Re: [newbie] Translate errors with cdrecord?

2005-01-16 Thread David Reynolds
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 12:30 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Wednesday 12 January 2005 08:30 am, David Reynolds wrote: Okay, I need to back up some of my data and, more importantly, burn my 10.1 ISOs before I reinstall (to fix the libgcc error my machine developed on the last install

[newbie] Translate errors with cdrecord?

2005-01-12 Thread David Reynolds
Okay, I need to back up some of my data and, more importantly, burn my 10.1 ISOs before I reinstall (to fix the libgcc error my machine developed on the last install). However *because* libgcc failed, there are a whole host of programs I can't install, so I'm back to the CLI for cdburning.

Re: FW: [newbie] RE: nVidia

2005-01-10 Thread David Reynolds
On Monday 10 January 2005 05:17 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Monday 10 Jan 2005 11:10, Hugh Dixon wrote: I am tempted to go ATI next time I need a card I forgot to say that my third Mandrake box has an ATi card - and I doubt if I will ever buy another. Argh, don't say that. My NVIDIA

Re: [newbie] Re: FireFox speedup

2005-01-09 Thread David Reynolds
On Friday 07 January 2005 04:53 pm, Miark wrote: On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:44:12 -0600, David wrote: I've tried it for about a week now, and honestly, I can't tell any difference. Besides, my conscience forbids me to send 30 request to a server in order to get one page. There's enough

Re: [newbie] Re: FireFox speedup

2005-01-06 Thread David Reynolds
On Thursday 06 January 2005 06:13 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 07 January 2005 00:55, Jonesy wrote: On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:22:45 -0500, Kenneth Rhodes wrote: 1.Type about:config into the address bar and hit return. 3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New- Integer. Name

Re: [newbie] ASCII characters

2005-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 12:37 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Tuesday 04 January 2005 17:58, Miark wrote: On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 00:34:26 +0100, Kaj wrote: In KMail I've set the charset to iso-8859-15. But then again, I don't use KMail for html. My guess is, that our American friends here

Re: [newbie] ASCII characters

2005-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
On Wednesday 05 January 2005 03:55 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Wednesday 05 January 2005 22:25, David Reynolds wrote: On Tuesday 04 January 2005 12:37 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Tuesday 04 January 2005 17:58, Miark wrote: On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 00:34:26 +0100, Kaj wrote: In KMail I've

Re: [newbie] partitioning limbo

2005-01-04 Thread David Reynolds
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 08:10 am, Bryan Phinney wrote: Sounds to me like you have simply overwritten the MBR bootloader with LILO from Mandrake which did not detect the Win installation and create a LILO boot option for it. You should be able to go into /etc/lilo.conf and create an option

[newbie] partitioning limbo (as in Purgatory, not the dance)

2005-01-03 Thread David Reynolds
I'm pretty sure I'm buggered this time around, but maybe someone here can help me spot my error for next time: Situation: Needed Windows on my computer to run some commercial games with my family; Cedega isn't cutting it. So fine; my 3-year-old Linux only system is going to be dual-boot

[newbie] libgcc?

2005-01-02 Thread David Reynolds
For whatever reason, libgcc1-3.3.2-6mdk.i586 failed to installed from CD#1 this last time around. Now it seems to not believe I can install it (or anything, in fact) from my tmp/ directory, and I'm trying to sort out if it's actually borked my system, or merely gotten confused. rpmdrake's

[newbie] Mdk 8.2 + Cedega 4.1.1 = ?

2004-11-27 Thread David Reynolds
I've got a fairly outdated system that I've never had great cause to update, but now my family would like it if I could play games like Diablo II with them. I've had less than fantastic luck with Winex, but I don't know per se whether that's because of my Mandrake being so old compared to the

[newbie] e2fsck library version out of date?

2004-11-27 Thread David Reynolds
Not sure what this signifies, but I've been getting it when running fsck (after a hard reboot, for example) for quite some time: ]# e2fsck Error: ext2fs library version out of date! e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002) Using EXT2FS Library version 1.26, 3-Feb-2002 I suspect that fsck is not working

Re: [newbie] NO LIST MAIL TODAY??

2003-06-20 Thread David Reynolds
On Wednesday 18 June 2003 10:16 pm, Bob Read proclaimed: Has there been little/no mail on this list today? If there has been any volume of mail today, would someone please let me know directly? Yep. 19 messages in the last 8 hours, including yours. TIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] David -- Three

Re: [newbie] MP3s

2003-06-03 Thread David Reynolds
On Monday 02 June 2003 06:19 pm, Dennis Myers proclaimed: Is it safe to assume that you've checked all the mixer volumes and the likes? And you've run RPMDRAKE and double-checked that every bit'n'bob of XMMS has been installed? And I'm sure you checked that the power to the speakers is on

Re: [newbie] File Management

2003-02-11 Thread David Reynolds
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 05:45 pm, FemmeFatale proclaimed: At 10:41 AM 2/11/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 20:23, FemmeFatale wrote: On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 04:25, Adolfo Bello wrote: After 20 years using DOS/Windows I am rather used to the A;, C:, D: schema but after

Fwd: NDN: Re: [newbie] File Management

2003-02-11 Thread David Reynolds
What the heck is this? I get it for the last couple weeks when sending to this list. No weird email abbreviations are at fault - I'm typing the list address in raw. the message does get through after all, I just get this failure notice as well. -- Forwarded Message --

Fwd: [newbie] Ethernet over USB?

2003-02-04 Thread David Reynolds
Am I using the wrong list for this inquiry? I am not sure if I am barking down the wrong pipe, or no one knows what in the world I am smoking (to continue the mixed metaphor). Regards, David Reynolds -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [newbie] Ethernet over USB? Date: Sun, 2

[newbie] Ethernet over USB?

2003-02-02 Thread David Reynolds
So I'm attempting to update the ROM on my new Sharp Zaurus 5000D, and having difficulty getting qtopiadesktop to connect up with it. The problem may be related to my never having used (set up?) my USB ports correctly, since I've never used them up until now. Qtopia Desktop doesn't seem to have

Re: [newbie] K-Mail Filter question

2003-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
On Sunday 05 January 2003 06:21 am, Michael Adams proclaimed: On Sun, 05 Jan 2003 07:46, David Williams wrote: On Saturday 04 January 2003 01:19 pm, Michael Adams wrote: On Sun, 05 Jan 2003 01:35, Derek wrote: On Saturday 04 Jan 2003 9:55 am, Michael Adams wrote: I was trying to set

Re: [newbie] Monitor setup

2003-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
display. I was aiming for 1024x768, and apparently that is what I got...sort of. Alt-Ctrl +/- got me into a stable situation, and I had to resave the session a few times. Can anyone point me in the direction of how to resolve this without trashing my XFree86 setup again? Thanks in advance, David

Re: [newbie] OT - Where are you at? (was installing mdk rpm's)

2003-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
On Saturday 04 January 2003 10:49 pm, Jason wrote: Just out of interest, where are other list members from?? Kansas City - but you probably gather that already from my email. ;) David -- Three things it is best to leave alone: a strange dog; a sudden flood; one wise in their own eyes.

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Club (Troll)

2003-01-05 Thread David Reynolds
would have spent on the box into the Club. Regards, David Reynolds -- Three things which bring dignity to a person: discretion in their speech; contentment in the life they lead; peacefulness among their neighbors. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

[newbie] Viewing XML in Konqueror (or any other Linux browser)

2002-11-09 Thread David Reynolds
Anyone know why Konqueror and Mozilla and Netscape 7 would all refuse to interpret XML through an XSL stylesheet? The page in question is http://www.gaiacommunity.org/fun/mishmash.xml - I'd like to know if the flaw is on my computer's settings, or the setup of the XSL. It works perfectly well

Re: [newbie] Mozilla upgrade?

2002-10-29 Thread David Reynolds
On Tuesday 29 October 2002 04:45 am, Derek Jennings proclaimed: On Tuesday 29 Oct 2002 5:37 am, David Reynolds wrote: I'm still using Mdk 8.2 in the interest of stability. I'm also testing out Mozilla and like what I see, but I've still got 0.9.8. What is the last stable version you can

[newbie] Mozilla upgrade?

2002-10-28 Thread David Reynolds
I'm still using Mdk 8.2 in the interest of stability. I'm also testing out Mozilla and like what I see, but I've still got 0.9.8. What is the last stable version you can install with Mandrake 8.2? Mozilla 1.0? David Reynolds -- Three boasts of a fool: riches; lineage; dissipation. Want

Re: [newbie] Mozilla upgrade?

2002-10-28 Thread David Reynolds
On Monday 28 October 2002 05:42 pm, Todd Franklin proclaimed: I was doing that too until everybody pulled support for it :-( Oh well. It was time to make the jump anyway. So far, it's been running quite well... :-) Hey just noticed you're from KC! Cool! I live in OPKS. Good to know

Re: [newbie] difficulties hooking into internet (ethernet card, cable modem, hub)

2002-08-15 Thread David Reynolds
use it because I want the alternative to Windows. However it's not a religion for me. Thanks for your input (no sarcasm intended), David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] difficulties hooking into internet (ethernet card, cable modem, hub)

2002-08-13 Thread David Reynolds
Router/Switch since there are three devices currently intended for connection. Aside from doing the MAC spoofing, is there anything else I should be aware of? Civileme Your advice is helpful, as always. Good luck with your employment situation. David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services

[newbie] difficulties hooking into internet (ethernet card, cable modem, hub)

2002-08-12 Thread David Reynolds
list. Thanks in advance, David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Konqueror rolling up its windows?

2002-05-23 Thread David Reynolds
On Wednesday 22 May 2002 12:59 pm, shane proclaimed: the title bar. Fiddling with their sizes did nothing but aggrevate the problem, and now the Toolbar has completely disappeared and the Address bar is only 3/5 visible so I can barely see what site I am at. I am told by a friend that

[newbie] Konqueror rolling up its windows?

2002-05-22 Thread David Reynolds
will be gladly supplied, but I am not sure what would be helpful at this point. It hasn't affected any other KDE programs as of yet but he said it would eventually roll up the entire desktop. This seems like a rather serious problem not to be fixed... Regards, David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack

Re: [newbie] Re: Frontpage like application for Linux

2002-02-12 Thread David Reynolds
On Monday 11 February 2002 08:46 am, Chuck Henson wrote: At 02:29 AM 2/11/02 +0100, you wrote: Now Hanan, why on earth use a mediocre WYSIWYG-editor when it's so simple to write real HTML ? As a web designer myself, I can only give one answer. There is no excuse for using a mediocre

Re: [newbie] Re: Frontpage like application for Linux

2002-02-10 Thread David Reynolds
On Sunday 10 February 2002 06:28 pm, Hanan Z. Shargi wrote: Geee.. Thanks everyone :-) I really liked blufish boy this linux box is like a box of wonders .. u never know how FULL it is !! one more thing... why do I have the feeling that everybody is trying to sned me the message: hey

Re: [newbie] Translation

2002-02-10 Thread David Reynolds
On Sunday 10 February 2002 09:54 pm, Gary Montalbine wrote: I am looking for a program that will translate German web pages into english while online. Google was not helpful. Any suggestions? Did you try babelfish.com ? They have a pretty good list of links, last I checked. Regards, David,

Re: [newbie] su

2002-02-04 Thread David Reynolds
? It defaults to shutting off SUs, if I recall correctly. www.acronymfinder.com is a wealth of useless information. Cheers, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give

Re: [newbie] panel behaviour in KDE

2002-01-22 Thread David Reynolds
/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux is pretty active, without being overwhelming. There are other lists on the same server, IIRC. David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders

Re: [newbie] OK I got LICQ working...

2002-01-12 Thread David Reynolds
and starting over. Worked fine ever since (oh, and I'm still using 8.0). Regards, David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Re: Open Source (was Recommended office suites? Now OT)

2001-12-27 Thread David Reynolds
a beautiful THEORY. I just don't think its sustainable in the long term. The last two decades of computer programming have really been halcyon days, comparatively speaking. David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Unable to read partition table

2001-12-27 Thread David Reynolds
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 10:46 pm, Antonio Sousa wrote: Hi all Antonio, your computer clock is off by a year. Check it out and fix. :) David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] /dev/sequencer busy?

2001-12-27 Thread David Reynolds
the list know :) I'm using LM 8.0 right now, which is what I bought. I've considered going to 8.1, but there have been a lot of complaints about how beta it still is. I'll take my chances with getting this worked out before I go into kernel updates. David Reynolds -- A human being should be able

[newbie] /dev/sequencer busy?

2001-12-26 Thread David Reynolds
the heck happened here? I'm not yet clear how much was screwed up by the guy who installed this for me, and how much is inherent Linux difficulties. TIA, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set

Re: [newbie] Windows dual-boot after the fact?

2001-12-25 Thread David Reynolds
compatability with Windoze-designed programs, so the option to dual-boot has become a possibility again. What I'm gathering from this thread is that this is a dead duck, however. TIA, David Reynolds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] menu editing

2001-12-15 Thread David Reynolds
a way to remove it, but it doesn't appear to be in the .menu directory either. Where am I missing to look? Thanks, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give

[newbie] lack of real estate (screen res. problems)

2001-11-10 Thread David Reynolds
the control buttons (apply/try, ok, cancel, save, etc) run off the edge of the screen, and control panels cannot be resized. A console solution may be necessary for that reason, but please, go easy on the newbie. *sigh* Thanks in advance, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change

Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] text issues

2001-10-31 Thread David Reynolds
per line. Thanks, David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently

[newbie] text issues

2001-10-26 Thread David Reynolds
so that they become virtually unreadable. David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook

Re: [newbie] kmail and spell check

2001-10-24 Thread David Reynolds
composer toolbar - right click it and choose configure toolbar. There you can add the spell checking button. -s Didn't see this in the Toolbar possibilities for Kmail 2.1.1. Is there a newer rpm out there? David Reynolds -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion