Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Ibrahim Shaame
I think there is a mistunderstading here. Linux is not SuSe, Connectiva, RedHat or any other distro. So if you have a problem with one of them, don't blame all Linux, rather blame your distribution. Secondly Linux is for people who think on the longterm; it's true that it takes a hell of time to l

Re: [Newbie]new photos from my party!

2002-01-28 Thread Aggelos
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2002-01-28 Thread System Attendant
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[Newbie]new photos from my party!

2002-01-28 Thread sroumald
Hello! My party... It was absolutely amazing! I have attached my web page with new photos! If you can please make color prints of my photos. Thanks! begin 666 www.myparty.yahoo.com M35J0``,$__\``+@`0``` M@`X?N@X`M`G-(;@!3,TA5&AIP$`

[Newbie]Problem after upgrading XFree86 4.2.0

2002-01-28 Thread shawn
Hi all, I just upgraded to XFree86 4.2.0 using the binary distribution for my system from XFree86.org. I used the binary that `Xinstall.sh -check` indicated to use. The install went fine via `Xinstall.sh`went fine. I ran it from the console after killing X. I just took the defaults for

[Newbie]Hash marks in tool bars

2002-01-28 Thread Andy Gay
My display is really nice, and everything is matched in the XF86Config file for SVGA 800-600 56 HZ on my Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop running on an Intel 82815 Graphics Controller, for which I selected the Intel 815 Graphic Card option in X configuration.   Only problem is, I periodically - not

[Newbie]s3 driver not seeing memory

2002-01-28 Thread Kevin . Lyons
I have an old compaq presario with a Trio64V+ onboard PCI graphics card. The compaq bios utility reports 14MB of graphics memory, but when I enter any other memory size than 1024MB in XF86Config, I get junk on the screen and occasionally the system will lock up immediately after starting the Xserv

[Newbie]XFree86 on OS X ... novice question

2002-01-28 Thread Rolf Arands
Quick background ... Systems: Mac OS X 10.1.2 on a G3 beige, and a G4 TiPB Using the Installer from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xonx/XInstall_10.1.sit (XInstall from InstallAnywhere Version 4.5) XFree86: Version 4.2.0 XDarwin installed: Version ? Remote Systems to which I wish to connect:

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread David Mintz
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, John Cichy wrote: > On Monday 28 January 2002 10:56, Dexter Filmore wrote: > [snip] > > > > And xfree86.org claiming they'd support Radeon doesn't exactly help it. > > > > This is what bit me, I have been running linux boxes for years, I had some > money to through at a 'mo

[Newbie]Installing X Server Verison 3 & 4

2002-01-28 Thread Prasad, Ragini
How can I install X Server version 3 & 4 on the same system? Also how do I run version 3 & 4? I want to do this on Linux 7.2 Thanks for the help. Ragini. ___ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http:

Re: [Newbie]toshiba 510cdt resolution with linux

2002-01-28 Thread paul yoon
hmmm. i added the defaultdepth line and the modes- now startx defaults to 16 bpp (woo hoo!) but still no 800x600. i'll spare you the entire log file but it does say >(II) CHIPS(0): Not using mode "800x600" (no mode of this name) where it did not before, so i presume it's trying to use 800x600

[Newbie]radeon 7500

2002-01-28 Thread Salamon, Chad
I'm using RedHat 7.2. I downloaded the binaries for Xfree86 4.2. How do I configure X to get 2D and 3D acceleration? ___ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie

RE: [Newbie]Cannot boot into X

2002-01-28 Thread Faisal Yousuf
Hello Art, Did you upgrade by downloading the binaries and using the Xinstall.sh shell? If the answer is yes, then you are facing the same problem I had. I used the gdm to log into Gnome. After the X upgrade, my gdm & GNome were gone and replaced with xdm and a different window manager. If thi

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Phillip B. Bruce
Lionel Lecoq wrote: > Anything to do with the Beatle song? > > > > There's a song by Queen - "With a little help from your friends".. I > > More than likely by the Beatles before Queen... -- *** Phillip B. Bruce

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Lionel Lecoq
Anything to do with the Beatle song? > > There's a song by Queen - "With a little help from your friends".. I http://auctions.yahoo.com ___ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mai

Re: [Newbie]building x on unsupported os'es

2002-01-28 Thread Ted Spradley
Mipam wrote: > However, i'm now trying to build it on netbsd which is a much bigger > hassle for it aint supported by default. > Any ppl with more experience in building x on unsupported os'es? http://www.netbsd.org/Changes/#xfree-4.2 But I suppose you're not running -current. You didn't even

[Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Klaus Imgrund
I just wanted to pick up the attitude of the other guy a little higher up the list. My problem is that even if I do a complete install fo the distribution ( did Conectiva and SuSE ) a lot of things just dont work. Conectiva put avifile in the /usr directory dlls not included. They go normally i

[Newbie]building x on unsupported os'es

2002-01-28 Thread Mipam
Hi, Finally i got x to work here. I deleted all of x cause i became crazy on all the error messages of missing fonts etc. I downloaded xfree 4.2.0 and build it. (This was on openbsd). xf86config to configure the stuff worked fine :-) However, i'm now trying to build it on netbsd which is a much

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread John Cichy
On Monday 28 January 2002 12:51, you wrote: > - Original Message - > From: John Cichy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work > > > On Monday 28 January 2002 10:56, Dexter Filmore wrote: > > [sni

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Paul Nixon
- Original Message - From: John Cichy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work > On Monday 28 January 2002 10:56, Dexter Filmore wrote: > [snip] > > > > And xfree86.org claiming they'd support Radeon

[Newbie][OT] cdburning & linux install issues Was: Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread ofeeley
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, TD - Sales International Holland B.V. wrote: [snip] > Dunno ACDSee, if it's a burn proggie... CD recording still ain't it under > linux I'm afraid :/ Hope somebody will write a Nero clone or something. I'll What problems do you have with CD-burning? Have you tried XCDRoast

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread TD - Sales International Holland B.V.
On Monday 28 January 2002 16:56, you wrote: > > > wiped out). Thing is I RTFM. > > > > What manual would that be? :-) > > man pages of course... the "F" fits man pages *perfectly* ;) if you need a > man for F itself I guess that's okay when ur subscribed to a linux mailing > list :D j/k > > > > Ho

[Newbie](EE) No devices detected -- (Linux, Matrox G550, XFree86 4.0.3)

2002-01-28 Thread Andrea Domenici
Hello! what does the following message from XFree86.0.log mean? (EE) No devices detected Fatal server error: no screens found I have a Matrox G550 on a Linux box, RedHat 7.1, with XFree86 4.0.3 Here is my XFree86.0.log: --- XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Wind

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread John Cichy
On Monday 28 January 2002 10:56, Dexter Filmore wrote: [snip] > > And xfree86.org claiming they'd support Radeon doesn't exactly help it. > This is what bit me, I have been running linux boxes for years, I had some money to through at a 'monster' box so I looked around at what was supported. I

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Dexter Filmore
> > wiped out). Thing is I RTFM. > > What manual would that be? :-) man pages of course... the "F" fits man pages *perfectly* ;) if you need a man for F itself I guess that's okay when ur subscribed to a linux mailing list :D j/k > > How anybody can just download a distro and get it to work with

Re: [Newbie]extract problems...stumped.

2002-01-28 Thread David Dawes
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 11:09:51AM +0100, Jarmo Paavilainen wrote: >On Sun, 2002-01-27 at 16:25, Troy Frost wrote: > >Me too :-( > >... >> ./extract: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.2.3' not found (required by ./extract) > >It seems that you (and I) have either <2.2.3 or >2.2.3 glibc and >"extrac

RE: [Newbie]Cannot boot into X

2002-01-28 Thread Art Fore
Have done this, it is already at run level 5 but still does not go into gui login. boot.messages show is goes into runlevel 5, but it does not. Art -Original Message- From: Robyn Manning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Art Fore Sub

j/k was Re: [Newbie]Acer 340T Xfree 4.1.x

2002-01-28 Thread Dexter Filmore
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US (sorry I had to) [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Hello together, > > yesterday has I tries my Notebook Debian (unstable) Linux to give. To my > assistance I read the article on more http://muted.org/acer/and the installation > accomplished. > Unfortunately I have

Re: [Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread TD - Sales International Holland B.V.
On Monday 28 January 2002 15:44, you wrote: > I got probably the shittiest computer you can buy today and no idea how > to work that thing either. Well... you shouldn't buy crap in the first place. Then again, I wouldn't know if it's crap or not since you didn't tell us what you bought and what

Re: [Newbie]Cannot boot into X

2002-01-28 Thread Robyn Manning
Hi Art Go to a console ctrl-alt-f2 and login as root, go to the /etc directory and edit inittab and look for the following line id:3:initdefault: and change the 3 to a 5. Robyn On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:14, Art Fore wrote: > After install Suse 7.3 kernel 2.4.17 and upgrading to XFree86 4.2, my

[Newbie]Why dont this shit work

2002-01-28 Thread Klaus Imgrund
I got probably the shittiest computer you can buy today and no idea how to work that thing either. Installed so far 3 different distributions on it and never had a serious crash (as in everything gets wiped out). Thing is I RTFM. How anybody can just download a distro and get it to work without

[Newbie]Mouse pointer at (x+10) location instead of x after upgrade to X 4.1.0

2002-01-28 Thread Faisal Yousuf
Hello, I upgraded from X 4.0.1a to 4.1.0 without any problem. Yet every now and then, the mouse would be off to the right by about 10 pixles or so. The mouse does not reach the left edge of the screen and will go beyond the right edge of the screen. It's really annoying becuase all the button

Re: [Newbie]extract problems...stumped.

2002-01-28 Thread Jarmo Paavilainen
On Sun, 2002-01-27 at 16:25, Troy Frost wrote: Me too :-( ... > ./extract: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.2.3' not found (required by ./extract) It seems that you (and I) have either <2.2.3 or >2.2.3 glibc and "extract" will not play with anything else than 2.2.3. Xinstall.sh ignores the patc

[Newbie]Acer 340T Xfree 4.1.x

2002-01-28 Thread ahupfer
Hello together, yesterday has I tries my Notebook Debian (unstable) Linux to give. To my assistance I read the article on more http://muted.org/acer/and the installation accomplished. Unfortunately I have problems with the XFree86 server, which I installed in the version 4.1.x. Apparent this