[newbie] help?

2002-10-12 Thread UrLoverGuy13
I want to stop recieving e-mail from the newbie list, How Do I go about removing myself from the mailing list?

[newbie] Help?

2002-10-12 Thread UrLoverGuy13
I want to stop recieving e-mail from the newbie list, How Do I go about removing myself from the mailing list?

[newbie] XP professional

2002-09-21 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Hello guys. This is not too much realted to linux but I thought someone could help. I deleted Mandrake Linux 8.2 ( I finally got it installed because i bought the CD's from ebay). I bought Windows XP professional, and im not sure whether to put XP pro on an NTFS file system, or FAT32. Which is

[newbie] kernel packages

2002-09-07 Thread UrLoverGuy13
So i finally download 8.2 again right? Burned it at 4x. Now mostly everything went fine...X configured great and it asked me if i wanted to automatically startX on boot. But one of the packages didnt install.. Obviously with my bad luck it was a kernel package... now linx wont start up due to a

[newbie] Kernel packages

2002-09-07 Thread UrLoverGuy13
So i finally download 8.2 again right? Burned it at 4x. Now mostly everything went fine...X configured great and it asked me if i wanted to automatically startX on boot. But one of the packages didnt install.. Obviously with my bad luck it was a kernel package... now linx wont start up due to a

[newbie] Mandrake 9.0 final?

2002-09-05 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Hey guys, when does mandrake 9.0 final come out? Such as 8.2, like NOT a beta version. I want a stable version of 9.0. I saw Mandrakes new installation interface, and it looked sweet. Anyways, if someone knows a date, or estimation of when its gonna be finished, email me, or reply to this post on

[newbie] LM 9.0, RC1? Beta4? No HTML.... i dont think

2002-09-02 Thread UrLoverGuy13
I saw that on linux-mandrake.com under the downloads section, CD-1, CD-2, and CD-3 changed to RC1 instead of beta 4 as it had been a few days ago... IS this a newer version. Plus if newer versions are coming out that fast when will there be a final release (date). I want the latest version of

[newbie] Burning program STRICKLY for ISO's

2002-08-30 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Ok guys lemme try this ONE last time hopefully... I got GETRIGHT. Now I was wondering if they have a burning program that is either stricty used for burning iso's, or one that burns iso's very very good. Anyones know :(

[newbie] NERO5.5 burning software

2002-08-28 Thread UrLoverGuy13
OMG! Now after i download the iso files through a FTP, when i try to burn it using nero it says: There has been a possible read error during this operation which may cause a defective write. Ive gotten this twice.. Once with this download, and once with another What is the problem with everything.

[newbie] NERO5.5 burning software UPDARE

2002-08-28 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Sorry guys. I didnt set the READ speed on the drives so it had an error...I had to let it auto detect the speed

[newbie] Of coarse again... Mandrake downloads.

2002-08-27 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Hello, I know im starting to be a pain in the neck with this mandreka mirror/download thing. I have mirrors already in which i know is not the problem thats messing up my CD's. Number 1, I have a DSL connecton... not 56k, so i shouldnt get any line interference with my downloads right? #2. I

[newbie] (no subject)

2002-08-27 Thread UrLoverGuy13
I am downloading Mandrake linux 9.0 beta 4, and its a 717000 KB file... I have 700 MB ( 80 minute) CDs to burn... Will it fit on my CD? Or do i need 750 or what...

Re: [newbie] Of coarse again... Mandrake downloads.

2002-08-27 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Bottom post In a message dated 8/27/2002 8:19:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've lost the tenor of this thread, sorry. What version are you trying to install again? I'm not certain it will make a difference but there were some strange goings on with some of the mirrors

[newbie] Gnome, or KDE

2002-08-27 Thread UrLoverGuy13
hey, i got 2 linux books from the library lol.. Dated about 2000 I believe... The book talks about Redhat 4. something so i guess its kinda old. Anyways I was wondering what is better, Gnome or KDE for Windows Manager. Let me know ur comments :)

[newbie] Install something from cD

2002-08-27 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Since im new to linux, and downloading third CD from an FTP program (hopefully the md5sums will be the same :)) I downloaded a whole bunch of programs i use for windows, that have a linux file for it too.. I went to the site of my favorite windows programs, and downloaded the linux rmp files...

Re: [newbie] IP address

2002-08-25 Thread UrLoverGuy13
People refer to xxx as a wildcard. Its like a range. If you say: 216.x.x.x that means any IP from 216. Its almost like "*" a wildcard used for most things. My ip address is usually a 172.x.x.x everytime i connect online I get the first 3 numbers, but the rest changes. Wildcard means anything in

Re: [newbie] 8.2 installation, and desktop

2002-08-22 Thread UrLoverGuy13
In a message dated 8/22/2002 2:57:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: probably a bad download, or a bad CD burn. try downloading and burning your CD again. those 'failed' packages are sign of big trouble. it shouldn't happen. (oh BTW during the installation, make sure you

[newbie] 8.2 installation, and desktop

2002-08-21 Thread UrLoverGuy13
Hello, I am a linux newbie, and I am very interested in learning linux. I downloaded Linux 8.2, and i tried installing it but it has about 5 errors while installing the packages. Installation went through fine, and the packages didnt seem to cause much effect. When I rebooted my PC after