[newbie] HOw to make Mandrake 8.1 broadcast XDMCP protocol

I would like my Mandrake box to broadcast the XDMCP Protocol, but I cannot seem to figure out how to make it do this. Can anyone provide me with a way to do this. Thanks MIke Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] How to create a cd from ISO file

I downloaded the Mandrake 8.2 .iso files and I am having problems getting them to work when I try to burn to a cd. Can someone please provide me with a quick easy way to put iso files on CDs thnks Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] Noisy Processor Fans

FWIW i know ppl have taken the stuff you line cars with *some sort of foam rubber* sealed the inside of their cases with that to reduce noise quite a bit. It's called Dynamat it is a sound deadening material. It is rather good too.. I have never tried it on a computer case, but I read an

[newbie] OT: What can I use to open a Corel Draw Vector drawing file

I have a couple of files that are .cdr Corel Draw Vector drawing files and I do not have Corel Draw. Is there a program that will open these files for editing??? I don't want to have to purchase Corel Draw to open these files. Thanks Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

RE: [newbie] The Register: Preinstalled Windows Illegal to Remove ?

Other states have better gun laws than this state (read: less restrictive on law abiding tax paying citizens), such as Texas, Tennessee, and a few others I can't remember. Here in Georgia, in the city I live in Kennesaw, GA there is a city ordinance that you cannot live inside the city

RE: [newbie] OT over reacting

Well it actually came on the installation CD's, then again since I am new to linux that may not be what I am looking for and could explain why it doesn't work. When I did my install (clean). I choose expert mode and selected the option to install individual packages and one of them was wine.

RE: [newbie] OT over reacting

Personally I don't agree with anyone flaming someone because of the email signature. Who cares what their opinion is. Also he does have a right to his opinion especially if he lives in the USA, this is guaranteed by the 1st amendment in the Constitution ( As noted below). Also Microsoft

RE: [newbie] The Register: Preinstalled Windows Illegal to Remove ?

I hear that... If it does go Enron then they also have to prove I have that on my systems, at which time will have nothing but Mandrake, Redhat, SuSe, or anyone of the other flavors out there. Believe me I am not paying a dime to that co, nor am I going to jail for them either. But, none

[newbie] installing RPM

this is what I get when trying to install the rpm package, can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong or what I need to do to install this. $ rpm -ivv geneweb.rpm D: == geneweb.rpm D: Expected size: 2032953 = lead(96)+sigs(68)+pad(4)+data(2032785) D: Actual size:

RE: [newbie] installing RPM

You need to su/root: # rpm -ivv geneweb.rpm You can not install as usr: $ rpm -ivv geneweb.rpm Charles Thanks Charles I should have tried that anyway. Stupid me. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] dual boot with XP

you have to put /boot on /dev/hda, I put my in the first 150mb of my hard disk and then I created a Partition for Windows XP about 5gb and then the rest is for Linux / /home /var /swap /tmp etc... and then I use LILO as my boot manager. Also make sure you use FDISK to make the 150mb

[newbie] Problem loading X

I just installed Mandrake 8.1 last night, again after deciding that I wanted to dual boot again. I have set it up to boot to LILO and from there I can go into Windows, Linux, Floppy, etc. When I choose to go into Linux it boots up to the shell prompt. This is what I want it to do. From there

RE: [newbie] Install 8.1 and XP in a dual boot

OK I installed this damn MS OS on my 1st hard drive. and I installed Mandrake on the 2nd hard drive. I put the /boot filesystem on /dev/hda1 and Windoz is on /dev/hda2 The 2nd hard drive is all various Linux file systems. here is my problem. I would like to have LILO as the defualt boot

[newbie] Install 8.1 and XP in a dual boot

HI This is what I want to do and am having trouble getting this to work I have 2 hard drives in the computer, both are blank. I want to install Mandrake 8.1 on the second disk hdb 40GB and Windows XP on the first disk hda 20 GB I want file systems for (not necessarily in this order) all on

[newbie] /boot

what is the difference in /boot and / file systems I know that / is root, but what is /boot for??? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Installation Problems

Hi, I just installed ver 8.1 on my system. This is a dual boot and during install it asked me to install LILO which I did. then it said to remove media and it rebooted the pc. Goes through POST, then starts to load everything. Gets to the point where it tries to boot from the CD ROM, then

OT: Games working with TransGaming (was Re: [newbie] officially ms free)

but TransGaming tends not to work well with brand new games. Will games like Medal of Honor, Return to Castle Wolfenstein work on TransGaming??? _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to

[newbie] I am at a loss as to what the disks are for

My friend gave me a copy of Mandrake Linux 8.1. He gave me 3 disks, and didn't tell me what they are used for. When asked he didn't know said he never used them. I installed the OS from disk 1. What I would like to know is what the other 2 disks are for. Thanks Mike Want to buy your Pack

[newbie] Question about a Linux box in an Windows Domain

If I have a Windows domain and want to add a linux box, do I need to have Samba installed on it. I have a small network at home and am going to add the Linux box I built to it. Network config is Router | Hub | -- | |