[newbie] COmpressed files

I was wondering what program I need to open .zip files. I have tried the archiver that comes with redhat 6.0, but it doesn't seem to work. Anyone know what program or patch I need? Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

[newbie] Floppy drive mount problem

I am trying out Red Hat 6.0 and everything is greta except when I use the mount drive icon or the terminal to get to a floopy disk it tells me "mount /mnt/floppy 21" reported: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems. Any suggestions on how

[newbie] never mind the floppy, now to sound

I fixed that floppy mounting problem, but I still don't have any sound. I have turned it on in everywhere I know, but I still don't have sound. What needs to be compiled into my kernel for me to have sound? I am positive my card is supported, so any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks. Payne

[newbie] Best developer distrobution?

I was wondering what all distrobution everyone has tried with the main intent to be developing, particulary C and C++. What do you all think is the best distro for coders? Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] C programming environment

i was wondering what you all thought was the best C/C++ programming environment (compiler,linker,etc.). I was looking for something fairly user-friendly, where compiling and debugging return clear explanations of why they didn't work. I have tried Emacs and didn't really like it. Any and all

Re: [[newbie] Thanks for RAM help]

last thin in quotes and you mem=128M. Payne "Payne Stanifer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sure everyone will be happy to know I finally got my 128 MB of RAM working. Thanks for everyone's help. Payne === For the sake of others who might have the same p

[newbie] Thanks for RAM help

I am sure everyone will be happy to know I finally got my 128 MB of RAM working. Thanks for everyone's help. And whoever signed me up for the newbie list again, that was a real knee slapper. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

[newbie] Syntax to add an extra append

I need to add the infamous append = "mem=128M" to my lilo.conf , but I already have an append and when I add the extra append it tells me I have a syntax error on line * and that I have an extra "append". What do I need to do to add the extra append? Thnks for everyone's continuing support.

[newbie] More RAMproblems

I added the line append="mem=128mb" to my lilo.conf and I ran the /sbin/lilo , but Linux still doesn't see my 128 MB of RAM. Do I have to reboot before it will see the RAM, or what? Someone please help. Payne PS Thanks for all the help so far.

[newbie] Re-running /sbin/lilo?

How do I re-run my /sbin/lilo so Linux will recognize my 128MB of RAM? Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] Major RAM Problem

I am having troubles with Linux not recgnizing my 128mb of ram. I added the append RAM=128MB to my lilo.conf, but it didn't work. By the way, this is caldera 2.3. Please help. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] GNOME installation

I just downloaded October Gnome and I want to install it, but I want to have an option between KDE and Gnome. HOw should I go about the installation and setup up of the Gnome/KDE option? Any help would be great. Payne Stanifer __ Get Your

[newbie] Printer Drivers

I have a Canon BJC-240 printer and my distro has the driver, but Wordperfect doesn't have it. Is there anything I can to do fix this? Where is the printer driver located in Linux and can I put it in with the WP drivers? Any help is grately appreciated. Payne Stanifer

[newbie] Gnome dependency problem

I have all the October gnome files and when i eter the command to install the packages it stops and tells me I need libgr-progs for imlib-1.9.7-1. I found multiple libgr's but no progs. If the other gr's are what I need, which one do I need? thanks. Payne

[newbie] KDE themes

Does anyone know how to install all the aspects of a KDE theme? Thanks. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] Myth 2 problems

I just installed Myth 2 with the small install and it isn't working properly. It will start and i even get as far as the animation before the game itself begins, but then it shuts itself off and the terminal says something about memory protection. Can anyone help? if you need more info to

[newbie] Atlanta Linux Showcase

Hey everyone, who all is going to the ALS? Bythe way, I am building a web page and I have a section on Linux, and I was wondering what you all thought would be good to put on the page. Here is a link: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hardware/9568/ Email me any ideas. payne

Re: [newbie] gAim

Ok, but I can't even get gAim to come up. HOw do I make it run the program? Thanks. From: PSM 0x2710 / PriFunct: Search Destroy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] gAim Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 20:27:23 -0700 On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, you wrote:

Re: [newbie] gAim

HOw did you specify the hosts? From: Conrad Akier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] gAim Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 14:39:23 -0400 Payne Stanifer wrote: I have installed all the necessary files, and I rune the configure script

[newbie] gAim

I have installed all the necessary files, and I rune the configure script, but it tells me to specify the host. What do i need to tell it? Thanks;-) Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] Please help with gAIM or AIM

Can someone please tell me how to install and run gAIM or AIM for Linux. I am frustrated, and the more throuogh the answer the better. Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [newbie] Aol Instant Messenger

n the file it will ask you where to put it /root is fine. after opening it there is a file in it called install read it and it will tell you how to do the rest. hope this helps, Ralph - Original Message ----- From: "Payne Stanifer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTE

[newbie] Aol Instant Messenger

I just downloaded AIM for linux and I was wondering how do you install it? I need a pretty through explination. I didn't see any instructions at the site where I downloaded it. Thanks Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

[newbie] Wordperfect 8

I recently deleted WP 8 with rm -rf command and I was going to reinstall it, but when I type the ./install.wp it tells me permission denied. I am logged in as root, so thats not it. Any suggestions? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at

[newbie] Other Distros

Will someone give me a quick rundown of the advantages and disadvantages of the other major distros of Linux (ie. Debian, Suse, etc.). I would appreciate it. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] Modem and kppp

I can now connect to the internet with a Supra Express 56k external modem. Finally;-) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com