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  1. Hey guys!! I broke my teeth this summer on Mandrake 9.1 should i get back on that horse....or try RedHat??....DapperDan and i exchange a bit on that subject....thing is that i have a copy of Mandrake lying near me....i'm a little familiar with Mandrake already(free) or RedHat i'd have to buy. If and only if i go Linux again i won't make the mistake of wanting to go to it full time, and only Linux. I wasn't able to configure my vid card with XCONFIG and that's what drove me away from Linux.
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    can't copy file

    Quote: You just download the driver, and from a terminal (not in X) run: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4349.mun [enter] OMG i was just ready to bitch back at you...and then...got a little spark!!!!! MyBad..... I was never able to edit the XF86CONFIG FILE....just the readme file on NVidia is at least 3 arm lenght long. That's what got me tired of Linux. I will look at the compatibility link you gave me...heck we never know...lol!!!
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    can't copy file

    Quote: As for Gforce, I run one too and if I want to upgrade the "drivers" all I do is exit Xwindows, pull up a terminal as root and type: nvidia-installer --update [enter] now there you're just talking about "update" i was talking about "installation".....2 very different things...i did update 3-4 times, it's easy, but try to install these drivers?!?!?!?!?! that's what made me turn back to windows only, as i was never able to install. Quote: Last weeend his system went *poof*!! His wife's brother who is a Windows/computer expert, and runs networking and servers for a major bank, said that somehow a virus "just got through!" I've been around on the web....and i mean around *wink* *wink* I never caught or accidently downloaded something to make my comp go poof like you said...if a virus gets in,it's because you let it in. I began surfing in 97-98, i'm using grisoft Free anti-virus since "last summer". I'm pretty sure that major company are responsible for 50% at least of all the viruses out there. It's just a matter of time....Linux will be kicked in the behind with viruses.....mark my words!!!! Quote: Team Fortress, Half-Life and all it's mods, Trespasser, Starcraft, and a few others Simply not enough...few others?!?!?!? not enough. The price of computers parts nowadays are realy cheap...remember the "ol" days...lol!!! i remember paying 535$ for my BIG p2 266mmx *CPU ONLY* you can almost get a complete system for that price today....my point is; I have to be able to play anything right away...i'm a big baby i know ........... *MAYBE* big big maybe i would consider trying RH......maybe...dunno, like they say "if it ain't broken......." and my windows is in tip-top shape. I read quite a bit of your conversation with "NEUS" the one with the browser problem.... i don't want to be that guy. You seem to be very active on that site Dapper, very patient. You will have a good place in Linux heaven.... Keep up the good work.
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    can't copy file

    I think that this thread may be an infinte one but let's try it anyway. I know my way around comps, i built my last one by myself, i learn on the 2 previous ones. To tell you the truth installing Mandrake was a walk in the park, not to mention the fact that it is almost free(15$ cdn with the magazine it came with), comparing to Windows. But the comparaisons pretty much end there. I knew it would be a little more difficult to run Linux...but not that hard!!!!! I didn't even know if my GForce was linux compatible until i actualy saw drivers for it on NVidia web site, coz the linux compatibility chart wasn't been updated since may 1995(i exagerate a bit here but nontheless) at least the one i checked on a "OH SO GOOD Linux site", what i'm saying here is support is kinda hard to simply just find, and when you're a beginner, support is very very important. Almost any 3 years old with a bit of patience can find answers on Microsoft knowledge database. I know it's my fault, but i wasn't even able to boot mandrake at the end for something i didn't even know....i was stuck with a kinda dos black screen, no gui would show up, while i was trying just to install my video card drivers. I had enough of the video installing on my hands, i just couldn't manage any error of my part, so little it may be. You must know how it is just to write a command line to say to Linux "open that thing there", this can be a nightmare. You have to have basic knowledge of some sort...not with Windows!!!! Who said you had to know how a refrigerator works to use it???? coz let me tell you a LOT of peoples out there would have sour milk. I got a blue screen once in a year and a half, i was trying to empty my recycle bin and windows wasn't fully started. I bought Plus! for windows because i wanted to,little game i there you can't find anywhere, i also bought the service pack 1, even if i'm on dsl it takes too much time, since i format once a year, it's a time saver. I'm a gamer...when will i be able to play Max Payne 2 on linux??? Medal of Honor??? Doom3???
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    can't copy file

    I can see your answer to this post because i checked the box "notify me when a reply is posted" coz i gave up on linux maybe 2-3 days after i post this....think about it; windows xp home full version goes for what? 125$ you know where i'm going with this?!?!?!?!
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    can't copy file

    Hello mimoiol; try to post your message as a new topic, i'm too new with linux to know what it means....sorry:-(
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    help with XFConfig86 for GF4 Ti 4600

    Quote: So you want the crash course in how to set up X? Ok then, lets see what we can do. Now we get to the fun part, actually configuring X. I don't know enough about mdk to suggest an easier way of doing this so I'll suggest the somewhat tricker (but dead simple once you get the hang of it) method that I know works on every distribution: . Thank you very much for your timeand input. I'll take a little break from the penguin and saddle back up.
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    help with XFConfig86 for GF4 Ti 4600

    Quote: you need to hit the insert key after the file has loaded, and hit it again if you want "overstrike" style editing, you should see the word insert at the lower left of your console. When you're finished, hit escape to exit edit mode and a colon then x, to exit and save the file. That i saw "insert" :now i'm not sure but i think i saw this when i did ctrl-s to....you guessed it: save But i was only wild guessing...coz and i know it's obvious for a Linux user, but not for a beginner....in short i dunno anything about using the editor....silly me i thought that every thing would be written on the lower page of the editor,command to do save/copy and so on....Thank you very much!!! with the tone i used in my last post i didn't even think someone would answer....i want to Love Linux!!!
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    help with XFConfig86 for GF4 Ti 4600

    I now am able to go into this file.......I CANNOT EDIT IT....on Mandrake Experience site he says how to modify.....but not how i can modify it....what do i have to do to be able to write something there....what actual command....usually(windows) you get into the dam file write what ever you want, save and that's it end of story! but not in linux noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! what is it??? do i have to stand up cross my fingers hit ctrl-w-se-2.03.4.56.432.54.5.......oh man i'm so pissed off right now....nobody told me it would be easy...on the other hand nobody told me it would be that hard....i've been trying for about 7-8 hours(not straight Thank God) over a period of one week....couples of hours here and there, just to download and install these drivers.......Sarcasm is my middle name and i begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel...i'm not sure but i think it's Bill Gates waving a flashlight at me. I f you want to tell me how to edit a file it's fine....if you don't it's fine too...i'm at the end of my rope here......sorry!! :x
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    can't copy file

    ok for the delay i installed Mandrake too i know what you mean...see my other post for new ummm ummm problem!!! I'm about to go back to windows only....everytime you try something with linux it's dependencies, config,new files, old files, command line that have just no end to it ;( looks fun at start but now i don't know if i'll be able to hang on to this!!!
  11. When i try to edit my config file using this command(under failsafe without GUI) vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 i get this screen; ~ <------ this tilde sign from top to bottm of the screen ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "/etc/X11/XF86config-4" [NEW FILE] 0,0-1 all I can't work with this....un-editable... When i go to su...same thing un-editable. They say it can be edit by KDE(word processor like) NOT TRUE I don't have permission this file is without permission what so ever...... I'm going bezerk!!!!!!! I followed the nvidia instruction step by step and it's a no go.
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    can't copy file

    Finally i can send mail....using.........Mozilla Mail.....KMail with the same info does not want to send anything....go figures!!!!!
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    can't copy file

    I can't get over this....i can't send mail it says; could not connect to host, and it says The following transport protocol was used...what's the host and protocol....sounds like dumb question but i tried everythign and it doesn't work Host should be "sympatico.ca" and protocol should be "smtp1.sympatico.ca" got it from the book they give to connect...still nothing... ;(
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    Maybe by the time you read this i'll figure a way outta this but receiving mail is not a problem....sending one is!?!?!? ISP said that now they use pop8...outlook uses pop1 and run perfectly...i tried pop8 without any success....i didn't try pop1 though....it's mostly trails and errors in my case. The thing that bothers me is that my ISP uses pop servers; POP3 and under linux the only choice i have is POP? My ISP looks good but they only tells you what you need but they don't offer any support what so ever...for linux. Basicly what they offer is a friendly start/stop to open and shut off the connection...i put my on auto login with linux and can easily connect by hand. For my video card i would realy like to be able to install the "real" drivers...there is a ping-pong game in linux and oh my god this reminds me of my old-old P100 mhz...lol! Good Luck with your install!!! P.S. Forgive me if i'm not so good in english(choice of words and syntax) i'm french...
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    I'm writing you this with a brand new-never used(almost) Konqueror web browser...finally i did it!!!!! I tried different thing with adsl and isdn and lan and i got it. I didn't use any file from my isp just the package provided on my linux cd. I'm so proud. Yet...i still got to configure my K-Mail that keep returning me this local host unknown thing.I'll get around this....how was your install?
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