Okay, I think I got java working in Star Office, so I won't be asking
about that *exactly*.
But,
1.) Has anyone gotten it to be configured for Real Player? I try to
configure the applications but it keeps resetting what I do so I must be
doing something wrong.
2.) Have you been able to log
Is there a way to switch my printer's settings (such as dpi) without
going in and out of my root account and using printtool all of the time?
If someone could at least tell me where to read about this, I'd
appreciate it. The Printing HOW-TO doesn't mention it.
Thanks,
Karen
Niraj Bajpai wrote:
Hello,
Did anybody install Linux OS - Mandrax 6.5 on HP-Pavilion 8550C PC.
This software doesn't recognise Intel-810 chipset for video card.
-Niraj
Here's a post from
Try www.winroute.com, and you you not need advanced setups. Just install and
start using.
You can have several ICQ users within your LAN sharing the same dialup
connection to internet (i do it here), with no problems, see user manual.
regards,
Anderson
Virtualcase Brasil
ICQ# 54651099
Dear Linux-Mandrake:
1) During the kernel update process (MandrakeUpdate), I was informed
that I would have to update my lilo.conf file. That was indeed
user-friendly and very critical. Unfortunately, details were lacking and
I had to rely on other sources. In the process, I forgot to run lilo
Hello.
Now that I have most of my little problems under control. I guess I need
to settle down and read a few good books.
I'm very use to using dos commands, so this makes me a bit confused at
times when it comes to linux.
So I guess I need to read a book or two on the commands in linux. What
Karen Heiby wrote:
Okay, I think I got java working in Star Office, so I won't be asking
about that *exactly*.
But,
1.) Has anyone gotten it to be configured for Real Player? I try to
configure the applications but it keeps resetting what I do so I must be
doing something wrong.
PadLocke wrote:
Have you been to this site yet?
http://www.portalux.com/informations/doc/
l8r
PadLocke the Ogre
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Dimitris Houstoulakis wrote:
Hi,
I wonder if there is any documentation in *.doc format about Linux
generally.
Thanks
tvp
Very nice. Thanks
Boy ... u are going to get a lot mails with differing opinions with a mail
like that ... Running Linux by Matt Welsh or Matt Walsh seems to be pretty
popular.
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 07:18:05AM -0800, jeff wrote:
Hello.
Now that I have most of my little problems under control. I guess I
I didn't think I could create that much controversy just by suggesting an
alternative! No matter what people think about Amaya, Netscape, kfm or any
other program, the great thing about Linux is you can obtain and install any
or all of them and use which ever one works best for a particular
Alan Shoemaker wrote:
peteyou're welcome. To start inwheel in KDE (it's not necessary to
start it at bootup, just when you run the gui) I put a small shell
script file in the Autostart directory that's on the desktop, it
follows:
#!/bin/bash
imwheel -k
just type it into a text
Dear Jeff:
Get "Using Linux" by Bill Ball. In my opinion, tt's one of the best
all-around introduction to Linux. And reasonably priced ($30)
Benjamin
--
Benjamin and Anna Sher
Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sher's Russian Web
http://www.websher.net
Hi,
I have a Motorola PCI PnP SM56 modem, and from the
Win98 I can see it takes the "COM4". I searched the
Mandrake and Redhat webpages, but didn't find out how
to configure a PCI PnP modem.
Thanks in advance.
Tony
=
__
Do You Yahoo!?
If it's a win-modem type of modem, then buy a new modem. Goto
www.linux-mandrake.com and check out the compatable hardware, but 99% of PCI
modems are of the win-modem type and will not work.
- Original Message -
From: Tony Bao [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
Have to disagree with you here. 'Using Linux' by Bill Ball has to be
one of the most incomplete books I have read. It ranks right up there
with any of the Sams learn anything in 24hrs/days books.
I think one would be far better off to purchase a book like O'Reilly's
'Running Linux' 3rd
Winmodems do not work in Linux. You may want to consider getting an external
model, or a non-plug-n-pray model.
Bryan
Tony Bao [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/12/99 09:07:45 AM
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings)
"Linux in a Nutshell 2nd Edition" published by O'Reilly.
It has a good overview of command line examples.
Also the Macmillan Linux-Mandrake distributions have several E Books
Which are several thousand pages of reading.
William Bouterse
Juneau, Alaska
But if the browsers don't work right most of the time and enable you to
utilize the web to its fullest, none of that open source stuff means much.
Mark Butler
- Original Message -
From: Kaplan, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 8:28 AM
Good day, all;
I am trying to transition my system from window$ to Linux. Yet another
problem: when I try to open Netscape messenger and get my mail,
Messenger asks for my password, then shuts down Netscape as soon as I
enter it (back to KDE).Help?? I'm running L-M 6.0 w/Communicator 4.6.
Here's a pretty good rule of thumb for modems. If it doesn't have jumpers or
switches to configure it, chances are it won't work under Linux.
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Winmodems do not work in Linux. You may want to consider getting an external
model, or a
If you decide to get a new modem, check out http://www.pricewatch.com to
find the lowest prices. If anyone knows of a better site, please let me
know. This was has been the best so far for me.
HTH,
Matt
From: "Lyndon Lininger Sr." [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Dear friends:
Mark is right. Read Dave Whitinger's The Battle that Could Lose us the
War in LinuxToday at:
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/11954.html
Since the world of computing and information has become Web-centric and
since Microsoft is not about to port IE 5.0 to Linux, then the Open
From: Ronald A. Yacketta
try http://www.netseller1.com/
"M Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/12/99 12:06:31 PM
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:(bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC)
Subject: Re: [newbie] PCI Modem Configuration
If you decide to get a
| If you decide to get a new modem, check out http://www.pricewatch.com
to
| find the lowest prices. If anyone knows of a better site, please let
me
| know. This was has been the best so far for me.
|
| HTH,
| Matt
Pricewatch first, yes, but it's also worth checking Cnet
Shopper.com.
On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, you wrote:
A few reason ,
1. We are talking about a dial up line , not a full time
connection.
2. We both use icq, as well as other software which works off of different
ports. if I remember what I read. I would have to enable the ports to allow use
of these
remove
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
On Thu, 07 Oct 1999, you wrote:
Sorry about the HTML, I'm a bit too used to windows. I'm a VERY new
Linus user. I'm still working on my first install. Anyway, I've attached my
fstab file, take a look and see what you think. PLease keep in mind that
even for a newbie, I'm a linux idiot.
"Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jeanette Joe Marcom wrote:
Hello, again.
I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as
long as I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux,
what do you recommend? Thanks. Joe
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Hi,
I have a Motorola PCI PnP SM56 modem, and from the
Win98 I can see it takes the "COM4". I searched the
Mandrake and Redhat webpages, but didn't find out how
to configure a PCI PnP modem.
Thanks in advance.
Tony
You have a "SoftModem" aka
"Karen" == Karen Heiby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Karen Can someone tell me if it would be appropriate to write the
Karen export commands for my JAVA_HOME in the .bashrc? Because I
Karen don't think Linux is remembering what I tell it.
[snip]
Karen If .bashrc is the place to
I have 2 NICs in my machine with cable modem going through one(D-Link). The
other is a 3COM 3C900B-TPO and I can't seem to get it to configure another
interface. First of all the Mandrake web page says it supports it but there
is no driver available in my 6.1 distribution. Hoiw do I get this
Joe Marcom wrote:
Hello, again.
I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as
I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you
recommend? Thanks.
Joe
I have tried several and found that Staroffice suits me best. SO
combined
Since someone brought the subject up, my favorite newsreader has always
been tin. However, I can't seem to get it workin under Linux... when I run
it it clears the screen, prints a message too fast for me to read it, and
dies.
Any ideas?
DvB
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
Joe
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
- Original Message -
From: Ken Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 6:37 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Books
Have to disagree with you here. 'Using
I am getting this, too. Very strange, indeed. Wonder what's going on??
Mark
@mindspring
- Original Message -
From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:52 PM
Subject: [newbie] strange things
not sure whats going on but everytime I
well, what are .asx files? beware, microsoft is known for inventing new
file structures to try and create monopolistic standards.
:P
alann wrote:
Does anyone know if there is anything out there that will play a win
.asx
file for linux?? I looked for about and hour on my sys and the net
I had a similar setup. I used the 3com to my cable modem. And the other
card to other pcs. I could also only get one working.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom E. Poturica
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 7:12 PM
To: [EMAIL
I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as
I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you
recommend? Thanks.
=
Linux has nothing that even remotely matches Agent/Free Agent, or the
other Windows newsreaders, *PARTICULARLY* in regard
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
I had this same problem. When you do a custom install.. the in.telnetd
daemon doesnt get installed .. so i went back and did a workstation install
.. and it was there .. go figure ... after you have the file .. go to
/usr/sbin and make sure its exec by owner, group and other, and then go to
Greetings,
I have a laptop running mandrake 6.1, which sits on a LAN witha bunch
of solaris workstations. I wish to remote copy some files to my laptop
from a workstation, and have the inetd.conf file set up coreectly, and
the hosts.equiv file set up as well.
When i try to rcp to the laptop, I
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven
Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
Mark Ramsey wrote:
I like "Using Linux Fourth Edition" by Jack Tackett, Jr. and Steven Burnett
Published by QUE
just my 3 cents worth,
I use O'Reilly's "Running Linux 3rd edition"--
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ ,
and also Walnut Creeks " Linux The Complete Reference "--
Hi Karen,
each prozess has an "environment", wich is a private memory range.
When you set an environment variable,then you are writing to this memory.
If you "export" an environment variable,then this means,that
each prozess which you will start afterwards, will inherit a copy of
this
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Have to disagree with you here. 'Using Linux' by Bill Ball has to be
one of the most incomplete books I have read. It ranks right up there
with any of the Sams learn anything in 24hrs/days books.
I think one would be far better off to purchase a book like
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Hello, again.
I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as
I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you
recommend? Thanks.
Joe
Honestly? Probably Netscape. :-) I know...it's not NEARLY as good as
Free
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
If you decide to get a new modem, check out http://www.pricewatch.com to
find the lowest prices. If anyone knows of a better site, please let me
know. This was has been the best so far for me.
www.shopper.com isn't bad either (C|Net Shopper.) It's not
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
I would like to know this too, as I'm in the same predicament. Been using
Agent for years.
Free Agent (or perhaps Agent32) and WINE??? I know I've been told
that Free Agent runs BEAUTIFULLY under WINE, and that Agent32 MAY
work well...
John
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
%_not sure whats going on but everytime I try to post to the mandrake list
I get this weird not found email for someone on mindspring. anyone else
know whats going on here? Only happens when I post to mandrake list?
Jeanette
It's some idiot on Mindspring
How long has it been going on? I have emailed Mindspring's support about it.
Maybe they can fix it. Did you mean 'mail client' where you said 'mail
server'? Or do you think that MS's servers are screwed?
mark
- Original Message -
From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tried to make Free Agent work with Wine and it ran ok, but couldn't seem
to find the news server to download any news, like it didn't have a winsock
or something, never could find a way to make it work so if someone knows let
me know. Tried posting in the Wine newsgroup but if your not a
I have 2 that I use frequently, "A Practical Guide to Linux" by Mark G.
Sobell and "Linux Complete Command Reference" SAMS. There is a lot of
repetition across all the books I have seen.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Aldrich
Sent:
I think it is just a module thing in my case... Using linuxconf on a new
interface there is no option for 3c90x, only 3c509 etc... On the Mandreake
web page it indicates that the 3c900 series is supported but I must be
missing something.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've been getting it too. Only, not just for someone on Mindspring. I've
been getting it for people on Yahoo, AOL, various other ISPs. But, like you,
it's only on the Mandrake list.
Rick Friedman
Salant Corp. - MIS
800-472-8013 x75105
mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jeanette Russo wrote
I beg to differ. The newsreader in Netscape handles all the attachments
and embedded docs I ever run into on usenet.
Ken Wilson
First Law of Optimisation: The speed of a non-working program is
irrelevant
(Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
I have a Dlink hooked to the cable modem and a Kingston hooked to a hub for
my home lanworks great.
- Original Message -
From: Kenny Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 4:25 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual NIC recognition
I had a similar
look at the addy it's sent from...someone is sending email from their linux
box using sendmail setup incorrectly
The original message was received at Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:52:26 -0500 (EST)
from root@localhost
- Original Message -
From: Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Okay, I don't know if one of these questions is newbie, but the other
probably is. The main question is this, I just recently recieved a copy of
Complete Linux 6.0 as a gift. I of course installed it, and then booted it
up. The install had no problem, however, when I booted into it, it had
Okay, I don't know if one of these questions is newbie, but the other
probably is. The main question is this, I just recently recieved a copy of
Complete Linux 6.0 as a gift. I of course installed it, and then booted it
up. The install had no problem, however, when I booted into it, it had
I have the same point of view as well, but would like to add that I
would like a browser that is cleaner/smaller in overall diskspace AND
not slow as all get out. It takes me a good 15 seconds sometimes to
open Netscape or StarOffice.
I would hope that the upcoming Opera, if it ever comes out,
How do we get him to stop?
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Ramsey" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] strange things
look at the addy it's sent from...someone is sending email from their
linux
box using
Karen Heiby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have the same point of view as well, but would like to add that I
would like a browser that is cleaner/smaller in overall diskspace AND
not slow as all get out. It takes me a good 15 seconds sometimes to
open Netscape or StarOffice.
I would hope that
"Chip" == Chip Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
[snip]
Chip Linux has nothing that even remotely matches Agent/Free
Chip Agent, or the other Windows newsreaders, *PARTICULARLY* in
Chip regard to handling binary files (pics, mp3's). Agent just
Chip downloads them and
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Dear friends:
Mark is right. Read Dave Whitinger's The Battle that Could Lose us the
War in LinuxToday at:
Hmm. . .not to fire any opening shots or anything buuut. . .
i read Mark's post and my question is what is the relationship between open
I'm not sure if I'm posting this to the right place
or not but I need some help with setting up Samba to print between Linux boxes
and winblows machines if anyone can help
Opera has "let go" of it's linux and mac porting teams, and are in the
process of looking for others. ( as posted by their marketing guy on
opera.linux ) Well boys, slow down the bandwagon, because it's time to get
off..
I would hope that the upcoming Opera, if it ever comes out, is better in
Thanks a lot Dyer and Warren.I will try the driver and let you know
another testing job with no money down : )
-Niraj
Warren Doney wrote:
Niraj Bajpai wrote:
Hello,
Did anybody install Linux OS - Mandrax 6.5 on HP-Pavilion 8550C PC.
This software doesn't recognise
the problem with most of the newsreaders is that one they don't thread
well and two if someone puts a hypelink in their post you can't follow it
Jeanette
Mike Fieschko wrote:
"Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jeanette Joe Marcom wrote:
Hello, again.
Hi Peter,
So are you saying that I have to write the environment variables to the
executable file of the process I want to start? Or do I need to write
it in .bashprofile? Or where?
Thank you!
Karen
Peter Heckert wrote:
Hi Karen,
each prozess has an "environment", wich is a private
I recently moved the /home directory on my Linux box over to a new HD,
everything seemed to go fine except that remote FTP access stopped working.
I can FTP into localhost just fine but whenever I try to FTP in across the
LAN, it connects but then dies while "waiting for welcome message" (in
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