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Introduction and question
by Andy Cartwright 11 Jan '01

11 Jan '01

Hello, A brief introduction followed by a question. I am new to this list but have been using Linux on and off over the last 3 years. My current system is PIII 667Mhz, 128M RAM Dual booting with Win 98SE and SuSe 7.0(Professional, an amazing boxed set). Now my question concerns the 64M recognition limit, I have added the line mem=128M to the append line in the LILO configuration section of YAST1. When I interrogate with top or the K memory utility it tells be that I have 64M RAM. Have I done something wrong or is it one of those things where the software is wrong ? Many thanks in advance Andy Cartwright P.S. May be a bit out of date now but I have the boxed set SuSe 6.0 with manual boot disks etc. I have the new V7.0 Pro so have no need for 6.0, it is free to any good home if anyone can make any use of it.

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Different Installs (2 Plain Text)
by Kerin Westgate 10 Jan '01

10 Jan '01

Hi I was reading my mail this morning when I noticed someone suggest getting views of what other people thought of the different Linux installs that are about. I,ve now installed Mandrake 7.1 RH, on a Advent P111 450, 128mb memory, Aopen BX mother board, this is sheared with the dreaded Windows 98, as I have just added a seconded 10gb H/Drive I have set things up as follows, Drive A (6gb)____________Partitions hda1 (c drive) Windows 98__3gb hda6 /usr/local___________ 1.3gb hda7 /usr/data____________1.4gb hda8 /usr/spear___________2.0k Drive B (10gb) hdb1 /root________________1.6gb hdb2 (d drive) Windows 98___4.9gb hdb7 /usr_________________2.7gb You may ask why I only made root 1.6gb for some reason this was the maximum I could go. I found the DiscDrake that came with Mandrake very good and easy to use, which if you have backed up anything you don't want to loose, is then less nerve-racking if things do go wrong. As it happens nothing did. After rebooting with the Mandrake CD still in, you are faced with a very nice Installation screen that guides you through process of installing Linux, from choosing your language right through installing lilo and setting up the x server, the whole process didn't take to long either. you also have the options to upgrade from a previous Mandrake (quicker to reinstall) or selecting a Automated installation if you have never played with Linux or partitions before. As a newbie I would recommend Mandrake to anyone, its very quick and more important the ease of install was very good. As a newbie its hard for me to get more experienced users to understand, that when they talk about command lines, we don't always know what you are talking about, so many Linux users started with bbc basic or similar, we didn't we've started with windows and have grown up with nice user interfaces, so please be patient with us. Cheers And a happy and prosperous new year Kerin.

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Re: [Alug] saying hello
by Syd Hancock 10 Jan '01

10 Jan '01

Thank you all for the friendly welcome. I feel better about moving to east anglia already (even if I'm not the member who is furthest away :) I too have found linuxprinting.org to be very useful - I have just bought an HP 840c. Not yet installed under linux though. I will be glad to let you know how I get on with the multiple installs although Jenny's plan of getting to know one distro well is probably more sensible! Syd

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Re: [Alug] UK Linux Day
by MJ Ray 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Steven Fosdick <fozzy(a)pelvoux.demon.co.uk> writes: > I know nothing of LinuxCare. I know little of them, other than they are a linux support company who employ some high-profile people and have been hurt by the dotcom downturn. All from the Linux press, really. > Not having been to an installfest before, what do we disclaim? > Responsibility for any data loss or damage to hardware we install on? Bingo. Especially as we're intentionally setting out to lose data in many cases ;-) > My diary is free at the moment, though it may not stay that way. Coo, care to organise a meeting or event? ;-) > UEA would be fine with me, though I could do with intructions on where > to go once having got to the gate - from what I remenber UEA is a > large site. Don't worry, I doubt you'll be able to miss it. It will probably be in one of the entertainment venues anyway, but there will be posters etc on the day (done a bit more officially than usual). -- MJR

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UK Linux Day
by MJ Ray 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

A UK Linux Day has been suggested for Sunday 29 April. The main backer so far is LinuxCare, who will act as co-ordinator and take out advertising to support the event, and other tentative support includes IBM and RedHat (although I'm trying to get some latitude on that, as I don't recall there being many ALUG RH experts/fans). The main event would be an installfest, with appropriate disclaimers and support materials. Our contribution would be our time and the payoff should be increased membership numbers. Hopefully by that point, we should have awoken from hibernation anyway and things can get going for 2001. Are we up for this? Any comments to feed back to lug.org.uk and LinuxCare? Shall I start trying to get one of the main venues at UEA (Hive or LCR)? Would we want to be based at UEA again, somewhere else, or at multiple centres? -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] saying hello
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Yes, Welcome Syd. (I'm new myself anyway.) What distro's have you tried so far? I'm still coming to grips with red hat on an old cronky box at home, networked to a windows machine, and at a laptop at work which I'm trying to get up and running on a network. (Yes, still not there with the pcmcia, but getting closer!). I'm getting curious as to what some of the others are like, though, especially as I have a couple of freebie discs at home, - slackware, corel, debian - all waiting to be tried sometime. I thought it would be better to get completely familiar with one first before looking at the next. Kerin - are you related to Brian on this list? Just nosey. Jenny.

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Re: [Alug] UK Linux Day
by MJ Ray 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

"John Woodard" <mail(a)johnwoodard.co.uk> writes: > Do you think we should/could organise a meet before this, Syleham maybe? Definitely. Probably two, if someone else would step forward to arrange it. I have basic artwork and other support materials available to me now. -- MJR

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Printers, was Re: [Alug] saying hello
by MJ Ray 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

"Kerin Westgate" <kerin.westgate(a)virgin.net> writes: > found the install very good including the partitioning, one problem I do > have and that is I'm unable to get my printer (Epson 480) to work as its not > yet supported, do to the chip in the cartridge. I did spend Sunday night I've just bought a new printer, the Canon BJC-1000, and found http://www.linuxprinting.org/ a useful assistance, including their scripts for getting it up and running. Sadly, the Epson Stylus 480 is classified on that site as "paperweight", sharing no features with the other Stylus printers before it, and people's comments have been quite biting. A nice tweak which I shall document Real Soon Now is setting up a printer called "fax" which allows me to send faxes from any application. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] saying hello
by MJ Ray 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Syd Hancock <sydhancock(a)compuserve.com> writes: > My current project as far as getting to grips with linux goes is to > install several distros and try them out for a while. So far I have > partitioned the drive and hopefully discovered what to do next. Here > goes, fingers crossed. Please let us know how you get on. Once the website gets kicked into shape (Martyn, are you out there?) then a (unbiased?) newbie's experiences with some distributions would be ideal material to link into it. I know traditionally people here advocate either Debian or SuSE (is that right?), but broadening horizons would be good. -- MJR

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saying hello
by Syd Hancock 09 Jan '01

09 Jan '01

Hi All, I discovered this list and signed up this morning. I am a total newbie and only installed my first distribution a few weeks ago (Storm Linux, Debian based) although I have been lurking on some usenet groups and reading 'Running Linux' beforehand. At present we do not live in East Anglia so you may wonder why I have joined - well, there is a strong possibility that we will move to the Norwich area soon for family reasons - in-laws and grandparents living nearby. My current project as far as getting to grips with linux goes is to install several distros and try them out for a while. So far I have partitioned the drive and hopefully discovered what to do next. Here goes, fingers crossed. I've kept this very brief but am very happy to talk more about the details (system, distros etc) if anyone is the least bit interested! Best wishes to all Syd Hancock Brittany, France.

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