RE: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers.

2002-11-14 Thread Franki
OK, we are starting to get a list together.. I just added Canon 1220U to the list, because its not listed at Sane at all... Neither is my Powershot 600 (old digital camera) working under linux... Canon seem to have very few supported anything on linux. who eles?? -Original Message--

Re: [newbie] iMac and 8.2 PPC

2002-11-14 Thread Erik Farnsworth
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 14:49, BCSoft@TowerTraining wrote: > I just tried installing the PPC version of ML 8.2 on my early iMac. Aside > from the video driver problem which I think can be fixed after install I am > getting a partitioning error. The dialog box complains that 1 meg is not > available f

[newbie] cron

2002-11-14 Thread Colin Jenkins
Hi all, I have asked this question a few times before with no reply, so I thought I'd try once more before I give up. I have a very simple script to back up the user directory on an nt server. The directory is mounted on my lm9.0 box (samba) and is backed up to a dat tape. If I run the script from

Re: [newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Thursday 14 November 2002 06:57 pm, you wrote: > OK. I am ready to start kicking things... Hopefully it will have Bill Gates picture on it somewhere! > I have my MDK 9 server running. I want to share some folders. I thought > there was a suggestion that using NFS was more secure and faster th

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up amailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 15:12, Jordan Thompson wrote: > > I am getting mail OK, so I don't think I want to monkey with fetchmail (if > it ain't broke - don't fix it.) > > > waayyy cool! I finally have webmin running. thanks for that! > You're probably running POSTFIX as your SMTP/POP3 server for

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up amailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 15:43, Jordan Thompson wrote: > I have another clue: > I can now email from the command line on the mandrake machine and have it go > out to the isp and back again and receive it on my windows clients, but I > cannot connect to my mandrake machine to send mail via smtp. This

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan Thompson
I have another clue: I can now email from the command line on the mandrake machine and have it go out to the isp and back again and receive it on my windows clients, but I cannot connect to my mandrake machine to send mail via smtp. This is the last step that needs to be fixed and I am done!

Re: [newbie] proftpd help

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 13:07, Todd Slater wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get proftpd running. I had it once in 8.1 several months > ago, but now I can't seem to get it going in 8.2. I went to Control Center > > Services and tried to start it. It failed and said it couldn't determine > the IP of cle

Re: [newbie] Netscape 7 for linux

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 13:21, Technoslick wrote: > Stephen's comment from experience: > "Why look at porn when you're married? (Oops - that's literally an > oxymoron)" > > Technoslick's naive reply: > "Oxymoron? > ? > ? > ? > ! > HA! I get it! HA-A-A-A HAH-HAAA.." > > T :-D > porn - n. s

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan Thompson
> Best way is to edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local and add > fetchmail -d360 > (or whatever the polling interval is you desire) done and I tested it by rebooting and checking for fetchmail > > Mandrake -> ISP > > Mandrake <- ISP * > > > > Client (windows) -> Mandrake > > Client (windows) <- Mandrake *

Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers.

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 12:17, Trevor Rhodes wrote: > > Mate, it's long long gone - got an Acer now - which still doesn't work > > under linux - but doesn't matter - going to get a better one after Xmas > > is over and done with and all the computer junk heads my way for > > resale...(grin) That's th

Re: [newbie] Userdrake problems

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 12:32, Peter Watson wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 23:24, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:19, Peter Watson wrote: > > > Each time I try to use userdrake I receive message box:- > > > > > > cannot lock usr lib, > > > file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist > > > >

Re: [newbie] Fwd: EBDA problem fixed

2002-11-14 Thread Dennis Myers
On Thursday 14 November 2002 07:21 pm, Michael wrote: > > (Let's see if we can call out some more Mandrakians!) > > > > IF MANDRAKE WON'T WORK, TRY REDHAT > > > > (grin) > > Allright, we edited lilo and changed the boot device from hda6 to hda and > grub started working fine. Go figure. (hda6 was

Re: [newbie] Netscape 7 for linux

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
Stephen's comment from experience: "Why look at porn when you're married? (Oops - that's literally an oxymoron)" Technoslick's naive reply: "Oxymoron? ? ? ? ! HA! I get it! HA-A-A-A HAH-HAAA.." T :-D Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] proftpd help

2002-11-14 Thread Todd Slater
Hi, I'm trying to get proftpd running. I had it once in 8.1 several months ago, but now I can't seem to get it going in 8.2. I went to Control Center > Services and tried to start it. It failed and said it couldn't determine the IP of clevername. When I tried to connect I got a connection refused

Re: [newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 15 Nov 2002 1:02 am, Technoslick wrote: > Thanks, Derek. > > I must have read wrong then. That's fine, I can use Samba instead. > > What bugs me is that the "Red Hat 8 Bible" makes no mention of the > '/etc/hosts.allow' and '/etc/hosts.deny' files for this. Is this one of > those distro

Re: [newbie] Userdrake problems

2002-11-14 Thread Peter Watson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 23:24, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:19, Peter Watson wrote: > > Each time I try to use userdrake I receive message box:- > > > > cannot lock usr lib, > > file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist > > > > Both these files exist and are exact copies of /etc/passwd an

[newbie] Fwd: EBDA problem fixed

2002-11-14 Thread Michael
> (Let's see if we can call out some more Mandrakians!) > > IF MANDRAKE WON'T WORK, TRY REDHAT > > (grin) Allright, we edited lilo and changed the boot device from hda6 to hda and grub started working fine. Go figure. (hda6 was the default selection) Hope maybe this will help someone else. Mi

Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers.

2002-11-14 Thread Trevor Rhodes
> Mate, it's long long gone - got an Acer now - which still doesn't work > under linux - but doesn't matter - going to get a better one after Xmas > is over and done with and all the computer junk heads my way for > resale...(grin) That's the time I tend to upgrade my home network/home > server/wor

Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 12:05, Technoslick wrote: > Sounds good to me! More reading..like I can get any more in? > ;-) > > Thanks for the info! > > T :-) As was stated in George Orwell's 1984 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER -- Fri Nov 15 12:10:01 EST 2002 |_

Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
Sounds good to me! More reading..like I can get any more in? ;-) Thanks for the info! T :-) - Original Message - From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM

Re: [newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
Thanks, Derek. I must have read wrong then. That's fine, I can use Samba instead. What bugs me is that the "Red Hat 8 Bible" makes no mention of the '/etc/hosts.allow' and '/etc/hosts.deny' files for this. Is this one of those distro differences that I fell under by reading the wrong book? The

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 09:51, Derek Jennings wrote: > > If you install the fetchmail-daemon RPM then it is automatically set up as a > service for you > derek > I didn't. I got the latest tar.gz and compiled it by hand. Hence, it wasn't setup as a service. I also wanted to set it up to detec

Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 11:04, Technoslick wrote: > Not bad...not badI dig it. > > I agree with you, especially on what I have seen. I never leave a Windows > system un-tweaked. With my Linux installs, I end up having to re-pick the > video card every time; as well as monitor and frequency, most

Re: [newbie] Only in Mandrake

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 11:17, Michael wrote: > Just curious, if there are any mandrake employees listening, why does Google > Groups have tons of messages on people having trouble with boot failure, all > giving an error message of "Loading LinuxEBDA too big", all of them are using > Mandrake, a

Re: [newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 11:23, Derek Jennings wrote: > See comments in text > > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:57 pm, Technoslick wrote: > > OK. I am ready to start kicking things... > > > > I have my MDK 9 server running. I want to share some folders. I thought > > there was a suggestion that using NFS

Re: [newbie] kde problems...

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 11:19, - netmaniac - wrote: > I've upgraded the KDE desktop from the version 2.2 to 3.0.4. The upgrade > proccess went ok but strange things are happenning. The desktop icons > sometimes disapear and konqueror freezes all the time, forcing me to kill it > and the KOffice no

Re: [newbie] hp 3420 usb printer blues

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:51 pm, Aaron wrote: > I have been using MD 9.0 without a printer because I have no idea how to > get mine working. One of the reasons I choose MD 9.0 was because of its > improved usb support. > > When I installed the distribution it correctly found my printer and set > i

Re: [newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
See comments in text On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:57 pm, Technoslick wrote: > OK. I am ready to start kicking things... > > I have my MDK 9 server running. I want to share some folders. I thought > there was a suggestion that using NFS was more secure and faster than > Samba, so I decided to make th

[newbie] Only in Mandrake

2002-11-14 Thread Michael
Just curious, if there are any mandrake employees listening, why does Google Groups have tons of messages on people having trouble with boot failure, all giving an error message of "Loading LinuxEBDA too big", all of them are using Mandrake, and Mandrake.com returns nothing on a search for this

[newbie] kde problems...

2002-11-14 Thread - netmaniac -
I've upgraded the KDE desktop from the version 2.2 to 3.0.4. The upgrade proccess went ok but strange things are happenning. The desktop icons sometimes disapear and konqueror freezes all the time, forcing me to kill it and the KOffice no longer works. How can I fix this? netmaniac ___

Re: [newbie] /dev/audio question

2002-11-14 Thread Paul Kaplan
To follow up; I discovered that these files are not installed/owned by any packages...doing rpm -qf /dev/audio or rpm -qf /dev/sound/audio returns I am asking because sndconfig won't let me play the test sound. After it tries to play sndconfig returns An error occurred opening /dev/audio The

Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
Not bad...not badI dig it. I agree with you, especially on what I have seen. I never leave a Windows system un-tweaked. With my Linux installs, I end up having to re-pick the video card every time; as well as monitor and frequency, most of the time, and a bunch of other things. Yep. See your p

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron 9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 9:45 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:21, Jordan R. Thompson wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:49 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] is this li

[newbie] NFS Impasse

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
OK. I am ready to start kicking things... I have my MDK 9 server running. I want to share some folders. I thought there was a suggestion that using NFS was more secure and faster than Samba, so I decided to make that happen. I am confused as to the correct verbiage to get my home folder on the se

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.0 / EBDA boot error on extended drive

2002-11-14 Thread Michael
Tried this and still get the same message: Loading LinuxEBDA too big. I guess we'll just try switching to grub and see what happens Thanks > On Thursday 14 November 2002 03:54 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 07:20, Michael wrote: > > > My wife just installed Mandrake 9.0, dual

Re: [newbie] Now VERY OT - Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 23:23, Technoslick wrote: > As for the hdparms setting you suggested, I am not ashamed to admit that > without checking the man pages, I haven't a clue as to what they mean or why > you have imposed them over the deafult settings. I am still very new to the > very hands-on con

Re: [newbie] Finding Dependencies

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan Elver
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 9:18 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:45, Jordan Elver wrote: > > Hi All, > > When trying to install something I am asked for a particular file or > > shared object. How can I find out which package contains that file? I > > know of rpmfind and I use urpmi.

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9 & ASUS A7N266-VM Motherboard

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 22:52, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > Do you really reckon it's something to do with the drive, or the hdparms > settings for that particular drive? > I would generally tend to think so. Test out the different settings - also, make sure your IDE controller is operating at the spee

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.0 / EBDA boot error on extended drive

2002-11-14 Thread Dennis Myers
On Thursday 14 November 2002 03:54 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 07:20, Michael wrote: > > My wife just installed Mandrake 9.0, dual boot, on her Win 98 box. After > > the install, which went fine, everytime she tries to boot from the > > harddrive she gets an error message sayin

RE: [newbie] Freeswan installation with RPM error

2002-11-14 Thread Rob
This worked perfectly. THANK YOU BOTH. How I did it. I DLed and tried to install rpm-helper-0.7.1-1mdk.noarch.rpm but gave me error: error: failed dependencies: chkconfig < 1.3.4-10mdk conflicts with rpm-helper-0.7.1-1mdk No worries...DLed chkconfig-1.3.4-11mdk.i586.rpm and installed it, t

[newbie] gkrellm stock quotes

2002-11-14 Thread Miark
I'd like to use gkrellm to get the Mandrakesoft stock price (MDKFF) but I've yet to figure it out. Anyone done this? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] IDE/ATAPI CD-RW

2002-11-14 Thread John Richard Smith
Russell W. Behne wrote: I've been trying to get my new cd-rw running. After reading file:/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/CD-Writing-HOWTO-2.html I ran this command: cd /dev && rm cdrom && ln -s scd0 cdrom And then I checked the devices like this: # ls -l cdrom lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root4 Nov 1

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 15:22, Matthew Harrison wrote: > Hi all, >I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have a Toshiba Laptop (Satellite > 1800-S204) and at work I use the built in ethernet card to get on the > internet via win

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.0 / EBDA boot error on extended drive

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 07:20, Michael wrote: > My wife just installed Mandrake 9.0, dual boot, on her Win 98 box. After the > install, which went fine, everytime she tries to boot from the harddrive she > gets an error message saying EBDA too big, and it fails. When she boots from > the floppy,

Re: [newbie] List

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 03:38, Mike M wrote: > How do I remove myself from the list? I can't handle > 200 emails an hour anymore. =/ You should be able to type REMOVE in the subject line... -- Fri Nov 15 08:50:01 EST 2002 |____ | |

[newbie] hp 3420 usb printer blues

2002-11-14 Thread Aaron
I have been using MD 9.0 without a printer because I have no idea how to get mine working. One of the reasons I choose MD 9.0 was because of its improved usb support. When I installed the distribution it correctly found my printer and set it up as a usb device. It did a few steps and then choose a

Re: [newbie] KSPREAD AND GKRELLM MEMORY USAGE

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 01:43, John Richard Smith wrote: > I use kspread on a daily basis. > > I have often felt the length of time it takes to load > Kspread files and display the data,as > compared with other spread sheet programmes it takes 10 times as > long.One kspread file of just 105kb take

Re: [newbie] Packet shaper

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 8:43 pm, Wilson, Jack wrote: > My boss denied my request for the funds for a packer shaper. Can > Mandrake provide some level of packet shaping? > > Thanks Jack As usual the answer is yes. http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/howto/2.4routing.html Google is your friend. d

Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron9.0?

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:21, Jordan R. Thompson wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:49 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron > 9.0? > > Altho

Re: [newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJet 5L won't stop printing thesamedocument

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan R. Thompson
- Original Message - From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJet 5L won't stop printing the samedocument > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:59, Ongkie Singgih wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > >

Re: [newbie] iMac and 8.2 PPC

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 07:49, BCSoft@TowerTraining wrote: > I just tried installing the PPC version of ML 8.2 on my early iMac. Aside > from the video driver problem which I think can be fixed after install I am > getting a partitioning error. The dialog box complains that 1 meg is not > available f

Re: [newbie] IDE/ATAPI CD-RW

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 10:46, Russell W. Behne wrote: > I've been trying to get my new cd-rw running. After reading > file:/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/HTML/en/CD-Writing-HOWTO-2.html I ran this > command: > cd /dev && rm cdrom && ln -s scd0 cdrom > And then I checked the devices like this: >

Re: [newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJet 5L won't stop printing the samedocument

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:59, Ongkie Singgih wrote: > Dear Friends, > > My a.m. printer won't stop printing although I have checked there is no job > left in Control Center/System/PrinterManager. > > Thx, > Ongkie > You might have garbage in the spool. Check the /var/spool/lpd folder - where you

Re: [newbie] Getting started with Mandrake

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 03:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You hit the wrong directory. You have to download ISO files and burn the 3 CDs. Go >to ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/iso/ The ISO files are there. >Download all three, and the MD5 sums file. Make sure to check all 3 sums

Re: [newbie] Getting started with Mandrake

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 01:49, James B. Lawton wrote: > So I've downloaded the contents of the CD from > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/i586/ . Problem is, the > Mandrake Directory alone is 3.8 GB and won't fit on a CD. What am I > missing? I haven't been able to find documentatio

Re: [newbie] Freeswan installation with RPM error

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 01:25, Florin wrote: > Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 17:15, Rob wrote: > > > The dependencies installed fine. While installing freeswan.rpm it gave an > > > error: > > > # rpm -Uvh freeswan-1.98b-1mdk.i586.rpm > > > Preparing...

Re: [newbie] Finding Dependencies

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:45, Jordan Elver wrote: > Hi All, > When trying to install something I am asked for a particular file or shared > object. How can I find out which package contains that file? I know of > rpmfind and I use urpmi. > > TIA, > Jord > -- > Jordan Elver What was it asking fo

Re: [newbie] Checkinstall

2002-11-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 23:05, Peter Watson wrote: > > With some valuable assistance from this list I succeeded in compiling my > first package from a tarball. Feeling smug I decided to try another using > checkinstall. > I get to the stage where checkinstall says "The package will be built > acc

Re: [newbie] Sort of on-topic

2002-11-14 Thread Miark
Ditto here. I've bought their stuff in the past, and when they called me at home, I had a very enjoyable conversation with them about software--just as if they were family. Ultimately, I don't use they software because I've been using Adobe stuff for years and years and I wasn't into learning som

[newbie] Packet shaper

2002-11-14 Thread Wilson, Jack
Title: Packet shaper My boss denied my request for the funds for a packer shaper. Can Mandrake provide some level of packet shaping? Thanks Jack

[newbie] iMac and 8.2 PPC

2002-11-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just tried installing the PPC version of ML 8.2 on my early iMac. Aside from the video driver problem which I think can be fixed after install I am getting a partitioning error. The dialog box complains that 1 meg is not available for a boot partition (or something like that) and says installatio

[newbie] CUPS hangup

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
For some peculiar reason every time I try to print I am having problems. The printer starts OK, but hangs part way down the page. It is as though the print is not spooling, and drawing direct so that the slightest thing interferes with it. Has anyone got a fix for this? Anne Want to buy yo

Re: [newbie] OT: StarCalc 6 vs. MS Excel 2000

2002-11-14 Thread Alastair Scott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 14 November 2002 4:20 pm, Technoslick wrote: > I'm 'really' trying to wean myself off of M$ crap, butit isn't > easy when the change is fighting you... > > Help! Post it or put it somewhere (with any sensitive text replaced with gibb

[newbie] Mandrake 9.0 / EBDA boot error on extended drive

2002-11-14 Thread Michael
My wife just installed Mandrake 9.0, dual boot, on her Win 98 box. After the install, which went fine, everytime she tries to boot from the harddrive she gets an error message saying EBDA too big, and it fails. When she boots from the floppy, it works fine. Her system has a 6Gb harddrive with

Re: [newbie] List

2002-11-14 Thread James R. McKenzie
That 65th cup of double latte kickin' it in huh Todd? 8-{> - Original Message - From: Todd Franklin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] List Nope you're stuck! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Cough! Ga

Re: [newbie] desktops changing :-/

2002-11-14 Thread Sharrea
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 8:45 am, Angus Auld wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Angus Auld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi everyone, I am using Mdk 9.0 and KDE. A curious thing just started > > happening, I used to be able to open a Konsole session on the same > > desktop as Konqueror, but

Re: [newbie] Sort of on-topic

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 7:33 pm, you wrote: > If they would let me transfer > my licenses to you, I would send you the previous versions I have, just to > get rid of them! :-) > No chance of that - once they've got you, your're hooked, hehe. I do have PP8 and this is one of the few programs that

Re: [newbie] Sort of on-topic

2002-11-14 Thread Technoslick
I have purchased (and sometimes used! :-P ) Serif's products ever since they made a free version that installed from one floppy disk. It seems that whenever I get a call from one of their telemarketers, they are amazed at how long I have been a customer and begin to treat me like I am part of thei

Re: [newbie] List

2002-11-14 Thread Todd Franklin
Nope you're stuck!  HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Cough! Gag! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Mike M wrote: How do I remove myself from the list? I can't handle 200 emails an hour anymore. =/ = --

Re: [newbie] Netscape 7 for linux

2002-11-14 Thread Todd Slater
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:38:00PM +1100, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 11:53, Todd Slater wrote: > > > > Just curious, what is it you don't like about Mozilla? After all, NS is > > Moz in different clothes. > > > > These work in Mozilla, too. > > > > Todd > > > > No, they do

Re: [newbie] Checkinstall

2002-11-14 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 12:05:49 + Peter Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Obviously I am too dim to understand what is meant by the SOURCE > directory, can anyone help me please? I turn on some lights then, (-: The directory it is looking for is /usr/src/RPM You need to install the rpm-build

[newbie] Printer problem solved!! I feel sorry.

2002-11-14 Thread Ongkie Singgih
Dear Friends, It is because of the printer buffer, although I did turn it off and on many times and I haven't find any job outstanding mentioned below. Thx, Ongkie From: "Ongkie Singgih" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJ

[newbie] Sort of on-topic

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
Yesterday I had a long conversation with Ron Cox at Serif Software. If you are UK you will probably know of them, but for those who don't, they product inexpensive (by windows standards) software that does most of what the market-leading expensive software does. Their flagship is PagePlus 8 +

Re: [newbie] List

2002-11-14 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Thursday 14 November 2002 11:38 am, you wrote: > How do I remove myself from the list? I can't handle > 200 emails an hour anymore. =/ Wow! I only get around 200 per *day* :-) -- /\

[newbie] Help!! my HP LaserJet 5L won't stop printing the same document

2002-11-14 Thread Ongkie Singgih
Dear Friends, My a.m. printer won't stop printing although I have checked there is no job left in Control Center/System/PrinterManager. Thx, Ongkie _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?

Re: [newbie] I'm getting peeved!

2002-11-14 Thread Dale Huckeby
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Todd Franklin wrote: > This might make all of you feel a little better. :-) Steve Ballmer at > a corporate meeting. What a f***ing moron! > > http://www.stenstad.net/storage/ballmer_dance.mpg Pathetic. Dale Huckeby Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSof

Re: [newbie] Finding Dependencies

2002-11-14 Thread Anthony Abby
>Hi All, >When trying to install something I am asked for a particular file or shared >object. How can I find out which package contains that file? I know of >rpmfind and I use urpmi. > man rpm to double check me, but I think it's 'rpm -f file_name' Sorry I don't have my Linux laptop to lo

[newbie] Finding Dependencies

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan Elver
Hi All, When trying to install something I am asked for a particular file or shared object. How can I find out which package contains that file? I know of rpmfind and I use urpmi. TIA, Jord -- Jordan Elver http://www.jordanelver.co.uk "Well, let's just say, 'if your VCR is still blinking 12:00,

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors & GUI

2002-11-14 Thread John Richard Smith
L.V.Gandhi wrote: On Tuesday 12 Nov 2002 9:07 am, Dennis Myers wrote: On Monday 11 November 2002 09:02 pm, Gary Montalbine wrote: Installed lm_sensors1. It appears to be working. Installed gkrellm. It is not picking up the lm sensors. There is a proc/sys/dev/sensors directory. Any suggest

Re: [newbie] Downloading Quicktime Files

2002-11-14 Thread Jordan Elver
Hi, Agreed, but if I am downloading movie trailers, you'd think it would be allowed! Nevermind, thanks for everyones's help. Cheers, Jord On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:58 am, Technoslick wrote: > Jordan, > > While there may be some hack or loophole that could make this happen for > you, I think you

Re: [newbie] List

2002-11-14 Thread meteor
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 17:38, Mike M wrote: > How do I remove myself from the list? I can't handle > 200 emails an hour anymore. =/ > > > = > > - > --From the messy desk of me. > --CEO Exolision Software > --http://www.exolision.com > (Soon to come.) > >

Re: [newbie] Re-install woes - 8.2

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 12:36 pm, you wrote: > Well, I'm back. Mozilla is fine and KMail are working. I've copied back > from my old /home directory and re-set the permissions (which had gone to > root, because of the mountpoint settings of the source). My current > problem is that my desktop fi

Re: [newbie] lm_sensors & GUI

2002-11-14 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On Tuesday 12 Nov 2002 9:07 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Monday 11 November 2002 09:02 pm, Gary Montalbine wrote: > > Installed lm_sensors1. It appears to be working. Installed gkrellm. It > > is not picking up the lm sensors. There is a proc/sys/dev/sensors > > directory. Any suggestions? > > > >

[newbie] Getting started with Mandrake

2002-11-14 Thread James B. Lawton
So I've downloaded the contents of the CD from ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/i586/ . Problem is, the Mandrake Directory alone is 3.8 GB and won't fit on a CD. What am I missing? I haven't been able to find documentation on this process. Any pointers would be appreciated. JBL

Re: [newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 1:31 pm, you wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 1:16 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so that I > > could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I reinstall galeon > > from the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I likely to

Re: [newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 1:28 pm, you wrote: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 01:16:15PM +, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so that I > > could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I reinstall galeon > > from the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I

[newbie] KSPREAD AND GKRELLM MEMORY USAGE

2002-11-14 Thread John Richard Smith
I use kspread on a daily basis. I have often felt the length of time it takes to load Kspread files and display the data,as compared with other spread sheet programmes it takes 10 times as long.One kspread file of just 105kb takes 20 seconds on my most powerful computer. Hithertoo I had always

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread JM5379
thanks, derek. something i've often wondered about as a nice addition, but obviously never explored. --- Original Message --- From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet >Yes. (In linux the answer is always 'yes' ) > You have to learn t

[newbie] Opera 7 beta email client ... very interesting!

2002-11-14 Thread Alastair Scott
Apropos a previous discussion, this is only on Windows for the moment, but they've done the near-impossible and produced an email client with new and very powerful handling. The concept is that you receive your email as usual but have both predefined and user-defined views. The email is visible

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
Yes. (In linux the answer is always 'yes' ) You have to learn the intricacies of the 'route' command. See 'man route' If you also learn the more arcane features of ppp (see 'man pppd') it is also possible to do things like auto dial on demand, load balancing, and even funky stuff like link agg

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread JM5379
what i'd like is to be able to have both active simultaneously and determine as necessary which one to use for agiven function/connection. is that possible? --- Original Message --- From: Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet >On Thursday

Re: [newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 1:16 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so that I > could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I reinstall galeon > from the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I likely to cause any conflicts? > > Anne Yes. Galeon's releas

Re: [newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:16:15 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so > that I could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I > reinstall galeon from the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I likely to cause any > conflicts? Gale

Re: [newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Todd Slater
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 01:16:15PM +, Anne Wilson wrote: > I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so that I > could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I reinstall galeon from > the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I likely to cause any conflicts? > > Anne Anne, I

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 1:12 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 12:34 pm, you wrote: > > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 4:22 am, Matthew Harrison wrote: > > > Hi all, > > >I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > > > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 12:34 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 4:22 am, Matthew Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > >I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have a Toshiba Laptop (Satellite > > 1800-S204) and at

[newbie] Post re-installation - browsers

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
I uninstalled Mozilla immediately after re-installation of 8.2, so that I could install Mozilla 1, but that removed Galeon. If I reinstall galeon from the Mandrake 8.2 disks am I likely to cause any conflicts? Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrak

Re: [newbie] Modem & Ethernet

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 12:34 pm, you wrote: > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 4:22 am, Matthew Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > >I was just wondering if it is possible to use both my modem and my > > ethernet for internet connectivity. I have a Toshiba Laptop (Satellite > > 1800-S204) and at work I use

Re: [newbie] Lets help get some linux drivers.

2002-11-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 11:40 am, you wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 17:37, Franki wrote: > > strange, most of the umax scanners work fine with linux.. what was your > > scanner??? > > > > rgds > > > > Franki > > Mate, it's long long gone - got an Acer now - which still doesn't work > under linux -

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