOSED. Use the following command: tar -xzf Fortify-1.4.5-unix-x86.tar.gz Then cd to the Fortify directory (Fortify-1.4.5-unix-x86) and type as root: #./Fortify.sh When it asks you for the location of Netscape, do NOT say: /usr/bin/netscape. That's just a symbolic link. You need to write: /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator After installation and testing at www.fortify.net (README file online), you should consider repeating the procedure to fortify netscape-navigator as well. Yours, Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Where is Netscape Navigator I didn't see that only Netscape-Communicator when I did Fortify? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Sound
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Oct 24, 1999 at 11:38:20AM +0800, Mr-X- wrote: i have a key generator already from linuxcracks I agree with Steve's post $20 is not much for the work 4front as put into this. I haven't had to use this in Mandrake but in Caldera and my Laptop I was glad to pay $20 just to have sound. Plus Dev at 4front is very helpful and responded to my e-mails for help by the next day. When I couldn't get OSS to work on Caldera 2.2 which has terrible sound support he even telnetted into my box and fixed it so I am with 4front all the way lets support these guys. Jeantte Are you really broke enough that you're unwilling to pay $20 for the drivers? This _REALLY_ pisses me off. Hannu and the rest of the guys at Open Sound/4Front have worked their asses off bringing drivers to the Linux community. They've done the crap work of agreeing to NDA's from sound card manufacturers so that people who've made unfortunate choices in hardware purchases can USE that hardware under Linux. SNIP -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Fortify install
John Aldrich wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, you wrote: After installation and testing at www.fortify.net (README file online), you should consider repeating the procedure to fortify netscape-navigator as well. Where is Netscape Navigator I didn't see that only Netscape-Communicator when I did Fortify? Jeanette Same location, just that it's netscape-navigator, instead of netscape-communicator. :-) John Well its not in here so I guess its not installed. Why whould you have both Navigator and Communicator seems redundant? Jeanette
Re: [newbie]
"David P. Greenberg" wrote: Hi Jeanette. Nice site. Did you do it all in Linux? David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" **The falcon has heard the falconer** -Original Message----- From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 7:47 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Suggest you head on over to my web page lots of good links for newbies Jeanette http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mr-X- Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 6:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, ibi said: Hello, I'm so new I haven't even loaded Linux; I've never seen a Linux screen and I don't know one command. When you pick yourself up off the floor I have one question. I've decided on Mandrake based on the strength of support. Where do I go to begin to learn the raw basics? My goal is to have a pure Linux box. Thanks, Pj Thanks David, I have did most of the site using Linux. I started with asWedit, and edited it in various other HTML editors such as Webmaker and August. From time to time I might add a link or edit something when I am on in Windows or NT using Notepad or Homesite. Jeanette
RE: [newbie]
Suggest you head on over to my web page lots of good links for newbies Jeanette http://www.stormloader.com/jrusso2/index.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mr-X- Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 6:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, ibi said: Hello, I'm so new I haven't even loaded Linux; I've never seen a Linux screen and I don't know one command. When you pick yourself up off the floor I have one question. I've decided on Mandrake based on the strength of support. Where do I go to begin to learn the raw basics? My goal is to have a pure Linux box. Thanks, Pj
Re: [newbie] MS Internet Explorer
Slava Bezguin wrote: Hello! Is it possible to use MS Internet Explorer in Mandrake instead of ugly Netscape? I don't want offence any Netscape lover, but the page full of Java and other modern things gets opened in about 2 min in MSIE and about 5 min in Netscape. Thanx in advance. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com There is no version of IE that will run on Linux unless you run a program like VMWARE that allows you to run windows programs on Linux. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Items of interest
Today I tried to register from NT and when the form came up it was missing some important spaces like the country blank, so not sure what the problem is but it is on Redhat's end. Couldn't find anyway to contact them other than the support email link. Jeanette On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Sam wrote: Don't know why, I registered with no problem, you may want to let the red hat webmaster know what's going on if he has a link on the site Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ditto. Bryan Sam No matter what I do to try to join this it gives me an error message or says the name is already in use. I tried like 20 names and weird names so I know thats not the case. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] StarOffice mailing list?
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Anybody know if there is a StarOffice mailing list (or newsgroup)? Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net I think you will find it here http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/newsgroups.html hope it helps Jeanette
Re: [newbie]OT Items of interest
Doh, I hope I get at least one, haven't got a confirmation or anything? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Items of interest
Sam wrote: If any of you are planning on doing some web business with a linux server, you might be interested in this. Go to the red hat site and register w/ red hat .com for their mailing list. You can then sign up to have a full blown copy of Oracle8i mailed to you for free. Also, HP is offerring openmail for linux for a free 6 month trial. after that if you only have a small # of users, you can get an open ended extension on the licence. Of course, you don't get any manuals or support w/ the freebie. Sam No matter what I do to try to join this it gives me an error message or says the name is already in use. I tried like 20 names and weird names so I know thats not the case. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Office Suites
I guess I am lucky here Micro-center had the Official Mandrake Power Pack as well as the Macmillan clone. Jeanette On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. wrote: You got that right! Neither of those suites I mentioned is as large as a CD. I'd believe the 183 Hrs., that'd be a lot to get in one bite, for sure. That's why I usually try to get my distro's on the CD from my local software store. I just picked up the Linux-Mandrake 6.1 (the Macmillan release [6.5??]) for $35.00 US from BestBuy. That's more than I would have to pay from Mandrakesoft, but I don't have to hold my breath waiting for the CD to be delivered, and I don't have to tie up my phone line for all those hours (I have only one line here, and it is shared with the household telephone). I will likely be trying to get it installed tomorrow or the next day, if work permitts. It'll be interesting to see if I have any of the troubles the other guys have had getting it to work properly. The one thing I would like to have happen, would be for Linux-Mandrake (the official release) to be available at one of my local software stores. Maybe for the next release, I'll get my front side ahead of my backside, and look on the Mandrake site for a vendor in my area. It'd be just my luck that it's allready here, and I just don't know about it. Ernie
Re: [Re: [newbie] [OT] Just tried kmail!]
Looks great just like Outlook Express. Jeanette On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Michael Scottaline wrote: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip For anyone that hasn't checked it out yet, I _highly_ suggest getting excited about the new Magellan mail client. Take a look at it at: http://www.kdeforum.org/news/939533382/index_html That thing looks amazing. -- Steve Philp Thanks for the link, Steve. I have been reading about Magellan on another mail board and I appreciate the opportunity to get a closer look at it. I suppose it's possible that when KDE 2.0 comes out, k-mail will be dropped altogether. Magellan looks really slick and very complete, moreso perhaps than an Outlook or Eudora Pro. Until then, k-mail does OK for me. Thanks, Mike Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Office Suites
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, PSM 0x2710] wrote: So what is the general opinion of Star Office? Does anyone recommend it seriously or is there something that would do the job just as well? Thanks all! -- Seth Gibson www.mp3.com/PSM0x2710 members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder (Under Construction) To paraphrase my friend stephen: "life can be like ifs. . .random garbare goes in and beautiful things come out." IMHO Start Office is great esp. the new version from Sun 5.1a. The problem I have with it is the PostScript printing. I can get decent output from Word Perfect but most of these home printers don't seem to work well with Star Office. But the programs themselves are good but a bit slow. They also need a lot of memory. Maybe the KOffice suite and Corel Suite may be better when they come out but for now Star Office is good. Jeanettte
Re: [newbie] panoramix must change its name
How about FreeX that has a nice ring to it. Jeanette Pixel wrote: YOU HAVE ONLY 24h to answer before the choice is done... so answer fast :) the panoramix name is unfortunately copyrighted (wishing there were only GPL ;-) so i'm making a poll here to know which name it will change to! some ideas: - pearl (perl+a, maybe too generic) - cameleon (camel=perl, alas SuSE) - koala - mangoose (snake killer) - WizDrake - MagicDrake - pixdrake - MagiX - DragonFly - Houdini - Sandbox - Isix - Easix - easX - easyX - isX Please tell me the one(s) you prefer or give marks. If you have a truly cool name not listed here, you can give it.
Re: [newbie] (In)Compatible Hardware
Civileme wrote: "Good Luck" is a relative term. Western Digital has a pretty neat Service Dept too. Gateway will take things back and send you a new one when they aren't obligated to. I would rather have something that didn't break in the first place. In the midst of this, I have had ONE DOA from WD, which was promptly replaced with the next larger size, and ONE 6 year old IBM disk die. The two Maxtors were out of Four. But that is all off-topic. I am not concerned so much with reliability per se which changes depending on the weather and wind direction, but with what works well for installing and running linux-mandrake and what does not. On that score, Maxtors are OK. I have never gotten one to run UDMA in Linux, but that is just because I haven't tried. Civileme Bob Jackson wrote: I've personally had real good luck with them. The few that come back to the shop with problems have given me experience with Maxtors return policy. I have to call for an RMA, never been turned down. We usually get the replacement in 2 - 3 days, no quibbiling. After the diceing and dancing I've had to do with some other mfrs (Seagate for one) I'm quite pleased with them. YMMV Bob J. I have had four Maxtor 10 gig 7200 rpm drives fail in the last year. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
pete moss wrote: well, it wont work correctly if you dont have XF86Config setup properly. re-read /usr/doc/imwheel*/README and make the changes he recommends. the relevant info is at the top of the file. i used method #1 and it work perfectly for me in every X app. :P I installed the imwheel program when I installed Mandrake. I type imwheel -k and its says the program is running but the scroll wheel does not work. All the other information in the read me has to do with compiling imwheel? I used the rpm that comes with Mandrake. It is installed and running but the scroll wheel is not working? Jeanette Pete I had the Readme and the file open at the same time. Everything the README wanted I put in the X86 config but it does not work or locks up KDE Jeanette
Re: [Re: [newbie] NetScape 128bit encrypted]
Jaguar wrote: Not sure if anyone has tried or wants to try...but Mosaic has a Linux version, as another option for a browser. _ That version of Mosaic is so old I don't think it even supports cookies. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] All the talk about NutScrape(OT)
Civileme wrote: You folk are gonna run me out of a good email handlerg Well, Grail is written in Python and is a stagnant project looking for a sponsor. Konqueror coming up in KDE 2.0 is downright encouraging, but who knows? IE is an accident asking to happen to your computer (well running windows connected to the internet is as well and mIRC and ICQ (windows version) are all risky. Amaya might be nice if extended in that direction. Jazilla and Kzilla are interesting. The Mozilla Project well is it GPL or is it AOL? I'd be willing to work on a Grail Project, but with conditions. No support ever for *.gif and *.tiff files, or anything else that some technology company with one CEO and 200 lawyers make money off of a ridiculous patent about. A free browser free of "patent infringements". At least, outside America, people aren't usually allowed to copyright or patent mathematical facts. Anyone interested? Civileme David van Balen wrote: SNIP It now supports cookies. However, it still doesn't have near as good html/java/macromedia support as even "nutscrape" :) Has anyone out there tried Sun's HotJava browser? It tried it once under NT and that was one of the few times that NT screwed up so bad I had to reboot manually... I've heard that it works a lot better under unix systems though. Or maybe some other browser? I'm getting kind of tired of dealing with Netscape myself and wish I had some other options... anyone? Alan David van Balen mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 5054[EMAIL PROTECTED] Clinton, MS 39058 http://www.mc.edu/~vanbalen I tried Hot Java on Linux and its too slow. Also the cookies don't work good I can't get into many sites with login's with Hot Java. Jeanette
Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem]
Lorenzo Jimenez wrote: Talking about modems this is a key issue to Linux become mainstream. But why winmodems cannot be implemented in Linux? My college professor told me "all hardware can be done in software and viceversa". If anyone can make an X86, Mac, etc emulator, why a little piece of softrware can challange all Linux community, even PNP issues are being developed in Linux. Please explain, Lorenzo J. ... Just another Linux lover. Of course it can be done. The if the OEM's would release the information so drivers could be written would help. There is of course a bigger issue if this should be done. A lot of people feel Linux being should support such junk. But there is a linmodem project. I think they should support them since most new computers come with one. I for one would not have one. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
Alan, I set it up according to the Readme. Everything is in the XF86 configuration file that supposed to be. When I startx with KDE open xterm type imwheel -k it says its running. I Open some windows in KFM and try to scroll them and I get a menu like the right click menu. If I keep going it will lock up KDE and I have a hard time getting out. I have tried with 3 button emulation and w/o 3 button. Alan Shoemaker wrote: Jeanette Russo wrote: pete moss wrote: well, it wont work correctly if you dont have XF86Config setup properly. re-read /usr/doc/imwheel*/README and make the changes he recommends. the relevant info is at the top of the file. i used method #1 and it work perfectly for me in every X app. :P I installed the imwheel program when I installed Mandrake. I type imwheel -k and its says the program is running but the scroll wheel does not work. All the other information in the read me has to do with compiling imwheel? I used the rpm that comes with Mandrake. It is installed and running but the scroll wheel is not working? Jeanette Pete I had the Readme and the file open at the same time. Everything the README wanted I put in the X86 config but it does not work or locks up KDE Jeanette Jeanetteyou never addressed my below response at least that I am aware: + Jeanettecan we back up a minute here? Could you describe exactly what you're doing? Step by step from when you power-on your system. Something simple is being overlooked here. Alan I installed the imwheel program when I installed Mandrake. I type imwheel -k and its says the program is running but the scroll wheel does not work. All the other information in the read me has to do with compiling imwheel? I used the rpm that comes with Mandrake. It is installed and running but the scroll wheel is not working? Jeanette Jeanetteok, are you running KDE or Gnome/enlightenment? I know nothing about Gnome as I've never run it. But anyway, I have a Logitech Trackman Marble Plus and it is defined as a MouseManPlusPS/2 in the XF86Config, why not try that instead of your current definition? Also, do you have 3 button emulation turned off? It needs to be turned off when you have a 3 button mouse. And is ZAxisMapping 4 5 included in the XF86Config file close under the MouseManPlusPS/2 setting? Alan Alan
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeatyour own risk)
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Jeanette Russo wrote: Jeanette Russo wrote: A Alan where did you find the fortify for the Linux version of Netscape I only see the Windows and NT versions? Can you send me a link for the Linux one? Thanks Jeanette Unix v1.4.4 (Browsers up to v4.61) Thanks Alan I am going to give it a try because I have to boot to Windows to access my Online Bank. Jeanette click here Alan I downloaded the Fortify untared it and ran the script to install it. It asked me if I wanted to Fortify this browser Y, N, Q. I answered Y then it came back Do you want to Fortify this browser Y, N, Q? to infinity? Anyway it didn't work did anyone have any luck installing Fortify plugin? Jeanette Jeanettesure. I opened a console and signed in as root, then unarchived the tarball. It made it's own subdirectory in my root directory. I read the readme file and then did a search to find the netscape executable (it was /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator), then I navigated to the subdirectory that the archive created and typed: ./Fortify.sh /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator It installed asking a few questions along the way and finally ran netscape and tested the encryption on the test page at the Fortify web site. Alan Alan I did the exact same thing but the last question where it asks you do you want to fortify this browser? Y, N, Q I put Y and it just keeps asking the same question and it fails the test so it didn't work but I am not sure why? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] loading imwheel at x startup?
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Jeanette Russo wrote: pete moss wrote: make sure you set it up exactly as he says. he gives several different methods. i used method #1. works great, every window scrolls perfectly. i am running the SVGA server. if you are using a different X server, then perhaps you will get different results (as mentioned in the README). :P Read those DOCs, I did what it say imwheel -k says its running. Not working? I am using supported hardware Logitech firstmouse button on PS 2 port. Tried 3 button /on/off still no good? Tried mouse as generic ps2, Logitech Mouseman PS2 and Logitech Firstmouse + PS2 and still not working. Can someone please tell me the trick or I give up? Jeanette No I am using the SVGA server. There is really nothing to set up the program appears to be running? Everyone says to read the docs but they really don't say anything other than what has already been done? Jeanette Jeanettecan we back up a minute here? Could you describe exactly what you're doing? Step by step from when you power-on your system. Something simple is being overlooked here. Alan I installed the imwheel program when I installed Mandrake. I type imwheel -k and its says the program is running but the scroll wheel does not work. All the other information in the read me has to do with compiling imwheel? I used the rpm that comes with Mandrake. It is installed and running but the scroll wheel is not working? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Re: Packaging in general
The only thing I am saying is a lot of people are having problems installing Star Office and Caldera 2.2 installed it and WP8 as part of the install saving people a lot of trouble. Ihaven't had problems installing either but Star Office can only run as root but thats my fault. Jeanette
[newbie] Fortify for Netscape works
Thanks Alan, It works this time I ran it from the Console and it worked maybe Netscape was running or something when I tried it the other day. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeatyour own risk)
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Steve Philp wrote: Alan Shoemaker wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Eosnet Team wrote: http://www.netscape.com/download/selectlanguage_1_702_411.html Here is a link to the latest version of netscape. (maybe more stable?) I wouldn't recommend it, it's just as broken as the 4.61. (everybody remebers the segfault on link insertion right?) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon --Axalon EXCUSE ME!! That statement really puts me off! 4.61 is what is in Mandrake's updates for 6.0!!?? It was recommended in this forum as an acceptable fix for the problems associated with 4.5. Now you say this new (4.7) version is just as bad as the fix we had for the Mandrake 6.0 distribution (which I still am using). Well, what's that mean, EXACTLY!!?? If 4.7 is just as bad as 4.61 then upgrading to it shouldn't be any more of a problem than continuing to use 4.61, or should it??!! Sheeesh Alan Your excused, I do not thing you've been following the netscape saga closely enough. They link the glibc version against 2.0, we supply 2.0.1 and 2.1.1, both of wich are incompatable with the binarys. The version of netscape we currently ship is the libc5 with a really fancy loader. I've installed both the glibc and libc5 versions here, libc5 fails to even load because it doeesn't use the loader (exactly what one would expect), the glibc (still linked against old glibc) acts just like the orignal 4.61 that was released, java works when it wants, you have to make sure to click "ok" and not just hit enter on a passowrd dialog, inserting a link in composer still causes an instant segfault. So yes, my expectations of netscape held true, and i stand by my original analysis of netscape. Axalonthat's probably so. And I'm confused. Is the glibc version I ordered on CD not going to work (I mean work like the 4.61 version from updates that I'm using now)? From what you said above, the answer is no. Ok, so is any version not massaged and customized by Mandrake going to work (especially one with 128 bit encryption) like the update's 4.61? I believe that the answer is no also (from your comments above). Is there any way I can get a working copy usable with Mandrake 6.0/6.1 that includes 128 bit encryption (my on-line bank requires it). Thanks, and I'm sorry for the overly-emphatic message (I wrote it in during the wrong moment in time). (-: Alan I seem to recall seeing a utility that will patch your existing Netscape to support 128bit encryption. I don't recall the name (Fortify comes to mind, but I think that's an SSL util). Searching Google or Freshmeat for "netscape encryption" may turn something up, though. -- Steve Philp Steveyep, '"netscape encryption" fortify' on google found it. I'm downloading now. Thanks. Alan Alan where did you find the fortify for the Linux version of Netscape I only see the Windows and NT versions? Can you send me a link for the Linux one? Thanks Jeanette
Re: [newbie] I found a link to 4.7 for linux 2.0 (glibc) (upgradeatyour own risk)
A Alan where did you find the fortify for the Linux version of Netscape I only see the Windows and NT versions? Can you send me a link for the Linux one? Thanks Jeanette JeanetteI downloaded from this site: http://www.fortify.net/ the following version (I've not yet had the time to try it): Unix v1.4.4 (Browsers up to v4.61) Thanks Alan I am going to give it a try because I have to boot to Windows to access my Online Bank. Jeanette click here Alan
Re: [newbie] RealPlayer G2 Update
JeanetteI downloaded my G2 using the URL that you posted. When I bring up the program and click on the Help pull-down-menu (top right corner of the window) and choose the bottom item, About RealPlayer, it displays an applet that identifies the program like this: RealPlayer (tm) (Unix) Version 6.0.4.238 (Beta) What does yours say. Alan It says the same thing Alan. Jeanette
[newbie] Upgrade 6.0 to 6.2
I would like to get some input about making the upgrade to Mandrake 6.1. I am running the patched version of 6.0 and have spent a lot of time configuring and installing software and I really like this one. This is the best Linux system I have ever had. Is there a good reason for me to upgrade to Mandrake 6.1? This is too nice to mess up now unless there is a pretty good reason why Mandrake 6.1 is better? Thanks for the input Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Real Player G2 Expires
Rick Murphy wrote: On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote: Has anyone else had this happen? I downloaded another one and it says its expired also? Jeanette Jeanette, Mine just came up as expired as well. Does anyone have a solution? This is one program I'd consider buying if it is stable. Rick -- "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea," JB Hi Rick, Follow this link to the fixed download it worked for me http://linuxtoday.com/talkback/40668.html One thing I noticed is that the presets work but only as root in this version of G2 Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Star Ahhh!fice
Jose Alberto Abreu wrote: "David P. Greenberg" wrote: However, it looks like I'll have to try WP8. I really need a decent word processor if I'm going to be able to use this OS in lieu of Winblows. Maxwell is OK but not great. Now go and try Abiword (http://www.abisource.com), its simple, elegant and with more than enough power already for almost all wordprocessing tasks. Its still beta, and i dont know how well does it handle .doc's but since my office standarized on .rtf's this program is godsend to me. What I do want to say however is that the overwhealming response, and the friendliness and understanding of the response, with NO flames just confirms why I love the listserve communication format and this group. NEWBIE@ RULES You guys are great!!! Yup, this list's the best. -- _ | Jose Alberto Abreu || Would you drive a car that has | | Executive Editor|| its hood welded shut? | | Plan B Mystical Enterprises || Use Linux, the Open Source OS | | http://pagina.de/planb || http://www.linux.com | _||| Abiword wouldn't be bad if it had a spell checker but if it does I can't find it? Jeanette
[newbie] Real Player G2 Expires
Has anyone else had this happen? I downloaded another one and it says its expired also? Jeanette
Re: [newbie] HTML Editor and Graphical FTP
Bob wrote: I need good HTML editor and Grphical FTP for Linux. What are some good ones? __ Thanks, Bob HoP 4 Life [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/9239/ ICQ: 5760810 AOLIM: bobifmd National Wrestling League (NWL) - www.nwlwrestling.com House of Pain Wrestling Federation (HoPWF) - www.nwlwrestling.com WildSamoan ProWrestling Training Center - www.WildSamoan.com Declare your PC a Microsoft-free zone Webmaker, August, asWedit Coffee Cup are all decent HTML editors. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Mouse Freezes Install process on 6.1
Regional Webmaster wrote: I did not find a way of disableing the mouse autoprobe during install.. One option that i came across was to copy the cd to hard drive and replace the mouseconfig 3.9 with the redhat mouseconfig file,(which apparantly didn't freeze). It seemed a long way around for me, so i pulled my laptop apart and physically disconnected the mouse, installed linux with no problems on mouseprobe. selected the standard os2 mouse as an install option and then reconnected everything.. worked fine.. the Xconfigurator took me some time to get right. basicly i just played with Xconfigurator in a v-console till i got it right.. Initally had to settle for 640 x 480 but fiddling is the way to do it. Sorry i cannot be of more help, but i am very new to linux. Good luck. -- From: Ryan Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mouse Freezes Install process on 6.1 Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 6:42 AM Francisco Alonso wrote: Ryan Baxter wrote: When trying to install my machine freezes after the probing of the mouse. It says that is has found a PS/2 compatible mouse and then the keyboard freezes completely. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. ryan Do you have a laptop with one of this new pointer devices that you control moving the finger across a strange surface? I have had the same problem just this morning. At the shop they said me that is a problem with this specific kind of device (sorry). I have changed to a Fujitsu with just a single buttom that works as a joystick. It works fine but my problem now is to configure the TFT monitor in XFree86Setup. Any idea? ***I have a regular desktop computer. 200 mhz and 32 meg or ram. I have encountered this problem with other linux help sites. Nothing however, that gives a fix yet. Apparently to avoid the probing of the mouse or any other device you can specify this at the boot prompt. boot: linux hdb=noprobe hdc=cdrom This was the example on the Red Hat site. I will try this and substitue mouse for cdrom and see if I can get anywhere. I dont know about your laptop but mine has a setting in the bios to disable the touchpad . Jeanette
Re: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1
I use SB 16 ISA cards they seem to set up in seconds on Redhat or Mandrake Jeanette - Original Message - From: Thomas Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1 I agree with you. Im Just starting and realy dont want to have to deal with a sound card. I want to learn How To use it first. i have installed my 6.0 10 times following all the diffrent instructions. Can someone please tell us what card will work on install with little setup needed. I want to learn how to install and uninstall software get my cdwriter working. But till I get sound I don't know if it is working right. bay56 wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 12:13 AM Subject: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1 PS: I really think that if Creative refuse to release details of the card for programmers to support, the least they could do is have the courtesy to keep up with the two most popular distros in the world. Yeah, agreed - anyone know of a soundcard which does fall into either category (released info or supported properly) - if Creative are not supporting me with this I plan to dump them in the same manner. I'd prefer a PCI card. I know I can read all the databases on this in the world, but they said the SiS 6326 video card was supported, and those of us with one of them know that's just plain wrong for a lot of cases. So if you have working sound in Mandrake 6 6.1 using a PCI card, what make and model of card are you using? Regards, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zap.to/atelier Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
