RE: [newbie] editors

1999-12-08 Thread Daniel
Ted is a wysiwyg RTF editor http://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/ -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 6:43 PM To: CAPDEPUY Philippe 8IS/GL Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] editors On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you

Re: [newbie] VMWare

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you wrote: I bought linux-mandrake 6.1 powerpack from Singapore.and i have 6 CD's on it. I install mandrake. I find vmware in application 1st CD.And i going to install it by MC and i found : vmware-LinuxMandrake.tar.gz I click here to install, I find :-

Re: [newbie] sound prob.

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you wrote: I use mandrake6.1, i hear sound when i confg my soundcard. but when i like to play MP3 song or video I only able to saw movie not sound, why. please someone help me . under X-windows? You may need to change your mixer settings. I think, by default, they

Re: [newbie] unsubscribe

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Leonard Targett wrote: If you get off this list PLEASE tell me how... I have tried for 4 days... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-08 Thread Ingo Bauer
Peter; Have you tried logging in as root . And when prompted during the install did you create a normal user ?? -Original Message- From: Peter Norman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 9:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Linux

RE: [newbie] Netscape -- 128 Encryption

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: Am I missing something or am I just thick. If two sites are communicating, and one DOESN'T support 128 bit encryption, then how do you get 128 bit encryption. That would seem to me like both of us talking in Swahili but actually one of us really doesn't?

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-08 Thread Guillermo Belli
try root as login and the password you entered during installation El miƩ, 08 dic 1999, escribiste: Have just installed linux but at the login it won't accept any name entered. Any ideas? -- Guillermo Belli Registered Linux User #131340 http://sites.netscape.net/memo81 (under

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: Just loaded up 6.1 on a smp system. Can anyone point me in a direction to find the procedure to enable the second chip. I would assume a kernel upgrade to smp kernel. And the second question is: I have 96 megs of ram, but it is only reconizing 64 megs of it.

Re: [newbie] VMWare

1999-12-08 Thread David van Balen
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, John Aldrich wrote: On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you wrote: I bought linux-mandrake 6.1 powerpack from Singapore.and i have 6 CD's on it. I install mandrake. I find vmware in application 1st CD.And i going to install it by MC and i found :

[newbie] video

1999-12-08 Thread Corky Ashford
i recently loaded mandrake 6.0 and i can't get it to recognize my video card. i have a SiS 530 (brand new compaq desktop) and its not on the list. i chose to configure manualy with the settings for my monitor but xwindows boots up 5 times the normal size. any suggestions from anyone? Corky

[newbie] Desktop Icons

1999-12-08 Thread Lars Nordin
Greetings, I was wondering how I could cut down on the number of icons on my desktop. I tried moving them to a folder on my desktop but the next time I logged in all those icons were regenerated so that I have a set on the desktop and and set in my folder. How can keep those icons from

Re: [newbie] unsubscribe

1999-12-08 Thread Ron Marriage
Did you go to the Mandrake lists page and unsubscribe. This is what you did to subscribe. Go here fill out the form, check unsubscribe and no more mail. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 Ron Leonard Targett wrote: If you get off this list PLEASE tell me how... I have tried

Re: [newbie] unsubscribe

1999-12-08 Thread Ken
Did you go to the Mandrake lists page and unsubscribe. This is what you did to subscribe. Go here fill out the form, check unsubscribe and no more mail. http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 Ron Leonard Targett wrote: If you get off this list PLEASE tell me how... I

[newbie] Sound Cards

1999-12-08 Thread Christopher M. Kopp
I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by Mandrake 6.1, but I have a Sound Blaster Live! (256). The Snooper recognizes the card, but can't install it. Is there anyway to run the card as a Sound Blaster 64, or a Sound Blaster compatible card?

RE: [newbie] Sound Cards

1999-12-08 Thread Kyle Robinson
Go to Creative Labs site http://opensource.creative.com http://opensource.creative.com and get the tarball for the update. -Original Message- From: Christopher M. Kopp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 13:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Sound Cards

Re: [newbie] unsubscribe

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hey! I did that also, and still am getting the messages, I even got a message back from Majordomo, saying im unsubscribed. I think somethings screwed. They just switched to sympa, so you need to replace "majordomo" with "sympa" in your to: address. At least

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-08 Thread Robert W. Oliver
John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: I've had a system like that in the past, and had the same problem. I tried various things and nothing worked. Finally I switched the two DIMMs and it recognized the full memory. Don't know why, maybe a motherboard qwirk. Hope it

[newbie] Telnet problems w/IP chains

1999-12-08 Thread Robert W. Oliver
I have a Linux server and a Windows 98 SE workstation. Their IP's are 192.168.0.1 and 0.2 respectively. I used the masqway script to enable ipchains and therefore this windows machine can access the internet freely... but... I can't telnet into the linux box anymore from the Windows machine,

[newbie] IDE CD-RW help

1999-12-08 Thread Robert W. Oliver
I noticed a message about IDE CD-RW's, and http://www.midkan.com/paulb/mycdr.htm really helped me get it going. The append command John mention works too, but since my system isn't SCSI, i had to insert the modules so that it could burn. Hope this helps.

Re: [newbie] Telnet problems w/IP chains

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have a Linux server and a Windows 98 SE workstation. Their IP's are 192.168.0.1 and 0.2 respectively. I used the masqway script to enable ipchains and therefore this windows machine can access the internet freely... but... I can't telnet into the linux

[newbie] Network problems...

1999-12-08 Thread Joe Brault
Hello, I have several questions... (1) When I load my user, I can get to a command line fine, however, when I try to load KDE, I am unable to. I get a message that says a new version was installed, then it asks me if I want to install or not. No matter what I click, I am booted out of

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread Tabe Kooistra
On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 03:29:28PM -, Simon Norris wrote: And I now have got a reject from the owner-newbie guy as being unknown. Anyone on the list have any ideas? The same here. exactly the same error, no such user etc. Succes in unsubscribing. i One thing mandrake is realy bad in

[newbie] X window remote access?

1999-12-08 Thread Eric Mings
I have read some information about x window being a server and client program. I was under the impression the server and client could exist on seperate computers. Is it possible to access a machine across a network as root running K desktop and x windows? I clearly do not fully understand how

Re: [newbie] Desktop Icons

1999-12-08 Thread Ralph | byte-runner |
did you try deleting them :-) byte - Original Message - From: "Lars Nordin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:43 PM Subject: [newbie] Desktop Icons Greetings, I was wondering how I could cut down on the number of icons on my desktop. I

Re: [newbie] Network problems...

1999-12-08 Thread Hidong Kim
Joe Brault wrote: Hello, I have several questions... (1) When I load my user, I can get to a command line fine, however, when I try to load KDE, I am unable to. I get a message that says a new version was installed, then it asks me if I want to install or not. No matter what

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread bluebottle
Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from Axalon. If you wish to leave this excellent group follow the instructions. Alternatively you can

[newbie] 100 fonts in SO51a!

1999-12-08 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: Recently (about a week ago), I downloaded a new version of StarOffice 51a. I replaced an earlier version of StarOffice 51a. You heard it right: the same version number. Well, I distinctly recall that my earlier "version" of SO51a had only about 12-13 fonts. Yet, this new download

[newbie] test to check HTML is off

1999-12-08 Thread duncan
hi all Hope this gets thru without HTML. If not can someone tell me how to turn it off in Netscape please? Then I can safely come into the water. Duncan

Re: [newbie] Network problems...

1999-12-08 Thread David van Balen
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Hidong Kim wrote: Joe Brault wrote: snip Hi, Joe, To network your Linux machines so that they can access each other's directories and files, you need a kernel with nfs (network file system) support. Select nfs support in the kernel configuration when you

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread Tabe Kooistra
On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 10:59:32PM +, bluebottle wrote: Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from Axalon. If you wish to leave

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread Ken
Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from Axalon. If you wish to leave this excellent group follow the instructions. Alternatively

Re: [newbie] Sound Cards - URL's

1999-12-08 Thread Mark Fitzgerald
Hi, Re: On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, you wrote: I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by Mandrake 6.1, but I have a Sound Blaster Live! (256) etc ... ( Christopher Kopp. ) Sound Blaster Live / Sound Blaster Xgamer / AWE64 and others.

Re: [newbie] 100 fonts in SO51a!

1999-12-08 Thread Tom Brinkman
Recently (about a week ago), I downloaded a new version of StarOffice 51a. I replaced an earlier version of StarOffice 51a. You heard it right: the same version number. Well, I distinctly recall that my earlier "version" of SO51a had only about 12-13 fonts. Yet, this new download includes

[newbie] 100 fonts in SO51a -- the rest of the story!

1999-12-08 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: I checked again to be sure. It turns out that when I open one document I get 100 fonts, when I open another document I get the standard 15 or so fonts. Very confusing. Here are all the fonts listed fromr A to C (a total of 31): alexandria anagnostico aplos arial arioso

RE: [newbie] unsubscribe

1999-12-08 Thread Wingate, Steve [IBM NON JJ]
It must work intermittently; I used that page to unsubscribe from the expert list just a few days ago. -Original Message- From: Ken [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] unsubscribe Did you go to

Re: [newbie] running multi GUI's for fun...

1999-12-08 Thread Ribbo
Pada Minggu, 05 Dec 1999, Ty C. Mixon menulis: Heh. :) I run WM now, but I like kfm, so I tend to start it, and it gives me just eh icons on the desktop. No panel, or anything else. I kinda like it. :) hi Ty, use "kfm -w" to start kfm without kde icons. or put "kfm " on

Re: [newbie] hdparm installed?

1999-12-08 Thread Mark Fitzgerald
Hello, Thanks Axalon .. I'll check. Mark - Original Message - From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake-List-Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 6, 1999 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] hdparm installed? On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Mark Fitzgerald wrote: John Axa ..

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Ken wrote: Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from Axalon. If you wish to leave this excellent group

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread Mark Fitzgerald
Hmmm .. Well, there's always the sledgehammer! Mark - Original Message - From: Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 8, 1999 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT] Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie'

Re: [newbie] Mail client that handles many different pop accounts???

1999-12-08 Thread Ribbo
Pada Minggu, 06 Dec 1999, Auroch menulis: Hello, Wise Ones, not me ;) Q : Which Linux mail client handles several different accounts for the same user at the same time, and also handles html, images and such? Mutt [http://www.mutt.org] i use 3 email accounts for 6 mailing list and it

Re: [newbie] Missing Apps

1999-12-08 Thread Mark Fitzgerald
Good one .. Axalon !! - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 8, 1999 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Missing Apps On Tue, 07 Dec 1999, you wrote: Ditch the RedHat, and install Mandrake. Should cure several problems :-) Way

[newbie] LILO

1999-12-08 Thread Corky Ashford
does anyone know how to remove Lilo boot loader ? i've taken linux off and loaded NT but i can't boot it because the Lilo boot prompt always comes up and doesn't give me the NT option. help.

Re: [newbie] Desktop Icons

1999-12-08 Thread Ribbo
Pada Rabu, 08 Dec 1999, Lars Nordin menulis: I was wondering how I could cut down on the number of icons on my desktop. How can keep those icons from reappearing on my desktop? is that KDE ? for KDE just delete/remove all files in this directory: /etc/skel/Desktop do it as root :) -- Rib

Re: [newbie] Deleting icons from kde desktop

1999-12-08 Thread Ribbo
Pada Senin, 06 Dec 1999, Greg Pritchard menulis: Could someone please tell me how to get rid of some of the icons on the kde desktop. I have tried deleting them from the desktop and from the desktop file in /home/user/desktop but when I logoff then logon again all the icons reappear. I have

[newbie] Getting off

1999-12-08 Thread Foris Gabor
Hi all! Does anybody know how I could get off from this mailing list ? FG

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1

1999-12-08 Thread Cheeqa
During the installation, you've been asked a password. It is password for user root. Now, try to login as user root with the passsword Peter Norman wrote: Have just installed linux but at the login it won't accept any name entered. Any ideas?

RE:Attn: byte-runner [newbie] Desktop Icons

1999-12-08 Thread Ken Wilson
Why did your e-mail ask for a read receipt? Are you building a mail list or something? -Original Message- From: Ralph | byte-runner | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 8, 1999 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Desktop Icons did you try deleting them :-) byte

[newbie] HEEELP!!

1999-12-08 Thread Carsten M. Larsen
Hi, This time I messed up REALLY BAD :o( Somehow (don't ask) I managed to mount ALL the filesystems in READ ONLY "mode"...and now I can't change ANYTHING!! PLEASE..anyone been there? BTW: before anyone suggests going into singleuser mode...I can't!! The keyboard (software) is somehow

Re: [newbie] test to check HTML is off

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, duncan wrote: hi all Hope this gets thru without HTML. If not can someone tell me how to turn it off in Netscape please? Then I can safely come into the water. Duncan Plain text here! :-) John

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, Ken wrote: Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from Axalon. If you wish to leave this excellent group

Re: [newbie] Fw: Unsubscribing method [OT]

1999-12-08 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 08 Dec 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Ken wrote: Send an email to 'sympa@linux-mandrake' with the subject 'UNSUB newbie' The list was just changed over from majordomo, the website should be updated (soon?) Above is a copy of a recent message from

Re: [newbie] AOL

1999-12-08 Thread Larry Coolidge
The short answer is no. AOL isn't supported in Linux and you have to use the AOL software to connect to AOL. --- phins13 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to be able to dial into my AOL account at home through linux. I don't care about the rest of the junk that comes with the aol

Re: [newbie] Sound Cards

1999-12-08 Thread Larry Coolidge
You should be able to manually input the card information using sndconfig. The test never installs my AWE64, but the manual install gets it running fine. --- "Christopher M. Kopp" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I read on the web somewhere that all Sound Blaster Cards were supported by

Re: [newbie] Mail client that handles many different pop accounts???

1999-12-08 Thread Auroch
Thanks, o wiser-than-I-in this-for-sure ;-} As per another merciful advice, I have already downloaded staroffice, but haven't installed it yet. I'll give that a try at work first. It might be a better solution for a business co. When (and if ever - sigh -) I get it to work, I'll try your method