[newbie] probs with firewire HDD in MDK 10.0

hi all, In 9.1 MDK linux, I had no probs mounting mu Firewire HDD. After plugging it in and starting it up, I would need to mount it from /dev/scsi/bus0/lun0/target0. Why is it different in MDK 10.0? It doesn't even recognize the device, unless, I power it on and reboot MDK, in which case there

[newbie] USB camera with MDK

HI all, I need to record a video. One normally does this with a Video camcorder, then capture the video from the tape to the computer using a software program. I want to avoid the investment that goes into this. I would like to know if I can use a USB web camera to capture the video and

[newbie] solaris...why not

Hi all, Just curious, why don't you people try out Sun Solaris 9 for Intel. SOlaris 9 costs $20 for download and USD 99/- for the boxed set. Sol 8 costs 45/- for the boxed set. You get a more stable reliable OS. What makes you stay loyal to MDK? You probably don't know about it. Cheers...

RE: [newbie] Shorthand

Let me add what I know. LOL: Lots of Laughter BTW: By the Way FUD: Fear Uncertainity Doubt (corporate bad mouthing others eg. Linux has higher TCO, many unpublished bugs...) AFAIK: As Far As I Know IMHO: In my humble opinion ASAP: As soon as possible M$:Miscosoft Microshit: Microsoft MicroShaft:

RE: [newbie] OT Adobe

Lee, You can e-mail the PDF file to Adobe who can convert it to txt or HTML. The results are not always what you would have wanted. You can find the e-mail addresses in the Adobe site. (I don't have an internet connection at work). WP = word processor or Word Perfect? This is one of the

RE: [newbie] Can't find moc

Dear (Sir)Robin , You must set a variable called QTDIR in your bash .profile file to the path where QT (OK libqt_devel) is installed /bin/...(somewhere). (I am ignorant of Unix shells, so someone else can help you with how to set a variable and export it). When this is done issue the command moc.

[OT] distros: was [newbie] Re:Back to Basics

Hi all, Have you folks tried EVIL ENTITY LINUX, the *UNDEAD* linux desktop? Well, I checked out their web page - www.undead.com. Apparently, EELinux COMPLETELY deletes all windows partitions. It is not a workstation (read programming computer) or server but tries to recreate the Multimedia

[OT]:RE: [newbie] Its official.... :-(

Hi Kal, In India, RedHat and Debian are popular. Haven't heard of ELR. g And no, Indians have *NO* plans to take over to innovate a new distro, not to speak of taking up French govt. contracts. /g Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-256

RE: [newbie] IBM Deskstars in Mandrake 9.0 server

Hi all Found this in a Solaris mailing list. Maybe IBM deskstar does have defects. HTH Cheers... Looks like it's still there in Solaris 9 EA. Of course, it's probably a problem with the drives themselves, but I was hoping it would have been fixed in 9. For those that haven't seen the

RE: [newbie] Handling time setting on a dual boot system

I chose GMT+5:30 while installing MDK and XP. And both MDK8.1 and XP report times correctly. Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Brian Parish [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [newbie] Problems getting bzip2 to work......

Hi Ronnie, Your problem (I gather) is fairly simple. Just re-read your mail with my comments. Hope this helps... Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I found a web page detailing what must be done

[newbie] MDK on Celeron?

Hi all, I am thinking of buying a Celeron 1.2GhZ with 8100C chipset. Has anyone on this list installed Linux successfully on this config? Thanks in advance... Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] CPU details

Hi Is there a command in Unix/Linux that will display the CPU make, processor speed and such other details? TIA Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from

RE: [newbie] CPU details

HI Spencer, Cat /proc/cpuinfo doesn't work. /proc doesn't even exist on my Cygwin and Hp-UX 11.0 environments. Thanks anyway Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] typist

HI all, I had installed an RPM called typist using package manager. Now when I run this program from bash I get an error that typist is not a recognized program. However, apropos typist shows that typist has been installed. How do I run this program? TIA, Kesav Want to buy your Pack or

RE: [newbie] How do you figure out what's out there?

Hi Gary, Why are you switching to Linux? I believe Solaris has an X86 version and version 9 is due to be released and it is more stable than Linux. Rgds, Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] Some questions regarding a new load of ML 9.0

HI, I was of the impression that Windows 98 needs to be loaded first before linux or Win2000 since it completely formats the *WHOLE* hard disk. Am I wrong? Thannks... Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL

RE: [newbie] What do I have to download?

Download the ISOs for i586(Pentium) *IF* you have an inexpensive way of downloading them. Each of those ISOs is about 650MB. Alternatively, you may purchase them from shops that sell them at a nominal cost. P.S: alternatively you might try Solaris 8 for Intel. Sun sells this for about $45 USD and

[newbie] PDF to DOC

Hi all, I use the vitamin 8.2 Mandrake distribution. I want to know how I can convert PDF to MSWord? I need to be able to edit the files. Thanks ... Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF NEPZ NOIDA - 201 305 U.P, INDIA Telefon: +91-120-456 8210 (211) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want

RE: [newbie] linux documentation!?

Mandrake Linux allows you to download PDFs (user guide reference guide) from their web site. There are other PDFs available for free such as advanced Linux programming, Linux administration... Contact me offline if you want me to mail them to you. Tadimeti Kesav KEANE INDIA Ltd. E9 - E12, SDF

RE: [newbie] playing VCDs

HI Ronald, I too have MTV (an unregistered copy). I defined one variable in my .bash_profile - MTV_VCD_DEVICE = /mnt/cdrom But every time I start this mtv I get this message saying MTV_VCD_DEVICE should be set to /mnt/cdrom Can you please give me relavant portions of your .bash_profile file