[newbie] Getting X to work on an HP n3410 Laptop

Hi, I'm sending this to both newbie and expert, because I'm having such trouble finding the answer, even from the HP people and the Mandrake support... I'm trying to install Mdk 7.2 on my HP Pavilion n3410 laptop... K-6II, 550 Mhz 88 MB RAM Trident CyberBlade i7 graphics card Digital 1024x764

Re: [newbie] OT: eudora question: German

Doug, In my Windows days seems like there was a way to access the keyboard settings and set up international keyboards. I then set it up to do English or German and it put a little button down by the clock. Clicking on the button would toggle me between English and German keyboards, and that was

[newbie] kernel update

Hey, I've been following the thread about updating the kernel, and would like to update the kernel on my system, but y'all haven't mentioned anything about the LILO in the emails. Once you install a new kernel, don't you have to go in and change a setting somewhere so that the machine will boot

Re: [newbie] Printer Epson

Edison Gica wrote: Hi Gustavo: Mine is an Epson Stylus 740 Color. And yes, I did experience the same problem like yours. [snip] Hey y'all, I've got an Epson SC 740 as well. It works perfectly with a driver that I got from http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~haver/linux/epson.html Y'all might

Re: [newbie] How to load Zip Module

I'm running Mdk 6.1 and the command that works for me (100 Meg zip) is 'modprobe ppa' Is that what you tried? Off the top of my head, I can't remember what else (if anything) there is to do. Lance Hugh wrote: I decided to use my old ppa zip instead of buying a new one Trouble is I cant find

[newbie] Netscape and .png

Hey y'all, When I'm using Netscape and come across a .png image, I get a stupid error message that the file type is unsupported or unknown. Anybody know what I need to do to get Netscape recognizing these? Thanks! Lance

Re: [newbie] watch what you say on this list

Apparently so! :) LB Vic wrote: Can we say "booger", "poop", "diarrhea", or "fart"? Vic On Tue, 09 May 2000, Michael R. Batchelor wrote: This "filtering" isn't done by Mandrake, but by someone's site who is subscribed to the list. I've gotten a couple back from the same site

Re: [newbie] Printer newbie help!

Andrew, Sorry to be so long before replying to your email. I've got an Epson 740 running beautifully on my Mdk 6.1 system. I got a driver for the 740 from http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~haver/linux/epson.html. If you're still having some trouble, you might give this driver a shot. Lance Andrew

Re: [newbie] HTML Editor

Martin Solms wrote: Does Mandrake 7 include a default HTML editor (not including Netsape)? then, has anyone had any luck installing CoffeeCup (http://www.coffeecup.com) on Mandrake? Cheers Martin, I tried out a few of the html editors, including coffee cup, and settled on Bluefish. LB

Re: [newbie] RPM

wolfen999 wrote: i am downloading the latestest rpms for xwindows 4.0 now i am wondering if they can be installed using kpackage or do they have to be installed via console if so how do you insatll and rpm from the command prompt ? GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free

Re: [newbie] Good Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111

"Potts, Douglas" wrote: This has probably been asked a million times but can anyone recommend a good book for a newbie! Regards, Doug Potts I really like Linux: Installation, Configuration, Use 2nd Ed., by Kofler lb

Re: [newbie] zip drive problem

Yeah, I tried the mini-HOWTO for the zip drive a couple of months ago when I was trying to get my parallel port zip going, and I found that the mini-HOWTO is OUTDATED. I spent several days trying to do exactly what it said, trying to recompile the kernel, reinstalling the whole system (mdk

Re: [newbie] zip drive problem

Hey Y'all, I'm running mdk 6.1 with an external zip100, and for me the fstab entry is not hdd, but 'sda4' and instead of vfat it has 'auto'. This works perfectly for me. Not sure if it's different in mdk 7 or if that's really more of an arbitrary name, but if you haven't tried it yet, might give

Re: [newbie] ZIP Not installing...

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, now for my NEWBY question, I did the 'insmod parport' and 'insmod ppa' then 'mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/ZIP'. The message comes back as "mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device (maybe 'insmod driver'?)" Where would I find

Re: [newbie] New Questions

Ann Blackburn wrote: 2)How do I get my computer to recognize my 100MB Iomega Zip Drive? (parallel) Ann, from a root console do 'modprobe ppa' (w/o quotes!) to install the ppa module (needed for your zip). Then you can check to see if it was installed by doing 'lsmod' (you should now see

Re: [newbie] Problems with PPP Setup.

Patrick Dyer wrote: I am using Mandrake 6 and trying to setup ppp to dial-up my ISP. I tried using the Kppp client, netcfg and the script method but none of then worked. I do not know what I am doing wrong. When I use Kppp and try to connect I get the message "modem is busy".With netcfg

Re: [newbie] Kppp problem please help!!!!!!!!

Mike Koceja wrote: Okay here is the problem. I configured kppp without any problems and it dials and connects to my ISP just fine. Right up until right after it tells me what speed I am connected at. At this point it tries to logon to a network when it fails so does ppp. I'm sure

Re: [newbie] cannot mount ZIP

Claus Atzenbeck wrote: I did a clean install of Mandrake 7.0, but I cannot mount my SCSI Zip drive. This is the alias in /dev: /dev/zip - sda4 Here one line of fstab: /dev/zip /mnt/zip auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev 0 0 This is what happens: [root@thor

Re: [newbie] new to Mandrake 7.0

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. Also trying to get my Epson 600 printer and Iomega 250 zip drive to work...went to their sites and didn't see like a Linux driver for them...I though that is probably what they would need...am I right here? Chris, Try

Re: [newbie] Problem with my printer Epson LX-810

Audrey Beck wrote: JUAN DAVID BOTERO BOTERO wrote: Hello, my name wis David and i live in Colombia, actually i'm using Mandrake 6 with kernel 2.2.9-27. I got two printers, Epson LX-810 and Epson Stylus 300 but i can't work with them, the LX-810 only works with pipes... "cat

Re: [newbie] Favorite references for Redhat/Mandrake

I REALLY like 'Linux: Installation, Configuration, Use' by Michael Kofler. It has clear step-by-steps for many things (e.g., recompiling kernel), cinfiguration helps, a chapter on the commands (descriptions, examples, etc.), a Gimp "mini-manual" (as well as for xv). Every problem or question I've

Re: [newbie] questions

Usually the INSTALL file is one that tells you how to install. But clicking it should just open the text file...strange. You might click on README and see what's in that file. To install, you would normally open a console and cd into the directory that untarring created, then type './configure'.

Re: [newbie] no make possible

Joerg Reinhardt wrote: Since I reinstalled (LM 6.5 on an PI-75mHz, 40M-Ram) the thing is flying (as good as scrap can), but there is no "make" command or compiler ( egc++, or something simmylar I searched for in /usr/bin, correct place to search for, wasn't it?) I obviously missed to

Re: [newbie] Internet: slow connection, thrown out.....

Joerg, Tell them you know of someone in Austria connecting by ppp using Linux who has no problems. Tell them, if the Austrians can support Linux, CERTAINLY the Germans can! You know, appeal to their national pride! Seriously, though, I've tried a couple of different isp in Austria, and I have

Re: [newbie] Login

How are you trying to log in? During the installation you should have set up an account for "root" w/a password, and at least one user account w/password. If you've been trying the user name and password, give it a shot as root: i.e., the username or login name is 'root' (w/o quotes), then the

Re: [newbie] KFM is all Funked Up

Adam, Is this a problem that ONLY happens when you click on the /mnt dir? I had that problem, and the suggested fix is to open your fstab file and delete all instances of well, I can't remember what it was!! Maybe someone else remembers?? It was posted about 2 weeks ago. It may be

[newbie] Running modprobe as user

Hey Y'all, I want to use modprobe ppa to load the module for my zip100, so I can mount it. I can do this as root w/o any problems, but I want to give user permission to run modprobe ppa. This way, I just put 2 icons on my desktop: click the one for modprobe ppa, then click the zip icon to

Re: [newbie] Spruce Configuration

I'll add those wishes to the wish list, and thanks for the help on the address book. I'll have to try that this weekend and see if it will work. Lance (PS: from Ga, using Linux...Braves fan? Boy, that would be a good combination!) Lane Lester wrote: Lance wrote: Hey, thanks a lot! Your tip

Re: [newbie] error trying to config sndcard w/ mdk 7.0

Lawrence, I'm not real clued in on Lothar Soundconfig, but your error message looks familiar. When I do 'modprobe ppa' as user to load the module for my zip, I get an error that looks similar. when I do 'modprobe ppa' as root, no problems. If you aren't doing your config as root, you might give

Re: [newbie] Kmail Kmail Kmail Kmail

Joerg Reinhardt wrote: my system hung up... but why? What have I done wrong? Why allways me? I guess I'm the only one, working with Linux, wich exit's Linux by power switch each third time, cause it hung up. No, Joerg, you aren't the only one! I've used the power switch several times

Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Different CPUs

The documentation claims that K6 processors are Pentium class. I have a K6-2/266 that is working beautifully with Linux. Lance GECOS wrote: James Mellema wrote: I think it unlikely that your install will succeed. Mandrake is optimized for pentium class CPUs, and will not perform

Re: [newbie] Spruce Configuration

Lane Lester wrote: Lance Borden said: I can send mail without any problem, but when I click on the get mail icon, I see the status window pop up: connecting...logging on...sending password, then nothing. I know the password is entered correctly, but it stops every time at the point

Re: [newbie] Kernel compile

Kemal YILMAZ wrote: Hi, I just subscribed this mailing list. And I have some questions as you may guess. I tries to install Linux-Mandrake 7.0 and i did (I hope) but i have to compile kernel, I think. but i didn't do that because i have to do that commands in /usr/src/linux, but i

[newbie] Receiving Faxes with Linux

Hey Y'all, I've got this ksendfax configured to send faxes for me, but how do you receive faxes in Linux? More specifically, my machine is at home, not part of a network, I'm the only user. Is there a program for receiving faxes? The fax viewer appears only to display faxes received

[newbie] Spruce Configuration

Last week someone mentioned that spruce is a really good email program. I've downloaded it and tried it out, but can't seem to get it working right. All y'all using that, got any thoughts for the following problem? ... I can send mail without any problem, but when I click on the get mail icon, I

Re: [newbie] General advice??

Joerg, After browsing through the messages to and from you, I thought I might go ahead and add a couple of thoughts. Books: The O'Reilly Running Linux is available in German as well as English. I also picked up the book Linux fuer Anwender, but didn't find it very helpful. As a newbie I've

[newbie] HTML Editor Recommendations

Hey y'all, I'm looking for an HTML Editor for Linux. I used Page Mill in 'doze, but if I could learn to use a Linux html editor, I might just be able to remove all traces of M$ from my machine. I would like to know what y'all prefer. I've seen Webmaker, Bluefish, Coffee Cup, and KDreamsite.

Re: [newbie] help

Kit wrote: Will someone please tell me...HOW to fix a problem...I have with 6.1 everytime I click on HOME (desktop) then go up to the next level...in order to MOUNT either my CD drive or HDA1 etc...after clicking on /mnt...it starts, but then it freezesand at this point, I have to

Re: [newbie] Red Neck Linux

I'm a Texan, and an Aggie, and I LOVE a good Redneck or Aggie joke (or about Tx). I used to watch Dukes of Hazzard all the time, so this joke "hits close to home" -- it's a great one! Lance (the Redneck) :-) Josh McCaffrey wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, you wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED

Re: [newbie] uploading web site

bluebottle wrote: IHas anyone a good suggestion for an ftp prog (like Cuteftp) that I can use. Have you tried gftp or Igloo-FTP. They seem pretty good to me. LB

Re: [newbie] kfm hangs

Dan Ros wrote: Edit /etc/fstab and remove the 'conv: auto 0 0' section from the entries of each of your drives. Dan, Thanks! I posted my question at the same time I downloaded this same answer from you to someone else...already tried it...already works. Thanks for repeating the answer,

Re: [newbie] New User Simple Problems

craig jameson wrote: I have just recently installed Linux on my system (mandrake6.1) and I am having a few problems in changing over from Windows (maybe I should not have put a capitol at the start of it?) please can anyone help with any of the following, bearing in mind that I have only

Re: [newbie] Shootin Blanks

Brent Timmer wrote: I tried all of the ones for deskjet printers Brent, You might be able to find a new driver for your hp by going to http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi Lance

Re: [newbie] Kernel Configuration

Audrey Beck wrote: Lance Borden wrote: I'm at a dead end here...sure hope y'all have some insight! I'm trying to recompile my kernel for my zip100 parallel port drive. When I get to the 'make bzImage' step, I get the following error message every time: gcc -06 -fomit-frame-pointer

Re: [newbie] Kernel Configuration

Audrey Beck wrote: Lance Borden wrote: I'm at a dead end here... [major cutting...] I'm no help on the compile problem. But do you need to recompile the kernel for your zip drive? I thought you just loaded the ppo module for parallel port zip? Audrey, I just sent a response

[newbie] Printers

Someone was asking yesterday about printers for Linux - sorry, already deleted that message. Anyway, there was a discussion about that last week, and the people using Epson printers were pretty happy with their products. Being in the market for a new one myself, I took their advice and picked up

[newbie] Kernel Configuration

I'm at a dead end here...sure hope y'all have some insight! I'm trying to recompile my kernel for my zip100 parallel port drive. When I get to the 'make bzImage' step, I get the following error message every time: gcc -06 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium

Re: [newbie] shared libraries?

Ron Burns wrote: I am trying to install an RPM that says it has a dependancy on libjpeg.so.6. Is this not a file that is required by alot of KDE apps? Please help.. so far this is the second app that requires this library and it remains elusive. Ron, I had to go hunting for that

Re: [newbie] Re: Running PPPDialer/Config (Continuation - Stillned help!)

"ChOPpY C. Chipper" wrote: it doesn't say "modem is busy or whatever". instead now, it just stops when it says "initiliazing modem" don't know how to continue, modem dosen't click like when it onrmally starts dialing! I have enabled xon/xoff, which fiex my original problem! Thanks a

[newbie] Re: Running PPPDialer/Config

"ChOPpY C. Chipper" wrote: well, anyway, my problem is that I don't have any idea on how to do nearly anything, So my 1st task, is to try out the PPP dial-up, so I run KPPP from the KDE desktop. when I hit connect it says "modem is busy". How do I go about fixing this is my question,

Re: [newbie] Need some modem help

James Luongo wrote: Anyway, I am using kPPP to set it up but I have no idea which driver to use. /dev/modem looked nice but neither of them worked. 1.) How can I find out all these options on my modem? 2.) Is there a better program to do this? (ie Lothar or DrakConf, which I don't

[newbie] Scanners

I need to get a new scanner, one that will work with my Linux. Any of y'all have an HP 3200 up and running with Linux. It wasn't listed on the Sane site, but it's the right price and easily available for me. Or, any recommendations from someone using a scanner under $200? THANKS! Lance

Re: [newbie] libg++272

Harold Hartley wrote: anyone know where I can find or get the libg++272 so the rvplayer plugin for linux will work on my mandrake 7.0... I have the realplayer for linux installed on it , but the plugin needs the libg++272 in order to install.. thanks Harold Try

Re: [newbie] and another thing - best printer?

Craig wrote: dave wrote: Craig wrote: I am very new to Linux, I'm triple booting with Win2K, Win98, Linux my Epson Stylus Photo 700 works fantastic in all three. Craig Photo printing looks good/great??? Really sounds like Epson is the only way to go! I still have on a

Re: [newbie] Dial-up networking !

vishal bansal wrote: How do you set up a dial-up networking connection in linux? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com If you are using KDE, just start kppp, choose setup, supply the needed info (phone number, name,

Re: [newbie] isdn - german

hi all habe gerade linux-mandrake 7.0 installiert ich habhe kein modem sondern isdn ( frittzcard) was muss ich machen damit ich üver freenet ( 0101901920) online gehen kann? bitte um antwort danke Markus, Ich habe zwar kein ISDN, aber ich habe gesehen, dass es ein ganzes ISDN-Kapitel in

Re: [newbie] Books and stuff.

Andrew Scotchmer wrote: Firstly thanks to all for your help and does anyone know of any good books on linux and the KDE. The ones I've got don't seem to cover much and theres no user group in my area. Secondly I can't seem to download anything (icq) from the net, or rather I can but I keep

Re: [newbie] HERE IS A UTILITY THAT WILL HELP US ALL!

David Tabachnikov wrote: Dan Ferris wrote: Oh, by the way Turn off the request return receipt. Since you obviously download the list, you will know that your message was received. Seems kind of redundant to me, but then again what do I know? :-) Dan How could I tunr it on