Re: [expert] cd audio problems

2000-12-11 Thread Doug McGarrett
At 16:55 12/11/2000 -0600, you wrote: >I have mandrake 7.2, with an ATAPI cd-rw drive on /dev/scd0. Mounting data >CDs works without a hitch, but audio CDs will not play. The players (I've >tried kscd, grip, and the CD plugin for xmms) can identify the disc, and get >the right track number an

Re: [expert] problems running Java applets.

2000-12-04 Thread Doug McGarrett
One thing about StarOffice that does not seem to be widely known: It replaces your desktop with its own. You may find that's not to your liking. Or maybe it is--if you are setting up a "general use" system for a secretary, or something, everything needed would be in one place. But I don't like

[expert] What is Aurora; was-> How can I get rid of Aurora?

2000-11-26 Thread Doug McGarrett
Someone else asked, "What is Aurora?" I never saw the answer. Can someone elucidate? Thanx. (not using mdk at present.) At 09:42 11/25/2000 -0500, you wrote: >On November 25, 2000 09:14 pm, you wrote: > >> > I've recently upgraded to Mandrake 7.2, so far I'm impressed.. >> >> However I have no

Re: [expert] Trapped in Gnome -- Solved!

2000-11-25 Thread Doug McGarrett
You need to understand a little history. When the QT libs were not quite 100% open source (only about 99.8%) the folks at RedHat got up on their high horse and said "Never!" And so they invented/commissioned "Gnome." Everybody else was going with KDE, but RH was "holier than thou." Now they fe

Re: [expert] X configuration still a pain in the ....

2000-10-22 Thread Doug McGarrett
I'm not sure whether it's "Charles" or Greg Stewart I'm addressing this to, but how does one do an interactive startup? Thanx. --doug, wa2say At 16:15 10/22/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >- Original Message - >From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, Oc

RE: [expert] Why must I confirm to post to the list?

2000-09-28 Thread Doug McGarrett
How would one go about "confirming" if he needed to, and how would he know that he needed to? At 10:54 PM 09/27/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Possibly you are sending posts from a different address than you signed up >on the list with? > >Mike > > > > >Now I have to confirm each post? ??? > > > >Return

Re: [expert] [OT] hardware manual

2000-09-26 Thread Doug McGarrett
No, I know how to use a scope. What I need to do is fix this particular one. Thanx for your reply. --doug, wa2say At 02:19 AM 09/26/2000 -0600, you wrote: >On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > > Does anybody have an address, phone number, or URL > > for the guys who show up at flea markets wit

Re: [expert] [OT] hardware manual

2000-09-26 Thread Doug McGarrett
Thanx. I'll take a look. --doug, wa2say At 06:07 AM 09/26/2000 -0400, you wrote: >On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > > Does anybody have an address, phone number, or URL > > for the guys who show up at flea markets with copies > > of manuals for older test equipment? I'm looking for > > a s

[expert] [OT] hardware manual

2000-09-25 Thread Doug McGarrett
Does anybody have an address, phone number, or URL for the guys who show up at flea markets with copies of manuals for older test equipment? I'm looking for a service manual (or copy) for a Tektronix 2235 scope. I know there must be a few hardware guys here who might know the answer to this. I

Re: [expert] Athlons?

2000-09-21 Thread Doug McGarrett
I just bought an Athlon MB, but I think the K7's are going away. Now everything is going in the Thunderbird direction, which is a totally difernt configuration. (Like the old 486's, I think.) Also, found that Intel III chips are now competitive pricewise, and if I were to do it over, that's the w

[expert] OT: w98 equiv to this list

2000-09-09 Thread Doug McGarrett
Does anyone here know of a Windows 98 equivalent to this mailing list? I need one question answered, but if someone here was willing to do so, I'd be very happy not to have to mess with a Windows list. Question: I'm converting from an all-SCSI system to a hybrid that will have an IDE hard driv

Re: [expert] ata100 drives

2000-08-29 Thread Doug McGarrett
really an "expert," but I thought that this was not a question for the newbie list. If someone knows the answer, I'd appreciate hearing from him or her. Thanx. --doug At 03:09 PM 08/28/2000 +0100, you wrote: >http://www.google.com/search?q=ata100+linux >- Original Messag

[expert] ata100 drives

2000-08-28 Thread Doug McGarrett
I am aware that an announcement last June said that Linux is supporting ata100 drives. Can anyone tell me if the ata100 software is already in place in any distro, or what version of the kernel supports it? (I just got a new mobo with ata100 cpability, and of course I bought a drive to match,

Re: [expert] Installation problems on IBM DTLA-307045 Ultra DMA5 Harddrive

2000-08-23 Thread Doug McGarrett
Now you guys tell me that my shiny new ATA 100 drive (that I haven't even installed yet) is not going to work in Linux. Does anybody know whether a newer kernel is out that will recognize it? Or if there's a patch, or something? I.e., is there a work-around that doesn't require me to fiddle w

Re: [expert] $30 and 2 hours later, NO C++ includes !! (mdk 7.1)

2000-08-20 Thread Doug McGarrett
At 08:58 08/20/2000 -0400, you wrote: /snip/ > >But then again...I can't see or think straight when I'm REALLY frustrated >and upset either, although the last ones I'm going to yell at are the ones >that are giving me FREE tech support! > >-- >Mark /snip/ >On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Mallard wrote: > >>

Re: [expert] Unexplained crashes

2000-08-17 Thread Doug McGarrett
See if the fan on the micro is running. At 05:49 PM 08/16/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Ok, I'm a wee bit confused here. My Linux box has started hanging and >rebooting for no apparent reason. ( I know there's a reason, and I'm pretty >sure it's my fault. :) ) > /snipped off/

Re: [expert] are there any dos emulators??

2000-08-03 Thread Doug McGarrett
I'm not sure I understand your question. However, there is a program caled Explore2fs that runs on WIndows 9x (not NT, I think) that will let you _read_ or _copy_ files on the ext2fs from Windows, but of course they won't _run_ under Windows. If the original poster will write me direct, I'll sen

Re: [expert] Full permission to VFAT partitions

2000-08-03 Thread Doug McGarrett
At 06:34 AM 08/03/2000 -0700, you wrote: /snip/ >> >> Do you mean iBCS (or something like that)? If yes, there's nothing to > >I mean setting CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC: ^^^ in what file should this statement reside, or where and how do you set this? > >If you say

Re: [expert] OT: $0.05 e-mail surcharge

2000-08-02 Thread Doug McGarrett
This is a hox. It's not even a new hoax. It's probably at least 1-1/2 years old by now. At 11:54 AM 07/28/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I received this e-mail and want to know if anyone knows if this is true: > >Thanks in advance, >Bill > > >> This is not right, the Government wants to put a charge

RE: [expert]

2000-08-02 Thread Doug McGarrett
At 09:53 AM 08/01/2000 -0400, you wrote: >On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Gilbert Baron wrote: > >= Is there any answer to this yet/ /snip/ > >I've been using Linux for nearly eight years and do everything with it >that I need to do on a computer, except CAD. And now there's a CAD >package for Linux. There

Re: [expert] Building a new Lm system (more)

2000-07-27 Thread Doug McGarrett
ll over the country right now. One warning: a lot of "popular" work-station type computers are gutless wonders. Make sure it has enough PCI slots on the mobo for whatever you want to do. >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:16:28 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Doug McGarrett <[EM

Re: [expert] Building a new Lm system

2000-07-26 Thread Doug McGarrett
You have to do some homework. I just got thru looking at various sales spots, and I figure that I can put together an Athlon 800MHz machine with an Abit KA7-100 mobo, 128 MB PC133, and 15 GB IBM ATA-100 hd, using presently available (that I have) monitor, sound card, video card, mouse, CDR, and K

RE: [expert] AMD Chips and Mandrake (correction)

2000-07-24 Thread Doug McGarrett
Of course, that's what I meant. Thanx for catching me! At 10:18 PM 07/23/2000 -0400, you wrote: >On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, you wrote: >> Civileme recommends this board, but it has no ide sockets >> and only 5 PCI. I goatta have at least one ide. Let's >> try again, wouldja? Thanx, all. >> >Err..

RE: [expert] AMD Chips and Mandrake

2000-07-23 Thread Doug McGarrett
Civileme recommends this board, but it has no ide sockets and only 5 PCI. I goatta have at least one ide. Let's try again, wouldja? Thanx, all. At 17:13 07/22/2000 -0800, you wrote: >On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, you wrote: >> I am thinking about buying an Athlon motherboard. >> I would welcome comm

RE: [expert] AMD Chips and Mandrake

2000-07-22 Thread Doug McGarrett
I am thinking about buying an Athlon motherboard. I would welcome comments (goor and bad) about the ones out there. I would probably run 800MHz. I would like to have at least one ide socket for my sound card. Please advise if you have good/bad to say about any particular boards. [Portions sn