Re: [techtalk] Parition help

2001-01-11 Thread Lisa Mendonsa
Well, I more or less had a small problem when I tried deleting my partitions of Linux RH7, and DOS pirmary and extended . I deleted them using Linux fdisk (using the installation CD) and then run the windows fdisk to delete the DOS partitions. But at this point it told me that it could not delete

Re: [techtalk] Parition help

2001-01-11 Thread Eric Richard Turner
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Kath wrote: > Ok, my friend installed Red Hat 6.2 and has decided she hates linux. > Oh well. Lets not lecture her on Linux vs. Windows. > > What is the easiest way for her to delete her linux partition and > create a FAT32 one so she can reinstall Windows? cfdisk? fdis

Re: [techtalk] Parition help

2001-01-11 Thread FeO
either cfdisk or fdisk will work just fine. she can even use the linux version to delete the existing partitions and create one big FAT32 partition, no need to revert to windows fdisk for that. At 11:26 PM 1/11/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Ok, my friend installed Red Hat 6.2 and has decided she hat

Re: [techtalk] Parition help

2001-01-11 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 11:26:09PM -0500, Kath wrote: > Ok, my friend installed Red Hat 6.2 and has decided she hates linux. Oh well. Lets >not lecture her on Linux vs. Windows. > > What is the easiest way for her to delete her linux partition and create a FAT32 one >so she can reinstall Wi

Re: [techtalk] buying a build-your-own PC

2001-01-11 Thread lou
hi check www.canadacomputers.com they list all the components and their prices and also sell systems. Don't think they talley it all up for you but you can work out your own price from it. Lou ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.

[techtalk] Parition help

2001-01-11 Thread Kath
Ok, my friend installed Red Hat 6.2 and has decided she hates linux.  Oh well.  Lets not lecture her on Linux vs. Windows.    What is the easiest way for her to delete her linux partition and create a FAT32 one so she can reinstall Windows?  cfdisk?  fdisk?   - Kath

RE: [techtalk] HP JetDirect print server (and how they don't work!)

2001-01-11 Thread Angela Nash
Some of the older JetDirects do not support LPR. If you can't upgrade it, oh well. :) Jason -Original Message- From: Conor Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:28 AM To: Techtalk Subject: [techtalk] HP JetDirect print server (and how they don't work!) Got

Re: [techtalk] RE: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #308 - 1 msg

2001-01-11 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 03:21:42PM -0500, Brian Sweeney wrote: > Mary- > > what version of Linux are you running? > > -Brian Umm... FreeBSD :) Mary. -- Mary Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Key ID: 77625870 ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [techtalk] buying a build-your-own PC

2001-01-11 Thread stephanie1200
I was very happy with my experiences with penguin computing (penguincomputing.com)...and preloaded with red hat, means you don't have to choose between Micro$oft Crap #1 and Micro$oft Crap #2. You don't buy components, but choose them and they build it and ship it. "Wood, Mary" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [techtalk] buying a build-your-own PC

2001-01-11 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, Mary, Yes, but... The reason most stores do this is because the markup on PC hardware is so close to nil that in order for them to make any kind of a profit they basically have to charge you more for the parts and pieces than a whole system. The system we got for my Mom just over a year ag

[techtalk] buying a build-your-own-PC

2001-01-11 Thread Mary E. Mulderrig
Hi Mary Try Tiger Direct at tigerdirect.com last time  I checked they were still doing that. If you feel a bit more adventurous you could use motherboard express, pricescan or pricewatch and shop for all the parts separately. I have done this with no problems and saved a bundle. All the best, Mar

Re: [techtalk] buying a build-your-own PC

2001-01-11 Thread Kristin M. Fitzsimmons
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:25:49 -0700 "Wood, Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know where on the 'Net such a place exists? All > I've been able to find are places which want to sell me > pre-built PCs complete with the monitor, keyboard, mouse, > and speakers which I don't need. > Have y

[techtalk] buying a build-your-own PC

2001-01-11 Thread Wood, Mary
Once upon a time, in a long forgotten land, I went to a computer store online and they had a build-your-own feature. I.e.; a checklist of what kind of case do you want, processor, RAM, any sound cards or NICs, blah, blah, blah, and it spat out the price of your new tower. Anyone know where on th

Re: [techtalk] RE: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #308 - 1 msg

2001-01-11 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 10:00:12AM -0500, Brian Sweeney wrote: > Why are you using inetd for qmail? I know Dan recommends using tcpserver > now, which is why pretty much all of the information out there deals with > it. Inetd has performace issues, if I remember correctly, especially when > deal

[techtalk] RE: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #308 - 1 msg

2001-01-11 Thread Brian Sweeney
Why are you using inetd for qmail? I know Dan recommends using tcpserver now, which is why pretty much all of the information out there deals with it. Inetd has performace issues, if I remember correctly, especially when dealing with high-volume servers. TCPserver, imho, is also pretty easy to

[techtalk] HP JetDirect print server (and how they don't work!)

2001-01-11 Thread Conor Daly
Got a hold of some (very) old HP JetDirect EX j2382a external print servers and I'm trying (failing) to get them to work from RH6.2 I'm running a dhcp server and each will configure its ip address via bootp, will respond to ping and will accept a telnet direct to the printer port so I can use th