[newbie] New

2001-03-19 Thread juan jose Ubierna Mahave
I recent finish install mandrake 7.1 , I´m so new in Linux. 1.-, I have problems with my keyboard USB (Microsoft internet Keyboard Pro), --Too Many NAKs , 2.-  I have problems with ADAPTEC AIC-7890AB/AIC38600 USCSI 2 integrated in motherboard Iwill BD-100 with 1 processor PII 350MHZ. 3.- I

[newbie] Hard drive not found?

2001-03-19 Thread Peter Guzikowski
Hi   I'm trying to install 7.2 on an AMD Thunderbird with an ASUS A7V mother board. I have a hard drive where 20 out of 30Gb are used for Windows, which is working just fine. I have saved the remaining unpartitioned 10Gb for Linux. When I try to install 7.2 however, I get the following messa

Re: [newbie] pcmcia problems

2001-03-19 Thread Joan Tur
That happened to me until i changed "pnp OS" in my bios to off... hope that helps. ;-) Jason High escribió: > I'm trying to install 7.2 on a Dell Latitude C800 laptop. I'm currently running >RH7, but I don't like it and want to use Mandrake. When I installed RH, the first >time I rebooted I

[newbie] KMail & quote

2001-03-19 Thread Joan Tur
Hallo! I use NS47x for either surf and email, but i'd like to change it for KMail. But i like HTML emails as well and i get garbage when i reply a message of that kind (default=quoted). I've tryed to change quoted setting for inline setting when replying but i don't know how. Help? 8-? Thank

RE: [newbie] Using com5?

2001-03-19 Thread Charles A Edwards
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Barb > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Using com5? > > > I have a Dell Dimension and in Win ME it shows my modem on > Com5. As far as > I can tell,

[newbie] talk daemon

2001-03-19 Thread Andrew
Hey a quick question...Does anyone know how to start up the talk and ytalk daemons in Mandrake Linux 7.2? Andrew

[newbie] Using com5?

2001-03-19 Thread Barb
I have a Dell Dimension and in Win ME it shows my modem on Com5. As far as I can tell, there is no tty listing for a com5 in kppp. how can I add it so I can use the modem? Thanks! Barbara

[newbie] Samba printer setup , add on more printer to samba printcap HP4050N

2001-03-19 Thread TEE
hi I am KhingChai from Singapore i have problem facing to setup an addtional printer recently in my company we use redhat 6.0 setup samba . the samba file is working fine, i just need to add addtional one more network printer HP4050N the following is part of contents of samba.conf [prin

Re: [newbie] grub

2001-03-19 Thread The Eclectic
You probably have NTFS on your NT4 system partition which LM would use to install Lilo. I mean your C drive should be a fat16 partition (that you could use for W95 or W98) then D drive can use NT4 with NTFS if you want, and last LM and Lilo will be happy to coexist with these two. Use PQ magic to

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread EugeneFrie
Kylix is a program like Visual Basic 6.  Borland Inprise will publish it for Linux in an attempt to offer an alternative to Visual Basic. Eugene

[newbie] Installing an Adaptec AHA-15x5 SCSI adapter

2001-03-19 Thread RODRIGUES Nuno
Hi Has anyone get working an Adaptec AHA-15x5 SCSI adapter under mandrake 7.2 ? I tried to use the adaptec cards shown in the install list but none was recognized thanks

Re: [newbie] Floppy flopped, Linux hosed

2001-03-19 Thread David E. Fox
On Monday 19 March 2001 11:34, you wrote: > /dev/hda6 FILE SYSTEM MODIFIED > mounting local filesystems: can't create lockFailed > can't create lockfile /etc/mtab~333: No space left on device Failed It would seem that your filesystem for / is out of disk space. Very bad things can happen if

Re: [newbie] System Commander 2000 and partitioning

2001-03-19 Thread Evan Flynn
u.. repartitioning a drive is a logical thing... as opposed to physical. the only physical thing you're doing is remagnitizing the platters. so to answer your question you won't have to disconnect the drives. - Original Message - From: "Romanator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL

Re: [newbie] can 't install on ASUS A7V133

2001-03-19 Thread David E. Fox
On Monday 12 March 2001 07:53, you wrote: > Dan- > Thank you for the help. However, when I booted from the UDMA5 interface, > LM8 called hda hde and hdb hdf. Since when I configured LM7.2 I called the What about pre-existing installations? I've got a Pentium 100 that I'm using now and have 7.2

[newbie] System Commander 2000 and partitioning

2001-03-19 Thread Romanator
Well, I finally purchased System Commander 2000. I have a couple of questions if any one knows. Can I repartition the two drives while they are connected to each other. I have 10Gig. set as master and a 3.5Gig. drive as slave? Or, should I disconnect them and repartition them individually with Sy

Re: [newbie] choosing packets under 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Quaylar wrote: > hi all.. > > i am just about installing 7.2 and theres one REALLY > annoying thing going on : whenever i come to the point of > choosing which packages to install, i choose from the main > packages and > i know when counting the MB´s in brackets i ALWAYS get > below 1 GB. now

Re: [newbie] IRC

2001-03-19 Thread Romanator
michael wrote: > > On Friday 16 March 2001 17:12, you wrote: > > michael wrote: > > > howcome there's never anybody on the mandrake IRC channel?? > > > > I'm using LICQ. What's the number? > > > > Roman > Oops- just got my readind to this one...Roman- IRC is a different kind of chat > try xchat!

Re: [newbie] How to use WINE?

2001-03-19 Thread Alan Shoemaker
jeff wrote: > I installed 7.2 and I saw the package for WINE install, but > I can't seem to figure out where it is or how to make it > run. I checked the KDE and GNOME menus and its not listed > anywhere. Please help. Also and little tricks you have > would be welcomed. Thanks. > > Jeff Davis Jef

[newbie] Software for monitoring cpu temperature ?

2001-03-19 Thread Renaud OLGIATI
I now have and all-singing-all dancing new motherboard, with all mod cons and a CPU that monitors its own temperature. Of course, the software for doing this runs only under Windoze. Anyone know of a Linux prog that does the same ? TIA, Ron the Frog, on the slowly cooling banks of the Paragua

[newbie] configure new board

2001-03-19 Thread Louis Tang
Hello. fellow newbies. Recently , I installed a new board in my computer but still use my old hd with Mandrake 7.2 installed. After booting, I got a message" Kernal panic:unable to mount root at fs 08.35" Is this has something to do with my new board or I already screw up the original Mandrake

[newbie] Apple Pro USB Keyboard under Mandrake 7.2 (i586)?

2001-03-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi All, I am (very) happily running mandrake 7.2 on my PC (i586), using USB support for my scanner (epson 1240U) and my monitor (!) (Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 900U). Plus I'm using an old AT Keyboard. I have just acquired a very very nice keyboard by Apple, the Apple Pro USB Keyboard. It works

Re: [newbie] KMail Message Rules.

2001-03-19 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Ozz wrote: > Hi Guys. > > Where does KMail place the message filter rules? > > I recently had to do a re-install on this machine, and > backed up ~/mail/* which preserved my mailbase, but all my > message filter rules went to the bit bucket... > > Regards, > Ozz. Ozzin your ~/.kde/share/confi

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread Evan Flynn
hmm i've been wondering about too... there are some other nice languages (with lots of documentation) out there that are fairly easy to program in and you can make GUIs. right now im learning python. > I realize that this question might be "anathema" for all Microsoft haters > out there. But b

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread Emilio Correa
>I realize that this question might be "anathema" for all Microsoft haters >out there. But being I newbie - I get to ask it anyway: is there a way to >program for Linux using Visual Basic 6? Or is there a VB6-"like" >integrated development environment for Linux? If not - what is the closest

RE: [newbie] Unreal Tournament

2001-03-19 Thread Wehling, Rich
thanks. :L) -Original Message- From: Matthew Faubert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 12:41 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Unreal Tournament Yes Loki software has a port for unreal tornament. Here is the wbesite http://www.lokigames.com/ Ho

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread Rob Regennitter
On Monday 19 March 2001 09:29 am, you wrote: There is a program out that calls "Kylix" which is like Visual Basic/C++. You can find more about it at www.Borland.com. The open version is due out the middle part of this year which would be free to download. Otherwise you can pay $500.00 to $1

Re: [newbie] Floppy flopped, Linux hosed

2001-03-19 Thread Robert Pena
I just had a similiar problem two days ago with my Linux4Windows. First my mouse went a little screwy then my monitor went into suspend mode. I reboot it through the reset button on my box and booted back into Linux. No problem.   The next day I wanted to play and learn a little bit more of Linux b

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread Michael O'Henly
Hi... You might find this is what you're looking for: http://www.janus-software.com/ Cheers. M. On Monday 19 March 2001 09:29, Andrei Raevsky wrote: > I realize that this question might be "anathema" for all Microsoft haters > out there. But being I newbie - I get to ask it anyway: i

Re: [newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread AndyMonks
i think i saw one in LM7.2?

Re: [newbie] Sound cards with Linux

2001-03-19 Thread AndyMonks
if its any help i can say that the soundblaster 128 pci works! i have one. worked first time!

RE: [newbie] Could you please remove me from the mailing list.

2001-03-19 Thread Ingo Bauer
No ... to busy testing man 8.0 -Original Message- From: David O'Sullivan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: March 19, 2001 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Could you please remove me from the mailing list. application/ms-tnef

Re: [newbie] How to use WINE?

2001-03-19 Thread AndyMonks
this took me a while to figure out. at the moment wine is not at version 1. so it still can't do much. version 1 will have an x interface. but if you still want to use it: wine is only a command line program. open a x termanal, and type: wine /mnt/windows/windows/regedit.exe this will run rege

Re: [newbie] Installing LM 7.2 on a Sony Vaio Laptop

2001-03-19 Thread poogle
FWIW I have installed 7.1 & 7.2 on my F250 on more than one occasion (that's another story) I noticed on one occasion that I had selected Generic LCD 1024x768, changed it to Neomagic and could not see any difference On Monday 19 March 2001 01:05, you wrote: > > The LCD display is working OK wi

[newbie] Visual Basic 6 for Linux?!?!

2001-03-19 Thread Andrei Raevsky
I realize that this question might be "anathema" for all Microsoft haters out there. But being I newbie - I get to ask it anyway: is there a way to program for Linux using Visual Basic 6? Or is there a VB6-"like" integrated development environment for Linux? If not - what is the closest thing

Re: [newbie] Could you please remove me from the mailing list.

2001-03-19 Thread Philomena
you have to go here, follow the directions, and remove yourself: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 At 04:48 PM 3/19/2001 +, you wrote:

Re: [newbie] AOL INstant messenger sounds

2001-03-19 Thread jeff
They are working now, It just took awhile for them too take effect. On Monday 19 March 2001 11:22, you wrote: > I have 7.2 and installed AOL Instatn Messenger. According to the FAQ in > need to make links to soem /usr/lib files which I did but the sounds still > don't work. has anyone else had th

[newbie] Can't mount CDRom / CDWriter

2001-03-19 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi all people, I have a CDROM and a CDWriter installed running Mandrake 7.2. Using KDE I create an icon for CDROM with following steps; right click on KDE desktop > Create New > CDRom device > Device in Device drop-down list - select /mnt/cdrom in Mount Point - select /mnt/cdrom File Syst

[newbie] Which directories to back up?

2001-03-19 Thread Dr. Trevor J. Stocki
Hi, I am running Mandrake 7.2. I was going to do a back up with tar and gzip. Which directories, should I back up? I read in "the complete idiots guide to Linux (Caldera)". That one should back up: /etc /usr/lib /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 /usr/src/linux (if you have modified the kernal) /home /va

[newbie] Could you please remove me from the mailing list.

2001-03-19 Thread David O'Sullivan

[newbie] ftp transfer

2001-03-19 Thread Rooms Frédéric
Hello, I have a problem to transfer files. When I try to transfer a file from my pc (with gftp) to a particular PC, I get the message "No such file or directory". When I try to transfer a file from this station to mine, it works perfectly. I have no problem with other pc to transfer

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake doesn't update on upgrade

2001-03-19 Thread Paul R
As further clarification: I can't find the version number for rpmdrake, but I am refering to the one included in 7.2. -Paul R Paul R wrote: > I've been having a problem with rpmdrake (not sure which version). > I believe it may be a bug in the program. After upgrading a package via > the co

[newbie] AOL INstant messenger sounds

2001-03-19 Thread jeff
I have 7.2 and installed AOL Instatn Messenger. According to the FAQ in need to make links to soem /usr/lib files which I did but the sounds still don't work. has anyone else had this problem and fixed it? Jeff

[newbie] choosing packets under 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread Quaylar
hi all.. i am just about installing 7.2 and theres one REALLY annoying thing going on : whenever i come to the point of choosing which packages to install, i choose from the main packages and i know when counting the MB´s in brackets i ALWAYS get below 1 GB. now whatever i choose - regardles

Re: [newbie] XFree 4.0.3

2001-03-19 Thread Mathias De Belder
On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 11:50:57AM -0700, Chris Cameron wrote: > How would I go about upgrading my X to 4.0.3 running Mandrake 7.2? Just wait untill Mandrakesoft makes some compatible RPMS for LM7.2. The upgrade from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3 is rather small, so it won't take long before Mandrakesoft, or

[newbie] rpmdrake doesn't update on upgrade

2001-03-19 Thread Paul R
I've been having a problem with rpmdrake (not sure which version). I believe it may be a bug in the program. After upgrading a package via the command line ("rpm -U packagename"), the package does not appear to be upgraded in rpmdrake, it appears upgraded in kpackage however. Anybody had simil

[newbie] EIDE Boot disk drivers

2001-03-19 Thread jason . a2 . greene
Does anyone have a location where I can get Linux drivers for a Promise EIDEMAXII ide controller card? I need the drivers for an install boot disk. My bios won't recognize over an 8gb hdd and I have a 20gb hdd (yes I upgraded my bios) so I need a boot disk that will enable the controller card so

Re: [newbie] IRC

2001-03-19 Thread michael
On Friday 16 March 2001 17:12, you wrote: > michael wrote: > > howcome there's never anybody on the mandrake IRC channel?? > > I'm using LICQ. What's the number? > > Roman Oops- just got my readind to this one...Roman- IRC is a different kind of chat try xchat! -- -michael-

Re: [newbie]

2001-03-19 Thread Vic Meakin
Thank you - I'll give it a go! - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 1:46 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] > Are you playing if from KDE or another desktop. I had some problems > with kde and not with gnome; this was due to the arts

Re: [newbie] Dual Boot Win 2000 / Mandrake 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread j kk
i have mdk 7.1 on dual boot laptop with win95. partitioned the 2g drv with part magic then installed linux in the enclosed partition. did custom install and selected lilo. after install, first boot was done from boot floppy, then used linuxconf to configure lilo and works very well now. jk --

Re: [newbie] Dual Boot Win 2000 / Mandrake 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread Emilio Correa
>Hi. > >I want to setup a Dual Boot with Win2k and Mandrake 7.2. Is there any >documentation that will walk me through each step? I have very little >experience with Linux so I have no idea how to go about doing this. > >Thanks, >Raja Hi, I recently installed first the win2k in a ntfs file sys

Re: [newbie] read/write to and from NTFS/FAT

2001-03-19 Thread Emilio Correa
>Hell, Can some one advise me on the best way to allow Mandrake 7.2 to read >and write to my FAT & NTFS partitions? > >Thank you Hi, I have LM7.2 and win95 (FAT32) and win2k (NTFS) in the same hard disk, and I couldn't write to a NTFS from LM7.2. So I had first to write all my files from LM7.2

RE: [newbie]

2001-03-19 Thread falcaraz
Are you playing if from KDE or another desktop. I had some problems with kde and not with gnome; this was due to the artsdsp sound controller in kde. If under gnome mp3 runs fine, you can try to open your mp3 program in this way: type "artsdsp yourmp3 program"; this solve my problems in 7.2 fo

[newbie]

2001-03-19 Thread Vic Meakin
I'm having some problems playing mp3's in LM 7.2.  For some reason, only a minute or so will play before the sound stops, although the mp3 player says the song is still playing.  Once it reaches the end of the mp3, it starts playin the next one fine, but only for another minute.  I've checke

RE: [newbie] read/write to and from NTFS/FAT

2001-03-19 Thread Kelly, Christopher
ok, I'll give it a whirl. thanks, Meph. Moose -Original Message- From: Meph Istopheles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 11:24 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] read/write to and from NTFS/FAT Moose, > I am using tcp/ip. I'm in the process of s

Re: [newbie] win98, zone alarm and mandrake 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread Brian
On Sunday 18 March 2001 16:17, you wrote: > Brian, > > Heres what I do, I run a little 14 port hub so each computer is seperate. > Also if you call @home tech support and ask for a 2nd level tech they can > give you a static IP in a bout 1 minute, and it doesn't cost anyting. Hope > this hel

Re: [newbie] WEB Page Downloader?

2001-03-19 Thread Ross Slade
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Neville Cobb wrote: > In other operating systems I've used programs that are able to download > a chosen web site and you can also select the levels or depth you want > to go down for the download. Is there such a program for linux? If there Part of the basic package..."man

[newbie]

2001-03-19 Thread LinuxMaxx
I am trying to run wine but I haveing an error mesage about the config file of wine. When I open the wine.cfng file I saw that its empty. What has to be writen in the config file. Please Help -- Greetings... LinuxMaxx Please e-mail to... [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sakizli.com ICQ 6090411

Re: [newbie] CD Writer's and Linux Mandrake 8

2001-03-19 Thread LinuxMaxx
On Sunday 18 March 2001 12:28, you wrote: > Sorry I am running with LM 7.2 but no cdr problem till now What are your problems and what is the writer brand... I am thinking of buying a new one and as you can understand I dont want to have problems with new one... Does anybody know if the CD Wri

[newbie] WEB Page Downloader?

2001-03-19 Thread Neville Cobb
In other operating systems I've used programs that are able to download a chosen web site and you can also select the levels or depth you want to go down for the download. Is there such a program for linux? If there is one is it part of the Mandrake power pack or do I have to download one from