collision on eth0

1998-06-25 Thread Etienne Joubert
What could the problem be when the prompt brings up an error: eth0..collision on 802.2 and 802.3 The good news is that i got it to install on the compaq box.but only 4.2 i'm going to upgrade to 5.1 soon but need to get the problems out of the way first. Thanx _

RE: xdm and redhat mailling list problem

1998-06-24 Thread Etienne Joubert
Try this: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -- -bpp 16 tty10 [Etienne Joubert] Hello !!! 1.) How to run xdm on tty10??? I tried this in my Xservers: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16 tty10 but it doesn work. 2.) Why has redhat such a security on his mallinglist? I

RE: linux on a compaq box

1998-06-23 Thread Etienne Joubert
i'm running a compaq deskpro. with 200Mhz procces. 2.1gig harddrive 3com vortex. and what not Now c, i partioned my drive so that i can dual boot to windowz and linux ( nice to have both ). and linux doesn't want to install. It installs as much as the size of the swap partition and

FW: linux on a compaq box

1998-06-23 Thread Etienne Joubert
I'm using the same but i want it to dual boot.(windows and linux) but it only installs the equivalent amount of my swap space. Doesn't matter if i change it to 50Mbs or if it's 127Mbs, it does the same thing every time. , What Compaq box are you doing this on? I have a deskpro 2000 and it

RE: Mailing to redhat-list - Returned mail: Can't create output: Error 0?

1998-06-23 Thread Etienne Joubert
Yes i got it about 4 times now but don't fear, there's probably just a line crossing failure somewhere on the super highway. Probably there admin guys who made a screw-up again. Are you guys getting the ugly errors below? dan Subject: Returned mail: Can't create output: Error

linux and swap partition on compaq

1998-06-23 Thread Etienne Joubert
This compaq machine still installs to the capacity of the swap partition and then sends the termination signals. I'm getting slightly ticked off by this but i'm open for suggestions. Thanx. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!

RE: OS Fuss (IRT: What Good is Linux)

1998-06-23 Thread Etienne Joubert
on the contrary, the users should always be informed of what is happening in the admin department so they don't come and bother you. In the end they are the stupid one's as far as the working of the puters go, so if you tell them what's going on they feel a certain importants and they'll

postgresql 6.1.*

1998-06-22 Thread Etienne Joubert
If anybody have a Postgresql 6.1.* version (not 6.2.* versions ) i would really apreciate it if you could send it to me. I need it to update a database on my linux boks whice doesn't like the newer versions. Please if anybody can help. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the

linux on a compaq box

1998-06-22 Thread Etienne Joubert
Why is it that linux ( whatever version ) doesn't want to install nicely on a compaq box. network card=correct allocated space=correct native space=1000Mbs. swap=70Mbs ( 2 x 32Mbs RAM ) but the problem comes in where the packages i install ( from either FTP;CD-Rom;Hard Drive ) will only install

RE: mouse speed in X ?

1998-06-22 Thread Etienne Joubert
You should be able to set both serial and ps2 mouse speed. But don't forget the configuration. Does xset work for serial mouse or only for PS2 (or other) mouse? I can make it work only for my PS2 mouse not for my serial mouse. bob jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- PLEASE