[newbie-it] Stampanjte in Mandrake 7.2

2001-03-07 Per discussione Alessandro
cioa a tutti, ho un proiblema: non riesco a configurare la mia HP 690C series printer sotto Mandrake 7.2 (kernel 2.2.17). Hard Drake non mi permette di avviare il tool di configurazione (ovvero schiaccio sul pulsante per avviarlo e non succede nulla) cosa devo fare? grazie ciao Alessandro

R: [newbie-it] KERNEL 2.4.0

2001-03-07 Per discussione Federico Vaccari
Allora se vai su /usr/src/Linux 2.4.0/arch/i386/boot/ dovresti trovare il file bzImage che è il kernel vero e proprio. Copialo su /boot. Vai su Drakeconf e precisamente sul menu di Grub, crei una nuova voce (ad esempio. Prova) e setti di caricare il file /boot/bzImage. Con questa procedura

[newbie-it] permessi?

2001-03-07 Per discussione bosva
ciao, mi trovo di fronte ad un piccolo enigma...dovuto alla mia scarsa conoscenza della materia... ho installato mdrk7.2 su un pc con cdrom e masterizzatore sia root che come utente non riesco ad avere accesso completo al cdrom ed al masterizzatore...mi spiego meglio: riesco ad aprire solo cd

[newbie-it] DrakeRPM o Kpackage (LM7.2)?

2001-03-07 Per discussione Alessandro Amadori
Volevo installare dei nuovi rpm e li ho scaricati e messi in una directory apposita (/usr/updates). Ho lanciato DrakeRPM e ho aggiunto la directory nella lista che si trova nelle preferenze (dove gia' erano presenti cdrom1 e cdrom2); poi sono andato a cercare i nuovi rpm, ma non me li trovava.

[newbie-it] corsi

2001-03-07 Per discussione Mario Vittorio Guenzi
Qualcuno sa' per cortesia indicarmi se e dove si tengono dei corsi di Linux per semiprincipianti? Grazie

Re: [newbie-it] permessi?

2001-03-07 Per discussione Corrado
bosva wrote: tutti i cd musicali, originali o masterizzati (sotto uindos perch ancora non ho ben capito come funzionano i programmi di masterizzazione in mdrk), non riesco ad aprirli, quando ci provo mi appare il messaggio "impossibile accedere al file:/mnt/cdrom (o file:/mnt/cdrom2 per il

Re: [newbie] No sound

2001-03-07 Per discussione Ivan Abramenko
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:50:42 -0600 "Oscar M. Seoane" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: El lun, 05 mar 2001, escribiste: My Crystal PnP soundcard wasn't detected during the LM 7.2 install. The Sound Wizard is absent from HardDrake, and sndconfig is not installed either. Reinstalling HardDrake

[newbie] Completely new to this

2001-03-07 Per discussione Dion Harris
Hello everyone Let me first apologise because I am probably going to ask some really dumb questions but I guess they need to be asked. I have a book about it and have looked over many web pages, but I thought someone out there may be able to help me hand in hand as it were! Right so I have

Re: [newbie] Need to compile a 2.2.18 kernal - jrt

2001-03-07 Per discussione Gerry
Seems you need to make a symlink to the 2.2.18-dir.. cd to the parent dir of "linux-2.2.18", and type: ln -s linux-2.2.18 linux That will create a symlink named linux that point to linux-2.2.18. (btw, did you copy the source to /usr/src/linux-2.2.18 ? the path /usr/src/linux might be hardcoded

[newbie] Now what?

2001-03-07 Per discussione Derek Rayne
Hi there again...I am back with more questions about Linux. First off, I am glad this group is here for people who are like me and that really don't know Linux, but want to find out. There are lots of great people on here that are very helpful. I finally got my GUI to work, even though it

Re: [newbie] Can't resize certain windows

2001-03-07 Per discussione Gerry
If you hold down the ALT key you can drag the window around no matter where in the window the cursor is (assuming you use kde). Btw, if your monitor/gfx-card is able to show higher resolutions than 800x600 you probably got some settings wrong somewhere.. Try running mandrake's x-setup again

[newbie] QT and QT2 libs

2001-03-07 Per discussione Gerry
I have a program that requires qt-devel = 2.0.0. The problem is that i have both qt 1.44 and qt 2.2.1 installed (because some prgs require the qt1 libs), so qt2 is installed as qt2-devel. How can i tell rpm the right name of the package it requires ? (the prg is a source rpm with spec file)

Re: [newbie] can't find make file

2001-03-07 Per discussione Anthony
Is "make" installed? Type "rpm -q make" and see if something comes up. If it comes back "package make is not installed", then you'll need to install it from here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake//7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS//make-3.79.1-5mdk.i586.html I'm very new to Linux forgive my

[newbie] Reverse ip addresses

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Boggs
I was advised by a friend of mine that it sounds like I have a reverse ip problem messing up my programs. Anyone know how to fix this. Or how to fix it for that matter. He is going out of the Country, and I won't have a chance to talk to him for several mounths. HELP!

[newbie] remote access

2001-03-07 Per discussione darrell
My linux box has a 24/7 cable modem connection. If I put a modem on my linux box, would it be possible to dial in to it from a remote site, say with my laptop from work, and get onto the internet? Thanks.

Re: [newbie] I have a strange system!

2001-03-07 Per discussione Anthony
Does anyone know what these issues are? I'm having problems getting my 2.4.x kernels to boot, and I'm running ReiserFS, so perhaps I'm just encountering some bug. 3. Kernel 2.4 is also quite new and it has some known issues with ReiserFS. -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key

[newbie] Forgot to ask...

2001-03-07 Per discussione Derek Rayne
Hi there, I forgot to ask this the last time I was posting a question... 1) How do I make my ALS200 sound card work with Linux in the KDE Desktop? REASON: I want to play .wav's, my CD's, and hear any other sounds that are there. =

[newbie] aktion -- media player not working

2001-03-07 Per discussione David
hi every time i try to use Aktion to play an avi or mpg etc. it comes up with an error "Error reading file info" .how do i fix this i have reinstalled the Aktion.rpm but it changes nothing ??? cheerz David

Re: [newbie] Kernel 2.4

2001-03-07 Per discussione Ivan Abramenko
On Tue, 06 Mar 2001 08:46:01 -0300 Lúcio Costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom My name is Lucio, and I'm searching for packages: kernel-doc-2.4.2-4mdk kernel-headers-2.4.2-4mdk kernel-source-2.4.2-4mdk or newer (eg, -5mdk). I need the doc's to help me to compiling the

RE: [newbie] adsl and connection loss

2001-03-07 Per discussione Bob
Mine did the same thing after some idle time, a friend told me that if I set my email to check every 10 minutes or so, it would keep the connection alive and stay connected. I tried it and it works, give it a try. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On

[newbie] Comm Port Problems.

2001-03-07 Per discussione Philip T.Gonia
Hi; I am working on a Java interface util for a wireless sensor system. The system has a hardware interface that allows the user to control the system via a comm port (RS-232). I am using the RXTX/Java Comm API combo which seems to be working to a point. The system seems to be aware that comm

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Dale Kosan
DIE THREAD, DIE Dale Kosan

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Mark Weaver
Wow! as if it were hard to understand. Pedophilia is gross man! Jon Doe wrote: I can't believe all this about one stupid comment. He is human I'm sure, not like any of us have ever done something stupid. What amazes me further is that no one has made one comment about the guy who in his

[newbie] Re: Reverse ip addresses

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Boggs
On Tuesday 06 March 2001 15:08, you wrote: I was advised by a friend of mine that it sounds like I have a reverse ip problem messing up my programs. Anyone know how to fix this. Or how to fix it for that matter. He is going out of the Country, and I won't have a chance to talk to him for

Re: [newbie] My gimp is stuck on print to file

2001-03-07 Per discussione Jeff Malka
How do I find out if my printer is installed? I would like to try that first grin (scared) Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 6:59 AM Subject: Re:

[newbie] MORE NETSCAPE.

2001-03-07 Per discussione Javier Alvarez
And the pages it appears in the bar... where? - Original Message - From: "Javier Alvarez" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] NETSCAPE. THANKS GUYS YOU ARE THE BEST. - Original Message - From: "L. H. LOO"

[newbie] Mandrake Kdevelop

2001-03-07 Per discussione Shane Roppel
Hey when did mandrake pull KDevelop out of their standard Developer install??? And is it on another disk? like the extensions disk? or did they just pull the plug on the whole thing?!?!? Thanks lots...Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

RE: sex on this channel is not a subject for discussion :: was :: Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Hans N.
I'm with mark now... DIE THREAD DIE!!! Sincerely and respectfully, Hans N. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steelhead Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: sex on this channel is not

[newbie] Re: Reverse ip addresses

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Boggs
On Tuesday 06 March 2001 15:08, Robert Boggs wrote: I was advised by a friend of mine that it sounds like I have a reverse ip problem messing up my programs. Anyone know how to fix this. Or how to fix it for that matter. He is going out of the Country, and I won't have a chance to talk to him

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Romanator
Mark Weaver wrote: Come on! - DIE THREAD DIE!! - -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Hans N. wrote: Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 00:17:21 -0500 From: Hans N. [EMAIL

[newbie] ip snag

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Boggs
I have discovered that I have a reverse ip problem with this setup. The home network is the isp address. How do I fix this?

[newbie] messages

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Boggs
For some reason my messages aren't getting to the list. I have a reverse ip problem. My localhost is my isp. Does anyone know how to fix this problem. Please let me know. I'm lost in cyberspace. R B

Re: [newbie] minicom as root

2001-03-07 Per discussione Patrick
I have changed the owner of minicom as per your suggestion. Still can't access it as user. I receive the following message: "Cannot create lockfile. Sorry." Still works fine logged in as user, then su root in the konsole and run minicom as root. Is there any danger in running minicom as root?

[newbie] Where to find gdb?

2001-03-07 Per discussione Branislav Karic
Hi, I have Linux-Mandrake 7.2 and can't find gdb(debugger) on any of my installation disks. Where can I find it? Branislav ___ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca

Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk

2001-03-07 Per discussione Anthony
http://www.utexas.edu/cc/faqs/unix/Talk-using.html might help in using it. I don't see what good 'talk' is. All it does is say connection refused or refusing messages. how worthless. I even typed mesg y junk software or what? -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key to

[newbie] Need help installing Perfect Office 2000 - jrt

2001-03-07 Per discussione John Turnbull
It would seem that I have managed to install most of Corel Perfect Office 2000 under Mandrake 7.2. When I execute wordperfect, as a user, I get the following error messages: No running font server was detected. I will try to start a font server on this host and then wait for 30 seconds

RE: [newbie] attached to : repost : lan problems

2001-03-07 Per discussione Bill Shirley
Got in late on this, but here goes. Do you know if the eth0 card is on the LAN and the eth1 is dsl? Maybe the are reversed. HTH, Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Quaylar Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:34 AM To: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione philomena
Enough with this thread already ! I'm sorry that I even mentioned my own 2 cents worth, and I think I was the only female to say anything. But PLEASE - leave the Bible quoting off the list as well - based on the bible its also OK for daughters to sleep with their father (Lot) and I'm sure most

Re: BANGG!!!!!!!!Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Michael Scottaline
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BANG --its dead! == Dead as HITLER!! Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." --Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta

2001-03-07 Per discussione Ryan Le Gros
IT LIVES!!! sorry had to :P Ryan - Original Message - From: "Vic" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: BANGGRe: [newbie] 8.0 Beta BANG --its dead! On Monday 05 March 2001 06:34 am, Mark Weaver wrote:

[newbie] Mandrake 8.0

2001-03-07 Per discussione Andrew
Well I tried the new beta install of Mandrake 8.0 and realized that my laptop network card driver couldnt be found... Can I just install it from my floppy disk like I did in windows? ~AcidBurn~

Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta (from the guy who started this all)

2001-03-07 Per discussione Julio C . Gutierrez
ok people let's get back on track! I already apologized to everybody on this list, Also I started this whole thing now it's time for me to put an end to it, so kill this F*%#ing thread already, It's not worth wasting this Webspace, instead let's use it for OSS advocacy. This is not an opinion

RE: [newbie] 8.0 and just!burn

2001-03-07 Per discussione Chantha
Try finding a "Create CD from image ..." menu or selection in your software. Or download a software that supports burning images to CD. Here's a site that might have some, www.softseek.com Yeah, you probably shouldn't just copy the .iso to your CD. I didn't know that either until my friend

RE: [newbie] adsl and connection loss

2001-03-07 Per discussione Quaylar
At 18:10 06.03.2001 -0600, you wrote: Mine did the same thing after some idle time, a friend told me that if I set my email to check every 10 minutes or so, it would keep the connection alive and stay connected. I tried it and it works, give it a try. so u think its an idle timeout ?.but

RE: [newbie] attached to : repost : lan problems

2001-03-07 Per discussione Quaylar
At 21:22 06.03.2001 -0500, you wrote: Got in late on this, but here goes. Do you know if the eth0 card is on the LAN and the eth1 is dsl? Maybe the are reversed. no i know which card is dsl and which card is lan... anyways i solved the mystery : i plugged out the lan card from the win

Re: [newbie] MORE NETSCAPE.

2001-03-07 Per discussione Jay needs a Guinness
On Tuesday 06 March 2001 16:21, you wrote: And the pages it appears in the bar... where? You need to go to your /home/user name/.netscape (.netscape is a hidden file). Then edit the history file and get rid of any URL that you do not want there. -- Jay ~May the enemies of Ireland never

WAAAYYY OT! (Was: Re: [newbie] 8.0 Beta)

2001-03-07 Per discussione Dave Sherman
1. Actually, humans were the LAST species to be created, on the sixth day. 2. Nowhere does it say the earth is flat. It also doesn't say the earth is round. The Bible is not a science textbook. 3. I wouldn't know about your "lots of other nonsense", since I have not really noticed it. 4.

[newbie] HP CD Writer 9500

2001-03-07 Per discussione Wehling, Rich
I have a 9500 cd writer and would like to try burning cd's with Linux but haven't a clue how to get started . I have installed the cd rom burner into the system that is running Linux Mandrake 7.2 and have plenty of blank cd's . I tried the CDROAST program but it looks at the folder I

[newbie] Linux vs MS in China

2001-03-07 Per discussione Mark Johnson
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5008739.html

[newbie] was connected net now I'm not

2001-03-07 Per discussione Peter Martin
I had been able to connect to the net via Netscape and kppp. Then when I was in NJ recently, I connected one day, then the next I couldn't. I've gone thru the kppp setup ( I had to create another entry for the new number to connect to there - I've got several so if I go back to these places it's

[newbie] Grub timeout!!

2001-03-07 Per discussione Thomas Webster
I run a dual boot win98 Mandrake 7.2 system. I used to run a Randish Boot manager on my MBR to boot between different OS's. I installed Mandrake 7.2 putting GRUB on my root partition. However once I realised that now my root mandrake partition was now /hda6 and hence not bootable by Randish

[newbie] Cable modem

2001-03-07 Per discussione falcaraz
Hello folks This morning I have started my cable modem conexion"under windows98". It runs fine, but I would like to have it also under linux. Unfortunately until now I have instaled internet conexion using external modem and also a lan, but the last one with IP not assignated by the server.

[newbie] X's Stability

2001-03-07 Per discussione Chris Cameron
Needless to say it's dismal. Is there any way I can run X under a user so it doesn't take my box down with it? It's about a twice a day occurance with no repeatable cause. Thanks, Chris

[newbie] KDE 2.1 and SCSI emulation

2001-03-07 Per discussione Robert Maynord
Mandrake Folks: I just upgraded my Mandrake 7.2 with the KDE 2.1 RPMs. Everything went fine - except for one thing: My CDRW no longer works. It reads as an IDE drive, and sees a disk, but will not write as a SCSI drive. I assume that almost everything remains untouched, so no need to mess