RE: [techtalk] yellow dog linux

2001-05-24 Thread Davida Schiff
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [techtalk] yellow dog linux On Thu, 24 May 2001 11:51:23 -0700 Davida Schiff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I trouble installing both yellow dog & Linux PPC

RE: [techtalk] yellow dog linux

2001-05-24 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] yellow dog linux Hi Amanda, I trouble installing both yellow dog & Linux PPC on an iMac. Also documentation is quite limited Davida PS: if you get it working, please send some instructions my way. TIA -Original Message- From: Amanda Yee [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [techtalk] newbie

2001-05-18 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] newbie Hi Sue, Red Hat is an easy install. They also have a hardware compatibility list: http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/  You will need to know more about your sound card, NIC & modem. HTH, Davida -Original Message- From: Sue Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [techtalk] message to all

2001-05-16 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] message to all Hi Melissa, Thanks for the URL (http://List-Etiquette.com/). Davida -Original Message- From: Melissa Plunkett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 5:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [techtalk] message to all So

RE: [techtalk] Windows ME question

2001-05-02 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Kriselda,   First, check to make sure all of your security settings are correct in IE. If they are, try repairing IE, then reboot your PC.   HTH,   Davida -Original Message-From: Kriselda Jarnsaxa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:32 PMTo: techtal

RE: [techtalk] Mandrake install problems

2001-04-30 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] Mandrake install problems Avery, http://www.wam.umd.edu/~zben/Linux/fuji200.html HTH, Davida -Original Message- From: A Kozic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 12:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [techtalk] Mandrake install proble

RE: [techtalk] Backup strategy

2001-04-24 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] Backup strategy In my last job I used the free Linux version of Arkeia (http://www.arkeia.com/download.html) It worked well. Also the documentation is well written. HTH, Davida -Original Message- From: jennyw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 2

RE: [techtalk] Problems with Microsoft Works

2001-04-23 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Damian,   A search on google: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q141/9/30.asp   Sort of a strange help request for a Linux user group.   HTH,   Davida -Original Message-From: Damian Brazendale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:20 AMTo

RE: [techtalk] OT: This takes the cake

2001-04-11 Thread Davida Schiff
This also happened to a dot com I worked for. Our T1 & phone system was located in our server room. When our phone system was upgraded the technician pulled the T1 out. I was out to lunch when this happened. When I came back to work it was total chaos. -Original Message-From: Kat

[techtalk] Would an iMAC make a good apache sever?

2001-04-11 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: Would an iMAC make a good apache sever? Hi, We have an iMAC gathering dust, I was wondering if anyone tried to run apache on a MAC using PPC 2000. All/any help/information would be appreciated. Thanks, Davida

RE: [techtalk] Linux jre - oracle 8i problem

2001-04-03 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] Linux jre - oracle 8i problem Hi Mary, I did a google search on your error message (CreateOUIProcess(): -1) & came up with this link: http://www.linuxvoodoo.org/howto/HOWTO/Oracle-8-HOWTO/Oracle-8-HOWTO-3.shtml HTH, Davida -Original Message- From: Mary E.

RE: [techtalk] Smoking kills!

2000-12-12 Thread Davida Schiff
Rumor has it (thousands of years ago) HP put all their "used" keyboards in the dishwasher to clean them, and then sent them out as replacements to their customers when their keyboards failed, as warranty replacements. Davida -Original Message- From: Julie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent

RE: [techtalk] Back up Newbie

2000-11-28 Thread Davida Schiff
: Re: [techtalk] Back up Newbie Am Die, 28 Nov 2000 schrieb Davida Schiff: > I need some help in the backup arena. Situation: we have several > new Linux servers running that I would like to back up. I have both > a CD Writer and a Tape Drive. I would like to do a complete back up > of

[techtalk] Back up Newbie

2000-11-28 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I need some help in the backup arena. Situation: we have several new Linux servers running that I would like to back up. I have both a CD Writer and a Tape Drive. I would like to do a complete back up of each server on a weekly basis and daily incremental backups , so that if I wipe a server

[techtalk] Adding a 2nd site to Apache

2000-11-21 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I want to add a 2nd website (i.e. intranet) to my Apache Web Server and have no idea on how to do it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? TIA, Davida The mind I love must still have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown little wood,

RE: [techtalk] "MS Office" type software

2000-11-15 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Bek, You may want to give ted a try. http://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/ Features · Wysiwyg rich text editing. You can use all fonts for which you have a .afm file and that are available as an X11 font. Ted is delivered with .afm files for the Adobe fonts that are available

RE: [techtalk] laptops and drivers

2000-10-25 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Jill, We bought several notebooks (Red Hat pre-installed) from tuxtops. Good price and good customer support.http://www.tuxtops.com/ HTH Davida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jill Cote Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 11:19 AM

[techtalk] Need a good backup/disaster recovery software program

2000-10-24 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, Could anyone recommend a good Linux Enterprise level backup/disaster recovery software program. We have several servers running Red Hat and TapeWare does not cut the mustard. Thanks, Davida ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://w

[techtalk] Voice chat for Linux

2000-10-18 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi,   Are there any voice chat programs for linux?   Thanks,   Davida

Re: [grrltalk] Re: [techtalk] Linux Chix in Louisville, KY

2000-10-16 Thread Davida Schiff
What happened to the San Diego chapter? Davida - Original Message - From: "Justine Cubbage tenZeldam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [grrltalk] Re: [techtalk] Linux Chix in Louisvil

RE: [techtalk] rpm hell

2000-09-07 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, You may want to rebuild the RPM data base. syntax: rpm --rebuilddb This command produces no output. After a few minutes, it completes. HTH, Davida -Original Message- From: Samantha Atkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 8:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECT

[techtalk] Preserving Permissions

2000-08-31 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I have a question about preserving permissions (for files). It seems like the -p option during a copy does not work. Here is the scenario: Directory A has 4 files with the following permissions: file1=777, file2=666, file3=667 & file4=676. Directory B has the same (contents) 4 files with th

RE: [techtalk] Bios Password

2000-08-15 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Chris, Check this site if you haven't alreadyhttp://www.tomshardware.com/ On a jumper less board you may be able to remove the cmos battery to reset the bios. Also flashing the bios may help. (using a FD made on another PC with the flash program). If you try to short the board with a screw

[techtalk] Building an RPM question

2000-07-14 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a wildcard sequence I can use in the %install section of my spec file that will allow me to install all my files (over 50) without listing them individually? Thanks Davida ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTE

[techtalk] Access of pre-loaded web pages

2000-07-06 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I would like to take a demo network of 3 notebooks running Red hat 6.1 (1 server and 2 clients) on the road to show clients some work I have done. These will not be connected to the internet. I have installed Squid and Apache on the server as well as wget. Squid, Apache and wget all work fine

RE: [techtalk] Simple question

2000-07-05 Thread Davida Schiff
Never mind I found the file. It is ifcfg-eth0 (in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts). Davida -Original Message- From: Davida Schiff Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:28 AM To: tech talk (E-mail) Subject: [techtalk] Simple question Which file does netconf edit when you change from manual

[techtalk] Simple question

2000-07-05 Thread Davida Schiff
Which file does netconf edit when you change from manual to dhcp? Thanks, Davida ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

RE: [techtalk] memory config?? HELP!!

2000-06-26 Thread Davida Schiff
What does your BIOS show for RAM? How is the CPU recognized? If the BIOS has the correct information , boot with your Emergency disk then use your rescue disk to repair your system. Davida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 1

RE: [techtalk] mount: RPC: Program not registered message

2000-06-20 Thread Davida Schiff
: [techtalk] mount: RPC: Program not registered message Davida Schiff wrote: > > Hi, > > I have 2 PC's running RH 6.1 hooked to our network. Yesterday both were able > to mount a (NFS) server named Mango. Today after a reboot the NFS automount > fails. Also I can't manually

[techtalk] mount: RPC: Program not registered message

2000-06-19 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I have 2 PC's running RH 6.1 hooked to our network. Yesterday both were able to mount a (NFS) server named Mango. Today after a reboot the NFS automount fails. Also I can't manually mount it with the following command: mount /mnt/mango when I do I get this message... mount: RPC: Program not

[techtalk] mount: RPC: Program not registered message

2000-06-19 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, I have 2 PC's running RH 6.1 hooked to our network. Yesterday both were able to mount a (NFS) server named Mango. Today after a reboot the NFS automount fails. Also I can't manually mount it with the following command: mount /mnt/mango when I do I get this message... mount: RPC: Program not

RE: [techtalk] Multiple questions

2000-06-16 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Paul, In regard to question #2 have you tried adding the following line in the conf file of your OS loader. I use lilo and have added this line to my /etc/lilo.conf file append="mem=131072k" In regard to question #3 I like opera's browser (www.opera.com) HTH, Davida -Original Mess

RE: [techtalk] Intel 810 Video Chip Set & XFree86 3.3.5 Config

2000-06-12 Thread Davida Schiff
The i810 video chipset is not supported by RedHat 6.1. I think 6.2 supports it. The ATI Xpert 98 is supported by 6.1. My suggestion would be to configure X using XF86Setup (if not installed, you can install it from the RPM dir of the 6.1 CD), manually choosing your ATI Xpert 98 video card and goin

[techtalk] Ghost program for Linux?

2000-06-09 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi and happy Friday to all, Is there a program that I can use to make a master image of my tweaked Linux OS? This would cut my install time down as I am using more than 1 (same HW) PC. Thanks, Davida Without books there is no knowledge. Without knowledge there is no power. Without power th

RE: [techtalk] Screen problems in Xwindows

2000-05-23 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Glen, I have but X on many different Toshiba Notebooks. This is how I do it: I first install the XF86Setup RPM (you may have to install the VGA server RPM (first)as well) Then run XF86Setup. Put in the proper video card in the card section. Under monitor...I use the following parameters: for

RE: [techtalk] Need help finding scanner to use w/Linux

2000-05-22 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Nancy, Here is a good scanner site. http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners.html Hope this helps, Davida -Original Message- From: Nancy Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 1:27 PM To: Linuxchix Subject: [techtalk] Need help finding scanner to use w/Lin

RE: [techtalk] laptops

2000-05-15 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Helena, Having put RedHat 6.x on many different laptops I suggested a laptop that comes pre-installed with Linux (either Dell or tuxtops (www.tuxtops.com). The biggest problem (that I have found) with name brand notebooks is sound configuration. You can check out the Linux for Laptops site at

RE: [techtalk] Can the boot up screen be replaced?

2000-05-08 Thread Davida Schiff
Thanks Harry. I have the book...I will check it out during lunch. Davida -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:12 PM To: Davida Schiff Cc: tech talk (E-mail) Subject: RE: [techtalk] Can the boot up screen be replaced? Hey

RE: [techtalk] Can the boot up screen be replaced?

2000-05-08 Thread Davida Schiff
e old BIOS image and have a handy method for reflashing your hapless chip. Liz Cortell Davida Schiff wrote: > Hi, > > Hope everyones weekend was good. Quick (unusual) question...Is there any way > to hide the boot screen (on Red Hat 6.1)? I would like to replace it with > short st

[techtalk] Can the boot up screen be replaced?

2000-05-08 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi, Hope everyones weekend was good. Quick (unusual) question...Is there any way to hide the boot screen (on Red Hat 6.1)? I would like to replace it with short stories and poetry and pictures if possible. If so, where do I put in a script for this? Can it be done? I would really like to personal

RE: [techtalk] Help Needed: Getting X working on Sony laptop

2000-04-10 Thread Davida Schiff
Title: RE: [techtalk] Help Needed: Getting X working on Sony laptop Samantha, Use XF86Setup and force the chipset to NM220. Also in options use lcd center and power save. For display use horizontal sync of 31.5-48.5 and vertical sync of 55-90. Also specify VRAM. Should work at 16 or 24 bit w

RE: [techtalk] Good AGP Video Card?

2000-04-03 Thread Davida Schiff
Morning All, Stephan, I use the Diamond Viper 550 AGP card with 16MB RAM and have had no issues with it. The Viper 770 AGP (with 32 MB RAM) also works well. Davida -Original Message- From: Stephan Zaniolo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

[techtalk] Address Stealing

2000-02-17 Thread Davida Schiff
Howdy, Strange thing is happening when I am installing 6.1 on (work) Pentium III's. During install, I choose dhcp (using Tier 1 NIC with eepro100.o Module). When the install is finished and the PC reboots...dhcp gives it an address that is static for another PC. ifconfig shows a bogus Ethernet a

RE: [techtalk] career/family question

2000-02-15 Thread Davida Schiff
ding and acceptance of others ideas whether gender related or not that will help. Harry On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Davida Schiff wrote: > Unfortunately gender does matter. In 1972 I received a draft notice to go to

RE: [techtalk] career/family question

2000-02-15 Thread Davida Schiff
want to understand you wrong: are you just kidding? Or did it *really* happen like this? Karl-Heinz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<

RE: [techtalk] career/family question

2000-02-15 Thread Davida Schiff
Unfortunately gender does matter. In 1972 I received a draft notice to go to Viet Nam (lucky lottery winner...lol). Seems they misspelled my name. Being (obviously) female did not matter and I had to have a genetic work up done to prove that I was indeed a female. My birth certificate was not ac

Re: [techtalk] Need Notebook reccomendation

2000-02-02 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Linda, Seems like you have had a lot of Hardware problems with your 7500. having worked as a 3rd level tech support engineer for Hitachi, I know that all the manufacturers will replace a faulty box (usually defined as 3 or more HW problems) and upgrade the replacement if "asked" to by the cust

Re: [techtalk] Need Notebook reccomendation

2000-02-01 Thread Davida Schiff
Thanks to all who responded. I will probably go with the Dell 7500 with Red Hat pre-installed. This way I am sure everything will be Tier 1 and problem free. Davida - Original Message - From: "Ian Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:01

[techtalk] Need Notebook reccomendation

2000-01-31 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi,   I am looking to purchase a Notebook to put Red Hat 6.1 on (for my mom). Requirements are as follows: 32 bit color at 1024 x 768 and decent (stereo) sound (built-in supported NIC would be nice). Any suggestions?   Thanks again,   DavidaLinux - The Choice of a GNU Generation        

Re: [techtalk] How do I get rid of login screen

2000-01-31 Thread Davida Schiff
Hope everyone's weekend was wonderful. Davida - Original Message - From: "Karl-Heinz Zimmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 5:09 AM Subject: Re: [techtalk] How do I get rid of login screen > On 28.01.00, 23:10:17,

Re: [techtalk] How do I get rid of login screen

2000-01-28 Thread Davida Schiff
I guess I was not clear. I am setting up this PC for my mom. I want her to be able to power on and have the PC go directly into the GNOME desktop. No user (or root) login screen at all. I have already figured out how to get rid of the splash and help screens that come up by default. This is just

Re: [techtalk] How do I get rid of login screen

2000-01-28 Thread Davida Schiff
Thanks for your suggestion Samantha. However, I want to boot directly into the GNOME desktop (similar to starting up a MAC). No GUI log in screen either. Jeff...I will work on the scripts you suggested I write. Thanks, Davida - Original Message - From: "Samantha Jo Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECT

[techtalk] How do I get rid of login screen

2000-01-28 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi,   I am using Red Hat 6.1 and was wondering if there's there a way to boot directly into gnome without having to log in (anywhere). I am setting up the PC for my mom and need it to be very user friendly.   Thanks,   Davida      

Re: [techtalk] where do I put a module to have it come up at boot time?

2000-01-17 Thread Davida Schiff
Hi Samantha, Hopefully Red Hat 6.0 is already installed. There is a known bug (no fix) with the aic7xxx controller. During install..it just hangs. I was part of the group that did Red Hat support for 6.0 (outsourced..in San Diego), we had many an irate customer due to this. Hello Cindy...say hell

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-04 Thread Davida Schiff
installed Linux probably could install Windows. >I'm not sure how many people who've installed Windows could install Linux. >Whether this is indicative of user abilities or operating system abilities >is left as an excercise to the reader... ;-) > >Jen > >- Original

Re: [techtalk] Other OSes on a Linux box

2000-01-04 Thread Davida Schiff
It's a shame you had to have an attorney. Having worked in a call center that did support for both Hitachi and Micron, the rule of thumb was 3 HW problems and a new unit automatically. Also, low paid TS staff (with minimal knowledge) is the norm for these big companies (esp if support is outsource

Re: [techtalk] Generic Question

1999-12-27 Thread Davida Schiff
http://www.linuxdoc.org/ for LDP website. Hope everyone's Christmas was wonderful. Davida -Original Message- From: Robert Kiesling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 2:43 PM Subject: R

Re: [techtalk] C and Perl Documents

1999-12-16 Thread Davida Schiff
http://www.perl.com/ http://www.perlmonth.com/index.html?issue=7&id=945373223 Here are 2 Perl Links. Also O'Reilly's Perl Cookbook is an excellent resource. -Original Message- From: Tech Docs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999