Re: Root login
you don't need to be root, if fact, if you only want to use openoffice yourself. if you really want to do that, just su to root with any terminal under gnome, then you can do anything you like. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wierd Mouse Behavior of ThinkPad R40
Hi, I just buy a new thinkpad R40. Everything is ok except the mouse. I use sid and X is 4.2.0. There are two mouses, one is trackpoint, the other is touchpad. I configured the XFree86Config-4 as /dev/psaux with PS2 protocol. The strange thing is sometimes they can work together, but sometimes only the touchpad works. If I suspend the machine and resume, both works. I really don't know where is wrong. I config the kernel by myself. Can this cause any problems? Have I missed something? -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wierd Mouse Behavior of ThinkPad R40
Hi, I just buy a new thinkpad R40. Everything is ok except the mouse. I use sid and X is 4.2.0. There are two mouses, one is trackpoint, the other is touchpad. I configured the XFree86Config-4 as /dev/psaux with PS2 protocol. The strange thing is sometimes they can work together, but sometimes only the touchpad works. If I suspend the machine and resume, both works. I really don't know where is wrong. I config the kernel by myself. Can this cause any problems? Have I missed something? -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ip changed after sometime using dhcp
Hi, I'm using DHCP to connect to the network, and I use ssh to contral another machine. The problem is, my ip address is always changing. This makes my ssh die. I wonder if it is because of my configure file is not correct or is the common way of DHCP. By the way, I have never changed the default config file. I'm using dhclient v3.0.1 under sarge. Thanks in advance. Regards -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Woody] Rescue/boot floppy for custom 2.4.21 kernel?
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 11:57:41AM +0200, Sylvain Briole wrote: > > I have run the compilation like this : > make dep;make clean;make;make zImage > > I obtain : > > [...] > Root device is (7, 7) > Boot sector 512 bytes. > Setup is 4804 bytes. > System is 1450 kB > System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules. > make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.4.21-2.4.21.orig/arch/i386/boot'make: *** [zImage] > Error 2 > > So, I have tried it with make bzImage : > > [...] > Root device is (7, 7) > Boot sector 512 bytes. > Setup is 4804 bytes. > System is 1450 kB > warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.4.21-2.4.21.orig/arch/i386/boot' > Why is my kernel a lot bigger than the original Debian one? > Onto : > http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4/ > The kernel (linux.bin) is only 1.2M! I think you should use make bzImage to get a compressed one. I have met the same problem before. But I don't know why. Regards. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ip changed after sometime using dhcp
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 11:49:27AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > It sounds as though the lease times on the DHCP server are not long enough. > > A simple solution is to use a static IP address but this will depend on > your ability to manually assign an IP address at the server end. > > HTH > > Clive If I haven't got you wrong, I won't be able to do much. As I don't have the right to control the server. Thanks anyway. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Woody] Rescue/boot floppy for custom 2.4.21 kernel?
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:54:47PM +0200, Sylvain Briole wrote: > > > I think you should use make bzImage to get a compressed one. I have met > > the same problem before. But I don't know why. > > I have also tried this possibility. > I quote my original mail : > > >> So, I have tried it with make bzImage : > >> > >> [...] > >> Root device is (7, 7) > >> Boot sector 512 bytes. > >> Setup is 4804 bytes. > >> System is 1450 kB > >> warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy > >> make[1]: Leaving directory > >> `/usr/local/src/kernel-source-2.4.21-2.4.21.orig/arch/i386/boot' > Sorry, I haven't read your mail carefully. Some questions I want to ask: 1. Which file do you use as the boot kernel? 2. Do you use lilo to try that or copy it to a floppy? It seems to large to fit on a floppy. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ip changed after sometime using dhcp
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:16:29PM -0600, Jacob Anawalt wrote: > likely comming from the server. You could ask them if the length of the > lease you are getting is what they intended, and maybe provide some > reasons for increasing the lease. I would be frustrated having the lease > expire while the system was still running (unless I'm running 24 hours a > day, in which case I'm glad when it doesn't expire). If it's more often > than that and the IT people are at all concerned about keeping track of > who had what address when (for looking into trouble reports) they must > have a large log/database. > > You are saying that mid-session your connections from your DHCP'd > workstation to the remote system get dropped because the ip address > changes, right? > > Maybe there's a vpn solution that could work for you. I know that > usually cycling a network interface (ifdown/ifup) doesn't drop ssh > connections when the ip addresses on each end stay the same. Since the > vpn ip addresses can be configured to be the same each time the tunnel > is brought up, having that interface cycle (if needed) when the DHCP > lease is renewed might work for you. > > I'm running dhclient from the dhcp-client 2.0pl5-15. It has a file > /etc/dhclient-script which is suppose to execute > /etc/dhclient-exit-hooks if that script exists. It seems that the hooks > to send an email or cycle a vpn tunnel could be written into > dhclient-exit-hooks for the RENEW, REBIND, BOUND and REBOOT situations. > Hopefully dhcp-client 3.x has these features as well. > > I haven't looked into doing any of this since my lease has lasted over a > year. > > Good luck with the setup. I hope there's a vpn or some other virtual > interface or easier solution that works for you. > > Jacob > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation. Yes, there is a vpn that I can use, but the admin configured it that when you login it will disable LAN, which means I can't make my computer as a ftp server, that's inconvenient for me. I find someone else suggest using dyndns.org as a solution, I will try it out later. Regards, -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Stripped down versions of software
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 02:04:20PM +0100, Piers Kittel wrote: > Hi all > > I'm installing debian on a 486 laptop, and want to use it for X, IRC, www and > email, so which window manager is best to use for the 100MHz laptop with 20mb > RAM, and which IRC, WWW and email clients would also be good to use here? > > Thanks very much for your help in advance > > Cheers - Piers > What I use for my P133 laptop is WM: fvwm IRC: irssi www: dillo email: mutt -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: virus' on the list
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0400, amg wrote: > Hello all, > > Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question > about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a mailing > list in my windows days). > > While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I notice > messages from places such as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (this was recently, I > received (or it was sent?) it: 03.08.28). > > I am wondering what this is. Did someone send a virus/worm/whatever to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is [EMAIL PROTECTED] a security company > protecting us happy debian users from such a horrible thing? Is this a > common thing (have seen before, but can't remember where/when)? Did > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mistakingly judge a "normal/safe" message as a threat > to our security, and in the end, choose to inform us about the potential > threat? > > I am not afraid of receiving a virus through this list (I could be > blind to the danger I don't know about). I never open an attachment from > anyone. I am under the impression this is a good thing. (Hint: maybe you > could tell me otherwise :)) > > This isn't an important question, so don't rack your brains. I am simply > curious of what it all means. > > Anything on the matter would be helpful, and greately appreciated. > > afterthought: while on the windows mailing-list, I never received > anything closely related to a "virus warning", which is why I ask the > question now, instead of my pre-Linux days. > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: virus' on the list
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 09:02:21AM +0200, BUIRA Etienne wrote: > > > > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to > > protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's > > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine. > > WRONG !!! Linux is not immune to any virus !!! > The only things we can say is : on a Linux system under *appropriate* utilisation > by *users and administrator(s)*, a virus can't propagate through users. > But, if the virus is not a virus, but a worm, nobody's fully protected ! > Linux, as other software (hmmm, less than winblow), is not 100% secure, some exploits > stay in the kernel, and must be detected and patched by a developer before any > cracker. > Second thing : Un*x users are generally more knowledge on computers (so, in security > also). > > I don't have accessible good links about this topic, but Google is your friend ;o). > > Sorry for my (very) bad english. I hope you understand the genereal idea. I think worm can't be deemed as virus, they are different species, and if a virus can't spread effectively, it can not be called virus too. The way *nix control the system make those virus nearly impossible to propagate. Of course, nothing is absolute, and fortunately, virus has not come to be a big issue to *nix. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LVM copy rather slow
I installed lvm on my new machine which is IBM thinkpad R40. DMA is set up, as from hdparm /dev/hda the output is : /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 5168/240/63, sectors = 78140160, start = 0 but when I copy a large file which is about 700m from one place to another, it costs me 120s, I don't know what's wrong with the dma. Any ideas? -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can't locate char-major-6
Hi, When I boot into my system, I get this information, and the syslog record this every minute. I try to search this with google but only find answers written in languages other than English, so I don't understand. Could anyone help me to figure out what is wrong and fix it? Thanks. Zeng Nan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why my nfs client doesn't work?
Hi, I have set up an nfs server and it can be mounted by most nfs clients, but there is one doesn't work. I use "rpcinfo -p ***.***.***.***" to test that client, and it answers "Can't contact portmapper: Remote System Error - connection refused". When I use "rpcinfo -p" on that client, which is also an nfs server, it can show the information like 10 2 tcp 111 portmapper. I can't figure out what is going wrong. the /etc/exports and /etc/hosts.allow hosts.deny is right. Any help? Zeng Nan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lilo broken after upggrade
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 06:13:38PM -0700, Richard Cochinos wrote: > On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, John covici wrote: > > > Just specify lba32 in your global section of lilo.conf -- that is all > > you need. Also, I would be sure to use version 1:22.5.4-1 because > > there have been some problems, but it works now. > > > It's the first thing in the lilo.conf file: > # Support LBA for large hard disks. > # > lba32 > > I had assumed I needed something more specific b/c it was uncommented by > default. I tried commenting it out, but that was no help either. Is there > a way to apt-get an earlier version? I'm not sure what I was running under > woody, but it worked fine. > The config file changed a little, maybe you should use liloconfig to make a new one, then run lilo again to see if it works fine, if not, please post the error message. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Gnome2.2 Window Manager
On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 10:58:01PM -0400, Hamid wrote: > Hi > I am using ICE Windoe Manager and I am not very happy with it. > What is the default window manager for Gnome2.2 ? > Thanks > Hamid > sawfish -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
hot keys under fvwm
Hi, I use fvwm as my window manager, and I define some hot keys to perform some functions, like type CTRL-ALT-M to pop up a mutt window. Now my question is when I use emacs, I want to screen out those hot keys, as there are some conflicts between them and emacs's definition, how can I make it? Thanks. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: hot keys under fvwm
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 10:28:27AM +0200, Jon Haugsand wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > > > I use fvwm as my window manager, and I define some hot keys to perform > > some functions, like type CTRL-ALT-M to pop up a mutt window. Now my > > question is when I use emacs, I want to screen out those hot keys, as > > there are some conflicts between them and emacs's definition, how can I > > make it? > > I don't think this is possible. Better to keep them apart, or use som > tricks with num lock. > > But I have been wrong before... > I solved it by changing the work environment of those keys from "A" to "R", so now they can only take effect when the pointer is in the root window. And someone on the mailing list of fvwm says the feature I desired can not be done now. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
xman warning
Hi, There is a problem when I use xman. When I first start a new man page, it always pops up 3 identical windows saying: Xman Warning: Something went wrong in retrieving the uncompressed mannual page try cleaning up /tmp. but after the first page, if I start a new one without closing the preceeding one, there are no such messages, and if I remove all the man pages I opened with C-r and type C-s to start a new one, these messages come up again. That's really boring. Could anyone show me what is wrong? -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: XP doc to Debian printer?
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 04:04:04PM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: > My grandson does homework on an XP laptop which connects to our wireless > network but all the other computers on the network are Debian. Last > year we were told of an HP generic postscript driver, installed it in > the XP and could send the documents in postscript format to Cups running > on the Debian boxes. It worked then but no longer. He has lost the > installation program we downloaded and I can't find it at the HP site. > > Does anyone know where to find the installation program so we can > reinstall the generic postscript driver? > > Alternately, does anyone know of another solution to this problem? > > Tom George > What I do is first transform it to a pdf file, then print it with whatever printer you have. Under debian, you can use openoffice to do that. With windows, I think acrobat can do it for you. Cheers, -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problems installing java
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 11:34:15AM +0200, Kristian Niemi wrote: > Well ... I don't know if there's a `debian-way' that could be used, but > I installed it by downloading it from the web ... > > From the following address, I believe: > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html > > I use Mozilla Firebird, and there I had to put a symbolic link from a > file `from java' to Mozilla Fb's plugin-folder. I think the file was > '/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32'. Found out about it > from a Mozilla.org page. I.e., for me it was done by "ln -s > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32 /usr/lib/mozilla-firebird/" > > I'd imagine Mozilla and Netscape would require a similar action; > probably exactly the same. I haven't got a clue about konqueror though. ;) > > Oh, and this shouldn't be a problem for you, since you don't use > Firebird, but this particular build of FB that debian `has' right now > (unstable), has a bug that doesn't allow it to show java pages. So all > of this didn't do me any good, I'll have to wait until debian starts > updating their 'unstable' packages again. Heh. I'd imagine Mozilla > doesn't have a bug like this. > I use the same version as you and java works fine. Maybe you should link libjavaplugin_oji.so to /usr/lib/mozilla-firebird/plugins/ instead of mozilla-firebird. Cheers, -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Window Manager selection
On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 10:17:57AM -0500, D Hoyem wrote: > Hi All, > I just did a dist-upgrade on my testing system. When I did the startx and my > window manager came up I found that I was in gnome 2.4 and Window Maker wasn't up > and running. After I did the startx it asks me some questions and I obviously chose > the wrong answers. When I went into root and answered the questions correctly, I > had Window Maker up and running. I know that there is a reconfig xwindow something > command, but I'm unable to find it. How can I get back to my Window Maker for the > user? add a .xinitrc file in your home directory with exec your_window_manager can also do the trick. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
