[expert] Motherboard Question

2002-09-28 Thread Ralph F De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi: I am contemplating building a new system. The two motherboards that I am looking at are, one a MSI KT3 Ultra2 w/o raid, lan, and video, and two a MSI KT4 Ultra w/o raid, lan, and video. This will be my primary workstation. I am wondering will

Re: [expert] SuSE 7.3 Personal

2002-02-07 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 07 February 2002 22:00, you wrote: Tuesday... Ralph F. De Witt carefully chose these words: even the instruction. SuSE telephone tech support though more limited than Mandrake actually gets problems solved, Mandrakes does not. SuSE

Re: [expert] SuSE 7.3 Personal

2002-02-05 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 05 February 2002 20:19, you wrote: Well I found out why I had to buy SuSE 7.3 instead of downloading trying out first before I buy that's because it's no good. During installation it locked numerous times; had to finish the install in

Re: [expert] OT! for paranoiacs only ;-))))

2002-01-26 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 26 January 2002 12:43, you wrote: hi! have a look here! http://unix.rulez.org/~calver/pictures/computer_bomb.jpg ROTFL... the mad hacker... aka jipe David: Thought this article would interest you. Now who do we not

Re: [expert] OT! for paranoiacs only ;-))))

2002-01-26 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 26 January 2002 13:55, you wrote: [snip] Sorry too quick on the send button. Need a interlock that forces check of To: box. - -- Ralph - -- It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed SuSE 7.3 Proud user of SuSE 7.3 Professional

[expert] Konqueror not working as user, need guidance/help

2001-12-26 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi: I have Mandrake 8.1 powerpack installed, it was a clean install. I have been able to access the internet sucessfully and view files as user since install. Yesterday, Konqueror and Kfmclient have stopped working. There are no error messages.

Re: [expert] Uptime in the email

2001-12-20 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 20 December 2001 12:36 am, you wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:56, you wrote: Muzza: How did you (what options did you use) to get this to work in Kmail? Save (and edit) the attached file somewhere in your home directory. I use a

[expert] Need MAJOR HELP with ADSL MODEM CONFIGURATION

2001-12-07 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Just completed a fresh install of Mandrake 8.1. I installed all security fixes, and updated the four draktools for networking. I then attempted to configure my ADSL Modem. After completeing all the info for the configureation, when I hit the reply button the Mandrake Control Center window goes

[expert] Printer Support Question?

2001-09-14 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Will Linux Mandrake 8.1 include printer support for the Lexmark E210 Laser Printer? Thanks for your help. Ralph -- It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed SuSE 7.2 Proud user of SuSE 7.2 Professional Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 GPG Public Key available at

[expert] CDROM and Floppy Access Help Needed.

2001-06-05 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Hi All: I recently did a clean install of Mandrake 8. After the install I attempted to run Harddrake to check hardware settings. I went to a black screen and I had to reset the system. Now my cdrom's and floppy are locked in root and the cdrom's in user are locked. I have a DVD/CDROM and a

Re: Re[2]: [expert] Article about Mandrakesoft's new direction

2001-02-08 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 05 February 2001 15:22, you wrote: "Praedor Tempus" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an interesting question. If Mandrake DID end their distro, what would you move to? Another Linux distro? Which? A BSD variant? Which? Probably

Re: [expert] Linuxconf update

2001-01-14 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
, check them with -K, and install them after ogling (rpm -qipl). That process worked fine for me. Tom Berkley "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi all: Has any one had problems with the new Linuxconf update. I tried to download it from several sites and had Mandrakeupdate tell

Re: [expert] Linuxconf update

2001-01-13 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
, check them with -K, and install them after ogling (rpm -qipl). That process worked fine for me. Tom Berkley "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi all: Has any one had problems with the new Linuxconf update. I tried to download it from several sites and had Mandrakeupdate tell

[expert] Linuxconf update

2001-01-12 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
it. -- Ralph F. De Witt MBA It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Proud user of Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Powerpack Deluxe Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key fingerprint = 6426 1CFF 0987 9D51 76D6 06BC F22A CFF4

Re: [expert] Fwd: KDE 2.1 CVS Update RPM's for 7.2 (and 7.1 and 7.0, with some work)

2001-01-01 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
--- I too have done the upgrade, first with the 20001229 upgrade then with the 20010101 upgrade and all appears to be working flawlessly, thou I have not tested every function yet. -- Ralph F. De Witt MBA It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.2 Proud user

[expert] Fstab, Mtab mounting problem

2000-12-24 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
automount(pid440) /misc autofs rw,fd=8,pgrp=440,minproto=2,maxproto=4 0 0 automount(pid459) /net autofs rw,fd=8,pgrp=459,minproto=2,maxproto=4 0 0 Could some kind soul look at this and point out what is wrong. Thanks for your assitance. -- Ralph F. De Witt It said uses Windows 98 or better so I

[expert] KDE2 Version 2.1 20001213 Printing problems

2000-12-23 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
thing after the install of 2.1, then even did a restart, and then restarted the xserver several times all seems to work flawlessly excepet for this. Anyone have any ideas as to what the problem is. Printing was working in KDE2 2.0.1. -- Ralph F. De Witt It said uses Windows 98 or better so I

[expert] ADSL Needed with PAP Scerets file

2000-12-10 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
ge. Thanks for your help in this matter. -- Ralph F. De Witt It said uses Windows 98 or better so I installed Linux-Mandradke 7.2 Proud user of Mandrake 7.2 Linux PowerPack Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.

[expert] gnucash 1.5.0 problem

2000-08-01 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Hi: Recently installed mandrake version 1.5.0 of gnucash. everytime I try to use help or online help the program instantly terminates, leaving the lock file. Have tried this many times. I run gnucash from the kde desktop. -- Ralph F. De Witt Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux Register Linux User

[expert] Gnucash 1.4.2 problem

2000-07-13 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
and Gnucash did not work. My question is Is this a broken rpm problem? Has anyone gotten 1.4.2 or 1.5.0 to work and what had to be done. -- Ralph F. De Witt Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 No Windoze were broken in the making of this Message. "Beer is

[expert] SCSI Possible Problem, Help Needed

2000-07-09 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
to that effect. I have looked around the Mandrake Users org but can not find anything that points me in the direction to go. Can anyone point me where to look to correct this problem? Thanks in advance. -- Ralph F. De Witt Proud user of Mandrake 7.1 Linux Register Linux User 168814 ICQ

Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed

2000-07-06 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
On Wed, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi to all: I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the last time I read the networking man and

Re: [expert] DSL Help Needed

2000-07-06 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
, 05 Jul 2000, you wrote: "Ralph F. De Witt" wrote: Hi to all: I have finally bit the bullet and ordered DSL service. This will be provieded by GTE, of course Linux is not supported as a OS, and to make matters worst the last time I read the networking man and how to's

Re: [expert] SO 5.3

2000-06-26 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, you wrote: I have gone to Suns web site and tried to download Staroffice 5.2. I click all of the right buttons, and select English Linux (x86) but when I get to the end and the software can be dl'd the only file that comes up is a .bin file. Is this the right one for

Re: [expert] Quake3 and Diamond Stealth III S540

2000-06-26 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, you wrote: Has any one gotten Q3 to run with this card?? Thanks -- Joe Gardner www.handi-krafts.com This is Linux country. On a clear day you can hear Windows reboot. The only thing I have gotten to run with my S540 extreme is Civilization Call to Power. From

[expert] RPM Database help

2000-06-25 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Hi: Can any one tell me the name and location of the rpm database, and how to remove entries. I find after upgrading to Mandrake 7.1 I have several entries pointing to multiple files/copies of the same file and cannot delete them. I thank you in advance for your help. Ralph

Re: [expert] SawFish problem

2000-06-02 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
A little over 6 hours for the full install. Then there is the update, which I have no idea how long. (Left home when it started and when I got back it was done). Ralph Espen, on Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote: Thanks, Anton!!! That did the trick! BTW, with a 56k modem, does anyone know how

Re: [expert] decent email client with a good address book

2000-04-29 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Kmail does the trick for me. Ralph Gavin Clark, on Fri, 28 Apr 2000, you wrote: have you tried netscape communicator? gavin -- From: "Bruce E. Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone recommend a good mail client with a good addressbook? Or at least a addressbook that will work

Re: [expert] Business accounting

2000-04-05 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Not for business but for personal either Gnucash or the Java Moneydance are good. Ralph On Wed, 05 Apr 2000, you wrote: Greetings All, Ok, I'm getting desparate here. I've managed to find a linux sustitute for just about everything I need for my business but I am STILL looking for an

Re: [expert] Mandrake update problem

2000-03-12 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Vern To find the 128 netscape 4.72 stuff you have to go to Mandraks site and select the security stuff. There are currently no updates for Mandrak 7.0 or 7.00 that are avaliable. Just the security sutff. Ralph On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: VernThat's

Re: [expert] Need help getting KDE 2 up and running.

2000-03-12 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
Matt I am unable to connect to your address, could you please double check it. Ralph On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: Checkout the following URL: http://users.nf/linux/koffice.htm HTH, Matt From: "Ralph F. De Witt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

[expert] Need help getting KDE 2 up and running.

2000-03-12 Thread Ralph F. De Witt
I am running Mandrake 7.0 and am new to linux. I thought I followed the readme for installation of the kdealpha of 02282000, which is the full install of kde2 alpha. I have a qt-copy in /usr/src/kde/qt-copy and kde2 files are in /opt/kde2 the install was done from / as root, the the files were