Re: [expert] Why is Netscape 6.0 so slow?

2000-12-23 Thread Scott Tyson
Netscape 6.0 rendering engine is written in Java. When you load a Java based program it must load the Java Virtual Machine which is not fast and eats about 25-32 megs of ram (at least on a win2k workstation it does). If you don't have 128+ megs of RAM Nutscrape 6.0 will be almost

Re: [expert] Why is Netscape 6.0 so slow?

2000-12-23 Thread Scott Tyson
for Mozilla 0.6, Galeon, or the Mozill KPart announced last week. Mike Scott Tyson wrote: Netscape 6.0 rendering engine is written in Java. When you load a Java based program it must load the Java Virtual Machine which is not fast and eats about 25-32 megs of ram (at least on a win2k workstation

Re: [expert] Visual lilo

2000-11-28 Thread Scott Tyson
Lilo has a visual login menu when you boot but I don't think it has one for configuration. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/29/2000 at 5:16 AM faisal scribbled: Is there any visual lilo in mandrake "i mean with graphic stuff" all i get is text baised lilo grub Keep in touch

Re: [expert] copying bootable CD

2000-11-28 Thread Scott Tyson
You should be able to do a cd to cd burn of the 7.1 disk and it will be bootable (as long as the original is bootable). *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/28/2000 at 9:51 PM Larry Marshall scribbled: Can someone help me interpret the mkisofs manpage? I need to copy a LM7.1

Re: [expert] I'VE BEEN HACKED!!! Need upgraded wu-ftp for 7.1

2000-11-28 Thread Scott Tyson
When I ran an FTP server last year I avoided wu-ftp like the plague. I found proftpd much faster and it has less holes. It also was easier (for me) to configure. As always, YMMV http://www.proftpd.net/ *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/28/2000 at 10:07 PM Bob Puff@NLE

Re: [expert] 7.2 Sound problems

2000-11-21 Thread Scott Tyson
My SoundBlaster Live! basic works with no problems. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/21/2000 at 11:47 AM Wayne Wilson scribbled: "Linke, Thomas" wrote: Hi, you can also use DrakeConf , choose HardDrake. If the system detect the soundcard you have a + in the first column,

Re: [expert] Use of make oldconfig while compiling a new kernel.

2000-11-20 Thread Scott Tyson
*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/20/2000 at 6:55 PM Andrew George scribbled: Um...I think it's a little more complex than that (unless something changed in 7.2's kernel-source rpm) What I did was download the kernel srpm grab the config files out of that (forget where they are)

Re: [expert] Getting new motherbaord.. new isntall?

2000-11-20 Thread Scott Tyson
on the bottom of sig files? On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, you wrote: Scott Tyson wrote: I'm going to be getting a new MB soon. Most likely an ASUS CUSL2. My question is how will Mandrake respond to me swapping out my ASUS P2B for the new MB? I know Windows wont have any issues since I've done

Re: [expert] I think I'm going to kill myself!

2000-11-19 Thread Scott Tyson
maybe this will help - I enabled the HD optimizations during my Mandrake 7.2 install. Unfortunalty under heavy HD load my system would experience CPU spikes that would reneder everything inoperapble for 1-2 seconds at a time. This was very anoying and not what UDMA is supposed to do. My xfers

Re: [expert] Use of make oldconfig while compiling a new kernel.

2000-11-19 Thread Scott Tyson
Ok here's how it works. You'll need the .config file from the Mandrake install you have. I forget offhand what dir it is in but I belevie it is /usr/src/linux. Copy that file to the new source tree and the type make oldconfig. The new kernel will only prompt you for items tht are new to

Re: [expert] Getting new motherboard.. new install?

2000-11-19 Thread Scott Tyson
Alexander Skwar scribbled: So sprach Scott Tyson am Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 10:30:39AM -0800: before but I've never done it with Linux. Will I have to do a new install? Unlike my experiences in Windows, you don't need to reinstall Linux. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote:http

Re: [expert] Getting new motherboard.. new install?

2000-11-18 Thread Scott Tyson
to monkey with thebios to see if I can manually disable the onboard video just to make sure tha tis not it. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/18/2000 at 2:07 PM Alexander Skwar scribbled: So sprach Scott Tyson am Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 10:30:39AM -0800: before but I've

Re: [expert] Getting new motherbaord.. new isntall?

2000-11-17 Thread Scott Tyson
, all without even interupting the bootupprocess or nagging me with questions. SWEEET!!! *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/17/2000 at 1:14 PM Wayne Stout scribbled: Scott Tyson wrote: I'm going to be getting a new MB soon. Most likely an ASUS CUSL2. My question is how

Re: [expert] NVIDIA question

2000-11-17 Thread Scott Tyson
Rubbish. I could give a dead rat's ass about whether a driver (or any softrware) is GPL/OS or not. Nothing but OS/GPL FUD against NVIDIA or anyone else who chosses to do a binary distribution. Shit we (the linux community) scream for better hardware support from the vendors. NVIDIA ponies

[expert] Getting new motherbaord.. new isntall?

2000-11-17 Thread Scott Tyson
I'm going to be getting a new MB soon. Most likely an ASUS CUSL2. My question is how will Mandrake respond to me swapping out my ASUS P2B for the new MB? I know Windows wont have any issues since I've done it before but I've never done it with Linux. Will I have to do a new install?

Re: [expert] no matching cddb found in cdplayer need help

2000-11-15 Thread Scott Tyson
This message states that the CD your playing was not found on teh cddb server. It should play fine you just wont see the names of the songs in the play list. Just track 01, Track 02. etc. On Wednesday 15 November 2000 21:51, you wrote: in 7.2, when I want to play cd , it response not

Re: [expert] Geforce2, NVidia drivers, and LM 7.2

2000-11-14 Thread Scott Tyson
Unless I'm having another senoir moment here it does tell me delete them.. Here is my output Checking for libGL.so or libMesaGL.so in /lib, /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib, and /usr/X11R6/lib... I found the following possible conflicting files: /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/X11R6/lib/libMesaGL.so.1

Re: [expert] cdr writing

2000-11-13 Thread Scott Tyson
You might be getting buffer underruns. I haven't seen one of these with Xcdroast so I'm not sure what it spits back when it deos hit one. Try putting the cd contents to Disc then burning from there. When I do cd-cd copies under Windows I have to do this or I get underruns. ***

Re: [expert] Geforce2, NVidia drivers, and LM 7.2

2000-11-13 Thread Scott Tyson
Danger!! Will Robinson Danger!! Do not I repeat do not do everything this script (nv_check.sh) tells you. The very last step talks about "duplicate files" it finds specifically : /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/X11R6/lib/libMesaGL.so.1 /usr/X11R6/lib/libMesaGL.so.1.0

Re: [expert] Shutting down LM 7.2

2000-11-13 Thread Scott Tyson
No problems here shutting down with an expert install. On Monday 13 November 2000 20:52, Dennis Robertson wrote: On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 11:14:18PM +1000, Dennis Robertson wrote: Hello List, I crashed the system for the second time trying to recompile the kernel (I had no problems with

Re: [expert] Geforce2, NVidia drivers, and LM 7.2

2000-11-12 Thread Scott Tyson
I did not get this directory unless I did an expert install and chose Xfree86 4.01. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/12/2000 at 12:46 PM stephen boulet scribbled: On Sun, 12 November 2000, pgeorges wrote: stephen boulet a écrit : I've been having some trouble with Mandrake

Re: [expert] inetd

2000-11-10 Thread Scott Tyson
Is IPCHAINS running with a deny all rule? *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/10/2000 at 2:37 PM Aaron M. Hirsch scribbled: I have recently installed 7.2 on a couple of boxes at work, possibly 20 in the near future if I can correct this problem. I am unable to use any of the