[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 questions

I downloaded the Mandrake 7.0 iso and installed it on several machines. For the most part it works great, but I've found a few small problems on all three of the machines I've installed on: 1) when I run [msh@localhost msh]$ /usr/bin/E-ScreenSave.epplet I get a desktop icon with several butto

[newbie] Printer problem on a SCSI installation

I have a home built PC with a partitioned IDE drive and a 4 GB SCSI drive. I've installed Mandrake 6.1 in two places. A partition on the IDE drive and on the SCSI drive. On the IDE installation everything works fine (sound card, modem, printer). However, on the SCSI installation the printer wil

Re: [newbie] can't lauch X apps when su'ed as root

Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, ottffss wrote: > > > I am running Linux Mandrake 6.1 on a home built PC. I just upgraded > > from linux-mandrake 6.0 (where I did NOT have the problem I am about to > > describe.) I boot to run level 5 (I edited

[newbie] can't lauch X apps when su'ed as root

I am running Linux Mandrake 6.1 on a home built PC. I just upgraded from linux-mandrake 6.0 (where I did NOT have the problem I am about to describe.) I boot to run level 5 (I edited /etc/innitab to do this). Here's my problem: When I log in as myself and them bring up a console window and su