[newbie] RESOLV.CONF

2000-11-20 Thread SKLIM
Hi !   I have done my dns server at my Linux Server. When I make a nslookup it work just fine. But after I add a nameserver at resolv.conf with our ISP nameserver IP Address , I am getting an error when starting boot up from my linux box.     Error can find local nameserver **   Can someo

[newbie] httpd error

2000-11-20 Thread SKLIM
Hi !   Suddenly my Linux HTTPD services cannot start.   This is the error below :   Starting httpd: cannot determine local host name use the serverbames to set manually     Can someone help me .. what is going wrong.       Best Regards, SKLIM    

[newbie] RPM major numbers <- 3 problem

2000-11-20 Thread Fireman71
When trying to upgrade some packages with "rpm -U packnamehere" I got the following error message only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM This has happened on several upgrades I have tried before but now its become a problem due to it happening on a packa

RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Sen Peng
I think I know what's wrong. I check the /var/log/secure, it says "error: cannot execute /usr/sbin/in.telnet: No such file or directory". Does this mean I don't have the deamon installed? How can I fix this thing? Thanks Charels On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Sen Peng wrote: > I tried to remove the -l -a

Re: [newbie] Finding host based on MAC address

2000-11-20 Thread Mazen
This command is not exactly what I am lookig for. I have a MAC address for examle "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff" but I dont know what its IP. What I want is to get the IP address knowing the MAC address. On the other hand I have successfully re-addressed my NIC by the follwing commands: ifconfig ethx down

RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Sen Peng
I tried to remove the -l -a, and do /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet restart. I still get the same message as connection closed by foreign host. My host.deny is all commented out. I am using the default inetd.conf that comes with the installation, which has only 3 services, ftp, telnet, and pop3. now inetd.

Re: [newbie] LILO error

2000-11-20 Thread Paul
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Dale Kosan wrote: >snipped > > >I am sure it is not good : ( Set up Grub after booting with the floppy. Grub handles >1024 fine. So does Lilo in MDK 7.2 Paul -- Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?

2000-11-20 Thread Paul
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Goldenpi wrote: >Number lock keeps resetting. There is a service which will in theory do >something but I never saw any effect when I use it. The numlock still resets >at each runlevel change. In mdk 7.1 I only needed to run "numlock" In mdk 7.2 it is " /usr/X11R6/bin/enable

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread xaos
On Tuesday 21 November 2000 00:05, some strange person did etch this in stone: > Hi, I am having a problem with telnet into my linux box too. I can telnet > into remote sites, but cannot do it other way around. It always tells me > that "connection closed by foreign host". > > In my /etc/inetd.con

RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Tyler Longren
Try removing the -l -a. My /etc/inetd.conf doesn't have a -l -a. Tyler On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Sen Peng wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:05:08 -0500 (EST) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Sen Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[newbie] mandrake 7.2

2000-11-20 Thread chronos0
Hi all, Now I dont know about you but I have had nothing but problems with 7.2 and alot of you have as well judging by the posts. So I uninstalled the sucker and reinstalled 7.1 and I am so much happier. I mean dont get me wrong here 7.2 has alot of neato things but nothing works. So what good

RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Sen Peng
Hi, I am having a problem with telnet into my linux box too. I can telnet into remote sites, but cannot do it other way around. It always tells me that "connection closed by foreign host". In my /etc/inetd.conf I had it setup like following. telnet stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcp

[newbie] No Cd-rom or CDrw as root?

2000-11-20 Thread Jon Doe
Wow, just installed the cheapbytes 7.2 and even as root I don't have access to my cd-rom or cdrw. Also, I can't configure sound all of which worked just fine on 7.1.

[newbie] 7.2 lack of xserver

2000-11-20 Thread Dennis Myers
Hi all, I burned a new Install CD for 7.2. This time I got a complete copy based on the total bytes transfered. Funny thing, this time around Aurora doesn't come up by default and on boot up I get no Xserver. I am totally unimpressed since this is the same machine that 7.0 and 7.1 loaded on wit

[newbie] Stupid printer question

2000-11-20 Thread Vic
Well ladies and germs, I snooped in the newbie and the expert archives and I saw some things about lpd but, not enough to inform me of what I need to do. I have an od HP Deskjet, just Deskjet nothing else after no number or anything. It is obviously a black and white printer but, I still won

Re: [newbie] printing

2000-11-20 Thread Barry Premeaux
Marcia, I have the Epson Stylus Color 850. I took care of the light print quality by going to the 'Printer' icon on the desktop. Click on 'Properties' and 'Advanced'. You will find a folder called 'Extra' and a highlighted text after 'Quality'. When you click on the highlighted text, it will

Re: [newbie] Print Quality

2000-11-20 Thread Marcia
Barry, Thank you. I found that printer icon and did the adjusting. I believe it made a difference accept I wish I understood more of what everything did. I did change the resolution to 720 and made some other changes. After that my printer printed darker but very very slow. It printed out somethin

Re: [newbie] (...) sndconfig for opti

2000-11-20 Thread Trevor Reynolds
This is the RPM I used to get my Opti ISA sound card to work. http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/cooker/cooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/sndconfig-0.57-1mdk.i586.html Good luck Trevor Krulo wrote: > > where can I get the sndconfig of mandrake 7.1 without being the ISO... just > that file. cause my sound

Re: [newbie] dhcp

2000-11-20 Thread jae you
i have a Linsys DSL router. I use it as a DHCP server. It was propery set up before i installed the Linux. It's working just fine after installation. If you have a software DHCP or Proxy server, you better have another computer to host your Local Network. The server should have all information

Re: [newbie] BT

2000-11-20 Thread L. H. LOO
Leon, Just my $0.002, I am also using LM7.1 { plus Red Hat 6.0 and 6.2 ;-) } I could get my e-mail from the same ISP; same user , through RH6.2, but not LM7.1 and RH6.0 ; the error message : no user name ! After comparing the 3 drives, I discovered, user name not entered in the submenu in LM 7.

Re: [newbie] LILO error

2000-11-20 Thread Alan Shoemaker
SKLIM wrote: > > Hi > > I have install 2 linux server at my office. The 1st Linux > was running just fine. Today I have install 2nd unit of > Linux at PIII system. > > When I restart my 2nd Linux after a new installation it > show me LI not LILO. How to fix this error. I can only > login to my 2n

Re: [newbie] (...) FINALLY!!!

2000-11-20 Thread tweeter
'Xconfigurator' Krulo wrote: > > I am a happy man! finally I made it to install mandrake 7.2 and running net > with him! :)) I just wanted to ask 1 more thing. I keep having problems with > startx with every linux I installed. what console tool can I use to configure > my startx (other than xf86c

[newbie] HL-1240 Printing, found driver

2000-11-20 Thread Eddie Torres
Till, Looking further into the printer drivers. I remember that using a basic HP Laserjet 2 driver worked best in LM 7.1 for me I found a CUPS driver that works ( still needs stair-stepping fixed some ). The HP Laserjet 2, Foomatic + laserjet works well with my printer so I will use it u

[newbie] (...) sndconfig for opti

2000-11-20 Thread Krulo
where can I get the sndconfig of mandrake 7.1 without being the ISO... just that file. cause my sound card (OPTI 82C924) worked in mdk7.1 (bad... but worked!) and in 7.2 I cant get it to work... so... can U please send me one sndconfig URL of mdk7.1? thx

Re: [newbie] sendmail problem ....

2000-11-20 Thread xaos
On Monday 20 November 2000 12:26, some strange person did etch this in stone: > I upgraded one of my servers to LM 7.2 last week and things seem to work > fine so far. The only issue I have trouble resolving is a sendmail issue. I > can send and receive mail via pop/smtp for all accounts from exte

Re: [newbie] using a removable hard drive (DOS)

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
If linux does not find a drive it wants to mount it will just give an error message and resume. But you should disable kudzu if you want to do that. - Original Message - From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LinuxNewbie (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 20

Re: [newbie] (...) (poogle) sndconfig from 7.1 to 7.2

2000-11-20 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Krulo wrote: > > I had a problem with my Opti soundcard (different model), > > got round it by installing sndconfig from my 7.1 CD and > > running it, it's fine now > > and where can I get that rpm version? can U tell me what > version is that and a valid URL to get it please? > > > thx Krulo

Re: [newbie] printing

2000-11-20 Thread Marcia
Dear All, I finally got my Epson Stylus Color printer calibrated through the Cups webadmin. The Kups and printerdrake in my 7.2 distro did not do the trick. Everything was OK with the printing except still a little too light. Is there a way to make it darker? Then, all of a sudden every couple o

Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 and Promise UATA 100 Controllers]

2000-11-20 Thread patrick
G Shaw wrote: > Okay, I spent yesterday jumping through hoops, and finally got things to fit > together so that they work not too badly. > > M/B: ASUS A7V/KT133 > Issue: Linux Mandrake Doesn't Undertand the Promise ATA/100 on the M/B > > Here's the procedure I used: > > * NOTE: This proced

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 install problem - two HD's on UDMA66.

2000-11-20 Thread EagleIce
I am having the same problems as Rune but I don't have the same hardware, my first two installations were perfect but now I have tryed 5-6 new installation that all end up in the same way; when rc.sysinit is gonna shoot it get's Permission Denied on all it's initiations and then CHOKE. I did se

Re: [newbie] LILO error

2000-11-20 Thread Dale Kosan
snipped I am sure it is not good : (

Re: [newbie] group psychologist

2000-11-20 Thread patrick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > onepatrick > i have elected myself as group psychologist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > any questions ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > GAPrichard > I have this f

[newbie] BT

2000-11-20 Thread lhatkins
Only just started using linux and am not farmilar with it or its systems, but my friends are. My problem is, Having installed Mandrake 7.1 on my system, I want to connect to BT INTERNET, this is a UK ISP, I can't get it to authorise me, it dials, goes to logging on to network, then drops, with

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?

2000-11-20 Thread Fred Schroeder
(Note that this is straight from the man page for setleds.) For X, you need to edit the file '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/types/basic'. The last section of the file is the "KEYPAD" section and looks like: type "KEYPAD" { modifiers = Shift+NumLock; map[None] = Level1; map[Shift] = Level2; map[NumLock]

Re: [newbie] remove partitions

2000-11-20 Thread bascule
begs the question alan, what is different about a type 85 extended partition compared to an 'ordinary' extended partition? bascule Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > EdPM can't read what's inside a type 85 extended > partition and that'd what diskdrake makes in 7.2. You need > to use linux fdisk a

[newbie] upgrade help

2000-11-20 Thread KompuKit
I installed the store version of 7.2 macmillian and I just got the downloaded version burned on a CD...today, I realise the store version doesn't have KDE2 final...but the download version does. How would I upgrade to the KDE2 finalwithout re-installing again, and losing all I've done up to

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?

2000-11-20 Thread KompuKit
Could you email me the file below Charles wrote: > > Thanks to all ! I didn't have the option at install nor within DrakConf > > Startup Services >, but I found it on disk 1 of 7.1 and that did the trick. > I also found that after installing an RPM to uncheck Restore settings > option for Root a

[newbie] Mandrake 7.1 and BT internet

2000-11-20 Thread linux
hi, Ok this question may have been posted 1000's of times before, but I can't find it in any archive or FAQ so here goes. I have Intel 400 system, just installed mandrake 7.1, I am very 'green' with regard this OS. My problem is that I can't connect to my ISP with it (BT Internet), the modem d

Re: [newbie] LILO error

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
Lilo giveing LI might have something to do with the 1024 cilinder limit, so so I heard. Anyone know what LI- means? - Original Message - From: "Kelly, Christopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 1:48 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] LILO error > or

Re: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
SIMM or DIMM? SIMM=no DIMM=yes - Original Message - From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LinuxNewbie (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:21 PM Subject: [newbie] [OT] mixing memory > I know this if off topic, but I don't know where else to ask and I

Re: [newbie] (...) FINALLY!!!

2000-11-20 Thread EagleIce
I would first look if XF86Setup is installed on your box, run the command: whereis XF86Setup, and if it isn't there then I'd look for it on the CD's and install it. It is a very helpful tool for people who don't want to go directly into the files to config. By the way; startx is a seperate prog

Re: [newbie] (...) FINALLY!!!

2000-11-20 Thread patrick
Krulo wrote: > I am a happy man! finally I made it to install mandrake 7.2 and running net > with him! :)) I just wanted to ask 1 more thing. I keep having problems with > startx with every linux I installed. what console tool can I use to configure > my startx (other than xf86config) when I for

Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
Number lock keeps resetting. There is a service which will in theory do something but I never saw any effect when I use it. The numlock still resets at each runlevel change. - Original Message - From: "Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000

Re: [newbie] PNP Sound Card

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
I get this too! But I have a sb clone ISA. My usb fails with the same error, so I presumed they were conflicting. I have been saveing for a PCI card. - Original Message - From: " Santiago Erquicia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 1997 2:49 PM Subje

Re: [newbie] Booting to Linux

2000-11-20 Thread Goldenpi
I dont know how you can get to linux if you didn't make a boot disk, but I can tell you how to get back windows. Linux installs the bootloader in the MBR so you just have to rewrite it to get your windows back. But it wont fix your d:\ drive and e:\ is gone until you can either fix linux or get it

Re: [newbie] group psychologist

2000-11-20 Thread patrick
Robin Regennitter wrote: > On Friday 17 November 2000 12:49 pm, you wrote: > > well, I have a secret > > I see dead windows using windows 98 > > now tell me if I'm not crazy. ur not :) but after u realize that we are all gonna have buy another linux real soon u might be after all :) http://

Re: [newbie] group psychologist

2000-11-20 Thread GAPrichard
> > > > > > > onepatrick > i have elected myself as group psychologist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > any questions ? > > > > > > > > > > > > GAPrichard > I have this friend > > > > > > > > > > > a

[newbie] (...) (poogle) sndconfig from 7.1 to 7.2

2000-11-20 Thread Krulo
> I had a problem with my Opti soundcard (different model), got round it by > installing sndconfig from my 7.1 CD and running it, it's fine now > and where can I get that rpm version? can U tell me what version is that and a valid URL to get it please? thx

[newbie] Abbrowser...

2000-11-20 Thread Vincent A.Primavera
Hello, Can someone tell me where Abbrowser entries are saved? I would like to use it more, but before I invest too much time entering data I would like to know what exactly to back up. Thank You, Vincent A. Primavera Linux-Mandrake v7.2

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Tim Holmes
There could be a few things going on here. One, try this command. telnet -l root localhost The -l parameter tells it what user is going to be telneting into the machine. Secondly.. Do you have SSH installed. I believe when you install SSH, it automatically restricts telnet access sicne it's n

[newbie] gcc include files

2000-11-20 Thread Colm Harrington
Hi All, I'm a newcomer to linux and have just insralled mandrake 7.0 on my computer. I am a programming student and one of my main uses is gcc. My problem is that gcc cannot seem to find any header files that i #include at the top of my program. Any info on how to solve this would be greatly appr

Re: [newbie] (...) Sound card doent work

2000-11-20 Thread poogle
I had a problem with my Opti soundcard (different model), got round it by installing sndconfig from my 7.1 CD and running it, it's fine now On Monday 20 November 2000 12:28, you wrote: > I have mdk7.2 and my sound card is a OPTI 82C924. the harddrake detects it > > > OPTI SoundExpression SRS Sou

[newbie] sendmail problem ....

2000-11-20 Thread Ingo Bauer
I upgraded one of my servers to LM 7.2 last week and things seem to work fine so far. The only issue I have trouble resolving is a sendmail issue. I can send and receive mail via pop/smtp for all accounts from external mail clients. However if I try o send mail via ie.pine I can only send mail as

[newbie] Slow Gnome App startups

2000-11-20 Thread Fred Schroeder
Hi, I just installed Mandrake 7.2, and all seems to be well, except that it seems when I start Gnome apps while in KDE, they take forever to pop up. I start them, get the spinning disk on the taskbar, then it will go away, and sometimes 4 or five minutes later the app will pop up. I tried starti

Re: [newbie] re sendmail simple question (I think :)

2000-11-20 Thread freeman
relay domains I have nothing! in local domains I have localhost, and my computer name! in masquerading I have masquerade as domain my computer name.my domain. In domains to be masquerading I have nothing Please give me a hand! > > On Friday 17 November 2000 12:28 am, you wrote: > > I'm us

Re: [newbie] (...) Sound card doent work

2000-11-20 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Krulo wrote: [snip] > appears this in the "sound" icon... but I dont listen to > anything... what can I do? (sndconfig doesnt work, not > installed I guess... :\\ ) > > > thx Krulosndconfig is in root's path, not user's. If you ctl-alt-f2 to a console and sign in as root you'll have sndcon

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Dale Kosan
Nothing wrong,I don't think you can telnet as root,security issue I think.I might be wrong... - Original Message - From: "Fabio Tang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 11:29 AM Subject: [newbie] Problem with Telnet > Hello ALL > > Here I am ha

Re: [newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Orestes
Pergunto o mesmo... Orestes Portugal At 14:29 20-11-2000 -0200, you wrote: >Hello ALL > >Here I am having a little problem trying to access the linux with >telnet. Its strangeous when root can' t access but any other commom user >can normally. And if I access like a normal user and after this sw

[newbie] Problem with Telnet

2000-11-20 Thread Fabio Tang
Hello ALL Here I am having a little problem trying to access the linux with telnet. Its strangeous when root can' t access but any other commom user can normally. And if I access like a normal user and after this switch to root with su command, I get root access normally. Why I can't access as ro

RE: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Francisco Alcaraz Ariza
Thanks a lot, Tomm Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) -Mensaje original- De: Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2000 13:39 Asunto: Re: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel >On Monday 20 November 2000 07:13 am,

RE: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Francisco Alcaraz Ariza
Why?? Are there lot of problems of it is just because you could better install it? I have never compiled the kernel and because that I am a beat afraid to do that, but I think that sooner or later I will do Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) -Mensaje original- De: Rune Kallhovd <[EMAI

RE: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Francisco Alcaraz Ariza
Thanks Civileme Francisco Alcaraz Murcia (Spain) -Mensaje original- De: civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2000 14:30 Asunto: Re: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel >> Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: >> >> Hell

Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 and Promise UATA 100 Controllers]

2000-11-20 Thread Dale Kosan
The 2.2.17 kernel will work with a Promise Ultra ATA 100 pci card,most likely not the onboard controller :( - Original Message - From: "Eddie Torres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 and Promise U

Re: [newbie] LS-120 problems

2000-11-20 Thread Eddie Torres
There is an article about zips and LS-120's on mandrakeforum.com. Give it a look. On Monday 20 November 2000 09:38, you wrote: > > Dear Skidley, > > My problem is in the LS-120, while I think your instructions are in > deleting the links to the CDROM. > > I've included copies of lilo.conf and

Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 and Promise UATA 100 Controllers]

2000-11-20 Thread Eddie Torres
I am not sure on this but kernel 2.2.17 does not recognize ATA 100 controllers. You'll have to use a 2.4 kernel to get support for that. On Monday 20 November 2000 08:49, you wrote: > Okay, I spent yesterday jumping through hoops, and finally got things > to fit together so that they work not t

Re: [newbie] Printing to an HP Laserjet 4050TN over an Ethernet Network

2000-11-20 Thread Till Kamppeter
The printer musthave a fixed IP, because it does server tasks. It is not possible to let it get an IP automatically from the DHCP server (the address would be everytime different). Do the following: Enter "ifconfig" and look which IP is assigned to the card for your local network. It is usually

Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 and Promise UATA 100 Controllers]

2000-11-20 Thread G Shaw
Okay, I spent yesterday jumping through hoops, and finally got things to fit together so that they work not too badly. M/B: ASUS A7V/KT133 Issue: Linux Mandrake Doesn't Undertand the Promise ATA/100 on the M/B Here's the procedure I used: * NOTE: This procedure ASSUMES that you attach th

Re: [newbie] LS-120 problems

2000-11-20 Thread Markham Joseph
Dear Skidley, My problem is in the LS-120, while I think your instructions are in deleting the links to the CDROM. I've included copies of lilo.conf and fstab My EIDE Zip drive is working properly. Joseph skidley wrote: > > On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Joseph Markham wrote: > > > Dear Friend

Re: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread civileme
> Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: > > Hello everybody, > I am having problems to install a new kernel in rpm format; If I use > the classical rpm -i it seems that everything goes well, but in fact > my kernel is not modified. > What can I do? Is there any way to change the kernel using those rpm >

RE: [newbie] using a removable hard drive (DOS)

2000-11-20 Thread Mark Johnson
Yeah, I've got that figured out but my question I'm having is will linux just ignore the second drive when it is missing or will it hiccup because it expects a drive (in the bay) when it's not there? Windows doesn't care, I can pull out the drive and put it back in (rebooting of course) and it al

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.2 install problem - two HD's on UDMA66.

2000-11-20 Thread civileme
Rune Kallhovd wrote: > > Hi folks! > > I have run into some serious problems installing Mandrake 7.2 on > my box, having the following specs: > > - Abit BE6-II motherboard (not version 2), latest BIOS (UH) > > - Celeron 466 > > - 256 MB RAM > > - Two HD's on UDMA66 (HPT366), both IBM. > /d

[newbie] (...) Sound card doent work

2000-11-20 Thread Krulo
I have mdk7.2 and my sound card is a OPTI 82C924. the harddrake detects it OPTI SoundExpression SRS Sound System: Manufacturer: OPTi Model: SoundExpression SRS Sound System Kernel Module: mad16 Type: ISA MPU401: yes DMA2/16: yes OPTI SoundExpression MPU-401: Manufacturer: OPTi Model: SoundE

[newbie] (...) FINALLY!!!

2000-11-20 Thread Krulo
I am a happy man! finally I made it to install mandrake 7.2 and running net with him! :)) I just wanted to ask 1 more thing. I keep having problems with startx with every linux I installed. what console tool can I use to configure my startx (other than xf86config) when I for example put a too h

Re: [newbie] Please respond! disk KERNEL Error

2000-11-20 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Sunday 19 November 2000 06:36 pm, Vic wrote: > Other than that nothing else in dmesg, > however Ihave a cdrom on the primary slave > so that might be what that is. Other than that's prob'ly causing the drive to default to ata/33, it shouldn't be a problem. Leave it alone for now other th

[newbie] HL-1240 printing cont.

2000-11-20 Thread Eddie Torres
I think what the driver needs is an option to fix the stair-stepping like it did with the drivers used with LPD ( I think they are red hat drivers). I think that's what I am seeing on the print. -- Eddie Torress www.veloct.net

Re: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 20 November 2000 07:13 am, Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: > Hello everybody, > I am having problems to install a new kernel in rpm format; If I use > the classical rpm -i it seems that everything goes well, but in fact > my kernel is not modified. What can I do? Is there any way to chang

[newbie] midi in Netscape

2000-11-20 Thread Gayle Burnett
Midi works except in Netscape. Do I need a plugin to use midi in Netscape? Would appreciate any help.

Re: [newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Rune Kallhovd
> Francisco Alcaraz Ariza wrote: > > Hello everybody, > I am having problems to install a new kernel in rpm format; If I use > the classical rpm -i it seems that everything goes well, but in fact > my kernel is not modified. > What can I do? Is there any way to change the kernel using those rpm >

[newbie] Printer Complications

2000-11-20 Thread SoloCDM
I have printer complications. A user was able to send data to the printer queue, nothing prints, and lpq prints out the following status: lp is ready and printing [user]: active [job 003[FQDN]] (standard input) 38018 bytes Root is able to print;

[newbie] Mandrake 7.2 install problem - two HD's on UDMA66.

2000-11-20 Thread Rune Kallhovd
Hi folks! I have run into some serious problems installing Mandrake 7.2 on my box, having the following specs: - Abit BE6-II motherboard (not version 2), latest BIOS (UH) - Celeron 466 - 256 MB RAM - Two HD's on UDMA66 (HPT366), both IBM. /dev/hde - IBM 30GB, 7200rpm, ATA66/100 (boot) /d

RE: [newbie] Changing MAC address

2000-11-20 Thread Kelly, Christopher
The MAC addresses are "burned" into the NIC. If you need to have a different MAC, you will need to get another NIC. Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775 -Original Message- From: gcobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 7:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

RE: [newbie] Changing MAC address

2000-11-20 Thread gcobb
I've never seen a mac address that could be changed at all. I believe I'm correct in saying they're written into the chips on the NIC. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Grant > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 9:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROT

[newbie] How to install a rpm new kernel

2000-11-20 Thread Francisco Alcaraz Ariza
Hello everybody, I am having problems to install a new kernel in rpm format; If I use the classical rpm -i it seems that everything goes well, but in fact my kernel is not modified. What can I do? Is there any way to change the kernel using those rpm files or do I need to start using the tgz

RE: [newbie] Bizarre cron job--or what?

2000-11-20 Thread Renaud OLGIATI
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Lewis Bishop wrote: > Someone mentioned to me that unknown hard disk activity could be due to > locate building it's index? Could this be it? Can anyone clarify? If you have a cron job that rebuilds the locate database, it DOES take a long time to run ;-) Just make sure it

[newbie] ISA ethernet card Tx timeout

2000-11-20 Thread Jeremy Bishop
After moving one of my computers from redhat 5.2 to Mandrake 7.1 I am having problems with the ethernet card. As the subject says, it's an ISA card, using the ne2k module. io and irq are correct, as it detects the card and gives the correct MAC address. pings to the machine's ip (192.168.1.2) wor

Re: [newbie] group psychologist

2000-11-20 Thread Robin Regennitter
On Friday 17 November 2000 12:49 pm, you wrote: well, I have a secret I see dead windows using windows 98 now tell me if I'm not crazy. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Can I tell you a secret? > > > > I see dead people. > > > > "Admiral" Ian Bridgeman > > 8) > > u have been watching too many m

Re: [[newbie]Zip mounting for user]

2000-11-20 Thread Michael Scottaline
Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, I was having zip drive mounting problems. I fixed it through > Drakconf for root however I cannot mount the zip as a user. What should > the default permissions in Drakconf be set at for read, write, access > for both users and root? Thanks,Marcia

RE: [newbie] Bizarre cron job--or what?

2000-11-20 Thread Lewis Bishop
Someone mentioned to me that unknown hard disk activity could be due to locate building it's index? Could this be it? Can anyone clarify? -Original Message- From: Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 November 2000 19:06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Bizarre cron job--or

[newbie] Mod_perl + Embperl&Mdk 7.2

2000-11-20 Thread Antti Linno
I tried to install machine with Apache,mod_perl and HTML-Embperl capabilities. First I installed Mandrake 7.2 custom-development. I chose apache, mod_perl, html-embperl etc.(perl modules). When I started up interface showed httpd and httpd-perl coming up. Then I tried just to see localhost, but n