Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread J. Clark
Domenico wrote: LukenShiro, ho provato altri siti ma tutti mi restituiscono quell'errore .. non riesco a capire dove sia il problema.. prova a controllare in /etc il file host deny se c'e' dentroper caso un all. altra via non hai x caso installato lo shorewall ? se si disabilitalo e con calma

[newbie-it] DCOP server

2001-11-12 Thread Daniele Micci
Ciao a tutti, da qualche tempo mi succede questo: al mio rientro in Linux, dopo aver acceso il computer, ogni tanto non riesco ad entrare in KDE con l'utente normale. Il processo di inizializzazione parte e si ferma a metà. A quel punto, la cosa più veloce è uscire da KDE con CTRL+ALT+DEL ed

Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread LukenShiro
Nell'Evo medio, all'ora 11:59, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, Voi, Notabile J. Clark, avete dipinto: portmap mi ha bloccato gli ip del server e del viceserver aziendali in quanto le continua chiamate le intendeva come attacchi, per il momento ho solo disabilitato portmap poi lo configurero' come si

Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread Tommaso Leddi
Ho installato da poco la Mandrake 8.1 ed ho un problema credo inedito in newbie-it, con i caratteri. Ci sono delle applicazioni tipo KDevelop, ma anche spesso Konqueror, la guida di KDE e altre situazioni simili, che mi mostrano dei caratteri esagerati tipo DirtyBaker'sDozen o AD.MONO. Ho

Re: [newbie-it] Mandrake 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread LukenShiro
Nell'Evo medio, all'ora 14:20, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, Voi, Notabile Tommaso Leddi, avete dipinto: Ci sono delle applicazioni tipo KDevelop, ma anche spesso Konqueror, la guida di KDE e altre situazioni simili, che mi mostrano dei caratteri esagerati tipo DirtyBaker'sDozen o AD.MONO. Ho

Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server

2001-11-12 Thread Luca Branca
Provato a controllare le proprietà del file? Luko - Original Message - From: Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Linux Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: [newbie-it] DCOP server Ciao a tutti, da qualche tempo mi succede questo: al mio

Re: [newbie-it] Linux notebook

2001-11-12 Thread Alberto Zanoni
Il sistema operativo MuLinux è contenuto nel file mulinux-versione.tgz di 1828 Kb ed attualmente giace sulla workstation dalla quale vi scrivo. Come posso fare a trasferirlo sul vecchio notebook considerando che esso non possiede né cd-rom né una connessione i rete? Help, help me please.

Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server

2001-11-12 Thread Daniele Micci
Il 19:03, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, hai scritto: Provato a controllare le proprietà del file? Luko Quale, scusa... quello che dovrebbe essere cancellato?

Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server

2001-11-12 Thread Luca Branca
esattamente - Original Message - From: Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server Il 19:03, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, hai scritto: Provato a controllare le proprietà del file? Luko Quale,

Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server

2001-11-12 Thread Daniele Micci
Il 19:45, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, hai scritto: esattamente - Original Message - From: Daniele Micci [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie-it] DCOP server Il 19:03, lunedì 12 novembre 2001, hai scritto: Provato a

[newbie-it] Problema nel lettore cd

2001-11-12 Thread Manuele
Salve a tutti, volevo esporre il mio problema . Ho da pochi giorni installato Mandrake 8.1 e devo dire secondo me è molto migliorata sia in fase di installazione , di supporto che di stabilità . Un solo problema ,quello del lettore cd audio, allora cerco di spiegarmi: Io ho un lettore dvd ed un

[newbie-it] Linux notebook

2001-11-12 Thread CyberPenguin
Ciao a tutti, innanzitutto un grazie di cuore ai colleghi che si sono prodigati nel mio attuale dilemma, ogni consiglio è sempre ben accetto. Forse l'obiettivo che mi sono prefisso è un po' arduo, visto le mie attuali conoscenze in fatto di Linux ed ai limiti hardware del portatile ... ma

[newbie-it] mdk 8.1 non legge Cd Rom

2001-11-12 Thread max
Ho installato ieri Linux Mandrake 8.1. Il sistema però non mi legge nè il cd rom nè il masterizzatore in /mnt/cdrom e /mnt/cdrom2. In DrakeConf ho visto che il masterizzatore è registrato in due modi diversi, in uno con la sua marca Philips nell'altro con l'espressione Unkown. Devo ripetere

Re: [newbie-it] mdk 8.1 non legge Cd Rom

2001-11-12 Thread Andrea Celli
max wrote: Ho installato ieri Linux Mandrake 8.1. Il sistema però non mi legge nè il cd rom nè il masterizzatore in /mnt/cdrom e /mnt/cdrom2. In DrakeConf ho visto che il masterizzatore è registrato in due modi diversi, in uno con la sua marca Philips nell'altro con l'espressione Unkown.

Re: [newbie-it] mandrake 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread Andrea Celli
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ciao, qualcuno di voi sa dirmi un sito dal quale posso scaricare la mandrake 8.1 ? ciao e grazie alessandro www.edicola.sotto.casa/Linux_Pratico/ dalla rete universitaria http://bo.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/Mandrake/ dai provider normali cerca sul sito di

[newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread SKLIM
Hi! I can download Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz at my office. Can someone plase email me .. Thank You Best regards, SKLIM

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread Anuerin G. Diaz
SKLIM wrote: Hi! I can download Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz at my office.Can someone plase email me .. hi, good that you can download tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz but what is the question/request/plea for help/insight about it? and what does tripwire do anyway? btw, im including you in the cc

[newbie] SSH via FTP

2001-11-12 Thread SKLIM
Hi! I have configure the OpenSSH at my Linux Server. I can telnet by using Putty ..but not FTP. Can some help me ..how can I use FTP via my Linux Server with SSH. What program should I download it. Best Regards, SKLIM

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread SKLIM
Sorry ..my spelling mistake.. I can't download the Tripwire in my Office. Can you please email to me. I think it was because my office has block it. Best Regards, SKLIM - Original Message - From: Anuerin G. Diaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread Jhun Bacala
Hi!, Nice to see a fellow Pinoy in this list. Probably the best site to know about tripwire is here www.tripwire.org Jhun. At 05:19 PM 11/12/01, you wrote: SKLIM wrote: Hi! I can download Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz at my office.Can someone plase email me .. hi, good that you can

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread Anuerin G. Diaz
sabi nung isa tatlo daw kayong gumagala sa list so kung isa ka doon ay may isa pa at apat na tayo. hehehehhe... la naman ako pakialam don sa tripwire, gusto ko lang pagtripan yung nagpadala na di ko maintindihan kung ano gusto. ulitin ko tanong ko sa lahat ng mga pinoy nakita ko sa linux

[newbie] change window manager in kde2.2

2001-11-12 Thread Manuel Martin Martin
howto change window manager in kde 2.2? thanks -- | 0 0 | | __ | --o00o---o00o-- Manuel Martin Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at

Re: [newbie] SSH via FTP

2001-11-12 Thread Anuerin G. Diaz
SKLIM wrote: Hi! I have configure the OpenSSH at my Linux Server.I can telnet by using Putty ..but not FTP. Can some help me ..how can I use FTP via my Linux Server with SSH. What program should I download it. hi again, as far as I know ssh is a replacement for telnet (for

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread Jhun Bacala
Dito sa Davao merong Linux Users Group pero hindi ako member doon, hindi ko alam kung buhay paba ang PLUG. Active yang PLUG noong 1998 doon sa 1st Open Source Conference. Ewan ko lang ngayon... Regards, At 05:38 PM 11/12/01, you wrote: sabi nung isa tatlo daw kayong gumagala sa list so kung

Re: [newbie] Tripwire-1.3.1-1.tar.gz

2001-11-12 Thread Anuerin G. Diaz
oopsss.. sorry if this got sent on the list. it was only intended for jhun and I forgot that Im using Netscape messenger (whose reply to sender feature sucks). please pardon the cross-wire for Im working in windows and am missing the functionality of sylpheed (version 0.6.5 is available at

[newbie] Re: Mouse Scrolling Distance

2001-11-12 Thread SoloCDM
Anuerin G. Diaz stated the following: SoloCDM wrote: While at the console (not X), what settings make the mouse scroll further from top to bottom and left to right? I dont think mouse works in the console mode unless you are using framebuffers and that is roughly the equivalent of X.

[newbie] Sound problem with DELL Optiplex GX110

2001-11-12 Thread Ivan Miranda
Hi all, I had Just installed LM8.1 from a LM DVD on DELL optiplex GX110,everything seems fine except the sound.When i try to play Mp3 file with Xmms,i get sound in breaks and distorted.looks like the Devfs has not configured the sound card properly.What i have is an i810 intel

RE: [newbie] SSH via FTP

2001-11-12 Thread Franki
Do a search for iXplorer its an open source scp (secure copy) front end for putty, its a windows GUI app. rgds Franki -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of SKLIMSent: Monday, 12 November 2001 5:25 PMTo: Linux NewbieSubject:

[newbie] [ OT ] Recommended Dual AMD Athlon Processor Motherboard

2001-11-12 Thread Mandrake Newbie
Hello everyone! =) First of all, I would like to thank all of you who answered my previous query. I don't need to state your names. You know who you are! =) Anyway, my subject says it all. What is your recommended Socket A Dual AMD Athlon Processor Motherboard that will support 2.x Ghz

[newbie] [ OT ] Recommended AMD Athlon 1.x Motherboard

2001-11-12 Thread Mandrake Newbie
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[newbie] [ OT ] Recommended UPS for Linux Mandrake 8.1 server

2001-11-12 Thread Mandrake Newbie
[ Sorry for this OT again. ] Hello everyone! =) What is your recommended UPS for a Linux Mandrake 8.1 server? I'm in the search of a good UPS that has good Linux support, or at least has some externally-maintained shutdown daemon. Thanks in advance. __

Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended UPS for Linux Mandrake 8.1 server

2001-11-12 Thread Mohammed Arafa
hi i got a ups ... a plain old simple ups with no serial connection to the pc which works fine wiht linux. but in webmin ( https://localhost:1 ) there is support for ups and so i believe that a ups with a serial connection to the pc is supported. hoped that helped - Original Message

Re: [newbie] Sound problem with DELL Optiplex GX110

2001-11-12 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Monday 12 November 2001 09:03 am, Ivan Miranda wrote: Hi all, I had Just installed LM8.1 from a LM DVD on DELL optiplex GX110,everything seems fine except the sound.When i try to play Mp3 file with Xmms,i get sound in breaks and distorted.looks like the Devfs has not

Re: [newbie] Printing with Abi Word

2001-11-12 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Tuesday 13 November 2001 04:02, you wrote: Currently I am using Abi Word version version 0.9.2 and I cannot get it to print on Mandrake 8. The setting in Abi Word is Printer and command lpr. But nothing. I can print to file (ps) all OK, but when I print to the printer nothing happens.

[newbie] AOL help USB!

2001-11-12 Thread AOL Systems
How do you call USB in Linux Systems for example COM1 is called ttys0 so for USB what is it called also CD writer how do access and mount it if in case u have one CD and the other one is CD Writer Thanks and more power! Respectfully AOL www.aolsystems.com The Technology Specialist

Re: [newbie] Re: Mouse Scrolling Distance

2001-11-12 Thread g
SoloCDM wrote: Anuerin G. Diaz stated the following: SoloCDM wrote: While at the console (not X), what settings make the mouse scroll further from top to bottom and left to right? I dont think mouse works in the console mode unless you are using framebuffers No . . . not at all. My

Re: [newbie] Re: Mouse Scrolling Distance

2001-11-12 Thread Gonzalo
For 1024x768, put vga=791 For 1280x1024, put vga=794 in lilo.conf solo, you say 'console (not x)' is set to 1280x1024. just how did you get this setting? i was of impression that console was 25 lines by 80 coloums. i have a 19 adi monitor that i would like to get 1280x1024 on in console

[newbie] Using Software Manager remotely

2001-11-12 Thread Andrew M. Henshaw
I have a system set up that I'm trying to use headless (without a local keyboard, monitor, mouse). Most things work fine, except, it seems, for the X-window applications that require root authorization. The application that I'm particularly interested in is Software Manager. When I run it

Re: [newbie] [ OT ] Recommended UPS for Linux Mandrake 8.1 server

2001-11-12 Thread Newbie
I think that APC http://www.apc.com (i hope thats right) has some Linux compatible ones. On Tuesday 13 November 2001 12:32 am, you wrote: [ Sorry for this OT again. ] Hello everyone! =) What is your recommended UPS for a Linux Mandrake 8.1 server? I'm in the search of a good UPS that

Re: [newbie] Using Software Manager remotely

2001-11-12 Thread Jamie Kerwick
sorry i'm afraid i can't help you with your problem, but i would like to know how you got exceed to work. I've tried a number of times, but the best i got was an x teminal window, no full desktop, what settings in exceed did you use, any changes to Xfree86 config files ? Actually, just had a

RE: [newbie] Using Software Manager remotely

2001-11-12 Thread Andrew M. Henshaw
I've set mine up to run the whole KDE desktop within exceed. I have a short script that sets my display variable to my eXceed server and then does a startkde command. export DISPLAY=192.168.0.1:0.0 startkde I'm running telnet to do the startup (internal LAN) because I had trouble with

Re: [newbie] Printing with Abi Word

2001-11-12 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Tuesday 13 November 2001 04:02, you wrote: Currently I am using Abi Word version version 0.9.2 and I cannot get it to print on Mandrake 8. The setting in Abi Word is Printer and command lpr. But nothing. I can print to file (ps) all OK, but when I print to the printer

[newbie] Solid black page for printout... ;-(

2001-11-12 Thread Ronald J. Hall
I know that attachments are taboo but I'm puzzled by this. I selected this text from a web page (highlighted with my mouse, opened kedit, 3rd button clicked and pasted it into kedit, saved it as plain ASCI text). Dragged it to my printer, and it printed out a solid black page. Done it twice

Re: [newbie] Anyone able to play DVD movies?

2001-11-12 Thread skinky
On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 00:26, Len Lawrence wrote: | Not that simple. Try that under Mandrake 7.2. I have been trying for | months to get xine and mplayer installed and keep getting these sorts | of errors: [snip] | | Would installing 8.1 make any difference? It's in the post. |

[newbie] Lucent Modem

2001-11-12 Thread Daniel Pacca
Hi, my name is Daniel and I have a tiny problem,I have downloaded the latest Mandrake from the official site, and I can´t install my Lucent Internal Modem, I didn´t find it on the list of the "Modem Wizard Configuration", what canI do? Please, any help will be usefull thank you Daniel

Re: [newbie] movies?

2001-11-12 Thread skinky
Lopster is a good one. skinky -- But what ... is it good for? (Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip) On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 01:47, Lanman wrote: | I believe there's a version of LimeWire for Linux, as well. Have a look | at | |

Re: [newbie] Lucent Modem

2001-11-12 Thread Paul
In reply to Daniel Pacca's words, written Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:11:39 -0200 Trot over to www.linmodems.org You can find a link to a site where there's a driver for your modem. Paul Hi, my name is Daniel and I have a tiny problem, I have downloaded the latest Mandrake from the official site, and I

Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Dawson
The maximum lenth of a 100baseT (CAT5) Ethernet run is 100 meters, or a little over 300 feet. About the only problem you are likely to run into with the distance you are covering is if you run the cable next to a source of RF interferance such as a flourscent light ballast. -Original

RE: [newbie] Lucent Modem

2001-11-12 Thread Mitchell, Edmund
A good place to start might be http://www.kcdata.com/~gromitkc/winmodem.html HTHEdmund -Original Message-From: Daniel Pacca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 1:12 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Lucent Modem Hi, my name is Daniel and I

Re: [newbie] motherboard suggestion for stable system

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Dawson
My only recomendation is to use 'server grade' hardware. 'Desktop' grade computers are not designed to run 24/7. Unfortunately I don't know of any server-grade computers that use AMD processors. If possible go with a SCSI disk subsystem rather than IDE. IDE drives are made for the desktop

RE: [newbie] Lucent Modem

2001-11-12 Thread Dodd, David J
go to lucent.com you will find your answer there, I aint lieing -Original Message- From: Mitchell, Edmund [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:25 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Lucent Modem A good place to start might be

[newbie] Anyone able to play DVD movies?

2001-11-12 Thread falcaraz
Yesss, with xine and videolan also, I had not problems with 8.0 and is runing better with 8.1. At the moment I am using the 0.9.2 of xine; sooner or later I will try with new releases. Yesterday I wathced a complete movie in dvd (a encrypted movie). Just download the appropiates rpm files and

Re: [newbie] Printing with Abi Word

2001-11-12 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Monday 12 November 2001 18:26, you wrote: I had a related problem - Abiword would only print the LAST page of a document! Anyone got any clues about this? Abiword certainly isn't perfect yet, but it shouldn't/doesn't do that :-p Got anymore info? What printer? Were you using the lpr

[newbie] Screenshot in Gnome

2001-11-12 Thread Søren Neigaard
How do I take a screenshot of my desktop in Gnome? -- .. Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Søren Neigaard Registered Linux User #239437 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] audio cd's / kernel upgrade

2001-11-12 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, I am one of the unfortunates that could not get the audio cd's to work. All archive messages were read and suggestions tried. No luck. I'm on a Dell laptop. In any case, I understand that Mandrake was working on a fix and that it would be included in future kernel upgrades.

Re: [newbie] Desktop Icons

2001-11-12 Thread Kathy Montgomery
Funny, I'm not finding this option in my Nautilus preferences... ? I have set the preferences to Intermediate and Advanced. - Kathy David Robertson wrote: Hi If you are using Nautilus, go into preferences and make sure that use Nautilus to draw the desktop is checked. I think you need to

Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)

2001-11-12 Thread Tim Holmes
Actually, there's no tested maximum length for CAT5. However if you're going by the specs, 100M is the max between some sort of device. Whether it's a repeater, a hub or something. Many of use have done networks where we've used CAT5 much longer then 100M for whatever reason, and have had no

Re: [newbie] Anyone able to play DVD movies?

2001-11-12 Thread Rob
On Monday 12 November 2001 10:03 am, you wrote: There is a Ogle! RPM software which works great under 8.1. I installed it over a week ago and to my amazement, the menu works good with the mouse. It just almost as good as WinDVD. In the past, I've no luck with Xine and mplayer. VideoLAN is

[newbie] fat32 vs reiserfs for storage

2001-11-12 Thread Paul Rodríguez
Sorry if this question was already answered, I couldn't find it. I have two partitions on the same disk, one fat32, one reiserFS, oth with plenty of space. Since I spend all of my time in Linux, I keep the Fat32 partition for storage. I frequently access a large number of small files

[newbie] Calibrating monitor image

2001-11-12 Thread Miark
Hi all, Is there a way to tune monitor output in X Window/KDE? Something like Adobe's Gamma Loader in Winsux. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Desktop Icons

2001-11-12 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:43:24 -0500 Kathy Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny, I'm not finding this option in my Nautilus preferences... ? I have set the preferences to Intermediate and Advanced. - Kathy David Robertson wrote: Hi If you are using Nautilus, go into

Re: [newbie] fat32 vs reiserfs for storage

2001-11-12 Thread Paul
In reply to Paul Rodríguez's words, written 12 Nov 2001 15:08:45 -0500 Fat32 is not good. It wastes a lot of space. ReiserFS is a lot more efficient than that. And since that is native Linux, faster in access also. Paul I have two partitions on the same disk, one fat32, one reiserFS, oth with

Re: [newbie] Calibrating monitor image

2001-11-12 Thread Paul
In reply to Miark's words, written Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:24:49 -0700 /usr/X11R6/bin/xvidtune as root might be what you are looking for. Paul Is there a way to tune monitor output in X Window/KDE? Something like Adobe's Gamma Loader in Winsux. -- Your future depends on many things, but mostly on

[newbie] MSI KT266A and Athlon 1800+ Wooohooo!!! but a tiny problem. 3073.64 BOGOMIPS!

2001-11-12 Thread Franki
Hi all, Tonight I went over and upgraded my CPU and Motherboard to the above system.. It now gets 3073.64 Bogomips... (was 2779.72 with a standard Athlon 1.4) Anyway, the upgrade went flawlessly till I went to boot mandrake 7.2 It started, then started framebuffer, then detected the drives,

RE: [newbie] Desktop Icons

2001-11-12 Thread David Robertson
Open Nautilus, Preferences/Windows and Desktop: it should be there. If you reset your preferences, maybe you need to restart Nautilus. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kathy Montgomery Sent: 12 November 2001 19:43 To: [EMAIL

[newbie] Software Manager problems

2001-11-12 Thread David ..
I'm having a heck of atime getting the Software Manager to work correctly and update and applications I have on my system. When selecting eith Cooker or Security Mirror sites and it tries to connect and get what I assume is a updated list of versions, it just gives me an error(I'm at work

Re: [newbie] Calibrating monitor image

2001-11-12 Thread Miark
That's good--it's helped me fix an off-center image. But what I'm really after is something to tweak the color. Thanks, Miark - Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Calibrating monitor image

Re: [newbie] MSI KT266A and Athlon 1800+ Wooohooo!!! but a tiny problem. 3073.64 BOGOMIPS!

2001-11-12 Thread Tim Holmes
Did you do any sort of compile for this other kernel? OR was it a rpm install? If so, you may want to try uninstalling the kernel, then installing it again. It will then try and rebuild it, and it may work then. Just a suggestion. Another suggestion, don't install 8.1. Install 8.0. 8.1 has

Re: [newbie] Calibrating monitor image

2001-11-12 Thread Paul
In reply to Miark's words, written Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:05:32 -0700 That's good--it's helped me fix an off-center image. But what I'm really after is something to tweak the color. Thanks, Miark Good luck. I am colorblind, can't help you further ;) Paul -- Your future depends on many things,

RE: [newbie] MSI KT266A and Athlon 1800+ Wooohooo!!! but a tiny problem. 3073.64 BOGOMIPS!

2001-11-12 Thread Franki
The RPM was a straight RPM install, no compiling.. As for 8.1,, I just bought the 8.1 powerpack, and its running fine on my test box.. its too late for me to turn back now,, I paid 160 AU dollars for this thing, I have to use it. :-) rgds Frank -Original Message- From: Tim Holmes

Re[2]: [newbie] Mouse Scrolling Distance

2001-11-12 Thread Onur Kucuk
AGD SoloCDM wrote: While at the console (not X), what settings make the mouse scroll further from top to bottom and left to right? AGD I dont think mouse works in the console mode unless you are using framebuffers AGD and that is roughly the equivalent of X. The console is used for those

[newbie] burning ISO CDs

2001-11-12 Thread Gronbach, Paul
Hi all, I have an HP CD-Writer+ 9500. I am trying to create an install CD from the downloaded ISO file. All I get is one file, the ISO file, on the CD. I am sure this is not what is supposed to be there :-) Either the software I have is not capable of this or I am doing something wrong

Re: [newbie] burning ISO CDs

2001-11-12 Thread David ..
What software you using? If it's adobe's(damn, can't remeber the name of the software) then there is a option in FILE to create a CD FROM IMAGE, select that option. From: Gronbach, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] burning ISO CDs

RE: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length)

2001-11-12 Thread Jose M. Sanchez
So true. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: Tim Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 2:56 PM |To: Jose M. Sanchez |Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length) | | |Actually, there's no tested maximum length for CAT5. However

[newbie] unscribed

2001-11-12 Thread Nzaoui
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Re: [newbie] burning ISO CDs

2001-11-12 Thread Jim Kershner
Depends on which software package you are using. Here's a couple of tutorial links: For Nero: http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/tutor/neroiso.html For Adaptec CD Creator: http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/tutor/cdcriso/cdcrtiso.html Jim - Original Message - From: Gronbach, Paul

Re: [newbie] burning ISO CDs

2001-11-12 Thread skidley
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Gronbach, Paul wrote: Hi all, I have an HP CD-Writer+ 9500. I am trying to create an install CD from the downloaded ISO file. All I get is one file, the ISO file, on the CD. I am sure this is not what is supposed to be there :-) Either the software I have is not

Re: [newbie] Easier reading

2001-11-12 Thread Dan Jacobs
Judging by experience, though, you'll never get people to agree on either approach. I'm only keeping track in case any one wants to see the tally when it seems this thread has lots it's momentum. Diesel Dan http://DieselDan.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] GRUB

2001-11-12 Thread Dan Jacobs
[Original Message] From: Ed Kasky [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the readme that comes with Grub, it explains how to change the default os - Yours is set to 0 right now. To make windoze the default, change the line from: default 0 - default 2 Ed This did exactly what I wanted. Thanks a bunch, Ed

[newbie] ISDN on 8.1 in UK

2001-11-12 Thread Stuart Rogers
I have a BT ISDN card which is correctly recognized as a Fritz card. Says it is setup OK but I cant seem to get connected. Also is there any graphical front end which then shows graph of updownloads etc? Rather like KISDN! Stuart Web: http://www.broadstairs.org Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] kde 2.2 error

2001-11-12 Thread Manuel Martin Martin
why i cant change window decoration in my kde 2.2? [root@m p1]# kcmshell kwindecoration kdecore (KLocale): WARNING: found no definition of PluralForm DCOPServer up and running. kdecore (KLocale): WARNING: found no definition of PluralForm kdecore (KLocale): WARNING: found no definition of

[newbie] WordPerfect 8.0 Printer Installation Problem

2001-11-12 Thread James F. Marshall
I have a printer installed under Mandrake 8.1. The printer works with a print test and Netscape. However, when I try to setup a printer for WP 8.0, I find no destination available for assignment to the printer. The only choice I get is between printing to disk and printing to $PRINTER, but I

Re: [newbie] CDRW problem

2001-11-12 Thread Lee Roberts
At 08:03 AM 11/7/2001 -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 06 November 2001 11:22 pm, Lee Roberts wrote: I added append hdc=ide-scsi to lilo.conf but I still can't find the drive with cdrecord -scanbus and gcombust can't find it. The ide-scsi driver does get loaded and the drive gets mounted

[newbie] Xlib: extension RENDER missing

2001-11-12 Thread skinky
Hi all Finally installed the new ram, graphics card and SB Live 5.1. It went smoothly but there are a few minor error messgs. The ram recognised by linux is 900.052MB (of 1152MB) just as some of you stated. But there's no problem there and the pc is much snappier now. I'll try the

[newbie] cdrecord broken in 8.1?

2001-11-12 Thread Pascal Goguey
Hello! I have a problem on 2 machines. One at home and one at work. I was used to burn iso files using an alias, and it doesn not work anymore. Here is the respons of cdrecord in a shell: % cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 1.10 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001

[newbie] Need DVD drive install help

2001-11-12 Thread JDRadio
Just pulled my old cdrom and replaced it with a firends spare dvd drive and can't get Mandrake 8.1 to recognize it as dvd. HardDrake did not add any new devices for DVD but kept the cdrom settings. Hard Drake shows Vendor: Unknown Model: HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-2500 Device: /dev/hdb Bus Type:

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 work only after I run sndconfig

2001-11-12 Thread Robin
I checked, there is no such option anywhere. This MB is quite old, it only support up to 166. It's GA586-AT. I just checked on the Gigabyte web site, didn't see anything related to it. Robin - Original Message - From: ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November

[newbie] mounting smbfs

2001-11-12 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, I'm just fine tuning here. I can access the windows network with mount -a smbfs username.etc but I would like to know if i can automate this. I checked through kwikdisk but there didn't appear to be any options there.I have a feeling that there is something staring

[newbie] Re: WordPerfect 8.0 Printer Installation Problem

2001-11-12 Thread James F. Marshall
The problem was the printing system that I had installed for Mandrake 8.1. I originally installed PDQ and could not create a RAW printer. When I installed CUPS, that made it possible to create the RAW printer, thereby allowing WP 8.0 to print. In other words, it appears that WP 8.0 requires

Re: [newbie] CDRW problem

2001-11-12 Thread skidley
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Lee Roberts wrote: At 08:03 AM 11/7/2001 -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Tuesday 06 November 2001 11:22 pm, Lee Roberts wrote: I added append hdc=ide-scsi to lilo.conf but I still can't find the drive with cdrecord -scanbus and gcombust can't find it. The ide-scsi

Re: [newbie] Installing hardare

2001-11-12 Thread Mario Michael da Costa
daim !! i must have missed it then. and all this time used to install wvdial from a RH 6.x cd, and for mdk 8.1 i had to compile wvdial from the sources. I have the downloaded 3 cd set of mdk 8.1, where can i find wvdial ?. My apologies to the excellent folk at mandrake, all this time i considered

Re: [newbie] Lucent Modem

2001-11-12 Thread Arthur H. Johnson II
I have precompiled RPMS on my site, http://www.linuxbox.nu/~arthur On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Daniel Pacca wrote: Hi, my name is Daniel and I have a tiny problem, I have downloaded the latest Mandrake from the official site, and I can´t install my Lucent Internal Modem, I didn´t find it on the

Re: [newbie] mounting smbfs

2001-11-12 Thread shane
try komba2, should be on rpmfind or on the cds if you have 8.1 On Monday 12 November 2001 18:40, you spoke unto me thusly: Hi, I'm just fine tuning here. I can access the windows network with mount -a smbfs username.etc but I would like to know if i can automate -- Linux,

[newbie] Re: How to set double-clicked desktop icons to execute by default ?(LM8.1)

2001-11-12 Thread Charles Darcy
On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 15:12, Charles Darcy wrote: Hi, When I double-click an executable text file icon on the desktop, a prompt appears asking whether I wish to display or run the file. Is there a way to set the file to run by default in LM8.1 using Nautilus 1.0.4 ?

Re: [newbie] fat32 vs reiserfs for storage

2001-11-12 Thread Mario Michael da Costa
Sorry if this question was already answered, I couldn't find it. I have two partitions on the same disk, one fat32, one reiserFS, oth with plenty of space. Since I spend all of my time in Linux, I keep the Fat32 partition for storage. I frequently access a large number of small files

Re: [newbie] cdrecord broken in 8.1?

2001-11-12 Thread Lee Roberts
At 10:48 AM 11/13/2001 +0900, Pascal Goguey wrote: Hello! I have a problem on 2 machines. One at home and one at work. I was used to burn iso files using an alias, and it doesn not work anymore. Here is the respons of cdrecord in a shell: % cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord 1.10

[newbie] xawtv recording

2001-11-12 Thread Valerie Cheng
Hi, Has anyone tried recording with xawtv? I tried recording to avi file... But it's always sound-less. I'm playing w/ xine and I thought it might be a xine problem... but I tried playing in windoz and it still didn't have sound. So I think it's the xawtv that is having trouble encoding the

[newbie] problem with netscape6.2 bookmarks on mandrake/linux

2001-11-12 Thread tek1
anyone have the problem when clicking on the bookmarks, that the bookmarks pop-up menu doesn't go away and you can't do anything else in netscape? thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] No X after 8.1 upgrade

2001-11-12 Thread Mitchell Hagerty
What is really annoying is that I had none of these problems with 8.0. Everything looks fine using XFdrake. The setup I was walked through after doing a startx dropped me in Gnome and everything worked perfectly so I don't think anything is wrong with my display settings. So why does

[newbie] postgresql - changing location of db/cluster

2001-11-12 Thread tek1
mandrake automatically creates the postgres db/cluster in /var/lib/pgsql/data and automatically starts the db/cluster. what changes would one need to do if wanting to change the installation of the db/cluster (e.g. to /var/db/postgres/data)? would the following suffice? -stop the

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