Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
Hi Paul, Very good point to remember. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll save this in my help notes. Thanks again, Roman Paul wrote: > > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Romanator wrote: > > >Sure was. I did notice when I booted up(I must have walked away from the computer, >it booted into console > >mod

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions no KDE and sector errors

2000-05-17 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romanso a newbie (you) on a newly installed and working system changed the graphic card, color depth and Monitor: then rebooted. Yep, that'd likely hose the x-server all right. Roman, don't fix what ain't broke!! Especially when you don't really know what you're doing! Alan P.S. and you r

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions no KDE and sector errors

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
I changing the following: 1. Logged on as roman (user) 2. Graphics card. I changed my default card setting to NVIDIA GeForce 256 3. Graphics resolution was changed from 32-bit to 16-bit. It appears that Linux prefers 32-bit. 4. I used the default setting for my monitor, as I could not find my Del

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Paul
On Tue, 16 May 2000, Romanator wrote: >Sure was. I did notice when I booted up(I must have walked away from the computer, it >booted into console >mode. >Is this normal? > >Roman Depends on what you call normal. If you check /etc/inittab and the default bootmode there says 3 then it is normal.

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
Alan, While reviewing the options on my Linux desktop, I decided to select shutdown. The computer rebooted and went to the command prompt boot. I typed in dos to run WinNT4, and access Netscape Navigator to communicate with you. Next, I selected shutdown in WinNT4, the computer appeared to rebo

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
Hi Alan, If you ever get a chance to see it on another computer, you will notice the visual similarities. Enough said about Windows. Roman Alan Shoemaker wrote: > RomanI use netscape 4.72 in Linux Mandrake 7.0 and my > search engine of choice is Google. I don't use windows, at > least no

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
Sure was. I did notice when I booted up(I must have walked away from the computer, it booted into console mode. Is this normal? Roman Paul wrote: > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Romanator wrote: > > Looks like /dev/hda5 WAS your D-drive then... > > >Hooray!! I am up and running. However, the the deskto

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Paul
On Tue, 16 May 2000, Romanator wrote: Looks like /dev/hda5 WAS your D-drive then... >Hooray!! I am up and running. However, the the desktop display has a larger black >border on the left side >rather than sitting evenly in the center. My hard drive, sound card auto configured, >except for the

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Alan Shoemaker
RomanI use netscape 4.72 in Linux Mandrake 7.0 and my search engine of choice is Google. I don't use windows, at least not very often, and never browse or do email with it. Alan Romanator wrote: > > Alan, > > If you have IE5 on your computer, NeoPlanet is a browser by Lycos. > > Roman

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romanok, why do you ask about what monitor to choose after you've successfully installed Linux? It's during the install you need to know what the make & model of your monitor is. If you've successfully completed the install w/o inputting/choosing the correct make & model of your monitor then

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-17 Thread Romanator
Alan, I will have to read the guide about the sync rate. But, everything appears to be okay, now. However, I could not find my Dell monitor in the list( should I select Dell SVGA?), and my 3COM 3C905C Ether link Card was not on the list. I will have to check MandrakeSoft's web page for hardware

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-16 Thread Romanator
Hi Alan, The monitor works fine in Windows NT4. The shift happens in as soon as I get in to KDE. Roman Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Romanadjust your monitor (buttons on front, directions in > monitor owner's manual). > > Alan > > Romanator wrote: > > > > Hooray!! I am up and running. However, t

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-16 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romanadjust your monitor (buttons on front, directions in monitor owner's manual). Alan Romanator wrote: > > Hooray!! I am up and running. However, the the desktop display has a larger black >border on the left side > rather than sitting evenly in the center. My hard drive, sound card aut

Re: [newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions

2000-05-16 Thread Romanator
Hooray!! I am up and running. However, the the desktop display has a larger black border on the left side rather than sitting evenly in the center. My hard drive, sound card auto configured, except for the monitor. An out-of-sync message appeared. The desktop display is lopsided the left border

[newbie] Re: DrakX is Working -> DrakX Installation Instructions incomplete

2000-05-16 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Romandelete hda5 and then push the Auto Allocate button. Alan Romanator wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > I had draw and write this out as there is no print screen. > The auto allocation only works if my disk has not been > partitioned yet or is empty. I have tried as best as > possible with ASCII