[newbie] Adobe Acrobat install

Has anyone using Mandrake 9.2 succeeded in installing Adobe Acrobat Reader. Somehow the linux-ar-405.tar.gz program has defeated everything I've tried. Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Restoring Gui login Mandrake9.2

During the install I mistakenly clicked on the automatic login feature which takes me directly into KDE. Is there a file I could edit that would return the choice of window managers at bootup? Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Library Compatibility

In my quest to get WP8 installed on LM8 (it worked wonderfully on LM7.1) I discover that there were libraries (libc5) used that are no longer used in this newer Mandrake. But are older libraries compatible with newer ones? If not, then I guess it is not possible to reinstall WP8 into this

[newbie] WordPerfect8 Mandrake 8

Since installing Mandrake8 I cannot get WP8 for Linux to install. Is it probable that the newer Mandrake version has dropped certain files necessary for WP8? Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Print problem

Paul, When I run that command I get the message: Command unknown. Michael Coady You may want to run lpstat -a and see what printer is set up as the default printer. Paul

[newbie] Print command

With Mandrake 7 when I try to print a specific file with the lpr command I get the message: printer unknown. Yet the installed printer - a HP Laserjet 4L - prints just fine within WordPerfect. And the command # printtool reveals that that printer is operating at lp0. Is there some further

[newbie] Midi Module failure

For the longest time i get the following notice on boot up of my Mandrake 7.0: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misc/opl3.0 failed loading midi module opl2 failed. It mustn't be a critical part of my system as everything I need runs ok. But I was wondering what I might do so that the boot up

Re: [newbie] 'kill' on the desktop

I haven't been able to locate the init script you refer to. Could you suggest where I might look? Thanks. Michael Coady On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wrap Netscape in memory ulimits (in it's init script, look in 'help ulimit') and it'll just die when it crashes

[newbie] Shiptrak

Is there a linux command, similar to shiptrak (I think) which one invokes when about to move a computer physically. This is a command to stabilize the reading head on the harddrive. Michael Coady -- M.

[newbie] shiptrak

There was a command in Dos that stabilized the reading head on the hard drive when you were going to physcially move the computer. I think it was shiptrak. Is there a similar command in Linux for this operation? Michael Coady

Re: [newbie] smtpdaemon

First thanks to Michael, Phil, Alexander and Vic for replying to my mail problem. Second, an apology for a basic error. It is not Sendmail that is causing me grief, (as I indicated) it's FETCHMAIL. And for some reason, when I try to install it, I get the message that I need "smtpdaemon" before

[newbie] smtpdaemon

Finally managed to get Mandrake 7.1 installed after going down a number of blind alleys. One final (hopefully) glitch. Sendmail is not installed. When I try to rpm it, I'm informed that I need "smtpdaemon". Any enlightenment on this would be appreciated. Michael Coady M.

[newbie] Install bug 7.1

Tried to install 7.1 but didn't get passed "initializing CDrom" before the deadly "Transsocket" message appeared. (Am using SiS 6326 card). And yet, Mandrake 6 worked well on my machine. Tried the "Linux text" entry but got lost. Somewhere I read there is a bug in the graphic install mode

[newbie] Tar help

Go to www.gnu.org/manual/tar/index.html You can download the manual which should answer any questions on the subject. mcoady

[newbie] Zip Drive kernel

Although I can operate my internal ATAPI-IDE Zip drive, at boot up I get the message "fs type not supported by kernel". I found this instruction somewhere about doing something to the kernel in configuring it to recognize the drive. "Do _not_ use the "IDE FLOPPY" option (officially the name is

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION (Documentation)

I fully support the recommendation submitted by Edison Gica. If the talented people at Linux-Mandrake would put intelligible documentation on-line regarding the installing and tailoring of each new release, at least we would have a common point of departure in our quest for solutions. A further

Re: [newbie] DISCUSSION (Documentation)

Yes, as some have already suggested, there is a great need for better documentation as Mandrake issues new releases. Could the very talented people working behind Linux-Mandrake create on on-line manual regarding the installation/tailoring of their product. Being an on-line document, it could

[newbie] Configuring internal ATAPI-IDE Zip drive

n attempting to configure my internal ATAPI-IDE Zip drive I found the following advice (I have lost the source): "Here's how to use an IDE ATAPI zip drive on Linux. First, the kernel: Do _not_ use the "IDE FLOPPY" option (officially the name is CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY ). This will work

[newbie] Configure Internal ZIp drive

In attempting to configure my internal ATAPI-IDE Zip drive I found the following advice (I have lost the source): "Here's how to use an IDE ATAPI zip drive on Linux. First, the kernel: Do _not_ use the "IDE FLOPPY" option (officially the name is CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY ). This will work

[newbie] re Zip Drive

Thanks to Ron and Eric for great assistance in getting the Zip drive working. I see that this 100 meg. disk has 12 blockgroups. When I tried to tar my /home directory onto the Zip drive it stopped after using only one block. Consequently there was not enough space to archive the whole directory

[newbie] re Make Command

When I (as superuser) invoke (using Mandrake 6) the 'make' command, I get 'command not found'. Is there something I have to do to get this operational? Michael Coady

[newbie] Installing Zip drive on Mandrake 6

Any instructions I read about getting my IDE ATAPI Zip drive up and running, keep referring to a /usr/src/linux directory from within which I'm supposed to make some module change to the kernel. Problem is that there is no such directory. Any suggestions much appreciated. Michael Coady.

[newbie] Saving what appears in console

Is there a simple way to save to a file what a command like 'dmesg' gives me on the screen? Michael Coady

[newbie] Any way back in?

I made a change to my XF86Config file which I realized was a mistake when I rebooted the system. I had Lilo set to automatically take me into graphic mode (runlevel 5) and now I can't read a thing and therefore can't repair my mistake. . Is there a way at the Lilo prompt to override that

[newbie] Panasonic Zip Drive

Has anyone found success using an internal Panasonic Zip drive? I know that the Iomega Zip drive is Linux compatible, but could not find any info on this one. Michael Coady M.

[newbie] Panasonic Zip Drive

Has anyone found success using an internal Panasonic Zip drive? I know that the Iomega drive is Linux compatible, but could not find any info re this one. Michael Coady -- M.

[newbie] Panasonic Zip Drive

Has anyone found success using an internal Panasonic Zip drive? I know that the Iomega drive is Linux compatible, but could not find any info re this one. Michael Coady

[newbie] Mandrake 7 slowdown

Thanks John and Paul for the suggestions. My swap partition ( 64 meg) seems adequate as it was before. I ran "setup" and removed a few non-relevant programs with no significant improvement. I guess I'll have to live with the more leisurely pace or else switch to a less memory-demanding desktop.

[newbie] Mandrake 7 slowdown

Since moving up to Mandrake 7 from M 6 I find that the loading time for KDE, and even the Kmail program inside KDE takes much longer than it did in Mandrake 6. All I can think of is in the latter stage of install I agreed to the default list of programs to be automatically booted at startup -