Re: [newbie] Nvidia GF4 MX 440 wont work generic drivers in Mandrake

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 15:53, Thomas Wilkowski wrote: 1. Do I need an NVIDIA-kernel to get the generic drivers to work with this card? 2. Without a graphical interface how can I download and install the official nvidia drivers if that is what it is going to take? 3. Could the move have

Re: [newbie] A little guidence

2004-07-30 Thread KLG
Hello Shawn, I have been using MDK 10 for a month or so now. So far I have been unable to find documentation on MDK 10. Closest we can find is documentaion of 9.2 which is found at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/fdoc.php3 I think most of these manuals can be used with MDK 10 also. Because core

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Frank
The clean install without formating the /home partition will leave your past work retrievable, I had no problems doing this. [ This assumes you have a separate /home partition. - Great having it for things like this.] As to 'QingHua' comment about it being better than 9.1 - Not here it ain't.

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Q.H. Wang
As for me, so far so good with 10.0. Now that is too much like windows. It's more like Windows than 9.1 but not too much from my point of view. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join

[newbie] Current scanners - Done!

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Marco Verheul wrote: On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 22:05, Lanman wrote: Dear List; I'm looking to buy a new flatbed scanner which will work seamlessly with Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0. If anyone on the list has recently purchased a new scanner and had an easy time setting it up, could you please let me know?

Re: [newbie] How does one print man pages.

2004-07-30 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Thursday 29 July 2004 19:55, Chris wrote: On Thursday 29 July 2004 05:28 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 03:56, Hoyt Bailey wrote: There has to be a better way to print man pages than to use copy/paste. Please give me a clue? Here's a quick way to create a nice

Re: [newbie] Finally - an ad we can enjoy.

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Steve Jeppesen wrote: less than a week later, and it's been taken offline already...least that address is no good anymore :( On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:10:30 +0200 Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends, although it is Linspire, it´s still Linux : http://www.linspire.com/RunLinspireFlash.php

Re: [newbie] libstdc++.so.6

2004-07-30 Thread Q.H. Wang
/usr/lib/gcc/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.4.0/libstdc++.so /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.0 It's a bit strange. After my update to 10.0, my GCC is 3.3.2 thus I only have /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.5 Is this a side effect of just update, not clean

Re: [newbie] Re: ADSL connection configuration not saved.

2004-07-30 Thread Anguo
On Friday 30 July 2004 02:06 am, Bjrn Lundin wrote: I had it before, with a beta mdk 10. I resolved it by launching the wizard, and then check the commandline it used, with (I think) ps -ef | grep perl then I ran it manually as root from Konsole, and found out it didn't find some config

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 30 July 2004 04:07, Frank wrote: The clean install without formating the /home partition will leave your past work retrievable, I had no problems doing this. [ This assumes you have a separate /home partition. - Great having it for things like this.] As to 'QingHua' comment about

[newbie] Image comparison.

2004-07-30 Thread Sujit Apte
Folks, This question is not directly related to Linux but some other stuff. I am in search of utility which will enable me to find difference between 2 images. It will compare images pixel by pixel and notify the difference. User may give tolerance for comparison. The images types can be

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Q.H.Wang
My plan was to firstly update, and see what would happen. So far it sounds good. If there are any problems I have to have clean installation. Thanks anyway. QingHua Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 21:15, Hoyt Bailey wrote: A lot of the problems are probably coming from not doing a clean install. Backup /home to a cd and format /home and everything else for a clean install. I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded

Re: [newbie] Image comparison.

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 21:22, Sujit Apte wrote: Folks, This question is not directly related to Linux but some other stuff. I am in search of utility which will enable me to find difference between 2 images. It will compare images pixel by pixel and notify the difference. User may give

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Q.H.Wang
I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded before, even...tested it time and time again, and will test it the next time as well - but still - it's only because I like to make extra work for myself and see all the nasties... I don't like your tone

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 22:51, Q.H.Wang wrote: I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded before, even...tested it time and time again, and will test it the next time as well - but still - it's only because I like to make extra work for myself and

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 30 July 2004 08:51 am, Q.H.Wang wrote: I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded before, even...tested it time and time again, and will test it the next time as well - but still - it's only because I like to make extra work for myself

[newbie] cgi-bin for virtual host

2004-07-30 Thread EE
I have the following vhost. How can I setup the cgi-bin for it? VirtualHost127.0.0.1 ServerName www.xyz.com DocumentRoot /var/www/html/xyz/htdocs /VirtualHost Want to

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Q.H.Wang
Sorry for my words, man. I confess I somehow misunderstood it. I had a clean install on another PC but this time I got no luck. During the course I was not able to confgiure the graphic card correctly (in MDK 9.1 I remember it's Radeon 9000, but I could not find it in MDK 10.0) thus could not

Re: [newbie] A little guidence

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 01:25:01, KLG wrote: Hello Shawn, I have been using MDK 10 for a month or so now. So far I have been unable to find documentation on MDK 10. Closest we can find is documentaion of 9.2 which is found at:

[newbie] Webmin

2004-07-30 Thread Eric Jackson
Hi, I've just gotten back online after my always on broadband conection stoped working because of some problem outside my house. I was looking at Webmin but I don't see any docs. Anyone know where the docs are? Or does anyone know of a good article on using Webmin? I don't know what to do

[newbie] Keyboard hangs

2004-07-30 Thread Andre Tapxure Gabriel
Hi there! If you can help me... I Installed Mandrake 10 on my laptop (Compaq Presario X1010UX, PentiumM 1.3GHz, 512MB, 60GB, DVD e CDR-W) and my keyboard don't stop hanging... Describing the problem From time to time my keyboard stops to respond correctly, and when this happens, the keys repeats

Re: [newbie] a program to email upon website changes?

2004-07-30 Thread Todd Slater
On Thu, Jul 29, 2004 at 11:41:52PM -0400, g2 wrote: folks, does anyone know of a program, hopefully, appropriate for a linux/mandrake newbie, that will send an email with the text content of a website I specify. I know there are various web based services that do this, however none that I

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Erylon Hines
|On Friday 30 July 2004 05:23 am, Stephen Kühn wrote: | On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 21:15, Hoyt Bailey wrote: | A lot of the problems are probably coming from not doing a clean | install. Backup /home to a cd and format /home and everything else for | a clean install. | | I just don't know how many

Re: [newbie] Webmin

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Eric Jackson wrote: Hi, I've just gotten back online after my always on broadband conection stoped working because of some problem outside my house. I was looking at Webmin but I don't see any docs. Anyone know where the docs are? Or does anyone know of a good article on using Webmin? I

[newbie] automount smb shares

2004-07-30 Thread Lee Wiggers
Okay, I'm one simple step from success. All 7 boxes, mdk9.2,10.0, and win2k are all sharing files as smb shares. One box is set to force and win elections, but if it is down I don't lose the rest. Can I automount all shares at boot, or when smb service starts? Lee

Re: [newbie] automount smb shares

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Lee Wiggers wrote: Okay, I'm one simple step from success. All 7 boxes, mdk9.2,10.0, and win2k are all sharing files as smb shares. One box is set to force and win elections, but if it is down I don't lose the rest. Can I automount all shares at boot, or when smb service starts? Lee Lee; You

Re: [newbie] automount smb shares

2004-07-30 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Lee Wiggers wrote: Okay, I'm one simple step from success. All 7 boxes, mdk9.2,10.0, and win2k are all sharing files as smb shares. One box is set to force and win elections, but if it is down I don't lose the rest. Can I automount all shares at boot, or when smb service starts? Lee I am not sure

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread JoeHill
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:51:30 +0100 Q.H.Wang disseminated the following: I don't like your tone and attitude very much! And this is a concern of ours because... -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 14:43:31 up 16 days, 6:58, 4 users, load average: 0.24, 0.26, 0.20

[newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all installed rpms? Since doing the install on my system, I've added, updated and removed quite a few of them, and I'd like to create a repository of the packages that are currently installed. That way, I can

[newbie] Kmail problem

2004-07-30 Thread Alan Dunford
I need a little help, please, in setting up Kmail again. A couple of days ago I added a Smart Media card reader to one of my USB ports and (I assume a bug in the driver) as a result the machine would not then boot. Later the USB driver was updated and I noted that a bug had in fact been

[newbie] Switching from SuSE to Mandrake.

2004-07-30 Thread Larry Johnson KISE
Hi all I've used SuSE for over five years, mostly in servers, and have been experimenting with getting a workable desktop adjunct or replacement for Windows. Each successive SuSE distribution had come closer for my needs with the exception of SuSE 9.0. which had major problems (e.g. taking

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 12:44:12, Lanman wrote: To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all installed rpms? Since doing the install on my system, I've added, updated and removed quite a few of them, and I'd

Re: [newbie] automount smb shares

2004-07-30 Thread LtCdData
On Friday 30 Jul 2004 H:02, Lee Wiggers wrote: Okay, I'm one simple step from success. All 7 boxes, mdk9.2,10.0, and win2k are all sharing files as smb shares. One box is set to force and win elections, but if it is down I don't lose the rest. Can I automount all shares at boot, or when

Re: [newbie] Switching from SuSE to Mandrake.

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 13:13:01, Larry Johnson KISE wrote: broadaxed Hi all Howdy and Welcome Home! Now please drop the Reply To: mail client setting and we'll be fine. Or don't post with Outhouse errr sorry! Outlook. grin You may find the

[newbie] mplayer xvideo adapters

2004-07-30 Thread deedee emrys
I'm trying to get mplayer to work on a 9.1 Mandrake system. After going through the logs and correcting a bunch of problems, I am unable to receive video output and get the following error message from mplayer: Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device. vo: X11 running at

Re: [newbie] Kmail problem

2004-07-30 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 30 July 2004 02:50 pm, Alan Dunford wrote: - -I need a little help, please, in setting up Kmail again. A -couple of days ago I added a Smart Media card reader to one of -my USB ports and (I assume a bug in the driver) as a result the -machine would not then boot. Later the USB driver

RE: [newbie] Switching from SuSE to Mandrake.

2004-07-30 Thread Larry Johnson KISE
Hi Walt… My problems were related (apparently) to the SuSE boot process and the fact that my mother board has 4 USB 1.1 ports and 2 USB 2.0 ports. When I disabled the 4 USB 1.1 ports, the boot time would drop to 4 minutes. The scanner would work for a user if you unplugged USB and then

Re: [newbie] mplayer xvideo adapters

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 14:15:02, deedee emrys wrote: I'm trying to get mplayer to work on a 9.1 Mandrake system. After going through the logs and correcting a bunch of problems, I am unable to receive video output and get the following error message from

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 30 July 2004 14:30, Charlie Mahan wrote: On July 30, 2004 12:44:12, Lanman wrote: To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all installed rpms? Since doing the install on my system, I've added, updated and removed quite a few of

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 23:15, Greg Meyer wrote: On Friday 30 July 2004 08:51 am, Q.H.Wang wrote: I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded before, even...tested it time and time again, and will test it the next time as well - but still - it's

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 30 July 2004 14:30, Charlie Mahan wrote: On July 30, 2004 12:44:12, Lanman wrote: To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all installed rpms? Since doing the install on my system, I've added, updated and removed quite a few

Re: [newbie] Webmin

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 01:23, Eric Jackson wrote: Hi, I've just gotten back online after my always on broadband conection stoped working because of some problem outside my house. I was looking at Webmin but I don't see any docs. Anyone know where the docs are? Or does anyone know of a

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 04:44, JoeHill wrote: On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:51:30 +0100 Q.H.Wang disseminated the following: I don't like your tone and attitude very much! And this is a concern of ours because... It better well bloody be a concern of YOURS, Mr. List Nazi - else I'll walk my butt

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Lanman
Stephen Kühn wrote: It better well bloody be a concern of YOURS, Mr. List Nazi - else I'll walk my butt across the Southern Pacific, the the coast of Mejico, across that bland barren mid-west US, cross that border, and slap you with a trout! I hate it when that happens! Still, it would be nice to

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 15:57:03, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 30 July 2004 14:30, Charlie Mahan wrote: On July 30, 2004 12:44:12, Lanman wrote: To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 30 July 2004 06:24 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 23:15, Greg Meyer wrote: On Friday 30 July 2004 08:51 am, Q.H.Wang wrote: I just don't know how many more times I've got to see it - and those that have upgaded before, even...tested it time and time again, and

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On July 30, 2004 16:24:04, Lanman wrote: Hoyt; Thanks for the suggestion, but '/var/cache/urpmi/rpms' is where rpms are temporarily stored until urpmi is ready to install all rpms that have been selected by the user. Once all the rpms required are

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread Stephen Kühn
On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 09:01, Lanman wrote: Stephen Kühn wrote: It better well bloody be a concern of YOURS, Mr. List Nazi - else I'll walk my butt across the Southern Pacific, the the coast of Mejico, across that bland barren mid-west US, cross that border, and slap you with a trout!

[newbie] What commands a package provides

2004-07-30 Thread JoeHill
I'm trying to figure out what the gnome-applets package provides, but 'man rpm' is not getting me anywhere. I tried rpm --provides gnome-applets, no go. What am I missing here (besides a clue)? -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 19:20:24 up 16 days, 11:35, 7 users, load average:

Re: [newbie] cgi-bin for virtual host

2004-07-30 Thread flesh.99
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:15:04 +0300, EE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the following vhost. How can I setup the cgi-bin for it? VirtualHost127.0.0.1 ServerName www.xyz.com DocumentRoot /var/www/html/xyz/htdocs

Re: [newbie] Package list help.

2004-07-30 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 30 July 2004 17:24, Lanman wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Friday 30 July 2004 14:30, Charlie Mahan wrote: On July 30, 2004 12:44:12, Lanman wrote: To: Our Gang; Is there a command that will provide me with a detailed package list of all installed rpms? Since doing the install on

Re: [newbie] What commands a package provides

2004-07-30 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:21:57 -0400 JoeHill wrote: What am I missing here (besides a clue)? -q as in rpm -q --provides Charles -- Great American Axiom: Some is good, more is better, too much is just right. - Mandrake Linux 10.1 on PurpleDragon

Re: [newbie] Update from 9.1 to 10.0 done!

2004-07-30 Thread JoeHill
On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:37:07 +1000 Stephen Kühn disseminated the following: I don't like your tone and attitude very much! And this is a concern of ours because... It better well bloody be a concern of YOURS, Mr. List Nazi - else I'll walk my butt across the Southern Pacific, the the