Re: [newbie] kernel re-build

2000-02-03 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
Under X windows do the following: su cd /usr/src/linux make xconfig (apply the changes you want) make dep make clean make bzImage make modules (backup your old modules found in /lib/modules/2.x.x) make modules_install (insert a blank formatted floppy in floppy drive) dd

Re: [newbie] I can't find the in.telnetd

2000-02-03 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
Apart from the telnet package who is needed to telnet to other machines, have you also installed the telnet-server package? |---| Stylianos Koutrakis Department of Geophysics

Re: [newbie] how to delete Linux partition

2000-02-03 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
Since you don't use lilo but boot magic if you give "fdisk /mbr" you will not be able to use boot magic because it will be deleted from MBR. Just remove the entry for Linux from the boot magic configuration. Also you dont have to boot from an installation CD to delete Linux partitions you can use

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7 tcsh and dir colour

2000-02-02 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
The command is "ls --color=auto". I personally use the bash shell so I put a line in my .bashrc like this: alias ls 'ls --color=auto' I think that something similar maybe done with the tcsh shell. Also if you want to change the default colours you may change the settings at the

Re: [newbie] the g++ compiler

2000-02-02 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
Try installing libstdc++-devel-2.x.xmdk.i586.rpm |---| Stylianos Koutrakis Department of Geophysics School of Geology Aristotelio

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake 6.1 Installation

2000-02-01 Thread Stelios Koutrakis
This is happening because you used the "bootnet.img" to make a boot floppy instead of the "boot.img". But the solution of booting directly from CD by changing the BIOS settings is the best. |---|