[newbie] Mandrake and KDE 1.1.1

I've been sweating blood around here because what looked as if it should be a simple upgrade that even a newbie like me could tackle left me without a graphics desktop (which a newbie like me can't do without :-( The install script for KDE 1.1.1 won't work with Mandrake, but the answer was

Re: [newbie] Long Filename MS-DOS support?

Dan Brown wrote: I know the long filenames in the DOS/Win95 filesystem are a kluge, but does linux support them? If so, at what version of the kernel? Thanks for any info! Since way back in the middle parts of the 2.0.x kernel series. Just mount the partition as vfat and you're all

Re: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)

Hi guys, Boy Rich, etc I think i am over my head here. I went to the mini's you mention, it looks like pulling teeth to get your devices working, sound card etc. I didn't even look at modem's since mine is a USB port, and not serial. MY modem is a Leopard shark 56 K, usb a nice modem but will

Re: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)

Dan, How do you tell which version your Kernal is? I have the 5.3 rel of L-M but that doesn't mean anything as far as the Kernal, right? Will - Original Message - From: Dan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 15, 1999 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] New

Re: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)

Dan, How do you tell which version your Kernal is? I have the 5.3 rel of L-M but that doesn't mean anything as far as the Kernal, right? Will If you have not upgraded, and if the 5.3 is the same one that I recieved, your kernel will be 2.0.36. You can check your kernel version by typing

RE: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)

When you boot up at the Login prompt it would say the kernel version ex.. 2.0.36 or 2.2.9 etc... James J. Capone Webmaster http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/Linux Asst. Webmaster http://www.ptm.com Co-Author - Linux Book For Newbies. "The Only Person To Hear Both Sides Of A Argument Is The Guy In

Re: [[newbie] Wordperfect 8 leaves mouse droppings]

Sam Silverman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running Mandrake RH 5.3. The system seems to be up and running fine. I installed WP 8 for Linux and the program runs fine except Whenever I move the mouse over the page it leaves little imprints of itself left behind - mouse droppings! I've never

Re: [Re: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)]

"Pliler Main Unit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan, How do you tell which version your Kernal is? I have the 5.3 rel of L-M but that doesn't mean anything as far as the Kernal, right? Will L-M 5.3 runs kernel 2.0.36, I believe... Michael

[newbie] KMAIL

Wht does kmail not save my filters?? I add filters and save them. When I get my mail, nothing gets filtered, and when I check them they are missing. Whats up?

Re: [newbie] PCI128

Hi Alan, Thanks for the correction, (--: I did as you instructed, and it said there was one already configured. So what can I run to test the sound? I am totally ignorant of this OS, and now believe it may not be for me. I can't see whats so great is having to pull teeth to make something

Re: [newbie] Pppd dies unexpectedly

Glutton for punishment , huh? Will - Original Message - From: Lyndon Lininger Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 1999 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Pppd dies unexpectedly Your problem in redhat 6.0 is easy to fix. After you boot up. In the kde

Re: [newbie] New Version of Mandrake Questions

I think the new lernel in Mandrake 6 will be 2.2.7 at least.

Re: [newbie] Pppd dies unexpectedly

Many many thanks. I will try. And I hate Windows, but I have to do my work. Any idea about the pppd unexpectedly dying in user? It works fine in root. Bela Lyndon Lininger Sr. wrote: Your problem in redhat 6.0 is easy to fix. After you boot up. In the kde environment use the file manager and

Re: [Re: [newbie] New kernel and sound (or lack of)]

Pliler, I just installed WP from the cd-rom. It is named WordPerfect_Tar.Tar I could not get it to work either untill I copied it to disk and renamed it WordPerfect.tar.gz. Then I could unzip it into a directory and run the RUNME file. It installed with out a hitch. Pliler Main Unit wrote:

Re: [newbie] PCI128

Would whoever is posting in HTML in this thread PLEASE configure their mail client to stop doing it. If I wanted HTML, I'd hit the web. -- Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Pppd dies unexpectedly

Bela Lantos wrote: Hi everyone, Since I installed Mandrake 5.3 I have problem with pppd dying unexpectedly because of timeout. Even though I increased timeout to 2 min, it still dies. However, if I dial again, the second time it connects OK. This problem doesn't exist if I dial in as

[newbie] scanner

If you have a scanner working successfully with 5.3, I need your help. What do I need to do, what configuration to use, etc. Thanks

Re: [newbie] PCI128

To: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stevesorry, my mail client is set to reply to a message in the same mode that the message was sent in. I'll catch it from now on if it tries to reply in HTML. (-: Alan Shoemaker -Original Message- From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Pppd dies unexpectedly

On Mon, 17 May 1999, you wrote: Bela Lantos wrote: Hi everyone, Since I installed Mandrake 5.3 I have problem with pppd dying unexpectedly because of timeout. Even though I increased timeout to 2 min, it still dies. However, if I dial again, the second time it connects OK. This