[newbie] Creating a website with video

2005-04-08 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Sorry this is a little off topic, I have a friend that wants to add some video to a website he has and wants me to help - but I've never done this before. So far I have been using Mozilla to edit his site and I've got no html knowledge at all. Is there someone who can point me in the right

Re: [newbie] weird frozen bubble problem

2005-04-08 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: I've just installed frozen bubble to have a play but can't actually get it to do anything. Used urpmi frozen-bubble and install seemed okay, get the frozen bubble display up but cursor disappears when I try to hover over any of the buttons. I can see it in the

[newbie] I'm confused about java

2005-03-28 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hi list, I tried to view a website today that needs java to display properly. I used the 'install software' part of mcc and searched for java - the (monsterous) list has left me very confused. Can anyone tell me what package I need to install to view a website with java - I'm using firefox if

[newbie] Firefox gone bad

2005-03-20 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hi all, This morning firefox asked me to look for an update for the theme I was using. I clicked the update now button and things have gone horribly wrong. All the buttons etc now appear as text. But the fonts are all too big and everything overlaps. It's a mess! It's impossible to use the

Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad

2005-03-20 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Miark wrote: You may have to blow away your ~/.mozilla directory. Actually, I'd rename it to something else, let Firefox make a new directory, then copy my bookmarks from the old directory to the new. Miark Can't seem to find the .mozilla directory - any clues as to where to look? Since I

Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad

2005-03-20 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Thanks Miark and Graham for your help and for being so prompt, you're both lifesavers. Especially the tip about renaming the folder. I use the net all day at work and while I could recreate my favourites, being able to restore them to the new .mozilla directory has certainly saved me heaps of

Re: [newbie] any question

2005-03-03 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Which brings up the question on every perverts mind - I wonder if someone is building an XXX-rated distro of Linux yet? LinuXXX? Sinux? Hmmm. porno on linuxall the filth you want for your eyes, but none for your hard drive (virus's, ad/spy/malware). I hope Micro$oft doesn't

Re: [newbie] Lexar Jumpdrive

2005-02-21 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Amy wrote: Hey guys! I have a little 128 mb jumpdrive, it used to automount it's happy little ass when I plugged it in, but that was when I still was running the cooker install. (A Newbie running cooker? *gasp* Blame my friend, I eventually got frustrated even though he never had any problems and

Re: [newbie] any PDA users out there?

2005-01-31 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Noel McG. wrote: Whilst not actually answering your question this http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums may be somewhere to start. It in fact deals with GPS systems but there are write ups on various models and your glider package may be mentioned. However most of these run Windows

[newbie] any PDA users out there?

2005-01-30 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hi all, am considering purchasing a PDA, I've googled on the topic and I fast becoming confused with all the information out there - some of which is grossly outdated so I'm not sure what to trust. What I really need is a testimony from someone that has one... Does anyone on the list use a

[newbie] Hooray for 10.1 : NEC Versa E600

2005-01-13 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Notice to any NEC Versa E600 owners: Mandrake 10.1 actually works! Just thought I'd post this as I'd had problems installing all previous versios of MDK on this machine and found a few others on this list in the same boat. Install went flawlessly, KDE works fine, inbuilt mouse and keyboard

Re: [newbie] Hooray for 10.1 : NEC Versa E600

2005-01-13 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Stephen Kühn wrote: Software modems are inherently written for Microsoft Windows. Best bet is to pickup a nice used 56k external serial modem. Or get away from dodo.com.au and get broadband. Thanks for the tip, you're right I don't hold much hope for itbut i can dream hey ;) We live out in

Re: [newbie] Hooray for 10.1 : NEC Versa E600

2005-01-13 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Stephen Kühn wrote: No wireless providers for your bush area? Satellite? Might be worth lookin into...I have a mate in Parkes that had to end up getting ISDN...which ain't great, but it works... I suppose what I really mean is I'm too cheap to use the broadband that is available. ISDN is

[newbie] Thank you to all

2004-12-15 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Greetings fellow Mandrake users. I'm writing this email to thank anyone who has ever helped solve another's problems on this list. Especially those members whose replys show that they are anything but a newbie. Surely their involvement in this list must be purely service to the Linux community,

Re: [newbie] Please help me...

2004-10-19 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
ali tig wrote: snip i insert the CD into the drive and reboot the machine. i press the [Enter] key to start the installation. after that there is any thing to go on. there is a black screen. i waited about half hour but anything. what the problem can be? snip Guys, it sounds like he is booting

[newbie] Mandrake 10 startup folder

2004-09-28 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
terminology for ML?) but it's disappeared. I can easily get it back by clicking on KMix in the KDE menu but this shouldn't be necessary. -Aidan Holmes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join

[newbie] Database Recommendations?

2004-06-21 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hello all, Can anyone recommend a good database application for my needs? I have searched the net on the subject and just get myself more and more confused about what I need to run. MySQL seems to be the one everyone raves about, but it's far too powerful for what I want.not that that's

Re: [newbie] best way to emulate the mac feel?

2004-06-18 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 04:06 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Enlightenment dr16.5 - with the MacOS themes - there are a few of them - and some that look wonderfully like OS/X stephen kuhn - proprietor please excuse the ignorance, is Enlightenment dr16.5 a theme, or another gui like icewm, kde, gnome

[newbie] XMMS - Couldn't open audio

2004-06-09 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
quick one for you (I think) I like to listen to my .ogg files with XMMS while at work. Trouble is about 10 times a day I get the following error message: Couldn't open audio Please check that: Your soundcard is configured properly You have the correct output plugin selected No other program is

Re: [newbie] XMMS - Couldn't open audio

2004-06-09 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Greg and John, Alao, please unset your reply-to when posting to the list because it screws up list addressing. thanks for your advice and the heads up on the reply to address. While I now use Linux as my primary OS, I'm still very much experimenting. I have just changed my email program

Re: [newbie] Virus scanner for linux (no I havenn't lost my mind)

2004-05-31 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Stephen Kuhn wrote: Mate, I am in the same boat - except I bring my customer's boxen in here to the lab and connect them to the network. I've been using ClamScan and F-Prot - both free - both updatable. Work like a charm. Clamscan: www.clamav.net F-Prot: www.f-prot.com stephen kuhn - owner That

Re: [newbie] recieving 56K dial up connections

2004-05-31 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
et wrote: yes, of course, this is GNU-linux, and GNU-linux really does work. I think I miss understood... you want to do this without using the telphone company at all this (and I ain't never considered it before, since a serial to serial cable would do the a much faster transer, as would a

[newbie] recieving 56K dial up connections

2004-05-28 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
my machine (Phone line running direct from modem to modem) and share the net this way things would be much quicker and easier. -Aidan Holmes. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club

[newbie] Virus scanner for linux (no I havenn't lost my mind)

2004-05-26 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Does anybody out there know of/use/recommend a virus scanning package for linux? I'm hoping to use one to scan clients hard drives without having to leave mandrake and boot into Winblows XP. I use a removeable HDD bay for this purpose as often once the virus is in place, I cannot install

[newbie] scrolling text crash on 9.2 startup

2003-11-14 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Sorry if I'm being a pest, I have asked this question already under the subject of NEC versa E600 laptop install but got no answers. This is the last time I'll ask I promise :-) I'm trying to install MDK9.2 on my wifes laptop. The installation goes fine, but then when I reboot to run it for

[newbie] NEC versa E600 laptop install.

2003-11-12 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hi group! I have sucessfully installed Mandrake 9.2 on the home pc, and managed to convince my wife to let me put it on her work laptop. We formatted last night and re-installed XP home on one half of the disk, then ran the mandrake disks, installing linux on the other half (10 gig each) The

[newbie] Registered Linux User No.

2003-11-06 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Could someone please explain to me what the Registered Linux User No.xxx is that a few of you sport in your email signatures. I like the sound of that -Registered Linux User - how do you become one and does it give you any benefits other than a cool email signature? -Aidan Want to buy

[newbie] teething problems with 9.2

2003-11-05 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
I have just upgraded from 9.0 to 9.2 and My computer is now running about as well as when I ran windows :o( Firstly, In lilo if i select linux 9.2 boots ok, but into text mode. The nice pretty GUI has gone and I don't know how to start it again. If I reboot and select old_linux, the computer

[newbie] Open GL graphics cards.

2003-10-23 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Hi Guys, Quick question for you. What is a good (and hopefully inexpensive) AGP 4X card that supports open GL. I currently have a Riva TNT2 (32Mb). This card is fine with the simpler games and office aps, but has a frame rate of about 1 every 2 seconds when I load something like Tux racer.

Re: [newbie] Open GL graphics cards.

2003-10-23 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 19:37, Greg Meyer wrote: The TNT2 should perform better than that. Have you installed the hardware acceleration enabled drivers from nvidia, or are you using the free nv driver? Check your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to tell. No, I am just using the ones that came

Re: [newbie] annoying alarm on standby.

2003-10-12 Per discussione Aidan Holmes
Thank you all for your help with this issue. I can now confirm that it's definately CPU overheating due to the fan stopping. I left the case off, and then left the computer 'till I heard the alarm again. Upon my return, the cpu fan had stopped, and the heatsink was too hot to touch for more