Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Patrick Putteman
The Sound Blaster Live works very well with Mandrake 6 and Cooker. All you have to do is download the latest modules from creative FTP, follow the manual install procedure.For kernel 2.2.9 you best use the 2.2.5 module. To load the module type insmod -f emu10k1 if you get a device busy error, typ

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Axalon
On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Alan N. wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:43 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live! > > > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > > > > > Bernhard Rosenkra

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Alanhave you downloaded and installed the updates? My sb pci128 wouldn't install (sndconfig errored out) till I installed the updates. After that, It installed just fine. Alan (this could get confusing) -Original Message- From: alann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Alan N.
- Original Message - From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live! > > > On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > > > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > > >

[newbie] TrueType fonts

1999-08-07 Thread Jose Alberto Abreu
I believe that this question has been answered a couple of hundred times, so I apologize... I've been on vacation. I have just installed Mandrake 6.0 and cant see the TrueType fonts. I very much remember asking for them when i was "selecting specific packages" on the install. I even downloaded th

Re: [newbie] IRQ Conflicts

1999-08-07 Thread Steve Philp
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > How do I check for IRQ conflicts in Linux? /proc/interrupts lists all interrupts currently in use by the kernel and its modules. Be aware, though, that an interrupt won't be listed in this file if the device isn't being "driven" -- serial port interrupts won't be li

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Axalon
On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > > > > > I think the mandrake people need to do some work on thier soundcard > > > stuff. > > > I've got a SB PCI128 that "partly" works. > > > > What's the problem with it? > > > > >

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread alann
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > > > I think the mandrake people need to do some work on thier soundcard > > stuff. > > I've got a SB PCI128 that "partly" works. > > What's the problem with it? > > I've posted this for the last few days, but again, I have n

Re: [newbie] Module.

1999-08-07 Thread Stephan Rex
I also have similiar problems with my via-rhine dlink dfe-530 tx NIC. I have tried 1. using the built in driver but the card can not be found by the probe during installation 2.downloading the driver source code compiling. after which I then configure the card and eth0 setting All of these cause

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

1999-08-07 Thread Jo
Great! That is just what I needed. Thanks, Jo Steve Philp wrote: > > Jo wrote: > > > > the thing is, I had tried that. I have a fair luggage of DOS knowledge > > and the variable was always empty. So I went out today and bought a book > > about programming: Linux programmer's reference. > > Th

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

1999-08-07 Thread Steve Philp
Jo wrote: > > the thing is, I had tried that. I have a fair luggage of DOS knowledge > and the variable was always empty. So I went out today and bought a book > about programming: Linux programmer's reference. > The mistake I made was to run my program and then ask for the contents > of the vari

[newbie] IRQ Conflicts

1999-08-07 Thread ShaoK14
How do I check for IRQ conflicts in Linux? Thanks

Fwd: [newbie] Intel 740 based video cards and mandrake 6.0

1999-08-07 Thread Guillermo Belli
I've got a Diamond StealthII G460, and had the same problem as you. But I found a way to get it working. This is should help. 1. install the XBFi740 rpm that came with MDK6 cd. 2. cd /usr/X11R6/bin 3. ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XBF_i740 XF86_SVGA 4. run Xconfigurator

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, alann wrote: > I think the mandrake people need to do some work on thier soundcard > stuff. > I've got a SB PCI128 that "partly" works. What's the problem with it? LLaP bero -- Tired of waiting for Windows 2000? STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Martin White
This has been covered a few times lately, and yep, it's no problem. You don't specifiy which kernel you have, so i can't tell you which of the three modules from Creative's tar file to use. If you have the standard 2.2.9-19mdk that comes with 6.0, use the 2.2.5 module. If you have a 2.0.xx kernel

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread alann
Jayce Steadman wrote: > > Hello chaps, anyone been successful in getting the Live working in > Mandrake 6.0? I have tried downloading numerous files, but I keep on > running into kernel mismaches. > > Can anyone help? > -- > --Powered by Linux Mandrake-- >Jayce Steadman >Icq:- 4

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

1999-08-07 Thread Jo
the thing is, I had tried that. I have a fair luggage of DOS knowledge and the variable was always empty. So I went out today and bought a book about programming: Linux programmer's reference. The mistake I made was to run my program and then ask for the contents of the variable. If I write the ec

[newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread Jayce Steadman
Hello chaps, anyone been successful in getting the Live working in Mandrake 6.0? I have tried downloading numerous files, but I keep on running into kernel mismaches. Can anyone help? -- --Powered by Linux Mandrake-- Jayce Steadman Icq:- 40694192

Re: [newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread Matt G. Ellis
Hey...this is easy to fix in your home directory (the one you start in right when you log in) type: mkdir ~/tmp You only have to do that for the root user and the one unprivlaged user you made during install. It looks like linuxconf does that for the rest of um :-) - Original Message

[newbie] no autofs installed? and copying speed ..

1999-08-07 Thread Niels Larsen
Hi, I selected all the package categories except "extra documentation", that is, I did not select individual packages. After configuring autofs, found no autofs (/usr/sbin/automount not there). Then I went to the RPMS directory on the CD and did rpm -ivh autofs...rpm This went fine, showed that

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

1999-08-07 Thread Patrick Putteman
try : echo $IPADDR and verify if the address is what you expect it to be Patrick Putteman Internet Support Manager Net 7 www.net7.be - Original Message - From: Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] scripting probl

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question

1999-08-07 Thread Shane Miller
Martin...Hi...I have a pentium 233mhz...currently running windows 98...I would like to install mandrake...in reading your email..it appears as though you have considerable experience with install...and i would like to know if you would mind assisting me with an install? thanks Shane - Origin

Re: [newbie] kppp sharing

1999-08-07 Thread Tom Fisher
I recently purchased linux and am using it at the store I work at. I know Linux has an ISDN configuration, but I have no clue how to find it or how to set it up once I do find it. Can someone please help? I really want to learn Linux, but must have Internet. Thanks, Tom

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question

1999-08-07 Thread John Aldrich
Thanks 'Preciate it. I've been building this system out of parts for the last few months, when I could afford some more parts. This mboard has Sound Blaster sound built-in, and I'm going to be using an Advansys SCSI card as well as two 850 meg IDE drives. :-) Should make for an interesting sys

Re: [newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread YH
> I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > >$ lynx > >metamail: can't open temporary file! > >$ > > That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Type md ~/tmp at the command prompt. -- Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: [newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread Jo
thanks, will do... Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, John May wrote: > > > I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > > > >$ lynx > > >metamail: can't open temporary file! > > Please read the FAQ - mkdir ~/tmp > > LLaP > bero > > -- > Tired of wait

Re: [newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread Jo
I don't have a clue, but I get the same message... Jo John May wrote: > > I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > >$ lynx > >metamail: can't open temporary file! > >$ > > That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? > > Thanks

Re: [newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, John May wrote: > I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: > > >$ lynx > >metamail: can't open temporary file! Please read the FAQ - mkdir ~/tmp LLaP bero -- Tired of waiting for Windows 2000? STOP WAITING! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question

1999-08-07 Thread Martin, Darin W.
Nope. It was a fresh install. In case you didn't know, an ISO is like a snapshot of a CD-Rom So, rather than having to worry about downloading hundreds of files from the FTP site, I only downloaded one 618 meg file. What kind of sound problems have you had? What sound card do you have? > -

[newbie] Lynx

1999-08-07 Thread John May
I am getting an error message when I try to run Lynx, it says: >$ lynx >metamail: can't open temporary file! >$ That's all it says then I goes back to the prompt. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question

1999-08-07 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Beo d'Wulfie wrote: > When you installed 60-2.iso (yes, I'm a newbie), was this an upgrade? I > too, purchased the 6.0 version and installed and have had sound problems. > What would I look for and download as an upgrade? 60-2.iso = 6.0 + all updates on the ftp server. LLaP

[newbie] Module.

1999-08-07 Thread Lolo F.
Hi. I've got a problem with my net card at boot time when the system tries to load the module (via-rhine.o). It isn't loaded since I get some "unresolved symbol" errors. This problem appears when I also try to load ppp.o. How can I solve this problem ? Thank you. ___

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.0 Question

1999-08-07 Thread Beo d'Wulfie
When you installed 60-2.iso (yes, I'm a newbie), was this an upgrade? I too, purchased the 6.0 version and installed and have had sound problems. What would I look for and download as an upgrade? Beo on my 9th installation but got the second piton in the learning cliff. :) On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Ma

Re: [newbie] ATAPI ZIP

1999-08-07 Thread John Connell
Have formatted disk, long ago. John - Original Message - From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ATAPI ZIP > > > > Manny, > > Actually this is what my fstab looks like exactly. My problem is I can > mount

Re: [newbie] scripting problems

1999-08-07 Thread Jo
OK, PATH=$PATH:. worked. I set a variable in that script: IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1 | grep "inet addr:" | cut -f2 -d: | cut -f1 -d" "` How can I check if this variable got assigned the proper value? Many tanks for your help, Jo Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Jo wro