Re: [newbie] DHCP and RoadRunner

1999-07-13 Thread M. Bull
I haven't been cut off in Windows (well, not yet anyway). This leads me to believe that the Road Runner login program isn't necessary. If it's not for Windows, why should it be for Linux? On the other hand, maybe I'm just not patient enough- they'll kick me off later. I have an @home

RE: [newbie] kernel update configure

1999-05-18 Thread M. Bull
On Mon, 17 May 1999, James J. Capone wrote: format /mbr will restore the MBR not sure about the FDISK one though. I just use the format mbr here at work when needed. I've never used the format /mbr, but I can vouch for fdisk /mbr. :)

Re: [newbie] kernel update configure

1999-05-18 Thread M. Bull
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Pliler's Remote Unit Mail wrote: James, Why can't I just delete this file that was created by the LILO install, I assume its a hidden file on my C drive? Any thing to do with format, makes me believe it wipes the MBR clean. Because LILO is *ON* your MBR, so it must

Re: [[newbie] Wordperfect 8 leaves mouse droppings]

1999-05-17 Thread M. Bull
On 16 May 1999, Michael Scottaline wrote: Sam Silverman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running Mandrake RH 5.3. The system seems to be up and running fine. I installed WP 8 for Linux and the program runs fine except Where can one get WP8 for Linux? Is there a store it can be mailordered

Re: [newbie] Configuring network after installation and other questions

1999-03-29 Thread M. Bull
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Kevin Fife wrote: I have a 3Com 3c509 Ethernet card that I couldn't configure during the installation. I have since programmed the card to have a io address of 0x350 and an irq of 7. /sbin/ifconfig eth0 put.ip.ofcard.here netmask put.the.netmask.here up ie, for my

[newbie] problems install screen+ansi rpm

1999-03-08 Thread M. Bull
G'morning, all; Any reason why when I install the rpm of screen (version 3.7.4+ansi, if memory serves me -- something like that), it installs fine but segmentation faults when I run it? I had this running fine under rh5.0. I'm currently using a Mandrake 5.3 install. Any help would be

RE: [newbie] Startup Problems

1999-03-07 Thread M. Bull
What do I use for a login? I don't remember being asked for a login name, and now I can't get into the system without one. When it prompted you for that password, it said it wanted the 'root' password. Login is 'root', password is what you typed in. :)