Re: [newbie-it] Problemi post-formattazione

2000-10-23 Thread Andrea Celli
Lookdown wrote: Per favore non mandare in lista messaggi formattati html. Salve a tutti. Ho istallato Mandrake sul mio secondo HD, solo che essendo del tutto newbie di Linux temo di aver fatto un po' di casino... ... o meglio: ho 2 hd, uno con windows e uno con linux, e andava tutto

[newbie-it] netscape

2000-10-23 Thread Graziano Brotto
Ciao a tutti, qualcuno sarebbe cosi cortese da indicarmi come si fa per far funzionare netscape? mi connetto al server pero netscape non trova il dominio come mai? Cosa devo configurare? Ringrazio anticipatamente Graziano

Re: [newbie-it] netscape

2000-10-23 Thread Fabio Coatti
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 11:09:47AM +0200, Graziano Brotto wrote: Ciao a tutti, qualcuno sarebbe cosi cortese da indicarmi come si fa per far funzionare netscape? mi connetto al server pero netscape non trova il dominio come mai? Cosa devo configurare? Ringrazio anticipatamente Graziano

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread peter bunce
"Eugene C. Zesch" wrote: peter bunce wrote: no its people who use ie without setting the defaults properly :-( i think another gift from m$ (like bugs etc) peter bunce Greg Cobb wrote: Is everyone getting two of the same message or is it just me? :) Could you

Re: [newbie] Networking setup for PCMCIA on laptop

2000-10-23 Thread mineispooter
Jim, I noticed you have a Cisco 675 on dsl. I am using Verizon for dsl access (bronze package) I just recently bought a Cisco 675. I'm have some of the same issues with Redhat and my laptop (a generic from maxstation) wich has a 3com 3c574tx PCMCIA nic. Redhat 6.2 will init the card

[newbie] Server specs

2000-10-23 Thread Francois Swanepoel
Hi all We aim to setup a proof-of-concept linux-based department server which can cater for 5-50 users, which can provide at least the following services: - mail (SMTP + IMAP) - file server (windows clients) - print server (windows clients) - fax server

[newbie] microsoft natural keyboard

2000-10-23 Thread chronos
Hi all, Whats this about the microsoft natural keyboard doesnt work with linux mandrake 7.1 ? Is it the super deluxe version or the one that is just shaped differently. I really dont see why it wouldnt work. I have mandrake 7.0 and use the natural board. Its really no different than a straight

[newbie] Server Specs

2000-10-23 Thread Francois Swanepoel
Hi all We aim to setup a proof-of-concept linux-based department server which can cater for 5-50 users, which can provide at least the following services: - mail (SMTP + IMAP) - file server (windows clients) - print server (windows clients) - fax server

Re: [newbie] Aureal Driver problem

2000-10-23 Thread mineispooter
I had that problem with my SB16 PnP. I deleted all referances to the card (isapnp.conf, and modules.conf) reattempted the setup via sndconfig. my system basically said "Eat me" I then went to the bios under PCI and PnP recources (Award Bios) and disabled the PnP OS option. rebooted, deleted

[newbie] Problem with ethernet card 3COM 509B

2000-10-23 Thread Peter Chen
Hi all, My linux box (mandrake 7.0) is almost set up. All I need is to get my ethernet card working. I have a plug n play ISA 3COM 509B card. I can't get this card to work. eth0 isn't being initialized no matter what I do. Now I'm wondering if I'm using the right module for my card. I'm

[newbie] 3c574tx compatible with tullip Networking setup for PCMCIA on laptop

2000-10-23 Thread mineispooter
OK... Very Very cool. I figured out my problems. with my laptop. I loaded Redhat 6.2 Gnome vs KDE and entered in all my server info. I still hada problem with no Kernel module for the 3c574tx PCMCIA. I tried a kernel module simular (3c509) and FAILED. I then tried the more versitile and

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread Mark Weaver
I just checked mailstat and the duplicate messages are down to a trickle at the moment. There don't seem to be very many of them. Were it not for mailstat keeping track of things being done by procmail I wouldn't know I was getting any dups at all. -- Mark /* I never worry about the

[newbie] FAT partitions

2000-10-23 Thread Xavier Chitnis
Hi, I am attempting my first installation of Mandrake 7.1 and have hit a problem. I burned the ISO files to CD, and boot from the installation CD. I am asked to select my language etc. However, when I get to the disk partition stage, it says my partition table is too corrupted to be read. If I

RE: [newbie] Problem with ethernet card 3COM 509B

2000-10-23 Thread Greg Cobb
Hi, If I remember correctly, the 3C509B cards can be used as PNP or in ISA mode. That's the card I've used in many systems. 3Com has a DOS utility that'll let you specify the IRQ and address and also disable PNP at the same time. If you were running this card in PNP mode previously,

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread Mark Weaver
On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:29pm ,Larry Marshall spake passionately in a message: I'm not sure if that's possible. I'm not sure what in the message you don't think is possible so I can't comment on this. I'm not sure if one can download the mail from one's ISP's mail server to a dir on

Re: [newbie] Server specs

2000-10-23 Thread Michael Lueck
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:44:57 +0200, Francois Swanepoel wrote: - fax server (windows clients) I understand that the Keller Group is releasing their famous FaxWorks on a Linux gateway ahead of having a Windoozz gateway. They were the ones who wrote FaxWorks for OS/2 - they very cool OO,

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-23 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I took the hard drive off of the ATA/66 channel and performed a reinstall. All is well. I guess it just didn't like the ATA??? -Original Message- From: Rod Baxter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 6:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread Larry Marshall
The reason for my question was to see if procmail would do that. I continue to use Netscape because I try to separate my normal email According to Mark it does but I've never done anything with procmail. I'm able to filter conferences with typical move filters within all these programs. It

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread Mark Weaver
John, Using fetchmail and procmail are far easier than the HOWTO's present them. Using fetchmail is just a matter of issuing the command to get the mail from the server by a user in a terminal window. Like this: fetchmail mail.hostname.com ENTER If your system $USERname differs

Re: [newbie] FAT partitions

2000-10-23 Thread Michael Lueck
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:11:43 +0100, Xavier Chitnis wrote: owever, when I get to the disk partition stage, it says my partition table is too corrupted to be read. If I select Automatic partitioning, it doesn't seem to realise there is a FAT partition that needs to be resized. Sounds like M$ has

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread Larry Marshall
I'm not sure if one can download the mail from one's ISP's mail server to a dir on their system and then pickup that mail using Netscape Messenger for reading. I've wondered about this and I can't see why it couldn't be done, however, I have a feeling that making it happen would be a

[newbie] A Little Tip

2000-10-23 Thread Kelly, Christopher
Here's a tip for all you people who have had trouble with the installation (of MDK 7.1) regarding not being able to put the "Extensions CD" in the CR-ROM. I found that if the CD-ROM is on it's own IDE channel and it is the Master, the tray will open when it asks for the "Extensions CD". I thought

[newbie] hostname problems

2000-10-23 Thread Jeff Malka
I am running Mandrake 7.1 on a stand alone pc that I use to link up to the internet via modem but is not networked to any other pc. For costmetic reasons (the name appears in a variety of process and memory monitors) I decided to change my hostname to jeff_PC.home rather than

Re: [newbie] A Little Tip

2000-10-23 Thread Bombardier Systems Consulting
I had this problem installing MDK 7.1 on my Compaq Presario laptop. I reran the install and said cancel to the request and it seemed to finish ok. What am I missing that I would have gotten with the Extensions CD? Thanks...Jim - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" [EMAIL

RE: [newbie] A Little Tip

2000-10-23 Thread Kelly, Christopher
Just some extra's. -Original Message- From: Bombardier Systems Consulting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 9:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] A Little Tip I had this problem installing MDK 7.1 on my Compaq Presario laptop. I reran the install

Re: [newbie] Networking setup for PCMCIA on laptop

2000-10-23 Thread Bombardier Systems Consulting
More on my problem. I have just installed MDK 7.1 (sorry I didn't mention this initially) This is what I have done. Basic Host Information Host name + domain = linux.myNTserverdomain name Adaptor1 = enabled DHCP, net device = dummy0, kernel module = 3c574-TX, Irq=10, all other fields blank

Re: [[newbie] idebus=66]

2000-10-23 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Marshall Lake wrote: I've entered the commands: dmesg | grep 66 and dmesg | grep ide The only pertinent message I'm finding is the one above ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx -- Marshall Lake - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://melake.erols.com

Re: [newbie] USB Keyboard

2000-10-23 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Marshallsure, it's a Logitech Deluxe Access ($14.95). -- MandrakeSoft Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Altadena, CA USA --Alan Go for the Linux "Cool keyboard"! Its got "Linux" for Windoze keys, and Penguins on it! ;-)

Re: [newbie] Dupes

2000-10-23 Thread John Rye
Mark Weaver wrote: John, Using fetchmail and procmail are far easier than the HOWTO's present them. Using fetchmail is just a matter of issuing the command to get the mail from the server by a user in a terminal window. Like this: fetchmail mail.hostname.com ENTER If

Re: [newbie] Networking setup for PCMCIA on laptop

2000-10-23 Thread D.M. Mattix
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Bombardier Systems Consulting wrote: More on my problem. I have just installed MDK 7.1 (sorry I didn't mention this initially) This is what I have done. Basic Host Information Host name + domain = linux.myNTserverdomain name Adaptor1 = enabled DHCP, net device =

[newbie] keyboards

2000-10-23 Thread chronos
Go for the Linux "Cool keyboard"! Its got "Linux" for Windoze keys, and Penguins on it! ;-) Logitech Deluxe Access Is this the keyboard you were talking about ? If so that is seriously dope. Let me know.

Re: [newbie] floppy problems

2000-10-23 Thread Goldenpi
wrong fs type=wrong format bad option=typo bad superblock=??? too many mounted file systems=you have loads of partitions or drives. - Original Message - From: "Marco Kwan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 7:26 AM Subject: [newbie] floppy problems

Re: [newbie] computers on 24/7

2000-10-23 Thread Adrian Smith
downsides of leaving it on all the time: heat buildup (computer is enclosed no air conditioner live in the south *haha*) solution -- good fans, take the cover off (that's what i do) Adam said: Not to be nitpicky or anything, but this is not always the best thing to do as good cases have been

Re: [newbie] FAT partitions

2000-10-23 Thread chronos
Hi xavier- I used partition magic and its fine, granted you will probably have to reboot in safemode to uninstall partition magic as it locks itself into a loop. Also youll need to edit the autoexec.bat and config.sys as my machine got stuck in the dos loop. But after that and running scandisk

Re: [newbie] FAT partitions

2000-10-23 Thread Larry Marshall
I used partition magic and its fine, granted you will probably have to reboot in safemode to uninstall partition magic as it locks itself into a loop. Also youll need to edit the autoexec.bat and config.sys as my machine Huh? I've never had Partition Magic lock up on me. These days,

Re: [newbie] keyboards

2000-10-23 Thread Jon Doe
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, you wrote: Go for the Linux "Cool keyboard"! Its got "Linux" for Windoze keys, and Penguins on it! ;-) Logitech Deluxe Access Is this the keyboard you were talking about ? If so that is seriously dope. Let me know.

[newbie] I give up!

2000-10-23 Thread Brian K. Garel
Hey, From what I've been reading here on this list I'm not the only one having issues with "POPping" my mail. I have completely removed postfix and ANYTHING that used it and re-installed sendmail. Thinking that I was pretty clever, because I used to be able to get sendmail and linux playing

Re: [newbie] Aureal Driver problem

2000-10-23 Thread John Couturier
look in /etc/conf.modules (or modules.conf depending on version of modutils) and delete any line that has "sound" in it, then re-install the aureal drivers. It is possible that another module is loading before the aureal ones and taking the IRQ. Also try switching PCI slots. Many of your

Re: [newbie] I give up!

2000-10-23 Thread Marshall Lake
From what I've been reading here on this list I'm not the only one having issues with "POPping" my mail. I have completely removed postfix and ANYTHING that used it and re-installed sendmail. Thinking that I was pretty clever, because I used to be able to get sendmail and linux playing

Re: [newbie] microsoft natural keyboard

2000-10-23 Thread Alan Shoemaker
chronos wrote: Hi all, Whats this about the microsoft natural keyboard doesnt work with linux mandrake 7.1 ? Is it the super deluxe version or the one that is just shaped differently. I really dont see why it wouldnt work. I have mandrake 7.0 and use the natural board. Its really no

RE: [newbie] microsoft natural keyboard

2000-10-23 Thread Daniel
of course they work, there ain't no difference between then and any other keyboard, i have two, both work in mandrake 7.1 no prob, even the windows key has a function. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: 23 October 2000

[newbie] RE tbs II aureal

2000-10-23 Thread ed
I have that sound card on my system mandrake 7.1 and downloaded the drivers from aureal.linux.com something like that and did an make install and got the busy error so then I did a make clean and did the make install again and my soundcard works now. hope this helps

Re: [newbie] Problem with ethernet card 3COM 509B

2000-10-23 Thread Gerald A. Jones
Hi, The 3COM 509B card can run in three modes ISA, PNP, and EISA. Mandrake 7.0 doesn't play nice with this card in PNP mode. Here's what you need to do. Go to ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c509 and get the file 3c509x2.exe this is a self expanding compressed file. Place this file in an empty

Re: [newbie] keyboards

2000-10-23 Thread Alan Shoemaker
chronos wrote: Go for the Linux "Cool keyboard"! Its got "Linux" for Windoze keys, and Penguins on it! ;-) Logitech Deluxe Access Is this the keyboard you were talking about ? If so that is seriously dope. Let me know.

Re: [newbie] keyboards

2000-10-23 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Jon Doe wrote: On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, you wrote: Go for the Linux "Cool keyboard"! Its got "Linux" for Windoze keys, and Penguins on it! ;-) Logitech Deluxe Access Is this the keyboard you were talking about ? If so that is seriously dope. Let me know.