Re: [newbie] Win partition write perm

2004-06-16 Thread martin brandt
Quoting "Warden, Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Jun 16, martin brandt had something to say about [newbie] Win > partition... > > >Arg! This is hell. > >I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage > partition. > >I have trie

[newbie] Win partition write perm

2004-06-16 Thread martin brandt
Arg! This is hell. I have been trying to obtain write permission on my windows storage partition. I have tried chown-ing in a console (in su), i have tried changing via properties whilst logged in as root, i have tried in Control centre/security/DrakePerm by adding a new rule, modifying the curre

[newbie] Installing Java

2004-05-20 Thread martin brandt
I'm running Mandrake 9.2 and im trying to install the package "j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin" from the javasun website. Ive followed the instructions onsite, make the file executable (chmod a+x j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin) then execute it ( ./j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin) agreed to t

Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-10 Thread martin brandt
Quoting martin brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > martin brandt wrote: > > > > >Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >>>OK so /home

Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-10 Thread martin brandt
Quoting John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > martin brandt wrote: > > >Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> > >> > >>>OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3 > >>>and something is wrong with the lilo.co

Re: [newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-09 Thread martin brandt
Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Friday 09 April 2004 09:01 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > martin brandt wrote: > > >Quoting Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 08:54, martin brandt wrote: > > >>>After insta

[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-08 Thread martin brandt
After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations needed by windows ;) I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time however i got an error. I got: Added linux * Added

[newbie] bootloader reinstall prob.

2004-04-08 Thread martin brandt
After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular reinstallations needed by windows ;) I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This time however i got an error. I got: Added linux * Added

[newbie] Kernel compiling for Driver

2004-04-06 Thread martin brandt
Hello everyone, Im wanting to install my drivers for my ATI Radeon 9200SE ive bought recently on my mdk 9.2, and i have downloaded the appropriate rpm, but i need to tailor my Kernel to allow the driver to work. Now messing around with Kernel sounds complicated and i was wondering if it is actu

Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-06 Thread martin brandt
Nothing worked with the mdk10 isos, but when i tried burning my old mdk 9.2 iso onto one of the same discs i used for mdk 10, it booted from it.. Perhaps my iso is bad? I dled it from ftp, they cant all be bad..? Want to buy your Pack or Serv

Re: [newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-05 Thread martin brandt
Quoting Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Monday 05 April 2004 06:23 pm, martin brandt wrote: > > Hey all, > > I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 > > isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. &

[newbie] Installing from a RW

2004-04-05 Thread martin brandt
Hey all, I've downloaded Mdk 10.0 and wanted to install it, but after burning the 3 isos onto discs (Rewritables) i found they don't boot.. Is there some problem with booting from a RW disc?? Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from Ma

[newbie] rar compression software

2004-03-29 Thread martin brandt
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands. Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar? Thanks a lot, Martin Brandt

[newbie] rar compression software

2004-03-29 Thread martin brandt
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend some software to compress to .rar. Id use rar for linux but thats retail if i want to use the compression commands. Anyone know any other programs that allow me to compress into .rar? Thanks a lot, Martin Brandt

[newbie] Azareus Java conflict

2004-03-25 Thread martin brandt
message when i close mozilla. Any ideas? Thank to all, Martin Brandt -- -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

[newbie] Azareus java conflict

2004-03-25 Thread martin brandt
message when i close mozilla. Any ideas? Thank to all, Martin Brandt -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Thread martin brandt
Quoting "J.I. Evers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix > card? > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brand

RE: [newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Thread martin brandt
Quoting "Tony S. Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Did you run any software to let the system know you changed your grafix > card? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of martin brandt > Sent: Wednesday

[newbie] Zoomed display in GUI

2004-03-17 Thread martin brandt
Hi Im having problems displaying my GUI properly. It appears all zoomed and the screen follows the mouse like some Software for the visually impaired i have seen before. This started happening when i changed my GPU. Im running mandrake 9.2. Im pretty sure its a software issue, and its not my Mon

[newbie] adding win boot to boot loader

2004-03-14 Thread martin brandt
to the list. Any Ideas? Thanks, Martin Brandt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Writing access to a fat32 partition

2004-03-14 Thread martin brandt
Quoting Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear All > > I would like to know what is necessary to do in order to get writing > access to a fat32 partition shared with MS Windows. > > Thank you a lot in advance! > > Paul > > > > > -- Im having the same problems. Ive found and been told t

[newbie] Getting back GUI boot

2004-03-12 Thread martin brandt
, or any other alternatives, id be very grateful. Thanks in advance, Martin Brandt Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Reclaiming Mandrake boot

2004-03-10 Thread martin brandt
installing > > windows, and i had 5gb space on my hd so i didnt need to fiddle with > diskdrake. > > Any ideas anyone? Do i need a mandrake boot disc or something? > > > > Thanks, All help is much appreciated. > > Martin Brandt > > > > Thanks to bot

[newbie] Reclaiming Mandrake boot

2004-03-10 Thread martin brandt
i didnt touch any of my other partitions whilst installing windows, and i had 5gb space on my hd so i didnt need to fiddle with diskdrake. Any ideas anyone? Do i need a mandrake boot disc or something? Thanks, All help is much appreciated. Martin Brandt Want to buy your Pack or Services from

[newbie] Unmounting home

2004-02-24 Thread martin brandt
I need to unmount my /home/ directory so that i can resize the partition, but its alway busy when im logged in, is there a way to do it before booting the GUI? Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Annoyance... (9.2)

2004-02-20 Thread martin brandt
ll by connecting your new network card i would have thought it would be detected during the boot. Alternatively, you open Mandrake control centre ('configure your computer' in the menu)select 'Network and Internet' then near the bottom of the window click the 'launch the wizard'

Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd

2003-12-18 Thread Martin Brandt
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:14:11 +0200 Charlie Mahan wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tuesday 16 December 2003 10:00 am, Martin Brandt wrote: Par

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-18 Thread Martin Brandt
ug-in probs Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:58:09 -0700 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tuesday 16 December 2003 8:56 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > Well no luck so far. Im gonna get a knowledgeable friend to look over my > system via ssh. > Thanks all for your help, i know im gonna need

Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd

2003-12-16 Thread Martin Brandt
Partition magic here i come... From: Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:35:05 + On Tuesday 16 December 2003 16:25, Martin Brandt wrote: > Damn it is N

Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd

2003-12-16 Thread Martin Brandt
Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:20:56 -0500 On Tuesday 16 December 2003 10:59 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > Hey, im trying to change the permissions for my windows partition so that i > can write into it on a normal user. Atm i can't even write o

[newbie] Changing Permissions for Windows hd

2003-12-16 Thread Martin Brandt
Hey, im trying to change the permissions for my windows partition so that i can write into it on a normal user. Atm i can't even write onto it via root, and it wont let me change the permissions on root either. Ive tried going onto the windows boot and sharing the Partition but it says its only

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-16 Thread Martin Brandt
probs Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:29:13 -0700 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Saturday 13 December 2003 7:33 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > I had already done that : ( > The wierd thing is, i went on that test page and it says no java enabled, > but it says the version no. (1.3) a

Re: [newbie] Bit Torrent installation

2003-12-13 Thread Martin Brandt
:42:41 + -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:27:14 +0000, "Martin Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about [newbie] Bit Torrent installation: >Im trying to install Bit Torrent (bittorrent-3.3-3mdk.src.rpm) on mandrake >9.2 for Mozilla 1.5. &

Re: [newbie] Bit Torrent installation

2003-12-13 Thread Martin Brandt
Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Bit Torrent installation Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:45:57 + On Saturday 13 Dec 2003 2:27 pm, Martin Brandt wrote: > Im trying to install Bit Torrent (bittorrent-3.3-3mdk.src.rpm) on

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-13 Thread Martin Brandt
3 5:36 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > Installed mozilla and then reinstalled java but im still having the same > problem. It must be some little thing im doing wrong. I got it working when > i was using mozilla 1.5 on red hat 9.0 a month ago. > Tried look for Kaffe but too many file neede

[newbie] Bit Torrent installation

2003-12-13 Thread Martin Brandt
Im trying to install Bit Torrent (bittorrent-3.3-3mdk.src.rpm) on mandrake 9.2 for Mozilla 1.5. extracted the files (to /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES) untarred BitTorrent-3.3.tar.bz2 then i added "application/x-bittorrent; /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES/BitTorrent-3.3/btdownloadgui.py %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY""

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-12 Thread Martin Brandt
java sun working. From: Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:22:37 -0500 On Thursday 11 December 2003 01:42 pm, Martin Brandt wrote: > Well i did that already anyway :

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-11 Thread Martin Brandt
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:12:35 -0700 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thursday 11 December 2003 9:49 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > Still isnt detected. I have two plugin directories for mo

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-11 Thread Martin Brandt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:08:58 -0500 On Thursday 11 December 2003 10:11 am, Martin Brandt wrote: > Hey > Im running Mozilla 1.6a on a Mandrake 9.2 comp. I got the plug-in > 'j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin' &g

[newbie] Mozilla Java plug-in probs

2003-12-11 Thread Martin Brandt
Hey Im running Mozilla 1.6a on a Mandrake 9.2 comp. I got the plug-in 'j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin' followed the installation instructions, no errors, but mozilla does not detect the plug in. Ive heard i need to copy something somewhere. What and where? Thanks _

Re: [newbie]

2003-12-09 Thread Martin Brandt
Wow that worked, thanks. Didnt know it came with the distro. Thanks From: JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:38:45 -0500 On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:10:02 + "Martin Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie]

2003-12-09 Thread Martin Brandt
Re: [newbie] Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:17:24 -0500 On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:10:02 +0000 "Martin Brandt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When i tried to do this it says i dont have GTK. I have been told i need the > GTK-devel files but where can i get them? as root, in a terminal: u

[newbie]

2003-12-09 Thread Martin Brandt
Hey ive just compiled mplayer 1.0 on my Mandrake 9.2 system and i want to enable the gui. When i tried to do this it says i dont have GTK. I have been told i need the GTK-devel files but where can i get them? Thanks _ Get Hotmail o