[newbie] mailing list manager help

2002-01-28 Per discussione Todd Slater
Has anybody on the list had any luck at setting up mailman or sympa? I'm trying but can't find any documentation (man or help) and the web sites haven't proven useful. TIA Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] WINE In LM 8.0

2002-01-28 Per discussione Robert Todd
Hey all. This is actually my first query to this group. =) I am running LM 8.0 alongside Win2K Advanced Server. I am wondering how I can get WINE to work in this setup (ie use 2K's DLLs if possible). TIA! Robert Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

[newbie] help installing openoffice.org?

2002-01-25 Per discussione Todd Slater
soffice. Got error: //HACK: No such file or directory. Then window pops up and says app cannot be started. The config file /home/todd/.sversionrc was not found and if I want to start the setup app to check the installation. I said yes and it prompts for workstation or local installation. I just want

Re: [newbie] help installing openoffice.org?

2002-01-25 Per discussione Todd Slater
it to after you run setup from each user. Make sense? Yes, thanks! I was confused about whether I had to install the whole 198 mb setup for each user, but I chose workstation (~10 mb) and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks, Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

[newbie] ISO image viewer

2002-01-23 Per discussione Todd Slater
, how about a media player that plays avi? Thanks, Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Zip/KDE annoyance

2002-01-21 Per discussione Todd Slater
annoying to have to keep doing that everytime. -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free since 13 January 2002 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] befuddled-mounting media

2002-01-19 Per discussione Todd Slater
,mode=620 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0 /dev/hda6 /home ext2 rw 0 0 /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw,devmode=0664,devgid=43 0 0 Should I just give up on the convenience of the GUI? Thanks, Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] how to remove applets from taskbar?

2002-01-17 Per discussione Todd Slater
I've honestly looked for help on this elsewhere. I added a dictionary applet and newsticker applet to the taskbar, now I want them gone. Clicking, right clicking, million-clicking doesn't give me any options. Anybody recommend a good book on Mandrake or Linux in general? Todd -- Todd Slater

[newbie] proftpd question

2002-01-16 Per discussione Todd Slater
OS and exactly what is wrong. Am I required to have a static ip to start this? Is there some other process I should be running? I'm not sure what I would put in the /etc/hosts file, or how to fix the dns. :-( Gracias, Todd -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-Free since 13

[newbie] Domain hosting--how to?

2002-01-15 Per discussione Todd Slater
, red meat. Thanks, Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Bastille error FIXED

2002-01-14 Per discussione Todd Slater
and look at Installables Civileme That did it, thanks! Now, if I only knew what all of that is about. Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] question about security

2002-01-13 Per discussione Todd Slater
I just got my cable modem running under 8.1. I set up a firewall (Tiny firewall) via the Control Center. I'm not running a web or mail server or anything. Is this adequate? Also, what is good for virus scanning? I didn't find any virus scanner on the download edition cds. TIA, Todd Want

Re[2]: [newbie] question about security

2002-01-13 Per discussione Todd Slater
a lot, mostly cause you just won't need it. welcome to linux. :-) Thanks, Shane! I have everything copied from Windows that I can move to Mandrake, and I'm getting ready to install and get rid of Windows once and for all. Yipee! Todd -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[newbie] Applications crashing--how to troubleshoot?

2002-01-06 Per discussione Todd Slater
When I try to run ImageMagick, I see the hourglass working in the task bar, but the program never comes up. When trying to run Tuxracer, my monitor flickers and when the display reappears, half the display is off-screen and it freezes. Any idea how to troubleshoot? Todd -- Todd Slater mailto

Re: [newbie] Opera 6.0

2002-01-05 Per discussione Todd Slater
know what to do to Java with Opera? Under Preferences (Alt-P), Multimedia, Media Types, Enable Java. I assume you downloaded the version with Java, as Opera offers versions with and without. HTH, Todd -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.toddslater.org Want to buy your Pack

RE: [newbie] I'm giving up on XP

2002-01-03 Per discussione Robert Todd
Startup disks are not in NTFS format. They are in standard FAT16 format. And you SHOULD be able to create a startup/installation diskette set for you 2K Server CD directly from the diskette images on the CDROM. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On

[newbie] Can't print

2002-01-03 Per discussione Todd Slater
. (Red usually means bad, I fear.) I apologize for being such a bonehead about this :-(. TIA, Todd -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.toddslater.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Zip and parallel printer

2002-01-02 Per discussione Todd Slater
if the printer will work without it tomorrow when I can think straight. Todd -- Todd Slater mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.toddslater.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Mandrake illegal?

2001-12-11 Per discussione Robert Todd
OH GOOD GRIEF! GIVE ME A BREAK! - Original Message - From: Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:56 AM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake illegal? http://www.adequacy.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/12/2/42056/2147 BSD, Lunix, Debian and

RE: [newbie] uninstalling a tar and zip file

2001-09-05 Per discussione Todd Zashin
Yes, I am doing this as ROOT. Thrashin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michel Clasquin Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 2:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Todd Zashin Subject: Re: [newbie] uninstalling a tar and zip file On Saturday 01

RE: [newbie] uninstalling a tar and zip file

2001-08-31 Per discussione Todd Zashin
that Installwatch can not be found. The mandrake cooker website shows that it is one of the files installed and now I dont see it anywhere. WHat am I doing wrong with this RPM? TIA Todd -Original Message- From: Miark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:36 AM

RE: [newbie] Linux Lunacy....

2001-08-28 Per discussione Todd Zashin
I add my warmest congradulations too! May your future be filled with happiness and joy together! Todd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of poogle Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Lunacy

Re: [newbie] Simple eth0 question

2001-08-26 Per discussione Todd Grimes
The reason this occurs is because there is still data on the cable side of the connection. The light flashes for both incoming and outgoing wether its going to you or not. At 02:15 AM 8/26/2001 -0400, you wrote: Ok, I have a cable modem hooked to eth0. I do ifdown eth0 this should shutoff

RE: [newbie] Test Post - is format readable, etc?

2001-08-22 Per discussione Todd Zashin
yes ok -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Glenn Holden Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:35 AM To: Linux Newbie Subject: [newbie] Test Post - is format readable, etc? Hello Testing for format, etc. Is this ok? New Newbie Glenn

[newbie] RE: Linux to Netware File Server box connectivity problems.

2001-08-16 Per discussione Todd Zashin
for it. I hope this was not too long but, I wanted to give as much info as I know because I really need to get this done. Todd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nadin Merali Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

Re: [newbie] Another Voodoo enigma? 3.3.6 installed.

2001-05-29 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Or try: XFDrake -expert --- Carl Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed 8.0 on a celeron 433, 128 ram and voodoo3 2000 tonight. I wasn't given a choice of versions concerning XFree86 and it installed 3.3.6. I have a K6-2 450 with Voodoo 3 2000 that installed fine (although I

[newbie] terrible browser fonts

2001-05-27 Per discussione Todd
? Thanks, -Todd

Re: [newbie] How to uninstall GRUB OS switcher

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Using your windows boot disk type the following at the prompt: fdisk /mbr --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all. I'm having a big, big problem. I can uninstall LM just fine, but after I do I'm stuck with a computer that refuses to boot! It comes up with that GRUB program, but it can't

Re: [newbie] looking to buy new hd, size an issue?

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
I just asked this question a few days ago. In short, Civileme said one partititon can have up to 128 gigs and multiple partititons and drives can have more. Check the archive for the exact details. The subject was: Can Linux see 90 gigs? --- Paul R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I going to buy a

Re: [newbie] Problems with CD/RW Samsung SW-408

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/CDburner/ --- Roberto Herrero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've installed LM 7.2 on my brand new desktop with a Pioneer DVD-116 drive and a CD/RW Samsung SW-408. The drives seem to be recognized by the installation, since directories cdrom and

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
In Software Manager change the drop down list (just above the where the packages are listed) to either Updates Only or Uninstalled Only to see only new packages (updates being new versions of installed packages, of course). For updates, I prefer the Flat List tab. --- Marc Audard [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Problems with CD/RW Samsung SW-408

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Type: lsmod and look for ide-scsi --- Roberto Herrero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 24 May 2001 19:22, Todd Flinders wrote: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/CDburner/ I've followed the recommendations in that page. Now, I have lrwxrwxrwx1 root root

Re: [newbie] rpmdrake

2001-05-24 Per discussione Todd Flinders
In Software Manager change the drop down list (just above the where the packages are listed) to either Updates Only or Uninstalled Only to see only new packages (updates being new versions of installed packages, of course). For updates, I prefer the Flat List tab. --- Marc Audard [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Performance issues with Mandrake 8

2001-05-23 Per discussione Todd Flinders
PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 22 May 2001 12:56, Todd Flinders wrote: Yes, I'm especially interested in Civileme's tool he's working on to install a Maxtor controller card. I wonder if I should get that for RAID 0 instead of the 3ware. 3ware has good support, but only goes up to ATA 66

Re: [newbie] CD Writer

2001-05-23 Per discussione Todd Flinders
. I haven't heard anything from anyone using a TDK in Linux. --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was Tue, 22 May 2001 15:21:23 -0700 (PDT) when Todd Flinders wrote: Plextor and TDK's are rated as the best in the Windows' world. I haven't personally tested them in Linux, but when

Re: [newbie] invulnerable processes

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
For particularly stubborn processes, use: kill -9 PID --- bascule [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have just had to reboot to kill two processes that i otherwise couldn't kill; cdda2wav and cdrecord, both were left running after xcdroast crashed, and although i issued the command 'kill (pid

Re: [newbie] how to install CD writer with Mandrake?

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
To link ide-scsi to hdd, type: ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom1 Although, this was probably already done for you if the writer was installed during the Mandrake installation. --- John Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2001 05:26, Walter Luffman wrote: On Thursday 17 May 2001 06:21,

Re: [newbie] Sound and Network card setup problems

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
After you've installed Linux Mandrake 7.2, just use Linuxconf to setup the LNE100TX. Crazy, I know, but that is what worked for me. With Linuxconf, I just chose the tulip driver it offered me in the drop down list. milt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Installed Mandrake Linux 7.2 the other night. It

Re: [newbie] RE:problems setting up telnet, ftp and ssh on Mandrake Linux

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Make sure you have installed and are running the telnet and ftp deamons. For example: service telnetd status --- Diane Mairs-Ingram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have mandrake linux installed on machine that I want to be able to telnet, ftp or ssh into from other hosts on the LAN.

Re: [newbie] Performance issues with Mandrake 8

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
hdparm -Tt /dev/hda or whatever --- Irv Mullins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 22 May 2001, you wrote: Please let us know as soon as you have the disk optimizer available for testing, I'll be happy to test it for you. I am using and IBM 7200 RPM ATA 100 hard drive and I'm not

Re: [newbie] Performance issues with Mandrake 8

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yes, I'm especially interested in Civileme's tool he's working on to install a Maxtor controller card. I wonder if I should get that for RAID 0 instead of the 3ware. 3ware has good support, but only goes up to ATA 66. How important is ATA 100 anyway for RAID 0??? Should I even be concerned

Re: [newbie] Fwd: that sucks

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yes, this can be troubling. However, Chris Molnar wrote a reply on Slashdot that was interesting. I'm very bummed that he quit. He was definitely a large help to this list! It was because of him that my KDE 2.1 on 7.2 was so easy. Chris Molnar, Civileme, and Todd Lyons are three developers

Re: [newbie] CD Writer

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Plextor and TDK's are rated as the best in the Windows' world. I haven't personally tested them in Linux, but when this was discussed before, someone said they were successfully using a Plextor. --- TezcatlipocA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Creative Labs 4224E. Old and slow but it works.

Re: [newbie] Free86 key sequences

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Ctrl-Alt-F7 is where X is hanging out. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When breaking out of X to go to another virtual terminal (using Ctrl+Alt+Fxx), how do you bring X back up? I noticed that doing this doesn't kill X like doing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, so I would think that there would be a

Re: [newbie] kmix labels

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Hold the cursor over the meter for a moment (in Sound Mixer) and a help box comes up telling you what the particular meter will adjust. --- bascule [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: having a sound blaster live means having lots of mixer entries that i don't understand, having played around i have

Re: [newbie] Fwd: that sucks

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
a reply on Slashdot that was interesting. I'm very bummed that he quit. He was definitely a large help to this list! It was because of him that my KDE 2.1 on 7.2 was so easy. Chris Molnar, Civileme, and Todd Lyons are three developers I'd like to never see leave Mandrake. I wish

Re: [newbie] Sound setup problems

2001-05-22 Per discussione Todd Flinders
so. Then this may fix the sound for KDE. What applications have you tried for sound? --- milt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:29 PM 5/21/2001 -0700, Todd Flinders wrote: After you've installed Linux Mandrake 7.2, just use Linuxconf to setup the LNE100TX. Crazy, I know, but that is what

Re: [newbie] Archiver

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
gunzip filename.zip -or- gzip -d filename.zip --- Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marcia, do you mean using Archiver with .ZIP files in LM8? You'll first have to install the zip package using Mandrake Software Manager - it isn't installed by default. On Monday 21 May 2001 06:14,

RE: [newbie] Looking for a Notebook to run dual boot LM 8.0 and W indows

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
You could also buy a notebook with Linux already loaded. Therefore, you could expect everything to work without hassles. One such place to purchase Linux notebooks is the following: http://www.qlitech.net/products/laptops/index.html I believe that Dell now also offers notebooks with Linux

Re: [newbie] Boxed Set

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yeah, complete is simply a workstation install. It does have some stuff that the download version doesn't have. The download version is ONLY GPL software. The Complete boxed set will have non-GPL software (like Star Office and Real Player). However, the linux itself is a bit slim because it

Re: [newbie] Boxed Set

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Do they offer the PowerPack at Walmart? --- Riker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in Quincy, IL in the Midwest of the US. It was there as of Saturday and was sold out today. They had five copies on the shelf when I purchased my copy. Riker On Sunday 20 May 2001 12:25 pm, you

Re: [newbie] rebuilding redhat src package for a mdk system. (netcfg)

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yes, I successfully installed netcfg several months ago on 7.2. It should work. In fact, every Red Hat RPM that I've tried has worked with my Mandrake so far. If you have the choice, get the mdk rpm. However, Red Hat rpms do tend to work. Afterall, mandrake does claim to be red hat

Re: [newbie] Bind-RPM-ICS

2001-05-21 Per discussione Todd Flinders
The bind package you installed was the source code. You need to compile it. To compile it, go to the directory where you download it to and type the following (as root): rpm --rebuild bind*src.rpm That should compile the source code and if all goes well it will create a binary file of bind

Re: [newbie] Accidentally deleted files installed with an RPM, want to get them back

2001-05-18 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Try rpm -Fvh rpmname.rpm -F freshens. So, it should only update with files that are newer and replace missing files. --- brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you still have the original rpm, you can do a: rpm -qpil rpmname and that will show you what files the rpm has it will also tell

Re: [newbie] lost lilo

2001-05-18 Per discussione Todd Flinders
edit /etc/lilo.conf to include windows 98. Then run /sbin/lilo See this page for details: http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/install/iboot.html --- marshall weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, I just upgraded to Mandrake 8.0 from 7.2. I can no longer dual boot between linux and Win

Re: [newbie] Is Linux-Mandrake mailing list a Newsgroup?

2001-05-18 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yes, all messages sent from this list will have [newbie] in the subject line. Therefore, you should be able to create a filter based on that and have the newbie messages go to their own folder. --- TezcatlipocA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Please excuse my Newbieness but I have a

Re: [newbie] Firewall - Your Personal Choice

2001-05-18 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Also try http://www.bastille-linux.org --- brandon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use a firewall, but I found this one: http://www.astaro.com/products/index.html it seems to have a nice graphical interface to configure with. Hope it helps you.. Brandon On Fri, 18 May 2001, Rod

Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-18 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? That makes it super easy. Configuration-Printers-Kups --- John Rye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a cross-post. I've set up a local network of 2 1/2 machines (well one is only half working til I find some monitor specs grin), and I

Re: [newbie] java. why doesn't it go?

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Okay, first of all, Mandrake comes installed with kaffe which is basically a clone of Java 1.1 (I think). It's old and tends to be rather inconvenient these days. You want to remove that before you install the new java. Well, maybe you can have both, but I always remove kaffe. rpm -e kaffe

Re: [newbie] Forgot wheel mouse thing

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
I have a Logitech cordless Mouseman+ which gave me wheel problems. As a work around, I was able to get the mouse to work by first selecting the Logitech Mouseman driver. Then I cancelled out and chose the Generic PS/2 with Wheel driver. That worked perfectly. If I chose the generic driver

Re: [newbie] unsubscribing.

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3 Be sure to check unsubscribe after entering your email address. --- manic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sir, how do I get off the mailing list as I am being innundated with E-mails. manic.

Re: [newbie] java. why doesn't it go?

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Actually, I wondered about that too. rc1 will mean Release Candidate 1 which means it is not the final release. It is past beta testing, but not considered final. I don't know what FCS is. It had the more current date and it is what I am using. To uncompress a .bz file do the following:

Re: [newbie] How to set up Diamond Viper V770D on LM 8.0

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
You have to load the NVIDIA_kernel driver AND the NVIDIA_GLX driver. The fact that you only mentioned the GLX driver makes me suspicious. In a terminal type: lsmod And see if you the driver Nvidia is listed. If not, you do not have the kernel module loaded. You need to install NVIDIA_kernel

Re: [newbie] Stop and then restart iptables

2001-05-16 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Probably: service iptables restart --- Jon Doe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I stop then restart iptables? -- ICQ# 27396393 Registered Linux User #181996 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices

RE: [newbie] troubleshooting vmware Xfree86 DGA support

2001-05-14 Per discussione Todd Flinders
You MAY get X 3.3.6 to load with the nv driver using a GeForce 2 MX, but if you want 3D accelartion (Open GL), you must use Nvidia's drivers from nvidia.com. Nvidia's drivers REQUIRE X 4 to work. The instructions on the site specifically state that they will not work for X 3. So, you are

Re: [newbie] Chmod chown and files with spaces in their names..

2001-05-14 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Try putting quotes around the directory's path. --- Franki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have put my script for chmod and chown of /var/www in cond.daily When it runs, it errors on alot of directorys because some of the old web sites have spaces in their directory or file

Re: [newbie] HP 840 setup : CUPS, LPD ?

2001-05-12 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Try KDE's kups. I find that easiest for me to set up printers. My HP 850C works fine. You'll likely get about 3 drivers to choose from. It will behoove you to try them all and pick the best for your default. I understand you can tweak them and certain drivers are better at certain tasks.

Re: [newbie] Help on getting 2cd set of LM 8.0

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
I have sent the CDs. You'll have them in a few days. They're on their way. Enjoy. --- Todd Flinders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll send it to you. I assume you want it sent to the address at the bottom. You should have it in a few days. --- Bob Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all

Re: [newbie] Networking

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Yes, use eth1 for the second card. One card should be hooked up to the DSL. The other card should be hooked up to the internal private network. This server with the two cards can act as the router and the firewall. Give eth1 similar information as eth0. It's probably easiest to get them both

Re: [newbie] full screen gaming [WAS]Mandrakesoft quiet? Voodoo fixes?

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
from .src.rpm on my mdk 8 system with no problems for a few weeks now ;-) Try downloading the src.rpms and rebuilding them yourself. Abe --- Todd Flinders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I just found out some more. Avatar from evil3d.net posted that there was a problem

Re: [newbie] Where are all the games in 8.0

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Or better yet just use the Software Manager to install the games packages. --- Darin Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 5/10/01 12:11 PM, A. Rick Anderson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are all the games located? I've only loaded KDE (ie no Gnome). In previous releases, they were

Re: [newbie] Where are all the games in 8.0

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
: I tried that. All I get is Toys and five really dumb demo-type games. According to package manager, I should have freeCiv and a bunch of others loaded. They ain't showing up. At 03:25 PM 5/10/2001 -0700, Todd Flinders wrote: They are under Amusements. Right at the very top

Re: [newbie] 3 programs i'd love to get

2001-05-11 Per discussione Todd Flinders
I saw in the CVS that WineX is working on getting Black White to run. Check out www.transgaming.com for more details. --- Sridhar Dhanapalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 10 May 2001 15:49, matty mo wrote: are any of the following available for linux? i'm willing to buy them if they

Re: [newbie] full screen gaming [WAS]Mandrakesoft quiet? Voodoo fixes?

2001-05-10 Per discussione Todd Flinders
games like Unreal Tournament, Quake III Arena, GLTron, Tuxracer, etc all work fine with OpenGL support. --- abram olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Todd, I'm using my new freebsd box right now so I can't tell you exactly what those files are ;-) Do you have the NVIDIA drivers installed on your

Re: [newbie] 3 programs i'd love to get

2001-05-10 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Civilization II is not out for Linux (AFAIK), but you can play with freeciv. It came with your Mandrake and it is very similar. Also, there is Civilization: Call to Power. You can purchase that here: http://www.tuxgames.com/details.cgi?gameref=6id=77856nc=989531480 You can purchase SimCity

Re: [newbie] Where are all the games in 8.0

2001-05-10 Per discussione Todd Flinders
They are under Amusements. Right at the very top of the K Menu. --- A. Rick Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are all the games located? I've only loaded KDE (ie no Gnome). In previous releases, they were located under a games menu option. Now, even though the package manager

Re: [newbie] Help on getting 2cd set of LM 8.0

2001-05-10 Per discussione Todd Flinders
I'll send it to you. I assume you want it sent to the address at the bottom. You should have it in a few days. --- Bob Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I've been reading the mail in here for a couple weeks. I've tried getting both disks via modem but my 28.8 connect isn't

Re: [newbie] full screen gaming [WAS]Mandrakesoft quiet? Voodoo fixes?

2001-05-10 Per discussione Todd Flinders
some help from them with smpeg. good luck! Abe --- Todd Flinders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Abe: Thanks for the advice. I am using the nvidia drivers. I did rebuild them from source and I did remove the conflicting mesa files. I am VERY confident that X is loading

Re: [newbie] OT: OEM Hardware

2001-05-09 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Well, Retail vs OEM will require research. Sometimes they are identical. Sometimes there are vast differences. However, I will say that the Plextor is BY FAR superior to the Yamaha. This is especially true of Yamaha's latest drive. I own a Yamaha and I would gladly switch to Plextor. The

Re: [newbie] full screen gaming [WAS]Mandrakesoft quiet? Voodoo fixes?

2001-05-09 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Abe, I am using a GeForce 2 GTS like you are. However, my Shogo immediately crashes complaing about SDL when I try to use OpenGL mode. It works under Software Mode, but obviously that is undesirable. Since Shogo is working for you, would you be so kind as to post what version of SDL and SMPEG

Re: [newbie] Quake for linux ?

2001-05-09 Per discussione Todd Flinders
You can get Quake 1 here, but you'd better check for availability (Note that this link is the publisher): http://www.macmillansoftware.com/detail_software.cfm?item=1575952718 You can get Quake 2 here, but again, check availability (This is also the publisher):

Re: [newbie] Military time on clock under 8.0...

2001-05-08 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Oh, I forget the exact steps, but basically right click on the time and choose Edit Date and Time (or something like that). It will bring up a window. There is a country selection that defaults to Africa (I guess it's in alphabetical order?). Change that to US and it will be fine once you

Re: [newbie] Creative USB WebCam III

2001-05-08 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Here's the info for Webcam II. It MIGHT be useful: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/usbcreativevideoblaster.html Here's something else that MIGHT help: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/ezwebcam.html --- LĂșcio Costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everybody. Can

Re: [newbie] Military time on clock under 8.0...

2001-05-08 Per discussione Todd Flinders
In KDE: Right click on the clock. Click Date Time Format. For country select United States of America (us) (assuming you are US for desiring this time). --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronald How do you change the (default) military time (I want a 12 hour Ronald clock) on the panel

Re: [newbie] Mounting windows partition

2001-05-07 Per discussione Todd Flinders
. Because I am at work, I cannot look at my fstab at home. However, the following entry should be able to be added to your /etc/fstab without any problems. If the syntax happens to be wrong, it should be very close: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat user 0 0 --- Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Todd

Re: [newbie]

2001-05-07 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Try an md5sum on your .iso files to make sure the download went okay and that the files weren't corrupt. I would expect X to work fine with your video card. Something peculiar is happening. --- Per Einar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have downloaded the 2 Mandrake 8.0 CDs, and burnt

Re: [newbie] sharing printer

2001-05-07 Per discussione Todd Flinders
First set up smb-client so that Linux can access the Windows machine. You can do this easily under Networking-Samba Configuration. Then load kups (I think it's Configuration-Printer)and (if your samba is working) it will easily install the windows printer. --- Mike G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [newbie] Getting Java to work

2001-05-04 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Fonts: Konqueror-Settings-Configure Konqueror-KDE Web Browsing-Appearance KDE Control Center-LookNFeel-Fonts Anti-Aliasing: KDE Control Center-LookNFeel-Style __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices

Re: [newbie] mount win files

2001-05-04 Per discussione Todd Flinders
If D: is the second partition on that drive it is hda2. If it is the second hard drive, it should be hdb1. --- kaab kaoutar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way how to unmount :() I mean if i delete the mounted files does it delete from windws ? :( how to mount D drive ?cause when i typed

Re: [newbie] Mounting windows partition

2001-05-04 Per discussione Todd Flinders
You can add this mounting to your /etc/fstab file. This will cause Linux to mount windows upon booting. You need to add the users permission to allow users to mount/umount the drive. I don't remember the exact syntax (unfortunately, I am in NT right now), but you will see others in /etc/fstab

Re: [newbie] Lines going across screen in X

2001-05-03 Per discussione Todd Flinders
This is an NVidia driver error. I've never experienced it, but I've read about others with it. Try older drivers, read the troubleshooting section of the README, and contact Nvidia. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at

Re: [newbie] rm 'ing stuff

2001-05-02 Per discussione Todd Flinders
They do have an alias. I don't remember where it's defined, though. Until you find it, you can do rm -f, but please be careful. --- Jordan Elver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, How do I remove stuff i.e. rm -r folder/ without having to type yes to every file in the folder? I thought there

Re: [newbie] rebuilding the kernel

2001-05-02 Per discussione Todd Flinders
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/install/kupgrade.html --- Carlos Berardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all 1. What packages do i need to download to rebuild my kernel 2. Where can i find a guide or how-to to rebuild my kernel Carlos Berardi

Re: [newbie] Missing /var/log/XFree86.***.log file??? (Mandrake 8.0 rc1)

2001-05-02 Per discussione Todd Flinders
X -version --- Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to find this so that I could check to see which version of X I am running, and to my surprise, Mandrake 8.0 doesn't seem to have one??? I am running the Release Candidate 1 (FWIW). Thanks, Steven

Re: [newbie] Hard to read fonts in text editors. [OT]

2001-05-02 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Steve, First of all try turning on Anti-Aliased fonts. Bring up the KDE Control Center. Click LookNFeel. Click Style. Click the Use Anti-Aliasing for fonts and icons checkbox. Click Fonts on the left. Go through the listed fonts replacing them with the fonts you prefer. Note that you can

Re: [newbie] Missing /var/log/XFree86.***.log file??? (Mandrake 8.0 rc1)

2001-05-02 Per discussione Todd Flinders
Or, you can simply type: X -version from either the terminal or the console. [pj_hooker@flindet pj_hooker]$ X -version XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 16 March 2001 If the server is older than 6-12 months,

Re: [newbie] Read from CD-RW Drive

2001-04-30 Per discussione Todd Flinders
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/CDburner/ --- Jim Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could someone tell me how to configure LM7.2 to read from a IDE CD-RW drive? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at

Re: [newbie] how to run kpackage not as root

2001-04-28 Per discussione Todd Lyons
Paul wrote: Never heard of an option that lets you do this. Unless you allow everyone to log in as root. sudo is the answer to this problem. It's on cd 1. Install it and experiment with it. You'll see the power of controlling what your users can do rather than giving them the unlimited

Re: [newbie] Stormix Out of Business

2001-04-28 Per discussione Todd Lyons
Jay needs a Guinness wrote: http://www.stormix.com/ That sucks. Somewhere in Redmond a Microsoft employee is smirking. Yes, it does suck. I had no personal experience with their distro, but I heard lots of good things about them. Saddens me to see them stumbling on hard times. --

Re: [newbie] bios question

2001-04-28 Per discussione Todd Lyons
s wrote: it actually works correctly now. I guess something happened to it during the transplant. ? Thnx, -s Strange things happen when you unplug previously working equipment. Congratulations on the successful brain transplant! -- tlyons at mandrakesoft dot com

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