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I don't know how things stand now, but I've found in the past that linuxprinting.org is a little outdated, as far as drivers' support and quality are concerned. To me, Gimp-Print has always be the most up-to-date place. Yves.

That may be because of the device name change. In /etc/fstab, the CDROM reader line probably associate /dev/cdrom to /mnt/cdrom, and /dev/cdrom probably is a link to /dev/hdb. So you could try to delete /dev/cdrom, and link it to /dev/scd0 (assuming this is the CD reader) like that: ln -s /dev/scd0 /dev/cdrom that's the best solution, but there's a risk that the /dev/cdrom link may be overwitten at reboot. The other solution is to associate /dev/scd0 to /mnt/cdrom in the /etc/fstab file instead of the old device. Yves.

Indeed, NIS is not the best solution. You could use SSH+LDAP (I think that's possible). Or you can login with a Windows machine, using Samba.

Most (all?) CD burners only recognize SCSI devices. That's why we have to use SCSI emulation. You can perfectly copy from CD to CDR(W). To do that, you only have to also emulate SCSI for it. If your CD reader is /dev/hdb, then also append hdb=ide-scsi to your lilo (or grub) append line. Your devices will be /dev/scd0 and /dev/scd1 (I don't know in what order...) Yves.

To enable SCSI-emulation on /dev/hdc, just add that to the kernel append line, in Lilo or Grub: hdc=ide-scsi Your CDRW is now /dev/scd0 As for CDRWriting, it is basically the same as for CDRs, except that all burn-software allow you to blank the CDRW media (so that you can start over). Yves.

I don't know because my laptop (also P1, and no CD-boot) can do 800x600. Anyway, I noticed that the Mandrake installer has a way of adapting itself to the situation, so I'm rather confident that the installer will detect if it cannot begin in graphical mode, and switch to text mode (as easy to use, by the way, if not as good-looking). Good luck, we'll try to help you. Yves.

I don't agree. You simply have to use an adequate (and light-weight because of memory) window manager. For this machine's spec, I think the best window manager is Matchbox. It is perfectly adapted, and furthermore, it can read Debian-style menus, which are used by Mandrake.If you really want something more elaborate, then choose Fluxbox, and be sure to configure the ~/.fluxbox/groups file, so that you have the strict minimum of windows present on screen. Yves.

For your information, I have created (well... adapted) a custom keyboard map, for Logitech Standard Deluxe (or something like that), a keyboard with alternate functions for each Fx key, as well as a top row of keys among which are User, Mail, ???, ???, ???, Vol Down/Up (a round thing), Media change, Home, ???, Help... Soon (I hope so) on my web site. As for volume, my solution is: + : aumix -v+5 - : aumix -v-5 Yves.

I have an Epson Stylus Color 900; it's fast and works well. It wasn't cheap when I bought it, but who knows, it's a 1999 model, so maybe now it is... The best thing to do is to go to: http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Suppor...d_Printers.php3, and choose the one you want. All Gimp-Print drivers are included in Mandrake, they're good quality, and they work with Cups, LPR... Yves.

You're right, small steps are a good strategy. As for my question, I suppose it is not Access, or you'd have said as much. I was asking just in case, because Access databases can be used in Linux using ODBC (but that's no better solution in Linux than it is in Windows: a really awful one). Yves.

When you say MS-SQL-specific, do you mean SQL Server, or Access ?

Like it or not, there's no linux equivalent for Dreamweaver (not that I think there should be). There are versions of Dreamweaver that work more or less with Wine. Wine is interesting because you don't need an actual Windows installation. You use the Win32 program as you would a Linux one. In Wine Apps Database, it is said that at least Dreamweaver 2 (the now-freeware version) works almost flawlessly. You could begin with that. If that's not what you want, then indeed Win4Lin seems to be a good choice, but you'll have to own a Windows license. Of course, if all you want is to be able to run Dreamweaver from your PC without moving, and you have a WinPC on your network, you could install a TightVNC or VNC server (whichever works fastest for you) on this WinPC, and a TightVNC or VNC client on your Linux machine; then you'll be able to control this distant WinPC from your Linux machine (with some slowdown, though). If that's OK for you, then the only thing left (not required) is to set some file-sharing between the two machines, using Samba. Yves.

As far as I know, ASP pages can be run with Apache, with the use of a module. I've never read any comments on it, though. It surely is very new.

That's because POP3 is so basic on Unix. Every user has their account on the Unix server, and the file location for each user is standard (/var/spool/mail/$USER). The POP3 server just has to read and serve the good file for the user asking for it (POP3 is a read-only+delete protocol). And absolutely no configuration is needed ! (rare enough to be noted) The POP3 plug-in for inetd/xinetd works very well, and there's no reason to create an alternative. Besides, on Unix, most mail clients are able to directly manage the /var/spool/mail/$USER file. Yves.

Me too. It's just that I've read posts by other people, who advise to use Cyrus-IMAP or Courier-IMAP instead.Myself, I use POP3 and IMAP, both from the imap package (on mdk8.1) Yves.

On RPMfind.net: http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/mandrake/9.0...-9mdk.i586.html Note that I use the imap plug-in to xinetd everyday, and only once did it fail me (and honestly, it was not entirely properly configured). It's just that I've read advice from other people, who think that Courier-IMAP (http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/mandrake/9.0...-1mdk.i586.html) or Cyrus-IMAP (or something like that) is more production-ready (secure, stable...). Yves.

As far as Mandrake 8.1 is concerned, it's on the CDs, download edition. I don't know for later versions.

Or you can use LVM (or something like that). I never tried.

About virus-scanners, all I can say is that it exists in open-source, because I've read about it some time ago. For POP3, I use the POP3 plug-in to xinetd, which is available in the imap package. Note: the POP3 server from the imap package is good, IMO (I mean I never had any problem with it, nor did I see any message about a problem with it), but the IMAP server (also a plugin for xinetd) from this same imap package should not be used (I find it not very reliable, and I also read many messages about problems, and there are good reliable open-source alternatives). Yves.

Basically, put every global setting to /etc/profile You can also be more organized and create many little scripts, each related to its own topic, executable inside /etc/profile.d/ ; that way, you can even backup those scripts, and put them there again after you update your Mandrake (if you do). There are other possibilities. For example, for me, all Java-related stuff is inside /etc/java/java.conf file. Inside /etc/profile, I have this line: . /etc/java/java.conf Yves.

I remember a snapshot of Mc Rae Rally Demo running in Wine (100% fake Windows). I have the real Mc Rae Rally (not Demo, I bought the game for cheap) and I'd like to play it, but so far, I just manage to install the game. As soon as the exe is started, winedbg opens. Does anyone know how to play this game? Maybe I simply don't choose the right video card. For real, I have a rage128. In the game's installer, I tried ATI 2 (or something like that, an old card) and auto-detection. Neither work... Yves.

Learn XHTML, and it'll serve you well for a long time. And more important, rely on XHTML for only structure, no more (meaning no presentation, just structure), no less (meaning don't make your page with just div and span ;-) ). Everything else (that is: presentation), do with CSS (as much as browsers' compatibility allows). In the end, all that will be valuable knowledge because XHTML is an XML subset, so you'll have the basics of XML; and CSS can be used with XML also. Of course, you can also use a little Javascript, but then rely strictly on the DOM specification (in the end, you'll win in quality and compatibility); don't trust those code exerpts that appear now and then on the Internet. Just trust DOM, yourself, and other people that have the same coding standards. After learning this, there are two things you may want to do: 1- learn dynamic HTML creation, either "real" dynamic, with perl/PHP/..., or "false" dynamic, by using the WML tool. 2- you could take the next step, and learn XSL transformation on XML documents. I really should update my website... I really should. It would speak of Linux, bash, web development, and Java...

Yes, TMDA seems good. But it also feels to me, like playing with fire... Answering to the spammer, and thus validating your e-mail address, is something I won't do.

I'm not sure at all, but maybe a window-manager-level key-combination associated with the command... (the command is /usr/bin/gdmflexiserver) Else you may have to swith virtual console, and try to execute the above command. It may work... Yves.

Yes. I don't use anything else anymore (except search link)