This is probably a FAQ, or some keyboard thing, but ever since I
compiled and installed XEmacs 20.4 on hamm unstable, I've lost my META
key. I'm not sure if it was the XEmacs or Debian upgrade that did it, or
something else.
When I press M-g (which as a developer I use frequently) I get "A-g not
d
I first had smail on my system and then replaced it with
sendmail, and since then I cannot mail anything to my debian
linux box. Regardless of the address, it says:
553 buo319b.econ.utah.edu. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Local configuration error
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Keith Alen Vance wrote:
> I am new to Linux and have installed Debian 1.3 without xwindows. I want
> to do as much if not everything I can without using xwindows or some
> other windows like interface. I would like to know if there is a web
> browser that I can use that doe
On Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 11:21:28AM -0700, George Bonser wrote:
> would be interesting is converting Debian packages to rpm's with a .dpm
> extention. Debian's stuff integrates so well and the default
Hmmm -- if the packages aren't interoperable, despite the common format,
what would be the point
Keith Alen Vance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> other windows like interface. I would like to know if there is a web
> browser that I can use that does not require some type of Windows
> interface. I am just trying to learn everything about Linux and want to
Lynx is a quite popular and good ter
I am new to Linux and have installed Debian 1.3 without xwindows. I want
to do as much if not everything I can without using xwindows or some
other windows like interface. I would like to know if there is a web
browser that I can use that does not require some type of Windows
int
I am new to Linux and have installed Debian 1.3 without xwindows. I want
to do as much if not everything I can without using xwindows or some
other windows like interface. I would like to know if there is a web
browser that I can use that does not require some type of Windows
interface. I am ju
I need to know how to set up my ne2000 as eth0. I have the card in the
computer it sees it when it loads linux and I have ran utility called
ne2k that verified the ne2000 is in the computer and functioning at 0x320
int 5.
Keith
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On Sun, Mar 29, 1998 at 07:38:05AM -0500, Will Lowe wrote:
> Now that I've got that much working, Windows95 insists on asking me for a
> username when I log in (Enter a username to log on to Microsoft
> Networking). Is there anyway I can get it to be the same username/passwd
> combination as the
This may be covered in a Howto or a FAQ, if so please can you point me in the
right direction.
There is a mimedecode package in the standard 1.3 installation CD.
Is there something to go the other way ?
I want to create an auto-reply program to attach a MIME encoded MS Word
document to the mes
Hi,
I assume that you have the LSL Debian1.3.1 disk, since I don't
think any of the commercial vendors have yet produced disks for hamm,
the soon to be released 2.0.
The installation documentation is in the directory
bo/disks-i386/1997-05-30/ on that cd. Since you refer to the
installa
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, MR HERB C HOWE wrote:
> -- [ From: Herb Howe * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
> Just received Debian Linux on the LSL CD which will be used on a shared
> Pentium which already has Windows 95 installed. The installation
> instructions look straight forward with one exception. It is not
Brian asked
> Can anyone give me some pointers on serving some vfat partitions(on a
> dual boot Debian/Win95 machine) via samba to a win95 client? What
> permissions/uid/gid do I need to mount the vfat partitions with so that
> any user who is using the share can access the vfat partitions. This
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
> While I'm still running Debian (for years - and on dozens of machines), I've
> long considered switching to RedHat for the simple reason that RPM's seem to
> be more readily available (leading to the (possibly) mistaken view that
> RedHat is the more preva
>> >From freshmeat page:
>> --
>> freshmeat RPM repository
>> As you might already know, freshmeat tries to keep up with
>> the latest software releases and builds RPM packages for
>> them. All this work is done by Obituary, feel free to mail him
>> questions or comments. A change invented
> Client for Microsoft Networks is exactly what you need. You should also
> make TCP/IP the only network protocol or if that is not possible, you should
> make it the standard protocol. Make sure, broadcast and IP adresses are ok.
Ok, thanks.
Now that I've got that much working, Windows95 ins
>> -- [ From: Herb Howe * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>>
>> Just received Debian Linux on the LSL CD which will be used on a shared
>> Pentium which already has Windows 95 installed. The installation
>> instructions look straight forward with one exception. It is not clear
>> whether the installation rout
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Alain Toussaint wrote:
> > Actually, I've had this happen before to me too. I don't remember what the
> > exact circumstances were, so I didn't submit a bug report. Can you
> > describe the exact procedure that led to this situation?
>
> i don't know,it's just that i looked i
> On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Marco Frattola wrote:
>
> > I decided to try formatting and reinstalling again. Installation (via CDrom)
> > was fast and painless, but it doesn't boot anyway. Now the message is not
> > LIL-
> > but 1AF: it doesn't seem to accept 1, but seems to like A or F better.
> > Wha
On Sun, Mar 29, 1998 at 02:09:49AM -0500, Will Lowe wrote:
> I've got a Win95 machine which I need to use the printer on my linux box.
> I've installed the most recent Samba package for hamm, but:
>
> Until now I've been using the standard Win95 TCP/IP stack and NONE of the
> clients (Client for
Hello,
I want to download Hamm at work, then put it on a CD and install it at
home. I have a two questions:
1) I use NT :( at work, are there any tools that can download a whole
tree, or I have to click on every file in netscape? (I would like to leave
it downloading for the weekend)
2) I will on
On Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 09:41:36AM -0700, Philippe BARBELET wrote:
>
> The installation program read the 5 floppy disks from "base-1" to
> "base-5"
> but at the end it wrote "Error: checksum is not good".
>
> I built the 5 disks again as it was written whith the rawrite2 program
> and whith an ot
> Actually, I've had this happen before to me too. I don't remember what the
> exact circumstances were, so I didn't submit a bug report. Can you
> describe the exact procedure that led to this situation?
i don't know,it's just that i looked in the boot sequence (to be exact,in
the /etc/init.d/ se
Hello.
I recently acquired a system with Debian 1.3.1 pre-installed (kernel
2.0.29). I have a couple of years' experience using an older Slackware
distribution (kernel 1.2.0).
I'm more than happy in general with the Debian distribution, but I was
surprised and annoyed to discover that the shipper
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: I just converted yet another MS-dissatisified friend to Debian
: yesterday. However, when we were installing debian on his box, a P-100
: w/ 32MB. freemem returns only 15MB or so free. Implying that debian
: only found the first 16MB.
:
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Philippe BARBELET wrote:
: Hi Debian Linux Users,
:
: I have loaded from ftp.debian.org site all files to install the Linux
: base on a
: PC. All was good but...
:
: The installation program read the 5 floppy disks from "base-1" to
: "base-5"
: but at the end it wrote "Error
Hi all,
This is a little off topic but if you know of a good resource please
let me know, otherwise you may hit 'Delete' and move on.
I have IP-masquerading set up under Debian on my dual booting PC
server for my 2 PC home network. I am forced to dual boot into Win95
occasionally on the server a
-- [ From: Herb Howe * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
Just received Debian Linux on the LSL CD which will be used on a shared
Pentium which already has Windows 95 installed. The installation
instructions look straight forward with one exception. It is not clear
whether the installation routine is designed to
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On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Donald Harter Jr. wrote:
> 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 the system.
It is highly discouraged to in
Is there only the `stable' directory on the Official CDs?
If so, then I'll have to ftp all the `contrib' and `non-free' stuff when
2.0 comes out.
Can dselect tell me what I need to download from `contrib' and `non-free' ?
As a sidenote, my most confusing bit about installing Debian 1.3 a year ago
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 02:30:23PM -0600, Marcelo E. Magallón wrote:
> 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 rxv
I've got a Win95 machine which I need to use the printer on my linux box.
I've installed the most recent Samba package for hamm, but:
Until now I've been using the standard Win95 TCP/IP stack and NONE of the
clients (Client for Microsoft Networks, etc.) -- I just used telnet,
etc. ... I tried to
What is the better protocol to use with UUCP on TCp.
I use 't' but i wonder if
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> > > Is there a way I can see how much information has been sent
> between my
> > > computer and another computer?
> > See ipfwadm -A ...
>
> That assumes that a kernel is configured for firewalling, which not
> everyone has configured, such as myself. :)
>
Check out the net-acct package. I
Hi Debian Linux Users,
I have loaded from ftp.debian.org site all files to install the Linux
base on a
PC. All was good but...
The installation program read the 5 floppy disks from "base-1" to
"base-5"
but at the end it wrote "Error: checksum is not good".
I built the 5 disks again as it was wri
> > Is there a way I can see how much information has been sent between my
> > computer and another computer?
>
> See ipfwadm -A ...
That assumes that a kernel is configured for firewalling, which not
everyone has configured, such as myself. :)
-Ossama
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Nope, don't use SuSE-3.3.1 server. There is nothing wrong with SuSE
stuff. It is just there is a newer XFree86 3.3.2 SVGA server and the rest
of the distribution available in any XF86 mirror. Since you have bo, you
probably want the libc5 binaries in the linux_ix86 directory. The
linux_glibc
Hi all,
Can anyone give me some pointers on serving some vfat partitions(on a
dual boot Debian/Win95 machine) via samba to a win95 client? What
permissions/uid/gid do I need to mount the vfat partitions with so that
any user who is using the share can access the vfat partitions. This
is for a 2
Debora Y C Brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I supose it should be very easy to configure accents
> in StarOffice4.0 (it is made in Germany, right?).
> But I could not find out how to do it! Could someone
> help me?
Under Options/General/Linguistics you can choose your default
language.
But
On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 09:45:33PM -0400, Paul Miller wrote:
>
> Is there a way I can see how much information has been sent between my
> computer and another computer?
See ipfwadm -A ...
Mirek
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"Rev. Joseph Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-+ On Wed, Apr 22, 1998 at 04:22:08PM +0200, Heiko R. Selber wrote:
-+ >
-+ > I heard that the new KDE Beta-4 was released. Unfortunately, it seems
-+ that
-+ > the .deb packages exist only in hamm. Is that true, or did someone make
-+ > new KDE pack
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Alain Toussaint wrote:
> 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
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Hi all
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Liran Zvibel wrote:
> BTW2: What do you think about Stevens' book "Advanced Programming in
the
> Unix Environment"? Should I buy it?
I think this book is the best, It's very complete and well explained...
It _does_not_ describe Pos
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, you 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 fo
On Sat, Apr 25, 1998 at 12:01:42AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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
On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 07:18:25PM -0400, Paul Miller wrote:
> I often telnet to my Linux box from a win95 machine. Does anyone know of
> a nice win95 telnet program that supports ssh and ANSI (preferably free)?
Look at www.datafellows.com
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On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Edward Bell wrote:
> I am a new user of Debian 1.3 . I don,t want to sound like a whiner, but
> what info do I need to get ppp running . I have read the how-tos and I
> am still having a problem. Specifically I am dialing my ISP with minicom
> and can start the server, I close
You're right. I used Win95's OSR2 fdisk tool. Now since my last message I
have found a tool, partinfo, which is made by Power Quest,
the guys that do Partition Magic. When I ran this tool on my partition
table it told me this:
C:WIN95FAT16B Pri,Boot 509.8 0 0 63 1044162
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:58:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: tomcat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: posting of a big document
me too! all read it! send it. maybe as a attachment?
vince
At 08:29 AM 4/25/98 +1200, you wro
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Paul Miller wrote:
>
> what partitions should be on the fastest hard drives (priority)?
>
> swap
> /
> /boot
> /etc
> /var
> /tmp
I'm not sure, but I believe the above must be on the same drive...
/boot and /etc do...
> /usr
A good one to put on a fast drive :)
> /home
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Julian Easterling wrote:
> Excuse me for being such a newbie, and don't be to hard on me if this is
> really
> simple to fix.
>
> I am trying to install Debian and in the installation program it allows me to
> make the hard drive bootable and default to Linux. This is the o
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Alain Toussaint wrote:
> 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 i
On Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 12:37:17AM +0200, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> I am searching for the latest versions of the QT libraries. (version 1.32
> and version 1.33).
> I have found only the .rpm packages.
> Where can I find the .deb packages?
Look in hamm, they are there.
> I need the qt libraries for D
>> > This is the best thing to try first - although I have seen some things
>> > that even this won't work on.
>> >
>> > Chris
>>
>> Such as what?
>
>WHOA!
>
>This is my chnace to present my most stupid mistake:
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp# cat /dev/null > -i
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp# rm -i
>rm: too
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> [I originally thought this was a problem with apt, but it appears to be a
> problem with HTTP transfers in general, so I am putting it on the devel list.]
postgresql-devel? I've cc'd it debian-user :>
[ Oliver is experiancing substantial slowdown whe
> x86 Linux ELF "netshow_linux" <-i dont think it will be popular
>
it might not be popular, but for a while audionet switched to
broadcasting hockey games in netshow format only. i had to use
netshow. now they are doing the broadcast in both netshow and
realaudio, so i am back to using re
> > Is it legal to have multiple partitions marked as active (at work a machine
> > wouldn't boot untill I removed one of those marks)?
> > If it isn't, a bug should be filed against cfdisk.
> I don't know if it is legal have multiple partitions marked as active but
> if I understand correctly wh
Is there a way I can see how much information has been sent between my
computer and another computer?
Thanks
-Paul
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On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 01:54:39PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I just converted yet another MS-dissatisified friend to Debian
> yesterday. However, when we were installing debian on his box, a P-100 w/
> 32MB.
> freemem returns only 15MB or so free. Implying that debian only found th
Hello,
I would like to get some kind of backup device for my laptop (running
Debian linux). A parallel Zip drive comes to mind, but I thought I'd ask
around first to find out if people have some advice on this.
I am primarily looking for hassle-free Debian operation and data security.
I seem to
what partitions should be on the fastest hard drives (priority)?
swap
/
/boot
/etc
/var
/tmp
/usr
/home
/root
etc...
Thanks
-Paul
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I'm trying to setup a dialup ppp server using only 1 real internet IP. Is
this currently possible using Linux?
Currently, I have 2 ethernet adaptors, eth0 is the local network and eth1
is the internet. IP masquerading is working, so eth0 can access the
internet through eth1. I also have Bind s
On 26 Apr 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>This works for any filename which the kernel can recognize (that is,
>any filename except one with a '/' in it. If you have one of THOSE,
>good luck.
>
> Hint: `debugfs'. (If you do have one with a /.)
is there a FAQ which has all these various sol
Excuse me for being such a newbie, and don't be to hard on me if this is really
simple to fix.
I am trying to install Debian and in the installation program it allows me to
make the hard drive bootable and default to Linux. This is the only OS on this
box so this is what I want it to do. Wheneve
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