[newbie] PPP, sound, CD drive, and modem

1998-12-27 Thread Idris S Hamid
Dear folks: I originally sent this message on Christmas Day so I guess nobody had the time to pay any attention to it. Another Mandrake user ("ndk {Ralph}" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) indicated that he was having similar problems to my own. I hope that someone can take a look at these questions now (I ha

[newbie] Xwindows and Diamond G460

1998-12-27 Thread Jason E.J. Manaigre
Hello everyone, just ran an install of Mandrake, however, does anyone have the info necessary for configuring Xwindows for a Diamond Stealth II G460 video card? Thanks people...

Re: [newbie] pppd

1998-12-27 Thread Gael Duval
Ham wrote: > I recently installed linux-mandrake 5.1 light. > It seems that the kernel of this version doesn't support pppd. > Do other versions support it? (which?) > If yes, which packadge should I download to upgrade my > kernel? > [ ] > Hami Monsarrat-Chanon cd /lib/modules ln -s 2.0.35-

[newbie] pppd

1998-12-27 Thread Ham
I recently installed linux-mandrake 5.1 light. It seems that the kernel of this version doesn't support pppd. Do other versions support it? (which?) If yes, which packadge should I download to upgrade my kernel? [ ] Hami Monsarrat-Chanon

Re: [newbie] Mandrake instalation

1998-12-27 Thread Matt Murphy
>Actually, swap file is more convinient. It might be bit slower, but >who cares, swapping is slow anyway. A partition has a fixed size, it >is much easier to create a bigger/smaller file. >I have allways regretted later when I have done a swap partition. Interesting, I've always felt the o