How to change resolution in GNOME

2002-07-16 Thread Hunter Scales
When I installed Redhat 7.2, I chose 1024x768 32 bits as the screen resolution. Using Windows, I am used to changing the screen resolution on the fly. Is this possible with X? Does GNOME provide a control for screen res and depth? If so, I cant seem to find it. Thanks. Hunter

gcc 3.2 RPM

2002-07-16 Thread Hunter Scales
I need to upgrade my compiler from the gcc 2.96 that came with my Redhat installation to gcc 3.2. Can someone tell me where to find the RPM for this? Or do I have to get a gzip file from GNU? Hunter ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Nautilus cant display help files

2002-07-03 Thread Hunter Scales
I am trying to learn about the Gnome user interface but I seem to have some problems: I click on Start Here in the Gnome panel. I click on the Help tab and select the Gnome User Manual. When I click on the introduction I get an error: View Failed. The Web Page view encountered an error and

Gnome help files in SGML???

2002-07-03 Thread Hunter Scales
I think that I found my problem with the Gnome help files. The HELP tab in Nautilus lists all the help files as SGML. When I checked the directory /usr/share/gnome/help/gnome-users-guide/C/ all the files are in HTML. Any idea why the correct files were not installed? Redhat 7.2/ Hunter

where to install gcc?

2002-07-01 Thread Hunter Scales
I need to upgrade the compiler to gcc 3.0.4. I have found the tarball. Where should I install it? Redhat has it in /usr but GNU defaults to /usr/local/. If I run config with --prefix /usr will it put it in /usr/gcc-lib? Will it install over the current version? I would like to keep

How to turn of UPNP?

2002-06-30 Thread Hunter Scales
I finally used Shields Up to test my ports and found that everything is stealth except port 5000 UPNP. It is closed but reports that it exists (which is bad). Anyone know how to disable it? Exactly what is it good for? Hunter ___ Redhat-list

Recommendations for PCI IDE controller card

2002-06-15 Thread Hunter Scales
I need to install a PCI IDE controller card to allow me to add a couple of more disk drives. Since they all work with Windows, I need to choose the model based on availability of drivers for Linux. I want a Ultra100 card that is cheap. Any suggestions? Hunter

Sharing files between Windows Netscape and Linux Mozilla

2002-06-14 Thread Hunter Scales
I have a dual boot system with Win98 and Redhat 7.2 on different disks. The problem I have is mail and bookmarks in my browser. I use Netscape 4.79 in Windows (I know, I know, but I have my reasons). My ISP uses POP for mail. Therefore, when I get mail from the ISP mail server, it is put in my

How to run LILO on a floppy?

2002-06-14 Thread Hunter Scales
I have a dual boot system with Windows 98 on the primary master IDE disk (hda) and Redhat 7.2 on the second hard disk (primary slave IDE, hdb). The problem is that I have the primary slave disk in a removable configuration. I can physically remove the disk and replace it with another. I wish

How to mount dos partition

2002-06-12 Thread Hunter Scales
I am running Redhat 7.2 and I have a problem. I am dual-booting the system with Windows 98 and I wish to be able to share file (like Netscape mail files and bookmarks, etc) with the Windows partition. I have created a directory /mnt/windows and then I mount the windows partition (/dev/hda1) on