Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-09 Thread Raffaele Belardi
or even http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php: "Direct root Login" is disabled for Level 4 and 5 raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:27, et wrote: > >>On Friday 07 June 2002 06:21 pm, you wrote: >> >>>On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 >>> >>>"Bill Winegarden" <[E

Re: [newbie] cylinders, sectors and heads trouble

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Sunday 09 June 2002 15:33, you wrote: I have the same MoBo as you but with the raid controller which I disable in bios. I am curious , what is a WD drive, IDE or Scsi ?, my mobo sees my drive correctly, but then the size is never as much as the manufacturers claim . I wonder whether this

Re: [newbie] [Q] Free X Server recommendation for Mandrake 8.2

2002-06-09 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 21:47:51 -0300, "Patricio Cassain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey ! > > My name is Pato from Argentina, I'm a newbie Mandrake user running version > 8.2 > > I would like to get your opinion/recommendation based in your experience > about what free X Server to install into Ma

Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query

2002-06-09 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
> OK so there are no good rpm versions, so I have to compile from tar > balls. Have you tried PLF's packages? http://plf.zarb.org/rpm/ They work fine for me. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "Using the Altair 8800, Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop the first programming language" -- The Microsoft Tim

RE: [newbie] Upgrading & LM8.2

2002-06-09 Thread Marcia
Dear All, >I have been told that I have maximized my memory with 128 MB of ram since I >have a Pentium II MMX processor at a littlle over 200 megahertz. I feel like > I am either ready for a new computer or upgrading. I want to have 512 MB of >ram. Is there anyway that I can add that to my s

Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry

2002-06-09 Thread Scott Wagner
- Original Message - From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry > On Tuesday 04 June 2002 05:28 am, Scott Wagner wrote: > > Hi > > I've copied the patch numerous times and each time I

Re: [newbie] Konqueror / NT downloads

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Wednesday 05 June 2002 12:56 pm, you wrote: > On Wednesday 05 June 2002 12:57 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > Your right , I got there just ahead of you, and did the same, > > it revealed the list of files and directories , and amoungst them > > were two files .html which looked suspicious to

Re: [newbie] Speed differences between OSs

2002-06-09 Thread Dave Kufta
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 08 June 2002 09:21 pm, Femme wrote: > On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 16:36:04 +0200 (CEST) > > Ralph Slooten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Dan W. Dooley wrote: > > > > > I have been using Fluxbox for the last 5 months now or so,

Re: [newbie] test

2002-06-09 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Saturday 08 June 2002 05:34 pm, D. Olson wrote: > On Saturday 08 June 2002 02:51 pm, you wrote: > > On Saturday 08 June 2002 01:10 pm, you wrote: > > > On Saturday 08 June 2002 10:46 am, you wrote: > > > > On Saturday 08 June 2002 12:11 am, D. Olson wrote: > > > > > On Friday 07 June 2002 11:50

Re: [newbie] Surround Sound

2002-06-09 Thread Femme
On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 22:20:28 -0400 "D. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an SB Live! 5.1, which appears to use the same drivers, and it > does the same thing. I get sound in the rear speakers. > > Now, I have a question about it... > > This sound in the rear speakers is only mirrored st

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and KDE 3

2002-06-09 Thread Mark D. Weaver
Derek Jennings wrote: > On Monday 10 June 2002 1:05 am, Mark D. Weaver wrote: > >>Derek Jennings wrote: >> >>>Just as I pressed 'send' on that last message I realised you are >>>upgrading from Mandrake 8.1 with KDE2.2.1 >>> >>>You can still upgrade to KDE3, but you will not be able to use any of

Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query

2002-06-09 Thread Damian G
On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 22:30:41 -0400 "Barry Michels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the quick instructions! Worked first try (although I had to > upgrade gcc from 2.96 to 3.0.4). > no problem. glad it worked. Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://ww

Re: [newbie] NSA / PGP

2002-06-09 Thread Alan Dunford
On Friday 31 May 2002 9:46 pm, you wrote: > On Fri, 31 May 2002, Alastair Scott wrote: > > -pgpenvelope processed message > > > > On Friday 31 May 2002 8:36 pm, shane wrote: > > > i doubt that. it is simply a matter of raw math. > > > http://senderek.de/security/secret-key.protection.html

Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query

2002-06-09 Thread Barry Michels
Thanks for the quick instructions! Worked first try (although I had to upgrade gcc from 2.96 to 3.0.4). - Original Message - From: "Damian G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query > download the tarba

Re: [newbie] Surround Sound

2002-06-09 Thread D. Olson
I have an SB Live! 5.1, which appears to use the same drivers, and it does the same thing. I get sound in the rear speakers. Now, I have a question about it... This sound in the rear speakers is only mirrored stereo, right? Or is it true surround sound (4 speaker) that I get? IE: in games and

Re: [newbie] Surround Sound

2002-06-09 Thread et
I have an audigy too, and for me the rear (just a regular pair of powered computer speakers) work fine, I would check the plug. On Sunday 09 June 2002 08:18 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, 09 Jun 2002 18:35:06 +0100 > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to play audio CDs with good sound

Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query

2002-06-09 Thread Damian G
> OK so there are no good rpm versions, so I have to compile from tar > balls. > I've just spent 2 hours reading all the bumf on Mplayer website, and > I must say there is so much of it it is hard to take it all in in one > hit. > > It seems to me leaving aside esotyeric things like skins, th

Re: [newbie] kde3.0.1 and kdm

2002-06-09 Thread Mark D. Weaver
Paul Kaplan wrote: > I decided to install the first set of kde 3.0.1 rpms onto LM8.2 (the ones that > install into /usr). After uninstalling the previous 3.0 rpms (that install > into /opt) and the 2.2.2 rpms, I discovered that kdm was broken and the > system now defaults to gdm as the login m

Re: [newbie] Java, Apache, Opera

2002-06-09 Thread Todd Slater
On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 18:06:21 +0100 Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 09 June 2002 5:09 pm, Todd Slater wrote: > > I thought I had Opera set up to run java--sometimes it works, > > sometimes it doesn't. It works on the Sun page (http://java.sun.com/), > > but it doesn't work whe

[newbie] CD Recording with no sound??

2002-06-09 Thread Paul
Hi all, I already had 2 instances that I tried to burn an audio CD that after burning had everything right, but there was no sound on it. CDPlay crashes with an error, the CDplayer in the stereo plays the cd but no sound at all. MDK 8.2, 1.2Ghz Athlon, 256Mb Ram, 2 x 30Gb ATA100 disks. TDK D-vi

Re: [newbie] WTF?????

2002-06-09 Thread Anne Wilson
D. Olson wrote: > On Friday 07 June 2002 01:41 pm, you wrote: > >>Have you got 2 ISP accounts? Something like this happens if you are >>connected on one ISP's account and trying to use the smtp of the other one. >> > > Nope... I got two incoming POP3 accounts, but I only have one outgoing...

Re: [newbie] Gimp under Mandrake symbolic link

2002-06-09 Thread Anne Wilson
Derek Jennings wrote: > On Sunday 09 June 2002 10:43 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > , however a symbolic link has to be made. >>The instructions say it needs >> >> ln -s /usr/bin/iscan ~/.gimp-1.2/plug-ins >> >>The path for iscan is correct, but I need to adjust the gimp path. Can >>anyone please t

[newbie] Importing netscape's address book

2002-06-09 Thread Joan Tur
Hallo! I've now been using kmail for about 1,5 years, but now I need an email that's in a file called ./netscape/pab.na2 (netscape's 4.x address book). I've tryed to import it using mozilla but it only recognizes LDIF, .tab, .csv and .txt formats 8-? Thanks in advance ;) -- Joan Tur. E

Re: [newbie] Restoring deleted files with MC

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Sunday 09 June 2002 02:10, you wrote: > On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:24:18 +0100 > > John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now that I know where Midnight Commander is, I want to use it to > > restore a deleted file that has not been either written over or > > formatted. Some kind soul sugg

Re: [newbie] I like this "Mozilla1!"

2002-06-09 Thread Azrael
Charlie wrote: >June 9, 2002 10:07 am, Joan Tur wrote: > > >>Es Divendres 07 Juny 2002 21:40, en Charlie va escriure: >> >> >>>June 7, 2002 01:00 pm, Paul Rodriguez wrote: >>> >>> I have to say, I really love using Galeon. I never really saw the use in it till I tried it a li

Re: [newbie] I like this "Mozilla1!"

2002-06-09 Thread Charlie
June 9, 2002 10:07 am, Joan Tur wrote: > Es Divendres 07 Juny 2002 21:40, en Charlie va escriure: > > June 7, 2002 01:00 pm, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > > I have to say, I really love using Galeon. I never really saw the use > > > in it till I tried it a little. It's just so much faster (being a >

Re: [newbie] Speed differences between OSs

2002-06-09 Thread Joan Tur
Es Dissabte 08 Juny 2002 18:49, en shane va escriure: > seriously, to windows, cpu rules. to linux it is RAM. That's right. My laptop's battery life is always longer with linux than any windows -98, 2000, XP-... -- Joan Tur. Eivissa-Balears AOL quini2k ICQ 11407395 www.ClubIbosi

Re: [newbie] Squid for internet client?

2002-06-09 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 June 2002 5:44 pm, Joan Tur wrote: > Hallo! > > I was wondering if it was a good idea for a computer that's used to > surf through internet without acting as http server for any other > computers to install squid. > > Maybe it would do th

[newbie] Squid for internet client?

2002-06-09 Thread Joan Tur
Hallo! I was wondering if it was a good idea for a computer that's used to surf through internet without acting as http server for any other computers to install squid. Maybe it would do the same work as the browsers' cache ? I'm just not sure of what squid does. Thanks in advance ;) --

Re: [newbie] Speed differences between OSs

2002-06-09 Thread Joan Tur
Es Dissabte 08 Juny 2002 16:09, en Jon Doe va escriure: > On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 08:39:28 -0500 > > "Dan W. Dooley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the full featured aspect of KDE and though I haven't examined > > Gnome that closely, it looks interesting. I would not want to go to > > something

Re: [newbie] I like this "Mozilla1!"

2002-06-09 Thread Joan Tur
Es Divendres 07 Juny 2002 21:40, en Charlie va escriure: > June 7, 2002 01:00 pm, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > I have to say, I really love using Galeon. I never really saw the use > > in it till I tried it a little. It's just so much faster (being a > > gtk-native mozilla basically). And I really

Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem

2002-06-09 Thread Xecut1on
search compaq.com..i know the presarios and alphas are so dont bother looking there.

Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem

2002-06-09 Thread et
On Sunday 09 June 2002 12:40 pm, you wrote: > theres like 5 that arent compat. kwel and OK so what Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Java, Apache, Opera

2002-06-09 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 09 June 2002 5:09 pm, Todd Slater wrote: > I thought I had Opera set up to run java--sometimes it works, sometimes it > doesn't. It works on the Sun page (http://java.sun.com/), but it doesn't > work when I try to play Diamond Mine (http://www.popcap.com/index.php). > > I'm trying to ser

Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem

2002-06-09 Thread mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > theres like 5 that arent compat. Ok, for those not as minimulistic as you , which 5 exactly are not compatable? names and numbers please. "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight of our goal!" Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem

2002-06-09 Thread Xecut1on
theres like 5 that arent compat.

Re: [newbie] xcdroast help

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Wednesday 05 June 2002 12:55, you wrote: > Franki wrote: > > basically, you need to run it as root and set what users can do > > with it.. > > > > chose "setup" then go through and set all the various elements.. > > > > in particular the "users" select your username and anyone elses > > that s

[newbie] Java, Apache, Opera

2002-06-09 Thread Todd Slater
I thought I had Opera set up to run java--sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It works on the Sun page (http://java.sun.com/), but it doesn't work when I try to play Diamond Mine (http://www.popcap.com/index.php). I'm trying to serve the SOJA applet for serving SMIL presentations--added MIM

Re: [newbie] problem with install Compaq 56k Modem

2002-06-09 Thread FARSHAD
i don't know what's hsp? micromodem ? i have a Compaq 56k Modem , and that will support DSL and that's PCI and i think that's a software modem no harware modem but i'm not sure ... thanks bye     - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

Re: [newbie] Mplayer message query

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Saturday 08 June 2002 13:16, you wrote: > As great it is that people try make RPM's of Mplayer for public > use, but I still have to see 1 really successful build that works > on all systems. In my opinion there is none.. Mplayer builds to > YOUR system.. depending on what software / hardware

Re: [newbie] cylinders, sectors and heads trouble

2002-06-09 Thread H. Narfi Stefansson
On Sunday 09 June 2002 06:55, etharp wrote: > more info about the new MOBO is in order, in particular the IDE > controller (is it a HPT win-RAID?) > No, I stay clear of the raid controllers... The MSI k7T266 pro2 comes in different flavours and I chose the one which doesn't have any raid controll

Re: [newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd

2002-06-09 Thread Jerry
- Original Message - From: Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd > Check your bios and make sure your boot order puts the cd rom before the > hard drive. (for example, my boot device order is

Re: [newbie] xcdroast and burning CD's.

2002-06-09 Thread darklord
On Saturday 08 June 2002 04:21 pm, you wrote: > Hi, >I've had excellent results with xcdroast,last three Mandrake releases. > No problems at all. Pentium IV 1.5 gigahertz, GA-81DX mobo,Cendyne > 16x10x40x burner.Currently running MDK 8.2. Had a lot of problems before I > bought this burner. J

Re: [newbie] Access to win partitions

2002-06-09 Thread Manuel Soto
I the same problem w/ 8.1 and rw partitions /dev/hda1 on /mnt/win_c type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850) /dev/hdc1 on /mnt/win_c2 type vfat (rw,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850) On Tue, 2002-06-04 at 07:03, Moshe Kaminsky wrote: > Hi, > > Perhaps it is mounted without write permissi

Re: [newbie] xcdroast and burning CD's.

2002-06-09 Thread darklord
On Saturday 08 June 2002 11:09 am, you wrote: > alias bdcd="cdrecord -v -eject speed=8 dev=0,0 -data" > (need to make cd_image first, eg, 'mkisofs -r -o cd_image ') > alias biso="cdrecord -v -eject speed=8 dev=0,0" > alias bacd="cdrecord -v -eject speed=8 dev=0,0 -pad -audio *.wav" Thanks for

Re: [newbie] Attempting to re-compile Mandrake vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk

2002-06-09 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday 08 June 2002 03:30 pm, Mike Pruden wrote: > Need some help re-compiling version 2.4.18-6mdk of mandrake linux. > I installed this version from a cdrom onto my laptop. The problem > I am encountering is that this version enables automatic power > management by default. On my laptop S

Re: [newbie] Speed differences between OSs

2002-06-09 Thread Dan W. Dooley
Hi Robin, actually the extract below was mine, not Randy Kramer's. I'm not going to prolong this discussion but will make my FINAL comments directly related to yours. Which are good, by the way. I will make no follow-up public comments or response on this topic. If someone is interested in con

Re: [newbie] xcdroast help

2002-06-09 Thread Gerald Waugh
On Wednesday 05 June 2002 10:21 am, Gerald Waugh wrote: > On Wednesday 05 June 2002 08:01 am, Randy Donohoe wrote: > > Log out of your user account and log back in as root. Open up xcdroast > > and configure. The most complicated thing is when you set the path. The > > last tab in configuration is

Re: [newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd

2002-06-09 Thread Ross Pearson
On Sunday 09 June 2002 12:15, Gerald Waugh wrote: > I am using cdrecord to cut a bootable iso image to a CD > Only the CD I burn will not boot.. I used the following; > # cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 speed=4 botablet-image.iso > > The CD looks normal when I mount and ls the contents. > I put it in a syst

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 and KDE 3

2002-06-09 Thread Derek Jennings
Mark You can still use 'most' of the applications on your distribution CD's (including xmms) Those applications that use the KDE2.2.2 widget library libqt2 still work because you can keep libqt2 installed alongside the new libqt3. Those applicatons that use the gtk widget set are unaffected by

Re: [newbie] Gimp under Mandrake symbolic link

2002-06-09 Thread rjp
> Also with your scanner doesn't it work with xsane or kooka? They will give > you all sorts of file formats. > Scannerdrake from Mandrake Control Centre lists your scanner as supported > by xsane It should be able to configure it without downloading any driver. > There is also an xsane plugin fo

[newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd

2002-06-09 Thread Gerald Waugh
I am using cdrecord to cut a bootable iso image to a CD Only the CD I burn will not boot.. I used the following; # cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 speed=4 botablet-image.iso The CD looks normal when I mount and ls the contents. I put it in a system to boot, and the drive activity led flashes a few timea a

Re: [newbie] xcdroast help

2002-06-09 Thread Graham Watkins
Heather Reed wrote: > Hi all > > I have just installed xcdroast (together with cdrecord). When I try to > open it, I get a message telling me to configure as root, but no info as > to what to configure where or how. I can't seem to get to a help file > though, and am totally confused :-(( I

Re: [newbie] Gimp under Mandrake symbolic link

2002-06-09 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 09 June 2002 10:43 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > My new scanner, Epson Perfection 1650, works beautifully under Mandrake > 8.2. It was the easiest install I have ever done under any OS. It > required a downloaded driver from the Epson site, but it installs > without any problems whatsoever.

[newbie] Gimp under Mandrake symbolic link

2002-06-09 Thread Anne Wilson
My new scanner, Epson Perfection 1650, works beautifully under Mandrake 8.2. It was the easiest install I have ever done under any OS. It required a downloaded driver from the Epson site, but it installs without any problems whatsoever. From a shell, running iscan runs a GUI, and the only c

Re: [newbie] Re: Open term and run script from icon - working

2002-06-09 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 18:59, Anuerin G. Diaz wrote: > create the script then invoke the terminal using the -e command like this > > xterm -e scriptname & > > but be warned that it will exit after finishing the script. not all > terminals support this so you better check the manpage. > > ciao! > > Mi

[newbie] package downloads need conversion?

2002-06-09 Thread Matthias Monreal
Hi everybody,   I'm trying to get my Mandrake 8.0 system online and need to install dhcpcd or pump as a dhcp client.  Can I download these packages on a Windows box and install them straight on my Linux box or do I have to convert them into a Linux compatible format?   Any advice will be grea

Re: [newbie] test

2002-06-09 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 June 2002 3:44 am, Michael Viron wrote: > been having some problems lately with posts not showing on the list. There certainly are. I could probably have printed this out on a sheet of A4 and walked with it from Paris to London more qu

Re: [newbie] Divx movies -- yes or no?!

2002-06-09 Thread John Richard Smith
On Wednesday 05 June 2002 16:05, you wrote: > On Wednesday 05 June 2002 08:03 am, s wrote: > > On Wednesday 05 June 2002 08:51 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > > Ok I found mplayer-0.90pre4-fr1.src.rpm,but as soon as I start > > > to recompile:- > > > > > > [root@localhost pk]# rpm --rebuild mpla

Re: [newbie] Divx movies -- yes or no?!

2002-06-09 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Tuesday 04 June 2002 04:56 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > You are absolutely correct, I simply applied LM8.2's own Mplayer > version which came with the distro which is Mplayer v 0.50-3asp . > Now this is no good you are saying? > If so which particular version would be better and does it hav

Re: [newbie] Errors while recompiling the kernel.

2002-06-09 Thread Bill Davidson
On 05 Jun 2002 21:03:57 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm a beginner user of linux and I have a beginner's problem which I > can't solve. I have Mandrake 8.2 installed on my computer. I tried to > recompile the kernel (just as in howto was written), but when making > modules I get errors and m

Re: [newbie] run windows executable in Linux ...

2002-06-09 Thread et
On Saturday 08 June 2002 02:16 am, you wrote: > On Saturday 08 June 2002 01:23 am, you wrote: > > Wow. I really don't think someone asking, on a Linux mailing list, if > > there's "free" software to do what they want to do is unreasonable. He > > didn't ask if someone had a cracked version of thes