Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Thread andrewd
On Sat, 2005-04-02 at 23:11 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: http://www.xmule.ws/forums/index.php?showtopic=657 Thanks, Paul. The problem is not the firewall; the problem is on my modem - I have to allow pass/forward for 4662 port. I do not know how to do that, as my ethernet modem has not any

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Thread andrewd
between all of them is the same and maybe you will see one that relates or looks similar to your modem. Andrew D On Sat, 2005-04-02 at 23:47 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: On Apr 2, 2005 11:43 PM, andrewd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. The problem is not the firewall; the problem is on my

[newbie] External Harddrive question

2005-03-19 Thread Andrewd
- for MP3s etc Here are the results of fdisk -l. What are my next steps? [EMAIL PROTECTED] andrewd]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 200 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2431 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks

[newbie] urgent help - external hd stuff up

2005-03-14 Thread Andrewd
OK I have stuffed up I had an old 80g hd hanging around so I bought an external hd to plug it into the computer via the USB as a removable hd. Anyway I went to partitions within mandrake config selected - it had hda and sda so on the sda I selected create It appears to have moved the usr

[newbie] Evolution and Mandrake

2005-02-08 Thread Andrewd
Does anyone know if there are any RPMs for Evolution 2 available? Thanx Andrew D Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] p2p

2005-01-31 Thread Andrewd
I use Overnet which comes in a command line version and a GUI version (which requires the command line as well) and I have it working with Mandrake (http://www.edonkey2000.com/) On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 19:19, Dave Needham wrote: -- hi all is there any software i can use to dwnload music that

Re: [newbie] Opera and Konqueror

2005-01-25 Thread Andrewd
Or if you open your console and type MC you will open a program called midnight commander, which is a great file manager Andrew D On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 06:54, Andy Yankovich wrote: Am I correct in thinking that, even tho I use Opera (or Firefox) as my primary web browser, Konqueror remains my

Re: [newbie] Opera and Konqueror

2005-01-25 Thread Andrewd
ooops big nite drinking, that should be mc not MC - happy Australia day On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 07:59, Andrewd wrote: Or if you open your console and type MC you will open a program called midnight commander, which is a great file manager Andrew D On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 06:54, Andy Yankovich

Re: [newbie] (OT) I hate to be asking this... (Windows Related)

2004-12-02 Thread Andrewd
If you do get a USB stick , Mandrake should detect it with no probs. I picked up my first USB stick yesterday, plugged it in and Mandrake detected it and created and icon for it on the screen automatically. Currently I am playing a few MP3s from it right now. On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 20:10,

Re: [newbie] Re: Is Abba safe?

2004-11-12 Thread Andrewd
Of course down here in Australia it is illegal to make any copies no matter what the reason. So basically all those people running around with ipods cannot legally use them here as Apple do not allow you to use the Apple store here. We have no concept of 'fair use' like in the US On Sat,

[newbie] network monitoring

2004-08-09 Thread Andrewd
I have a DSL connection at home but I want to monitor the bandwidth I am using each month. What would people recommend - using MDK10/KDE. If possible I don't want to sign into the Control Centre each time to turn it on. Also I need it to pick up the usuage when my daughter is logged on as well.

Re: [newbie] Problem login in mandrake 10.0 Power Pack edition

2004-07-04 Thread Andrewd
Can you type in 'start x'? that should launch xwindows and give you your KDE login screen Hallo, After the bootscreen I get an black screen and KDE does not launch. Can some help me out with this problem Thanks Gregory. _ Add

[newbie] xawtv problem

2003-11-08 Thread AndrewD
OK, so I have installed my TV card and Mandrake 9.1 recognises it, and configures it. I go to run xawtv and receive the following message Xlib: extension XFree86-DRI missing on display :0.0 The issue being it looks like it isn't picking any channels up. So any ideas Thanx -- AndrewD [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] best cd burning application

2003-02-02 Thread Andrewd
Or I like Eroaster and the interface (GUI) is a lot more straight forward than xcdroast (IMHO) On Sunday 02 February 2003 08:07 pm, Aurélio Diniz wrote: I've seen that are many applications to choose from: x-cd-roast, k3b, gnometoaster.. For a windows person kind of guy like my, x-cd-roast

[newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images

2003-01-26 Thread AndrewD
I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images

2003-01-26 Thread AndrewD
. On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 18:29, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 02:14, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx Short

RE: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images

2003-01-26 Thread AndrewD
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of AndrewD Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:02 PM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC

Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images

2003-01-26 Thread AndrewD
Not sure, how would I know? On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 00:28, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 08:01, AndrewD wrote: OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC

Re: [newbie] Flash plugin

2003-01-13 Thread Andrewd
Is it just the plugin for your browser?, If yes go to the netscape download site and you can find the JAVA plugin for Linux there. I'm trying to figure out where to get the Java plugin from java.sun.com. I can't figure out what is supposed to be downloaded. Not the whole JRE I hope. Thanks

Re: [newbie] M$Access substitute

2002-12-18 Thread Andrewd
I use PHP and MySQL, it will handle well over the number of records you require. You will need to learn some simple SQL (depends on how complicated your database is). Also I use phpMyAdmin to help create and administor DBs. Greetings, I am virtually M$ free but for an email database (the Linux

[newbie] Quick chmod question

2002-11-22 Thread AndrewD
I need to chmod a whole bunch of files (under a directory), rather than go thru them all one by one is there a quicker way to chmod them all Thanx Andrew Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] CDRW DVD Recommendation

2002-09-22 Thread Andrewd
I am thinking of buying and installing a CDRW and DVD player, anyone want to recommend a brand, something which is easily recognised by Mandrake 8.2 and people have installed themselves Thanx Andrew D Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] phpnuke.

2002-09-05 Thread Andrewd
I have two sites running phpnuke, and I have found it easy to set up and great. One of the sites is an earlier version adn I did modify it to make it more secure but am waiting for v6 before I update it. The other is running 5.3.1 but I hear that google does not seach it due to aq system change,

Re: [newbie] Flash in Konqueror

2002-05-09 Thread Andrewd
I have discovered some sites have not configured Flash on their servers correctly, If you go to the Macromedia site it outlines the actual problem. OK! That seemed to work (fortunately, I have the 8.1 PP, so I was able to get the Flash rpm), and now most sites work for me. Some still don't -

[newbie] 8.2 requirements

2002-03-20 Thread Andrewd
Just wondering if I should upgrade, I am currently running Mandrake 8.0 on my home PC. The PC being a 300mhz with 64 meg Ram, how badly will it crunch along if I goto Mandrake 8.2 Andrew D Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] What programs are you looking for?

2002-03-17 Thread Andrewd
Maybe someone could look at getting NoteTabPro to work with WINE I have talked to Eric Fookes (NoteTabPro Creator) a few times about writing a Linux version. It is now possiblebut that isn't going to happen for linux until he feels it can produce a viable income from it. which