Re: [newbie] Mozilla problem

2002-08-28 Thread Raffaele Belardi
Something similar happens to me also with mozilla 1.0 on W2K. In my case, .exe are renamed to .exe.jpg! raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I had a wierd thing occur at work down loading the 9 beta 4 iso's. when they where >saved to disk they all had a ".exe" added to them. This is Mozilla 1.0

[newbie] Out of Focus! was: HardDrake not liking nForce?

2002-08-28 Thread Ricardo Castanho de O. Freitas
On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Mark Stewart wrote: Yep! The very same as civileme, except for the fonts Ughh they are terrible! It seems out of focus! Any help? It's not easy though to set this Asus A7N266-VM I've just bought! I got the nvidia_glx and nvidia_kernel scr.rpm. rpmrbuild --rebuild and t

RE: [newbie] Mozilla problem

2002-08-28 Thread Franki
yup, Mozilla for win32 adds .exe to the end of pretty much all file types it doesn't recognise.. just remove the .exe and you'll be fine.. (I think if you select "all file types" from the drop down list under the file name in the save dialog, it will not add .exe to the end.) rgds Frank

Re: [newbie] Mozilla problem

2002-08-28 Thread mike
well it made me laugh ! Miark wrote: > > Roland Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > > > I had a wierd thing occur at work down loading the 9 beta > > 4 iso's. when they where saved to disk they all had a ".exe" > > added to them. This is Mozilla 1.0 I believe running on a 2k box. > > > > Anyo

Re: [newbie] Install something from cD

2002-08-28 Thread s
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 08:47 pm, etharp wrote: > > Really nice for when I can't reach my keyboard (I use my computer > > from my bed)... > > > > B > > w to much information there. lolol... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.co

Re: [newbie] Mozilla problem

2002-08-28 Thread Miark
Roland Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > I had a wierd thing occur at work down loading the 9 beta > 4 iso's. when they where saved to disk they all had a ".exe" > added to them. This is Mozilla 1.0 I believe running on a 2k box. > > Anyone else have this problem? Which? Having to use Windo

Re: [newbie] Install something from cD

2002-08-28 Thread etharp
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 02:03 pm, you wrote: > On Wednesday 28 August 2002 12:03 pm, David Sexton wrote: > > Well first you need to mount your CDROM with the mount command so type > > mount /mnt/cdrom > > Some people find the whole mount/unmount thing hard. In that case, you can > add the Kwik

Re: [newbie] Install something from cD

2002-08-28 Thread Brendan
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 12:03 pm, David Sexton wrote: > Well first you need to mount your CDROM with the mount command so type > mount /mnt/cdrom Some people find the whole mount/unmount thing hard. In that case, you can add the Kwikdisk/Kdiskfree button/applet to your KDE menu (if you're us

Re: [newbie] Gnome, or KDE

2002-08-28 Thread Gabriel Phoenix
On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 09:59, Damian G wrote: > On 28 Aug 2002 00:10:25 +0500 > Gabriel Phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 08:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > hey, i got 2 linux books from the library lol.. Dated about 2000 I believe... > > > The book talks about Red

[newbie] Mozilla problem

2002-08-28 Thread Roland Hughes
I had a wierd thing occur at work down loading the 9 beta 4 iso's. when they where saved to disk they all had a ".exe" added to them. This is Mozilla 1.0 I believe running on a 2k box. Anyone else have this problem? Roly Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.

[newbie] NERO5.5 burning software UPDARE

2002-08-28 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Sorry guys. I didnt set the READ speed on the drives so it had an error...I had to let it auto detect the speed

Re: [newbie] lack of proper DMA w/ Maxtor D740X 80gb drives

2002-08-28 Thread FemmeFatale
Mark Stewart wrote: > > Hey, > Anyone have a similiar experience or a good idea of where to start? > > cheers, > ::mark search the archives on the newbie & expert list for a post by Civilme on nForce boards. He had useful stuff to say * and not say * about them. -- Femme Good Decisions Yo

Re: [newbie] Gnome, or KDE

2002-08-28 Thread FemmeFatale
Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 00:28, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > > > Red Hat 4? That book is _way_ out of date. Ignore anything it says about > > graphical interfaces. > > One of the best books I've found so far for familiarizing a newbie with > Linux internals was, surprisingly

Re: [newbie] NERO5.5 burning software

2002-08-28 Thread Gabriel Phoenix
On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 03:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OMG! Now after i download the iso files through a FTP, when i try to burn it > using nero it says: There has been a possible read error during this > operation which may cause a defective write. Ive gotten this twice.. Once > with this do

RE: [newbie] NERO5.5 burning software

2002-08-28 Thread Mehra, Sachiv
your ok man nero says that to me all the time and i've never had any problems. At worst try a cd-rw :) Take it easy it's nearly friday here :) 1 more day to go! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2002 10:49 To: [EMAIL PROTEC

[newbie] NERO5.5 burning software

2002-08-28 Thread UrLoverGuy13
OMG! Now after i download the iso files through a FTP, when i try to burn it using nero it says: There has been a possible read error during this operation which may cause a defective write.  Ive gotten this twice.. Once with this download, and once with another What is the problem with everything.

[newbie] lack of proper DMA w/ Maxtor D740X 80gb drives

2002-08-28 Thread Mark Stewart
Hey, The closer I look at the 8.2 install I did on this new Abit nForce board the more glitches I discover. In the course of tracking down why the kupdated daemon would periodically guzzle CPU time whenever I did a lot of disk I/O I discovered (via hdparm) that my two Maxtor 80 drives (which I'm

Re: [newbie] Install 8.2 on old laptop

2002-08-28 Thread RichardA
Andy Davidson, Wednesday 28 August 2002 01:28: > I tried to install 8.2 (and 8.1) on an older NEC laptop and got the > following messages: > in second stage install > install exited abnormally :-( > sending termination signals...done > sending kill signals...done > unmounting f

Re: [newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce?

2002-08-28 Thread etharp
typo... should da been. "video" On Wednesday 28 August 2002 05:29 pm, you wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of etharp > > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:16 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] HardDrake

RE: [newbie] Install 8.2 on old laptop

2002-08-28 Thread Franki
The other alternative, is to pull out the hard disk drive from the laptop, buy an adaptor to match it to a standard PC ide interface, and load mandrake on via another machine with the laptop harddrive on it.. I have done that before. The other alternative is to get more ram, nowdays laptop ram i

[newbie] 9.0 and my laptop

2002-08-28 Thread Miark
I was pleasantly surprised to have a battery meter appear in KDE when I installed 9.0b4 on my CTX laptop. I don't know if that's a Mandrake 9 or a KDE 3 thang, but I'm sure happy to have it. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce?

2002-08-28 Thread Mark Stewart
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of etharp > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce? > > > On Wednesday 28 August 2002 02:18 pm, you wrote: > > It just gets w

Re: [newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce?

2002-08-28 Thread etharp
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 02:18 pm, you wrote: > It just gets worse and worse... > > I just fired up HardDrake to see what kind of disks it thought I was using > and it killed X. Tried it in single user mode without X and hung until I > hit ctrl-alt-del and rebooted. This is happening with or wi

Re: [newbie] urpme kde

2002-08-28 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
Thanks! Olaf At 21.50 28/08/2002, you wrote: >On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 18:39, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > > > Maybe you missed this message, so I post it again. > > My question was: gnome 2 and kde 3 are slower than their predecessor? > > (gnome 1.4 and kde 2.2.2). > > If yes, how much? has anyone used

Re: [newbie] lack of proper DMA w/ Maxtor D740X 80gb drives

2002-08-28 Thread s
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 12:06 pm, Mark Stewart wrote: > Hey, > > The closer I look at the 8.2 install I did on this new Abit nForce > board the more glitches I discover. > Running hdparm with the -Tt benchmark flag showed a pathetic 3.2 > mb/sec for buffered disk reads (buffered cache reads w

Re: [newbie] mandrake 8.2 install problem-imac G3-333 partitioned.

2002-08-28 Thread rhp.mac
paul, I apologize for this question but I am pretty new to linux. This looks like the startup does not load a certain process because it is only useful for a laptop computer. You can disable the loading of it through Mandrake Control Center -> services how I can do this? Enter mcc on the co

Re: [newbie] Firewall Builder

2002-08-28 Thread Damian G
On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:07:52 -0300 Damian G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:44:55 -0400 > Tommy Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Firestarter IS good... almost has that easy "Zone Alarm interface" that will > > display hits live. However, firestarter was written for gno

[newbie] Software for cell phones

2002-08-28 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
Hi, I recently built a serial cable for my Ericsson R320s and I'd like to use it with linux (SMS, Calendar, address book, melodies, logos, and, maybe, modem). Are there good X apps for such job? Thank you Olaf for every kind of mail, except spam! :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services f

Re: [newbie] Video capture with ATI All-in-wonder Pro

2002-08-28 Thread drwhat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 26 August 2002 06:20 pm, you wrote: > El Lun 26 Ago 2002 18:04, David Johnson escribió: > > Hello, > > > > I just installed an old ATI video card in my linux box as it is not > > posssible to make it run as a second card in Windows XP. I su

[newbie] Lan connection

2002-08-28 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
Yesterday I set up my linux box to connect to the internet via the xp machine (the linux box has a winmodem still unusable). Amazing! 2 or 3 clicks and everything done! Seriously, it impressed me a lot. Olaf for every kind of mail, except spam! :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] How to associate Opera w/Mdk

2002-08-28 Thread Joan Tur
Es Dimecres 28 Agost 2002 15:29, en Marcia va escriure: > > Have you tried opera -newwindow '%s' > > in kmail, if that's where you need it? > > Where exactly in kmail configuration do you place ? kcontrol (Kde Control Center) -> File browsing -> File associations Search html and add the followi

Re: [newbie] Dead keys

2002-08-28 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
I can't believe there isn't a way to have them even on non- US intl keyboard. Moreover, if I change the layout without changing the keyboard itself, I would have many keys in the worng place and many more troubles. Olaf At 19.17 26/08/2002, you wrote: >On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:38:23 +0200, > > Ol

Re: [newbie] urpme kde

2002-08-28 Thread Olaf Marzocchi
Maybe you missed this message, so I post it again. My question was: gnome 2 and kde 3 are slower than their predecessor? (gnome 1.4 and kde 2.2.2). If yes, how much? has anyone used them on a 350-400 mhz machine? are them suitable for such configuration? Thank you Olaf At 01.21 25/08/2002, yo

Re: [newbie] How to associate Opera w/Mdk

2002-08-28 Thread Marcia
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 02:50 pm, you wrote: > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:15:08 +0500, "Angus Auld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings Linux users. > > > > I am using Mdk 8.2, and would like to know the correct procedure to > > associate Opera 6.02 w/Mdk so clicking on a link or url will

Re: [newbie] Firewall Builder

2002-08-28 Thread Miark
Ya, I run it in KDE. I get the errors too, but they don't affect how Firestarter actually works. Miark Tommy Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > Firestarter IS good... almost has that easy "Zone Alarm interface" that will > display hits live. However, firestarter was written for gnome. I ca

[newbie] HardDrake not liking nForce?

2002-08-28 Thread Mark Stewart
It just gets worse and worse... I just fired up HardDrake to see what kind of disks it thought I was using and it killed X. Tried it in single user mode without X and hung until I hit ctrl-alt-del and rebooted. This is happening with or without the nForce drivers installed. This is with my Abit

Re: [newbie] Of coarse again... Mandrake downloads.

2002-08-28 Thread RichardA
Damian G, Tuesday 27 August 2002 23:32: > burning at 8x is just fine. No. Many users on this list have seen greater reliability with CDs burnt more slowly (although many more,like myself, don't have problems). RichardA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.ma

Re: [newbie] LM 8.2 and GeForce 3 Ti 200

2002-08-28 Thread James Hardy
These are good instructions on installing nvidia's video drivers: http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/nvidiacli.php . D Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] Install something from cD

2002-08-28 Thread David Sexton
Damian, Well first you need to mount your CDROM with the mount command so type mount /mnt/cdrom then type cd and change in to the directory your rpm's are in next type su for super user installing a rpm is quit easy simply type rpm -i fowled by the name of the rpm package for example if

Re: [newbie] mandrake 8.2 install problem-imac G3-333 partitioned.

2002-08-28 Thread Paul
In reply to rhp.mac's mail, d.d. Wed, 28 Aug 2002 06:21:44 -0300: >> in my screen i read:your sisttem appear to have shut down uncleanly. >> >> checking root files system /dev/hda7 was not cleanly unmounted,check >forced.> This means there was a problem during shutdown, or you switched off power

Re: [newbie] Gnome, or KDE

2002-08-28 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 00:28, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Red Hat 4? That book is _way_ out of date. Ignore anything it says about > graphical interfaces. One of the best books I've found so far for familiarizing a newbie with Linux internals was, surprisingly enough, a Red Hat Certified Engineer

Re: [newbie] Using default kernel options

2002-08-28 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday August 28 2002 07:13 am, Jure Repinc wrote: > I would like to recompile kernel and would like to just change one > option from the default kernel that is installed now. Is there a file > that has settings for current kernel, which is installed after you > install Mandrake? ('Course

Re: [newbie] LM 8.2 and GeForce 3 Ti 200

2002-08-28 Thread Alan Carbutt
Mike, Thanks for the info, Mike. Will this automatically enable 3D acceleration for me? Thanks, Alan Mike Graham wrote: > On Tuesday 27 August 2002 01:40 pm, Alan Carbutt wrote: > You need to go to www.nvidia.com and download the required drivers. Read the > readme for directions how to in

Re: [newbie] console MUA recommendation

2002-08-28 Thread Andy Davidson
On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 12:19:00AM -0400, Todd Slater wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:19:21 +0800 > Stormjumper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > yup. that's right. > > sorry i didn't put it clearly enuff. > > > > it wasn't really a problem, > > but specifically, the OE users needed to click and

[newbie] CUPS demon wont start?

2002-08-28 Thread Mark Lucas
I am having problems getting CUPS to run after a system reinstall. The log says the following: I [28/Aug/2002:14:05:25 +0100] Listening to 7f01:631 I [28/Aug/2002:14:05:25 +0100] Listening to c0a80064:631 I [28/Aug/2002:14:05:25 +0100] Listening to c0a80064:631 I [28/Aug/2002:14:05:25 +0100]

Re: [newbie] alcatel

2002-08-28 Thread Steve B
  Sorted it downloaded and installed mandrake v9beta.   That found the modem. Just needed the files from the alcatel web site ... stuck em in /usr/share/speedtouch   did a bit of make command and WALLOP! internet conection     YES     Steve       http://www.ethos.muffin.btinternet.co.uk/

[newbie] Using default kernel options

2002-08-28 Thread Jure Repinc
Hi, I would like to recompile kernel and would like to just change one option from the default kernel that is installed now. Is there a file that has settings for current kernel, which is installed after you install Mandrake? -- Live long and prosper! Want to buy your Pack or Services fr

RE: [newbie] Gnome, or KDE

2002-08-28 Thread Tommy Eaton
I use KDE   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Gnome, or KDE   hey, i got 2 linux books from the library lol.. Dated about 2000 I believe... T