Re: [newbie] Forcing 100dpi fonts in X...?

1999-07-19 Thread Kuraiken
ol panel's information (X Server) says I'm still using 75x75 dpi fonts.. My problem is really in Netscape (mostly) I can display kanji but it's all smudgy and looks low res...and I need better fonts for kfm as well... TIA. -- - Kuraiken - Pyth

Re: [newbie] one more time!- dont i feel dumb- argh!

1999-07-16 Thread Kuraiken
g of demons..."Inside every PC is a daemon waiting to be set free...unleash it with FreeBSD" I thought it's a nice "slogan". Err...OT, I know...been a long day. -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. -

[newbie] kfm's ftp is definitely broken

1999-07-13 Thread Kuraiken
m, that is) but it's a showstopper for me since I use this kfm feature a lot in my work (and play). Or at least, I used to while on Festen :-( Regards, Kuraiken

[newbie] Weird hdd bug in Venus

1999-07-12 Thread Kuraiken
other drives I have. (a number of Seagate and Quantum drives of various denominations) For your info, the 'problem' hdd is: Seagate ST32532A LBA, UDMA 2, 2.5 gig. Now that I have Festen up and running on this drive, I'll try to install Venus on it... Regards, -- -

[newbie] Followup to Weird hdd bug in Venus

1999-07-12 Thread Kuraiken
device hda. The error was input/output error. [retry or skip drive] Incidentally, this input/output error was the same cascading errors I wrote about in the previous mail... Is there anymore information that would be useful? Thanks. -- - Kuraiken - Pyth

Re: [newbie] shell scripts

1999-07-10 Thread Kuraiken
d the list with silly hacks :-\) -- - Kuraiken - Python fanatic. - Python. Try it. It'll swallow you whole! -

[newbie] Someone wanted a web editor?

1999-07-01 Thread Kuraiken
: http://apps.freshmeat.net/homepage/917800250/ -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

[newbie] kfm's ftp disabled in MDK6?

1999-07-01 Thread Kuraiken
ed to the kdenetwork and kdebase packages on the /updates site. I tried ftp-ing (upload) via plain ol' CLI ftp (put) and it works - very well. But, what's happened to kfm? Anyone have this problem? What do I do? TIA ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

[newbie] Good modem news.

1999-06-13 Thread Kuraiken
iontec.com. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] kppp connects finally!!!but...

1999-06-01 Thread Kuraiken
on the problem. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] my caitoo don't work with numeric Ip (and kfm too)

1999-05-31 Thread Kuraiken
: icmp_seq=4 ttl=45 time=980.1 ms but caitoo work if I tell him linux-mandrake.com and don't work if I tell him 216.71.116.161 !!! That is very very strange, usually, it's the other way around...sorry, I'm no help but I'm stumped. Guys? -- -- Kuraiken

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 upgrade woes, continued

1999-05-31 Thread Kuraiken
flawlessly for years but... Also intermittent problems can sometimes come from loose connections...like the ide cables not inserted 100% in or something...or the RAM not inserted "just so"...(Don't laugh, stuff like this has happened to me so many times...! :-/) -- -

Re: [newbie] My Mandrake is strangely slow...

1999-05-29 Thread Kuraiken
background tasks running that you don't need? Also...what speed are you connecting at? -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] talk about no knowledge

1999-05-24 Thread Kuraiken
, clicking netscape (first time) as root makes netscape unusable for other users. (it crashes - don't know why) Hope this helps, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Anyone used this Main Board??

1999-05-19 Thread Kuraiken
g markings on it though...but it could well be a PCChips board. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Whining and Griping. (was pppd dies unexpectedly)

1999-05-18 Thread Kuraiken
there. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] what a diff a day makes

1999-05-18 Thread Kuraiken
of modern (like USB) stuff. I would like to use them myself, but I'd rather get something I can use _now_ and I'm not about to downgrade to Windows... -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 and Lothar

1999-05-12 Thread Kuraiken
is something like a "Hardware Manager" for Linux. To learn more, visit: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/lothar/ It does look very cool. Can't wait to see it in action! Looks like our hardware setup hassles just might be over...maybe? ;-) -- -

[newbie] On the issue of language...

1999-05-09 Thread Kuraiken
, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Other user except root can shutdown server?

1999-05-07 Thread Kuraiken
tead. The " are required since you are passing arguments and need to separate with a space...uhm...you know what I mean, right? :-P Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster Python breeder --

Re: [newbie] How do I setup Aliases?

1999-04-16 Thread Kuraiken
rc in your /home/myhome directory. It's a dot file and hence hidden. To see it, you'd need to do "ls -a". To open it do something like "pico .bashrc" -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster And Python "breeder" --

Re: [Re: [newbie] Reactions and hopes.....]

1999-04-15 Thread Kuraiken
Michael Scottaline wrote: Kuraiken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to add to Steve's suggestions... I'm not really sure how much the G200 is but if you just want a cheap replacement, the S3 Virge/DX based cards are pretty good for the cost. You should be able to get 4MB versions

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?

1999-04-14 Thread Kuraiken
nux, leave it as it is. The driver will appear...eventually. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?

1999-04-14 Thread Kuraiken
people will buy their hardware?! Idiots. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live anyone ?

1999-04-13 Thread Kuraiken
that seems to have problems is MIDI. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] Attn: Kuraiken

1999-04-10 Thread Kuraiken
up kppp - setup click on [Device] tab Choose: /dev/ttyS1 (for com2 com1 is ttyS0) CRTSCTS CR/LF Connection speed 57600 or 115200. If it is internal...you'll need to know which tty it's connected to... -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster

Re: [newbie] Star Office 5.0

1999-04-10 Thread Kuraiken
a good Office suite, Star Office is pretty good. But I also hear good things about Applixware's suite. So you might want to check that out too. Regards, -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed;

Re: [newbie] modem troubles

1999-04-09 Thread Kuraiken
settings, you're in business. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)

1999-04-09 Thread Kuraiken
rn, really... :) -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client

1999-04-09 Thread Kuraiken
put into a file - in this case the *.txt files.) Lets see if we can find out what's happening with the routing. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] Questions

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
any OS. AIX, Solaris, NT... Aargh! Please don't say the N-word! Sorry! :P -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
as possible. Try installing with only graphics card and mouse (and keyboard and monitor, of course) and see if it works. You can install the modem and soundcard later. Just a suggestion. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster

Re: [newbie] Adding users

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
/sbin/adduser -p [password] [username] Without the square brackets. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] A faster wm, VIA motherboard......

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
definitely the OS. MS produces only crapware. I mean come on! Linux can do it, the XFree86 can do it...how come paid Microserfs can't, hmm? Alright...you got me started...end of RR (rant rave) :) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster

Re: more infoRe: [newbie] Xwoes and going grey :-)

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
ur expense but this is an interesting problem. I'm sure many more on the list would also like to find out what the heck is going on - and avoid it...oh well. Hang in there. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Re: A virus for Linux

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

[newbie] Central user accounts?

1999-04-08 Thread Kuraiken
it's just nfs/samba but do correct me if I'm wrong) How many ways are there and what are the pros and cons of each? And most importantly, where do I go for more info and help? Thanks in advance and looking forward to your suggestions. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken

Re: [newbie] New group

1999-04-06 Thread Kuraiken
it or you could specify another newsserver in your config. Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally ignored. --

Re: [newbie] Re:modem speaker

1999-04-02 Thread Kuraiken
. If you've tried this and it does not work, sorry. It does for me (and I'm using an external modem if that means anything) Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster -- Discussions heartily welcomed; Flames generally

Re: [newbie] NT is now just a bad dream...

1999-03-27 Thread Kuraiken
Steve Philp wrote: Kuraiken wrote: Right, that did the trick! Thanks, yet again, Steve! I wonder why the Linux version does it though...it doesn't in win95/NT version... Because Win95 couldn't route itself out of a paper bag? Heh, I guess so. (Tell it like it is, Brother

Re: [newbie] Netscape 4.5x?

1999-03-27 Thread Kuraiken
rom my 4.5 while I was still in NT) and it works nicely for now. (on a side note: is it just me or is Comm.4.08 faster in Linux than Comm 4.x on NT/98?! sure seems that way...) -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Rats, PPP does not work right.

1999-03-25 Thread Kuraiken
omeone has already sent in a link to a page (which I'm reading now). Hopefully, that solves it - if not, I'll let write again. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Rats, PPP does not work right.

1999-03-25 Thread Kuraiken
Whoops, Sorry, got the names mixed up. It was Jerry who sent the link - Jacob the one who had the trouble. Sorry about that Jerry and thanks for the page!

[newbie] Alright! time to nuke NT

1999-03-25 Thread Kuraiken
...somewhere? (aside from flame netscape inc. that is) Anyone else have this problem? I seem to recall Red Hat 5.1 and 5.2 gave me the same problems on every machine I tried it on. Cheers again, all. Regards, Kuraiken

Re: [newbie] Burn Mandrakre53-2.iso

1999-03-17 Thread Kuraiken
drake CD so you need to specify it as a whole track. In ToGo!, you just drag the iso file onto the track icon at the bottom. Hope this helps -- ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

[newbie] Installation weirdness

1999-03-17 Thread Kuraiken
for database or something...I continued anyway and it gave me the same error for each package. At some point later on, it says no more space or something. What gives? Does / partition need more than 100MB? Cheers, -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Video Cards

1999-03-17 Thread Kuraiken
? If so, go to the XFree86 site and go look up their driver lists. http://www.xfree86.org/ I'd recommend a RivaTNT based card, myself but it all depends on your budget and application needs. -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster

Re: [newbie] Installation weirdness

1999-03-17 Thread Kuraiken
...another reason to avoind MS bloatware...it corrupts you mind (not just memory and fs) :-) Having said that. I have been able to get away with 120MB for / Still, I'll bump it up to 200MB maybe to be safe. Thanks again! -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] NEWS: BeroLinux joins Linux-Mandrake.

1999-03-15 Thread Kuraiken
! Okay, enough ranting. Just would like to say: Thanks Gael and Bernhard! Congratulations on your merger. Looks like Mandrake just keeps getting better! Regards, Kuraiken.

Re: [newbie] Re: TNT at 32 bits

1999-03-15 Thread Kuraiken
784 787 823 Hope that helps. Thanks Gary. But I could have sworn you wrote 1280x1024 in 32 bit...must be the coffee :-) I'll go check my XF86Config again...there must be a way to go 1280x1024 at 32 bit...this thing has 16MB after all... Regards, -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] linux compatible modems, and home networking?

1999-03-13 Thread Kuraiken
). With RedHat and Mandrake's install / setup it works first time every time. (Set to NE2000 PCI) Regards, -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Sound Card Problems...

1999-03-12 Thread Kuraiken
something trivial...btw, I read the docs...I think it assumes some degree of Linux familiarity.) Any tips? TIA -- -- Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] Updated KDE Apps.

1999-03-12 Thread Kuraiken
m not sure if this helps any. I downloaded the iso CD image and "burned" my own CD. I imagine it's the same Mandrake CD that you get from the distributors? It's got KOrganizer 1.0 in it. Regards, ------ Kuraiken - Apprentice Codecaster --

Re: [newbie] PCI Modems.

1999-03-04 Thread Kuraiken
"Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote: Goto the following url and check, but I think that you have a winmodem. http://www.kc.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html Lyndon Lininger Sr. It's an Aztech MDP3858SP-U modem. I don think it's a winmodem but I could be wrong. Thanks to all who wrote in. Yeah, I