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Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2003 18:27
To: Mandrake Newbie
Subject: Re: [newbie] first step: to connect to the internet, first
findthe modem... [newbie question]
On Sat, 2003-08-30 at
On Saturday 30 August 2003 10:53 pm, Derek Jennings wrote:
snip
Opera is particularly good for low power machines. Faster than
Firebird and uses less memory.
/end advertisement
derek
/snip
Derek, I agree completely. Opera is one of my favorites too.
Furthermore : I purchased a license
Stephen Kuhn wrote:
On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 21:40, Marco Verheul wrote:
Hi all,
I just installed Apache2 and when I enter http://localhost in my browser
it shows me the apache page, so installation was succesfull. To which
directory does http://localhost point? In other words, where do I load
Derek Jennings wrote:
/begin advertisement
Its worth giving Opera a try out. Not only is it the fastest browser around
(Ok Yes I know about Dillo and Lynx), but it has a gazillion features other
browsers do not have.
My particular favourite feature is mouse gestures. Navigation by right
On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 8:39 am, Dennis Myers wrote:
On Friday 29 August 2003 08:35 am, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
In my /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91, all lines are commented out. But
[EMAIL PROTECTED] lvgandhi]# hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount= 16 (on)
IO_support = 0
On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 6:14 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Friday 29 Aug 2003 2:35 pm, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
In my /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91, all lines are commented
out. But [EMAIL PROTECTED] lvgandhi]# hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount= 16 (on)
IO_support = 0 (default
issue the command : urpmi urpmi.setup
Cool! (btw, urpmi.setup is shown on the twiki site:
http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/UsingUrpmi#urpmi_setup)
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On Saturday 30 August 2003 04:28 am, Aron Smith wrote:
Sounds to me like you have a massive Impeadence mismatch. A one transistor
Impeadece matching amp would seem to solve your problem
Aron, thanks for the reply.
...but...where do I get one of those and how do I use it? :-)
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On August 30, 2003 04:37 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
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Maybe what the bloke in Sydney said doesn't gel with the yank stance
from SCO's HQ in Mormonland, but it's quite close to the truth of where
they're standing right now. Aussies just don't have that colourful
bullshit like the American
On Saturday 30 August 2003 05:04 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I start to boot into the installation and it starts to load all of the
programs it is freezing. When it freezes the keys start to blink and it
says Kernel Panic: cannot mount root files system on 1:03. It is not
because I have
Margot wrote:
I finally took the plunge this morning and upgraded from the Mozilla 1.1
that came with my Mandrake 9.0 to the Mozilla 1.4.
I downloaded it, unzipped it, untarred it and installed it following the
instructions it came with - and now I can't find it!
For the 1.1, I had some
On Sunday 31 August 2003 10:59 am, Inhabitant of Zion wrote:
Ohh dear...
I've broken it. I can't get any of my open applications to show up on the
panel its just blank and if you minimise stuff it disappears altogether!
I'm using KDE on 9.2.
Does the panel work correctly if you log-in as
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I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there is an app that
would show me how fast the connection is.
I'm running 9.1.
Much obliged.
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Now I have another question. I installed Thunderbird in my home
directory but was wanting to move the entire directory into my
/usr/local/bin directory. How might I do that? I tried mv but it
doesn't seem to work on directories. only files.
mv will move directories, but only within
On Sunday 31 August 2003 04:11 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
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What exactly is going on with the European Union? Are they
going to shut mplayer down or what? Who's trying to stop
them, if anybody?
Damn, I cannot lose mplayer.
LX
/snip
Lyvim, tomorrow the European Parliament is about to
On Sunday 31 August 2003 12:29 pm, Josenildo Marques wrote:
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I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there is an app that
would show me how fast the connection is.
I'm running 9.1.
Much obliged.
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:29:32 -0300
Josenildo Marques [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there is an app
that
Use google and search for connection speed.
That will give you a whole list of sites that can check your
connection speed, both downstream
My joehill address has been spoofed apparently, cuz I'm gettin' bounces
from invalid addresses, apparently receiving whatever.pif (sobig?) from
moi.
Is there anything I can do, or just an annoyance I have to put up with?
Anyone else been getting this?
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On Sunday 31 August 2003 01:29 pm, Josenildo Marques wrote:
I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there is an app that
would show me how fast the connection is.
I'm running 9.1.
Much obliged.
Go to http://dslreports.com Under Tools run the Speed tests.
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Hi folks
I'm running Mandrake 9.1 and whenever I customise my icewm menu
menudrake overwrites it. How can I prevent this?
Cheers
Nigel
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Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 01:29 pm, Josenildo Marques wrote:
I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there is an app that
would show me how fast the connection is.
I'm running 9.1.
Much obliged.
Go to http://dslreports.com Under Tools run the Speed tests.
Does the panel work correctly if you log-in as another user?
Yes it does.
If so, the
easiest fix might be to delete the ~/.kde directory for your user and
then restart the Xserver and log-in as your user again to recreate the
directory from scratch.
Righty ho!
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Which means If it isn't broken, why fix it ?
Exactly!
Zion ? So you're in the biblical promised land !
Now that is a deeply theological question, and as to whether I am, or not,
depends on the religious suppositions of the person asking!
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Registered Linux user number
On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:00 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 01:29 pm, Josenildo Marques wrote:
I've got a ADSL connection now and I'd like to know if there
is an app that would show me how fast the connection is.
I'm running 9.1.
Much obliged.
Go to
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 15:44, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 04:11 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
snip
What exactly is going on with the European Union? Are they
going to shut mplayer down or what? Who's trying to stop
them, if anybody?
Damn, I cannot lose mplayer.
LX
I'm having difficulty connecting a Sharp Zaurus, using 9.1
Anybody any advice/pointers please.
I've checked the archives found a reference to
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/zaurus/zaurus.html
but have been getting 404 errors.
TIA
Paul M
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
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My joehill address has been spoofed apparently, cuz I'm gettin'
bounces from invalid addresses, apparently receiving whatever.pif
(sobig?) from moi.
Is there anything I can do, or just an annoyance I have to put up
with?
Anyone else been getting this?
I got a couple of those.
I don't
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 21:46, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 15:44, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 04:11 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
snip
What exactly is going on with the European Union? Are they
going to shut mplayer down or what? Who's trying to stop
On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:46 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
snip
What about representative government? Haven't they heard
about people that vote? Is anybody demonstrating or raising a
ruckus as of right now, outside their doors? There's got to
be something that can be done, surely. (?)
LX
On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:56 pm, Paul wrote:
snip
Hadn't you noticed, Kaj, that there's no such thing as
'representative government' any longer. The WTO makes all the
rules now.
Paul M
/snip
Yes Paul, I've certainly noticed.
Kaj Haulrich.
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On 31 Aug 2003 14:46:16 -0400
Lyvim Xaphir [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
What about representative government?
Dat be da point, mate, the government represents money, not people.
I don't know too much about the Euro Parliament, but they are certainly
not elected in any sense we are used to...
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:00:49 -0400
HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My joehill address has been spoofed apparently, cuz I'm gettin' bounces
from invalid addresses, apparently receiving whatever.pif (sobig?) from
moi.
Is there anything I can do, or just an annoyance I have to put up
Hi,
I'm trying to install an old wordperfect8 on 9.1. When I try to install libc5
rpm I get a conflict error message. Has anyone managed to get this working on 9.1?
tia,
Bill W.
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08/31/03
Hello Ronald,
I don't know about pre-amps. Perhaps that will help.
But first, before you buy more hardware, have you ever used the Line-In on
the Soyo Dragon Plus MB before? Are you absolutely positive that the
Line-In is working? Since the mixers didn't find it, it may be a faulty
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:49:23PM +0300, Paul wrote:
I'm having difficulty connecting a Sharp Zaurus, using 9.1
Anybody any advice/pointers please.
I've checked the archives found a reference to
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/zaurus/zaurus.html
but have been getting 404 errors.
What ROM
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 22:32, Todd Slater wrote:
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:49:23PM +0300, Paul wrote:
I'm having difficulty connecting a Sharp Zaurus, using 9.1
Anybody any advice/pointers please.
I've checked the archives found a reference to
i recently aquired a DVD ROM drive. i wasn't able to install the newest
verison of XINE successfully, so i went ahead with mplayer. i can watch dvds
now, but the volume is incredibly low. i have it all the way up on mplayer
but it's not loud enough compared to other computer sounds, and when
Hi Guys
I've just installed 9.2 RC1 - quickest Mandrake install I've seen yet. However
I seem to be missing Mandrake Control Centre and my terminal function doesn't
appear to work.
Now being a GUI fellow I'm a bit stuck - could someone tell me how to get at
MCC from the command line.
Thanks
I gotta couple of those, too. Nothin' much to do about it, though.
Miark
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:00:49 -0400, HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My joehill address has been spoofed apparently, cuz I'm gettin' bounces
from invalid addresses, apparently receiving whatever.pif (sobig?) from
That would be a ham SaUSagE, I'm such a ham my little neice calls
me Oinkle. 8-{
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From: Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mandrake Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 3:22 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] OT, Where to find a SUSE ISO ?
On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 11:46,
Mark Annandale wrote:
Hi Guys
I've just installed 9.2 RC1 - quickest Mandrake install I've seen yet. However
I seem to be missing Mandrake Control Centre and my terminal function doesn't
appear to work.
Now being a GUI fellow I'm a bit stuck - could someone tell me how to get at
MCC from the
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:00:49 -0400
HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there anything I can do, or just an annoyance I have to put up
with?
It has happened to me a couple of times.
This particular one is the SoBig.B worm
I just set-up a filter rule to delete them.
BTW this is one reason
On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 10:30 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
Put up a terminal and type MCC enter
Hi John
Tried that before asking the list. Any idea where the mcc executable should
live - perhaps its not installed...
Regards
Mark A
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
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On Sunday 31 August 2003 09:41 am, HaywireMac wrote:
I am thinking of a little project, starting my own mailing list.
I'm sure that several of us on this list would be interested - there are some
avid gamers here. :-)
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Hi Paul,
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 10:51:24PM +0300, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 22:32, Todd Slater wrote:
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:49:23PM +0300, Paul wrote:
I'm having difficulty connecting a Sharp Zaurus, using 9.1
Anybody any advice/pointers please.
I've checked the
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 12:29:55 -0700
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm trying to install an old wordperfect8 on 9.1. When I try to
install libc5 rpm I get a conflict error message. Has anyone managed
to get this working on 9.1?
You need to install libc-base and ld.so1 both are on the 9.1 cds.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:36:01 +0100
Mark Annandale [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Tried that before asking the list. Any idea where the mcc executable
should live - perhaps its not installed...
isn't it drakconf?
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Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:41:24 -0400
Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
I just set-up a filter rule to delete them.
Procmail? Spamassassin?
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Homepage: nodex.sytes.net
++
Mandrake HowTo's More:
For the newbies like myself, who install 9.2 RC1 and find there's no mcc to
configure your system with, here's what I did to fix it.
Look on CD1 under RPM's and install dracconf and the rpm* files you find on
the cd. You then need to go to start-configuration-configure your computer.
I hope
I was at the frozen bubble game site and there was this bit about
free software:
Free software is a very interesting (and important) concept. It was
brought to mankind by Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the Free
Software Foundation http://www.fsf.org/. Free software is copyrighted
Mark Annandale wrote:
On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 10:30 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
Put up a terminal and type MCC enter
Hi John
Tried that before asking the list. Any idea where the mcc executable should
live - perhaps its not installed...
Regards
Mark A
mcc in a terminal works on my
On Sunday 31 August 2003 03:24 pm, The Other wrote:
08/31/03
Hello Ronald,
I don't know about pre-amps. Perhaps that will help.
But first, before you buy more hardware, have you ever used the Line-In on
the Soyo Dragon Plus MB before? Are you absolutely positive that the
Line-In is
On Sunday 31 August 2003 02:43 am, Aron Smith wrote:
A small stereo preamp (a cheap one) will give you an inpeadance matching
amp althoug it only takes 2 opamps to do the same sorry can't recall parts
#s
Hmm, guess I'll have to do some checking around - thanks for your help!
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On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 23:37, Todd Slater wrote:
Hi Paul,
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 10:51:24PM +0300, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 22:32, Todd Slater wrote:
On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:49:23PM +0300, Paul wrote:
I'm having difficulty connecting a Sharp Zaurus, using 9.1
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 17:00, Anarky wrote:
I was at the frozen bubble game site and there was this bit about
free software:
Free software is a very interesting (and important) concept. It was
brought to mankind by Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the Free
Software Foundation
On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 16:57, HaywireMac wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:36:01 +0100
Mark Annandale [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Tried that before asking the list. Any idea where the mcc executable
should live - perhaps its not installed...
isn't it drakconf?
drakewizard
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:58:23 -0400
HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Procmail? Spamassassin?
NO, I just set up a simple rule in claws base on subject.
It not perfect as it is at times necessary to adjust it but it works
most of the time.
Charles
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life, n.:
That brief
HaywireMac wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:00:42 +0100
Margot [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
How do I get the new version on to the K menu?
I'm no K expert, in fact I fsck'n hate the shite ;-), but isn't there a
K menu editor in the KDE config options?
Another option is to simply create a new panel
John Richard Smith wrote:
Margot wrote:
I finally took the plunge this morning and upgraded from the Mozilla
1.1 that came with my Mandrake 9.0 to the Mozilla 1.4.
I downloaded it, unzipped it, untarred it and installed it following
the instructions it came with - and now I can't find it!
For
Anarky wrote:
HaywireMac wrote:
On 31 Aug 2003 17:13:58 -0400
ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
since actions (to me anyway) speak louder than words.
well, unless you yell really really really loud...
(-: :-))
a joke .. a joke I enjoy even on mandrake list .. yeay!!
PS: I'm
First-person shooter: cube. You'll need 3D acceleration.
http://wouter.fov120.com/cube/
Miark
On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:45:18 +0300, Anarky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi .. I'm trying to gather as many cool games as I can under Linux
.. I know we can't really compete with comercial windows
On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 7:18 pm, Nigel Wilkinson wrote:
Hi folks
I'm running Mandrake 9.1 and whenever I customise my icewm menu
menudrake overwrites it. How can I prevent this?
Cheers
Nigel
Mandrake menus are managed in the 'Debian way'
Each RPM package will drop a menu information file in
Tsyko wrote:
Is there a mixer for linux that I can control my 5.1 speakers with?
Also bass and treble?
I've got live value, and just 4 speakers sub ... but I do with
alsamixergui ... not very proud of it though .. hoping that maybe for
9.2 I will have a more decent sound card driver/control
Margot wrote:
Anarky wrote:
HaywireMac wrote:
On 31 Aug 2003 17:13:58 -0400
ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
since actions (to me anyway) speak louder than words.
well, unless you yell really really really loud...
(-: :-))
a joke .. a joke I enjoy even on mandrake list ..
Miark wrote:
First-person shooter: cube. You'll need 3D acceleration.
http://wouter.fov120.com/cube/
Miark
wow .. thanks ... from the looks of it this IS a great addition!!
yess!! and here I was depressed there was nothing I didn't know already :)
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On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 9:59 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:46 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
snip
What about representative government? Haven't they heard
about people that vote? Is anybody demonstrating or raising a
ruckus as of right now, outside their doors? There's
Tried this - got KDEInit could not launch /usr/local/mozilla. Deleted
the icon, recreated it after following John's instructions to change K
menu, now just get a quick flash of Konsole!
/usr/local/mozilla - isn't that a directory? You can't execute a
directory. Also the new mozilla may need
Hello Lyvim,
Sunday, August 31, 2003, 11:46:16 AM, you wrote:
LX What about representative government? Haven't they heard about
LX people that vote?
Yes, but people vote according to what they hear in the media. Money
rules, because it is expensive to get good media coverage. Perhaps
European
Derek Jennings wrote:
On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 9:59 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
On Sunday 31 August 2003 06:46 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
snip
What about representative government? Haven't they heard
about people that vote? Is anybody demonstrating or raising a
ruckus as of right now, outside their
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