[newbie] @ symbol in latin american keyboard

Hello everyone, I was wondering if any of you has a latin american keyboard layout. I have it, but I haven't found where the @ symbol is. Regards. Hugo

[newbie] boot disk with grub

Hi everyone, Windows is not able to boot, I was going to reintall it, so I tested my linux floppy boot disk (the one created while linux was installed). The disk is booting with LILO instead of grub and it doesn't complete a succesfull boot. How can I create a grub boot disk? Thanks in

RE: [newbie] system sounds

The same thing happened to me. Never knew why. Then one day I installed Helix Gnome and I got system sounds working. Hugo -Original Message- From: KompuKit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 6:55 AM To: Linux-Mandrake Subject: [newbie] system sounds I

RE: [newbie] MP3 to .wav?

Yes, only if you specify that it will be an audio CD. If not, it'll be a data CD with wav files. Hugo -Original Message- From: hellmut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] MP3 to .wav? But when you burn a

RE: [newbie] Long wait times when starting applications

I had the same problem. My box is a PIII500 and 128Mb ram. I was using gnome and enlightenment on top. Some apps had a delay time before popping up. I created a "guest" account and the apps ran fairly well. So I came to the thinking that somewhere, someday, somehow I moved something in the

RE: [newbie] Creative pci128 sound card

Maybe the sound is too low. try turning it up. I have a soundcard like yours, and Linux also detects it as Ensoniq, and also like you, I couldn't get it to be a PCI128. The only thing I haven't got to work right is the system sounds, but I have CDs and mp3s working fine. Hugo -Original

[newbie] RE: My pitiful attempt at translatingRe: [newb=ie] Solicitar información

Pretty good translation Vic. That is what it says. At the end of the message he states that he can understand english and italian. So if any help is coming, english would be fine. I was at Diamond's home page and only found Win drivers. Hugo. -Original Message- From: Vic

RE: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windows registry, keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can't be configured......

Before reformating the hard disk, make just one partition for Win, but don't take the whole HD, leave the space you need for Linux unpartitioned. This way you won't resize your windows partition to make space for Linux. I don't know if this can avoid the problem you had, but at least you won't

RE: [newbie] app like Adobe Photoshop/photodeluxe

Hi Philomena. The package is The Gimp (www.gimp.org). At first it feels a little bit awkwards but after a while you get the hang of it. Regards. Hugo -Original Message- From: Philomena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 12:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [newbie] Linux friendly ISPs, what are their server specs?

Well, I thought the servers where one get an internet connection from the ISP had to have a certain SO or software, that there were issues to connect to them due to SO constraints (Win**) or something like that. Hugo On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: Hello. What are the tech

[newbie] Linux friendly ISPs, what are their server specs?

Hello. What are the tech specs of a Linux friendly ISP? Hugo.

RE: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...

The very same thing happens to me. I don't find any registration in napster site and gnapster keeps asking me for name and password. Hugo Mike Tracy Holt wrote: That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight... another victory for those poor people who have to spend their

RE: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...

I've tried that, but no matter what strange name I come up to, gnapster *always* tells me that name already exists. Hugo -Original Message- From: Ronald J. Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 10:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster

RE: [newbie] gnome-help

The way I restored it was right clicking on the bottom taskbar, then add-applet/utils/, and there youll find an applet with a little-window icon (do not remember the name), choose that one. Hugo -Original Message- From: Phil Burton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 20,

[newbie] Bottom panel configuration

Hi guys and gals. Last night I started my Linux box, everything apparently normal, but one thing: the bottom panel bar. It was missing the section where open windows buttons go. I mean, if i minimized a window, there was no way (as far as I know) to restore it again by clicking in the

RE: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1

, don't remember right know the card detected (something like Enqsonic(?)) the values used for DMA, etc, were all set to -1. I have a Soundblaster Infra PCI 128. Hugo GONZALEZ MIS Cuernavaca Mexico -Original Message- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000

RE: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1

]] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1 Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: I don't have sounds either (cannot play system sounds, wav files, etc), but music CDs and avi videos have no problem: sound is perfect. Try playing a CD, I didn't

RE: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1

linux cool or what! We love it! Bambi Paul wrote: On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Dennis Myers wrote: Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: I don't have sounds either (cannot play system sounds, wav files, etc), but music CDs and avi videos have no problem: sound is perfect. Try playing a CD, I didn't r

[newbie] Linux security in Internet

Hello everyone. Reading a magazine I found a place where security in internet is tested for your computer. This place is www.grc.com. I gave it a visit twice. Once under Linux and once under W98. I found the following info regarding open ports suceptible of being used by intruders. Port

RE: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1

configure sound on 7.1 Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: Hi Philomena I am using Mandrake 7.1. My soundcard is a Sounblaster Infra PCI 128. And just realized that I can't enable system sounds (I checked the box "Enable system sounds", but it didn't work). I just discovered last weekend I can

RE: [newbie] Cannot configure sound on 7.1

I don't have sounds either (cannot play system sounds, wav files, etc), but music CDs and avi videos have no problem: sound is perfect. Try playing a CD, I didn't realized CD had sound until two weeks after I installed Mandrake. Why CDs and avi files have no problem with sound? I still don't

[newbie] System sounds

Hello everyone. I'd like to thank everybody who helped me on kppp. This list is REALLY helpful and supportive. I now have another issue (I wouldn't call it a problem): At first, when I just installed Linux and was able to boot it I thought the sound card was not detected at all or at least

RE: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root

! Hugo GONZALEZ wrote: Thanks Dennis. And what about if I use Gnome? Hugo GONZALEZ MIS Cuernavaca Mexico -Original Message- From: Dennis Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] PPP

[newbie] PPP connection for other than root

Hello everyone! What should I do to use a PPP dialup conection to internet whithout going into drakconf/network/PPP? I'd like to have a sort of shortcut so I dont have to go into drakconf (and type root's password). Is this possible? Thanks in advance. Hugo

RE: [newbie] 7.1 resolution (as in screen)

dont mean a greater resolution, but just smaller bars and icons. Hugo Hugo GONZALEZ MIS Cuernavaca Mexico -Original Message- From: toyswins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 9:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 resolution (as in screen) I'v

RE: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root

Thanks Dennis. And what about if I use Gnome? Hugo GONZALEZ MIS Cuernavaca Mexico -Original Message- From: Dennis Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] PPP connection for other than root Hugo GONZALEZ wrote

[newbie] PPP connection for other than root

Hello everybody. Finally last weekend the MD7.1 download was completed (after about 60+ hrs of connection time). I installed it succesfuly. GRUB let me go beyond the 1047 cylinder and my connection to internet is working. I still have lots and lots to things to tune. Ok, one of the things I

RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image

--- Original Message - From: Hugo GONZALEZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 1:07 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image Ok, so GRUB can go beyond the cylinder 1024. I am dowloading then the ISO image of Mandrake 7.1. I am half the way of completing the

[newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image

anual". What is the procedure to burn an ISO image into a CD to make it bootable? Do I burn it just like that? Thanks again! Hugo GONZALEZ -Original Message- From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

[newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux

to clarify this to me. Thanks in advance. Hugo GONZALEZ

[newbie] How do I mount a modem?

s mounting a modem must be a piece of cake, but how do I mount my modem? Thanks all in advance. Hugo GONZALEZ

Re[2]: [newbie] panoramix must change its name

YOU HAVE ONLY 24h to answer before the choice is done... so answer fast :) the panoramix name is unfortunately copyrighted (wishing there were only GPL ;-) so i'm making a poll here to know which name it will change to! some ideas: - pearl (perl+a, maybe

[newbie] Mandrake or Red Hat

Hello. I am going to build my own computer and I want Linux to be the OS. I have a CD with Linux Mandrake 6.0, but a friend offered me his Red Hat 6.0. Could you please tell me why should I stay with Mandrake? I'll use my box mainly for gaming and rendering