[newbie] oh where has my kde gone?

I had kde working fine. I went to add another user and typed startx and then i got the blue screen and the generic window manager and then tried xinit and initx and so now I have that damn generic window manager for all my users. I want my kde back! Please help. It was months ago I set this up.

[newbie] syma stole my home

This morning when i started kde it said it could not open /tmp and it needed to I could not create a text file in my home directory either. I logged in as root and discovered that sympa owns my home directory and i have read only permissions. What is sympa and how the heck could this have happen

[newbie] network configuration on boot

So, working with an expert, i found i can get my ethernet card to work if after boot I type in the following: /sbin/insmod 3c509 /sbin/ifconfig eth0 netmask /sbin/route add _net netmask /sbin/route add default gw 24.5.225.1 metric 1 How do I get this to happen automatically on boot? --- lee

[newbie] x configuration

I have a cirrus logic GD5422 with i believe 1 MB of memory on it. I have a CTX VL500 with says it can do up to 1280x1024, 60Hz but is recommended 800x600, 100 Hz I want to configure it for 800x600 16bit color? Can any one help me? I got x working, but it is at a lower resolution. --- lee If you

[newbie] can't telnet

I can't telnet into my newly configured mandrake box, but I can surf from it. I could when it was RedHet 6.0. What is likely to be the problem? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question.

Re(2): [newbie] scsi cdrom

[EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: >_lee _kinkade wrote: >> >> Now that I have kde and mandrake 7 running so well at work, i am tempted >> to install the same at home. I have a pentium 75 with 48 MB mem a scsi >> hard drive and a scsi cd rom >> >> an

Re: [newbie] Can't start X-Window

[EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: >Hi all >Sory, I very bad speak English :-) >I try to install Mandrake v7.0 lake Server. >X-Window setup Ok, but when I start it, >on ther is only blue screen and 2 window whis console. >If install default or developer, X-Window start Ok. >Plase, ansver ( if You

[newbie] scsi cdrom

Now that I have kde and mandrake 7 running so well at work, i am tempted to install the same at home. I have a pentium 75 with 48 MB mem a scsi hard drive and a scsi cd rom any suggestions for getting started? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question.

Re(2): Re(2): [newbie] Make?

[EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: >mount the mandrake CD. (if you installed with supermount it will mount >itself when you put it in) > >if you didn't use supermount. Open a shell (dos like box). > >1. su >type in root password > > If now supermount support >2. mount /dev/cdrom >3. cd /mn

Re(2): [newbie] Make?

[EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: >You need to install make from the Mandrake CD. You probably didn't >install with the "development" option. How does one install make from the CD after the initial installation? --- lee If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question.

[newbie] dhcpcd ?

I got Mandrake 7.0 installed! yeah! Now i need to get it to use dhcp. How do i do that? There is a NT dhcp server. what do I have to do now? I have read that i need dhcpcd, but i have no idea where to find it or how to load and configure it. Also I am at a command prompt, how do i open x wi

[newbie] installation problems, please advise

I was installing Mandrake 7 from a CD I made from the mandrake70-2.iso image. All went smoothly until it reached to the stage configuring x, then a dialog box popped up and said "an error occurred file.mnt/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards not found." with a ok button and no other option. What do i need t