Re: [[newbie] HP Deskjet 722C]

1999-08-19 Thread Bert Bullough
If you need a good printer try any of the epson inkjets (600-800)... they freakin' rock in linux. John Aldrich wrote: On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, you wrote: Now I DO have the same printer shared on my NT Server box(KB01NT, 192.168.1.1) I know, NT should at as the print server, but I've gotta be

Re: [newbie] Printer question

1999-08-16 Thread Bert Bullough
All compaq printers are actually lexmarks in a different case. last time i checked, lexmarks aren't supported. John Aldrich wrote: I've noticed a good price on a Compaq inkjet printer, but I can't find Compaq in the Printer Compatibility List. Anyone know if Compaq brand inkjet printers work

Re: [newbie] Unpredictable Netscape closing?

1999-08-16 Thread Bert Bullough
I had the same thing happen, I'm not sure why this worked but what i did was delete all of my settings ( email address, home page, mail servers) out of the preferences menu... i then closed netscape, re-opened and setup a dummy profile (wrong email address, no mail servers.) closed, re-opened,

Re: [newbie] Linux and the modem

1999-08-13 Thread Bert Bullough
dont worry too much, i agree with you completely... this kind of attitude more than any other aspect is the linux community's greatest strength. Toby Sheets wrote: Sorry for posting that to the group. I meant to send it personally. T Toby Sheets wrote: John, If you're serious and

Re: [newbie] ppp gradual slowdown

1999-08-12 Thread Bert Bullough
I've been having the same problem, i had a zoltrix modem at first then i switched to a usr 56k int pnp... the usr worked fine for about a week and then the same thing started happening... i reinstalled mandrake and the modem worked fine up until a couple of days ago... i guess i'll try

Re: [newbie] Linux and the modem

1999-08-12 Thread Bert Bullough
the official word is fall of 99. linus is calling for a halt to all new development on the kernel this month so they can get going on the new version. John Aldrich wrote: - Original Message - From: Bert Bullough [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999

[newbie] jdk

1999-08-11 Thread Bert Bullough
has anyone had any luck installing the jdk package from miribalis that is required to run java icq? documentation is pretty scarce and i'm not really sure what some of the environmental variables are for.

Re: [newbie] jdk

1999-08-11 Thread Bert Bullough
cooker's the developer version of mandrake right? Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Bert Bullough wrote: has anyone had any luck installing the jdk package from miribalis that is required to run java icq? documentation is pretty scarce and i'm not really sure what some

Re: [newbie] Recommendation needed for Dual PentiumII/III board withMandrake

1999-08-11 Thread Bert Bullough
drool Rob wrote: I just built a (s1836dluan-bx)Tyan Thunder 100 motherboard running 2 500mhz PentiunIII cpu's. That board has built in audio(Creative Labs Vibra16xv), onboard dual channel Ultra Wide SCSI, and a 10/100 Ehernet(Intel) built in. After 2 months it is still running strong and I

[newbie] hard drive problems

1999-08-09 Thread Bert Bullough
Ok, this really sucks. My hard drive isn't unmounting properly when i shut down. Each time i reboot or halt the system it gives me a message usually like "/dev/hda2/ device or resource busy." When i start the system back up this causes a check to be forced. It has typically found .5%

Re: [newbie] RPMs (?)

1999-08-05 Thread Bert Bullough
For the nth time. Mandrake 6.0 sucks on anything less that a 586... all of the packages are optimized for the pentium architechture. It would occur to me that MandrakeSoft Tech support should have probably asked that right up front. "Noonan, Mr Sean P." wrote: I bought Mandrake-Linux so that

Re: [newbie] Linux on your laptop

1999-08-04 Thread Bert Bullough
kernel version 2.4 is supposed to have much better support for "winmodems"... this update is due out in the fall. bgf wrote: I checked here and am now depressed. A couple of really good explanations here. But the only thing is that if I want to get Linux up and running, I have to buy another

Re: [newbie] Usr Sportster voice 33.6

1999-08-02 Thread Bert Bullough
its pretty easy. all you need to do is know what com port it is on. run " modemtool " from a command line and it is pretty much self-explainatory. I have the same modem and i set it to /dev/cua3 and it works great RB wrote: Hello, I have a usr sportster voice modem and I don't know how to

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 install continually hangs

1999-08-02 Thread Bert Bullough
try ftp.linux-madrake.com Andy Goth wrote: Actually I've tried both the Mandrake and RedHat 6.0 installs and they do the exact same thing and hang in the same place. Plus I wouldn't think that pentium optimizations would cause a hang on the install before anything really happens.

Re: [newbie] Slow bandwith

1999-08-01 Thread Bert Bullough
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heres how i fixed slow bandwidth for once and for all. I got ADSL and the guy is coming on tuesaday to set up the line! Damn am i stoked! jerrud well, this guy has the right idea. I went out and traded up to a usr sportster. 3-4k a second baby!

Re: [newbie] Slow bandwith

1999-07-31 Thread Bert Bullough
tried that... thanks though Ben wrote: In kppp check your connection speed. Setup - Device - Connection Speed Try setting it to 115200 and see if that helps. mdk6.0 kppp says i am connecting @ 38400 but whenever i pull up a site, ftp, download, etc., the maximum i pull is between 300-

Re: [newbie] Slow bandwith

1999-07-31 Thread Bert Bullough
the speed issue is the only problem i'm having... aside from my soundcard not being supported... my vfat partition is recognized every time and my cdrom works perfectly Bob Jiggins wrote: Date sent: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:19:41 -0500 From: Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Slow bandwith

1999-07-28 Thread Bert Bullough
Just got a modem that works with Linux. Hooray! Got it installed fine on Com2 under windows and as the equivalent for kppp cant recall right now what that is anyway... it works great under windows but under mdk6.0 kppp says i am connecting @ 38400 but whenever i pull up a site, ftp, download,

Re: [newbie] Slow bandwith

1999-07-28 Thread Bert Bullough
Sorry, forgot to mention that I already tried various baud rates both in Kppp and in the bios itself. Right now the com port baud rate is maxed out and KPPP's baud is set to 56700kps "Thomas J. Hamman" wrote: On 28-Jul-99 Bert Bullough wrote: Just got a modem that works with Lin

Re: [newbie] Re:HTML mail to this list?

1999-07-27 Thread Bert Bullough
Will everyone stfu about HTML. Art Rowe wrote: I have used Outlook Express and like it very much, but I am running Mandrake Linux only at the moment. I am not sure about KFM browser, but Linux Netscape Mail does HTML fine. I like to have HTML turned on because some of my mail lists come

Re: [newbie] Problem with PPP connection

1999-07-27 Thread Bert Bullough
Do you have DNS #'s for the isp listed in the settings of the ppp connection? I ran into that problem myself today. "Thomas J. Hamman" wrote: I'm trying to help someone else get Mandrake to work, and she is having a problem with her PPP connection. Basically, her modem seems to work fine,

Re: [newbie] Oh, yeah

1999-07-27 Thread Bert Bullough
Anything you can do to help us command-line idiots would be greatly appreciated! Richard Myers wrote: On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Richard Myers wrote: Neat stuff, huh? This is Unix. best wishes, richard myers On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, darkknight wrote: : ) Ever thought about teaching?

Re: [newbie] Unix lessons; was:[ Oh, yeah]

1999-07-27 Thread Bert Bullough
I really like the idea for a web home for the tutorial darkknight wrote: On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Vox wrote: At 12:32 PM 7/27/99 , you wrote: Hmmm. Glad it helped. Maybe we should do some quickie Unix-command-line intro lessons online. QUESTION: should it be on this list, or would it

[newbie] Mailer is possessed

1999-07-23 Thread Bert Bullough
Did anyone else just get 5 posts from 7-8-99?

Re: [newbie] Mailer is possessed

1999-07-23 Thread Bert Bullough
you should have done the world a big favor and shot his dumb ass. darkknight wrote: On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Bert Bullough wrote: Did anyone else just get 5 posts from 7-8-99? I thought I saw a strange little dwarfy-looking guy messing around over by the mail server. He had light sandy brown

Re: [newbie] Mandrake... (fwd)

1999-07-22 Thread Bert Bullough
I heard it put best just this morning actually. Yellow Dog Linux is the RedHat for Macs and Black Lab Linux is to Yellow Dog as Mandrake is to RedHat. Ty Mixon wrote: I don't think that there is a Mandrake version for Macs, but there is a Linux for Macs. Depends on what type of Mac you have

[newbie] Re:

1999-07-21 Thread Bert Bullough
you would need to use samba to do this. stephan schutter wrote: Is there any one there that knows how to use linuxconf to set up windows connectivity -- I have seen 3 MCSE people try for 2 hours! It should not, can not be that impossible! All I want to do is share a couple of folders to

[newbie] OSS

1999-07-19 Thread Bert Bullough
Greetings all. I have just successfully installed the OSS Drivers for the Turtle Beach Montego cheers I tried it out with an AVI movie and some Mp3z. These both work great but when I play a wave file the audio is choppy, high-pitched, and distorted. Ideas?

[newbie] UP SMP

1999-07-18 Thread Bert Bullough
Can someone tell me what UP and SMP are referring to? I just downloaded the OSS drivers for kernel 2.2 and these where the 2 options for that kernel version.

Re: [newbie]: Audio and Video Under X

1999-07-17 Thread Bert Bullough
lower your resolution Sean McMains wrote: Hi Folks, I'm just starting with Linux and really like what I'm seeing so far. A few questions, though: 1. I got the sound working ok, but it's really tinny, and the bass slider in the mixer doesn't seem to make much difference. Does this just

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-17 Thread Bert Bullough
Sorry I wasn't clear enough, I meant the login screen for X. I realize I need to login, I just wanted to start at command prompt instead of X. Already got the answer though. Lloyd Osten wrote: On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, you wrote: Hello. By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to

Re: [newbie] Man ?

1999-07-17 Thread Bert Bullough
Then be more careful what you send. pup wrote: Bert Bullough wrote: fucker you have happy99...get a virus program! pup wrote: Name: Happy99.exe Happy99.exeType: unspecified type (application/octet-stream) Encoding: x-uuencode kindly

[newbie] Re:

1999-07-16 Thread Bert Bullough
I have no personal experience with this but I have heard and read that the ati rage 128 works great +-$180 Joseph Gardner wrote: I suppose I was unclear regarding my posting earlier. I am the only person I know who has ventured into linux and therefor have no way to compare graphics

Re: [[newbie] speaking of passwords]

1999-07-15 Thread Bert Bullough
Why is someone who has an aol account using Linux? Michael Scottaline wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just installed linux and i forgot my password. i know my username, but i was talking on the phone and must have typed in something and now i forgot what it is. what do i do? thanks,

Re: [[newbie] speaking of passwords]

1999-07-15 Thread Bert Bullough
don't worry, i was just flipping you shit. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am getting DSL in a week so realy all i have to use aol for is getting mail till the dsl install guys come. j

Re: [newbie] Login passwords

1999-07-14 Thread Bert Bullough
Separate logins are necessary to protect you from yourself. Root has unrestricted access to every file on your system, thus making it very easy for you to screw things up royally if you don't know what you are doing. Unless you are performing system maintenance you want to login as a restricted

Re: [newbie] Screen saver in logon manager?

1999-07-14 Thread Bert Bullough
Only if you write the code for it. read: no Beacham Tim P wrote: I know the background image can be changed on the login manager, but what about the screen saver? Currently it just blanks out the screen. --- Tim Beacham, HDIS ยค [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, try not.. do, or do not.. there is

[newbie] Printers and Scanners

1999-07-12 Thread Bert Bullough
Hello Hello! 2 questions for everyone. I have an Epson 740 and a Umax 1220u(USB). I have been able to setup the Epson as an 800 series but can only get it to print in BW. I have no idea where to even start with the Scanner. Any thoughts? begin:vcard n:Bullough;Bert tel;work:1(888)275-2643

Re: [newbie] Exploit in Java for Netscape

1999-07-12 Thread Bert Bullough
watch out don, the script kiddie might get angry and 0V/ |V \/ Don Kelley wrote: uh, hi. Have you been programming "Java" for long? Because the language you're showing here is Javascript, not Java. It's a completely different language, and there is no way to have inline Java with html

[newbie] yo

1999-07-12 Thread Bert Bullough
Don't buy a new fan. Your machine is still under waranty. Go to http://www.e4me.com/ As far as Linux goes, I'll get you a copy. The only part of your system that won't work with it is your modem, but CompUSA has a good one right now for about $30. begin:vcard n:Bullough;Bert

Re: [newbie] Internal zip drive - help needed

1999-07-12 Thread Bert Bullough
What have you tried? Sean Brzozowski wrote: Hi, Can somebody help me with setting up internal IDE zip disk? So far, I had no luck in trying to make it work. TIA Sean

Re: [newbie] Turtle Beach Montego

1999-07-12 Thread Bert Bullough
www.opensound.com haven't tried them yet. Don Whitman wrote: Has anyone had any luck finding the drivers for the Turtle Beach Montego sound card. I thought I read something about "open sound source for linux" having a beta version out. Does anyone know the address? Does it work? Don

[newbie] dvd-rom and turtle beach montego

1999-07-08 Thread Bert Bullough
Does anyone here know if a Toshiba DVD-Rom (ide) or a Turtle Beach Montego pnp sound card are supported by Mandrake 6.x? begin:vcard n:Bullough;Bert tel;work:1(888)275-2643 ext 126 x-mozilla-html:TRUE url:http://home.rmci.net/bert adr:;; version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]