Re: [newbie] Can't connect to the internet

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Someone informed me that I do not have to mess with kapp if I'm not using a > dial up connection. Should I still configure it? kapp? Do you maybe mean kppp? No, if you're not on a dial-up, don't bother. -Stephen-

[newbie] Can't connect to the internet

Someone informed me that I do not have to mess with kapp if I'm not using a dial up connection. Should I still configure it? andrew

Re: [newbie] HP 8100 CD-RW problems

i have the same problem but i can get burning programs to work

[newbie] 3c509 problem!!

Hey everyone. In all the previous version of linux I've used, i have been able to set up my network perfectly fine. Well in drake 7.0, i set it up in Linuxconf, and i get no network. The NIC comes on, and is initialized, but i cant ping, or be pinged. What would cause this? I know the NIC

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1

I believe Leo was sayin that in Drake 7.0, it has the drivers for winmodems already. At 08:45 PM 3/30/00 -0600, you wrote: >Leo Laporte was mantioning somthing about Mandrake 7.1 coming out.. It was >in a discussion >about WinModems becoming LinModems.. > >MarkP

[newbie] problems starting x

Hi, I'm having problems starting x and was wondering if anyone else has this problem. When I log in as root, do startx, it works fine. If I login under my user account, (under which I setup my internet account using kppp), and try startx, nothing happens up unless I hit ctrl - c twice, then

[newbie] modem driver help lucent cp

here is my situation i am tryin to install a modem driver and it requires an older kernel, but when i try to install that version it wont let me how do i override this.

[newbie] HP 8100 CD-RW problems

I have an HP CDWriter+ 8100 and I can't seem to get it to work with the supermount.  I can unmount and mount it manually using /dev/scd0 and it works but then I have to remount it every time I put in a new CD like in old Linux.  I have Mandrake 7.0.  Is there a way that I can get the drive

[newbie] Mandrake 7.1

Leo Laporte was mantioning somthing about Mandrake 7.1 coming out.. It was in a discussion about WinModems becoming LinModems.. MarkP

Re: [newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

where do I find the DNS tab of my setup? Is there a setup file or are you talking about resolv.conf? Andrew

Re: RE: [newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

Ed I don't understand this part of your message: << incorrect DNS addies entered for your card >> Does my card itself have an address associated with it? The only address info I have is : adapter address, IP, subnet mask, and default gateway. Is the DNS address different from the IP? -Andr

Re: [newbie] fixed it

Yup! I must have. If your upgrading your monitor to a newer one, I would imagine that it would be able to handle your current resolution. Then, once you got into KDE you could run drakconf adjust to your new monitor and different resolution. If the monitor or resolution you selected wasn't righ

[newbie] great

oh man, what a wonderful difference a 17" monitor makes...over a 15" I love my new monitor -- <===KompuKit===> Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServe

Re: [newbie] Linux Hangs.......

'ctrl-alt-backspace' have done that before and think this is what has caused some of the probs I have experienced in the last 2 weeks. Thank You for the response. I would recommend anyone that is having a prob with their system hanging and cannot use the keyboard or mouse do the "OFF" thingy and

Re: [newbie] Problem starting up: fsck command not found

I do not know about your situation, but I did about 12-14 installs to see how they each respond and how well they run etcetera. Well I also found some times doing an upgrade will put additional files on your system that were left off the first or second time. I would call this a 'BUG', like a bi

Re: [newbie] zip drive problem

I have not gotten my External Parallel Port ZIP Drive to work yet either. Will advise you though in your addition to 'fstab' file: /dev/hdd /mnt/zipdiskvfatuser,noauto,rw 0 0 ^ error /dev/hdb if your ZIP is an

Re: [RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code]

First you "cd" to the install DIR...the type "./configure" <--that is DOT then slash, this tells the configure command to run IN the DIR your in. HTH Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Tried - the "config" command is not found, either. > > > > > > > "forstfed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03

[newbie] IP MASQ (internet works on clients, not on linux server)

I recently set up IP MASQ on my linux machine. When i connect to the net on the linux box, i can ping the DNS server of my ISP. Also if i type in something like ping www.nintendo.com it says pinging www.nintendo.com (208.135.64.101) (not those numbers, though). That means, its looking up the na

Re: [newbie] Kmail

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Evening all, > > finaly got around to trying some of the OTHER features and ran into > Kmail. Does any one know how to get this thing to automagically go > out and check for new mail every 10 - 15 minutes. I have'nt found > any thing in the Settings YET but I'l

Re: [newbie] Problem starting up: fsck command not found

Per Holje wrote: > The fsck file is not present in the /sbin directory. > I suspect that more files are also missing, because the startup script did > not find /sbin/clock either. > > I could install all over again, but is there some other way? Perhaps getting > the missing file(s) directly from

Re: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > I don't have room for ALL of the developement > packages in the Mandrake install. Unless you're very knowledgeable about what every package does, my newbie conclusion is that the only path to Linux happiness is an "everything" install. The only thing I left out was

Re: [newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

i had the same problem. Just get the DNS number from your ISP, and put it in the DNS tab of your setup. it worked for me. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:59:40 EST > >Hello

Re: [newbie] Memory Problems

Brent Pathakis wrote: > Boot Linux and goto your /etc directory > edit lilo.conf > > you'll see and append= line > > change it to > > append = "mem=256M" > > Also, you can try > > linux mem=256m at the lilo prompt, just to make sure > you don't mess anything up. > > after you edit lilo.conf, run:

RE: [newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

Go into Drakconf, select Network Configuration. If you have anything set in primary gateway, or the incorrect DNS addies entered for your card, it may prevent correct dns resolution. I had the samething happening when I was attempting to set up internet sharing with another computer and forgot t

Re: [newbie] Memory Problems

"Congdon, Christopher" wrote: > I vaguely remember having seen this option in BIOS before, so I looked for > it. > > This particular system does not have this option... > > Where do I find lilo.conf and what do I put in it? Okay, lilo.conf is in /etc $ emacs /etc/lilo.conf Give me a second to

Re: [newbie] what and where

"Congdon, Christopher" wrote: > Try VNC (Virtual Network Computing) > > It has several ports, including NT, 95/98, and Linux... > > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ Wow! This thing is cool! Thanks for the tip =) -Stephen-

[newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

I sent this message once before but received a sending-mail error message. I don't know if it went out the first time so if you've already seen it, I apologize for the re-send. Hello all, I am running Mandrake 7.0 and I cannot get on the internet with Netscape. I have a PCMCIA card and usua

[newbie] Startup Level Not Working

I installed M7 to automatically start X, and now I want to change that to stop at the console logon. I changed inittab to read: id:3:initdefault: ..but X still starts automatically. What needs to be done? -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want t

[newbie] ZIP on hold..

Have not had much luck with the ZIP drive so checking out some of the info on the WHEEL mouse, mostly for Microsoft. I do recomend reading the 'man' pages on 'gpm' and 'imwheel' before you install them in the 'AutoInstall' file for 'KDE' if nothing else but to learn a little about commands and ho

Re: [newbie] re: X Won't Start Helppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are two spots at that address you need to check for updated rpms: ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/mandrake/RPMS and ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/contrib/RPMS Check both of these sites to get the packages you're looking for - yes, they are there. Michael Holt [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] attn: Kirk McElhearn

That makes sense, thanks M.Holt - Original Message - From: "Vic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] attn: Kirk McElhearn > I find that its best to let the unix box be the main server and > all other single-user systems

[newbie] Linux Windows Network

When I installed linux it recognized my nic fine. Now that I am in it I don't know where to look to configure it, and other basic things such as actually connecting to a windows machine. Can you recommend links on setting up your nic as in what all the options mean an what you need to set up and

[newbie] rpmdrake

I am trying to add an ftp site into rpmdrake, and don't understand what hdlist means. Here is the steps you take to get to this item: 1. Open rpmdrake 2. Click on Configuration.Add location of packages.FTP The third box says "For FTP and HTTP, you need to give the location for hdist. It must

[newbie] Lack of download speed/completion

I have my computer connected to the Internet with a NE2000 PCI 10mhz card by way of a small home LAN. The connections are made by a 56K modem on good phone lines. If I have OS/2 Warp running I can d/l the file, IBMJava-SDK-1_1_8-2_0_i386.RPM, in about 39 minutes with 4.5 k/sec using Netscape Comm

[newbie] Can't Connect to the Internet

Hello all, I am running Mandrake 7.0 and I cannot get on the internet with Netscape. I have a PCMCIA card and usually connect through a cable modem or DSL line. I have received some suggestions and followed them: I went to /etc/resolv.conf and entered nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx. but this d

[newbie] Word Perfect Office 2000 for Linux....

I just got WP office 2000 for Linux. It installs easy and offers GREAT apps!! I've now owned Quattro Pro/WP under all O/Ses. DOS WIN Linux. I feel like have a computer now MarkP

[newbie] Dell Inspiron 7500 Mandrake 6.5 question

I have recently installed Mandrake 6.5 on my Dell Inspiron 7500 I get to the Login screen where the penguin is on the top left hand corner and then the login prompt, then the screen just blanks and I can't do anything. Please help. thanks! Adam

[newbie] Dell inspiron 6500 mandrake 6.5 q?

I have recently installed Mandrake 6.5 on my Dell Inspiron 7500 I get to the Login screen where the penguin is on the top left hand corner and then the login prompt, then the screen just blanks and I can't do anything. Please help. thanks! ADAM

Re: [Re: [[newbie] need help with netscape]]

thanks all for the help. i got it working today. excellent!! __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

RE: [newbie] Problem starting up: fsck command not found

If you file system is ext2, you may need to use e2fsck. Also, if your checking the hard drive, you'll probably want to do it from the boot disk (the one made during the install), because it generally has to be unmounted to work. --- Per Holje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The fsck file is not pre

RE: [newbie] Problem starting up: fsck command not found

The fsck file is not present in the /sbin directory. I suspect that more files are also missing, because the startup script did not find /sbin/clock either. I could install all over again, but is there some other way? Perhaps getting the missing file(s) directly from the CD (or from the net) ? p

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

When you install the package (usually a tar.gz file), look at what directory it creates. cd to that directory - you might have to poke around for it a bit, a lot of times the author will put a /src directory under the original. when you find the configure command, issue it like this: ./configure

[newbie] [resend] SoundBlaster PCI128

I have a SOUNDBLASTER PCI128 and I cant get it to load it says: --- /lib/modules/2.2.14-1/misc/es1370.o: init_module: De

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

it should be: ./configure then: ./make then: ./make install then: ./make clean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 12:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code Tried - the "con

RE: [newbie] Re: Netscape 128

Thanks for the information. I am in Canada, where I am allowed to use the 128 bit encription. Murray -Original Message- From: Mike & Tracy Holt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 2000, March, 29 5:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Re: Netscape 128 Hel

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

No luck - Neither "configure" nor "make" exist anywhere on my hard drive... Brent Pathakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/30/2000 02:04:14 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joe Reynolds/ISSC/Texas Utilities) Subject: RE: [newbie] Installing

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

Tried - the "config" command is not found, either. "forstfed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/30/2000 11:43:56 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joe Reynolds/ISSC/Texas Utilities) Subject: RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code did you do "c

Re: [newbie]Window Drives under Linux

Mount the harddrive using something like this: "mount /dev/the_harddrive_partition /mnt/disk" as root. Then go to /mnt/disk, and copy whatever file you need. Use "umount /mnt/disk" to umount the harddrive after your done. > What I want to do is download a Linux friendly ISP, but I have to use

RE: [newbie] Memory Problems

lilo.conf is in /etc the line starts: append= and should look like append="mem=128m" (assuming you have 128m ram) and run lilo -v. --- "Congdon, Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I vaguely remember having seen this option in BIOS > before, so I looked for > it. > > This particular syste

[newbie] zip drive problem

I am having trouble getting the zip drive recognized in Mandrake 7.0. Here is what I get: # modprobe ppa /lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdksecure/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busyparport: Device or resource busy modprobe imm gives the same message (though I have a 100M drive so modpobe pp

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

Don't know if this helps, but I'll put in my two cents worth. I used to have a lot of problem install programs as source code. What works for me is: copy to package to /usr/local (rather than your home directory. When you I run configure, I have to do it like this to get it to work: ./configure

Re: [newbie] Linux Hangs.......

I've had certain programs hang in X too. One thing you can try is ctrl-alt-backspace, and that will usually kick you back out to a command prompt. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have had the problem of my GUI login just went > away a few days ago and > had to use the TEXT login then type in 's

Re: [newbie] Memory Problems

Boot Linux and goto your /etc directory edit lilo.conf you'll see and append= line change it to append = "mem=256M" Also, you can try linux mem=256m at the lilo prompt, just to make sure you don't mess anything up. after you edit lilo.conf, run: lilo -v and reboot. --- "Stephen F. Bosch" <[

RE: [newbie] Memory Problems

I vaguely remember having seen this option in BIOS before, so I looked for it. This particular system does not have this option... Where do I find lilo.conf and what do I put in it? -Original Message- From: Stephen F. Bosch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 2:44

Re: [[newbie] Kmail]

On Mon, 05 May 2036, you wrote: Joseph S Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Evening all, > > finaly got around to trying some of the OTHER features and ran into > Kmail. Does any one know how to get this thing to automagically go > out and check for new mail every 10 - 15 minutes. I have'nt f

RE: [newbie] what and where

Try VNC (Virtual Network Computing) It has several ports, including NT, 95/98, and Linux... http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ -Original Message- From: Chadley Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 12:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] what and whe

Re: [newbie]Window Drives under Linux

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 03/30/2000 9:42:46 AM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > How can I detect my Window's drivers under Mandrake? > > > > > > > > > 'A Slave To The Drive To Obsession- > > > A Spirit With A Vis

Re: [newbie] Memory Problems

"Congdon, Christopher" wrote: > I have an Intergraph TD-4 dual CPU Pentium 90 I've installed Mandrake 7.0 > on. > > The BIOS reports that the system has 96MB of RAM, however Mandrake only > reports 65MB... Help > This is still a memory addressing issue -- someone has posted a solution to thi

RE: [newbie] Sounblaster AWE64 PNP

I thought you meant disable OS initialization of plug 'n play and enable bios initialization (this is in the install guide). Anyway, I got things working. I reinstalled with a fresh install instead of an upgrade, then ran sndconfig from an xterm instead of from Konsole (bios initialization of pnp

RE: [newbie] Memory Problems

I entered all 256 manually during the install and it didn't work... I had to go in to the lilo.conf file and add append="mem=256M", I'm in windows right now so I don't really where it goes since I'm not in Linuuux, I believe it goes close to the bottom. You also need to run lilo -v from the c

Re: [Re: [newbie] fixed it]

KompuKit wrote: > I can't do this...because I don't have a image called linux 3... > someone else suggested this kind of thing...but using linux 2 instead... > but when I tried to login using lnux 2...it said no such image... > also tried linux 3...with same replywhat else can be done? > I'm

RE: [newbie] Sounblaster AWE64 PNP

hello !!! I said disable your plug 'n play ! because it conflicts with the linux detectionn.. but don't believe me read more about it on mandrake page ! but anyway you must disable you plug 'n play (which is a windows thingy anyway) I have a awe64 as well .. and disabling plug and play did it for

Re: [newbie] Memory Problems

"Congdon, Christopher" wrote: > I have an Intergraph TD-4 dual CPU Pentium 90 I've installed Mandrake 7.0 > on. > > The BIOS reports that the system has 96MB of RAM, however Mandrake only > reports 65MB... Help > > Chris Richard wrote: No, I have 128 memory and It all works fine on mandrke a

Re: [newbie]Window Drives under Linux

In a message dated 03/30/2000 9:42:46 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How can I detect my Window's drivers under Mandrake? > > > > > > 'A Slave To The Drive To Obsession- > > A Spirit With A Vision, Is A Dream With A Mission' > >

[newbie] Memory size problem

For some reason linux is not using all of my system's memory. My system has 256Meg, but linux is only using 64Meg. The BIOS sees all 256 Meg so I know it is there. I am using Mandrake 7.0. Does anyone have any idea what could be happening? Thank you, Jeff

[newbie] FW: FYI.....

I know this is not the subject for this Group, just a little hint to be careful so we still have all here to communicate with each other... Word to the wise and not too careful.. - Forwarded message -- >tell them to clean the tops of the tonic cans they get out of the >ma

[newbie] Memory Problems

I have an Intergraph TD-4 dual CPU Pentium 90 I've installed Mandrake 7.0 on. The BIOS reports that the system has 96MB of RAM, however Mandrake only reports 65MB... Help Chris

RE: [newbie] Installing apps from source code

did you do "configure" before attempting "make"? Ed -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 9:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Installing apps from source code I'm brand new to Linux - used Unix a long time ago

Re: [newbie] IDE Zip Drive 100MB

Indeed; one of the big fish at Iomega stated on American national television that Iomega replaces all COD-drives, even after the warranty has expired. Or so I read. But since the drive isn't clicking yet; just acting weird, I need to verify what the problem is first. But I believe it might be a

Re: [newbie] attn: Kirk McElhearn

I find that its best to let the unix box be the main server and all other single-user systems be the workstations. Just my 2 pennies On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Michael Holt mewed: > Hello Kirk, > I read your apple isdn question (internet sharing). I don't know > the answer to your question, but

RE: [newbie] CD copying to HD

just use "cp" Linux copies CD's in full binary format, it will copy the full image (not like Windows) > -Original Message- > From: Scala, Lino [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:58 AM > To: Mandrake (E-mail) > Subject: [newbie] CD copying to HD > > Hi, >

Re: [newbie] test, as usually

Denise, We cannot Just Ignore you, you are too important to this system and our Group. Have a great DAY!!! don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I k

Re: [newbie] IDE Zip Drive 100MB

I think you can call Iomega and let them hear that click of death, and they *should* replace it, I heard. On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Rial Juan mewed: > FYI, IDE Zip drives exist. I have one, so I should know. Zip drives come in more > flavours than just the parallel/USB ones. > > Anyway, can't help y

[newbie] Installing apps from source code

I'm brand new to Linux - used Unix a long time ago, but don't remember much - I've downloaded a file manager in the form of source code, and need to do a "make" to compile it - typing "make" at the shell prompt tells me that there is no "make" in my searchpath, and I tried to do a File Find, and

Re: [newbie] Netscape

Sheah---as if, On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Lane Lester mewed: > Vic said: > > > I wonder who I can e mail to tell them that Netscape sucks? > > The only problem is that it sucks less than any other X browser. > -- > Lane > > Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA > Using Linux to get where

[newbie] fstab for CD writer?

Hi! I'm runnig Mandrake 7 and I have just bought a HP CD writer from a friend. How does the fstab entry have to look like for a CD writer? Thanks in advantage, -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | |

[newbie] re: X Won't Start Helppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i went to the addy u mentioned ftp://ftp.rpmfind.com/linux/mandrake/cooker/contrib/rpms and got the xf86 4 rpms but the Xaw3d and xinitrc dob't seem to be there           - Original Message - From: John Couturier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 20

Re: [newbie] Sounblaster AWE64 PNP

I had the same problem and solved it thus: >From the command line (not from x or an x-console) run sndconfig - it will find the card and configure things - you will then hear Torvalds pronouncing LINUX, and a small MIDI file, and you're home! (You may have to do this a couple of times, but it wi

Re: [[newbie] Mandrake and large hard Drive on 486]

Thanks for the Information, I'll try both Distros when I get home. James Flanagan

Re: [newbie] CD copying to HD

What do you want to share over the network? The files (contents of CD)? --> just copy them to wherever you want. The iso-image? --> just copy /dev/cdrom (yes, /DEV/cdrom; not /MNT/cdrom) to a file; like this: cp /dev/cdrom /home/httpd/html/iso-images/mandrake_7.0-2.iso these .iso files can be

Re: [newbie] IDE Zip Drive 100MB

FYI, IDE Zip drives exist. I have one, so I should know. Zip drives come in more flavours than just the parallel/USB ones. Anyway, can't help you with your problem though; mine gets recognised OK, but it's acting weird, so I believe a click-of-death is pretty imminent :-( On Mar 28 John D. Her

Re: [[newbie] Mandrake and large hard Drive on 486]

If you goto http://www.linux-mandrake.com they have a version that was made for the 486.

Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] fixed it]]

You type "linux 3" at the LILO prompt, it's NOT an image, but an init level. Then login as ROOT and does as I suggested KompuKit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't do this...because I don't have a image called linux 3... > someone else suggested this kind of thing...but using linux 2 instead...

Re: [newbie] Modem Blaster

Hi: I set mine up as a generic hayse compatible, it works well, And stays on line days on end (until my ISP burps), then auto dial brings it back on line in less than a minute. Herman On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, you wrote: > I have a Creative Modem Blaster (PCI), and Mandrake 7 doesn't recognize it.

Re: [newbie] upgrading RedHat 6.1 to Mandrake 7.0

On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, steve harris wrote: Hi Steve and others... > RedHat 6.2 will be out April 10. thanks, thats not the problem, the iso image for rh62 is allready on my machine ;) > MacMillan Mandrake 7 died on my system, and I was trying to upgrade > MacMillan Mandrake 6.0 to 7.0 well tha

RE: [newbie] Sounblaster AWE64 PNP

In the bios, I enabled plug n play before the upgrade, i.e., all pnp devices are initialized by the bios. I checked, and the bios now says that it has initialized my sound card. Idris

Re: [newbie] Kmail

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, you wrote: Go to Settings, Network, highlight the account, select Modify, and check enable Interval Mail checking. Ed > Evening all, > > finaly got around to trying some of the OTHER features and ran into > Kmail. Does any one know how to get this thing to automagicall

Re: [newbie] IDE Zip Drive 100MB

I assume your device is a 100 MB Parallel Zip Drive. If so, it utilizes a built-in SCSI adapter. Hence, Linux should recognize it not as hda (which would normally be the primary (boot) IDE harddisk), but more likely as something like /sdX (where X = its natural position in the SCSI chain after your

Re: [newbie] Netscape

Vic said: > I wonder who I can e mail to tell them that Netscape sucks? The only problem is that it sucks less than any other X browser. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...

Re: [newbie] Proxy server and cable setup.

I use RR in Rocheste, NY just set the protocol for you nic to DHCP (under linuxconf) and linux will setup the rest based on the info it receives from the DHCP server "Pittman, Merle" wrote: > > contact your ISP and get all the info (DNS, IP, gateway, etc.) and then you > can proceed. > > > ---

RE: [newbie] how do you make a boot disk for linux manually with kde, gnome or aNY OTHRER window manager?

Open a terminal window (if you are running KDE or someother window manager) and at the command line, type "mkbootdisk". This will show you how to use this utility. do a "man mkbootdisk" to find out the options. > -Original Message- > From: Ken Olliffe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Th

[newbie] CD copying to HD

Hi, here at work we would like to copy CD contents to a local hard drive and make it available over the network, is there such an utility in Linux that would allow us to do that? Thanks

Re: [newbie]Window Drives under Linux

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How can I detect my Window's drivers under Mandrake? > > > 'A Slave To The Drive To Obsession- > A Spirit With A Vision, Is A Dream With A Mission' > -Rush 'Mission' > > -Chris > > Rasputin > http://www.angelfire.com/ne/rasputin1/Rasputin

[newbie] Problem starting up: fsck command not found

Title: Glacier Hello, Just installed my Mandrake 6.1 from a magazine cover cd. After installing, I get an error when trying to boot into Linux. (dual-boot system with win98) The following happens:   Loading default keymap    OK Activating swap partitions    OK Setting hostname lo

RE: [[newbie] Mandrake and large hard Drive on 486]

There is a floppy-based networking distro of Linux called Linux Router Project http://www.linuxrouter.org -Original Message- From: Jaguar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 4:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [[newbie] Mandrake and large hard Drive on 486

RE: [newbie] Sounblaster AWE64 PNP

did you disable plug 'n play in your bios ???

[newbie] Modem Blaster

I have a Creative Modem Blaster (PCI), and Mandrake 7 doesn't recognize it. I have tried Lothar and Kppp, but to no avail. Anybody know if this will work, or will I have to change hardware? bryan __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www

Re: [newbie] new hard disk...

I totally depends on what you have on your Linux system that you might want to save. Generally the only things I save are my /home directory and any programs that I've downloaded that I want to reload after setup. It's a quick thing, usually, to just let the installer do it's job. You can assig

Re: [newbie] upgrading RedHat 6.1 to Mandrake 7.0

frank, RedHat 6.2 will be out April 10. MacMillan Mandrake 7 died on my system, and I was trying to upgrade MacMillan Mandrake 6.0 to 7.0 You should only upgrade if you need added hardware support or something else new you NEED. There are current security updates for your RH 6.1 My comment wou

Re: [newbie] how do you make a boot disk for linux manually with kde, gnome or aNY OTHRER window manager?

At 02:46 PM 28/03/00 -0500, you wrote: >how do you make a boot disk for linux manually with kde, gnome or aNY >OTHRER window manager > I saw a possible answer to your question in a FAQ last night but I cannot remember where. The suggestion was to lo0ok up man pages at . Good luck.Ken. >

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