[newbie] wyse 60 emulation ona linux client

1999-10-20 Thread PCLow
my company currently uses a ms windows emulation application (Anzio) to emulate wyse 60 to access the PICK application on a redhat server supplied by the vendor.   I'm trying to use a linux client to access PICK instead, but having problem in setting the wyse emulation.   Can someone help

Re: [newbie] Still SMP troubles...

1999-10-20 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Ralph | byte-runner | wrote: > hold on a sec i had the same prob with mandrake 6.0 myself. What i did was > download the kernel source and did it that way worked for me. I think what > it is is it can't understand the mdksmp part right it freaks it somehow? > > hope this hel

[newbie] MS Internet Explorer

1999-10-20 Thread Slava Bezguin
Hello! Is it possible to use MS Internet Explorer in Mandrake instead of ugly Netscape? I don't want offence any Netscape lover, but the page full of Java and other modern things gets opened in about 2 min in MSIE and about 5 min in Netscape. Thanx in advance. ___

Re: [newbie] Procmail

1999-10-20 Thread Ribbo
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 08:50:38PM -0400, Thomas J. Hamman said: > > I gave that a try and it didn't work, all my mail was tossed into > /var/spool/mail/hawk3 instead of being filtered by my .procmailrc. Did you > alter any of sendmail's settings so that it would use .procmailrc without > needin

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: [snip steve] > > hda: QUANTUM BIGFOOT_CY6480A, 6204MB w/67kB Cache, CHS=13446/15/63, DMA > > hdd: ATAPI 20X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, DMA > > > > So, the kernel believes that the drives are still DMA-capable at boottime > > despite the BIOS

Re: [newbie] How to market Linux?

1999-10-20 Thread Paul Benjamin
I have been thinking about this lately also. Marketing of small computers is an interesting and complex task. Here is some stuff I came across: http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/JohnZedlewski/JohnZedlewski4.html http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/JohnZedlewski/JohnZedlewski1.html In fact I woul

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am curious as to what MB and HD controler your useing. > > I'm using a Asus BP6 board with their onboard PIIX4. I am not using the > Ultra66 interface for any of the devices. I have stocked the machine with 2 > Celeron 400's (not overclocked),

[newbie] mail aliases and redirects

1999-10-20 Thread Ted Townsend
I just did an install from a cd that was in a magazine -- I am trying to get the mail to my users -- at present it all comes to me, root. My users want their own mail. I want to let them get mail from virtual domains that I host too. With Linuxconf from redhat 6.0, I could set email aliases and

Re: [newbie] Still SMP troubles...

1999-10-20 Thread Ralph | byte-runner |
hold on a sec i had the same prob with mandrake 6.0 myself. What i did was download the kernel source and did it that way worked for me. I think what it is is it can't understand the mdksmp part right it freaks it somehow? hope this helps ralph - Original Message - From: "John May" <[EMA

Re: [newbie] [Fwd: xmms-0.9.5.1-19991020cvs1]

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 07:45:05PM -0600, Sam wrote: > Ryan Weaver wrote: > > >xmms-0.9.5.1-19991020cvs1.i386.rpm517611 > >xmms-0.9.5.1-19991020cvs1.src.rpm 745487 > >xmms-devel-0.9.5.1-19991020cvs1.i386.rpm 14847 > >xmms-esd-0

[newbie] BUG: 6.1 -- chkfontpath

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
Another one... Trying to remove fonts from the xfs fontserver using the chkfontpath utility results in a segmentation fault: Script started on Wed Oct 20 22:05:34 1999 [root@tippy fonts]# chkfontpath --list Current directories in font path: 1: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled 2: /usr/X11R6

[newbie] MS Intellimouse, X Windows, and problems...

1999-10-20 Thread David E. Metzener
I have a Diamond Viper V770 TNT 2 video card that I successfully installed the drivers for, which I am very proud of, since it was my first mod of linux. However, now that I have 1280x1024x32bpp resolution in X, I don't have a mouse that is working properly. What it is doing is as you move th

[newbie] StarOffice mailing list -- You see what I mean!

1999-10-20 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: I hate to tell you all "I told you so" but there it is: Poor instructions result in, well, poor results. Now what to do? Benjamin Mail Delivery Subsystem wrote: > > The original message was received at Wed, 20 Oct 1999 21:48:21 -0400 (EDT) > from adsl-77-232-60.msy.bellsouth.net

Re: [newbie] How to market Linux?

1999-10-20 Thread Seth Gibson
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, you wrote: > If possible, please steer me toward a website that lists some of the > external threats and opportunities facing Linux. If possible, feel free to > give me your personal insights. > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp This is a page

[newbie] BUG: 6.1 -- portmap

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
Continuing the bug parade... I was cleaning up my system tonight, removing unnecessary packages. I removed the portmap package, but noticed that it showed up again in the output of 'rpm -qa'. Here's a transcript of the activity: Script started on Wed Oct 20 21:37:50 1999 [root@tippy /root]#

[newbie] Still SMP troubles...

1999-10-20 Thread John May
I tried the "fix" that Axalon (MandrakeSoft) suggested, but the VMware modules still won't compile, they complain that the header files are a little different than my currently running kernel version, and it quits the compiler. So, I can't get VMware to install. I hate to say it, but I *need* VM

Re: [newbie] StarOffice mailing list?

1999-10-20 Thread Alex V Flinsch
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, you wrote: > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote: > > Dear friends: > > > > Anybody know if there is a StarOffice mailing list (or newsgroup)? > > > > Benjamin > > -- > > Benjamin and Anna Sher > > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sher's Russian Web > > http://www.websher.n

[newbie] DVI to win converter

1999-10-20 Thread Andrew M George
Hi guys. Is there any app out there that will convert a DVI or postscript doc to eitehr an MS word format or RTF Maxwell seems to be good at running RTF I know, but I've been using Lyx a lot, and I was wondering if there was a way of converting it's formatted output to something my unrepentant win

Re: [newbie] How to market Linux?

1999-10-20 Thread kopi kau
M Thompson wrote: > If possible, please steer me toward a website that lists some of the > external threats and opportunities facing Linux. If possible, feel free to > give me your personal insights. hmmm. you sure you're not from microsoft?? ;) ;)

[newbie] Virtual Network Interfaces

1999-10-20 Thread Eric Mings
How does one successfully get Mandrake 6.1 to activate a virtual network interface ( e.g. eth0:1 192.168.1.4) on bootup? I can use Webmin to successfully set this up on a machine running RedHat 6 but it will not work on a machine running Mandrake 6.1. I _think_ it did work on Mandrake 6 before

Re: [newbie] How to market Linux?

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 04:45:48PM +, M Thompson wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been a member of this list (Mandrake Newbie) for a short while now > and know that there are a ton of knowledgeable participants on it...I am > taking a Marketing class as part of my MBA curriculum. For my Marketi

[newbie] blank screen after log out from X

1999-10-20 Thread tim manchester
Hi I have just installed my first linux install. Most things are OK for now except if I use the 'logout' option from KDE/Xwindows I get a blank screen (black) and no login/shut down options. Only way out is a power down (not good). Any idea's how I debug this or what the problem might be ?

Re: [newbie] Gnome upgrade!

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 10:53:43AM -0400, Miguel Rodriguez wrote: > > Hi everybody. > > Iam very glad cause very cool things are happening in the Desktop arena. > Recently we saw the Octuber Gnome and Enlightenment 0.16 releases. My question > is why Mandrake users can't enjoy them? > I was l

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 05:48:39AM -0700, Kumba wrote: > In regards to the CD glitch you had: > > >>hdd: ATAPI reset complete > >>ATAPI device hdd: > >> Error: Unit attention -- (Sense key=0x06) > >> Power on, reset or bus device reset occurred > >>-- > >> (asc=0x29, ascq=0x00)

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 07:40:36AM -0600, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > 1) By default, Mandrake attempts to turn on DMA for available IDE devices. > > > > Attempting to copy the contents of a CDROM to my hard drive, I encountered > > > > the f

Re: [newbie] how??

1999-10-20 Thread Steve Winston
1. go to the Mandrake website. 2. I think the list section tells how. --- Markus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How can I quit my "membereship in > newbie@linux-mandrake? > > MArkus > > > = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at htt

Re: [newbie] StareOffice 5.1 install

1999-10-20 Thread Robert Benson
Thanks for answering Did you get the message that Java Virtual Machine was not present even though it is. Did you run StareOffice and did it work. The other answer is you have to install it for each user if you choose the option of a local install. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Tony Zocolillo"

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 10:22:54AM -0400, Singer XJ Wang wrote: > also, what version of GCC? Doesn't ship with gcc, it uses pgcc-1.1.3 instead. > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Singer XJ Wang wrote: > > > Okay, two quickies: > > > > Mandrake 6.1 is pretty much 99% Compatible with RedHat 6.1 right? Su

Re: [newbie] Sparc station 2 & mandrake

1999-10-20 Thread Miguel Rodriguez
El Wed, 20 Oct 1999, escribiste: > From: Ronald A. Yacketta > > Does Mandrake support the sparc platform like RH does? > if so, where could one DL the sparc version of mandrake? -- There is no Mandrake support for Sparc architecture. Mandrake is (right now) only a pentium optimized Distribution

Re: [newbie] ZIP & Mandrake 6.1. help

1999-10-20 Thread Miguel Rodriguez
El Wed, 20 Oct 1999, escribiste: > Hi, > I have had some problems configuring a zip drive in Mandrake 6.1 and I d like to ask > you something. > It used to work really well in Mandrake 6.0 (and in Mandrake 5.2) with the following > fstab but now I have done a new > installation (Mandrake 6.1) and

[newbie] how??

1999-10-20 Thread Markus
How can I quit my "membereship in newbie@linux-mandrake? MArkus

Re: [newbie] Respawning too fast

1999-10-20 Thread BryanMoorehead
I got this same error about a year ago while running Caldera. If I remember correctly, it happened after I put an entry in rc.local to "force" my modem into a ready state on boot-up. Hope this helps. Bryan "Ryan Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/19/99 08:12:57 PM Please respond to [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Where's stdio.h

1999-10-20 Thread Bero
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Art wrote: > I'm racking my brains out trying to install my para zip drive. When I type > make xconfig, I get an error message saying can't find stsio.h. I think this > is a c library. What rpm would I need to install ? glibc-devel LLaP bero

[newbie] PCMCIA IDE/ATA HDD - what a mouthful

1999-10-20 Thread R_Yeo
Hi, I have the above and when I insert the card, it is detected as hdlx, with the x as partitions on the HDD. I looked in my /dev dir and it only goes to hdhx. Someone told be to use insmod, but I lost the plot when I was asked to input major and minor numbers for the block device. What

Re: [newbie] StareOffice 5.1 install

1999-10-20 Thread Tony Zocolillo
I'm having the exact same problem. I unistalled the rpm and tried again and I finally got the icon on the kde panel, but not in the menu system. When I re-login as a regular user, the icon is gone. Do I have to run the setup for each user? Is this a matter of group rights? TZ - Original

[newbie] Sparc station 2 & mandrake

1999-10-20 Thread yacketta
From: Ronald A. Yacketta Does Mandrake support the sparc platform like RH does? if so, where could one DL the sparc version of mandrake?

[newbie] Where's stdio.h

1999-10-20 Thread Art
I'm racking my brains out trying to install my para zip drive. When I type make xconfig, I get an error message saying can't find stsio.h. I think this is a c library. What rpm would I need to install ? Thank you all in advance!! Art in New Jersey!

[newbie] How to market Linux?

1999-10-20 Thread M Thompson
Hi All, I have been a member of this list (Mandrake Newbie) for a short while now and know that there are a ton of knowledgeable participants on it...I am taking a Marketing class as part of my MBA curriculum. For my Marketing project, I chose Linux. I have to develop a plan to Market my pro

[newbie] .Xauthority error msg

1999-10-20 Thread Scott Miller
I'm getting the following error message when I startx as a normal user: "xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/scott/.Xauthority" I've tried removing and replacing the .Xauthority file in my home directory and it makes no difference. I have not been able to find any reference to .Xautho

[newbie] Gnome upgrade!

1999-10-20 Thread Miguel Rodriguez
Hi everybody. Iam very glad cause very cool things are happening in the Desktop arena. Recently we saw the Octuber Gnome and Enlightenment 0.16 releases. My question is why Mandrake users can't enjoy them? I was looking for them in Mandrake website and found plenty good things but in the cook

[newbie] Promise Ultra66 kernel patch

1999-10-20 Thread Collin J. Davidson
In the UltraDMA Mini HowTo, it says there is a patch for the 2.0.x and 2.2.x kernels for a Promise Ultra66 card.  The website included in the HowTo is http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/, but I can't get it to load.  Does anybody else know where I can get the patch?  Also, the HowTo

Re: [newbie] the GPL effect ?

1999-10-20 Thread Aldo P. Solari [APS]
Yes, I agree. The US has gone too far approving patents (be it biological material, ideas, software, whatever). A few days ago, I read about several US based e-mail softw. companies who would argue on whether the "Sorry, you dont have any new mail" phrase would be patented/trademarked or I dont k

[newbie] Why did 6.1 install for me?

1999-10-20 Thread WH Bouterse
I recently did a Linux-Mandrake 6.1 upgrade from an ISO image on a burned CD from the LInux-Mandrake site over a MacMillan Mandrake 6.0 Could the Mandrake Folks have a quiet chat to Macmillan about their confusing labeling of Mandrake? I think it could get out of control if it keeps up. Luckily,

Re: [[newbie] desktop size 640*480]

1999-10-20 Thread mrodrig
Hi everybody. Before readjust using XF86Setup you must try using Control-Alt-[+/-] combination, this perhaps change your screen resolution, if doesn't try using Xconfigurator (I hope this utility can find your graphic card) and you provide information about the monitor. If sucessfull you may cha

Re: [newbie]OT Items of interest

1999-10-20 Thread Singer XJ Wang
I doubt you will to sell them, I think the license with the Oracle is tha it can't be used for Commerical only person or developmental. Not sure yet but I got an Oracle8i CD and that's what I said [not from RH] On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, David P. Greenberg wrote: > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Ty Mixon wrote:

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Singer XJ Wang
also, what version of GCC? On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Singer XJ Wang wrote: > Okay, two quickies: > > Mandrake 6.1 is pretty much 99% Compatible with RedHat 6.1 right? > > does it use GCC or is it included or has it be abadoned in favor of pgcc? > and what version of libc does it have? 6.0? > > SI

[newbie] StareOffice 5.1 install

1999-10-20 Thread Robert Benson
Hi I have Mandrake 6.0 installed and installed StareOffice 5.1 from the CD #3. I followed the read me instructions. rpm -i --nodeps StarOffice-5.1_01_516L-1.i386.rpm This installed StarOffice into /opt/Office51 Next I went from root to my user account and typed /opt/Office51/b

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 10:03:57PM -0600, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Two more bugs to report: > > > > > > 1) By default, Mandrake attempts to turn on DMA for available IDE devices. > > > At

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Singer XJ Wang
Okay, two quickies: Mandrake 6.1 is pretty much 99% Compatible with RedHat 6.1 right? does it use GCC or is it included or has it be abadoned in favor of pgcc? and what version of libc does it have? 6.0? SInger

Re: [newbie] Fw: mandrake 6.1 and xf86 bugged?

1999-10-20 Thread Tigani_b
I have the same problem with you. Please share with me the solution if you get one. Thanks. - Original Message - From: Ken Davis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 8:50 AM Subject: mandrake 6.1 and xf86 bugged? Hi, I have a probl

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Kumba
In regards to the CD glitch you had: >>hdd: ATAPI reset complete >> ATAPI device hdd: >>Error: Unit attention -- (Sense key=0x06) >>Power on, reset or bus device reset occurred >>-- >> (asc=0x29, ascq=0x00) >> hdd: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { >>DriveReady >> S

Re: [newbie]OT Items of interest

1999-10-20 Thread Jeanette Russo
Doh, I hope I get at least one, haven't got a confirmation or anything? Jeanette

Re: Fw: [newbie] Items of interest

1999-10-20 Thread David P. Greenberg
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Simon Norris wrote: > And I forgot to mention, it's open to the rest of the world, not just US > like the red hat signup!! --Yes, unless you're from Cuba, Iraq, Iran, N. Korea, etc. David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" *Confirmed Linux

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Two more bugs to report: > > 1) By default, Mandrake attempts to turn on DMA for available IDE devices. > Attempting to copy the contents of a CDROM to my hard drive, I encountered > the following errors: > > hdd: timeout waiting for DMA > hdd: irq time

Re: [newbie]OT Items of interest

1999-10-20 Thread David P. Greenberg
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Ty Mixon wrote: > Same here. Generally what I have found is that if it errors out on > such things, then tells you the name is taken you DID join, but there > was some funky error that prevented you from getting the message. So > you and i have several memberships now. :

Re: [newbie] StarOffice mailing list?

1999-10-20 Thread Jeanette Russo
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Benjamin Sher wrote: > Dear friends: > > Anybody know if there is a StarOffice mailing list (or newsgroup)? > > Benjamin > -- > Benjamin and Anna Sher > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sher's Russian Web > http://www.websher.net I think you will find it here http://www.sun.com/p

Re: [newbie] Items of interest

1999-10-20 Thread Jeanette Russo
Today I tried to register from NT and when the form came up it was missing some important spaces like the country blank, so not sure what the problem is but it is on Redhat's end. Couldn't find anyway to contact them other than the support email link. Jeanette On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Sam wrote: >

Re: [newbie] BUG: 6.1

1999-10-20 Thread sphilp
On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 10:03:57PM -0600, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Two more bugs to report: > > > > 1) By default, Mandrake attempts to turn on DMA for available IDE devices. > > Attempting to copy the contents of a CDROM to my hard drive, I

Re: [newbie] Respawning too fast

1999-10-20 Thread BryanMoorehead
I got this same error about a year ago while running Caldera. If I remember correctly, it happened after I put an entry in rc.local to "force" my modem into a ready state on boot-up. Hope this helps. Bryan "Ryan Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/19/99 08:12:57 PM Please respond to [EMAIL

Re: [[newbie] desktop size 640*480]

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Scottaline
"Martijn Van Der Horst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just installed linux but my desktop size is now 640*480 > how can I make my desktop size 1024*768 === Assuming there is no limitation on the functioning of your video card, try using XF86S

Re: [newbie] ZIP & Mandrake 6.1. help

1999-10-20 Thread Rodrigo F Oliveira
Hi, I have had some problems configuring a zip drive in Mandrake 6.1 and I d like to ask you something. It used to work really well in Mandrake 6.0 (and in Mandrake 5.2) with the following fstab but now I have done a new installation (Mandrake 6.1) and it is not working anymore. It is an IDE Iomeg