Re: starting X at boot

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
it work !! i copied the xdm.dpkg-dist file over xdm and now,i boot with X enabled !! Alain p.s.something to check next time that a user run into this problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: starting X at boot

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
i think i found the problem,if i do a cat /etc/init.d/xdm,there's nothing who's writen on screen but if i do a cat /etc/init.d/xdm.dpkg-dist,then i have this output (it will be shown after my message),does it's possible that dpkg failed to update the /etc/init.d/xdm ??? Alain --/etc/i

Re: Mutt & libc6

1998-04-25 Thread Jack Kern
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 05:12:39PM +1000, Chris wrote: [...] > With all the discussion of pine v's mutt, etc, etc, I thought I'd take a > look a mutt and see what people where on about. > > However, I am currently running a bo system (waiting for hamm to go > stable) and I can't find a package for

Re: Samba

1998-04-25 Thread Eloy A. Paris
Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : Does the latest version of Samba support user list requests? I was unable : to find any information on it. If it does, where can I find information : on configuring it? Uhhmmm, I don't think so but I'm not sure. : If not, is it something in which the de

Re: Looking for a PDF reader | gs-aladdin

1998-04-25 Thread shaul
> non-free/gs-aladdin-4.03 for Aladdin Ghostscript ... I think that someone posted couple of weeks ago that he had debianized gs-aladdin-5 for Debian 1.3.x (I don't remeber the URL for it). If I am not mistaken, it was mentioned when discussing problems with xpdf and/or problems with printing

Re: XFree 3.3.2 as a Debian package

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
> Well I had the same problem with an ATI 3d charger, and the quick fix is to > pick up 3.3.2 from www.xfree86.org in a .tgz and drop the executable right > into /usr/X11R6/bin (actually I left the old Debian one, added xfree's and > suse's, and made .../XF86_Mach64 a link to the one I want). Just

Re: 440LX Support

1998-04-25 Thread Rev. Joseph Carter
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 07:55:18AM -0500, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote: > My new computer has the 440LX chipset, and it seems that there are alot of > pci devices that are unknown to Debian 1.3.1 and 1.3.1.r6 > > I can begin to load linux by booting the CD, and everything works fine, even > the h

Re: zip drive

1998-04-25 Thread Ben Pfaff
how do I use a zip drive with debian? Thanks Read the ZIP-Drive mini-HOWTO. It's in the unmaintained section, but still should be quite useful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

zip drive

1998-04-25 Thread Thomas J. Malloy
how do I use a zip drive with debian? Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

man 2 intro - SVID

1998-04-25 Thread Liran Zvibel
Hello, I have to hand in a CS (OS) exercise that uses the SYS V sys. calls. I tried the intro manpage that says: SVID System V Interface Definition, as described in "The System V Interface Definition, Fourth Edition", available at ftp://ftp.fpk.novell

Re: pdf files..

1998-04-25 Thread Ben Pfaff
a friend has been shipping me pdf files. is there a viewer available (bo...) Use xpdf or acroread. I think both are available in bo. Unfortunately they're non-free. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

pdf files..

1998-04-25 Thread Dave Mallery
hi a friend has been shipping me pdf files. is there a viewer available (bo...) thanx dave -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- Dave Mallery, K5EN po box 520; ramah nm 87321 505-783-4784 running Debian GNU/Linux."Free at last" winNT: from the people who brought us EDLIN.

mutt+rxvt

1998-04-25 Thread Marcelo E . Magallón
Hi, I'm currently using Pine as my mail reader, but I'm considering switching to Mutt (or Rmail). I'm having a little trouble with mutt. First, I can't get it NOT to display characters with a bold font on an rxvt (on an xterm the colors are a total mess[1]). And second, I can't get the pag

Display problems using Debian text console

1998-04-25 Thread Eytan Grosfeld
Hi! I've installed debian 1.3 on my PC and everything seems to be working fine, except for a couple of problems: 1. Using text console, I keep getting irregular dots on my screen (it seems as if the ASCII characters are all messed up). 2. I can't activate X windows - after I've finished co

[no subject]

1998-04-25 Thread FuzyBuny
I am integrating the different OS's on my office network... i think that the netatalk precompiled pkg i have is corrupt. If i download source and compile it myself do i need to use deselect and remove the old package first??? kernel version is 2.0.29. thanks for any info... Fuzy Thanks, Babs, You

Software for ISDN

1998-04-25 Thread Nuno Carvalho
Hi, Now that I had installed, finally, my ISDN card (PCBIT) on Linux I want to make a connection to my ISP but I don't know what program to use! Could someone help me !? Best regards, Nuno Carvalho --- Nuno Emanuel F. Carvalho Department of

Re: Linux cannot find NE-2000 network card

1998-04-25 Thread The Thought Assassin
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Hans Ehrbar wrote: > But when I boot the machine it says: Network is unreachable Can you send the outputs of ifconfig and route -n These will show what your situation/problem is. 7~he 7~hought /|ssassin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: XFree 3.3.2 as a Debian package

1998-04-25 Thread David Wright
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Sergio Orsatti wrote: > I have the official Debian CD installed (1.3.1) and the XFree86 that > comes with the CD (3.3) cannot work with my Matrox Millenium II. So I > decided to upgrade to XFree86 3.3.2. > > I have searched the ftp.debian.org and the only debian package f

XFree 3.3.2 as a Debian package

1998-04-25 Thread Sergio Orsatti
I have the official Debian CD installed (1.3.1) and the XFree86 that comes with the CD (3.3) cannot work with my Matrox Millenium II. So I decided to upgrade to XFree86 3.3.2. I have searched the ftp.debian.org and the only debian package for XFree86 3.3.2 is located inside /hamm. Is there a

Re: StarOffice

1998-04-25 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Bob Hilliard wrote: > Hi, > > Does it list 'Lotus', 'Lotus123', '123', 'WK?', or anything else > that appear to be a Lotus file type? Yes it does. Nothing about Quattro Pro however, in case anybody is about to ask. Bob Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMA

Re: Fonts for Netscape 3

1998-04-25 Thread jdassen
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 04:49:29PM +0200, Erik van der Meulen wrote: > So I am assuming that I am missing out on some essential fonts. I have > installed a few: > > xfntbase, xfntil2, xfntscl xfntil2 is only useful if you want have fonts for Eastern European languages like Polish. > but n

Samba

1998-04-25 Thread Paul Miller
Does the latest version of Samba support user list requests? I was unable to find any information on it. If it does, where can I find information on configuring it? If not, is it something in which the development team is planning to add in a future version? Approximate time schedule? Thanks

Fonts for Netscape 3

1998-04-25 Thread Erik van der Meulen
Dear Debian People, I have managed to set up Netscape on my machine. The layout of the pages is a little disapointing. Also, in the shell where I started Netscape (netscape&), I receive messages like the following: $ Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859

xisp

1998-04-25 Thread Erik van der Meulen
I have tried to install both xisp from the stable and the unstable tree. Both seem to have dependency problems which I was unable to solve. Could anyone suggests how to het (any one) xisp up and running? Much apprecited, -- Erik van der Meulen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: can ya believe M$ netshow run on linux

1998-04-25 Thread Merlin
You shouldn't try it For Bill it is just like pub !! BYe -- Pierre Dupuis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Music Review (http://MusicReview.home.ml.org) Rick Macdonald wrote: > > Rick Macdonald wrote: > > > > http://buzz.builder.com/) that there was a version of M$ netshow available > > > for linux (amon

Re: can ya believe M$ netshow run on linux

1998-04-25 Thread Rick Macdonald
Rick Macdonald wrote: > > http://buzz.builder.com/) that there was a version of M$ netshow available > > for linux (among other Unix platform),you can take a look for yourself at: > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/unix.htm > > I gave it a try but it doesn't seem to work. > > 1) W

Re: StarOffice

1998-04-25 Thread Bob Hilliard
Hi, Does it list 'Lotus', 'Lotus123', '123', 'WK?', or anything else that appear to be a Lotus file type? Bob > Double-click the file folder icon or select file, open or type ctrl-o. At > the bottom of the box which pops up, it says 'file type' with a button and > the default type, Star

Re: can ya believe M$ netshow run on linux

1998-04-25 Thread Rick Macdonald
Alain Toussaint wrote: > > i was doing a bit of surfing when i run unto an article (on cnet section > http://buzz.builder.com/) that there was a version of M$ netshow available > for linux (among other Unix platform),you can take a look for yourself at: > > http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/downlo

440LX Support

1998-04-25 Thread Walter L. Preuninger II
My new computer has the 440LX chipset, and it seems that there are alot of pci devices that are unknown to Debian 1.3.1 and 1.3.1.r6 I can begin to load linux by booting the CD, and everything works fine, even the hdd probe gives the correct information. After rebooting, the hdd probe returns a (

Re: none

1998-04-25 Thread Brederlow
Patrick Duvaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Mrvn, i hope you can German, i'think > > Also, Es hat sich was getan mit Deinem Tip. Die CV64/3D hatte einen grauen > Screen geoefnet, ohne text > Wenn ich einen Kernel normal, mit multiscann oeffne, dann bleibt der Kernel > v2.x bei > Calibrating

Re: posting of a big document

1998-04-25 Thread Adam Shand
> i'm writing this e-mail because sooner this week,i got to modify the > layout of my filesystem (don't know how to call what i did) because of a > lack of space on my hard disk and i've writen a document intended for good for you. it's always great when people write documentation! > newbie lik

Re: Mutt & libc6

1998-04-25 Thread jdassen
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 05:12:39PM +1000, Chris wrote: > With all the discussion of pine v's mutt, etc, etc, I thought I'd take a > look a mutt and see what people where on about. > > However, I am currently running a bo system (waiting for hamm to go > stable) and I can't find a package for mutt.

Re: can ya believe M$ netshow run on linux

1998-04-25 Thread Rick
>i was doing a bit of surfing when i run unto an article (on cnet section >http://buzz.builder.com/) that there was a version of M$ netshow available >for linux (among other Unix platform),you can take a look for yourself at: > >http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/unix.htm give em credit

can ya believe M$ netshow run on linux

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
i was doing a bit of surfing when i run unto an article (on cnet section http://buzz.builder.com/) that there was a version of M$ netshow available for linux (among other Unix platform),you can take a look for yourself at: http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/unix.htm here's a part of the pa

how do I fix hamm and bo conflicts?

1998-04-25 Thread Donald Harter Jr.
I am reposting this because, I did not get any replies and I suspect that the listserv doesn't post messages from non-subscribers. I had bo installed. Then I tried to install hamm and my system became unusable. (The hamm installs disks were the old libc version.) I had files from hamm and bo on

Hamm installation problems

1998-04-25 Thread Francois Gouget
Hi, I just got a new computer and I'm trying to install Debian on it. The computer is a Gateway E3110-333 with an Adaptec 2940UW controller and all SCSI devices. I currently have two problems: - I took the hamm install floppies but when I boot the root.bin floppy I get the

Mutt & libc6

1998-04-25 Thread Chris
Hi, With all the discussion of pine v's mutt, etc, etc, I thought I'd take a look a mutt and see what people where on about. However, I am currently running a bo system (waiting for hamm to go stable) and I can't find a package for mutt. Is there one? The only package I could see was for hamm

IBM PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter & COMPAQ Contura

1998-04-25 Thread Jacek Pliszka
Hi! I've got Debian running (installed from diskettes) on Compaq Contura 400c and I want to get the network working with IBM home & away PCMCIA Ethernet CreditCard adapter. I've installed packages: pcmcia_cs pcmcia_modules but if I put the card into any of the slots the system immediately reboot

Re: SGML, Jade, Docbook -- HELP!!!

1998-04-25 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 03:09:14PM -0400, David S. Jackson wrote: > On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: [ lots of useful pointer snipped ] Thank you for the resources, David! I'll check them out. Probably some of them could be packaged for Debian (most likely into non-free, because of n

Re: PINE Debian Package

1998-04-25 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 11:37:31AM +0800, The Thought Assassin wrote: > If we distribute a "binary" package that consists of the original source, > the debian patches, and an installation script that patches, compiles, and > installs, then surely we are not distributing a patched binary? > Users ar

Re: Thinkpad installation question

1998-04-25 Thread Janos A Csirik
> Use the "Tecra" boot disks instead. See the > "bo/disks-i386/current/special/tecra" directory at your Debian Thanks Nathan, this does the trick. Janos. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: unresolved symbols during fresh Debian install

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
> Hello, > > I am attempting to install Debian 1.3 by CD-ROM using > a Philips/LMS CM-206 CD-ROM drive. The drive is > proprietary, thus requiring the use of the device > driver disk. The following error message appears > when attempting to load the appropriate module: > > /lib/modules/2.0.29/c

Re: Modem Problems

1998-04-25 Thread Norbert Veber
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 12:13:42AM -0400, Brent Wooden wrote: > > When connecting to the internet via pppd, my connection is > VERY slow, i average 400bytes/sec, ping time to my isp is > ~.500ms. I am using an ACER 28.8 and the modem worked > "speedily" in windows, but ever since the crossover t

Modem Problems

1998-04-25 Thread Brent Wooden
When connecting to the internet via pppd, my connection is VERY slow, i average 400bytes/sec, ping time to my isp is ~.500ms. I am using an ACER 28.8 and the modem worked "speedily" in windows, but ever since the crossover to linux i have been plagued by this annoying problem, if anyone has had

unresolved symbols during fresh Debian install

1998-04-25 Thread skong
Hello, I am attempting to install Debian 1.3 by CD-ROM using a Philips/LMS CM-206 CD-ROM drive. The drive is proprietary, thus requiring the use of the device driver disk. The following error message appears when attempting to load the appropriate module: /lib/modules/2.0.29/cdrom/cm206.o: unre

Re: X-Windows

1998-04-25 Thread AJT60
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Joost Kooij wrote: > On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Jario Araujo Silva wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I need your help. > > I don't know to config. xfree86. > > Anyboby, can help me ? > > short method: > > su - >[now type in root's password] > XF86Setup also the text-based pr

Re: PINE Debian Package

1998-04-25 Thread The Thought Assassin
If we distribute a "binary" package that consists of the original source, the debian patches, and an installation script that patches, compiles, and installs, then surely we are not distributing a patched binary? Users are patching it for themselves :) Alternately, we could just make it an installe

Re: X-Windows

1998-04-25 Thread Joost Kooij
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Jario Araujo Silva wrote: > Hi > > I need your help. > I don't know to config. xfree86. > Anyboby, can help me ? short method: su - [now type in root's password] XF86Setup longer (lasting) method: cd /usr/doc/X11 less * (or more * if you didn't instal

X-Windows

1998-04-25 Thread Jario Araujo Silva
Hi I need your help. I don't know to config. xfree86. Anyboby, can help me ? thanks. Jario Araujo. /] (O)oo<*>===- == \] Instito de Fisica Jario Araujo

NIS very slow (frozen)

1998-04-25 Thread Laurent Bonnaud
Hi, when i do a 'ls -l /var/mail' (directory imported with NFS), each line takes about 0.5s to appear. I think it is caused by very slow NIS requests. Is there a way to speed up things ? The server is a sunos4 machine. Is this related to this warning in one README file : Check your /et

Re: Star Office Anyone Using it?

1998-04-25 Thread Damir J. Naden
Hi ' ALLAN W. BART; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > hi, > > I see that it is available for home usage for free, you can get a cdrom > for 8 bucks. so how does it stack up against applixware or other packages > that you know of? > > allan bart > > I'm very happy with the features they hav

Changing exports and restarting rpc.nfsd does not work

1998-04-25 Thread Laurent Bonnaud
Hi, when i change the /etc/exports file, i do a # /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs reload in order to take the modification into account. But it does not work. I even tried # /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs stop # /etc/init.d/netstd_nfs start but it does not work either. Does somebody know why ? Should i r

Re: StarOffice

1998-04-25 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Alain Toussaint wrote: > > Yes, although I don't know which version of Excel was used. All I > > had to do was to click on the 'file type' button and select excel. It > > didn't preserve the column width format, so I had to adjust that in Star > > Calc itself (StarOffice-3.1

Re: starting X at boot

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
> What version of grep do you have there? Version 2.1-7 is broken, that > might also be the cause. In any case, you can always look at > /var/log/xdm-errors i dont even have this file ( /var/log/xdm-error) and grep is version 2.0 thanks for your help. Alain > > Cheers, > > > Joost > > >

posting of a big document

1998-04-25 Thread Alain Toussaint
i'm writing this e-mail because sooner this week,i got to modify the layout of my filesystem (don't know how to call what i did) because of a lack of space on my hard disk and i've writen a document intended for newbie like me,the only drawback is that the document is 7 pages long,so i want to know

Re: help w/ ttysnoop

1998-04-25 Thread Michael Beattie
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Daniel Martin at cush wrote: > Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Can someone please help me setup ttysnoop?? I have set up the entry in > > inetd.conf. > > > > /etc/inetd.conf > > telnet stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd > > /usr/sbin/in.telnetd -L/u

Re: PINE Debian Package

1998-04-25 Thread Michael Beattie
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Ossama Othman wrote: > Hi guys, > > Perhaps a "debian-pine" list is in order. :) > > This whole PINE issue is getting blown way out of proportion. Debian's > policy is clear. Both sides have points but I agree more that Debian > should not interpret PINE's licensing in a

Re: PINE Debian Package (maildir support)

1998-04-25 Thread Michael Beattie
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Rev. Joseph Carter wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 11:07:44PM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote: > > > > Emailled to you. I am guessing we'll soon see the patch applied to the > > > > procmail in slink, which is cool by me. => > > > > > > you got me again... what is slink? > >