RE: IP Masq Mystery!

1998-07-25 Thread Steve Freeman
>From your netstat output, it looks like your default gateway isn't set up under hamm. Also, check wingnut's nameserver. It should be pointing to your ISP's nameserver address. Steve -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

ip port forwarding doesn't work anymore

1998-07-25 Thread Paul Miller
I'm having trouble getting ip port forwarding to work. I installed the debian ipportfw package and correctly setup the tables (ipportfw -L shows the right information), but when I telnet to the forwarded port, nothing happens. It just waits -- no connection refused or any messages. If I telnet

StarOffice4 and libc6/5

1998-07-25 Thread tony mollica
Hi. Has anyone successfully run SO4sp3 on a hamm system with the libc5 package installed? Also, can anyone offer a short explanation (or where to find it) of the utmp problem and how to avoid it if this is an issue trying to run StarOffice 4.? thanks, -- tony mollica [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Un

Configuring smail

1998-07-25 Thread John L. Way
When installing and configuring smail (3.2.0.92-3) with dselect, I get an error msg: setting up smail Please upgrade your smail config file Error: system's FQDN hostname (Tulip_Tree) doesn't match RFC1035 syntax; cannot configure the mail system. What do I do now? John Way. -- Unsubscribe?

Re: iomega/lp woes

1998-07-25 Thread Shaleh
Hi Richard. I own a parport drive as well. The current linux kernels do not support having both the drive and the printer working at the same time. This is being worked on however. What version of the kernel did you try and compile? Also, consider using kernel-package. It is a MUCH nicer inte

iomega/lp woes

1998-07-25 Thread Richard Sevenich
I recently installed 2.0 Beta. As installed, it recognizes my zip drive which I can then mount and use. When this is the case, it no longer will print to /dev/lp1. I can reboot with the zip removed and the printer is happy. Before this install I had lp and ppa installed as modules and could get ba

Re: Mouse under X

1998-07-25 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
On: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 17:20:37 Yanick MICHOU writes: > > HI! > I installed the Debian 2.0 Hamm distribution yesterday on an old i386. I > thought I got the brand new stable version, but I encoutered problems with > the X server installation : not all the required files or directories were > correct

Re: From RH 5.1 to Debian

1998-07-25 Thread Havoc Pennington
On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Robert Lyonnais wrote: > Is there an easy (I guess I mean > straightforward) way to go from RH 5.1 to Debian 2.0 without a format > being required in between. > > If this is possible, are there any disadvantages? Would I be better > off doing an instal from scratch? > There

Re: Upgrade to 2.0

1998-07-25 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
On: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 00:33:26 +1000 (EST) Chris writes: > Hi, > > Just a question: > > I have an EXTREMELY important machine running debian 1.3. I can't > afford this machine to be down for an extended period of time, nor > for massive reconfiguring. I would, however, like to upgrade to > 2.0

RE: startup info

1998-07-25 Thread Frock
Yes, but this is not necessary on debian, cuz by default you can scroll back all they way up to about 20-25 lines before lilo/whatever bootloader/kernel starts filling the screen. /Frock > This works for redhat: > Edit innitab and put in --noclear as follows in the relevant line. > > 1:12345:resp

Re: Mouse under X

1998-07-25 Thread Shaleh
I like easy ones (-: as root cd to /dev. then type ln -s ttyS? mouse, where ? is the com port your mouse is on. If it is a ps/2 mouse use psaux instead of ttyS?. Then put /dev/mouse back in the XF86Config file. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: Win 95 and NT

1998-07-25 Thread peloy
You can use the NT boot menu to boot Linux. Read the Linux+NT mini-HOWTO for instructions. peloy.- Darren Trott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am currently running 3 operating systems on a P200MMX, Win 95, Win NT = > Workstation and Win NT Server. If I install Debian Linux in it's own = > parti

Re: startup info

1998-07-25 Thread Richard
This works for redhat: Edit innitab and put in --noclear as follows in the relevant line. 1:12345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 --noclear After bootup the screen is not cleared for login, you can then use shift pageup to see all the bootup text. A trick I found on the RH list. (not tested it on deb

Re: Newbie C Question

1998-07-25 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Why? Peter wrote: > stdio is in /usr/include however; the compiler, by default > should be looking there via #define. Therefore Um, make that #include , OK ? :^| Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL P

Mouse under X

1998-07-25 Thread Yanick MICHOU
HI! I installed the Debian 2.0 Hamm distribution yesterday on an old i386. I thought I got the brand new stable version, but I encoutered problems with the X server installation : not all the required files or directories were correctly installed, so I had to complete by hand. Now it seems almost c

Re: how to turn on shadow password

1998-07-25 Thread Remco van de Meent
On Sun, 26 Jul 1998, Cheng Dien Yiu Anthony wrote: : When I installed hamm 2.0, at first, I choose to turn off shadow password : system. Now I want to turn on the shadow password system. How do I do it? Type 'shadowconfig on' as root. -Remco -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PRO

Re: Unidentified subject!

1998-07-25 Thread Ramin Motakef
Alexey Vyskubov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello. > > I wish to know: > is there TV-tuner card/software for it which works under Linux? > > Thanks. Yes, more info at http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html You will find a driver for BT848 based cards (Hauppauge Win/TV, Miro PCTV a

Re: Win 95 and NT

1998-07-25 Thread aqy6633
> > I am currently running 3 operating systems on a P200MMX, Win 95, > > Win NT Workstation and Win NT Server. > > If I install Debian Linux in it's own partition on this system, > > will it use the NT boot menu or trash my system and make the Windows > > OS inoperative? No, Linux won't trash

RE: Small Laptop, etc

1998-07-25 Thread Edward J. Young
I din't believe it matters, but the laptop is a T1900, not a T2100 as I said before. Thanx for all the responses, though. Ed -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

how to turn on shadow password

1998-07-25 Thread Cheng Dien Yiu Anthony
When I installed hamm 2.0, at first, I choose to turn off shadow password system. Now I want to turn on the shadow password system. How do I do it? Thanks Anthony -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: where to put ctan files?

1998-07-25 Thread Jim Foltz
On Sat, Jul 25, 1998 at 02:45:50PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > Jim Foltz wrote: > > Hello: > > > > Where can I install a package from ctan? I tried putting it in > > /usr/local/lib/texmf, then ran texhash as root. I thought this would be > > enough, but not so. What did I miss here? > > In tha

Upgrade to 2.0

1998-07-25 Thread Chris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hi, Just a question: I have an EXTREMELY important machine running debian 1.3. I can't afford this machine to be down for an extended period of time, nor for massive reconfiguring. I would, however, like to upgrade to 2.0. Is it possible to do this without

Re: Win 95 and NT

1998-07-25 Thread Eugene Sevinian
You can boot linux via loadlin from w95. On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Darren Trott wrote: > I am currently running 3 operating systems on a P200MMX, Win 95, > Win NT Workstation and Win NT Server. > If I install Debian Linux in it's own partition on this system, > will it use the NT boot menu or tra

Win 95 and NT

1998-07-25 Thread Darren Trott
I am currently running 3 operating systems on a P200MMX, Win 95, Win NT Workstation and Win NT Server.  If I install Debian Linux in it's own partition on this system, will it use the NT boot menu or trash my system and make the Windows OS inoperative?   Darren Trott  

From RH 5.1 to Debian

1998-07-25 Thread Robert Lyonnais
Greetings all, I have been using RedHat for about 1 and a half years now but I would like to give Debian 2.0 a try. Is there an easy (I guess I mean straightforward) way to go from RH 5.1 to Debian 2.0 without a format being required in between. If this is possible, are there any disadvantages? W

Unidentified subject!

1998-07-25 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
Hello. I wish to know: is there TV-tuner card/software for it which works under Linux? Thanks. -- Alexey Vyskubov -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: Newbie C Question

1998-07-25 Thread Peter Iannarelli
Hello Art: stdio is in /usr/include however; the compiler, by default should be looking there via #define. Therefore if this is not happening, you may want to re-install your gcc. Peter -Original Message- From: Art Lemasters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date:

Re: where to put ctan files?

1998-07-25 Thread Martin Schulze
Jim Foltz wrote: > Hello: > > Where can I install a package from ctan? I tried putting it in > /usr/local/lib/texmf, then ran texhash as root. I thought this would be > enough, but not so. What did I miss here? In that case, I believe, you have to tell texhash to also read /usr/local/lib/texmf.

Re: problem subscribing

1998-07-25 Thread Santiago Vila Doncel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Pere Camps wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is trying to subscribe to this list, but all > the email it sends to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is not > answered. The list server rejects subscription requests from "suspicious" user names such as root, a

Re: Newbie C Question

1998-07-25 Thread Oliver Elphick
Art Lemasters wrote: > I've never written C for any UNIX but want very >much to learn. Getting started might be the most >difficult part. The following question appears to me >to be a somewhat Debian-Linux-specific (although I could >be wrong). > > How do I compile and link

pcmcia and bash?

1998-07-25 Thread tony mollica
Hi. I've just upgraded, via ftp, to the latest hamm version of bash from the version that was packaged with the hamm install disks from about a week ago. Prior to the upgrade, the cardmgr produced a beep when the pcmcia card (ethernet) was recognized, and then another beep when configured. Now

Newbie C Question

1998-07-25 Thread Art Lemasters
I've never written C for any UNIX but want very much to learn. Getting started might be the most difficult part. The following question appears to me to be a somewhat Debian-Linux-specific (although I could be wrong). How do I compile and link hello.c? ...can't seem to find stdio.h fo

problem subscribing

1998-07-25 Thread Pere Camps
Hi! [EMAIL PROTECTED] is trying to subscribe to this list, but all the email it sends to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is not answered. Can anybody take a look at it? Thanx! Salutacions, Pere __oUltima Ratio Regum 2:343/108.91 - _`\<;_mailto:[EMAI

No APM support in kernel

1998-07-25 Thread Johann Spies
I get this (subjectline) message on my Compaq Contura 3/20 while trying to get apmd working. I did compile the kernel (2.0.30 - on 1.3.1) with APM support. My .config-file looks like this: CONFIG_APM=y # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y CONFI

Re: install help ?libc5?

1998-07-25 Thread Richard Alhama
On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, John McPeek wrote: > I just down loaded and installed the 2.0 release. I got though the > install and selected the standard package for dselect to install. After > hours of down load time I get the message that perl cant be installed > because of a libc5 conflict and shortly

Re: Time is still not right.

1998-07-25 Thread tko
Keith writes: [snip] > > > I need some more help with this problem. > > > > Ok, look at /etc/init.d/boot and let us know what the 'GMT=' line is set to. > > I think you have found the problem. Here is what it says in my > /etc/init.d/boot > > # Set GMT="-u" if your system clock is set to GMT,

Re: DVD support for linux

1998-07-25 Thread Tyson Dowd
On 23-Jul-1998, Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fun Fun Fun > > Curt E. Spann wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I getting ready to purchase a new system but before I do I need to know > > some stuff. First does Linux support dvd drives. > Probably not yet. And since the DVD videos will also l

Re: startup info

1998-07-25 Thread Ed Cogburn
Robert Rati wrote: > > Can someone tell me where all the information at startup is logged? Dmesg > doesn't show me enough of the info. Thanks. > > This comes up occasionally, and the answer is that, unfortunately, not all of what is printed during boot-up is saved in logs. -- Ed

Re: Small laptop, 120Mb HD: Linux?

1998-07-25 Thread Dave Thayer
You might look at jed instead of emacs. Jed has a very emacs-like finger-feel, but is a much smaller install. It also loads faster and is easier on system resources, which could be important on a 486 without a whole lot of RAM. your pal dave -- Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Remco van de Meent wrote: : On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Tomt wrote: : : : One thing I have noticed is that I cannot login as root across a telnet : : connection. : : Edit /etc/securetty, which defines the tty's you can login from as root. : : : Anyone tell me why? And if its

Re: "Free" Interbase

1998-07-25 Thread Markus Lechner
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 24, 1998 at 04:12:46PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > > > It gets worse: > > > > ``You may install and use the Software or the foregoing components provided > > that (1) the Software is used only with the Red Hat Linux 4.2 operating > > system,'' >

IP Masq Mystery!

1998-07-25 Thread Bob Bernstein
I have a new hamm install ethernetted to my old bo machine. The latter dials up the Internet, and I've always used ethernet and IP masq-ing on bo to allow the other machine to surf the 'net. This worked fine on the old RH 4,2 that used to sit where the new hamm now resides. "wingnut"

Re: Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Tomt wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Before I ask my question I want to give you all an update. I have posted > here before when I was having a problem with my nic card not working and > all the suggestions as to what could be the problem are greatly > appreciated. I would like t

Re: "Free" Interbase

1998-07-25 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Jul 24, 1998 at 04:12:46PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > It gets worse: > > ``You may install and use the Software or the foregoing components provided > that (1) the Software is used only with the Red Hat Linux 4.2 operating > system,'' > > Version 4.2? Who would even uses th

Re: Stupid unix

1998-07-25 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Fri, Jul 24, 1998 at 12:56:02PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Fri, 24 Jul 1998 21:28:25 +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > >So what? > >Didn't you saw the "-i" option he supplied to the mv command? > >That's why Eric's solution works :P > > If that is the case then why not just do it all b

Re: Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Pann McCuaig
On Fri, Jul 24, 1998 at 07:06:25AM -0500, Tomt wrote: > Now that that I got everything working, I was telneting into my linux box > and just playing around. > One thing I have noticed is that I cannot login as root across a telnet > connection. su is your friend. Cheers, Pann -- Unsubscr

Re: Small laptop, 120Mb HD: Linux?

1998-07-25 Thread Pann McCuaig
On Fri, Jul 24, 1998 at 10:13:11AM -0600, Young, Ed wrote: > > I'd like to put Linux onto a Toshiba T2100 Satellite laptop with 120Mbyte > harddrive. I believe it's a 486sx. It has 8 megs of ram so I don't care to > run X. I'd like to put on a minimalist installation but I need to have some > ema

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1998-07-25 Thread m.schwaderer
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Re: Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Michael Beattie
On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Tomt wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Before I ask my question I want to give you all an update. I have posted > here before when I was having a problem with my nic card not working and > all the suggestions as to what could be the problem are greatly > appreciated. I would like t

xterm woes

1998-07-25 Thread Carlo U. Segre
Hello All: I have been running the hamm distribution on one machine and Debian 1.3 on another. When I telnet over from the hamm to the 1.3 from a xterm window and I try to run pine on the 1.3 machine, I get the message: Terminal type "xterm-debian", is unknown. And I am unable to run pine. Thi

Re: Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Remco van de Meent
On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Tomt wrote: : One thing I have noticed is that I cannot login as root across a telnet : connection. Edit /etc/securetty, which defines the tty's you can login from as root. : Anyone tell me why? And if its possible to change that to were I can login : through telnet?

Voodoo Rush

1998-07-25 Thread Michael Beattie
I am getting a friend into Linux, and he has a "lovely" Voodoo Rush card (I am jealous - me with a 2MB S3 ViRGE) The only problem I have is an X server. Should I just use svga, or is there one available for the Voodoo cards? Speaking of video cards, What card/chip etc... use the modelines you can

Telnet

1998-07-25 Thread Tomt
Hi everyone, Before I ask my question I want to give you all an update. I have posted here before when I was having a problem with my nic card not working and all the suggestions as to what could be the problem are greatly appreciated. I would like to say that I figured out what the problem was