Re: Spreadsheet program?

I don't think you will find any as good and extensive as Excel, but the closest I have seen is the one from StarOffice or OpenOffice. Quattro Pro was as good -some may say better- than Excel, but I don't think Linux version is still available. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: David H

Re: MATLAB , like application beyond octave

Try SCILAB, from INRIA (France). Windows and Linux versions available. Both work. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Karim Nowruzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 14 Jun 2003 01:14:26 +0430 Subject: MATLAB , like application beyond octave > is there any program(of course

Re: a lightweight window mgr for RH 9 ?

xfce rules!!! -Original Message- From: K Hargraves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:48:46 +0800 (WST) Subject: a lightweight window mgr for RH 9 ? > > Hi > > any recommendations as to a lightweight window manager for RH 9 as an > .rpm; something simila

Re: Autocad 2002 on linux

Hi! There are three reasons we keep Windows boxes at the office: 1.MS Project 2.Special third party specific eng. software 3.AutoCAD I don't think AutoCAD may work properly under emulation. You may try VariCAD for Linux as a replacement. BTW, you may want to take a look at AutoDesk's Inventor

RH 8.0 Personal: licensing issues

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We want to mount a computer to give internet access to 35 Windows workstations in our office. Can we do this with RH8.0 Personal Edition? Of course we know the tools are there, but we are concerned about the licensing issues. As we do not require the high end features

Re: Alternates for office environment WAS: Running OutlookXPOn Linux...

I have found a good strategy to make the transition to OpenOffice is to keep Office working for some months, saving the docs by default in not-Office standards, such as rtf for word docs. You may then try installing OpenOffice for Window$ for some other months, and finally make the switch to Linux

going directly into text install

I am installing RH8.0 on my old laptop. It has no network card, no modem, no floppy drive, and does not boot from CD. So, I copied dosutils, images and isolinux directories to the windows partition, booted windows in dos mode, and ran autoboot. The problem is that I go directly into graphic insta

Re: OpenOffice/MS Office compatibility (was Re: easy installation)

Well, I have had problems with complex files all from Excel, Word and PP. A common problem are tables of content in Word docs. As we are thinking about the transition from MS to Linux, we are setting up our Office software to save all next year docs in "more compatible" formats. For instance, W

Re: Space

Hi! My option would be to format the whole hard disk, because as I know Linux a little bit more everytime, I can think better about what partition strategy to use and what to and not to install. Of course, it depends of what you like. You may even just fdisk and ext2fs that partition, and use

Re: HP LaserJet 4L

I have a 4L that works like a charm with 7.3. Connected at LPT1. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 09 Dec 2002 11:10:41 -0500 Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 4L > I've had a similar problem with my Okidata OL-810e > I fixed it by using t

Re: difference between *nix

I am not an IT guy, not even a programmer, but I have been around this list for a couple of years, and my opinion is that the best *nix is the one you feel comfortable working with. Security and efficiency will just be a matter of how much dedication you give to your boxes. Unfortunately my exp

Re: Decent Word / Excel Conversion: Not yet?

Well, my best option until now has been using rtf format rather than M$ Word format. Still not perfect, and I have some problems with tables of content, but it is better than trying to load a native Word format. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Changing "localhost.localdomain"

I tried issuing the hostname command, but I got the same results. Any ideas? TIA, -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:09:36 -0600 Subject: Re: Changing "localhost.localdomain" > Man

Changing "localhost.localdomain"

I have a desktop computer at home running RH 7.2. I connect to the net using rp3 by means of a modem connection (no LAN, WAN, not even a network card on this box). In my consoles and prompts I get "localhost.localdomain", which I would like to change to other text, i.e., "naming" my computer.

Re: Linux & Electronics (was: wine in general (my 2 cents))

> Out of interest: What programs are used for EDA (e.g. schematic > capture, PCB > layout, etc.)? Last time I checked (which is a while ago), there didn't > seem > to be that much out there... There are plenty of tools. My last contact with electronics was about two years ago, but I recall SPICE

Re: wine in general (my 2 cents)

> I would distinguish between various engineering disciplines. In the > world of electronics, there seems to be a strong trend towards Linux. Yes, you are right. I believe that is because electrical and electronic engineers are more fond to programming than people from other eng. fields. You a

Re: wine in general (my 2 cents)

Is Window$ a necessary evil??? Unfortunately, so far, for Engineering applications, I think so. Regarding this thread, my opinion is as follows: -Excel is the best spreadsheet when it comes to advanced uses. QPro was great, but it can be considered mostly dead. StarOffice works wonderfully for

Re: Why are IDE drives so much slower in Linux?

Just for the records, SCSI cards have their own processors to handle disks I/O while IDE drives are handled by the computer main processor(s). SCSI is just like "outsourcing" the drives management. So, when running processor intensive applications such as mathematical applications, the differen

Re: calculator program for linux

I can think of two options. One is to use octave or scilab. The other is trying the HP 48 emulator for Window$ via WINE. I would go for octave, as it is a full math languaje and environment, and it works both in text and graphical mode. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: christopher j b

Re: cleaning up an directory full of rpm files

Hi, Erick! I guess ISO8859-2 is different than ISO8859-9. As you know, ISO stands for International Standards Organization, and I bet the last number means a different standard. In such a case, you just have to decide which font will better suit your needs. Best wishes, -Manuel. -Orig

Re: XFCE INSTALL ????

Installing the rpm is not enough, yet. Logged as the user who will use xfce, you have to run another command to install if. I don't recall if it was xfce-install or xfce-setup, just type xfce and TAB twice to see the available options. Then reboot. After that, I got xfce on the graphic login s

Re: Linus Torvald Explained!!!

Dear Neo: On April 1st, also known in North America as "April's Fools Day", inhabitants of this region play all kind of jokes. I bet this is one of such. I just hope you can get some fun out of it (although the sense of humor changes from one place to another). Best wishes, -Manuel. -O

Re: SRPMS

The rpms that are architechture independent have "noarch" somewhere in their names. Compilers are in charge of matching your source with the actual architecture you have, so you do not necessarilly have to learn architecture specific code, and you achieve high portability. But, some processes

Re: /dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

Thanks! I solved the issue with depmod -ae. But, for the records, the first possible solution I got was: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom AND mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom solved the error initially, BUT, after I reinstalled everything, it did not work (???, I installed the same

/dev/cdrom is not a valid block device

Dear friends: I just installed RH 7.2 on my Laptop. When I issue mount /dev/cdrom, I am getting a "/dev/cdrom is not a valid block device error". Any idea how can I fix this? TIA, -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://

Re: Small Linux distro

It mostly depends on what you want to do. I suggest you to look at the HOWTOs first. There is one (which name I don't have on hand) that is about running Linux on 8 MB laptops. You may think about Peanut Linux, Tiny Linux, or creating your own set of files (take a look at the Linux From Scratc

Re: Cheapbytes

I have bought from Cheapbytes in the past, and I recall they had some legal issues on labeling the CDs as "RedHat". What they do is download the iso image from RedHat and burning it for sale (AFAIR, there used to be little differences on the official CDs and the images available to download fr

Re: Virus was sent from the list!!!!

My ISP checks all the transit mails for viruses automatically. I got the message from their mail server. -Manuel. -Original Message- From: "Jim Bija" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 00:31:15 -0500 Subject: Re: Virus was sent from the list > how do

Re: Virus was sent from the list!!!!

Nop. But my ISP does use Windows, so they catched the virus on the way. But, as other ppl on this list, I keep Windows on some boxes (necessary evil). -Manuel. -Original Message- From: Vidiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:10:28 -0600 (CST) Subject:

Accesing windows software in a networked computer

Dear Friends: At the office, the management is thinking about changing all the network from Novell and Windows to Linux. But, we require some software that only exists in Windows version, such as AutoCAD and MSProject. I know there is VMWare and Win4Lin, but, is it possible to let all the MS

Re: ntserver or linux???

> linux is a very efficient alternative. can i have a linux server with > win95 > clients? will it be advantageous to switch over? Yes. Free. Better. Unix-like. Highly configurable. All tools needed included. -Manuel. ___ Redhat-list mailing list

Re: Regression tools for Linux ?

I guess you mean mathematical regression tools that allow you to take experimental data and correlate it to get an equation that describes the phenomena in a more or less (measured) accurate way. Well, you may want to try Octave or Scilab. R-Base is intended for statistical analysis, and as fa

Re: Different Question on RH 6.x Installers

On Mon, 06 Mar 2000, N Jaiswal wrote: > I have done installation of 6.0 and 6.1 on PII-350 with 64MB Ram and for > workstation mode, it took not more than 20 minutes. No more than 40 minutes on my 486/66 w/24 RAM =). -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as t

Re: Linux can't find printer ports...

On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > I had this same question before ...well close to it and i got this answer: > > > put alias partport_lowlevel parport_pc in /etc/conf.modules and reboot. > I had same problem solved it in the BIOS rather than in Linux. I changed the para

[OT] Genetical Algorithms

Dear friends: I have to present a small project for my automatic control course about Genetic Algorythms. I found no information about that in the library, but I got a magazine (a Linux one) in Spanish with a nice theoretical introduction to the topic, which I plan on using for my project. Alt

Unidentified subject!

Dear friends: I have to present a small project for my automatic control course about Genetic Algorythms. I found no information about that in the library, but I got a magazine (a Linux one) in Spanish with a nice theoretical introduction to the topic, which I plan on using for my project. Altho

Re: Experienced WinNT Administrators/Users for Dialup Connections

I found a very easy to follow article on connecting to the internet provider on August's issue of Linux Magazine (Newbies section). Hope it helps. -Manuel. On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, SoloCDM wrote: > I asked my ISP what terminal equipment and what authentication schemes > their system would accept.

[OT] AMD 5x86 on a Gateway2000 486??

Hi! I have a 486/66 Intel board that came with my Gateway2000 (tower case). I want to change the processor to an AMD 5x86 - 133 , but I don't seem to find the technical specs of my MB on the Gateway Web page. Does any body has the manuals of the computer, or knows where can I find them? I can t

Linux+Novell

Dear friends: We need a mail server at the office, and was thinking about Linux as an option. About 20 users, and we use internal as well as internet e-mail. As traffic is very low, we would think about a dial-on-demand connection to the internet through a modem. We connect to the ISP and send/re

Re: Disk Druid Install Problems

Where is your SWAP partition? DD requires at least 1. -Manuel. On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, John S. Muller wrote: > Hi, > > I have the following partitions: > > hda18g Windoze 98 > hda21g Linux (slackware) > hda31g Linux (slackware) > hda44g

Problem printing PS files.

Dear friends: I just connected my HP LaserJet Series II to my RH 6.0 box. I configured the printer using printtool. Now, here's the problem: When I print an ASCII text page, it works great. When I print the PS test page, I get the page splittled in three thirds, one on a different page. Can t

Re: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Jeff Mings wrote: > Just a thought - have you guys made absolutely sure that your ports are set up > correctly and enabled? I was having problems with a printer port under RH 6.1 > that had worked fine under 5.2. For some reason, the BIOS setting for the port > was "auto" in

RE: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Rohan Parkes wrote: > I too have a USB, but I'm not making use of it, so I didn't think that was > the problem. > I don't use it either, but it is there... =) -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Serial/Parallel Ports not functioning in 6.1

Hi! I have an inter 440BX-2 MB and RH 6.0 does not recognize my parallel ports either. I *guess* it has to do with the USB architecture. I am waiting for 6.2 to upgrade and see what happens. If anyone knows how to fix the problem, please let know. TIA -Manuel. On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Rohan Par

RE: Intellectual Starvation!

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Jamie Carl wrote: > So i just have one question, anyone know anywhere i can find > resources for a beginner programmer who is basically starting > from scratch? In relation to Linux of course.. Linux Programmers Guide in your CD and Beginning Linux Programming, Wrox Press.

RE: Newbie still stuck on which distribution

Well, I started up with RH 5.2. If you want, and have some time to spend on your decision, you may like buying "generic" disks from maybe Cheapbytes or LinuxMall. This are the same downloadable versions that you find on the net, so you can install them and work them out just as the originals (you

RE: Unix and Linux Books

>am thinking of getting. I am transitioning from a Windows NT administrator Don't worry, nobody's perfect! ;) >Linux in a Nutshell, Second Edition; Siever, Ellen; O'Reilly According to Linux Journal, this is a "must have". >Running Linux, Third Edition; Welsh, Matt; O'Reilly & Associates

Re: Opinions

> it's really good if you're running a business with a lot of > seats and you're going to have a professional > IT/sysadmin/unix dude doing setup and maintenance, but for > home use by Joe Citizen, Linux is still quite a bit of > hassle compared to Microsoft or Macintosh. I guess I am in Joe's ca

Re: [ANNOUNCE] i686 only Redhat Distribution - PRE-BETA RPMS Avail.

I don't have an AMD, but you may want to check December's Linux Journal article on the subject. -Manuel. On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Philippe Moutarlier wrote: > does it fit AMD-K6 II 3Dnow ?? > > Philippe > > Allen Bolderoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > --==_Exmh_28810P > > Content-Type: m

RE: Partition manager?

1. There is always a risk on repartitioning. 2. Try some specific tool such as Partition Magic or FIPS. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Ganbold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Miércoles, 12 de Enero de 2000 03:24 a.m. Asunto: Partition manager?

RE: Dual CPUs

AFAIK, they should be as similar as possible. In fact, some stores sale the "twin" processors, that are supposed to be matched for better performance. Could be a trick to ask you for an extra fee on the pair. But I have not heard about two processors at different speeds. -Manuel. -Mensaje o

RE: Benefits of using RH6.1 as a workstation over other distributions

You can even get a couple of distributions from cheapbytes or linuxmall at a very low price, and try them yourself. I have tried Caldera, SUSE and RH, and still preffer RH. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: 6.1

On Tue, 04 Jan 2000, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Is there a list for 6.1, or is it still the hedwig list? > > Glen Hi Glen! I am not running 6.1, but I remember reading mails about a Cartman list here. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

RE: ISA jumpered internal modem?

As I understand, you are installing a second modem, the jusmpered one will work under Linux and the other one is working under Windows. Here is what I would do. I would first review in Windows my IRQs and DMAs. Then I would jumper the new modem in such a way it wont interfere with the rest of the

OT Testing Hard Drives under Linux.

I am buying some SCSI hard drives and I want to test them for performance and possible failures. Does anybody knows about some Linux software that maybe helpful for this purpose, or any procedure to follow to test the drives' reliability? TIA, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: CD-Rewritable

Take a look at www.xcdroast.org There is also a HOWTO on burning CDs and cdwriters. -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: Mathco Tech. Dep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Redhat request <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Martes, 04 de Enero de 2000 11:43 a.m. Asunto: CD-Rewritable >Hi > >I would like to

RE: Upgrades for a 486?

What do you plan using this PC for? I was using a 486/66 until last month... -Manuel. -Mensaje original- De: M. I. S. Director <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Domingo, 02 de Enero de 2000 11:46 p.m. Asunto: Upgrades for a 486? >The CD problem o

Re: Y2K is here!

No Y2K problem here, even on my old 486s! =) HAPPY NEW YEAR! -Manuel. On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Chuck Mead wrote: > If this makes it... I guess MoonGroup survived the rollover intact! > > Woops... there goes another cannon shot! > > -- > Chuck Mead, CTO, MoonGroup Consulting, Inc.

Re: [OT] IRC invitation open for 30-60 minutes

You may like using GMT time... -Manuel. On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Greg W wrote: > Hi all > > Well it was a partial success in that I was not the only participant ;-) , > there have been indications of interest (which I would still like to see > more of for those who see this at a later stage) > > I

Re: OT: RH6.1 on Dell & Gateway Notebooks with DVD,CDR, & CD

Hi Bob! I saw an add on Linux Journal. Is a company called Linux Laptops. Their web site is www.linuxlaptops.com (original, isn't it? =) ). Hope this helps. -Manuel. On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Bob Hartung wrote: > I know this is off topic, but I need to move to a new > notebook and many of the noteb

Re: processor category ?

Hi Philippe! Nice hard one. First of all, your AMD and Intel are different factories with different processors and different technologies. So, your question is like asking what model of a BMW is this model of Mercedes. Here's what I read: The AMD-K6 is a high performance six generation processor

Re: How small is small?

Hi Kerry! I am running RH 5.2 in a 486/66 with 16 MB of RAM, 400 MB HDD, and I am using X with icewm (runs fast enough). Couple of suggestions: instead of using one swap partition, make two -half size each- one on each drive. Modify your /etc/inittab so you have only two virtual consoles instead

Re: soundcard, scsi, and cd-rw

Hi Matt! You may want to check about the SMP capability of your kernel. I *guess* you have to recompile for SMP the kernel boxed with 5.2. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: hardware testing

Hi Charles!!! If you are really into Hardware, you may want to take a look at "Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Linux Edition" from Mueller (QUE). It comes with a bootable CD with a Debian distribution that let you make diagnostics and other sort of things. On the other hand, there is a tool you may

Re: 686 distro. [Was: What about Mandrake?]

> Maybe not on a 686 with a speedy CD. But in my 386/25 may take two weeks... -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: PS/2 mouse sensitivity in X

On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Edward Schernau wrote: > I've just installed a PS/2 mouse, and its very slow in X - any way to > make it more sensitive? Hi Ed! I use KDE. On KDE control center, there is a menu of input devices, where you can cofigure the mouse speed. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [E

Re: 686 distro. [Was: What about Mandrake?]

On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Gustav Schaffter wrote: > I'm aware that many people run Linux on 'old' hardware. I fully respect > this need, which is somewhat proven by the fact that I intend to install > RH6.1 on a few 486's laying around (when I find the time for it) and I > agree that there should be a

RE: preventing data loss from power outage

Hi Chip! Bad news... you have power flickering, a surge supressor is USELESS. Diodes on your surge protector are designed for instant peeks of current, and we are talking of milliseconds here. So don't rely on this to protect your equipment form the power flickering. Good news: you can use a po

Re: Spanish keyboards?

> I am running redhat 6.1 in an IBM thinkpad 600 with a spanish keyboard. > I use KDE (in spanish of course) and I have not been able to get the > correct leyout of the keyboard to work under KDE( I have tryed both the > spanish layout and the latinamerican layout). The problem is that I can

Re: C language IDE for linux?

On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: > Nothing like emacs :) > > But if it is real IDE u want look at kdevelop..it is free.. > > cygnus has a more powerful IDE but costs $$ > Yep. Nothing like Emacs =). But I like xwpe, too. It is just a "Borland style" IDE. It is on the CDs. -Manuel. --

Re: Advice needed on upgrading system

Hi Gary! I had an old Pentium system and an older 486/66. I "discovered" that buying memory for my systems was too expensive, so I prefered to assemble a new box and sold the Pentium. I kept my 486 for playing around with my Linux =). Maybe you would like to check that with your budget. On the o

Re: Finding a file

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, K Old wrote: > I have used 'find', 'locate', and 'grep' to try to find it. Hi Kevin! Have you tried upgrading the locate database? It is updated automatically... at about 3:00 am. If you do not have your system on at that time, it just wont update. On 5.2 you can run update

Re: AMD K6-III @ 450MHZ

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, lloy0076 wrote: > In my opinion the upgrade has been worth it. Besides, I now have two > relatively fast machines. The older KG II @ 366MHZ was certainly quite > fast and I still have it; just gotta get round to installing it into a > case somewhere. The only glitch is that it

Re: [OT] History of the mouse

> Somewhere in here Microsoft Windows was launched. The first couple Yep. I remember that on my first MSWindows the mouse was mentioned as an "optional" item. BTW, I run the earliest Windows in an 8 MHz 8088, 640K of RAM and 20MB HDD. No mouse at all... Then I bought a Logitech Bus mouse for abo

RE: [OT] History of the mouse

> I don't know much about the early macs, but I do know that BASIC was part > and parcel of the OS for several micros of that era - Commodore PET and > 64, Apple and Apple II, maybe even the earliest IBM PC/XT machines. I On the original IBM PC/XT, if you did not insert a bootable floppy on sta

RE: can't start xfree86 3.3.5

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > Eh, um... wrong video server... > > -JMS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had same problem with my first install of RH. I was using the right server (generic VGA). It was a matter of adjusting colors and resolution. -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL P

Re: AMD Athlon processor

Hello, guys! Just to tell you that I bought Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PC's, LINUX edition from Amazon. Looks really good. Comes with diagnostics CD (unfortunately based on Debian). -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: SCSI Card Recommendation

Just tell me the Advansys model so I never wate my money on one! =) On Sun, 05 Dec 1999, Iain Wade wrote: > >%_> I just threw to the "recycle bin" an adaptec clone. So, I would say it is > not a > > good idea to experiment with cheap SCSI adapter clone. I bought an > Advansys > > Ultra SCSI c

Re: drive limitations?

> > swap 127 > > ram 4 gig > > > > Sorry the new limitation (depending on the kernel and on the hardware) > on the i386 platform is 2 gig for swap. > > Just pointing out the 'man mkswap' data on kernel 2.2.12 > If you use big swap partitions, it is supposed to be more efficient to add another

Re: SCSI Card Recommendation

I just threw to the "recycle bin" an adaptec clone. So, I would say it is not a good idea to experiment with cheap SCSI adapter clone. I bought an Advansys Ultra SCSI card for about $60+S&H at TigerDirect, and works fine. Advansys makes Linux compatible cards and gives Linux support on their produ

Re: lp's not detected...

gt; > willy > > === > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === > > On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Manuel Camacho wrote: > > > Dear friends: > > > > I have a new motherboard, an Intel SE440BX-2. RedHa

lp's not detected...

Dear friends: I have a new motherboard, an Intel SE440BX-2. RedHat 6.0 does not recognizes lp0, lp1 or lp3. I tried reinstalling, but it still does not recognize the ports. What can I do? Thanks a lot. Best regards, -Manuel. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as t

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Re: [Severely OT!!!] They said it would never happen...

I really wish you both the best. Regards, -Manuel. On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Edward Dekkers wrote: > ...but it has. > > Just a quick note to all you guys to let you know that on Friday 12th, I > asked my girlfriend of nearly 5 years, Kylie Taylor, to marry me. > > She said yes in case anyone

RE: [OT] Dell and Gateway selling Linux-based Net boxes?

> Hey, you know, the mass-market Linux PC vendors of the future might actually > have an easier time of things than MS tech support, if they ship their > machines with a "safe" user account, and bury the root password in the > documentation. The knowledgeable user can find what he needs quickly i

Benchmarking Linux boxes.

Is there any Linux software for doing benchmarking tests on stand alone Linux boxes? TIA, -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubs

[OT] hardware related list.

Is there any linux list related to hardware? TIA -Manuel. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains." -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsub

Re: Linux version of windoze Scandisk?

> I'm looking forward to the day when I've learned enough to be able to > actually help someone else on this list, but the more I find out the more I > know I don't know. If you get what I mean... > Dear Stephen, according to Plato, the best way of teaching is *asking*. I guess even the Linux gu

Re: IDE drive detection

As far as I understand -maybe I am wrong-, Linux get rid of the BIOS settings, or at least, ignore them after LILO takes control. But, have you tried resetting the drives in your BIOS? -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax:

Re: Best way to partition a 10 GB IDE disk for Win98+RH6.1

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Doug McGarrett wrote: > speed. Then make a /boot partition. I'm not sure how big that has > to be, but 100MB is more than enough. My /boot is 5MB and got 47% of usage =). > My experience is that fdisk is the program to use. Maybe things are > better now, but in 5.0 days,

Re: Checking hardware resources

There is an app under KDE that gives you information about the system. But I don't have a network, so I don't know if it gives info about NICs. -- Manuel A. Camacho Q. Refrigeracion Industrial Beirute, S.A. San Jose, Costa Rica. Phone: (506)233-4222. Fax: (506)222-3570. "Genius is an infinite

Re: Printing problems with RH 6.0.

he print filters ect are in /usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters or > some such thing you might try looking through these the > .fpi files seem to be the actual filters > Linda > -----Original Message- > From: Manuel Camacho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: hardware upgrade question -- new drive

Dear Daniel, here's another "non-programmer" using Linux for fun!!! =) > I need to get a bigger hard-drive. Also, I was hoping to upgrade from > redhat 4.2 to redhat 6.1 or whatever the latest release is. I also > need to install windows 98 on the new hard-drive--for work-related > purposes. >

Re: Does anyone use KDE apps?

On Sun, 07 Nov 1999, Brian R. Thacker wrote: > I was curious if anyone on this list uses KDE or the associated apps at all? > I've tried to compile a number of KDE apps on a RedHat 6.1 box (full > installation) and have been unable to do so. Ever time I run the ./configure > script I keep getting

Printing problems with RH 6.0.

Dear friends: I have a HP laserjet series II that I just connected to my RH 6.0 box. Kernel has not been modified or recompiled (just as out from the box). I have set the input filter as laserJet IId/IIp/III* with TIFF compression, which is described as "Driver for the Laserjet II series printer

[OT] HP LaserJet Series II

Dear friends: I was handled a LaserJet series II, which I am trying to make print under Linux 6.0. After printing the self test pages of the printer, I tried to make linux work with it unsuccesfully. I then moved the printer to a Win 98 box, loaded the drivers, but printing failed, too. As I us