Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-24 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 20:36, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Sun 23 Jun 2002 02:43, Michael Adams wrote: I thought the answer to this one (showing what is starting Ok) was to remove quiet in the lilo.conf stanza, then run lilo. Yep, Right you are but I'm not the only user over here and some do like

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-23 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Sun 23 Jun 2002 02:43, Michael Adams wrote: I thought the answer to this one (showing what is starting Ok) was to remove quiet in the lilo.conf stanza, then run lilo. Yep, Right you are but I'm not the only user over here and some do like the graphical version, so that's the default:o) I

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-22 Thread robin
Steve Jeppesen wrote: Don't know about nonfb, but I had to use failsafe within the past few days. It is kinda like safe mode in M$, but only root can log in...at least for the problem I had. nonfb = non-frame-buffer. Sometimes necessary with older video cards (I had to use it for a while - I

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-22 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Sat 22 Jun 2002 15:59, robin wrote: nonfb = non-frame-buffer. Sometimes necessary with older video cards (I had to use it for a while - I think it was on my Trdent 3DImage). If normal linux is working fine in X, you should never need it. And I can add to that, that it uses the lovely

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
heh Thx. Wondered if thats what it was. robin wrote: Steve Jeppesen wrote: Don't know about nonfb, but I had to use failsafe within the past few days. It is kinda like safe mode in M$, but only root can log in...at least for the problem I had. nonfb = non-frame-buffer. Sometimes

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Sat 22 Jun 2002 15:59, robin wrote: nonfb = non-frame-buffer. Sometimes necessary with older video cards (I had to use it for a while - I think it was on my Trdent 3DImage). If normal linux is working fine in X, you should never need it. And I can add to that,

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-22 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 02:09, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Sat 22 Jun 2002 15:59, robin wrote: nonfb = non-frame-buffer. Sometimes necessary with older video cards (I had to use it for a while - I think it was on my Trdent 3DImage). If normal linux is working fine in X, you should never need it.

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-21 Thread FemmeFatale
H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Thu 20 Jun 2002 02:08, Den wrote: linux-nonfb failsafe Good luck, Harm. what exactly are those options what do they do??? Its not in my mandrake manual. :( -- Femme Good Decisions You boss Made: We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always

Re: [newbie] Windows, small OT on Linux-nonfb

2002-06-21 Thread Steve Jeppesen
Don't know about nonfb, but I had to use failsafe within the past few days. It is kinda like safe mode in M$, but only root can log in...at least for the problem I had. On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 20:14:18 -0600 FemmeFatale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Thu 20 Jun 2002 02:08,