Re: [expert] Linuxconf

2003-11-17 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Monday 17 November 2003 9:13 am, Timothy Brown wrote: List, Please don't flame me. But where is linuxconf in M9.2 Tim broken deprecated (??? I'm not certain of this, yet) contrib Flame? Why would anyone do that? Regards; Charlie

Re: [expert] /dev/dsp always in use

2003-11-17 Thread Charlie
the amount of time that artsd (the usual suspect!) is using. HTHs! Run $ top and look if aplay is running. if so kill it. Charlie -- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember, it didn't help the rabbit. -- R.E. Shay This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux

Re: [expert] cd writer fails...

2003-11-15 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:59 pm, many eyes noted that Glenn Burkhardt wrote: Any ideas?? Is the old firmware level (1.4) an issue? Thanks. LG? One wonders? Charlie -- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember, it didn't help the rabbit. -- R.E. Shay This email

Re: [expert] Noise

2003-11-14 Thread Charlie
try:- find / -type f -mmin 01 that should tell you what files have been written in the last minute. Also maybe try:- ps auxwww that should show you all the running processes and might be of help? Charlie. -- The dignity of a man lies in his ability to face reality in all its meaninglessness

[expert] Just trying this out-Testing

2003-11-13 Thread Charlie
for any inconvenience to the list. Charlie. -- The dignity of a man lies in his ability to face reality in all its meaninglessness. Martin Esslin This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go

Re: [expert] Public downloadable 9.2 ISO's for non club members

2003-11-13 Thread Charlie M.
the images. g Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 kernel 2.4.22-21mdk 09:41:01 up 2 days, 21:46, 1 user, load average: 0.16, 0.63, 0.50 'Tis man's perdition to be safe, when for the truth he ought to die

Re: [expert] Just trying this out-Testing

2003-11-13 Thread Charlie
of these things. It works and it appears not to be delayed along the way, seems all right to me. But it wasn't for over a week. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer

Re: [expert] Thinking of switching to Mandrake

2003-11-13 Thread Charlie
. It really doesn't work. They can all use the same swap though. I use various partitions besides /home, like /photos, /webpages /linux-info etc., etc.. It should work well and you should find no problems with 9.0 or 9.1, have no idea about 9.2 yet. Charlie. -- The dignity of a man lies

Re: [expert] Thinking of switching to Mandrake

2003-11-13 Thread Charlie
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:57 am, many eyes noted that John Aldrich wrote: I basically liked it then, but there were a few advanced features I wasn't so thrilled with, but I'm looking at giving it another shot. Thanks... John What were these that you didn't like? Charlie

Re: [expert] Dell laptop hangs with 9.2 when lid closed. SOLVED!!

2003-11-11 Thread Charlie M.
and is unusable as swap. free will show you no swap available. *swapoff, format /dev/hda5, swapon* If you are right about swap containing a corrupted image, what can he do about it? Anne Jack already answered that Anne. The line I isolated. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http

Re: [expert] Modem for Mandrake 9.1

2003-11-11 Thread Charlie
voice modem and have done for a several of years, long before I discovered Linux. It does everything except make the coffee. It is the best thing since computers. Charlie -- This world Is but A fleeting dream So why be alarmed At its evanescence? - Ikkyu (1394-1481) This email is guaranteed

Re: [expert] Network Install Fail, Signal 11

2003-11-10 Thread Charlie M.
and that's likely what was on your network install floppy. You'll have to rewrite that disk I think. I say that because I ran rsync against the 9.2 tree a few minutes ago on my repository drive(s) and noticed there have been updates. Try a new network image; it couldn't hurt. HTH Charlie

Re: [expert] Impending drive problem?

2003-11-09 Thread Charlie M.
available in my old clunker) to keep him going until the new replacement drives arrived. sigh You think *you* have drive problems? g If it's mass produced it can be a lump, no matter what _it_ is. Including people. (-; Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org

Re: [expert] Is there OpenOffice 1.1 RPM for mandrake 9.0?

2003-11-08 Thread Charlie
wrong? Charlie. -- Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. -- Henry David Thoreau This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [expert] Why does my sound not work?

2003-11-07 Thread Charlie
:- click on your sound card an run the configure tool. work through the commands and see how you go. Every Mandrake install I have to go through this procedure to get the sound working. Charlie -- Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison

Re: [expert] Where to go from here...

2003-11-06 Thread Charlie M.
aren't synced yet though. Like sunet. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 kernel 2.4.22-21mdk 14:04:49 up 5 days, 22:43, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.08, 0.08 Unix soit qui mal y pense [Unix to him who

Re: [expert] CNN video clips

2003-11-06 Thread Charlie M.
I'm damned if I'll let pop-ups happen anywhere. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 kernel 2.4.22-21mdk 14:46:14 up 5 days, 23:24, 1 user, load average: 0.29, 0.19, 0.18 Hartley's First Law: You can

Re: [expert] Nows the time to Move.

2003-11-05 Thread Charlie
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:00 am, many eyes noted that James Sparenberg wrote: On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 03:22, Charlie wrote: On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:45 pm, many eyes noted that John Wilson wrote: On November 3, 2003 08:33 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: OK, Guess what RH9 is the last

Re: [expert] Nows the time to Move.

2003-11-04 Thread Charlie
or release patches for RH. I think someone sent me a link to an article where Fedora is shaking hands with Debian to use either each others apps or something like that? Sorry it is long gone, and I can't recall from whence it came. Charlie -- When your perception only equals that of your teacher, you

Re: [expert] Nows the time to Move.

2003-11-04 Thread Charlie
that Debian was going to use Anaconda as its installer and it had something to do with Arts Technica or something like that? Something along those lines. Charlie -- Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. -- Henry David

Re: [expert] CD and k3b

2003-11-03 Thread Charlie
) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# Charlie. hmmm it would seem that in this configuration cdrecord is able to find the drive ok. Now I'm going to ask

[expert] Is the list down again?

2003-11-03 Thread Charlie
This may mean something to someone? Charlie Your message has been enqueued and undeliverable for 1 day to the following recipients: Recipient address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reason: unable to deliver this message after 1 day Delivery attempt history for your mail: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:08:41

Re: [expert] CD and k3b

2003-11-02 Thread Charlie
correctly also. The reader still worked and the writer with k3b burned CD's without and trouble. Thought I would pass this on in case it might help anyone that was having trouble with k3b not recognising writers Charlie. Charlie this almost sounds like a problem FreeBSD had around the time

Re: [expert] CD and k3b

2003-11-02 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 12:11 pm, many eyes noted that Larry Sword wrote: Charlie wrote: In case this is one assistance to anyone who might not have been able to get k3b to recognise their writer. I use LiteOn CD readers and writers exclusively on any of my own systems or systems that I build

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-11-02 Thread Charlie
totally separate from the last. James Thanks James, I usually place the source into /home/charlie/kernel, then unzip it and it creates a directory of its own :- linux-2.4.xx-xxmdk or something similar. Then symlink to that directory from lilo. But putting the image

Re: [expert] 9.2: KDE Kicker Clock problem

2003-11-02 Thread Charlie
the right one or not. If you don't it defaults to UCT or some such nonsense. Thanks James, I have trouble with the acronyms, still, but discovered what it was when I typed it in konsole. Charlie. -- A steady wind scours the autumn moon From a stagnant pool, From the crystal

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
the symlink way, but what you suggest does sound sensible. Thanks, Charlie -- A steady wind scours the autumn moon From a stagnant pool, From the crystal spring every place pure now Just as it is. Why, then, does karma yet coil and bind? - Miao Yin (376-380) This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux

[expert] CD and k3b

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
and the writer with k3b burned CD's without and trouble. Thought I would pass this on in case it might help anyone that was having trouble with k3b not recognising writers Charlie. -- The birch tree is all over green in small leaf, more light and elegant than when it is full out. It bent to the breezes

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 12:44 am, many eyes noted that HaywireMac wrote: On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 17:41:49 +1100 Charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: I usually compile any new kernels in the /home/charlie directory where I can access and boot from them even after a newer version install, as I don't

Re: [expert] 9.2: KDE Kicker Clock problem

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
and that was it. Must say that I like it that way better, because the blanking out always gives me a bit of a shock, though I know that is what is supposed to happen. Makes one feel like control is lost. Not that control was ever owned. Charlie -- A steady wind scours the autumn moon From a stagnant pool, From

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 05:13 am, many eyes noted that James Sparenberg wrote: I usually compile any new kernels in the /home/charlie directory where I can access and boot from them even after a newer version install, as I don't ever upgrade. In this way the Mandrake kernel that comes

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-11-01 Thread Charlie
Hat much anymore personally, though I still have 9 on one system. Charlie. -- A steady wind scours the autumn moon From a stagnant pool, From the crystal spring every place pure now Just as it is. Why, then, does karma yet coil and bind? - Miao Yin (376-380) This email is guaranteed

Re: [expert] Where can I get mandrake precompiled kernels .config files?

2003-10-31 Thread Charlie
an entry to LILO myself, but would that work? and, where would I install a manually-compiled kernel to? I usually compile any new kernels in the /home/charlie directory where I can access and boot from them even after a newer version install, as I don't ever upgrade. In this way the Mandrake kernel

Re: [expert] missing kde features

2003-10-30 Thread Charlie M.
) the most-frequently used applications at the top of the K menu. Right click the K menu button, from panel menu click configure panel click the menus tab. Knock yourself out. g If anyone knows how to enable those features, please let me know. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963

Re: [expert] missing kde features

2003-10-30 Thread Charlie M.
enabled. Sorry again, but it looks as though Anne and Greg came to the rescue! (-: Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 kernel 2.4.22-21mdk 14:38:13 up 2 days, 2:41, 1 user, load average: 0.28, 0.10, 0.08

Re: [expert] KWeather

2003-10-27 Thread Charlie M.
On Mon, 2003-10-27 at 00:50, Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 26 Oct 2003 9:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use kweather to track what is happening in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Seems to work just fine. I go back and forth between MDK 9.1 and XP throughout the day, so I don't notice any long-term use

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-26 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 18, 2003 02:07 pm, Charlie M. wrote: whack The only ISOs I've generated are from my local cooker mirror and are called Cooker Download after generation, but after install the boot splash identifies it as 9.2 Download edition. If you're

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-26 Thread Charlie M.
updated since Thursday. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-19mdk 11:56:05 up 56 min, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.12 Don't plan any hasty moves. You'll be evicted soon anyway. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG

Re: [expert] KWeather

2003-10-26 Thread Charlie M.
is actually up though. There's a link from the configure dialogue, and a link from there to check server status if I recall correctly. HTH Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-19mdk 11:31:06 up 31 min, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.26, 0.25 I

Re: [expert] Apache2 Updates

2003-10-26 Thread Charlie M.
, and everything seems to get strange for a while. Is it possible the RC ISOs for AMD64 are being generated while at the same time the 9.2 Download Edition ISOs are being readied for ftp release? Just a random though or two. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker

Re: [expert] Mandrake releases bug fixes for MDK 9.2

2003-10-25 Thread Charlie M.
. It's number #30 if anyone here would care/be so kind as to add to it. James Where was the bug report submitted? Presumably not to the cooker bugzilla... Vincent has set up an Anthill. http://bugs.mandrakelinux.com/ HTH Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-24 Thread Charlie M.
in the 9.2 tree and the cooker tree both work. But the disks I made don't. Go figure. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-18mdk The best security update for Windows that I've found is the installer for Mandrake Linux. Especially the Use

Re: [expert] Missing kernel source from 9.2 isos...

2003-10-24 Thread Charlie M.
) is here. You may want to rsync the 9.2 updates directory as well. I did. It's only 248.4 MB. Good luck. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-18mdk The best security update for Windows that I've found is the installer for Mandrake Linux

[expert] [OT]Virus; the Next Generation?

2003-10-24 Thread Charlie M.
to do with Mandrake Linux and very little to do with the focus of this list but... It's more work for those of us that volunteer as cleaners and more aggravation for everyone connected to any network. Especially you admins. sigh Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http

Re: [expert] msec and Directory permissions......

2003-10-23 Thread Charlie M.
couldn't figure out what was bothering me about your posts. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-18mdk 10:39:39 up 17:40, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.22, 0.52 Really?? What a coincidence, I'm shallow too!! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE

Re: [expert] Upgrade Path from 8.2

2003-10-23 Thread Charlie M.
. The machine concerned was running on XFS, and the installer kept choking. I had the same problem with a 9.0 machine yesterday trying to go to 9.2. On that one the upgrade didn't like the flavour of Reiser FS used on 9.0. HTH Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-23 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 22, 2003 06:29 pm, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Wednesday 22 October 2003 02:45 pm, Charlie M. wrote: Although the best security for Windows that I've found is the installer for Mandrake Linux and the Use Entire Disk option. (-; Wow, what

Re: [expert] msec and Directory permissions......

2003-10-23 Thread Charlie M.
living in .cz instead of .ca. I did catch it before some SA like me pointed it out though. g You're welcome.(-: Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-18mdk The best security update for Windows that I've found is the installer for Mandrake

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
balance in a low or no-cost solution might be an old pentium box running smoothwall. Good points. But will it be enough? Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake 9.2 (Five Stars) 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk 10:09:49 up 17:47, 1 user, load average: 0.13, 0.09, 0.08

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
and deliver it. My son should be pleased with 9.2 I think. If he doesn't he can work on his own damned system. (-; /feel good Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake 9.2 (Five Stars) 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk 09:42:20 up 17:20, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.03, 0.16 Friends

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
of defence to use. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Mandrake 9.2 (Five Stars) 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk 10:23:18 up 18:01, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.08, 0.08 weapon, n.: An index of the lack of development of a culture. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
and anarchistic as any pair of teenagers I've ever met. That quality must have been inherited from their mother's side. eg Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk A kind of Batman of contemporary letters. -- Philip Larkin

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
as I can tell. I guess that means we're in total agreement. (-: Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk 12:50:26 up 20:28, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.06, 0.05 Perfect day for scrubbing the floor and other exciting things

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 22, 2003 02:17 pm, HaywireMac wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:53:18 -0600 Charlie M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: You're absolutely correct as far as I can tell. I guess that means we're in total agreement. (-: Motion carried! We nuke

Re: [expert] Kernel source missing from 9.2 ISOs

2003-10-22 Thread Charlie M.
this morning the updates weren't on the mirrors yet, but I just spoke to my daughter and had her run: urpmi.update -a -f urpmi --wget --auto-select -v on that machine. She says the total was shown as 279 MB. I hope everbody has a fast connection. (-; Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-21 Thread Charlie M.
will be toast in a very short time.sigh God I hate Windows! Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-12.tmb.1mdk 16:54:20 up 32 min, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.07, 0.12 Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-21 Thread Charlie M.
for the refreshments. If I get to help with the hosing down. (-: God I hate Windows! Yeah, but the number one reason to keep windows around. Lots and lots of work. I guess everything has a purpose right? g I could really do without Sundays of that sort though. James Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-20 Thread Charlie M.
always nag about back-ups. Good night (morning) all. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 02:05:28 up 29 days, 15:28, 1 user, load average: 0.42, 0.37, 0.29 Breeding rabbits is a hare raising experience. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-20 Thread Charlie M.
where it was. Probably the former and I wonder why. (-; I wonder who Pete Sargeant is when he isn't posting ridiculous crap on web sites. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 15:36:47 up 30 days, 5:00, 1 user, load average: 0.21

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-20 Thread Charlie M.
he's (maybe) half right. Ah give him a break, he's probably fifteen and just read his first Rudy Rucker :-) You're quite likely correct Jack. OK, I'll bite; Rudy Rucker? Never mind, I Googled it, I'll figure it out. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker

Re: [expert] Virus?

2003-10-20 Thread Charlie M.
. Other than the ones on his head. (-: I've read and heard far too many similar arguments with zero basis in fact from too many sources over the years. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 19:34:18 up 30 days, 8:57, 1 user, load

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie M.
be to start using one of the newer kernels I've installed. I really am good at breaking things through sheer ape-like curiosity though. g Speaking of kernels; I for one appreciate all your hard work on that front. Thanks Thomas. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie M.
Gotta go rescue a neighbour that's been suckered for the third time in six months. After being told not to click here or install. Let's see...what should I charge him; it's Sunday, he was warned at least twice(-; Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie M.
the case, and since we aren't able to track down and keelhaul the author of the mal-ware, we should string up the sysadmins at those institutions. Or at least the users that are clicking everything in site at the facility. Or both. vbeg Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie M.
is happening here as often as anywhere. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 15:39:53 up 29 days, 5:02, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.10, 0.09 I can't drive 55. I'm looking forward to not being able to drive 65, either. -BEGIN PGP

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie M.
keep this cooker install up to date without having to reboot/hd install. The only real reason to reboot now would be to start using one of the newer kernels I've installed. I really am good at breaking things through sheer ape-like curiosity though. g Charlie, I know that one. I

Re: [expert] RANT: vicious viruses

2003-10-19 Thread Charlie
use Pegasus. It has been a long time since I used windows on the net, Zonealarm did lock up mail that were suspect. Also I found Eudora rather good as an email program though not foolproof either. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do

Re: [expert] Building ISOs with MakeCD

2003-10-18 Thread Charlie M.
#GOTO_346 That link will probably wrap. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 13:49:56 up 28 days, 3:12, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 I owe the government $3400 in taxes. So I sent them two hammers and a toilet seat

Re: [expert] Missing kernel source from 9.2 isos...

2003-10-18 Thread Charlie M.
it to the CD. Then again I rsync everything for the current two releases (9.0, 9.1, and cooker at the moment. Soon dropping 9.0) on my local drives. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 14:38:30 up 28 days, 4:01, 1 user, load average

Re: [expert] Missing kernel source from 9.2 isos...

2003-10-18 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 18, 2003 03:16 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Saturday 18 October 2003 22:46, Charlie M. wrote: Are you sure about that HarM? If you don't download all the rpm's in that directory, then the hdlist.cz will not be valid anymoreyou'll have

Re: [expert] e2fsck -b 8193 won't help!

2003-10-18 Thread Charlie
now use diskdrake exclusively. Hope I am wrong. Charlie. -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure. Helen Keller This email is guaranteed

Re: [expert] Is there OpenOffice 1.1 RPM for mandrake 9.0?

2003-10-17 Thread Charlie
a treat. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure. Helen Keller This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5

Re: [expert] dualboot and need to reinstall windows

2003-10-17 Thread Charlie
that I can't boot into Linux. And if so, how do I correct it? Phil No problems I think. If I recall from the time I used windows 2000 or XP won't overwrite the MBR, but if it does let it boot from floppy run lilo or grub once in Mandrake and all will come together as it should. Charlie

Re: [expert] dualboot 9.2 + XP Pro on laptop

2003-10-17 Thread Charlie
of Windows or Mandrake at boot time. Thanks again for the pointers. Doc Thanks for that info Doc. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than

Re: [expert] urpmi

2003-10-15 Thread Charlie M.
there are no hdlist2.cz files on the mirrors so you'll probably have to genhdlist on the full tree to use contribs anyway. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 13:34:02 up 25 days, 2:56, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.18, 0.18 Paranoia doesn't mean

Re: [expert] linux complient notebooks

2003-10-14 Thread Charlie M.
in linux for wireless connection. Mine will be general purpose using productivity apps and also video and audio playing from cds and dvds in addition to internet oriented jobs. I'd start at: http://www.linux-laptop.net/ Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker

Re: [expert] refresh rate

2003-10-14 Thread Charlie
details. This can be done with xvidtune. But it won't stick past a reboot. But gives you the relevant numbers to alter /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to they way you like it. Or enter a new mode if you want. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature

Re: [expert] Getting a 100% linux compatible scanner

2003-10-13 Thread Charlie
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 04:37 am, many eyes noted that Joeb wrote: Can anyone recommend a good linux compatible scanner I have a Canon N1240U which is probably old hat now, but works a treat with Mandrake 9.1 Love it. Charlie -- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does

Re: [expert] How to Block IE from a Website

2003-10-11 Thread Charlie M.
They should just string up their webmasters. Please ignore the Fortune. This computer is as weird as its owner. g Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 21:12:56 up 21 days, 10:35, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.29, 0.47 Laughing at you is like

Re: [expert] KDE start up is too slow!!

2003-10-06 Thread Charlie
tell you something? Charlie. -- When crows find a dying snake, They behave as if they were eagles. When I see myself as a victim, I am hurt by trifling failures. Shantideva This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and OpenOffice.org1Beta Want to buy your Pack

Re: [expert] ML9.1: Why did Mandrake put restrictions on using KDE as root? (Konqueror timeout errors)

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
are doing. Anne Of course in 9.2 you'll have to *make* FM Super User mode first. It seems to have been disappeared. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 09:30:21 up 13 days, 22:51, 1 user, load average: 0.04, 0.21, 0.53 Shick's Law

Re: [expert] ML9.1: Why did Mandrake put restrictions on using KDE as root? (Konqueror timeout errors)

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
state of affairs IMHO. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 10:28:53 up 13 days, 23:49, 1 user, load average: 0.02, 0.20, 0.35 The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. - -- Louisiana

Re: [expert] Audigy 2 Support

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
processing functions take place in software rather than hardware (like a WinModem). Creative and Dell have no solution to this, but I got Dell to send me a replacement Sound Blaster Audigy 2. Good luck; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22

Re: [expert] Audigy 2 Support

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
with it... Regards Thomas If nobody has posted the required information by Tuesday when I'm scheduled to go back there I'll post it Thomas. Is there anything else that might be of value to you? I just hope you don't have to wait that long. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963

Re: [expert] ML9.1: Why did Mandrake put restrictions on using KDE as root? (Konqueror timeout errors)

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
, or Open Source anything, if the ease of transition is lessened. I'm concerned, not complaining. Less new converts will mean less enthusiastic newbies singing Mandrake Linux' praises, and fewer new Club members or Mandrake Store customers. Around and around we go. :-( Regards; Charlie

Re: [expert] ML9.1: Why did Mandrake put restrictions on using KDE as root? (Konqueror timeout errors)

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 4, 2003 02:29 pm, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: Charlie M. schrieb am Sat, 04 Oct 2003 13:16:01 -0600: If I start talking anything more geekish than that these people go TILT. Then they run. But you'll never educate most people because

Re: [expert] Audigy 2 Support

2003-10-04 Thread Charlie M.
any for Linux. When I Google for; emu10k2; audigy 2 there are lots of entries. Like this one: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/91964 Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 16:38:53 up 14 days, 6:00, 1 user, load average

Re: [Fwd: Re: [expert] Vinyl to CD]

2003-10-01 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 October 1, 2003 01:20 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 6:08 am, James Sparenberg wrote: Anne Make sure your card is running full duplex if it can ... of course the way they define full duplex really isn't but close enough.

Re: [Fwd: Re: [expert] Vinyl to CD]

2003-10-01 Thread Charlie M.
to be of any help but that is, as they say, a project for another day. g Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 10:10:55 up 10 days, 23:31, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.38, 0.51 Patience is the best remedy for every trouble

Re: [expert] Vinyl to CD

2003-09-30 Thread Charlie M.
; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 12:22:03 up 10 days, 1:42, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.10, 0.10 I'd love to go out with you, but I have to stay home and see if I snore. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux

Re: [expert] Att Vincent.

2003-09-29 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 28, 2003 05:52 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: Vincent, I preparation for the coming of 9.2, is the proposed Anthill bug tracking system going to be available/used? Since there are so many (self included) who've been asking for this

Re: [expert] urpmi addmedia

2003-09-29 Thread Charlie M.
. (-: Not everything is in the urpm manpage still. That document may actually one day catch up with what's available, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it B. Besides, that kind of surprise is fun. g Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 01:59:37

Re: [expert] Att Vincent.

2003-09-29 Thread Charlie M.
I set up the account, no worries at all. I just looked, it's still there. H.. Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 11:40:07 up 9 days, 1:00, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.08, 0.08 The English country gentleman galloping after

Re: [expert] Att Vincent.

2003-09-29 Thread Charlie M.
squishing in the Anthill code to make it ready. =) Enjoy! Sorry, I already set up my user name yesterday. I didn't mean to jump the gun. Thank you Vincent. Peace; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 11:37:07 up 9 days, 57 min, 1

Re: [expert] Att Vincent.

2003-09-29 Thread Charlie M.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 September 29, 2003 12:13 pm, Vincent Danen wrote: On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 11:42:08AM -0600, Charlie M. wrote: gnupg key upload seems broken? It uploads the key, then says no keyfile uploaded. filename was jcoates-pubkey.asc if that helps

Re: [expert] Fwd: arrrgghhh

2003-09-25 Thread Charlie
rechmod or deleted, every time. That was Slackware though. Mandrake might get it right if deleted as root and then enter as user so that they can be rewritten. They may stick after reboot also? HTH Charlie. -- Tomorrow I will live, the fool does say: Today itself's too late; the wise lived yesterday

Re: [expert] 9.2 pre-orders

2003-09-23 Thread Charlie M.
machine running Mandrake 9.1. It wasn't as though he (my neighbour) was paying me for the work. g Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 20:21:45 up 3 days, 9:41, 1 user, load average: 0.25, 0.54, 0.51 Fidelity, n.: A virtue

Re: [expert] 9.2 pre-orders

2003-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
use credit cards at all. I've said it before; some of my friends are as weird as I. Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 12:21:21 up 2 days, 1:40, 1 user, load average: 0.14, 0.16, 0.24 It's when they say 2 + 2 = 5 that I

Re: [expert] 9.2 pre-orders

2003-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
Regards; Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 14:02:11 up 2 days, 3:21, 1 user, load average: 0.17, 0.14, 0.20 I have a very good DENTAL PLAN. Thank you. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE

Re: [expert] 9.2 pre-orders

2003-09-22 Thread Charlie M.
and acquaintances, myself, other pains in the etc.(-;) were impatient, just eager. There is a large difference after all. g Charlie - -- Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-10mdk 19:37:39 up 2 days, 8:57, 1 user, load average: 0.14, 0.14, 0.12 To get back

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