[techtalk] knowledgebase solutions..

2001-05-30 Thread Sarah
the help desk staff add new information. 2. If not, do pieces exist that could be put together without writing the whole thing from scratch? PHP would be my language of choice, but others could be managed. This needs to be done faster then I can code with the amount of time I have to devote

Re: [techtalk] ssh slow login

2001-05-22 Thread Sarah
Something else that I've found helpful with speeding up connections is to use ssh -C host.domain.com - -C uses compression --Sarah On Thu, 17 May 2001, David Merrill wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 03:40:55PM +1200, Jamie Walker wrote: > > On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 11:26:36P

[techtalk] SCSI and RedHat

2001-03-23 Thread sarah
is, any of the BSD's, and anything else we come up with. What are my best options, in anyone's opinions? I'm planning to use an Abit KT7A motherboard, and want to use a Plextor burner on this as well as a harddrive... Thanks! --Sarah ___ tech

Re: [techtalk] Netscape

2000-06-29 Thread Sarah Hollings
My favourite Netscape bug (read with irony) is when my fingers forget I'm no longer in win and do or to copy or paste. This is 4.7 on Debian (Corel Linux actually). Netscape freezes up totally, not repainting any windows, not accepting any input, and has to be killed and restarted. Gr.

[techtalk] modem/PPP problems

2000-05-12 Thread Sarah Hollings
hiya, A while ago some very helpful types on this list gave me some clues that resulted in fixing the sound problems I had with my Linux machine at home. I am a newbie, I guess, but I have learnt heaps about Linux, and in particular modules, and dependencies thru that exercise. Now I have a rea

Re: [techtalk] Cable modem compatibility

2000-05-05 Thread Sarah Hollings
sted to hear how you go, if you get time to let me know! I have to buy a new machine first as the upgrade in speed will be meaningless with the processor I have at present - a P133. I'm going to wait until after GST has settled down a bit before I buy a new box, probably August, and then l

[techtalk] sound.... still

2000-04-16 Thread Sarah Hollings
o is get the sodding modules to go! http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE-3.html 3am - had enough. Sarah ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] hardware hassling me

2000-04-05 Thread Sarah Hollings
ts end before). "Tania M. Morell" wrote: > > Set your bios IDE1 and IDE2 options to "enabled" instead of "auto". > > -T > > Sarah Hollings wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm having problems with my new HD install. I'm beginn

[techtalk] hardware hassling me

2000-04-05 Thread Sarah Hollings
until I can come up with something. I guess I could take it into the shop.... g Sarah -- We are no other than a moving row of Magic-Shadow shapes, that come, and go Around the Sun-illum'nd lantern held in Midnight, by the Master of the Show ___

Re: [techtalk] newbie mouse weirdness

2000-04-04 Thread Sarah Hollings
The symlink thing that someone suggested seems to fix it!! Thanks people! I'm not sure what is going on still - so maybe I'll try to install gpm as I don't seem to have it at present. Sarah Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > > Make sure you have gpm installed. :o) Same thing ha

[techtalk] newbie mouse weirdness

2000-04-01 Thread Sarah Hollings
gin dialog) the X cursor is no go. I checked /dev and it seems there is no "mouse" file/device in there when this happens. The plot thickens - no-one leave the room! I am wading thru the how-to's but nothing seems to address this, or if it does I am just not seeing it. Sarah -

Re: [techtalk] cak-handed mouse in X ?

2000-04-01 Thread Sarah Hollings
Corel's version (at least) of the KDE desktop has this facility. "Jenn V." wrote: > > > > > remember to add it in your .xinitrc (or what ever you use). > > Heh. This looks like a good candidate for a patch for the setup > program. > (a 'reverse mouse buttons' button which puts this in the .xini