Re: replacing win98

2001-11-20 Thread Susan Macchia
thanks this is great - I'll give it a try when I get some time. Jim Connor wrote: > If you need any help finding/installing it, let me know. I just did this and > it's a little tricky. Ok, here's a quick SxS. > - Download korelib tarball and kapital rpm for distro. > - Untar korelib, ./configur

RE: RE: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread kbb0927
Susan, It's not a big issue. The problem is with using suse-provided kernels as the headers are not recognized. Briefly you have to do the following (if you are using SuSE 7.2 or 7.3): from the suse-linux-e archives of November 2001 and by Volker Kuhlmann 1. install kernel-source-2.4.10.SuSE

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Jim Conner
If you need any help finding/installing it, let me know. I just did this and it's a little tricky. Ok, here's a quick SxS. - Download korelib tarball and kapital rpm for distro. - Untar korelib, ./configure, make, make install - Edit /etc/ld.so.conf. Add line: /usr/local/lib. Run ldconfig as

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Susan Macchia
Thanks - I'll check it out. > Take a look at Kapital by theKompany. There should be a demo rpm on their > ftp site to look at. It's very similar to Quicken. I currently use > Moneydance, but will probably be transfering to Kapital soon. It's cheaper > than Moneydance, and looks nicer. > > Jim

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Jim Conner
Take a look at Kapital by theKompany. There should be a demo rpm on their ftp site to look at. It's very similar to Quicken. I currently use Moneydance, but will probably be transfering to Kapital soon. It's cheaper than Moneydance, and looks nicer. Jim On Monday, November 19, 2001 9:33,

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Susan Macchia
I had a dual boot when I first started using Linux (COL2.4) way back. *HATED* having to reboot. To me, one of the most important features is a stable OS that doesn't have to be rebooted several times a day. And as a unix developer from way back, I truly dislike windows and LOVE having the fami

Re: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Monday 19 November 2001 7:10 am, Susan Macchia wrote: > I would go with the express and it's based on 2.0; so I was wondering what > was needed and how to apply it.  TIA All you have to do is replace a file with a newer one. After that, the vmware-config.pl operates just the same. If yo

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Collins Richey
[ snips ]On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:13:07 -0800 (PST) Susan Macchia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keith Antione wrote: > > On Monday 19 November 2001 02:54, Susan Macchia enunciated: > > > I was running the full version (evaulation copy) and used the > wizard to > > > create the vm. > > > I still

Re: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-19 Thread Susan Macchia
I would go with the express and it's based on 2.0; so I was wondering what was needed and how to apply it. TIA Bruce Marshall wrote: >On Sunday 18 November 2001 22:22 pm, Susan Macchia wrote: > > I am still evaluating VMware 3.0, but want to probably go with express. > > Since I am running 2.4.

Re: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Sunday 18 November 2001 22:22 pm, Susan Macchia wrote: > I am still evaluating VMware 3.0, but want to probably go with express. >  Since I am running 2.4.10 kernel (SuSE 7.3), what kind of "work around" > might I have to do?  I'd like to know before I fork up the dough. No workaround should b

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Sunday 18 November 2001 22:13 pm, Susan Macchia wrote: > > Did you miss out on the $89.00 special offer some months ago; yes I agree > > on win4lin, its to messy and no where as professional to vmware. BTW did > > you donload the full manual in pdf format ? quite extensive.. > > Bummer,

RE: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Susan Macchia
I am still evaluating VMware 3.0, but want to probably go with express. Since I am running 2.4.10 kernel (SuSE 7.3), what kind of "work around" might I have to do? I'd like to know before I fork up the dough. TIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have given up on wn4lin as a longtime loyal user and

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Susan Macchia
Keith Antione wrote: > On Monday 19 November 2001 02:54, Susan Macchia enunciated: > > I was running the full version (evaulation copy) and used the wizard to > > create the vm. 4G disk (which I could change, but left it). > > The nice part about it is that although you created a 4gig file its on

RE: Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread kbb0927
I have given up on wn4lin as a longtime loyal user and have gone with VMware Express. Netraverse seemed to have gone after RH and MDK and as for SuSE, they always seem to lag behind. They even seem to stay more current for TurboLinux. I went with SuSE after COL 2.4, even though I looked @ RH7.1, M

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Keith Antoine
On Monday 19 November 2001 03:07, Susan Macchia enunciated: > > Regarding your writer (and mine). I went to the vmware website and > > found that they don't support burners, but treat them as readers only. > > I can see both my reader (/dev/hdc) and my writer (/dev/ttyS0). The > > writer is scsi

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Keith Antoine
On Monday 19 November 2001 02:54, Susan Macchia enunciated: > I was running the full version (evaulation copy) and used the wizard to > create the vm. 4G disk (which I could change, but left it). The nice part about it is that although you created a 4gig file its only takes on the size of the l

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Susan Macchia
> Regarding your writer (and mine). I went to the vmware website and > found that they don't support burners, but treat them as readers only. > I can see both my reader (/dev/hdc) and my writer (/dev/ttyS0). The > writer is scsi emulated, but both are really ide. OOPS neant that the wri

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-18 Thread Susan Macchia
I was running the full version (evaulation copy) and used the wizard to create the vm. 4G disk (which I could change, but left it). Regarding the com ports, I find that have to uninstall/re-install them after powering them down. Wierd. I can live w/ it for a while since I don't use it to sync

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sunday 18 November 2001 08:03, Susan Macchia enunciated: > Regarding the disk it built, I didn't have to do a thing - it created a 4G > disk and formatted it when I created the virtual machine. > > Just got my com port working so I can sync with my palm and the Daytimer > Addressbook. I usuall

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sunday 18 November 2001 00:21, Susan Macchia enunciated: > Hi Keith, > > I do have a 2nd cd writer which VMware fails to see on initial > installation. I set it up as a scsi cdrom device and I can read from it, > but have yet not tried to write to it. Since I use gcombust, etc, it is a > lowe

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Saturday 17 November 2001 17:03 pm, Susan Macchia wrote: > Regarding the disk it built, I didn't have to do a thing - it created a 4G > disk and formatted it when I created the virtual machine. Guess that's what I get for not using the 'wizard' -- +--

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Susan Macchia
Regarding the disk it built, I didn't have to do a thing - it created a 4G disk and formatted it when I created the virtual machine. Just got my com port working so I can sync with my palm and the Daytimer Addressbook. I usually use Jpilot and pilot-xfer, but need to keep the address book up t

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Saturday 17 November 2001 9:21 am, Susan Macchia wrote: > Again, even with these limitations, the fact that it runs without booting > into a specialized kernel is a plus to me.  Not that I have time to roll my > own, but I want to be able to play without having to worry that I can't run > my cr

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-17 Thread Susan Macchia
Hi Keith, I do have a 2nd cd writer which VMware fails to see on initial installation. I set it up as a scsi cdrom device and I can read from it, but have yet not tried to write to it. Since I use gcombust, etc, it is a lower priority for me and I haven't searched the website or asked them abou

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Keith Antoine
On Saturday 17 November 2001 03:20, Susan Macchia enunciated: > I would highly recommend VMware. I just installed SuSE 7.3 (really slick > by the way - I am real happy w/ it) and am evaluating VMware 3.0. I have > found that it is a really slick product; easy to configure and set up. Its > perf

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Wade Barocsi
On Friday 16 November 2001 12:28, you wrote: > The last time I tried VMware (it was version 2) they didn't support SB Live > sound cards. Their website wasn't very clear as to whether or not they > have changed that. Does anyone have a success using VMware and a SB Live > card? I was also runn

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Keith Antoine
On Saturday 17 November 2001 03:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] enunciated: > The last time I tried VMware (it was version 2) they didn't support SB Live > sound cards. Their website wasn't very clear as to whether or not they > have changed that. Does anyone have a success using VMware and a SB Live > c

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Bruce Marshall
On Friday 16 November 2001 12:28 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The last time I tried VMware (it was version 2) they didn't support SB Live > sound cards.  Their website wasn't very clear as to whether or not they > have changed that.  Does anyone have a success  using VMware and a SB Live > card?

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread MHeinrich
The last time I tried VMware (it was version 2) they didn't support SB Live sound cards. Their website wasn't very clear as to whether or not they have changed that. Does anyone have a success using VMware and a SB Live card? I was also running it on a K2-300 with 128 MB ram and it was slow.

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Susan Macchia
I would highly recommend VMware. I just installed SuSE 7.3 (really slick by the way - I am real happy w/ it) and am evaluating VMware 3.0. I have found that it is a really slick product; easy to configure and set up. Its performance is pretty good (its running on a pentium II 400 mhz with 384MB

Re: replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Matthew Carpenter
I have spoken to several Linux-geeks who need occasional access to a windows box, and most are happy with the VNC setup you described (little headless NT/2000 box under the desk) On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:30:35 -0500 "Wade Barocsi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My office manager's win98 system is

replacing win98

2001-11-16 Thread Wade Barocsi
My office manager's win98 system is problematic, with frequent crashes, etc. I am looking to replace this system with linux. This system (k6-400,256mb) runs a foxpro database-office management system, and basic office software. The office software can easily be handled by linux, but what is t