[newbie-it] Modem USB

2000-05-27 Thread Matteo - gedma81
Ciao, volevo chiedere a qualcuno se fosse in grado di spiegarmi come posso configurare il mio modem Digicom Leonardo USB sotto LINUX... grazie in anticipo saluti e buona giornata matteo

Re: [newbie-it] Modem USB

2000-05-27 Thread Stefano Carboni
At 11.45 27/05/00 +0200, you wrote: Ciao, volevo chiedere a qualcuno se fosse in grado di spiegarmi come posso configurare il mio modem Digicom Leonardo USB sotto LINUX... grazie in anticipo Dai un'occhiata al sito che si occupa di sviluppare drivers per dispositivi USB, e cioé:

Re: [newbie-it] Modem USB

2000-05-27 Thread Stefano Carboni
At 14.08 27/05/00 +0200, you wrote: Stefano Carboni [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Probabilmente il tuo modem è supportato. In tal caso sarà necessario ricompilare il kernel includendo anche il supporto USB, o integrato nel kernel o come moduli. Per fare questo però è praticamente indispensabile

Re: [newbie-it] Problemi SCSI

2000-05-27 Thread Fabio Coatti
On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 11:01:38PM +0200, Marco wrote: Salve a tutti, Ho una interfeccia scsi adaptec aha 150x aic 6x60 su irq 11 ma non riesco a farle riconoscere al sistema che non l'ha riconosciuta in automatico. Come mi consogliereste di fare per configurare il controller? Dove posso

[newbie] kppp wierdness

2000-05-27 Thread Papa
Okay gang, I have some wierdness here with my kppp connection. I can IRC and FTP and most anything else but when I try to http (using Netscape 4.72) it craps out about 95% of the time. I have used the same settings for my ISP forever both on Windows and previous LM installs. I am currently

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION (Documentation 2)

2000-05-27 Thread Edison Gica
My second suggestion is still related to Documentation. I would highly recommend that you proof-read your manuals before it goes to print. One example. I have the 'Install Guide' w/ Mandrake 7.0. If you guys have time check this out. See page 43, Section 6.4 Installation or Upgrade. It

[newbie] An Word on Linux Drivers for Iomega ZIP Drives?

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Has any one tried the Linux drivers for Iomega ZIP drives? Roman

RE:[newbie] Install on 2nd hd

2000-05-27 Thread Edison Gica
Hi Charles: Thanks for the reply. Since this is to be a discussion well I might as well post it anyway. The site I was referring to is Mandrake site itself (www.linux-mandrake.com). Try going through the Demos under 'Recommended'. It does not say anything about being able to choose a 2nd

[newbie] Prblem downloading Linux ZIP drives for 250 MB. drive

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
There is definitely a problem downloading Linux Iomega ZIP drivers. Does any one know of an alternate web site? Roman

Re: [newbie] No login after installing StarOffice!

2000-05-27 Thread Sthitaprajna
On 26 May 00, at 7:07, Paul wrote: 1. How do I stop it from hitting the graphical login? I didn't make a boot disk because I'm an idiot. Open some decent text editor that you like, then open the file, /etc/inittab. Scroll down some and there you'll find a line which goes id:5:...and so on.

Re: [newbie] winmodem?

2000-05-27 Thread Sthitaprajna
On 26 May 00, at 13:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hitachi Mobilized Computing PC card modem with XJACK connector x2 upgradeable 33.6kkps Data/14/4bps Fax It is indeed. A way to check is to turn off the PnP BIOS setting on ur machine to disabled/off. Then boot Linux and try to see if you

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
I tested it today and found that netscape (4.72 128 encryption version) read .png files in linux no problem. I didn't test the wandows version.. Dacia --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 25 May 2000, StormeRider wrote: I have not heard anywhere that PNG is a standard anywhere.

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

2000-05-27 Thread Michael
My dreams: a self configuring cd rw install program that would make it possible for a stoopoid like me to use the writing not just the reading function of his cd burner. More printer support or mandrake sponsored how-to's not some college kids hacked driver and cryptical install info... My

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION: Libaries

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
how much disc space do they need? Are we talking 10s or megs or 100s of megs? Sounds like 7.1 is around 1100 megs for a full install anyway. Is there a "minimum" install, what is in it? Perhaps the extra space could be gathered by dropping some of the redundent programs? If I need an extra

[newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION : NIC/Cable/DSL/ISDN

2000-05-27 Thread Jaguar
Since Denis did not comment on my suggestion, I think I have managed to get on his /dev/null list... I suggest making the Network setup specialized since more people are using NIC's with their highspeed connections. So possibly MDKSoft could have an install/DrakX configuaration section specific

Re: [newbie] netscape files

2000-05-27 Thread Michael
Bill- could you be a bit more specific? I am unclear as to how you were able to import your netscape files from windows to mandrake and would love to learn more. -michael-

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Michael
HOW CAN I BUY 7.1 WITH DOCS OR WITHOUT? -michael-

RE: [newbie] winmodem?

2000-05-27 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
You didn't list the model number of your PCMCIA modem. However http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/2524a.html 's only Hitachi listing shows it as an "unknown"... I.E. it doesn't work because it's Windows based... -JMS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

[newbie] running a script when reconnecting to internet via ppp connection

2000-05-27 Thread Fireman71
Ok, in a nutshell this is my problem: I used to run RH6.2 and under while running it i added the line "ifconfig ppp0 | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]" to the /etc/ppp/ip-up.local script then would leave my computer connected to the internet while i was at work or away or whatever. Anytime my PPP

RE: [newbie] Display drivers for Toshiba Tecra 8100

2000-05-27 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Just a suggestion: The S3 Savage driver might indeed be correct for your configuration. Note that laptop manufacturers frequently "skrimp" on the hardware in laptops, both to save costs and for lower power consumption requirements. You might have to "MANUALLY" configure X via XF86config

Re: [newbie] POSTFIX problem

2000-05-27 Thread Michael Doyle
G'day Alex, Thanks for the reply, I also thought your fix was the problem but no go, found the answer in expert, and all is now working. cut Ah! The problem seems to be due to postfix (or Mandrake) failing to find /etc/aliases.db. This seems to be a problem with Mandrake-7.0: 1) it stores the

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION - one of the kind

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
Perhaps if 10 people cannot agree on "best" program for a specific task, 8 people can agree on easiest to start with for a total beginner? I love kedit, for example, because it is really really simple. I can write a letter in it, write html, hell I've even written BASIC in it! Yet it functions

[newbie] Where to get Staroffice

2000-05-27 Thread Edwin Chua
Hi guys, My current pack don't have staroffice, where can I get it?

Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness

2000-05-27 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: Okay gang, I have some wierdness here with my kppp connection. I can IRC and FTP and most anything else but when I try to http (using Netscape 4.72) it craps out about 95% of the time. Sorry Jerry no help from me I'm afraid. Just writing to add another

Re: [newbie] HD problems during install - cylinder 1024

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
If a softfware fix was used when installing the 15GB hd to get by the size limitation in the BIOS then the 1024 error will occur regardless of where the boot partition is placed. The only boot loader I have found that do not suffer this is Grub( which will be available in 7.1 ) and

[newbie] Reinstalling Windows

2000-05-27 Thread Corrado / Prometheus The Gifter
I have to reinstall W98: there is something I have to be warned? I did'nt installed LILO on the MBR, but at the beginning of a Linux partition... Corrado

RE: [newbie] Display drivers for Toshiba Tecra 8100

2000-05-27 Thread Philip Gabbert
Thnx for the suggestion. I searched around and found out that S3 actually has a driver out for Linux for their cards. Using that I was able to get XFree86 to display properly! ;) Even can get 1280x1024 if my physical screen could have handled it ^_^ thnx again philip PS: After I installed

[newbie] corrupted fstab

2000-05-27 Thread Jim Everett
Trying to get Linux to recognise my Windows partition I have been editing /etc/fstab. Accidentally I changed the file name and then rebooted. Now the system fails to load properly. The file system is loaded read-only and I cannot figure out how to change it so that I can change the file name

Re: [newbie] Connection problems

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
Tanner I doubt that your problem is related to the Luent chip It is most likly your Authentication setting. Try changing it from PAP to CHAP and then connect. Charles - Original Message - From: "Tanner Holloway" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
Michael Mandrake 7.1 has not been released yet. It is still in beta testing so the only way you can get it is by downloading the ISO and burning it to disk on a CD-RW. Charles - Original Message - From: "Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000

[newbie] Conection?

2000-05-27 Thread Ing. Carlos A. Villaronga P.
hi, it is my first email into the list an i expect that excuse for my english. I install Mandrake-linux 7.0 an when i do a dialup conection the netscape dont go to to anywhere... what i can do for jump into the net with my LM7?? best regards? Carlos Villaronga Venezuela.

Re: RE:[newbie] Install on 2nd hd

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
Edison I am sorry I did not respond to your earlier post but my ISP's mail server was down most of the day yesterday. When I first installed Mandrake I had the Mandrake Complete retail package and the install guide included with it does cover the 2hd option. As to a bootloader I have

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
Alan I made no statement regarding the installation process of 7.1. I too think it was actually easier to install than 7.0 My use of setup was in referance to getting hardware configured and working, connectting to the internet and those type of set up task that you must do to use and take

[newbie] Upgrading Mandrake to a higher version in the future

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Will, I have the ability to upgrade Linux Mandrake 7.0 to a higher number or do I have to overwrite the earlier. What will happen to my files. In addition, I was hoping to update the recent patches. However, they will not download as an update?? Don't kill me if this has been asked before.

[newbie] rc.local doesn't work

2000-05-27 Thread Claus Atzenbeck
Hello, I have set up a file /etc/rc.d/rc.masq. In order to start it automatically on boot, I've added the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.masq ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.masq fi When I start, masquarading does not work. I need to start rc.masq manually in order to get it

Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness

2000-05-27 Thread Andy
What I have heard is if you aren't able to open anything else up then you do not have the correct DNS numbers in there. - Original Message - From: Andrew Scotchmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 4:05 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] kppp wierdness On Sat,

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

2000-05-27 Thread GAPrichard
Linux-Mandrake should build on features it has already in place. During install the helpful information at the bottom of the screen could be actually useful, and should occupy more of the screen (it's like an after-thought now). The initial screen could be general info or good practice

Re: [newbie] An Word on Linux Drivers for Iomega ZIP Drives?

2000-05-27 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
Romanator wrote: Has any one tried the Linux drivers for Iomega ZIP drives? Roman What driver ? I have an Iomega zip 100MB. ATAPI. No driver needed, I've set it up without pbs. Eric -- FRANCE (Be careful, my English can hurt you)

[newbie] kISDN

2000-05-27 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
I'm sorry, I referred several times times to a misspelled site: www.millennium.de -- must be www.millenniumx.de. The download site for kISDN. Eric -- FRANCE (Be careful, my English can hurt you)

Re: [newbie] netscape files

2000-05-27 Thread Bill Gerber
Michael wrote: Bill- could you be a bit more specific? I am unclear as to how you were able to import your netscape files from windows to mandrake and would love to learn more. -michael- OK, Firstly, I am using KDE. Click on the home folder on the panel and negotiate your way to the windows

Re: [newbie] netscape files

2000-05-27 Thread bascule
i will try this thankyou, does this mean that i can have a shared directory for win and linux netscape? perhaps only for subfolders where mail is filtred to? bascule Bill Gerber wrote: Sorry, I missed this thread before. You CAN copy your windows netscape mail files across to your linux

Re: [newbie] Xcdroast

2000-05-27 Thread Paul
On Fri, 26 May 2000, Paul wrote: in the xcdroast-0.96e directory. My burner is a Plextor on a Adaptec 2940 SCSI-card. Before my experiments it worked OK, but now?? Can you still access the CDdrive in any way? If that does not work, there is a bigger problem. I have downloaded the latest

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION POINTS:

2000-05-27 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
To all: Would like to see the rpm dependiency problem handled in some automated way, if the same Red Hat, SuSE module is not installed but the Mandrake one is would like to see that subsittuted. Hunting around for the correct Libraries, is a pain. Would also like to see a more graphical way to

[newbie] what are all these RPMs and programs

2000-05-27 Thread Oliver L. Plaine Jr.
what is in it? Sat, 27 May 2000 10:07:33 How did all of you solve this problem when you were a newbie? I have hundreds of unknown to me programs on this Mandrake...I discover what they do by accident. Is there a listing of programs and RPM's decoded into something that will

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION - one of the kind

2000-05-27 Thread Oliver L. Plaine Jr.
On Sat, 27 May 2000 00:07:55 -0700 (PDT),Dacia wrote: If you want I will give you a (reasonably) comprehensive list of the programs that were absolutely essential to me during my migration to mandrake. I would be happy to do that. Sat, 27 May 2000 11:08:32 Dacia, I would be

Re: [newbie] slow connection speed

2000-05-27 Thread vern
Is there an MTU/MRU test utility for Linux? There are several for windoze to tune the MTU/MRU for minumum fragmentation/ maximum throughput. I have happened upon a mtutest program written in C, but haven't figured out how to compile it yet. vern "Jose M. Sanchez" wrote: No in your case

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION: Libaries

2000-05-27 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Dacia and AzureRosethat's 1100 meg of compressed data which translates to between 2.0 and 2.5 gig when installed. Alan Dacia and AzureRose wrote: how much disc space do they need? Are we talking 10s or megs or 100s of megs? Sounds like 7.1 is around 1100 megs for a full install

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION: My first Suggestion (Installer Problem)

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~ valuable packages have number asociated with them which is close to 100, :~ while "junk" packages have a number close to 0 (well, junk packages do not :~ make it into the distro, but you get the picture) :~ :~Now that I understand it, I actually like that option. When I first saw that :~slide

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION : NIC/Cable/DSL/ISDN

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~Since Denis did not comment on my suggestion, I think I have managed to get on :~his /dev/null list... At the moment noone is on my /dev/null list - I am reading all the mail. I did not answer, because I cannot answer this one. I have noted it for further discussion and that is all. cu

Re: [newbie] An Word on Linux Drivers for Iomega ZIP Drives?

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~Has any one tried the Linux drivers for Iomega ZIP drives? I have been using SCSI, PP and ATAPI versions of ZIP for years - all work great. cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlikhttp://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~ After following the thread of several of the Discussion Post I thought I :~should post some of the differances between version 7.0 and 7.1( beta 3 ). :~ I installed 7.1 yesterday and have not had the chance to fully explore it :~therefore the changes I am listing are the most obvious. :~

Re: [newbie] corrupted fstab

2000-05-27 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Jimon your installation CD there is a file in the images directory called rescue.img and another file called README. Follow the directions in the rescue section of the README file. Then use the set of 2 floppies you just made to boot your system at which point you should be able to repair

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION Trash Can

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Neville Cobb wrote: :~Any way to default to the trash can for deleting items rather than the :~way it currently is? What do you mean? cu Denis -- - Dr. Denis Havlik

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION (Documentation 2)

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~My second suggestion is still related to Documentation. :~ :~I would highly recommend that you proof-read your manuals before it goes to :~print. Hee. Ever tried proof-reading things? I can tell you it is a hell of a work, and in the end you find out that something has still gone unnoticed

Re: [newbie] Conection?

2000-05-27 Thread Neil R Porter
I had this problem too. You need to define your nameservers probably. Add 'usepeerdns' into the file /etc/ppp/options then connect as usual You can now replace /etc/resolv.conf by /etc/ppp/resolv.conf and that should set you up. Hope this helps Neil On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: hi, it

Re: [newbie] Conection?

2000-05-27 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
On Sat, 27 May 2000, you wrote: hi, I install Mandrake-linux 7.0 an when i do a dialup conection the netscape dont go to to anywhere... what i can do for jump into the net with my LM7?? best regards? Carlos Villaronga Venezuela. Have you filled in all your setting options? --

[newbie] beware old hardware optimizations

2000-05-27 Thread GAPrichard
I had taken hardware optimizations for granted; this is a reminder that things can change over time. Having read here a while back that Linux is very demanding of hardware set me thinking. For the last six months I've had problems with Windows Scandisk completing. I suspected my

[newbie] Real Player Audio Support

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Hi, Is there any type Audio of plugin that runs under Linux? Roman

[newbie] 'ram' sound file sound

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Back again, I think the file extensions for a Real Player plugin is .ram. Any ideas? Roman

Re: [newbie] Conection?

2000-05-27 Thread Gary
Hello Carlos, Saturday, May 27, 2000, 7:41:59 AM, you wrote in part: ICAVP I install Mandrake-linux 7.0 an when i do a dialup conection the netscape ICAVP dont go to to anywhere... ICAVP what i can do for jump into the net with my LM7?? I had this problem too, when I configured KPPP,

Re: [newbie] Upgrading Mandrake to a higher version in the future

2000-05-27 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~Will, I have the ability to upgrade Linux Mandrake 7.0 to a higher :~number or do I have to overwrite the earlier. What will happen to my :~files. In addition, I was hoping to update the recent patches. However, :~they will not download as an update?? Our "Upgrade" is something we will have to

Re: RE:[newbie] Install on 2nd hd

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
If you buy a copy of "Upgrading and repairing PCs: Linux edition" You not only get an incredible resource but you also get partition and boot magic on the accompaning CD. The book runs about $60 US at amazon. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Dacia --- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Zip Drive kernel

2000-05-27 Thread mcoady
Although I can operate my internal ATAPI-IDE Zip drive, at boot up I get the message "fs type not supported by kernel". I found this instruction somewhere about doing something to the kernel in configuring it to recognize the drive. "Do _not_ use the "IDE FLOPPY" option (officially the name is

[newbie]

2000-05-27 Thread limbo pete
my Genious Netmouse serial doesn't work. i already tried mouseconfig and XF86Setup.i heard it is supported. help please. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Charlessorry if you took offense, as I didn't mean to be offensive. I certainly did misinterpret 'set up' to refer to installation, my mistake. If you don't care for my phrase 'step backward' then just what does '7.1 will be much more difficult to set up and use than 7.0' actually mean? It

[newbie] x locking on log out

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
Howdy list. My first question for you all. I have been following the cd burner discussions of the last few days avidly since I have an IDE burner that I could never get to either read or write cds in linux. Last night after work I followed the instructions on the mandrake user site that

Re: [newbie] Ports ?

2000-05-27 Thread Piero
On Fri, 26 May 2000, you wrote: Hi everybody, I'm trying out gfcc the port configging app, so far I'm learning how to use it, I want to block all the ports except of course the ones I'm using on my server. I wish to leave open 21 for ftp, 80 for www, and 25 for mail, by the way, is the e

[newbie] gnometv or any other

2000-05-27 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi Does anyone have the application gnometv and if so can you tune it in? Otherwise does anyone know of a good TV tuner for Linux? I have a Hauppauge card (BT878) which gnometv recognises but I still cannot get it to run. Thanks -- Andrew Blackburn England

Re: [newbie] Reinstalling Windows

2000-05-27 Thread Paul
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Corrado / Prometheus The Gifter wrote: I have to reinstall W98: there is something I have to be warned? I did'nt installed LILO on the MBR, but at the beginning of a Linux partition... Corrado Make sure you have a Linux bootdisk, so you can get Linux running after the

Re: [newbie] Conection?

2000-05-27 Thread Paul
On Sat, 27 May 2000, Ing. Carlos A. Villaronga P. wrote: You probably have not set up /etc/resolv.conf correctly. That file contains the IP addresses of your ISP's DNS servers. The contents should contain: domain name of your isp nameserver ipaddress1 nameserver ipaddress2 Good luck Paul hi,

Re: [newbie] rc.local doesn't work

2000-05-27 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
Claus Atzenbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, I have set up a file /etc/rc.d/rc.masq. In order to start it automatically on boot, I've added the following line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.masq ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.masq fi

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

2000-05-27 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Linux-Mandrake should build on features it has already in place. During install the helpful information at the bottom of the screen could be actually useful, and should occupy more of the screen (it's like an after-thought now). In 7.1 if you hit the F1

Re: [newbie] corrupted fstab

2000-05-27 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah
Jim Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now the system fails to load properly. The file system is loaded read-only and I cannot figure out how to change it so that I can change the file name back to fstab. at lilo do a : linux 1 and fix your /etc/fstab with vi -- MandrakeSoft Inc

[newbie] MTU test?

2000-05-27 Thread vern
Is there a method to test the throughput of a ppp dialup connection in Linux? I would like the chance to optimize my packet length maximum throughput and minimum fragmentation. vern

[newbie] How to run scripts at ppp-up?

2000-05-27 Thread vern
I would like to start the program "portsentry" when my dialup connection is started to my ISP. In which directory might I insert this script?? thanks vern

Re: [[newbie] Discussion: Changes Found in Mandrake 7.1

2000-05-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
Alan Shoemaker wrote: P.S. IMHO any newbie who downloads their first install of Linux instead of buying a documented package is truly nuts, and is asking for big problems, but this has nothing to do with the particular disto or version as it applies to them all. Alan Believe it or not I

[newbie] How do you create a link to virtual desktop and RealPlayer

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Has any one downloaded a RealPlayer rp7_linux20_libc60_i386_b2_rpm? After running the iniital installation, how do you create a link to an executable? I would like to add it to my virtual desktop. Roman

[newbie] Is your email slow

2000-05-27 Thread Romanator
Is the email slow or is it just me? Roman

[newbie] /usr/src/linux/

2000-05-27 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi again. Connected with my last mail I have downloaded the bttv-0.6 driver which can run my BT878 Hauppage winTV card. Reading all the info after unpacking it I editeda few files as instructed for my card and did a "make" however I get the reply /usr/src/linuxRules.make: no such file or

[newbie]

2000-05-27 Thread pH0-tone
Hi! I have ony found a UDMA/66 Driver at promise.com for Linux RedHat. But how to make Linux Mandrake 7.0 recognizing my Ultra66 controller? And why doesn't W98 need to recognize it even without any drivers? The same at DOS. It needs nothing... W2000 has the UDMA/66 Driver, Linux

[newbie] Re: error 403 forbiden to access /cgi-bin/ on this server

2000-05-27 Thread KompuKit
I'm having the same problem...but instead... I'm getting 404 (if I change a ".pl" filename to a ".cgi") and if I leave it as a ".pl" ext, I get a text file of the whole script file...shown in my browser. I have linux-mandrake 7.0 air, using Apache 1.3.12 I have it configured this way: document

RE: [newbie] rc.local doesn't work

2000-05-27 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Since rc.masq might not be launched by root, this is probably a permission problem. Try setting the perms for rc.masq the same as they are for rc.local. This will likely solve the problem. -JMS -Original Message- From: Claus Atzenbeck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, May 27,

[newbie] DISCUSSION RPMDrake

2000-05-27 Thread Neville Cobb
I would like to see the RPMDrake database already loaded with the programs we can install from the six CD set.

RE: [newbie] Upgrading Mandrake to a higher version in the future

2000-05-27 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
If you start the install process and select "Upgrade"... Mandrake attempts to preserve all of your existing settings. Normally nothing is lost and your configuration remains the same. There is one drawback to this... sometimes newer config files are needed to take advantage of newer features...

RE: [newbie] ppp0 FAILED

2000-05-27 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
I ran into this myself during my 7.02 install. Exactly the same symptoms. I traced it down to both the network startup routines AND linuxconf spawning off a PPP connection... This is primarily a "user" error. I had enabled ppp "startup at boot" in both Netconfig and again in Linuxconf. One or

[newbie] UDMA/66

2000-05-27 Thread pH0-tone
Hi! I have ony found a UDMA/66 Driver at promise.com for Linux RedHat. But how to make Linux Mandrake 7.0 recognizing my Ultra66 controller? And why doesn't W98 need to recognize it even without any drivers? The same at DOS. It needs nothing... W2000 has the UDMA/66 Driver, Linux