Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?

On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed then you can use the wizards to help configure the

Re: [newbie] Help with screen area resolution and ethernet adapter

On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:21 pm, you wrote: On Friday 02 August 2002 11:37 am, you wrote: Don't want to hijack your thread, but - Interested in this, I tried it and after Ctrl-Alt-Minus got the message '85 Hz Refresh Not Recommended', which I saw when I tried to run Tux Racer. Could

Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1

eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace

[newbie] Broken rpm database?

I just did # urmpi antiword and, after feeding it the third CD as requested, got this: rpmdb: __db_pgin: Unknown db type: 0x20 rpmdb: /var/lib/rpm/Packages: pgin failed for page 5054 rpmdb: Overflow page 5054 of invalid type error: db3 error(-30985) from db-verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database

RE: [newbie] Antivirus software

trend made a filescan product for linux and its been free for ages.. it has caught every windows virus that has been sent to it.. including klez and nimba.. uses the same update files as the rest of their products. rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

FW: [newbie] dual boot M8.2 and XP

Rubbish,,, there is no reason at all not to dual boot XP and Mdk 8.2... I am doing it right now, running on my M700 compaq laptop of all places.. it was very simple to do.. 1. start with a hard disk with no partitions, (run fdisk from a win98 boot floppy and remove all partitions.) 2. Boot

[newbie] Up2Date

is therea similiar program in mandrake that will update my entire cpu. like in redhat 7.2 Kenneth Spress[EMAIL PROTECTED]==This is not a spam! Your are receiving this email either because,you have sent me an email in the past, or you are

[newbie] Installation Hangs

Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?

Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed then you can use the wizards to

Re: [newbie] Installing Netscape 6.2 from CD

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 9:47 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:46 pm, you wrote: You might want to consider the mozilla browser 1.0 http://www.mozilla.org/releases/stable.html I'm running it on linux, windows 2000 and windows

Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1

Sean Goh wrote: eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? Sean Mad Scientist wrote: On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:00 pm, you wrote: i was wondering how to mount hda1 so i can access my win xp files even though i hate win xp. mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk Replace

Re: [newbie] how do i install wizdrake, or see if it is installed?

On Sunday 04 August 2002 04:40 am, you wrote: On Friday 02 Aug 2002 10:13 pm, you wrote: i have just done what i thought was a successful installation...but i can't tell if Wizdrake is installed. the documentation, Mandrake Linux 8.1: Reference manual, says it you have Wizdrake installed

Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs

On Sunday 04 August 2002 07:00 am, you wrote: Hi ppl, I've kept trying to install M8.2 but it always hangs when it formats the root partition. Anyone knows why?? Sean how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? / or /root

[newbie] thanks: usb smartmedia reader

Thanks all, for the advice on usb smartmedia readers. The selection wasn't nearly as broad as I expected, so I got a no-name brand smartmedia-only reader/writer and it works just fine. -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9 Want to buy your Pack or

Re: [newbie] Up2Date

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 11:51 am, K. Spress Jr wrote: is there a similiar program in mandrake that will update my entire cpu. like in redhat 7.2 Yes ... after logging in as root, urpmi --auto-select --update does it. (Assuming you have a ftp site

[newbie] corrupted GUI

Hi everyone, I am a newbie with MD.2 dual booted with Windows. This setup was working for me until a few days ago when Windows crashed while I was playing new game. Afterwards I found that my Linux desktop was corrupted. The icons were hugh and mostly off the screen. At this time I did not

Re: [newbie] Installation Hangs

how big is the partition? what partitions do you have? are we talking about a 4 gig or a 200 meg partition? "/" or "/root" what do you mean by "hangs" and how did you determine that it was a "hang" and not running the format and checking for disk errors (it might take a

Re: [newbie] corrupted GUI

I know this may sound nuts, but try turning your monitor off for a few seconds (at least 30) durring the nest cold boot you try. turn off the computer and monitor long enough for the static charge to disapate. then reboot. NO Warrenty, just something I might try, since it don't cost nuttin

Re: [newbie] cdom access

On Sunday 04 August 2002 08:50 am, you wrote: I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount that 8.0 had? What's the problem? Thanks, SW have you run the update for

[newbie] cdom access

I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount that 8.0 had? What's the problem? Thanks, SW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] cdom access

OK, let's forget I asked. On Sunday 04 August 2002 10:43 am, you wrote: On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 1:50 pm, Scott wrote: I just installed 8.2 and when I click on the cd-rom icon (and the floppy) I get You do not have access rights to this location. Is this the same problem with supermount

[newbie] integrated sound

I just got a new box from pricepc that is supposed to be 100% linux compatible. It has AC'97 2.2 3D sound integrated into the motherboard. Sound was not detected on install of 8.2 though. How do I go about configuring it? Thanks, SW Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [newbie] integrated sound

On Sunday 04 August 2002 09:48 am, you wrote: I just got a new box from pricepc that is supposed to be 100% linux compatible. It has AC'97 2.2 3D sound integrated into the motherboard. Sound was not detected on install of 8.2 though. How do I go about configuring it? Thanks, SW first,

Re: [newbie] integrated sound

Have you confirmed that your sound is not configured? I have an ALC650 codec which was supported by 8.2 however when it was configure it didn't set any volumes. On another note, rather then try to fight w/ 8.2, 9.0 should be out shortly, and the betas themselves are very stable. You might try

Re: [newbie] Help with screen area resolution and ethernet adapter

Anne Wilson wrote: So are you saying that in changing to a lower resolution the refresh rate is raised? I would have expected the other way round. No, it's a little more complicated than that -- the same resolution can have several different refresh rates depending on some of the

Re: [newbie] md5sum

Alastair Scott wrote: On Sunday 04 Aug 2002 2:43 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I looked but didn,t find any information on how to use the md5sum.I burned three CD,s for the beta 9.0 2 today on my Windows 2000 system checking them before trying them I have errors on 2 gnome -game at 21%

Re: [newbie] Installing Netscape 6.2 from CD

On Friday 02 Aug 2002 11:46 pm, you wrote: You might want to consider the mozilla browser 1.0 http://www.mozilla.org/releases/stable.html I'm running it on linux, windows 2000 and windows 98. I removed Netscape 6.2 from the windows machines and quit using Konqueror on linux once I had

Re: [newbie] can't remember how to mount hda1

On Sunday 04 August 2002 03:10 am, Sean Goh wrote: eri'm a real newbiewhat does it mean to mount? A filesystem (usually on a disk partition, floppy disk, or cdrom) can only be accessed after it's been mounted. Mounting sets a flag on the filesystem so that if there is a sudden crash

Re: [newbie] Kmail: how to not flag message as read

civileme wrote: I have found something about each to love, but in a rush I drag out SDF every time. What's SDF? (I know that once you tell me I'll say duh, but just doesn't ring a bell for me immediately.) And, what's the 2k editor? Thanks! Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services

Re: [newbie] Manually editing a file

I was hoping somebody would respond to this -- I'll take a stab in the interest of leading to a resolution: I think it would depend on whether the authors clarified or changed the license. If they change the license, the new license presumably applies to new releases, not prior releases, and

[newbie] Windows 2000 and Mandrake 8.2 / 9.0

I want to create a dual boot system for my machine and have Windows 2000 SP3 and Mandrake 8.2 or 9.0 installed also what is going to be the easiest way to do it? Kenneth Spress [EMAIL PROTECTED] == This is not a spam! Your are receiving this

RE: [newbie] Antivirus software

Here is some info I wrote about 15 months or more ago,, I posted it on both the newbie and expert pages... hope it helps. rgds Frank I have just swapped to trend viruscan for linux... I thought I'd mention all the links and stuff, so that people can search the archives here if they want