[expert] Sound Blaster PCI 128

1999-12-29 Thread Steven Wishart
I have run both Mandrake 6.0, 6.1, and now Oxygen 7.0b. I have spend many nights and days recompiling kernels trying to get the SB 128 to work, to no avail. I have also posted many messaes to the comp.os.linux.hardware with no solution. Can anyone please tell me how to get the SB PCI 128 to work

Re: [expert] Modem Speed

1999-12-29 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Stephen Carville wrote: > The MTU and MRU (MaxMSS?) can be adusted in the ppp options file or > from within kppp if you prefer. On some serial connections reducing > these can improve thruput -- 576 works well for many people. There is > rarely any point in increasing them above the default of

[expert] Thanks for RAM help

1999-12-29 Thread Payne Stanifer
I am sure everyone will be happy to know I finally got my 128 MB of RAM working. Thanks for everyone's help. And whoever signed me up for the newbie list again, that was a real knee slapper. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.h

Re: [expert] SMP Headers

1999-12-29 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote: > Does anyone have SMP headers for a linux binary distribution from > Mandrake? > > Can anyone please tell me why Mandrake does not make an RPM of these for > people running SMP > kernels? > > Several pieces of software, including VMWare will not compile correctly

Re: [expert] Port Forwarding I guess

1999-12-29 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
Very simple. However, you should be asking this in the RedHat mailing list. I have tested the following procedure on Mandrake 6.1, there might be differences... Basically, instead of forwarding the port, which involves very complicated techniques, make the mail arrive on the Linux machine, and f

Re[2]: [expert] Asking about kernel

1999-12-29 Thread pipit
Hello Mr. Davor, Thanks for your reply, but it working. The message just a kidding and if we ignore it, it working perfectly. Thanks for your info. I'll update the kppp. Pipit. Wednesday, December 29, 1999, 3:59:41 PM, you wrote: DC> (holes?) which have been fixed in 2.2.13. Try installing th

[expert] Port Forwarding I guess

1999-12-29 Thread Orlando Lewis
I have NT Server Exchange 5.5 that I want to run behind a RedHat 6.1 box. The Redhat box is connected to the internet and does IP masquerading for the local intranet. Could someone recommend a solution that will allow me to use this mail server behind a linux box. I want all mail handled by the N

Re: [expert] Re: Proposal: Source file package format (summary)

1999-12-29 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
I thought about this issue for a long time... And I came up with a compromise. - The .tar.gz (or .bz2) source file format is ideal, because it's for any platform. - Source RPMS not only contains the .spec and main source, but often contains patches, additional source files, documentation, etc.

[expert] S3 Trio 3D/2X configuration

1999-12-29 Thread Ricardo Juarez Perez
Hi, I have a S3 Trio 3D/2X (86C362) video card and I cannot get more than 16 colours from it. XFree 3.3.5 seemed to be the solution, but although I get 256 colours, it works awfully slow!!! Does anyone know how to configure this card? Someone told me that the answer was to change only one

[expert] Trio 3D/2X configuration

1999-12-29 Thread Ricardo Juarez Perez
Hi, I have a S3 Trio 3D/2X (86C362) video card and I cannot get more than 16 colours from it. XFree 3.3.5 seemed to be the solution, but although I get 256 colours, it works awfully slow!!! Does anyone know how to configure this card? Someone told me that the answer was to change only one

[expert] Re: Proposal: Source file package format (summary)

1999-12-29 Thread Svante Signell
Hi, Here is a summary of the proposal for a common source file format: - Good idea! - Waste of time, Use configure; make; make install, Most packages are for Unix, not only Linux. - Source management problems, no-one is interested in BOTH .rpms and .debs! What about experimental versions? - Fo

Re: [expert] Attrocious background in MandrakeUpdate

1999-12-29 Thread Paul
14:20 29-12-99 +. Paul Waldo found a keyboard and wrote: >I am running Mandrake 6.1 and connot figure out how to change the >background on the MandrakeUpdate program. All backgrounds as well as >buttons have some kind of "wood" texture to them, obscuring the text. >This seems to be the o

[expert] Corrupt .src.rpm packages for Cooker/Oxygen?

1999-12-29 Thread Svante Signell
The following source rpm's are not readable after download from ftp.sunet.se: I'm using rpm-3.0.3 to check packages. enlightenment-conf, ext2ed, fbset, file, filesystem, fmirror, freetype, fribidi, gaddr, gatos, gcc-fr gimp, git, glade, glib, gnome-admin, gnome-audio, gnome-chess, gnome-core, gno

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Bois, Mathieu wrote: > > > May you tell me where, because I've just gone to > > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/howtos/mdk-rpm/ > > > > > > And it is still the september version... > > > > Under RPM apps, timestamp should be 1999-11-10.. > > Yes, it is. I have

[expert] SCSI support for 2920?

1999-12-29 Thread Ian Douglas
Hey all. Mandrake 6.0 doesn't seem to want to detect my PCI AHA-2920 SCSI adapter. Any thoughts on what I can try? -id

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Bois, Mathieu
> > May you tell me where, because I've just gone to > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/howtos/mdk-rpm/ > > > > And it is still the september version... > > Under RPM apps, timestamp should be 1999-11-10.. Yes, it is. I have made a mistake with the date format... :-) (1999-11-0

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Bois, Mathieu wrote: > > > But what should contain .rpmrc vs .rpmmacros ? > > > > > > In the Mandrake guide to make RPM, both are mentioned, but no > > > example is given. > > > > rpmrc gets things like Optflags: and BuildTranslate:, while > > rpmmacros gets well macro

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Bois, Mathieu
> > But what should contain .rpmrc vs .rpmmacros ? > > > > In the Mandrake guide to make RPM, both are mentioned, but no > > example is given. > > rpmrc gets things like Optflags: and BuildTranslate:, while > rpmmacros gets well macros. Have a look in /usr/lib/rpm/ and you'll > see what

[expert] SMP Headers

1999-12-29 Thread Jonathan Dugan
Does anyone have SMP headers for a linux binary distribution from Mandrake? Can anyone please tell me why Mandrake does not make an RPM of these for people running SMP kernels? Several pieces of software, including VMWare will not compile correctly without them. I've tried rebuilding the kernel

Re: [expert] Attrocious background in MandrakeUpdate

1999-12-29 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Paul Waldo wrote: > Hi all, > > I am running Mandrake 6.1 and connot figure out how to change the > background on the MandrakeUpdate program. All backgrounds as well as > buttons have some kind of "wood" texture to them, obscuring the text. > This seems to be the only pro

[expert] SCSI aha-1510B trouble

1999-12-29 Thread Alejandro Arredondo
Hello Again, I hope everybody is having a great time here. I need some help. I can not make linux to recognize my scsi aha-1510B card. I added the correct parameters to lilo.conf and re-run lilo to apply the changes and it didn't work. i changed the make file also and I made the dependecies

Re: [expert] Modem Speed

1999-12-29 Thread Stephen Carville
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Alejandro Arredondo wrote: -Hello everybody, - - Does anyone know how can I spped up my modem connection. In W98 I -changed -the MaxMTU, MaxMSS, and the Default TTL in the registry and it worked -very -good. I wonder if it is possible to change in Linux The MTU and MRU (Max

Re: [expert] NT Exchange Server behind Redhat

1999-12-29 Thread Stephen Carville
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Orlando Lewis wrote: -I have NT Server Exchange 5.5 that I want to run behind a RedHat 6.1 box. -The Redhat box is connected to the internet and does IP masquerading for the -local intranet. Could someone recommend a solution that will allow me to use -this mail server behind

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Bois, Mathieu wrote: > > > I've setup a .rpmrc file in the home dir of the user I use > > to make rpm > > > packages. > > > > > > Each time, I had "bad option" errors for each line in the file. > > > > It should go into .rpmmacros, like so > > > > %packager Axalon Bloodst

[expert] lilo.conf, append= {SCSI emulation}

1999-12-29 Thread Eric Aksomitis
In a nutshell, I have a Mandrake 6.1 setup , and I'd like to use the SCSI emulation for one or both of my drives, using append="HDD=IDE-SCSI" I use a boot-disk to launch Linux (2 Hard Drives, hda is winderz), and if I launch it by actually typing LINUX HDD=IDE-SCSI, all goes well, I just ahve to

Re: [expert] Star Office help

1999-12-29 Thread Alejandro Arredondo
Civileme, Yes. I have room to intall it in a linux partition. I will try intalling it there. Thank You! Civileme wrote: > Well, you installed into a vfat partition which may cause some > cross-filesystem incompatibilities > > This is new to my experience. Do you have room to put the SO int

Re: [expert] Modem Speed

1999-12-29 Thread Civileme
Civileme wrote: > William English wrote: > > > i would like to know too > > > > Alejandro Arredondo wrote: > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > >Does anyone know how can I spped up my modem connection. In W98 I > > > changed > > > the MaxMTU, MaxMSS, and the Default TTL in the registry and it

Re: [expert] NT Exchange Server behind Redhat

1999-12-29 Thread Jack Coates
Orlando Lewis wrote: > > I have NT Server Exchange 5.5 that I want to run behind a RedHat 6.1 box. > The Redhat box is connected to the internet and does IP masquerading for the > local intranet. Could someone recommend a solution that will allow me to use > this mail server behind a linux box.

[expert] NT Exchange Server behind Redhat 2

1999-12-29 Thread Orlando Lewis
I have NT Server Exchange 5.5 that I want to run behind a RedHat 6.1 box. The Redhat box is connected to the internet and does IP masquerading for the local intranet. Could someone recommend a solution that will allow me to use this mail server behind a linux box. I want all mail handled by the

Re: [expert] KDE-1.1.2 Miscellaneous problems

1999-12-29 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote: > I have just installed Mandrake/Helios on my K6-2/300 and am using the KDE > desktop only. > > I have several questions. > > I have installed and configured kwvdial (as root, initially). It dials > out, connects to my ISP and stays connecte, but every app that

Re: [expert] KDE-1.1.2 Miscellaneous problems

1999-12-29 Thread Warren Doney
Try kppp instead, or, if you want to continue with kwvdial, whats in your /etc/resolv.conf file? sounds like a DNS problem. Re: Netscape - can you start it o.k. from the command line? "Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D." wrote: > > I have just installed Mandrake/Helios on my K6-2/300 and am using the KDE

Re: [expert] Syntax to add an extra append

1999-12-29 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: > I need to add the infamous append = "mem=128M" to my lilo.conf , but I > already have an append and when I add the extra append it tells me I have a > syntax error on line * and that I have an extra "append". What do I need to > do to add the extra append? Thnk

[expert] Attrocious background in MandrakeUpdate

1999-12-29 Thread Paul Waldo
Hi all, I am running Mandrake 6.1 and connot figure out how to change the background on the MandrakeUpdate program. All backgrounds as well as buttons have some kind of "wood" texture to them, obscuring the text. This seems to be the only program that exhibits this "feature", so it's not a des

Re: [expert] Asking about kernel

1999-12-29 Thread Davor Cengija
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'm using mdk 6.1 now. I was try to compile the 2.2.13 >(from kernel.org) and use the ide patch (cause my Ali 15XX). > >But, after i compiled kernel, kppp said my kernel not support >ppp. But if i check there was a ppp.o under the >/lib/modulexx/newon

RE: [expert] RPM: rpmrc file doesn't work on Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-29 Thread Bois, Mathieu
> > I've setup a .rpmrc file in the home dir of the user I use > to make rpm > > packages. > > > > Each time, I had "bad option" errors for each line in the file. > > It should go into .rpmmacros, like so > > %packager Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Axalon, it is working