Re: [newbie] Getting Xine to play .avi files

2005-04-11 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 11, 2005 3:38 PM, Lovell Mcilwain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just upgraded to 10.1 and I am still having trouble getting xine to play avi files. I have been having this problem since 9.0. Can anyone tell me what settings I need to verify or change to get this to work? Right now

Re: [newbie] Problem with mounting my flash drive

2005-04-10 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 9, 2005 11:51 PM, Miark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my system, a stock 10.1, with the standard upgrades, but not with KDE upgraded to a newer version, plugging in a flash drive results in it being mounted on /mnt/removable, and I am able to access it without problem. But people that

Re: [newbie] cant unsubscribe

2005-04-10 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 10, 2005 10:06 PM, Positive Negative [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everytime i try i get an error no email from the mandrake site can you please un sub me You can unsubscribe to list by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe newbie in the body of the message. Paul

Re: [newbie] Problem with Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla

2005-04-09 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 9, 2005 3:38 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.5/plugins/nppdf.so /home/chris/.mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so /root/.mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so It automatically installed in ~/.mozilla/plugins/ when I used the (2) option

Re: [newbie] Problem with mounting my flash drive

2005-04-09 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 9, 2005 5:02 AM, Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not know why, but now I cannot use my flash drive, getting the following error: Could not mount device. The reported error was: mount: only root can mount /dev/sda1 on /media/usbdisk Paul, I was having the

Re: [newbie] Problem with mounting my flash drive

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 8, 2005 4:12 AM, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has me stumped. If you did not try to mount the drive as a user, then you should not have gotten the error message. The standard hotplug settings will mount a flash drive on /mnt/removable unless it things the drive is

Re: [newbie] Problem with mounting my flash drive

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 8, 2005 10:12 AM, Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has me stumped. If you did not try to mount the drive as a user, then you should not have gotten the error message. The standard hotplug settings will mount a flash drive on /mnt/removable unless it things the drive

[newbie] Problem with Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am trying to use the Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla. However, I get the following error message, in spite of having Acrobat Reader 7.0 installed: Could not launch Adobe Reader 7.0. Please make sure it exists in PATH variable in the environment. If the problem persists, please reinstall

Re: [newbie] Problem with Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 8, 2005 11:27 AM, Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to use the Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla. However, I get the following error message, in spite of having Acrobat Reader 7.0 installed: Could not launch Adobe Reader 7.0. Please make sure it exists in PATH variable

Re: [newbie] Problem with Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 8, 2005 12:18 PM, Q.H. Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could the AR 7.0 itself be launched? If not you might need to reinstall it. Or I guess you didn't import it into your PATH. What will a which acroread in command line say? I remember I made a symbloic link ../AR7.0/bin/acroread to

Re: [newbie] Adobe Reader

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 8, 2005 5:06 PM, Q.H. Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are some posts discussing exactly your problem at http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=136543st=15#entry596612, But I don't know whether that's gonna solve your problem. Thanks, Q.H.. It did not help,

Re: [newbie] Adobe Reader

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 9, 2005 12:26 AM, Miark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oooops, man, you got a very hard bone to tackle. Good luck. Him and I both. I've tried copying the file manually and using the install script, and although Firefox tries to open Reader, it gives me that same PATH complaint. Are you

Re: [newbie] Problem with Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla

2005-04-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 9, 2005 3:03 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to use the Acrobat Plugin with Mozilla. However, I get the following error message, in spite of having Acrobat Reader 7.0 installed: Could not launch Adobe Reader 7.0. Please make sure it exists in PATH variable in the

[newbie] Problem with mounting my flash drive

2005-04-07 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I do not know why, but now I cannot use my flash drive, getting the following error: Could not mount device. The reported error was: mount: only root can mount /dev/sda1 on /media/usbdisk Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to

Re: [newbie] Site for testing JVM

2005-04-06 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 6, 2005 3:44 AM, Alberto Omar Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some site for testing whether one's installed Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is working fine? Try this http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml Thanks to all who answered my question. Paul

[newbie] Site for testing JVM

2005-04-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some site for testing whether one's installed Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is working fine? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 3, 2005 6:03 PM, Philippe Landau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some site for free web-publishing? If you mean blogging http://www.blogger.com/start Sorry, I was not clear enough. I wanted to mean a free site for storing my own web-page. Oh you mean hosting there are lots of them

Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 3, 2005 9:02 PM, Angus Auld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some firewall (working through iptables) able to open selectively a port for a specific program and not to all programs installed? (Shorewall is not suitable for that purpose.)

[newbie] amaroK does not see xine

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I have just installed amaroK 1.2.3, but it does not list xine as an usable engine, contrarily to the previous version. Is this normal? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] Re: amaroK does not see xine

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 11:01 AM, Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just installed amaroK 1.2.3, but it does not list xine as an usable engine, contrarily to the previous version. Is this normal? Well, it does see xine if one installs amarok-xine Paul

Re: [newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 11:41 AM, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, what I am wanting it is a site for publishing a HOWTO pass/forward ports for my modem/router. Since my modem/router has not any manual and there is no available HOWTO, I thought that writing myself the HOWTO would help

[newbie] Excluding a certain package of begin installed

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some way of excluding a certain package of begin installed with urpmi --auto-select Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Excluding a certain package of begin installed

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 9:25 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some way of excluding a certain package of begin installed with urpmi --auto-select To always skip it, enter the package name in /etc/urpmi/skip.list. There doesn't apear to be a command line way to specify a

Re: [newbie] Excluding a certain package of begin installed

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 10:21 PM, Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 4, 2005 9:25 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some way of excluding a certain package of begin installed with urpmi --auto-select To always skip it, enter the package name in /etc/urpmi

Re: [newbie] Excluding a certain package of begin installed

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 10:44 PM, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some way of excluding a certain package of begin installed with urpmi --auto-select To always skip it, enter the package name in /etc/urpmi/skip.list. There doesn't apear to be a command line way to

Re: [newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively

2005-04-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 4, 2005 11:01 PM, Stephen Furlong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some firewall (working through iptables) able to open selectively a port for a specific program and not to all programs installed? (Shorewall is not suitable for that purpose.)

[newbie] Firewall for allowing ports selectively

2005-04-03 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some firewall (working through iptables) able to open selectively a port for a specific program and not to all programs installed? (Shorewall is not suitable for that purpose.) Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack

[newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing

2005-04-03 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some site for free web-publishing? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing

2005-04-03 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 3, 2005 4:28 PM, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some site for free web-publishing? If you mean blogging http://www.blogger.com/start Sorry, I was not clear enough. I wanted to mean a free site for storing my own web-page. Paul

Re: [newbie] Looking for some site for free web-publishing

2005-04-03 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 3, 2005 4:44 PM, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some site for free web-publishing? If you mean blogging http://www.blogger.com/start Sorry, I was not clear enough. I wanted to mean a free site for storing my own web-page. Oh you mean hosting there are lots

[newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Where from can I get eMule for Mandrake. I have already tried urpmi emule but it gives nothing. Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 1:04 PM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where from can I get eMule for Mandrake. I have already tried urpmi emule Have a look at http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/sourceforge/a/am/amule/aMule-1.2.8-1mdk.i586.html. That is perhaps what you seek. Thanks, Paul. I have already

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 2:19 PM, Pablo Ortuzar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. I have already installed aMule. However, when I try to connect to a server, I get the following error: NG : Your 4662 port is not reachable. Please review your network config. I guess it is the firewall (I use

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 2:40 PM, Philippe Landau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. I have already installed aMule. However, when I try to connect to a server, I get the following error: NG : Your 4662 port is not reachable. Please review your network config. I guess it is the firewall (I use the

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 10:04 PM, Philippe Landau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. I have already installed aMule. However, when I try to connect to a server, I get the following error: NG : Your 4662 port is not reachable. Please review your network config. but there are providers blocking port

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 11:05 PM, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. I have already installed aMule. However, when I try to connect to a server, I get the following error: NG : Your 4662 port is not reachable. Please review your network config. I guess it is the firewall (I

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 2, 2005 11:43 PM, andrewd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul. The problem is not the firewall; the problem is on my modem - I have to allow pass/forward for 4662 port. I do not know how to do that, as my ethernet modem has not any manual. What type of modem/router is it?

Re: [newbie] eMule for Mandrake

2005-04-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 3, 2005 12:44 AM, andrewd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry don't know your modem. One place to look is http://www.edonkey2000.com/documentation/u_genericrouter.html Here you will see (in the right hand nav menu - half way down) a list of popular modems and how to open up the ports with

Re: [newbie] Looking for Azureus 2.2.0.2_MOD for Linux

2005-04-01 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 1, 2005 12:14 AM, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 31 March 2005 11:23 am, Paul Smith wrote: Azureus http://rpms.mandrakeclub.com/search.php?query=Azureus Thanks, Aron. Non-members of MandrakeClub can get it from: http://mandrakeclub.nl/sources/official/10.1/i586

[newbie] Playing dvd movies on a computer

2005-04-01 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I do not have a dvd player, but I have heard that it is possible to use the computer dvd recorder to play dvd movies. Could somebody here please give me some directions? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] Playing dvd movies on a computer

2005-04-01 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Apr 1, 2005 3:05 PM, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not have a dvd player, but I have heard that it is possible to use the computer dvd recorder to play dvd movies. Could somebody here please give me some directions? You can indeed. However, commercial dvds are encoded, and

[newbie] Looking for Azureus 2.2.0.2_MOD for Linux

2005-03-31 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am looking for Azureus 2.2.0.2_MOD for Linux. Could someone here please give me some directions? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] I'm confused about java

2005-03-29 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:35:22 +0200, Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

[newbie] way of deleting the history of bash commands

2005-03-29 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some way of deleting the history of bash commands? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] way of deleting the history of bash commands

2005-03-29 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:48:55 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some way of deleting the history of bash commands? Yes, just look in /home and you will see file called .bash_history - note the . it's a hidden file, open it with the editor of your choice and well,

Re: [newbie] Adobe Reader

2005-03-28 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:01:35 +0200, Kaj Haulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adobe Reader 7 rpms can be found here ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/ Yes, but installing with urpmi gives an error, something with curl being in the way. Instead, use this : # rpm -i

Re: [newbie] Program to save a selected part of a picture

2005-03-26 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:59:05 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a (simple) program to save a selected part of a picture. Any suggestions? There's always the Gimp, but for something easier try KolourPaint. Gimp usage is not very inuitive, therefore some

[newbie] Package with the Acrobat Reader fonts

2005-03-26 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some package with the Acrobat Reader fonts? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

[newbie] Program to save a selected part of a picture

2005-03-25 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am looking for a (simple) program to save a selected part of a picture. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Program to save a selected part of a picture

2005-03-25 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:59:14 -0800, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a (simple) program to save a selected part of a picture. Any suggestions? Gimp or quick and dirty ksnapshot Thanks, Aron. Paul Want to buy your

Re: [newbie] KDE3.4 cannot shutdown

2005-03-22 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:48:16 +0700, Fajar Priyanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The KDE3.4 is wonderful. I love it very much. However, there are still some hiccups that need to sort out, one of them is: I cannot shutdown my notebook. When I click on the log out then shutdown the

Re: [newbie] KDE3.4 cannot shutdown

2005-03-22 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:50:27 +0700, Fajar Priyanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you, Fajar, prefer mdkkdm, select it and use the command halt in a console. Yes, actually i like mdkkdm better (the graphics is nicer), but using console to shutdown? I dont think it's nice. Because it won't

Re: [newbie] KDE3.4 cannot shutdown

2005-03-21 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:06:54 +0700, Fajar Priyanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The KDE3.4 is wonderful. I love it very much. However, there are still some hiccups that need to sort out, one of them is: I cannot shutdown my notebook. When I click on the log out then shutdown the screen blanks, then

Re: [newbie] KDE3.4 cannot shutdown

2005-03-21 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:21:14 +0700, Fajar Priyanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The KDE3.4 is wonderful. I love it very much. However, there are still some hiccups that need to sort out, one of them is: I cannot shutdown my notebook. When I click on the log out then shutdown the screen

Re: [newbie] configuring update source

2005-03-20 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:13:59 -0500, Paul Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to configure mandrake update so as to grab Thac's kde 3.4 rpms. The relevant files are in: ftp://mirror.aca.oakland.edu/pub/linux/rpm.nyvalls.se/10.1/RPMS/kde-3.4.0 But this directory does not contain a

Re: [newbie] KDE 3.4

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
I do not know what is wrong, but after having added Thac as a media, when I run urpmi --auto-select nothing happens. Does the same happen with you? Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] KDE 3.4

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:44:36 +0100, Pablo Ortuzar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not know what is wrong, but after having added Thac as a media, when I run urpmi --auto-select nothing happens. Does the same happen with you? No. 204 packages were going to be installed. Due to missed

[newbie] Checking the Internet activity

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some way of seeing the Internet activity, i.e., the number of the connections and the implied programs? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join

Re: [newbie] Checking the Internet activity

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:07:22 +1100, Stephen Kühn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some way of seeing the Internet activity, i.e., the number of the connections and the implied programs? urpmi iptraf ...also trafshow, etherape, ethereal, nessus... Thanks, Stephen and Mikkel. Paul

[newbie] Getting a screen-shot of the current window

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Could somebody please tell me how to get a screen-shot of the current window? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] Getting a screen-shot of the current window

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:39:54 +, riccardo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how to get a screen-shot of the current window? Ksnapshot will do fine Thanks, Anne and Riccardo. Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from

[newbie] Turn off computer only ends the session

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All After having installed KDE 3.4 (which works fine), when I select turn off computer, it only ends the session. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Getting a screen-shot of the current window

2005-03-19 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:03:50 -0500, Aron Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could somebody please tell me how to get a screen-shot of the current window? try ksnapshot Thanks to all who have answered. Paul Want to buy your Pack or

[newbie] Program to combine words

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am looking for a program to do the following: extract all the combinations of two words from a given set of many words. Is there such a software? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Program to combine words

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:14:56 +, Q.H. Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this link providing what you wanna, man? http://www.searchengineforums.com/apps/webmaster.forums/action::thread/thread::1090443783/forum::googleadwords/ Thanks, Wang. That is what I was looking for. Paul

Re: [newbie] KDE 3.4

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:55:49 -0500, Mr. Geek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leaf wrote: On Friday 18 March 2005 16:13, frengoGorgia wrote: Il ven, 2005-03-18 alle 22:45, Pablo Ortuzar ha scritto: Hello, KDE 3.4 is out. There are SuSE, Fedora and Conectiva packages available, but no Mandrake

Re: [newbie] KDE 3.4

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
I have just installed KDE 3.4. The login panel has changed afterwards. How can I get the previous one? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club :

Re: [newbie] KDE 3.4

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:12:31 +, Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just installed KDE 3.4. The login panel has changed afterwards. How can I get the previous one? I found the solution meanwhile: urpmi mdkkdm Paul Want to buy

[newbie] How to configure mdkkdm?

2005-03-18 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Does somebody here know how to configure mdkkdm? In particular, I am interested in configuring it to use anti-aliasing fonts. Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Enlarging / partition

2005-03-15 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:01:31 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I enlarge the / partition? diskdrake in MandrakeControlCentreMountPointsPartitions can resize a Linux partition, but that assumes that you have contiguous free space available on your drive at the end of the

Re: [newbie] Enlarging / partition

2005-03-15 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:57:21 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Derek. Probably, I was not clear enough: I have a 80GB hard disk with 5GB for /, 1GB for the Swap partition and the remaining for /home. What I am wanting is to have 10GB for /, stealing 5GB from /home.

[newbie] Enlarging / partition

2005-03-14 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All How can I enlarge the / partition? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

Re: [newbie] Hard disk led light synchronized with dvd recorder activity

2005-03-13 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:50:04 +0100, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Paul and Mikkel. Can I then be sure that there is no bad consequences for my computer? I think you should be fine. Thanks, again, Paul and Mikkel. Paul Want to buy

[newbie] Can't find win32-codecs

2005-03-13 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Could someone please tell me where can I find win32-codecs? I have tried several plf mirrors but with no success. Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join

Re: [newbie] Can't find win32-codecs

2005-03-13 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:07:04 +0100, Pablo Ortuzar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could someone please tell me where can I find win32-codecs? I have tried several plf mirrors but with no success. http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/xine/ Thanks to all who have answered. Paul

[newbie] Changing the fonts of the menus of Abiword

2005-03-13 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is there some way of changing the fonts of the menus of Abiword? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com

[newbie] How to use DVDs+RW?

2005-03-12 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I have just bought a DVD recorder and I would like to know how to use DVDs+RW. Can I overwrite files on there? If so, how? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] Hard disk led light synchronized with dvd recorder activity

2005-03-12 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All Is this normal to have the hard disk led light synchronized with dvd recorder activity? I mean, is this normal to have the led light of the hard disk set on when I am ejecting, reading a dvd? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your

Re: [newbie] Hard disk led light synchronized with dvd recorder activity

2005-03-12 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:58:28 +0100, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this normal to have the hard disk led light synchronized with dvd recorder activity? I mean, is this normal to have the led light of the hard disk set on when I am ejecting, reading a dvd? I think it has to do with the

[newbie] DVD recorder compatibility

2005-03-11 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All How can I know whether the following DVD recorder is compatible with Mandrake 10.1: Nec - Recorder DVD ND-3520A Double Layer 16x bulk ? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] DVD recorder compatibility

2005-03-11 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:32:59 +, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I know whether the following DVD recorder is compatible with Mandrake 10.1: Nec - Recorder DVD ND-3520A Double Layer 16x bulk ? Works fine here. Thanks, Ian. Paul

Re: [newbie] DVD recorder compatibility

2005-03-11 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:34:09 -0500, Mike Adolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I know whether the following DVD recorder is compatible with Mandrake 10.1: Nec - Recorder DVD ND-3520A Double Layer 16x bulk ? You can try looking in the hardware database

Re: [newbie] vpn

2005-03-10 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:22:20 +0200, Raymond Orchison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to setup a vpn on mnf. I will need to connect from a windows xp client to the mnf server via a 512k dedicated internet line. How do I go about getting this to work. I have tried to get pptpd working but

Re: [newbie] Looking for program to organize quotations

2005-03-08 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:07:42 +1100, John Layt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a program to organize the quotations I am getting from my readings. Is there such a software? Hmmm, not really my area of expertise, but would this be something a bibliographic or citation program would

[newbie] Looking for program to organize quotations

2005-03-06 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am looking for a program to organize the quotations I am getting from my readings. Is there such a software? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the

Re: [newbie] Looking for program to organize quotations

2005-03-06 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:35:06 +, riccardo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: looking for a program to organize the quotations I am getting from my readings ~ maybe, it is positive to elaborate 'how' 'what' you wish to organize? ~ do you seek a Database ~ a Spreadsheet

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Forum - OT - backups

2005-03-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 21:25:53 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DJ As usual Mandrake has a nice newbie friendly tool to do backups DJ for you. DJ Make sure drakxtools is installed then, DJ Mandrake Control CentreSystemBackups DJ It will back up your /home and /etc folders

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Forum - OT - backups

2005-03-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:17:24 +, Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to back up only certain (and previously specified) directories and NOT the whole /home? yes Thanks, Derek. But, how? Paul Want to buy your Pack

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Forum - OT - backups

2005-03-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:18:24 +0100, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to back up only certain (and previously specified) directories and NOT the whole /home? yes *grin* That almost looks like the answer of MS-tech support. ;-) Thanks, Derek. But, how? I had a quick

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Forum - OT - backups

2005-03-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:24:35 -0500, Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a quick look at drakbackup. You can click an 'advanced' button, and from there you can select exactly what you want backed up. Just run the program yourself (as root), it is very simple. And it won't start

Re: [newbie] Mandrake Forum - OT - backups

2005-03-05 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 12:50:56 -0500, Bryan Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Bryan. I am planning to make my backups to my hard disk and, from time to time, I will save them to CDs. However, I fear that a backup file may be bigger than the storage capacity of a CD. So, I would like to

[newbie] VMware on a old computer

2005-03-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All A computer with 512MB of RAM, 80GB of free space in the hard disk, and a CPU Pentium III at the frequency of 600 MHz, can reasonably run VMware? If so, is VMware easy of installing? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or

Re: [newbie] VMware on a old computer

2005-03-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 20:59:27 +0100, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A computer with 512MB of RAM, 80GB of free space in the hard disk, and a CPU Pentium III at the frequency of 600 MHz, can reasonably run VMware? If so, is VMware easy of installing? I ran it on a P-II 450Mhz with 10Gb, several

[newbie] VMware: location of the directory of C header files

2005-03-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I am trying to install VMware 4.5.2, but I am getting this problem: «What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The path /usr/src/linux/include is not an existing directory.» Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul

Re: [newbie] VMware: location of the directory of C header files

2005-03-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:37:45 +0100, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to install VMware 4.5.2, but I am getting this problem: «What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The path /usr/src/linux/include is not an

Re: [newbie] VMware: location of the directory of C header files

2005-03-04 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 21:50:28 +, riccardo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The path /usr/src/linux/include is not an existing directory _ ~ maybe, you need to install the kernel source + headers? Thanks, Riccardo. VMware is now installed on my computer. Paul

Re: [newbie] Setting up an extra hard disk

2005-03-02 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:59:54 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, unplug the ide ribbon cable. I'm not sure if just unplugging the power is enough. Just unplugging the power can cause interesting problems sometimes. It all depends on what the drive's electronics do with

Re: [newbie] Setting up an extra hard disk

2005-03-01 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:20:08 +0200, Duncan Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have done this many times, and I would say that the safest method of all is to disable/disconnect the old drive Thanks, Duncan and Eric. How can I disable/disconnect the old drive? Have I to unplug it? Paul

[newbie] Hard disk compatibility

2005-02-28 Per discussione Paul Smith
Dear All I would like to know whether my IDE controller: Vendor: VIA Technologies Description: VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] Media class: STORAGE_IDE is compatible with the following Seagate hard disk: Model Number:ST380011A Capacity:80 GB Speed:7200 rpm Seek time:8.5 ms avg Interface:Ultra

Re: [newbie] Hard disk compatibility

2005-02-28 Per discussione Paul Smith
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:47:43 +, Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to know whether my IDE controller: Vendor: VIA Technologies Description: VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] Media class: STORAGE_IDE is compatible with the following Seagate hard disk: Model

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