Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

On Apr 20 Gerald E Peck wrote: > That's all I'll say to the list. > If you really have the time we can play in E-Mail. Place me in the 'cc'-field; I'm actually enjoying this ;-) -- Rial Juan e-mail: [EMAIL PROT

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

KathleenI'm suspicious of something here. If your primary drive needs to be disabled to allow Linux to boot then I suspect that you probably installed Linux with the primary drive disabled as well, right? If that's so, then it'll probably be easier to reinstall Linux under normal conditions

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

How about switching your drives? If you make Linux /dev/hda and Windows /dev/hdb (make Linux your primary master and put windows on your primary slave). You shouldn't have to change too much, just the jumpers on your Windows drive. I would like to say that I have two drives. On the first (20GB

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

Yup, I tried it. I ran "lilo" at the command prompt after I saved it and it told me /dev/hdb is not a regular file. Maybe this is a good excuse to get a whole new and different box?! Any excuse, any at all... An iMac, eh? Cool. Mine is grape and is quite neglected since this Linux thing came

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

Michael Holt wrote: > I'll have to keep you in mind; I'm planning to buy an iMac this summer and > I don't have a clue how to run one! > > Have you tried the lilo fix yet? I'm curious to see if it works! > > Mike > > The Russells wrote: > > > > The Russells wrote: > > > > > > > First, a little

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

I'll have to keep you in mind; I'm planning to buy an iMac this summer and I don't have a clue how to run one! Have you tried the lilo fix yet? I'm curious to see if it works! Mike The Russells wrote: > > The Russells wrote: > > > > > First, a little background. I am a native Mac user (what

[newbie] Internet problems

I have hooked up my Linux (Red Hat 6.1) to the DSL I am running Ip Masqurading on the system and it is routing to the internet for the other 4 systems. The strange thing is I am unable to astablish a connection to some web sites that use security. Or various other sites. If I connect it dire

Re: [newbie] in second stage install problem

well, i can tell you that it is a problem with X. i had the same problem, but it was caused by another problem (mainly my hdd becoming read only). but i don't know how to fix it. sorry man. >From: Francois Massin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subje

[newbie] can't read partitionn table, too corrupt???

Product:  Complete Linux Mandrake 7.0. After running the included partition magic and setting up the Linuxpartition @ 860MB I am recieving a message during Linux install:"I can't read your partition table, it's too coorupted for me :(I'll try to go on blanking bad partitions extended partit

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

> The Russells wrote: > > > First, a little background. I am a native Mac user (what is a BIOS anyway?! > > command prompt?!) > > and Michael responded: > >You don't have a bios on Apple computers? (No, seriously, you don't?) Nope. I suppose the most similar thing to BIOS in a Mac would be the

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

> First problem: LILO. Right now, I have to disable the primary hard drive > in BIOS to boot my Linux drive. When I boot the Linux drive, LILO asks me > if I want to boot to Linux or my floppy drive. I'd love to be able to make > a choice between Windows and Linux as everything boots up. I a

[newbie] in second stage install problem

Hello there, I try to install Madrake 7.0 on my P100 32Mb Ram. Seems to start ok but then I have this message: in second stage install _X11ransSocketUnixConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11ransSocketUnixConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Sun Apr 16 15:04:05 2000 Gtk - WARNING: Cannot ope

Re: [newbie] LILO and modem issues

The Russells wrote: > First, a little background. I am a native Mac user (what is a BIOS anyway?! > command prompt?!) You don't have a bios on Apple computers? (No, seriously, you don't?) > First problem: LILO. Right now, I have to disable the primary hard drive > in BIOS to boot my Linux d

[newbie] How-to have Multiple distros on one hard drive

> Hi all, > > I just got a machine with a 40 GB drive. For various reasons I would like to > try and setup Windows (I know, I know - I need it for work..), Mandrake and > another linux distro - possibly suse, or have a second mandrake install for > playing around with new stuff, yet maintain a s

Re: [newbie] 7.02 ISO image question

>I downloaded the 7.02 ISO file to disk. I then tried copying the file to a >CD. The CD recording software (called just!Data) on my PC seems to have >just copied the .iso file onto the CD - there is no directory structure or >anything. Should the recording software have taken care of that, or I a

Re: [[newbie] Accessing NT lan from Linux - SERIOUSLY - I desperat ely need help on this, guys...]]

http://www.softseek.com/Internet/Web_Publishing_Tools/Servers/Review_10592_index.html Have a look Sambar for Win 9x/NT/2000 "William Palfreman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Never heard of Sambar for NT. Don't believe it exists because > Mickeysoft hate anything to do with UNIX and do their b

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

I got my machine to format a mac zip disk also. On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Joe Perry wrote: > Because Windows does not provide support for reading/writing from any > partitions that are Windows/DOS partitions. There is little chance that > Microsoft will add this support in the forseeable future. Li

Re: [newbie] Wine

I believe you have to call wine when you attempt to run a windows application, such as: wine windowsprogramme.exe instead of just typing windowsprogramme.exe On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, you wrote: > OK, a REALLY basic one.. > > Does Mandrake load Wine when you install the os, or do yuo have to get it

[newbie] How-to have Multiple distros on one hard drive

Hi all, I just got a machine with a 40 GB drive. For various reasons I would like to try and setup Windows (I know, I know - I need it for work..), Mandrake and another linux distro - possibly suse, or have a second mandrake install for playing around with new stuff, yet maintain a stable instal

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

I remember the VHS vs. Beta war and wow was it bloody. When I was little I liked VHS for a totally stupid reason, but after I found out that BetaMax was built on the design of the U-matic, I found out why it produced a better picture. Do you remember an old commercial video format called U-matic

[newbie] Path updating

Hi, I upgraded to Sun's JDK 1.2.2. It is located in /usr/local/jdk1.2.2/bin, however the orginal Mandrake JDK is located at /usr/bin/java and I can not make my system reconize the new location. I seem to recall a file that hold this info, similar to the old DOS config.sys. What/where is the Mand

[newbie] RPM problems

I am new to Mandrak, switching from Caldera. I have tried to install Canvas 7 in rpm form, and even Mandrak openssh rpm and all failed. Seems rpm is screwed. I did get an error msg that I can not dupe a the moment but seem to remember cant access lib6 /var/lib/rpm/requiredby.rpm (I know /var/lib

Re: [newbie] cable modem

I don't know, probably because Kmail does not know poop from shinola and when I press reply it don't know who to reply to. On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, you wrote: > Why am I getting your email ?? > -Original Message- > From: Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > D

[newbie] 7.02 ISO image question

hello again, I downloaded the 7.02 ISO file to disk. I then tried copying the file to a CD. The CD recording software (called just!Data) on my PC seems to have just copied the .iso file onto the CD - there is no directory structure or anything. Should the recording software have taken care of th

[newbie] To Vernon Stilwell, whoever you are!

Located on a dusty dirt road, running roughly parallel to the information highway. Awaiting BellSouth's efforts to bridge the "digital divide". Mr, Stilwell, your little sig file here made me and my co-workers laugh and generally feel better. I work at a smallish I.S.P. in Colorado. We fight

[newbie] LILO and modem issues

First, a little background. I am a native Mac user (what is a BIOS anyway?! command prompt?!) who intended to install LinuxPPC about this time last year. I never got around to it. About three weeks ago I bought a PC and decided to make some use of it by getting a second hard drive and installin

Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

LOL!!! vern wrote: > On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, you wrote: > > I appear to be getting all the email from your forum/discussion group. Like > > 100's a day. > > What is the forum called so that I can try to get it fixed ?? > > > > Bryn Jones > > > Hello Bryn, > I'll not copy and resend all that pseudo

Re: My take on all of this... (was "[newbie] Linux Partition")

I agree, sometimes it's hard to explain why I like it (Linux) so much. I can't really, in good conscience, try to get everyone I know to convert to Linux because of the simple fact - most people don't care to spend their evening 'configuring' things, they just want to sit down and write and email

Re: [newbie] new system recommendations

I've heard that ASUS would be releasing a dual processor board for the Athlon, but I haven't seen anything official. I myself am planning to build an Athlon 700 system this summer, and I've been watching the reviews at www.anandtech.com The board that I'm most impressed with at this point is the

Re[2]: [newbie] SAMBA

Probably you don't have samba configured at all. check out www.mandrakeuser.org Tom has a great samba primer posted. Got everything but linux to window printing up on mine with that. Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713

Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

I just couldn't let this one escape...a word or two This is exactly why God HATES pride and ego... 1. because it stops us from becoming all that God wants us to be. 2. because it eventually leads to arguments...and hate for each other. "satan"...is the enemy here...not yourselfs...realise this.

Re: [newbie] Installation/Cylinder 1024/Boot Magic/8+GB hard drives

GeraldI've already detailed, in an earlier message to b/web, what he needs to do to accomplish what he wants. Basically what that is, is to use BootMagic as the boot loader, and to have Linux Mandrake 7 and Windows9x coexist and dual boot on a 17 gb IDE drive. What he needs to accomplish is

Re: [newbie] GUI is gone and so is my sanity

You mean you started playing w/ Linux BEFORE you went insane. That explains a lot. ;) Seriously tho - quick and dirty way to get to a gui: Log in at the Penguin prompt. You'll get another prompt type 'startx' w/o the quotes of course. You have probably changed your default run level somewh

[newbie] Slow internet connection....

OK, I finally got a working connection to my ISP. But its very slow, not so much on netscape, but when I download mail (using either kmail or netscape mail). What could it be? Hendrik

Re: [newbie] Installation/Cylinder 1024/Boot Magic/8+GB hard drives

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 06:56:32 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >[stuff deleted] > Wayne mentioned that he split his hard drive in half and put his > entire > C:\drive to the right and his "/" to the left of his C:\drive, this > made > actual sense to me, however I then had the question, do not

Re: [newbie] Copying text from kedit to netscape mail

If only I had known it was that simple, thanks Nev Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Nevhighlight some text with the mouse cursor using left > mouse button. Make sure the window you highlighted text in > stays open and the highlighted text stays highlighted till you > paste. Paste with mouse curso

[newbie] ADSL Support for efficient network card

Hi Wonder if anybody have the driver for the efficient network ATM 3060 network card? and how can I get the drivers and how do I install it? I have been trying to go into the net but none of the drivers supplied works! Kindly get to me soon! Richard

Re: [newbie] lots of crashes???

- Original Message - From: Joseph S. Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] lots of crashes??? I encountered a VERY similar problem and it turned out that the video card was not seated completely. I had just inst

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

Weird, I download Linux stuff via windows all the time (on my universities fast connection). Sometimes (like now, when I am stuck on a machine with a software modem) I download Linux stuff too. I put it all in C:\linux (or Z:\) then either mount hda1 or hdb4 (my 'C:' and my zip drive, that it) a

Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, you wrote: > I appear to be getting all the email from your forum/discussion group. Like > 100's a day. > What is the forum called so that I can try to get it fixed ?? > > Bryn Jones Now there's a bit of good old Welsh common sense - isn't it. I suggest that, if people want

Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, you wrote: > I appear to be getting all the email from your forum/discussion group. Like > 100's a day. > What is the forum called so that I can try to get it fixed ?? > > Bryn Jones > Hello Bryn, I'll not copy and resend all that pseudo intellectual crap, we in the "mainstr

[newbie] Accessing NT lan from Linux - SERIOUSLY - I desperat ely need help on this, guys...]

Never heard of Sambar for NT. Don't believe it exists because Mickeysoft hate anything to do with UNIX and do their best to discorage it. As Linux is compatible with NT networking there is really no need for this kind of thing. I would have thought you would use Samba and set your machine up

Re: [newbie] lots of crashes???

Your problem is very simple. You have a fan failure (over the main chip) or you have some dodgy memory. Open the case up and check the little fan is turning. If not, don't use your machine until you have a new one on (typical cost < £3). If the fan is fine and the machine is still under warr

Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

I appear to be getting all the email from your forum/discussion group. Like 100's a day. What is the forum called so that I can try to get it fixed ?? Bryn Jones -Original Message- From: Jim Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 20, 200

Re: [newbie] cable modem

Why am I getting your email -Original Message- From: Jacob Aaron Holbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:24 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cable modem >well I called them again..and they said that they could not give them to >

Re: [newbie] cable modem

Why am I getting your email?? -Original Message- From: Bruce Endries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:35 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cable modem >I use Linux with a cable modem on RoadRunner, and it works great. >Why don't you t

Re: [newbie] cable modem

Why am I getting your email ?? -Original Message- From: Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 1:30 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cable modem >Do you have a static IP or a dynamic IP? > >If you have a dynamic IP address, mandrake shoul

[newbie] SCSI or IDE or ISA

I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0 from CD-ROM to a gateway E5200 with 2 internal quantum fireball drives. The drives show up in winnt, start->settings->control panel->scsi adapters as: Promise Technology Inc, Ultra66 IDE Controller-driver started Quantum FIREBALL LM Quantum FIREBALL LM

RE: [newbie] Wine

Try http://www.winehq.com/ "Sami Kutbi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/20/2000 10:38:43 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joe Reynolds/ISSC/Texas Utilities) Subject: RE: [newbie] Wine Can some one please tell us how to run wine software? Thanks

[newbie]

BTW, In case anyone is curious about my sig, which I sometimes forge to delete, not only am I a computer geek but I'm also a car geek. Keep forgetting to delete it. In case anyone was wondering, doubt you all were though. heh. Nick Horton 1998 Cavalier Z24 5-Speed Weapon-R Intake, RKSport Fron

RE: [newbie] Checking IP Address

At prompt type ifconfigand that should do it. Nick Horton 1998 Cavalier Z24 5-Speed Weapon-R Intake, RKSport Front Engine Mount Insert, Hellwig Rear Swaybar, Powerslot Slotted Rotors, Freedom Design Front Strut Tower Brace, TPS Line Conditioner > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL P

Re: [newbie] Problems with the RAM

dont forget after modifying the lilo.conf file, you must execute /sbin/lilo as root to make the changes effective. hope that helps... >From: Fernando García Arranz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Problems with the RAM >Date: Wed, 19 Ap

[newbie] X

My system was powered down improperlyto make a long story short, I get the following error when attempting to run anything that requires X: /usr/X11R6/bin/X: error in loading shared libraries: libfont.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory However, the file appears t

[newbie] Cannot Install

Hi Anybody can help me with this I try installing mandrake 7 with a boot disk .. it says cdrom not found I have a 40X acer. I try installing using Ln4win.. the installation cannot start when it boots out of windows.. I have to reboot the whole pc and start the installation using the config.sys N

[newbie] 64Mb instead of 128Mb??

Hello! It's my first ever installation of Linux, so please be nice :-) So. I installed it into my D: DOS partition using Linux4Win (not the best variant, I know... Just didn't want to lose my 8Gb of information :-). And in Linux, when I get info about memory, the system tells me I have 64 Mb, whic

Re: My take on all of this... (was "[newbie] Linux Partition")

Ok, so I had my little fun with this. Let's be real here. I've been using computers since I was 8 years old (I'm now 28), I've seen 'em come and go. This little debate over Linux vs Windows reminds me of the ST vs Amiga or Atari800 vs Commodore64 bbs flame wars. I've owned the following: Timex/S

[newbie] Qt

Im running Mandrake 7.0, with Blackbox/KDE as my window manager. I want to install Blackbox Tools. To do this i have to edit the Makefile and tell it where to find Qt, the only problem is i dont know where the hell Qt is.   I know it's on there because i chose everything on install. Please c

RE: [newbie] kernel, "/", partition sizes-locations

> Hello again all, > > I am writing this here as it is quicker to see responses than > sending it > directly to Mandrake/Macmillans and in case it is of benefit > to others. I > am a little confused about the sizes of various kernels and > as a result it > is adding to my confusion regarding t

My take on all of this... (was "[newbie] Linux Partition")

Ok, so I had my little fun with this. Let's be real here. I've been using computers since I was 8 years old (I'm now 28), I've seen 'em come and go. This little debate over Linux vs Windows reminds me of the ST vs Amiga or Atari800 vs Commodore64 bbs flame wars. I've owned the following: Tim

[newbie] kernel, "/", partition sizes-locations

Hello again all, I am writing this here as it is quicker to see responses than sending it directly to Mandrake/Macmillans and in case it is of benefit to others. I am a little confused about the sizes of various kernels and as a result it is adding to my confusion regarding the size of the "/" pa

Re: [newbie] Checking IP Address

Type "ifconfig" and that should bring you up your IP. > Does anyone know how to check the current IP address of a Linux system? I'm > using DHCP, and don't have a static address. -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.

[newbie] Re: RAM limitation?

To the List: I have an Athlon 550 based system, FIC motherboard with 96 Megs of PC-100 DRAM. I have installed Mandrake 6.5. Why does the system report only 64 Megs of RAM? I've checked the messages file in /var/log, I've looked at the KDE panel and the memory reported is always 64 Megs. Is there

RE: [newbie] Wine

Can some one please tell us how to run wine software? Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 10:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Wine If you find that it's not already installed, look in the CD under

[newbie] Checking IP Address

Does anyone know how to check the current IP address of a Linux system? I'm using DHCP, and don't have a static address.

Re: [newbie] Wine

If you find that it's not already installed, look in the CD under /Mandrake/RPMS for "wine-991212-1mdk.i586.rpm" Hope that helps.. Michael Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 04/20/2000 08:29:00 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joe Reynolds/ISSC/Texas

Re: [newbie] modems

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > > I have a Us Robotics modem and and have installed Mandrake 7 successfully. > But the new hardware detector does find the modem but when I get into the > KDE and try kppp or linuxconfig I get nothing . I have 4 serial ports 1 of > which has a mouse attached o

Re: [newbie] Masquerading

Create a file called network in the directory /etc/sysconfig and re-configure your system, it will work regards > > > > I have IP Masquerading set up. My linux box @ > 192.168.1.1 is the server, and > > my windows machines can go on the internet. I just > had to set the gateway to > > 192.168.1.

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/Explore2fs.htm flupke wrote: > > Mike Corbeil wrote: > > > > flupke wrote: > > > > > andy wrote: > > > > > > > > How come when you are in Linux, you can see your Windows partition, but not > > > > the other way around?? > > > It's because Micro$oft dev

Re: [Re: [newbie] Installation/Cylinder 1024/Boot Magic/8+GB hard drives]

Partition Magic/Boot Magic, Raneesh (sp?) Partition (something), and a few other tools for resizing existing partitions. One word of caution...defrag/scandisk existing Windows info, and disable Norton Utilities, before starting this proceedure. Read all the HELP for your method of choice for res

[newbie] email

Srs. Does aneyone know how may I set the mail server in my Mandrake7.0 Any help willbe aprecciated!! Best regards = Antonio Luiz Oliveira de Noronha Nucleo de Estudos em Química Medicinal - NEQUIM Chemistry Departament - DQ Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG Belo Horizonte, MG _

Re: [Re: [newbie] Linux Partition]

I am not using it...but from other emails to this list, Lnx4Win is not the best way. Using that install method requires it to sit on top of Windows Fatxx, and hence very much slower than a Linux native partition. Also if your Windows crashes you will lose the Linux install, and have to redo that

Re: [newbie] unsbscribing from lists

Believe it or not - I thought about writing the unsubscribing informations into my singnature file... > I wonder if I should set up an automatic mailer from > my server to at the most maybe once every 2 weeks > send out a mail with unsubscribing instructions? > > On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, you wrote:

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

When i tried it that way, The install took something like 4 hours as uposed to one hour ( actually less) for aregular install. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have one question for you, and for everyone on the list for that matter. > Did you install Lnx4Win? If not and easy was your primary objecti

Re: [newbie] Installation/Cylinder 1024/Boot Magic/8+GB hard drives

Hi Dan, Thanks for the helpful suggestions, and thanks to everyone for all of the helpful suggestions. There are a few things I have noticed in all of the help I have received on this matter. It appears that many are coming from the perspective of a clean install, in other words a blank hard driv

Re: [newbie] Wine

Oops! I didn't give you the whole command. You need to type 'rpm -q wine' without the quotes. Mike Michael Holt wrote: > I believe it does, the way to find out for sure would be to type rpm -q from > the command line. That will tell you what version you have (if you have it). > > Mike > > and

Re: [newbie] Wine

I believe it does, the way to find out for sure would be to type rpm -q from the command line. That will tell you what version you have (if you have it). Mike andy wrote: > OK, a REALLY basic one.. > > Does Mandrake load Wine when you install the os, or do yuo have to get it > from another sou

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

I have one question for you, and for everyone on the list for that matter. Did you install Lnx4Win? If not and easy was your primary objective, why didn't you give it a go? I would like to hear from anyone else who has installed Lnx4Win and is using it as a regular home PC user. I am interested i

[newbie] Installation problems

I was installing Mandrake 1.7 from a CD I made from the Mandrake 702.iso image. When it got to the stage configuring x, it said "an error occurred file.mnt/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards not found." with a ok button and no other option. What do i need to do? Lee Kinkade

[newbie] new system recommendations

Looking to put together a new Mandrake 7 system with an Athlon 700+ cpu. I'm looking for recommendations for a mobo that will be rock solid. I curently do not need but and am concidering the possibility of a dual cpu board, perhaps one I could just drop one in for the time being. Anyone got a f

[newbie] Cannot open display on install of 7.0 Deluxe

During the install of Version 7.0 Deluxe I am hitting a problem at the start of the phase "in second stage install". The following messages are displayed: _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Thu Apr 20 13:16:42 2000 Gtk-WA

RE: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

Jeepers, I came here for info ang get a friggin' soap opera to boot. What a discusion group!!! At 10:12 AM 4/20/00 -02-30, you wrote: >I certainly do not think I am sharper, better, smarter, less destructive >than anyone else. That's what I was trying to tell you if you care to >listen.

[newbie] i486 binaries

Is the i486 optimized distro for 7.0 included in the Power Pack CD's? I have looked at the box and it doesn't say if they are or not. I have tried numerous times to d/l the iso image from the ftp sites that have it but it always seems to drop connection at about 25% (160 Meg) and the ftp sites the

Re: [newbie] Installation/Cylinder 1024/and/Boot Magic/8+GB harddrives

Hi I just installed a 15 gig harddrive and made four partitions with linux fdisk and installed Mandrake 7 on the first partition. As long as you keep your boot partition below cylinder 1024 you shouldn't have a problem. Probably your bios must see the whole drive for this to work. Hope

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

Sorry folks, I got that the wrong way around, didn't I!! No trouble downloading Windows stuff while on Linux, it's the other way around!!! I suppose I could doenload, burn to CD-RW and load it into Linux from there. I will now sit in the corner and hang my head in shame!! Cheers Andy - >

RE: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

I certainly do not think I am sharper, better, smarter, less destructive than anyone else. That's what I was trying to tell you if you care to listen. You just don't think outside that little bubble you call a life do you? > -Original Message- > From: Mike Corbeil [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

> > ...But come on..what is the REASON? Not 'Because windows is made by 'Satans > Sperm' (Something I certainly DON'T subscribe to BTW!!!). > Because Windows does not provide support for reading/writing from any partitions that are Windows/DOS partitions. There is little chance that Microsoft w

[newbie] Wine

OK, a REALLY basic one.. Does Mandrake load Wine when you install the os, or do yuo have to get it from another source? I'm sure I read on here it comes as part of the standard Mandrake install, but I'm beggered if I can find it!!! When I installed Mandrake 7, I went for the standard install, an

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

On this whole debate..I'm about to stick my head WAAAY over the parapet here for you Microsoft haters to snipe at So, please, don't get me wrong..I'm intregued with Linux, and I'm really glad I took the plunge. I'm not in any way having a go at Linux with any of my comments. I was more talking a

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Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1

damn I am glad my mail reader can block a sender - Original Message - From: Mike Corbeil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] permissions on DOS_hda1 > Michael Holt wrote: > > > Mike Corbeil wrote: > > > > > Alan Shoem

[newbie] Tape Streamer

Hello all. Recently installed Linux using Mandrake 7 and most things work well. This is by far the easiest Linux installer I have used. The only major problem currently (hopefully) is the configuration of my Iomega internal tape streamer. This uses the floppy drive ribbon and presumably req

Re: [newbie] How do you install mySQL ?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > > I have used the rpmdrake software to install mySql but I cannot find it > anywhere . The installed list doesn't have it in it. > So how do install it - I also tried noSql as well and the same thing > happened. > I followed the instructions in the kpackage inst

Re: [newbie] Linux Partition

Mike Corbeil wrote: > > flupke wrote: > > > andy wrote: > > > > > > How come when you are in Linux, you can see your Windows partition, but not > > > the other way around?? > > It's because Micro$oft developpers couldn't ever think that someone uses > > zinblow$ and another OS at the same time.

Re: [newbie]

Just been through this with my son's computer. We installed a copy of Mandrake 6.1, but the version of XFree86 with this didn't support the video card. Now got it working using Mandrake 7.0. You need to have one Linux partition below the 1024 mark to use LILO. We boot Linux from floppy using LILO