Re: [newbie] A question to the talented

2004-10-06 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:25, Alan wrote: Good day I want to know if linux has a RIS (remote installation feature) similar to M$'s RIS service ? Thanks For us non_M$ peoples; Would you mind divulging what this RIS acrually does? There are various ways of remotely installing Linux in

[newbie] Mandrake 10.1 Isos

2004-10-06 Thread Alexander Ruoff
I have a problem with the Iso-Images I have for 10.1. I downloaded them with Linux and burned them with K3B. However, when updating the 2nd CD failed. First I thought that it must be something related to the update from 10.0 to 10.1 and made a clean install but than the 2nd as well as the 3rd CD

[newbie] Permissions in a network

2004-10-06 Thread Alexander Ruoff
I got a question regarding file sharing with a network drive and permissions. We have a small network with 5 PCs connected to a server. /home is placed on the server with all the user accounts as well as a shared account for data storage. The problem is the file sharing... is there a function

Re: [newbie] A question to the talented

2004-10-06 Thread Bryan Phinney
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 01:25, Alan wrote: I want to know if linux has a RIS (remote installation feature) similar to M$'s RIS service ? http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/linux-adv/network-install.htm Linux Network based Installation HOWTO. -- Bryan Phinney

[newbie] KAudioCreator and Charsets

2004-10-06 Thread Amichai Rotman
Hello there, I have KAudioCreator v0.99b with KDE 3.2 (Branch 20040204). I would like to rip my own Audio CD collection and some of the CDs are in Hebrew (charset iso8859-8). When I insert a Hebrew disc, it gives me gibberish for track names etc. How do I change the default charset? Thanks,

[newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread M.Schild
Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10

[newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread David B. Carter
I don't know if my subject line made any sense, but what I'm trying to do is this: I recently switched from booting in runlevel 5 to runlevel 3. I'm using Xtart to give me a choice of window managers. Since I started doing that, I am noticing several errors and warnings fly by in text mode before

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread magnet
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Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Oct 2004 13:01, David B. Carter wrote: I don't know if my subject line made any sense, but what I'm trying to do is this: I recently switched from booting in runlevel 5 to runlevel 3. I'm using Xtart to give me a choice of window managers. Since I started doing that, I am

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 06:46, M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread John Richard Smith
M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:01, David B. Carter wrote: I don't know if my subject line made any sense, but what I'm trying to do is this: I recently switched from booting in runlevel 5 to runlevel 3. I'm using Xtart to give me a choice of window managers. Since I started doing that, I am

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:30, John Richard Smith wrote: M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 Isos

2004-10-06 Thread mike
Alexander Ruoff wrote: I have a problem with the Iso-Images I have for 10.1. I downloaded them with Linux and burned them with K3B. However, when updating the 2nd CD failed. First I thought that it must be something related to the update from 10.0 to 10.1 and made a clean install but than

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 Isos

2004-10-06 Thread Roland Hughes
I have had problems with the second and third cd's also. I had chalked it up to the new(cheap) DVD burner I had put in. It would be interesting if there is a problem. Roly On Wednesday 06 October 2004 03:31 am, Alexander Ruoff wrote: I have a problem with the Iso-Images I have for 10.1. I

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread David B. Carter
dmesg gave me the output from the bootup sequence but nothing beyond that. I dug through the files in /var/log/ and found that the stuff that flashed quickly between the time I entered my selection in Xtart and the time the window manager appeared was in /var/log/kdm.log and it appears to be

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 08:01 am, David B. Carter wrote: I don't know if my subject line made any sense, but what I'm trying to do is this: I recently switched from booting in runlevel 5 to runlevel 3. I'm using Xtart to give me a choice of window managers. Since I started doing that, I

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread M.Schild
How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse There are several ways 'urpmi firefox'  select the packages from the list that will be provided. Click on the star flag on the desktop then on configuration (lower

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread John Richard Smith
Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. John

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread frengoGorgia
Il mer, 2004-10-06 alle 14:01, David B. Carter ha scritto: I want to know how I can capture all that info so that I can look at it after my session is over. I tried using the pause key to pause before the screen switches to graphics mode, but no dice. So, is there a way that I can either page

Re: [newbie] Where are the archives?

2004-10-06 Thread rikona
Hello Eric, Monday, October 4, 2004, 6:40:24 PM, Eric wrote: EH I should have sent the answer to this thread. EH The archives have been started back up (thanks to Vincent), but the EH gap hasn't been filled. Over what time period is the gap? -- rikona

Re: [newbie] Where are the archives?

2004-10-06 Thread Eric Huff
Hello Eric, Monday, October 4, 2004, 6:40:24 PM, Eric wrote: EH I should have sent the answer to this thread. EH The archives have been started back up (thanks to Vincent), but the EH gap hasn't been filled. Over what time period is the gap? It is from nov 2003 until a few days ago when

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 10:47, John Richard Smith wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread M.Schild
Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Where are the archives?

2004-10-06 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 18:15, Eric Huff wrote: Hello Eric, Monday, October 4, 2004, 6:40:24 PM, Eric wrote: EH I should have sent the answer to this thread. EH The archives have been started back up (thanks to Vincent), but the EH gap hasn't been filled. Over what time

[newbie] Changing Kernels in Mandrake 10

2004-10-06 Thread Ben Mayers
Hello, I have tried installing the 2.4 kernel using the control centre. When I check to see what software I have installed the 2.4 kernels is displayed, which indicates that it is installed right? If that is so then why can I not chose the 2.4 kernel when it boots up? And why does it always run

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Adam Messinger
Maryse, I recommend getting the download offered at the Firefox home page, www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/. I've tried both, and I find the "official" version from the Mozilla Foundation much better for a few reasons. First, it's a smaller file and therefore a faster download. The

Re: [newbie] Where are the archives?

2004-10-06 Thread rikona
Hello Eric, Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 9:15:21 AM, Eric wrote: Hello Eric, Monday, October 4, 2004, 6:40:24 PM, Eric wrote: EH I should have sent the answer to this thread. EH The archives have been started back up (thanks to Vincent), but the EH gap hasn't been filled. Over what time

Re: [newbie] changing boot to terminal

2004-10-06 Thread Thereidos
W licie z wto, 05-10-2004, godz. 23:10, Hoyt Bailey pisze: Couldn't you set things so your father logs in to run level 5 while you can log into run level 3 I have no idea how to do that however. I don't think this is possible. Or maybe? If this is possible to run linux exclusively in

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 Isos

2004-10-06 Thread Adam Messinger
On the off chance that your Linux install is now hosed, there are some md5sum checkers out there for Windows as well: Command Line: www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html#win GUI Freeware: http://snipurl.com/9l54 GUI Open Source: http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=16882 The

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread shaz
On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 04:47, John Richard Smith wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone

Re: [newbie] changing boot to terminal

2004-10-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 15:21, Thereidos wrote: W licie z wto, 05-10-2004, godz. 23:10, Hoyt Bailey pisze: Couldn't you set things so your father logs in to run level 5 while you can log into run level 3 I have no idea how to do that however. I don't think this is possible. Or

Re: [newbie] changing boot to terminal

2004-10-06 Thread Stew Benedict
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Wednesday 06 October 2004 15:21, Thereidos wrote: W liście z wto, 05-10-2004, godz. 23:10, Hoyt Bailey pisze: Couldn't you set things so your father logs in to run level 5 while you can log into run level 3 I have no idea how to do that

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread John Richard Smith
M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse D4X Easy gui, reconnect, and resume download where download was cut off. John Want to

[newbie] How to install Mandrake 10.0 using a SCSI NEC CD-ROM ?

2004-10-06 Thread John Zoetebier
I have a Dell PowerEdge server with a SCSI NEC CD-ROM : 465 This CD-ROM is not detected during setup by Madrake 10.0 I probably have to supply a driver durign setup, but do not have a linux driver for this CD-ROM. In the past I installed SuSE Linux 8.2 without problems, so there must be a driver.

[newbie] Problem with detecting modem, ScanModem

2004-10-06 Thread Vlada
Mandrake 9.1 cannot detect my modem intel(r) 536EP V.92 I downloaded ScanModem, to detect what modem I have. After unpacking and addint +x permition when run from console ./ScanModem there is a massage: WARNING: lscpi not found - exiting Please install the package: pciutils How to install this

[newbie] Installing mplayer...

2004-10-06 Thread Vlada
Hi! I have a problem with instaling mplayer.tar on Mandrake 9.1(dont know how to do that). After unpacking ( tar -xf mplayer.tar )there are 7 files: rp9codecs.tar.bz2 MPlayer-1.Opre4.tar.bz2 win32codecs.tar.bz2 essential-20040427.tar.bz2 font-arial-iso-8859-2.tar.bz2 qt6dlls.tar.bz2 skins.tar

Re: [newbie] Problem with detecting modem, ScanModem

2004-10-06 Thread Stew Benedict
On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Vlada wrote: Mandrake 9.1 cannot detect my modem intel(r) 536EP V.92 I downloaded ScanModem, to detect what modem I have. After unpacking and addint +x permition when run from console ./ScanModem there is a massage: WARNING: lscpi not found - exiting Please install

Re: [newbie] Installing mplayer...

2004-10-06 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 07 October 2004 00:14, Vlada wrote: Hi! I have a problem with instaling mplayer.tar on Mandrake 9.1(don´t know how to do that). After unpacking ( tar -xf mplayer.tar )there are 7 files: rp9codecs.tar.bz2 MPlayer-1.Opre4.tar.bz2 win32codecs.tar.bz2 essential-20040427.tar.bz2

Re: [newbie] Problem with detecting modem, ScanModem

2004-10-06 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 07 October 2004 00:09, Vlada wrote: Mandrake 9.1 cannot detect my modem intel(r) 536EP V.92 I downloaded ScanModem, to detect what modem I have. After unpacking and addint +x permition when run from console ./ScanModem there is a massage: WARNING: lscpi not found - exiting Please

[newbie] having unsubscribing

2004-10-06 Thread william alkins
im having trouble unsubscribing from this list ( newbie ) iv tried several times but nothing works. thanks howard - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:26 PM Subject: [newbie] ** Welcome to Newbie ** This is an automated

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 10.1 Isos

2004-10-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 05:31 am, Alexander Ruoff wrote: I have a problem with the Iso-Images I have for 10.1. I downloaded them with Linux and burned them with K3B. However, when updating the 2nd CD failed. First I thought that it must be something related to the update from 10.0 to 10.1

[newbie] re: Allowing SSHD to accept outside connections

2004-10-06 Thread IT Guy
I just installed Mandrake 10 and I would like to allow SSHD to accept outside connections how do i go about doing this? I cant seem to find a documentation on it a push in the right direction would be of great appreciation. Thank you! Want to

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 12:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Maryse: 1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these

Re: [newbie] having unsubscribing

2004-10-06 Thread Dennis Myers
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 08:40 pm, william alkins wrote: im having trouble unsubscribing from this list ( newbie ) iv tried several times but nothing works. thanks howard - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:26 PM

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread Angus Auld
- Original Message - From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:35:39 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox On Wednesday 06 October 2004 12:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread RickS
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:01:10 -0400 (EDT) David B. Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if my subject line made any sense, but what I'm trying to do is this: I recently switched from booting in runlevel 5 to runlevel 3. I'm using Xtart to give

Re: [newbie] How to Capture Text Mode Output?

2004-10-06 Thread RickS
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 00:11:13 -0400 RickS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:01:10 -0400 (EDT) David B. Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip David, you could try: script (1) -

Re: [newbie] A question to the talented

2004-10-06 Thread Alan
Thanks. What ris does is allow you to boot from a network card and install windows 2000 and windows XP. The nice things is it an unattended installation and it installs quicker than from a cd. The reason I want to do this is that I sell a lot of pc's where clients want WINXP installed and

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread M.Schild
1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these days...) In these mountains, it will have to be satellite... 2. If there is a local Linux User Group someone there may be able to do it for you. Take a look here: http://lugww.counter.li.org/ I think

Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox

2004-10-06 Thread M.Schild
http://norlug.org/~chipster/rpm_handler/cat2/mozilla-firefox-0.10.1-4.norlu g.i586.rpm It comes in at about 10.5MB. You can install the package with Software Installer by right clicking and choosing Software Installer from the context menu. Just enter your root password when asked and you