Re: [newbie] Installing Kopete from Mandriva Respositories

2006-10-26 Thread Anthony Irven Scott
On Wednesday 25 October 2006 15:39, Anthony Irven Scott wrote: Hi, Could someone explain how I can download Kopete (IM Client) from the Mandriva Repositories. I have tried, but I only seem to see a limited number of packages in the repositories. IMHO, I certainly do not see everything in the

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:57:20 -0700 Cameron MacDonald got an infinite number of monkeys to type out: Turns out there was something wrong with the hald and dbus RPMs from SoS. I knew it!!! Not to jinx anything, but since I removed the SOS version of dbus (which somehow managed to stick around

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Thursday 26 October 2006 20:17, JoeHill wrote: including installing a newer kernel, and finding that it had rewritten LILO so that the only entries were for the SOS kernel, leaving me with very few easy options at the time Now that sounds like a top PEBCAK case to me. -- Good luck, HarM

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread Dan LaBine
JoeHill wrote: Nothing against Hawkwind, but I have had negative experiences with SOS RPM's in the past, including installing a newer kernel, and finding that it had rewritten LILO so that the only entries were for the SOS kernel, leaving me with very few easy options at the time (I know better

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:54:41 -0400 Dan LaBine got an infinite number of monkeys to type out: Who,...Me? Dan L. Whaddaya have a script that beeps you when your name's mentioned or something? ;-) -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 +++ I'm a fraud - a poor, lazy, sexy fraud.

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:47:52 +0200 H.J.Bathoorn got an infinite number of monkeys to type out: Now that sounds like a top PEBCAK case to me. I know, it's Joe, but I swear, all I did was install the kernel and run 'lilo'. Call me crazy, but that should **never** delete the other kernel entries.

Re: [newbie] USB external hard drive

2006-10-26 Thread Cameron MacDonald
JoeHill wrote: On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:57:20 -0700 Cameron MacDonald got an infinite number of monkeys to type out: Turns out there was something wrong with the hald and dbus RPMs from SoS. I knew it!!! Not to jinx anything, but since I removed the SOS version of dbus (which somehow managed

[newbie] browser redirects to spam

2006-10-26 Thread mandrivanewbie
Hi, 10 hours of searching and googling and I still can't find what is redirecting my browser to this generated page of spam, well that's what I consider it to be. This happens as user or root, in any browser I use. As an example, I type in some random letters... eg: fhfhfhfhfh The browser

Re: [newbie] browser redirects to spam

2006-10-26 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Thursday 26 October 2006 21:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could really use some help as I cannot identify how this has infiltrated my system, what is causing it, and what else it might now be sending/receiving from here. Those are web based redirects not local ones. If I enter fhfhfh I

Re: [newbie] browser redirects to spam

2006-10-26 Thread Shocky
On 2006 October 26 14:24, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Thursday 26 October 2006 21:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could really use some help as I cannot identify how this has infiltrated my system, what is causing it, and what else it might now be sending/receiving from here. Those are web

[newbie] version for p3

2006-10-26 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, I am currently running LM 2007 on my Inspiron 9100. A friend wishes to try "linux" for the first time on his older laptopa P3 around 1000Mhz, I think. Which version of Mandriva would the group recommend (or other distro?) for this first timer. Of course, he's a windows users so a

Re: [newbie] version for p3

2006-10-26 Thread Gireesh Bhat
On 10/26/06, Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am currently running LM 2007 on my Inspiron 9100. A friend wishes to try linux for the first time on his older laptopa P3 around 1000Mhz, I think. Which version of Mandriva would the group recommend (or other distro?) for

Re: [newbie] version for p3

2006-10-26 Thread Miark
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:36:49 -0700, Bill wrote: Which version of Mandriva would the group recommend (or other distro?) for this first timer. Mandriva One, because he doesn't have to install it (but set up a small Linux partition for his data). Of course, he's a windows users so a familiar

Re: [newbie] browser redirects to spam

2006-10-26 Thread magnet
On Thursday 26 Oct 2006 21:44, Shocky wrote: On 2006 October 26 14:24, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Thursday 26 October 2006 21:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could really use some help as I cannot identify how this has infiltrated my system, what is causing it, and what else it might

[newbie] Firefox 2 is out

2006-10-26 Thread Miark
No RPMs from Mandriva yet (it's been only two days), but if you want to install it from Mozilla, it's ready, willing, and able. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club :

[newbie] Knemo Applet

2006-10-26 Thread Anthony Irven Scott
Hi, I would like to add this applet to my panel. I believe it monitors my broadband activity. I know I have it somewhere, but I cannot find it on any of my Add to Panel toolbars to add it. Any help would be much appreciated. -- Anthony I. Scott Dip.Teaching (Primary); B.Ed. Melbourne, Australia

Re: [newbie] Knemo Applet

2006-10-26 Thread Miark
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:09:43 +1000, Anthony wrote: I would like to add this applet to my panel. I believe it monitors my broadband activity. I know I have it somewhere, but I cannot find it on any of my Add to Panel toolbars to add it. Any help would be much appreciated. It's in contrib: #

[newbie] Mustek Scanexpress A3 USB

2006-10-26 Thread Lee Wiggers
With great joy I recommend this cheap scanner. It works like a champ and A3 too. The sane install was a bit dicey and I had to google the firmware and put it where it belongs, but the scanner performs well above expectations. Now if I could just get the fax to work... Lee

Re: [newbie] Firefox 2 is out

2006-10-26 Thread rjlapham
On Thursday 26 October 2006 11:48 pm, Miark wrote: No RPMs from Mandriva yet (it's been only two days), but if you want to install it from Mozilla, it's ready, willing, and able. I have it and it works as well as the 1.5 which came with Mdv2007. Unfortunately, they both crash if on a