Re: [newbie] First time posting for advice.

OK, thank you all for your time. I will save my time and stick with KDE for now. /Pedro On Saturday 30 October 2004 05.38, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sat, 2004-10-30 at 13:34, JoeHill wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:52:16 +1000 > > > > Stephen Kühn disse

Re: [newbie] First time posting for advice.

e command $pekwm Got the message "Can not open display. Your DISPLAY Variable currently is set usename @computername username $" What did I do wrong?                 /Pedro Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] CLI client for MSN?

On Friday 29 October 2004 11.59, Pedro Blom wrote: > On Friday 29 October 2004 11.55, Pedro Blom wrote: > > On Friday 29 October 2004 11.04, Anders Lind wrote: > > > Hello friends, > > > > > > does anyone know about a CLI client for MSN. > &

Re: [newbie] CLI client for MSN?

On Friday 29 October 2004 11.55, Pedro Blom wrote: > On Friday 29 October 2004 11.04, Anders Lind wrote: > > Hello friends, > > > > does anyone know about a CLI client for MSN. > > > > Cheers > > Anders > > http://swedebear.blogspot.com > > ams

Re: [newbie] CLI client for MSN?

On Friday 29 October 2004 11.04, Anders Lind wrote: > Hello friends, > > does anyone know about a CLI client for MSN. > > Cheers > Anders > http://swedebear.blogspot.com amsn kmerlin kopete gaim /Pedro Wan

Re: [newbie] DVD unit Plextor PX-708A/SW-BL

On Saturday 21 August 2004 16.09, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Saturday 21 August 2004 07:01 am, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > Apparantely I was wrong. The # that I assumed was the firmware version > > is listed as TLA # 206. This number does not agree with Bryan's number > > or the Plextor website which s

Re: [newbie] DVD unit Plextor PX-708A/SW-BL

ues at one time, upgrading the firmware sorted it right > out. I have the same drive. How can I check the current version of of my firmware? /Pedro Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

[newbie] Re: Contacts - Kontact

Tuesday 20 July 2004 17.16 skrev Pedro Blom: > I have lost all my contacts in Kontact (Mandrake 10.0) > I do have a backup of all my files, but dont know what file to copy. > Anyone knows where to find the file with the adresslist? > Is Contacts same app as Kadressbook? > >

[newbie] Contacts - Kontact

I have lost all my contacts in Kontact (Mandrake 10.0) I do have a backup of all my files, but dont know what file to copy. Anyone knows where to find the file with the adresslist? Is Contacts same app as Kadressbook? /Pedro Want

Re: [newbie] DVD to CD

ake 10.0 Workstation DVD. I would like to burn it to CDs. Anyone know how to do that, or where to read about it? Pedro Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] Sync Directories

Wednesday 30 June 2004 12.32 skrev EE: > Is there a program that will sync two directories and make them identical? Try rsync /Pedro Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com J

Re: [newbie] Menu

the many posts with this problem > because I've never had it happen to me. > > Can someone enlighten me? > > 9.2 on kde > tmb enterprise kernel > > TIA > > Lee su to root and enter update-menus -v then do the same in your user account. /Pedro ___

Re: [newbie] My KDE 3.1 (LM9.2) Fancy Menu is gone

In menudrake you can change between different menustyles.              /Pedro Sunday 06 June 2004 21.25 skrev OOzy: > My KDE 3.1 (LM9.2) Fancy Menu is gone. Now a plain less items menu appears. > What is wrong? Want to buy your P

[newbie] Fail to burn Data DVD:s

ui -graft-points -V K3b data project -volset -A K3B THE CD KREATOR VERSION 0.11.6cvs (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -P -p K3b - Version 0.11.6cvs -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-pedro/k3b0etIla.tmp -r -hide-list /tmp/kde-pedro/k3bJYERka.tmp -J -joliet-long -hi

[newbie] Fn F7 freezes the window system in Sony vaio PCG-FXA47

I have a laptop with Mandrake 9.0. Everything works fine except when pressing the Fn key (which I need to redirect the video to an external monitor/projector).The system Freezes (the keys ctrl+alt+f1 don't work so I have to turn the laptop off and on again). Before 9.0 I had 8.2 and the (fn+F7

[newbie] Problem with firewall

my PC trying to use whithout being connected? I'm afraid to plug in the cable, because I don't know which service may knock my connection down. - Does Mandrake Firewall block outgoing ports, or just incoming connections? if the latest is true how can I block outgoing ports??   Thanks

[newbie] KDE-menu missing!

nu is back, until I log out and in again. Then I have to remove the file again. If I use menudrake to change menustyle, and change it to the “Simplified menu” or the Original KDE-menu everything is back to normal. Only the “Mandrake menu” doesnt work. What yo do? /Pedro Ram: 512MB CPU: AMD

[newbie] X window on Toshiba Sat pro 4600

I have installed Mandrake 8.0 on a notebook Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 but I have problems configuring the X Window. I have a Trident Cyberblade card. Basically, the KDE appears much smaller than the screen size. This is the first time installing Linux so if anybody have any idea about the XF86Co

[newbie] How to re-install an rpm using rpm tools (like rpmdrake)

I am using Mandrake 8.0. How can I re-install a rpm with rpm tools (like rpmdrake)? Or do I need to use the command line? Thanks in advance Pedro _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

[newbie] error in Netscape 4.77

I have installed Mandrake 8.0. When I open Netscape, I have the following error: "could not fdopen() the new stderr: Invalid argument" I click ok, then Netscape starts and work. Why do I have this error? How can I correct the error? Thanks in advance for your help. bye kakuako __

[newbie] Blue Screen of Death in Mandrake 8.0?

I fixed the problem: New installation, with X-Free 3.3.6 and I did not install the KDE (I am using Gnome). Now I do not know if the problem is due to X-Free 4.0.3 or KDE. _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail a

Re: [newbie] Home networking

See http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/connect/cmlan.html bye >From: "Jamie Kerwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Home networking >Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 10:27:06 +0100 > >The network that I will have is 1 linux machine connected to 2 win 98

[newbie] local mail delivery agent problem

line. Anybody has ideas about how to fix this? TIA. ZP -- José Pedro Sousa do Amaral We only can learn from our mistakes. --K. Popper

RE: [newbie] Mandrake no detecta mi tarjeta de red ni de sonido

Awe es una Soundblaster awe 64. Los drivers son los mismos, el problema es que el DrakConf no detecta ninguna tarjeta, y no se por qué. Tengo todo exactamente igual que mi amigo. Pienso que es un bug de Mandrake. ¿Puede ser eso?

[newbie] Mandrake no detecta mi tarjeta de red ni de sonido

Tengo una Awe 64 y la conexion a internet por cable modem, la tarjeta es una ne2000-pci compatible, un amigo con las mismas caractericticas no tiene ningun problema y yo si, puede ser porque tengo una controladora scsi?

Re: [newbie] LAN + FTP: Troubles with Netscape and FTP

Thanks Greg! It did not work. Problem stills. I also believe that should be a DNS problem. I will start the network configuration from the begining to be shure that it will not work. Bye pedro >From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] LAN + FTP: Troubles with Netscape and FTP

. See attached my configuration files What is wrong in my configuration? Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain

Re: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake?

using ICS. Bye Pedro >From: Rob Ogilvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake? >Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:39:35 -0700 (PDT) > >Help! The free ISP I use in Linux (FreeWW

Re: [newbie] Internet sharing

Hi Allan I have no experience to share internet with linux yet... See: http://www.linuxtopia.com/learnto/teach.shtml?ipmask and http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Networking/IPmasq/pages/ Those are step-by-step specific instructions, not general manuals. I hope this help you Bye pedro

Re: [newbie] PCI Ethernet card problems

Hi Gil Are you using the correct module? See http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Networking/NetBasics/pages/ there is a list of network cards and modules, with configuration: http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/61/rh6.1-hcl-i.ld-11.html Bye james bond non-registered linux user nr 007

Re: [newbie] Shutting down FTP and TELNET

I have wu-ftpd server. To too stop the service it is just needed to put a # before the line of the service in the file /etc/inetd.conf See setting up ftp server in http://linux.nf/stepbystep.htm (choose ftp and then ftp server) I followed the above instructions to setup ftp and telnet. Bye ja

Re: [newbie] Shutting down FTP and TELNET

I have wu-ftpd server and too stop the service it is just needed to put a # before the line of the service in the file /etc/inetd.conf See setting up ftp server in http://linux.nf/stepbystep.htm (choose ftp and then ftp server) I follow the above instructions to setup ftp and telnet. Bye jame

Re: [newbie] i can access win95 machine by mean lan

Without any more details it is difficult to troubleshooting your problem... Check the subnetmask value (normally is 255.255.255.0). It should be the same for all machines in the network. See http://mandrakeuser.org/connect/cmlan.html and check all the steps Bye James Bond non-registered linux

[newbie] Graphical FTP client

Hello! I have mandrake 7.02 Air and I am using the gFTP FTP client but I am not happy with it. Is there any nice FTP client? (like WSFTP-LE) Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http

Re: [newbie] INETD Server Problem

I have one question: When am trying to make ftp to localhost I can not. It tries to make the connection but necer succeded. - What is the user name and the password I should use? - Where I put the users and passwords? - What is telenet program you use? Thanks in advance Pedro >From: "Pet

[newbie] Local Telnet and FTP

the ftp server: ftp strem tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/file ? What do we expect when make ftp with "localhost"? Should I browse may own hard disk? Thanks in advance for your help Pedro Get Your Pri

Re: [newbie] scanner question

I am afraid that are not supported... See http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hres.html and http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html and http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fhard.php3 Pedro >From: Wienand Drenth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

installed ok. Pedro From: p.b.burton Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:29:56 -0700 Try # rpm --rebuilddb I never bothered trying to install drakfonts. That's because I noticed when I installed Mandrake, th

[newbie]

installed ok. Pedro From: p.b.burton Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:29:56 -0700 Try # rpm --rebuilddb I never bothered trying to install drakfonts. That's because I noticed when I installed Mandrake, th

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

I need to download more rpms? (Maybe updated rpms) Thanks in advance Pedro -- You might just install the following three rpms from the first Mandrake 7.0 cd: gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm gtk+-devel-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm gtk-engines-0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm When I installed Mandrake I

[newbie]

do I need to download more rpms? (Maybe updated rpms) Thanks in advance Pedro -- You might just install the following three rpms from the first Mandrake 7.0 cd: gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm gtk+-devel-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm gtk-engines-0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm When I installed Mandrake I

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, you wrote: >Hi! > >I have Mandrake 7.02 and I am disapointed with fonts of Netscape. Pages do >not look the same... >Where are the "Windows" fonts, like arial, verdana, etc... ? >Can we add more fonts to Netscape? How? > On any 'cooker' ftp site such as: ftp://rpmfind.ne

[newbie] re Pronto Mail (Not Quite)

connection? I decided then, to start work with email, use the Netscape Messenger. It is very easy to make the configuration. Is there any problem to use Netscape for email? Thanks in advance Pedro >From: mrc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Su

Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

Thanks again Paul. Yes, My sanner is now working. I think sane was installed, because when I run xcanimage it worked. Bye Pedro >From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner >Date: T

[newbie] SiS900 PCI Ethernet Adapter

update LinuxConfig modules list after install a new module with RpmDrak? Bye Pedro Hello! I installed Mandrake 7.0 (air version) without problems - automatic installation. I have a network card SiS900 PCI (in box it have also the name 4Lan). With Lotar 0.5.3, in "Network Device Card"

Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

added to the software. I installed Gimp before sane installation. Any idea? If you install the sane with RpmDrake, please do no read the readme file ;). Sane is automatically installed and the readme file instructions is to install sane with the commend ./configure. Thanks in advance Pedro >F

[newbie] Fonts in Netscape

Hi! I have Mandrake 7.02 and I am disapointed with fonts of Netscape. Pages do not look the same... Where are the "Windows" fonts, like arial, verdana, etc... ? Can we add more fonts to Netscape? How? Thanks in adv

Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

will accomplish this purpose". I tried write ./configure + enter, but I received an error message No file or directory. So, if you can help me with detailed and concrete instructions of how to finish my installation of SANE package I would appreciate very much ;) Thanks in advance Pedro >Fro

[newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

from twain" of Windows applications. How can I use the scanner? What is the application? Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] SiS900 PCI Ethernet Adapter

Why? How can I install this module? I found the module name in the hardware compatibility list in mandrake-Linux site. Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

from twain" of Windows applications. How can I use the scanner? What is the application? Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] SiS900 PCI Ethernet Adapter

Why? How can I install this module? I found the module name in the hardware compatibility list in mandrake-Linux site. Thanks in advance Pedro Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [newbie] Install DOS 6.2 Windows98 and Linux-Mandrake 7.0 in same HD

Thanks for your answer :) "...software 'perl' terminated the installation for the reason that my system or whatever was not in 'english' mode...very peculiar..." I had the same problem. What I did: I formatted again Linux partitions and I accepted the size that appeared in /swap partition win

[newbie] Install DOS 6.2 Windows98 and Linux-Mandrake 7.0 in same HD

Hello! The installation manuals do not say anything about the "cylinder 1024" problem. This is the /boot or /root have to be installed within the 1024th cylinder. I have Windows 98, DOS 6.2 and Linux-Mandrake 7.0 Air Version in my 13GB Quantum Fireball HD. First time I tried to install Mandrake L

[newbie] to marc@mercator.xxx

On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Mail Delivery Subsystem wrote: > The original message was received at Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:48:38 +0100 > from pedro@localhost > >- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors - > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >- Transcript of

RE: [newbie] Kernel Update

Title: RE: [newbie] Kernel Update This is an e-mail example that I've received today. -Mensaje original- De: Dennis Robertson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: lunes 29 de noviembre de 1999 13:09 Para:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto:Re: [newbie] Kernel Update Axalon B

[newbie] E-Mail

Title: E-Mail ¡STOP! I'm receiving many e-mails that it's not for me (230 e-mails). I don´t know where is the problem, but they are blocking my e-mail server.

Re: [newbie] The unspoken question

Simon Norris wrote: > > I have been aware of Linux for some time now, and am deciding to take the > plunge. I just have one question to ask. How do you pronounce Linux? With an > "I", as in Lin-ux, or a "y", as in lie-nux? > > They did say that this is a realm for newbies!! ;-) Here in Portugal

Re: [newbie] netscape defaults

Rick Murphy wrote: > Don't give up on netscape. If your using mandrake, click on the updates > icons and download all three parts of netscape 4.61 at the same time. It will > automatically install itself. I found that most of my problems with netscape > ended when I went to 4.61. I think you

Re: [newbie] RPMs (?)

"Noonan, Mr Sean P." wrote: > > Not to beat a dead a horse, but http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html > , which is their English-Language > Linux Distributions page, also clearly states: > > "It [Mandrake] actually runs on all Intel and compatibles [sic]

Re: [newbie] About Linux distributions!

Lorenzo Jimenez wrote: > > Hi, > > Again I have this link so you can evalute Linux distributions available: > http://www.cpureview.com/art_distro_a.html Hmm. Mandrake didn't get any score below Red Hat's, and got a few above, yet Red Hat wins??? Weird...

[newbie] Lost my graphical login

Hi. After I installed Mandrake 6.0, I chose (at the end of the installation) to have a graphical login, the one with a blue screen where you log in and choose the window manager. However, due to a crash inside X (I was experimenting with graphic card drivers), now my system has just the text login

Re: [newbie] How to set the keyboard repeat rate?

Pedro Timoteo wrote: > I tried using xset or editing /etc/X11/XF86Config, but it doesn't do > anything, and, besides, the speed is already low in the console mode, > before starting X. So is there any solution for this? Something like "mode > con rate=# delay=#"

[newbie] How to set the keyboard repeat rate?

Hi. I've used other distributions of Linux in the past and have never known how to change the keyboard repeat rate (both the time it takes to start repeating, and the repeat speed itself) in Linux. However, that wasn't really a problem, because it was always set by default as I liked - which is th