cdrom probs

My system details: ExpertColor TX430 M'board, Intel MMX 233 CPU, 128 Meg RAM, AMI BIOS Maxtor Diamond Max 85120A8 HD5.1G connected to IDE socket 1 on Moboard IRQ 14 Pioneer DRA 24X CD-ROM connected to IDE socket 2, as Secondary Master IRQ 15, according to NT MSD Boot sequence is A: then C: I am att

sendmail's refusal

I am using an older hamm (installed end of May), and sendmail is refusing to send mail to users not on the machine. For example: % sendmail -t [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unrecognized host name mit.edu. ^c % sendmail -t [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unrecognized host name transien

RE: Long text file to edit..

On 17-Jul-98 Carlos Marcos Kakihara wrote: > I want to edit a 700MB text file. vi tells that the file is > too long, and xemacs tells that "maximum buffer size something.." :) > There is a way to view this file? Ehh?? Are you sure it's 700MB?? And are you sure it's a pure plain text fi

Re: Headers for compiling experimental (2.1.xxx) kernel

Hi, Ignore the directive about symlinks in /usr/include. The Debian infrastructure should take care of that for you. In case people are curious, the details of Debians kernel header handling can be found in the document attached below. manoj $Id: README.headers,v 1.7 1998/

Re: [filsin@bigfoot.com: New Window Manager......................]

Enlightenment is on its way into Debian. You can grab all the needed packages from www.livenet.net/~shaleh/software/enlightenment. Enjoy. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

[filsin@bigfoot.com: New Window Manager......................]

- Forwarded message from Phillip Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Return-Path: Received: at Infodrom Oldenburg (/\##/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.12 Joey) by finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE id ; Sun, 19 Jul 98 00:37 MET DST Sender: murphy.debian.org!joey Received: from murphy.debian.org (

Re: Ultra2

Christopher Barry wrote: > > A lot of U2W disk drives can be jumpered to run in UW single ended mode, so > that they > can be run on a 2940UW or a 2940U2W without the U2W connecter working yet. I > should note > though that the cable that comes with U2W controllers (part # ACK-68I-U2W) > uses a

elm: can't find library 'libc.so.4'

I get this message when I try to start elm. What am I missing? elm: can't find library 'libc.so.4' Thanks, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] You only get one chance at life, but if you do it right, you only need one. http://www.naples.net/~nfn11988 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s un

Re: you or redhat

George Bonser wrote: > On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, Joseph Vaughan wrote: > > > A serious difference between redhat 5.0's rpms and debian is that dselect > > tells you about > > conflicts and dependencies *before* it connects to the FTP site (if that is > > the method > > you're using) to download. rpm

Re: you or redhat

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Subject: Re: you or redhat? > Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 23:09:47 +0100 > From: "Oliver Elphick" > To: Ken Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > Debian's: > largest number of own packages > very well tested > very easy to upgrade softwar

Re: problems with X in hamm

On 17 Jul, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > "Carlo U. Segre" wrote: > >> I have been trying to install a new machine with the frozen hamm >> distribution and I am running into 2 problems with X11. >> >> 1. No user outside root is allowed to start X11. This may be a >> configuration issue but I know

cat & more in anon wu-ftpd

I have begun to set up anonymous ftp on one of my boxes. Actually it is set up and working, but when I try to add commands other than 'ls' to /home/ftp/bin all I get (issuing these commands) when logged in as anonymous is '?Invalid command.' The permissions are the same as for 'ls' and I've placed

pppd

I wanted to setup pon so that any user can use it who is in a secific group. I set the group up and set permissions, but when I try to run /usr/sbrin/pppd, I get this message: /usr/sbin/pppd: must be root to run /usr/sbin/pppd, since it is not setuid-root I looked at the man page for setuid and s

passwords at Debian's FTP site

I was going to download the latest libc5 and netstd packages from debian's ftp site and it asks for a username and password when I try to save the files. What do I do? Thanks Dave Jones -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Headers for compiling experimental (2.1.xxx) kernel

I have downloaded and extracted the 2.1.104 kernel into /usr/src/linux. I want to create a kernel and test it (primarily for raidtools). Should I link the headers as described in the README that came with the kernel or is there preferred way to handle them under debian? I plan to use make-kpkg.

Re: Ultra2

A lot of U2W disk drives can be jumpered to run in UW single ended mode, so that they can be run on a 2940UW or a 2940U2W without the U2W connecter working yet. I should note though that the cable that comes with U2W controllers (part # ACK-68I-U2W) uses a differential terminator and cannot be u

Re: Ultra2

Hi Lawrence, I read on the kernel-list that the new boards run all except U2W - but they are working on it and it may soon be done. You can use the other SCSI-Parts up to UW-SCSI without any problems. You simply can't use the U2W-Part of your controller until they (the kernel and driver developers

Re: Specifying Ultra-SCSI? Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

Hi Christopher and Oliver, Oliver Elphick wrote: > > Christopher Barry wrote: > >> In /etc/lilo.conf, > >> ... > >> # Linux - 2.0.33 > >> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.33 > >> label=linux2033 > >> append="mem=96m aic7xxx=ultra" > >> > I don't have aic7xxx=ultra set at boot-time. Loo

signal 32

Can anyone tell me what signal 32 means? I was trying out lprng on my home system, wasn't able to get printing to work. Starting up lpd with a debuglevel of 5 shows me the following: plp_waitpid: pid -1, options 1 plp_waitpid: report -1, status died and dumped core, signal 32 Unfortun

Re: Specifying Ultra-SCSI? Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

I don't know enough about it to comment on it either. Did you add the "aic7xxx=ultra" to 'append=' yourself though or was this done automatically? Oliver Elphick wrote: > Christopher Barry wrote: > >> In /etc/lilo.conf, > >> ... > >> # Linux - 2.0.33 > >> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.33 > >>

Re: Moving a life to a dos box

John McPeek wrote: >I just installed GNU/LINUX and I need to get a file (ppp.log) from my >linux box to my dos box. As you may be able to tell I am trying to >learn about unix from books. My original problem is with making a ppp >con but I was told to get the file so someone can help me.

Re: Specifying Ultra-SCSI? Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

Christopher Barry wrote: >> In /etc/lilo.conf, >> ... >> # Linux - 2.0.33 >> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.33 >> label=linux2033 >> append="mem=96m aic7xxx=ultra" >> > >Which specific Adaptec chipset are you using? The 7880? I have a 2940UW PCI >card and I I have the same ca

Moving a life to a dos box

I just installed GNU/LINUX and I need to get a file (ppp.log) from my linux box to my dos box. As you may be able to tell I am trying to learn about unix from books. My original problem is with making a ppp con but I was told to get the file so someone can help me. Just a little more help and I c

Re: mutt and mbox file?

In your ~/.muttrc file, set "spoolfile" and "mbox" to point to the same file. Here's the relevant section from mine: set spoolfile=+incoming/INBOX set mbox=+incoming/INBOX On Sat, Jul 18, 1998 at 12:53:16PM -0400, Seth M. Landsman wrote: > Greets, > So I used mutt for a long time

Specifying Ultra-SCSI? Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

Oliver Elphick wrote: > "Alex Kwan" wrote: > >I have seen the FAQ on FreeBSD documents, > >It was said that if the system have more than > >64MB RAM, the user needed to use kernel > >option specified the actual RAM size, > >because I want to extend the RAM to 128M > >in my Hamm, so

Thanks ( CRC Error )

Downloading a new image did it. I can't believe that the ftp got corrupted. Thankyou everyone for your suggestions. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Perl and locale question

Can someone please help this Perl-ignoramus with the following. I keep on getting, if logged in as user or suid root (and running 2.0 and 2.0.34): perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings LC_ALL (unset) LANG = ("us") are supported and installed on your

Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

> It was said that if the system have more than > 64MB RAM, the user needed to use kernel > option specified the actual RAM size, Yes, you do need to tell the kernel about more than 64 megs of RAM. Assuming you are using LILO to boot your system, just add the following line to your /etc/lilo.

mutt and mbox file?

Greets, So I used mutt for a long time on my system and then redid my system to use debian when my old disk died. So I installed mutt via dselect as a .deb package instead of compiling from source. However, now when I exit mutt, it prompts me to save my read mail from my main mailbox into

Re: Long text file to edit..

Try "vim" maybe? from "Vim allows you to edit *all* files, and yet recognizes when you do not have the permission to edit a file, showing "[RO]" for "read-only" files. [980101]. " Have never tried a file that big myself. Go to and loo

Re: Sound

On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, John Kloss wrote: > Just a question, did you try it as root or as a regular user? and if as a > regular user where you a member of the group audio? I couldn't use sound > until I edited /etc/group and added my user name to the audio group. > > HTH > - John Kloss > I tr

boot.zones -- secondary syntax?

How do I specify a secondary zone in the boot.zones file? i.e., what is the equivalant of zone "domain.com" { type slave; file "db.domain.com"; masters { 1.2.3.4; }; }; in named.conf for boot.zones? Thanks -Paul -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [avandor@intergate.bc.ca: crc error]

On Fri, Jul 17, 1998 at 09:42:30PM +0200, Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > On: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 07:01:27 +0200 Hanno Wagner writes: > > boot: > > Loading root.bin. > > Loading linux.. > > Uncompressing Linux... > > > > crc error > > > > --System halted [..

Re: Hard drive spindown settings

If you are spinning the drive down to extend the useful life of the drive, you are doing just the opposite. As long as the drive has adequate cooling (i.e., doesn't burn you when you touch it), it will stay alive much longer if you leave it powered up and spinning 24/7. The reason is that the l

Re: Alien and Appliware

On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, Joey Hess wrote: > George Bonser wrote: > > > > I once installed applix and have since deleted it and given it away. I am > > ready to attempt the latest version, 4.3.7, but noted that the patchfiles > > in /var/lib/alien for applix are a bit dated. Has anyone used alien to >

Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

"Alex Kwan" wrote: >I have seen the FAQ on FreeBSD documents, >It was said that if the system have more than >64MB RAM, the user needed to use kernel >option specified the actual RAM size, >because I want to extend the RAM to 128M >in my Hamm, so I have two questions: >(1) Does the Li

Re: RAM SIZE large than 64MB

On Sat, Jul 18, 1998 at 10:44:22PM +0800, Alex Kwan wrote: > It was said that if the system have more than > 64MB RAM, the user needed to use kernel > option specified the actual RAM size, > (1) Does the Linux is seem? > (2) If needed, how to? You may want to try it without further options first

disregard my 'squid' message

I am an idiot. I realized my question was stupid after I asked it so please ignore it. Thanks, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] You only get one chance at life, but if you do it right, you only need one. http://www.naples.net/~nfn11988 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [

cannot compile kdesupport in hamm

Hello all, Maybe I ask the wrong place. However, I have no troubles in compiling kdesupport in bo. But now in hamm, I cannot compile it. The error is : g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I/usr/local/qt/include -O2 -Wall -c -fPIC -DPIC QwSpriteField-double.cpp In file included from QwSpriteField-do

RAM SIZE large than 64MB

I have seen the FAQ on FreeBSD documents, It was said that if the system have more than 64MB RAM, the user needed to use kernel option specified the actual RAM size, because I want to extend the RAM to 128M in my Hamm, so I have two questions: (1) Does the Linux is seem? (2) If needed, how to? Bes

Ultra2

Does the current adaptec driver support Adaptec 2940U2W (Ultra2 Wide) scsi card? Lawrence -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

squid

I have squid 1.1.7 installed on my Debian 1.3 machine and it loads fine, but I don't think it is caching anything. Do I have to change something in my browser, like I would for a proxy server? I am using Netscape 4.05. Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] You only get one chance at life, but if you do it ri

Re: Drive mounting

mkdir /dos should work. Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] You only get one chance at life, but if you do it right, you only need one. http://www.naples.net/~nfn11988 On Sat, 18 Jul 1998, Cristov Russell wrote: > Hello all. I'm very green at Linux and unfortunately no one that I

Re: Booting Debian from hd w/ boot manager?

On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Kenneth Valentine wrote: > > Hi...recently installed a commercial package called Partition Magic which > contains IBM's Boot Manager, and currently installing Debian. I > can't seem to get the boot manager to recoginze the linux partition as > bootable. Some particulars: Mi

Re: Getting Squid to work

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Keith Alen Vance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am trying to setup up Squid cache server. I have narrowed my erros down >to one. If I type 'squid start' at the console I get the following message. > >IOT trap/Abort > >Here is part of my cache.log > >Squid Cache (Vers

Re: [avandor@intergate.bc.ca: crc error]

On: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 07:01:27 +0200 Hanno Wagner writes: > boot: > Loading root.bin. > Loading linux.. > Uncompressing Linux... > > crc error > > --System halted > > I have read heard about problems with bad floppies. The same happend with > the

Re: problems with X in hamm

I am not using hamm, but is the wrapper /usr/X11R6/bin/X suid root? On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Carlo U. Segre wrote: > > I have been trying to install a new machine with the frozen hamm > distribution and I am running into 2 problems with X11. > > 1. No user outside root is allowed to start X11. Th

Re: cannot compile qt-1.33 in hamm

On Sat, Jul 18, 1998 at 08:49:53PM +0800, Cheng Dien Yiu wrote: > I have just installl hamm in a new computer . However, when I try to > compile qt-1.33, I ran intot errors: 1) Why are you compiling it yourself? There's packages of qt in non-free. 2) Read the fine documentation about this in /usr/

cannot compile qt-1.33 in hamm

Hello all, I have just installl hamm in a new computer . However, when I try to compile qt-1.33, I ran intot errors: Mozart:/usr/local/qt# make cd src/moc; make make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/qt/src/moc' gcc -c -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -Wall -W -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/qt/includ

Re: Booting Debian from hd w/ boot manager?

Ken, You may not have set up /etc/lilo.conf correctly so that it writes the Lilo boot loader to the Linux partition's boot sector. Without Lilo installed in the partition's boot sector, no boot manager will be able to boot your Linux partition. In particular, you need /etc/lilo.conf to look somet

Re: Drive mounting

Cristov, mkdir dos ==>> if you just logged in as root, this creates /root/dos mount -t msdos /dev/hdb3 /dos ==>> this tries to mount it at /dos which in fact doesn't exist to make the directory /dos you need to do this ==>> mkdir /dos Tom -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Drive mounting

Cristov Russell wrote: >mount -t msdos /dev/hdb3 /dos > >I get an error that says the mount point doesn't exist. Also, i'm >attempting to access the second logical drive (E in DOS). I forgot to cover this point: /dev/hda is the Master IDE disk on the first IDE interface /dev/hdb is

Re: Cross-compile to Windows NT

Benoit Goudreault-Emond wrote: > > I'll assume the thing was written in C. It is. > > Well. Don't expect it to work out of the box. But if it uses only > the standard library, you may have luck with the mingw32 stuff at: > > http://www.d.shuttle.de/isil/cpd/mingw32-cpd.html > This looks li

Re: Drive mounting

Cristov Russell wrote: >I'm having a little trouble understanding how to mount a drive. ... >I've tried using the following command immediately after logging in as >'root': > >mkdir dos >mount -t msdos /dev/hdb3 /dos > >I get an error that says the mount point doesn't exist. Also

Drive mounting

Hello all. I'm very green at Linux and unfortunately no one that I know is currently using it. I'm having a little trouble understanding how to mount a drive. I have to physical hard drives and a parallel zip drive and I am dual booting with Win95. The primary HD has a single FAT16 partition

Xfree86Config for Libretto 70

Thanks to all you out there who helped me with my recent dpkg problems. As a result I was able to rebuild and configure Card and Socket services for my Libretto and now have hot-swappable PCMCIA capabilities in Linux as well as that other O/S. But I am completely up a gumtree about getting the f

Re: Cd vendors in Europe ?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ... and at least one of the vendors in Europe is strictly a reseller of CDs. > Perhaps you have his email or www address ? Check out www.jfl.de Regards, Joey -- Let's call it an accidental feature. --Larry Wall -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMA

Re: Alien and Appliware

George Bonser wrote: > > I once installed applix and have since deleted it and given it away. I am > ready to attempt the latest version, 4.3.7, but noted that the patchfiles > in /var/lib/alien for applix are a bit dated. Has anyone used alien to > generate a deb of Applix recently and were there

Upgrade bo=>hamm: problems with networking...

Hi there, I've upgraded my Internet-gateway machine to Debian 2.0beta recently (after not having had any trouble with upgrading to other machines). But now, I am at a loss, and I can't find out, what broke the network gatewaying... Obviously, there must have been a slight change in at least on

Re: Sound

Just a question, did you try it as root or as a regular user? and if as a regular user where you a member of the group audio? I couldn't use sound until I edited /etc/group and added my user name to the audio group. HTH - John Kloss -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED

Install roblem (SCSI ?)

Here is a tough one I'm afraid (have not found any answer on dejanews). I was trying to install hamm onto an old Dell 486SX/33 server, and upon boot the kernel gives the following error (I tried bo installation disks - the same result): scsi0: Encountered spurious interrupt scsi0: BRKADRINT error

XScreenSaver: XRazzle

If anyone out there likes XScreenSaver, I've got a pretty cool hack you can try out. I ported it from the svgalib program razzle, and it really shines as a screen saver, I think. It draws animated stereoscopic abstract designs (the kind where you hafta cross your eyes...), with color-cycling. It

Re: Linux run from Cyrix-GX200MMX CPU PC

Alex Kwan wrote: > (1) now my system's kernel is 2.0.33, which and where > the patch file for Cyrix-GX200MMX? I want to download it > Get 2.0.34 or .35 .33 has some flaws. Otherwise do not worry --> I used .33 for a while. > (2) Which X-server I needed for running X? SuSE just released a X se

Getting Squid to work

I am trying to setup up Squid cache server. I have narrowed my erros down to one. If I type 'squid start' at the console I get the following message. IOT trap/Abort Here is part of my cache.log 98/07/18 01:31:48| FD 9: Connection from Redirector #1 is closed, disabling 98/07/18 01:31:48| FD 10:

Sound

I am using kernel 2.0.34 and have compiled in /dev/dsp and /dev/audio support under sound and filled in the correct info for my sounds card, yet when I try to use something in sound, it says it can't open sound device. Can someone help? |

drivers disk error

I am attempting to install debian with floppies. I successfully get through all the installation until I attempt to install the kernel and modules. It installs stuff from the rescue floppy fine, but when installing from the drivers disk, I get the following error: lib/modules/2.0.29/cdrom/optcd.

Netscape (plugin or library probs?)

Currently I am running a mostly hamm system, with netscape4.X installed by the debian installer. With this, as well as previous versions of netscape I have had a problem with frequent crashes. I have no clue, but have been living with it. It's all gotten a bit worse with the newer netscape. I

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V98 #701

Fred Dulles will be on vacation until Monday July 27th, 1998. He will read your message as soon as possible after he returns. In the meantime, if you have pressing business, you can contact the IMA staff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 612-624-6066. -- Fred Dulles, Ph. D.

RE: simple perl question

dave oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Normally I would consult with my reference books but am not able to > get to them. Or you could just try it! :) >I thought maybe something like: > >$CurrentTime=exec`date "+%D %T"`; >print $CurrentTime; > % perl -e '$CurrentTime = `date "+%D

Booting Debian from hd w/ boot manager?

Hi...recently installed a commercial package called Partition Magic which contains IBM's Boot Manager, and currently installing Debian. I can't seem to get the boot manager to recoginze the linux partition as bootable. Some particulars: Micronics motherboard w/60mz pentium, Conner Peripherals CF

Can't install a MS bus mouse.

Hey, I just installed Debian (base), and all seems to work just fine. Yet, I did encounter a problem in the installation process: When trying to select and install the mouse driver, I just couldn't. I got a reply like "device is busy". I tried putting in some arguments, still - did not work.

Re: Linux run from Cyrix-GX200MMX CPU PC

Hi! Nate, Thank You very much, (1) now my system's kernel is 2.0.33, which and where the patch file for Cyrix-GX200MMX? I want to download it (2) Which X-server I needed for running X? Best regards >Yes, I have one. It works peachily. I do reccomend installing and using >set6x86 and patc

midi-to-wav

I know that timidity will take a .mid and write a .wav (or to /dev/dsp or /dev/dac). Is there any program that will do the same (or convert to a .mid) for creative's CMF files? -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: simple perl question

> I thought maybe something like: > > $CurrentTime=exec`date "+%D %T"`; > print $CurrentTime; > $CurrentTime=localtime(time); Alex Y. -- _ _( )_ ( (o___ +---+ | _ 7 |Alexander Yukhimets| \(

Re: Linux run from Cyrix-GX200MMX CPU PC

On Fri, Jul 17, 1998 at 01:42:36PM -0400, Shaleh wrote: > Like Nate said (-: w/ set6x86 my CPU is at room temperature. and uses > less power than an Intel would. The kernel patches are not needed for > the 2.0.34 or 35 series or the 2.1 or greater. With set6x86 enabling suspend on HLT, my syste

simple perl question

In a perl script i need to load a variable ($CurrentTime) with the systems current time. Normally I would consult with my reference books but am not able to get to them. I find myself using them when I need to work in perl which is not very often... I'm looking for time_stamp something like "07/17/

Re: The last latex2e question.........

> "King" == King Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: King> On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Benoit Goudreault-Emond wrote: >> There might be a more straightforward way, but what I usually >> do is convert the .jpg to Encapsulated Postscript using xv >> (pbmplus should work as well, but I lik

Re: Cross-compile to Windows NT

I'll assume the thing was written in C. Well. Don't expect it to work out of the box. But if it uses only the standard library, you may have luck with the mingw32 stuff at: http://www.d.shuttle.de/isil/cpd/mingw32-cpd.html I haven't tried it myself, as I usually compile from Win95. BUT I've

Fonts in X cause segv

Hi, I am having trouble using fonts in X. I am using xfontsel to determine the font description I want to use, but when I go to use this font to run, say xterm, the xterm seg faults. host:~$ xterm -fn '-misc-fixed-bold-r-semicondensed--16-*-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1' Segmentation fault host:~$ exit