Re: [newbie] MS Proxy

2000-01-12 Thread Dennis
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 01:45:28 -0500, you wrote: I know this one must been asked thousands of times, but I just cannot figure it out. My Linux is behind a MS Proxy server, I tried using proxy server setting under Netscape but it always reports that "The system cannot find the file specified".

[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Beta

2000-01-12 Thread Matos , Javier
Hi everyone: I´m trying to download Mandrake 7.0 Beta from the web, but all servers that i´m trying don´t support resuming. Anybody now a server that support resuming? Thanks. Javier.

[newbie] TEST

2000-01-12 Thread Meditalika
TEST

[newbie] just some questions

2000-01-12 Thread Mark Baseggio
hi i am running the most recent version of the mandrake 7 beta. i just have a few general questions regarding linux and mandrake... i hope someone can help! first, is anyone running a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer? I have the mouse--and I really want to use the thumb buttons.. Plus, I

[newbie] kernel panic

2000-01-12 Thread Roberto Pedrozo
I need to reinstall my linux mandrake but hen i start the autoboot in my cd i receve one message saying kernel panic and after the instalation stop. Someone can help me with this problem . i tryed to use my fdisk but i can´t erase the linux partition

Re: [[newbie] just some questions]

2000-01-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
Mark Baseggio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi i am running the most recent version of the mandrake 7 beta. i just have a few general questions regarding linux and mandrake... i hope someone can help! snip umm.. also any GOOD e-mail proggies? i really don't like netscape's

Re: [newbie] Linux + Mainstream

2000-01-12 Thread Josh McCaffrey
Seth Gibson wrote: Greets all! In real life i work at a Costco Warehouse, for those who dont know, its a warehouse store similar to Sam's Club. As i was walking the floor today i noticed that we started selling MacMillian(sp) Complete Linux 6.5. Right next to Win98 Upgd. How's

Re:[newbie] just some questions

2000-01-12 Thread Damien Mc Kenna
On 1/12/00 4:34:22 AM, Mark Baseggio wrote: umm.. also any GOOD e-mail proggies? i really don't like netscape's reader that much, and want an X email reader. Have a look through the ones you should have gotten with Mdk, presuming you installed all the applications - there's at least one good

Re:[newbie] Networking Connectivity Problem

2000-01-12 Thread Damien Mc Kenna
On 1/12/00 12:39:15 AM, Toyswins wrote: I've got a Windows 98 and LINUX box set up through an unmanaged hub. NIC cards and lo on both machines ping just fine. I can't seem to get the two to talk. Trying to ping the other machine, either way, fails. I've checked the hosts files, configured

Re: [newbie] kernel panic

2000-01-12 Thread Ricky
If you have a copy of your FAT, the one after made the linux partition, copy it and then make again the partition. - Original Message - From: Roberto Pedrozo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:12 AM Subject: [newbie] kernel panic I need to

[newbie] BeroList

2000-01-12 Thread Chris Hersha
I'm trying to set-up BeroList but either the documentation is LOUSY, or I'm an IDIOT… (might be a bit of both…) Everything seems to be installed, and I've run “new-list” and created my listname.config file (with listname equal to my specific list name)… along with listname.members,

[newbie] Help with Java...

2000-01-12 Thread Tech Room - STORE 605
I downloaded the files for Java Development Kit and ICQ for Java. The two files came down as tar.gz files. When I use RPM to install the JDK and ICQ for Java, when I select the files, RPM shuts down. Has anyone installed this series of applications?, if so, can you lend a hand for this

Re: [newbie] MS Proxy

2000-01-12 Thread Dennis
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:43:14 -0500, you wrote: Thanks a lot. It works at the first try!!! Great! Thanks Quite welcome. Just happy that your network admin used the defaults...g It would have been a bit more difficult if the defaults had been changed. Del Yang IsZone Inc. e-mail:

[newbie] Sun monitor and linux

2000-01-12 Thread Xavier Garcia
I just install Linux 6.5 in my PC and I have problems configurating the monitor. I'm using an old Sun monitor, GDM 20E20, and I have a Photon card (H-ART 5480). Anyone has any clue on how I have to set the XF86Config file for this monitor? Thanks in advance Xavier

[newbie] Samba problem

2000-01-12 Thread Damien Mc Kenna
I'm trying to run Samba on my Mdk6.1 system. I've got the client working A-OK (smbmount will connect to my Windows box fine), but I can't get the server-side working. When I look in my Windows Network Neighborhood thing it lists the Mandrake machine, but when I try to view the shares I

[newbie] no valid devices for install

2000-01-12 Thread Dave
Hello, First, I've checked the archives but only got partway through various searches resulting in about 500 matches...so I've decided to email you guys. I've partitioned a gig using PM4 out of my win98. I try installing (using a boot disk and the cd), and get this error after choosing

Re: [newbie] no valid devices for install

2000-01-12 Thread M Thompson
Are you using a UDMA controller? If so, you will have to give Linux some additional parameters during installation so that it can find your UDMA controller and the hard drive. Tell us a little more about your hardware (particularly your hard drive and IDE controller). Matt From: "Dave"

Re: [newbie] Samba problem

2000-01-12 Thread Meg
You can probably create a new user on your windows machine, and log on using the username for your linux system. This is a windows issue, because windows doesn't have any provision for using login/passwd, unless you're using NT. So, people tweak with the registry files or something. I don't

[newbie] upgrades

2000-01-12 Thread Meg
How does one go about upgrading mandrake from 6.1 to 6.5? If the process is too long, could someone point me towards the proper documentation to read? M

[newbie] Removing Drive 0 of Dual Boot System

2000-01-12 Thread Jim Vaughan
I am currently running a dual boot system with Win98 on Drive 0 and Mandrake 6.1 on Drive 1. The boot is setup in the MBR. I want to remove Drive 0 and make it a Single Drive system using only the Mandrake 6.1 drive. Is there anyway to do this without reloading completely? Thanks, Jim Vaughan

Re: [newbie] Help with Java...

2000-01-12 Thread Steve Allen
You can search for the RPMs or do the following with your tar.gz files: Enter the command ---" gzip -d (tarfilename).tar.gz " This expands the compressed file and replaces it with a tar archive with a tar extension. After you expand the compressed file, you need to expand it into a directory

Re: [newbie] Linux + Mainstream

2000-01-12 Thread Chip Wiegand
Josh McCaffrey wrote: Seth Gibson wrote: Greets all! In real life i work at a Costco Warehouse, for those who dont know, its a warehouse store similar to Sam's Club. As i was walking the floor today i noticed that we started selling MacMillian(sp) Complete Linux 6.5. Right