Hi, Alan,
Now this may sound kinda weird and maybe a bit obvious butthis
sounds *exactly* like me. This is how I fixed mine after umpteen howto's,
posts etc. Open up KDE, open the menu and click on "Printer Queue" in the
box at te top are two small boxes to check, am in win98 right now so
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Does anyone has any idea how to mount a NT file system onto Linux ??
The below line in fstab file gives an error message - wrong fs type.
/dev/sda2 /NT NTFSdefaults0 0
do you have it configured in the kernel?
Does anyone have a suggestion about how to install Mandrake in a
situation like this:
Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the
laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to
dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the
I think the problems are defects in Venus with the Kernal and initscripts so
I don't think buying another copy of Venus is the answer. I just want to
get the machine up and running fixed so I can just do work not work on it.
Anyway I am still a new user, and not really confident to replace
If I remember right to get Star Office to work for multiusers when you
install it use the Network install choice. Then I think each user has to
register it. (Not sure about the last part, haven't tried it myself. I was
just using it as root when I wanted to use it) This is what read.
Jeanette
"c.s.h." wrote:
I need some SERIOUS help...
Very Brief History: I had a (mostly self-built) dual-boot linux/win98
system running for about 2 days, and then it started rebooting at will. I
had the MB/CPU/RAM/CPU/Power replaced and now I'm staring all over again.
..but nothing works. I
On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, you wrote:
(Russ)-
I didn't know about this, thanks for the tip.
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Glad to have been of service. :-)
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(Russ)-
I know about WinPrinters, I have one. An HP something or other. This
one
If your BIOS supports CD booting, then it can be done, and is very easy. If
not, then there is a program on the CD that you can run after you boot into
DOS/Windows, the only problem is I'm at work at the moment and I haven't got
the info for where this program is. It's listed in the install
I have a linux box set up with an external ISDN modem (ttyS1) and have
been successful at logging into my ISP through kppp. I also have a
network setup that I am just beginning to explore and would like to know
if I can set up my linux box with it's serial modem up as a router. I
understand
On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I'm still struggling along with my Canon BJC-2000. After first believing
it simply must be a winprinter, I planned to sell it to a friend.
Researching what new printer to get, I checked the database at
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi and
From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:39:07 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
Sean Armstrong wrote:
Why advertise windoze
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I would like to automatically open MS Office documents with Star Office
and WordPerfect documents with WP. In Preferences/Applications, I can
select and edit the relevant section. If I put in the pointer to the
Application, it opens OK, but the file is not
- Original Message -
From: Simon Norris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
If your BIOS supports CD booting, then it can be done, and is very easy.
If
not, then there is a program on the CD
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the
laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to
dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the extra HD
i have to remove the floppy. Is it possible to
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I think the problems are defects in Venus with the Kernal and initscripts so
I don't think buying another copy of Venus is the answer. I just want to
get the machine up and running fixed so I can just do work not work on it.
Anyway I am still a new user, and
Hi,
Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding the kernel so that Linux
will boot?
IIRC it's somthing like "./lilo", but I can't remember where I am supposed to
do this.
Thanks for any help.
--
Best Regards,
Paul Hendrick
http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
"Chris" == Chris D [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
toshiba tecra 740 cdt
[snip]
http://www.cck.uni-kl.de/misc/tecra710/
the following is from that site:
"This page is designed to help you get Linux up and running on your
Toshiba Tecra series notebook (... 740CDT)."
--
Mike Fieschko, West
Edit lilo.conf to reflect your new kernel.
run /sbin/lilo
- Original Message -
From: Paul Hendrick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 8:39 AM
Subject: [newbie] ReWriting the MBR to linux?
Hi,
Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding
Is there a way to put new apps onto KDE's menu? TIA!
John
Interesting www.linuxnic.net
Ok, thanks all. It should be no problem to boot from CDROM with my laptop.
Do you have any suggestions about how to handle the dual boot?
/Lennart
John Aldrich wrote:
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the
laptop and i want
Look at http://www.winehq.com for WINE info, and perhaps there's a
HOWTO at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP
If not, you'll find a wealth of other info there. Have fun!
On 7 Sep, Stuart Burbridge wrote:
Hi all,
Though I would have a little play with WINE.
So using the Kpackage manager I
Hi,
Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm
sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/
If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at
http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files
there to help me
First off, the filesystem type should be "ntfs" (note the lowercase
letters). Second, I don't believe the stock Mandrake kernel has NTFS
support- you might look into compiling the module yourself (I assume
it's possible to compile just that one module?)
Other than the all caps "NTFS", your
Hi,
For the same (or in some cases greater) flexibility in a web mail account you
can try:
www.linuxmail.org
I just signed up with this web mail account. Does anyone else who uses them
think it's strange that an ad banner is advertising Windows 2000 when you
Paul Hendrick wrote:
Hi,
Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm
sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/
If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at
http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Hi,
Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding the kernel so that Linux
will boot?
IIRC it's somthing like "./lilo", but I can't remember where I am supposed to
do this.
did you modify /etc/lilo.conf? IF not, do so now. Then, go
run /sbin/lilo.
Thank you VERY much. That worked perfectly for me!
Murray Strome
John Aldrich wrote:
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I would like to automatically open MS Office documents with Star Office
and WordPerfect documents with WP. In Preferences/Applications, I can
select and edit the
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I have a linux box set up with an external ISDN modem (ttyS1) and have
been successful at logging into my ISP through kppp. I also have a
network setup that I am just beginning to explore and would like to know
if I can set up my linux box with it's serial
Andy Goth wrote:
Are you CERTAIN that below the box with the command lpr, you don't at
least get to select between grey-scale and color? For the quality, for
my HP Deskjet 670c (using the Deskjet 550, 560C,6xxC, etc. ), I selected
the color quality within printtool when I set it up.
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Paul Hendrick wrote:
Hi,
Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm
sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/
If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at
http://easynet.linuxberg.com
Paul Hendrick wrote:
Hi,
For the same (or in some cases greater) flexibility in a web mail account you
can try:
www.linuxmail.org
I just signed up with this web mail account. Does anyone else who uses them
think it's strange that an ad banner is
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Ok, thanks all. It should be no problem to boot from CDROM with my laptop.
Do you have any suggestions about how to handle the dual boot?
/Lennart
Other than using the NT Boot loader, no. My understanding
is that it's better to put Linux in the boot loader,
I was pretty sure that "Nuke" was just a windows problem, however in these
days of "eleet hackers" DOS (Denial Of Service) programs are becoming more
advanced and for different platforms. I am not quite sure about
Mandrake's distro, but I have noticed on their site they give updates and
some
Hi,
1) I frequently need to type special Latin characters such as ó, à, ç etc.;
I have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard (not a bad piece of hardware from a
software mammoth) and, under Windows 98, I type ",c" to get "ç", " ´a" to
get "á" and so on. I haven´t been able to set that up under Linux
Nuke protection...hmmm
Nukes work ONLY for windows machines...the way they work is they take
advantage of the port (131 I think) and give you the blue screen of death.
Well the way linux is made you don't have to worry about nukes because
simply the port 131 (If I am right) does not have the
"Nuking" is the pinging of a machine with an illegal sized packet, or assaults on
other ports on the machine. Many windows machines will crash when this happens. I
don't know of any such problems with Linux.
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hendrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :(
When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There
are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter
your IP and click send or "Kill IP".
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
harry ellis wrote:
I downloaded the new Netscape 4.61 through the Updates site (and a very easy
process it is!) but now the Netscape program seems to load only when I'm online.
When I'm not online, sometimes it shows up when I click the icon, but other
AAARGGGHHH!!! I've successfully set up linux several times in several
different distros, and actually started using it. I recently added a new HD
and a 40x CD-Rom to my system, and in so doing decided to go for fresh
installs on both my Win32 and Linux systems. I now have Windows (OS only) on
my
I don't know if it will help but maybe try running your third hard drive
as the seconday master and the cd as the secondary slave. That works on
my system here. I have 3 harddrives, 4G, 8G and 11G respectively.
Except for what I need to boot Linux, which resides low on my primary
master, the
I'm trying to setup Mandrake 6.0 on a Deskpro EN6300. Everything seems to be working
okay except the sound. I ran sndconfig but I can't get the ESS1869 to work properly.
I'm quite new to Linux and have seen a lot of helpful posts in here.
Any suggestions?
Please disregard my previous post- I played some more and found that the ESS1869 is
compatible with the Soundblaster Pro. 220-5-1
Hey everyone, sorry... I've asked about this before but I still need help.
I'm brand new to Linux and don't know much about it, but my DE-220 PCT NIC
isn't working with the installer program..
Could someone tell me what I should do to get it to work?
That would be SOO awesome if you would!
No I have it now if you run KDE app finder it adds the gnome stuff to the
KDE menus.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: alann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Questions about dual booting
Jeanette Russo wrote:
Another newbie question:
which mail tool should I install/use: the one in Nescape, or sendmail(Kmail)
I have Mandrake 6.0 installed( prety straight farward!). I dial to my ISP
for connection
and I don't have a network.
I can use Netscape, I can surf but the mail gives me hard time.
Help pls. !
I dunno if this is gonna help ya or not, But I would put my Hardive as
secondary master not slave
-Original Message-
From: David P. Greenberg [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 10 September 1999 7:02
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] newbie-forced to post this in
You mean the bpp?
I don't know what the "bpp" is.
Bits per pixel, a.k.a. color depth. I had to set that for the printer.
___
Andy Goth [EMAIL PROTECTED] zap.to/andygoth/ UIN: 35256413
A lot of people use this program to add Linux to the NT bootloader menu.
http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm
Jeanette
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From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation
On this topic if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel can you emulate 3
buttons. If not how can you cut and paste from xterminal?
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: Ripcrd6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] 3 Button
Hello all
I want to clear two subjects on keyboard:
a) I am Brazilian and I use a standard keyboard for my language called
ABNT2, somebody of Mandrake could tell me how I do to use this keyboard
in Venus, mainly in the prompt...
b) the version 6.1 has support, from the
okay, if you forget about my last message and knew nothing about my
problems, what would you say the following error message means when I try
to install linux from a CDROM:
partition check
hda
RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0
crc errorVFS: cannot open root device 08:21
kernel panic:
Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: Thomas J. Hamman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office
What I did to use Star Office as a normal user was this:
As root, I created the directory I wanted to install it to (I
OK, yes, I meant color depth and also coding.
Andy Goth wrote:
You mean the bpp?
I don't know what the "bpp" is.
Bits per pixel, a.k.a. color depth. I had to set that for the printer.
___
Andy Goth [EMAIL
Yes, I can emulate a three button mouse (by checking the "emulate 3
button mouse" in mouseconfig), but since I really have three buttons on
my mouse, I would REALLY prefer to find a way to make the center one
work.
Jeanette Russo wrote:
On this topic if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel
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