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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: Hard disk led
by cruel＠rocketmail.com 02 Aug '98

02 Aug '98

--Miguel Afonso Oliveira <miguel.oliv(a)mail.telepac.pt> wrote: > > > On Sat, 01 Aug 1998, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, johnny bitar wrote: > > > >> Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns > >> off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows > >> 95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western > >> digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board > >> with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. > > > >How much memory do you have? Maybe the machine simply is swapping all the 64 megs > >time. Or something in the system is wrong and the syslogd is writing to > >/var/log/messages all the time... > > > >Did you check /var/log/messages and /var/log/warn? > > yes I did....no special messages there...just the usual.... > > > > > >> john bitar > > -o) > > Hubert /\\ > > _\_v > > > >- > >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by cruel＠rocketmail.com 02 Aug '98

02 Aug '98

I don't have anything attached to my second IDE port. Thanks problem solved for me anyway... === john bitar cruel(a)rocketmail.com ---"Donald E. Stidwell" <dstidwe(a)pilot.infi.net> wrote: > > > Apparently, if you have anything that is not a hard drive or CD-ROM attached > to the secondary IDE port, this will happen. I have always had this > "problem" with my ATAPI tape drive attached to the 2nd IDE port. This > "problem" also manifested itself when I had my ATAPI Zip drive attached > there. > > Strangely, though, I moved my ATAPI Zip to my computer at work and attached > it to the secondary port and that computer doesn't have this problem (it's > an HP Vectra VL). So maybe it's something related to the BIOS. > > Anyway, it's just a minor annoyance as it doesn't seem to affect performance > in any way. > > Don > -----Original Message----- > From: RICK CHANDLER <chandlerrick(a)hotmail.com> > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> > Date: Saturday, 01 August, 1998 01:09 > Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led > > > > > >>Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns > >>off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows > >>95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western > >>digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board > >>with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. > >Just to let ya know that this isn't standard, I don't have this problem. > >I'm running a FIC 2007 MB, K6-233, and a Quantum Fireball HD. > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> > >- > >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > > > > - > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] kppd automated login?
by suse_list＠hotmail.com 02 Aug '98

02 Aug '98

I am using kppd to connect to the internet. I have it all set up and working perfectly. The only problem I have is when I dial in and after the login scripts finish running and the remote computer starts sending the ppp streams I have to click on the continue button manually to continue. If I don't do this within a certain time the connection drops out. This is a real pain especially when on busy nights I have to redial 100 times or so. I would like to be able to set it dialing and then walk away for a while and then when I come back the connection should be all set up and running. At the moment I have to stay there to be ready to push the continue button. Does anyone know how to fix this in kppd? If it can't be done, can someone reccomend an alternative program that will do it, and is easy to st up? Thanks in advance, Brad ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Gnome and WindowMaker
by satan3＠home.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

For those of you running Gnome and WindowMaker, I have made a Gtk Style for WindowMaker that gives it a look consistent with the Gnome environment. I have a shot and the Style posted at: <A HREF="http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org/linux.html"><A HREF="http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org/linux.html</A">http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org/linux.html</A</A>> -- ==================================================================== Michael Lankton <A HREF="http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org"><A HREF="http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org</A">http://tasteslikechicken.ml.org</A</A>> ==================================================================== - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] kppd automated login?
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

>I am using kppd to connect to the internet. I have it all set up and >working perfectly. The only problem I have is when I dial in and >after the login scripts finish running and the remote computer starts >sending the ppp streams I have to click on the continue button >manually to continue. If I don't do this within a certain time the >connection drops out. This is a real pain especially when on busy >nights I have to redial 100 times or so. I would like to be able to >set it dialing and then walk away for a while and then when I come >back the connection should be all set up and running. At the moment I >have to stay there to be ready to push the continue button. >Does anyone know how to fix this in kppd? If it can't be done, can >someone reccomend an alternative program that will do it, and is easy >to st up? >Thanks in advance, >Brad I use kppd also and have never had any problems. You might take a look at setup and then PPP to see if any of those options might fix you up. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: Hard disk led
by mantel＠suse.de 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hi, On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, johnny bitar wrote: > Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns > off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows > 95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western > digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board > with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. How much memory do you have? Maybe the machine simply is swapping all the time. Or something in the system is wrong and the syslogd is writing to /var/log/messages all the time... Did you check /var/log/messages and /var/log/warn? > john bitar -o) Hubert /\\ _\_v - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] trying to use 2.1.112
by roberto＠cbvcp.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I tried to use the new dev kernel, and it appeared to compile and install correctly, but when i tried to boot it from lilo, it restarted the comp. I compiled just like when i updated from 2.0.33 to 2.0.35, but this time it didn't work. I would like to use the new kernel, because it has a driver for my sound card. any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Aaron Seelye <A HREF="http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto"><A HREF="http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto</A">http://revolution.3-cities.com/~roberto</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] BigBrother
by sodah＠qatar.net.qa 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

hi ppl, i 've tried to to run bigbrother (web-based unix systems monitor ), on my linux-box but it doesn't seem to work, did i miss something? 1- when i type ./runbb.sh & at the prompt , i get the msg ..... Starting Big Brother Collectors... bb: CAN'T CONNECT TO bbd bb: CAN'T CONNECT TO bbd bb: CAN'T CONNECT TO bbdgrep: /var/adm/messages: No such file or directory grep: /var/adm/messages: No such file or directory bb: CAN'T CONNECT TO bbd ..... 2-otherwise, when i type bbd at the prompt, i get the msg bbd: BBHOME is not set in the environment! Make sure you're running bbd from runbb.sh! i did already the setting up of BBHOME, pls have a look at the following attachment! --------------- #!/bin/sh # runbb.sh # BIG BROTHER MAIN SCRIPT # Sean MacGuire - The MacLawran Group Inc. # Version 1.06 # Dec 30, 1997 ......... # BBHOME IS THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF BIG BROTHER!!! # YOU MUST SET THE NEXT LINE TO WHERE BB LIVES BBHOME="/usr/local/bb" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ export BBHOME if test "$BBHOME" = "" then echo "BBHOME IS NOT SET IN runbb.sh" echo "Please edit runbb.sh and correct this problem!" exit 1 fi ...... -------------------- what could be wrong? bye -fadi -- Fadi Sodah sodah(a)qatar.net.qa Tel: +974-712447 Doha-Qatar - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Installation Problems....
by ryanak＠flash.net 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hi, I recently bought S.u.S.E 5.2 It came with a install guide. But I have a problem. The install guide says that something is going to happen, but it dont, or it will say that I can go back to the main menu, but when I do it asks me to do something that the manual dont talk about. Also, I get as far as installing the packages, but about half way through, it stops, due to a i/o error when unzipping a file. The file is usually something different everytime. My HD is not in the best condition, could it be that? Could it be a bad sector or something? Is there an online manual that is updated? Or is their someone who can help me? Email me, for the specifics on my problems. I am using the English version ( duh ). I hope someone can help soon! Thanks! -- |cemann email: <A HREF="mailto:ryanak@flash.net">mailto:ryanak@flash.net</A> Those people who tell you not to take chances, they are all missing out on what life's about, you only live once so take hold of the chance, don't end up like others the same song and dance. ---James Hetfield - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by dstidwe＠pilot.infi.net 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Apparently, if you have anything that is not a hard drive or CD-ROM attached to the secondary IDE port, this will happen. I have always had this "problem" with my ATAPI tape drive attached to the 2nd IDE port. This "problem" also manifested itself when I had my ATAPI Zip drive attached there. Strangely, though, I moved my ATAPI Zip to my computer at work and attached it to the secondary port and that computer doesn't have this problem (it's an HP Vectra VL). So maybe it's something related to the BIOS. Anyway, it's just a minor annoyance as it doesn't seem to affect performance in any way. Don -----Original Message----- From: RICK CHANDLER <chandlerrick(a)hotmail.com> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com <suse-linux-e(a)suse.com> Date: Saturday, 01 August, 1998 01:09 Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led > >>Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns >>off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows >>95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western >>digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board >>with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. >Just to let ya know that this isn't standard, I don't have this problem. >I'm running a FIC 2007 MB, K6-233, and a Quantum Fireball HD. > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by ariggins＠home.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I don't have this problem either, with a pentium 2 400 & maxtor 7gb RICK CHANDLER wrote: > >Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns > >off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows > >95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western > >digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board > >with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. > Just to let ya know that this isn't standard, I don't have this problem. > I'm running a FIC 2007 MB, K6-233, and a Quantum Fireball HD. > / / __ _ _ _ _ __ __ / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ mail to: ariggins(a)home.com - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] e-mail question
by kc8chq＠juno.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Has anyone used Mindspring? If so how are they? TIA Best regards, Bob Russell kc8chq(a)juno.com Micro$oft, what do you want to spend today? On Wed, 29 Jul 1998 22:52:44 -0400 "Steven T. Hatton" <hattons(a)CPKWEBSER5.ncr.disa.mil> writes: > >Robert Farquhar wrote: > >> Greetings! >> I am a Linux newbie and I am planning to change my current operating >system >> to SuSE 5.2. I have an e-mail account with AOL and one with >CompuServe. >> For those of you that use Linux, do any of you use AOL or CompuServe >as a >> provider? I asked both companies if they had interface software for >Linux >> and neither has. Do you use a Windows emulator (Wabi?)? Is there >an >> Internet provider out there that is Linux friendly? If so, do they >have >> nodes throughout the US? I'll need to log in via a 202 area code. >> Thanks in advance for your help! >> Ert >> - >> To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com >with >> this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > >I'm not sure about AOL, the last I used it they required proprietary >software. This may have changed. CompuServe will probably allow you >to >connect, but I'm not sure how. I use EarthLink Sprint. They are >so-so. >Sometimes I get rudely shut off from the network , and sometimes the >performance stinks. I really can't give a bench marked measurement of >quality. The number I dial into is: (202) 478-0571. I'm in Prince >George's >County. (800) 395-8425 ex 5234 will get you to a customer support rep >with >whom I spoke at 22:50. I use kppp to connect. I can probably help >you get >set up. I'm not sure how much help their tech support will be for >Linux. > >HTH, > >Steve > > >-- > >[<A HREF="http://counter.li.org"><A HREF="http://counter.li.org</A">http://counter.li.org</A</A>>] S.u.S.E. Linux, www.suse.com > >I Think, >I think I am, >Therefore I am, >I think? - Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues > > >- >To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with >this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at <A HREF="http://www.juno.com"><A HREF="http://www.juno.com</A">http://www.juno.com</A</A>> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] NFS mounts
by cjtan＠acm.org 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I am thinking about setting up an environment which I will mount NFS drive from the server. Does anyone know if roughly how much resources will be taken up on the server handling NFS mounts? I am planning on mounting /usr via NFS, the mail spool, and maybe a few more (haven't decided yet). I want to try to keep the NFS server load to a minimum. On the server, there is a NIC that connects to a hub that is dedicated to serve clients. Thanks. Regards, Kenneth Tan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. J. Kenneth Tan E-mail: cjtan(a)acm.org Telephone: 1-403-220-8038 cjtan(a)ieee.org 1-403-606-4257 URL: <A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc"><A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc</A">http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc</A</A>> Facsimile: 1-403-284-1980 "An engineer made programmer is one who attempts to solve a problem, A programmer made engineer is one who knows how to solve a problem." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] About Italian SuSE 5.3
by lmib＠zuzzurello.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hi, where I can find more information about this italian version? Is it possible to contact the editor? I'd like to collaborate. Thanks. ciao, Fabio. -- *** MultiDream <A HREF="http://apollo.allnet.it/multidream/index.html"><A HREF="http://apollo.allnet.it/multidream/index.html</A">http://apollo.allnet.it/multidream/index.html</A</A>> *** ambiente in multiutenza by VrmlDreamers <A HREF="http://www.lucia.it/vrml"><A HREF="http://www.lucia.it/vrml</A">http://www.lucia.it/vrml</A</A>> ------------------------------------------- Why don't you take a look here? <A HREF="http://lmib.home.ml.org"><A HREF="http://lmib.home.ml.org</A">http://lmib.home.ml.org</A</A>> -------------------------------------------/:wq - Abt - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] StarOffice4.0
by kc8chq＠juno.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I belive that was Applixware! :-) Best regards, Bob Russell kc8chq(a)juno.com Micro$oft, what do you want to spend today? _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at <A HREF="http://www.juno.com"><A HREF="http://www.juno.com</A">http://www.juno.com</A</A>> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] AWE 64
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

>Could you do me a huge favor and e-mail me a copy of your isapnp.conf? Have >already had a hasty go at it, and it didn't work. I want to listen to some >music, not to stay up all night fiddling with this thing! Just get the OSS module. It works great and its very easy to run, install and setup. Kinda like PNP. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by chandlerrick＠hotmail.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

>Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns >off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows >95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western >digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board >with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. Just to let ya know that this isn't standard, I don't have this problem. I'm running a FIC 2007 MB, K6-233, and a Quantum Fireball HD. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com"><A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com</A">http://www.hotmail.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] e-mail question
by 112063.2652＠compuserve.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Greetings! I am a Linux newbie and I am planning to change my current operating system to SuSE 5.2. I have an e-mail account with AOL and one with CompuServe. For those of you that use Linux, do any of you use AOL or CompuServe as a provider? I asked both companies if they had interface software for Linux and neither has. Do you use a Windows emulator (Wabi?)? Is there an Internet provider out there that is Linux friendly? If so, do they have nodes throughout the US? I'll need to log in via a 202 area code. Thanks in advance for your help! Ert - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] staroffice 4 defaults
by mperry＠basin.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I have asked the Stardiv folks this previously but did not receive a reply as of yet so I turn to the StarOffice gurus here. I installed StarOffice as a single user and have gotten the zoom changed the way I want by default. I also have changed the font and measurement of the ruler. How does one change the paper size from A4 to 8.5 by 11 for all new documents? I did create a new default document and guess I could use that; but it seems that one should be able to change this setting more easily than that. Thankx. -- Michael E. Perry mperry(a)basin.com ------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by cruel＠rocketmail.com 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Same problem here, my hard drive light never turns off. Don't have I don't have this problem in Windows 95. Running a Pentium 2 233, with a 5.1g western digital UDMA hard drive and its an Acer mother board with the LX chip set. Running SuSE 5.2.. === john bitar cruel(a)rocketmail.com ---Miguel Afonso Oliveira <miguel.oliv(a)mail.telepac.pt> wrote: > > > Hy all, > > Most of the times I have my system running my harddrive led is on...not > that I hear any disk activity. Only in a couple of times the led goes off. > This obviously isnt a problem but I was just wondering...is this normal??? > a bug??? Does anyone have info about this???? > > > Thanks > - > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com"><A HREF="http://mail.yahoo.com</A">http://mail.yahoo.com</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] Hard disk led
by miguel.oliv＠mail.telepac.pt 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

Hy all, Most of the times I have my system running my harddrive led is on...not that I hear any disk activity. Only in a couple of times the led goes off. This obviously isnt a problem but I was just wondering...is this normal??? a bug??? Does anyone have info about this???? Thanks - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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[S.u.S.E. Linux] AWE 64
by bob100＠ibm.net 01 Aug '98

01 Aug '98

I just chucked my antique 486 for a brand new computer with lots of fancy stuff. Have been able to get everything to work in SuSE but my Creative Sound Blaster AWE64. Compiled from MENUCONFIG and chose not to modularize sound so that I could enter the parameters. Pretty sure that I got all the latter correct. On bootup 'sound initialization successful' (or something positive like that) is reported. Yet, so far, nary a peep. I would dearly appreciate any suggestions. I am very disappointed not to be able to see what audio CDs sound like with my new setup. Thanks! -bob- ---------------------------------- E-Mail: bob gordon <bob100(a)ibm.net> Date: 31-Jul-98 Time: 16:38:03 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e

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