Re: Netscape problem with gs-aladdin

1997-03-27 Thread joost witteveen
> Hallo > > I have all upgrades from stable conrtib nonfree and unstable. > Netscape 3.01-4 not print with gs-aladdin 4.03-7. > It stop whith: > > Error: /undefined in 695,8 [..] Is new to me. I assume you are makeing netscape print postscript, and then have gs-aladdin turn that into hp500c lan

Re: how to boot single-user

1997-03-27 Thread joost witteveen
> At 08:02 AM 27/03/97 -0800, Ken Gaugler wrote: > >A while back someone told me how to boot in single-user mode. I can't > >seem to find that email, and there is no man page for boot or single. > > > >Could someone please refresh my memory? > > > >And I wonder why commands like 'shutdown -s' do n

Re: X Windows scripts

1997-03-27 Thread Stig Are M. Botterli
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 01:18:31 -0800 (PST), Brian Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What I am really looking for is a copy of working scripts that do (or >close to) this type of setup, so that I can see what I am doing right (if >I am at all) and what I am doing write. Take a look at http://www

Re: tk4.2: had to ln -s ld-linux.so.1 ld-linux.so.2

1997-03-27 Thread David Engel
On Mar 27, Rick Macdonald wrote > I had to link ld-linux.so.1 to ld-linux.so.2 in order to run > tcl7.6/tk4.2. Get tcl76_7.6p2-2 and tk42_4.2p2-2. David -- David EngelODS Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1001 E. Arapaho Road (972) 234-6400

tk4.2: had to ln -s ld-linux.so.1 ld-linux.so.2

1997-03-27 Thread Rick Macdonald
I had to link ld-linux.so.1 to ld-linux.so.2 in order to run tcl7.6/tk4.2. I got the message: bash: /usr/bin/wish4.2: No such file or directory even though the file was there and executable. ldd and strace gave similar messages. I had to browse the file or run "strings wish4.2" to see that it w

Re: how to make mtools useable by all?

1997-03-27 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
Terrence M. Brannon wrote: > > I would like for mtools to be useable by everyone in the lab, not just > root. Is there a way to change this? > > -- > terrence brannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax:213-740-5687home:213-737-5096 > 2677 Ellendale Place #206, LA, CA 90007/o)\ neuralcomplab:213-740

Re: how to make mtools useable by all?

1997-03-27 Thread John Foster
On 27 Mar 1997, Terrence M. Brannon wrote: > > I would like for mtools to be useable by everyone in the lab, not just > root. Is there a way to change this? I changed the permissions of the /dev/fd0 device to 775, and made sure that /dev/fd0 belonged to group floppy. I then made all the mtools p

Comment

1997-03-27 Thread Jim Smith
Great Redesign!!! I really like it. So much easier to find the things one wants. Jim -- Linux! Where I REALLY went today! Jim Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oz.net/~jim/

Re: xsession-errors

1997-03-27 Thread Roderick Schertler
On Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:18:07 + (GMT), "R.M. Hinkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I wonder if anyone can help, I get the following in .xsession-errors > > xrdb: cannot run '/lib/cpp -traditional -Dlinux -D__i386__ > -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_SVID_SOURCE -DX_LOCALE [...] I don't kno

Re: PPPproblem

1997-03-27 Thread beland
> Michel Beland wrote: > > > > > word \qabcdefg\q > > > > This is very bad ! With the \q at the end, the password is shown in > > files /var/log/ppp.log and /var/log/messages, which are readable by > > everyone by default. You should only specify \qabcdefg so that the > > password is re

how to make mtools useable by all?

1997-03-27 Thread Terrence M. Brannon
I would like for mtools to be useable by everyone in the lab, not just root. Is there a way to change this? -- terrence brannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax:213-740-5687home:213-737-5096 2677 Ellendale Place #206, LA, CA 90007/o)\ neuralcomplab:213-740-3397 http://rana.usc.edu:8376/~branno

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Mailing list information

1997-03-27 Thread Pete Templin
Debian Users, I'd like to provide some interim information which some may find helpful to explain some of the extra mail which has come through, some of the reasons why people who unsubscribed are thinking that they are still subscribed, and why others haven't seen their posts coming thro

Re: X Windows scripts

1997-03-27 Thread Paul J. Clegg
I've been unsubscribed from debian-user for a while, but I just started getting these emails... I noticed that they're 'to' [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of debian-user@lists.debian.org, and I'm wondering if that's the reason I'm getting them. If so, what server do I send the unsubscribe to? ...Paul

Case of the bait-and-switch pop daemon

1997-03-27 Thread Barrington King
Hi, all-- I just upgraded a debian 1.1 release machine to debian 1.2. For the first time, I used dselect in ftp mode and ran into a couple of problems, but they were worth the time saved for a blind download of the whole distribution. One problem was annoying in particular: dselect atte

Re: Appeal to IBM for VisualAge productline to Linux

1997-03-27 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Ronald van Loon wrote: > Well, let me put it this way: I have extensive experience with various > C++ compilers, but this was the first time that 'Visual' actually meant a > way of programming, instead of just a buzzword. I can't comment on the > quality of the code generated,

Re: mgetty

1997-03-27 Thread jongmook
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Jason, > > > Is anyone using mgetty?? Did anyone have problems getting it setup?? > > I have used for the past year with Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13). > I had no trouble using it for fax reception or transmission, and remote login. > I have not yet started u

Re: how to boot single-user

1997-03-27 Thread Karl Ferguson
At 08:02 AM 27/03/97 -0800, Ken Gaugler wrote: >A while back someone told me how to boot in single-user mode. I can't >seem to find that email, and there is no man page for boot or single. > >Could someone please refresh my memory? > >And I wonder why commands like 'shutdown -s' do not result in a

Netscape problem with gs-aladdin

1997-03-27 Thread Mirek Kwasniak
Hallo I have all upgrades from stable conrtib nonfree and unstable. Netscape 3.01-4 not print with gs-aladdin 4.03-7. It stop whith: Error: /undefined in 695,8 Operand stack: 0 Execution stack: %interp_exit () --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false --nostringval--

where are cfengine docs?

1997-03-27 Thread Ken Gaugler
Subject says it all. -- Ken Gaugler N6OSK Santa Clara, California email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.wco.com/~keng "The life of a Repo Man is always INTENSE..."

how to boot single-user

1997-03-27 Thread Ken Gaugler
A while back someone told me how to boot in single-user mode. I can't seem to find that email, and there is no man page for boot or single. Could someone please refresh my memory? And I wonder why commands like 'shutdown -s' do not result in a single user boot? TIA -- Ken Gaugler N6OSK Sant

Re: Boot Disk

1997-03-27 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Gregory Vence wrote: > Hello, > > I've got bad memory on the spare machine. How do I set up a boot from > floppy on a regular basis? Just use the Rescue disk? > You can use the rescue disk by giving it a root= option, but the better solution is just to build a boot floppy.

Re: problem with setting time

1997-03-27 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Eugene H. Sevinian wrote: > Hi All, > Is there any magic for setting system time except using > `date -s 14:20:00 ? I have it shifted forward by 3 hours each time > after rebooting while the board clock is set correct. Read the man page for 'clock'. This is the command t

Re: power saving monitor

1997-03-27 Thread Stefan Walder
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a 'green' monitor. Since I leave my computer on for long periods > I'd love it if it could be put into power saving mode after a certain > length of time. I seem to recall reading that this is possible, but > can't remember where and can't find

Re: Appeal to IBM for VisualAge productline to Linux

1997-03-27 Thread Ronald van Loon
|"> products. Great stuff - exactly something that could give Linux an extra |"> boost. I would like to ask everyone on this list to send IBM an e-mail |"> (http://www.ibm.com/Assist/ ; if you want to know more about it, |"> http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/visualage_c++/) |"> |"> This is what I sen

Re: Having the most popular problem

1997-03-27 Thread Dale Scheetz
On 26 Mar 1997, Franz J Fortuny wrote: > > Please, simply post a message explaining the content of the magic PPP > files! > All such information can be found in the man pages for pppd, chat, and diald. This is not, however, a solution to the problem. Knowing what the various options are that eac

X Windows scripts

1997-03-27 Thread Brian Fraser
Hi everyone, I am a reasonably new Linux user (mostly due to a lack of time to play) and I am trying to customize X-Windows. By this I mean setting up scripts that will load the window manager and load various applications that the user may specify. Currently I use X-Windows at my university, a

Re: Newbie question

1997-03-27 Thread Craig Sanders
On 25 Mar 1997, Graeme wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > - A few months ago I buy a CD with Debian 1.1 distribution > > included. After that, I download Debian 1.2 from www.debian.org. I > > week ago I installed Debian 1.2 but I didn't run dSelect program, > > in that moment. Last

Re: ppp.

1997-03-27 Thread A. M. Varon
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Paul Wade wrote: > > Hi to all, > > > > i have used ppp in debian with no problems at all. But lately, i > > reinstalled my debian and it connects, i can use telnet, ftp, etc. but > > after say, 2 min. i get disconnected... thanks paul for the suggestion! I have solved my p

Re: sendmail on two hosts for one domain

1997-03-27 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Michael J. Maravillo wrote: > what i really want to do is forward certain users to the second > machine. that is, without using aliases. if the user doesn't > exist on the first machine, it will try the second one. There is a config option in /etc/sendmai

Re: DHCP

1997-03-27 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > I've set up the dhcpd debian package (0.5.13-4) with only Win95 machines > using it at present. For some reason this is causing a problem with the > local DNS mapping. One day everything works like it should, the next > day the DHCP clients won't see loc

Re: ppp.

1997-03-27 Thread Rick
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, A. M. Varon wrote: > > Hi to all, > > i have used ppp in debian with no problems at all. But lately, i > reinstalled my debian and it connects, i can use telnet, ftp, etc. but > after say, 2 min. i get disconnected... > > i set my mtu to 500 and it's still the same... any

Re: Finding harddisk?

1997-03-27 Thread Gary Lee
Is your ps/2 microchannel? Linux doesn't support it. Gary Lee On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Drew Nichols wrote: > I have an IBM ps/2 with 212 mb harddrive, and Debian says it cannot find > a harddrive! What do i do to fix this? (some kind of command at boot > prompt!) Please email me with ANY help!

Re: PPPproblem

1997-03-27 Thread Ken Gaugler
Michel Beland wrote: > > > Following is > > an example of my ppp.chatscript. > > > [ ... ] > > word \qabcdefg\q > > This is very bad ! With the \q at the end, the password is shown in > files /var/log/ppp.log and /var/log/messages, which are readable by > everyone by default. You should

Re: PPPproblem

1997-03-27 Thread Michel Beland
> Following is > an example of my ppp.chatscript. > [ ... ] > word \qabcdefg\q This is very bad ! With the \q at the end, the password is shown in files /var/log/ppp.log and /var/log/messages, which are readable by everyone by default. You should only specify \qabcdefg so that the passw

XFree86 problem with Mouse Systems mouse

1997-03-27 Thread R. Chris Ross
I have been running XFree86 with a 2 button PS2 mouse with the HP name on it and haven't had any problems with it. After using X for a bit it looked like it would be nice to get the functionality of a 3 button mouse so I just picked up a 3 button Mouse Systems mouse PN 404097-002 (PS2 st

Re: problems with SounBlaster16

1997-03-27 Thread Jim Smith
Bob Nielsen wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Carlos Camargo wrote: > > > > > Hi , I have a problem with soundblaster 16, my slakware 3.0 dont > > recognize my cdrom, Somebody know how make to recognize > > thanks carlos camargo > > If it is a CD-ROM which connects to the proprietary port on

MHS mail transport available for linux ?

1997-03-27 Thread R. Chris Ross
I know that there is quite a bit of support for Novel networks in linux. Does anyone know if there is an MHS mail transport available? Currently I am running a DOS based remote client to my shop but it would be great if there were something in linux. dosemu is a possibility I suppose b

buslogic and boot disk

1997-03-27 Thread Lawrence Chim
Does the boot disk support buslogic? How people using buslogic card install debian? I think I have to use my 2940 to install debian first, then compile a kernel with buslogic support, swap the card, compile the kernel again without the 2940 in it. Lawrence,

ppp.

1997-03-27 Thread A. M. Varon
Hi to all, i have used ppp in debian with no problems at all. But lately, i reinstalled my debian and it connects, i can use telnet, ftp, etc. but after say, 2 min. i get disconnected... i set my mtu to 500 and it's still the same... any hints where i went wrong?? tia, andre..

Re: 16bit X-windows

1997-03-27 Thread Bernt T. Hansen
This is a few days late (sorry)...but I just figured it out tonight. To change the default server depth you can add a line to your XF86Config file in the Screen section DefaultColorDepth 16 This works on my Mach64 accelerated driver which has 2Mb of memory for 1024x768. I had to delete the re

Re: xconsole problem

1997-03-27 Thread Syrus Nemat-Nasser
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Ken Gaugler wrote: > Still cannot seem to get xconsole to work properly. Appreciate any > suggestions anyone can offer. > > I use xdm, which gives the usual login screen. There is also > usually a blank window at the lower right side of the screen on > the xdm login screen.

xconsole problem

1997-03-27 Thread Ken Gaugler
Still cannot seem to get xconsole to work properly. Appreciate any suggestions anyone can offer. I use xdm, which gives the usual login screen. There is also usually a blank window at the lower right side of the screen on the xdm login screen. This is not normal, I don't think. When I actually

Re: Finding files not present (challenge to your intelligence)

1997-03-27 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Philippe Troin wrote: > Which can be abbreviated with zsh to: > comm -1 -3 <(sort searchlist) <(find -type f -printf "%f\n" | sort) > Hop ! No more cluttering, no more intermediate files. > I love zsh's redirection ! Bash can also do that..! =b -- Nicolás Lichtmaier.- |

Re: md autostart?

1997-03-27 Thread m*
the way i licked this is i took the md entry out of the fstab and after the boot script finishes i have a shell script that performs the filesystem check on the md then mounts it. this works like a charm in our shop. Craig Sanders wrote: >however, this causes problems with 'depmod -a' because t