Re: [newbie] Networking question

1999-12-26 Thread Brett Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, you'll need to be able to compile the kernel so you need all of the You do -NOT- need to mess with the kernel to set up IP-Masq on a stock mandrake box. Read the IP-Masq how-to and follow the directions, but don't worry about the kernel. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] This is a directory and not a file:.....

1999-12-04 Thread Brett Jones
the settings? Again, doesn't *seem* to be any danger, it's just kinda annoying. Thank You All... -Josh You get a message like this if the sig file option is set to auto append to every message, and it's not actually pointing to a file (just a directory the file could be in). -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] /swap file - 128 or 256

1999-11-24 Thread Brett Jones
a 256 swap file? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] 900 MB too small partition?

1999-11-24 Thread Brett Jones
t minute, and tried to use some other partition for the root installation -- a partition too small for it to fit. How do I fix this? DRX -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] /swap file - 128 or 256

1999-11-24 Thread Brett Jones
When did this change? What kernel version? Steve Philp wrote: Brett Jones wrote: Linux will not use a swap partition over 128. if you need more swap space, make two swap partitions. That hasn't been true for quite awhile now... Benjamin wrote: Dear friends: Last

Re: [newbie] UN-Upgrading Mandrake

1999-11-16 Thread Brett Jones
DNS, is it running? are the settings correct? is there a named.conf.rpmsave sitting in /etc with the original settings in it. Upgrades blow, in the future you should back up the important config files to a floppy or separate /home partition and do a fresh install. Remember you don't need to

Re: [newbie] Not Mandrake...but Linux

1999-11-14 Thread Brett Jones
ee up a lot of space. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Unable to telnet into Mandrake box

1999-11-11 Thread Brett Jones
this is not winblows. You do not need to reboot after this very minor change in the config. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Setting up sn ISP

1999-11-01 Thread Brett Jones
Don't forget DNS "Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: John Buswell wrote: On Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Rlongo wrote: information on how to setup an ISP. I have been reading all the How-Tos that came with my distro but I'm getting really frustrated at how they all say goto this How-To or this

Re: [newbie] Networking - Home Lan -- HELP

1999-10-31 Thread Brett Jones
n thinking that the 192.168.1.0 in the above destinations should be something else (line 192.168.1.1 ?) or am I completely off base? -- Alex -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] RPM

1999-10-26 Thread Brett Jones
files in rpm .. its says file malformed .. any ideas?? Thanks Todd White -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Missing - Garbled Pixmap

1999-10-16 Thread Brett Jones
Hunter S. Thompson Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="Rpm.out" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: -------- -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] More PHP woes

1999-09-29 Thread Brett Jones
James Stewart wrote: This is mSQL, rather than MySQL. I can't find any scripts that seem appropriate. You could read through one of the scripts in the init.d dir and build your own. I'm sure one has made at some time. Look for a msql src.rpm in the contrib directory of one of the redhat

Re: [newbie] Starting httpd on boot

1999-09-29 Thread Brett Jones
http://members.tripod.com/~ArcanaTxM/ Xenogears - DeM: http://members.tripod.com/~project_xat/ Xenogears - Guardian Angels: http://guardian.zenogias.com/ -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] StatrOffice 5.1

1999-09-27 Thread Brett Jones
Did you install it with the /net switch? Belzebub wrote: I downloaded and installed Star Offie 5.1 on my Mandrake 6.0 distribuition. I made an updated CD just before 6.1 came out, so I have a custom CD with all the last updates before 6.1. My kernel is 2.2.13. After the installation

Re: [newbie] Large HDD how to partition??

1999-09-27 Thread Brett Jones
s Torvald -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] More PHP woes

1999-09-26 Thread Brett Jones
Tollbooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.britlinks.co.uk | http://www.tollbooth.org Sixpence None The Richer UK -- http://www.britlinks.co.uk/sixpence/ -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Starting httpd on boot

1999-09-26 Thread Brett Jones
command in /etc/rc.d/rc.local and let it go from there. AFAIK, that *should* be the equivalent of putting it in MSDOS's "autoexec.bat" where it'll start automagically at boot. 'Course, this is only a guess, as I'm not running httpd here... John -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Apache, PHP and mSQL

1999-09-21 Thread Brett Jones
ot install it. James Stewart wrote: On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Brett Jones wrote: Use the php3 src.rpm from mandrake and then read the php docs about the ./configure switch needed. It's probably "--with-msql". Make the needed change to the spec file and then run "rpm -ba specf

Re: [newbie] Apache, PHP and mSQL

1999-09-21 Thread Brett Jones
Try linking the file into /usr/include On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Brett Jones wrote: One of the ftp mirrors should have the SRPM tree. Try them all until you find the one that has it. Look for a dir named SRPM. As for the missing httpd.h file, you must not have

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

1999-09-19 Thread Brett Jones
ou, I get real tired of RTFM. Unfotunately it's the best source of information. I installed a .tgz file with tar [options] myfile.tgz I don't remember the [options] part so, sad as it is, man tar is how you find out which ones you'll need. Bob J. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

1999-09-19 Thread Brett Jones
should be added (or uncommented if there). And these should also be appended to the DirectoryIndex section: index.phtml index.php3 On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, you wrote: From: Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's the error message from php? It isn't giving one--it just isn't running PHP

Re: [newbie] the programming language

1999-09-19 Thread Brett Jones
and don't laugh too long and hard! Joe :) -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] FTP anonymous or user

1999-09-19 Thread Brett Jones
-printable Content-Description: ---- -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] iso

1999-09-19 Thread Brett Jones
you've got but beyond that I haven't a clue. David van Balen mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 5054 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clinton, MS 39058 http://www.mc.edu/~vanbalen -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Apache, PHP and mSQL

1999-09-18 Thread Brett Jones
Use the php3 src.rpm from mandrake and then read the php docs about the ./configure switch needed. It's probably "--with-msql". Make the needed change to the spec file and then run "rpm -ba specfile.spec". On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, you wrote: On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Bret

Re: [newbie] X and kde

1999-09-18 Thread Brett Jones
, it boots up without problems. When I execute KDE I get error messages "can't find X server" What am I doing wrong...? Frustraed...TERRY -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] How do I install php-3_0_9_tar.tar

1999-09-18 Thread Brett Jones
hmeat.net), that has the current tar files for any given software package. On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, you wrote: I need to install PHP. I picked up PHP-3_0_9_tar.tar from http://www.downloadsafari.com How do I know that this file will work with Mandrake 6.0 (RedHat 6.0) How do I install it? T

Re: [newbie] Apache and NameVirtualHost

1999-09-13 Thread Brett Jones
| Britlinks | The Phantom Tollbooth [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.britlinks.co.uk | http://www.tollbooth.org Sixpence None The Richer UK -- http://www.britlinks.co.uk/sixpence/ -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Services

1999-09-10 Thread Brett Jones
r services you don't want to start at bootup. John Or just go strait to ntsysv, it's where you end up. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Electrical Power Dead, then Linux (X) is dead too ?

1999-09-05 Thread Brett Jones
for student like me. thats why we choose linux for works. with $66 you can make a living for a month in Indonesia -- Rib -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Electrical Power Dead, then Linux (X) is dead too ?

1999-09-05 Thread Brett Jones
al problem in Mandrake until i reinstall it. And it's still be a problem after i upgrading the kernel and initscripts. :-( make sure to edit your lilo.conf after you upgrade the kernel. #pico /etc/lilo.conf change the kernel line to .27mdk save #lilo -- Rib -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Just loaded Mandrake 6.0 on new computer

1999-09-05 Thread Brett Jones
when running Mandrake? My new machine is only a 350AMD yet it out runs my friends 500 pentiums, Or at least seems too. I am biased :) Well thanks for letting me vent Hugh -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Electrical Power Dead, then Linux (X) is dead too ?

1999-09-05 Thread Brett Jones
the kernel. #pico /etc/lilo.conf change the kernel line to .27mdk save yes, i have. Then run /sbin/lilo , right ? #lilo -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Electrical Power Dead, then Linux (X) is dead too ?

1999-09-04 Thread Brett Jones
times any way, play with partitions, different packages, etc. This is the third times. i hope that i'll successfull for the forth. Luqman -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] True quality!

1999-09-01 Thread Brett Jones
I WAS. On Wed, 01 Sep 1999, you wrote: BE NICE! - Original Message - From: Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 12:44 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] True quality! Quit bitchin, go to the mandrake site, download all the updates

Re: [newbie] True quality!

1999-08-31 Thread Brett Jones
nd I was not pleased at all. I switched to Mandrake 6.0, and well, since then. I feel like support has been better (with this mailing list), updates are known once they come out, with their detailed updates web page, and overall performance is excellent:) Keep up the good work Mandrake tea

Re: [newbie] File System not unmounting cleanly check forced

1999-08-31 Thread Brett Jones
Linux to it's fullest, maybe the Mac Os would be a better choice? -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Colorado 250 help!!!

1999-08-28 Thread Brett Jones
hardlinked to /dev/fd1 or whatever. That's the sort of conflicting error message you'll get in a situation like that I had a similar problem when my CD Rom was set up in Red Hat 6. It was on /dev/hdc, but it didn't appear to be linked to /dev/cdrom. John -- Brett Jones [EMAIL

RE: [newbie] DNS

1999-08-27 Thread Brett Jones
with no problems. I just need a little guidance. Michael Lara [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brett Jones Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 5:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] DNS

Re: [newbie] Colorado 250 help!!!

1999-08-27 Thread Brett Jones
is a collection of tools for use with ftape. Good luck! -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [newbie] DNS

1999-08-27 Thread Brett Jones
, 27 Aug 1999, you wrote: Where would I find these files? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brett Jones Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 2:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] DNS Post you db. files so we can take

Re: [newbie] X Windows / KDE Problems

1999-08-23 Thread Brett Jones
Server.. Everything was perfect before upgrading.. Any ideas? -Rick -- Brett jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6

1999-08-21 Thread Brett Jones
!!! John -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?

1999-08-20 Thread Brett Jones
to restore a file is takes alot less time. -- Brett jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Flamebait

1999-08-20 Thread Brett Jones
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Re: [newbie] PIII performance

1999-08-20 Thread Brett Jones
ernet Starts Here!" (tm) (610) 437-2221 * http://www.enter.net/ * email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] **** -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?

1999-08-17 Thread Brett Jones
e system recognizes... John -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] KDE won't load at all!

1999-08-17 Thread Brett Jones
have you been messing with network settings? On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, you wrote: KDE won't load it says "Error: Can't connect With X server" and it repeats other error messages that are similar to that X server error. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Does Linux use the Bios for Harddrives?

1999-08-17 Thread Brett Jones
600 m /home/httpd 1500 m /home/ftp bal. 8.4 /home/httpd/vhost bal. This box is going to host web sites for myself, and hopefully many others. This partition table is what made sense to me, I'm sure others have there own ideas. -- Brett Jones

Re: [newbie] Install to 2 Hard disks

1999-08-17 Thread Brett Jones
to one or two other home PCs and will mainly be for net access, office applications and general experimentation. Brian "My God, it's full of penguins!" Finally true. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Tape Backup

1999-08-12 Thread Brett Jones
like to use the backup software that comes with Linux too. Thanks for your input. Jason Peterson -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Tape Backup

1999-08-12 Thread Brett Jones
backup solution for Linux? I'm looking for something cheap that can backup 10-20 GB at a time. I would like to use the backup software that comes with Linux too. Thanks for your input. Jason Peterson -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] anonftp on system startup

1999-08-10 Thread Brett Jones
and how to "turn it on". Thanks. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] New Guy here. Where do I start?

1999-08-10 Thread Brett Jones
a server then by all means, set up a larger swap partition if you really think you'll need it. Just my $0.02 worth... --- Ian W. Douglas, Wild Web Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ UIN: 506679 -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Mount CD Floppy

1999-08-09 Thread Brett Jones
telnet mount On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, you wrote: Anyone has any idea how to mount a CD or a floppy from a remote host via NFS ?? regards michael lim -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Lost PCMCIA

1999-08-04 Thread Brett Jones
memory region is being tried. You could try changing the low mem region to 0xd-0xe which should be free unless your video bios 32KB or you have card with an option ROM(SCSI, etc.). I'm just guessing. Don't have a laptop at home, just at work. scottw -- Brett Jones [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Installing Version 5.3 on laptop

1999-08-02 Thread Brett Jones
thinking of installing Linux-Mandrake 5.3 on a Toshiba 2540CDS with 96 of RAM. I'm curious if anyone has tried this and ifthere is anything special that I need to know about this. Thanks. -- bgf [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] mounting a floppy??

1999-07-23 Thread Brett Jones
help me with this?? mount -f filesystem-type /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Re:

1999-07-21 Thread Brett Jones
It is there i can see it, ican ping it... I can log on from other windows machines... help! stephan ___ Stephan Schutter[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [newbie] PCMCIA problems

1999-07-14 Thread Brett Jones
Is this the latest update from Mandrake? If so, when did it come out? If not, where did you dig it up? On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, you wrote: Have you tried the 2.2.10-32mdk kernel? That's what I'm running - but I don't have pcmcia. Ty C. Mixon ICQ: 26147713 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brett Jones