[newbie] Installing Mandrake 7.2 with Window$ 2000

Hello! I recently tried to install Mandrake 7.2 on my computer that has windows 2000 on it also. Before anything, I want to describe the setup I have. I have 2 hardrives. The primary drive has windows 2000 on it and the second drive is for Mandrake. Anyway, I installed Mandrake on the second

Re: [newbie] newbie questions

--- Riza Manshuri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hello forum i just installed my first linux, and intend to do that for a small networking. i have several questions (sorry if my english is bad): 1. My sound card is Yamaha PCI. how come my linux don't detect it ? is it not compatible yet ?

[newbie] Oidentd on Mandrake 7.2

Hello! Has anyone tried using Oidentd with Mandrake? Did you get it to work? I heard that oidentd works well with any client thats behind a router/firewall that also acts as a dhcp server. The router I am using is FreeSCO. Any tips would be appreciated! =)

[newbie] midentd and IRC Help

Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7.2 thats connected top a Linux Freesco router. Anyway, I just installed midentd and did what the readme file suggested but when I go to IRC I still cannot get in because of identd problems. Has anyone dealth with midentd for Mandrake 7.2? And did you do any changes

[newbie] Fatal Server error?

Hi! I was wondering what I should do to fix my problem. Everything was fine when I last used Mandrake 7.1 but when I rebooted this afternoon, it goes to the normal text login instead of KDM. When I log in and startx I get an error stating that... Fatal server error: could not open default

[newbie] fetchmail

Hi! Can someone tell me if its possible for fetchmail to autolaunch when I establish an internet connection? If so, how can I do it please =) Thanks! -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190

Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..

Partition Magic has a Linux version?? On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Paul wrote: On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! Can I safely resize a partition in Linux? What software should I use then? I need to resize my partition (/home) so that I can use a virtual disk with VMWare. Thanks

Re: [newbie] No CDROM music?

ou recommend a Great CD player? Possible mp3/cdplayer? Thanks! On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Paul wrote: On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! I just did a clean install on a Mandrake 7.1. My soudns works with MP3 but I cant play any music from a cdrom. The CD is not a CD-r/CD-RW but an orig

Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..

How can Is tart Linux fdisk? Or do you mean Diskdrake? Well, how do I start both or access both? Sorry for this very newbie question. =) On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Alexander Skwar wrote: Or you can simply change the partition type of your extended partition from 85 to 5 with the Linux fdisk

Re: [newbie] Can Increase a partition size..

I just used Partition Magic and it worked with no problems with the PM disk. What a great tool to have! =) Thanks for everyones help! =) -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190

[newbie] No CDROM music?

Hi! I just did a clean install on a Mandrake 7.1. My soudns works with MP3 but I cant play any music from a cdrom. The CD is not a CD-r/CD-RW but an original CD. How come I cant play music. The CD player doesnt respond to anything. Its like theres no CD in the CDROM. Any ideas? Thanks!

[newbie] Can Increase a partition size..

Hi! Can I safely resize a partition in Linux? What software should I use then? I need to resize my partition (/home) so that I can use a virtual disk with VMWare. Thanks in advance =) -- John M Catral [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7113128 http://i.am/JohnCatral Registered Linux User #183190

[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

Hi! Has anyone tried using XFree86 4.0.1 yet? Are there RPM's for them and what files should I get to run on my mandrake 7.1? Any links would be very helpful. =) Thanks! John -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=- John M Catral ICQ# 7113128

[newbie] Registered Linux User??

Hi! I know this may be off topic but I see people with signatures that have a "RegisteredLinux User number" Whats that? And can I register too? I may still be a newbie but Im getting there! =) JOhn )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux

Re: [newbie] Soundblaster Live

"Ronald J. Hall" wrote: This is so weird. So many people have had problems with the SB Live cards. I've got one, and it worked out of the box with both 7.0 and 7.1. Only problems I've ever had (with both) is that I can't get music (sound fx is fine) with Doom or Heretic. Am I just lucky?

[newbie] kppp weirdness..

Hello! I have noticed when installing mandrake 7 or 7.1 and you configure a network in the installation process, you cant access the iInternet using KPPP. What I mean is that when I try to use KPPP, it keeps reseting when it tries to log on. It doesnt give errors but KPPP just keeps on

[newbie] Aliases

Hi! I want to add some aliases to mandrake 7.1. How would I do it? Where do I put the entry and how do I apply it? Thanks in advance =) John

Re: [newbie] append=mem=192m For your memory problems.

Title: append="mem=192m"  For your memory problems.   Ive always used capital "M" and it works... - Original Message - From: James Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 5:06 PM Subject: [newbie] append="mem=192m" For your memory problems.

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

it points to hdc Paul wrote: On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same error message. I

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

Paul wrote: On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: it points to hdc Paul wrote: I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a valid block device" I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and still the same err

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

orks but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to "iso9660". Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it should work.

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

I tried to install Drakfont but I need to find the other package to install it successfully. It is looking for the libgtkmdk and the gtk+mdk packages. Can I just install them with the force option? I am using Mandrake 7. =) Thanks! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

CDROM? Any ideas? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote: Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7 and I cant mount my CDROM. It states that "MOUNT: CDROM is not a valid block device" What does that mean? I can mount the second CDROM but the primary

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!! =( HELP =( John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to "iso9660". Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it should work. Phil

[newbie] Motherboard Monitor for Linux?

Hi! Is there a CPU monitoring tool for my Abit BP6 for Linux? Thanks in advance! John

[newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?

Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC

Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?

Where is the archive? In the mandrake site? =) -JVMC - Original Message - From: Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers? John Catral wrote: Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark

Re: [newbie] how to use a winmodem

WINMODEMS cannot work with Linux John - Original Message - From: Emilio Correa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 1:31 AM Subject: [newbie] how to use a winmodem Hi all of the list, I am new in this list and I am from argentina, so sorry for my

[newbie] Mandrake 7 or 7.02?

Hi! I received the Mandrake 7.0 from LinuxWorld 2 weeks ago and Im getting problems here and there and I was wondering if the Mandrake 7.02 is different?

[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(

Why is Mandrake 7.0 reading my 224 megs of RAM as only 64Megs? I know theres a line like append=224M that I need insert into a file. The proble is that I forgot which file and where in the file do I insert it. Can someone help? =) John ps I get this weird problem and I am not sure if

Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(]

where in lilo.conf? I know that you must put it in a specific place right? John - Original Message - From: Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(] "John Catral" [EMAIL

[newbie] Sound module

Hi! I have the OSS opensound drivers but it wont install because the original sound module that was automatically loaded by Mandrake 7 is causing problems with my OSS install. How can I take the sound modules off?? John

Re: [[newbie] 64 Meg Ram Problem =(]

What I meant was... where in the file "lilo.conf" do I put the "append=224M"? Do I put it before the boot=/dev/hda... boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b etc... I know that we can't just put append=224M anywhere inside the file. Or can I? -John - Original Message -

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Re: [newbie] SBLive and kernel recompilation

If you gusy want you can just pay $20 for the drivers from www.opensound.com. You get 2 years of free updates. Its the easiest thing for your SBlive! =) John - Original Message - From: James Luongo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 11:19 AM

Re: [newbie] Gimp v Paint Shop Pro

Could anyone tell me if Gimp is an equal to Paint Shop Pro or Photo Shop for Windows. I have used GIMP just for fun and I love it! Friends of mine who use it to create graphics and edit pictures for web design all say that GIMP is actually better than Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. If you

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Re: [newbie] setting the time

Heres a quick fix I tried. I clicked the Drakconf (I think thats the name =) ) icon or run linuxconf and go into the time date setting and changed it there. =) It worked! =) At 07:47 AM 2/8/00 -0500, you wrote: If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That

[newbie] RAM question and Time

Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7 and I noticed that it is only reading 64 Mb of my 224 Totyal RAMS I have. Is that an error that 7.0 has? Another thing that I am perplexed about is the fact that it is giving a qrong time. I live here in New Jersey and all my other OS' like redhat works fine