[newbie] Windows boot disk

Hi Guys I'm trying to have a play with vmware but need to create a windows boot disk to load XP. Unfortunately I don't have a windows system to create this boot disk on. Can anyone tell me how tp create one using mandrake 10. Before anyone asks, my wifes a bean counter and to get her to use

[newbie] SANE and scanners

Hi Guys I'm having a bit of a problem getting my scanner to work under 10CE. There appear to be two scanners detected and the output of sane-find-scanner is : [EMAIL PROTECTED] mark]# sane-find-scanner # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that # you

[newbie] Modprobe nvidia

Hi Guys I have to enter 'modprobe nvidia' after each boot to access kde. I'm not sure why my pc stopped booting directly into a graphical mode, but modprobe nvidia works. This is not convenient though, and I remember reading somewhere on the list about someone else having a similar problem,

[newbie] NForce 2 revisited

Hi guys I am starting to get complete freezes with my MDK10 CE install. The only way out is the 3 fingered salute. Judging by some of the posts on this site, as well as various other linux sites, general concensus seems to be that the NForce 2 chipset may be the problem. My motherboard is

Re: [newbie] NForce 2 revisited

On Tuesday 04 May 2004 16:18, Mark Annandale wrote: I am starting to get complete freezes with my MDK10 CE install. The only way out is the 3 fingered salute. Judging by some of the posts on this site, as well as various other linux sites, general concensus seems to be that the NForce 2

Re: [newbie] test

I received this from you On Sunday 02 May 2004 20:25, John Drouhard wrote: I haven't gotten any messages at all today...was I blacklisted? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the

[newbie] Kde 3.2 revisited

Hi Folks Sorry to bring this up again, as I'm sure its been asked, but where are the newbie archives these days. I only seem to be able to find up to November last year. I have downloaded all the 3.2 RPM's, but having a tough time trying to install them, lots of dependency problems. Google

[newbie] Kmail signatures revisited

, or similar: -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 9.2 - KMail 1.5.3 -- The sum of the Universe is zero. Thanks as always Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Spam filtering revisited

rules, et al (helmet on) 'the other OS' (helmet off) type stuff. Thnaks as always. Mark -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 9.1 - KDE 3.1.3 - KMail 1.5.3 -- Absolutely no Microsoft products were used in the compilation of this document. -- The honeymoon is not actually over until we cease to stifle

[newbie] Postfix Revisited

Hi Guys Is it imperative to use a FQDN for postfix - Is it possible to just use localhost ? Sorry if this seems daft but as mentioned earlier I can't UTFM. Regards Mark A -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 9.1 - KDE 3.1.3 - KMail 1.5.3 -- No Microsoft products were used in the compilation

[newbie] MCC and 9.2 RC1

Hi Guys I've just installed 9.2 RC1 - quickest Mandrake install I've seen yet. However I seem to be missing Mandrake Control Centre and my terminal function doesn't appear to work. Now being a GUI fellow I'm a bit stuck - could someone tell me how to get at MCC from the command line. Thanks

Re: [newbie] MCC and 9.2 RC1

On Sunday 31 Aug 2003 10:30 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: Put up a terminal and type MCC enter Hi John Tried that before asking the list. Any idea where the mcc executable should live - perhaps its not installed... Regards Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

[newbie] Update to 9.2 RC1

this helps someone out there - I find it too easy to ask and not give on this forum. Regards Mark A -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 9.2 - KDE 3.1.3 - KMail 1.5.3 -- We all like praise, but a hike in our pay is the best kind of ways. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http

Re: [newbie] lilo config

On Monday 25 Aug 2003 4:34 am, Russ wrote: Hi All, I originally set this computer up as a dual boot with the Windows as default (for my daughter). I no longer have the Windows partition but I cannot figure out how to remove that link from lilo. Could someone point me in the right direction?

Re: [newbie] Funny responses from linux commands

On Sunday 24 Aug 2003 10:16 pm, HaywireMac wrote: type man fortune for more. there are a lot more than just funny ones, that's how I and many others generate our sig. Please explain how to incorporate fortunes into ones signature. Thanks Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] 9.2 Beta 2

On Sunday 24 Aug 2003 1:04 pm, Lanman wrote: The only way I managed to install it was to first disconnect my printer completely. Cannot remember what else wasn't working but I decided to go back to 9.1. Fortunately my /home stuff was still there and I didn't even notice I'd reinstalled. HTH

[newbie] kde 3.1.3

Hi Guys Is there an easy way to upgrade my kde to version 3.1.3, assuming its available for Mandrake 9.1. I have had a look at using red-carpet, but not sure it has up to date sources as the version available appears to be version 3.1.2. Thanks as always. Mark A Want to buy your Pack or

[newbie] Update of KDE broke my scanner

Hi Guys I did an update of KDE to 3.1.2 using the texstar rpms, in fact I did an urpmi kmess, and it was updated for me. However my scanner no longer works and I get an error message from Sane saying Failed to open device 'gt68xx:/dev/usb/scanner0':Invalid argument. The scanner is a Lexmark

Re: [newbie] Services Configuration

On Sunday 15 Jun 2003 3:04 pm, Wm. G. Urquhart wrote: Hi All, I've only just installed Mandrake 9.1 but according to the docs I can use a Wizard called wizdrake to configure LDAP, SaMBa, DNS etc. But I don't have this in the MCC. I tried the RPM manager to search for it but it I believe the

[newbie] NVidia and TV out

G'day folks Anyone had any success with enabling TV out on a NVidia AGP graphics card. I had a quick look around the NVidia website but only found reference to winblows stuff. My card is a MX440 if its any help, and works fine under 'the other OS', however after the last round of viris' and a

Re: [newbie] NVidia and TV out

Funnily enough, a quick search on google brought the following link up 'http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/29/2147241mode=thread'. Sorry if I wasted anyones time. Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] NVidia and TV out

For those people looking for the same solution as me, this message solved it. Output is perfext and strangely enough, using kmplayer in full screen mode is even better then ' the other OS'. Thanks again guys for the quick solution. Mark A On Sunday 15 Jun 2003 6:43 pm, Francisco Alcaraz

[newbie] Courier-imap

Hi Guys Am I being dim as usual, or is Courier-imap not included with 9.1 ? If not, does anyone know where there's a handy rpm for it. I've done a google for the package and can only find a.bz2 package. regards Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] dyndns setup and apache

On Wednesday 02 Apr 2003 10:48 pm, cF wrote: That address doesn't work for me. Nor me. Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Dynamic IP

Hi Guys I'm using Mandrake 9 and enjoy using it, so far with no major headaches. I would now like to set up a mail server with web access for my own use whilst travelling (I'm going to South Africa on holioday tomorrow). I have a cable connection with a dynamically assigned IP and using a

Re: [newbie] Dynamic IP

On Tuesday 03 Dec 2002 4:23 pm, Nikunj Bansal wrote: Well, I have a somewhat similar situation and I have an account for Dynamic DNS with tzo.com. I do not have a black box router though. My router is a Linux box running ssh. So I just ssh to this box first and then I can ssh to my internal

Re: [newbie] Dynamic IP

Thanks for all the help thats come flooding in. However, whilst SSH seems the way to go, it poses another question. If I were to enable ssh on my PC, I think its unlikely that the PC I was using from the remote site would have the necessary clients available. I can see the advantages if you

Re: [newbie] Dynamic IP

Hi, Sorry to mail you off list. I have apache, router and dyndns all working fine. Where could I find a suqirrellmail RPM ? Is it fairly easy to set up ? What is the purpose of using Courier ? Thanks again Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] Dial on Demand

Hi Guys Could someone possibly point me at a tutorial to set up dial on demand with Mandrake 8.2 ? I would like a couple of 'doze pc's at home to connect to the net via my Linux box, just for surfing. Thanks Regards Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] Printing to XP

Linux box. But I cannot get to print. I know the easiest thing to do is connect the printer to the linux box, but thats too easy, and besides the rest of my family would complain bitterly if I removed the printer from the little home network we have. Thank you and kind regards mark -- Mark

[newbie] Mouse and X

Hi Guys Here's a strange problem. If i chooses to boot directly into X my mouse will not work, however booting into a console logon and then starting x it works okay. Any ideas what could be causing this ? Regards Mark -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8.2 : KDE 3.0 : KMail 1.4 Want to buy

RE: [newbie] ASUS A7N266-VM

I have the ASUS A7N266-E motherboard. Is this the same spec as yours, with everything being Nvidia dependant. If So I would be very keen to find out how it goes, especially the GeoForce 2 onboard graphics, should you also have this. Regards Mark A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[newbie] Double Postings

Hi Guys Is it just me, or is everyone getting these postings in duplicate ? Mark A

[newbie] Lost Rat

Hi Guys Just installed 8.2 onto my new PC and if I log out of KDE the mouse stops working, forcing a reboot. The rat was detected as an ordinary PS2 type, which it is, and I have enabled IRQ12 in the bios for sole use by a ps2 rat. I am using an ASUS AN7266-E motherboard with an

[newbie] Lexmark X73 Multi Function Printer

Mark Annandale -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8.2 Evolution 1.0.2 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] SAMBA and WEBMIN inaccessible

where I was the first time I tried to install 8.1. Install goes fine, but once up and mail configured I can dial up and appear to be connected to the server, but no mail and no internet. Has anyone else experienced this with the 8.1 d/l'd 3 cd set? I can not for the life of me remember what

[newbie] Dial on Demand

Good morning Can anyone on the list point me towards a tutorial to set up Dial on Demand for a PC running 8.1 ? Thanks Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Firewall Testing

Hi Guys Is there as site that you can use to test the effectiveness of a firewall. The ones I have looked at all seem to find open ports which I think might be a sales pitch ? Regards Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Firewall Testing

On Saturday 20 October 2001 2:48 pm, you wrote: OptOut's site is one of the best. Thanks for that. There is no longer support for OptOut. I am really looking for something that can try and hack me, and give me an unbiased result, as opposed to a commercial setup who, if they are

[newbie] Minimising applications

Hi Guys When I minimise any application, such as KMail or Gabber, it used to dock into the panel. Now however it disappears completely and I must restrt the application, losing anything in progress. Has anyone else found this and have they fixed it ? This is using 8.1 by the way. Regards

Re: [newbie] kpp problems on update to 8.0

On Friday 19 October 2001 5:52 pm, you wrote: I am using Mandrake 7.1 without any problems, however when I tried to update to Mandrake 8.0 I could not connect to my ISP as I gather they do not use PAP. Is there any way I can get around this. Is there anyway I can get around this. The same

[newbie] Importing fonts

Hi Guys Where can I find the import fonts utility, I'm sure there was one under 8.0 ? I'm using 8.1. Is there somewhere I can set up a firewall using KDE ? Thanks Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Importing fonts

Thanks to the Guys who responded regarding the fonts and firewall. It was simply a case of confusing Mandrake Control Centre with the KDE Control Panel setup. Once I sat and thought about things, and read what was in front of me, it all worked out fine. Name of the game with linux I guess.

[newbie] SWAT

Hi gang When trying to start SWAT I get the log on screen asking for a username and password. However nothing I enter allows me access. I have tried as root and as a user, but to no avail. Is there a trick to this. Thanks and regards Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from

[newbie] Updates

Hello all did anyone ever figure out how to get the security update feature to work? When I try the ftp server is found, however the rpm manager just hanfs when trying to access the site. I'm using mandrake 8.0 by the way. Thanks Mark A Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [newbie] To subscribe?

On Friday 14 September 2001 21:04, you wrote: Linux fellows, how could I subscribe to this list, please? Thanks mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Go to www.mandrake.com and look on the left hand side for mailing lists. Scroll down the page and you will see the subscribe box, enter your email

Re: [newbie] Dial on demand

Thank you for the reply On Sunday 22 July 2001 12:31, you wrote: first off, read man pppd without the quotes then you will edit your file /etc/ppp/options you should add the demand and idle=xxx lines to that file the idle =xxx the xxx should represent whatever time out you desire, in

[newbie] Draknet

Hi Guys Where do you find Draknet ? I've looked through all the CD's and done a search under software manager. Regards Mark -- Mark R. Annandale Linux User # 223589 Sent by KMail 1.2 / Mandrake 8 -- No Micro$oft products were used in the compilation of this document. --

[newbie] Internet Sharing

Hi Guys Here's what I hope is not a stupid question. I have attempted to set up connection sharing under mandrake 8. I see it has allocated 192.168.0.1 as et0 IP address. The default gateway is also set as 192.168.0.1. I would like to connect my wifes machine to the 'net using my Mandrake

[newbie] Webmin and samba

Hi Guys When accessing swat I am prompted for a username and password, using the obvious such as root and passwd etc. don't seem to work. Does anyone know what the usname and password are ? And with webmin, what is the port number to access webmin. ie http://localhost:4000 ?? Thanks. Mark

[newbie] Dial on demand

Hi Guys Has anyone come accross a simple explanation on how to set up dial on demand on mandrake 8. I would like the rest of my family, on their 'doze' PC, to access the net using the modem on my Linux box. I have the two machines networked together and can ping either machine from either

[newbie] Winmodems

For what its worth, have a look at www.linmodems.org where there is a whole heap of advice on modems.. I have been using a winmodem based on a lucent chipset, using a driver from the linmodem site, successfully. If you have a compatable winmodem there is a RPM available for Mandrake 8

Re: [newbie] WinGate and Mandrake Linux problem (again, again).

for the Windows environment. Pardon me for digressing but my point is that unless one receives a few pointers it is damn difficult to set up the Linux side as proxy, gateway, mail server etc. without a little help from the list. Kind regards -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8 Sent with KMail

[newbie] Webmin

. I'm using Mandrake 8 with a 56k dial up connection to my ISP who assigns me a dynamic IP id this is of any use. Thanks and kind regards -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8 Sent with KMail

[newbie] Webmin again

with it. Regards -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8 Sent with KMail

[newbie] Mandrake 8.0, XF86Config and SiS 630

sites for setting up and using a Framebuffer server. I hope this is of some assistance to you. Kind regards -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8 Sent with KMail

[newbie] SiS 630

if you cannot get it to work. Regards -- Mark Annandale Mandrake 8 Sent with KMail

RE: [newbie] HSP MICROMODEM

Hi there Check out www.linmodems.org you will find plenty info on all types of 'winmodems'. Regards mark Annandale how to install this modem on the mandrake system

[newbie] LILO

, are the correct parameters to enable dual booting. BTW partition magic 6 doesn't seem to like my Mandrake installation and will not enable it as a boot option. Thanks for any advice. Mark Annandale

[newbie] Toshiba 4200 Notebook

. I can untar this file but when trying to run ./install sh I get 'XFree must be installed'. I thought during the installation that Xfree was installed. I also believe the modem is a dreaded winmodem, but with a patch can be made to work. Thank you and any help will be much appreciated. Mark

[newbie] Toshiba and video woes

a 640 x 640 display which is far too large for the notebook screen. I rteally need 800 x 600 minimum. Has anyone done a similar installation sucessfully, if so which monitor, chipset and resolution settings were used. Thanks and kind regards Mark Annandale

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

Hi Gerry Sorry we all lost with this one. The cover disk from PC Answers was pressed in a hurry and some files where ommitted or corrupted. Look at their home page and there's a statement about sending in the inlay card for a replacement CD. Regards Mark Annandale Harare, Zimbabwe

RE: [newbie] Installing an Iomega Atapi Zip drive

, otherwise mount /mnt/zip should work. If you are using X then its fairly simple to add an icon to your desktop and mount / unmount from there. Hope this helps Regards -- Mark Annandale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harare, Zimbabwe -Original Message- From: Brent Wells