Re: [newbie] How to change the resolution of X-windows?

1999-04-28 Thread gerry
John l.yn wrote: Hi: I have two question below: 1. I want to change the resolution of X-windows from 16 color to 24 bit color.Help say that using 'alt'-'ctrl'-'+', but it doesnt work. 8, 16, 24, or 32 bits per pixel (bpp) is the "color depth," not the -resolution-. The default

[expert] How to install my 56k modem based on PCI bus?

1999-04-28 Thread John l.yn
Hi: I am very excited for installing my X-window successfully at last! I have install it for two days.Very thanks all person. Now, I meet a new question: How to install my inner modem of 56k based on PCI bus. I have installed the modem in win98, all thing is ok. But the product havent driver

[expert] Linux cannt detect the ram of my VGA card.

1999-04-28 Thread John l.yn
Hi: Under the help of the warmhearted persons, I install the VGA driver of AGP with Intel i740 chips successfully. But Linux cannt detect the RAM of my card. Why? I have to manually set it to 8M. When I run startx ,only 16 color was showned and with very big icon. It is more worse than I use

Re: [newbie] Linux Install Question

1999-04-28 Thread sphilp
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 01:01:56PM -0400, Owens, Jerry wrote: I downloaded a copy of Linux-Mandrake 5.3 to my primary hard drive which is dos formatted and running win95. I am installing Linux on a second hard drive. I am using a floppy boot disk to install Linux. How can I get the install

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Ripcrd6
I would think that the boot disk must be remade also. I know you must do this with other operating systems after major upgrades, which is what you have with new kernel. Brian Kelsay -Original Message- From: Yun Li [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

[newbie] Linux cannt detect the ram of my VGA card.

1999-04-28 Thread John l.yn
Hi: Under the help of the warmhearted persons, I install the VGA driver of AGP with Intel i740 chips successfully. But Linux cannt detect the RAM of my card. Why? I have to manually set it to 8M. When I run startx ,only 16 color was showned and with very big icon. It is more worse than I use

[newbie] Linux cannt detect the ram of my VGA card.

1999-04-28 Thread John l.yn
Hi: Under the help of the warmhearted persons, I install the VGA driver of AGP with Intel i740 chips successfully. But Linux cannt detect the RAM of my card. Why? I have to manually set it to 8M. When I run startx ,only 16 color was showned and with very big icon. It is more worse than I use

[newbie] Linux cannt detect the ram of my VGA card.

1999-04-28 Thread John l.yn
Hi: Under the help of the warmhearted persons, I install the VGA driver of AGP with Intel i740 chips successfully. But Linux cannt detect the RAM of my card. Why? I have to manually set it to 8M. When I run startx ,only 16 color was showned and with very big icon. It is more worse than I use

Re: [newbie] How to change the resolution of X-windows?

1999-04-28 Thread sphilp
On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 03:17:38PM +0800, John l.yn wrote: Hi: I have two question below: 1. I want to change the resolution of X-windows from 16 color to 24 bit color.Help say that using 'alt'-'ctrl'-'+', but it doesnt work. There is a difference between resolution and color

Re: [newbie] Errors when trying to run X-Windows

1999-04-28 Thread sphilp
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 12:29:02PM -0700, Thomas Franks wrote: I'm not actually using the Mandrake distribution, but I had Redhat 5.2 installed and then downloaded and setup KDE. It worked fine at first, but I ran xconfigurator to reset my video profile, and now every time I try to start

Re: [newbie] Keyboard problem - HELP!!!!!!

1999-04-28 Thread sphilp
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 07:17:52PM -0400, James J. Capone wrote: Try running Linuxconfig from the command prompt. This should give you the option of changing it. All though I am not sure. On Monday, April 26, 1999 6:42 PM, Toshiro Viera Stalker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: : Hi! I've

Re: [newbie] How to change the resolution of X-windows?

1999-04-28 Thread Hidong Kim
Bela Lantos wrote: At 27/04/1999 15:17:00, you wrote: Hi: I have two question below: 1. I want to change the resolution of X-windows from 16 color to 24 bit color.Help say that using 'alt'-'ctrl'-'+', but it doesnt work. 2. The desktop is too big about 4 times than my

[newbie] OT what works to sync clock

1999-04-28 Thread bob115
I am sure there is something to do this but I have not found it. In Windows I used a little util to sync my computer clock with the standard via the Internet. Could someone point me in the right direction please. -- Robert Sheskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 5788323 AIM: RobertLS

Re: [newbie] How to change the resolution of X-windows?

1999-04-28 Thread Ben
1. I want to change the resolution of X-windows from 16 color to 24 bit color.Help say that using 'alt'-'ctrl'-'+', but it doesnt work. startx -- -bpp 24 ( you can add this line to your xf86config file to have it start x in 24 bit as default, but I prefer just creating an alias for the

Re: [newbie] umount error

1999-04-28 Thread gerry
Nick Kay wrote: At 07:36 19/04/99 -0400, you wrote: April 19, 1999 Good Morning to all, I have a problem unmounting CD-ROMs, floppy drives, samba mounts, etc. When I umount anything it always tells me the device is busy, try later.' Is there a way to get around this?? Usually

[newbie] Super Disk CD Recorders

1999-04-28 Thread Russ Westbrook
Hi All, I was just wondering if the LS120 (Super Disks) and CD recorders are supported under Linux. If they are, which brands (CD recorders). Thanks Russ

Re: [newbie] Ram Usage

1999-04-28 Thread Ben
Also what command gives you that nice printout with the IRQ's and installed devices like that? procinfo -a

RE: [newbie] How to install my 56k modem based on PCI bus?

1999-04-28 Thread Birchall, Richard
John l.yn [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] said: Now, I meet a new question: How to install my inner modem of 56k based on PCI bus. I have installed the modem in win98, all thing is ok. But the product havent driver for linux. What driver shall I choose? Time to buy a new modem... See:

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Hidong Kim
Yun Li wrote: Hi, there, I recently installed Mandrake 5.3 with kernel 2.0.36, I found out that there is no ppp support compiled in this version of kernel, so I decide to upgrade it to 2.2.1. I've done everything mentioned in upgrade kernel how-to, and finished each step without

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Stefan Dozier
At 01:59 PM 4/28/99 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, there, > >I recently installed Mandrake 5.3 with kernel 2.0.36, >I found out that there is no ppp support compiled in this version of >kernel, so I decide to upgrade it to 2.2.1. Someone please tell me the above statement is NOT true. I uninstalled

Re: [newbie] Super Disk CD Recorders

1999-04-28 Thread Stefan Dozier
At 06:42 PM 4/27/99 -0700, you wrote: >Hi All, > >I was just wondering if the LS120 (Super Disks) and CD recorders are >supported under Linux. If they are, which brands (CD recorders). I can't vouch for LS120 SuperDisks since I don't own one and haven't ran across any info one way or another

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Dan Brown
I recently installed Mandrake 5.3 with kernel 2.0.36, I found out that there is no ppp support compiled in this version of This is not true, as can be easily shown by the fact that I am using that version of the kernel, and am able to connect using PPP.

FW: [newbie] Appraising Microsoft Conference (Long Message)

1999-04-28 Thread James J. Capone
Incase it didn't come through the first time. James -Original Message- From: James J. Capone [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 6:58 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:[newbie] Appraising Microsoft

Re: [newbie] Linux Install Question

1999-04-28 Thread Manny Styles
On Mon, Apr 26, 1999 at 01:01:56PM -0400, Owens, Jerry wrote: I downloaded a copy of Linux-Mandrake 5.3 to my primary hard drive which is dos formatted and running win95. I am installing Linux on a second hard drive. I am using a floppy boot disk to install Linux. How can I get the install

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Stefan Dozier
At 04:16 PM 4/28/99 -0700, you wrote: I recently installed Mandrake 5.3 with kernel 2.0.36, I found out that there is no ppp support compiled in this version of This is not true, as can be easily shown by the fact that I am using that version of the kernel, and am able to connect using

Re: [newbie] kernel upgrade problem

1999-04-28 Thread Hidong Kim
Stefan Dozier wrote: At 01:59 PM 4/28/99 -0400, you wrote: Hi, there, I recently installed Mandrake 5.3 with kernel 2.0.36, I found out that there is no ppp support compiled in this version of kernel, so I decide to upgrade it to 2.2.1. Someone please tell me the above statement is