On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I would like to backup some *.rpm, but the file size is over 1 floppy capacity.
Any command line or references would be helpful.
Why not use tar and the -M option -M multi archive.
Thanks
Dominic
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Regards Richard
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On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
This is only my suggestion, as AFAIK there are several possible causes of
this. I also was running happily for months when all of a sudden it started
happening - about a year ago now so nothing to do with 6.0/6.1.
I was running a Cyrix chip which i had setup
The command you will need is:
tar -xzpvf [filename]
where [filename] is the name of the file you want to extract.
In a consloe screen (or window), run the above command, and it will
extract the file into the current folder. I suggest that you create a
folder under your personal folder
I'm still too new at Linux to help with the repair job, but I can
explain why you need to do the installer. When you are running an
installed Linux system, the files you want to replace in a version
upgrade are being used by the system, and cannot be replaced. That is
why you need a boot disk, so
Try restarting, then wait to see if the system starts in X-windows.
Sounds like you are set up for automatic GUI. You will see a console log
in screen, then, after a short pause, X loads, and you should get the
graphical log in screen. Hopefully, the problem is not in the software,
but in your
Greets all,
my newly installed hangs (completely ctrl-c and the three finger salute
don't work) on "Starting optimisation for hda" and "Starting optimsation on
hdc" upon boot.
a reinstall hasn't done any good and from the boot disk i'm can't figure out
how to pass it -s (or is it -S?) for a
Hello,
I am trying to install MDK 6.0 on second hard
drive. It is a Western Digital 6.4 Gig hd. The first hard drive is a Maxtor 4.2
Gig. Does part of MDK 6.0 have to be on first drive? I have Partion Magic 4.01
so moving partions around is easy enough, it also comes with BootMagic. I could
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
OK, onward and upward. I am about to begin the networking side of my
linux install and am wondering if I need anything special to manage all
users / log ins from a single station ( Please tell me I do not need to
That mostly makes sense, but I kinda thought that one of the great things
about Linux was the 'no need to reboot on upgrades' part. Guess not system
upgrades, just end user software?
Ty
"Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm still too new at Linux to help with the repair job, but
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Mike Armour wrote:
Greets all,
my newly installed hangs (completely ctrl-c and the three finger salute
don't work) on "Starting optimisation for hda" and "Starting optimsation on
hdc" upon boot.
a reinstall hasn't done any good and from the boot disk i'm can't figure
This stuff is in the archives as it's been covered _MANY_ times before, but
i'm feeling generous (if a little lazy) so
http://www.whitem.demon.co.uk/oldsite/sblive.htm
Martin.
I've tried searching the Archives before, and, well, it ain't to user
friendly. If what you want isn't in the subject line, you're lost. Is there
a better method out there? I dunno myself, never looked.
Ty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This stuff is in the archives as it's been covered _MANY_
Okay,
Fair enough - i just looked through the archives myself and have to admit to
the same thing. Couldn't find what i wanted - that said, turned out that
what i wanted was in the newsgroup 'alt.os.linux.mandrake', not the newbie
lists after all !!
The link i gave you should help you setup the
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Does anyone know if XFree86 3.3.5 (I think that's the most recent version)
has the appropriate x server for video cards with the Savage 4 chipset?
According to www.xfree86.org/cardslist.html, it would
appear that it does not. On the other hand, there IS a new
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I know it's a known problem, and I've seen it on their website, but how big
is the file? If it fits on a diskette, I can download it from Windows then
switch HD and install it from the diskette. How simple is it to install
something in Linux from a DOS
Did you install it with the /net switch?
Belzebub wrote:
I downloaded and installed Star Offie 5.1 on my Mandrake 6.0
distribuition. I made an updated CD just before 6.1 came out, so I have
a custom CD with all the last updates before 6.1. My kernel is 2.2.13.
After the installation
I dedicated Mandrake to the second hard disk all to itself,
and partitioned that same dedicated hard drive into 2 parts, for Linux and swap
respectively. Use the DiskDruid software that's available during the
installation and it works perfectly. Well, did for me anyway! LILO puts its info
--On Monday, September 27, 1999, 4:09 PM + Belzebub
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I downloaded and installed Star Offie 5.1 on my Mandrake 6.0
distribuition.
After the installation finished, I am able to run the application as
root or superuser, but as a regular user. Any suggestions?
Guys,
If a mail comes through from me with the attachment 'PrettyPark.exe' PLEASE
JUST BIN IT.
It is a virus - i really didn't know i had it, and unfortunately the address
of this list is in my name and address book, so it went out.
Hopefully the list server has anti-virus software to detect
On 26 Sep, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 26 Sep, John Aldrich wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
How do I do that?
It's httpd, the one that is built wiht Apache 1.3.9. I have it
configured to standalone in ../../apache/conf/httpd.conf
Just you so far - and thanks for it! ;-)
'tar -xvzf fname' The z incorporates an unzip
where tar is a console command (which should already be included in
mandrake?), -xvzf are switches, and fname is my file to decompress?
I'll give it a try, and see if you post any twists to beware of later!
I'm having trouble getting mail working with Mandrake 6.1. I have the
MX record set up in DNS. If I send mail from the shell I can receive the
mail either using Pine or using my Windoze email client at work. However,
I can't seem to send mail from the mail client. When I try this at home
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 26 Sep, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 26 Sep, John Aldrich wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
How do I do that?
It's httpd, the one that is built wiht Apache 1.3.9. I have it
Mike Armour wrote:
Greets all,
my newly installed hangs (completely ctrl-c and the three finger salute
don't work) on "Starting optimisation for hda" and "Starting optimsation on
hdc" upon boot.
a reinstall hasn't done any good and from the boot disk i'm can't figure out
how to pass it -s
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I'm having trouble getting mail working with Mandrake 6.1. I have the MX record set
up in DNS. If I send mail from the shell I can receive the mail either using Pine or
using my Windoze email client at work. However, I can't seem to send mail from the
mail
I installed the K-Development IDE onto my Mandrake distribution of Linux but
it need a few more files/packages to completely setup. One of them is kdoc.
I have searched the Mandrake site but I don't find it.
Can anyone tell me where I might locate this package. I also need the
following:
The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.solberg.com',
Server: 'mail.solberg.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket
Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Maybe your server doesn't support SSL email? Mine doesn't so
I had to make sure to turn
I may know some about Windoze - and rather more about Amigas, but zero
about
linux! ;-)
Yeah, I'm not so diligent with the command line tar myself either. And I've
got an A1200 not getting as much attention heh. If you got KDE running, it's
got an 'archiver' program that almost works like
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Does anyone know if XFree86 3.3.5 (I think that's the most recent version)
has the appropriate x server for video cards with the Savage 4 chipset?
According to www.xfree86.org/cardslist.html, it would
appear that
I'm still too new at Linux to help with the repair job, but I can
explain why you need to do the installer. When you are running an
installed Linux system, the files you want to replace in a version
upgrade are being used by the system, and cannot be replaced. That is
Can't say I've ever seen
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Darcy Emily Baston wrote:
The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.solberg.com', Server:
'mail.solberg.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061,
Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Maybe your server doesn't support SSL email? Mine
After doing some research i found out about the /net switch. Thank you all
for your help
Belzebub wrote:
I downloaded and installed Star Offie 5.1 on my Mandrake 6.0
distribuition. I made an updated CD just before 6.1 came out, so I have
a custom CD with all the last updates before 6.1. My
If you are talking about your newly installed kernel, here is whta I did:
1. Booted Mandrake with a floppy or a rescue disk.
2. Deleted the directory where I had my kernel modules (in my case
/lib/modules/2.2.9mdk
3. Go to /usr/src/linux
4. make modules make modules_install
5. Check your
- Original Message -
From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Ianclick on your home directory icon on the deskyop or in the Panel
area at the bottom of the desktop. Navigate to
Is there a way to access a line by line shell w/o
starting X windows during boot? I configured my
monitor (or video card) wrong and I see all funny
pixels and my mouser cursor only. I can't tell where
my terminal spawning icon is...
Thanx.
__
bay56 wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Ianclick on your home directory icon on the deskyop or in the Panel
area at the bottom of the
Pedro Timoteo wrote:
Chris Smallhorne wrote:
I have recently upgraded to v6.1. Since that time, I am no longer able
to run anything when I su from a terminal. For example, if I try to run
control-panel, i get the following:
"Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib:
Lilo needs to be below the 1024 cyl, but this is not due to lilo, it's due to
the bios. Just make the first partition on the drive /boot, 10-15 megs is
plenty.
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I'm planning to replace my current 8 gig Windows HD with a 20 or 27 gig drive. I
know that LILO has
Thanks so much for the helpful info - it is not being run in daemon mode. I
remember seeing the config file where this is set and can change that.
If I'm sending mail from work, but setting up my mail client to use my
server (which is at home), do I need to add my company's domain in
Hmmm, I just looked at /etc/sysconfig/sendmail and it has the entry
DAEMONIZE=yes.
However, when I execute /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail status it says:
sendmail doesn't daemonize with postfix
Do I just need to disable postfix? (I hope I can figure out how to do
that!) What do I gain/lose by
- Original Message -
From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
I hope this helps. You can learn about the switches for the tar command
in the man page. Read it using "man tar".
I'm hoping this isn't the problem since I don't see that configurable
anywhere in my mail client (outlook express).
Eric Solberg
- Original Message -
From:
Darcy
Emily Baston
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 2:07
PM
Subject: Re: [newbie]
I agree with you. Im Just starting and realy dont want to have to deal with a
sound card. I want to learn How To use it first. i have installed my 6.0 10
times following all the diffrent instructions. Can someone please tell us what
card will work on install with little setup needed. I want to
Is there a way to access a line by line shell w/o
starting X windows during boot? I configured my
monitor (or video card) wrong and I see all funny
pixels and my mouser cursor only. I can't tell where
my terminal spawning icon is...
Hit ctrl-alt-f1(2,3,4,5,6) to get to a terminal screen.
I'm trying to compile and everything needed to get K-Develop IDE fully
functional. This is very difficult for me because it requires so many
packages (Not all of which are RPMs).
I believe that I'm making good progress but when I try to compile glimpse I
get the error message:
Undefined
I am presently attempting to setup procmail and its not sending my
messages to the appropriate place...I have followed the instructions
in the FAQ by the letter and yet it isn't processing the mail properly.
I'm pretty sure that the problem is in the .forward file. Attached are
both my
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, you wrote:
Thanks so much for the helpful info - it is not being run in daemon mode. I
remember seeing the config file where this is set and can change that.
If I'm sending mail from work, but setting up my mail client to use my
server (which is at home), do I need to
Can someone tell me where Mandrake 6.0 puts the
KDE libraries? The K-Develop IDE is asking for them but I can't seem to
find them anywhere!
Thanks
I use SB 16 ISA cards they seem to set up in seconds on Redhat or Mandrake
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: Thomas Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1
I agree with you. Im Just starting and
-Original Message-
From: Thomas Peter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1
I agree with you. Im Just starting and realy dont want to have to deal
with a
sound card. I want to
- Original Message -
From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Kernel recompile
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would like to recompile my kernel so as to
Ok I give . I am tryiong to find my CDw and IM Zip. I can see on boot up
that they are being loaded. I even find them listed under block
devices. But I cannot find the command string to access them. I want to
set up a link to mount them on my desk top as I have for my 3.5 and
CDrom.
I have
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 18:07:30 -0500, "Michael Seltenright"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm planning to replace my current 8 gig Windows HD with a 20 or 27 gig drive. I
know that LILO has a problem with drives that have more than 1023 cylinders. How
should I partition this drive so that I can
Should "kill X" work under the terminal?
HOw do I enter setup? DO I need the installation
bootup disk?
Thanx
--- Jim Howarth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a way to access a line by line shell w/o
starting X windows during boot? I configured my
monitor (or video
I was told that the Qt Lib is in the /usr/lib and the headers are in
the /usr/include/qt. This will cause all kinds of headaches for KDE
development since it is not the standard place that Qt and SuSE
expects. I haven't even written hello world yet in Linux but I have
compiled a few source tar
i just got mandrake 6.1 installed and running great. i am trying to
customize my system performance a bit. i have been removing unnecessary
system daemons from the startup.
i cant find docs on these:
inet
keytable
linuxconf
netfs
can anyone shed any light on whether these are ok to disable
i just got 6.1 installed and it runs great. one small problem though.
i run gnome and whenever i start the terminal, my whole computer locks
up. i have to hit the reset button to get out of it. any tips on how
to take care of situations like this? shure would be nice to use a
terminal in
- Original Message -
From: Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
Ianwhoops! Yes, it is referring to KDE. Sorry, I assumed you were
using the Mandrake/KDE default. Sorry.
Thank god
- Original Message -
From: Darcy Emily Baston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Ears don't work
I may know some about Windoze - and rather more about Amigas, but zero
about
linux! ;-)
Yeah, I'm not so diligent
- Original Message -
From: Aaron deRozario [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 3:12 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] SBLive under 6.1
If you don't have a good old fashioned ISA sound card, what are you going
to do
with those three empty, never going to
Just for future reference on yet another install - what's that all about,
and where does one get the choice?
Regards,
Ian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.zap.to/atelier
Or when that server is down go direct to http://www.btinternet.com/~bay56/
- Original Message -
From: Brett Jones [EMAIL
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Mike Armour wrote:
Greets all,
my newly installed hangs (completely ctrl-c and the three finger salute
don't work) on "Starting optimisation for hda" and "Starting optimsation on
hdc" upon boot.
a reinstall hasn't done any good and from the boot disk i'm can't
what do i need to do to get imwheel to startup whenever i startx?
:P
i used to run slackware and there was a method of viewing previous text
on one of the consoles. it was something like shift+pageup or
ctrl+pageup. i cant find a method that works in mandrake. anyone know
how to do this?
:P
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, you wrote:
I was told that the Qt Lib is in the /usr/lib and the headers are in
the /usr/include/qt. This will cause all kinds of headaches for KDE
development since it is not the standard place that Qt and SuSE
expects. I haven't even written hello world yet in Linux
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