Re: [newbie] Steven ????

1999-03-24 Thread William Schweder
i think they mean you :) -Original Message- From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 12:34 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Steven Tom Berger wrote: On Die, 23 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Die, 23 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: I

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1999-03-24 Thread The Bushman
bear with this newbie for a minute but i am so used to windows. Got the linux-mandrake distro installed but for the life of me cannot figure out how to install the source code for a program i downloaded. Please help and be kind. The bushman always learning

[newbie] Re:

1999-03-24 Thread Steve Philp
The Bushman wrote: bear with this newbie for a minute but i am so used to windows. Got the linux-mandrake distro installed but for the life of me cannot figure out how to install the source code for a program i downloaded. Please help and be kind. Of course! Depending on the name of the

Re: [newbie] Steven ????

1999-03-24 Thread Steve Philp
"James J. Capone" wrote: Do you ever sleep. I noticed you are the answer man. Just wondering if you sleep at all. Thanks Okay, now that I've been reassured that you're all talking about me... Sure I sleep. I just tend to do it when everyone else is awake, but not yet thinking of problems

Re: [newbie] Steven ????

1999-03-24 Thread Steve Philp
Tom Berger wrote: On Die, 23 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Die, 23 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: I was wondering the same thing...maybe he's actually a very sophisticated ultra-enhanced AI answer-bot? One of those super secret projects we're not supposed to know about? ;-) [snip] Yeah, I

Re: [newbie] Steven ????

1999-03-24 Thread William Schweder
hehe you sound like accept for the answering questions part -Original Message- From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 3:48 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Steven "James J. Capone" wrote: Do you ever sleep. I noticed

Re: [newbie] Auto KDE Start...

1999-03-24 Thread Bob Bonifield
Thom, ok, I know how to get into all that, I just don't know what it is supposed to do. I need to be able to autologin as a user then go directly into KDE without messing with it. I know there has got to be a way to do this...and if there isn't, there should be. I really don't want to have to

Re: [newbie] Re:

1999-03-24 Thread The Bushman
downloaded wordperfect its a .gz file but basically just getting starting and trying to figure how to even install something off a cd. figured out how to mount my cdrom now installing is the big question. The Bushman always learning - Original Message - From: Steve Philp [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Ready to Start:

1999-03-24 Thread Rémi LETOT
Remi..i too am a newbietrying to install Linux...I bought it off e-bay and had no manual with it...my question is how do I set my cd rom drivers for use under dos to do an install??? I am using sytem commander. Well, you got some answers before mine (that's the purpose of a mailing list), so

Re: [newbie] Not another Kernel????!!!!!!!

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
On Mit, 24 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Mit, 24 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: [snip] well I'm afraid yes... The new packages should be cleaner than the last ones, thanks to the community feedback and to Chmouel Boudjnah from Mandrakesoft! :) Greets, Gael. Hm, I didn't have problems

RE: [newbie] 2.2.3 probs

1999-03-24 Thread Jorgensen - N532D, DP2
Michael; hey.. thanks it worked like a champ.. only one more prob. now that I have 2.2.3-ac4-4 "yeah that's what it's called" I started xwindows and it's totally hosed.. tried the new xconfigurator and still hosed.. any suggestions... Jorgy -Original Message- From: Michael Doyle

Re: [newbie] linux networking howto !

1999-03-24 Thread Marten Boonstra-Curran
---Eddy Appels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Can somebody tell me what howto i heve to get, to configure my linux box to get on the internet with an ethernet card ? Thx, Eddy Appels Helpdesk Agent UUNET Customer Care Posthoflei 3/7 B-2600 Antwerpen Hallo Eddy, You might

Re: [newbie] Autostart KDE

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
Well, I still not quite comprehend on which kind of device you intend to run Linux and KDE, but anyway: - there must be only one account ('root') - this account must not have a password (just enter passwd and press return twice) NOTE: You may do that if it suits your needs, but you are *strongly*

[newbie] Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4

1999-03-24 Thread Keith Robinson
I can't run Netscape and get the following error message: Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4 in my X11R6/lib folder is libXpm.so.4.10 do i need the X pixmap libraries so.4? suggestions, please? big TIA, folks! - Indras.Net is a Web ring of Peace, Culture and Education

Re: [newbie] X11Amp Problem(s)....

1999-03-24 Thread Bob Bonifield
No joke, I have a celleron 333 and I can play mp3s full quality just fine, let alone run dedicated Quake2 servers, be in Licq and KVirc, all while playing mp3s...actually, it has never...ever...skipped on me. At 10:21 AM 3/24/99 -0800, you wrote: Ooops. I think you're out of luck here. I get

[newbie] alt.os.linux.mandrake - step 2. Please read.

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
Hi! I have posted the proposal for a new newsgroup called alt.os.linux.mandrake to alt.config at 20.00 hours UTC (approx. 14.00 EST). This message should appear on all newsservers worldwide during the next 48 hours. Now it's your turn: aim your news readers (or browsers via dejanews

Re: [newbie] PC Card question

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
On Mit, 24 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Mit, 24 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: Does anyone know if pc card to SCSI adapters, specifically Adaptec adapters, are supported by Mandrake? Also, if they are not supported directly, is there a driver available anywhere that is suitable for this

Re: [newbie] Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
On Mit, 24 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Mit, 24 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: I can't run Netscape and get the following error message: Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4 in my X11R6/lib folder is libXpm.so.4.10 do i need the X pixmap libraries so.4? suggestions, please? big TIA, folks!

[newbie] Trouble trying to connecting to internet.

1999-03-24 Thread Jacob H Woodruff
Hello everyone, I finally was able to connect to my ISP using a dialup connection through Kppp(it took me a while to figure it out), but I am unable to use Netscape to access the internet. Does anyone have any suggestions that has had the same type problems. I think it has something to

[newbie] httpd user

1999-03-24 Thread PJ : Biztech
Trying to configure the httpd.conf file for the user and group for it to run under. for Mandrake 5.3 ( of course ) Just about any one I use will allow the "root" or default page to run, but when I try to view users pages. host.com/~user I get the error Forbidden You don't have permission

Re: [newbie] KDE

1999-03-24 Thread Myroslav Opyr
jowilker wrote: I have just installed 5.3 and find in KDE that some of the window screens, goes through the bottom of the main screen, for instance, Gimp. When the icon is clicked on once, GIMP installation comes up, the screen goes through the bottom and I can't shove it high enough to get

Re: [newbie] WinModems

1999-03-24 Thread jowilker
I just read at http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html that a winmodem will not work on Linux John Michael Doyle wrote: On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, you wrote: Michael Doyle wrote: G'day All There was a post in one of the mailing list, a few weeks ago, reference Win-modems and how

[newbie] KDE questions???

1999-03-24 Thread James J. Capone
If you all have noticed there is a little CD button on the bottom right of the screen in KDE. Well I hit the Icon like 5 times. Now when I goto use it (After closing Linux and booting back up and logging in) I click the Icon and 5 of the programs open at one Time. I also can play CD's but it

Re: [newbie] Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4

1999-03-24 Thread Tom Berger
On Don, 25 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Don, 25 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie: didn't work, even by forcing the link. The messafe reads: netscape-statMotif:can't load library libXpm.so.4 I have tried upgrading NS to 4.51 without any change. Help, please! -- Keith Hm, that's indeed somewhat

Re: [newbie] WinModems

1999-03-24 Thread Michael Doyle
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, you wrote: I just read at http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html that a winmodem will not work on Linux John Michael Doyle wrote: G'day John, Thanks for the info, I will add that link, as it will help othere to setup their modems. -- Michael Doyle Adelaide,

[newbie] Save you bandwidth . 2.2.4 is out

1999-03-24 Thread G_REEPER
Well, less than 24 hours after iI made a comment about the new kernel 2.2.3-ac4. I was surfing around and found out that 2.2.4 is out. Mandrake's site hasn't yet posted it or the updates for it but just stay tuned. That is if you need, or want it. Steven G

Re: [newbie] X11Amp Problem(s)....

1999-03-24 Thread Nick Elvester
Along the same lines, does anyone know how well a Pentium 75 would play mp3's? I'm looking to have a possible dedicated mp3 machine for the Hi-fi, but I haven't had the time to test the viability of it. Also, I've had really good luck with the kmpg player, but it's nothing fancy. From:

Re: [newbie] Autostart KDE

1999-03-24 Thread Steve Philp
Bob Bonifield wrote: Ok, what I plan to use linux for is basicly a dedicated sound system. I am going to have it always play MP3 format music files in my car. Of couse while the system is in my car, it will have no monitor or keyboard, so I would not be able to type in a user name or

Re: [newbie] Netscape can not load libXpm.so.4

1999-03-24 Thread Steve Philp
Keith Robinson wrote: didn't work, even by forcing the link. The messafe reads: netscape-statMotif:can't load library libXpm.so.4 Check and see if you have the libc5 package installed. (rpm -qi libc) The libXpm that it's looking for SHOULD be in /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/. Make sure

[newbie] Cannot Login

1999-03-24 Thread Budi Setiaji
I have installed Mandrake 5.3 from Linuxberg but I cannot login, after type root as login, the system not ask me for type password, allways ask me for type login, why ? Thank you