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> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > Content-Type: text/plain > > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2002 : Issue 59 > > Today's Topics: > Re: signal 4 kills X [ Martin > Hermanowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( [ Matt > Wehland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( [ Steffen > Evers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > G'day - Intro (longish) - and need s [ "D Haben" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > [Fwd: Re: SSH probs solved (was: SSH [ Glen > Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Upgraded to kernel 2.4.18, and pcmci [ Rich > Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( [ Matt > Wehland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > changing bit-depth in X [ will > trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > StarOffice for potato [ Phil > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > resolver options: debug not working [ Bill > Triplett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: MPlayer. It works vey well! Than [ Crispin > Wellington <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: how to get Mesa/OpenGL to use di [ "Adam > Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: StarOffice for potato [ "nate" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: kcalc math bug? [ "Adam > Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: kcalc math bug? [ "Adam > Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: StarOffice for potato [ "Adam > Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Upgraded to woody and printing f [ Gruetzner > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > mime-types mappings for browsers? [ Bill > Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Gdk-WARNING **: locale not suppo [ "Sean > 'Shaleh' Perry" <shalehperry@ ] > Re: changing bit-depth in X [ "Sean > 'Shaleh' Perry" <shalehperry@ ] > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 03:37:46 +0100 > From: Martin Hermanowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian users <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: signal 4 kills X > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 11:43:20PM +0100, martin f > krafft wrote: > > also sprach martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [2002.03.29.2104 +0100]: > >> also sprach Andrew Agno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [2002.03.29.1953 +0100]: > >>> Possibly a problem with an interaction with any > power-saving mode you > >>> have? > >> > >> i was thinking about that too, but on AC power, > all the BIOS power > >> stuff is disabled (and i am running it on AC > power currently). > >> > >> but for testing purposes, i have disabled apmd > for now. > > > > (no effect) > > > >> however, the laptop is neither suspended nor > unplugged, not even the > >> display is closed... i am going to record the > idle time until it crashes > >> now! > > > > here are the recorded times of three crashes: > > > > idle time start: crash: > > Fri Mar 29 21:17:49 CET 2002 Fri Mar 29 > 21:37:49 CET 2002 > > Fri Mar 29 21:39:17 CET 2002 Fri Mar 29 > 21:59:18 CET 2002 > > Fri Mar 29 22:19:23 CET 2002 Fri Mar 29 > 22:39:24 CET 2002 > > > > i think you get the idea. 20 minutes. but neither > my BIOS has a 20 > > minute setting for APM/ACPI nor can i find a 5+15 > setting or anything > > like that. ACPI is disabled anyway. > > > > to make sure, i disabled all power management in > the BIOS, which was > > only "Smart CPU mode" for AC and rebooted. waiting > for that result > > now. ah, there she comes... but a crash after 20 > minutes... > > > > the last thing to test is boot-time disabling of > apm, so at the lilo > > prompt: linux apm=off > > > > but another crash after 20 minutes. wtf??? > > I had the same problem with an ibm tp a30 (radeon > chip). I also use the > vesa interface for X, and after finding the > following in `man > XF86Config-4' I just turned DPMS off, and now it > works: > > ,----[ Option "StandbyTime" "time" ] > | sets the inactivity timeout for the "standby" > phase of DPMS mode. time > | is in minutes, and the value can be changed at > run-time with xset(1). > | Default: 20 minutes. This is only suitable for > VESA DPMS compatible > | monitors, and may not be supported by all video > drivers. It is only > | enabled for screens that have the "DPMS" option > set (see the MONITOR > | section below). > `---- > > I still have problems of X dying if I switch to > console and back, I am > using the kernel framebuffer (2.4.17pre9) > > HTH > Martin > > -- > PGP/GPG encrypted mail preferred, see header > ,-- > | Nur tote Fische schwimmen mit dem Strom > `-- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:47:16 -0600 > From: Matt Wehland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( Woody > installation > problem) > > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > format=flowed > > As an update, I just tried the bf4 flavor of the > boot disks and recieved > the same error- can't download PPPOECONF, and the > install of the base > system quits. > > I think I am going to try either stable on this > system and then upgrade or > i may pull a desktop out that I have been meaning to > work on anyway. Heck > I think I will probably do both. > > Oh crud, I just looked at the previous message I > just sent, gee don't I > know how to snip a message? > Apologies for wasted bandwith. > > Matt > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 03:52:17 +0100 > From: Steffen Evers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Matt Wehland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( Woody > installation problem) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 20:09, Matt Wehland wrote: > > If I can just figure out that it is a bug and not > user error I will be > > happy to file a bug report (Well I'll be happy to > try and figure out how) > > If I can supply any more info just ask. I'm going > to keep beating on it > > for now. > As fare as I know pppoe is just about to enter the > install procedure. I > have read something like this on the list a few days > ago. So, I guess > it is a bug ... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 13:51:47 +1100 > From: "D Haben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: G'day - Intro (longish) - and need some > help down here ... > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > G'day > > I'm new to DEBIAN and need some help/pointer on how > to get some sort of X session going. xstart doesn't > work. > > I'm running W2KProf on a COMPAQ Armada E500 and > managed to load DEBIAN from CD (got The advanced > linux POCKETBOOK from Australian Personal > Computing). Yes I know I should use something easier > but the 'non-advanced' edition was stolen a few > weeks ago - exactly one day after I installed > Mandrake! Doh! > > Anyway, I now have Debian installed and I managed to > reinstall the MBR from a Win2K CD so I can boot that > again and keep my job - it's a wok PC u c! > > So, I now managed to edit (using ee thank you so > much) the lilo.conf file and can now boot either > Win2KProf or Debian. > > So far so good. Now to my question/need of help: > > I can log in at a character session (as root) but > startx fails to start as there is no config file. I > had problems during the install with any X type > modules (XFree86?). I don't (didn't) know the Laptop > settings, hardware etc. > > Found a few pages that now tell me what it is but > how do I now go about installing/setting up some > sort of X session provider? > > Hardware Details: > COMPAQ Armada E500 > 128MB RAM > single CPU > > From another site I found (google is cool) I think > this may apply: > > 14" TFT screen 1024x768 > PS/2 touchpad > Lucent Winmodem > Intel 440 BX chipset > > Apparently I'm to use XFree86 3.3.6 (or higher) and > ther is some talk about SuSE tool - whatever that > is? > > Anyway if anyone can drop me a line on how to > proceed from here would be much appreciated. > > Thanks and sorry for the long intro. > > TIA, > /[:-)irK > PS: That sig isn't supposed to translate into any > fancy pic either! > DIRK aka DearK > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 > Date: 29 Mar 2002 21:59:51 -0500 > From: Glen Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" > <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: [Fwd: Re: SSH probs solved (was: SSH2 > packet error..)] > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="=-xEWGliVGPF2Z7/4sznvU" > > Oops, the line should have been: > # ssh-keygen -x > my_dsa.pub > > -glen > > > ATTACHMENT part 6.2 message/rfc822 > Subject: Re: SSH probs solved (was: SSH2 packet > error..) > From: Glen Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 > Date: 29 Mar 2002 20:10:06 -0500 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > > I first created the key pair using > #ssh-keygen -t dsa, > (Note, unless you leave the name of the keys id_dsa, > you'll have to use > -i to identify the keyname with ssh when you > connect) Then I converted > to a SSH2 key with > # ssh-keygen -x |my_dsa.pub > I copied my_dsa.pub to the host computer in my > ~/.ssh2/ directory. Then > I used vim on the host computer to add to a file > ~/.ssh2/authorization > Key my_dsa.pub > Then the next time I logged in, the dsa key worked! > -Glen > > ATTACHMENT part 7 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:42:40 -0700 > From: Rich Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Upgraded to kernel 2.4.18, and pcmcia cards > no longer work. > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Help! > > I've spent about a week trying to get Debian up and > running on my Toshiba > Satellite 330CDS laptop. I was using the bf2.4 > floppies to install the base > system. Once I got that up and running (connected to > my local network via a > pcmcia ethernet card, and thus to the internet) I > started installing > additional software (eg X, KDE, and so forth). > > As a last step I installed the 2.4.18 kernel. I > reconfigured lilo.conf, > rebuilt lilo and rebooted. > > Unfortunately, now my pcmcia cards do not work! Even > if I boot using the > previous kernel (2.4.16). > > Now, before changing kernels the cards > worked--though, I often had to pop > them out and reinsert them before the ethernet > interface would start > working. > > Booting from the boot floppy I made during > installation still works. > > Here's some of the more techy bits: > > I installed kernel-image-2.4.18-586tsc and > kernel-pcmcia-modules-2.4.18-586tsc. When I shut > down and restart the > pcmcia as follows: > > # /etc/init.d/pcmcia stop > Shutting down PCMCIA services:. > # /etc/init.d/pcmcia start > Starting PCMCIA services: modulesinsmod: a module > named pcmcia_core already > exists > /lib/modules/2.4.18-586tsc/pcmcia/i82365.o: > unresolved symbol > isapnp_find_dev_R9991be23 > /lib/modules/2.4.18-586tsc/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: > Operation not permitted > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect > module parameters, including > invalid IO or IRQ parameters > cardmgr. > # > > Any suggestions? I think the boot floppy is also > booting using the > framebuffer (I get the little penguine icon in the > upper left corner). This > doesn't happen when I boot from either of the hard > drive images. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > -Rich- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 8 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:00:30 -0600 > From: Matt Wehland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Can't download pppoeconf - was ( Woody > installation > problem) > > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > format=flowed > > At 08:47 PM 3/29/02 -0600, Matt Wehland wrote: > > Play it again sam. > I just tried installing on another system (an old > P-90 desktop) and got the > same error, Couldn't download PPOECONF. > So now it looks like time to file a bug report. > Since I'm new to this a little direction could help. > I'm assuming that the bug should be reported against > the boot-floopies > (duh). I've checked outstanding bugs and all I can > find is > #139768: boot-floppy: Error in Debian > install-en-html > which seems to be about documentation. > > Should I just file a bug report against boot floppy > or should I send a > message to debian-installer or perhaps both? > After looking a little bit, it seems that if I > report to both I should use the > X-Debbugs-CC: header so the bug tracker keeps > things straight. > I'm really leaning towards posting to installer > also. > > I will be filing the bug report using email, since I > don't have a running > debian system (ok so thats a lie, but I don't have > an easily accessible > debian system that I wish to add packages onto). > > Any suggestions on what logs to add to the message? > > I have used the report a problem option and now have > a file to include > (well I will if I can get this floppy to work). > How should this be used, just attach the file? > open it up and include the text? > > So many questions. > > Well I'm going to watch the Simpsons and then finish > this bug report. > > Also any pointers to using the CVS versions of > boot-floppies? > > I'd hate to go through all this just to find that > the latest CVS versions work. > > Matt > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 9 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:58:15 -0600 > From: will trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: changing bit-depth in X > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > okay, control-alt-plus and control-alt-minus rotate > through the > various x/y resolutions available to the X video > drivers, right? > > is there a way to rotate through the Z dimension? > that is, it'd > be nice to see 8-bit, 16(15)bit, 24-bit... where's > the manual? > > -- > I use Debian/GNU Linux version 2.2; > Linux server 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 > i586 unknown > > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #25 from Will Trillich > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : > Did you know you have MORE THAN ONE CONSOLE to use? > There's > six, by default: try Control-Alt-F6 to see console > six, > Ctl-Alt-F3 for console 3, and so forth. (If you > don't use the X > window display system, you don't need to include the > control > key. If you do have X running, you can return to it > from any > console via Alt-F7, unless you've changed the > defaults.) Each > console can have its own login, running its own > jobs. Very > handy! > > Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 10 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 23:29:22 -0500 > From: Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: StarOffice for potato > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > format=flowed > > I have old x86 machines (I work at a public school) > and managed to get > Debian 2.1 running but I'm having trouble getting > software. mozilla,and > staroffice are not installing because of glibc > conflicts. wher can I find > old packages that will install on 2.1 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 11 message/rfc822 > Date: 29 Mar 2002 23:46:49 -0500 > From: Bill Triplett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: resolver options: debug not working > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi all, > > As I understand it, adding the line 'options debug' > in /etc/resolv.conf > will cause the hostname resolving process to output > debugging > information. I have added 'options debug' to my > /etc/resolv.conf, yet > there is no indication of any debugging messages to > stderr (where I > thought they should go) or in /var/log/debug. > > Where do the debugging messages go? > > Thanks alot, > Bill > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 12 message/rfc822 > Date: 30 Mar 2002 12:49:00 +0800 > From: Crispin Wellington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: MPlayer. It works vey well! Thanks. > (was: divx and codecs) > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 18:22, Alberto Vecchiato > wrote: > > I installed the MPlayer deb packages found at > http://www.mplayer.fr.st/ > > and at http://marillat.free.fr/, along with the > ffmpeg codecs and a bunch > > of other things. All seem to work very well and > the ffmpeg codecs are > > really efficient, fast and give a smooth > reproduction even on my laptop. > > The only problem I have is with a divx file with > 22050Hz mono audio that > > is not reproduced correctly, but I suspect it is a > problem with my audio > > drivers. > > for the sound, try switching off esound if its > running ('killall esd; > killall -9 esd') or any other sound server, then use > the sdl audio > output module from mplayer. something like > > mplayer -vo sdl -au sdl -fs file.mpg > > sdl can do the on the fly bitrate conversion needed. > > Kind Regards > Crispin Wellington > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 13 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 23:12:42 -0600 > From: "Adam Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dan Griswold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: how to get Mesa/OpenGL to use direct > rendering? > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 03:45:55PM -0600, Dan > Griswold wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I may be so confused that maybe I'm not even > asking the right > > questions, but here goes. > > > > I'd like to have X use the hardware acceleration > of my video > > card. Actually, it's not an extra card at all, but > a Trident > > CyberBlade/i1 built onto the mainboard. I do have > the following > > You need the DRI module in the kernel. But I'm not > even sure if > there are drivers for your chipset. Probably not. > > The best cards for 3D accelerated stuff in Linux are > ATI > Radeon and nVidia GeForce series. > > - Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 14 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:14:37 -0800 (PST) > From: "nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: StarOffice for potato > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > <quote who="Phil"> > > I have old x86 machines (I work at a public > school) and managed to get > > Debian 2.1 running but I'm having trouble getting > software. mozilla,and > > staroffice are not installing because of glibc > conflicts. wher can I > > find old packages that will install on 2.1 > > > > if your running debian 2.1 that is slink, potato is > 2.2. i'd > reccomend upgrading to 2.2 ..i may have star office > that is really > old and may run on slink ......id have to look > though. > > nate > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 15 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 23:20:21 -0600 > From: "Adam Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: kcalc math bug? > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 04:05:22PM -0800, Mike Fedyk > wrote: > > > > > 1x2+5x50 (in this order, not in normal > precedence order that computers and > > > > etc use...) > > > > > > > > And it outputs 252 not 350! > > > > NO. Not if I enter it in a specific order. > > > > 1x2 = 2 > > > > 2+5 = 7 > > > > 7x50 = 350 > > > > Not 252! > > > > That is how a calculator should work when you are > typing in the calculation > > by *hand*! I shouldn't have to worry about > precedence then. > > > > This app is supposed to replace the calculator I > can buy for $10. And that > > is how it should work. > > > > Remember, we are working with hand entered > calculations that go into the app > > in a certain order, and *that* is the order that > it should be calculated... > > _Any_ calculator that isn't a piece of crap will > follow the standard precedence rules. > Those rules _must_ be obeyed otherwise the real > numbers that everyone loves so much > would not even form a field [this will probably not > mean anything to you but...] > > If you want 1*2+5*50 to be equal to 350 then enter > is as (1*2+5)*50=7*50=350 > > AFAIK, a $5 calculator will follow precedence.. > > I hope you realize your error by now.. > > - Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 16 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 23:23:08 -0600 > From: "Adam Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: kcalc math bug? > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 07:38:24PM -0500, Alan > Shutko wrote: > > Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Remember, we are working with hand entered > calculations that go into the app > > > in a certain order, and *that* is the order that > it should be calculated... > > > > There should probably be a preference option > choosing whether the > > calculator follows the order of operation, so you > can choose whether > > you want the $7 calculator or the $17 calculator. > > No!! There can't be an option. If a calculator does > not follow precedence then > there should be a grave bug against it. Why? Well, > for starters, it would mean > > 2+3 != 3+2 > > - Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 17 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 23:28:51 -0600 > From: "Adam Majer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: StarOffice for potato > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 11:29:22PM -0500, Phil > wrote: > > I have old x86 machines (I work at a public > school) and managed to get > > Debian 2.1 running but I'm having trouble getting > software. mozilla,and > > staroffice are not installing because of glibc > conflicts. wher can I find > > old packages that will install on 2.1 > > BTW, 2.1 is slink. 2.2 is potato. > > Why not use one good computer as a server with new > software and have the old > boxes log into it as X servers? I thought I would > mention that since you > said you have more than one old machine. Running > StarOffice or Mozilla on a dino would > be suicide. > > - Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 18 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:30:32 -0700 > From: Gruetzner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Steffen Evers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Upgraded to woody and printing from KDE > stopped > Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > I am trying to get printing services to work > under woody. I've > installed LPRng and apsfilter. > > An earlier error message indicated that (at > least) the printcap file > had an error. > > > > Based upon the kind advice of Steffen E., I > installed apsfilter (and > > > associated packages). The Test Page prints > from apsfilterconfig just > > > great. > > <snip of previous troubleshooting> > > > Additionly, there seems to be somthiung wrong > with the printername: > > > > hl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > It should be 'hl1240' only! Are you sure, you are > using current woody > > packages? I remember having this problem earlier. > If you are sure, your > > problems are not fixed in current woody packages > report about the > > problem on debian-kde list. They will know more > about KDE cups as well. > > Yes, I am using woody as of about an hour ago. > > I went and reran /usr/share/apsconfigure/SETUP, > and am now using the > hl1250 driver. The test page printed *beautifully*, > but I still got an > error message when printing. > > I then manually editted /etc/printcap, changing > the semi-colon ( ; ) > after hl1250 to a colon ( : ). That fixed one > error message. The error > message now reads: > > ------------------ > <snip> > Status Information: sending job > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' to > lp|[EMAIL PROTECTED] connecting to > 'localhost',attempt 1 connected to > 'localhost' requesting printer lp|[EMAIL PROTECTED] > job > 'family @localhost+680' transfer to > lp|[EMAIL PROTECTED] failed error > "NONZERO RFC1179 ERROR CODE FROM SERVER' with ack > 'ACK_FAIL' > sending str '^Blp|hl1250 to lp|[EMAIL PROTECTED] > error msg: 'spool queue > for 'lp_hl1250 does not exist on server localhost' > error msg: > 'non-existent printer or you need to run 'checkpc > -f'' > > I ran checkpc -f; it gave no response. > > So...I think I'm making progress, but haven't > gotten there yet! Do I > need to do something special to set up a spool > queue? > > > > Anyway, your printer system should be set up > correctly now. Try to print > > something using lpr directly on a postscript file > or a2ps. > > I did a $ lpr printtest.ps > > --and it printed all but the first line! (Albeit in > the wrong font!) > > > Make sure you have set the papersize correctly in > /etc/papersize and > > /etc/a2ps.cfg (or something similar). > > Done: set for letter. > > Thanks again, Steffen. I appreciate the help > you've given. Any other > ideas? > > James > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 19 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:35:06 -0800 > From: Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: mime-types mappings for browsers? > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi, > > I've got mplayer installed, and I'd like to setup my > browsers to use it. > Is there a debian package/way to automatically make > these associations? > > I'm running mozilla, galeon, and KDE clients. > > Thanks, > > -- > Bill Moseley > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 20 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:44:23 -0800 (PST) > From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Troy Telford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by > C library > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 30-Mar-2002 Troy Telford wrote: > > I've been getting this error when > installing/upgrading packages for > > quite a while now. AFAIK, I have everything set > up OK. Everything runs > > OK. I just wonder what's causing the warning, and > how to rid myself of it. > > > > /etc/locale.gen is the file you need. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 21 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:46:05 -0800 (PST) > From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: will trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: changing bit-depth in X > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 30-Mar-2002 will trillich wrote: > > okay, control-alt-plus and control-alt-minus > rotate through the > > various x/y resolutions available to the X video > drivers, right? > > > > is there a way to rotate through the Z dimension? > that is, it'd > > be nice to see 8-bit, 16(15)bit, 24-bit... where's > the manual? > > > > it is not possible to do this at runtime. You > either specify it as a command > line parameter or in the config file. > > The reason has to do with X's design. Each program > is given a handle to the > "graphics context" and "screen" this information is > not updated once given. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! BB is Broadband by Yahoo! http://bb.yahoo.co.jp/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]