Re: [expert] BS like delete

2000-03-27 Thread Civileme
"Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote: > > Ok, my BS key is acting like DELETE all of a sudden. > > I'm > That is, I hae > I mean . . . > > I have tried stty but that doesn't fix it. > It is being mapped at a level below that of X, I think > > It is dmaned . . . that is . . that is, it is s . . . >

[expert] 7.0 7.0-2

2000-03-27 Thread Mahmuth Mathumbha The III
What is the defference in mnd 7.0 and mdk 7.0-2

Re: [expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread Daniel Woods
> Wayne wrote: > > > > Volker, > > the BJC-2000 and 3000 work fine with Linux. It provides driver for the 4000 > > and 600, which are the same engines used for the above two printers. I > > installed a 2000 with no problems and someone else here has installed a 3000 > > without any hassles. >

Re: [expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread Sergio P. Korlowsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know if any of you can recommend me a printer (lower price > category, quality and speed suitable for home-use) that works alright with > Mandrake 7.0 ? > > I've had problems with my Epson Stylus Color 300 ever since I began to > use Linux, and I

Re: [expert] Best audio/video cards for Linux??

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > Sound Blaster 16AWE; AOPEN PT75 S3Virge3D/2D /4mb memory on board. > PJ: It's obvious that you don't have much interest in switching back and forth from console to X mode, otherwise you would NOT recommend the PT75 AOPEN card. Why? Because it messes up the co

Re: [expert] Best audio/video cards for Linux??

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > I am going to be in a position here in a > few weeks to purchase an audio card > and a video card, and would like to get > everyone's opinion on the best ones to > purchase for Linux?? They have to be > PCI type for my motherboard. > >From the rave reviews, it's

[expert] compaq 7599 810 intel motherboard

2000-03-27 Thread duncan
Has anyone set up a machine similar to the compaq 7599 with the 810 intel MB? The video card was not recognised during the install or after with Xconfigurator. IĀ asume it has a winmodem. The machine is in San Francisico and I'm in Sydney so configuration until it is connected to the web is diffic

Re: [expert] Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest - Redefined

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
First, there's no need to modify mtab; that's the current state of the system. You only need to modify fstab. By the same token, the empty mtab is just empty 'cause the mount fails, but you already knew that; the mtab~ is from when you edited the mtab. The problem here is that your /boot/Syste

Re: [expert] BS like delete

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
I worked it out. I now know about keyload and all that. Never wanted to, but I'm functional again. Wonder what I installed that reset it to that useless setting with BS -> Delete? On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: | Ok, my BS key is acting like DELETE all of a sudden. | | I'm | That is, I

Re: [expert] Formerly: Mandrake 7.02 is messed up

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
If they can't test it, they can't test it. The only way to be sure that nothing gets left behind that worked before is not to progress. I don't think that your general expectations that nothing should break and everything should be found is reasonable; however, since you did report *this* issue

[expert] XFree86 version 4 and the SIS 6326 chip

2000-03-27 Thread Dennis Robertson
Hello List, Has anyone managed to get the SiS 6326 chip to work with version 4 of XFree86? I installed v4 without drama but, no matter what I do, I cannot get a normal mouse pointer; rather, I have the big white square that has featured prominently on the newbie list. I have read the archives and

[expert] If Linux Distributions Were Airlines

2000-03-27 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Red Hat Airlines: The standard in air travel http://segfault.org/story.phtml?mode=2&id=38cfc89a-0983c760 Corel Airlines: A new player on the scene

Re: [expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
No doubt there's a real answer, which it's trying to tell you. But for my own part, I just solve problems like this by doing a symlink: ln -s /usr/local/lib/*.so /usr/lib /. n Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: | Thanks, Brian, but the problem is I can not execute the /usr/bin/kicq file. It |

Re: [expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread jim
I use a HP Deskjet 812C with no problems. It cost me $100 and does a pretty good job printing color/black and white graphics and text. Jim Pilrose On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know if any of you can recommend me a printer (lower price > category, quality and spe

Re: [expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread jim
If you want an easy and very complete icq client I highly recomend LICQ. It has pretty much all of the features of the windows version and be found at www.licq.org Jim Pilrose On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > A much better and complete icq client is kxicq www.kxicq.org > The install does not req

Re: [expert] Best audio/video cards for Linux??

2000-03-27 Thread Pj
Vern, I've had really good luck with these PCI cards in both W98 and L-M 6.0. They are of medium expense; have good quality and better than average performance running under a ASUS Slot 7 mobo/Intel MMX200 CPU and 64EDO. They are not fancy but they are very durable and reliable cards. I particula

[expert] BS like delete

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
Ok, my BS key is acting like DELETE all of a sudden. I'm That is, I hae I mean . . . I have tried stty but that doesn't fix it. It is being mapped at a level below that of X, I think It is dmaned . . . that is . . that is, it is s . . . that isk, it . . that is, it is damned anny . . . ann

Re: [expert] Re-installing LILO after Win98

2000-03-27 Thread Mike & Tracy Holt
Annoying isn't it?! Windows automatically assumes that it's the only kid on the block and overwrites your Master boot record when you install. Anyway, just stick your rescue disk (the one you made when you installed your system) in and reboot; when you get back into Linux, you can configure your

[expert] Best audio/video cards for Linux??

2000-03-27 Thread vern
I am going to be in a position here in a few weeks to purchase an audio card and a video card, and would like to get everyone's opinion on the best ones to purchase for Linux?? They have to be PCI type for my motherboard. Thanks, Vern

Re: [expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread Dana J. Laude
I'd also like to say that my BJC-6000 works fine with the 4000 driver. Dana Wayne wrote: > > Volker, > the BJC-2000 and 3000 work fine with Linux. It provides driver for the 4000 > and 600, which are the same engines used for the above two printers. I > installed a 2000 with no problems and

Re: [expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread Craig Woods
Thanks, Brian, but the problem is I can not execute the /usr/bin/kicq file. It gives me the following error msg: [root@localhost /root]# /usr/bin/kicq /usr/bin/kicq: error in loading shared libraries: /usr/bin/kicq: undefined symbol: icq_RecvMailExpress "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote: > It's

Re: [expert] Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest - Redefined

2000-03-27 Thread Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.
Thanks for the reply. I was beginning to think that there was no one out there. Actually, I dropped one back to v6.1 for the rescue disk. Unfortunately I can't out just what I have to fix. At 03:00 PM 03/27/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Well, you know already that you should never, ever be without

Re: [expert] Video for Linux

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > When I run xconfig I get a command not found message. Should I b e able to run > this from anywhere? I cannot even run it from the directory you have listed > below. WHen I follow the instruction in the book that came with Linux, I > cannot get any further than

Re: [expert] Please use English

2000-03-27 Thread Rial Juan
mhh... I don't see what's wrong with everybody being nice enough to each other to stick to English as conversational language on an English-speaking maillist, but if you want to do this, be my guest. Now anyone willing to translate Dutch? I suddenly feel uhh... Ik heb geen goesting om nog in't E

Re: [expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread Wayne
Volker, the BJC-2000 and 3000 work fine with Linux. It provides driver for the 4000 and 600, which are the same engines used for the above two printers. I installed a 2000 with no problems and someone else here has installed a 3000 without any hassles. I cannot get mine to print ASCI though, wh

Re: [expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
It's just telling you how to link your program into the libraries, but since you don't have a program that you are trying to link in, there's really no need to do anything at all. They should probably add a "if you don't know what I'm talking bout, just forget it" line there. That is, I assume

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread Oliver L. Plaine Jr.
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:04:17 +0100, Glyn wrote: >SLRN will not, to the best of my knowledge, download anything! >On the system I was suggesting Leafnode does the fetching and >carrying. SLRN deals with the news when it has arrived, reading, >replying posting etc (for all that off-line you need s

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread Andrew George
Umm...possibly another option I've been running Agent under WINE and had very few problems (Lets me read news in Linux or Windoze too) Andrew On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Thanks John, > I'm using KRN right now but it > doesn't do on/ofline operation > very well, but will check out the > sit

Re: [expert] UMDA66, HPT366

2000-03-27 Thread Larry Sword
M Thompson wrote: > Use a linux boot floppy and type "cat /proc/pci" on a command line. > > Tell me what resources are being displayed for your UDMA66 controller. > > Matt > It's in the last line of my message. ---IRQ 18 But the problem is fixed now. Thanks Larry > >*** The HPT366 controllers

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread paul
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Glyn Millington wrote: > > SLRN will not, to the best of my knowledge, download anything! > On the system I was suggesting Leafnode does the fetching and > carrying. SLRN deals with the news when it has arrived, reading, > replying posting etc (for all that off-line you ne

Re: [expert] Linux and DVD and Supermount

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
Yes, that's what supermount does; it keeps trying the drive to see what's there. "supermount disable" will clobber it and allow you to run a nice simple Unix-like environment again. (On most systems checking the CD isn't such an expensive operation so it's not a big deal.) On Sun, 26 Mar 200

Re: [expert] Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest - Redefined

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
Well, you know already that you should never, ever be without a rescue disk. That said, just start and install in and use ALT-F2 (or F3, or F4) to go to another terminal window. You should be able to patch up things from there. (At least this trick works with RedHat; I assume it will with Mand

Re: [expert] Video for Linux

2000-03-27 Thread Brian T. Schellenberger
Not xconfig; make xconfig You need to install the kernel and gcc and make (at a minimum). Basically, you need a "devleopment" system. But frankly, you need to think long & hard about how important this is to you; if you've never done any development/make/compile/kernel rebuilds before, well, i

[expert] Printer recommendation

2000-03-27 Thread vschlecht
Hi, I would like to know if any of you can recommend me a printer (lower price category, quality and speed suitable for home-use) that works alright with Mandrake 7.0 ? I've had problems with my Epson Stylus Color 300 ever since I began to use Linux, and I don't want to make a similar mistake

Re: [expert] UMDA66, HPT366

2000-03-27 Thread Larry Sword
Larry Sword wrote: Belay my last. After reading my own message I saw the problem. Had to add the IRQ number that the kernel maps. The lilo should be: append="ide2=0xd400,0xd802,18 ide3=0xe999,0xe402,18 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" --^^^^

Re: [expert] Re-installing LILO after Win98

2000-03-27 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
At 10:11 AM 03/27/2000 -0800, Mage Grimau wrote: >I'm trying to get my machine to dual-boot Win98 and >linux. After I install linux (have to do it first or >the partitioning doesn't work right) I installed >Win98. Then I tried to use my linux boot disk to >reload LILO, but it says "/dev/hda1 has n

Re: [expert] UMDA66, HPT366

2000-03-27 Thread M Thompson
Use a linux boot floppy and type "cat /proc/pci" on a command line. Tell me what resources are being displayed for your UDMA66 controller. Matt >From: Larry Sword <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [expert] UMDA66, HPT366 >D

Re: [expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread Ray
A much better and complete icq client is kxicq www.kxicq.org The install does not require all of the icq libs and it installs very easy. It is also much more complete like having file transfer and better url sending. On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Hello all, > > First off, thanks to all who c

[expert] UMDA66, HPT366

2000-03-27 Thread Larry Sword
1. Can't get to IDE2 or IDE3 System: OS: Mandrake-Linux 7.02 AIR smp Abit BP6 with BIOS QQ Matrox G400 AGP SoundBlaster Lice in PCI-2 PCI -3 is open , I left this open because it shares IRQ with the HPT366 controller. So there could not be any conflicts. PCI-4 NIC PCI -5 NIC -

[expert] just a little help

2000-03-27 Thread Craig Woods
Hello all, First off, thanks to all who contribute both your time and patience. Without you, choice would become a meaningless concept. I have installed "kicq" on Linux 6.1 (Mandrake). I have completed the "confiqure," "complile," and "install." I have copied all files to the appropriate directo

Re: [expert] Compaq S3virge GX posting

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > I saw a posting regarding the Compaq S3virge GX video card and how it is > displays a corrupted image exspecially around the mouse. Does anyone know > where this posting is or who was the authour. I am having the same problem > and need the solution. > Mine work

[expert] Re-installing LILO after Win98

2000-03-27 Thread Mage Grimau
I'm trying to get my machine to dual-boot Win98 and linux. After I install linux (have to do it first or the partitioning doesn't work right) I installed Win98. Then I tried to use my linux boot disk to reload LILO, but it says "/dev/hda1 has no boot record" and quits without doing anything useful

Re: [expert] Please use English

2000-03-27 Thread Pavlina
If any more french messages come across, I will try my best to translate them. I have been taking french at college and will give it my best shot. Pavlina - Original Message - From: "John Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:06 AM Subject

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread Glyn Millington
SLRN will not, to the best of my knowledge, download anything! On the system I was suggesting Leafnode does the fetching and carrying. SLRN deals with the news when it has arrived, reading, replying posting etc (for all that off-line you need slrnpull too, which is also on the Mandrake CD - wond

Re: [expert] Formerly: Mandrake 7.02 is messed up

2000-03-27 Thread Sean Armstrong
>Actually yours may not be one of them. They had to use a special kernel to >run >the GUI install and they don't have your CD drive. The only alternative is >a >drop-out to text mode *and * booting a different kernel. There are QA >issues >to address, and there is NO system for QA that is

RE: [expert] Please use English

2000-03-27 Thread Bois, Mathieu
You can even translate the answers ! ;-) > -Original Message- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 27 March 2000 17:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Please use English > > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > Pj wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > >

[expert] Compaq S3virge GX posting

2000-03-27 Thread Orlando Lewis
I saw a posting regarding the Compaq S3virge GX video card and how it is displays a corrupted image exspecially around the mouse. Does anyone know where this posting is or who was the authour. I am having the same problem and need the solution.

Re: [expert] Please use English

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Pj wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > This group is primarily English speaking. We can't help you if we can't > > read in your language. Please use English. If it isn't your native > > tongue, try. We can probably figure out the rest. > > > > Pj > > Or if not, is there

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread vern
Thanks Alex! I'll give this a look! Vern On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, vern wrote: > > > > > Is there a good newsreader for Linux? > > > I've tried the one in Netscape and would > > > like one that works both on/offine similar > > > t

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread vern
Okay Paul, Thanks for the help! Vern On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, vern wrote: > > > Is there a good newsreader for Linux? > > I've tried the one in Netscape and would > > like one that works both on/offine similar > > to Agent in that "other" OS! > > Vern > > > Try sl

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread vern
Okay Jim. Another vote for Pan. Thanks for the help! Vern On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > Is there a good newsreader for Linux? > > I've tried the one in Netscape and would > > like one that works both on/offine similar > > to Agent in that "other" OS! > > Ve

Re: [expert] cd-wr

2000-03-27 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 26 Mar 2035, you wrote: > I having trouble installing 2 cd rom drives. one is as cd-wr from Ricoh > Anyone had done this before? > Both ATAPI? or is one SCSI or both SCSI? I think we need a bit more info. However, what you MIGHT want to do (assuming BOTH are ATAPI/IDE) is make sure that yo

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread Oliver L. Plaine Jr.
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:49:18 -0500,Vern wrote: >I missed my "Agent" the most! >Vern > > >On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Glyn wrote: >> SLRN is the answer! And it should be available on your Mandrake >> CD. Mon, 27 Mar 2000 07:54:21 The one capability that Forte Agent has tha

Re: [expert] Shoutcast, Freeamp & Netscape

2000-03-27 Thread Ray
xmms %s On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > I'm trying to get Netscape to instruct Freeamp to play Shoutcast streams. Would you >happen to know the string needed to make > Freeamp work? > > /usr/bin/freeamp %? > > Or if you've had success with other software to play Shoutcast streams, please sh

[expert] Compilers

2000-03-27 Thread Wayne Stout
Greetings, everyone. I was going through my system the other day trying to free up some disk space, and I noticed that I have both gcc and ecgs installed. My question is, do I need both of them? If not, which one is the best one to keep? Thanks in advance! Wayne

Re: [expert] Please use English

2000-03-27 Thread Trevor Farrell
Pj wrote: > Hello, > > This group is primarily English speaking. We can't help you if we can't > read in your language. Please use English. If it isn't your native > tongue, try. We can probably figure out the rest. > > Pj Or if not, is there some multi-lingual person out there who can transtlat

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread vern
Hello Glyn! Thanks for the tip! I'll give all that a try! I missed my "Agent" the most! Vern On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > SLRN is the answer! And it should be available on your Mandrake > CD. > > Homepage is, http://space.mit.edu/~davis/slrn.html > > anmd the redoubtable Sven's slrn page

Re: [expert] News reader?

2000-03-27 Thread vern
Thanks John, I'm using KRN right now but it doesn't do on/ofline operation very well, but will check out the sites mentioned. Vern On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > Is there a good newsreader for Linux? > > I've tried the one in Netscape and would > > like one

Re: [expert] mouse scrolling

2000-03-27 Thread Trevor Farrell
Thanks Alan, that's all it took! Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Trevorthe Pointer section in your XF86Config file is fine, > now execute 'imwheel -k' and the scroll wheel should begin to > work. > > Alan > > Trevor Farrell wrote: > > > > Michael Holt wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I'm using a L

Re: [expert] Auto-completion Utility

2000-03-27 Thread Civileme
Lane Lester wrote: > > Civileme said: > > > Lane Lester wrote: > > > > > > Both on the Internet and in local documents, I often need to insert the > > > same information. I have an excellent utility in Windows, ActiveWords, > that > > > traps keyboard input, and auto-completes strings of tex

Re: [expert] FAT Bread errors

2000-03-27 Thread Civileme
Charles Boening wrote: > > I have the latest incarnation of Mandrake 7(air) > installed on a 2.5gig partition at the end of my drive. > > I'm running Windows 98 SE also. > When I boot to Linux, I'm using loadlin. > loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 mem=192m > > I don't have a standard flop

Re: [expert] Configure your own JRE for Netscape?

2000-03-27 Thread Civileme
Charles Curley wrote: > > How do you detect an FP web page? > > -- > > -- C^2 Grab the web page Save it in source, and filter it with demoroniser and if the output does not equal the input, the chances that it was done with a Microsoft Editor are quite high. Now if you want t

Re: [expert] CD Audio

2000-03-27 Thread Sevatio Octavio
The CD rippers CD Paranoia http://xiph.org/paranoia/index.html and CDDA2WAV ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/cdda2wav/ should already be installed if you're using MDK7.0-2. CDDA2WAV is much faster but if you want some quality-control, use Paranoia. As far as mp3 encoders... LAME http://www.sul