Re: [newbie] DUAL BOOT

2000-01-02 Thread alann
John Aldrich wrote: On Sat, 01 Jan 2000, Steve Tarara wrote: Hi All, I am planning to run a dual boot system W98, and Linux. I have a SCSI HD and an IDE HD. The controller card for the SCSI drive is not supported, bummer, so I have Linux installed on my IDE drive. All peripherals

Re: [newbie] startup error

2000-01-02 Thread alann
Ken Harbit wrote: I have Mandrake 6.0, it is installed on /dev/hdb1. Every once in a while I get the following error when starting up. "/dev/hdb1 has reached maximal mount count, check forced." It then goes on and loads fine. It also operates fine. Should I be concerned about this? Ken

Re: [newbie] Made a mistake in setup

1999-12-31 Thread alann
Dennis Angell wrote: When i installed Linux Mandrake i selected the wrong Video card and montior.. What can i do to be able to change these settings again ?? Dennis Angell I'm assuming that your machine is coming up in runlevel 5 graphical mode and you cannot see it due to your wrong

Re: [newbie] X Startup HELP!!!

1999-12-30 Thread alann
Donny wrote: OK heres a weird problem ive been having recently. Its resulted in me re-installing mandrake 6.1 a number of times, and the same thing happened in redhat 6.1. On occation, ive had to restart, unproperly... without using the reboot command. Ive had to do this when it locks

Re: [newbie] link light

1999-12-30 Thread alann
Seung-woo Nam wrote: The tulip driver included in Mandrake doesn't seem to work very well with any ethernet cards. I myself had the same problem with tulip driver. However, after I compiled and installed tulip driver came on the driver diskette for my ethernet card, it started working fine.

Re: [newbie] launching X apps in another user's KDE

1999-12-29 Thread alann
Hidong Kim wrote: Hi, I'm unable to launch X applications in another user's KDE session. For example, I log onto the computer as user kim and start KDE. In an xterm, I telnet to the same machine and log in as user andre. If user andre tries to launch an X application, he gets the

Re: [newbie] launching X apps in another user's KDE

1999-12-29 Thread alann
Hidong Kim wrote: Thanks, Alan! That did it. You're becoming a Linux expert faster than you think. Hidong Heh.. I'm scaring myself.. Just keep in mind, once you shutdown the system, you will have to run this again.. I'm still researching exactly what this does ( haven't had much

Re: [newbie] I need help !

1999-12-28 Thread alann
Hidong Kim wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am Daniel Monette and i build linux 2 days ago. I have Mandrake 6.0. I tried to install and, each time, the installation quit cause: Signal 11 and Read Header *** I really want an explication. I give you my computer

Re: [newbie] modem sharing

1999-12-15 Thread alann
Curtis Lloyd wrote: Hello, Is it possible for Linux and Windows to share a modem connections? if so, how do I do it? Sure.. I do it nightly.. You allready have the software. Find a howto on IP masquerading ( or the older style of IP Chains ). It's not hard.. ( If *I* can do it,

Re: [newbie] ICQ

1999-11-28 Thread alann
Ger-Bil Jinn wrote: Wait, what? There's a version of AIM for Linux? Where? I've been looking all over for one but haven't been able to find it! gaim www.rpmfind.org Alan -- == [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) running Linux Mandrake 6.1

Re: [newbie] Printers

1999-11-27 Thread alann
Christian Charles Opp wrote: I have a Canon bjc-4300 printer. I would like to install the software so that I can use it. I am using Mandrake 6.0 . Anyone have an idea on how to tackle this? I emailed Canon's tech support with my question, and I doubt I find out anything positive.

Re: [newbie] alternative browser?

1999-11-11 Thread alann
Chip Wiegand wrote: Amaya, Oh MYA! What a mess it makes of web pages in Linux! I tried just yahoo and my companys web site. Yahoo was somewhat navigable, at least I could change to various pages. My companys website was all screwed up, and it is supposedly backwards compatible to the 2.x

[newbie] .asx player

1999-11-11 Thread alann
Does anyone know if there is anything out there that will play a win .asx file for linux?? I looked for about and hour on my sys and the net and came up with zero. As usual, the answers probably on my HD, but I couldn't find one.. Thanks! Alan -- ==

Re: [newbie] Dos partition

1999-11-09 Thread alann
Earl Karch wrote: I have a Dos partition on a 2nd hard drive that I would like to access from Linux or Win98. However, I can't write to it as a user, and I can't change the file permissions or group as root. Any idea what's up? You need to edit ( as SU ) you're /et/fstab. At a

Re: [newbie] zip files?

1999-11-03 Thread alann
Seth Gibson wrote: Is there a utility that handles files created by WinZip or Pkunzip? gzip doesnt seem to want to. . . -- Seth Gibson www.mp3.com/PSM0x2710 members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder (Under Construction) Aggression Takes Its Toll. Thats because they are zipped, not

Re: [newbie] gnome freezes

1999-11-02 Thread alann
Miguel Rodriguez wrote: I want to know what packages did you use in order to update your gnome version? ftp.gurulabs.com The latest version. Are you using Mandrake 6.1? Yes. I am really interested on installing Octuber Gnome on my system but I don't know if it's a good idea to mix

Re: [newbie] plugger's not cooperating

1999-11-02 Thread alann
David van Balen wrote: I tried to install plugger under netscape 4.61 (libc5 version of both). I first tried the rpm and it appeared to install fine but then whenever I went to a page with audio files, netscape would die. Since then I have uninstalled the rpm, installed the tarball by

Re: [newbie] RealPlayerG2 - Netscape Plugin? How?

1999-10-29 Thread alann
Sevatio Octavio wrote: How do you get RealplayerG2 to act as a Netscape Plugin? Seve Goto EDIT PREFERENCES NAVIGATOR APPLICATIONS Find the realaudio.. EDIT make it say ra,ram,rn Then click application and fill in the field with "realplay %s" ( without the quotes ). Alan

Re: [newbie] problems with ./configure while trying to install new application

1999-10-07 Thread alann
M Thompson wrote: After uncompressing a tar file, I then proceeded to read the intall file. The install file said to run ./configure, then make, and then make install. While trying to run ./configure, I got the following messages: ~ checking for working aclocal...missing

Re: [newbie] Star Ahhh!-fice

1999-09-29 Thread alann
"David P. Greenberg" wrote: --We've all heard tales of woe regarding that mess, Star Office. Well, here's my sad story. I downloaded the thing from the new Sun page. it took me 7 and 3/4 hours!!! That's at 33.6 connected at 31200. I'm NOT exagerating. After getting it, I cracked the tarball

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread alann
Arcana wrote: Jeremy Kersenbrock wrote: Has anyone here successfully installed and run ICQ for Java in Linux? I can't get it to install -- I follow the (few) instructions in it's INSTALL.TXT file and only get a "too few arguments" error back. Yes, I have installed JDK (v 1.1.7).

Re: [newbie] ICQ for Java in Linux

1999-09-25 Thread alann
Rick Murphy wrote: O A couple ICQ clones I know of are Licq (it doesn't stand for Linux ICQ) and Micq. Give gnomeicq a whirl. It is already installed if you are using mandrake 6.0 Thats gnomeicu. note the u, not q. Alan -- ===

[newbie] to install or upgrade 6.1?

1999-09-22 Thread alann
I have seen various posts on this and since I ordered Mandrake 6.1 yesterday, I hope I can get an "official" answer. Should I UPGRADE 6.0 or should I wipe / and /user and start over? I hope to leave my /home alone ( no pun intended ) since I have quite a lot of stuff there now. Thanks! Alan

Re: [newbie] Netscape

1999-09-21 Thread alann
Ken Wilson wrote: Are you sure it's Netscape that is causing the problem? I'm running 4.61 on my box at home and it is in 24bpp mode. Colours are all good. Ken Wilson First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is irrelevant Yea, it's a noted bug. Running 24 bit color

Re: [newbie]help! modem won't work

1999-09-13 Thread alann
A Enoch Meza wrote: I installed Mandrake 6.0 yesterday but have been unable to get my modem to respond. And no, its not a win modem. I tried many different jumper settings for the IRQ com port but when I try to use KPPP all I got were: "Sorry, the modem is not responding" or "The modem is

Re: [newbie] Linux RPM, how to open.

1999-09-12 Thread alann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, cool. Make sure that the /etc/lilo.conf line looks exactly like this: append="mem=64M" Also, after you check that or make the changes, run /sbin/lilo to write the boot block back out with the updates. Maybe that got missed after the

[newbie] Description of Packages

1999-09-12 Thread alann
I was wondering "WHAT" file in Mandrake ( or RH for that matter ) contains all the package descriptions that you get upon install. In other words, when you install either you have the choice of making broad package installs or installing EVERY package manually. When you do this you can hit F1

Re: [newbie] Description of Packages

1999-09-12 Thread alann
Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, alann wrote: I was wondering "WHAT" file in Mandrake ( or RH for that matter ) contains all the package descriptions that you get upon install. In other words, when you install either you have the choice of making broad packag

Re: [newbie] Netscape 4.61 load problem

1999-09-09 Thread alann
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: harry ellis wrote: I downloaded the new Netscape 4.61 through the Updates site (and a very easy process it is!) but now the Netscape program seems to load only when I'm online. When I'm not online, sometimes it shows up when I click the icon, but other

Re: [newbie] aim chat

1999-09-05 Thread alann
Robert Weider wrote: I know this is a bit off topic, but awhile back aol released the source for aim. Has anyone developed a linux based version of aim? So I may stay away from my other partions. Thanks Robert Sure. I've been running GAim for sometime. goto freshemeat.net and

Re: [newbie] setting up printers?

1999-09-04 Thread alann
John Aldrich wrote: I've got an existing Mandrake 6.0 system I'd like to add a printer to. It's a plain dot-matrix 24-pin printer. How do I go about setting it up in Linux? Thanks open up a terminal make yourself root type ' su ' run printtool Alan --

Re: [newbie] What OS do I select for RealPlayer at www.real.com?

1999-08-25 Thread alann
Postman wrote: When I go to www.real .com I try to download the real player. It asks which OS I am using. I do not see Mandrake there. I see RedHat 5.2. That's not supposed to be compatible with Mandrake 6. I thought RedHat 6.0 was the only compatible platform to Mandrake 6.0. I installed

Re: [newbie] kxicq

1999-08-25 Thread alann
James Schofield wrote: I have seen that there is two ICQ clients out for Linux. One is Kicq for KDE and another is for GNOME. I like to use KDE as my Desktop.. but I notice that the KICQ project is still Alpha and is not getting a lot of support. The one for GNOME is STABLE and

Re: [newbie] Linux and windows98

1999-08-24 Thread alann
Tom Brett wrote: Hello: I just bought a Compaq PC with a 13 Gb hard drive and pre-installed win98. Currently, the hard drive is set up with a 2 Gb partition and an 11 Gb partition (both win98). I would like to take part of the 11Gb partition (say 7 Gb) and set it aside for Mandrake

Re: [newbie] kxicq

1999-08-20 Thread alann
DJ wrote: Hello Anyone have a url/ftp for a kxicq rpm? Try http://rufus.w3.org Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0

Re: [newbie] Linux drive disappeared!

1999-08-17 Thread alann
Caymen wrote: It is just Microsofts way of saying that WINDOWS is the ONLY OS to have. Tom Ken Wilson wrote: Windows will not recognize your Linux partitions. Also, your drive designation in Windows is not arbitrary. If you remove a drive it once had by partitioning it for

Re: [newbie] Re-installed Win98 - Lost LILO -- How to re-install????

1999-08-17 Thread alann
Rick Murphy wrote: An easy solution is to put your linux cdrom in, re-boot and then run an upgrade instead of install. You can then re-configure your lilo boot at the appropriate prompt. This is fast and simple Rick "mulerider" Murphy Yea, I did this with RH 5.2. Worked fine. --

Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?

1999-08-16 Thread alann
James Schofield wrote: Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this

Re: [newbie] Modem connects; no Internet

1999-08-15 Thread alann
Harry Ellis wrote: My US Robotics 33.6 modem dials my ISP, they "talk", the Kppp reads connected, but nothing works. Same thing here.. Call your ISP and ask them if VanJacobsen ( VJ ) compression is enabled on your account.. If its not, tell them to turn it on. This is SOMETHING with RH

Re: [newbie] printing pdf

1999-08-12 Thread alann
Ty Mixon wrote: There is an acrobat reader on the Mandrake cd's in the 'Complete' set. If not, try the adobe website. -- Huh? try xpdf ( in a terminal ) Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake

Re: [newbie] jdk

1999-08-11 Thread alann
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Bert Bullough wrote: has anyone had any luck installing the jdk package from miribalis that is required to run java icq? documentation is pretty scarce and i'm not really sure what some of the environmental variables are for.

Re: [newbie] 3dfx VooDoo Banshee

1999-08-10 Thread alann
John May wrote: I need more of an opinion on this one. I am getting a new 3D graphics card and I was wanting to know how well the 3dfx VooDoo Banshee chip workes with Xwindows. I am considering, in particular, the Diamond Monster Fusion. Has anybody had any experience with this card? I

Re: [newbie] New Guy here. Where do I start?

1999-08-10 Thread alann
Ian W Douglas wrote: The swap partition is for virtual memory. How much memory do you have? I've heard that it's a good idea to make it 250% of how much physical RAM you have. Guys? Ack! I've already got 128MB of RAM ... don't need a 300MB swap partition too, IMO. I have a 128MB swap

[newbie] SB PCI 128 FIXED! READ THIS!!

1999-08-09 Thread alann
First, let me say THANKS to the many people who have responded with ideas.!! I TRULY thank all of you.. But I stumbled across this myself and think I found a bug. First, the fix. To refresh, I had partial sound, but NO CD sound, and no realplay. I did have .wav and sounds in

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread alann
Jayce Steadman wrote: Hello chaps, anyone been successful in getting the Live working in Mandrake 6.0? I have tried downloading numerous files, but I keep on running into kernel mismaches. Can anyone help? -- --Powered by Linux Mandrake-- Jayce Steadman Icq:- 40694192

Re: [newbie] Sound Blaster Live!

1999-08-07 Thread alann
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, alann wrote: I think the mandrake people need to do some work on thier soundcard stuff. I've got a SB PCI128 that "partly" works. What's the problem with it? I've posted this for the last few days, but again, I have n

Re: [newbie] Printer Problems

1999-08-02 Thread alann
Wilhelm Bertalan wrote: Hallo, Yesterday I upgraded the kernel from 2.2.19 to 2.2.34 and everything seemed to work ok. However, I did not test printing and when I started it today, it does not work. After investigating a bit further (with printtool) I found out that /dev/lp0/1/2 was not

Re: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)

1999-01-03 Thread alann
Sam Gentile wrote: Why are you so black and white? Can't there be room for both? I am in this group because I am also in love and a USER of Mandrake Linux. I'm just not so black and white that there is only one solution. Yea, Linux and BeOS. == [EMAIL