Re: [newbie] X setiathome

Andrew Scotchmer wrote: Hi, Has anyone successfully installed the X setiathome screen. I have just downloaded the text version as I could not get the X version to work at all. I am using Mandrake 7.1 now. Thanks in advance Hi Andrew. I'm running Seti@Home myself. In order to run

[newbie] Dependency Problem

Re-set due to bounce... Hi. I am trying to install modutils-2.3.14-1.i386.rpm but I'm getting the following error: Dependency Problem: /sbin/is_depmod_necessary is needed by initscripts-4.72-13mdk Does anyone know where I can get this file? Regards, Ozz.

Re: [newbie] *delicate cough* - some constructive suggestions

Hi guys. I must admit that I am sending much of my e-mail from root. You are correct in that this is generally a Bad Thing. However, I am making so many changes to my system at the moment, many of which have to be done as root, that it is impractical to keep changing. Once I have got this

Re: [newbie] modem

Collin Schroeder wrote: hi my name is collin I am having trouble installing my us robotics 56k internal voince fax modem. when I use hardrake and detect isa devices it says that it detects a modem but under kppp I am unable to dial in. I know the modem uses com2 and irq3 under windows but

Re: [newbie] Wrong Kernel Reported

Cindy Bartorillo wrote: I just took a deep breath and updated my kernel from the 2.2.15-4 that came with my brand-new Mandrake 7.1 to the 2.2.16-9 that the Update feature said I needed. As recommended I downloaded the rpm's myself and installed them by hand. Everything seems to have gone

Re: [newbie] Wrong Kernel Reported

Cindy Bartorillo wrote: My lilo.conf reads: image=/boot/vmlinuz which is a link to the new kernel. So I figured I shouldn't have to change anything. Does lilo need to be rerun anyway? I'd really like to understand what goes on here. Yes, lilo does indeed need to be rerun anyway.

[Fwd: Undeliverable: Re: [newbie] modem]

Aug 2000 12:42:58 +0100 From: "Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Collin Schroeder wrote: hi my name is collin I am having trouble installing my us robotics 56k internal voince fax modem. when I use hardrake

[newbie] Mail Bounces

I don't know about you guys, but my last few posts have been bouncing... Regards, Ozz.

Re: [newbie] *All coughed out*

You are right - I made a typo for hda4 - that should have read hda5. It is hda4 that does not exist on this system. Thank you for pointing out my error. Regards, Ozz. "L. H. LOO" wrote: PMJI, I thought you should have a hda5 partition ? But I could be wrong, since I am such a "sin kek"

Re: [newbie] *All coughed out*

Romanator wrote: I must have spent half a day formatting and repartitioning. Windows 95, Windows 98 require a single DOS partition for M$ Setup to continue. I always make a single FAT partition just in case. For some bizarre reason, if you have multiple paritions with FAT32, Win98 will not

Re: [newbie] Freshmeat?

It's freshmeat.net, NOT .com Regards, Ozz. A V Flinsch wrote: On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, you wrote: Works fine for me. Has anyone else besides me had trouble getting to Freshmeat.com the past few days? I have been having problems on and off for the past week. It seems to depend on

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

Carjam wrote: Yes. It is expensive. It is also free, if you know where to look. Not sure how much it costs for an official copy. Interlink, however, is free. It comes with dos, and it is technically illegial to download or distribute it. But it is not for sale anywere, so your not doing

Re: [newbie] Linux resources online

Anybody else on this list old enough to remember when the "suits" didn't run things, and games/software were ported to every single platform, just because they could/it was neat? Circa '80's with names like Tandy, Atari, Amiga, etc, etc,... ;-) Oh yes - those were the days! nostalgia

Re: [newbie] Where is the serial number for Boot Magic installation?

Romanator wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install Boot Magic but the installation is prompting me for a serial number. Look on the sticker. It came on a CD with: "The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook" I would like to check out this boot loader for my Linux MDK7.1 and WinNT4. Where can I

Re: [newbie] Star Office Install

Tim wrote: Hi all, Just spent FOREVER downloading Star Office 5.2 from the Sun site ("only" 100 MB ... dunno why it took all day. My ISP will blame net-congestion, Sun would blame my ISP ... in any case the file's here). Me too - I'm on a 56k modem ;-( It's a file ending in .bin I can

Re: [newbie] No messages for 2 days

You and me both. I've just received a copy of a post I made five days ago (Sunday)! Regards, Ozz. Mark Weaver wrote: I don't know but I wish I did. -- Mark ** Registered Linux user # 182496 ** On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Paul Marriott wrote: Looks like it's a general problem.

[newbie] [Fwd: No messages for 2 days]

Re-sent due to bounce(!) You and me both. I've just received a copy of a post I made five days ago (Sunday)! Regards, Ozz. Mark Weaver wrote: I don't know but I wish I did. -- Mark ** Registered Linux user # 182496 ** On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Paul Marriott wrote:

[Fwd: [newbie] Star Office Install]

Re-sent due to bounce (!) Tim wrote: Hi all, Just spent FOREVER downloading Star Office 5.2 from the Sun site ("only" 100 MB ... dunno why it took all day. My ISP will blame net-congestion, Sun would blame my ISP ... in any case the file's here). Me too - I'm on a 56k modem ;-(