Re: [newbie] Tiscali Uk Help

On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 08:11, Richard Mace Tiscali wrote: > Hi, > > A little background to myself: > > I have been using Mandrake for over two years now (7.3 onwards), and am > experienced in setting up awkward hardware (eg winmodems, parrallel port > scanners). I am not a newbie, but not an expe

Re: [newbie] MP3U files (stupid newbie question-so shoot me

On Friday 16 July 2004 12:17 pm, Lanman wrote: > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > On Friday 09 July 2004 00:44, Aron Smith wrote: > >>1. what is a MP3u file ? > >>I know it is necessary for the mp3 player in my truck to read the > >>disk How do I generate the file as i have a couple of gigs of mp3s > >>with

[newbie] Tiscali Uk Help

Hi, A little background to myself: I have been using Mandrake for over two years now (7.3 onwards), and am experienced in setting up awkward hardware (eg winmodems, parrallel port scanners). I am not a newbie, but not an expert either. I have recently switched from dial up to Tiscali Broadba

Re: [newbie] new monitor, starting X causes no signal

On Friday 16 July 2004 09:54 pm, Christopher J. Bottaro wrote: > btw, i'm the one who started that thread "switching from fedora core, > need advice". decided to give mandrake a try. i have to admit urpmi is > pretty nice...=) fonts look different than fedora, but thats just > something i'll get

Re: [newbie] OT on mobos and chipsets

Todd Slater wrote: Seems like I only post ot questions lately :( I'm thinking about building a new computer. My needs are pretty typical home user stuff. I want to network it (haven't decided on wired or wireless yet), be able to watch TV on it, and possibly make dvd's from recorded TV. Basically I

Re: [newbie] Help with Grub

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:26:32 -0400 Sohail Mamdani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > My primary OS is Fedora Core 2, which I installed on my laptop using > the following partitioning scheme. > /dev/hda1 : /boot > /dev/hda2: / (root partition) > /dev/hda3: swap. > > I just installed Mandrake

[newbie] new monitor, starting X causes no signal

btw, i'm the one who started that thread "switching from fedora core, need advice". decided to give mandrake a try. i have to admit urpmi is pretty nice...=) fonts look different than fedora, but thats just something i'll get used to. 3 programs crashed within an hour of using it, but ehh..

Re: [newbie] New drive install

Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 10:49, Andrewd wrote: Is there anywhere on the web that someone could point me to for installing new HD. Current set up 1 HD 8g Windoz ME 12g Mandrake 10 want to install a second hd (80gig) and put Mandrake on it. Basically using this for music and

Re: [newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 16 July 2004 21:56, Henriette Holm wrote: Now here comes the silly question (since I've never touched the kernel before). Do I just installed the rpm file and hope for the best, or? Step-by-step instructions, please :o) Thanks -Henriette <-Original Message-

Re: [newbie] changing eth0 module

Hi, I finally checked and it appears that I am running the 2.6 kernel. Can you remember the appropriate file that needs to be edited? Thanks and regards, Bill W. - Original Message - From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:00

Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Friday 16 July 2004 12:01 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: The Other wrote: On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:45:10 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, before I do that, I could install an earlier version of kppp and see how that performs(My MD8.

[newbie] Help with Grub

Hello, My primary OS is Fedora Core 2, which I installed on my laptop using the following partitioning scheme. /dev/hda1 : /boot /dev/hda2: / (root partition) /dev/hda3: swap. I just installed Mandrake 10.0 on some free space that I had (about 10 gb, I think) and during the installation, I told t

RE: [newbie] OT on mobos and chipsets

You should buy mobo with NForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset. If You sound maniac, choose that come with MCP-T Southbridge, the price is little higher. If You have more money, buy two identicel memory that can run dual channel, or "Dual Channel Kit". Maybe 256 MB x 2 is very good. But, you should not overclo

Re: [newbie] Configuring Klipper to launch Firefox?

On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 05:49:35PM -0500, hackhound wrote: > I have configured Klipper with the following line to launch Firefox > when a link in a text file is highlighted, and it works if Firefox is > not open. The problem is when I try it while Firefox is already open. > It's supposed to open

[newbie] Doom

Hi. I have just installed Doom, but it doesn't work. $ prboom prboom v2.2.4 (http://prboom.sourceforge.net/) Z_Init : Allocated 8064Kb zone memory IdentifyVersion: IWAD not found I'd like to know where I can find more rpm's of cool games (I think there is a game list, isn't there ?) TIA -- Jo

[newbie] Configuring Klipper to launch Firefox?

I have configured Klipper with the following line to launch Firefox when a link in a text file is highlighted, and it works if Firefox is not open. The problem is when I try it while Firefox is already open. It's supposed to open in a new window, but instead It opens the profile manager asking me

Fwd: Re: [newbie] Acerfirm installed OK

-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [newbie] Acerfirm installed OK Date: Thursday 15 July 2004 06:11 am From: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Updating the real cause for those that follow: The problem was with confusing 'acerfirm' and 'u96v121.bin'. In

Re: [newbie] New Spam Solution on the way

On Thursday 08 July 2004 18:04, Bryan Phinney wrote: > For anyone that owns their own domain and runs their own Mail server. > Have you ever been the victim of a joe-job where some slimy > spambucket forges your domain name in his from during a spam run and > you suddenly get inundated with compla

[newbie] screen scrolls (desktop bigger than screen)

hello, when i set my screen resolution to anything higher than 1024x768 in the MCC, then my desktop becomes "bigger" than the screen and when i move the mouse off the end of the screen, it scrolls the screen. how can i avoid this? i just want my entire desktop to fit on my screen at a high resolu

Re: [newbie] 10.0 hostname problem

On Thursday 08 July 2004 22:01, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Friday 09 July 2004 07:12 am, Bryan Phinney wrote: > ->On Thursday 08 July 2004 02:45 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > -> > ->> Anyone have any ideas whats going on here? Thanks! > -> > ->Hate to suggest something so ungeeky, but have you tried

Re: [newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

On Friday 16 July 2004 21:56, Henriette Holm wrote: > Now here comes the silly question (since I've never touched the > kernel before). Do I just installed the rpm file and hope for the > best, or? Step-by-step instructions, please :o) > > Thanks > -Henriette > > > <-Original Message-> > >

Re: [newbie] Ethernet problem on ASUS motherboards

Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On July 15, 2004 20:06, Lanman wrote: Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: I've seen some people on this list having trouble getting their network interfaces working. This may be unrelated, but FYI: http://www.mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Asus_Sucks_Story-01.html The moral of the sto

[newbie] OT on mobos and chipsets

Seems like I only post ot questions lately :( I'm thinking about building a new computer. My needs are pretty typical home user stuff. I want to network it (haven't decided on wired or wireless yet), be able to watch TV on it, and possibly make dvd's from recorded TV. Basically I've decided I wan

Re: [newbie] Ethernet problem on ASUS motherboards

On July 15, 2004 20:06, Lanman wrote: > Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > > I've seen some people on this list having trouble getting their network > > interfaces working. This may be unrelated, but FYI: > > > > http://www.mozillaquest.com/Linux04/Asus_Sucks_Story-01.html > > > > The moral of the story

Re: [newbie] Uninstall fonts

On Friday 16 July 2004 21:09, EE wrote: > On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 20:19, Marco Verheul wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 10:49, EE wrote: > > > Dears, > > > > > > How can I unisntall fonts? > > > > Go to Mandrake Control Center -> System -> Fonts, select a font > > and press "Uninstall". > > > > Cheer

Re: [newbie] html tags help

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 23:07:20 +0300 EE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dears, > > What can I say, I got a short memory. I forgot my html tags > attributes. Is there am html help/documentation with LM10? > > > http://html-tags.info/ will help Lee __

Re: [newbie] Dell Dimension 3250 ok for Mandrake?

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:36:47 +0200 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Op Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:28:49 -0700 schreef rikona: > > > A friend is extremely upset with his Win XP box and is thinking > > of using Mandrake. Anyone know if this box will install > > Mandrake easily? Do Dells give problems,

Re: [newbie] html tags help

On Friday 16 July 2004 04:07 pm, EE wrote: > Dears, > > What can I say, I got a short memory. I forgot my html tags attributes. > Is there am html help/documentation with LM10? http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/ -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Service

[newbie] html tags help

Dears, What can I say, I got a short memory. I forgot my html tags attributes. Is there am html help/documentation with LM10? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.m

Re: [newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

Now here comes the silly question (since I've never touched the kernel before). Do I just installed the rpm file and hope for the best, or? Step-by-step instructions, please :o) Thanks -Henriette <-Original Message-> >From: Kaj Haulrich >Sent: 7/16/2004 6:06:45 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [newbie] Dell Dimension 3250 ok for Mandrake?

Op Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:28:49 -0700 schreef rikona: > A friend is extremely upset with his Win XP box and is thinking of > using Mandrake. Anyone know if this box will install Mandrake > easily? Do Dells give problems, in general? > > I checked the twiki. Another Dell is there and I'm hoping fo

[newbie] Dell Dimension 3250 ok for Mandrake?

Hello newbie, A friend is extremely upset with his Win XP box and is thinking of using Mandrake. Anyone know if this box will install Mandrake easily? Do Dells give problems, in general? I checked the twiki. Another Dell is there and I'm hoping for the best. -- Thanks, rikona

Re: [newbie] MP3U files (stupid newbie question-so shoot me

Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 09 July 2004 00:44, Aron Smith wrote: 1. what is a MP3u file ? I know it is necessary for the mp3 player in my truck to read the disk How do I generate the file as i have a couple of gigs of mp3s with no mp3u files? I dont know what a mp3u file is but I have 27G of mp3

Re: [newbie] Uninstall fonts

On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 20:19, Marco Verheul wrote: > On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 10:49, EE wrote: > > Dears, > > > > How can I unisntall fonts? > > > > > > Go to Mandrake Control Center -> System -> Fonts, select a font and > press "Uninstall". > > Cheers, Marco Marco, I can't get Mandrake Control

Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

On Friday 16 July 2004 12:01 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > The Other wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:45:10 +0100, John Richard Smith > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> However, before I do that, I could install an earlier version of kppp > >> and see how that performs(My MD8.1 is running o

Re: [newbie] MP3U files (stupid newbie question-so shoot me

On Friday 09 July 2004 00:44, Aron Smith wrote: > 1. what is a MP3u file ? > I know it is necessary for the mp3 player in my truck to read the > disk How do I generate the file as i have a couple of gigs of mp3s > with no mp3u files? I dont know what a mp3u file is but I have 27G of mp3 files and t

Re: [newbie] Uninstall fonts

On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 10:49, EE wrote: > Dears, > > How can I unisntall fonts? > > Go to Mandrake Control Center -> System -> Fonts, select a font and press "Uninstall". Cheers, Marco -- Registered Linux user #268279 -- *

Re: [newbie] Interupt Lost

On Friday 16 July 2004 11:09 am, Rich wrote: > Greg Meyer wrote: > >On Friday 16 July 2004 10:41 am, Rich wrote: > >   > > > >>Yesterday my computer (Mdk10) wouldn't boot.  The error message was "hda > >>interupt lost" .  It kept trying to boot but kept pausing with the same > >>message over and ov

Re: [newbie] Postfix problem?

LOL... i was sending my cron mails to my isp every 4 hours (after a reinstall ) some time back untill they mailed me as told me OOPS )) anyway i changed my aliases for root to my own account ... the end.. )) there is a line in /etc/postfix/aliases root: root <-- change it to you On Friday

Re: [newbie] How to decypher dialupscript

The Other wrote: On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:45:10 +0100, John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, before I do that, I could install an earlier version of kppp and see how that performs(My MD8.1 is running on some very ancient version)as I don't think any dependencies in say the MD9.1's

Re: [newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

On Friday 16 July 2004 17:49, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Friday 16 July 2004 17:08, Henriette Holm wrote: > > Hi. > > Has anyone here any experience getting a Intel pro/wireless > > 2200BG to work under (Mandrake 10) linux? > > Apparently it's only suppose to work with a 2.6.4+ kernel (see > > link b

Re: [newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

On Friday 16 July 2004 17:08, Henriette Holm wrote: > Hi. > Has anyone here any experience getting a Intel pro/wireless > 2200BG to work under (Mandrake 10) linux? > Apparently it's only suppose to work with a 2.6.4+ kernel (see > link below) and since I'm running a 2.6.3-something kernel I > proba

[newbie] Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

Hi. Has anyone here any experience getting a Intel pro/wireless 2200BG to work under (Mandrake 10) linux? Apparently it's only suppose to work with a 2.6.4+ kernel (see link below) and since I'm running a 2.6.3-something kernel I probably need to do something about this - help please. -Henriette

Re: [newbie] Interupt Lost

Greg Meyer wrote: On Friday 16 July 2004 10:41 am, Rich wrote: Yesterday my computer (Mdk10) wouldn't boot. The error message was "hda interupt lost" . It kept trying to boot but kept pausing with the same message over and over. I shut down and tried again and it booted normally. Today, the

[newbie] Postfix problem?

I've been getting one of these emails every hour for the last 2 days. It's not very descriptive. Can anyone tell me what's going on? =-=-= Status: R Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from me.porcupine.tld ([67.101.35.24]) by killdeer (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1bLti

Re: [newbie] Xmms crashes

On Friday 09 July 2004 13:14, Aron Smith wrote: > On Thursday 08 July 2004 10:24 am, C. Tresenriter wrote: > > I have 10.0 Official installed and get sound with Realplay but xmms > > has problems. > > > > When I load a CD to play and click on a track it crashes. > > If I start a stream, it buffers

Re: [newbie] Interupt Lost

On Friday 16 July 2004 10:41 am, Rich wrote: > Yesterday my computer (Mdk10) wouldn't boot. The error message was "hda > interupt lost" . It kept trying to boot but kept pausing with the same > message over and over. I shut down and tried again and it booted normally. > > Today, the same thing o

[newbie] Interupt Lost

Yesterday my computer (Mdk10) wouldn't boot. The error message was "hda interupt lost" . It kept trying to boot but kept pausing with the same message over and over. I shut down and tried again and it booted normally. Today, the same thing only I had to power down and up 3 times before it fi

RE: [newbie] MS Wants The Skin Off Our Backs!!

>At least they haven't (yet) started trying to use our bodies to generate >power ;^). When they're granted a patent on that, I'll start getting nervous. Mmmm, perhaps MS have been looking too closely at the Matrix films ! Is the Oracle actually Bill Gates in another form ! Ken -Original M

Re: [newbie] Wireless driver

I am using a linksys wireless bridge that works well. It's the "Wet54g" and links to a linksys base. Roly On Friday 16 July 2004 06:00 am, Fajar Priyanto wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 15 July 2004 02:34 am, Kevin Ferguson wrote: > > Sounds like you need

Re: [newbie] Wireless driver

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 15 July 2004 02:34 am, Kevin Ferguson wrote: > Sounds like you need a wireless bridge to do that. However I've never > used 3com on linux apart from a wired pcmcia card. That may require a > bit of research on your behalf. However D-lin

Re: [newbie] visual linux

Em Qui, 2004-07-15 às 22:48, Steve Jeppesen escreveu: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:10:47 +1000 > Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just bear in mind that unless you can reconfigure the source code, > > you're not going to get it installed properly on MDK 10.0; I've done > > my trying for t

RE: [newbie] Assistance with postifx

Chris, The host name you are sending from is not on the net. So if I for example was to try to connect to your server I would not be able to. The Earth link server checks to see if you exist on the net, if you don't exist they think it is a spam relay and dump it. Tony. > -Original Messag

[newbie] Uninstall fonts

Dears, How can I unisntall fonts? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] MS Wants The Skin Off Our Backs!!

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:32:01 -0400, Lanman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > > On July 15, 2004 12:51, Graham Watkins wrote: > > > >>Literally > >> > >> > > > > > > At least they haven't (yet) started trying to use