Re: [newbie] Hostname woes..

i THINK that your host name needs to be just "Localhost" no " of course

[newbie] Lnx4Win And Me Screaming Loudly...

Finially i downloaded an image of LM 6.0 that wasnt corrupted and burned it, i decided to give linux 4 windows a spin, it created its partition and then, DOH i relised that my parrelel port scsi isnt supported meaning i gotta get a new cable for my old IDE drive, but since it created i think

Re: [newbie] NIC cards and Cable modems

basicly, your on a really big i guess wan, so you whould set it up using network, there are externel cable modems that hook up thro a NIC, and from what i have heard there really pretty easy to set up.

Re: [newbie] List Cancellation

Not that this has anything to do with anything important but i like that Aaron guy

Re: [newbie] Relevance of Mandrake

I for one like mandrake better, i like the interaction i get and how easy it is to get help from knoligable people, i mean iv noticed that people using redhat 6.0 sometimes use the mandrake list G overall the mandrake just seems better : )

Re: [newbie] SBLive again

Please Turn Off HTML Coding!, Tom,Vali,Chris, Whatever you prefer the linux something

Re: [newbie] Other Info available

can you please turn off HTML?

Re: [newbie] modems

What BUS does the modem operate on PCI or ISA or is it externel and chould you elaborate on your problems?

Re: [newbie] Netscape and kmail client

yes he posted one but late at night i got frustrated so i just removed eth0 mod and reinstalled it now it works even Kppp works

[newbie] TinTin++

im a mud freak and i was wondering, has anyone got it to work and if they did can you tell me how you did it please? i know this isnt exactly a Mandrake related question but if anyone chould help i whould be gratfull if i got that done then i chould throw out windoze cept for my sister

Re: [newbie] Setting Up KDE:

Dont download Happy99 its a virus thank you

Re: [newbie] RH Star Office and Mandrake

i downloaded it using gozilla in windows over a couple of days it is SO cool it rules over MS Office thats my opinion : )

Re: [newbie] Microsoft Announces MS-Linux

god what bull!

Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Redhat

because Linux RedHat 5.3 wont be made they are gonna jump from 5.2 to 6.0

[newbie] Shuttle Parellel Port SCSI

i have a Shuttle SCSI Adapter that hooks up to my printer port and it control's my new CDR drive is there a way to make it work?

Re: [newbie] GLib and GTK update...

i have the same problem and i whould appricate help to!

Re: [newbie] Etherlink III 3C509B-TPO

I have the same card you probley have it in PNP mode go to 3com website and download the drives for that card then use the Pnpdabl program

Re: [newbie] linux compatible modems, and home networking?

In a message dated 3/13/99, 2:08:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hello people, i just started using linux like a month ago, and i just noticed i got a damn winmodem heh. please reply with the modem you use for

Re: [newbie] Boot up Error Message

In a message dated 3/11/99 8:50:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would have imagined that /dev would cause problems (a simple cp in /dev will quickly fill your destination directory... that /dev/zero file just never ends...) i ment in windows

[newbie] Upgrade to KDE 1.1

Hey people im trying to install KDE 1.1 from the RPM's off the KDE website i keep failing i finially did it after deleting some conflicting packages but now my menu's are almost empty! how do i upgrade to V.1.1 keeping all my libs and such and also install the 8 meg applications RPM with the

[newbie] Upgrade to KDE 1.1

Hey people im trying to install KDE 1.1 from the RPM's off the KDE website i keep failing i finially did it after deleting some conflicting packages but now my menu's are almost empty! how do i upgrade to V.1.1 keeping all my libs and such and also install the 8 meg applications RPM with the

Re: [newbie] Boot up Error Message

In a message dated 3/11/99 3:23:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ? Maybe the disk is starting to go bad. no, but this happens with floppy boot as well. I think it is your RAM. I once had this problem as well. RAM seems to be causing a lot of this kind of

Re: [newbie] Atapi Floppy Support In Your Kernel

do u have a floppy in the drive?

Re: [newbie] PCI Modems.

well just wanted peeps to know that there is a 56K externel modem at OfficeMax for 30 bucks that works with linux if you want to try it i just got it a few days ago and it works fine its a newcom

Re: [newbie] file copying

try going into /mnt/win98/ and doing a dir to make sure you have the right capitalaziton and such Linux is picky about that

Re: [newbie] one more question i almost forgot...

create the dir /mnt/c/ also replace the first x with what hard drive it is ( like a or b) and the second x with the number of the partition for windows it is normely 1 sorry for how stupid that sounds i just got up : ) mount -t vfat /dev/hdxx /mnt/c (BTW: someone else on this list told

[newbie] Problems with internet browser

i can connect fine on my modem with KPPP but when i try to go to a site with any of them or ping anything all that happens is i get a host not found or 100% packet loss message can anyone help me with this problem? Best regards, the Linux dolt (Tom)

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom

[newbie] Samba ...

how do i set up samba so i can share everything including my printer hooked up to a windows system on my home network... how can i do this without the howto's they make my head want to explode : ), Tom

[newbie] My ISA Networking Card

I have a 3Com EtherLink III 3C509b networking card in PnP mode i got it a year or two ago when i had a cable modem so i dont have any utilites... the installation doesnt detect it... how do i install it ???, The Guy Who Isnt Very Smart, Tom