[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

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0 And by the way anybody knows any mailinglist specific for OpenGL. Can any

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread SnapafunFrank
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0 And by the way anybody knows any mailinglist specific for

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Sevatio
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0 And by the way anybody knows any mailinglist specific for

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 08 October 2004 16:09, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0 And

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Sevatio
Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 16:09, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Derek Jennings
On Friday 08 October 2004 16:44, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 16:09, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Friday 08 October 2004 10:25 am, Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 16:09, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the

Re: [newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-08 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Friday 08 October 2004 10:09, Sevatio wrote: Derek Jennings wrote: On Friday 08 October 2004 05:39, Kassem Nasser wrote: snip Tell us what video card you have. derek What's the line one should use so that it loads the nvidia glx driver? Tell us what video card you have. derek

[newbie] [URGENT]OpenGl

2004-10-07 Thread Kassem Nasser
Hi all , I am using currently Mandrake10.0 and I was trying to run an OpenGL program when I got the following error: Xlib: extension GLX missing on display :0.0 And by the way anybody knows any mailinglist specific for OpenGL. Can any body help me out Best Regards, -- --Kassem Nasser--

Re: [newbie] URGENT: Locked out of important directory [SOLVED]

2003-12-10 Thread Sharrea Day
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:27, Marco Verheul wrote: Well, sort of... I still can't figure out why I was locked out of these directories, but I managed to copy them into a new directory as root and give myself the proper permissions again. The immediate problem is solved, but I would still be

Re: [newbie] Urgent help !!!!Installation of mandrake in compaq server

2003-10-14 Thread ed tharp
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 02:01, John Wilson wrote: On October 13, 2003 08:59 pm, Rohit_Sundriyal wrote: Dear Group Is anybudy having experince in installing mandrake on compaq server .please provide me setp by setp installation notes if anybudy has done this befor on compaq servers.

Re: [newbie] Urgent help !!!!Installation of mandrake in compaq server

2003-10-14 Thread HaywireMac
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:29:17 +0530 Rohit_Sundriyal [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Is anybudy having experince in installing mandrake on compaq server .please provide me setp by setp installation notes if anybudy has done this befor on compaq servers. Put the CD in the CDROM drive, reboot, follow

Re: [newbie] Urgent help !!!!Installation of mandrake in compaqserver

2003-10-14 Thread Rohit_Sundriyal
: [newbie] Urgent help Installation of mandrake in compaqserver On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 02:01, John Wilson wrote: On October 13, 2003 08:59 pm, Rohit_Sundriyal wrote: Dear Group Is anybudy having experince in installing mandrake on compaq server .please provide me setp by setp

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-02 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 15:59, Anne Wilson wrote: tsk tsk..Anne learn to clip pls ;) Apprentice List Moderator *won't say nazi..sorry* Femme LOL - Sorry. You're absolutely right Anne Hey wait - ain't that what you're supposed to say to a shaky Rabbi? stephen kuhn - owner

[newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Budianto Yudi
I install madrake linux 9.1 from CD. Problem 1 : when the installation ask for the languange which i choose, the mouse pointer always hang, and i must reset my computer and start over the linux installation so the mouse pointer can be moved. Why ? is there something wrong with my mouse ?

RE: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Tony S. Sykes
What type of mouse have you got and how is it connected? -Original Message- From: Budianto Yudi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Urgent ! Error after installation reboot. Urgent I install madrake

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Budianto Yudi
PS 2 mouse. === Instan Diskon Setiap Hari... Setiap hari jam 10 malam sampai jam 7 pagi Dan setiap Hari Libur.. berlaku mulai 1 September - 31 Desember 2003, Khusus Jawa Timur...

RE: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Tony S. Sykes
No wheel or any extra buttons and you are choosing this mouse when asked? -Original Message- From: Budianto Yudi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent ! Error after installation reboot. Urgent

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Budianto Yudi
No i choose standard mouse. === Instan Diskon Setiap Hari... Setiap hari jam 10 malam sampai jam 7 pagi Dan setiap Hari Libur.. berlaku mulai 1 September - 31 Desember 2003, Khusus Jawa Timur...

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Weaver
Budianto Yudi wrote: No i choose standard mouse. well ok... its your computer. -- Mark If necessity is the mother of invention, then who's the father? --- Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) Linux User Since 1996 Powered by

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Weaver
Budianto Yudi wrote: PS 2 mouse. yes...I have one too! -- Mark If necessity is the mother of invention, then who's the father? --- Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) Linux User Since 1996 Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.2 9.1

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Budianto Yudi
install madrake linux 9.1 from CD. Problem 1 : when the installation ask for the languange which i choose, the mouse pointer always hang, and i must reset my computer and start over the linux installation so the mouse pointer can be moved. Why ? is there something wrong with my mouse ?

RE: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Tony S. Sykes
Budianto, Don't keep sending the same email to the list or people will just start ignoring it. What hardware is your system? -Original Message- From: Budianto Yudi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent

[newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Budianto Yudi
Sorry, but I have serious problem and I can not solve it. My hardware is Processor AMD duron 750 Motherboard Shuttle VGA SIS onboard Sound SIS ac7018 onboard old monitor SVGA Memory SDRAM 128 mb. Is there something wrong with my computer ? is there someone solve this ? I install madrake linux

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Mark Weaver
Budianto Yudi wrote: install madrake linux 9.1 from CD. Problem 1 : when the installation ask for the languange which i choose, the mouse pointer always hang, and i must reset my computer and start over the linux installation so the mouse pointer can be moved. Why ? is there something wrong

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Heather/Femme
On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:24:38 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP Also - If your mouse gives you problems you can continue using the cursor arrow keys. Near the end you are given a chance to go back and choose your mouse. In my opinion 128MB is a bit tight. I would put in a

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Damian Gatabria
Start the installation again. make it reformat all your linux partitions. Choose the right mouse driver for your hardware. (when it asks, choose standard ps/2 or whatever fits your mouse description) In X configuration, choose either VESA or sis driver. Do not set your color depth to more than

Re: [newbie] Urgent !!!!! Error after installation reboot. Urgent!!!!!!!!

2003-10-01 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 11:58 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:24:38 +0100 Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP Also - If your mouse gives you problems you can continue using the cursor arrow keys. Near the end you are given a chance to go back and choose your

Re: [newbie] URGENT: konqueror

2001-10-22 Thread Steven Spears
For what it is worth, I had this problem and I tried the fix below and it seemed to work. My problem was Konqueror would just not open on different occasions. After a fresh boot, it would just sit there teasing me like it was going to open but then just wouldn't. Even if it was working fine

[newbie] URGENT: konqueror

2001-10-21 Thread Marco Paúl Mancheno Herrera
Hi... please, I need your help, if I try to launch konqueror only appear the window in the menu bar, but after it doesn't run... If I try to launch konqueror from Konsole typing: konqueror, I recieve this message: Xlib: extension RENDER missing on display :0.0. I made other user, then I

Re: [newbie] URGENT: konqueror

2001-10-21 Thread shane
i am not fully sure i understand, konq doesn't launch for either file or web? you may want to try going to your home dir/.kde/share/config and try renaming the konqueror and konquerorrrc files (i usually just add -bad to the file that way i can easily restore it) and restart kde. in my own

[newbie] Urgent! Xserver broken -- Help!

2001-04-26 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: I seem to have hit a minor snag, but I have no idea how to get out it. I would really appreciate your help. I am using LM 7.2 with KDE 2.1.1. I tried to download Ximiam Gnome 1.4 (which allows for installation on LM 7.2). After downloading and configuration, I encountered a host

[newbie] Urgent! Xserver broken -- footnote

2001-04-26 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: Just checked. I can't get startx to work either as root or user. Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Urgent! Switchdesk -- Trapped in Gnome!

2000-11-24 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Xaos and friends: Using LM7.2: I cannot begin to tell you how frustrated and bewildered I am by the absence of the old "switchdesk" application in LM7.2. I dowloaded the Red Hat 7.0 switchdesk files as follows: switchdesk-3.6-1.i386.rpm switchdesk-gnome-3.6-1.i386.rpm

Re: [newbie] Urgent! Switchdesk -- Trapped in Gnome!

2000-11-24 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Friday 24 November 2000 05:52 am, Benjamin Sher wrote: I dowloaded the Red Hat 7.0 switchdesk files as follows: Many KDE1 apps and system files will not work with KDE2. KDE2 lacks some functions and apps that KDE1 had simply because they could not be readied for use when KDE2 was

RE: [newbie] URGENT

2000-11-07 Thread TiGereYe
--Original Message-- From: Alan Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 7, 2000 1:11:30 PM GMT Subject: RE: [newbie] URGENT just where it asks for boot type in linux single -- it will load a few things then at the shell type passwd root -- will ask for new password

Re: [newbie] URGENT

2000-11-07 Thread Josh V Friberg-Wyckoff
You know the say that GOD saves. Root is God and you should be saving a copy of your shadow password file. If you did not then so be it. Do you not remember what your password is. Then boot into linux single mode. At 04:30 PM 11/06/2000 -0800, you wrote: TiGereYe wrote: i have a problem

[newbie] URGENT

2000-11-06 Thread TiGereYe
i have a problem here i lost my root pass...i loaded up the rescue imageand went to edit /etc/passwd as advised. but...i couldnt figure out how to change it...in there it says... root::0:0::/:/bin/bash what do i edit in that to reset the pass? and if there is a better

Re: [newbie] URGENT

2000-11-06 Thread Beg4MeNoWay
you could also boot into single user mode, to change it as well

Re: [newbie] URGENT

2000-11-06 Thread Alan Shoemaker
TiGereYe wrote: i have a problem here i lost my root pass...i loaded up the rescue imageand went to edit /etc/passwd as advised. but...i couldnt figure out how to change it...in there it says... root::0:0::/:/bin/bash what do i edit in that to reset the pass? and

Re: [newbie] urgent help

2000-07-08 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
Qt-2.1.1 is separate from 1.44. So 1.44 is not uninstalled ! If you didn't. Now you have 2.1.1 and 1.44 installed. Must be ! If you uninstalled 1.44, reinstall that package. Insert your CD and install flopyy. Do an upgrade and select it. Eric KompuKit wrote: I tried to upgrade qt-1.44 in 7.0

Re: [newbie] urgent help

2000-07-08 Thread Paul
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, KompuKit wrote: *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* I tried to upgrade qt-1.44 in 7.0 air...to qt 2.1...and when I rebooted I can't startx...can someone please help...with specific directions... on how to UNINSTALL the newer

[newbie] URGENT! StartX hangs forever!

2000-05-20 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting the system), Cnt + C, then retyping the command on the new prompt

Re: [newbie] URGENT HELP NEEDED

2000-04-03 Thread steve harris
MacMillan quickly and promptly refunded my purchase price. Original Message Follows From: John N [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] URGENT HELP NEEDED Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 21:10:58 -0700 I installed, from scratch, Mandrake 7. It took

[newbie] URGENT HELP NEEDED

2000-04-02 Thread John N
I installed, from scratch, Mandrake 7. It took 2.75 HOURS - usually takes 35 minutes. The system is now glacially s-l-o-w with far too much hard drive activity. It is also reporting a 2.2GB hard drive as about 5GB !! Have I activated any compression system, like the DOS DoubleDisk, by

[newbie] Urgent help needed!!! 7.0 version confusion

2000-02-17 Thread William Chang
Hi: I just bought a "Mandrake v7.0 Complete" from Best Buy. 1) Is it the real v7.0 or it is actually v6.1? It did mentioned 2.2.14 kernel on the box. 2) What is the difference between this one and the one that Mandrake is going to release "Mandrake 7.0 Powerpack"? 3) I know the old v7.0

Re: [newbie] Urgent help needed!!! 7.0 version confusion

2000-02-17 Thread Wendell E. Gragg
of the extra apps that come with the power pack. If those are what you want, you might consider returning it and waiting. Wendell - Original Message - From: "William Chang" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:13 PM Subject: [newbie] Urgent help nee

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-14 Thread SPECTRE
Also, try typing switchdesk [tab] at the command line, there should be options for switchdesk_kde, and switchdesk_gnome. Fran -- From: Warren Doney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE Date: 13 February

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-13 Thread rharvey
, February 12, 2000 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE Hmmm... now sure how to do it from the console but, if you're desperate, you can try booting in level 5 (type linux 5 at the lilo boot) and choose it from there. DvB On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Benjamin Sher wrote

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-13 Thread rharvey
what mouse are you using? - Original Message - From: Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE Benjamin Sher wrote: Using Mandrake 6.1 I am typing to you from Pine

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-12 Thread Sevatio Octavio
First of all, did you ever get your mouse fixed by going into "setup"? Seve -Original Message- From: Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, February 12, 2000 12:14 PM Subject: [newbie] Urg

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-12 Thread Audrey Beck
Benjamin Sher wrote: Using Mandrake 6.1 I am typing to you from Pine in the Console. I have been having endless problems with my mouse. I thought I would try testing it in Gnome. Well, it's even worse in Gnome. In KDE, my mouse lasts about 5 to 10 minutes. In Gnome, it dies almost

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-12 Thread Warren Doney
th "setup" too - can't recall. -WBD - Original Message - From: "Benjamin Sher" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 9:17 AM Subject: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE Using Mandrake 6.1 I am

Re: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE

2000-02-12 Thread David van Balen
Hmmm... now sure how to do it from the console but, if you're desperate, you can try booting in level 5 (type linux 5 at the lilo boot) and choose it from there. DvB On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Benjamin Sher wrote: Using Mandrake 6.1 I am typing to you from Pine in the Console. I have

[newbie] Urgent !

2000-02-04 Thread vishal bansal
Hi folks: I have installed win95/dos along with Linux-Mandrake 6.1 on my computer. I was able to run linux fine until I did this; Using cat /proc/meminfo, it showed me the swap space as 0 and used 0. Thus I edited the file /etc/lilo.conf and added the line append="mem=80M" before the first

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-02-01 Thread Marc Herms (Mercator GmbH)
If you insist on BootMagic, then boot your PC using the BootMagic rescue disk. Restore BootMagic and all is well! (If you didn't create a BootMagic rescue disk, then use the boot disk that I instructed you to create in a previous E-mail and boot your PC with it. Next, change to the

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-02-01 Thread Marc Herms (Mercator GmbH)
I'm curious...did you use the 1) BootMagic rescue disk or 2) Have to make your own boot disk and then run the BootMagic program from the HD? yep, I made an own "rescue" disk and run BootMagic from the HD, but I did actually the changes NOT with BootMagic (this didn`t work well under Dos...),

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread John Aldrich
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: I had something like this happen, under NT 4. The only difference is it worked fine (showed my root NT drive as D:) for a while, then quit. I have NO idea how to change the drive designation. You can try using something like Partition Magic to move the

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Marcyou were supposed to have made a rescue diskette (actually a pair of them) when you installed PM. Disc 1 of the pair is bootable. You need to boot that diskette and then set your original drive c: partition as bootable, then windows will again call it drive c: and should be able to

[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!

2000-01-31 Thread Marc Herms
Please help me VERY soon, this is urgent, because I cannot use my Windows anymore! I have updated Linux to Mandrake 7.0. There have been NO problems with the installation. Then, I started my PC, but it didn`t start Windows (as it did before). I have the Boot Manager installed and it should

Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]

2000-01-31 Thread Michael Scottaline
Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please help me VERY soon, this is urgent, because I cannot use my Windows anymore! I have updated Linux to Mandrake 7.0. There have been NO problems with the installation. Then, I started my PC, but it didn`t start Windows (as it did before). I

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!

2000-01-31 Thread jpgois
first of all, you should use the linux fdisk, as using the one that comes with DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your HD. It already has destroyed some of my partitions while I didn't ask him anything. Normally, if you let the installation program handle the LILO

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread MERCATOR GmbH
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Christopher Molnar
2000, MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I wou

Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]

2000-01-31 Thread MERCATOR GmbH
the first linux partition (e.g., hda, instead of hdax (probably 5). When the lilo prompt comes p, try hitting the tab button. You should then see the to options: linux dos (or win). Type dos (or win if that's it) ad you should boot into windows. it might be that I put Linux in the mbrr,

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Jon K. Miller
is; linuxwindows windows2 based on your lilo.conf. so you should be ok. jon MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windo

Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]

2000-01-31 Thread Jon K. Miller
you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one didn't you? just let it boot from that and it should boot correctly, do not use the resue boot img do not use the bootdisk that came with the distro. Jon MERCATOR GmbH wrote: the first linux partition (e.g., hda,

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Jackal
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks for your FAST response! I would REALLY appreciate, if you could give me a hand in solving my problem. I will explain at what point I am... DOS is nothing else than SUICIDE if you have ext2 partition on your

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread MERCATOR GmbH
Did you use a "server" install or a "custom" isntall when you where installing Linux? This is really importnat to know. The server install and custom install will wipe all existing partitions. The Workstation install will leave any existing DOS partitions. ARG I DID "server" and

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread MERCATOR GmbH
first off, your lilo.conf does show your windows partitions yes, I know do not boot from a floppy, but when you receive the LILO boot prompt type in "windows" without the quotes of course, hitting the tab key should give you something like this; linuxwindows windows2 I

Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]

2000-01-31 Thread MERCATOR GmbH
you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one didn't you? just let it boot from that and it should boot correctly, do not use the resue boot img do not use the bootdisk that came with the distro. yep, I made one! :-) I can boot with that floppy and get to

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread jpgois
HOW do I use the Linux fdisk program? When logged in as root in linux, you type fdisk /dev/hda (or /dev/sda if you want to check your scsi disk) Then to see the state of your drive's partition, you type p. It will give you the different partition on your drive, their size, their type, ... If

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Marc Herms
You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to see all the directories on your Windows partition, then "it is a great day!" yep, finally something great today! :-) I can see ALL my partitions, actually, using a Windows boot floppy, I can also ACCESS them, but my

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone

2000-01-31 Thread Marc Herms
Marc...I'm not sure what version of linux you are using, but I'm using Linux mandrake complete 6.5, and I did a server install, and all of my exhisting dos and windows partitions are still there and I port data back and forth between them, I had no problems with losing partitions or anything

RE: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed

2000-01-31 Thread Nussbaum, George
PROTECTED] P-(800) 581-8672 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -Original Message-From: Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed I have tried linuxconf, netcfg, netconfig

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Ty C.Mixon
: drive tho, maybe. Ty Original Message On 1/31/00, 11:39:39 AM, Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd): You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to see all the directories on your Windows

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Alan Shoemaker
, the info there is invaluable. Alan MERCATOR GmbH wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:28:39 -0800 (PST) From: MERCATOR GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: jpgois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! First of all, thanks

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread M Thompson
nstall XOSL. Reboot the PC and setup XOSL to boot both Windows and Linux. HTH, Matt From: Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:39:39 +0100 You said you can "see

Re: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed

2000-01-31 Thread jpgois
Sorry I'm not a guru, but I can TRY to help you. As the 'automagical' tools don't seem to work, you should try to configure your card 'by hand' : first, you have to load the apropriate driver of your card into the kernel. As I never worked with 3com cards, I couldn't tell you wich one you have

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Marc Herms
MarcWhat version of windows are you running? How is your Windows 98 bios set for booting, scsi or IDE? Dual booting from both scsi IDE drives may not work well, or at all, on some systems. How was the bios set before you dedicated space on your IDE drives to Linux? no idea. All worked

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread Marc Herms
Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 onto this diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "part"

Re: [newbie] URGENT eth0 init. failed

2000-01-31 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
try modprobe 3c509 then try ifconfig if you see a eth0 more than likely you hit pay dirt now you can go into linixconf and tell it which kernel modual to use for eth0 On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, jpgois wrote: Sorry I'm not a guru, but I can TRY to help you. As the 'automagical' tools don't seem

Re: [[newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone!]

2000-01-31 Thread Audrey Beck
reinstall partition magic. It should have asked you to make a rescue floppy. If not, there should be the option to create a rescue disk on the cd if you can access it under DOS boot floppy. MERCATOR GmbH wrote: you need to boot with the bootdisk you made during install, you did make one

Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)

2000-01-31 Thread M Thompson
code to the MBR.) HTH, Matt From: Marc Herms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:05:56 +0100 Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following files

[newbie] Urgent -- .Xauthority lock

2000-01-21 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: I just turned on my computer for the day and discovered that when I tried to log into Xwindows (startx), I got the the following message: "timeout in locking authority file /home/sher/.Xauthority" My computer would then try to get into XWindows (KDE) but the blank screen that

Re: [newbie] URGENT: Printer won't stop! -- revised

1999-10-13 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: You can see how distraught I am! I did in fact lprm 7, and not lprm, but for some reason, when I performed the operation in order to copy and paste it into my letter, I forgot and typed lprm. I have done this a hundred times in RH. I have no idea why it

Re: [newbie] URGENT: Printer won't stop!

1999-10-13 Thread Steve Philp
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: I am having an urgent problem with my printer. For some reason, I can't seem to stop, that is, to dequeue the print job. NO mattter what I do, it won't dequeue: [root@adsl-77-232-94 sher]# lpq lp is ready and printing Rank Owner Job Files

Re: [newbie] URGENT: Printer won't stop! -- revised

1999-10-13 Thread Steve Philp
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: You can see how distraught I am! I did in fact lprm 7, and not lprm, but for some reason, when I performed the operation in order to copy and paste it into my letter, I forgot and typed lprm. I have done this a hundred times in RH. I have no idea why

[newbie] URGENT: Printer won't stop!

1999-10-12 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: I am having an urgent problem with my printer. For some reason, I can't seem to stop, that is, to dequeue the print job. NO mattter what I do, it won't dequeue: [root@adsl-77-232-94 sher]# lpq lp is ready and printing Rank Owner Job Files

[newbie] URGENT: Printer won't stop! -- revised

1999-10-12 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear friends: You can see how distraught I am! I did in fact lprm 7, and not lprm, but for some reason, when I performed the operation in order to copy and paste it into my letter, I forgot and typed lprm. I have done this a hundred times in RH. I have no idea why it doesn/t work in Mandrake.