[newbie-it] Logout grafico Mandrake 9.1

2003-09-12 Per discussione giorgio big william
Qualcuno mi sa dire come si chiama il processo che avvia la finestrella di dialogo intitolata "Fine della sessione per """ e che possiede i 2 pulsanti "Termina la sessione" e "Annulla" (questa finestrella viene aperta quando si esce dalla sessione grafica attraverso il menu K, selezione voce

[newbie-it] script

2003-09-12 Per discussione Rev.Ferris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ciao a tutti; stavo scrivendo uno script in modo che mi automatizzasse le operazioni di ripping di un dvd. Ora dopo la prima operazione di estrazione del sonoro lui mi estrae delle informazioni utili per la compressione video. Quel che voglio fare

Re: [newbie-it] Compilare kernel

2003-09-12 Per discussione kudega
On 2003.09.12 10:19, Rev.Ferris wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 01:38, venerdì 12 settembre 2003, kudega ha scritto: Premetto che non ho mai compilato il kernel quindi non ne so un tubo, o quasi... Volevo solo chiedere... Arrivo ad un punto dove devo scegliere i

Re: [newbie-it] Compilare kernel

2003-09-12 Per discussione Rev.Ferris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alle 14:05, venerdì 12 settembre 2003, kudega ha scritto: Allora un passo alla volta... il file c'è e si chiama /boot/config- 2.4.20-8 ma non ho capito dove lo devo copiare... qual'è la directory dei sorgenti del kernel?

Re: [newbie-it] sopprimere kget all'avvio

2003-09-12 Per discussione Andrea Celli
Alle 02:45, venerdì 12 settembre 2003, kudega ha scritto: Chi sa come NON far partire in automatico kget all'avvio di KDE ?? dovresti toglierlo da una directory tipo Autostart, .autostart, .kde/Autostart della tua $HOME Utilizzo una RH9... Allora sei un po' OT. Usa una distro un po' migliore

[newbie-it] Intel 865 pe

2003-09-12 Per discussione Massimo Bichicchi
Ciao, un mio amico ha acquistato un nuovo computer, la sua scheda madre ha il chipset INTEL 865PE. Qualcuno di voi ha installato Mandrake 9.1 su computer simili? con quali risultati? Posso installarlo o meglio aspettare la 9.2 Ciao e grazie Bik

Re: [newbie-it] Compilare kernel

2003-09-12 Per discussione Giuseppe Ferruzzi
* kudega ha scritto: Allora un passo alla volta... il file c'è e si chiama /boot/config- 2.4.20-8 ma non ho capito dove lo devo copiare... qual'è la directory dei sorgenti del kernel? Questa.../usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 ?? E perchè la devo copiare lì? Io pensavo che quando sarei arrivato al

Re: [newbie] eMac Video Card Config. Problem

2003-09-12 Per discussione Gabriel Morales
Two more quick questions: The installation instructions tell me to leave the linux partition as Free Space using a partitioning utility in Mac OS, but can I also use UNIX File System? Can the Mandrake OS use this? See, I can't see the partition when running under Mac OS X, but the UNIX File

Re: [newbie] Upgrading glibc on mdk8.1? Possible?

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 19:21:59 -0400 Eric Caron [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: What is the limit to the upgrade process before you have to upgrade to a newer distro? Your whole system is built on that version of glibc. AFAIK, there is no way to upgrade glibc without upgrading every single package on

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:27:00 -0700 Russ [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory which is 19gigs (mostly free),

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione Liechti
try wget. Or read the topic picture download tool: wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A,jpg http://SiteWanted'sAdress without the quotes. for gif's or png's change appropiately. It'll create it's own directory structure. remo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Virus

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:47:15 -0700 rikona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Heather/Femme, snip HF For now, seeing seniors use linux or any segment of the population HF that is of the mindset a comp shold be like a toaster (it just HF works), is a pipe dream. Actually, The seniors I know are

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:03:43 -0400 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:18 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: but is that compatible with windows Winamp stuff? Ogg is not standard afaik to. so why use something most ppl don't use ? or am I missing

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:08:24 -0400 Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:05 pm, Miark wrote: Fine for playing on your 'puter but don't know of a portable Ogg player. They're comin'. I know of a few that'll be out within the month. But granted, if

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:40:32 -0700 Eric Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory which is 19gigs (mostly

Re: [newbie] Article: 9/11-themed viruses hit the Net

2003-09-12 Per discussione H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 12 September 2003 03:46, Eric Huff wrote: Just gets worse, don't it? http://www.msnbc.com/news/965089.asp?0si=-cp1=1 So, does that mean that in windows a jpg can contain a virus, too? I think they're refering to the attachment itself which probably has a double extension like

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 12 September 2003 06:27, Russ wrote: Hi All, I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory which is 19gigs (mostly free), the file

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from Cd's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 12:53 am, Heather/Femme wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:03:43 -0400 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:18 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: but is that compatible with windows Winamp stuff? Ogg

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione John Richard Smith
Heather/Femme wrote: OK I have here: glame-0.6.4-6.mdk gstreamer-lame-0.6.0-1.plf (I am not enamoured of plf stuff ... they seem to fubar my *stable* system...dunno why. but bear with me pls) notlame-3.93.1-2.1plf notlame-3.93.1-2plf (a .1 release? whats that mean? bugfix?..again plf)

Re: [newbie] linux world magazine resource DVD with mandrake 9.1 on it

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 18:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have this? i do and i it won't boot from the dvd drive and when i make a boot disk it dosn't regognize the DVD as the install CD and tells me to insert the install CD. Any solutions? I'm betting you need to burn an ISO

Re: [newbie] linux world magazine resource DVD with mandrake 9.1 on it

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 18:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have this? i do and i it won't boot from the dvd drive and when i make a boot disk it dosn't regognize the DVD as the install CD and tells me to insert the install CD. Any solutions? I'm betting you need to burn an ISO

[newbie] Only in Australia...

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/11/2336258 -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ Circumstances rule men; men

Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Virus

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 23:47, rikona wrote: Hello Heather/Femme, Thursday, September 11, 2003, 10:44:15 AM, you wrote: HF Have to agree with Anne. Till linux becomes more pervasive, ppl HF who can only turn the comp on nothing else (and most don't want HF to know more) won't use linux

Re: [newbie] linux world magazine resource DVD with mandrake 9.1 on it

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 06:22, ed tharp wrote: On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 18:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have this? i do and i it won't boot from the dvd drive and when i make a boot disk it dosn't regognize the DVD as the install CD and tells me to insert the install CD. Any

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione David
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 11:39, John Richard Smith wrote: Russ wrote: Hi All, I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory which is

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione RichardA
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:53:27 -0600, Heather/Femme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So lemme get this straight: you can't rip directly to MP3 in linux at all?? Only OGG? (which I am still leery about using...)... That seems very odd if I'm right. FF No, you can rip to mp3. Presumably Mandrake

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Miark
Rio Karma: Has a 20GB capacity, it's an ethernet device, and plays Ogg and Flac Miark On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:08:24 -0400, Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:05 pm, Miark wrote: Fine for playing on your 'puter but don't know of a portable Ogg player.

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione Bryan Phinney
On Friday 12 September 2003 12:27 am, Russ wrote: Hi All, I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory which is 19gigs (mostly free), the

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Bryan Phinney
On Friday 12 September 2003 02:53 am, Heather/Femme wrote: So lemme get this straight: you can't rip directly to MP3 in linux at all?? Only OGG? (which I am still leery about using...)... No, they are suggesting you use OGG instead of MP3 but you can use MP3 if you like. I do myself, I

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Aron Smith
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 05:59, Miark wrote: Rio Karma: Has a 20GB capacity, it's an ethernet device, and plays Ogg and Flac Miark Only trouble is it's not AFAIK linux compatible for one will not pay $399.00 for a player that only works with Win$ux Want to buy your Pack or Services from

[newbie] USB memory stick

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brooks3J
Hi, I saw the thread about USB mass storage devices, but I'm not sure if what I'm talking about is the same thing, so I apologize if it is. I'purchased one of those USB memory sticks (made by GE) and it works great for my laptop (WinXP; sorry, I need to keep a Win machine for school) but I

Re: [newbie] USB memory stick

2003-09-12 Per discussione RichardA
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:41:39 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I saw the thread about USB mass storage devices, but I'm not sure if what I'm talking about is the same thing, so I apologize if it is. I'purchased one of those USB memory sticks (made by GE) and it works great for my laptop

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brant Fitzsimmons
David wrote: On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 11:39, John Richard Smith wrote: Russ wrote: Hi All, I am trying to dl Knoppix so I can try it on a laptop we have. However, it gets to about 20 secs left to go then tells me that there is not enough disk space left. I am dl it to my home directory

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brant Fitzsimmons
Heather/Femme wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:08:24 -0400 Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 11:05 pm, Miark wrote: Fine for playing on your 'puter but don't know of a portable Ogg player. They're comin'. I know of a few that'll be out within the

Re: [newbie] Strange use for multiple desktops

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brant Fitzsimmons
Lee Wiggers wrote: snip, major Thank you all. I love this community as much as the os. The real beauty is that everyone is willing to take a stab at it, no matter what. That's a rare thing in real life. Brant's input was exactly what I wanted. It let me distribute the oo files across the 11

Re: [newbie] nvidiactl permissions

2003-09-12 Per discussione Max . Benitz
Is there a significant difference between chmod 666 /dev/nvidia1 and chmod 0666 /dev/nvidia1? Max Anarky [EMAIL PROTECTED]@linux-mandrake.com on 09/11/2003 03:17:13 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To:mandrake newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Miark
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 06:45:05 -0700, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 05:59, Miark wrote: Rio Karma: Has a 20GB capacity, it's an ethernet device, and plays Ogg and Flac Miark Only trouble is it's not AFAIK linux compatible for one will not pay $399.00 for a

[newbie] Desktop icons (kde)

2003-09-12 Per discussione Jonesy
Exists there somewhere a collection of misc. desktop icons for KDE? I'm an OS/2 user slowly moving into the Mandrake world, and I've started trying to implement the functionality of my OS/2 desktop in my mdk boxen (8.2 and 9.1). One feature I use are desktop, and/or folder-included objects, to

Re: [newbie] nvidiactl permissions

2003-09-12 Per discussione Richard Urwin
On Friday 12 Sep 2003 5:36 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a significant difference between chmod 666 /dev/nvidia1 and chmod 0666 /dev/nvidia1? man chmod says Any omitted digits are assumed to be leading zeros. So no, they are identical. (The fourth digit is where the setuid,

Re: [newbie] USB memory stick

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brooks3J
RichardA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should work. What do you mean by 'won't recognise'? Does /mnt/removable get created? If so, try to mount it: mount /mnt/removable. As root, Run tail -f /var/log/messages and plug it in. Does something happen? (CTRL-C to end this). Richard By not

Re: [newbie] linux world magazine resource DVD with mandrake 9.1 on it

2003-09-12 Per discussione DrewMartin
Hello, You want to check that the DVD has the .iso files on it.In the UK quite often you have to copy the .iso images of the DVD on to your H/D,then burn them to CD to install the OS. Drew - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[newbie] Help with video card drivers.

2003-09-12 Per discussione d2ci1fj g1nf24
Hi, I'm having a problem with my video card driver. I'm using a ATI Radeon 9800 video card. I installed Mandrake 9.1 and set the video configuration for, video card- vesa, monitor- 1280*1024 @ 60hz, display- 1024*768 @70hz 24b. I then tested the configuration and it worked fine. I use the vesa

Re: [newbie] Desktop icons (kde)

2003-09-12 Per discussione Derek Jennings
On Thursday 11 Sep 2003 7:17 pm, Jonesy wrote: Exists there somewhere a collection of misc. desktop icons for KDE? I'm an OS/2 user slowly moving into the Mandrake world, and I've started trying to implement the functionality of my OS/2 desktop in my mdk boxen (8.2 and 9.1). One feature I use

[newbie] Re: USB memory stick

2003-09-12 Per discussione Björn Lundin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I saw the thread about USB mass storage devices, but I'm not sure if what I'm talking about is the same thing, so I apologize if it is. Did you check the thread 'USB key drives and linux' on the exper list? /Björn Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] linux world magazine resource DVD with mandrake 9.1 on it

2003-09-12 Per discussione TAKane2
Does anyone have this? i do and i it won't boot from the dvd drive and when i make a boot disk it dosn't regognize the DVD as the install CD and tells me to insert the install CD. Any solutions? I'm betting you need to burn an ISO that is on the dvd to a CD...so the cd will boot.

[newbie] 9.2rc2 and MD5sums

2003-09-12 Per discussione Aron Smith
Have been trying to get 9.2rc2 up on a spare box . however the MD5sum that whe website has does not match the sum generated by [EMAIL PROTECTED] aron]$ cd distros [EMAIL PROTECTED] distros]$ md5sum MandrakeLinux-9.2rc2-CD1.i586.iso 9725a5942d84390c691d78f95084b5ee

Re: [newbie] Linksys WMP11 Wireless PCI

2003-09-12 Per discussione Derek Jennings
On Friday 12 Sep 2003 8:23 pm, Russell W. Behne wrote: I have a headache. I'm trying to find out how to get a Linksys WMP11 Wireless PCI card working in my host. I've looked at the howtos, which all look like greek to me. Isn't there a simple howto that tells me where to begin - on this card

[newbie] Laptop memory not recognized

2003-09-12 Per discussione Noah A Hicks
I just purchased a 256mb memory chip from ebay, physically installed in my laptop and booted the computer. When I run the system monitor it still showes exactly the same amount (128mb). Is there a way to fix this? My hardware is as follows: Dell Latitude LS 400 PIII 400Mhz Thanks alot -Noah

Re: [newbie] 9.2rc2 and MD5sums

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 01:01 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Have been trying to get 9.2rc2 up on a spare box . however the MD5sum that whe website has does not match the sum generated by [EMAIL PROTECTED] aron]$ cd distros [EMAIL PROTECTED] distros]$ md5sum

Re: [newbie] Laptop memory not recognized

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 02:19 pm, Noah A Hicks wrote: I just purchased a 256mb memory chip from ebay, physically installed in my laptop and booted the computer. When I run the system monitor it still showes exactly the same amount (128mb). Is there a

Re: [newbie] Help with video card drivers.

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:33:01 + d2ci1fj g1nf24 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having a problem with my video card driver. I'm using a ATI Radeon 9800 video card. I installed Mandrake 9.1 and set the video configuration for, video card- vesa, monitor- 1280*1024 @ 60hz, display- 1024*768 @70hz

[newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Merlin Zener
Hi, I wonder if it's possible to make the find files look everywhere *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the search - it rattles the floppy and click-clicks the CDRW, even though there's no disk in

Re: [newbie] importing contacts into Evolution?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Merlin Zener
On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 02:13, Merlin Zener wrote: [...snip] Hello all, I've been offline for a few days, due to a monumental lack of communication between my domain name registrar, my old web hosting provider, my new web hosting provider, and myself - resulting in my domain name not

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charles-Roberts
Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I wonder if it's possible to make the find files look everywhere *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the search - it rattles the floppy and click-clicks the CDRW, even though

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charles A Edwards
On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700 Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if it's possible to make the find files look everywhere Try using slocate instead of find If you have not used it before su to root and then # updatedb After it has completed you can drop back to user and $ slocate

Re: [newbie] Virus

2003-09-12 Per discussione Brant Fitzsimmons
John Richard Smith wrote: Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: HaywireMac wrote: On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 11:43:14 -0300 Angus Auld [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: snip my day for list Nazi duty. please set your mailer to wrap at less than 80 characters please! thank you, come again!

Re: [newbie] Help with video card drivers.

2003-09-12 Per discussione d2ci1fj g1nf24
Hi, Thanks for the help. Would you send the walk-through in .txt for Windows? Also, do I need to do something to the vesa driver before I install the fgrlx driver? There is monitor configuration file that came with my monitor, I put it as an attachment. I don't know if it will help with driver

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Merlin Zener
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 04:17, Charles A Edwards wrote: On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:36 +0700 Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if it's possible to make the find files look everywhere Try using slocate instead of find If you have not used it before su to root and then # updatedb

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Merlin Zener
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 04:06, Charles-Roberts wrote: Merlin Zener wrote: Hi, I wonder if it's possible to make the find files look everywhere *except* in the /mnt directory? I notice that it takes ages to find anything, and it seems to be when it get to the /mnt part of the search -

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from Cd's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:51:45 -0600 Charlie M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If I can make you laugh with my lunacy in the condition you seem to be in I've had a good day. Too bad it started Saturday You must really need to get horizontal sweetheart. The apps I mentioned are NOT

[newbie] how to find out the speed the modem connects to the ISP at?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Merlin Zener
Hi there, I'm using KPPP to connect to the internet [because it was hanging off the start menu, labeled connect to the internet and it worked first time... :) ]. But it reports that I'm connected at 115200, which I expect is the speed my UART is talking to the modem at... Is there a way I can

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:19:47 +0100 RichardA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:53:27 -0600, Heather/Femme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So lemme get this straight: you can't rip directly to MP3 in linux at all?? Only OGG? (which I am still leery about using...)... That

[newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione Trey Sizemore
I had Apache2 working on my 9.1 box, but just had to go and upgrade it from Cooker. Now it will not start. I should say that MCC says it's running (set to start at boot), but pointing to http://localhost takes my to the clever Australian hosting company. When I stop and restart via MCC, a

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from Cd's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 03:51 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: ummm ya... I finally peeled myself off the ceiling... ya I was very very stoned... lol! sorry Charlie. I'm gonna try taht stuff today or tommorow Ty all for your help. Sorry if I was a

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:00:05 + John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Once you have lame installed ( check you don't already, by doing in a terminal, rpm -qa | lame and see what it says. I think you will find it already installed) install the attatched bash script wav2mp3

Re: [newbie] Linksys WMP11 Wireless PCI

2003-09-12 Per discussione Derek Jennings
On Friday 12 Sep 2003 9:33 pm, Russell W. Behne wrote: snip Vendor: ?Broadcom Corporation Bus: ?PCI Bus identification: ?14e4:4301:1737:4301 Location on the bus: ?0:a:0 Description: ?BCM4301 802.11b Module: ?unknown Media class: ?NETWORK_OTHER Bad

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:03:25 -0400 Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 12 September 2003 02:53 am, Heather/Femme wrote: So lemme get this straight: you can't rip directly to MP3 in linux at all?? Only OGG? (which I am still leery about using...)... No, they are

Re: [newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:00:54 -0400 Trey Sizemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I had Apache2 working on my 9.1 box, but just had to go and upgrade it from Cooker. I think that was a bad idea. The Apache Cooker packages would depend on other Cooker packages, no? I'm surprised it even did the

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from CD's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Heather/Femme
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:18:31 -0400 Brant Fitzsimmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DAT? -- Brant Fitzsimmons Mini Disc found its name...finally..after coming down. sigh FF Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Laptop memory not recognized

2003-09-12 Per discussione Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:19:29 -0500 (CDT) Noah A Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: I just purchased a 256mb memory chip from ebay, physically installed in my laptop and booted the computer. When I run the system monitor it still showes exactly the same amount (128mb). Is there a way to

Re: [newbie] Help with video card drivers.

2003-09-12 Per discussione d2ci1fj g1nf24
Hi, Thanks for the help. Would you send the walk-through in .txt for Windows? Also, do I need to do something to the vesa driver before I install the fgrlx driver? There is monitor configuration file that came with my monitor, I put it as an attachment. I don't know if it will help with driver

Re: [newbie] USB memory stick

2003-09-12 Per discussione RichardA
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:57:22 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By not recognize I mean, I get nothing from the computer showing the memory stick. /mnt/removable does not get created (not that I can see, anyway) and here are the results of trying the mount command per your instructions:

Re: [newbie] importing contacts into Evolution?

2003-09-12 Per discussione RichardA
On 13 Sep 2003 03:50:31 +0700, Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to import my contacts from Outlook into Evolution. I've exported the contacts to a .CSV file and followed the instructions to convert to file to a vcard file but this is the error I get: bash: csv2vcard.pl:

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione RichardA
On 13 Sep 2003 04:20:54 +0700, Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think there is something broken somewhere - all I get is: bash: updatedb: command not found bash: slocate: command not found Not sure if slocate is installed by default. Try urpmi slocate. Richard -- Get up and turn I

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Chris
On Friday 12 September 2003 06:37 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: What is the difference between shredding a file/dir in konqueror and deleting it? shred overwrites those sectors on the hard disk where the file was multiple times thus preventing someone from being able to reconstruct the info

Re: [newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione Trey Sizemore
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 18:24, HaywireMac wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:00:54 -0400 Trey Sizemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I had Apache2 working on my 9.1 box, but just had to go and upgrade it from Cooker. I think that was a bad idea. The Apache Cooker packages would depend on other

Re: [newbie] how to find files and look everywhere except /mnt?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Derek Jennings
On Saturday 13 Sep 2003 12:41 am, Merlin Zener wrote: On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 05:47, RichardA wrote: On 13 Sep 2003 04:20:54 +0700, Merlin Zener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think there is something broken somewhere - all I get is: bash: updatedb: command not found bash: slocate:

Re: [newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:29:26 -0400 Trey Sizemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: No, but perhaps I'll give it a try. What's the command again to update everything if I have Cooker sources? If *all* your sources are cooker, IIRC, urpmi --update --auto-select -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user

[newbie] Mouse Config from CLI ?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Bob Read
I recall seeing command line settings for mouse functions such as repeat delay/speed etc. But I don't remember them, or where to find them. If someone could point me in the right direction it will be much appreciated. TIA, Bob -- -- Bob Read // Registered Linux user #287118

Re: [newbie] 9.2rc2 and MD5sums

2003-09-12 Per discussione Tom Brinkman
On Friday September 12 2003 02:01 pm, Aron Smith wrote: Have been trying to get 9.2rc2 up on a spare box . however the MD5sum that whe website has does not match the sum generated by [EMAIL PROTECTED] aron]$ cd distros [EMAIL PROTECTED] distros]$ md5sum MandrakeLinux-9.2rc2-CD1.i586.iso

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Mathieu Frenette
Thanks for all the replies everybody. I 'assume' then that when shredding file(s) that there is no fragmentation such as there is in the windows os and that the freed space can/is immediately available to be written to? As for fragmentation, it should not make a difference whether you use

Re: [newbie] Mouse Config from CLI ?

2003-09-12 Per discussione HaywireMac
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:52:06 -0400 Bob Read [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I recall seeing command line settings for mouse functions such as repeat delay/speed etc. But I don't remember them, or where to find them. If someone could point me in the right direction it will be much appreciated.

[newbie] IP address of DNS?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Trey Sizemore
How do I find the IP address of a DNS? -- Cheers, Trey --- The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. - Aristotle Want to buy your Pack or Services

Re: [newbie] Downloading a huge file - burning an ISO

2003-09-12 Per discussione Russ
The answer to this is yes. It downloads it to a tmp directory in /. I only have 691 megs of free space there and the file is 694. I couldn't figure out how to bypass the temp file transfer. I remember someone saying something about Konquerer being able to act like a file transfer over the net

Re: [newbie] Article: 9/11-themed viruses hit the Net

2003-09-12 Per discussione Eric Huff
So, does that mean that in windows a jpg can contain a virus, too? I think they're refering to the attachment itself which probably has a double extension like xxx.jpg.pif Most ppl's wincomps don't show the second extension, and away they go. I suppose you could hide some executable

Re: [newbie] how to find out the speed the modem connects to the ISP at?

2003-09-12 Per discussione Carroll Grigsby
On Friday 12 September 2003 05:53 pm, Merlin Zener wrote: Hi there, I'm using KPPP to connect to the internet [because it was hanging off the start menu, labeled connect to the internet and it worked first time... :) ]. But it reports that I'm connected at 115200, which I expect is the speed

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 13 September 2003 01:05 am, Mathieu Frenette wrote: Thanks for all the replies everybody. I 'assume' then that when shredding file(s) that there is no fragmentation such as there is in the windows os and that the freed space can/is immediately available to be written to? As

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Carroll Grigsby
On Friday 12 September 2003 07:54 pm, Chris wrote: Thanks for all the replies everybody. I 'assume' then that when shredding file(s) that there is no fragmentation such as there is in the windows os and that the freed space can/is immediately available to be written to? Chris: Unless you

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 13 September 2003 04:21 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: snip Anyway - I recently had to buy a PC for my daughter. It came with something called WindowsXP preloaded. The filesystem was called NTFS, which - so I'm told - should combine some of the benefits of UNIX and OS/2. It was heavily

Re: [newbie] Shered VS Delete

2003-09-12 Per discussione Chris
On Friday 12 September 2003 09:28 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Friday 12 September 2003 07:54 pm, Chris wrote: Thanks for all the replies everybody. I 'assume' then that when shredding file(s) that there is no fragmentation such as there is in the windows os and that the freed space

[newbie] FWD; by Ed Tharp; Dear EFF Supporter:...

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
Dear EFF Supporter: This is astounding - in the first 24 hours, over 6,000 people have signed our petition to stop the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) nationwide rampage against average Americans. Rather than working to create a rational, legal means by which its customers

Re: [newbie] Using LAME for ripping audio from Cd's

2003-09-12 Per discussione Carroll Grigsby
On Friday 12 September 2003 05:51 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: gone Or take the 5th or something? sigh Grounded Femme Femme: In the USA, liquor is commonly sold by the fifth. (Before metrification, Canadians referred to the same size bottle as a 26er). In view of the other chemicals that

Re: [newbie] FWD; by Ed Tharp; Dear EFF Supporter:...

2003-09-12 Per discussione Kaj Haulrich
On Saturday 13 September 2003 02:38 am, ed tharp wrote: snip Thanks for support! /snip Good posting, Ed ! - I agree wholeheartedly, but unfortunately I don't live in the *land of the free and the home of the brave*, so what shall I do ??? Kaj Haulrich. -- Registered Linux user # 214073

Re: [newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 18:00, Trey Sizemore wrote: I had Apache2 working on my 9.1 box, but just had to go and upgrade it from Cooker. Now it will not start. I should say that MCC says it's running (set to start at boot), but pointing to http://localhost takes my to the clever Australian

Re: [newbie] IP address of DNS?

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 21:23, Trey Sizemore wrote: How do I find the IP address of a DNS? telephone your ISP, or leave it blank and it will fill in automagicly if you get an IP number via dhcp -- ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org

Re: [newbie] Mouse Config from CLI ?

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 21:12, HaywireMac wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:52:06 -0400 Bob Read [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I recall seeing command line settings for mouse functions such as repeat delay/speed etc. But I don't remember them, or where to find them. If someone could point

Re: [newbie] FWD; by Ed Tharp; Dear EFF Supporter:...

2003-09-12 Per discussione Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 08:38 pm, ed tharp wrote: whack Yeah I'd sign the petition except for a minor point. Americans not currently living in the U.S. and not maintaining a permanent residence there are non-entities. Apparently the EFF feels the same

Re: [newbie] FWD; by Ed Tharp; Dear EFF Supporter:...

2003-09-12 Per discussione ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 23:01, Charlie M. wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 12, 2003 08:38 pm, ed tharp wrote: whack Yeah I'd sign the petition except for a minor point. Americans not currently living in the U.S. and not maintaining a permanent residence

[newbie] monitor configuration

2003-09-12 Per discussione d2ci1fj g1nf24
Hi, There's an attachment to this email about configuring a monitor. I don't understand most of it. Would somebody be to able explain it to me? How do I read a .bz2 file from the text login screen? From,

Re: [newbie] Apache woes...

2003-09-12 Per discussione Trey Sizemore
On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 22:49, ed tharp wrote: On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 18:00, Trey Sizemore wrote: I had Apache2 working on my 9.1 box, but just had to go and upgrade it from Cooker. Now it will not start. I should say that MCC says it's running (set to start at boot), but pointing to

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