[expert] xD Memory Filesystem?

2003-10-10 Thread Rob Blomquist
I am going nuts, as I have lost my digital camera setup in fstab. Its a Fuji Finepix 2650 with xD memory in it. And I am getting bogus filesystem errors if I use vfat or msdos. What filesystem should I use? This is really bumming me out, as I previously had it running perfectly. Rob -- Linux

Re: [expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread Tim Sawchuck
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:22:10 -0700 James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 16:22, Tim Sawchuck wrote: > > On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 01:05:56 +0200 > > Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Azrael Azrael schrieb am Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:24:28 +0100: > > > > > >

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Holt
Jack Coates mused: [snip] > look at how little the growth is for XP, .NET extensions, all that > hype. > Win98 is being abandoned, but for Linux and Win2000. And look at > the > huge increase in Mozilla on Windows. That´s pretty cool! Maybe a trend? It´s amazing how many people I run into nowa

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
argh... I knew that would be mangled, but I didn't know how badly: 8.69% MSIE6 XP 7.77% Gecko X 6.97% MSIE6 XP.NET 3.63% Konq X 6.51% MSIE6 2K 2.49% Gecko XP 5.49% MSIE6 2K.NET 2.00% Gecko X 1.89% MSIE6 W98 1.38% Gecko X 1.31

[expert] nvidia driver - no console display (urgent help needed)

2003-10-10 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
Hi, Just installed the current NVIDIA drivers from the NVIDIA site. Everything works good (3D games, mplayer videos). I have a laptop with GeForce4 and the problem is that since I installed the nvidia driver I can't switch to tty1-6. I mean, I can switch to the console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn but there'

Re: [expert] Backups: not only for HW failures or viruses

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:14, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > About nine months ago I did my last backup. > About three weeks ago something broke down in my PC, so I had to call the > assistance to have them repair it. > Three days ago the bad news: they they... THEY HAD LOST MY PC > > **HOW CAN S

Re: [expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 16:22, Tim Sawchuck wrote: > On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 01:05:56 +0200 > Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Azrael Azrael schrieb am Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:24:28 +0100: > > > > > When is Mandrake 9.2 available to the mere mortals amongst us? > > > > Mandrake is not for

Re: [expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 16:05, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Azrael Azrael schrieb am Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:24:28 +0100: > > > When is Mandrake 9.2 available to the mere mortals amongst us? > > Mandrake is not for mere mortals! > > wobo But for those who aspire to greatness 1st part of Nov. / end

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:24, HaywireMac wrote: > On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:41:46 -0700 > Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > It comes up right next to the Apache button if MSIE is used to visit > > any of my web pages. This looks to me like the best balance of > > advocacy without limiting

Re: [expert] Wireless - shutting down pcmica locks system

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 13:15, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have run into this nasty problem several times now over the last two weeks. > I am using a wireless connection (802.11b) at my job and running MDK 9.1 on > my laptop. Something goes wr

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 15:27, Richard Bown wrote: > I've been watching this with interest as I have just the opposite > problem. > Certain actions in win98 running on win4lin cause a halt, only that > shuts it down instantly...now I wonder if this is a ACPI funny as well. Actually I've seen this on

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 15:44, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote: > Keyboardless, mouselessrack stackableonly ssh > unless completely dead, then i connect the above > > --- "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 10 October 2003 22:05, Ricardo (Tru64 > > User) wrote: > > > Greet

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 08:41, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Friday 10 October 2003 18:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > this would allow even the > > newbie-est to find and install whatever flavor tickles their > > tastebuds with a minimum of effort or understnding on their part. > > Right up to the poin

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
bOn Fri, 2003-10-10 at 18:26, HaywireMac wrote: > On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:14:30 -0700 > James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > HaywireMac, > > > >If I were going to do this I'd go to one of the javascript sites > >grab > > a browser detection script and use it to re-direct the

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 08:15, J.C. Woods wrote: > Miark wrote: > > >This may be just me, but "locking out" anybody based on their browser is > >not a tactic that is compatible or consistent with the Open Source way. > > > >In fact I think it's below us. We should be taking the high road and > >set

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 07:14, Miark wrote: > This may be just me, but "locking out" anybody based on their browser is > not a tactic that is compatible or consistent with the Open Source way. > > In fact I think it's below us. We should be taking the high road and > setting an example cuz 1) that'

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:41:46 -0700 Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > It comes up right next to the Apache button if MSIE is used to visit > any of my web pages. This looks to me like the best balance of > advocacy without limiting choice. Wow. I actually maybe kinda somehow in a small wa

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Holt
HaywireMac mused: > > How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be > met with > a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? This is REALLY easy. Here´s a link to read all about: http://www.devin.com/ieblock_howto.shtml Server side includes are probably the easiest wa

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:14:30 -0700 James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > HaywireMac, > >If I were going to do this I'd go to one of the javascript sites >grab > a browser detection script and use it to re-direct the IE users. Already done using PHP, try loading my site using

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 05:46, HaywireMac wrote: > How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be met with > a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? > > Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the > 'net, I would like to start a campaign to e

Re: [expert] acx100 won't work on my mandrake 9.1 or 9.2rc

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 09:34, Thomas Backlund wrote: > From: "Mike Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Are any of you guys/gals willing to offer a tip or two on getting it to > > work? > > Or do you recommend I go to the newbie list? I get errors trying to > > install around line 100 of the script. I

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 20:06:58 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Well, there is a favorite link that I like to send people to when I > want to give them a few reasons to consider switching to Linux from > Windows. > > http://aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html > > The write-up is rathe

[expert] Wireless acx100 fails to install at line61 or line100, etcetera

2003-10-10 Thread Mike Carter
Anyone know how to get it to go? on 9.2rc2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 10 October 2003 06:21 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > Again, this is just a small gesture, and not just aimed at IE. It's > intended to expose Windows users to alternatives to not just IE, but to > Windows itself, which is why I point to documentation which highlights > the inherant problems wit

Re: [expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread Tim Sawchuck
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 01:05:56 +0200 Wolfgang Bornath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Azrael Azrael schrieb am Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:24:28 +0100: > > > When is Mandrake 9.2 available to the mere mortals amongst us? > > Mandrake is not for mere mortals! A-l-m-o-s-t spit coffee all over my monitor

Re: [expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
Azrael Azrael schrieb am Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:24:28 +0100: > When is Mandrake 9.2 available to the mere mortals amongst us? Mandrake is not for mere mortals! wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Ricardo (Tru64 User)
Keyboardless, mouselessrack stackableonly ssh unless completely dead, then i connect the above --- "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 10 October 2003 22:05, Ricardo (Tru64 > User) wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, > kill >

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:47:31 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > No, actually, I suspect that they are confirming what I said. They > assume that all of your pages are PHP and that you include the > detection mechanism on all pages. If you were running something like > post-nuk

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Ricardo (Tru64 User)
Yes, i was father of all roots. I believe msec level 3 --- Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 10 October 2003 04:05 pm, Ricardo (Tru64 > User) wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, > kill > > -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still goin

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Richard Bown
I've been watching this with interest as I have just the opposite problem. Certain actions in win98 running on win4lin cause a halt, only that shuts it down instantly...now I wonder if this is a ACPI funny as well. Someone did say for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Richard

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Steffen Barszus
Am Freitag, 10. Oktober 2003 16:28 schrieb HaywireMac: > Why be dishonest and hide the fact that we are *against* MS and their > shenanigans, while at the same time offering an alternative? It is > indeed hypocrisy to accept the ill-conceived and hair-raisingly > insecure MS garbage that's out the

Re: [expert] Backups: not only for HW failures or viruses

2003-10-10 Thread Richard Urwin
On Friday 10 Oct 2003 9:14 pm, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > About nine months ago I did my last backup. >... > Three days ago the bad news: they they... THEY HAD LOST MY PC > ... > That day I felt very bad, but this time luck helped me: they found it the > day after and now I'm writing with it.

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 10 October 2003 04:05 pm, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote: > Greetings, > > shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, kill > -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still going > strong!!! > Finally, pulled out power plug!! > > Anyway to troubleshoot this further...?? > Second shutdown in 6mo

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 10 October 2003 02:23 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > > That depends on your pages. If you use a CGI method, each page that > > can be reached via URL must be CGI based. If you use a PHP method, > > the same holds true. If you mix html, dhtml, CGI, etc. it is not a > > simple cut and paste fu

Re: Re[2]: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 10:09, rikona wrote: > Hello JM5379, > > Friday, October 10, 2003, 9:34:05 AM, you wrote: > > Jsn> this would allow even the newbie-est to find and install whatever > Jsn> flavor tickles their tastebuds with a minimum of effort or > Jsn> understnding on their part. > > Also

[expert] Backups: not only for HW failures or viruses

2003-10-10 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
About nine months ago I did my last backup. About three weeks ago something broke down in my PC, so I had to call the assistance to have them repair it. Three days ago the bad news: they they... THEY HAD LOST MY PC **HOW CAN SOMEONE LOSE A PC?!?!** not a portable, a miditower! WITH TWO

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
At 22.05 10/10/2003, you wrote: Greetings, shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, kill -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still going strong!!! Finally, pulled out power plug!! Anyway to troubleshoot this further...?? Second shutdown in 6monthssame problem. Linux is rock solid... even

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 10 October 2003 22:05, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote: > Greetings, > > shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, kill > -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still going > strong!!! > Finally, pulled out power plug!! > > Anyway to troubleshoot this further...?? > Second shutdown in 6month

Re: [expert] Wireless - shutting down pcmica locks system

2003-10-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 10 October 2003 22:15, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > Does anyone have any idea about what the problem is here with linux and > wireless such that simply trying to remove the card, one way or another, > nicely or not, it totally wrecks the system? Anyone else run into this? > > My laptop is

Re: [expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 10 October 2003 04:05 pm, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote: > Greetings, > > shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, kill > -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still going > strong!!! > Finally, pulled out power plug!! > > Anyway to troubleshoot this further...?? > Second shutdown i

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 11:39, HaywireMac wrote: so I thought about both sides while I was walking to work this morning, and decided to do this in my standard_html_footer in Zope: 0"> http://www.mozilla.org/";>USE MOZILLA It comes up right next to the Apache button if MSIE is used to visit any of

[expert] When is Mandrake 9.2 available?

2003-10-10 Thread Azrael
When is Mandrake 9.2 available to the mere mortals amongst us? thanks -- Azrael ("\''/").___..--'''"-._ `0_ O ) `-. ( ).`-.__.`) (_Y_.)' ._ ) `._ `. ``-..-' _..`--'_..-_/ /--'_.' .' ((i).-'' ((i).' (((.-' Of all God'

RE: [expert] Wireless - shutting down pcmica locks system

2003-10-10 Thread Lawson, Jim
I have had a lot of problems with 9.1. Just went back to 9.0. -Original Message- From: Praedor Atrebates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:15 PM To: Mandrake Expert Subject: [expert] Wireless - shutting down pcmica locks system -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-

[expert] Wireless - shutting down pcmica locks system

2003-10-10 Thread Praedor Atrebates
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have run into this nasty problem several times now over the last two weeks. I am using a wireless connection (802.11b) at my job and running MDK 9.1 on my laptop. Something goes wrong with the connection and I try to reset it nicely through soft

[expert] This Host Wont Die/Shutdown!!

2003-10-10 Thread Ricardo (Tru64 User)
Greetings, shutdown -h now, halt, reboot, shutdown -r now, kill -9 1, kill -KILL 1, init 6, system still going strong!!! Finally, pulled out power plug!! Anyway to troubleshoot this further...?? Second shutdown in 6monthssame problem. _Thanks Richard __

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread J.C. Woods
Bryan Phinney wrote: On Friday 10 October 2003 09:36 am, HaywireMac wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:34:38 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the'net, I would like to start a campaign to essentially "lock out"

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:50:00 -0500 "J.C. Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Happy blocking, and, BTW, I like your thinking on this one. Wt! It works! Thank you thank you thank you! Of course, as Brian P. said, anyone with half a brain can prolly bypass it, but it's easy to do, and if

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:55:54 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > I do not know of any method of detecting the browser and altering the > default page displayed based on that browser that does not entail > creating code on the default display page and possibly subsequent > pages of t

Re: [expert] urpmi and upgrades to 9.2

2003-10-10 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday October 9 2003 08:30 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > urpmi --auto-auto select --force > > why the force ... because signatures in the cooker are all over > the place, and plf cooker isn't signed with the same sig as the > rest of plf etc etc and I got real tired of saying y every 3 or 4 >

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 10 October 2003 09:36 am, HaywireMac wrote: > On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:34:38 -0400 > > Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on > > > the'net, I would like to start a campaign to essentially "lock out" > > > IE from

Re: Re[2]: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:09:30 -0700 rikona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Also include the suggestion that they set their new, non-M$ browser to > ID as IE, otherwise MANY pages will not work well, or at all. If you > don't do this, they will think you sent them off in a rather > ridiculous, non

Re[2]: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread rikona
Hello JM5379, Friday, October 10, 2003, 9:34:05 AM, you wrote: Jsn> this would allow even the newbie-est to find and install whatever Jsn> flavor tickles their tastebuds with a minimum of effort or Jsn> understnding on their part. Also include the suggestion that they set their new, non-M$ brows

Re: [expert] source of rpm contrib

2003-10-10 Thread Tim Sawchuck
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 06:21:38 -0700 (PDT) "Ricardo \(Tru64 User\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Tim Sawchuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I receive the mails from the changelog > > > What do you mean mails from the changelogthis must > be something I am not aware about...please ela

Re: [expert] acx100 won't work on my mandrake 9.1 or 9.2rc

2003-10-10 Thread Thomas Backlund
From: "Mike Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are any of you guys/gals willing to offer a tip or two on getting it to > work? > Or do you recommend I go to the newbie list? I get errors trying to > install around line 100 of the script. I posted this a few days ago. If > there was a response I misse

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread JM5379
--- Original Message --- From: "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website >On Friday 10 October 2003 18:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> this would allow even the >> newbie-est to find and install whatever flavor tickles their >> t

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 10 October 2003 18:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > this would allow even the > newbie-est to find and install whatever flavor tickles their > tastebuds with a minimum of effort or understnding on their part. Right up to the point where they uninstall explorer, thinking they won't be need

Re: [expert] urpmi and upgrades to 9.2

2003-10-10 Thread Eric Huff
> Well, Eric, > > Thanks for the tip, XFCE4 installs just fine under Cooker 9.2, but > it will not run. I installed everything, Xtart cannot see it, it > does not show up as a WM in any other WM menu. I tried from a > terminal within blackbox, I'm at a loss. No error messages, > nothing, just "

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread JM5379
>I think that is the direction, at least partially, I'm leaning. All >joking aside about Stephen's infamous 404 page, I certainly don't wish >to paint all *nix users as ill-tempered ideologues, but at the same time >what is the point of a quick redirect that people will simply ignore >anyway? > >Y

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:15:56 -0500 "J.C. Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Your missing the point, Miark. This is not what HMac is doing (and do > > jump in if I have you wrong, HMac). No, you've got it just right, I will heed the advice to make this as polite and well-mannered as possi

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:57:37 -0400 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Don't get me wrong, Haywiremac - I understand where you are coming > from but maybe a better solution would be to redirect an IE identified > browser to a page that explains the point(s) that you are trying to > get

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread J.C. Woods
Miark wrote: This may be just me, but "locking out" anybody based on their browser is not a tactic that is compatible or consistent with the Open Source way. In fact I think it's below us. We should be taking the high road and setting an example cuz 1) that's the quality of people we want to be.

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 10 October 2003 10:14 am, Miark wrote: > This may be just me, but "locking out" anybody based on their browser is > not a tactic that is compatible or consistent with the Open Source way. > > In fact I think it's below us. We should be taking the high road and > setting an example cuz 1)

Re: [expert] Quake II keyboard problem

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
I play Q2 pretty frequently and haven't ever seen that. Here's my ~/.quake2/baseq2/config.cfg, you've probably got something funky in yours. You might also ask on the q2 mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 06:51, Daniel Axtell wrote: > I recently installed Quake II under LM 9.1.

Re: [expert] urpmi and upgrades to 9.2

2003-10-10 Thread Jack Coates
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 21:08, Tim Sawchuck wrote: ... > I've messed with XFCE, and it just didn't do it, but now 4 is out, I have to > see if it will run under 9.2 Cooker. > > Tim I've got three cooker systems and it runs a treat on all of them. Follow the instructions here: http://clevername.ho

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:14:11 -0400 Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > 3) It punishes computer users who > are too inexperienced to know how to change their browser. This is exactly what I intend to do. The page which is served to IE users will explain *why* (info on MS and it's record on securi

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread rikona
Hello HaywireMac, Friday, October 10, 2003, 5:46:18 AM, you wrote: H> Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on H> the 'net, I would like to start a campaign to essentially "lock H> out" IE from accessing websites. H> Of course, one would still be able to use Windows,

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Miark
This may be just me, but "locking out" anybody based on their browser is not a tactic that is compatible or consistent with the Open Source way. In fact I think it's below us. We should be taking the high road and setting an example cuz 1) that's the quality of people we want to be. 2) We don't w

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:50:00 -0500 "J.C. Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Hey HeywireMac, > > Google is your friend, a very *good* friend at that. Just look at what ya, I was so engrossed in the Apache docs, I forgot my own similar observations on that point. > google gave me with one run

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Kwan Lowe
> I don't have many pages to edit, so adding it to each and every page > would be a simple matter of copy and paste. > Just a suggestion: If you're editing multiple pages, even just a dozen, you might consider making the pages PHP based. You can enable .html as a PHP script in apache then just inse

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread J.C. Woods
Greg Meyer wrote: On Friday 10 October 2003 08:46 am, HaywireMac wrote: How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be met with a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the 'net, I would like to sta

Re: [expert] Re: Best Use of Swap

2003-10-10 Thread Kwan Lowe
> What I've been told in the past (albeit on Red Hat, but that shouldn't > matter much) is, that with a 2.4.x kernel you do indeed need 2xRAM due > to the way 2.4 allocates memory. Under 2.2.x, I happily used swap just > up to the amount of total memory I envisaged to be necessary. > Unfortunately

[expert] Quake II keyboard problem

2003-10-10 Thread Daniel Axtell
I recently installed Quake II under LM 9.1. The game plays fine, but after I exit the program and re-enter it, it acts as if the ALT and CTR keys are permantently down, which makes the gam unplayable. I have to power down the computer to restore the keyboard to it's correct state. Does anyone

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:34:38 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on > > the'net, I would like to start a campaign to essentially "lock out" > > IE from accessing websites. > > > > Of course, one would still be able t

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:19:28 -0400 Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Do what the sites that allow only IE do. Test the browser string and > present a warning page to users of IE and the real page to everybody > else. Right, I understand the basic concept, but I cannot see in my httpd2.co

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Friday 10 October 2003 08:46 am, HaywireMac wrote: > How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be met with > a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? > > Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the > 'net, I would like to start a campaig

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 10 October 2003 08:46 am, HaywireMac wrote: > > How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be met with > a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? > > Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the > 'net, I would like to start a cam

[expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-10 Thread HaywireMac
How would one configure Apache so that anyone using IE would be met with a "nice friendly message" that they are not welcome? Considering the effects of compromised home computers running XP on the 'net, I would like to start a campaign to essentially "lock out" IE from accessing websites. Of co

RE: [expert] Sylpheed looses its default settings

2003-10-10 Thread Lawson, Jim
Welcome. I like Suse also. -Original Message- From: Nigel Wilkinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Sylpheed looses its default settings Hi folks I have recently joined the Mandrake Club haveing been a lomg term

[expert] Re: Best Use of Swap

2003-10-10 Thread T. Ribbrock
On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 05:01:46PM -0400, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Hmm, I thought (referring to an earlier part) that the "twice as big as > physical ram" rule of thumb only went up to x size, say about 400-500 megs or > so? I thought it was wasteful (short of doing video editing or something > r

[expert] Sans vs. Comic Sans Ms

2003-10-10 Thread Tomas Rett
I load the fonts from Windows via the Mandrake Control Center. The font in the body of mail message changed to Comic Sans Ms, while in the editor retains the Sans font. When I explicitly set both the font to user-defined Sans, the result is the same. Where are the fonts for Kmail set up ? I do

Re: [expert] i18n and language switching.

2003-10-10 Thread James Sparenberg
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 23:53, Vahur Lokk wrote: > James Sparenberg wrote: > > All, > > > >In that other OS my wife would be able to hit one key (the right > > "windows" button) and switch the language she is typing in between > > Korean and English. Is there any way to enable this kind of feat

Re: [expert] glibc-debug

2003-10-10 Thread Gwenole Beauchesne
Nick Brown wrote: > How do I link against the debugging version of glibc provided by the > glibc-deug rpm? Please, don't link against glibc-debug libs. You have to compile your applications the normal way. Then, expand LD_LIBRARY_PATH with /usr/lib/debug before invoking gdb. In MDK 9.2, glibc-de

Re: [expert] i18n and language switching.

2003-10-10 Thread Vahur Lokk
James Sparenberg wrote: > All, > >In that other OS my wife would be able to hit one key (the right > "windows" button) and switch the language she is typing in between > Korean and English. Is there any way to enable this kind of feature > within Linux? > > James You can enable different key

Re: [expert] i18n and language switching.

2003-10-10 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 10 October 2003 07:42, James Sparenberg wrote: > All, > >In that other OS my wife would be able to hit one key (the right > "windows" button) and switch the language she is typing in between > Korean and English. Is there any way to enable this kind of feature > within Linux? > > Jam

Re: [expert] urpmi and upgrades to 9.2

2003-10-10 Thread Tim Sawchuck
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:53:07 -0700 Eric Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I keep jumping between BlackBox and IceWM. Even on a P4 1.3GHz, > > 512Mb RAM, I love the quickness of a simple WM. > > Have you tried http://pekwm.org/ (my favorite) > XFCE4 (rpms at http://clevername.homeip.net/xfce4/