Re: [newbie] 4 days without install.

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
Aaron Sinclair wrote: My fourth day of attempting 6.0 installation leaves me speachless. No i am not an imbecile, yes I have half a brain.. Most of my time has been spent browsing HOWTO's FAQ's Man and LINUX Books, Unix Books, you name it and I have looked. Eerrr - have you tried

OT leavetakings Re: [newbie] Bye...

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
Andy Goth wrote: Sorry, guys, but I must leave this list. Most of my questions are ignored, and the list is flooded with nonsensical garbage about chix and microwaves and... well... you name it. I can be found on the expert list. Hopefully they're a little more focused. Goodbye, and

[newbie] ether0-smc etherEZ

1999-09-25 Thread Keith Woodworth
Just did a new install have network problems. IP for machine is RFC1918 space. 192.168.0.4 Plugged into a hub, gateway is a FBSD box with 192.168.0.3 as IP running NATd. Boot comes up fine, see's the card. a netstat -rn shows IP is there, as well as netmask. Table: destgateway

Re: [newbie] KDE/XF86Config Question - what's a viewport?

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
TheThingThatShouldNotBe wrote: Thanks for the reply Jon. unfortunately I don't know what a viewport is, so I would not know how to set it. Take a piece of cardboard bigger that your monitor screen, cut a rectangular hole, 4" wide by 3" high in it. Put the cardboard over your screen.

[newbie] lpstat?

1999-09-25 Thread David van Balen
Is there anything under Linux that works like the lpstat command under other versions of unix (i.e., hp-ux, solaris)? thanx David van Balen mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] OT Good posting practice

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
Richard Adams wrote: No do as i said, contact the list owner and try and get him to put your ideas into the subscription conformation message. That's a good idea. If we agree on what should be in, I'll see if I can get them to do that. The FAQ part was to make a small section in the FAQ,

Re: [newbie] OT Good posting practice

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
"David P. Greenberg" wrote: --I agree with all but the sigs. I _love_ my sigs. Pleeease!!! David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" **The falcon has heard the falconer** There's a problem with that, you have a 4 line sig. Some have none, some have

[newbie] Thanks

1999-09-25 Thread Richard Johnson
Many thanks for help with my Netscape problem...I'm up and running!! __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [newbie] e-mail reader

1999-09-25 Thread Ribbo
On Sam, 25 Sep 1999, Bob wrote: Hello all, What is a good e-mail reader for Linux. I need one that can have several POP servers configured at one time? you can use Fetchmail for downloading your email. fetchmail can handle several POP/IMAP servers. here i use Fetchmail for my 3 POP3

Re: [newbie] RPM shared libraries error

1999-09-25 Thread Gustavo Viola
On sáb, 25 set 1999, you wrote: rpm -V glibc, says? Same error: rpm: error in loading shared libraries: libdb.so.2 cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory /Gustavo. On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Gustavo Viola wrote: When I try running kpackage (or rpm, for that matter) I

Re: [newbie] 4 days without install.

1999-09-25 Thread David P. Greenberg
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Bob Jackson wrote: Aaron Sinclair wrote: Eerrr - have you tried just disconnecting the mouse and going ahead with the install. Maybe we can beat the mouse thingy to death once you get Mandrake installed. Bob J. --Good Point. My CDrom wouldn't work for the

Re: [newbie] OT Good posting practice

1999-09-25 Thread David P. Greenberg
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Bob Jackson wrote: "David P. Greenberg" wrote: --I agree with all but the sigs. I _love_ my sigs. Pleeease!!! After several iterations we have four or five sigs cluttering the question and it's answers. Makes it real hard to follow what's going on. Leave the posters

Re: [newbie] Wierdness

1999-09-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, you wrote: Does your motherboard support the MP 1.4 specification? I believe the SMP kernel requires that your motherboard follow the Intel MP 1.4 specification. I have an option in my BIOS to switch from 1.1 to 1.4 I run a dual P-Pro with 2 UW SCSI drives. This system

Re: [newbie] e-mail reader

1999-09-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, you wrote: Hello all, What is a good e-mail reader for Linux. I need one that can have several POP servers configured at one time? KMail, built into KDE is pretty good. It's one drawback that I see, is that it doesn't easily give you a choice of addresses to use for

Re: [newbie] Wierdness

1999-09-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, you wrote: Does your motherboard support the MP 1.4 specification? I believe the SMP kernel requires that your motherboard follow the Intel MP 1.4 specification. I have an option in my BIOS to switch from 1.1 to 1.4 I run a dual P-Pro with 2 UW SCSI drives. This

Re: [newbie] Ears don't work

1999-09-25 Thread sambozo
might try the following how-to http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Sound-HOWTO Thomas Peter wrote: I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have everything running except my sound card. I am

Re: [newbie] Ears don't work

1999-09-25 Thread sambozo
possiably the following might help? ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/6.0/RPMS/esound-0.2.12-4mdk.i586.rpm note copy full address as it will be wordwraped Thomas Peter wrote: I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never worked with

Re: [newbie] Maximum Linux magazine

1999-09-25 Thread Gerry Doyon
By the way, I saw the magazine at Boarders Books. It was almost $6.00. Pretty hefty price. Cindy Pearce wrote: Thanks for the info. BTW, noticed a mistake in the url, s/b www.maximumlinuxmag.com Sorry! Cindy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [newbie] RPM shared libraries error

1999-09-25 Thread Gustavo Viola
On sáb, 25 set 1999, Richard Adams wrote: SNIP rpm: error in loading shared libraries: libdb.so.2 cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory /Gustavo. SNIP When I try running kpackage (or rpm, for that matter) I get the following error message:

[newbie] ppp settings

1999-09-25 Thread David M. Kufta
Hello, I have a running ppp connection however I notice alot of errors when I look at the ppp0 interface with ifconfig. I have attempted to adjust mru and mtu settings to try and correct some of the errors but have not arrived at an optimal setting and was hoping that someone monitoring the list

[newbie] Trouble Installing 6.0

1999-09-25 Thread Julian Easterling
I am having trouble installing Mandrake on a laptop. It doesn't have a CD-ROM drive so I have to use FTP or NFS to mount the CD on one of my other computers that does have a CD-ROM drive. Some Background: I downloaded the ISO file from a mandrake FTP mirror and used Adaptec Easy CD-Creator to

Re: [newbie] Trouble Installing 6.0

1999-09-25 Thread Brian J. Babiuk
Now the Request: Can someone help me through setting up the NFS or FTPd on my RH machine so that I can access the CD through the network on my laptop. I would prefer the NFS method as anything I learn using this method will allow me to share other directories with other computers on my

Re: [newbie] LILO

1999-09-25 Thread mas9483
On 24 Sep, Stuart Fraser wrote: I have installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 several times in an attempt to get bootloader to install to my 16MB primary ex2 /boot partition but bootloader fails to load each time. I have only an installation boot disk and don't have a /dev/fd0 just a superdisk

Re: [newbie] Graphical Mode

1999-09-25 Thread Guillermo Belli
run Xconfigurator and specify 32bpp instead of 16bpp El jue, 23 sep 1999, escribiste: Here is my situation. I need to start xWindows (and KDE) in 32 bit mode to make Netscape and WordPerfect look right. [Yeah, I know, I can use 16 bit mode as well, but I do some tinkering with web graphics

Re: [newbie] Kernel Segmentation Fault, Null Pointer Derefence, kmalloc

1999-09-25 Thread Arcana
You seem to have a memory problem. Yes. I played around with some of the BIOS settings now, and it seems to be working fine. It was the 15M/16M setting that allows for backwards compatibility with some ISA cards (which doesn't concern me, I have no required ISA peripherals in my

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread Arcana
Jeremy Kersenbrock wrote: Has anyone here successfully installed and run ICQ for Java in Linux? I can't get it to install -- I follow the (few) instructions in it's INSTALL.TXT file and only get a "too few arguments" error back. Yes, I have installed JDK (v 1.1.7). I think I did it

Re: [newbie] how to set up monitor res

1999-09-25 Thread Hidong Kim
Chris Price wrote: I just installed mandrake 6.0. Install went great, but when I rebooted, My desktop area was larger then my screen. There was no way to navigate the windows to even shut down. How do I change the screen settings? Do I need to change something in the install or is there

Re: [newbie] Graphical Mode

1999-09-25 Thread Mikael B
Le Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 07:24:28AM -0500, Jeremy Kersenbrock a écrit : In order to currently start in 32 bit mode, I'm typing "startx -- -bpp 32" at the command line. If I just type "startx", xWindows starts in 16 bit mode. But I want to start Linux in graphical mode so I don't have to use

[newbie] IP Masquerading: Questions.

1999-09-25 Thread Arcana
I am trying to initialize Internet Sharing on my machine (for a cable modem). I have the system running, it's stable, and it is ALMOST all right. Here are my problems: 1) I have two network cards, eth0 and eth1. They are both PCI, and they both autodetect properly. eth0 properly

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread alann
Arcana wrote: Jeremy Kersenbrock wrote: Has anyone here successfully installed and run ICQ for Java in Linux? I can't get it to install -- I follow the (few) instructions in it's INSTALL.TXT file and only get a "too few arguments" error back. Yes, I have installed JDK (v 1.1.7).

[newbie] Upgradeing all packages destroys my system

1999-09-25 Thread Tymanthius Rune Speak
Ok, I downloaded all the packages from 6.1. I then went thru and tried to install them all using kpackage. Some, no matter what I did, would always give me unsatisfied depends - even tho I JUST installed those depends! So I reboot, thinking that will wake up kpackage - Instead I get "Can't

Re: [newbie] Netscape problem

1999-09-25 Thread Greymouser
Try set Netscape not to use proxy. Just a shot... /Fredrik On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, you wrote: Richard Johnson wrote: Hello all, New to this list and Linux...but got my box up and running yesterday I really love what I see so far but am having trouble configuring PPP connection. I am

[newbie] Saving Themes

1999-09-25 Thread Paul Hendrick
Hi, Does anyone know how I can save my desktop theme into a *.tar.gz file for people to download and use on their system? Also, where can I find software for recording songs into mp3 format? tia -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.linux-mdk.net

Re: [newbie] Ears don't work

1999-09-25 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Thomas Peter wrote: I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have everything running except my sound card. I am running Mandrake 6.0 and my sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. I went

Re: [newbie] OT Good posting practice

1999-09-25 Thread Bob Jackson
fred wrote: I see the list says NEWBIE. This is the Internet people. OT Means off topic. If you get more than 20 emails a day and feel stressed - get another interest. This stuff is common. It also eans that this is a good place to learn how to get the maximum use from your postings. If

Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading: Questions.

1999-09-25 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Arcana wrote: I am trying to initialize Internet Sharing on my machine (for a cable modem). I have the system running, it's stable, and it is ALMOST all right. Here are my problems: 1) I have two network cards, eth0 and eth1. They are both PCI, and they

Re: [newbie] 4 days without install. SUCCESS!

1999-09-25 Thread Regional Webmaster
I have finally installed 6.0 onto my laptop. Killed the mouse by pulling the computer to tiny little bits, and then putting it back together agian, and like all good mechanics was left with a few too many screws and wires at the end of it.. I presumed this to be the mouse.. So it installed fine,

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread Rick Murphy
O A couple ICQ clones I know of are Licq (it doesn't stand for Linux ICQ) and Micq. Give gnomeicq a whirl. It is already installed if you are using mandrake 6.0 or 6.1. I've added it to my desktop. It is easy to run from KDE and works great. Rick "mulerider" Murphy -- "I

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread Rick Murphy
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Rick Murphy wrote: O A couple ICQ clones I know of are Licq (it doesn't stand for Linux ICQ) and Micq. Give gnomeicq a whirl. It is already installed if you are using mandrake 6.0 or 6.1. I've added it to my desktop. It is easy to run from KDE and works

[newbie] startup procs.

1999-09-25 Thread David P. Greenberg
--Mornin' Ladies, Who out there remembers that command that gives you the startup processes window. You know it's sysv or something like that. It allows you to set which processes are on by default at boot up time. I just can't remember the name of the command, and I know you're all gonna flame

Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading: Questions.

1999-09-25 Thread Arcana
eth1: 21041 media #0, 10baseT. eth1: 21041 media #0, 10baseT. eth1: No 21041 10baseT link beat, Media switched to 10base2. swap their cables and make sure you can get eth1 running with eth0's ip and cable eth1 does in fact run with eth0's stuff. When I do that, eth1

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread alann
Rick Murphy wrote: O A couple ICQ clones I know of are Licq (it doesn't stand for Linux ICQ) and Micq. Give gnomeicq a whirl. It is already installed if you are using mandrake 6.0 Thats gnomeicu. note the u, not q. Alan -- ===

Re: [newbie] Wierdness

1999-09-25 Thread Steve Philp
John Aldrich wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, you wrote: Does your motherboard support the MP 1.4 specification? I believe the SMP kernel requires that your motherboard follow the Intel MP 1.4 specification. I have an option in my BIOS to switch from 1.1 to 1.4 I run a dual P-Pro

Re: [newbie] startup procs.

1999-09-25 Thread Steve Philp
"David P. Greenberg" wrote: --Mornin' Ladies, Who out there remembers that command that gives you the startup processes window. You know it's sysv or something like that. It allows you to set which processes are on by default at boot up time. I just can't remember the name of the command,

Re: [newbie] how to set up monitor res and more problems

1999-09-25 Thread Chris Price
Thanks for the info, but how do I close X to get to root? I can log out, but can't get out of the "desktop enviornment logon" screen. When I reset the computer it won't allow me root access anymore and tells me my hard drive was improperly unmounted. What do I do now, reinstall and try again?

[newbie] Samba - Help with Linux Box and Win98 Box.

1999-09-25 Thread Sevatio Octavio
I'm trying to get my linux box to see my win98 box. So far, they can ping each other's IP (local and internet IP). When I use Linuxconf and go into Networking and then hit Samba File Server, the whole thing disappears (including Linuxconf). What's going on here? I know that samba has been

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread Jaybird X
Rick Murphy wrote: Give gnomeicq a whirl. It is already installed if you are using mandrake 6.0 or 6.1. I've added it to my desktop. It is easy to run from KDE and works great. Well, ok, I looked for it and found the RPM on the CD but it won't install. Says it needs libpanel-applet.

Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading: Questions.

1999-09-25 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Arcana wrote: eth1: 21041 media #0, 10baseT. eth1: 21041 media #0, 10baseT. eth1: No 21041 10baseT link beat, Media switched to 10base2. swap their cables and make sure you can get eth1 running with eth0's ip and cable eth1 does in fact run with eth0's stuff.

[newbie] How do U edit smb.conf?

1999-09-25 Thread Sevatio Octavio
What program do you use to edit smb.conf? I used a text editor and it looked like a bunch of gibberish. Seve

[newbie] KPPP With Earthlink

1999-09-25 Thread Taki Shirayanagi
Hi, I have been having trouble to get KPPP to work with earthlink. It will dial but then when i open netscape it can not connect. I have tried minicom and also using nameservers in resolve.conf Thanks Taki __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

Re: [newbie] IP Masquerading: Questions.

1999-09-25 Thread Dan Brown
Arcana wrote: 2) According to the "IP Masquerading HOWTO" I need the program called "ipfwadm". I found and downloaded ipdwadm-2.3.0 from What kernel are you running? If you're running 2.2.x (as in Mandrake 6.0, or 5.3 with a kernel you've upgraded yourself), you'd use ipchains

Re: [newbie] Samba - Help with Linux Box and Win98 Box.

1999-09-25 Thread Dan Brown
Sevatio Octavio wrote: Plus, is there some information out there that gets to the point and tells me how to set this up? http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/samba/index.html -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good

Re: [newbie] KPPP With Earthlink

1999-09-25 Thread Dan Brown
Taki Shirayanagi wrote: I have been having trouble to get KPPP to work with earthlink. It will dial but then when i open netscape it can not connect. I have a virtual kppp set up on my page at http://home.earthlink.net/~danb35; click on the "Tech Support" link, and see if the settings

Re: [newbie] how to set up monitor res and more problems

1999-09-25 Thread Dan Brown
Chris Price wrote: Thanks for the info, but how do I close X to get to root? I can log out, but can't get out of the "desktop enviornment logon" screen. Click "shutdown", tell it to restart, and at the lilo prompt, tell it "linux 3" (for full multiuser access, but in text mode), or

Re: [newbie] KPPP With Earthlink

1999-09-25 Thread Steve Philp
Taki Shirayanagi wrote: Hi, I have been having trouble to get KPPP to work with earthlink. It will dial but then when i open netscape it can not connect. I have tried minicom and also using nameservers in resolve.conf You're going to have to be a bit more specific that "it can not

Re: [newbie] Samba - Help with Linux Box and Win98 Box. - Thanks!

1999-09-25 Thread Sevatio Octavio
Many thanks for the URL. This is a must see site for those trying to set up Linux and WinXX boxes in a LAN. Seve -Original Message- From: Dan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Samba - Help