Hello-
This is chronos,
System specs are as follows- gateway 20 gig drive partitioned 10 win98 se
and 10 linux mandrake 7.0 128 ram pentium 3 500 and sb live sound card and
svga video card.
So, how in the world do i get the sb card to work with my linux system ?
Tried drakx and sndconf and als
alright, well, I was cooking just fine until i screwed
something up and now it seems that the password has
been changed for 'root'. Is there any way of changing
or correcting the root password IF you don't know what
it is to begin with? Currently, I can only access
'single' init. The X system won'
If ya have any questions about what certain services are just
ask. Generally a home machine will want about a dozen things running but
you should try doing a port scan on your machine to make sure you don't
have a lot of weird ports open. Using tcp wrappers is at least as
important as shutting dow
It was Oct 12, 2000, 19:20, when Renaud OLGIATI keyboarded:
>On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Paul wrote:
>> I downloaded the big guil00.gz file and that worked fine. I did a tar
>> -xvzf on it, ran "runme" and it went like butter down a hot plate.
>
>Paul, por favor, WHERE did you download it from ?
I went
It was Oct 13, 2000, 02:44, when Dennis Myers keyboarded:
>> They have a Linux port? KEWL!!
>>
>Ok, I know I saw the question asked before, but can't find an answer in
>the archives, how do you d/l Opera and not get an error message about it
>being the wrong architecture for my machine? I'm miss
I have installed Mandrake 7.1, everything went smoothly. Recognized
everything, even my two video cards (ati xpert 2000, and Voodoo2). Now I
would like to watch movies on my DVD player. I have heard that there is
softwear somewhere out there on the web, that will allow this. Has anyone
heard about
Paul wrote:
>
> It was Oct 10, 2000, 07:26, when Larry Marshall keyboarded:
>
> >> Does anybody know how I convert the Opera3.add win bookmark file into
> >> Netscape 4.73 linux mandrake 7.1 I've had no success but then I hardly
> >> know what I am doing in Linux.
> >
> >I don't know anything ab
I totally agreehey Mandrake...whats up with this?
This isn't good for Mandrake...and I care about this
distribution alot...
I've even gone as far as setting up a message board on my
server
to help with questions...(link in my signature below)
maynord wrote:
>
> In the U.S., support for Mand
In the U.S., support for Mandrake is supposed to come from the distributor -
Macmillan. After purchasing the Deluxe version of Mandrake 7.1, I went through
the process of getting the Macmillan support ID number, etc. Never heard from
them at all. I also noticed a phone number available for a ve
> a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they
> recommended (using DrakConf). Then I restarted my system.
I don't believe you deleted any files. My interpretation of this statement is
that you went into Startup Services and deselected these daemons. All this
does is affect
- Original Message -
From: "Rod Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 5:22 AM
Subject: [newbie] Mandrake support
> I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came
with
> support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I
Greg Stewart wrote:
>
> As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or
> your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more:
>
> cat /varlog/messages |more
>
> Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the
> fashion in which you achie
You've got a winmodem. Not good, but not necessarily fatal. Winmodems
are stripped down units that use the CPU to process the data using a
special software driver. There is a performance hit, but with a modern
CPU (your's certainly fits into that category), and simple surfing, most
people probably
As root, you can view the /var/log/messages file in a text editor (vi, or
your favourite), or cat the file piping it through more:
cat /varlog/messages |more
Do you have a list of the daemons you "deleted", and a description of the
fashion in which you achieved this? Actually removing things is
My system:
AMD K6-2 500MHZ
64Mb ram
10 Gb drive
Mandrake 7.0
using KDE
netscape & a modem
What I did (what a dumb thing to do):
I got some info from the internet about stopping all unused daemons with
a recommend list of daemons to remove. I deleted the ones they
recommended (using DrakConf). The
> Yesterday, I downloaded the Beta3.iso image from the Mandrake ftp
> site. When I go burn it to the CD. It doesnt read the data and
> expands the folders and files to the CD. it just copy the iso image as
What is "it"? If CD Creator you need to go into the advanced options and tell
it y
> I have heard that increasing the transmission unit size can make a
noticable
> difference, but I don't have any experience with that. Perhaps someone
else
> on this list can discuss this and other speed-ups. This is why the rush
to
> DSL variants, cable modems, etc., i.e. they can be (double o
Hi all,
Yesterday, I downloaded the Beta3.iso image from the Mandrake ftp
site. When I go burn it to the CD. It doesnt read the data and
expands the folders and files to the CD. it just copy the iso image as
a file to the CD. I've tried various ways to try to get that ISO open
up and expands
> When I get to specifying the partitions, I select auto-allocate and
> everything looks okay (does not alter hda) but when I click done I get:
> "Partition table of drive hda(which is my win2k partion) is going to be
> written to disk!" .
I think you're getting confused by the difference be
It was Oct 12, 2000, 09:50, when Mark Weaver keyboarded:
>MarkO
>
>I've found IceWM to be very easy on resources and is quite nice to look at
>and operate.
>
>> I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard Windowsmaker
>> used only a few megs, while KDE used like 20 megs to run.
It was Oct 12, 2000, 07:22, when Renaud OLGIATI keyboarded:
>> I use both and find both useful. For me SO does a better job of importing
>> complex M$ Word docs and keeping the formatting straight. WP8 is free for
>> download, and unlike its more recent update runs natively w/o wine.
>
>Did yo
It was Oct 12, 2000, 15:22, when Ketil Vestby keyboarded:
>I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got, but do not know any programs
>/ configurations who let me do it. Do anybody know about such things?
>
>I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep" when it run Windows, si
It was Oct 12, 2000, 12:12, when Jeff Malka keyboarded:
>This is a standalone PC. When I ask "uname -a" it tells me my hostname is
>"Linux localhost.localdomain".
>
>Now, it would make sense to change that to something else. However, I
>am concerned that if I did, it might mess up some apps (
Ercan,
It sounds like Win is still there, it's just a matter of getting to it.
Two issues:
#1) Are you using a shim program? These are variously known as disk
manager programs and designed to allow an older motherboard bios to use the
full capacity of a large hard drive when the moth
Charles,
Mine is ISA not PCI. And I don't remember the exact model number! Since
I know my problem is the PnP and the IRQ assignments, do please let me know
what you found, if it's not too much problem (and don't go to much trouble
since it may or may not apply to mine). I've been asking
OK, what does the beginning of your message about having to have an
updated kernel to recognize your modem mean? What type of modem to you have?
I am beginning to try to configure a USR3com 56K faxmodem, ISA, PnP, no
jumpers. I'm wondering if what you've said about needing a new kernel
This is a standalone PC. When I ask "uname -a" it tells me my hostname is
"Linux localhost.localdomain".
Now, it would make sense to change that to something else. However, I am
concerned that if I did, it might mess up some apps (mail programs?) that might
depend on it somehow. Is that conc
> What will happen with WP8 now that Microsoft bought Corel last week?
They didn't "buy" Corel, they bought some of its stock. As for WP8, Corel's
selling WP9 so maybe that's an answer to your question, though I doubt it.
Cheers --- Larry
I am one of these poor slobs still using a modem to get onto the internet.
I am running Mandrake 7.1 and KDE. I noticed that even though my modem
connects at 115,000 and email is down and uploaded fairly fast, Netscape (I
am not ready to use a text browser) seems to take forever to bring pages u
Hi,
first of all I am grateful to everybody who took time to suggest solutions to my
problem with booting to windows after LM installation.
Finally I found a solution. Here is how:
First, the worst part of the problem was that I could not even boot with a floppy
disk. So no way to restore m
> I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard Windowsmaker
> used only a few megs, while KDE used like 20 megs to run. I am planing on
> running some Memory intensive stuff in Linux and would like the fast most
> Resource freindly one out there. Also a few suggestions of web bro
> I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got,
> but do not know any programs / configurations who let
> me do it. Do anybody know about such things?
>
> I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep"
> when it run Windows, si I hope there is anything like
> it in Linux.
I ha
MarkO
I've found IceWM to be very easy on resources and is quite nice to look at
and operate.
--
Mark
...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE...
...WITH WARTS!
Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 markOpoleO had this to say!
> I was wodnering which uses less resources for linux, i heard
Here is the link to amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764546570/qid=971360575/sr=1-1/102-4
745884-4570511
Any major book store should have it or can order it for you...
Linux Journal recommended this book, and while being descent I wish it was
had a little more meat to it, but it's
This particular modem must be configured manually. Which means you must
set the COM port jumper manually. When you do this Mandrake will pick it
up just fine. I'm using the same modem and that's how I had to set it up
for Windows. The PnP software didn't even WORK in windows. I had to follow
the s
I INSTALL THE COMPUTONE MULTIPORT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF COMPUTONE
BUT THE LOGIN NEVER COME IN SOME PORT.
HELP.
THANKS.
CARLOS.
__
E-mail y acceso gratis a la Internet en http://www.Tutopia.com
that's easy. Just use the partitioning utility in the setup program that
runs when you install Mandrake on your computer. That can do anything you
could think of to do to a HDD.
--
Mark
...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE...
...WITH WARTS!
Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 Kelly, Ch
I INSTALL THE COMPUTONE MULTIPORT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF COMPUTONE
BUT THE LOGIN NEVER COME IN SOME PORT.
HELP.
THANKS.
CARLOS.
__
E-mail y acceso gratis a la Internet en http://www.Tutopia.com
I want to use the PowerSave - functions my machine got, but do not know any programs /
configurations who let me do it. Do anybody know about such things?
I have a Compac Presario 5726, with ability to "sleep" when it run Windows, si I hope
there is anything like it in Linux.
_
>
Dear Pungki,
Having used WP for many years, I have it on my Linux box. WP8 is almost as
good as the last DOS version.
Turbolinux 3.6 had a "lite" version of WP8 included with the distro. Others
may have as well. I did buy the full version, which is ok, but a few things
like printing envelop
> HII need some help i have been using linux mandrake 6.1 for some
> time now but i am still not so great at the command line things like
> chmod and stuff. Here is the problem, i have been dialing out as root
> and it is the family computer. I use it to use the net in my room using
> ip
Hello,
I just tried to install linux 7.1 on my computer but it won't work. When I boot in a
textmode I have no problems, but when I boot with the KDE or any other GUI I get no
image and the system hangs up. I think my videocard is the problem. I have a Guillemot
3D prophet II GTS 265 32MB. The
Here is how I do it:
1. su root
2. cd /usr/src
3. rm the symlink named "linux" it points to the old
kernel source.
4. extract new kernel to /usr/src
5. cd /usr/src
6. mv linux linux-2.4.0-test9
7. ln -s linux-2.4.0-test9 linux
> I disagree. The fonts look awful (why can't WP just use the fonts
> provided by the OS? I've got my truetype fonts working now and they
I agree with everything you've said. I wonder, however, if you're not
describing the downloadable version as, while I found the font selection
to be abyssmal
>
> WP8 is indeed free, works great, is fast, and has all the features you can
> dream of :)
Depends on who's doing the dreaming Paul :-) WP running under Wine is no
dream come true.
Cheers --- Larry
> Well I am running Mandrake 7.1 I downloaded the rpm version of the
> "statically linked" Opera version for Linux from their website. It
> installed without a wimper in Mandrake.
Hmmm...curiouser and curiouser. I tried again last night with the same
result.
> BTW, the errors I got were appa
Actually I found @Home to be just fine. On the install I specified DHCP (dynamic
address) and that was all I had to do. As soon as I was up and running I popped
Netscape and was ready to go. A little configuring of the mail server, but
nothing much and that was good too. Actually it was much easie
> I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not
> too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes,
> please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ?
> Thanks for your help.
I'm using WP Office, which comes with WP9
I was able to blow the extended dos partition by using a shareware program
called Efdisk. It is awesome! It didn't even think twice about it, it just
blew it away. Rod, if you want it I can send the file to you.
Thank for your help,
Chris Kelly
Registered Linux user 185775
-Original Message
I had a problem installing 7.1 and as I had bough a package which came with
support I emailed mandrake about the problem. I have not had a response from
them and its now been four days. Has anyone out there had any experience of
their support? I think four days is much too long.
Incidentally, I fi
> I found the RPM at http://www.opera.com/download/linux.html
I'd already said that I went to opera.com. Did you actually download one
of the rpms and get it to run? If so, which one? From appearances they
are all the same but I'm just curious as they aren't recognized by my
rpm-handler as be
The system is running LM 7.1, version 2.2.16-9mdksecure.
When the system is shutdown or reboot identd does not close properly.
Looking in the syslog I find:
identd: fopen("/proc/net/tcp", "r"); permission denied.
Its a stock identd, no modifications. I am certainin it has something
to do with t
I recently installed a copy of mandrake linus 7.1
onto my 533 thalon K-6 machine,,Compaq..having problems with sound card
config..it an ESS Allegro PCIand modem..a PCtel HSP 56 micromodem...I think
I found the right settings in
KPP, but when I try it says modem is busy..which it
isn't..
Hallo!
I've read about reiserfs and it seems to be better than ext2... can
anyone tell me it's experiences with this file system?? Any problems i
could get?? 8-?
Thanks!
--
Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain
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Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
Linu
On Mon, 17 Nov 2036, Michael Scottaline wrote:
> I use both and find both useful. For me SO does a better job of importing
> complex M$ Word docs and keeping the formatting straight. WP8 is free for
> download, and unlike its more recent update runs natively w/o wine.
Did youmanage to find a
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Pungki wrote:
> I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not
> too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes,
> please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ?
WP8 is NOT freeware.
I have b
Hello,
I've removed my NT partition and It's now
impossible to reboot my linux system...
Thank you for your help.
Pierre
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > If you have installed Java and StarOffice it did not find it during the
> > install. You will need to edit the ~/Office52/user/config/javarc file. Just
> > remove the offending version from the "ExcludeVersion" line. Then restart
> > StarOffice and select bookm
"Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero" wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (2000-10-11 at 1756.13 -0600):
>
> > I keep getting the following 0.0 error. I need to remove it from the
> > configurations . . . how?
> >
> > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server
> > shutdown).
>
I just started looking at it and it looks very good indeed.
There is a free version available for download (or in the CDs of several books
on it) which is very functional and only lacks a very few items available in
the paid version.
Jeff
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> Hi.
> I'm using St
I cannot seem to find an "rc" (configuration) file for windowmaker (similar to
.kderc) . Anyone know where it is and what it is called in Mandrake 7.1?
The only file I can find that could be it is .wmrc which only contains one line
"kde" which makes me think that is not it.
--
Jeff Malka <[EMA
FYI, I came across this in pcworld november 2000, if you are using
wordperfect go to : linux.corel.com/support/wp_8linuxfix.htm,else delete
this message. Regards
"Pungki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi.
> I'm using StarOffice (SO) in my LM 7.1. But my SO was running slow (but not
> too slow). So, I want to change SO to WP8. Anyone here using WP8 ? If yes,
> please share me about your experience, and then, is WP8 freeware program ?
> Thanks for your he
I had a similar problem last weekend. Windows was on my
primary-master, linux on my primary-slave. I installed a second
version of Linux 7.0 on my master and after that Windows wouldn't
boot and I couldn't boot from a DOS floppy, even though Linux
recognized my Windows files and could read and wri
I disagree. The fonts look awful (why can't WP just use the fonts
provided by the OS? I've got my truetype fonts working now and they
look fine in other applications). WP also insists on using its own
printer drivers (what's the OS for guys?), and my printer isn't
listed (works with other apps via
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