Re: quota on /var/spool/mail
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Juergen Nagler wrote: > > I think your logic has a slight flaw. It checks to see if the mailbox IS > > CURRENTLY over quota, not if it WILL BE over quota AFTER the mail is > > delivered. > > > > In other words, mail comes in, the mailbox is checked to see if it is over > > quota. It is not so the mail is added. Then next mail arrives. The mailbox > > is now over quota from the previous mail so no more mail is delivered. > > But how would you then explain this: > > sol:forrest[~]>ll /var/spool/mail/forrest /var/spool/mail/testuser > -rw--- 1 forrest mail55651 Feb 10 07:46 /var/spool/mail/forrest > -rw-rw 1 forrest mail0 Feb 10 08:07 > /var/spool/mail/testuser > sol:forrest[~]>quota > Disk quotas for user forrest (uid 3217): > Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit > grace > /dev/sda8 5610002000 2 0 0 > > sol:forrest[~]>cat linux-2.2.1.tar.gz > /var/spool/mail/testuser > /var/spool/mail: warning, user disk quota exceeded > /var/spool/mail: write failed, user disk quota exceeded too long. > /var/spool/mail: write failed, user disk quota exceeded too long. > cat: write error: Disc quota exceeded > sol:forrest[~]>ll /var/spool/mail/forrest /var/spool/mail/testuser > -rw--- 1 forrest mail55651 Feb 10 07:46 /var/spool/mail/forrest > -rw-rw 1 forrest mail 962560 Feb 10 08:11 > /var/spool/mail/testuser > sol:forrest[~]>quota > Disk quotas for user forrest (uid 3217): > Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit > grace > /dev/sda81001* 10002000none 2 0 0 > The owner is forrest, not testuser -- === 40 4B 36 58 A0 C7 5A 8A 49 E0 39 54 00 20 A3 AA === Daniel Stringfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Re: rebuilt kernel with sbpcd
> Following the instructions in sbpcd (the README for release 4.2 or newer of the > SoundBlaster Pro CD-ROM driver for Linux) I rebuilt the kernel with no apparent > improvement. The driver still spends many long seconds probing for a LaserMate > at startup (I can access data CDs). You must edit sbpcd.h (its in one of the kernel include directories) There are several lines you will want to remove or "fix up".
X windows
NOTE: Please respond directly to me! (or both to the list and me, since I don't have time to subscribe to this list anymore) I seem to be having a bit of trouble with getting X running on my server. I'm running a Realtek 256k Video Card (Cheezy card, I know. but I don't USUALLY use this box with a monitor anyway) and have a DigiVIEW 14 inch monitor. It ran fine on the other machine I had X running on, and only needed a few tweaks to XF86Config to get it working *well* in higher resolutions. But,,, it was on a 1Mb acellerated video card. All I need for this machine to do is have basic X running, so I can run a program or two under it to test, since I am trying to find a program that will do what I (And the guy I'm doing to consulting for) needs it to do. X comes up when you run the utility that actually runs under X to configure it, but doesn't like the configuration file it makes. I tried making one by the old text based program but that barfs too. My last attemp totally screws up the video mode, and I can't do anything to get it to correct it, and have to CTRL-ALT-DEL and reboot. :( Any suggestions? Or maybe someone with a really low end generic video system can lend me there configuration file. Any help is appreciated though! TIA -- Daniel Stringfield, running Debian GNU/Linux * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me and the Jax-LUG on the web at http://users.southeast.net/~servo
Re: 56k baud modem (x2)
> I'm refering to using the 56k upgrade to their 33.6 modems. It's some > kind of driver (not ISDN) for working on regular analog lines. It might > be something that reloads EEPROM or such. > > I'm looking for success and real connect speeds. Sometimes people with > 33.6k only get on at 28.8k or 24k. >From looking at it, and reading other lists, the other end has to have a digital connection. So, you can't just connect "56k user <-> 56k user"... it must be done "56k user -> 56k provider with special USR gear". Also, I remember bringing up the fact that its illegal (in the US) to run at speeds over 46k (or similar) over the analog lines... so legally, you can't go that fast. I'm assuming that this is going to be overturned shortly, since several companies are coming up with 56k technology. I personally would just assume go ISDN.
mc
MC doesn't seem to want to run anymore. All I get is a blank screen when I run it. I'm running the MC out of BO right now. Most of my stuff is from 1.3 though. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [META] Use of the list for non-Debian matters
On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > This list has a terribly high volume. More than half of the messages are > non-Debian related (like Ethernet 3com problems) and should, IMHO, belong > to other forums. > > Am I the only one which finds the amount of general PC/Linux/Unix > questions unbearable (in that case, I will unsubscribe) or is it time to > plea for more discipline, such as "Please use only this list for > Debian-specific stuff (like dpkg, dselect, discussions of the upgrade > path to 1.3, etc)"? I'm not personally thrilled with the high volume, but I wouldn't wan't to make things not specific to debian (other than things like how to on Redhat or something) to stop being supported. I think the list serves well as a LINUX mailing list, for Debian Users. Not a specifically Debian list for Linux users. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: DLINK-220 (was Re: rogers wave cable access....)
On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Colin R. Telmer wrote: > > D-Link 220's are PnP NE-2000 clones. If you get isapnptools you should be > > able to configure the card in linux and then use the ne driver. > > I have tried to do this without success. I tried pnpdump without any > options, but it only listed my AWE32 and modem. When I did this, it looked > at regport 0x203. Is there a possiility that the dlink220 is on another > regport? Cheers, Colin. You can turn PnP mode off on D-Links, so that they will function as a plain NE-2000 mode. You can set all this via the configuration diskette that comes with there card. For the reference, I use the 200 PnP (in the NE2k mode) on my Linux server, and in my other Linux workstation. If you don't have the diskette, you can get it from the FTP server or Web server from D-Link. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [META] Use of the list for non-Debian matters
On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, John Foster wrote: > OK, how's this then: > > 'Normal' users (like myself) post to the 'user' list. > > Access to the guru list is restricted to Maintainers, Administrators > of reasonable sized installations etc. But that would recreate the debian-devel list wouldn't it? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: sbpcd module
> > Anyone using the sbpcd driver? Until last night my server at home here > (a 386/40/8) was running some mess vaguely resembling Slackware 2.3 > and 3.0, and I upgraded it to Debian last night. sbpcd was compiled > in to the kernel before, but with Debian it's a module. When I go > > insmod sbpcd sbpcd=0x330,Lasermate > > (since my controller is not looked for in the normal scanning, > and that takes ages anyway), it first checks some garbage > address like 0x105FDAA5, then the standard ones. > Hence, it never works. I've got the sbpcd, but its the "real sbpcd" cd-rom. the only way I could get it to work was to edit the sbpcd.h file to fit my drive, and then compile it into my kernel. Hope this helps! Daniel == http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Organizer of Jax-LUG! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: smail does virtual domains?
On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Nelson Posse Lago wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm seriously considering changing to sendmail or perhaps qmail, or > whatever. One of the reasons is that I need virtual e-mail domains. Does > smail handle this? Is is reasonable to use it for this? How about qmail? > Are there plans to packaging it in .deb format? > > I'm really afraid of sendmail, not for the config files, but because > of the security leaks that appear every day; hopefully qmail/smail are > better or, at least, less popular among hackers. >From what I know of mailers in general, qmail or smail is still susceptable to hacking. I don't know much in the way of sendmail hacking, vs other mailer hacking, so someone correct me if I am wrong. I think that its more of sendmail getting a bad aura due to its popularity in MOST platforms out there... Daniel == http:/www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Organizer of Jax-LUG! Email me for details! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian hangs during install
On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, John McLaren wrote: > Help Needed! > > After looking around for a 486 to dedicate to linux, a 5-year-old > "ex-bleeding-edge" server became available cheaply, containing an > EISA mb and Ultrastor 22CA EISA ESDI cacheing controller running > two Micropolis drives--seemed like a good buy at the time > (performs flawlessly on dos/windows). > > I turned off cacheing and shadowing and started to load the latest > Debian boot/root disks. All seemed to go as per the book--hard > drive/controller identified ok etc--until it found 1 scsi host, > identified as an Ultrastor 24F. Not surprisingly, it could get no > response, eventually tried to reset it, and hung at: >"US14F: reset: called" > > Is there some simple command or parameter to give at the "boot:" > prompt which will stop the program looking for scsi hardware? All > I could find in help files were suggestions for what to do if your > installed scsi card wasn't found--not the other way 'round! I believe you can specify a non-existant address, and it "won't see it". Just specify it like to something to an address that you KNOW is not used!!! I had a similiar problem with my sbpcd YEARS ago, when I tried YGGSDRASIL Linux. I threw that CD away the next day, BTW :) Daniel == http:/www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Organizer of Jax-LUG! Email me for details! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TCP/IP SMB Connections
I'm about to setup a Debian Linux box on an existing TCP/IP network. The network has 1 SCO OpenServer 5 system running as a database system, that has about 40 incoming dedicated connections, all capable of accessing the TCP/IP network..(Ranging from 19.2k to T1 w/frame) What we want to is have everyone that currently telnets in to the SCO box via Tinyterm, a dos program, be able to access the Linux box as a SMB server. I'll be running the Samba Server, of course. Which brings me to question number 1: Where do I get TCP/IP protocol for Windoze for Workgroupies? Microsoft's "techs" were no help. "Whats TCP/IP?" one said.. And of course question number 2: Does anyone have any quick warnings that will save me some trouble, that they can let me know about? TIA! Daniel == http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo/ Organizer of Jax-LUG! Email me for details! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TCP/IP and SMB
Thanks to all that replied! I do believe that I have gotten everything I need for the Windows side. BTW, the site(and remote office locations) is NOT connected to the Internet Daniel == http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo/ Organizer of Jax-LUG! Email me for details! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: NCR 825 ctrler
> Hi guys, > > I saw a price list which had the NCR 825 controller, and it said it's a > Fast & Wide controller. Is that true? Why is it so much cheaper than the > Adaptec, for example? Is it a poor performer? The price was about $100 > cheaper than the adaptec. > > Anyone use it? Is it worth to buy it? Well, I will say this about Adaptec... Just like many other name brands, you pay for the name. Thats why Digi International makes you pay through the nose! You pay $2 for the board, $700 for the Digi logo. Its an evil Microsoft world out there -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: resetting a virtual console
On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Chris R. Martin wrote: > > How do I reset a textmode virtual console? I got one messed up the other > day... I had to login to different console. Is there a reset keystroke or > command? > > Thanks, Chris. If you are logged in, all you need to do is type 'reset'. And there IS a keystroke for when you are not logged in, but I don't remember what that is, but it DOES exist! Daniel == http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Organizer of Jax-LUG! Email me for details! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Question] Debian 1.1 Installation
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Vaibhav Goel wrote: > > > Hello; > > I am interested in installing Debian on a 486 machine. This machine does > not have a CDROM drive so I will have to download the whole package and > install it from floppies/ftp. Here is my situation; I will be connecting > the 486 on Ethernet to an NT box. I would like download all the packages > that I need on to that NT box and ftp those packages to the Linux Debian > machine. Basically, I would like to install the Debian base installation > using a minimum floppies. So my question is; What exactly do I need > besdies the 3 base disks, 1 boot disk and 1 root disk to get the Debian > machine talking to the NT machine using FTP. All you need to access the NT machine is the base diskettes. I normally do NFS, but I'm 99% sure that FTP will work too. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Joe Emenaker wrote:
> However, this has *not* fixed the bizzare problem with pppd thinking I
> don't have PPP support compiled in, even though I do.
In my experience, I've had to turn MGETTY OFF when I wanted to make an
outbound PPP call. Dunno exactly why. I can dial out when I have MGETTY
running, if I dial out with something like Minicom.
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Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Philip Hands wrote: > > In my experience, I've had to turn MGETTY OFF when I wanted to make an > > outbound PPP call. Dunno exactly why. I can dial out when I have MGETTY > > running, if I dial out with something like Minicom. > > Sounds like your pppd is not getting its locks right. Possible causes: > > 1) it has not been told to use locks (``lock'' on the command line or in > the options file sorts this out) That's done... > 2) You may be mixing /dev/ttyS? with /dev/cua? devices --- mgetty doesn't > like > cua's and you should not use them at all on a port that mgetty is using. Everything uses ttyS3. > 3) pppd has been compiled to put the locks in the wrong place. If you run: > > strings /usr/sbin/pppd | grep LCK > > you should get ``/var/lock/LCK..'' --- If not you need a different pppd. That's ok too.. > A clasic symptom of this sort of locking failure is that you will see > mgetty's attempts to reset the modem in the logs of the outgoing chat --- > Mgetty doesn't know you're still using its line, so it goes ahead and resets > it almost as soon as you start dialing. Mgetty reports no problems. Actually, MGETTY isn't the one having the problems, its the program I use to log into my ISP. I use DCON scripting, not 'chat'... It adds some cool features... It can't open the port when I have mgetty running on that same port. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Pete Harlan wrote: > > In my experience, I've had to turn MGETTY OFF when I wanted to make an > > outbound PPP call. Dunno exactly why. I can dial out when I have MGETTY > > running, if I dial out with something like Minicom. > > This is because they're not putting their lockfiles in the same > directory. Look at the compilation options for both of them and make > sure that they're each using, e.g., "/var/lock/LCK..ttyS0" for the > lockfile, and that they write their pid in the file in ASCII format > (not binary). (This is from the Linux FSSTND.) > > Kermit, Minicom, pppd, any modem software you write, mgetty, etc., > must agree on all of the above, and then it works like a dream. > I use DCON.. its DCON that can't OPEN the port... pppd works fine, and mgetty work fine.. but its DCON that can't share the port... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Pete Harlan wrote: > > I use DCON.. its DCON that can't OPEN the port... pppd works fine, and > > mgetty work fine.. but its DCON that can't share the port... > > That would happen if DCON is trying to open, say, /dev/cua0, rather > than /dev/ttyS0. mgetty will get in the way of that. The Serial Gods > could tell you a lot more than I can, but I do know that if everyone > uses ttyS then everyone is happy. I don't know what DCON is, but > perhaps you can reconfigure it. No, its on /dev/ttyS3, both of them... > Part of reconfiguring it is to make sure it obeys the locking > conventions; as far as I know all the cua devices did for you was a > kernel-level lock, rather than the cooperative, user-space method used > by programs sharing ttyS. > > Gorier detail: mgetty does a select() on ttyS0, waiting for the modem > to do something (e.g., emit "RING"). Because mgetty has ttyS0 open, > trying to open cua0 fails (or blocks, perhaps), which is presumably > what's happening with DCON. But you can still open ttyS0, and use it; > the first time you cause the modem to emit any characters, mgetty's > select() returns, and if mgetty finds that someone else has written a > lockfile it quits. If someone hasn't written a lockfile, then mgetty > writes the lockfile itself and tries to make sense of what the modem > is saying (usually "RING", but maybe "AT..." if your program is trying > to use the modem without having written the lockfile). > > The moral being that your program should open ttyS0, but if it hasn't > written a lockfile before it talks to the modem, your program and > mgetty will trip over each other trying to converse with it. Its DCON thats doing the tripping, is the problem :) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Pete Harlan wrote: > Daniel Stringfield says he's using dcon scripting to connect to his > isp, and that he's using locking in pppd, and that everyone uses > ttyS3, and that the locks are in the right place, and... > > > Actually, MGETTY isn't the one having the problems, its the program I use > > to log into my ISP. > > > > I use DCON scripting, not 'chat'... > > It adds some cool features... > > > > It can't open the port when I have mgetty running on that same port. > > Then you're not configuring it right. I just downloaded it and > configured it (see how dedicated I am? :) and it 'worked' with mgetty. I've never seen DCON in my life, to tell you the truth. As far as a package. Someone gave me the script, and the dcon binary, and said, here run this... I've been running the DCON for quite some time now... and I suppose its very outdated. I ought to slap the guy that gave it to me > NB: If you want to use dcon (and I see no reason why you would; > really, guy, rethink that decision!), you should manually write your > lock using dcon's icky language and tell pppd *not* to use a lock > (because dcon already locked it: pppd's lock attempt will fail). > Don't worry about removing the lock when you're done; mgetty will > eagerly do that for you. The only reason why I have been using it, is because it does automatic redial. Believe me, with my ISP, its a much needed feature.. And not to mention that I've been running it for a long time. (Before I ran debian, in fact) > I'd be happy to show you my configurations for dcon, pppd, and > mgetty. More to the point, I'd be happy to show you my script for > 'chat' :) That'll work:) But I really want automatic redial. I haven't used chat in so long.. I dunno if you can do that or not... these days.. All in all, its been one of those 'it works, don't change it' things...:) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter..net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DIALD
After much "persuasion" of many poeple after saying that I was using DCON, I went and installed diald. Guess what.. it doesn't seem to run. it seems like the /etc/init.d/diald won't actually run... it ACTS like it, but if you pass it "./diald laksjfladskf" it just sits back down to the next command... ?? NOTHING was running that uses the tty port (ttyS3). Also, I've never messed with chat before... does the debian diald default to chat, or expect? (You must forgive me, I've used DCON forever now...) and... what script file does it point to? I must also say the the documentation in the debian package is a waste. The install script tells you to look for /usr/doc/diald/debian.diald file but does not exist.. :( (and the little documentation that was there did not help any...) I went to the diald homepage... and was not too impressed with the documentation there... I've edited the file "chatscript" which was in /etc, and /etc/ppp (edited both, just in case) to match my site.. But it doesn't seem to be a config file problem... more of a startup script problem... BTW, I'm running diald_0.14-4.deb from /rex/binary-i386/net Is this one possible broken? I'm also running LIBC 5.4.7 now.. could that maybe be causing some problems now?? haven't before... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DialD: Finally
Ok!! Don't need help on this anymore!! It works.. finally... BUT... does anyone know how to make it run a custom script that I have to produce a html file that gets uploaded to my ISP? (The script works already... just want diald to automatically do it when I get connected) TIA -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: color ls
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: > To get color ls, use the command > > alias ls="ls --color=auto" > > That's for "sh" and "bash". If you use "csh" or "tcsh" use > > alias ls "ls --color=auto" > > - Bruce Guess what.. when I do this, and then type ls, I get Segmentation Fault (core dumped). I'm running LIBC5.4.7, kernel 2.0.23 I'm going to recompile my kernel, against the new libc5. (It was compiled against 5.4.4 which is why everything is working still :) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X11R6.1 -- when?
On 25 Oct 1996, Raja R Harinath wrote: > Hi, > > The current status of X on Debian is (as I understand it) > > - the version is XFree3.1.2 > - XFree3.1.2G is the latest beta version, but can't be included in >Debian since the beta isn't distributed with source. > > The official X11R6.1 distribution includes XFree3.1.2C ddxen -- this may > not be the latest and greatest, but this is a newer version than 3.1.2, > and includes source. So, will there atleast be an X11R6.1/XF3.1.2C > release in the near future? > > - Hari I certainly hope so.. I've been running a self compiled 6.1 release.. its MUCH faster than the version 6. $0.02 -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DIALD Won't hang up.
I seem to be having a bit of a problem... DialD is keeping my connection open at all times. Is there any hints that you may give me to look at? -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DIALD
On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Giuseppe Vacanti wrote: > > [diald_0.14-4 doesn't seem to run] > > + is /etc/init.d/diald is executable? (in some revision it wasn't) > > + in response to a bug report suggesting that diald should not > activate itself unless instructed to do so, you must create the file > /etc/diald.options, otherwise nothing happens (check the init > script again: does it contain test -f $OPT || exit 0 ?). > > + I don't know if libc 5.4.7 causes a problem (I run 5.2.18). > > + If it still doesn't work, perhaps you could turn debugging on and > post some of the output. After adding the diald.options file, It ran.. I'm now using diald fully. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Errors with Ethernet module installation...
On 26 Oct 1996, Bill Vinson wrote: > I just decided to reinstall so I would have the chance to install modules > to work with the SN2000CT ethernet card. It says it is 100% NE2000 > Ethernet compatible and when I opted to install the NE2000 module I got the > following error: > > nc.c: module autoprobing not allowed. Append "io=0xNNN" value(s). > Initialization of ne failed > > Installation failed. > > What does this mean? I'm pretty sure the card is set in the 16-bit slot > firmly. Did I get a useless ethernet card? Is there a good way to test if > it is in fact available? You must specify port address manually. (the initial installation lets you do this, but you can also load it by hand by load 8390.o (or something similiar named) and then ne.o with io=0x???. HTH -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Errors with Ethernet module installation...
On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Tim Sailer wrote: > I think 0x320 it the 'standard' spot the ne2k cards live. At the prompt > for additional command line options (or what ever it is), add > "io=0x320" and see if that works anything from 200-360 usually is "normal" for a ne2000 board. 320 is the RECOMMENDED port for most systems, but from what I have seen, most boards default to something completely off. (I'm a computer tech, so I see lots of boards...) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problems with my hard drive
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Matthew D Moss wrote: > I have a 1gig IDE hard drive in my Intel/Debian Linux machine. The machine > is up all the time, and up until now, I've had no problems with it. > > Recently, the hard drive has starting making a weird "ping" noise that > I know I've never heard before. These ping's are very infrequent, but > usually come 2-3 within a minute, then won't happen again (that I know) > for a day or two. Even that seems too often > > Can anyone tell me what this might indicate? Hopefully it's not the drive > going bad, considering it's less that 6 months old. What would be the > best way to diagnose and repair this problem??? I really don't favor > getting another drive, since this is my primary machine. Unfortunately, this is the drive physically going bad. The ping sound is the built-in controller of the drive losing control of the drive... :( I recommend backing it up ASAP and then return it to who you purchased it from. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: useradd?
On 26 Oct 1996, Robert Nicholson wrote: > What linux's have useradd? > > It seems that hylafax's faxsetup script assumes you have useradd. > > I know I have adduser I haven't seen useradd for at least a year. I think that useradd was "phased out". The release that I last remember seeing it on was a 1.2.9 kernel release of Slackware. Reply back to me if you can't find someone else that has the program, because I might be able to pull it out of one of my old CD's... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: useradd?
On 27 Oct 1996, Guy Maor wrote:
> I would recommend NOT using anything but adduser to add a user to your
> Debian machine. The other script could very well add the user in some
> incompatible way. Instead just read the man page of adduser and
> figure out how to translate the call. I doubt it's very difficult.
I believe the 'useradd' program was a strictly Slackware program.
BUT... It no longer exists in Slackware even..
The useradd program was added to allow COMPLETE command line adding of
users, for automated user generation. (I used it for a BBS package that I
ran a while back to add new users)
It should not be a problem unless you are running shadow passwords, in
which you definetely don't want to run it. I'd been running on several
different releases, AFTER the Slackware.. (Linux FT, and Redhat)
But the suggestion on adapting the calls to the adduser would be the best
course.
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Re: does libc5.4.7 compatible with netscape 3.0
On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Carlos Carvalho wrote: > I agree it should be on rex, but just recompiling doesn't work. As I > already said here, I compiled wdiff with gcc 2.7.2.1 and it still > segfaults. > > Carlos But, is all of your other programs (like binutils, fileutils) recompiled? I had a problem with 'ps' segfaulting when I went to 5.4.4, but it went away when I recompiled EVERY THING against the 5.4.4... and that is why I believe that my system runs "as well" as it does now, with these changes everyone is attempting. Its a PIA, and a waste of time .. :) But in the end.. everything works! -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Keyboard with X
On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Alexandre Lebrun wrote: > Hi. > I tried LyX and sometimes run Netscape, and they show the same problem : > when trying to erase a character with backspace, the current character is > erased instead of the preceding. ( just as DEL does in a Microsoft > environment). It's very disturbing, and other apps don't have this > problem (they treat both DEL and Backspace as 'backspace' ). > > Is there a cure ? Netscape is compiled as a "motif" program... and I believe this is a motif behavior. The only cure I believe to work properly, is to rewrite netscape, not using motif. ;> Could be worse, could have to run a M$ emulator. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: does libc5.4.7 belong in Rex
On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Brian C. White wrote: > No it isn't. Rex is intended to be release 1.2 of Debian. "Unstable" is > the latest stuff and will be pointing to "bo" in the near future. Because > of the problems that have been claimed against the new libc5, I don't see > any reason to include it in Debian 1.2. There isn't time to force > everyone to recompile for that release. That can take place in "bo". I didn't mean REX is UNSTABLE, but rex is "getting more stable" What it means to me is that all the packages have to be recompiled! (And this is something each package maintainer must do...) But, rex is still marked as unstable, so for NOW... ? Everyone must upgrade to the latest and greatest, in order for 1 latest and greatest program to work I don't think the libc5.4.7 should have been released into a set of programs that couldn't handle it. Luckily, I was already running 5.4.4. And this is what has saved me. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: does libc5.4.7 belong in Rex
On 31 Oct 1996, Guy Maor wrote: > On Thu, 31 Oct 1996, Buddha Buck wrote: > > While I agree with this, why does it seem that recompiling some > > packages "fixes" the problem? > > Which packages specifically? > > Daniel Stringfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Its the way the LIBC changes some calls. (When I upgraded to 5.4.4 it > > broke my PS.) I've since now upgraded to the newer Debian PS, which works > > fine.. > > I guess you mean gs, and it crashed because it invoked undefined > behavior. No, I mean ps. As in processes... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: does libc5.4.7 belong in Rex
On 1 Nov 1996, Steve Dunham wrote:
> Are you sure? I remember that upgrading the kernel broke some versions
> of ps. Was it really the 5.4 upgrade or a kernel upgrade? When you
> switched back did the old ps start working again?
I believe it was the 5.4 upgrade. A "friend" decided to upgrade my libc
for me, and I had to fight with all kinds of various software.
I never switched back... :)
I'm just going to shut up, and maintain my system now.
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Re: NFS Mounting Debian disks from FreeBSD
On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Stan Brown wrote:
> I can't get my FreeBSD box to mount ny Linux machines disks.
> My HP's can mount then just fine. Can anyone think of anything that
> might be different about the Linux NFS implemetation ? The FreeBSD
> man page talks about privleged and non-privliged ports. I don't understand,
> I would have thought that the NFS ports would have been stanardized by an
> RFC long ago.
Check your /etc/exports file. Make sure the machine name is in there for
exportation. Also double check your /etc/hosts.allow file.
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Sendfax
I am able to successfully recieve data OR fax calls to my modem, with mgetty+sendfax, but I am having problems with SENDING files. I wish to send a TEXT file. Documentation isn't very good for the faxing part of mgetty, and I don't see anywhere how to tell it to send a text file. I've been doing something like this: 'faxspool [phonenumber] [textfile]' And I get an error saying can not recognize file type, and asks for type. inputing "text" doesn't help. Is there a conversion program for text -> g3? Or text -> pbm, then run pbm2g3? Or is there another program I must grab? (Such as efax?) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running Debian
On 3 Nov 1996, Tom Fawcett wrote: > As someone who has thought about rewriting dselect into a huge graphical > thing that won't run on a terminal -- why? > > Package management is a hairy task involving a lot of information, and > doing it on a 24x80 screen is almost painful. I appreciate the need to > have a bare-bones package selection program that is small enough to cram > onto a bootdisk and runs on a console. It would be a shame if that need > restrained any development of a better package manager. > > So maybe it's time to have two -- dselect and xselect. How about a SVGALIB based program? That should fit on a floppy. Now we have a possible three!:) dselect, xselect, and vselect -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running Debian
On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, George Bonser wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Daniel Stringfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > How about a SVGALIB based program? That should fit on a floppy. > > Now we have a possible three!:) dselect, xselect, and vselect > > > > Kind of like make config, make menuconfig and make xconfig > > I agree that there should be some kind of bare-bones select for installation > but I think dselect has gotten to the 10-lbs in a 5-lb bag stage. I would > go for a select that installs the required packages then runs mselect > (menu-select) or xselect to pick and choose the other stuff. > > Colors can be useful to convey information without additional characters > causing information overload though that would limit the utility of the > program for people with poor color vision. Red in uppercase meaning purge, > red in lowercase meaning remove, yellow meaning dependancy problem (uppercase > is required, lowercase suggest), green means add or install, white or black > means hold and blue means that the package has a newer version available but > is not currently selected to be changed. > > It then works a lot like color-ls. If you are doing a quick scan for new > packages, they stand out in blue. You can see at a glance what select pre- > selected for you because it is green, no more overwriting a package > accidently. > > Just some thoughts. Maybe some of this can be done without X using ansi. NCURSES or SLANG, possibly? (isn't slang similiar to ncurses? Kick me if its not) OR like I said, something based on SVGAlib... (which does not use X) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running Debian
On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Neil Walker wrote:
> Have a look at SVGATextMode it's very good.
> I got mine of a InfoMagic CD but its on Sunsite,
> gives you whatever size screen you want for dselect,
> I usually use 116x36.
Its a Debian package too.. :) Doesn't look very good with my video card
and monitor, unfortunately.. :(
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Re: Travan Tape Drive Problems
On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote:
> The tapedrive is identified in win95 as a QIC3020.
This is a SCSI tape drive. (I've seen it ONCE as IDE although..)
Take a look at the SCSI - Tape Howto.
Hope this points in the right direction.
Open up your case, and see what cable its attached too... Only use FTAPE
if its hooked up through the floppy drive cable. (Slow!)
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Re: Name Server
On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, M. Filizzi wrote:
> I finaly got ppp working but now I can't get it to telnet anywhere except
> for the places in /etc/hosts file, I did set the DNS in the resolv.conf
> and well it still wouln't let me go to anywhere else... it wouln't let me
> view web pages other then the ones at those places... and it's the same
> with ftp... any suggestions?
>
> Fizz
Here is my /etc/resolv.conf
The first name server is my own DNS server for my network.
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 204.254.251.3
nameserver 198.6.1.1
nameserver 192.48.96.22
domain dsnc.net
and here is my host.conf *(IMPORTANT!!)*
order bind hosts
multi on
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Re: Anyone using Free SCO Unix yet?
On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, Craig Harmon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> With the release of Free SCO Unix--doesn't Linux become obsolete? I
> checked out their website and the software looks terrific. They even have
> Skunkworks that ports GNU software.
Nope. Not in my opinion. Linux doesn't exist JUST to be a free operating
system. I have not heard of a free SCO, but i will go check it out. Will
it provide source? Does it support old hardware? Will it run on 4mb ram
machine?
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Free SCO unix
I just looked at the "free sco unix". I'm not that impressed. They act
like they are heroes because they are allowing students and home users to
run there software for free. Not to mention that they are giving stripped
down versions of there software (that's pretty stripped down anyway) to
you. Linux can be used anywhere. Unlimited users. this free sco is for
educational/non-commercial (translate for students and home use only) and
is single user only. It also requires *MINIMUM* 150 meg for root
partition. upwards to 250 meg. Recommends 16 megs ram, minimum 8.
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rocat with debian
Are there any Debian users running rocat bbs software out there? If so.. please send me email direct! -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- This message was distributed manually by [EMAIL PROTECTED] after the list initially failed to distribute it.
Re: WinNT OS loader
On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Doug Redd wrote:
> I have Win NT installed on one drive and Linux on another, with the Win NT
> drive being the default boot drive. I am currently using loadlin to boot
> linux, but I am wondering if there is a way to get the Win NT OS loader to
> load Linux.
> Does anyone know?
What I've done to have dual boot Windows NT and Linux is to use LILO.
Install LILO so that it will boot a "dos" partition, or Linux, and have
the "dos" partition boot by default. It will load up the DOS partition,
and bring up NTLOADER from there.
NT is pretty ok, once you beat it into submission... :)
IT wants to be the one booting... but it doesn't have to.
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Re: Floppy installation problem
On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Wes Jennings wrote: > aic7xxx: Downloading sequencer code...done > aic7xxx: Resetting the SCSI bus...done > NCR53c406a: no available ports found > aic7xxx: (aic7xxx_isr) Encountered spurious interrupt. > PPA: unable to initialise controller at 0x378, error 2 > scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 3.2/3.1/3.0 > scsi : 1 host > aic7xxx: Scanning channel A for devices. > aic7xxx: (aic7xxx_isr) BRKADRINT error(0x1): > Illegal Host Access > Kernel panic: aic7xxx: (aic7xxx_isr) BRKADINT, error(0x1) seqaddr(0xd9). What is your Adaptec IRQ set for? Your list doesn't say. I have the same EXACT card, so I know it half way decently. Set it to the default IRQ of 11. That line seems to work better on IRQ 11. Also please remember that DOS does not use the IRQ (Unless you loaded the drivers for dos/windoze), so you COULD still have a hardware problem. You can probably call up Adaptec for support on this one. Just route yourself under "Unix" support. The unix guys are pretty cool. The one I talked to didn't know that Linux supported the product, and we sat and talked about Linux for the last 5 min of the call ... :) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: making disk bootable
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: > Hi! > > How do I go about inserting an mbr if my current setup isn't using LILO > (and thus hasn't made the hd bootable)? > > Does toggling the bootable flag in fdisk take care of that? > > I'd like to install lilo on my system and up to now I haven't used it, so > my hd is not bootable. > > TIA! > Ricardo the MBR is "master boot record". this is the actual software that brings up the system. The MBR in this case is initialized when you install LILO. Its not something you "install" then add LILO. It *IS* LILO. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mirror
I'm trying to mirror the entire debian tree.
When I do a:
mirror -d -gmaster.debian.org:/pub/Linux/Debian/* It works. But...
When I do a:
mirror -d -RDebian /etc/mirror/packages/master.debian.org I get:
package=Debian master.debian.org:/pub/Linux/Debian -> /debian
Scanning local directory /debian
Scanning remote directory /pub/Linux/Debian
Cannot change to remote directory (/pub/Linux/Debian/Incoming/DONE)
because: 550 /pub/Linux/Debian/Incoming/DONE: Permission denied.
Cannot get remote directory details (/pub/Linux/Debian)
disconnecting from master.debian.org
All done, Exiting
Any clues?
TIA
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# Example parameter file for the Debian GNU/Linux "mirror" package
#
# This serves as an illustration for a valid mirror parameter file. See the
# man page mirror(1) and the files in /usr/doc/mirror/examples/* for details.
#
# You can use this as a starting point for a local mirror of parts of the
# Debian distribution. As an example, it is set up to ignore non-i386
# architecture, sources, msdos-8.3-named files, the mailing list archives
# as well as the WebPages for www.debian.org. It will take up around 200 MB.
#
# It worked for me when I wrote it, but it might fail for you. No warranties
# whatsoever. Use at your own risk.
#
# Written by Dirk Eddelbuettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
package=Debian
#
comment=Mirror master.debian.org/pub/Linux/Debian
#
# specify remote host and directory
site=master.debian.org
remote_dir=/pub/Linux/Debian
#
# specify local directory
local_dir=/debian
#
# inform this user about results
mail_to=root
#
# compress these files (see perlre(1) for regular expressions)
compress_patt=\.*(Contents|Packages|Packages-Master|ls-lR|contents|md5sums|Maintainers)$
#
# exclude these files or directories
# see "man perlre" for information on perl's regular expressions
exclude_patt=(.mirrorinfo)
#
# preserve these files or directories (see perlre(1) for reg. expr.)
delete_excl=(local$)
#
# do not delete if more than 20% of all files would vanish
max_delete_files=20%
#
# this speeds up the construction of the remote ls-lR by pruning
recurse_hard=true
bandwidth limiting
Does any one know how to limit bandwitdth on a single system, through a
modem? Say you are in this situation:
You are ftp'ing files on one VT, and you are on the web under X, but since
the ftp session was first, it hogs most of the bandwidth.
Is there a way to make it "split" evenly?
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Odd X message
Everything (at this point) under X is working. But...
I'm getting a message saying:
"
PEX extension module not loaded
XIE extension module not loaded
"
It starting saying that since I upgraded to 3.2 of X.
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User can't log into FTP.
One of my "default system" users (www-data to be exact) can't log in.
My other users can.
I'm using the wu-ftpd from rex.
I don't see anywhere that this user is not allowed to log in to FTP.
What must I do to allow that user to login via ftp? I want to be able to
give someone access to the web server files, but thats all.
What AM I missing?
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Re: VFAT32 support?
> > Is linux kernel vfat support compatible with the vfat32 from the > > microsoft recent OEM WIN95 release? > > > > lawrence, > > I would strongly doubt it. vfat used to be just a superset of the fat > filesystem so it was too difficult to add support. vfat32, on the > otherhand, is a big jump considering the fact that most dos utilities > won't work with it either. Its a FULL 32 bit FAT.. they are trying *really* hard to make everybody run NT, whether the person knows it or not. :) (NT and 95 look almost identical now, and are merging utilities back and forth..HMMM...) You CAN however NOT install the vfat32 on the system, and use the "old" win95 vfat. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DOS <--> Linux
On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Matthew Hewitt wrote: > > I am running Debian 1.1. I want to use it as a file server for MSDOS > 6.22. I was wondering what can I use to facilitate this. I know that I can > use WFWG to connect to the samba server but is there such a thing for > MSDOS? I want to be able to boot off a floppy and have the Linux exported > directory structure come up as c: . Basically make a Diskless(will sort > of) dos station. Anyone hear of anything like this? Or is there a PC-NFS > or equievelent in the shareware/freeware domain. LANtastic will connect to a "lan manager" or "wfwg" server, which is what SAMBA "is". -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- This message was delayed because the list mail delivery agent was down.
Re: DOS <--> Linux
On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Bruce Perens wrote:
> But will Lantastic use the TCP/IP transport, or only NETBEUI?
It supports TCP/IP in version 7 out of the box, and the TCP/IP is
available for older versions, but I would recommend version 7 anyway.
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Re: date and time
On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, Fundamental wrote:
> my debian time is wrong:)
>
> The time in my cmos is correct, but the time that debian displays is
> incorrect, like really wrong. Whenever i manually set the date on it works
> fine untill the next time the machine is rebooted, then it goes all screwy
> again.
>
> is there anyway to set the debian time and date to teh CMOS ?
Install the timezone package.
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Eek! Something broke!
I seem to have broke something. I don't really know or understand what
this error message is. Something to do with the syslog... I did recently
update it, to the one in frozen, about the beginning of last week.
Just noticed the error. Also, I've noticed that when I rebooted, it gave
me an error about syslog, and since then I have been getting everything
that belongs to be outputed to auth.log onto my screen.
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Dec 1 06:47:14 dst syslogd 1.3-0#6: restart.
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syslogd
I've installed the version that is in rex now. So far so good. (Was at version 1.3-6, now at 1.3-11) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: internet-time
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Alexander N. Benner wrote:
> Shalom
> I've remeber hearing something like an internettime.
> Is there a tool to setup the kerneltime via the internet?
> I hope I got that right.
Yes, there are "timeservers" on the internet that you can set your clock
to. The package is called "xntpd".
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MS WORD format
Does anyone know of a document reader/editor that will read Microsoft Word format? Someone emailed me with a MS Word file attached, and thought it would be neat to be able to read it under linux... if not, I use MS Word on my workstation at work.. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MS WORD format
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Vatiainen Heikki wrote:
> My debian is still uninstalled, but has anyone tried Wine (Windows emulator)
> with Microsoft Word Viewer, available from Microsoft as a free download?
Actually, I just d/led it, and have not had a chance to unarch it... since
its a self extracting dos file, or so it seems
Gotta go home to do that...
Telnet'd in from work.
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Procmail
Can someone show me there .forward file for use with mail sorting with procmail? I've been fooling around with it for an hour now, and have not made any real progress. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MicroSuck makes me fume!
In response to someone's suggestion to get the Microfoft WOrd Viewer, and run it under WINE. Well. It sorta runs under wine. It requires that SHARE.EXE be loaded. Uhg! How do I get it to think I am running it? -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Given up on word viewer..
Thanks all for suggestions on trying to get the MS Word Viewer to run under wine. I've finally given up! :( WINE segfaults under wordview.exe now. (At least it starts to execute it.. before I got the share errors)... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- This message was delayed because the list mail delivery agent was down.
Fun with procmail... STILL.
Right now I know procmail is seeing definetly being executed, but stuff is still not being sorted correctly. This is my .procmailrc file :0 * X-Mailing-List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fun with procmail... STILL.
On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Joey Hess wrote: > On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Daniel Stringfield wrote: > > my .forward has: > > |/usr/bin/forward > > > > and thats it.. something I'm missig? > > If you intend to pipe stuff through procmail, shouldn't your .forward > contain "/usr/bin/procmail"? Mistype... it does have /usr/bin/procmail.... brain fart. sorry! -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fun with procmail... STILL.
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Boris D. Beletsky wrote:
> try using:
>
> :0
> * ^X-Mailing-List: *debian-user*
> debian-user
I've added it, and am now awaiting mail... :)
We shall see shortly!
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POPmail and procmail
When I send a message via locally, over my own network, procmail seems to
process the file, but when mail comes in via 'popclient' from my ISP, it
doesn't seem to be running the .forward file. Does anyone have this same
situation. Maybe I am beating my head against a brick wall for nothing.
OR is there a way to have 'popclient' pass the mail to procmail directly?
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Re: NTFS Filesystems
On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Robert Platt wrote:
> Can Linux read NTFS filesystems? I looked at the partitions using fdisk
> and it read the NTFS filesystem as OS/2 HPFS, but when I tried to mount
> it calling it HPFS it didn't work. Is there any way to do this?
I don't believe linux can mount NTFS filesystems. But, did you make sure
the hpfs is compiled into your kernel?
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Re: NTFS Filesystems
On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Robert Platt wrote:
> I did check that. My basic problem is I have some stuff on my NTFS disk
> that I need to get over to another HD which has my linux swap and root
> partitions. Is there a "fips.exe" type utility that would work on a linux
> patition? That way I could shrink that partition a bit and make a FAT
> partition which could be mounted.
Change your swap into a FAT file system, then copy the data to it, then
mount it under linux, copy the data off of that, then turn it back into a
swap partition when all the data is copied over...
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DNS and its Proper configuration
I seem to have a improper configuration in my DNS, because I get a debug
message (logged to /var/log/debug) from named that says:
Dec 8 15:42:47 dst named[143]: sysquery: findns error (2) on dsnc.net?
It only does this when I send mail to say "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". There is a MX
host setup for dsnc.net, and it does send it to the correct machine
(dst.dsnc.net to be exact). Everything WORKS, but it gives me this error
message. Can some one tell me what exactly this MEANS?
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PGP
>From what I understand, PGP 'international' is not supposed to be used in
the US, and the US version is not supposed to be use outside of the US.
Is this right? Which one should I be using?
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Re: how to get a bash shell with the new install floppies (Re: new boot floppies being uploaded)
On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Bruce Perens wrote:
> > MBR doesn't work for me. No matter what I do, I can not get a machine
> > to boot linux from the hard disk if MBR is in the master boot record.
>
> Can you figure out why?
What BIOS do you have? (Brand and bios date) I think this may end up
being the cause of this problem... but if its not, don't hold me to it. :)
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Re: Avoinding separate ppp options files for multiple ttys
On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, CoB SysAdmin wrote: > > I've got four modems that people can use to dial into my linux machine. > I keep the standard defaults in a file called "options.std.dialin", and > then I've got four files that merely read like so: [snip] > It seems kinda silly that there's no way to have just one file that maps > IP's to ttys rather than having to have a separate file for each > one. [snip] > Anybody had any success with any alternatives? YES! I haven't used it in a while, (on the internet, nobody can dial in ;) ) BUT! it works great, and it won't allow multiple connections. AND! If you have a particular user that for some reason needs a permanant IP, it will look for that user and give THAT user THE IP no matter what tty s/he's on. You will have to modify what it tells you to do, but if you have questions on how its modified (it took 2 seconds to mod it correctly, for me) fire them at me! Its called isp-pppshells. Its not even 3kb, so I attached it. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! isp-pppshells.tar.gz Description: PPP shells
Re: how to get a bash shell with the new install floppies (Re: new boot floppies being uploaded)
On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Craig Sanders wrote: > i've had the dubious pleasure of running into the same problem on > a variety of machines (mainly because the hardware supplier seems > completely unable to provide the same motherboards in each new batch of > machines). 486 motherboards are starting to be hard to get...a shame, > 486s or amd 586s are perfectly suited to what i'm builing these boxes > for (dialin servers for staff & students at various schools)...Pentium > would be overkill and significantly more expensive. > > There have been a few pentium boxes. award bios. > > The 6 most recent boxes (5 built and installed on site since monday - a > busy week!) have all been AMD 586-133 machines. Some with Award bios, > some with Phoenix bios, and some with the bletcherous AMI graphical > bios. All motherboards have been PCI. Some Plug'n'Pray. > > MBR hasn't worked on *any* of them. > > In other words there is such a complete failure to work on any of the > machine I've tried it on that I must admit to being a little surprised that > MBR works for anyone. But, nobody else seems to be reporting any problems > with it so it must be something i'm doing. > > I remember that MBR used to work on the first debian 0.97 or was it 1.1 > machines that I built. I suspect it may be the Maximise partition option > in cfdisk. Partly because it's the only thing i can think of which might > be doing weird things to the partition table and partly because i > remember that i used to use normal fdisk which didn't have that > option. I'll try it without this in a few days. If you want a consistant supply of hardware, WE can do it. :) I work for SOAR Technology. We only deal with two motherboards for 486's... (each from two different distributors, both local to us.) One is a vesa local. and the other is pci. (vesa hard to get) We love the AMD cpu's.. about 95 bucks a piece for the pci boards. :) Quantity pricing is available. Anyway, it might just be the maximise.. I ran a maximized partition on a system with MBR, with version .99 of debian, that I upgraded to 1.1.? so.. hmm.. I sold that system though... (it was a nameserver on my network, and didn't really want it because it was slow.) :) I'm going to install a p133 server with debian 1.2 in a day or so. (deciding on what hard drive to through in it) I'll try the MBR with maximise. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 1.2 release?
On Sat, 14 Dec 1996, J. Ramos Goncalves wrote:
> What's the size of the CD (is it 650MB?). I have a mirror of bo, rex,
> contrib and non-free and they take just over 300MB. Am I missing
> something?
Thats not including everything that must go on the CD though.. is it not,
Dale?
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Postscript printing to a Deskjet printer
I'm just getting started in use Ghostview to check out .ps files, and
VIEWING them has been ok. But when I print them they turn out less than
perfect.. It looks like the text was printed, and then someone went over
it and printed nonsense with the microsoft's wingding fonts.
I'm running magicfilter with a "generic deskjet" selected. (I have a
Deskjet 310, capable of COLOR or B/W with cart swap)... printing in b/w.
Am I just out of luck printing .ps files on this printer?
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Re: mgetty & minicom port locking conflict
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> How do I get mgetty and minicom to share a port? I want mgetty
> to sit around normally to receive calls and faxes, but I want
> to dialout on this line too. Running minicom tells me
> that the port (/dev/cuax) is busy, either as root or not.
> ppp seems to have no problem getting past mgetty.
Use /dev/ttyS? for ALL programs sharing the line.
> As I understand it, cuax are the dialout devices, so
> telling minicom to use /dev/cuax should be correct.
Nope. /dev/cua? is obsolete.
I run diald, mgetty, and still can use minicom. All ports are set to
/dev/ttyS3 though.
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findns error
I attached my /var/log/debug file. Any time I send email on my network,
like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" i get this message. the actuall destination host is
dst.dsnc.net and this is also where I run BIND. (this is a private
network. all addresses resolve to 192.168.1.0 network, and the names don't
exist on the internet) I don't even KNOW what this error message means.
If someone could at least tell me what it means, it would be appreciated.
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Re: Why does "stable" point to "rex"?
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Don Morton wrote: > According to the FAQ, the "rex" directory is for unstable and > development distributions, and the README at ftp.debian.org:debian/ > says "bo" is for unstable software. Then, I see that "rex" is > supposedly the "stable" distribution of Debian 1.2. Am I missing > something? According to the FAQ, "buzz" is supposed to be > the latest stable release, so why doesn't "stable" point to > that rather than "rex?" > > Ultimately, my question is, is "rex" considered a stable release > of Debian 1.2? My guess is "yes", it's just that I'm getting > confused (and it ain't hard to confuse me!). Rex IS version 1.2 and buzz is the 1.1 version. Bo is the current unstable work in progress. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 1.2 release?
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Jonas Bofjall wrote:
> How can you say that?
> I downloaded the whole rex (1.2) yesterday, including contrib, non-free,
> and non-us. Also all the disk images. This was in total just above 300 MB.
> Did I miss something?
Source.
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Package: Base
I'm trying to upgrade a package that requires base (>= 1.2.0-3) and says I
have an older version. (1.1 something) but I can not find a package named
"base" anywhere. Any clues to what happened to this package?
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Base package
In regards to my last message, I see that package "base" has been replaced
with base-files. and that Base-files "replaces base" but shouldn't it not
"provide base"?
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Re: loadlin bootable CD
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote: > I am aware of how to do this with loadlin and initrd, however, the only > reason for using initrd is to configure mount points on the CD to r/w disk > for the portions of the system that needs to be changed from time to time. > I don't think that initrd can be run from lilo (but I could be mistaken), > but if you are willing to configure the system (fstab for instance) > completely before comitting it to CD you should be able to boot the CD > from a small partition with lilo and a kernel that has built in drivers > for the cd drive. However, this is a lot of work to get a system that > will, by virtue of CD access speeds be brutally slow. > The main reason for my interst in this path is that it provides a path for > bringing up a system (larger than base) without boot, root, and base > disketts, from which a "real" system can be installed with all the > networking tools needed to perform this installation in whatever method > the installer desires. > I have been hearing on Linux-Kernel that there is work being done to patch > the kernel so that it will boot with a loop device, thus allowing an ext2 > file system to be built as a file image that can be copied to any > partition (either dos or linux) and be booted using the loop device to > mount root. This would be a read/write filesystem without the limitations > on umsdos file systems. This configuration can be booted from either lilo > or loadlin. I see alot of BIOS's that have Boot Device: A:, C:, or CD-ROM. I believe SCO OpenServer is able to boot off of CD-ROM (but not the prefered method, if you use BTLD's).. I wonder how they do it? There has got to be a way... just that several CD-R disks are going to get wasted in the process.. I think.. :) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Package: Base
On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote: > Which package? Smartlist. > The 1.2 system has replaced base with base-files. However base-files > doesn't remove base during an upgrade, but doesn't provide base either, so > a "new" installation will appear to have no base support. Don't know what > Bruce plans to do to fix this. I guess this could be a bug for the base/base-files. Hmm.. how does one file a bug report debian style? (Never done it before) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring Modem
On Mon, 16 Dec 1996, Didier Nghia Le Tien wrote: > Hi all, I'am just a new comer with debian and i have a little question > (i used Slackware before). I've insltal debian and configure the serial > port. Then i connected my modem on (cua0 because of PS/2 mouse) and > started minicom which can't reach the modem. When i type a command like > "AT" i got no response. And when i use ppp both modem (USR sportster) > establish the connection but pppd daemon. > > Does anyone has an idea of what to do ? You should be using "ttyS0" instead. (use it on all programs that use the modem) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Package: Base
On 15 Dec 1996, Kevin Dalley wrote:
> This bug has already been reported--twice. It is #5729 and 5657.
> Bruce's response follow:
>
> > It's OK for base to still be on the system. All of its files are
> > taken over by other packages.
Uhm.. its not that BASE is there, its that base version 1.2.x is NOT
there.. the smartlist package needs to point to another package.
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Debian 1.2 - my installation woes.
I bought a 2.5 gig (Western Digital) IDE hard drive. It seems to be making weirdness happen on the machine its on. (a pentium 133, 430vx motherboard, 16mb ram). Whats happening on THIS machine is that the BIOS autodetects it, but "locks up" on boot. If I disable hard drive in CMOS, boots ok, gets into Linux (the boot set from the 8'th) and sees the drive, but then says hdb-hdd "error resetting irq" or something similiar (from last night, after my car broke down, and was already in a bad mood, so I don't remember exactly) those drives don't exist on my system, so didn't care about that. but when the Disks do anything to access the drive, the light turns on and I get messages saying something about an error on dev 03:00 i/o error and lots of messages about "blablabla error status" and it said either 30, or 50, and sometimes sayed 38 (or 58) don't remember.. (Sorry! I was very frustrated after the events of the night) I'm a computer tech myself, and personally think its either the controller on the drive itself, or its the IDE controller on the motherboard. (Which is going to really suck because I bought the motherboard from the last company I worked for who wants to charge me $25 for "cleaning" a keyboard that its logic board wasn't initializing correctly at boot, 1/10 boots. (It was UNDER WARRANTY). sorry for ranting.. this has not been a good week. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: packard bell monitor
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Ortal Alpert wrote: > I am trying to install a packard bell monitor (model PB8538SVGA) but have no > knoledge about it's character (Hfreq Vfreq max-resolution etc...) if there is > someone else using this monitor (which is about 3-4 years old, the model # is > written on the back) i would appriciate it if he/she would send me his/hers > XF86Config or some related data Maybe they will start serving ice water in hell, but anyway, someone try this: :) Call up Packard "Taco" Bell, (there infinite busy 800 number) and they MIGHT be able to give you the specs. 1-800-733-4411 is the number I found for them... Being that Ortal Alpert can't do it from where he's at, someone else will have to do it. ALso, I believe Sears has taken over as the major garbage fixer.. oops, I meant packard bell warranty service, and should be able to get in touch with SOMEONE who has a clue. (Die Packard bell die!) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian 1.2 - my installation woes.
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Tim Sailer wrote:
> You may have one of the WD drives that need to be flashed with new BIOS.
> You can get the info and programs off their web site (if I remember
> right)... Tim
Pointed Lynx to www.wdc.com before I hit the reply button! thanks!
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Re: Debian 1.2 - my installation woes.
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Tim Sailer wrote:
> You may have one of the WD drives that need to be flashed with
> new BIOS. You can get the info and programs off their web site
> (if I remember right)...
d/led the firmware upgrade, the upgrade said I was up to date. I then
through it in my 486dx4/100 box (my normal system) and it worked like a
champ. I'm now going to play with cmos settings in the pentium to see if
somethings funky. If not.. gotta replace the motherboard. uhg.
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Re: Bizarre hard drive
On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Zachary DeAquila wrote:
> Uh, it's a SCSI drive and my BIOS dun do SCSI... and my SCSI controller
> is an Adaptec 1522, kind of old and crufty and with no BIOS of its own.
Adaptec was extremely helpful with me when I mentioned Linux to the tech.
You should check out there web page/ftp site/whatever, and possibly call
there 18009597274 support number. There support is pretty good.
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postscript
I switched from magicfilter to apsfilter, in hopes that would help. I still get the same garbage I got from magicfilter. I'm going to keep trying, of course, but I want proof that someone has gotten it to work on a Deskjet model 310! :) -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Serial cable pinout??
On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Wayde Allen wrote: > On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, David Puryear wrote: > [snip] [snip] Transmit and recieve are the main pins that are important. 2 and 3 are Transmit and receive. Switch those two, and run your ground straight through. Only need 3 wires going through the line to make it work. -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ppp and mgetty
On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Simon Martin wrote: Make sure you are using /dev/ttyS? -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problems with Sendmail and X..
On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Matthew Stone wrote: > ok.. i am trying to set up sendmail.. now it partialy works.. the local > sendmail works when i am not online but when i ma online the outgoing > sendmail works but the incoming doesn't... now what is wierd is it bounces > but i still kind of get the mail on the recieving end.. and i do kill the > sendmail process and reload it when i get online.. i bounces and get 12 > messages (this is on the sending side) and the error message i get is > > 553 site.name.address. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?) > > then i get a another message.. only one of them this time > > 554 Too many hops 26 (25 max): from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> via > site.name.address, to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > now on the recieving site.. i get 12 of the 553 error messages.. > > any idea why this is happening?? Looks like your sendmail is setup wrong. It may also be something with how you are naming your machine, too. What exactly its doing is sending mail to itself to deliver, and it keeps sending mail back to itself over and over -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel Source
I've always "rolled my own" kernels from the source off of sunsite.unc.edu and never from the Debian source. My problem now is, I decided to wipe out my own kernel source and replace it with the Debian kernel source. I configured everything up to how it was before, and tried to run "make dep" but I get the following errors: gcc -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.27/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep scripts/mkdep.c scripts/mkdep.c: In function `main': scripts/mkdep.c:267: `patth_array' undeclared (first use this function) scripts/mkdep.c:267: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once scripts/mkdep.c:267: for each function it appears in.) scripts/mkdep.c:267: parse error before `;' scripts/mkdep.c:273: `name' undeclared (first use this function) scripts/mkdep.c: At top level: scripts/mkdep.c:290: parse error before `return' make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1 dst:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.27# and as you see, it doesn't want to make the dependancies. Whats up with the kernel? I've never had this kind of problem before, and I didn't do any configuration differences on the configuration, except for modularizing a a.out support. Just to let everyone know, my ISP's T1 connection went down, and they are too stupid to figure out how to get it back up and running. I tried sending several messages out earlier, but it seems that they have been down for at least 3 or 4 hours. (I think it may be time to switch to a new ISP... nobody there REALLY knows any type of detailed knowledge of the systems they are running) so if this message DOES arrive, it will probably be REALLY LATE. :( -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sendmail
while waiting for that last message to send off, I flipped over to another
vt, and saw that sendmail is talking to AOL's mx hosts... ALL OF THEM...
apparrently none of the MX hosts want to accept my mail. ?? I can see it
going to a.mx.aol.com, b.mx.aol.com ,etc etc... so thats why SENDMAIL is
doing whats it doing... but still doesn't solve the who output.
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