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1996-05-27 Thread Olaf Titz
Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Path: not-for-mail From: Olaf Titz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: dpkg-ftp troubles Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 27 May 1996 13:33:38 +0100 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: private Linux site, southern Germany Lines: 18 Thi

Re: Loading Modules

1996-05-27 Thread Bruce Perens
The latest upload of the "modconf" package (may still be in Incoming) edits /etc/modules and /etc/modules.conf for you, using a dialog GUI. It will correctly add module arguments to /etc/modules.conf . Bruce -- *** Re-elect Clinton *** Bruce Perens AB6YM [E

Re: Upgrading 0.93 to R6 - problems

1996-05-27 Thread Amos Shapira
Dale Scheetz wrote: > I don't think your problem has anything to do with ELF support. It has to > do with SCSI support. You not only need to enable scsi support, and the > specific disk/tape/generic drivers, you will also need to enable the > correct driver for your interface card. Add all the modu

Instructions for upgrade to v1.1 (devel)

1996-05-27 Thread Scott Barker
In line with Dale Scheetz's wonderful upgrade instructions, I have a list here to feed into his script to upgrade a *minimal* devel section. I upgraded the packages in this order, and suffered no ill effects (so far) and no errors from dpkg. I then went on to upgrade various other bits and pieces i

Re: Help with auto-pgp (emacs)

1996-05-27 Thread Rob Browning
Yves Arrouye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With a default installation (1.1 from scratch), I can't use auto-pgp as > documented. When I do C-x y s to sign, I get the following error: > > /usr/bin/pgp-auto: connect to pass-socket for passphrase: No such file or > directory Did you set the enviro

Re: Loading Modules

1996-05-27 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Mon, 27 May 1996, Michael Meskes wrote: > Sin Hang Kin writes: > > > > I have debian 0.9R6 installed. I am loading many modules. > > > > I noticed that Debian load modules listed from the /etc/modules. > > However, how could I pass parameters to them? > > With 0.93 there' no way I know of.

Re: Loading Modules

1996-05-27 Thread Michael Meskes
Sin Hang Kin writes: > > I have debian 0.9R6 installed. I am loading many modules. > > I noticed that Debian load modules listed from the /etc/modules. > However, how could I pass parameters to them? With 0.93 there' no way I know of. With 1.1 simply be adding them after the name of the module

Re: elf Mtools screw pooch

1996-05-27 Thread Michael Meskes
Maarten Boekhold writes: > I'm getting the same messages. xconsole says things about floppy > time-outs. But I have always had trouble with my 3 1/2 diskdrive under > Linux (this particular system). Upon booting my FDC is reported as a 8272A > if that's of any use. Did you ever try adjusting your

Help with auto-pgp (emacs)

1996-05-27 Thread Yves Arrouye
Hello, With a default installation (1.1 from scratch), I can't use auto-pgp as documented. When I do C-x y s to sign, I get the following error: /usr/bin/pgp-auto: connect to pass-socket for passphrase: No such file or directory Any idea? Thanks in advance, Yves.

Re: elf Mtools screw pooch

1996-05-27 Thread Michael Meskes
Ed Donovan writes: > > Since I upgraded to 1.1, all of the ELF versions of mtools have failed > on my system, with the error: > > init: set default params > Can't initialize 'A:' This seems to be a problem with your configuration. Note, that the new config file is /etc/mtools.conf and not /etc/m

Linux <---> Windows NT RAS callback?

1996-05-27 Thread Zlatko Rek, IJS
Hi, I can establish PPP connection between my home Linux box and Windows NT RAS server at work. Could it be possible to use Windows NT callback option (like in WIN95)? If it is, how should I configure Linux PPP and Windows NT? Best regards. Zlatko ___

Re: kernel headers

1996-05-27 Thread David Engel
> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The headers were included in libc5-dev after a rash of very > > buggy alpha kernel releases (1.3.7* or something like that) that > > proceeded to break compilations, etc. Kernel versions are changed > > far more rapidly than libc is, and th

Re: Quotas problems

1996-05-27 Thread Kevin M Bealer
On Sun, 26 May 1996, Michael Meskes wrote: > Kevin M Bealer writes: > > Just for reference, I had to change the fstab to have > > "usrquota,grpquota,quota" in it for the fs. After that, edquota gave a nice > > All three? It should suffice to use 'usrquota' if you want user quotas and > 'grpquota

how updated is 0.93R6?

1996-05-27 Thread Kevin at Paranoia
This is probably a very obvious question, but it isn't answered in the FAQ and other things I've read on www.debian.org, and I want to be sure. Has the 0.93R6 stable available on ftp.debian.org been continually updated since it's release? Most things wouldn't change without issuing a new version

Loading Modules

1996-05-27 Thread Sin Hang Kin
I have debian 0.9R6 installed. I am loading many modules. I noticed that Debian load modules listed from the /etc/modules. However, how could I pass parameters to them? Does things changes on 1.1? Since I would like to upgrade after it is out. By the way, does the 1.1 make use of less instead