[newbie] Patience ends abruptly

1999-01-17 Thread Doug Boze
Greetings! Anybody experience Patience (KPat, the card games included in KDE) abruptly quitting? I'll be playing then - poof! it's gone. Bug? KDE 1.1.2 Thanx. Doug

Re: [newbie] Mouse Problem...any takers? :)

1999-01-17 Thread Alex V Flinsch
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Hello, I just bought and installed "the complete Linux Operating System 6.5" which has linux-mandrake 6.1 I believe... My mouse does not work it's a logictech marble trackmanhas the PS/2 plug if I select ps/2 mouse it locks up upon loading X if I try to

[newbie] DUAL NIC's and Cable Access

1999-01-17 Thread Tom Poturica
I have been wanting to get up on Linux, particularly Mandrake 6.1 and have a few requirements to meet that I have been unsuccessful at. Before I can leave my server machine in Linux, it must replace the current support it provides in Winblows. I need to be able to serve the net and it must

Re: [newbie] Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] 128MB becomes 64MB when overclocked

1999-01-17 Thread Tom Brinkman
Windoze reports 128MB at the same overclock, so I wonder if Linux is relying on the bus speed? Currently it's 82MHz, instead of the standard 66MHz. Any thoughts appreciated. Doug Yeah Doug, before you worry about the ram amount, you might ought'a be concerned about HDD's running on

[newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991117-8351711)]

1999-01-17 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
This is what I got from [EMAIL PROTECTED] maybe the list owner should give them a ring Hi, To resolve this issue, you may want to call our tech support dept at 1-800-719-4660 or 1-404-815-9111 24hr/7days a week. I feel a solution to your issue will be easier to achieve with a phone call

Re: [newbie] Instructions to Compile Mandrake 6.1

1999-01-17 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: Steve suggested: remove the "preferred-stack-boundary=2" line from both the files /usr/src/linux/Makefile /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/Makefile with an editor (eg. pico,or theKDE one, probably eaiser to use ) save... otherwise you will get an error (in 13-7mdk

Re: [newbie] Install problems...

1999-01-17 Thread M Thompson
May I suggest inserting your CD-ROM drive (with the Mandrake CD loaded). Fire up your PC and go into the BIOS and make the system boot of the CD-ROM first (there should be an option in your BIOS to change the boot options). I don't know how your BIOS will list the device. The system should

Re: [newbie] segmentation fault?

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: I am really new to linux and I have just downloaded Star Office 5.1a but after "untar" so51a and try ./setup in office51 I saw this message: segmentation fault (core dumped). What is this? Does anyone could help me? Thanks in advance, Oder. Hmm...sounds like a

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-01-17 Thread Jaguar
WOW...your desktop ( tower ) PC supports a LAPTOP IDE interface I am impressed. Jaguar "Simon Norris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couple of suggestions; snip 2. This is the method I use on my machine, a variation may work on yours. As I haven't got access to a CD-ROM on my Linux box, I

Re: [[newbie] DUAL NICs and Cable Access]

1999-01-17 Thread Jaguar
Someone else was reporting _THAT_ 3COM NIC not being supported ( you, someone else...can't remember??) I would suggest getting a different NIC, one that IS supported. I have a similar setup here, cable modem, dual NIC...altho both are older 3COM's (3C509B and 3C503) I did have a little trouble

[newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread bluebottle
Today - Friday, 19/11/1999 - will be the last day that has all odd digits in it's date until 1/1/3111. That's right, you will have seen the last "odd digit day" in your lifetime, and for approximately 37 generations to come!

Re: [newbie] FW: Bouncing!! (991117-8324497)

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Looks like a lot of #$@# to me!! I have a feeling that either they don't know what they are doing, or we are in a lot of trouble :-( The problem is NOT with mindspring.com. The problem is with racetrac.com, who is a client of mindspring.com. Racetrac.com had

Re: [newbie] Blacked Out Text

1999-01-17 Thread Art
I had the same problem. I uninstalled the SVGA server for 6.1 and installed in it's place the SVGA server from 6.0. Works fine now!! - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Blacked

Re: [newbie] Re: [Issue 991117-8332510]

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: hmmm must have lost the file attachment, but I think you get the picture from the MANY other emails from other Newbie List Users...anyway...I/we at the Linux-Mandrake Newbie list have been getting all of our list e-mails that we post, returned with the info

Re: [newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread yacketta
From: Ronald A. Yacketta what about 1/9/2001? is that not odd a nod number? 1 is odd, 9 is nod and oh yeah 2001 is a odd number ;-P bluebottle [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/19/99 11:55:40 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Ronald A.

Re: [newbie] Re: [Issue 991117-8332510]

1999-01-17 Thread Mark E Hood
Just wondering, how many times are you going to hash this out on the list? I think it's pretty well understood now. All that needs to be done is that this 'kstahlhut' needs to be taken off of the mandrake list. It does appear that someone is not doing their job. Mark E. - Original Message

Re: [newbie] I need help

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Awhile back I saw instructions on how to install Fortify to Netscape Can some one please repost those instructions Go to www.fortify.net and download the fortify package for your O/S version of Netscape, then unpack it and follow the instructions. John

Re: [newbie] Sis530 VGA onboard

1999-01-17 Thread Harvey Janson
Hi, I had the same problem with a new computer last June. On Aug. 11 or 12, SiS wrote a Linux driver for SiS530. Go to http://www.sis.com.tw/driver/mb_530.htm There you will find at the bottom of the page, a readme file, a compressed file telling you how to configure the driver (gz),

Re: [newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread David van Balen
True, but he did say all odd digits ^^ On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ronald A. Yacketta what about 1/9/2001? is that not odd a nod number? 1 is odd, 9 is nod and oh yeah 2001 is a odd number ;-P bluebottle [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Telnet

1999-01-17 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Hi All, This is probably an easy one for most of you! After I installed Mandrake Linux 6.1 I could no longer telnet to my machine. Is telnet disabled by default? What daemon runs it? I've looked through all the Mandrake docs on the CD and every item in

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

1999-01-17 Thread Peter Heckert
Hi all! Mike Fieschko wrote: "Karen" == Karen Heiby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Karen Mike Fieschko wrote: I do not have an Epson 660, but I notice in Star Office's Printer Setup, that this model is not listed. What printer support did you install with Star

Re: [newbie] Instructions to Compile Mandrake 6.1

1999-01-17 Thread hugahog
Do you know it the later kernels (later than 2.2.13-7) support dma transfers by default? I know the 2.2.13-7 does not. Just interested. Larry -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 8:46 AM Subject:

[newbie] 3COM 3C900 series

1999-01-17 Thread Jaguar
According to the HOWTO's for NETWORK, the 3COM 3C900 series NIC _IS_ supported by LM 6.1. It is refered to as a _BOOMERANG_. HTH Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at

RE: [newbie] Re: [joke] Beatles Parodies for Unix Enthusiasts

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
I must to know where there are more :) BAAHAa ha On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Excelent!! More of the same please. I am printing thease out in A3 to pass out to my developers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of

[newbie] [Fwd: Fw: Returned mail: User unknown (991118-8377730)]

1999-01-17 Thread Sean Armstrong
here is the wonderfully rude message i received from mindspring support. -- When GOD endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guaratee them. I suggest that you contact the owner of this list as listed in the headers you forwarded to us. Sincerely, Patrick S. Mindspring

Re: [newbie] Samba

1999-01-17 Thread Gerry Doyon
Sounds like an "encrypted password" problem. I bet when you click on the sahre in Network Neighborhood it asks for a password for the a share with "$" in it. If so, you must enable password encryption in your Samba setup. Keith wrote: Hi all, I seem to have Samba up and running after many

Re: [newbie] Removal from lists

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
How on earth could anyone not enjoy reading 200 some-odd emails a day ?? ;) On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: OK, but you should know that you'll never be able to get back on. If you really want off you need to stand on one leg, during a full moon in any month that ends in "J" , and chant "Cry

Re: [newbie] Samba

1999-01-17 Thread David van Balen
Can you log in as your unprivileged user? If so, your problem is probably that you aren't allowing guest logins to your share (you can do this by adding "guest ok" or something like that to the share). Also, check which user account you have set as your Samba guest account. DvB On Fri, 19

Re: [newbie] Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991117-8351711)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
yes it is, BUT 2 is an even digit and I think the point was that 11-19-1999 will be the last calander date with all odd digits. This person probably also realizes that today is the first day of the rest of the week :) *chuckle* jk On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: From: Ronald A. Yacketta

Re: [Re: [newbie] FW: Bouncing!! (991117-8324497)]

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
I've been living in the south since I was 6 years old and I don't believe I said "ya'll" in coversation as much as [EMAIL PROTECTED] took the time to spell it out in his response. jk *lol* On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: I'm replying to the topic (?), not

RE: [newbie] ADSL?

1999-01-17 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, John Aldrich wrote: On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Hopefully by then I will be connected. Since no one else has responded yet, seems I may be at the frontier's edge on this. I am expecting installation a week from monday. This is all new to my ISP as well. I am

Re: [newbie] Removal from lists

1999-01-17 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, PadLocke wrote: How on earth could anyone not enjoy reading 200 some-odd emails a day ?? ;) Trade ya... " Folder: INBOX Message 4 of 1,079 62% NEW" On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: OK, but you should know that you'll never be able to get back on. If you really want

Re: [newbie] [Fwd: Fw: Returned mail: User unknown (991118-8377730)]

1999-01-17 Thread gcobb
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Re: [newbie] X-server (2)

1999-01-17 Thread Mark E Hood
Are you talking about KDM? (XDM?) That's got the nice graphical login? mark - Original Message - From: alann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] X-server (2) You must not have installed the Mandrake switcher utility.

Re: [newbie] 128MB becomes 64MB when overclocked

1999-01-17 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Doug Boze wrote: Hi, folks. I've got an Abit BP6 motherboard with two Celeron 466MHz processors and 128MB of PC133 ECC RAM. At normal clock speed, Linux reports 128MB RAM, as expected. But when I started overclocking, Linux immediately reported 64MB! Currently

Re: [newbie] Quake

1999-01-17 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, you wrote: How/where does one get Quake for linux?? Presumeably in the software store. :-) John If you've been unfortunate enough to buy the windows only version, you will find the binarys and insctructions proliferate

Re: [newbie] [Fwd: [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
You've been removed from the list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) feel free to resubscribe when you get your email fixed.. Thank you for your cooperation! On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -= This E-Mail Client does not recieve forwarded e-mail messages. =- If you wish to forward content

No Subject

1999-01-17 Thread Mike J. Kesow
I LOVE THE HUMOR AND SARCASM, BUT I HATE YOU ALL AND WANT OFF OF THIS CRAP!

Re: [newbie] Mouse Problem...any takers? :)

1999-01-17 Thread Kavan Hayward
Thanks for the Font tip...it's actually set on 10 now..was 9...?? how's this? I tried with a different ps/2 mouse as well...same thing...mouse won't budge or it locks up my machine I hope i can get this working so I can ditch windoz thanks.. H, first turn off html on Outlook Express

[newbie] What is Linux's Equivilant for 'PATH' (in DOS)?

1999-01-17 Thread Sevatio Octavio
In Dos you would put a "Path" statement in the autoexec file so that you could run that program from any folder. How would I do the same thing for Linux? Seve

[newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread David
Hello All... Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz to burn some brain cells, ( then again for some maybe not even that :) ) U have 1, 3 gallon bucket " " " 1, 5 gallon bucket u absolutely need "exactly" 4 gallon's of water How to do? Rule: the only

[newbie] Re:

1999-01-17 Thread Mark E Hood
Dood, Tell us how you really feel! Thanks for the chuckle! Hahaha! mark. - Original Message - From: Mike J. Kesow To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:50 PM I LOVE THE HUMOR AND SARCASM, BUT I HATE YOU ALL AND WANT OFF OF THIS CRAP!

Re: [newbie] Re: [Issue 991117-8332510]

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
Not that it's all that critical, but who monitors this list anyway? (if anyone) -- PadLocke the Ogre There are three types of people in this world... those who can count, and those who can't

[newbie] Re:

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
endearing replies from another loving fan?? On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Mike J. Kesow wrote: %_I LOVE THE HUMOR AND SARCASM, BUT I HATE YOU ALL AND WANT OFF OF THIS CRAP! Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Re: [newbie] Sound card integrated on board.

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
ESS and Crystal Audio and several others I can't think of right now make chipsets that OEM's stick on their cards. Does Linux support the chipset directly or the OEM's card which in some cases has a slightly modified version of the chipset? On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: Yes, and I suspect

Re: [newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread Jeremy
But the "2" in "2001" is not. here is a good one...are zeros od or even? J On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: From: Ronald A. Yacketta what about 1/9/2001? is that not odd a nod number? 1 is odd, 9 is nod and oh yeah 2001 is a odd number ;-P bluebottle [EMAIL PROTECTED] on

RE: [newbie] Re:

1999-01-17 Thread Ken Wilson
That is much more restrained a reply than the piece of snot I e-mailed to him just before adding him to my kill file. Ken Wilson First Law of Optimisation: The speed of a non-working program is irrelevant (Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming') -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Ken Wilson
Fill the 5 gallon bucket twice and pour it into the 3 gallon bucket each time letting the 3 gallon bucket overflow. You will have exactly 4 gallons of water all over the ground. You didn't specify where you wanted the water so I assumed an overflow condition would be acceptable. :) Ken Wilson

[newbie] Please remove my address from your list

1999-01-17 Thread Wayne Collins
Dear Sir, Please remove my address from your mailing list. Thank-you. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] X-server (2)

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
mandrake and probably redhat distributions have a neat little app called swithdesk. It will allow you to change environments from whatever environment you happen to be running. Nota ben. I'm not an expert or anything like that... yet. Just sharing my exp. l8r On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote:

Re: [newbie] Removal from lists

1999-01-17 Thread PadLocke
HOLY digital postcards, Batman! On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, PadLocke wrote: How on earth could anyone not enjoy reading 200 some-odd emails a day ?? ;) Trade ya... " Folder: INBOX Message 4 of 1,079 62% NEW" On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote: OK, but you

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread RICHARD FRIEDMAN
Fill up the 3gallon bucket with water. Empty it into the 5 gallon bucket. You now have exactly 3 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket. Fill up the 3 gallon bucket again. Empty it into the 5 gallon bucket until you have exactly 5 gallons. This means you have removed 2 gallons from the 3 gallon bucket

RE: [newbie] Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] (991116-8311022)]

1999-01-17 Thread Ken Wilson
I hope someone knows how to nip this message in the bud. If you read it carefully it appears to me an endless loop has been created. :( Ken Wilson First Law of Optimisation: The speed of a non-working program is irrelevant (Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming') -Original

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Ron Marriage
Fill 3 gal empty into 5 gal Fill 3 gal fill 5 gal full. You have 1 gal left in bucket. Empty 5 gal pail. pour remaining one gal into 5 gal file three gal and empty into 5 gal pail. voila, you have 4 gal in the five gal pail. Sorry all, I couldn't resist. Ron David wrote: Hello

Re: [newbie] Totally useless fact (OS)

1999-01-17 Thread David P. Greenberg
Q: How many Internet mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,331: 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Cheeqa Kidman
1. Fill the 5 gallon bucket using the 3 gallon bucket. Now there is 3 gallon of water in the 5 gallon bucket. And you can add 2 more gallon of water to fulfil it. 2. Once again fill the 5 gallon bucket using the 3 gallon bucket. Now you have exactlt 1 gallon of water left in your 3 gallon bucket.

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.1 PowerPack

1999-01-17 Thread josh mccaffrey
Benjamin wrote: Dear friends: I just purchased the Mandrake 6.1 PowerPack this afternoon (from LinuxMall). I won't be getting it till Wednesday. Just curious: Mandrake says on their web page that the PowerPack includes the installation CD, 1,800 rpms and a third CD with commercial

Re: [newbie] Removal from lists

1999-01-17 Thread Chip Wiegand
What's wrong with these people always bitching and moaning 'how do I get off this list?'? All they have to do is read the instructions on the email they got when they subscribed! Maybe they're the types that throw away the instructions before putting together the new bbq, or whatever, then can't