boot problem after kernel compile
Hello, I've just finished recompiling the kernel for the first time ever. Unfortunately, I've probably done something wrong, because I can't reboot the system. The story goes like this: When I tried booting my new kernel everything seemed to be going well, at first. The kernel was uncompressed successfully and drivers were starting to get loaded. Somewhere along the line, though, the boot process suddenly entered an endless loop of "kmod failed to execute .../modprobe -s -k binfmt-464c. error 8" messages. I figured there was a problem in my module dependency database, and rebooted the system SUCCESSFULLY using the OLD kernel. I then proceeded to run "make modules", "make modules_install", and "depmod -a". I then tried to reboot the system using the new kernel with the new module dependencies, and got the same message. After that, when I tried booting the old kernel the system crashed giving the error message: "Code: Bad EIP value" "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer deference at virtual address." along with a register and stack dump, which I can't understand. I now can't boot the system from either kernel. Not even in single-user mode. Unfortunately, I never made a rescue disk with a root partition on it, and have no way of getting one. I've pretty much resigned to the fact that I'm going to have to reinstall, but I would like to know what I did wrong so as not to make the same mistake again in the future. TIA for any advice/information Gil Elad
netscape won't reinstall
I don't know what is going on here. I've been looking though the archives but can't find what I'm looking for yet. Netscape wouldn't load, java crap I think. To make a long story short even a reboot wouldn't allow me to use Netscape. Decided to reinstall. Purged all communicator and netscape packages, cleaned up by hand. Reinstalled with apt-get - First the communicator stuff - communicator-base-476 communicator-smotif-475 Thought that should do it. No executables so ran - apt-get install netscape Setting up netscape-java-476 (4.76-1) ... Setting up communicator (4.76-1) ... Setting up netscape (4.76-1) ... Still no netscape executable anywhere. Basically all I have are the /usr/lib stuff. I'm running Potato. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks, kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke
netscape, vfat, kernel 2.4.x
I have a dual boot Pentium III system with Windoze 98 on hda (vfat fs) and Debian unstable on hdb (e2fs). I mount hda with the following line in /etc/fstab: /dev/hda1 /windowsvfatrw,uid=0,gid=100,umask=0 0 0 My wife's email is popped from our ppp down to a file on the vfat drive using Netscape messenger 4.76. In her home directory on hdb, I put a symbolic link to the directory on hda1 where netscape downloads the mail from the pop server. This works fine when I run kernel 2.2.17. However, I made a custom 2.4.1 kernel and I see that netscape messenger won't read the files from the mail directory on hda. I thought this might be a kernel problem so today I made a 2.4.2 kernel, and still netscape messenger won't read the files. Is this a netscape bug? It works under 2.2.17 but not 2.4.2. Is there a reasonable way to workaround this? -- Timothy J. Ford Don't worry Skipper, 4477 N.W. Fifth Avenue everything's in my hands! Boca Raton, FL 33431--Gilligan
Re: netscape won't reinstall
On Wednesday 21 March 2001 22:09, ktb wrote: > I don't know what is going on here. I've been looking though the > archives but can't find what I'm looking for yet. > > Netscape wouldn't load, java crap I think. To make a long story short > even a reboot wouldn't allow me to use Netscape. Decided to reinstall. > Purged all communicator and netscape packages, cleaned up by hand. > Reinstalled with apt-get - > First the communicator stuff - > communicator-base-476 > communicator-smotif-475 > > Thought that should do it. No executables so ran - > apt-get install netscape > > Setting up netscape-java-476 (4.76-1) ... > > Setting up communicator (4.76-1) ... > > Setting up netscape (4.76-1) ... > > Still no netscape executable anywhere. Basically all I have are the > /usr/lib stuff. I'm running Potato. What am I doing wrong here? > Thanks, > kent are u running as root? because u shouldn't and can't, have to be a user
Re: netscape, vfat, kernel 2.4.x
permission related On Wednesday 21 March 2001 22:27, Timothy J. Ford wrote: > I have a dual boot Pentium III system with Windoze 98 on hda (vfat fs) > and Debian unstable on hdb (e2fs). I mount hda with the following line > in /etc/fstab: > > /dev/hda1 /windowsvfatrw,uid=0,gid=100,umask=0 > 0 0 > > My wife's email is popped from our ppp down to a file on the vfat drive > using > Netscape messenger 4.76. > In her home directory on hdb, I put a symbolic link to the directory on > hda1 where > netscape downloads the mail from the pop server. > > This works fine when I run kernel 2.2.17. > However, I made a custom 2.4.1 kernel and > I see that netscape messenger won't read the files from the mail > directory on hda. > I thought this might be a kernel problem so today I made a 2.4.2 kernel, > and still > netscape messenger won't read the files. > > Is this a netscape bug? > It works under 2.2.17 but not 2.4.2. > > Is there a reasonable way to workaround this? > > -- > Timothy J. Ford Don't worry Skipper, > 4477 N.W. Fifth Avenue everything's in my hands! > Boca Raton, FL 33431--Gilligan
Re: quick howto-command questions?
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 07:10:03PM -0800, Alexander Poquet wrote: > > ls -a | grep ".c$" > > This is silly, of course, but if you want to be rigorous about it you > probably should do 'ls -a | grep "\\.c$"' because grep (unlike the shell) > uses proper regex syntax -- in which '.' is a special character (match any > char). Thus 'ls -a | grep ".c$" would list files such as 'fooc', so > escaping the . is necessary. Two backslashes are required to get > through the shell escaping. > > Apropos, I have a question: frequently I am in a directory (such as /dev, > for example) which has more stuff in it than I can see in one screenful. > Normally I pipe it through less, but am bothered by the 'one file per > line'-isms that ls spits out in this case. I understand the necessity > of this behaviour, but I was wondering, is there some option which > forces columnated output regardless of the presence of a filter? -C > is documented as column-formatting, but it is ignored in a pipe. > ls |column -c80 |less will pipe ls thru column, make it 80 wide, and then through less. > In a related question, can one force sort by rows instead of by > columns, ie, "a b c\nd e f" instead of "a c e\nb d f"? I say related > because when viewing copious output through a pager, it would be > useful to have sort by rows instead of by columns, which is the default > behaviour. easy, simply add the -x flag to column, it ls |column -x -c80 |less -- Jim Richardson Anarchist, pagan and proud of it WWW.eskimo.com/~warlock Linux, because life's too short for a buggy OS.
Re: netscape won't reinstall
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 10:31:00PM -0800, Nick wrote: > On Wednesday 21 March 2001 22:09, ktb wrote: > > I don't know what is going on here. I've been looking though the > > archives but can't find what I'm looking for yet. > > > > Netscape wouldn't load, java crap I think. To make a long story short > > even a reboot wouldn't allow me to use Netscape. Decided to reinstall. > > Purged all communicator and netscape packages, cleaned up by hand. > > Reinstalled with apt-get - > > First the communicator stuff - > > communicator-base-476 > > communicator-smotif-475 > > > > Thought that should do it. No executables so ran - > > apt-get install netscape > > > > Setting up netscape-java-476 (4.76-1) ... > > > > Setting up communicator (4.76-1) ... > > > > Setting up netscape (4.76-1) ... > > > > Still no netscape executable anywhere. Basically all I have are the > > /usr/lib stuff. I'm running Potato. What am I doing wrong here? > > Thanks, > > kent > > are u running as root? because u shouldn't and can't, have to be a user > No, there is no executable - /usr/bin/X11/netscape kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke
Re: netscape won't reinstall
You should have /usr/bin/X11/communicator, which is a symlink to /etc/alternatives/communicator, which is a script that will run netscape or mozilla depending on the situation. I just discovered that this morning and haven't had the time to dig thru to find the binary to run for netscape, but running /usr/bin/X11/communicator, without mozilla up at the time, should give you netscape 4.76. On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 12:09:24AM -0600, ktb scribbled... > I don't know what is going on here. I've been looking though the > archives but can't find what I'm looking for yet. > > Netscape wouldn't load, java crap I think. To make a long story short > even a reboot wouldn't allow me to use Netscape. Decided to reinstall. > Purged all communicator and netscape packages, cleaned up by hand. > Reinstalled with apt-get - > First the communicator stuff - > communicator-base-476 > communicator-smotif-475 > > Thought that should do it. No executables so ran - > apt-get install netscape > > Setting up netscape-java-476 (4.76-1) ... > > Setting up communicator (4.76-1) ... > > Setting up netscape (4.76-1) ... > > Still no netscape executable anywhere. Basically all I have are the > /usr/lib stuff. I'm running Potato. What am I doing wrong here? > Thanks, > kent > > -- > From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted > First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Where is nslookup
Hi,friends, I just could not find command nslookup in my Debian box. Would you please tell me which package includes nslookup? Thanks in advance! Regards, --Wen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 112481039
Re: 2.4 Loopback file system mounts
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:55:57PM -, Chris Howells wrote: > From: Jonathan Markevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Were there any changes to files that are necessary to support loopback > > mounts in 2.4? I have one iso image that I mount as a drive for Wine, and > > whenever I try to mount it, it hangs pretty solid. I have to reboot to > kill > > that task (no kill options I tried work on it). > > Nope, it's simply broken in 2.4.2. Get a 2.4.3 pre, or wait for 2.4.3 2.4.0, and I think 2.4.1 work here for me. I'd forgotten about 2.4.2 not working until I updatd.
Re: Where is nslookup
nslookup is part of the package dnsutils if i remember correctly if not just type in apt-cache search nslookup should bring up the package name and what to install - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 5:55 PM Subject: Where is nslookup > Hi,friends, > I just could not find command nslookup in my Debian box. > Would you please tell me which package includes nslookup? > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > > --Wen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 112481039 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: OT: Best PDA?
Jim Richardson wrote: > > Take the time and learn graffiti, it's fast, and accurate. Most of the > handwriting recog programs suck, they are either too slow, or It's what I wanted to know, thanks. > the older IIIX(E) series, the new m100 is smaller) If all you are going > to do is take notes, then you can get the cheaper 2MB visor, but if you Yes, just notes. I assume Visor uses the Palm OS and apps/applets? Would it be better to get more ram, if so, why? > Ipaq, (expensive and hard to get) can use linux, I don't know how well > they work as a pda though. Anyway, for price and convenience, go with a > visor or palm. How does it use Linux. If it's to present the same front end as the others, then it's of limited interest. If it's to give you a command prompt and run vi, that's another story... Thanks. Jonathan -- \\ (0)~~\ |_) Jonathan Gift [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Best PDA?
Jonathan Markevich wrote: > > I have a Palm and it's awesome with Linux, provided you get the right tools. > jpilot is very good, and the mail plugin works 95% (you have to manually > delete sent items). Which model and if you use email, then do you have to purchase any add-ins? > minutes), but if you really really don't like it, there are several > keyboards available, I use (and love) the GoType! from Landware, though the > Palm portable keyboard is full-size. For editors, most agree that pedit is The Palm comes with a keyboard? > If you want full word-processing features (but less text-manipulation No, straight text is enough... Thanks for the feedback. Jonathan -- \\ (0)~~\ |_) Jonathan Gift [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Best PDA?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (www.agendacomputing.com and dev.agendacomputing.com). I find it > quite usable for note taking if I use the on-screen keyboard instead > of the hand writing recognition, which needs more work. Ok, thanks. I'll pop on the site and have a look. > > The nice thing about the Agenda is that it is really a pretty standard > Linux system in a small package. The VR3d has a 66 MHz MIPS This sounds very interesting. Does it run Linux default and I can install Vim? I'll pop on the url. Thanks. Jonathan -- \\ (0)~~\ |_) Jonathan Gift [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where is nslookup
>if not just type in
>apt-cache search nslookup
>should bring up the package name and what to install
>
>> I just could not find command nslookup in my Debian box.
>> Would you please tell me which package includes nslookup?
>> Thanks in advance!
A very convenient way to find out what package a given file belongs to
is via http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ("Search Contents of
Latest Release").
cheers,
&rw
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Re: OT: Best PDA?
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:59:40 +0100, Jonathan Gift writes: >The Palm comes with a keyboard? No, but you can purchase an add-on keyboard, which IMHO is *quite* worth the bucks if you´re gonna type more than the occasional note. cheers, &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |KPNQwest/AT | DSA key ID: C33A2BC0 /
Re: Where is nslookup
effigy> nslookup is part of the package dnsutils if i remember correctly Yes, it is. effigy> if not just type in effigy> apt-cache search nslookup It gives "ptknettools - A selection of Internet service clients written in Perl/Tk". Thanks a lot. Regards, --Wen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 112481039
Re: Xfree 4.0.2 + mga + Dualhead config...
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:00:52AM +, Max Lock wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Can anyone post me a working X4.0.2 XF86Config file, I've put mine Hi, this is my XF86Config-4, remember to change the VertRefresh and HorizSync to your needs. I use startx -- +xinerama to start the X Server hope this helps Torsten # ** # Module section -- this section is used to specify # which dynamically loadable modules to load. # ** # Section "Module" # This loads the DBE extension module. Load"dbe" # Double buffer extension Load"glx" # Load "dri" Load"xie" Load"extmod" # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. SubSection "extmod" Option"omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension EndSubSection # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Load"type1" Load"freetype" EndSection # ** # Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set # ** Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" # The module search path. The default path is shown here. #ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" EndSection # ** # Server flags section. # ** Section "ServerFlags" EndSection # ** # Input devices # ** # ** # Core keyboard's InputDevice section # ** Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" # For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard"). # When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris), # uncomment the following line. #Option "Protocol" "Xqueue" Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1)) #Option "Xleds" "1 2 3" Option "LeftAlt" "Meta" Option "RightAlt""ModeShift" # For example, a german layout can be obtained with: #Option "XkbLayout" "de" # or: #Option "XkbLayout" "de" #Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" # # If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and # control keys, use: #Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection # ** # Core Pointer's InputDevice section # ** Section "InputDevice" # Identifier and driver Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol""PS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" EndSection # ** # Monitor section # ** Section "Monitor" Identifier "Miro" HorizSync 28-82 VertRefresh 50-120 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Belinea" HorizSync 30-90 VertRefresh 50-144 EndSection # ** # Graphics device section # ** Section "Device" Identifier "Standard VGA" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" Driver "vga" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "G400_1" Driver "mga" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 0 #VideoRam32768 # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "G400_2" Driver "mga" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 1 #VideoRam32768 # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate EndSection # ** # Screen sections # ** Section "Screen" Identifier
printer setup
Any advice on documentation or where to look for documentation about setting up a printer in debian? I've got an O'Riely book and the debian web page doesn't seem to have a talk about setting up a printer where it's easy to find. Can any one point me in the right direction? Thanks, Eric Cheney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Backup solution for CD-RW
Hi! People on this list wrote about backup-scripts for CD-RWs. I want to setup such a solution for my 2-Box-Home-Network. Is there any preconfigured debian-way to do this? I had a look at some scripts on freahmeat such as bbackup-0.52 burn_baby_burn-0.9.2 cdar cdbackup cdbackup-0.5.2 cddump-0.6 cdrecord-scripts.tar.gz discbackup mkcdrec multiCD scdbackup-0.6 Are there any recommendations? According to the REAMEs nearly all scripts do what I want, but all seems to need some adaptation. What are your experiences? I want to make daily backups of /home on a CD-RW. Today there are only 300 MB of Data, but perhaps some day it will be more than 650 MB, so it would be nice to have either a compression-option or to have the ability to make multivolume-cds. Some month ago I wanted to set up kbackup, but I could not persuade it to talk with my Zip-Drive. TIA juh -- Wahrheit schäubleweise http://www.sudelbuch.de/2000/2202.html
Re: Backup solution for CD-RW
hi ya jan... unfortunately i do not have any useful comment for you but thanx for the nice list... personally... i like compressed backupsto save space/media... c ya alvin -- my only other comment... todaya secretary type dis some work at home...made a cdrom with (microsoft-based)adaptec cdcreate and the silly linux could NOT mount it...but NT and Win2000 could see the contents of the cdrom... :-( mount -o ro -t iso9660 /dev/hdxx /mnt/cdrom failed...as did any other permutaitons of options... On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > Hi! > > People on this list wrote about backup-scripts for CD-RWs. I want to > setup such a solution for my 2-Box-Home-Network. Is there any > preconfigured debian-way to do this? > > I had a look at some scripts on freahmeat such as > > bbackup-0.52 > burn_baby_burn-0.9.2 > cdar > cdbackup > cdbackup-0.5.2 > cddump-0.6 > cdrecord-scripts.tar.gz > discbackup > mkcdrec > multiCD > scdbackup-0.6 > > Are there any recommendations? According to the REAMEs nearly all > scripts do what I want, but all seems to need some adaptation. What > are your experiences? > > I want to make daily backups of /home on a CD-RW. Today there are only > 300 MB of Data, but perhaps some day it will be more than 650 MB, so > it would be nice to have either a compression-option or to have the > ability to make multivolume-cds. > > Some month ago I wanted to set up kbackup, but I could not persuade it to > talk with my Zip-Drive. > > TIA > juh > > -- > Wahrheit schäubleweise > http://www.sudelbuch.de/2000/2202.html > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: sending mail.. ANYONE?
on Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 05:54:58PM -0500, Mark Livingstone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > i'm running a small network.. my gateway is 192.168.0.1 (or 24.x.x.x > resolved to blah.com). i also have few clients as 192.168.0.2,3,4 > > question is: how do i send mail to those clients? they all are > configured as blah.com since postfix wouldn't run if hostname is not > FQDN. i can't mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - doesn't work.. any ideas? If you're sending mail between hosts on a network AND each of the clients (nodes) is running its own mail server (exim, postfix, qmail, sendmail, etc.), AND you have host names for each node (these don't need to be fully qualified), then you can send mail addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Otherwise, it may be more convenient to set up something like an IMAP server from which all hosts can pull mail. -- Karsten M. Self http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org pgpw4rQt6SAc4.pgp Description: PGP signature
repost: serial problems..please help
Hi, I don't know how to fix this but my computer doesn't seem to have any serial ports.. I have read in the man pages that using setserial without any arguments should display the serial ports that I have but it gives me nothing..using a specific command like setserial /dev/ttyS0 tells me that there is no such device? ls -al /dev/ttyS* tells me that the files exists.. crw-rw1 root dialout4, 64 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS0 crw-rw1 root dialout4, 65 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS1 crw-rw1 root dialout4, 66 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS2 crw-rw1 root dialout4, 67 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS3 I have tried editing serial.conf, removing autosave, etc but still nothing.. my serial ports cannot be seen or something... I have ran out of ideas.. searching the internet regarding this matter has netted me zero... Someone please help and explain to me what had happened pls... how can I use setserial command when I don't even have any serial ports..:(
Re: Where is nslookup
on Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:08:15AM +0100, Robert Waldner ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> >if not just type in
> >apt-cache search nslookup
> >should bring up the package name and what to install
> >
> >> I just could not find command nslookup in my Debian box.
> >> Would you please tell me which package includes nslookup?
> >> Thanks in advance!
>
> A very convenient way to find out what package a given file belongs to
> is via http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ("Search Contents of
> Latest Release").
An even more convenient one is
$ apt-cache search
Cheers.
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Re: Why does apt-get want to remove all these packages?
on Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 01:51:37AM +0200, Shaul Karl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I do not understand why does apt-get want to remove many packages. > Will I have to reinstall them? > > apt-get dist-upgrade -sq > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > The following packages will be REMOVED: > a2ps adduser bsdmainutils console-apt custom-mule cvs cvs-buildpackage > debconf debhelper dh-make dosemu emacsen-common enscript esound > esound-common > fetchmail gnome-bin gnuplot gs gv leafnode libesd0 libglade-gnome0 libglide2 > libgnomeui32 libgnorbagtk0 libpaperg lilo lynx memprof mgetty-fax mpage > mule2-bin mule2-canna-wnn mule2-support netpbm nut pidentd pstotext psutils > task-debian-devel telnetd xserver-xfree86 > The following packages have been kept back > kernel-image-2.2.17 xaw3dg > 39 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 43 to remove and 2 not upgraded. > Remv a2ps > Remv nut This is generally a sign of broken dependencies or a corrupted package archive. Yes, if you commit this, you may have to reinstall a substantial list of packages. Better to find out what's wrong first. In the first case, try re-running apt-get update to update your package list(s). This may resolve dependencies. In the second case, you can find backup archives as /var/backups/kpkg.status*. Check to see if one of these might serve to replace what you have under /var/lib/dpkg/status. You can also check with dselect or (far preferable) aptitude to see what packages are conflicting. -- Karsten M. Self http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org pgpA8RvUb5i2H.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Do I still need xfst with XFree86 4?
on Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 08:55:06PM -0500, Stan Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Do I still need the TrueType Font server xfst, with XFree86 4? No. Particularly not if your TT fonts are working without them. You *can* use an external font server (I think), but certainly don't *have* to. -- Karsten M. Self http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org pgpYSHwY3IRpo.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 2.4 Loopback file system mounts
Loop is broken in kernel 2.4.2. Christophe On mer, 21 mar 2001 18:54:50 Jonathan Markevich wrote: > Were there any changes to files that are necessary to support loopback > mounts in 2.4? I have one iso image that I mount as a drive for Wine, and > whenever I try to mount it, it hangs pretty solid. I have to reboot to kill > that task (no kill options I tried work on it). > > I have woody, with util-linux and mount version 2.10s-2, where the > documentation seems to indicate I only need 2.10o. Anything else necessary? > (Yes, kernel support is compiled in) > > -- > Jonathan Markevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.geocities.com/jmarkevich > > What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Christophe Barbé Software Engineer Lineo High Availability Group 42-46, rue Médéric 92110 Clichy - France phone (33).1.41.40.02.12 fax (33).1.41.40.02.01 www.lineo.com
debconf & debconf-tiny weird conflict?
it looks like some packages are dependant on debconf-tiny, which coflicts with debconf and therefore debconf is about to be uninstalled. Of course, a lot of packages depend on debconf so they are to be uninstalled as well. bug? where? is this recently introduced problem? I don't remember reading anything on this yet... erik
Re: Checking port scanning?
Hi dude just try porsentry, it's a nice scan detector but be carefull: if you use portsentry and nmap your owncomputer, you'll find numerous ports open you don't use the services as portsentry watch many ports by default have fun fred On Thursday 22 March 2001 01:35, Lars Jensen wrote: > How do I check if someone is scanning my ports, or hammering a certain > port with requests? > > Thanks for any help, > Lars. > > %%% > Lars Jensen, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno NV 89512-3999. > Tel: 775.673.7113 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
printing with CUPS/Samba
Hi List, Ich have a problem printing from a Windows machine to a Samba-server running CUPS as printer daemon. The printer connected is a "HP LaserJet 4". CUPS accepts the printjob from the NT machine, and knows what filters to apply. But then CUPS says in the webinterface, that the job was aborted, and writes the following in the error log: Job 256 queued on 'HP_Laserjet_4' by 'USERNAME'. I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/hpgltops (PID 2068) for job 256. I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2069) for job 256. I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2070) for job 256. I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertohp (PID 2071) for job 256. I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2072) for job 256. E [22/Mar/2001:10:12:58 +0100] PID 2071 stopped with status 1! E [22/Mar/2001:10:12:58 +0100] No pages found! What does this mean? (My first thought "no pages found" wasn't right,.-> there is paper in the tray) :-)) CUPS is version 1.1.6 and Samba is version 2.0.7-3 My smb.conf looks like this: -- [global] printing = cups load printers = yes guest account = guest invalid users = root security = user [printers] path = /var/spool/cups print ok = yes printing = cups load printers = yes guest ok = yes -- Has anyone an idea? Thanks in advance, Bernie
Pool administration
Hello, are there any tools/hints/recommendationshow to adminstrate a pool of debian-systems. At the moment we have connected stand-alone-systems sharing some resources via nfs and nis. From a users view this is O.K. but from administrators view it is not. Package-installations/upgrades and configuration has to be done on every machine. I'm thinking about - automatic installation/upgrades of packages on _all_ machines. without the need to ssh into every machine by hand. - centralised configuration (nfs-mounted config-files, ...) I had a look at cfengine but does not like it very much. MfG bmg -- "Des is völlig wurscht, was heut beschlos- | M G Berberich sen wird: I bin sowieso dagegn!" | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (SPD-Stadtrat Kurt Schindler; Regensburg) | www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~berberic pgp2e1BrPsKXq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: printer setup
I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" I'm somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian (e.g. epson 640 stylus color, which is surely supported). Please help the both of us Vittorio On Thursday 22 March 2001 07:58, Eric R Cheney wrote: > Any advice on documentation or where to look for documentation about > setting up a printer in debian? I've got an O'Riely book and the debian > web page doesn't seem to have a talk about setting up a printer where it's > easy to find. Can any one point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > Eric Cheney > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: printing with CUPS/Samba
"Bernhard Wesely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi List, > > Ich have a problem printing from a Windows machine to a Samba-server running > CUPS as printer daemon. > The printer connected is a "HP LaserJet 4". > CUPS accepts the printjob from the NT machine, and knows what filters to > apply. > But then CUPS says in the webinterface, that the job was aborted, and writes > the following in the error log: > > Job 256 queued on 'HP_Laserjet_4' by 'USERNAME'. > I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/hpgltops > (PID 2068) for job 256. > I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops > (PID 2069) for job 256. > I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter > /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2070) for job 256. > I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started filter > /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertohp (PID 2071) for job 256. > I [22/Mar/2001:10:12:57 +0100] Started backend > /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2072) for job 256. > E [22/Mar/2001:10:12:58 +0100] PID 2071 stopped with status 1! > E [22/Mar/2001:10:12:58 +0100] No pages found! > > What does this mean? > (My first thought "no pages found" wasn't right,.-> there is paper in > the tray) :-)) > > CUPS is version 1.1.6 and Samba is version 2.0.7-3 > > My smb.conf looks like this: > -- > [global] >printing = cups >load printers = yes >guest account = guest >invalid users = root >security = user > > [printers] > path = /var/spool/cups > print ok = yes > printing = cups > load printers = yes > guest ok = yes > -- > > Has anyone an idea? > > Thanks in advance, > Bernie > > > Try this in smb.conf: [global] . printing = cups printcap name = cups load printers = yes print command = lpr -r -oraw -P%p %s . and install the required printer driver on the windows machines. HTH, Ramin
RE: Problem with printer Canon BJC 4300
>:-( Canon is NOT linux-friendly, they got me crying for hours when i >found >out my Brand new D660U scanner is and WILL not be supported by Linux >because >canon won't support such incredibly ludicrous software That's sad. But my printer happens to be well supported, even though Canon probably contributed nothing to it. It works now, I used apsfilter instead of magicfilter.
Not configuring the kernel from scratch!
Once I've installed a new-brand potato 2.2r2 from CDs, I'd like to rebuild the 2.2.18pre21 kernel. I know that I can dpkg the source kernel from my CDs and then configure and compile it but you know in this case -if you use "make menuconfig" - Debian proposes a very basic standard configuration which doesn't look the same as that installed automatically from the original CDs. I want to start from the configuration file (.config or whatever) which has generated the image contained in the standard distribution. Where can I get this configuration file? Vittorio
RE: printer setup
- this is not a personal remark but a vented frustration - I've mentioned this many times before but it doesn't seem to trickle thru into 'that one thing to do'. Debian Linux has some excellent howto's and readme's wich will get you thru 99.5% of all your installation and configuration trouble. It is worth reading/searching these/thru howto's because they contain exactly what you need. It might take you a few hours or just a few minutes (depends on your skills and chance factor) to get thru it but you'll have learned MUCH more then you started out with. You'll even grasp some basic understanding of your linux system and so on. In the end you'll see this is a good mood of operation, it takes time and yes it's rather tedious/boring/annoying but never a shamefull thing to do. Get yourself Midnight Commander installed as well since it offers a great way to browse thru these documents and also has a good search *cough* engine (just used the find instruction really) wich is easy to use. Lynx might also be usefull if you have the html documentation installed since it offers a fast way to navigate thru the howto's (wich are in html) Really, i had to do it too and yes i hated it at first but know i'm a full fledged documentation worm. Greetings and underance to you and all of you, Joris -Original Message- From: Victor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 22 maart 2001 12:17 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: printer setup I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" I'm somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian (e.g. epson 640 stylus color, which is surely supported). Please help the both of us Vittorio On Thursday 22 March 2001 07:58, Eric R Cheney wrote: > Any advice on documentation or where to look for documentation about > setting up a printer in debian? I've got an O'Riely book and the debian > web page doesn't seem to have a talk about setting up a printer where it's > easy to find. Can any one point me in the right direction? > > Thanks, > Eric Cheney > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Problem with printer Canon BJC 4300
Great, let me know if someone gets the D660U or compatible scanners to work with Linux. -Original Message- From: Robert Voigt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 22 maart 2001 11:28 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Problem with printer Canon BJC 4300 >:-( Canon is NOT linux-friendly, they got me crying for hours when i >found >out my Brand new D660U scanner is and WILL not be supported by Linux >because >canon won't support such incredibly ludicrous software That's sad. But my printer happens to be well supported, even though Canon probably contributed nothing to it. It works now, I used apsfilter instead of magicfilter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem reading Windows CDR
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 08:13:22PM -0800, Eric G. Miller wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 06:53:38PM -0800, Alexander Poquet wrote: > > Hi folks. > > > > I have a rather large collection of MP3s that I burned onto CDs using my > > step-brother's burner, which is on a Windows box. I burned it on using > > the DirectCD system. Anyway, I compiled Joliet extension support into > > my kernel and can mount the CDs fine; I get a directory listing, and > > all seems to work okay. > > NOTE: Unless directed to "Make CD readable by most other CD-ROMs" or > some such, DirectCD writes using "CDFS" and doesn't write some other > necessary info for ISO9660/Joliet conformance. If I understand > correctly, this "CDFS" is UFS?? This may not be the problem, since I > wonder how Linux could mount the CD without the newer filesystem support > (maybe it looks close enough to iso9660 to fool the kernel?). It's > worth investigating though... I know for a fact, if you don't do this > with DirectCD, older Windows machines will not be able to read these > CD's (not to mention Mac's). CDFS = UDF afaik, the 2.4 kernel has read-only support for UDF, so i don't think it's very close to iso9660. i suggest burning the CD with some other windows burning program, like easy cd creater, nero or winoncd -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' Well, my files were backed up. -
Re: printer setup
Hallo Victor! Am Don, 22 Mär 2001, schrieb Victor: > I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" > I'm somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian > (e.g. epson 640 stylus color, which is surely supported). Please > help the both of us Vittorio I've done this: apt-get install magicfilter and then magicfilterconfig Answered the few questions and ... started to print. No need of magic printtool, when you have a magic filter. ;-) Ciao! juh -- Literaturnobelpreis für Kohl http://www.sudelbuch.de/2000/20001121.html
Re: repost: serial problems..please help
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 12:52:28AM -0800, jdls wrote: > Hi, > > I don't know how to fix this but my computer doesn't seem to > have any serial ports.. I have read in the man pages that using > setserial without any arguments should display the serial ports that > I have but it gives me nothing..using a specific command like > setserial /dev/ttyS0 tells me that there is no such device? > ls -al /dev/ttyS* tells me that the files exists.. > > crw-rw1 root dialout4, 64 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS0 > crw-rw1 root dialout4, 65 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS1 > crw-rw1 root dialout4, 66 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS2 > crw-rw1 root dialout4, 67 Jul 5 23:14 /dev/ttyS3 > > I have tried editing serial.conf, removing autosave, etc but still > nothing.. my serial ports cannot be seen or something... I have ran > out of ideas.. searching the internet regarding this matter has netted me > zero... > > Someone please help and explain to me what had happened pls... > > how can I use setserial command when I don't even have any serial ports..:( try modprobe serial, this should load the serial port driver -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' What do you mean /home was on that disk? I umounted it! -
Re: Not configuring the kernel from scratch!
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 11:27:47AM +, Victor wrote: > Once I've installed a new-brand potato 2.2r2 from CDs, I'd like to rebuild > the 2.2.18pre21 kernel. > I know that I can dpkg the source kernel from my CDs and > then configure and compile it but you know in this case -if you use "make > menuconfig" - Debian proposes a very basic standard configuration which > doesn't > look the same as that installed automatically from the original CDs. > I want to start from the configuration file (.config or > whatever) which has generated the image contained in the standard > distribution. > Where can I get this configuration file? > Vittorio look for /boot/config-2.2.18pre21 copy this one to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.18pre21/.config (or whereever your kernel source is) -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' What do you mean /home was on that disk? I umounted it! -
RE: Pool administration
This is of interest to me as well. We have set up a couple of laboratories, and maintain their setup by configuring one machine, then uploading a tar images of the bits of it to a server, and downloading the image to all the other machines. I have modified a Debian rescue disk, so that only two floppy disks are needed to boot the target machine and link it to the server for the download. After the download a few files are semi-automatically tweaked. While this system works, it is not very tidy, and a better one would be appreciated. Dave Whiteley On 22-Mar-2001 M G Berberich wrote: > Hello, > > are there any tools/hints/recommendationshow to adminstrate a pool of > debian-systems. > > At the moment we have connected stand-alone-systems sharing some > resources via nfs and nis. From a users view this is O.K. but from > administrators view it is not. Package-installations/upgrades and > configuration has to be done on every machine. > I'm thinking about > > - automatic installation/upgrades of packages on _all_ machines. > without the need to ssh into every machine by hand. > - centralised configuration (nfs-mounted config-files, ...) > > I had a look at cfengine but does not like it very much. > > MfG > bmg > > -- > "Des is völlig wurscht, was heut beschlos- | M G Berberich > sen wird: I bin sowieso dagegn!" | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (SPD-Stadtrat Kurt Schindler; Regensburg) | www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~berberic -- E-Mail: Dave Whiteley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 22-Mar-2001 Time: 11:10:50 Phone: 0113 233 2059 Missing .sig (I am trying to give them up.) --
Problem with /dev/dsp
I try to launch Netscape Communicator from GNOME and displays this error message: /dev/dsp not found. What´s that device used for? How can I "mount" it? Thanks in Advance. Yope
Re: Problem with /dev/dsp
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 12:49:49PM +0100, Alberto Garc?a wrote: > I try to launch Netscape Communicator from GNOME and displays this error > message: > /dev/dsp not found. > What?s that device used for? How can I "mount" it? > Thanks in Advance. Yope It's the sound device. If no sound driver is loaded or if it's not correctly configured, you'll get this error. It only means you won't get sound :) -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' Sorry, we deleted that package last week... -
Routing problem...
Hello. I will be very, very greatfull for your help. I'am newbie and I have big trouble (big for me of course). I would also apologize for my english. I'am from Poland and english isn't my nativ language. Here is some kind of map. It should illustrate my problem. LAN INTERNET +--+ | COMP. A| | 192.168.1.10 |-+ +--+ |++ +--+ || DEBIAN MACHINE |--|xSDL MODEM|--ISP-- +--+ || 192.168.1.1 | +--+ | COMP. B|-+++ 195.117.3.4 | 192.168.1.11 || 195.117.3.5 +--+| ++ +---| WWW SERVER | ++ So... My ISP give me xSDL modem (1 Mbit/s to the internet) with ethernet plug on the end. He give me aslo two public IP and he routes this IP to this modem. Questione is... How to configure Debian Machine to work with that. I want to have one IP for Debian Machine and one IP to www server. I also want to have that computers from my local networks could use internet connection (I think I must use IP Masqu for that - it is also a problem). But the main problem is that I don't know how to configure DEBIAN MACHINE to route this. For example. If COMP A want to vistit WWW SERVER (i guest he can uses DNS from ISP) he should go stright to WWW SERVER (without MODEM). I don't know how sould it work. DEBIAN MACHINE has tree pci network cards (one for lan, one for modem and the last one for www server). Second question is what rules for firewall (ipchains I tink) should I made. How I say. I'am newbie so I would be greatfull for complete solution, but even small help will be nice (I have no idea what should I do). Big thanks. I send this message to debian-user and debian-firewall. Sorry for that. Mateusz Mazur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
reiserfs install
Hello, I'm getting a new harddisk for my laptop soon, and I'd like to try installing Debian on reiserfs on it. I was thinking of doing it like this: - install debian on 'spare' partition (by CD's) - compile kernel 2.2.17 - get pcmcia/airo drivers from floppy and install - download 2.4.2 kernel source, compile it - boot 2.4.2 kernel - download and compile reiserfs helper applications - make a reiserfs partition - make a copy of the 'spare' partition on the reiserfs disk - change /etc/fstab on the reiserfs disk - boot 2.4.2 kernel from the reiserfs disk - edit sources.list to include testing - apt-get update and dist-upgrade - apt-get x,wdm and stuff - get XF86Config-4 from disk - hope everything now works well :) Does this make sense? Also, the disk is 20G. I reserve 3G for windows, a bit for swap, leaving some 17G for linux. What is the best way to partition it? 7 gig for Linux and 2x5 gig for games and big stuff to mount on /mnt or so? -- Arnout Engelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gelezen in de Debian Packaging Manual: It is assumed that the reader is reasonable familiar with the dpkg System Administrators' manual. Unfortunately this manual does not yet exist.
Re: Routing problem...
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 01:19:06PM +0100, Mateusz Mazur wrote: > Hello. > I will be very, very greatfull for your help. I'am newbie and I have big > trouble (big for me of course). I would also apologize for my english. I'am > from Poland and english isn't my nativ language. Here is some kind of map. > It should illustrate my problem. > > LAN INTERNET > > +--+ > | COMP. A| > | 192.168.1.10 |-+ > +--+ |++ +--+ > || DEBIAN MACHINE |--|xSDL MODEM|--ISP-- > +--+ || 192.168.1.1 | +--+ > | COMP. B|-+++ 195.117.3.4 > | 192.168.1.11 || 195.117.3.5 > +--+| ++ > +---| WWW SERVER | > ++ > > So... > My ISP give me xSDL modem (1 Mbit/s to the internet) with ethernet plug on > the end. He give me aslo two public IP and he routes this IP to this modem. > Questione is... How to configure Debian Machine to work with that. I want to > have one IP for Debian Machine and one IP to www server. I also want to have > that computers from my local networks could use internet connection (I think > I must use IP Masqu for that - it is also a problem). > But the main problem is that I don't know how to > configure DEBIAN MACHINE to route this. For example. If COMP A want to > vistit WWW SERVER (i guest he can uses DNS from ISP) he should go stright to > WWW SERVER (without MODEM). I don't know how sould it work. DEBIAN MACHINE > has tree pci network cards (one for lan, one for modem and the last one for > www server). Second question is what rules for firewall (ipchains I tink) > should I made. kernel 2.4 could do that with some dnat rule, for 2.2 you'll have to play with ipmasqadm or friends, with ipportfw/ipautofw/whatever, or even some userspace program like redir -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' Oops! (said in a quiet, almost surprised voice) -
cdrom permission problem
I installed 2.2 and upgraded to the 2.4 kernel. I configured my sound card in the kernel and it works fine with real audio and XMMS. Problem is when I put a cd in the cdrom drive and execute Gnome CD player, I get the following error message: Error accessing cdrom device Please check to make sure cdrom drive support is compiled into the kernel and you have permission to access the device. If I execute Gnome CD player from root, it works fine. I have done the following.. adduser myusername cdrom chmod 660 /dev/cdrom chgrp cdrom /dev/cdrom Any suggestions? thanks -- "If you are a peg, endure the knocking. If you are a mallet, strike." --Nicholas de Fluery
RE: Pool administration
i've posted on this in the past, there is an open-source project that is very good, can't remember the name really. Maybe someone on the list does ? Greetings, Joris -Original Message- From: Dave Whiteley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 22 maart 2001 12:18 To: M G Berberich Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Pool administration This is of interest to me as well. We have set up a couple of laboratories, and maintain their setup by configuring one machine, then uploading a tar images of the bits of it to a server, and downloading the image to all the other machines. I have modified a Debian rescue disk, so that only two floppy disks are needed to boot the target machine and link it to the server for the download. After the download a few files are semi-automatically tweaked. While this system works, it is not very tidy, and a better one would be appreciated. Dave Whiteley On 22-Mar-2001 M G Berberich wrote: > Hello, > > are there any tools/hints/recommendationshow to adminstrate a pool of > debian-systems. > > At the moment we have connected stand-alone-systems sharing some > resources via nfs and nis. From a users view this is O.K. but from > administrators view it is not. Package-installations/upgrades and > configuration has to be done on every machine. > I'm thinking about > > - automatic installation/upgrades of packages on _all_ machines. > without the need to ssh into every machine by hand. > - centralised configuration (nfs-mounted config-files, ...) > > I had a look at cfengine but does not like it very much. > > MfG > bmg > > -- > "Des is vollig wurscht, was heut beschlos- | M G Berberich > sen wird: I bin sowieso dagegn!" | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (SPD-Stadtrat Kurt Schindler; Regensburg) | www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~berberic -- E-Mail: Dave Whiteley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 22-Mar-2001 Time: 11:10:50 Phone: 0113 233 2059 Missing .sig (I am trying to give them up.) -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
dselect/dpkg-perl problem: method "value" cannot be located
Folks, I have troubles with dselect/dpkg since I started an update of my Linux Box running Debian woody. This problem can be focused to the post-installation --configure process: dpkg complains: "Can't locate object method "value" via package "Debconf::Question" at /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/Config.pm line 76" This occurred for the first time dselect wanted to upgrade debconf -- now I cannot configure anything anymore that relies on that... e.g. xserver-common. Has anyone made any similar experiences -- and could give me hints how to solve that problem ? Even a hint to a FAQ would be great. Thanks in advance, Lukas -- Lukas RufSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Office: ETZ-G61.2 Computer Engineering and Phone: +41/1/632 7312Networks Laboratory (TIK) Fax: +41/1/632 1035 ETH Zentrum PGP 2.6: ID D20BA2ED;Gloriastr. 35 Fingerprint 6323 B9BC 9C8E 6563 B477 BADD FEA6 E6B7CH-8092 Zurich
Re: coexistence with Windows 2000
Casper, et. al.: Sorry I got distracted from this thread. If I am understanding this lilo.conf properly, I have a question and would appreciate comments on my rough plan to install, to see if I am missing something or if it should work. TIA for the help. (1) When the lilo.conf points to /dev/hda1 , and when I select this Windows boot from the set of boot choices, does it then invoke automatically the boot.ini found in my c root drive? Does it know what to invoke in order to bring up the Windows software? Do I still get the choices to bring it up in safe mode, etc.? (2) My tentative plan for adding in Debian. current partitioning of Windows 2000 a. harddisk C: 2G NTFS w Windows 2000 installed here D: 2G FAT32 b. use FIPS to get windows 2000 out of the end of the C drive c. repartition C: drive I want to get C: ~ 1G w/ windows 2000 swap: 500 Meg linux root: remainder ~ 1G d. install Debian e. edit lilo.conf to make sure it points an option to my windows partition. f. run lilo. g. reboot. The only thing that gives me pause on this plan is Dieter's comment that he is running both Potato & Windows, but that he "had" to install Debian first and doesnt know how to alter the installation sequence. If there is no way to do this, then I will have to reinstall windows 2000, I guess. Any comments? Regards, Darryl _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: netscape won't reinstall
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:52:28PM -0700, Jason Majors wrote: > You should have /usr/bin/X11/communicator, which is a symlink to > /etc/alternatives/communicator, which is a script that will run netscape or > mozilla depending on the situation. I just discovered that this morning and > haven't had the time to dig thru to find the binary to run for netscape, but > running /usr/bin/X11/communicator, without mozilla up at the time, should give > you netscape 4.76. > This is what I have - $ /usr/bin/X11/communicator bash: /usr/bin/X11/communicator: No such file or directory It's like the install installs everything but the binary. kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke
security.debian.org
Hi to everyone! Does anyone know what is wrong with http://security.debian.org? Why it is so slow? I am trying to do a dist-upgrade since the last two days and the process almost stops at this site... :( Thanks Marcelo Chiapparini DFT-IF/UERJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: coexistence with Windows 2000
There is no particular order for installing any windows / linux config. BUT ... (taratatata) If you install Linux first and have installed LILO into the MBR (i believe any) windows installation later on will simply clear the MBR so you'll be unable to boot into Linux but you system will default boot into Windows. ---> Keep a Boot diskette handy (AND working) at all time to resolve this : remove LiLo and reinstall LiLo With windows 2000 (NT is friendlier) things get more complicated since these versions use their own bootloader and it's a pest. I had to install windows 2000 and configure a third-party bootmanager to be able to still boot into Linux (powerquest to the rescue). Lilo and the win2k bootloader decided to bit each others tails and there was no easy way to solve this (i mean a 30 second solution). I KNOW there are ways to multi-boot win2k and linux easily but it's a mess to set this up since win2k is a bootloader fascist by nature and yes this evolution (hint win98 was quite 'natural'). I guess that if you use the win2k bootloader to boot the linux /boot or / partition (depends on your setup) you'll be happy ever after but i'm not very confident it will be an easy thing to do. To put it mildly, if you don't need win2k don't use it, it's rather *cough,cough* good and _seemed_ well built but it's not needed if just in need for some windows specific gizmo's like games and or :-( a canon d660u scanner. Greetings, Joris -Original Message- From: Darryl Rthering [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 22 maart 2001 14:18 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: coexistence with Windows 2000 Casper, et. al.: Sorry I got distracted from this thread. If I am understanding this lilo.conf properly, I have a question and would appreciate comments on my rough plan to install, to see if I am missing something or if it should work. TIA for the help. (1) When the lilo.conf points to /dev/hda1 , and when I select this Windows boot from the set of boot choices, does it then invoke automatically the boot.ini found in my c root drive? Does it know what to invoke in order to bring up the Windows software? Do I still get the choices to bring it up in safe mode, etc.? (2) My tentative plan for adding in Debian. current partitioning of Windows 2000 a. harddisk C: 2G NTFS w Windows 2000 installed here D: 2G FAT32 b. use FIPS to get windows 2000 out of the end of the C drive c. repartition C: drive I want to get C: ~ 1G w/ windows 2000 swap: 500 Meg linux root: remainder ~ 1G d. install Debian e. edit lilo.conf to make sure it points an option to my windows partition. f. run lilo. g. reboot. The only thing that gives me pause on this plan is Dieter's comment that he is running both Potato & Windows, but that he "had" to install Debian first and doesnt know how to alter the installation sequence. If there is no way to do this, then I will have to reinstall windows 2000, I guess. Any comments? Regards, Darryl _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cdrom permission problem
Yes, I've done the adduser (myusername) cdrom. Alson van der Meulen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 04:45:57AM -0800, Dale Morris wrote: > > I installed 2.2 and upgraded to the 2.4 kernel. I configured my sound card > > in the kernel and it works fine with real audio and XMMS. Problem is when I > > put a cd in the cdrom drive and execute Gnome CD player, I get the following > > error message: > > Error accessing cdrom device > > Please check to make sure cdrom drive support is compiled into the kernel > > and you have permission to access the device. > > > > If I execute Gnome CD player from root, it works fine. I have done the > > following.. > > adduser myusername cdrom > > chmod 660 /dev/cdrom > > chgrp cdrom /dev/cdrom > is the user you try to run gnomecd player as in the group cdrom? > > -- > ,---. > > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< > `---' > If I knew it wasn't going to work, I would have tested it sooner. > - -- "If you are a peg, endure the knocking. If you are a mallet, strike." --Nicholas de Fluery
Emacs initialisation query
(If it matters, I'm using xemacs 21). I want to define a function key to run a macro. I can do it within a session: ESC x global-set-key RET eif-indent-buffer RET but I can't get it to work in the initialisation file ~/.emacs: (defalias 'eif-indent-buffer (read-kbd-macro "ESC x mark- whole- buffer RET ESC x eif- indent- region RET")) (global-set-key 'eif-indent-buffer) What should I put for ? I've tried "f9", , "", () and it doesn't like any of them. I can't see anything about it in the docs either. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP: 1024R/32B8FAA1: 97 EA 1D 47 72 3F 28 47 6B 7E 39 CC 56 E4 C1 47 GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
Re: Problem reading Windows CDR
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 06:53:38PM -0800, Alexander Poquet wrote: > > Hi folks. > > > > I have a rather large collection of MP3s that I burned onto CDs using my > > step-brother's burner, which is on a Windows box. I burned it on using > > the DirectCD system. Anyway, I compiled Joliet extension support into > > my kernel and can mount the CDs fine; I get a directory listing, and > > all seems to work okay. > > NOTE: Unless directed to "Make CD readable by most other CD-ROMs" or > some such, DirectCD writes using "CDFS" and doesn't write some other > necessary info for ISO9660/Joliet conformance. If I understand > correctly, this "CDFS" is UFS?? This may not be the problem, since I > wonder how Linux could mount the CD without the newer filesystem support > (maybe it looks close enough to iso9660 to fool the kernel?). It's > worth investigating though... I know for a fact, if you don't do this > with DirectCD, older Windows machines will not be able to read these > CD's (not to mention Mac's). It's actually "UDF", not "UFS". There is experimental support in the kernel for reading drives like this. There's also a site on sourceforge.net, who's name escapes me at the moment, with more information on this. You are correct about telling DirectCD to make the CD readable by other drives... if you don't do that, many non-Windows users will have trouble with the disc. I have Easy CD Creator and it installed DirectCD, but I quickly removed it. Regards Hall
RE: Pool administration
>are there any tools/hints/recommendationshow to adminstrate a pool of >debian-systems. > >At the moment we have connected stand-alone-systems sharing some >resources via nfs and nis. From a users view this is O.K. but from >administrators view it is not. Package-installations/upgrades and >configuration has to be done on every machine. >I'm thinking about > >- automatic installation/upgrades of packages on _all_ machines. > without the need to ssh into every machine by hand. You can check here: http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/. I haven't tried it, but looks promising. >- centralised configuration (nfs-mounted config-files, ...) >
Re: parallel clusters of single cpu boxes
In Wed, 21 Mar 2001 02:53:55 Darryl cum veritate scripsit : You might be better off to ask this question in debian-beowulf@lists.debian.org List. Try the package mpich lam pvm etc. Details of how to set up is rather involved, but see the README.Debian files, and if there is anything unclear still, come back to debian-beowulf. > I am curious if anyone knows anything about clustering several single > cpu > boxes together and attempting to run a multi-cpu build of Linux on top > of > them. Has anyone figured out a way to thus put together a relatively > cheap > emulated parallel architecture? > > I have searched for info on this, but am not finding any. > > Regards, > > Darryl -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Junichi Uekawa http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer GPG Fingerprint : 17D6 120E 4455 1832 9423 7447 3059 BF92 CD37 56F4
Re: boot problem after kernel compile
Although I can't tell you what went wrong, don't reinstall yet. Using a windows machine, head over to tomsrtbt: http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html There is a version to install from windows. With tomsrtbt, you will be able to mount your original root partition and fix the problem. Gil Elad wrote: > Hello, > > I've just finished recompiling the kernel for the first time ever. > Unfortunately, I've probably done something wrong, because I can't reboot > the system. The story goes like this: > When I tried booting my new kernel everything seemed to be going well, at > first. The kernel was uncompressed successfully and drivers were starting > to get loaded. Somewhere along the line, though, the boot process suddenly > entered an endless loop of > "kmod failed to execute .../modprobe -s -k binfmt-464c. error 8" messages. > I figured there was a problem in my module dependency database, and > rebooted the system SUCCESSFULLY using the OLD kernel. > I then proceeded to run "make modules", "make modules_install", and > "depmod -a". > I then tried to reboot the system using the new kernel with the new module > dependencies, and got the same message. > After that, when I tried booting the old kernel the system crashed giving > the error message: > "Code: Bad EIP value" > "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer deference at virtual address." > along with a register and stack dump, which I can't understand. > > I now can't boot the system from either kernel. Not even in single-user mode. > Unfortunately, I never made a rescue disk with a root partition on it, and > have no way of getting one. > > I've pretty much resigned to the fact that I'm going to have to reinstall, > but I would like to know what I did wrong so as not to make the same > mistake again in the future. > > TIA for any advice/information > > Gil Elad > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- David Raeker-Jordan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Harrisburg, PA, USA
Re: coexistence with Windows 2000
Just to throw a spanner clean into the works on this issue, I have Windows 2000 pro and linux dual booting here on my machine. I had debian set up, did the 2000 install, and it never even touched the bootloader. Even to the point of when the install was finished, I even had lilo still intact and functioning. Don't ask me why, and a lot of people seem to have problems dual booting these 2, but, for me, it was a very basic process, as I didn't even need a boot disk to get lilo back. Peter Good. Joris Lambrecht wrote: > > There is no particular order for installing any windows / linux config. BUT > ... (taratatata) > If you install Linux first and have installed LILO into the MBR (i believe > any) windows installation later on will simply clear the MBR so you'll be > unable to boot into Linux but you system will default boot into Windows. > > ---> Keep a Boot diskette handy (AND working) at all time to resolve this : > remove LiLo and reinstall LiLo > > With windows 2000 (NT is friendlier) things get more complicated since these > versions use their own bootloader and it's a pest. I had to install windows > 2000 and configure a third-party bootmanager to be able to still boot into > Linux (powerquest to the rescue). Lilo and the win2k bootloader decided to > bit each others tails and there was no easy way to solve this (i mean a 30 > second solution). I KNOW there are ways to multi-boot win2k and linux easily > but it's a mess to set this up since win2k is a bootloader fascist by nature > and yes this evolution (hint win98 was quite 'natural'). I guess that if you > use the win2k bootloader to boot the linux /boot or / partition (depends on > your setup) you'll be happy ever after but i'm not very confident it will be > an easy thing to do.
RE: Checking port scanning?
> just try porsentry, it's a nice scan detector > but be carefull: if you use portsentry and nmap your owncomputer, > you'll find > numerous ports open you don't use the services as portsentry > watch many ports > > On Thursday 22 March 2001 01:35, Lars Jensen wrote: > > How do I check if someone is scanning my ports, or hammering a certain > > port with requests? You may also want to try iplogger. Not only will this show ALL the ports in use, not just the ones you select in portsentry. Also, portsentry actually listens on those ports it is monitoring, so if you nmap yourself for security leaks, you'll see a plethora of ports open, don't freak. HTH, Brooks
ppp configuration problem
I am having difficulty getting my modem to communicate correctly with my ISP. The problem is that once connected I do not get a route or gateway that allows access to the Internet. All pings return network unreachable errors. The ppp0 interface shows appropriate local and remote IPs indicating correct connection to the ISP. The routing table is empty after the connection is negotiated - I am sure this is the key to the problem. I have tried 'options' with settings of proxarp on and off and also defaultroute on and off. pppd is configured to start at boot time via the /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot file. I am able to dial using pon and disconnect via poff . I must have missed something. Does anybody have any suggestions? John Davidson
Re: Checking port scanning?
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:31:53AM -0600, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > > just try porsentry, it's a nice scan detector > > but be carefull: if you use portsentry and nmap your owncomputer, > > you'll find > > numerous ports open you don't use the services as portsentry > > watch many ports > > > > On Thursday 22 March 2001 01:35, Lars Jensen wrote: > > > How do I check if someone is scanning my ports, or hammering a certain > > > port with requests? > > You may also want to try iplogger. Not only will this show ALL the ports in > use, not just the ones you select in portsentry. Also, portsentry actually > listens on those ports it is monitoring, so if you nmap yourself for > security leaks, you'll see a plethora of ports open, don't freak. ippl is the replacement for iplogger iirc, ippl is more configurable and better then iplogger. use ippl instead. -- ,---. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED]< `---' And what does it mean 'rm: .o: No such file or directory'? -
RE: ppp configuration problem
If you manually add a route to the gateway on your subnet of the ip address your assigned, use a x.x.x.1 address, does it work? Jason > > I am having difficulty getting my modem to communicate > correctly with my > ISP. The problem is that once connected I do not get a route > or gateway that > allows access to the Internet. All pings return network > unreachable errors. > > The ppp0 interface shows appropriate local and remote IPs > indicating correct > connection to the ISP. > > The routing table is empty after the connection is negotiated > - I am sure > this is the key to the problem. I have tried 'options' with > settings of > proxarp on and off and also defaultroute on and off. > > pppd is configured to start at boot time via the > /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot file. > I am able to dial using pon and disconnect via > poff . I > must have missed something. > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > John Davidson > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: Checking port scanning?
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:31:53AM -0600, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > You may also want to try iplogger. Not only will this show ALL the ports in > use, not just the ones you select in portsentry. Also, portsentry actually > listens on those ports it is monitoring, so if you nmap yourself for > security leaks, you'll see a plethora of ports open, don't freak. IIRC iplogger was obsoleted by ippl. There were some issues with remote DoS attacks against hosts running iplogger. Ippl took care of those and provides a more flexible logging mechanism. Ippl is one of the very first packages I install on any Debian box in my control. Once you've configured it right (i.e. told it not to log normal traffic like smtp connections) the output can be very interesting. I could be mistaken, and confusing iplogger with some other package, but I don't think so. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpus6gAUqoGH.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: security.debian.org
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:25:06AM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Does anyone know what is wrong with http://security.debian.org? Why it is > so slow? I am trying to do a dist-upgrade since the last two days and the > process almost stops at this site... :( Well, it could be that you're in Brazil and security.debian.org is in the Netherlands. I imagine the connectivity between those two countries isn't that great. It's times like this when it would be nice if mirroring the security site wasn't so discouraged. I understand why they want all security updates to come from a single point, but that point is not necessarily universally accessable. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpWt6CNRqCHy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Checking port scanning?
Re, "Noah L. Meyerhans" wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:31:53AM -0600, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > > > You may also want to try iplogger. Not only will this show ALL the ports in > > use, not just the ones you select in portsentry. Also, portsentry actually > > listens on those ports it is monitoring, so if you nmap yourself for > > security leaks, you'll see a plethora of ports open, don't freak. > > IIRC iplogger was obsoleted by ippl. There were some issues with remote > DoS attacks against hosts running iplogger. Ippl took care of those and > provides a more flexible logging mechanism. Ippl is one of the very > first packages I install on any Debian box in my control. Once you've > configured it right (i.e. told it not to log normal traffic like smtp > connections) the output can be very interesting. > you even should try snort. even a nice choice for port scanning and other strange attacks against your system MfG Daniel
debconf asking Questions
Right now wvdial is messed up in testing and everytime I install something else or do a dist-upgrade it asks me the four configuration questions for the package. How can I get it back to only asking the questions the first time? Thanks! Ben Pharr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Pool administration
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:50:07AM +0100, M G Berberich wrote: > At the moment we have connected stand-alone-systems sharing some > resources via nfs and nis. From a users view this is O.K. but from > administrators view it is not. Package-installations/upgrades and > configuration has to be done on every machine. > I'm thinking about > > - automatic installation/upgrades of packages on _all_ machines. > without the need to ssh into every machine by hand. > - centralised configuration (nfs-mounted config-files, ...) I am just in the middle of setting up something quite similar to this. We chose to rsync the configuration files, but NFS would work just as well. Automatic upgrades are made with a cronjob running apt-get update + upgrade with noninteractive debconf frontend. For package installations/removals I wrote a small script that converts a command-line like 'install galeon evolution' to it's dpkg-selections equivalent: galeon install evolution install This list is then fed to dpkg --set-selections on each host, followed by apt-get dselect-upgrade which does the actual installation or removal. I know this is not perfect, but quite painless... until you really do need to make host-specific configurations. rsync and the package installer both use SSH with preinstalled, restricting SSH key so that they are relatively safe. If you have any comments about this approach, I would love to hear them. -- Tommi Komulainen [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG 1024D/68388EE66FD6 DD79 EB38 BF6F 3533 09C0 04A8 9871 6838 8EE6 pgplLYx7sHZZL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Emacs initialisation query
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 01:43:34PM +, Oliver Elphick wrote: > What should I put for ? [f9] Now, to tell you where I've read that...
what is 'pool'?
What is 'pool'? The Debian FAQ refers to doc/, project/, tools, etc. but makes no mention of pool/. I've searched the debian-user archive for 'pool', and only found incidental reference to it. -- Ron Peterson Network & Systems Manager Mount Holyoke College GPG and other info at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
Re: debian kernel modifications
Quoting Ron Peterson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Debian FAQ item 7.2 says that "The kernel (filesystem) in Debian > GNU/Linux systems supports replacing files even while they're being > used." > > How is this accomplished? When you, say, run a program called fred, the OS finds the inode for the file from the directory. When the file is opened, only the inode is used as a handle; the directory is not reconsulted. Therefore you can now remove the directory entry for fred, or create a new version of the file which will have a new inode to store its contents, and a new directory entry pointing to it. The old inode and the associated diskspace will be recovered when programs using it terminate, as there's no directory entry pointing to it any more. This is standard functionality for inode-type filesystems. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
Re: Font point sizes and X resolutions?
Lo, on Wednesday, March 21, Stan Brown did write: > On Wed Mar 21 22:13:32 2001 Richard C. Cobbe wrote... > > > >Lo, on Wednesday, March 21, Stan Brown did write: > > > >[reformatted for 80 cols] > > > >> How can I set up X properly so that the fonts are displayed in the proper > >> (eg 1/72 inch per point) size? > > > >Can't do 72dpi, but you can do 75dpi, which is close enough. Take a look > >at your font path (in /etc/X11/XF86Config by default on potato; this may > >well be different for woody/sid). Make sure the 75dpi entries precede the > >100dpi entries, then restart X. [80 cols, again.] > Maybe I did not make my question clear, or perhaps I'm just to dumb > to understand the answer. > > Let me elaborate. As I increase the resolutin (more pixels) on the > screen, the font's just get smaller. I don't think this is the way > it should work. I suspect I have something configured wrong. At one > point in time, during the install I was asked what size monitor I > had, I answered 17". Well now I have a 19" atached to this > system. How do I tell X what the dimensions of the screen are, so > that it can display say a 12 point font as something aproaching a > real 12 point typeface, instead of some unreadably small size? Ah. Now I understand. Rather unfortunately, this may not be possible. There's a great deal to X font handling that I'm still learning, so it's possible that I'm overlooking something, but I don't think we can do this. As far as I can tell, X generally treats fonts in terms of pixels, not points. I don't know of a feature through which you can automatically rescale every font. You can usually change the fonts on an application-by-application basis, typically through X resource database settings. Or, you can follow my earlier advice, but since your fonts are too small, put the 75dpi entries *AFTER* the 100dpi entries. This won't change everything, but it will help. If anyone else knows a better way to address this, please let us know; I'm sort of curious myself. Richard
Re: ppp configuration problem
The default gateway on my subnet uses a x.x.x.2 address, and after I manually added it there was still no joy. John Davidson - Original Message - From: "Jason P. Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: RE: ppp configuration problem > If you manually add a route to the gateway on your subnet of the ip address > your assigned, use a x.x.x.1 address, does it work? > > Jason > > > > > I am having difficulty getting my modem to communicate > > correctly with my > > ISP. The problem is that once connected I do not get a route > > or gateway that > > allows access to the Internet. All pings return network > > unreachable errors. > > > > The ppp0 interface shows appropriate local and remote IPs > > indicating correct > > connection to the ISP. > > > > The routing table is empty after the connection is negotiated > > - I am sure > > this is the key to the problem. I have tried 'options' with > > settings of > > proxarp on and off and also defaultroute on and off. > > > > pppd is configured to start at boot time via the > > /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot file. > > I am able to dial using pon and disconnect via > > poff . I > > must have missed something. > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > John Davidson > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Emacs initialisation query
Lo, on Thursday, March 22, Oliver Elphick did write: > (If it matters, I'm using xemacs 21). > > I want to define a function key to run a macro. > > I can do it within a session: > > ESC x global-set-key RET eif-indent-buffer RET > > but I can't get it to work in the initialisation file ~/.emacs: > > (defalias 'eif-indent-buffer (read-kbd-macro > "ESC x mark- whole- buffer RET ESC x eif- indent- region RET")) > (global-set-key 'eif-indent-buffer) > > > What should I put for ? I've tried "f9", , "", () and it > doesn't like any of them. I can't see anything about it in the docs either. (global-set-key [f9] 'eif-indent-buffer) See the xemacs info page, `Key Sequences' node. Richard
Re: quick howto-command questions?
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 07:10:03PM -0800, Alexander Poquet wrote: ... > Apropos, I have a question: frequently I am in a directory (such as /dev, > for example) which has more stuff in it than I can see in one screenful. > Normally I pipe it through less, but am bothered by the 'one file per > line'-isms that ls spits out in this case. I understand the necessity > of this behaviour, but I was wondering, is there some option which > forces columnated output regardless of the presence of a filter? -C > is documented as column-formatting, but it is ignored in a pipe. Strange, here it works as advertised. What does "type ls" show? Is it a genuine ls or some build-in degenerate from your shell? Here I get: $ type ls ls is hashed (/bin/ls) $ ls --version ls (GNU fileutils) 4.0l $ dir /usr/bin | head -n 2 822-dategrepmail.DP popauth GET grodvipopclient $ ls -C /usr/bin | head -n 2 822-dategrepmail.DP popauth GET grodvipopclient $ ls --format=vertical /usr/bin | head -n 2 822-dategrepmail.DP popauth GET grodvipopclient $ ls --format=horizontal /usr/bin | head -n 2 822-date GET HEAD Mail MakeTeXPK POST > In a related question, can one force sort by rows instead of by > columns, ie, "a b c\nd e f" instead of "a c e\nb d f"? I say related > because when viewing copious output through a pager, it would be > useful to have sort by rows instead of by columns, which is the default > behaviour. $ ls --format=horizontal -- groetjes, carel
Re: Emacs initialisation query
Oliver Elphick wrote: > > (If it matters, I'm using xemacs 21). > > I want to define a function key to run a macro. > > I can do it within a session: > > ESC x global-set-key RET eif-indent-buffer RET > > but I can't get it to work in the initialisation file ~/.emacs: > > (defalias 'eif-indent-buffer (read-kbd-macro > "ESC x mark- whole- buffer RET ESC x eif- indent- region RET")) > (global-set-key 'eif-indent-buffer) > > What should I put for ? I've tried "f9", , "", () and it > doesn't like any of them. I can't see anything about it in the docs either. Try (global-set-key [f9] 'eif-indent-buffer) /Johan -- Johan Groth (xghjn) ! Tel. mobil: 0703 - 24 25 27 Cell Network! Kontoret: 054 - 14 25 27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! Bofors: 0586 - 820 14 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting to Gnome
Rick Commo wrote: > > Time to go to the well (debian-user) again! > > A couple of weeks ago I decided that Debian would be my distro of choice. > It's been a struggle but a rewarding one so far. Had a "simple" install > that was sorta broken (WindowMaker was scrawed) but now have it going. Did > another "simple" install to another parition and it was fine. So I now have > "debian-stable" and "debian-test" partitions. > > Tonight I really played with apt-get for the first time. Got Netscape OK, > then went for Ximian Gnome (full install). Had to grab gimp1.2 first but > then Ximian seemed to go fine. > > Now for the problem. > > Ximian Gnome seemed to install ok, but now do I actually get set up the root > and my user account to use Gnome/Sawfish? > I had a similar problem where the gnome components wouldn't all start up. I was using the stock gnome with stable and had really messed it up. Once I got gdm up adn running again byt copying the config files off an identical installation(lucky me) I did the following. apt-get --reinstall install task-gnome-desktop It installed one component and then all the gnome processes started by themselves. I had one other problem after that. No window manager got started. The /usr/bin/x-window-manager -clientId 117... process. I started it at the command line and this must have updated some file somewhere as the next time it started by it self. Now everything is great. You are not using the stock system so I don't know if it will help but. Later, Eric :-)
Re: G400 DRI
On 2001-03-21 21:42:32, Nuhn Yobiznez wrote: > Have you looked in your /var/log/XFree86.log to see if > it is enabling DRI? I have a couple of DRI lines: (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI (II) MGA(0): Offscreen memory usage will be limited to 512 lines if the DRI is enabled. > What kernel are you running? 2.2.18pre21 > Can you send a copy of /var/log/XFree86.log? Attached. > Is support for the G400 module or in the kernel? Hmm... you need to compile a kernel module for DRI support? /Allan -- Allan M. Wind email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 2022 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GPG/PGP) Woburn, MA 01888-0022 USA XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 18 December 2000 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: Linux 2.2.18 i686 [ELF] Module Loader present (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Mar 21 23:35:47 2001 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown. (==) ServerLayout "Default" (**) |-->Screen "Matrox G400 AGP (32 MB), Sony GDM-500PS" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Sony GDM-500PS" (**) | |-->Device "Matrox G400 AGP (32 MB)" (**) |-->Input Device "Logitech Mouseman Wheel" (**) |-->Input Device "Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite" (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" (++) using VT number 7 (II) Open APM successful (II) Module ABI versions: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1 XFree86 Video Driver: 0.3 XFree86 XInput driver : 0.1 XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1 XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2 (II) Loader running on linux (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2 (II) Loading font Bitmap (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3 (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 (II) PCI: Config type is 1 (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x, mode1Res1 = 0x8000 (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) (II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,0691 card 1043,8023 rev 02 class 06,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,8598 card , rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01 (II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 1106,0686 card 1043,8023 rev 22 class 06,01,00 hdr 80 (II) PCI: 00:04:1: chip 1106,0571 card , rev 10 class 01,01,8a hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:04:2: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 10 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:04:3: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 10 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:04:4: chip 1106,3057 card , rev 30 class 06,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:09:0: chip 1274,5000 card 4942,4c4c rev 00 class 04,01,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 10b7,9055 card 10b7,9055 rev 30 class 02,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10b7,9055 card 10b7,9055 rev 24 class 02,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:0c:0: chip 104b,1040 card 104b,1040 rev 08 class 01,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 102b,0525 card 102b,217d rev 04 class 03,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: End of PCI scan (II) LoadModule: "scanpci" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3 (II) UnloadModule: "scanpci" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) PCI-to-ISA bridge: (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,0,0), BCTRL: 0x00 (VGA_EN is cleared) (II) Bus 0 I/O range: [0] -1 0x - 0x (0x1) IX[B] (II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0x - 0x (0x0) MX[B] (II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0x - 0x (0x0) MX[B] (II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 1 I/O range: (II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0xe080 - 0xe1df (0x160) MX[B] (II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0xe1f0 - 0xe3ff (0x210) MX[B] (II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:4:0),
mod_ssl won't load
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I installed libapache-mod-ssl on an up-to-date unstable system this morning. I followed the instructions in libapache-mod-ssl-doc (I think), but mod-ssl won't load. I get this error message: - --- Syntax error on line 242 of /etc/apache/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_ssl.so into server: /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_ssl.so: undefined symbol: dbm_firstkey - --- Line 242 is the one that says 'LoadModule ssl_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_ssl.so'. Does anyone know what the problem might be? Google brought up nothing. Thanks, j -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6uiQ4RioLhcc1F0gRAmd7AKDSZ3LIYdTot2hnEVHN0CnekN5SNwCeJRP7 4qBDllQe+MNzVI9aSSJiByg= =G4oT -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: netscape won't reinstall
/usr/bin/X11/communicator is not the binary, but is a symlink to /etc/alternatives/communicator, which is a symlink to /usr/lib/netscape/476/communicator/communicator-smotif, which is a symlink to /usr/lib/netscape/base-4/wrapper, which is a script which does a bunch of things, including figuring out what binary to run, and eventually calls the actual binary, /usr/lib/netscape/476/communicator/communicator-smotif.real As you can see, this is all quite straightforward :^) It sounds like your installation has some problems. I would recommend a dpkg --purge on any netscape|navigator|communicator packages and removal of all remaining traces in /usr/bin/X11 or /etc/alternatives then installation of just plain "communicator" or "navigator", which are meta-packages with dependencies to the needed packages. Be sure to get the versions from security.debian.org. Or you can chuck the whole thing and install mozilla or opera! Bob On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 07:24:52AM -0600, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:52:28PM -0700, Jason Majors wrote: > > You should have /usr/bin/X11/communicator, which is a symlink to > > /etc/alternatives/communicator, which is a script that will run netscape or > > mozilla depending on the situation. I just discovered that this morning and > > haven't had the time to dig thru to find the binary to run for netscape, but > > running /usr/bin/X11/communicator, without mozilla up at the time, should > > give > > you netscape 4.76. > > > > This is what I have - > $ /usr/bin/X11/communicator > bash: /usr/bin/X11/communicator: No such file or directory > > It's like the install installs everything but the binary. > kent > > -- > From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted > First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S
Re: G400 DRI
Sorry, that should have been private mail. /Allan -- Allan M. Wind email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 2022 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GPG/PGP) Woburn, MA 01888-0022 USA pgpE185wSOlOt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Viewing html-attachments with mutt
Hello, I try to view an html-attachment using mutt. After pressing "v" and choosing the file netscape comes up. Netscape says "no such file or directory" or something like that. Sometimes it works. Mutt seems to copy the attached file to /tmp, start netscape and then delete the file before netscape is able to open it. Please help Bye -- Bastian Bowe
Re: need internal dns (bind), what packages??
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 06:40:31PM -0800, Nick wrote: > Doesn't do it. > > Still get the unknown host message from my client machines > Can only reach hosts through IP address directly > > I need something else on my gateway... > > qqq Up-to-date Optional packages in section net qqq > bind 8.2.2p7-1 > do you have your local dns' ip address as the first in the range of name servers on your clients? yours martin -- 30DC 1D28 1D79 32F5 5E67 3ABB 28EE B35A 3E8D CCC0
Re: ppp configuration problem
Further investigation reveals that I am experiencing a conflict betweent 'interfaces' and 'pppd'. At least this is what prevents the default gateway being added. My ISP does not use PAP or CHAP, so I must use a chatscript with option noauth. However I have an eth0 interface with its own gateway to the rest of my internal network. The existence of the the default gateway for eth0 and option noauth prevent the insertion of a gateway for ppp0. Mandrake notes this problem in the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp which contains (in part) #pppd will no longer delete an existing default route #so we have to help it a little route del default > /dev/null 2>$1 ( and ensures that option defaultroute is then set for the script) All of this is to sya that I can now make it set the route correctly, but I am still unable to ping anything outside my local network. I had previously tried with a preconfigured /etc/resolv.conf file which contained my domain and nameservers, but I tried the option usepeerdns which causes my /etc/resolv.conf file to be completely overwritten - it contains only the nameserver information after connection. Other distros I have used are more polite and comment existing information and add delimiting comments around information entered by their version of pppd. I want to convert all my Linux boxes to Debian but need to have ppp working first. John Davidson > The default gateway on my subnet uses a x.x.x.2 address, and after I > manually added it there was still no joy. > > John Davidson > > From: "Jason P. Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > If you manually add a route to the gateway on your subnet of the ip > address > > your assigned, use a x.x.x.1 address, does it work? > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > I am having difficulty getting my modem to communicate > > > correctly with my > > > ISP. The problem is that once connected I do not get a route > > > or gateway that > > > allows access to the Internet. All pings return network > > > unreachable errors. > > > > > > The ppp0 interface shows appropriate local and remote IPs > > > indicating correct > > > connection to the ISP. > > > > > > The routing table is empty after the connection is negotiated > > > - I am sure > > > this is the key to the problem. I have tried 'options' with > > > settings of > > > proxarp on and off and also defaultroute on and off. > > > > > > pppd is configured to start at boot time via the > > > /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot file. > > > I am able to dial using pon and disconnect via > > > poff . I > > > must have missed something. > > > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > > > John Davidson > > >
Re: Emacs initialisation query
Lo, on Thursday, March 22, Oliver Elphick did write: > "Richard C. Cobbe" wrote: > >Lo, on Thursday, March 22, Oliver Elphick did write: > > > >> (If it matters, I'm using xemacs 21). > >> > >> I want to define a function key to run a macro. > >> > >> I can do it within a session: > >> > >> ESC x global-set-key RET eif-indent-buffer RET > >> > >> but I can't get it to work in the initialisation file ~/.emacs: > >> > >> (defalias 'eif-indent-buffer (read-kbd-macro > >> "ESC x mark- whole- buffer RET ESC x eif- indent- region RET")) > >> (global-set-key 'eif-indent-buffer) > >> > >> > >> What should I put for ? I've tried "f9", , "", () > >> and it doesn't like any of them. I can't see anything about it in > >> the docs either. > > > >(global-set-key [f9] 'eif-indent-buffer) > > > >See the xemacs info page, `Key Sequences' node. > > In fact, that caused xemacs to hang for a long while, but your pointer to > documentation led me to the correct answer, in the node "Programmatic > Rebinding": > > (global-set-key 'f9 'eif-indent-buffer) That's surprising. According to that node, 'f9 is an abbreviation for '(f9), which is in turn an abbreviation for [(f9)]. My solution, [f9], is also an abbreviation for [(f9)]. This is all the stranger because I have the following in my .emacs, and they work just fine: (global-set-key [delete] 'delete-char) (global-set-key [kp-delete] 'delete-char) (global-set-key [(control m)] 'newline-and-indent) (global-set-key [(control x) (control g)] 'goto-line) (global-set-key [(control x) (control k)] 'rcc-save-and-kill-current-buffer) (global-set-key [f5] 'call-last-kbd-macro) (global-set-key [f9] 'compile) (global-set-key [f12] 'repeat-complex-command) (global-set-key [home] 'beginning-of-buffer) (global-set-key [end] 'end-of-buffer) (global-set-key [kp-home] 'rcc-beginning-of-buffer-no-mark) (global-set-key [kp-end] 'rcc-end-of-buffer-no-mark) My only guess is that the behavior you noticed has something to do with the fact that you're binding a key to a macro, whereas I'm binding all of my keys to functions. I'd probably have written your particular situation like this: (defun rcc-eif-indent-buffer () "Indents the entire buffer according to Eiffel mode's indentation rules." (interactive nil) (eif-indent-region (point-min) (point-max))) (global-set-key [f9] 'rcc-eif-indent-buffer) This is a mite cleaner, and it has the advantage that it doesn't change mark's location as it runs. Still, your solution is perfectly valid. Glad you got it working, Richard
printer problem, sending problem
My printer is only printing numbers, always the same. I did a strace lpr file and I don't understand the messages, but I think that there is a problem with printing. My other problem is that I am writing this mail from my computer at the university and I don't manage to transfer the file with the strace output from my local computer to this computer. I did put foo, but I got the message that foo doesn't exist (but I am sure about that). Is there a possibility to use ssh for this file transfer?? TIA Stephan
Re: Emacs initialisation query
"Richard C. Cobbe" wrote: >Lo, on Thursday, March 22, Oliver Elphick did write: > >> (If it matters, I'm using xemacs 21). >> >> I want to define a function key to run a macro. >> >> I can do it within a session: >> >> ESC x global-set-key RET eif-indent-buffer RET >> >> but I can't get it to work in the initialisation file ~/.emacs: >> >> (defalias 'eif-indent-buffer (read-kbd-macro >> "ESC x mark- whole- buffer RET ESC x eif- indent- region RET")) >> (global-set-key 'eif-indent-buffer) >> >> >> What should I put for ? I've tried "f9", , "", () and it >> doesn't like any of them. I can't see anything about it in the docs eithe >r. > >(global-set-key [f9] 'eif-indent-buffer) > >See the xemacs info page, `Key Sequences' node. In fact, that caused xemacs to hang for a long while, but your pointer to documentation led me to the correct answer, in the node "Programmatic Rebinding": (global-set-key 'f9 'eif-indent-buffer) Thanks. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP: 1024R/32B8FAA1: 97 EA 1D 47 72 3F 28 47 6B 7E 39 CC 56 E4 C1 47 GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
Re: Can't configure soundcard module
Tristan wrote: > > I use Sid with kernel2.2.19 and configured my soundcard as a module. When i > use > modconf to install it, it gave me a default value to enter: io=0x220 > irq=5 dma=1 mpu_io=0x330, but my soundcard is using irq 7, so i changed > it and then installed it, but i recieved the following error: > > SB 3.01 detected OK (220) > ESS chip ES1869 detected > sb: Interrupt test on IRQ5 failed - Probable IRQ conflict > > Installation succeeded. > > Whenever I boot up into linux it always detects it but still says there > is a conflict, I have tried to change it back to irq 7 a few times now > but it stills has the same conflict, why is it still trying to detect > it on IRQ 5 ? Look at /etc/modules and make sure that the options are there for sb. You have to make the edits yourself. I had a conflict on irq7 so this is what my entry says. sb irq=5 Hope this helps, Eric :-)
Japanese fonts
Hello, I have a computer at home that myself and my wife use, I would like to set it up for her to be able to log in and email/surf using Japanese fonts. I know it's possible, but I was looking for suggestions from someone using a similiar setup. In the past I've used the jamondo program for Win, and I was looking into dual booting with the Japanese Win98. Since her use will be limited this seems like overkill, I'm sure there must be a better solution in linux. Any help would be appreciated, Dean Posey
Re: what is 'pool'?
Ron Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What is 'pool'? The Debian FAQ refers to doc/, project/, tools, etc. >but makes no mention of pool/. I've submitted a FAQ update for this. See http://bugs.debian.org/89320>. >I've searched the debian-user archive for 'pool', and only found >incidental reference to it. You wouldn't find much reference to it here. Try debian-devel-announce or debian-devel instead. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Xfree 4.0.2 + mga + Dualhead config...
It's Fixed! Thanks to Martin Würtele for a copy of a valid XF86Config-4 file I was missing the screen entry in the device sections. (I'm now playing dual-head yippee!) -Thanks Max -- Max Lock, Linux Systems Administrator, TELE2 uk. Linux like wigwam. No windows, no gates, Apache inside.
Re: Where is nslookup
kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>on Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 08:08:15AM +0100, Robert Waldner
>([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>> A very convenient way to find out what package a given file belongs to
>> is via http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages ("Search Contents of
>> Latest Release").
>
>An even more convenient one is
>
>$ apt-cache search
That doesn't match on filenames.
Try downloading the Contents-$(ARCH).gz file for your architecture from
a Debian mirror and running zgrep on it instead.
--
Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debian Networking not installed
I used the latest CD's for an install, but seems to be a minimalist install. Where can I find doco on adding networking ?
installing ssh
Hi, I want to install ssh in my potato box. However there is a bunch of packages related with ssh in stable. So: 1) What package should I install? 2) I am in Brazil. Should I use the non-us site in order to apt-get the package? TIA Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini DFT-IF/UERJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thai Fonts
In my Debian Distro's I didn't see any Thai Fonts available - did I miss them? John
prompt at startup
Hi I have installed the gdm. But I need, temporaly, to boot into a prompt without running X windows. How can I do it? TIA Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini DFT-IF/UERJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ppp configuration problem
John Davidson writes: > However I have an eth0 interface with its own gateway to the rest of my > internal network. You almost certainly don't need a default route to your internal network. > All of this is to sya that I can now make it set the route correctly, but > I am still unable to ping anything outside my local network. Set the route correctly as in allow pppd to create a default route to the remote address of the ppp link? > I had previously tried with a preconfigured /etc/resolv.conf file which > contained my domain and nameservers, but I tried the option usepeerdns... Why did you think you needed that? Did the connection come up at all with it? > ...which causes my /etc/resolv.conf file to be completely overwritten - > it contains only the nameserver information after connection. Other > distros I have used are more polite and comment existing information and > add delimiting comments around information entered by their version of > pppd. If you that you selected usepeerdns using pppconfig, it didn't overwrite your /etc/resolv.conf (or if it did there's a bug that I need to know about). It swapped it out, and would have swapped it back when the ppp connection went down. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin
Re: installing ssh
i belive apt-get install ssh will install openssh for you, which is what you'll want. -- Forrest English http://truffula.net "When we have nothing left to give There will be no reason for us to live But when we have nothing left to lose You will have nothing left to use" -Fugazi On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hi, > I want to install ssh in my potato box. However there is a bunch of packages > related with ssh in stable. So: > > 1) What package should I install? > 2) I am in Brazil. Should I use the non-us site in order to apt-get the > package? > > TIA > > Marcelo > -- > Marcelo Chiapparini > DFT-IF/UERJ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
