[newbie] flash in Konqueror

how does one install and enable the flash plugin for Konqueror? It was very easy to do in Mozilla but I prefer to use Konqueror. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] RPM GPG.

Hi, I was trying to install an rpm package using the software installer that came with LM9.0 and its KDE gui. Using Konqueror, I right clicked on the rpm package on the source ftp site then I selected "software installer" from the pop-up window. A short while later I got this message "No GPG si

[newbie] cron is broken?

I can't set up a cron job, either cron or webmin is broken. I try to make it play an mp3 file, with the command mpg123 -b 3000 /home/ipiblo/music.mp3 and all it can do is tell me the "home environment variable is not set?" How useless. It always worked back in 8.2, I don't understand why its bro

[newbie] Strange Glib messages.

Hello everyone, When I shut down XFCE (my window manager), I see loads and loads of the same error message repeated on the console: Glib-CRITICAL: file gstrfuncs.c line 1194 (g_strcasecomp): assertion 's1 != NULL' failed. Can anyone tell me what this is, and the more: what can I do to fix this?

Re: [newbie] 9.0 installation problems

- Original Message - From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 9.0 installation problems Walt, I think the problem is mentioned on the "errata" page http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/errata.php3 HTH Kaj

[newbie] Internet no connect in LM9

Dear All, I decided to install LM 9 on my Compaq Presario 1700T laptop replacing 8.2. To my dismay I cannot get the ethernet to be configured. It is the compaq 10/100 nic ethernet and I believe uses the tulip driver. My laptop is then connected to the Toshiba cable modem via usb. This worked fi

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors & GUI

On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 05:33, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Sunday 10 November 2002 11:38 am, PBone wrote: > > On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 01:48 am, Pilagá wrote: > > > Is there any app to monitor lm_sensors from inside KDE 3.0.3? > > > > > > Gracias. > > > > ksensors will do the job if you want a KDE app (i

RE: [newbie] Soyo Dragon+ On-Board Sound

Funny you should mention that. I have a Soyo K7VX Dragon+ motherboard on one of my systems. It's not the one I'm running linux on, but my on-board sound did fail after just a few months. I had to buy a sound card to get my TV card sound to work again. Line-out still works, but line-in stopped w

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors

On Sunday 10 November 2002 08:59 pm, Pilagá wrote: > Dennis: > > You can d'l ksensors from http://cachalot.ods.org/RPMS/ > > Suerte Thank you, I tried the tar file and started running into dependencies. The rpm file will go better I hope. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy

Re: [newbie] networking advice

On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 05:24, Bart Salien wrote: > I agree with John s explanation , however 192.x.x.x to my knowledge is a > class C network with a default mask of 24 = 255.255.255.0 > class B ranges from 128.x.x.x/16 till 191.x.x.x/16 > class C ranges from 192.x.x.x/24 till 223.x.x.x/24

Re: [newbie] networking advice

On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 02:59, John McQuillen wrote: > There is no reason why you can't use an entire class C network at home > for your 2,3 or 4 host network, besides, the private address range in > use here is actually a class B (192.168.0.0/16) and there would be no > problem using that eithe

Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 1

On Sunday 10 November 2002 03:41 pm, you wrote: > Attempts have been made to connect to ntlworld.com at various times over a > period of a week. Have you tried pop3.ntlworld.com? I have to use the 3 on my setup...just a (totally) random thought... --

Re: [newbie] For MS-haters only

- Original Message - From: Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:18:00 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] For MS-haters only > If you've forgotten why you don't use Windows anymore, and if Flash doesn't > give you problems (ethical or technical),

RE: [newbie] Radeon 9000, xwindows and Mandrake 9.0

I had the same problem same card the first time I loaded 9.0. However, the second time around I did a clean install and went with the vesa driver which it defaulted to and it runs great. No tux racer etc but for normal stuff it works fine. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [newbie] Any Hope of Success?

On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 9:53 pm, Marlo Montanaro wrote: > Hi everyone... > > I've checked out the minimum system requirements for V9 as well as the > archives, but we all know what minimum requirements mean... usually a > definite maybe... > > I'm looking to install Mandrake Linux 9 on one of my olde

[newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 3

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Derek Jennings > Sent: 10 November 2002 22:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R > E P L Y 0 2 > > > SNIP > > > Can you bro

[newbie] pppd time out

Hello , why do I get a "pppd time out" message trying to connect?How can I fix it? Best regards, Kostaplar mailto:kostaplar@;subdimension.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] home network vision (kind of long)

A board that old will more than likely require 72 pin SIMMs that MUST be installed in pairs. Either the remaining memory is DIMM or it isn't installed in pairs. Is the 64MB in there now installed as 2 32MBs or 1 64MB? If it's 2 32MBs then the board takes SIMMs. Also do you know how much memo

[newbie] mandrake on old laptop

Hello , Trying to install mandrake 8.1 besides my desktop on my old laptop (133MHz pentium 1 processor-64 Mb Ram),I failed.The system hangs.Does anybody have any older mandrake (or similar)distribution that I could use? If so Please contact me to discuss details of the delivery. Thanks --

[newbie] LM9.0 and lm_sensors Install

lm_sensors requires a slightly different collection of rpm packages in M9.0 than in M8.2. Here is what I found to be necessary, Mandrake9.0 lm_sensors install 10.11.02 = CD1 === liblm_sensors1-2.6.4-4mdk.i586.rpm librrdtool0-1.0.38-3mdk.i586.rpm CD2 === liblm_sensors1

Re: [newbie] home network vision (kind of long)

Correct memory should only be an issue with a really old mobo - these days it's just a choice between SDRAM (Athlons, Celerons and Pentiums I-III) and DDRAM (Pentium IV, which you obviously don't have). It's possible that you have a duff RAM chip. Otherwise go for a lower speed RAM or get a new

Re: [newbie] home network vision (kind of long)

Richard; Before deciding what to do with your server, start by asking yourself if you plan on using it for quite a while, and whether or not it will become an important piece of your network. Slapping a server together out of spare parts and setting it up as a learning experience is always a good t

Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 2

SNIP > > Can you browse the Internet? > > Not in Linux. > > > If not take a look at the contents of the /etc/resolv.conf file > > and let us > > know what you see in there. > > # search localdomain > search localdomain ntlworld.com > > # ppp temp entry > OK your problem is not an email problem, i

Re: [newbie] two network questions

Now when I ifconfig down/up I still get the destination host unreachable. All cables are plugged in and working. Dan Cox On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 15:23, Dan Cox wrote: > I've been receiving the below message and I have no idea what it means. > > martian source 192.168.0.255 from 192.168.0.1, on de

[newbie] two network questions

I've been receiving the below message and I have no idea what it means. martian source 192.168.0.255 from 192.168.0.1, on dev eth0 ll header: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:03:47:95:34:2e:08:00 There is a message like this for almost every ip I have on my network. 192.168.0.1 is my gateway running win2k. I

[newbie] Any Hope of Success?

Hi everyone... I've checked out the minimum system requirements for V9 as well as the archives, but we all know what minimum requirements mean... usually a definite maybe... I'm looking to install Mandrake Linux 9 on one of my older PC's. It is a Dell Dimension XPS M200s- a first generation Pent

[newbie] Warning on boot

I've been playing bzflag for a day or so and suddenly its began to lockup the system sporadically and causing a warm boot via the reset switch. During the inital startup of mandrake I noticed the following, I didn't get the whole line, I'm not sure how to pause the boot process :( EXT2-FS Warn

[newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 2

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Derek Jennings > Sent: 10 November 2002 20:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message > > > > Daniel > Looks like you are having tro

[newbie] home network vision (kind of long)

Help, help, help Since downloading and installing ML 8.2 I have been bit by the Linux bug and now want to set up a home network. I ordered ML 9.0 from CheapBytes and have tried to install it on an old Hsing Tech motherboard with a Cyrex 686 processor and a BocaLAN 2000 network card. I apparently or

[newbie] CMedia 8738

Hello newbie, I am having one more problem with my new Mandrake installation. I cannot hear any sound. When I tried to configure the card via Mandrake Control Center, the system recognized the card (CM8738), but then said permission was denied to a certain device. Under Re

[newbie] Cyrillic keyboard support

Hello newbie, Through Gnome keyboard applet, I am trying to swith to Russian/Ukrainian keyboard, but it seems that something does not work there. The icon shows that keyboard has indeed been changed, but when I try to type in a text editor, I still get only Roman

[newbie] Sylpheed fails to display Cyrillic characters

Hello newbie, When trying to view a message encoded with KOI8-U set, I get all kind of funny letters. Under Code sets, I could not find any Cyrillic encoding at all. Does anybody know of a way to fix it? -- Robert mailto:golovniov@;interia.pl -=Rob

Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message

Daniel Looks like you are having trouble resolving Internet addresses. I assume you are online when you try get this message? Can you browse the Internet? If not take a look at the contents of the /etc/resolv.conf file and let us know what you see in there. You could also try using 62.253.162

[newbie] Java Woes in Galeon

Hi All, I've been away from the linux world for a couple of years (last mandrake was 7.0) but now glad to be back though I have found that with Linux moving forward so rapidly I have to start from scratch again but never mind. The fun is in the learning. One problem I have is with the Galeon

RE: [newbie] Screen resolution

Are you looking to do this in a GUI or from the console? R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Ongkie S

[newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 1

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Alastair Scott > Sent: 10 November 2002 20:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Has

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Re: [newbie] Internet connection problem

On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 10:21 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 9 Nov 2002 at 13:20, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > My ISP is ATT/Roadrunner (or whatever they're called in Boston > > > now). Yesterday they forced a switch to d

Re: [newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 10 November 2002 8:09 pm, Daniel P Wheeler wrote: > In the Linux Mandrake 9.0 (with Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk) > shutting-down process the messages > > "Shutting down NMB services [FAILED] > Shutting down SMB services [FAILED

[newbie] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message

Linux Mandrake 9.0 (with Linux kernel 2.4.19-16mdk) was installed in an IBM compatible PC. In the KDE mail client KMail 1.4.3 (used in the K Desktop Environment 3.0.3) an error message was produced when either an attempt to send mail or received mail was made. (An external MODEM--the 3Com USRoboti

RE: [newbie] Internet connection problem

Mt Attbi has been DNS a long time .I,m doing the same here Win2k ,2 nic,s useing a crossover cable.Configure Win2k nic thats useing the crossover .It well come up 192.168.0.1 Sub 255.255.255.0 ,use the same in the Mandrake box but with DNS it changes when they go down giving new ip numbers and min

Re: [newbie] how to mount zip drive, post install, Dell laptop

Hi, Thanks for the advice. In the end, I selected the upgrade option on my reinstall and didn't reformat as I didn't fancy going to the trouble of re-installing all the extra stuff I'd added since the original installation. This took about ten minutes and when I rebooted, the drive was detec

RE: [newbie] Internet connection problem

On 9 Nov 2002 at 13:20, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > My ISP is ATT/Roadrunner (or whatever they're called in Boston > > now). Yesterday they forced a switch to dynamic IP addressess > > and DNS resolution so I can no longer use st

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors & GUI

On Sunday 10 November 2002 11:38 am, PBone wrote: > On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 01:48 am, Pilagá wrote: > > Is there any app to monitor lm_sensors from inside KDE 3.0.3? > > > > Gracias. > > ksensors will do the job if you want a KDE app (it can pop up the values on > the KDE panel system tray) whe

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors & GUI

On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 01:48 am, Pilagá wrote: > Is there any app to monitor lm_sensors from inside KDE 3.0.3? > > Gracias. ksensors will do the job if you want a KDE app (it can pop up the values on the KDE panel system tray) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go t

Re: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

El Dom 10 Nov 2002 12:22, Tom Brinkman escribió: > If lm_sensors is properly installed and configured, and theres no > hardware dificiency on the motherboards part, compensating temps using > gkrellm tweaks is a bad idea. The temps you see in bios, even after a > warm reboot are indicative of

Re: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

On Sunday November 10 2002 06:49 am, Franki wrote: > cool, I'm loading gkrellm now and I'll do it.. > > but what I am after really is a console tool of some sort that > detected alarms and could send an email then shutdown the system if > its overheating.. so I guess I'd have to get lm_sensors corr

[newbie] Thanks to Derek Jenings, Joseph Braddock and Stephen Kuhn

Dear Friends, I have tried to change the resolution in GUI, but there is no other choice beside 640x480. I have tried to change the file XF68Config-4, but the result is still the same. What I did to solve my problem with screen resolution is re-install the Mandrake 9.0 and carefully pickup one

Re: [newbie] 9.0 installation problems

On Sunday 10 November 2002 07:24 am, walt wrote: > can't get to the next screen after I hit enter to > install 9.0 I have a AMD K7 duron 1.2 ghtz, VIA chipset, > prosavage DDR, 512 ram, maxtor 20 gig hd, networked with > a siemans speedstream 2604 router and toshiba cable > modem to an xp box if I

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Powerpack

On Saturday 09 November 2002 11:34 pm, you wrote: > Has anyone in the USA received their Mandrake 9.0 CD's yet I think I > heard a guy in Montana naned Dennis got his about a week ago, still waiting > on the set I preordered and starting to wonder if my order was lost. Anyone > know how shipping

Re: [newbie] TrueType fonts in LM9

Hello Derek. Thanks for the help. The TrueType fonts are now installed. They went on very easily. I have put Xft2 support on the list of things to try, before making a final decision about Mandrake. Cheers Keith On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 12:28 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > To install your True ty

Re: [newbie] galeon search

On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 14:01, Technoslick wrote: > I did this in Galeon: > > cnn > > I got: > > "keyword:cnn" in Google, with the search results in the browser's window. > > I did this: > > cnn.com The odd thing is, typing "keyword:mandrake" will take me too "http://www.google.com/search?hl=e

Re: [newbie] galeon search

Hi, Charlie, changing the preferences in Mozilla was a really good guess, and I thought it would work. But it did't change the bahavior. - Paul On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 12:26, Charlie wrote: > On Friday 08 November 2002 07:35 am, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > Actually, http://mandrake will take me to h

Re: [newbie] galeon search

Well, I just upgraded my system from 8.2 to 9.0. In 8.2 typing a word without a suffix in the galeon address bar took me to [thatword].com. This is the behavior that I would prefer. There does not seem to be a place to specify which behavior I would like. Secondly, the current "search" page it

Re: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

On Saturday November 9 2002 09:25 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > Tom, > I downloaded lm_sensors-2.6.4-4mdk.i586.rpm, > It wanted CD2 , I gave it, but still it reported , > libpng12.so.0<>=s is needed by lm_sensors-2.6.4-4mdk.i586.rpm, > with no clue as to where to find it. > > Do you think it's

Re: [newbie] Galeon unstable

I gave this a try and for a while it seemed somehwat more stable, but on normal use it still crashes. - Paul > Try starting galeon from a console. When you start galeon from the menu it > actually runs > > soundwrapper /usr/bin/galeon > > That was found to cause instability in Galeon in 8.2

[newbie] lm_sensors install and configuration

Hi, I've now had time to reconfigure the lm_sensors install and compare with my bios settings :- M8.2 lm_sensors Install No.2 amd configuration 10.11.02 [root@localhost root]# sensors-detect This program will help you to determine which I2C/SMBus modu

[newbie] pppd

Hello Newbie List, What is the best way to manage my dial-up modem connections? At present, I do it via Mandrake Control Center. But I guess it is a security risk, since you have to run pppd as root. Is there any way I can do it differently? -- Robert ma

[newbie] OpenOffice.org

Hello the list, What is the latest OpenOffice.org version I can install on Mandrake 8.2? Will the system allow me to install 1.0.1, which comes as a part of 9.0 version? -- Robert mailto:golovniov@;interia.pl -=Robert & Beata Golovniov | Lviv, Ukraine=- ~

Re: [newbie] restarting X disables winmodem

Thanks very much for your help, Stephen, Brian and Joe. I'm very grateful. Nice to hear from the lucky country when you're an exile in London. As far as I can tell, this is the only driver available. I've just installed a newer version, and the same thing happens. Contents of /etc/modules.conf

Re: [newbie] MDK 9.0 & Nvidia

not to sound like a commericial for the Mandrake Club, but I never could get the NVidia drivers working on my dual CPU w/a Gforce4, Ti4400, until the Mandrake club RPMs, and after downloading and running the drivers from the club, I am smoking. if I start glX gears from a command prompt, 18111

Re: [newbie] Screen resolution

On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 4:04 am, Joseph Braddock wrote: > On Sat, 09 Nov 2002 19:42:46 + > > "Ongkie Singgih" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. > > Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the > > screen resol

Re: [newbie] TrueType fonts in LM9

To install your True type fonts, first install the perlftlib RPM from your Cds (either using Software Manager, or 'urpmi perlftlib' in a root console), then open Mandrake Control Centre>System>Fonts Select 'Advanced', select your True type fonts in your directory, and then 'install'. If yo

RE: Re: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

cool, I'm loading gkrellm now and I'll do it.. but what I am after really is a console tool of some sort that detected alarms and could send an email then shutdown the system if its overheating.. so I guess I'd have to get lm_sensors correct rather then compensating with gkrellm... I figured ther

Re: [newbie] Trash can icon

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 04:09, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Saturday 09 November 2002 05:51 pm, you wrote: > > On Saturday 09 November 2002 03:59 pm, James R. McKenzie wrote: > > > Why would you want to do this? Not deleting the icon "thusly" not > > > needing some other way of recovering files you dele

Fwd: Re: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

El Dom 10 Nov 2002 08:26, Franki escribió: > I just loaded lm_sensors and its running fine.. > > however, when I check the logs, its alarming on the default settings.. > > things like core voltage and what not it is assuming the wrong min > settings.. > > is there a place I can edit what the defaul

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Powerpack

On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 4:34 am, you wrote: > Has anyone in the USA received their Mandrake 9.0 CD's yet I think I > heard a guy in Montana naned Dennis got his about a week ago, still waiting > on the set I preordered and starting to wonder if my order was lost. Anyone > know how shipping is progr

RE: [newbie] GNOME 2.0.1 Desktop Theme

I don't know about the toolbars and stuff, but the backdrop is bliss.bmp, knicked from the windows directory of a winXP install. (I know because I did the same thing a while back. :-) rgds Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Beha

RE: lm_sensors was Re: [newbie] Way, way of topic

I just loaded lm_sensors and its running fine.. however, when I check the logs, its alarming on the default settings.. things like core voltage and what not it is assuming the wrong min settings.. is there a place I can edit what the default alarm settings are??? Also, what is a gui app that mo

Re: [newbie] [OT- mostly] For Networking Gurus

Thanks to all who replied, I now understand a lot more than I did, now for the hard part - persuading them that Linux/Samba is the way to go.. I may be gone for some time -- http://www.poogle.co.uk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com