O'Reilly and associates has all kinds of great Linux related books.
http://linux.oreilly.com/
back focus wrote:
> Could any
> suggest some good books to learn linux with?
Regards,
Anthony
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, back focus wrote:
I assume that you shall be adminitering it as well, for that I'll recommend
Linux Adminsitration, A beginner's guide by Steve Shah
It starts with the basic and explains everything without making many assumptions about
the background except for one in window
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Everyone have a great Christmas, ok? And if you don't, you'll have me to
>answer to.
>
>8)
I will think of an answer if you ask the right question...
*grin*
Paul
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Howdy folks.
I figure that I'll be getting some gift certificates
from the bookstore this Christmas.
I am a complete newbie to linux. I installed
Mandrake 7.2 this weekend, and except for a minor
issue with ppp, it went on without a hitch.
Now, I want to learn to use my new toy. Could a
I have a GeForce2 and Mandrake Linux 7.2 and it works well, so maybe
that's your answer.
(Well, actually it freezes every time I try to use it but I'm pretty
sure that's a soundcard problem. :)
Barýþ Evrim Demiröz wrote:
>
> I cannot run X. Whenever i try to Xconfig (at the test step) it displa
Merry Christmas and best wishes to all during this holiday season.
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i would like to experiment with installing a minimal
system on a small hard drive for use only on the
internet using ppp and konqueror. i have 7.2 but dont
know which rpm's i MUST install for the system to
function properly. thought i'd ask for advice and
suggestions here before spending hours a
Greg wrote:
>
> Romanator wrote:
> >
> > Has any one been successful when compiling NVIDIA support to the kernel?
> >
> > --
> > Roman
> > Registered Linux User #179293
>
> are you referring to module "agpgart" that has to be loaded before doing
> trying to make the NVidia drivers?
>
> If you c
Romanator wrote:
>
> Has any one been successful when compiling NVIDIA support to the kernel?
>
> --
> Roman
> Registered Linux User #179293
are you referring to module "agpgart" that has to be loaded before doing
trying to make the NVidia drivers?
If you can't load agpgart try loading with th
My brother and I have been having troubles understanding the .htaccess file.
When he copies the same .htaccess file in some directories it works, ie
authentication window pops up, but the same file in other directories does
not bring up the window, but allows access to the directory.
Regards
Bria
what processor are you using and did you change the processor type to the appropriate
one when you recompiled? I change mine from 586 to PPro and there is quite a bit of
difference in performance ;-)
Abe
> Original Message ---
> From: Glenn Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
Hello, I hope someone can help with this.
I'm trying to re-compile my Linux-mandrake 7.0 2.2.14-15mdk kernel because
I have installed an Teac IDE/ATAPI CD write drive, and I've been told I
must be re-compile the kernel to remove the CDrom modual and and activate
SCSI emulation. In other words to f
I've done it several times, hoping to trim the fat and increase
preformance. I've removed several unneeded options, thinking that they were
dead weight. I've never seen any difference in the way the system runs.
--
Glenn Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registered Linux user #175132
Powered by Linux-M
just 4get 4 a bit your kernel panic errors and enjoy the xmas the best way
you can :)
many gifts 4 all of u! []
Merry XMas everyone!!!
That's an interesting answer... I've done kernel rebuilds quite a few times
with quite varied outcomes. It almost always works, yet very seldom does it
work better than it did before the rebuild. What I would like to see on my
Christmas wish list is if some talented individual could make up som
I cannot run X. Whenever i try to Xconfig (at the test step) it displays
strange characters and colors. If i use a different Display Card it works
perfect. what must i do? (i have GeForce 2 and using Mandrake linux 7.1)
Has any one been successful when compiling NVIDIA support to the kernel?
--
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293
Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> > Hey Mark,
> >
> > I started this as a one of comentary on Bill Gates gets Linux. I didn't
> > think it would get this big.
>
> Don't take it so hard Roman. It's one of those issues in life that is very
> explosive and prone to a lot of hot debate and commentary. The best
On Sunday 24 December 2000 23:08, you wrote:
> Just thought I would thro in my stuff,
>
> I have found that K mail
> sometimes doe4s not like
> html
> and decodes it wrong, hehehe,
>
> but is no biggie to me,
> most of me and my buds dont use html
> for e mail anyway.
>
> But, has anyone noticed t
Just thought I would thro in my stuff,
I have found that K mail
sometimes doe4s not like
html
and decodes it wrong, hehehe,
but is no biggie to me,
most of me and my buds dont use html
for e mail anyway.
But, has anyone noticed that about K mail?
Just curious.
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, Tom Brinkma
> Glenn Johnson wrote:
>
> Hi all. Just thinking as I read all these messages...
>
> How many of you have rebuilt the kennel successfully?
>
> Glenn Johnson
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Registered Linux User #175132
> Usually Powered by Linux Mandrake 7.1!
I did.
--
Nothing is impossible for Linux, :
On Sunday 24 December 2000 13:49, you wrote:
> > Hi
>
> I have been unable to get any of the 2.2 kernels to work, they just hang
> on boot-up. I want to try some of the beta 2.4 kernels, but since I cant
> get into linux, I cant install them,. Is there any way to make a boot disk
> with the 2.4
Mark,
Very good comment! With 100+ messages a day from [newbie] and [expert] I
was tempted to do just that but figured at some point I could be an Elmer.
As used here, "Elmer" is a term used in Ham Radio for a person who helps a
beginner get up and running.
Happy Holidays and Season's Best to a
I was reading newsgroups last night to try and figure out my problem. I
came across some information that I want to confirm. I read that SB Live
cards that are shipped with Gateway computers are not yet supported because
they mix analog and digital sound or something like that. Is this true? I
I wasn't making a comment about the thread. I just don't like it when people
join, get the help that they are looking for the leave not helping anyone
else.
Mark Hillary.
Ps Anyway I like getting lots of email. Makes every say "Wow why do you get
so much email". Then I can laugh.
- Original
Mark Hillary wrote:
>
> But its such a good list. :-)
>
> Mark Hillary
>
> - Original Message -
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 5:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux
>
> > how do I get off this mail
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Rick Commo wrote:
LOL!!!
>The same way you joined it only backwards!
>
>-Original Message-
>
>how do I get off this mailing list
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But its such a good list. :-)
Mark Hillary
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux
> how do I get off this mailing list
>
The same way you joined it only backwards!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 9:45 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux
how do I get off this m
On Friday 22 December 2000 18:54, you wrote:
> OK, I just spoke with a guy on the expert list who has the same CD-RW as I
> have, and he said his worked in 7.1, but not 7.2. So, since I want to keep
> 7.2, I figure I'll just make a small partition and put 7.1 on it...But
> there's one thing I need
how do I get off this mailing list
Hi,
I'm new here so I hope this isn't a redundant question. I've looked for, but
can't find a definite answer to my problem. I just installed
7.2, 'most' everything is fine, except!, now I have no access to my CDROM
drives (1 Burner, 1 reader) or my LS-120 floppy. The only
thing that isn't fairly
I would like to say that Mandrake properly configured my Microsoft
InteiMouse, All 5 buttons and the wheel from install, not to mention the
fact that it is also USB.
Mark Hillary
- Original Message -
From: "David Raleigh Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROT
I asked the same question on the list about a week ago and the response I
received was great (thanks everyone).
To summarise, there are several people on the list (including myself now)
that are successfully using Helix GNOME on Mandrake 7.2. The Helix download
page only mentions Mandrake 6.1,
Check http://www.alsa-project.org > documentation
I had the same problem when I played with the drivers about a year ago .. and
found the answer in a cryptic statement in the docs. Sorry - can't recall
the process to get it working. I think there is some info on kwmsound that
might hel
Thanks!
I'll try it next time it happens...
--Original Message--
From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: December 23, 2000 4:40:37 PM GMT
Subject: Re: [newbie] floppy problems
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, a r wrote:
>Sometimes it won't read new discs that I insert. It doe
Hello evryone,
I am sure most of you may know this already. Reader's Digest has named
Linus Torvalds as the European of the Year.
Read his remarable story at:
http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/magazine/euro2000.htm
Have a great holiday season. I will probably come back with more issues
with my Ma
Hello,
Does anyone have Helix Gnome installed on Mandrke 7.2 ?
If so in your opinion is it better than the standard install of Gnome?
Would appreciate any comments and insights.
Thanks,
dkunz
Hi
I have been unable to get any of the 2.2
kernels to work, they just hang on boot-up. I want to try some of the beta 2.4
kernels, but since I cant get into linux, I cant install them,. Is there any way
to make a boot disk with the 2.4 kernel, which will boot into the current
install of
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Francois Massonneau wrote:
>And as "root", this is the message I have :
>"The XKeyboard keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports :
>Error Cannot open "compile/server-0.xkm" to write keyboard description.
>Exiting
>Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap.
>localhost
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Paul Williamson wrote:
>O but whats the actual problem THE CD I HAVE WORKS ON SOME SYSTEMS!
>> At this point guys I would strongly suggest getting the 7.2 CD's from
>> cheapbytes. I too had the same problems and as soon as I got the disks
>> from Cheapbytes and tried them ou
=Sridhar:
I never said that Windos users didn't have bad habits. The issue here is
that
my idea of "bad habits" differs slightly from yours. In my opinion, a
"bad
habit" is something that locks you into something, whether you like it
or
not.
-yhs
I am locked into bad mouse support
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, mcoady wrote:
>With Mandrake 7 when I try to print a specific file with the lpr command
>I get the message: printer unknown.
>
>Yet the installed printer - a HP Laserjet 4L - prints just fine within
>WordPerfect.
I think that WordPerfect writes directly to /dev/lp0 internall
O but whats the actual problem THE CD I HAVE WORKS ON SOME SYSTEMS!
Paul Williamson
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Hi,
Today, and I don't know why, the X server doesn't want to start .
I use to let my computer to run 24/24, and yesterday when I went to
bed, I left my computer running, (I just turn off my screen as usual).
This morning, I tried to fire up kppp, and I got a message something
like : "I can't cr
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