Re: [newbie] Annoying Error Messages

1999-12-15 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, Dennis Robertson wrote: | Hello List, | I am trying this post again in case someone new can help. When I select | Kppp as user I get an error message to the effect that the kernel (the | latest update -22mdk) has no Kppp support and to consult my system | administrator

Re: [newbie] Re: [expert] Kde Template/Autostart

1999-12-15 Thread Dennis Robertson
Dennis Robertson wrote: Frank Arnold wrote: Autostart Look inside the folders in Autostart and you will find lots of icons for applications that are not on your desktop. Like to have one or more on the desktop? Drab it from autostart to the desktop and select "Copy" from the

[newbie] Ressurection

1999-12-15 Thread Edmund Cooper
I'm just resurrecting an od computer for fun. YEt, all i can see is BASH in a DOS type environment. It seems the crappy video card doesn't have support by Linux-Mandrake 6.5. (ATI Video Xpression), and I'm stumped. sorry had to change my reply-to address -- -ec

Re: [[newbie] LILO]

1999-12-15 Thread Michael Scottaline
can someone briefly explain in depth about lilo? and if i use bootmagic to dual boot my pc, do i still need to use lilo? === LILO is the LInus LOader. If you use BootMagic, or some other third party boot mechanism, I believe it launches LILO when you choose linux. When

[newbie] remove

1999-12-15 Thread Lionel Barrow
remove

Re: [newbie] Re: [expert] Kde Template/Autostart

1999-12-15 Thread Dennis Robertson
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Dennis Robertson wrote: snip I tried your excellent template suggestion to create an icon for midnight commander. I got as far as an icon that opens konsole but I can't get mc to start. Could you elaborate for a newbie, please. Also, I can't get the Autostart

Re: [newbie] mandrake for 486

1999-12-15 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Jeff Shaw wrote: | the mandrake readme says that thare was going to be a version of mandrake | 6.1 that would work on 486 computers. Where can I find this? | | Thanks, | jeff Hrmmm... I am using Mandrake 6.1 with kernel 2.2.13-7mdk on a 486-style AMD X5-133Mhz powered

Re: [newbie] Duplicate emails.

1999-12-15 Thread Jeanette Russo
I am getting 4 or 5 of each also Jeanette - Original Message - From: mshirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:59 PM Subject: [newbie] Duplicate emails. I have been getting a LOT of duplicate emails. This is the 4-5th time for this one.

[newbie] test

1999-12-15 Thread Gary K Stinnett Jr
just testing

Re: [newbie] LILO

1999-12-15 Thread Audrey Beck
briefly and in depth? no. Yes, if you use bootmagic you still need lilo. But don't install it on the boot record of the *disk*. Install it in the Linux parition. If you use it like this, think of it more like io.sys and msdos.sys that DOS uses to boot. They are written to a specific place on

[newbie] Reason for dupes found.

1999-12-15 Thread Dennis
Think I found the reason for the dupes. Someone subscribed [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the list. So everytime someone posts to the list another copy is automatically sent out to newbie... Someone deliberately trying to disrupt the list. Now if the folks running the list can unsubscribe newbie and

Re: [newbie] StarOffice install

1999-12-15 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Jeffrey L Sawyer Jr wrote: | I didn't want to show how ignorant of linux or unix I am but I have to. I | downloaded StarOffice and it is in my home DIR as so51a_lnx_01.tar . I can | click on it and it opens up to show many other .tar folders. I am | using KDE and

[newbie] Solution?

1999-12-15 Thread Edmund Cooper
If you wish to leave this excellent group follow the instructions. Alternatively you can use a 14lb sledgehammer on your computer. I have a NEC Ready 9701 . the latter seems the obvious choice. There's no support for my video card, nor my Monitor, nor my Sound card. -- -ec

Re: [newbie] The FREE In Linux

1999-12-15 Thread Edmund Cooper
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you should go out to a local comp store and buy linux. yeah, it's free but the reason that you have to pay for it is for the tech support and printed manuals. if you go buy it, it'll save you A LOT of headaches and time. plus, you'll get lots of utilities, a

[newbie] networking linux to windows

1999-12-15 Thread Curtis Lloyd
Hi, I am having trouble getting my Linux and Windows machines to see each other on a LAN. I have tried pinging but all I get is " host unreachable". Any ideas to what I may have missed in configuring the LAN?

Re: [newbie] hdc1 win98 partition lost

1999-12-15 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
"J. Hunter" wrote: In the installation guide, the text very simply states: ALL partitions on ALL hard drives will be wiped out when performing the server installation. Guess before installing an OS one should RTFM. Bernard Pidoux wrote: I have to hard disks on a Pentium pro PC system.

Re: [newbie] Multiple postings?

1999-12-15 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Patrick Putteman wrote: No, you're not the only one. After the entire repost of an entire day last week, the same is happening now: mails from yesterday (and this morning) are coming in again one by one. Patrick - Original Message - From: "Joseph S. Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] LILO

1999-12-15 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | can someone briefly explain in depth about lilo? and if i use bootmagic to dual boot |my pc, do i still need to use lilo? | Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding:

[newbie] Need help

1999-12-15 Thread New Star Service Co.
I have 2 harddrive one is Linux(slckware,mandrake)and next is Dos(win98). today i install redhat6.1 over slackware. my installation ok but redhat run default and no any other OS here. why ? i installed LILO but i don't know what happens. LILO prompt only shown redhat there. my lilo conf is

[newbie] next step.

1999-12-15 Thread jeff
Well I have all my samba running good, so now I'm onto my next step. Installing a modem. Install Linux on other boxes here at work. From what I have read that seems simple enough. My next question is this. I want to make it so I can connect to the net via any box. This way everyone can log onto

RE: [newbie] funny kppp prob

1999-12-15 Thread Lynn M. Myrick
Hello, I am having the same problem. Did you get any answers? Lynn M. Myrick Grants Pass Oregon -Original Message- From: David Hutson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 2:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] funny kppp prob -BEGIN PGP SIGNED

Re: [newbie] Can´t telnet to my own PC

1999-12-15 Thread John kofinas
"Eduardo P. Romn O." wrote: When I try to do telnet to my localhosts or telnet to my own IP, the system tell me that the remote hosts close connection, but I can do telnet to other Linx in the net, Could you Help me please?Eduardo install telnet-server rpm. YOu can find it on your cd rom

Re: [newbie] ip address...

1999-12-15 Thread John kofinas
Joe Brault wrote: Hello, I am trying to telnet into my linux-mandrake computer from my win98 laptop. I have not been successful in finding the ip address of my linux computer to do so, however. Where can I find my IP address, or is there another way to get into my computer?

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet ????

1999-12-15 Thread John kofinas
"Eduardo P. Roman O." wrote: My hostname is eroman-pc, and try to do telnet eroman-pc, this don't work, becouse the linux say the remote hosts disconnect. How knows what happened here ?I have and IP and when I do a ping eroman-pc this replay OK.Eduardo like before install telnet-server rpm.

[newbie] Kernel compilation problems.

1999-12-15 Thread Rick Schnicker
I have installed the source and header RPMs so I can recompile the kernel to satisfy the error I get when I try to configure VMWARE. I run xconfig and set everything up (correctly I hope). I do a 'make dep' then 'make clean' then 'make bzImage'. I get this error: In file included from

[newbie] Hi, need help

1999-12-15 Thread Gilberto Zazueta
I´m installing the linux mandrake 6.1 on my linux thinkpad 380ed can u tell me what kind of monitor to choose, how to configure the sound and net please. I´m trapped here. I´ll really apreciate ur help

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet ????

1999-12-15 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Eduardo P. Roman O. wrote: My hostname is eroman-pc, and try to do telnet eroman-pc, this don't work, becouse the linux say the remote hosts disconnect. How knows what happened here ? I have and IP and when I do a ping eroman-pc this replay OK. Eduardo install

Re: [newbie] nmbd / smbd woes

1999-12-15 Thread phins13
Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, phins13 wrote: Why would anyone want to run a wins server off a dynamic ip? seems to me it's more work for no benifits. Maybe it's the only choice they have:) For the longest time I could only use DHCP to connect to the NT

[newbie] Passthrough PS Printing in WordPerfect

1999-12-15 Thread Clif Caldwell
Recently I picked up Linux Unleashed from Sam's Club and noticed that it suggested using the "Passthrough Postscript" driver in WordPerfect 8 for linux thus relying on your RedHat print filters or whatever you use to print PS files under. Well since the WordPerfect driver I use for my Epson 640

RE: [newbie] what's with all the dupes???

1999-12-15 Thread bluebottle
Don't try and quit - you'll only get five/six new memberships each getting five/six repeats. You'll make a rabbit look sterile. John the Nadger On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, you wrote: Yes, I, too, am slogging through these things for the 4th or 5th time. I would quit the list if I knew how.

[newbie] POP3

1999-12-15 Thread Mark Evans
i have a small lan, consisting of win98 computers and a Mandrake 60. computer. I am trying to get POP3 services working on Mandrake. When i telnet to port 110 of the linux box. I get "Connection closed by foriegn host." I can telnet and ftp with out any trouble. I have the ip address in

[newbie] Reason for dupes found.

1999-12-15 Thread Dennis
Think I found the reason for the dupes. Someone subscribed [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the list. So everytime someone posts to the list another copy is automatically sent out to newbie... Someone deliberately trying to disrupt the list. Now if the folks running the list can unsubscribe newbie and

[newbie] Ultra 66 controllers and Linux

1999-12-15 Thread Balaji Prasad
I am interested in installing Linux on my system but I was told that The Ultra 66 Controller from Promise Technologies has no supported linux drivers yet. Is this a fact ?? Please advise. Thanks __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

[newbie] OT Richard Stallman -- Boycott Amazon! (http://linuxtoday.com/stories/13652.html)

1999-12-15 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/13652.html Richard Stallman -- Boycott Amazon!.url

Re: [newbie] Win 98/VMWare followup

1999-12-15 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
Gregg Carrier wrote: I have an ATAPI CD Rom drive. me to ;)

[newbie] Too bad

1999-12-15 Thread Serpico
Unfortunately I have decided to unsubscribe from this list (but I still keep getting emails???). Thank you all for your help with my few issues. Take care. I hope the emails stop coming in too since I have unsubscribed at the correct email address and webpage. I was upset to retrieve my email

[newbie] graphics card -- sorry but off-topic

1999-12-15 Thread Dreja Julag
I know this is extremely off topic, but my friend wants a new graphics card. He wants me to pick it out for him. I am sure that he is used to the 2Mb cards out there, so what do you guys think? Thanks Drew Jackman

Re: [newbie] vmware

1999-12-15 Thread Ralph | byte-runner |
I finally got it set up i had to use the standard kernel and not the smp thanks for all the help all. byte - Original Message - From: "D HOPP" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] vmware What package did you download,

Re: [newbie] linux to windows networking

1999-12-15 Thread Audrey Beck
Can you ping localhost (127.0.0.1)? Can you ping your eth0 card address? If you can, then try rebooting the Win system. I found that when I first setup the ethernet card, my win system had to be rebooted in order to see it. Don't know why, and don't have to do it anymore. Curtis Lloyd wrote:

Re: [newbie] vmware

1999-12-15 Thread Ralph | byte-runner |
thank you i got it running this morning i had to use the standard kernel instead of the smp one now i just have to recompile for both my cpu's ;-0 thanks , Ralph - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 3:29 PM Subject: RE:

Re: [newbie] Install problem :)

1999-12-15 Thread Audrey Beck
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com /pub/linux/redhat/old-releases/redhat-6.0/i386/images/rescue.img For the rescue disk. Did you make a boot disk? If not, check the mandrake ftp site under the /images subdirectory for 6.1 for the boot disk. You need to run mkinitrd to make new scsi support and change the

Re: [newbie] Can´t telnet to my own PC

1999-12-15 Thread Audrey Beck
You have to install telnet. On the cd rom, go into Mandrake/RMPS and look for the telnet-server rpm. If you log in as root and go into kde, you can just click on the rpm and then install it. "Eduardo P. Román O." wrote: When I try to do telnet to my localhosts or telnet to my own IP, the

Re: [newbie] Multiple postings?

1999-12-15 Thread Jim Kempton
Me too, I thought it was my slightly wacky ISP :-) David van Balen wrote: On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote: I got that y2k compliance spam mail quite a few times... DvB Is anyone else receiving multiple postings from Sat and Sun or am I the only one being blessed. (I

[newbie] Netscape cache

1999-12-15 Thread M L Cates
I am running netscape 4.61 and I notice that I can not clear my cache files or history file even though it says it is clearing them.When I physically go and look at them everything is still there. I have to delete them manually or edit my history file if I want to clear

Re: [newbie] LILO problem need urgent help

1999-12-15 Thread Matt Stegman
Mount your Caldera filesystem and copy the portion of /etc/lilo.conf that pertains to the Caldera kernel, and paste it into RedHat's lilo.conf. Be sure to specify the correct root partition (like you do for RedHat). Then re-run lilo, and you ought to be set. -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [newbie] Informacion

1999-12-15 Thread Ing. Carlos Mayorga V.
Pues si es mejor pero no es para principiantes, si no has tenido experiencia con algn sistema operativo tipo unix, va a ser realmente dficil que lo configures y lo manejes bien. Para que le saques un buen provechio si no eres experto necesitas instalarlo de tal manera que accedas al modo grfico

Re: [newbie] Ofertas de 3Com y Microsoft esta semana

1999-12-15 Thread Tom E. Poturica
I am not sure why you keep sending me these spread sheets. At 12:04 PM 12/13/99 +0100, you wrote: OFERTAS SEMANA 50.XLS Moises Lopez Diode España Telefono directo 914568111 Fax 915973997 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom E. Poturica [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Duplicate emails.

1999-12-15 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
I hope maybe it's fixed and we just need to wait it out, i haven't seen this thread loop yet. On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, bluebottle wrote: Don't think this is a sender error as it's happening to nearly all mail. More likely to be a server error. On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have been

Re: [newbie] GeForce supported ?

1999-12-15 Thread nzkoz
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Lang Zhi wrote: Hi, Is Nvidia GeForce supported in Mandrake 6.1 ? Should run with the svga server, there isn't any acceleration that i know of. nvidia have reference drivers available at http://www.nvidia.com

Re: [newbie] cannot adjust video settings...

1999-12-15 Thread Larry Steiner
Josh McCaffrey wrote: I've run Xconfigurator and xf86config several times, but thought my video is set OK now, I can't seem to change it. According to my monitor manual (Smile 1280x1024), I can run 800x600 @ 56, 60, and 72hz N-I; 1024x768 @ 87hz Interlaced, 60 and 70hz N-I; and 1280x1024 @

[newbie] Un subscribing

1999-12-15 Thread Chris Smith
To remove yourself from the list. Send an email like this: TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FROM: (you) SUBJECT: unsubscribe newbie message body: unsubscribe newbie I tried several times unsuccessively to unsubscribe using just the subject line and it didnt seem to go through then i added the message

[Fwd: Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install]

1999-12-15 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Chmouel/Axalonthis is the 10th time I've received the below message. There are many other messages I've also received multiple times. This situation is taking away the enjoyment I once had by participating in this list. Can someone please do something about the dupes!!! P L E A S E ! ! !

[newbie] KDE expert needed

1999-12-15 Thread Gene Zesch
My machine was turned off by accident, causing lots of file damage, and wasunbootable. I managed to start it with the rescue boot disk and mounted andfsck'ed /hda1.It now starts, but if I log in as root there are no icons on the desktop,and the panel buttons dont work.If I log on as a

Duplicate again : RE: [newbie] Post Instalation problem

1999-12-15 Thread Patrick Putteman
To ilustrate what I said ealrier about duplicate messages: this one I got for the 4th time. I included the message headers. This shows that sympa@localhost (mandrake list server) has sent this particular mail 4 times between december 12 and today. Received: by sol2 (mbox mb10149) (with Cubic

Re: [newbie] Reason for dupes found.

1999-12-15 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Dennis wrote: Think I found the reason for the dupes. Someone subscribed [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the list. So everytime someone posts to the list another copy is automatically sent out to newbie... Someone deliberately trying to disrupt the list. Now if the folks running the list can

Re: [newbie] ARE YOUR COMPUTERS READY FOR YEAR 2000 ???

1999-12-15 Thread Joachim Holst
Dan Ferris wrote: On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In order to protect data bases and email - YOU NEED TO FIND OUT !! You can do so for FREE with a thorough and guaranteed RTC and BIOS test and 7 day trial fix. Problems can and will occur throughout

Re: [newbie] next step.

1999-12-15 Thread Joachim Holst
jeff wrote: Well I have all my samba running good, so now I'm onto my next step. Installing a modem. Install Linux on other boxes here at work. From what I have read that seems simple enough. My next question is this. I want to make it so I can connect to the net via any box. This way

[newbie]

1999-12-15 Thread Hernandez Redondo
Hi, i,ve seen many problems similar to mine. I've installed RedHat 6.0, and it erased Win98 FAT. I thought that was my fault, but i've seen many complains, not only in this news group about that thing. Did anyone know somyhing about it? On the other hand, i've got a problem with RedHat. It is

Re: [newbie] How to install...

1999-12-15 Thread jmccaffrey
Familiarize yourself w/ all the RPMs in Kpackage, as well as the ones on the CD's. I found that I had alot of packages installed that I'd never use, and then some that I'd use, but didn't install. Compatlib would indicate a compatiblility library (feel free to correct me), so there's probably

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Looks Great, But...

1999-12-15 Thread yacketta
From: Ronald A. Yacketta possible IRQ/DMA conflict?

[newbie] Re: help I'm recieving hundreds of emails please can you block them (ABUSE#39157)

1999-12-15 Thread abuse
[[ This is an automatically generated reply to your message ]] *** IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ *** This mail is being sent to you because the Planet Online Network Abuse Reporting system received a mail which had your email address as the sender. Mail sent to [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Reason for dupes found.

1999-12-15 Thread Dennis
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:35:24 -0500, you wrote: Dennis wrote: Think I found the reason for the dupes. Someone subscribed [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the list. So everytime someone posts to the list another copy is automatically sent out to newbie... Someone deliberately trying to disrupt the

Re: [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install]

1999-12-15 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Chmouel/Axalonthis is the 10th time I've received the below message. There are many other messages I've also received multiple times. This situation is taking away the enjoyment I once had by participating

Re: [newbie] Can´t telnet to my own PC

1999-12-15 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hi, Eduardo, If you want to telnet and ftp between all machines in your local network, you should have these two lines in /etc/hosts.allow: in.telnetd: LOCAL in.ftpd:LOCAL A machine with these lines in its /etc/hosts.allow will let other

Re: [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install]

1999-12-15 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Axok, I overreacted a little ;o) Alan Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Well EXCUSE ME! But it's not so obvious, in fact this is only the second message I've seen from you on either newbie or expert since last week!!! and I didn't slam

Re: [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install]

1999-12-15 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Alan wrote: Axok, I overreacted a little ;o) Alan Now everybody hug and make up 8-) Joe

Re: [[newbie] Multiple postings?]

1999-12-15 Thread raymond borowiak
--- Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Joseph S. Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone else receiving multiple postings from Sat and Sun or am I the only one being blessed. (I downloaded this morning and now I'm getting a second batch come through piece by piece)

[newbie] join

1999-12-15 Thread lights

[newbie] applications for Mandrake

1999-12-15 Thread PC
My employer (a major telco) is interested in deploying linux in some of it's depts BUT the problem is the lack of applications. So i'm wondering if there are any other 1. fax server applications apart from Hylafax; 2. browsers other than netscape (too darn big and resource hungry) I'm also a

Re: [newbie]

1999-12-15 Thread phins13
Hernandez Redondo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, i,ve seen many problems similar to mine. I've installed RedHat 6.0, and it erased Win98 FAT. I thought that was my fault, but i've seen many complains, not only in this news group about that thing. Did anyone know somyhing about it? On the other

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Looks Great, But...

1999-12-15 Thread phins13
Tom Kyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0061_01BF464E.35D7ED00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey All, Mandrake 6.1 looks great, but does it have that GUI =

[newbie] QUERY: Install bug in L-M 6.0?

1999-12-15 Thread Joe Marcom
Like many newbies, I have had stubborn problems, which I wound up "solving" by doing a complete re-install. I have noted some odd variations in my setups, mostly with KDE and internet access. Sometimes, I can get my ISP, but Netscape won't work; or just the mail part won't work. I have been

RE: [newbie] KPPP again

1999-12-15 Thread Lynn M. Myrick
Warren, Please send me the link for the PPP problem. I am sooo frustrated.\ Lynn M. Myrick Grants Pass Oregon www.roguefirm.com -Original Message- From: Warren Doney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 3:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] KPPP

Re: [newbie] Kernel compilation problems.

1999-12-15 Thread Larry Steiner
Rick Schnicker wrote: I have installed the source and header RPMs so I can recompile the kernel to satisfy the error I get when I try to configure VMWARE. I run xconfig and set everything up (correctly I hope). I do a 'make dep' then 'make clean' then 'make bzImage'. I get this error:

[newbie] modem sharing

1999-12-15 Thread Curtis Lloyd
Hello, Is it possible for Linux and Windows to share a modem connections? if so, how do I do it?

Re: [newbie] KDE expert needed

1999-12-15 Thread Gene Zesch
Thanks for your reply, Axalon. But after I su and have superuser powers shouldn't I be able to open the /root dir.? -Original Message- From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: linuxlist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE expert

Re: [newbie] KDE expert needed

1999-12-15 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Gene Zesch wrote: Thanks for your reply, Axalon. But after I su and have superuser powers shouldn't I be able to open the /root dir.? That would depend on how you got there. If your su'd in a terminal, no you wouldn't. If you've gone thru "Filemanager (SuperUser mode)"

Re: [newbie] QUERY: Install bug in L-M 6.0?

1999-12-15 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Joe Marcom wrote: Like many newbies, I have had stubborn problems, which I wound up "solving" by doing a complete re-install. I have noted some odd variations in my setups, mostly with KDE and internet access. Sometimes, I can get my ISP, but Netscape won't work; or just

RE: [newbie] Kernel compilation problems.

1999-12-15 Thread Wade Fields \(Precision PC's\)
I get that same error and I HAVE SMP. So far I only see it happening with the 2.2.13-22 kernel. I'm going to try to go back to the old kernel and try again.. -Original Message- From: phins13 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Setup network card

1999-12-15 Thread Dickson Goh
Hello, I'm try to setup a HP EN1207D-TX 10/100 network card on my machine. I could get the card detected at bootup but got a error which is something like: Delay initialise of eth0 I have managed to get the SCO Unix drivers for Accton EN-1207D-TX network card(which windows drivers work with

Re: [newbie] modem sharing

1999-12-15 Thread Alex V Flinsch
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hello, Is it possible for Linux and Windows to share a modem connections? On a dual boot machine - yes, as long as the modem is compatible with both linux and windows Over a lan - doing it right now. if so, how do I do it?

Re: [newbie] modem sharing

1999-12-15 Thread alann
Curtis Lloyd wrote: Hello, Is it possible for Linux and Windows to share a modem connections? if so, how do I do it? Sure.. I do it nightly.. You allready have the software. Find a howto on IP masquerading ( or the older style of IP Chains ). It's not hard.. ( If *I* can do it,

[newbie] price,cost

1999-12-15 Thread garnick
I would like to purchase 6.1 powerpack but your site excludes the cost. How much is it? And why do I have to go to a reseller? thanks, micah

Re: [newbie] NIS help

1999-12-15 Thread www.nviet.net
type: setup and then click on Authen.. and then it will show the []NIS option which u can disable it.. On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Kit wrote: somehow, upon install...I inadvertently setup a NIS service...thinking I needed this to run a server. When I logoff...I've noticed that it doesn't

[newbie]

1999-12-15 Thread Guillermo Belli
Is is just me, or many messages are repeated 4 or 5 times? -- Guillermo Belli Registered Linux User #131340 http://sites.netscape.net/memo81 (under construction)

Re: [newbie] modem sharing

1999-12-15 Thread www.nviet.net
Curtis: yes, use linux to call out and then use ipfwadm or ip-wrapper which is now called instead of ipfwadm and do ip masquerade and forward your windows ip to the internet.. look at the ip masquerade and ipforwarding document how to. it explains very clearly. On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Curtis

[newbie] Print shell script

1999-12-15 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: May I ask for your help in writing a very simple shell script for the Print function. I have been using a lovely text editor called Cooledit for quite some time. It's a programmer's editor but can also be used for any editing. It is color coded so it's especially great when

RE: Duplicate again : RE: [newbie] Post Instalation problem

1999-12-15 Thread Mike Perry
Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Patrick Putteman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wed 15 December 1999 12:14 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Duplicate again : RE: [newbie] Post Instalation problem To ilustrate what I said ealrier about

Re: [newbie] Kernal Probs

1999-12-15 Thread Warren Doney
Brainwave! What about a make oldconfig a copy/paste of the output in the konsole window? I'm in M$ partition, so haven't tried it yet (can't remember if you can copy/paste in Konsole). -Warren. - Original Message - From: "Warren Doney" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Kernel compilation problems.

1999-12-15 Thread Warren Doney
- Original Message - Subject: RE: [newbie] Kernel compilation problems. snipped The 2.2.14 kernel is due out soon (kernel.org, not MDK). It might be better to try with that, or the 2.2.13 kernel.org src. -Warren.

[newbie] Adobe FrameMaker for Linux

1999-12-15 Thread WH Bouterse
Has anyone else tried this out !? Lets see if we can make it GO Keep Us Posted with Successes and bugs. We've been waiting along time for this one !! http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/fmlinux.html Good Luck William Bouterse Juneau Alaska