Re: [newbie] XFree86 on 7.2 with s3virge/mx freezes Toshiba 490CDT system totally

2000-11-17 Thread Paul . Newman
I tried this and it didnt work. My display still whites out freezing my system totally. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/11/2000 22:00:18 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [newbie] XFree86 on 7.2 with s3virge/mx freezes system totally I am running

Re: [newbie] Netscape 6 Released

2000-11-15 Thread Paul . Newman
What with SSL and AIM being bust, this has to count as beta software. Mozilla is the open source project on which Netscape 6 is based. I regularly download Mozilla nightly builds and read the comments on the latest builds on mozillazine.org and did not get the impression that Mozilla was ready

[newbie] Let the EC know what you think about software patents]

2000-11-15 Thread Paul . Newman
Original Message Subject: Let the EC know what you think about software patents Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:59:03 +0100 (CET) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Sir, Dear Madam, The European Commission is currently researching the economic impact of software

Re: [newbie] RPM Problems

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
You are using RPMs that were intended to be used with an older version of RPM than the one you have. I would suggest using the --nodeps and --force flags for the install if a test run of doing the rpm indicates that there are no other unsatisfied dependencies [EMAIL PROTECTED] on

Re: [newbie] (...) XF86Setup / xf86config problem

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
Heavy. We need more detail. Copy us /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XErrorDB which gives the details of the errors. You look in /usr/X11R6/bin and there is something like Xconfigurator or Xfsetup or something along those lines that you can execute from the command line that will get you sorted without

Re: [newbie] RE: [Toshiba CDROM XM6102B

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
One option is to copy the contents of the CD onto your windows partition and then boot an install floppy, hit F1 for options and do linux all which will allow you to choose your installation medium of choice which in your case is a local FAT (windows) HDD partition [EMAIL PROTECTED] on

Re: [newbie] Re: (...) is it not Xconfigurator (with a small c)?

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
some clever grepping for regexps recommended [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 13/11/2000 14:08:06 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] Re: (...) is it not Xconfigurator (with a small c)? I dont think so... I tried: xconfigurator XConfigurator

Re: [newbie] I cant configure my 3dfx card

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
Arguably in your case Red Hat appears to be "better"... [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 13/11/2000 15:42:04 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] I cant configure my 3dfx card I have a voodoo 5 5500, pentium II 266, 128mb ram, with mandrake 7.0. When

Re: [newbie] Terminalogy

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
CPUs. A pentium is an i (i.e. Intel) 586. A Pentium II or such is an i686. A Pentium III or a Duron is (I think) an i 786 [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 13/11/2000 17:39:44 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] Terminalogy Hello, All. Just a quick

Re: [newbie] free used disk space

2000-11-13 Thread Paul . Newman
du and df. They both have good manpages explaining how to use them There are also GUI versions. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 13/11/2000 17:41:07 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] free used disk space How do I determine free used disk space?

Re: [newbie] Problemo

2000-11-10 Thread Paul . Newman
What version of Linux-Mandrake are u running? [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/11/2000 10:13:26 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] Problemo -- Here is my problem... In KDE and Gnome, whenever I run kppp I can't access anything else. Once

Re: [newbie] X on 7.2 and Toshiba490CDT

2000-11-10 Thread Paul . Newman
Thanks. 3.3.6 works fine with me (I had been hoping to see what 4.0.1 was like on this baby but its not important). During an install of 7.2 how do I choose to go with 3.3.6 instead of 4.0.1? Will going into expert mode do it? [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/11/2000 14:36:04 Please respond to

Re: [newbie] accelerated 3d video card

2000-11-10 Thread Paul . Newman
Look at arstechnica.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/11/2000 16:36:56 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: [newbie] accelerated 3d video card I would like a recomendation of a good accelerated 3d video card. thanks in advance Agustin

[newbie] X on 7.2 and Toshiba490CDT

2000-11-09 Thread Paul . Newman
I have done a custom install of 7.2 on my Toshiba 490CDT. The graphical install works perfectly - the resolution is correct for my LCD, going to the edge of the panel in 800x600. When I reboot and X starts the display justs whites out and the system freezes totally - even the caps lock light

[newbie] login as root goes in as Icewm even if I choose KDE

2000-11-09 Thread Paul . Newman
in 7.2, login as root results in Icewm popping up even if I choose KDE. What gives? -- Disclaimer notice: This message and any attachments are confidential and should only be read by those to whom they are addressed.