RE: [newbie] Ethernet problems.

2000-07-07 Thread A J Benamu
I did what you said and still no ethernet card working.. Any ideas? Thanks, AJ -Original Message- From: Ralph Day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Ethernet problems. On my HP with the same NIC card LM recogniz

RE: [newbie] Application Runing Problems

2000-07-07 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Classic IRQ conflict. Is your modem using something OTHER than COM1 or COM2 and is your mouse on either COM1 or COM2? -JMS |-Original Message- |From: GOOSE GOOSE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 12:38 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] Application

Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
Please forgive my previous post, I accidentally sent it to the wrong message. Victor Steven Cook wrote: > Hi, > This is my first post as I just subscribed, so I'm sorry if I'm going over > old ground. I recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on a new disk in a PII 233Mhz > machine. I am trying

Re: [newbie] Seeking Tutorial on compiling Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels. The overall Reference guide is at:  http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html And the section specifically pertainin

Re: [newbie] Network Trouble

2000-07-07 Thread Romanator
Hello Michael, I am also using a cable modem. With a little tweaking, you'll be up and running. Please check out the the mail archives from the last month at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com. This topic has been covered dozens and dozens of times. And, the archives will provide you with a wealth of

Re: [newbie] C compiler cannot create executables

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
Linux-Mandrake actually has extremely detailed documentation on practically everything dealing with Mandrake, including compiling and installing new kernels. The overall Reference guide is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/guides71/en/mdkrefguide/index.html And the section specifically pertaini

Re: [newbie] Updating Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
Actually, those two new kernels were downloaded when I ran Mandrake update, after the initial installation of 7.1. So, they were downloaded as rpm's (?) from Mandrake's mirror site. But, I think that the kernel rpm's still have to be installed, although I don't know if this means they need to be c

[newbie] power management with Air

2000-07-07 Thread Foris Gabor
Hello, My question would be that how can i achieve advanced power managemement under linux (suspending monitor, hdd, fans)? thnx in advance fg

Re: [newbie] Application Runing Problems

2000-07-07 Thread Kathleen Dickason
Did you configure a modem when you installed Mandrake? A US Robotics modem might be a winmodem, depending on model #, but you should still get an error message. Kathleen GOOSE GOOSE wrote: > Hello, > > Whenver I connect to the Internet via the modem the applications in Linux > don't execute -

Re: [newbie] Seeking Tutorial on compiling Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread Michael Potter
Try: http://www.linux.org/help/ldp/howto/Kernel-HOWTO.html Mike excalibur wrote: > > Hello, > > I've been using Linux Mandrake for about a month and a half and it's > great, though I've much > to learn of it. Does anyone know of a website with a good how-to on > compiling the kernel or even a

[newbie] Seeking Tutorial on compiling Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread excalibur
Hello, I've been using Linux Mandrake for about a month and a half and it's great, though I've much to learn of it. Does anyone know of a website with a good how-to on compiling the kernel or even a good book that would cover the topic? I'd greatly appreciate it. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Alsa Sound Drivers

2000-07-07 Thread Harry Flaxman
I just installed the Alsa sound drivers, but found they were compiled for 2.2.14-15mdkfb. I am currently using 2.2.14-1mdlinus as the compiled kernel How do I switch kernels or compile the new one. I used to use SuSE and remember how to compile that SuSE kernel,but can't for the life of me see

Re: [newbie] Updating Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread Quaylar
At 00:26 08.07.00, you wrote: victor.i assume these two kernels are precompiled kernels that came with your installation of 7.1...(although i dont have them but installed 7.1 too). what u see in kpackage is the source of your new kernel..u can either use the precompiled that came with t

Re: [newbie] special script for isdn devices ?

2000-07-07 Thread Quaylar
paul, it seems that 7.1 (i have the small version, 2 cd´s binaries and tools, no sources) does touch the isdn devices...it did properly upgrade my isdn4k utils and isdn4net package but one file (what i saw so far) was gone : /dev/isdninfo maybe u can prevent this on your machine by not ch

RE: [newbie] Network Trouble

2000-07-07 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
|-Original Message- |From: Jim Dwyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 7:24 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Network Trouble | | |Another HUGE problem | |Mandrake has detected my NIC and i'm having trouble setting up the |parameters so i can get intern

Re: [newbie] Modem Audio

2000-07-07 Thread Barry Premeaux
"Ronald J. Hall" wrote: > Barry Premeaux wrote: > > > > On Monday, I replaced Calderas Open Linux 2.2 with Mandrake 7.1. Really > > love the install. It went smoothly with Mandrake finding all my > > hardware, including my Stylus Color 850. My SB128 sound card performs > > far better than it e

RE: [newbie] Mouse dies with Hi-CPU usage

2000-07-07 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Try resetting your PCI/PNP bios and make sure it's set to PNP/OS = YES This normally happens because of an IRQ conflict (or sharing) with another device... -JMS |-Original Message- |From: Darren Garner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:59 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [newbie] How to avoid the long checking..

2000-07-07 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
Don't even attempt this. There is however one instance where you can avoid delays. If during startup Linux seems to "hang" for several minutes after starting a daemon (after an "ok" message) then Linux is waiting for a remote and non-existant DNS server to return it's queries. If you fix the re

RE: [newbie] Monitor Display is Offset

2000-07-07 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
1) If you have a newer monitor (2 years old or so) then you can merely save the settings to the Monitor's RAM after adjusting it. Next time Linux comes up, it will switch to the appropriate mode. 2) If you have a REALLY old monitor, you'll need to be sure that Linux is running at EXACTLY the sam

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread Kathleen Dickason
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I realize you maybe had a typo > >above > > It was a typo. Are there any modem configuration utilities that might > recognize my modem? You can check which serial device your modem is listed under by typing: % ls -l /dev/modem at the end of the line you will see so

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread GAPrichard
Having worked on Compaqs I would suspect that it IS a winmodem. While many have odd configurations like IRQ10, the fact that it is on COM2 does not mean it is a real (completely self-contained) modem. Is it detected by Linux as a "communications device"? -Gary-

Re: [newbie] video chipset & video card

2000-07-07 Thread Dennis Myers
Edison Gica wrote: > Hello Dave and Dennis: > > Thanks for the email reply. > > My monitor's manual says: Horiz freq 30KHz - 54KHz, Vert freq 50-100Hz. > Under the following resolutions it uses these freq: > > 640x480 > H 43.2K > V 84Hz > > 800x600 > H 53.6K > V 85Hz > > 1024x768 > H 48.2K > V 59

[newbie] Application Runing Problems

2000-07-07 Thread GOOSE GOOSE
Hello, Whenver I connect to the Internet via the modem the applications in Linux don't execute - meaning I can click on the application (via the mouse) and nothing pops up. Would anybody know a fix to this problem? BTW I am using a US Robotics Modem. THANK YOU very Much GOOSE ___

[newbie] Updating Kernel

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vml

RE: [newbie] Is 7.1 faster then 7.0?

2000-07-07 Thread Hugh
I did a cdrom install, Try to set yours to boot from cdrom Should be in your bios On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Okay how did you get the Max disk to work mine keeps hanging up. I have used > there Rawrite for the boot disk and can only get about half way through the > install when it hangs >

Re: [newbie] Upgrading to 7.1 (Netscape stuff)

2000-07-07 Thread Mark Weaver
If you have room somewhere save the entire /nsmail folder somewhere, and the /netscape folder also. You can then transplant the entire /nsmail folder back when the install is finished, and copy back what ever Netscape files you find you have need of. The file that controls your mail filters is ca

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread Penhockey2
>I realize you maybe had a typo >above It was a typo. Are there any modem configuration utilities that might recognize my modem?

[newbie] C compiler cannot create executables

2000-07-07 Thread Steven Cook
Hi, This is my first post as I just subscribed, so I'm sorry if I'm going over old ground. I recently installed Mandrake 7.0 on a new disk in a PII 233Mhz machine. I am trying to learn how to install packages from a "tarball" but run into a problem when I try to run ./configure, it fails w

Re: [newbie] video chipset & video card

2000-07-07 Thread Edison Gica
Hello Dave and Dennis: Thanks for the email reply. My monitor's manual says: Horiz freq 30KHz - 54KHz, Vert freq 50-100Hz. Under the following resolutions it uses these freq: 640x480 H 43.2K V 84Hz 800x600 H 53.6K V 85Hz 1024x768 H 48.2K V 59Hz I chose the lowest sync rates. 31.5 for hori

Re: [newbie] USB Things

2000-07-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
Claudio Updating the kernal would give you more USB support but there would be other dependencies involved. At my level of "newbieness" installing 7.1 was the wiser course of action. Charles - Original Message - From: "Claudio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fr

Re: [newbie] special script for isdn devices ?

2000-07-07 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
Paul, take a look at www.millenniumx.de. Never pbs any more. Eric Paul wrote: > > On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Quaylar wrote: > > >does anybody of u know whether theres a special script under mandrake that > >creates the isdn devices ? > >i experienced that my update to ver 7.1 deleted somehow my isdnde

Re: [newbie] SB Live! Value card won't work

2000-07-07 Thread Philomena
I think the SBLive ! Value card is different than the card I have - not at my machine now so I can't get the details. The emu10K1 driver is updated frequently on the Creative site - you could always save the driver that is supplied by Mandrake and try the update - if it messes anything up then

[newbie] Monitor Display is Offset

2000-07-07 Thread Ralph Sanford
Hi Guys, I have Linux Mandrake 7.0 Deluxe, basically installed and running except for peripherals (to be dealt with later) and the display on my monitor is offset to the right about 1 inch ( the left side border is too large?) I have tried XFdrake , XFdrake --expert and Xconfigurator and they ea

[newbie] No STL types???

2000-07-07 Thread Andrew Scotchmer
Hi, I've been trying to install KDE 1.9 beta. I have them on disc as tar files. The problem I get is when trying to configure the kde-qt-1.90 package I get the message: error: no known STL type found What is this STL? Andrew

Re: [newbie] Is 7.1 faster then 7.0?

2000-07-07 Thread Hugh
My Bogomips stayed the same. Hmmm On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > I loaded a distro of 7.1 I got with Maximum Linux the other day. > > Now my system seems even faster. Has anyone else noticed on improvement? > > Well... I noticed my bogomips had jumped from 798 to 1595 (roughly), but > I s

Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access

2000-07-07 Thread Sean David McCurry-Nieto
Charles, I was able to get PM. When I ran it though, i couyld see two files. There was a FAt which was labled as my C drive in windows. Then there was the remainding of my hard drive all in one clump. And rather that saying what type of drive it was, (whether FAT32 or Linux) it called it "type

RE: [newbie] Is 7.1 faster then 7.0?

2000-07-07 Thread Thomas D. Long
Okay how did you get the Max disk to work mine keeps hanging up. I have used there Rawrite for the boot disk and can only get about half way through the install when it hangs tlong -Original Message- From: Hugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:45 AM To: Newbie Sub

Re: [newbie] Install

2000-07-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
Alf The only ways that I can think where hdc will not be touched at all are 2. 1) Do the Mandrake install in Expert mode do not install either Grub or Lilo and boot Linux from a floppy. Even doing this it still may want to write the hdc partition info. 2) Completly disconnect your hd

[newbie] Ultra 5 and Mandrake 7.1 and NIC cards

2000-07-07 Thread John & Norma Adamson
I just installed Mandrake 7.1 onto my Ultra 5 with the latest OBP and it will not or can not load my NIC cards. I also have a Qlogic PCI SCSI card in the system with Solaris 8 on one of the SCSI drives and that works great and sees the eth0 and eth1 just fine. Mandrake will also not load the Qlo

[newbie] Upgrading to 7.1 (Netscape stuff)

2000-07-07 Thread Mark Potochnik
I'm going to reformat and install 7.1 from 7.0 I would like to save my message filters and messages... Which files does Netscape use for this? Or isn't it possible Thanks. MarkP

Re: [newbie] Network Trouble

2000-07-07 Thread Michael M Walker
Hi jim I have a Cable Modem and is what is wants to know is your host and computer name and my server provides me with this it is as follows C494246-A this is a given as you server might have yours setup differently it could be in a IP form or even a name so if you do not know you host and compute

[newbie] IBM EtherJet PCI 10/100

2000-07-07 Thread Lupufr
Joakim, it seems that you're right :) I did a simple search on the http://lhd.datapower.com/ site about eepro100 and I found the following ressource : http://www.scyld.com/network/eepro100.html which says eepro100 driver supports also IBM EtherJet PCI 10/100. I quote : > This driver will also

Re: [newbie] SB Live! Value card won't work

2000-07-07 Thread Michael M Walker
This is real funny that you should say this as i have a SB Live card and Mandrake 7.1 installed it fine i get some the options for the card but it is not from SoundBlaster. so my question is. Should i download the package from SoundBlaster and install it so i can have all the features of the SB Li

Re: [newbie] USB Things

2000-07-07 Thread Claudio
Hi, Is it possible to add this support in M7.0 updating the kernel or only all system? Thanks, Claudio H --- Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > Harry >A lot depends on what distro you are using and > the kernel. >Mandrrake 7.0 only supports USB keyboards and > mice whereas

Re: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root

2000-07-07 Thread Paul
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Dennis Myers wrote: >I prefer KPPP also, because it is quick and easy, I just don't know how >Hugo can get it if He is using gnome. Does he set it up on the gnome >desktop the same as KDE? You can run each KDE program in Gnome as long as all the KDE runtime libs are installe

Re: [newbie] special script for isdn devices ?

2000-07-07 Thread Paul
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Quaylar wrote: >does anybody of u know whether theres a special script under mandrake that >creates the isdn devices ? >i experienced that my update to ver 7.1 deleted somehow my isdndevices. >isdn4linux faq tells me that theres a script called "makedev.sh" that >should

Re: [newbie] linux prep tool problem

2000-07-07 Thread Paul
On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Jari Sarantaa wrote: >Hiya everybody, > >I got into problems immediately when trying to install the Mandrake Linux >7.0. The Linux Prep Tool hangs up on my computer. I get a message saying >that a virus detection program is running on the boot section, althought >there isn'

[newbie] Nikola / Upgrade

2000-07-07 Thread Paul
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Nikola Pizurica wrote: >OK, now I have one ridiculous idea. I have RH6.2, and Mandrake 7.1. Is >it possible to somehow upgrade to ML 7.1? >Like to go to RPMS dir and do >rpm -i --force --nodeps *:-) I think that even running an upgrade from the CD would work. Paul --

[expert] Sound Device

2000-07-07 Thread Harry Flaxman
Well, I had a few things going on with my new install, so I just re-installed from disc. I still am having problems with configuring my Soundblaster PCI512. I noticed yesterday that someone posted a URL for the linux/unix sound drivers from Creative. I would appreciate it if they could post it

Re: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root

2000-07-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
Hugo In 7.1 all you need do it to click the Internet icon in kde to open kppp. Charles - Original Message - From: "Hugo GONZALEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:18 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root > I remembe

Re: [newbie] video chipset & video card

2000-07-07 Thread Dennis Myers
Armisis Aieoln wrote: Have you set up your XF86Config with the correct vertical and horizontal sync's for your monitor? dave  On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, you wrote: > Hi all: > > I'm having problems with my X interface.  I can login in text mode but the > startx would give me a blinking screen. > > I ch

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live

2000-07-07 Thread Philomena
Hi Jim, If Paul's suggestion doesn't work, you may have to go thru this list of things - I did, to get the sound functioning 100% in 7.1. I had CD sound but no WAVs - also, had those odd permission problems. Anyway, here's the laundry list: 1. Upgrade to latest kernel 2. recompile emu10k1 dr

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread Dennis Myers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:     Now that I've tackled almost every device on my computer, there lies one last part to be recognized by Mandrake: my ISA "Compaq 56K-DF" modem.  I doubt that it is a winmodem due to the fact that Windows reads it on Com2, and not as an expansion device.     Any advice,

[newbie] How to avoid the long checking..

2000-07-07 Thread majid L
when I turn on my PC and choose linux , it took long time of checking before I got to the Linux desktop, is there any way that I can enter directly without this long checking. Thanks " Even the longuest journey has to start with a small first step" -- majid L [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (617) 598-

Re: [newbie] special script for isdn devices ?

2000-07-07 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, you wrote: > hi all... > > does anybody of u know whether theres a special script under mandrake that > creates the isdn devices ? > i experienced that my update to ver 7.1 deleted somehow my isdndevices. > isdn4linux faq tells me that theres a script called "makedev.sh

RE: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root

2000-07-07 Thread Hugo GONZALEZ
I remember when I installed 7.0, in the programs pop up menu was an entry referred to KDE apps, and I think I saw kppp there. In 7.1 I cannot find that entry in the menu. I'll try to look in /usr. Thanks, guys! Hugo -Original Message- From: Dennis Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent

[newbie] How to configure Linux to use TRN

2000-07-07 Thread root
I have installed TRN and would like to use the program. When I run trn I get: no default: Unknow host. News Server no default unavailable, try againn later. I have not setup NNTP on Linux for my News Server. Could someone tell me where I can set this up to add my news server? Thanks!

Re: [newbie] How to set Modem in LMandrake?

2000-07-07 Thread Phil Burton
I think what he is asking is if there are free dialup services (like AltaVista's or Netzero) that work in Linux. It's the usual confusion about the word "free." I had something called freewwweb for a while that worked fine until they changed their authentication and my password no longer works.

Re: [newbie] MOUNT POINTS

2000-07-07 Thread Nikola Pizurica
[OFFTOPIC] >begin 600 winmail.dat >M>)\^(C`4`0:0"``$```!``$``0>0!@`(Y`0```#H``$(@`<` >M&$E032Y-:6-R;W-O9G0@36%I;"Y.;W1E`#$(`06``P`.T`<'``8` Please to everyone here, stop using HTML in e-mail, use plain text only. HTML e-mails are _bad_ thing, not everyone is using Outlook

Re: [newbie] Make Rescue/Bootdisk?

2000-07-07 Thread Kathleen Dickason
Hi...I dunno if my experience will be of any help here... When I installed 7.1 I managed to blow away the DOS partition on my hard drive (yay me), thus losing Windows (this hadn't happened with 7.0)...I used fdisk to refomat only the DOS partition, and didn't touch the Linux or the swap partition

Re: [newbie] "Missing basesystem" error on install

2000-07-07 Thread Nikola Pizurica
>So now I'm thinking that the iso image file itself is corrupt, but after >searching lots of newsgroups, I can't find anyone else who's having the >same problem, so somehow I doubt that's it. I have same problems. Also, some other people have it. http://www.gnulinux.com/phorum/read.php?f=18&i=

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread Kathleen Dickason
I think Com 2 should = ttyS1, not ttyS2...unless that was a typo? Kathleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now that I've tackled almost every device on my computer, there lies one > last part to be recognized by Mandrake: my ISA "Compaq 56K-DF" modem. I > doubt that it is a winmodem due to the

[newbie] special script for isdn devices ?

2000-07-07 Thread Quaylar
hi all... does anybody of u know whether theres a special script under mandrake that creates the isdn devices ? i experienced that my update to ver 7.1 deleted somehow my isdndevices. isdn4linux faq tells me that theres a script called "makedev.sh" that should create them. but i cant f

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread TRBishop
On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now that I've tackled almost every device on my computer, there lies one > last part to be recognized by Mandrake: my ISA "Compaq 56K-DF" modem. I > doubt that it is a winmodem due to the fact that Windows reads it on Com2, > and not as an expans

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread J D
when linux says the modem is busy, it's usually because there is a lock file. go into the setup of kppp, and find something that says "Use Lock File", and uncheck it. that's what i have to do when i get the modem busy message. jd >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [

Re: [[newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem]

2000-07-07 Thread Michael Scottaline
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now that I've tackled almost every device on my computer, there lies one > last part to be recognized by Mandrake: my ISA "Compaq 56K-DF" modem. I > doubt that it is a winmodem due to the fact that Windows reads it on Com2, > and not as an expansion device. >

[newbie] problème de graveur

2000-07-07 Thread Olivier Avenel
Salut , mon graveur ne lit aucun cd,lorsque sous kde je click sur cdrom j'obtiens :"impossible d'afficher le repertoire file:/mnt/cdrom".De plus dans la configuration materielle il apparait un lecteur ide 4x4x32 (ce que j'ai: acer crw4432a) et un cdrom scsi (ce que je n'ai pas ) j'ai lu

Re: [newbie] Install

2000-07-07 Thread Mark Weaver
In this case your best bet is to do the expert install and take control over the partitioning that's being done. -- Mark I love my Linux Box... REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym. Registered Linux user # 182496 On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Alf C Stockton wrote: > I have downloa

Re: [newbie] Install

2000-07-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
- Original Message - From: "Alf C Stockton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:00 AM Subject: [newbie] Install > I have downloaded and created the 2 CD containing Mandrake 7.1 but when I > try and install I have the following problem. > I select st

Re: [newbie] linux prep tool problem

2000-07-07 Thread Charles A Edwards
JS Your BIOS probably has an anti-virus feature. You need to disable it. On one of my systems I had the same. It was found in Advanced Setup as Trend Anti-Virus Feature. Once you disable it the 7.0 installation will no longer hang. Charles - Original Message - From: "Jari Sara

Re: [newbie] append="mem=192m" For your memory problems.

2000-07-07 Thread Steve Howes
Tom Brinkman wrote: >Keep in mind that the only reason you needed to append a mem > statement in the first place is because of a hardware deficiency. > I thought the reason for appending the 'mem=' was because the Linux kernal doesn't recognise more than 64Mb? -- Steve - Cheltenham, UK ---

Re: [newbie] Free Software........

2000-07-07 Thread Mark Potochnik
I fell asleep, trying to read it What part is is not free?? Just Asking... Thanks!!! MarkP >Denis Havlik wrote: > :~>Corel PHOTO-PAINT® for Linux® > > This is definitively not "free software". Here is Licence agreement: > > http://linux.corel.com/products/pp9/eula.htm > > -- > -

[newbie] LM 7.1 destroys working Linux installation

2000-07-07 Thread Quaylar
hello ppl ! i recently decided to upgrade to mandrake 7.1 air, from ver 6.1. i got the gpl-version, 2 cd´s, booted from cdrom and everything went fine. chose "upgrade" and then installation process told me that it was searching for packets which need to be upgraded and that i was later able to c

Re: [newbie] Configuring my ISA Modem

2000-07-07 Thread John Arkoulis
Com2 is ttyS1 and not 2 On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, also sprach: > Now that I've tackled almost every device on my computer, there lies one > last part to be recognized by Mandrake: my ISA "Compaq 56K-DF" modem. I > doubt that it is a winmodem due to the fact that Windows reads it on Com2, > and no

[newbie] CD#3

2000-07-07 Thread Curtis
Is this third cd available for download, or is it in the commercial distro? What apps are on this cd also.   Curtis

[newbie] Sound Card Problem

2000-07-07 Thread worldly linux
First let me say , WOW. This Mandrake Install is the best Linux install that I have come across. It's a huge welcome after trying to work with FreeBSD. The install went well with one exception. My sound card is not working. I tried using DrakConf and it responded with "generic" but then when the

Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access

2000-07-07 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: > I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for me. > > Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer. Mandrake will > automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips, cds, etc. I am > using a dual boot system, windo

[newbie] Kernel update

2000-07-07 Thread Victor Richardson
I just used Mandrake Update in version 7.1 for the first time and everything went smoothly (I assume). It updated a lot of packages, but the one I am most interested in is the new kernel 2.2.16-9mdk. I looked in /etc/lilo.conf and there are two new entries: * Add by install-kernel image=/boot/vml

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