Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update not possible

2003-07-10 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Thursday 10 July 2003 11:56, you wrote: Rosario Balboa wrote: I ghot the same problem, but in Add a source there's relative path to synthesis/hdlist, what is this?Could you give me a couple nice URL with their synthesis/hdlist whatever this is? Somebody posted a link to an excellent

Re: [newbie] Module Dependencies?

2003-07-06 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 06 July 2003 14:45, you wrote: I tried to install Mandrake 9.1 which I downloaded off of various FTPs listed on the www.mandrakelinux.com website a few days ago. The install went smoothly, just about everything was working except my sound card (according to the installation program),

[newbie] asf player?

2003-07-01 Thread Isaac Curtis
Is there a media player for L-M that can play .asf files? My sister's HS graduation is in .asf format and I'm trying to figure out a way to view it on this box. Worst case scenario I think I can get someone to convert it, but if it's viewable that would rule. Isaac Want to buy your Pack or

Re: [newbie] missing libraries, awkward fonts

2003-06-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Thursday 19 June 2003 13:15, you wrote: On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 5:23 pm, Crak600 - Michael wrote: On Thursday 19 June 2003 12:03 pm, Curt Tresenriter wrote: On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:35:15 -0400 JoeHill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this worries me, I here a lot of Maxtor's failing on

Re: [newbie] missing libraries, awkward fonts

2003-06-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Thursday 19 June 2003 11:49, you wrote: On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:45:04 -0400 JoeHill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Go here and configure all your sources: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/index.php 2. then as root, urpmi [packagename] make sure you add texstar, that's where the msfont

Re: [newbie] missing libraries, awkward fonts

2003-06-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
what I can figure out. Thanks a lot for the help, just a matter of figuring out exactly what's going on. Isaac HTH derek On Wednesday 18 Jun 2003 6:02 pm, Isaac Curtis wrote: Hey all: I'm back on Mandrake after a one year hiatus (had no computer at all for that time). I feel like

[newbie] L-M 9.1 without CDs?

2003-06-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
Okay, I realize that 9/10 of my problems come from the fact I'm running 8.0, but I don't have any $ to get ahold of 9.1. I've never done an install except off CDs so could someone explain to me exactly what I'm doing or RTFM me to the appropriate howto? I've gotten myself as far as this page

[newbie] missing libraries, awkward fonts

2003-06-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
Hey all: I'm back on Mandrake after a one year hiatus (had no computer at all for that time). I feel like I'm back at square one and running into the same problems I did several years ago and I don't remember exactly how to deal with them all. At the top of the list right now are fonts and

[newbie] Where can I download Ximian Evolution?

2002-08-21 Thread Isaac Curtis
I'm running 7.2 Power Pack and it doesn't come on the CD. The only version I can find online is in debian format. Can L-M do .deb? If not, where can I find this program? KMail is driving me up the freaking wall and everyone's telling me this is the direction I need to go, I just need help

[newbie] What version (distro?) to run on my new box?

2002-08-21 Thread Isaac Curtis
All right folks, I'm about to order all the parts for my new machine, and I'm going to order the OS along with it. What do I order? I'm open to anything. I would be very interested in beginning a Debian learning curve, so that's one possibility. If I stay with Mandrake (which is where I'm

Re: [newbie] 8.2 installation, and desktop

2002-08-21 Thread Isaac Curtis
(response below quote) On Wednesday 21 August 2002 23:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am a linux newbie, and I am very interested in learning linux. I downloaded Linux 8.2, and i tried installing it but it has about 5 errors while installing the packages. Installation went through

[newbie] Can I switch my IDE controllers?

2002-08-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
Right now I've got my HP 9100 CD-RW plugged into Primary Master, Windows IBM Deskstar 30 Gig on Secondary Master with this Linux HD, a Maxtor 20, on Secondary Slave. I did this because I originally wasn't able to get either the IBM HD or the CD drive (I can't remember which, it was over a year

Re: [newbie] Can I switch my IDE controllers?

2002-08-20 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Tuesday 20 August 2002 21:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isaac Curtis wrote: Right now I've got my HP 9100 CD-RW plugged into Primary Master, Windows IBM Deskstar 30 Gig on Secondary Master with this Linux HD, a Maxtor 20, on Secondary Slave. I did this because I originally wasn't able

[newbie] Software database?

2002-08-19 Thread Isaac Curtis
I've been eyeing Debian a little bit lately, and came across this page (http://packages.debian.org/stable/) which was really enticing. It is EXACTLY the kind of page I have been looking for forever for Mandrake-Linux and just in general. I even went to the efforts of drawing out on paper the

Re: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 18 August 2002 10:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isaac Curtis wrote: On Sunday 18 August 2002 01:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am going to have a fast internet connection soon and would like to be able to provide friends/family with dialup internet access using a comp at my place

Re: [newbie] Isaac

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 18 August 2002 11:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isaac, You are fighting an uphill battle Who is your isp that you are going to be getting and are you allowed to provide network services on your internet connection. Please check it out before you do it. :) Hehe yeah right. I

Re: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 18 August 2002 12:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to run an ISP I also have my system configured so I can dial into it while I am on the road. This gives me internet and mail access. (I have a T1 with my own mail server) You are going to run into a few of problems with your

Re: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
-Original Message- From: Isaac Curtis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17/08/02 11:11 PM Subject: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server I am going to have a fast internet connection soon and would like to be able to provide friends/family with dialup internet access using a comp at my

Re: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Isaac Curtis Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] I want to be a dialup server -Original Message- From: Isaac Curtis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17/08/02 11:11 PM Subject

Re: [newbie] System Support Checklist

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 18 August 2002 13:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 18 August 2002 12:00 pm, you wrote: On Friday 16 August 2002 10:21 pm, you wrote: On Friday 16 August 2002 07:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have you checked the systems at wallmart.com? no monitor (add whatever you

Re: [newbie] Modem help

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Sunday 18 August 2002 12:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: when i use kppp i push connect and it says modem ready then it says sorry, the modem doesnt respond anyone know why it says this? im guessing its cause i dont have my modem drivers setup right or something. any help is great Thanks

Re: [newbie] System Support Checklist

2002-08-18 Thread Isaac Curtis
***OFF TOPIC ALERT*** ***don't read if you're not interested*** On Sunday 18 August 2002 16:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 18 August 2002 02:30 pm, you wrote: On Sunday 18 August 2002 13:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 18 August 2002 12:00 pm, you wrote: On Friday 16

Re: [newbie] Messages won't thread in KMail

2002-08-17 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Saturday 17 August 2002 03:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 17 Aug 2002 3:36 am, you wrote: I can't get my messages to thread in KMail. I've tried unchecking and rechecking the option to no avail, as well as restarting X and the entire machine. Any ideas? Isaac Works in

Re: [newbie] Messages won't thread in KMail

2002-08-17 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Saturday 17 August 2002 08:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 17 Aug 2002, Isaac Curtis wrote: On Saturday 17 August 2002 03:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 17 Aug 2002 3:36 am, you wrote: I can't get my messages to thread in KMail. I've tried unchecking and rechecking

Re: [newbie] localizing EveryBuddy / Gaim

2002-08-16 Thread Isaac Curtis
(response below quote) On Friday 16 August 2002 08:38, Todd Slater wrote: On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 10:31:14PM -0400, Isaac Curtis wrote: Hey all, I'm always annoyed when I've got ten desktops buzzing along, all my work crisply compartmentalized, and all of a sudden I get an IM

Re: [newbie] System Support Checklist

2002-08-16 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Friday 16 August 2002 07:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have you checked the systems at wallmart.com? no monitor (add whatever you want) but the computers w/mandrake installed are a hard price to beat. even as a reseller, with out volume discounts I cannot beat the price. I feel you but I'm

[newbie] Messages won't thread in KMail

2002-08-16 Thread Isaac Curtis
I can't get my messages to thread in KMail. I've tried unchecking and rechecking the option to no avail, as well as restarting X and the entire machine. Any ideas? Isaac Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Interesting comparision.

2002-08-15 Thread Isaac Curtis
(response below) I watched Steve Jobs keynote address from Mac World in streaming mpeg4 with AAC audio on QuickTime 6, and if it hadn't been for the eye candy, I could have sworn I was watching an M$ show. The new Mac business model looks a lot like the M$ model--moving to subscription

[newbie] localizing EveryBuddy / Gaim

2002-08-15 Thread Isaac Curtis
Hey all, I'm always annoyed when I've got ten desktops buzzing along, all my work crisply compartmentalized, and all of a sudden I get an IM on a desktop I am trying to do something else with. I have to go to the trouble of closing it, returning to my IM desktop, returning the message and

Re: [newbie] localizing EveryBuddy / Gaim

2002-08-15 Thread Isaac Curtis
this was not supposed to send KMail sucks it was saved as a draft and KMail autosent it the next time I logged in I'll re-submit once I finish it Apologies, Isaac On Thursday 15 August 2002 22:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I'm always annoyed when I've got ten desktops buzzing

[newbie] System Support Checklist

2002-08-15 Thread Isaac Curtis
Dear L-M crew: I'm putting together a computer based very much around the recommendations from the Thompsan's over at www.hardwareguys.com. I've built several computer before, but have come to trust their picks a lot over the last few months and I'm generally confident that anything they

Re: [newbie] cannot connect with modem.

2002-08-12 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Monday 12 August 2002 11:42, savaidis wrote: There is not KPPP there and I couldn't find it on CD1 of installation either. Makis rantI had this exact problem when I installed Linux for the first time. For reasons COMPLETELY beyond my comprehension, Mandrake never had the common sense

[newbie] Xmms thinks it's speedy gonzalez

2002-08-12 Thread Isaac Curtis
-- System: ABIT VH6-II Motherboard Pentium III 866 MHz Processor 256 MB RAM Maxtor 20GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive HP 9100 CD-Writer Elsa Gladiac nVidia GeForce2 32MB Video Card Viewsonic EF70 17 Monitor 3C450 NIC

[newbie] CD Burning issues

2002-08-12 Thread Isaac Curtis
-- System: ABIT VH6-II Motherboard Pentium III 866 MHz Processor 256 MB RAM IBM Deskstar 40 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive (Secondary Master) Maxtor 20GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive (Secondary Slave) HP 9100 CD-Writer (Primary Master) Elsa

Re: [newbie] Re: Xmms thinks it's speedy gonzalez

2002-08-12 Thread Isaac Curtis
On Monday 12 August 2002 19:32, you wrote: Isaac Curtis writes: Apparently some of the software takes this too seriously, because when I tried using Xmms to play some mp3's, it got a little carried away. It's playing all my songs about 10-20% faster than normal, and I know it's

Re: [newbie] Re: Xmms thinks it's speedy gonzalez

2002-08-12 Thread Isaac Curtis
Okay, I downloaded Xmms 1.2.7 and the same problems are happening. It varies song to song, some of them play just fast enough that it sounds a little funny, one or two sound like Alvin the Chipmunks. Any other ideas? Isaac Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Embedded Ethernet Adapaters

2002-08-11 Thread Isaac Curtis
(body below quote) On Sunday 11 August 2002 02:30, you wrote: At 12:57 AM 8/11/2002 -0400, you 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

Re: [newbie] Embedded Ethernet Adapaters

2002-08-11 Thread Isaac Curtis
sound i810_audio #alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-intel8x0 #above snd-card-intel8x0 snd-pcm-oss mjh 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

[newbie] Embedded Ethernet Adapaters

2002-08-10 Thread Isaac Curtis
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 going to use exactly so my primary question isn't whether

Re: [newbie] Dumb Email Time Question

2001-09-07 Thread Isaac Curtis
Randy Kramer wrote: james Mellema wrote: Look at it like time is always UT (the current designation for GMT), local time where you are is 4 hours earlier, hence, the - sign. If you were on the other side of the International Date Line you would be ahead, hence the + sign. Jim, Thanks

Re: [newbie] Webmail Thingo for Apache and Mandrake. OT

2001-09-07 Thread Isaac Curtis
Brett wrote: I need a webmail type of access program for a server running Mandrake. It needs to be able to handle IMAP accounts. Also, it needs to work as thus. Someone logs in as- username - user pass - password When when they send mail in the program, it sets their return

Re: [newbie] bash: java: command not found

2001-09-07 Thread Isaac Curtis
antoine rivoire wrote: sorry valerie, i did a bit of looking, and i found out how you do that, and it works. thanks. On Monday 03 September 2001 08:52, you wrote: did you set PATH correctly after you insatlled the jdk? I've got Limewire and it's not working for me yet either, so could

Re: [newbie] Firewall/networking tutorial?

2001-09-07 Thread Isaac Curtis
Ben Bayer wrote: Hi all, I want to set up an old computer I installed mandrake 8 on as a firewall for my main PC. Does anyone know of a howto, forum discussion, book, or article that might help me get started networking and firewalling? Thanks, Ben Linux Network Administrator's

[newbie] System/Network Monitoring in Console

2001-09-01 Thread Isaac Curtis
Hey all, Moving to a less fiesty topic, what are some commands I can use to monitor tasks, network traffic, etc from the console/terminal? I know some basic networking stuff like netstat and ifconfig but I don't know any tools that display what tasks are running or what's going on with the

[newbie] Concurrent Remote X Login

2001-09-01 Thread Isaac Curtis
I've got a slow box (Eve) and a fast box (Speedy) and have been playing around with different ways of making the slow one more useable as a wait for a 128 stick to arrive. It's proven a great learning experience as I've become familiar with many desktop environments/window managers as well

[newbie] Configuration Files (repost)

2001-08-31 Thread Isaac Curtis
(I'm reposting this because it never got answered and I had flagged it because I was waiting to hear a response. Thanks to anyone who can help. - Isaac) Hello! In my system, I see .bashrc, .dosemurc, .kderc, /etc/bashrc, /etc/inputrc, /etc/rc.d etc. etc. etc. 1. What does rc stand for, as

Re: [newbie] SNF packet forwarding problem.

2001-08-31 Thread Isaac Curtis
John Turnbull wrote: I am sorry to repost this request, but I have still not managed to turn on forwarding in Mandrake SNF (original description follows). I do know a little more. I have managed to install a different firewalling distro - smoothwall (www.smoothwall.org), so I do know that

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
jennifer wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 17:09, Isaac Curtis wrote: This is a bottom-posted new thread, I encourage anyone interested to please skim the quote for context before reading below. (from the thread Re: [newbie] kde2.2 broke Konqueror Flash plugin) Ron Bouwhuis wrote

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
Bryan Tyson wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 21:32, Ron wrote: Isaac, My gast has been well and truly flabbered... Ron. (Feeling a little sadder after reading your post). Ron's right. This guy is making a mockery of both the Linux community and social consciousness.

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
James S Bear wrote: I hope we all understand that stealing will make us as bad as Microsoft. I wouldn't say Microsoft has a lousy product, but I do pray with all my hear that I won't have to buy another MS product in my life. I could possibly agree with the fact that they are evil(and

Re: [newbie] bash1 sh and stuff problem

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
antoine rivoire wrote: hi all, i ran into this prob when trying to install limwire. i lokked at akll the prevous messages, and followed the instructions. when typing sh runlime.sh i got that message back: runlime.sh: java: command not found ilooked for a while and it occured to me

Re: [newbie] Low Resource Window Manager?

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
Michel Clasquin wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 04:16, Isaac Curtis wrote: I've got a PII 266 with the same memory and am curious what suggestions people have for window managers that I can use which will allow me to get the most out of what I've got I don't run these myself (which

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
paul rodríguez wrote: Views on the morality of shoplifting aside, there is a way you can buy books from a local independent bookstore online that is very convenient. Booksense.com is an national organization of independent bookstores which provides a common interface to order books online

Re: [newbie] Not prompted for other cd's during installation

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
Nope, definitely not a single-cd install cd. It's the same cd that, if I pop it in the computer right beside this one, will pop up the prompt for the other cd's. Any ideas? - Isaac Michael D. Viron wrote: Anguo and Isaac, Usually this is because it is part of a single CD install

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
Charles Punch wrote: Isaac Curtis wrote: Bryan Tyson wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 21:32, Ron wrote: Isaac, My gast has been well and truly flabbered... Ron. (Feeling a little sadder after reading your post). Ron's right. This guy is making a mockery of both the Linux community

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-30 Thread Isaac Curtis
). You then write notes to yourself on a pad and put the book back on the shelf when you're done. Regards, Ron. Charles Punch wrote: Isaac Curtis wrote: Charles Punch wrote: Isaac Curtis wrote: Bryan Tyson wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 21:32, Ron wrote: Isaac, My gast has been

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-29 Thread Isaac Curtis
Matt Greer wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 16:09, you wrote: what I did supported my community and helped strike a(n admittedly small) blow at Borders and everything it stands for. You also struck a blow at a very innocent, and undeserving bystander...the author(s) of the book. If

Re: [newbie] Linux, Borders, and social consciousness

2001-08-29 Thread Isaac Curtis
jennifer wrote: On Wednesday 29 August 2001 17:09, Isaac Curtis wrote: This is a bottom-posted new thread, I encourage anyone interested to please skim the quote for context before reading below. (from the thread Re: [newbie] kde2.2 broke Konqueror Flash plugin) Ron Bouwhuis wrote

[newbie] What version of gcc do I have?

2001-08-28 Thread Isaac Curtis
How can I tell what version of gcc I have? Or any other program, for that matter? (I'm asking specifically for the command line way to do this) Thanks again, Isaac Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] File Renaming Perks: Did someone say 'bash

2001-08-28 Thread Isaac Curtis
Adams, Jamie wrote: That was great, much clearer now, thanks! I would very much like to learn bash programming, any suggestions on good resources? Thanks again. Jamie Adams Housing Assistant - Tel: (01723) 507543 Fax: (01723) 355862

Re: [newbie] kde2.2 broke Konqueror Flash plugin

2001-08-28 Thread Isaac Curtis
Charles A. Punch wrote: Dan Ray wrote: Morning, folks! So my upgrade to KDE 2.2 went reasonably well--a few minutes hunting down dependencies, and a deep breath as I did a --force on a couple of things, and then by god I'd booted into KDE 2.2. I'm getting to be pretty good at this stuff!

Re: [newbie] MB CPU Suggestion Please

2001-08-28 Thread Isaac Curtis
Tom Brinkman wrote: Yes, with 1.4 Tbirds selling for $120, and equaling the perfomance of 2 gig Pentium 4's just out. Seems like the best deal, no?. Maybe not. Processor mhz aren't everything. Most all peripheals, including the harddrives still run on the 33.3mhz PCI bus. Despite

[newbie] Low Resource Window Manager?

2001-08-28 Thread Isaac Curtis
Someone just the other day mentioned IceWM as a resource-appropriate window manager for her/his PII 166 with 32 megs. I've got a PII 266 with the same memory and am curious what suggestions people have for window managers that I can use which will allow me to get the most out of what I've

[newbie] Membership?

2001-08-27 Thread Isaac Curtis
I'm just curious how many people receive this email list. I counted almost exactly 300 people who have written to it at least once in the few weeks I've been on board. I actually had a specific reason I wanted to know this earlier today, but my memory ain't what it used to be and so if

[newbie] Applications for Programming

2001-08-27 Thread Isaac Curtis
Hey All, As I think I said in my other email, I am just finishing Kernighan Ritchie's The C Programming Language 2nd edition and I also lifted a copy of Learning the Bash Shell (O'Reilly) tonight that I'm starting to get into. My question/request is that I'm very excited to be learning

Re: [newbie] Xemacs vs. emacs vs. vi

2001-08-27 Thread Isaac Curtis
What's the difference between Xemacs and emacs? - Isaac Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Linux Lunacy....

2001-08-27 Thread Isaac Curtis
civileme wrote: On Monday 27 August 2001 21:11, brown1302 wrote: WHAT HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH LINUX NEWBIE PROBLEMS!! THERE ARE OTHER VENUES FOR THIS CRAP Ummm, there is a sense of community on this list. The folks who like to criticize each other have many homes on the internet,