Re: [newbie] newbie rebuilding src rpm=no fun yet

2002-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 22 September 2002 12:12 pm, Charlie M. (the halfwit!) wrote: > and you'll be back in GUI space. Reverse the Lilo changes. Change the > append="devfs=nomount" back to append="devfs=mount" in other words. Reboot > and you should have the option to pick

Re: [newbie] newbie rebuilding src rpm=no fun yet

2002-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 22 September 2002 10:39 am, Angus Auld wrote: > Thanks for the valuable info Charlie, > > I am indeed still running the original 2.4.18-6 kernel. > I've only been running Mdk, and Linux in fact, for a few short months now. > I guess I missed the update notice from Mdk. > > That looks li

Re: [newbie] newbie rebuilding src rpm=no fun yet

2002-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 22 September 2002 9:09 am, Angus Auld wrote: > > > Have you installed "kernel-source" ? That one is needed for sure. HTH > > > -- > > > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > > > > - > > Thanks Dennis for the fast reply. > > No, I haven't i

Re: [newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-20 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 7:14 pm, Frans Ketelaars wrote: > On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 22:53:10 +0100 > > John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Charlie M. wrote: > > >I'm getting "Nondeliverable message" notices from: > > >[EMAIL PR

Re: [newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-20 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 6:33 pm, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: > Hi. > >> On Thu 2002-09-19 at 14:24:28 -0600, Charlie M. wrote: > > Just to make that clear, if it was not by now: The reason of such > bounces is that the configuration of the MDA (the local delivery >

Re: [newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 2:16 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > We had this before, with a different address. I think the explanation was > that someone had subscribed with an address covered by a firewall/company > postserver, or some such, which was rejecting his copy of the posts, > resulting in

Re: [newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 2:07 pm, Bob Read wrote: > Of course, I noted that the "reply to" address has also been changed > to a "hotmail" address. As in MSNhotmail. Do you suppose. . . > No, that couldn't be. ;-} > > > > - > Bob Read > http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/bestill.htm > > Soli

Re: [newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 1:58 pm, Bob Read wrote: > No, you aren't the only one. It has been happening to me as well. > I see this one got thru though. > > This must be a problem at Mandrake. I have forwarded one to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and included a backround note. > > Maybe someone on this

[newbie] [OT]"Nondeliverable messages?"

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
I'm getting "Nondeliverable message" notices from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] every time I send a message to this list. I don't recall ever sending anything direct to this person and if they don't choose to read my messages that's fine. This seems to say there is no such address though. Am I the only o

Re: [newbie] Trouble making a boot floppy

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 10:36 am, iggy wrote: I don't know about anyone else but as long as you have it figured out/fixed I don't care where the help came from. :-) Have fun! -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org A conclusion is simply the place w

Re: [newbie] Trouble making a boot floppy

2002-09-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 19 September 2002 9:21 am, mudder wrote: > Shame on me?? > I need the 5-1/4" drive because I program some older types of > gearcutting machines that use old computers and 5-1/4" 360k floppy disks. > (yea, I'm old. But not too old to learn something new.) > > > I have installed Elx Li

Re: [newbie] Updating Beta4 to final release 9.

2002-09-18 Thread Charlie M.
Resent to the list due to my brain lock. :-) On Wednesday 18 September 2002 6:08 am, Franki wrote: > Hi guys, > > Do you think it will be a problem to upgrade beta4 of mdk9 to the final > release when its out?? > > I mean when I download the CD's boot from one and select upgrade, am I in > for iss

Re: [newbie] Thanks Derek & Charlie!

2002-09-12 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 12 September 2002 6:57 am, Erylon Hines wrote: > My Sis 7012 sound now works! Simple fix, but I couldn't figure it out, and > I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. > > This list is a great help. > > e. You're welcome. I'm happy to oblige. That's why I love Google so much. If

Re: [newbie] Where is everyone?

2002-09-02 Thread Charlie M.
On Monday 02 September 2002 12:06 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > The evul little beast runs on Postfix. Notoriously spastic from time to > time. don't know what the hardware is though. > > Mark ~~ Whatever the "evul little beast" ;) is running it

Re: [newbie] (no subject)

2002-08-27 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 8:04 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I had some that were 700 and CD1 wouldn,t fit ,I went and > bought some cheap CD-R at Frys and they hold 703 they > worked fine CD1 was 701 MB CD2 was 699 . JOE I've used three different "brands" in the past couple of weeks, and so fa

Re: [newbie] (no subject)

2002-08-27 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 7:16 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am downloading Mandrake linux 9.0 beta 4, and its a 717000 KB file... I > have 700 MB ( 80 minute) CDs to burn... Will it fit on my CD? Or do i need > 750 or what... ~~~ The beta

Re: [newbie] Of coarse again... Mandrake downloads.

2002-08-27 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 11:41 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello, I know im starting to be a pain in the neck with this > mandreka mirror/download thing. I have mirrors already in which i know is > not the problem thats messing up my CD's. Number 1, I have a DSL > connecton... not 56k,

Re: [newbie] Dull Mandrake XP boot

2002-08-27 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 27 August 2002 11:27 am, David Sexton wrote: > Charlie, > thanks You're welcome David. I love questions that are easy enough that even _I_ can answer. ;) Have fun. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org QOTD: "I only touch base with re

Re: [newbie] Re: Please confirm your message

2002-08-25 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 25 August 2002 11:45 am, Mark Weaver wrote: > > My sediments exactly! > > > Mark Sediments? Sandy so-and-so aren't you? ;) I'll spend the next {time indeterminate} trying to figure out what this fortune cookie means in this context. Can't be a reference to ex-wives. Who worr

Re: [newbie] Re: Please confirm your message

2002-08-25 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 25 August 2002 9:57 am, Alastair Scott wrote: > 99 times out of 100 the sender of the email has no way of avoiding the > disclaimer as it is tacked on by a mail server, usually the property of > a company trying to protect its back. (Such as my company; as, for > several months, its di

Re: [newbie] Re: Please confirm your message

2002-08-25 Thread Charlie M.
On Saturday 24 August 2002 10:50 pm, Mark Weaver wrote: > O hey!!! we've got a live one. I hate this things even more then those > damnable out-of-office autoresponders. Geez! if you're gonna run a > personal mailserver the LEAST ya could do is NOT subscribe to any > mailing lists fer cyrin out lo

Re: [newbie] really really out of topic

2002-08-20 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 20 August 2002 19:52, Joseph Braddock wrote: > He should also be able to go into the BIOS setup and reduce the amount of > shared RAM for the onboard video, like, say 8MB or 16MB. It wasn't too > long ago that a 16MB AGP video card was state of the art! > > Joe ~~

Re: [newbie] really really out of topic

2002-08-20 Thread Charlie M.
On Tuesday 20 August 2002 07:50, Sean Goh wrote: > Hi guys, > I'm using 128 mb ram and when i boot up it says in parenthesis that > 64mb is shared. When i booted to windows, it says i have 64mb ram. So i > tot i'd try to disable the shared by going to Bios. After i exited and > lo and behold,

Re: [newbie] Setting Clock to 12 time

2002-08-19 Thread Charlie M.
On Monday 19 August 2002 07:37 am, David Sexton wrote: > Can some one tell me how to set my clock to 12 time on Mandrake 8.2? I know > this is an easy question I haven't had problems figuring it out in the past > > Thanks > > David ~~ Right c

Re: [newbie] install on Compaq Presario 1240

2002-08-17 Thread Charlie M.
On Saturday 17 August 2002 12:41 pm, Todd Slater wrote: > Thanks Randy, I'm willing to give it a try. But where can I get Dos 5 or > 6? > > Thanks! ~~ How about here: http://www.bootdisk.com/ -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963

Re: [newbie] Burn an iso to disk

2002-08-17 Thread Charlie M.
On Saturday 17 August 2002 11:39 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > Can someone explain in simple terms how to burn an .iso image to a CD and > get readable files? I have tried every burner front end available and all > I get is a text copy of the .iso image. No hair left to tear out. Help is > much appr

Re: [newbie] MK 9.0 Beta 2 Installation Error

2002-08-15 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 15 August 2002 01:39 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Thursday 15 Aug 2002 8:34 pm, Miark wrote: > > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > > > Not really, but since Beta3 is now out, it may not be worth > > > spending too much time over. Good thing CDs are cheap ;-) > > > > Where?

Re: [newbie] Beta 9.0 2 (now OT)

2002-08-11 Thread Charlie M.
On Sunday 11 August 2002 12:10 pm, shane wrote: >> "... watching this distro grow and mature is some of the most fun I've > > had with my clothes on.! ;)" > > you mean i am the only computing naked?!? > > - -- > "god is omnipotent, omnicient, and omnibenevolent-says so right on the > label. and

Re: [newbie] Embedded Ethernet Adapaters

2002-08-11 Thread Charlie M.
On Saturday 10 August 2002 10:57 pm, Isaac Curtis wrote: > I'm putting together a new computer and haven't been able to confirm > whether or not Linux supports the embedded ethernet adapters found in > motherboards like Intel's D815EA2LU and Elite Groups' ECS K7S5A. I'm not > sure what board I'm g

Re: [newbie] Low-profile graphics cards

2002-08-09 Thread Charlie M.
On Friday 09 August 2002 03:01 pm, Alastair Scott wrote: > > On further investigation the whole issue is difficult, mainly because of > the problem you note but also because there's not even standard terminology > ('half-height', 'low-profile' and various other expressions are used). > > There ar

Re: [newbie] LILO disappeared

2002-08-09 Thread Charlie M.
On Friday 09 August 2002 01:34 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i thought you just use disc 1 and type lilo ~ disk1 F1 for other options type rescue choose install bootloader (or some such) then reboot after reloading bootloader. -- Charlie Edmonton,

Re: [newbie] Low-profile graphics cards

2002-08-09 Thread Charlie M.
On Friday 09 August 2002 06:00 am, Alastair Scott wrote: Please ignore my previous reply. I pasted something in the wrong box and hit send without looking at it. What I wanted to reply to you was the only way I've ever found to get an answre to this exact question (it has come up before for

Re: [newbie] Low-profile graphics cards

2002-08-09 Thread Charlie M.
On Friday 09 August 2002 06:00 am, Alastair Scott wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have a Dell Optiplex GX150. It's a good machine - quiet, fast, uses only > 145W at full tilt with the flat panel, runs Mandrake effortlessly - but its > sole weakness is the onboard i81

Re: [newbie] Ok I installed 9.0beta2, now what? :-)

2002-08-08 Thread Charlie M.
On Thursday 08 August 2002 02:44 pm, Alastair Scott wrote: > Write it up and post it to the [cooker] mailing list! I think I figured it out after a long afternoon of reading and re-installing. I was using XFS for all the partitions except /boot and 9.0beta2 doesn't seem to like; a.) a separat

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