[newbie] help on FTP!

I wanna to change the path of the FTP site, instead of /home/ftp. Where is the config file for the path? I had search all the config files, with no result, only ftpaccess... please tell me if known! Thanks in advance!! Laputa Poon

[newbie] PPP possible?

Would someone please teach me how to config the Linux sever to pick up local call for PPP? What I wanna to do is to have a remote login and have the access to the Internet via the sever, any hint? Thanks! Laputa Poon BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;Kwong Yip Hong Auto Parts Batteries Co.

[newbie] Problem with XWindow

I have LinuxMandrake, SiS5598 VideoCard build in Asus mainboard, Cyrix 6x86, 64Mb Ram and Microsoft compatibile mouse. If I run XWindow I will not see some words, texts on my windows...I will only see black area. What can I do with it? [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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[newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can Do It -gpav

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Re: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can Do It -gpav

What the fuck is this? I thought this was a damn linux list? Maybe I am wrong On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, you wrote: YES! You can lose weight with FAT ABSORB and still eat what you want! Over 1 Million bottles sold last year alone. You've probably seen this product on T.V. Fat absorb is

Re: [newbie] Startup issues.

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, you wrote: I am not in KDE, I'm on the console screen logged on as ROOT. Obviously I had a case error. I will obtain my hardware specs and retry loading from Xconfigurator and xf86config. (stupid question time)How does one get to KDE from the console?? "startx" :-)

Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hello guys, You've all helped me so much this afternoon getting my video card almost recognised by mandrake. (I'm Sam Roza). Now that I've used xf86config to set things up, I get a picture...but all text is LAME. I see through the boxes, it leaves

Re: [newbie] Install woes (con't)

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote: Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived I finally got Linux to install without issue, however when it comes up I am completely, without question, dumbfounded by the command line structure, I thought it was going to come up in the

Re: [newbie] PPP possible?

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Content-Type: text/x-vcard;

Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited

"Sam" == Sam Roza [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [snip] Sam Another thing...how do I read readme's and such? what program Sam would I use from a console to look at them? [snip] $ less [whatever-the-name-of-the-file-is] or $ mc and cd to the directory where the file is, and hit F3 key

Re: [newbie] Modem Settings

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Ryan Gardner wrote: I've used search and everything and looked all across my computer to configure my modem. As of now my computer doesn't know I have a modem. Where can I go to configure it? Thanks a lot. I've heard of a util called "modemtool" but I've never used

Re: [newbie] kernel and 3dfx.o

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote: Hello, as you'll see I am very new to Linux so please bear. I recently used the update utillity from my Mandrake desktop to download the kernel upgrade. I believe I correctly changed lilo.confand then I /sbin/lilo. It seems now that I am booting with the new

Re: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can Do It -gpav

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, you wrote: YES! You can lose weight with FAT ABSORB and still eat what you want! Must be a new product. It seems to absorb your vfat drives. Look at some of Fat Absorb's benefits! · Has no stimulants of any kind. Translation: Means it has no caffine either. It is

[newbie] Netscape Configuration

I have my Voodoo3 3000 up running. I got my Modem all plugged in and happy. I can not seem to configure Netscape to find or see anything...I typed in my server, Pyramid.net, typed in my name and all that other Sh*tShould be pretty simple...But I must be missing something...I've configured

Re: [newbie] Simple fdisk question?

Thanks for the reply! Yes I did actually do the 'mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc1 /extralinux' I can get fdisk and cfdisk to see it and remove the bootable flag that keeps poping up. So I delete, repartition,write it , it gets recognized by fdisk and by the dmesg at bootup as /dev/hdc /dev/hdc1 but

Re: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can Do It -gpav

On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, you wrote: YES! You can lose weight with FAT ABSORB and still eat what you want! Must be a new product. It seems to absorb your vfat drives. Look at some of Fat Absorb's benefits! · Has no stimulants of any kind. Translation: Means it has no caffine either. It

[newbie] xterm!!!!

I don't know when/why this started, but now whenever I try to open an xterm I get this error "no available ptys," and when I try rxvt I get "can't open slave tty (null)." I'm assuming these are the same problem, just different variations of the error message. Any ideas? The only advice I got

Re: [newbie] Simple fdisk question?

"WH" == WH Bouterse [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: WH Thanks for the reply! Yes I did actually do the 'mount -t ext2 WH /dev/hdc1 /extralinux' I can get fdisk and cfdisk to see it WH and remove the bootable flag that keeps poping up. So I WH delete, repartition,write it , it gets

Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited

Ok, I've now used MC to read the README.cirrus file, and updated my config file based on advice given in the readme. I've added Option "noaccel", and it froze me...enabled Option "no_bitblt", same issue...I enabled the Chipset "clgd5436" function for better identification of my cardall to no

Re: [newbie] Install woes (con't)

John GlennI'd not be editing my /etc/inittab file till I'd successfully executed a startx command at least once. Alan John Aldrich wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, you wrote: Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived I finally got Linux to install without

Re: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can DoIt -gpav

Telephone solicitors have found you again John!! So true, but just delete this one, I did. Pisses you off though huh? Me too. Maybe the folks sponsoring this mail list can fix it B. B. John Kofinas wrote: What the fuck is this? I thought this was a damn linux list? Maybe I am

Re: [newbie] Install woes (con't)

assuming you have everything running right, then after you log in, type startx to get kde or gnome running. --- Glenn White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to the very helpful advice about the partion info that I recived I finally got Linux to install without issue, however when it comes up

Re: [newbie] Startup issues...revisited

You *have* run Xconfigurator specified your card, haven't you? Do you know how much RAM it's got? Moving the RAM setting down a notch in Xconfigurator can sometimes help, is another setting you can play with... also, you could try asking about your problem in the "comp.windows.x" newsgroup (or

[newbie] Networking Cookbook

Anyone know where I can get a good cookbook type help for networking? I've got 5 computers to network, including one 486 Win95, two Pentium Win 98 systems (one dual boots LINUX), an Apple iBook with AirPort card and Station and one LINUX only box. I'd like to use the LINUX box as either a Proxy

Re: [newbie] Streaming Media for Linux -- Quicktime?

I have used XMMS to get streaming Audio Jeanette - Original Message - From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:37 PM Subject: [newbie] Streaming Media for Linux -- Quicktime? Dear friends: Unless I am mistaken, 1) So far the

Re: [newbie] Netscape Configuration

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Eric Hanks wrote: I have my Voodoo3 3000 up running. I got my Modem all plugged in and happy. I can not seem to configure Netscape to find or see anything...I typed in my server, Pyramid.net, typed in my name and all that other Sh*tShould be pretty simple...But I

Re: [newbie] Install woes (con't)

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote: John GlennI'd not be editing my /etc/inittab file till I'd successfully executed a startx command at least once. You're correct! Thanks for catching that. :-) John

Re: [newbie] CD Burning

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Nathan Barney wrote: I was wondering what I need to do to use my ATAPI cd-rw to burn cd's in Linux? This is a FAQ. Please visit the list archives via the link at WWW.LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM. Basically you have to edit your /etc/lilo.conf and make a few other config changes as

[newbie] FTP Sever - Where do you make the changes?

I'm trying to change the settings for the Anon FTP Sever (aka KBeroFTP?). Where do you go to change the settings? And, where do you go to stop a server from starting up automatically? Seve

Re: [[newbie] Modem Settings]

Ryan Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've used search and everything and looked all across my computer to configure my modem. As of now my computer doesn't know I have a modem. Where can I go to configure it? Thanks a lot. Ryan = What kind of modem?? What

Re: [[newbie] Netscape Configuration]

Eric Hanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have my Voodoo3 3000 up running. I got my Modem all plugged in and happy. I can not seem to configure Netscape to find or see anything...I typed in my server, Pyramid.net, typed in my name and all that other Sh*tShould be pretty simple...But I must

[newbie] help

what version of mandrake can i install on laptop 486,75Mhz,4Mb,300Mb hdd. on readme file on mandrake 6.0 i read tat you have a special version for this tipe machine. thank you! sorry for my english b

Re: [newbie] Networking Cookbook

http://www.linux.org/help/howto.html more information than you can shake a stick at. Anyone know where I can get a good cookbook type help for networking? I've got 5 computers to network, including one 486 Win95, two Pentium Win 98 systems (one dual boots LINUX), an Apple iBook with AirPort

Re: [newbie] Networking Cookbook

Well, I've got a big stick, lots of patience and really do appreciate the pointer. Man, that was quick too! I think I like the people here, one of the few on the net I've found where folks are actually civil. B. B. Ben wrote: http://www.linux.org/help/howto.html more information than you

[newbie] Modem Settings

"Ryan" == Ryan Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ryan I've used search and everything and looked all across my Ryan computer to configure my modem. As of now my computer Ryan doesn't know I have a modem. Where can I go to configure Ryan it? Thanks a lot. What make and

Re: [newbie] CD Burning

I have a Ricoh cd-r/cd-rw, if anyone knows what is needed to burn cds with it please email me back.. - Original Message - From: Nathan Barney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 8:14 PM Subject: [newbie] CD Burning I was wondering what I need to do

Re: [newbie] Modem Settings

I have a Rockwell 56k HCF pci modem, I have downloaded the upgrade for www.56k.com that suppose to make it work with linux. I was wondering where i can config it. I have linux - Mandrake 6.5, and when i querry it i get 3 differ messages: modem not responding, modem ready (but it has not ATI

[newbie] Star Office won't connect

Hello List, Well this is really strange. I have 5.1a for Windows and it connects, downloads email and browses no problem. Apart from some minor cosmetic improvements it looks the same as 5.1a for Linux. Only problem is the Linux version with exactly the same settings will not connect. It

RE: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The Holidays-New Pill Can DoIt -gpav

Report it through www.spamcop.net I did. Maybe if the host gets enough spam notices they'll do something about it. -Original Message- From: Toyswins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 18, 1999 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Want To Lose Weight For The

Re: [newbie] Streaming Media for Linux -- Quicktime?

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote: I have used XMMS to get streaming Audio Jeanette Jeanette to the rescue :) as me and Benjamin were so quick to over look we can stream audio 6 ways from sunday.

Re: [newbie] help

On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, boris wrote: what version of mandrake can i install on laptop 486,75Mhz,4Mb,300Mb hdd. on readme file on mandrake 6.0 i read tat you have a special version for this tipe machine. thank you! sorry for my english b 5.1 5.2 or 5.3 -- MandrakeSoft

[newbie] Re: Geforce was: [glx-dev] Comments from NVidia about drivers (fwd)

For those that were asking about Geforce drivers... -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:07:42 +0100 From: Wim Taymans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: glx-dev [EMAIL

[newbie] terminal emulator wont work

hi... i use mandrake 6.1 my terminal emulator didn't work properly.. i cannot see the cursor although it is there. all i can see is black box... but when i type a command (without seeing it) the command work.. e.g xvidtune.. any suggestion? __ Do

Re: [newbie] terminal emulator wont work

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi... i use mandrake 6.1 my terminal emulator didn't work properly.. i cannot see the cursor although it is there. all i can see is black box... but when i type a command (without seeing it) the command work.. e.g xvidtune.. any suggestion?

Re: [newbie] Modem Settings

"Jamey" == Jamey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jamey I have a Rockwell 56k HCF pci modem, I have downloaded the Jamey upgrade for www.56k.com that suppose to make it work with Jamey linux. I was wondering where i can config it. I have linux [snip] I have seen messages on this list