On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Scott Steinman wrote:
> Has anybody gotten Linux-Mandrake installed on a HP Pavilion computer? I can't get X
> to display a screen larger than 680 x 480. The Pavilion has an Intel 810 chipset
> graphics driver which is capable of higher resolution, but it is not on the list o
Has anybody gotten Linux-Mandrake installed on a HP Pavilion computer? I can't get X
to display a screen larger than 680 x 480. The Pavilion has an Intel 810 chipset
graphics driver which is capable of higher resolution, but it is not on the list of
supported devices. I've also tried the generic S
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Would anyone know of a shockwave plugin thats a rpm? Or how about a
> real working sub.?
> Thanks in advance
> Hugh
> --
> "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere."
--
Macromedia makes a Shockwave plugin for Linux. I have used it and it wo
I'm working on learning enough to get where you are. I've got the texts and
reading up and experimenting as I go. In my research I've found a few things that
might help. Check out:
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/100mbps.html
Found this in the LINUX Ethernet - HOWTO. Might want to che
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Brian Gardner wrote:
> In mandrake linux, the file names are limited to 8 characters. How do I enable long
>file name support?
>
They are not limited to 8 chars, and you don't have todo anything.
--
MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
In mandrake linux, the file names are limited to 8
characters. How do I enable long file name support?
Assuming your connection to your cable modem is functional AND your
connection to the rest of your lan is running, try ipchains, thats all I
had to do, it sets up a transparent proxy, i.e. you don't need to tell
your client software that you are behind a firewall, the exception is ftp
which you wi
Hello,
I am very new in working with Linux and perhaps someone of you can help
me. I am using Mandrake 6.1 and always when I closed KDE I get the
following error message:
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Thanks a lot in advance
Regards,
Lex
Would anyone know of a shockwave plugin thats a rpm? Or how about a
real working sub.?
Thanks in advance
Hugh
--
"I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere."
-- Forwarded Message --
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing an Iomega Atapi Zip drive
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 09:33:21 -0800
From: Eric Hanks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The new Linux Magazine has a great article on installing
zip-drivesDepending on the
technique you use to install i
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, bluebottle wrote:
> Just had a quick trip thro' the archives as I thought this had been
> covered. Must have missed it.
>
> Can someone advise as to installing.
>
Treat it as an IDE hard drive, except you don't give it a partition
#, iirc. i.e. in /etc/fstab you'd put someth
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Ganesh Subramanian wrote:
> I installed linux 6.5 on my pc which contains
> windows 98.
>
> linux does not recognize my modem.
> My modem is conexant soft k56 PCI Modem.
> ( I am able to use it from windows 98)
>
> Any set up needs required to acheive this.
> Any pointers w
Not a cd, but checkout tomsrtbt ( http://www.toms.net ), a complete distro on a
floppy. I use it for fixing little probs. Works great!
-db
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> Have any of you made a self-booting Linux CD that is totally independent of the
>hard-drive? It would be use
Still waiting to get my replacement - sent inlay off straight away.
John the Nadger
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Hi Gerry
>
> Sorry we all lost with this one. The cover disk from PC Answers was pressed
> in a hurry and some files where ommitted or corrupted. Look at their home
> page and
> > So I downloaded libstdc++ and now the configure says
>
> You need libstdc++-devel aswell as libstdc++
I finally found RPM's of both of these and they installed
correctly. Now the MySql configure runs. Make and Make
Install run but MySql still doesn't run but I am satisfied for
today.
Tha
Have any of you made a self-booting Linux CD that is totally independent of the
hard-drive? It would be useful for catastrophic
failures due to curious inexperienced hands like mine. Especially if you just want to
boot up and correct a few files on the
harddrive.
Seve
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, G_REEPER wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
I got Opera beta also. Seems a bit slow but looks good. Didn't take
long to crash. Few minutes. Trying to login to sites. Doesn't seem
to work with sites that require a password,
Jeanette
> Hash: SHA1 >
> Well, for
Hi
I am working to make my unix machine to dial on demand. I came across some
docs that mention peer-files. It doesn't go in to details to what a
peer-file is.
HELP!
Yes I wouldn't get to excited KFM seems to work better as a
browser than this. Looks like it has potential however.
Jeanette
- Original Message -
From: WH Bouterse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux b
Hi Brent
Firstly apologies all for using W'doze to reply but my linux box is
undergoing repairs at the moment.
To install your Zip drive, assuming its a parallel port version, do the
following:-
Place the following into /etc/conf.modules
modprobe lp
sleep 1
insmod ppa
(I also assume your print
Hi Gerry
Sorry we all lost with this one. The cover disk from PC Answers was pressed
in a hurry and some files where ommitted or corrupted. Look at their home
page and there's a statement about sending in the inlay card for a
replacement CD.
Regards
Mark Annandale
Harare, Zimbabwe
-Original
> While I actually like the bootup penguin, it hides half of the boot-up
> sequence so I can't scroll back to see it. Could someone please explain
> to me how to get rid of the penguin?
Why deep-six our favorite animal? Try "dmesg | less" or
"less /var/log/messages" and you can scroll forever.
S
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> You will be out of luck with that particular modem. It is a 'winmodem'
> style and will not work with Linux. You may want to consider swapping
> it out with an ISA model. My solution was to hook up an external modem
> to COM1 (/dev/ttys0). Left my PCI internal
Thanks to all who responded to my initial post suggesting that I put the
commands in the rc.local script. Unfortunately, while it did load the cards
module when I put the modprobe command in the rc.local file, it did not really
solve my problem. I guess I wasn't clear that I want to mount the driv
Hello Fellow Mandrake Fans,
I'm running into a problem trying to set up my linux-based
proxy. Basically, my NIC cannot see the cable modem, or vice versa.
Read on for more details.
I've got a cable-modem, which I've successfully used with linux
for several months now, with a Ac
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, M Thompson wrote:
> What's the URL?
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/browsers/opera-19991224.tar.gz
RPM version: on its way.
ftp://ftp.linux-mandrake.com/incoming/opera-19991224-1.i386.rpm
--
Ronald
Sorry - just done a proper search and found lots of info.
As it's only 5 hours and 52 mins to Xmas i@d better give up and start
celebrating.
Merry Xmas to one and all.
John the Nadger
http://www.mklinux.freeserve.co.uk
You will be out of luck with that particular modem. It is a 'winmodem'
style and will not work with Linux. You may want to consider swapping
it out with an ISA model. My solution was to hook up an external modem
to COM1 (/dev/ttys0). Left my PCI internal in the computer. I use it
for Win98 an
Just had a quick trip thro' the archives as I thought this had been
covered. Must have missed it.
Can someone advise as to installing.
Many thanks
John the Nadger
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Meditalika wrote:
> I have Realtek 8029 and 8139. I know my irq and io. What more I need to
> know?
>
For starters in order to use the 8029 you need to select the ne2k.o or
ne2k-pci.o drivers, and the 8139 should come up using rtl8139.o, I have
one of each in my Mandrake 6.1
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote:
>
> I've installed the linux, and at the screen of a linux logo there, it ask me to type
>the login name and password, after I type it, it don't not go to the KDE interface
>but go into the bush command interface like dos ...how can I get into the KDE
>interface
Ganesh,
Call the manufacturer for specific info, but I'm thinking"soft" is
short for "software", meaning the modem may require software to work.
This software is most likely for windoze. It's also a PCI modem.
Have you searched the archives, yet? This problem is pretty routine,
has been addresse
Looks very much like a win modem which will not work with linux. You need
either an ISA modem (with jumpers/dip switches) or an external,
John the Nadger
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> I installed linux 6.5 on my pc which contains
> windows 98.
>
> linux does not recognize my modem.
> My mod
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/ has a great section under 'Linux'
Basics' for what files you need to have to use the compiler, and
how to compile from source.
Merry Christmas y'all
--
.. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
On Fri, 24 Dec 19
Dear friends:
While I actually like the bootup penguin, it hides half of the boot-up
sequence so I can't scroll back to see it. Could someone please explain
to me how to get rid of the penguin?
Thank you.
Benjamin
--
Benjamin and Anna Sher
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sher's Russian Web
http://www.webshe
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Dana wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Dana wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to install MySQL on my Mandrake 6.0
> > > machine. I start the /configure file and it does some
> > > checking of the system. When it checks the c++
> > > compiler it returns this error message and stop
According to my know it all LInux book:
"Because they just standard (but removeable) SCSI or IDE disks most aspects of
their use are similar to those for other block devices."
In other words:
Find out which disk represents your zip drive. hda, hdb, hdc, or hdd.
Then edit your fstab with the f
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On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I need help installing my Zip drive on my system. Any help will be
> appeciated.
>
Go search the archives (linked off www.linux-mandrake.com)
for the answer. It IS there. Search for "Zip" and "ATAPI"
John
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
>John: I attempted to run the xf86config program, but it didn't help. The
> exact message I get from Netscape is this:
>
> Netscape: Error
>
> Visual 0x23 is a 4 bit PseudoColor visual. This is not a supported visual;
> images will be displayed in monochrome
I installed linux 6.5 on my pc which contains
windows 98.
linux does not recognize my modem.
My modem is conexant soft k56 PCI Modem.
( I am able to use it from windows 98)
Any set up needs required to acheive this.
Any pointers would be appreciated ?
Thanks in advance
ganesh
_
> On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Dana wrote:
>
> > I am trying to install MySQL on my Mandrake 6.0
> > machine. I start the /configure file and it does some
> > checking of the system. When it checks the c++
> > compiler it returns this error message and stops.
>
> anytime a ./configure fails you can lo
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, M Thompson wrote:
> Mickey,
>
> To over simplify things a lot, the Linux kernel is a file that enables the
> hardware and software talk to each other. The Mandrake 6.1 kernel source is
> just slightly different than the stock 2.2.13 kernel source. The hardware
> that it
Just checked and you can pick it up from www.slashdot.org
John the Nadger
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> What's the URL?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
> >From: WH Bouterse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [newbie] Opera fo
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
>
> I've installed the linux, and at the screen of a linux logo there, it ask me to type
>the login name and password, after I type it, it don't not go to the KDE interface
>but go into the bush command interface like dos ...how can I get into the KDE
>interface
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote:
>
> I've installed the linux, and at the screen of a linux logo there, it ask me to type
>the login name and password, after I type it, it don't not go to the KDE interface
>but go into the bush command interface like dos ...how can I get into the KDE
>interface
www.slashdot.org for Dec 24th has the link
Its actually more like Opera-Alpha
Very buggy but at least they got it
out the door for public testing.
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> You should have created a passoword for root during
> the install. At the prompt, type root and hit the
> enter key -- then type in your password.
>
Gerry sent me an email stating that it was a bad CD, and
that the magazine is offering replacement CDs.
J
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, WH Bouterse wrote:
> I have read docs, mans etc and seen various posts
> concerning this topic and in fact I think Axalone
> mentioned it a few thousand messages back, however
> I am not clear what the simplest approach is to:
>
> >From machine 'A' Linux Mandrake 6.1 fully
Hello Johnson,
Friday, December 24, 1999, 9:32:34 AM, you wrote:
J> What do I need to do to set my Linux to use cgi written by perl locally?
J> I can't use it although I've put it into /usr/cgi-bin/ !
J> urgent
J> Please help!
I wasn't able to do so because I got wrong path to the perl in the
fi
Hello newbie,
When I'm setting in linuxconf in the boot mode Graphics&netword I'm
getting xserver login screen. How can i get it thru the bash command?
Best regards,
Mikler mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Johnson,
Friday, December 24, 1999, 8:00:54 AM, you wrote:
J> I've installed the linux, and at the screen of a linux logo there, it ask me to
type the login name and password, after I type it, it don't not go to the KDE
interface but go into the bush command
J> interface like dos ...how
I would suggest that maybe we leave the penguin alone for a while
and get to work stuffing the turkey, I mean it IS getting pretty close
to that time of the year isn't it :-)
Merry Christmas to all
Michael Perry.
R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
<<<>>>
Hello Tom,
Friday, December 24, 1999, 12:53:13 AM, you wrote:
TJ> I have a few few questions.
TJ> I recently changed my motherboard to a different case
TJ> and I changed the slots my video card was in took out
TJ> the simms and put them back in. The only card I have
TJ> is a PCI matrox video c
Hello Tom,
Friday, December 24, 1999, 12:53:13 AM, you wrote:
TJ> does each user have to mount hardware or is it mounted
TJ> only by root?
While I was trying to mount it says only root can do that.
MAY BE it is configurable.
Best regards,
Miklermailto:[EMAIL PROTE
Hello again~
Just a reminder for the list that I am not actually on it; I simply don't
have the time to delete every message. For those who wish to reply, please
respond directly to my email addy.
That said...
John: I attempted to run the xf86config program, but it didn't help. The
exac
Hello again~
Just a reminder for the list that I am not actually on it; I simply don't
have the time to delete every message. For those who wish to reply, please
respond directly to my email addy.
That said...
John: I attempted to run the xf86config program, but it didn't help. The
exac
hello all ,
I have just installed mandrake 6.0 and I am trying to install oracle 8.5 and
apparently I have to make a few changes on the kernel parameter
:(shmmax,shhmni,shmseg) does anyone can tell me how to go about it ?
Thank you in advance
Hassani Youssouf
Network support analyst (1st line)
V
Dennis, Star Office was the first thing I got to install correctly on
here (I'm really green
at Linux) and the install went well. I noticed it is rather "hoggy"
memory wise and so far
the only errors I've drawn were due to a lack of horsepower on this
machine.
Dennis wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Dec 199
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Meditalika wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Have a lot of problem with network adapters (with realtek chips). I have
> small local network and all computers are with realtek network cards. I had
> installed Mandrake 6.0 on all computers, but I have problem, because any
> computer didn't wan
I trust the attached link will not offend.
Seasonal Greetings to all.
http://www.mklinux.freeserve.co.uk/jonexp2.html
John the Nadger
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Matt G. Ellis wrote:
> I'm trying to get sndconfig working again. When i run it it detecks my card like
>always, but then when it tires to play the sample sound it complains about /dev/dsp.
>i cheked to see if dsp was in /dev and it was
>
> I have an Ensoiq AudioPCI card
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Johnson wrote:
> What do I need to do to set my Linux to use cgi written by perl locally?
> I can't use it although I've put it into /usr/cgi-bin/ !
> urgent
> Please help!
>
You an only run cgi thru apache, non cgi perl just works..
--
MandrakeSoft http://www.ma
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, G_REEPER wrote:
> I haven't used the boot loader in partition magic, but if you can get in windows
> go to run and type msconfig and check the autoexe and see if it's being started
> there. at the same time if you can get to a command prompt type fdisk /mbr
> which will remo
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Dana wrote:
> I am trying to install MySQL on my Mandrake 6.0
> machine. I start the /configure file and it does some
> checking of the system. When it checks the c++
> compiler it returns this error message and stops.
anytime a ./configure fails you can look in config.log
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, M Thompson wrote:
> Axalon, are you referring to the kernel source shipped with Mandrake 6.1 or
> the kernel source shipped with Mandrake 7.0?
6.1, haven't tested the 7.0 kernel.. 2.4 will be here soon enough..
> Mickey, I wasn't able to apply the Andre Hedrick patch to t
I wish to everyone,
Merry Christmas and a happy new Year 2000!
Linux for ever...
dimis
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