Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Gerald Williams
Two things...the rpm I downloaded by following the link was for i686. You might also check to see where it put it. is it under /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib? Jerry W. On Monday 08 January 2001 04:53, you wrote: > How odd. yet Help -> About RealPlayer [as well as the RPM name] reveal > themselve

[expert] 2.4.0 kernel pcmcia error via make modules_install

2001-01-07 Thread John Feider
What is going on when I type make modules_install I don't have pcmcia and I disabled it on the general menue. Here is the out put. etcmake -C arch/i386/mm modules_install make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/mm' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'. mak

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sun Jan 07, 2001 at 03:12:48PM -0700, Stefan Srdic wrote: > > Really? Maybe I should find an ISA SB16 and use the other PCI slot > > for a video card (assuming I can turn off the onboard video). > > > > Like you said, a little more research... having only two PCI slots > > limits me somewha

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sun Jan 07, 2001 at 11:41:03PM -0500, Ralph wrote: > If your building an mp3 box why don't you just get a player that play's > mp3,cd and dvd all in one?? And hooks up to your current tv and stereo?? > go here they have them http://computergeeks.com/ mine works great!! > hope this helps it mi

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Stefan Srdic
Vincent Danen wrote: > > Really? Maybe I should find an ISA SB16 and use the other PCI slot > for a video card (assuming I can turn off the onboard video). > > Like you said, a little more research... having only two PCI slots > limits me somewhat. Oh well... I think I should be able to do it

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Ralph
If your building an mp3 box why don't you just get a player that play's mp3,cd and dvd all in one?? And hooks up to your current tv and stereo?? go here they have them http://computergeeks.com/ mine works great!! hope this helps it might be a little easier also. Ralph Do you have an Epson or Ca

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sun Jan 07, 2001 at 01:35:49PM -0700, Stefan Srdic wrote: [...] > > Anyone done this or am I asking the impossible? Heck, it might be > > impossible to get Linux installed on this thing... I haven't even > > tried that yet (talk about getting way ahead of myself). Anyways, > > it's a weeken

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sun Jan 07, 2001 at 08:13:03PM -0700, Ace Frehley wrote: > Consider a TV out capable video card, "3dfx Voodoo 3000" and remote > control keyboard, NOT a remote control only. Use an MP3 player > (WINAMP) that allows the playlist font sizes to be adjusted and easily > read on your TV screen. As

[expert] Mandrake 2.4.0 Kernel RPMs -- Question Du Jour

2001-01-07 Thread Tony K. Olsen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Everyone, Before I install the kernel/source rpms: kernel-2.4.0-0.15mdk.src.rpm kernel-2.4.0-0.15mdk.i586.rpm Has anyone who needs pppoe tried them to connect to their ADSL provider? I have tried the tarballs for the 2.4

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Stefan Srdic
Vincent Danen wrote: > > Well, I finally got my hands on a low-end machine (hmmm... that seems > backwards). This one is a cast off of my brothers and is a Compaq > Deskpro P60 or something with 48MB RAM. Has a 2GB HDD. I'm putting > in a 10/100 realtek PCI nic and want to put in a soundblaste

[expert] Disk partitioning

2001-01-07 Thread Neal Lippman
I am wondering what advice and/or thoughts people might have regarding disk partitioning for a brand new install. I have just finished assembling the hardware, and have a fully blank and unformatted 45GB disk, and I'd like to plan out my partitions before starting on the install. I was figuring -

Re: [expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Ace Frehley
Consider a TV out capable video card, "3dfx Voodoo 3000" and remote control keyboard, NOT a remote control only. Use an MP3 player (WINAMP) that allows the playlist font sizes to be adjusted and easily read on your TV screen. As for sound card, ensure you can get one that has a DIGITAL out, with P

Re: [expert] reiser FS support

2001-01-07 Thread Tony K. Olsen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 07 January 2001 17:24, you wrote: > The source RPM from cooker most likely already has ALSA, ReiserFS, and > supermount support, I think. But that's just a hunch. And there's been 2 > Alan Cox versions produced sine then... > > Mike > >

Re: [expert] VPN

2001-01-07 Thread jason-snyder
There are are a number of options. The one that I am experimenting with at the moment is FreeSWAN (www.freeswan.org). FreeSWAN is a free implementation of IPSec which as far as I know of is the most secure protocol out there. > Does anyone know which softwares exists on linux so a linux box can

[expert] 2.4.0 kernel and lots o' fun

2001-01-07 Thread jason-snyder
I was able to pull the 2.4.0 kernel off of the main site (www.kernel.org), patch it, and get it to run (sort of) on my system. Here is what I have gained by doing this so far: 1. On kernel 2.2.17 (the one that came with 7.2) I could not get ide3 to work on neither a Promise Ultra66 nor a Promise

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Ken Thompson wrote: > > > I successfully compiled avifile and the xmms plugin for avifile. > > Can anyone tell me where I can get avi files to use for a test. > > The sites I tried, downloads have not been successful for one > > reason > > or another. > > > > Thanks, > >

[expert] VPN

2001-01-07 Thread Luis Chardon
Does anyone know which softwares exists on linux so a linux box can connect to a VPN? Thanks, Luis

[expert] Making an MP3 box... suggestions needed

2001-01-07 Thread Vincent Danen
Well, I finally got my hands on a low-end machine (hmmm... that seems backwards). This one is a cast off of my brothers and is a Compaq Deskpro P60 or something with 48MB RAM. Has a 2GB HDD. I'm putting in a 10/100 realtek PCI nic and want to put in a soundblaster. I plan on mounting my machin

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Brian Hartman
On Sunday 07 January 2001 05:59 pm, you wrote: > mine works properly > even the link you mentionned > I've installed realplayer and executed these two files > in the /usr/local/Realplayer dir > type > sh mimeinstall.sh > sh pluginstall.sh > > and restart your graphic shell > > hope it works for yo

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Luk Vermeylen
mine works properly even the link you mentionned I've installed realplayer and executed these two files in the /usr/local/Realplayer dir type sh mimeinstall.sh sh pluginstall.sh and restart your graphic shell hope it works for you now Luk Op zondag 07 januari 2001 23:33, schreef u: > Thanks J

Re: [expert] Finally! -- KDE2.0.1

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
Tom, When you upgraded was kpm added to the menu? I have it also, but it's not listed in the menu anymore. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." Linus Torvalds On Sun, 7 Jan 2

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
Thanks Jerry - but I don't think this is the problem. /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/ does exist. And I'm not using any web browser apart from RealPlayer itself, which has a button on it for Take 5 content. Furthermore, since RealPlayer 7 content seems to play well, and RealPlayer 8 does not, I further

Re: [expert] reiser FS support

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
The source RPM from cooker most likely already has ALSA, ReiserFS, and supermount support, I think. But that's just a hunch. And there's been 2 Alan Cox versions produced sine then... Mike -- Mike MacCanaSupport Consultant C Y B E

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Brian Hartman
On Sunday 07 January 2001 02:20 pm, you wrote: > Brian Hartman wrote: > > On Sunday 07 January 2001 11:02 am, you wrote: > > > Specifically mod-utils . . . and what else? According to the > > > following URL: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm > > > That is all which is needed. Wha

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
How odd. yet Help -> About RealPlayer [as well as the RPM name] reveal themselves to be RealPlayer 8, and RP7 content [the Toni Braxton lin at the top of Take 5, for example] plays okay, anything RealPlayer 8 ish [like the take 5 -> U2 thing] pops up the message about how I need to download `g

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Jerry Sternesky
On Sunday 07 January 2001 15:31, you wrote: In netscape I went to real.com followed the take5 link Realplayer started with a series of links in it. Went to bono-fide grammy nominee It fired right up. I hope I hit the link you are refering to, but to double check everything and myself I clic

Re: [expert] reiser FS support

2001-01-07 Thread Jason Straight
You have to apply a patch to the kernel for reiserfs, it's not included yet, supposed to be included by 2.4.1 Joshua A Roller wrote: > I comiled a new kernel for my Mandrake 7.2 System and the kernel didnt > have support for reiser FS on my computer. Im not sure if I missed > soemthing or not

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread John J. LeMay Jr.
** Reply to message from Brian Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:22:51 -0500 > Also, does someone > know how to trim down the kernel boot menu. Mine's a mess now! :( Depends on if you are using lilo or grub. I played with grub in 7.1 and couldn't stand it. Ran /sbin/lilo and d

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
Correction: There is a player avaliable for Linux called `RealPlayer 8' from Real. I still maintain its a bad name, since [after downloading it] it can't play any RealPlayer 8 content - try doing the `Take Five' -> `Bono' link again. `To see this content, you need glorious RealPlayer 8'. Grrr

Re: [expert] reiser FS support

2001-01-07 Thread Robert Fox
2.4 doesn't have support for Reiserfs - but a patch is available. Check out: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm for more details. Robert Fox At 11:17 07/01/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > >I comiled a new kernel for my Mandrake 7.2 System and the kernel didnt >have support for reiser

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Brian Hartman
On Sunday 07 January 2001 12:51 pm, you wrote: > It sounds as though you don't have the ppp support compiled into your > kernel. Go back to the configuration and check to make sure it's turned > on. I tried compiling it in, but that doesn't seem to do anything either. :(

Re: [expert] Cancel

2001-01-07 Thread Roger Sherman
By reading the message that was initially sent to you and following the instructions...or even going to the lists page on the Mandrake homepage and following the instructions there. It's not that hard. peace, Rog http://www.slammingrooves.com Registered Linux user #19071 On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Ai

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Bob Chin
Brian Hartman wrote: > On Sunday 07 January 2001 11:02 am, you wrote: > > Specifically mod-utils . . . and what else? According to the following > > URL: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm > > That is all which is needed. What other updated packages are necessary? I > > am also h

Re: [expert] Cancel

2001-01-07 Thread Anthony Russello
At the bottom of this email, you will see a note concerning email management, This is distributed with each email. click on that, then click on the link for unsubscribing. Thanks > How do I cancel e-mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > There's plenty of semicolons to go around

Re: [expert] can't load KDE - stuck on Gnome

2001-01-07 Thread Tal Amir
try "startx kde" from outside of x or changedesk from x On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Andrew Judge wrote: > Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:49:54 -0500 > From: Andrew Judge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Mandrake Expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [expert] can't load KDE - stuck on G

Re: [expert] Advanced Packaging Tool for Linux Mandrake.

2001-01-07 Thread David E. Fox
On Sunday 07 January 2001 02:56, you wrote: > Mike, > > I didn't see apt-get under Cooker but I did see it under Contrib. I > grabbed > the source rpm and ran into a compile problem: I as well ran into compiler problems. I was pretty sure I told it to install everything, but I found no gcc. Anyw

Re: [expert] Finally! -- KDE2.0.1

2001-01-07 Thread Tom Berkley
I have kpm and it's located in: kdeutils-2.1-0.20001229.1mdk tom berkley Mark Weaver wrote: > > It's taken a little while, but I finally managed to get all the packages for > KDE2.0.1 to install and it's running. However, there seems to be something > missing. A program that I really came to k

[expert] reiser FS support

2001-01-07 Thread Joshua A Roller
I comiled a new kernel for my Mandrake 7.2 System and the kernel didnt have support for reiser FS on my computer. Im not sure if I missed soemthing or not , but then I installed your kernel devolpment update, (which I know you do not suport) but the update didnt support the Reiser FS either. Is t

[newbie] videocard

2001-01-07 Thread Luk Vermeylen
I want to try another videocard wich one should i try the main purpose is that i want to try gaming under linux (i don't like gaming, but i want to try it) now i have a maxi gamer xentor (riva tnt2 ultra 32MB) as i read here nvidia won't give the source, so i like to try another good chipset

[expert] next Mandrake?

2001-01-07 Thread Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
Anybody know what the plans are for the next mandrake release? When it's scheduled, when the first beta will arrive... and so on... -- \ Christian A Strømmen / \ Number1/NumeroUno @ Undernet - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \ Web: www.realityx.net - Cell: +47 911 43 948 /    Live your life by you

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
It sounds as though you don't have the ppp support compiled into your kernel. Go back to the configuration and check to make sure it's turned on. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful."

[expert] Cancel

2001-01-07 Thread Aileen
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[expert] ram issue

2001-01-07 Thread chronos .
Mandrake only sees 64 of my 128 of ram. How do I edit this file to correct this ? edit /boot/grub/menu.1st then Im supposed to "find" kernel (hd0,5)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 and append mem=128. Someone has to know how this is done here. So I open pico then what ? How do I "find" kernel (hd0,5)/vm

Re: [expert] 2.4.0 Woes...

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
Go back and recheck to make sure that your network settings are configured correctly. That's where it's dying. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." Linus Torvalds On Sat, 6 Ja

Re: [expert] 2.4.0 Kernel updates from Mandrake Update

2001-01-07 Thread David E. Fox
On Saturday 06 January 2001 16:28, you wrote: > Anyone have any luck upgrading through MandrakeUpdate? I'm having a real > problem getting my kernel upgraded... I gave it a try to update a number of packages after just having installed 7.2 last week. It seemingly got all the new packages OK, bu

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Sunday 07 January 2001 03:52 am, Chad Pytel wrote: > I just went through tthe download process last week, and got > RealPlayer 8 G2. Thats the newest version for Linux, and its the one > you'll get if you go through the download process. > > -Chad > > On Sunday 07 January 2001 12:39, you wrote:

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Ken Thompson
> I successfully compiled avifile and the xmms plugin for avifile. > Can anyone tell me where I can get avi files to use for a test. > The sites I tried, downloads have not been successful for one > reason > or another. > > Thanks, > > Bill If you have your windows

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Jerry Sternesky
On Sunday 07 January 2001 07:39, you wrote: I download realplayer myself yesterday: rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs1_rpm About indicates: version 8.0.3.412 When I installed rp7 I had to manually add the mime types to Netscape, I had followed the same instructions that were posted in Larry's reply.

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Brian Hartman
On Sunday 07 January 2001 11:02 am, you wrote: > Specifically mod-utils . . . and what else? According to the following > URL: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm > That is all which is needed. What other updated packages are necessary? I > am also have the problems with finding mo

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Robert Fox
Specifically mod-utils . . . and what else? According to the following URL: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/jandr/Mandrake.htm That is all which is needed. What other updated packages are necessary? I am also have the problems with finding modules! Oh, and what need to be done for Aurora to wo

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Chad Pytel
I just went through tthe download process last week, and got RealPlayer 8 G2. Thats the newest version for Linux, and its the one you'll get if you go through the download process. -Chad On Sunday 07 January 2001 12:39, you wrote: > Are you quite sure you were ableto obtain RealPlayer 8 for Lin

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread John J. LeMay Jr.
** Reply to message from Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sat, 6 Jan 2001 21:06:35 -0700 > OK, fixed the one problem with kernel panic: I compiled IDE/ATA support into > the kernel instead of the default as a module. Now the kernel installs and > works but no sound. I get an error duri

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
On Saturday 06 January 2001 11:53 pm, you wrote: > There's more... > > Sound doesn't work, supermount doesn't work. Creating desktop devices for > CDROM and my parallel zip drive works once, sort of. By this I mean, I can > create a CDROM device on my desktop (or zip). If I select it, instead o

Re: [expert] Pain in the Arse - Linux Stability

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
On Saturday 06 January 2001 10:09 pm, you wrote: > Once again, I am chiming in on requesting a -stable- version of version > 7.1. 7.1 seems to work on a lot of systems (if you can get past the > blasted CDROM installer lockup bug!), and its updates are a known. > > Is there anyway someone can mak

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Larry Marshall
> Description: RealMedia File > MIMEType: application/vnd.rn-realmedia > Suffixes: .rm > Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s For what it's worth, I just checked mine and there are slight differences from this. First, there are no periods in front of the extensions. Second, it appears that at lea

[expert] permission denied msg

2001-01-07 Thread Mark Weaver
Hi List, Tell me...other then the obvious what in the world is Cron trying to tell me with this message? I want to help him, but I'm not quite sure how to go about that. -- Cron run-parts /etc/cron.hourly Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 23:01:01 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cron Daemon) To: [EMAI

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
Are you quite sure you were ableto obtain RealPlayer 8 for Linux? The Real site is a little hard to navbigate, but I'm quite sure the Linux version is only RealPlayer 7, no matter white the site says [check `help about' to see]. Another test is going to take5 [click the take5 link] and trying

Re: [expert] RealPlayer

2001-01-07 Thread Luk Vermeylen
with realplayer 8.0 are delivered 2 files who make the plugins and mime work like that i've answered the quetion a few days ago look in the directory of realplayer. they are named something like rpplugin & rpmime Luk Vermeylen - Original Message - From: "Brian Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Thanks, Mike, Bill Mike MacCana wrote: > > Try www.gnute.com. > > Cheers, > > Mike > > -- > Mike MacCanaSupport Consultant > C Y B E R S O U R C E >Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000 > Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 59

Re: [expert] Advanced Packaging Tool for Linux Mandrake.

2001-01-07 Thread Bill Thompson
Mike, I didn't see apt-get under Cooker but I did see it under Contrib. I grabbed the source rpm and ran into a compile problem: Building program /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/apt-0.3.19cnc27/bin/hdlist2pkglist Installing desc.apt to /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/apt-0.3.19cnc27/scripts/dselect Installing install to

Re: [expert] 2.4.0 Kernel updates from Mandrake Update

2001-01-07 Thread civileme
On Saturday 06 January 2001 18:15, you wrote: > On Saturday 06 January 2001 04:28 pm, you wrote: > > Anyone have any luck upgrading through MandrakeUpdate? I'm having a real > > problem getting my kernel upgraded... > > Just tried it myself... and I got a slew of conflicts... so many the > warnin

Re: [expert] kernel-2.4.0 bootup problem

2001-01-07 Thread civileme
On Sunday 07 January 2001 02:25, you wrote: > I remember seeing some messages (here?) not too long ago about "kernel > panic: VFS unable to mount root filesystem" and builds of kernel-2.4.0. > Well, I just built this kernel and get this when I try to boot it up. > > I don't have the messages anym

Re: [expert] avifile

2001-01-07 Thread Mike MacCana
Try www.gnute.com. Cheers, Mike -- Mike MacCanaSupport Consultant C Y B E R S O U R C E Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000 Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998 On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Bill Thompson wrote: > Mike MacCana wro