Re: [expert] Heads up... Netscape 4.79

2001-11-24 Thread Bill Thompson
I have been using NS 4.79 for 3 or 4 days and have not seen anything more flaky than NS 4.78 nor has it crashed on me. It's a keeper. Bill Jose Luis Vazquez Gonzalez wrote: > > I am using NS 6.1 and I have to say it is quite good, nothing to do with 6.0x > series. Stable and fast. It seems the

[expert] Mandrake 8.1 and dictd

2001-11-16 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, I have Mandrake 8.1 installed and have the same problem with dictd as I had with Mandrake 8.0. It works fine while I'm online but refuses to work while offline. Below is my /etc/dict.conf, /etc/dictd.conf files and ifconfig lo. Searches on the web show others have this problem. But to dat

[expert] matroxfb framebuffer (non-X)

2001-11-15 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, When my system boots, it comes up using vgafb. How can I change this to use matroxfb? Bill Mandrake 8.1 XFree86 4.1.0-21mdk Matrox G400 w/32MB SDRAM -- "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (When all else fails, play dead!) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://ww

Re: [expert] [OT] PRoblem with MandrakeStore

2001-10-30 Thread Bill Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > All, > > I am sorry to have to post this email to this mailing list, but it is the only > Mandrake list I subscribe to. > > I purchased the 8.1 CDs from MandrakeStore about 5 weeks ago (the money was > charged to my Credit Card accordin to the statement), and Mandra

Re: [expert] 2 monitors

2001-10-25 Thread Bill Thompson
Martin Ignacio lange wrote: > > Hey, > > Does anybody knows how to put two monitors with linux. Do I explain > myself? I want two monitors in one computer. > > Thanks > > Martin Good luck if you can get to fit in one computer. Check google for xinerama. Bill -- "Quando Omni Flunkus

Re: [expert] devfsd and cdrom

2001-09-26 Thread Bill Thompson
be prepared for this with 8.1. other msgs on this subject suggests using devfs is for adding a new feature for the kde desktop. not nice for non-kde users. bill On Thursday 27 September 2001 02:24, you wrote: > My /dev/cdrom had changed (after update to 8.1-RC1) to > /dev/cdrom0 -> cdroms/cdrom0

Re: [expert] kde 2.2.1

2001-09-19 Thread Bill Thompson
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/ reports that mandrake 8.1 rc1 has been upgraded to include KDE 2.2.1 on Mandrake sites. Apparently, no change in the filename was used. Bill On Wednesday 19 September 2001 20:21, you wrote: > Does anyone know if the kde 2.2.1 will make it into the mandrake 8.1 > re

[expert] matroxfb framebuffer

2001-09-15 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, When my system boots, it comes up vgafb. How can I change this to use matroxfb? Bill Mandrake 8.0 XFree86 4.1.0 Matrox 400 -- "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (When all else fails, play dead!) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] Supermount & 2.4.8-18mdk

2001-09-06 Thread Bill Thompson
ll lhon wrote: > > Hello Bill, > > Where are find 2.4.8-18mdk ? > > Regards, > Leo Hon > > Bill Thompson wrote: > > > Supermount and this kernel works fine with my cdrom drive, zip drive > > and floppy disk drive. Actually, my CD drive is a dvdro

[expert] Supermount & 2.4.8-18mdk

2001-09-06 Thread Bill Thompson
Supermount and this kernel works fine with my cdrom drive, zip drive and floppy disk drive. Actually, my CD drive is a dvdrom drive. How do I set up fstab to detect both a dvd or cdrom? Bill -- "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (When all else fails, play dead!) Want to buy your Pack or Services

Re: [expert] Clock timer configuration lost.

2001-09-02 Thread Bill Thompson
DataChannel wrote: > > What does it mean when "probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration > lost - probably a VIA686a motherboard." scrolls up in my logs at random > intervals between once every 10 seconds to once every 45 minutes on a > > motherboard (GA-5AX) that doesn't have a VIA chips

Re: [expert] Cable mode problems

2001-08-21 Thread Bill Thompson
ico for use with > > their high speed ADSL, they must have made in Open Source because it was > > since about 2 years ago, it has been provided by them for download by > > anybody who wished to do so. > > > > > >Bill Thompson wrote: > > > > > >

Re: [expert] Cable mode problems

2001-08-21 Thread Bill Thompson
was > since about 2 years ago, it has been provided by them for download by > anybody who wished to do so. Actually, the version of PPOE supplied by my ISP was a RedHat 5.2 rpm binary!! I found the source that compiled without incident under MDK 8.0. > > > >Bill Thompson wrote

Re: [expert] Cable mode problems

2001-08-21 Thread Bill Thompson
Ron Johnson wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 20 August 2001 21:49, Bill Thompson wrote: > > Hi, > [snip] > > Two questions - how can I setup switching between my dial-up modem > > and the cable modem. > > In /

Re: [expert] Cable mode problems

2001-08-21 Thread Bill Thompson
nue working without having PPPOE installed? > (So far, Cox@Home hasn't switched to using such a system. Thank > whatever diety as appropriate.) > > Bill Thompson wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Friday, technicians will be at my home to do a cable modem

[expert] Cable mode problems

2001-08-21 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, Friday, technicians will be at my home to do a cable modem installation. The software provided is ppoe from Network TeleSystems, Inc. I will be using a ZyXEL Prestige 941 cable modem and a nic card with a RealTek 9139C chip. I'm using Mandrake 8.0, 2.4.7-14mdk kernel and WindowMaker 0.65.1. T

Re: [expert] Cable modem

2001-08-15 Thread Bill Thompson
Give the 8139too driver a try. Bill "Darcy Brodie, CJL" wrote: > > A word of caution with the rtl8139. They work well with Mandrake 7.2, but the > drivers that are available at this time for the rtl8139 cards do not work with > Mandrake 8.0, and i have been unable to locate any drivers for the

Re: [expert] installed XFree 4.1 from cooker- now no DRI (mga)

2001-06-16 Thread Bill Thompson
"David E. Fox" wrote: > > > I went throught the following drill last week and was successful. Get > > http://azz.us-lot.org/kernel-drm-4.1.0.tar.gz and compile using: > > > > make linux (or something like that) > > Actually, 'xmkmf ; make -f Makefile.linux'. 'make -f Makefile.linux' alone

Re: [expert] installed XFree 4.1 from cooker- now no DRI (mga)

2001-06-15 Thread Bill Thompson
I went throught the following drill last week and was successful. Get http://azz.us-lot.org/kernel-drm-4.1.0.tar.gz and compile using: make linux (or something like that) The resulting .o files replace those in /lib/modules/2.4.5-3mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm. Note the i810 module does not get

[expert] viewperf problem

2001-05-29 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, I downloaded and installed viewperf from a Mandrake ftp site of unsupported files. Can any one tell me where to install the AWadvs, DRV, DX, Light, ProCDRS and MedMCAO data files? Thank, Bill -- >From the shores of Khlong YaiPhuan, Bangkok, Thailand...

[expert] A Winbond-like problem

2001-05-13 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, I'm getting a message on the console terminal (non-X) that is really getting to me. Has anyone any tips on how to get rid of it. Here's the message: probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration. probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a motherboard. p

[expert] ntpdate

2001-05-02 Thread Bill Thompson
Anyone know which rpm package for Mandrake 8.0 has ntpdate? Thanks, Bill

[expert] lpr problem

2001-04-24 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, In trying to do an unsupported update on lpr, I ended up with the rpm database reporting two lpr entries. Attempting to delete them has not been successful. Here is what I tried: [root@darkside cups]# rpm -e lpr error: "lpr" specifies multiple packages [root@darkside cups]# rpm -q lpr lpr-0

[expert] rpm problems???

2001-04-11 Thread Bill Thompson
some of the rpm files at ftp://ftp.eastwind.net/pub/mirrors/texstar/ gives the error: anacron ## var/tmp/rpm-tmp.48227: fg: no job control execution of anacron-2.3-7mdk script failed, exit status 1 running 'rpm -q anacro

Re: [expert] Installing RealPlayer8 .bin -- footnote

2001-03-29 Thread Bill Thompson
Benjamin Sher wrote: > > Dear friends: > > As I mentioned, before installing the RealPlayer 8.bin file, I would > like to uninstall my RealPlayer7 rpm. I forgot to mention the name of > the file: > > rp7_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1.rpm* > > And yes, I have also tried the following rpm -e combinatio

Re: [expert] Amazing, I'm the ONLY one!

2001-03-22 Thread Bill Thompson
donald hinds wrote: > > Is it really true? > > I'm the ONLY one to try and install a USB modem in LM-7.2? > > Since no one has an answer, it seems it must be so. > > Don ;-( http://www.signalground.com/article/3160886097 is an article on using the D-Link DSB-560 USB modem with L

[expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] 8.0 (Traktopel) Beta 1

2001-02-28 Thread Bill Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > New story on (http://www.mandrakeforum.com) > > The first Beta of the upcoming Linux-Mandrake 8.0 > (Traktopel) is available. > > This Beta starts the debbuging period for the 8.0 release, > please report your bugs and feedbacks on the Mandrakesoft > Bugzilla proble

Re: [expert] RealPlayer in Opera 506b and plugins -- How?

2001-02-28 Thread Bill Thompson
Tobias Marx wrote: > > Benjamin Sher schrieb: > > > > Dear friends: > > > > How do you configure RealPlayer for Opera for Linux 5beta6, please? > > I'm sorry, but the Opera beta doesn't support plugins and Java yet! I > hope Opera Soft will include these features soon, after this Opera will > be

[expert] Framebuffer on the console

2001-01-12 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, I've lost my way trying to get the matroxfb framebuffer to work correctly when booting up on a non-graphics logon. I'm using the non-LM 2.4 kernel with LM 7.2. Is matroxfb_base the correct module to use? If not, which of the kernel modules should I use? And how - so that the Tux logo is seen

Re: [expert] Cannot make config for 2.4 kernal

2001-01-10 Thread Bill Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've d/l'ed and decompressed the 2.4 Kernal to /root/linux. When I try to > make config, it tells me "No such file or directory". What gives? I'm > running LM7.2. I use the 'howto' at http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm to compile and install a 2.4 ker

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Ken Thompson wrote: > > > I successfully compiled avifile and the xmms plugin for avifile. > > Can anyone tell me where I can get avi files to use for a test. > > The sites I tried, downloads have not been successful for one > > reason > > or another. > > > > Thanks, > >

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998 > > On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Bill Thompson wrote: > > > Mike MacCana wrote: > > > > > > I actually annoyed the avifile about qt locations and he fixed things > > > accordingly for 0.53 :). So you prolly dson

Re: [expert] Advanced Packaging Tool for Linux Mandrake.

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Mike, I didn't see apt-get under Cooker but I did see it under Contrib. I grabbed the source rpm and ran into a compile problem: Building program /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/apt-0.3.19cnc27/bin/hdlist2pkglist Installing desc.apt to /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/apt-0.3.19cnc27/scripts/dselect Installing install to

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-06 Thread Bill Thompson
Mike MacCana wrote: > > I actually annoyed the avifile about qt locations and he fixed things > accordingly for 0.53 :). So you prolly dson't need that anymore. Not that > it will help your compile... > > Mike > > -- > Mike MacCanaSupport Cons

[expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] Cooker Packages For LM 7.2

2000-12-13 Thread Bill Thompson
Will these rpm files work with Linux boxes using 486/586 compatible CPUs? Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Cooker Packages For LM 7.2 > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20001213130438) > > So I've spend most of the day to get some of your favourite packages rebuilt for LM >7.2

[expert] Python module missing...

2000-12-13 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, Anyone know where the Python module dl (dlmodule.so) is located? It's not in python-1.5.2-12mdk. Bill -- >From the shores of Khlong YaiPhuan, Bangkok, Thailand... Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] Name Your Most Wanted Cooker Packages, Please

2000-12-12 Thread Bill Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Name Your Most Wanted Cooker Packages, Please > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20001212151414) > > Just got my new 150 MB quota on mandragon.org, so I thought I might do some of you a >favour and recompile wanted Cooker package for LM 7.2. > > Plea

[expert] Bad File Descriptor

2000-12-03 Thread Bill Thompson
Hi, I get the following error while trying to bootup a new 7.2 installation. INIT: version 2.78 booting Welcome to Linux Mandrake Press 'I' to enter interactive startup Mounting proc filesystem dup2: Bad file descriptor[FAILED] Setting

[expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] Call for help from Pingus

2000-10-12 Thread Bill Thompson
I have one small problem with it, tho. It arrives here without any wordwrapping. I have to run up a Netscape compose window or save it to a file and read it in an editor. Bill Thompson MDK 7.1 Netscape 4.75 -- >From the shores of Khlong YaiPhuan, Bangkok, Thailand...