Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 7.2 e stampante

Corrado wrote: - Original Message - From: "Stefano Pessini" [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. Non comprare una Epson Stylus Color 300, ...non c' verso... Works partially with the ghostscript 5.10 stcany.upp and stc2.upp drivers and -sDEVICE=stcolor -dMicroweave. The printout

[newbie-it] Stampante + scanner

Ciao, scusate, torno a riparlare di EPSON Stylus Color 2500, una all-in-one eccezionale, che fotocopia, scannerizza, e stampa egregiamente...ma finora non sono riuscito a farla funzionare sotto Linux (7.0). Qualcuno ha avuto piu' successo di me (magari con la 7.2) ? Suggerimenti ? Pare

[newbie-it] partizioni

ciao a tutti, volevo chiedervi un consiglio: mi sono comprato un HD 20G nuovo volevo partizionare l'HD in due, in modo da poter utilizzare su una metà mandrake e sull'altra provare qualche altra distribuzione (mi hanno regalato suse)...immagino che sia possibile...no? i miei dubbi riguardano

Re: [newbie-it] partizioni

Ciao , ti conviene , quando installi una distribuzione, di installare il boot sulla prima parte della partizione e non sull'MBR. Cosi ti partirà il lilo non dall'MBR ma dalla partizione. Poi non devi fare altro che attivare la partizione da cui vuoi far partire il loader (lilo opp grub) e

[newbie-it] Aurora - Mandrake 7.2

Ciao a tutti. Ho installato la Mandrake 7.2 con successo. Problema: qualcuno di voi ha riscontrato problemi con Aurora? La mia installazione lo fa partire con l'opzione "vga=788" e si blocca subito. Se la modifico in "vga=normal" Linux parte correttamente senza caricare Aurora. Se la modifico in

Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 7.2 e stampante

Andrea wrote: Per vedere se e come va una stampante bisogna sempre consultare il www.linuxprinting.org, da cui ho preso la frase relativa alla Stylus Color 300. ciao, andrea S c'ero stato in questo sito, ed avevo anche seguito i link che mi portavano ad una pagina di un certo Glenn...

Re: [newbie] Changing from Xfree86 3.3.6 to 4.01..

Here's what worked for me. I think the problem is that XFDrake keeps wanting to link X to 3.3 so delete the link and create another link pointing to the correct version of X. rm /etc/X11/X ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 /etc/X11/X then do a X -version just to check. I hope that helps out.

Re: [newbie] (g)napster

Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Has anyone here had any problems trying to connect to Napster and OpenNap servers via Gnapster (the latest version, 1.4.1a, that comes with Ximian/Helix GNOME)? All I get is a connection error. This has persisted over the past few days. I have not tried any other

Re: [newbie] think an oki might work?

But that's all pretty much irrelevant. The thing that never had worked under any distro of Linux at all is my Okipage 6W printer. The driver you can find for the thing, "oki4drv" was originally meant to be used with Oki 4, as the name rightly suggests, and Oki8; however, it is supposed to be

Re: [newbie] META - how the list works

It could be that mail gets sent on via the list to that addy, it could bounce if the addy no longer exists, the mailbox gets full, etc. Possible cause but might not be it either James The header from the bounce: "The msg to [EMAIL PROTECTED], had delivery problems due to unknown recipient

Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux]]

Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: argument that linux can not be used in a M$ world is also bogus (or FUD). I can't help it any longer...what in the world does FUD stand for? -- Mark = Hi Mark, It's: Fear - Uncertainty - Doubt 8^) Mike "Beer is proof that

Re: [[newbie] pppd Not Working]

AL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Just installed LM 7.2 but can't get the pppd working. How do I set it up? Under Windows 2000 the modem is in COM4. In LM 7.2 it is /dev/modem. Is this right? Thanks for your help! == What kind of modem?? *IF* it's not a

RE: [newbie] Intalation Problem

Csar, Son muchas las cosas que no s de cmo est configurado tu ordenador ni que tienes instalado previamente. Supongo que tienes windows95 o 98 instalado en una particin que ocupa todo tu disco duro; si es as vamos por pasos. 1) Primero debes saber que en la BIOS de tu ordenador debes tener

[newbie] wheel mouse

Hi, Can anyone help me on installing the wheelmouse for LM 7.2? It just detect the mouse as a normal PS/2 mouse. I am not sure how to setup. New to linux, can anyone tell me the steps or instruction on doing it? This mouse works in the Win98 without any problem or installing any driver.

[newbie] Netscape 6 and Mime Types SOLVED!!!

I would like to shift to Netscape 6 instead of 4.7x because of its ability to manage multiple e-mail accounts for a single Linux user (under 4.7x I had to keep a separate user account for each e-mail account). My problem is that the scripts which come with RealPlayer8 for mime and plugin support

[newbie] What does this mean??? Security Violations

Hi, I got this mail from root. The mail repeates the same message. Could someone tell me what is wrong?? -10.110.6.17 is my gateway to the internet -eth0 is my networkcard to the internet What does this mean??? BR, Steve Security Violations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jan 15 04:02:23 sabrina kernel:

[newbie] Re: soundcard

I tried 'sndconfig' as suggested but it just detect the card and said that it is not supported. Does anyone know of a Linux driver for ESS allegro-1 card? Please help thanks

Re: [newbie] Burning CD - not from ISO

I have all the time in the world :-) I would like to avoid having to download 2*650 MB. I don't need support for any other languages, for a start. I just don't know what I need for the base system, and where I should put them. Ardavan If that's the case you could make a directory on

Re: [Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux]

On Monday 15 January 2001 11:31 pm, you wrote: On 15 Jan 2001 23:25:49 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: argument that linux can not be used in a M$ world is also bogus (or FUD). I can't help it any longer...what in the world does FUD stand for? Fear, Uncertainity and Doubt. Cool...thanks.

Re: [newbie] monitor setup

yes i didbut in my case XFdrake=Xconfigurator...both commands start Xconfigurator ( i did a server install), maybe this is the reason why XF86Setup didnt get installed ? ) meanwhile i solved the problem otherwise..by reinstalling and choosing the graphic card at install

Re: [newbie] Changing from Xfree86 3.3.6 to 4.01..

Thanks! - Original Message - From: "Rj Aguila" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:17 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing from Xfree86 3.3.6 to 4.01.. Here's what worked for me. I think the problem is that XFDrake keeps wanting to link X to 3.3 so

[newbie] cannot install jdk1.3 for java

Hi guys, I hava a problem installing jdk1.3 in Linux-Mandrake. I downloaded the file j2sdk-1_3_0-linux-rpm.bin and converted it to the j2sdk-1_3_0-linux-rpm afte reading and accepting the software conditions(yeah right). When I try to install it, I get an error  that glibc is needed by jre-1.3. I

Re: [newbie] wheel mouse

At 18:29 16.01.2001 +0800, you wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me on installing the wheelmouse for LM 7.2? It just detect the mouse as a normal PS/2 mouse. I am not sure how to setup. New to linux, can anyone tell me the steps or instruction on doing it? This mouse works in the Win98 without any

Re: [newbie] (g)napster

On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:39, Renato Tognaccini wrote: Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Has anyone here had any problems trying to connect to Napster and OpenNap servers via Gnapster (the latest version, 1.4.1a, that comes with Ximian/Helix GNOME)? All I get is a connection error. This has persisted

Re: [newbie] can't switch consoles, why?

Hey Ty, ...I haven't been able to figure out in Mandrake 7.2 is why can't I switch consoles using the norml ctrl alt f1-f7? I'm not in xwindows when attemtping to do this... When I try nothing happens... I might suggest that you might just be impatient. I've noticed that there's

RE: [newbie] wheel mouse

Launch DrakConf and then Mouse choice. You can select either the MouseMan+ or the Intellimouse. One or either should allow your wheel to function. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf

Re: [newbie] monitor setup

You don't call XFdrake that way. The command line command to issue at the command prompt is "setuptool". You will be presented with a small menu of utilities to choose from. All to make it possible to configure your system. One of those is XFdrake. Give it a try. Drop out of a console from X by

[newbie] .bashrc is not running whe I change user like su - newuser

Hi, This is more or less shell related question. Why the .bashrc is not running whe I change user like su - newuser. The newuser .bashrc is not executed. Also the export variable is not working. Why? Is there something that i MISSED ?? Thx, Steve

Re: [newbie] can't switch consoles, why?

When you're NOT running X, I think switching consoles is simply Alt F1-F7, without the Ctrl key. When you ARE running X, then you need to add the Ctrl key. At least, that's how it works on my system (7.2), and I haven't made any changes. Dave At 07:47 PM 01/16/2001 -0800, you wrote: Hi all,

[newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer

Can anyone tell me how to get my sound blaster x-gamer running? I have Linux Mandrake 7.2 installed and have tried many online tutorials on how to get a SB live running and have had no luck. LM knows it's there but when I try hard drake it errors out. I would like to upgrade the kernel to

[newbie] Instalation Problem

Csar, Son muchas las cosas que no s de cmo est configurado tu ordenador ni que tienes instalado previamente. Supongo que tienes windows95 o 98 instalado en una particin que ocupa todo tu disco duro; si es as vamos por pasos. 1) Primero debes saber que en la BIOS de tu ordenador debes tener

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer

I have a pci Sound Blaster Live and /usr/sbin/sndconfig did mine! Sounds great too with my Altec Lansing speakers. It sounds as good as it does under windows with Creatives' bloated drivers and software. It won't work for you? When I switched to 2.4.0, it set it up and my pci modem

[newbie] HTML

I hope it wouldn't be too rude of me to ask that the people posting especially with MS Outlook Express to turn off their HTML. Most ngs and mailing lists don't like it for security reasons and it's harder to read under Kmail. It shows up as little bitty teny weny fonts and I have to get out

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer

Can anyone tell me how to get my sound blaster x-gamer running? I have Linux Mandrake 7.2 installed and have tried many online tutorials on how to get a SB live running and have had no luck. LM knows it's there but when I try hard drake it errors out. I would like to upgrade the kernel to

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer

I didn't try sndconfig but I did try getting the drivers from Creative and compiling them and following a tutorial at linuxnewbie. Here's the link... http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/soundcards/sblive.html I tried this and it didn't work... It has to be easier than what I'm attempting.

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live X-Gamer

I have a pci Sound Blaster Live and /usr/sbin/sndconfig did mine! Sounds great too with my Altec Lansing speakers. It sounds as good as it does under windows with Creatives' bloated drivers and software. Well no, the Linux version does not really sound as good (IMO). Mostly because I

[newbie] Drive set up for RAID

I am real new to this so please bear with me. I am trying to set up software RAID on a small office server. I have 2 30gig drives hda and hdb. I have mandrake corporate server 1.0 already installed on hda in the following partions: hda1 399mbswp hda2 249mb/ hda5 6805mb /usr hda6

Re: [newbie] Mandrake for Alpha processor

-as much as i hate to admit it linux is getting to stand on its own -but for your alpha server i would really recommend either -freeBSD or netBSD "unix type OS" either one is really stable -and can't go wrong.. Well the machine will be a test machine at first. if mandrake proves to be unstable

Re: [newbie] pppd Not Working

On Mon, 15 January 2001, AL wrote: Hi! Just installed LM 7.2 but can't get the pppd working. How do I set it up? Under Windows 2000 the modem is in COM4. In LM 7.2 it is /dev/modem. Is this right? Thanks for your help! Try /dev/ttyS3 and see if it comes up then. Barry :-)

Re: [newbie] HTML

I have Outlook Express set to send in plain text please let me know if it is not so. Thanks. --Matt - Original Message - From: "s" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:20 AM Subject: [newbie] HTML I hope it wouldn't be too rude of me to ask that

Re: [newbie] Re: soundcard

On Tuesday 16 January 2001 05:26 am, root wrote: I tried 'sndconfig' as suggested but it just detect the card and said that it is not supported. Does anyone know of a Linux driver for ESS allegro-1 card? Please help thanks You did run sndconfig as root, and not while in X, right? Do

Re: [newbie] HTML

On Tuesday 16 January 2001 03:20 am, s wrote: I hope it wouldn't be too rude of me to ask that the people posting especially with MS Outlook Express to turn off their HTML. Most ngs and mailing lists don't like it for security reasons and it's harder to read under Kmail. It shows up as

Re: [newbie] Halt Command

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try... Best regards, Al "Ronald J. Hall" wrote: Hi. Sometimes this is the motherboard/chipset combination. I had something like this happen (as have others). What you have to do, as su/root is: use vi, kedit, (fill in word processor here) Go in to

Re: [newbie] pppd Not Working

Done that. Still no go, still coming up with pppd error. "E. Stewart" wrote: Try using port ttyS3or you can just make the symbolic link yourself. After that /dev/modem should work.

Re: [newbie] pppd Not Working

Done that. Still no go, still coming up with pppd error. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try /dev/ttyS3 and see if it comes up then. Barry :-)

[newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the cdrom for installation, when I'm actually in linux I cannot

Re: [newbie] Modems

Just wondering if anyone can point me two a web page that lists Linux Compatable modems?? Thanks _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Re: [newbie] Modems

On Tuesday 16 January 2001 01:27 pm, GrUnTiE GoOdInE wrote: Just wondering if anyone can point me two a web page that lists Linux Compatable modems?? Thanks do a Google search on 'winmodem' might work ; -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay

[newbie] VPN Client software

Greets Penguin-Pals! Looking for something similar to NT2000's built in feature to VPN to our corporate network. Commercia/Share/Freeware are all fine. I'm NOT looking to do ssh/PPTP if I don't have to. I also, don't want to run linux masquerading if I don't have to as both my machines at

Re: [newbie] Can't compile or use drivers for Netgear fa312 NIC!

By the way, I noticed Netgear put a new Linux driver package for the FA311 on their site on 1/5/01, but all the files in it are dated from August. I didn't try it, since neither card of mine is in either of my Linux machines, but the FA312 uses the same software as the FA311, I believe. They

Re: [newbie] Kodak cameras

On Saturday 13 January 2001 19:06, you wrote: cut I can't get a connection on usb either, and when I try on the serial port I get a message "missing serial device permissions--check permissions (see manual)". Does anyone know how I would set the serial device permissions? Thanks for any

Re: [newbie] Can't compile or use drivers for Netgear fa312 NIC!

Hi Bob, Thanks for taking the time to address my question ;) I'm not familiar with SMC... Can you point me to a website or something? Are you aware of any other NICs that have the reputation of working well in Mandrake 7.2? Again, thanks for your time! Bryan - Original Message -

Re: [newbie] @home and Mandrake

Hi, Try to find out your IP address and your netmask and nds adress under a working dhcp client (windblows etc.) then assign this to your nic under linux. This is working because your ip adres is assigned by dhcp but it is static ( my @home ipadres is still the same as 4 months ago when i

RE: [newbie] Modems

You can find a good listing here for all hardware. http://lhd.zdnet.com/ Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. Charles (-: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of GrUnTiE GoOdInE Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 2:28 PM To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Modems

On Tue, 16 January 2001, "GrUnTiE GoOdInE" wrote: Just wondering if anyone can point me two a web page that lists Linux Compatable modems?? Thanks _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at

[newbie] Increasing font size in Netscape on Mandrake 7.2

On Netscape, under the VIEW menu, the options to "Increase Font" and "Decrease Font" are grayed out. How are these activated? Video resolution is set to 1024x768 and thus some of the fonts are pretty small. What's the solution to this problem? Thanks, =Keith

Re: [newbie] Can't compile or use drivers for Netgear fa312 NIC!

On Tuesday 16 January 2001 21:32, you wrote: Hi Bob, Thanks for taking the time to address my question ;) I'm not familiar with SMC... Can you point me to a website or something? Are you aware of any other NICs that have the reputation of working well in Mandrake 7.2? Best I have used

[newbie] Where are Apache, PHP and MySQL on Mandrake 7.2 ?

On an older version of Mandrake Linux, (6.5 and 7.0) the Apache web server and PHP were all set up and could be viewed by pointing a web browser to http://127.0.0.1. This brought up a test screen showing the local Apache server was running. After doing a Custom/Install ALL files installation on

RE: [newbie] VPN Client software

I've been beating my head against this one for a while. No one here has responded to my VPN questions. My problem is that I have to connect to a VPN server running W2K. Consequently, it's my impression that I have to do PPTP because that's how MS VPN server operates. Check out:

[newbie] gphoto

i am using gphoto to download pictures from my kodak camera, however i can only do this as root as everytime i try to save the config in my usuall home account gphoto shuts down. does anyone know why this is ? MD7.1

[newbie] Floppy/Zip IO Errors

Hello, My floppy/zip drives are having IO errors in Mandrake 7.2. I hacked the /etc/fstab file and tried setuid and set it so that all users can use it... but to no avail. The messages I get are when in root "input/output error". And in a regular user "Permission Denied". I thought maybe its a

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

Allton Paul wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the cdrom for installation, when I'm

Re: [newbie] HTML

Matt, Your message look just fine. Thanks for caring. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." Linus Torvalds On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Matt Schroeder wrote: I have Outlook Express

[newbie] samba-novell

In my business, i have a server with Novell, and 2 computers running Windows 98, and pluged with the server. Can i replace Novell with Samba(Linux)?

Re: [newbie] Kodak cameras

try as root chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0 ort tyS1 Op maandag 15 januari 2001 00:59, schreef u: On Saturday 13 January 2001 19:06, you wrote: cut I can't get a connection on usb either, and when I try on the serial port I get a message "missing serial device permissions--check permissions (see

[newbie] x-config.

Hi, is there a way of changing the xfree server(4.0.1) back to the 3.3.6 using drakonf? or the only way is by "upgrading" the O.S.?

Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux

What is the total amount of space it would need if you installed Linux and the app cds all together? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Re: [newbie] Where are Apache, PHP and MySQL on Mandrake 7.2 ?

I'd appreciate any info on this as well. One of my reasons for buying Mandrake 7.2 (my first mandrake) was the box's proud proclamation of PHP 4.0. After struggling endlessly to get apache/mysql/php working on RedHat 6.2, I was looking forward to something ... well, easier. I got apache mdk

Re: [newbie] META - how the list works

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Re: [newbie] HTML

Tell me if I screwed it up too would ya _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

[newbie] dual boot help

I've been struggling with a dual boot installation of second gen win98 and Mandrake7.2. I understand that 7.2 may be a beta release? Anyhow, when I have the dual boot setup and have Mandrake Linux 7.2 running happily - The windows 98se is frought with problems - applications freezing or not

Re: [newbie] Installastion size ( Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux)

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrakesoft CEO defends Linux What is the total amount of space it would need if you installed

RE: [newbie] samba-novell

If you have no Novell dependant software, yes. There are a few applications which rely on Novell's bindery to function properly. If you don't known anything about this, you probably have none. Linux Mandrake also has MARS-NWE which is a pretty good Novell Emulator for Linux. It emulates a

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Allton Paul wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. Is there anything else I can do, it's horrible using 64Mb. Also .. despite using the

Re: [newbie] Increasing font size in Netscape on Mandrake 7.2

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Netscape, under the VIEW menu, the options to "Increase Font" and "Decrease Font" are grayed out. How are these activated? Video resolution is set to 1024x768 and thus some of the fonts are pretty small. What's the solution to this problem? Thanks,

Re: [newbie] wheel mouse

Leo, This is the link I used to get mine going. http://www.mandrakeuser.org/xwin/xmouse.html Good Luck Trevor - Original Message - From: "Quaylar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] wheel mouse At 18:29

Re: [newbie] Increasing font size in Netscape on Mandrake 7.2

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Netscape, under the VIEW menu, the options to "Increase Font" and "Decrease Font" are grayed out. How are these activated? Video resolution is set to 1024x768 and thus some of the fonts are pretty small. What's the solution to this problem? Thanks,

Re: [newbie] Increasing font size in Netscape on Mandrake 7.2

Hi Al, This is embarrasing, but how to check the version of X ?? Typing 'X --help' or 'X -v' at the shell prompt doesn't give me anything useful. Also, how do I check if the font servers are started or not? Can you give me the commands for those two piece of info, then I'll reply. Thanks,

Re:[newbie]non accessilble CD-ROM

What security level are you using, what is the "actual" command you are using to mount your cdrom, and what does your /etc/fstab files say? I can more than likely help with these questions answered. Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tried it, first umount'ed and then mount'ed and still

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 January 2001 18:12, you wrote: I am experiencing "have 256Mb, linux only sees 64Mb" syndrome. I've tried adding append="mem=256M" in lilo.conf and restarted, but to no avail. and did you run /sbin/lilo afterwards? Also use 255 or 247 depending

[newbie] GNOME or KDE

What do most people prefer to use, GNOME or KDE? Thanks

[newbie] DHCP Server

Does anyone know of any good docs for a DHCP server setup? I have Mandrake 7.1 Corp server installed with webmin and I want to plug the Linux box in at my house on my DLS line and run multiple computers through it. Maybe 3 or 4. Any Ideas? And by t the way that corp. server install was

Re: [newbie] can't switch consoles, why?

Try the Ctrl Alt F1-F7 using the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard. Otherwise you can check your setup. Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. I have one of those windows type keyboards. Under ML 7.2, all I have to do is to hit that little 'windows' button on either

Re: [newbie] Disappearing memory... and non accessilble CD-ROM

post the output of cat /etc/fstab ls -l /dev/cd* cat /etc/lilo.conf and don't forget to add this file information, also; cat /boot/grub/menu.lst and, if it is a CD-R or CDRW, also include these dmesg ls -l /dev/scd* cat /etc/modules.conf Civileme Cheers -- Al

[newbie] Linux and VPN

Greets Penguin-Pals! Looking for something similar to NT2000's built in feature to VPN to our corporate network. Commercia/Share/Freeware are all fine. I'm NOT looking to do ssh/PPTP if I don't have to. I also, don't want to run linux masquerading if I don't have to as both my machines at

Re: [newbie] can't switch consoles, why?

Yah that was it, I'm used to always using the keys on the right, but the ones on the left do work...weird. Thanks for the help all! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try the Ctrl Alt F1-F7 using the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard. Otherwise you can check your setup. Cheers --

Re: [newbie] Re: soundcard

goto this site for the driver. http://www.zabbo.net/maestro3/ within that same link, it will provide a link for you to goto alsa which also has drivers for your card. Cheers -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 16 January 2001 05:26 am, root wrote: I tried 'sndconfig' as suggested

Re: [newbie] GNOME or KDE

Blackbox ;-) peace, Rog http://www.slammingrooves.com Registered Linux user #19071 On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Joel Fitzgerald wrote: What do most people prefer to use, GNOME or KDE? Thanks

[newbie] @Home cable setup for inter net connection with mandrake 7.2

Please, I want to set up cable inter net connection ISP=@Home. I have already installed Mandrake 7.2 and missed something with inter net connection ___ Visit http://www.visto.com/info, your free web-based communications

[newbie] record iso image

Hello, sorry for the dumb question I searched the archives but I can't find the command to record an iso image to the cd recorder. Thanks

[newbie] Ghost Mailspool

Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:08:09 When I attempt to download mail in Kmail or Netscape mail in MDK 7.2 With a solid connection to my ISP with Kppp I can trigger "get messages" and see in the" details" window of Kppp, the graphic representation of the mail being downloaded.. On the Kppp status graph

Re: [newbie] GNOME or KDE

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do most people prefer to use, GNOME or KDE? Thanks === Nice way to start a war ;o) Personally, I don't use either. I prefer Blackbox. I do like several apps from both of those environments though, and I can access them all from Blackbox. If I

Re: [newbie] HTML

On 16 Jan 2001 10:25:03 -0600, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 16 January 2001 03:20 am, s wrote: I hope it wouldn't be too rude of me to ask that the people posting especially with MS Outlook Express to turn off their HTML. Most ngs and mailing lists don't like it for security reasons and

[newbie] Printing in Cups

Does anyone have the problem of not being able to change the margins on letter size paper? I have tried changing in inches or centimeters, saving, and then print immediately, and there does not appear to be any change. Does cups only recognize root for these changes? Something don't work.

Re: [newbie] record iso image

Hi... There are a lot of variables, but this should put you pretty close... 1. Become the root user. At the command prompt, type "su" and then your root password. 2. At the root command prompt, type: cdrecord -scanbus This should return something that looks a bit like so: Cdrecord 1.9

Re: [newbie] DHCP Server

A slight correction to my previous post y'all. When I said static IP's I meant static for my interneal machines. Like many of you I use DHCP for my cablemodem. Sorry if i caused anyone an enbolism! Dan LaBine Registered Linux User #190712 - Original Message - From: "Dan LaBine" [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Modems

On 16 Jan 2001 19:27:42 +, GrUnTiE GoOdInE wrote: Just wondering if anyone can point me two a web page that lists Linux Compatable modems?? Any external modem. Any modem that does NOT say WinModem is pretty much guaranteed to work. if it is a winmodem,try http://www.linmodems.org.

[newbie] Permission to mounted drives?

I am using Mandrake 7.2 on a multi boot machine. I am trying to only allow the root user to access 2 of my windows 98 partitions. I have security set to medium. The only way I seem to be able to stop access to these drives is by going to High security (pain in the arse, then no one but root

[newbie] I'm completely lost

I've been tinkering with this Linux for some time, but I still don't understand it at all. I've read the posts on this message board (All 150+) every day, but everyone's completely out of my league with their responses. I have Mandrake Linux (I think 6.2). I managed to get it up and running, I

Re: [newbie] DHCP Server

Hey Dan! Ha ha ha you seem to be the answer to all my questions! Ok thanks by the way for the help on the corp. server issue last night. Yes I though about the static IP way of things with the 192.168.0.X stuff. But I was just wondering about the DHCP as if I can do this at home it will make me

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