Re: Voice Chatscript

1998-09-24 Thread john
David Stern writes: > I tried making my modem init string AT&C0DT, but my modem still hangs up > after about 10 s. That won't help. Try ATS7=255. That will tell the modem to wait 255 seconds for carrier. > ISP-Connectivity mini-howto says: "Chat sends your_init_string to the > modem, then dials

Re: Any advice on hard Seagate Ultra-SCSI hard disks?

1998-09-24 Thread Matt Garman
On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 04:29:09PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > ST34520N MEDALIST PRO 4.55GB SCSI ULTRA, 3.5LP 9.5MS 7200RPM $333 > ST36530N MEDALIST PRO 6.5GB ULTRA SCSI, 3.5LP 11MS 7200RPM *MC=20* $588 > ST39140WC MEDALIST PRO 9.10GB SCSI ULTRA, SCA 9.5MS 7200RPM *MC=20* $782 > ... Try ht

Re: Any advice on hard Seagate Ultra-SCSI hard disks?

1998-09-24 Thread Christopher Barry
Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > Sorry for this non-Debian related post... > > My office Seagate Barracuda ultra-SCSI 4.3GB is full, and I need to get > another disk. Does anyone know the Seagate Ultra-SCSI Medalist Pro? > > I got these prices in Canadian currency (currently about CND$1.50 = US$1)

ANNOUNCE: Crude hack for installing Debian thru the loopback device.

1998-09-24 Thread Jens Ritter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hello Folks on Debian-User, > > I have been using Debian for quite some time and am very happy with it. > I have it installed on my (very) old Dell laptop and it runs perfectly. > > I want to do something different however. I have the Debian 2.0 (Hamm) > CD-ROM from

Re: kernel 2.0.35

1998-09-24 Thread Mike Acklin
Yes it is available in the slink distribution. I am running it now, works fine. Get the apt package and it will update all the packages to the slink distro HTH Mike On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 08:20:11PM +, Tony Schonfeld wrote: > The kernel 2.0.35 is it available in .deb packages ? > If yes

Re: How to "add" contrib-CD so that dselect knows about it?

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Schulze
Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote: > [Note that I'm not subscribed to this list, so please Cc: me when replying. > Thanks.] > > Hi there, > > I can't figure out myself how to tell dselect that I have both the main > binary CD > *and* the contrib CD. Each time I use "Access method" it overwrites the list

Re: Voice Chatscript

1998-09-24 Thread David Stern
On 24 Sep 1998 10:11:18 CDT, wrote: > David Stern writes: > > I tried writing a chatscript, but my modem hangs up, presumably because > > there's no handshake on the other end (I hear the automated voice on the > > other end after answering, then after about 10 seconds my modem hangs > > up). I se

Re: Redirect printer output to email?

1998-09-24 Thread Kent West
Marcelo E. Magallon wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 09:58:35AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > This isn't specifically Debian-related, but if I can get this done it'll be > > a major score on campus for Linux in general and Debian specifically. > > > > Can I print from a Win95 box to a Debian queue

Re: Help on installing Debian thru the loopback device.

1998-09-24 Thread Jens Ritter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hello Folks on Debian-User, > > I have been using Debian for quite some time and am very happy with it. > I have it installed on my (very) old Dell laptop and it runs perfectly. > > I want to do something different however. I have the Debian 2.0 (Hamm) > CD-ROM from

quick, fast and easy help ...

1998-09-24 Thread Phillip Neumann
Hello again, Sorry debianized, i send the email before this (same subject), to this list. I should send it to gnome. but if yo can answear i will not be angry bye -- __ /

strange automatic logouts

1998-09-24 Thread Cliff Draper
Has anyone had any problems running KDE (under Debian 2.0) where you'd bring up an xterm, from there log into another machine, run a program that you'd expect to take some time to complete, and when you come back you've been kicked off? I've checked tcsh's $autologout. It was set to 0 (on one mac

quick, fast, and easy help ...

1998-09-24 Thread Phillip Neumann
Hello, I have got gtk+ source. version 1.1.2. When making, it i have got an error (**). I have read the documentation. Please, help. (**) The error: gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gtk\" -I.. -I/opt/gnome//lib/glib/include -I/opt/gnome//include -I/usr/X11R6/

Re: xmcd

1998-09-24 Thread maximill
I don't think there is a config.sh with xmcd. I think you want to run /usr/sbin/xmcdconfig as root to configure it. -brad On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Default Debian Reader wrote: > I asked this question yetsterday buy didnt have mail running so might have > missed the response. But could someone mail

Re: simple password

1998-09-24 Thread DAVID B. TEAGUE
Horacio writes: > > This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When > > putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and > > linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me > > that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why

Re: samba problems

1998-09-24 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
Ok, first of all it isn't the MacAddr that's needed, it's your IP. Now, the machines that can't reach your box, are they on the same physical network (for at least one of your ethernet cards)? samba usually only sets up one "interface" and that's the one that corresponds to the IP address which

Any advice on hard Seagate Ultra-SCSI hard disks?

1998-09-24 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Sorry for this non-Debian related post... My office Seagate Barracuda ultra-SCSI 4.3GB is full, and I need to get another disk. Does anyone know the Seagate Ultra-SCSI Medalist Pro? I got these prices in Canadian currency (currently about CND$1.50 = US$1) : ST34520N MEDALIST PRO 4.55GB SCSI

Re: kernel 2.0.35

1998-09-24 Thread Bob Nielsen
It's in: /debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/devel/kernel-source-2.0.35_2.0.35-1.deb Bob On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Tony Schonfeld wrote: > The kernel 2.0.35 is it available in .deb packages ? > If yes where ? > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ

kernel 2.0.35

1998-09-24 Thread Tony Schonfeld
The kernel 2.0.35 is it available in .deb packages ? If yes where ? tkanks for comments tony Tony Schonfeld - F5GIT - GRENOBLE - Voice/Data/Fax: +33 (0)476932598 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://schonfeld.home.ml.org - http://www.voiron.com/associations/ham/

Re: simple password

1998-09-24 Thread Horacio Menezo Ganau
> Hello, > > > This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When > putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and > linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me > that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why linux say

Viewing attachments in Pine

1998-09-24 Thread Catalin Popescu
Hello! I have a problem with viewing attachements (JPEG) in pine. When I press V(iew) I see for a short time the "decompressing" message of the zgv, but than the monitor reacts with a refresh screen and I'm back in pine, without beeing able to see the attachement. However, if I save the attacheme

wwwoffle breaks file uploads

1998-09-24 Thread Enrico Zini
It appears that when using wwwoffle (Version: 2.1c-1), Netscape (Navigator 4.04, the only I tried) is not able to do file uploads ( in a ) anymore. If I disable proxies from Netscape everything starts going fine. Clues? Ciao! Enrico

Re: vnc-3.3.2r2_x86_linux_2.0.tgz under debian hamm

1998-09-24 Thread Stef Hoesli Wiederwald
> i have installed the tar-file from vnc (vnc-3.3.2r2_x86_linux_2.0.tgz) > and copied > all files correctly to /usr/local/... > in netscape i can start the the vnc viewer to look on my win95 desktop. > > the (X) vncviewer dies with a core dump. I had the same problem. Now I use the vncserver from

Closing Netbios ports

1998-09-24 Thread Florian Attenberger
How can i close certain tcp, icp or whatever ports I wanna close the netbios-ports to avoid my linux box's dialing on ippp0 whenever a windows box is looking for something. thx florian attenberger

vnc-3.3.2r2_x86_linux_2.0.tgz under debian hamm

1998-09-24 Thread Marco Machmer
hy there, i have installed the tar-file from vnc (vnc-3.3.2r2_x86_linux_2.0.tgz) and copied all files correctly to /usr/local/... in netscape i can start the the vnc viewer to look on my win95 desktop. the (X) vncviewer dies with a core dump. gdb gives me following: # [EMAIL PROTECTED

samba problems

1998-09-24 Thread Mario Olimpio de Menezes
Hi, I can't get the correct MacAddr of my Linux box when I run nbtstat in a Windows box. Are there some parameters to set in order to have this work properly? I guess I having problems with the wins server (nt) because it can't get the correct MacAddr of my card. FYI, th

Re: Win98 <=> Linux via E-net

1998-09-24 Thread Larry Fried
>Resent-Date: 24 Sep 1998 16:48:07 - >Resent-Cc: "recipient.list.not.shown":;;@lists.debian.org >X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 >Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:48:33 -0400 >From: "Jeff Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Win98

simple password

1998-09-24 Thread Phillip Neumann
Hello, This maybe a stupid question, but i want to change my password. When putting `passwd' linux askme for the new password. I put it in, and linux said it is too simple what can i do for linux dont say me that? Currently i have NO password, so i dont understand why linux say the new i writ

Help on installing Debian thru the loopback device.

1998-09-24 Thread scottg
Hello Folks on Debian-User, I have been using Debian for quite some time and am very happy with it. I have it installed on my (very) old Dell laptop and it runs perfectly. I want to do something different however. I have the Debian 2.0 (Hamm) CD-ROM from Cheapbytes. What I want to do is install

Re: Fixkeys Mini Howto

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Schulze
Robert Kiesling wrote: > > > [Robert, this could be the basis for a FAQ entry: "How do I resize a Linux > > partition?"] > > Very likely. http://www.debian.org/cgi-bin/fom > > You can't yet resize an ext2 partition. > > Very likely. In addition to Partition Magic, many of the Linux distribs

Re: Sendmail Problems

1998-09-24 Thread Thomas Apel
John Forest wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 08:33:42AM +0530, Saisanthosh B wrote: > > How do I prevent Sendmail (8.8.8) from doing a DNS lookup when sending an > > e-mail. The Sendmail FAQ states that : > > > > With version 8.8, you change the service switch file to omit > > "DNS" and

Re: ADSL

1998-09-24 Thread Wayne Cuddy
Did your provider tell you that or did you find this out yourself. The typical configuration I have heard of is ip address assignment via DHCP. Once I grabbed the right version for linux I was able to get it working great. An easy test would be to setup under 95 use 'winipcfg' to find out what

Re: Installation

1998-09-24 Thread Jens Ritter
Menno Scholten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > --=_NextPart_000_0004_01BDE745.2BBE66A0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hello there, > > I have a major problem with the i

Re: Win98 <=> Linux via E-net

1998-09-24 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Jeff Miller wrote: > I am trying to setup my home LAN with a Win98 machine and a Linux > machine with ethernet. I have successfully setup the ethernet NIC but > I am not sure what to do next. I want to be able to copy files from > the Win98 machine to the Linux hard drive us

ppp in bo

1998-09-24 Thread Lazar Fleysher
Hi everyone, I did not use my system for a while and now would like to upgrade it to hamm. During this time I have changed my ISP. My current ISP uses CHAP and I have created chap-secrets file username * password Changed everything in ppp.chatscript and ppp.options_out However, I can not get

Re: PPP problem.

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "SYZ" == Shao Ying Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: SYZ> The system dialed out fine. And ping was working fine. SYZ> But telnet, ftp & lynx does not work. My /etc/resolve.conf does SYZ> not contain anything, and it is empty in redhat anway... But it should. /etc/resolv.conf nameserver xxx.x

Re: setting up dialup.

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "M" == Mrpeabody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: M> I'm trying to set up a dialup connection to my computer. I'm trying to M> do it with dip. I could really use a sample script or some suggestions M> on where to find more information for setting up dialup to a linux box. If you have a modem, t

permission (?) problem with smartlist

1998-09-24 Thread slist
I have installed smartlist and procmail for my debian system (hamm on pentium hardware, running sendmail). I am gradually getting apache and Email set up on the machine as it's going to move to be hosted by a commercial ISP when I transfer my lists and WWW services out of the university here.

Win98 <=> Linux via E-net

1998-09-24 Thread Jeff Miller
I am trying to setup my home LAN with a Win98 machine and a Linux machine with ethernet. I have successfully setup the ethernet NIC but I am not sure what to do next. I want to be able to copy files from the Win98 machine to the Linux hard drive using explorer. I also want to be able to conne

setting up dialup.

1998-09-24 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm trying to set up a dialup connection to my computer. I'm trying to do it with dip. I could really use a sample script or some suggestions on where to find more information for setting up dialup to a linux box. -jeff

Weird stuff in X

1998-09-24 Thread Adam Klein
I have a Diamond Viper V330, and in X at 1024x768x32bpp, it behaves strangely. When I scroll or move a window, little blips come up on the screen. They go away when I stop. Does anyone know how to get rid of this? Thanks, Adam

Re: Voice Chatscript

1998-09-24 Thread john
David Stern writes: > I tried writing a chatscript, but my modem hangs up, presumably because > there's no handshake on the other end (I hear the automated voice on the > other end after answering, then after about 10 seconds my modem hangs > up). I see chat is intended for use with pppd, and I di

INN pgpverify redux

1998-09-24 Thread Nathan E Norman
For those who saw my original post and cared .. I discovered why pgpverify quit working. Seems David Lawrence has begun sending his control messages from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", instead of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". Solution? Add these lines to /etc/news/control.ctl: -- newgroup:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:comp.*

dselect: parse error

1998-09-24 Thread David Karlin
Hi, I installed hamm via diskette, and now have a functioning, yet incomplete system. I downloaded a bunch of files to my winbox (has lots of free disk space) and can now make an ftp connection from linux to the winbox. I have also got dselect to point to the correct directory while using the "ft

Re: Fixkeys Mini Howto

1998-09-24 Thread Robert Kiesling
> [Robert, this could be the basis for a FAQ entry: "How do I resize a Linux > partition?"] Very likely. > You can't yet resize an ext2 partition. Very likely. In addition to Partition Magic, many of the Linux distribs come with FIPS.EXE, which is free software. Thanks! Robert Kiesling [EMA

Re: Wordperfect + Debian 2.0

1998-09-24 Thread Bob Nielsen
I had no problems installing the package from downloaded from ftp.sdcorp.com (I even licensed it). You need to have libc5 installed, but Debian 2.0 has that available (in oldlibs) as well as libc6. I notice that the display sometimes acts up when scrolling, but that's probably an X problem. Bob

Re: Newbie and the custom Kernel!!!!!

1998-09-24 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Person, Rod wrote: > Secondly, if I do decide to hack around with the deb package will this > totally F*** my system leaving me to start from scratch -- I built my > Debian from total ftp downloads - no CDs! I spent a month finding and > dow

Re: Sound drivers, kernel modules etc...

1998-09-24 Thread Rick Younie
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Person, Rod wrote: > > > ... > > What kernel modules need to be installed for sound? > > Where do I get the drivers? I have a soundblaster 16. I have seen > > drivers for SB AWE, but nothing for mine? > > > > The drivers are inc

Newbie and the custom Kernel!!!!!

1998-09-24 Thread Person, Rod
Hey, It's been suggested to me (a few times...) to compile a custom Kernel. Now being a Newbie, I am very leery of this. I had downloaded the ded kernel image once and when selecting it to install, it gave me lots of warningsI got scared and stopped. First, is this a proper way to install a c

Re: newbie help: spourious messages in var/log/messages

1998-09-24 Thread Peter S Galbraith
> > BB> Sep 20 11:07:41 yoda -- MARK -- > > > > Apart from setting this to a ridiculously high number, is there a way to > disable it? /etc/syslog.conf [...] *.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\ auth,authpriv.none;\ cron,daemon.none;\ mail,mark.none,news.none-/va

Re: No menu in wmaker

1998-09-24 Thread Marcelo E. Magallon
On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 09:37:13PM -0500, Cristov Russell wrote: > Perhaps there is something wrong with the packages on my Cheapbytes CD or > something about my new system (different hardware than my previous > successful installation) that Debain doesn't like. I can't figure it out > and I've b

Re: Wordperfect + Debian 2.0

1998-09-24 Thread Damon Muller
On 22 Sep 1998 13:49:02 +0200 Bostjan JERKO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anybody tried to install Wordperfect on Debian 2.0. I know it is possible > to install it on 1.3 with libc5, but what about 2.0 (with libc6). Yep, I got it working with no problems on a Hamm system. I actually had a cop

Re: PPP problem.

1998-09-24 Thread Peter Iannarelli
Hi Shao: Sounds like a DNS issue. When you pinged did you use an IP address or a fully qualified host.domain.name ? Check or run bindconfig. Peter -Original Message- From: Shao Ying Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: question Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 7:55 AM Subject: PPP problem.

PPP problem.

1998-09-24 Thread Shao Ying Zhang
Hi all, I am only new to debian. I wrote a dial up script in redhat, and it works well. I recently installed debian 2.0, and used the same dial up script. The system dialed out fine. And ping was working fine. But telnet, ftp & lynx does not work. My /etc/r

ICQ and clones

1998-09-24 Thread Ruud de Bruin
Are there any "ready-to-use" ICQ programs available in .deb format? I would rather use a ICQ clone (w/o the use of Java) because ICQ from Mirabilis takes a lot of resources. regards, Ruud. -- Money is the root of all evil. Send $20 for more information.

Voice Chatscript

1998-09-24 Thread David Stern
Hello, I'd like my computer to call up one of those automated voice business information systems, then execute some transactions by entering my user account information and make some selections from the menu. I'll need to execute this task repetitively while I'm away from home. I tried writin

Re: Sendmail Problems

1998-09-24 Thread John Forest
On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 08:33:42AM +0530, Saisanthosh B wrote: > How do I prevent Sendmail (8.8.8) from doing a DNS lookup when sending an > e-mail. The Sendmail FAQ states that : > > With version 8.8, you change the service switch file to omit > "DNS" and use only NIS, files, and other m

Re: Is there any FREE alternative for libdb2 in debian?

1998-09-24 Thread jdassen
On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 11:53:16AM +0200, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > libdb2 is in main, so it is DFSG-free. So you have no restrictions in > using it. A library can be DFSG-free, but have restrictions that may make it unusable for some development tasks. For example, some libraries (e.g. readli

Re: newbie help: spourious messages in var/log/messages

1998-09-24 Thread Michael Beattie
On 24 Sep 1998, Martin Bialasinski wrote: > > >> "BB" == Bruno Boettcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > BB> noticed an annoynace in messages: > BB> lots of messages of the following type: > BB> Sep 20 09:27:40 yoda syslogd 1.3-3#26: restart. > BB> Sep 20 09:47:40 yoda -- MARK -- > BB> Sep 20 10

Re: How to stop being root when mailing??

1998-09-24 Thread Michael Beattie
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would appreciate it if someone could explain how to keep my mailer under > Linux from signing the To: field as [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> I can't use the system until that's resolved since > replies are misdirected, and lists

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1998-09-24 Thread rpsvew
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Re: Is there any FREE alternative for libdb2 in debian?

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "WZ" == Wojciech Zabolotny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: WZ> Last time I've read the libdb2 copyright statement and stated, that it WZ> hardly can be considered a "free" library (It's significantly changed WZ> comparing to the old 1.85 version). libdb2 is in main, so it is DFSG-free. So you hav

Re: libc6

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "DDR" == Default Debian Reader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DDR> My apt seems to be completely broken now. I can't get anything to upgrade DDR> or install because of a problem with libc6-dev. It says something about a DDR> broken pipe. Could someone please help? Try dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/a

Re: Unidentified subject!

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "DDR" == Default Debian Reader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DDR> i do mount /dev/sda4 /zip -t msdos and it says kernel doesn't recognize a DDR> block device at /dev/sda4, i know i compiled my kernel with scsi iomega Try cfdisk /dev/sda Can you access the zip this way? Ciao, Martin

Re: newbie help: spourious messages in var/log/messages

1998-09-24 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "BB" == Bruno Boettcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: BB> noticed an annoynace in messages: BB> lots of messages of the following type: BB> Sep 20 09:27:40 yoda syslogd 1.3-3#26: restart. BB> Sep 20 09:47:40 yoda -- MARK -- BB> Sep 20 10:07:40 yoda -- MARK -- BB> Sep 20 10:27:40 yoda -- MARK --

Compiling tetex-bin

1998-09-24 Thread Angel Vicente Perez
Hi all... I'm trying compiling tetex-bin_0.9.980706-1, and i get this message while compiling web2c: TEXMFCNF=../kpathsea TEXMF=/usr/lib/texmf make -w CC='egcc' CFLAGS='-O2 -mpentium' files="--progname=latex latex.ltx" prereq-check make[4]: Entering directory `/root/trabajo/tetex-bin-0.9.98070

Re: qpopper and cucipop

1998-09-24 Thread Oliver Thuns
I run an MTA, but I want a authentication for relayed mails and this is not possible with smtp. Cucipop ist faster than qpopper, but does not support XTND XMIT. So cucipop should be default and qpopper for sending mails via POP3. But I found the solution: I installed qpopper with --force-conflicts

Is there any FREE alternative for libdb2 in debian?

1998-09-24 Thread Wojciech Zabolotny
Hi! Last time I've read the libdb2 copyright statement and stated, that it hardly can be considered a "free" library (It's significantly changed comparing to the old 1.85 version). Unfortunately the development packages for old libdb are not included in debian any more :-(. Therefore I would like

Re: PS/2 Pointing Device Setup

1998-09-24 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > Hi, > > I just got Debian with X running on my Notebook PC, and now I'm trying to > get my pointing device working. It is supposed to run on the PS/2 port, as > my bios determines if the built in pointing device is used as PS/2 or the > external port. How do I set up the PS/2 mouse to be on

Re: Using two mice under X at once.

1998-09-24 Thread Christopher Barry
Gerald, I'm using a Micro Innovations KB-99T. These are impossible to find. You can try every single search engine (hotbot, yahoo, excite, etc...), and only one, Altavista, will turn up a place selling them. It's a _really_ nice keyboard. Anyways, the relevent part of my XF86Config is: Section "P

newbie help: how do i configure IP services/daemons of my machine?

1998-09-24 Thread Bruno Boettcher
hello, i am a previous slackware user, and used to edit wildly in config files now i administer also a redhat machine, and they have a runlevel editor and other tools to configure a machine... now is there a special way to administer a debian machine? Especially is there something to respect

newbie help: configuring rdate....

1998-09-24 Thread Bruno Boettcher
hello, each day since i switched to debian, i fond now in the inbox of root messages of rdate failing to connect to a ntp host i specifyed at installation now i couldn't find the location where this call was initiated, thus i do not know how i could correct the errors ciao bboett ===

newbie help: spourious messages in var/log/messages

1998-09-24 Thread Bruno Boettcher
hello, another one from me. noticed an annoynace in messages: lots of messages of the following type: Sep 20 09:27:40 yoda syslogd 1.3-3#26: restart. Sep 20 09:47:40 yoda -- MARK -- Sep 20 10:07:40 yoda -- MARK -- Sep 20 10:27:40 yoda -- MARK -- Sep 20 10:47:40 yoda -- MARK -- Sep 20 11:07:41

Re: Sound drivers, kernel modules etc...

1998-09-24 Thread M.C. Vernon
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Person, Rod wrote: > Hey Again, > > Since my plunge into the world of Linux, I have put aside the minor > things to get the necessary working. Now it is time for the fluff... > > My sound does not work! > > What kernel modules need to be installed for sound? > Where do I ge

RE: none

1998-09-24 Thread Michael . Schmidt
> From: Jens Ritter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 5:47 PM > To: Michael Schmidt > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: none > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Netscape 4.5PR1 (glibc version) gives strange errors for the > > XmTextFields: > > > > Warnin

Re: Communications with Psion handheld computers/diaries?

1998-09-24 Thread Johann Spies
Thanks Phillip, I will certainly try it out. Johann. > Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone know whether backup-software exists in linux enabling a > > linux > > box to communicate with a Psion Siena? > > Yes - you need an app called p3nfs - I have it as an rpm back from when

How to stop being root when mailing??

1998-09-24 Thread kaynjay
Would appreciate it if someone could explain how to keep my mailer under Linux from signing the To: field as [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> I can't use the system until that's resolved since replies are misdirected, and lists like this reject my mail since, as root, I'm not subs

3 questions

1998-09-24 Thread Bostjan JERKO
I have 3 questions: 1) I installed Scilab (mathematical package) and I'm having problems with Backspace and Delete key. In Xwindows they work, but in Scilab I only get ~3. How to change setup. I know I can add Xdefaults, but don't know what to insert. 2) Is it possible to start Xwindows as regu

libc6

1998-09-24 Thread Default Debian Reader
My apt seems to be completely broken now. I can't get anything to upgrade or install because of a problem with libc6-dev. It says something about a broken pipe. Could someone please help?

Unidentified subject!

1998-09-24 Thread Default Debian Reader
i do mount /dev/sda4 /zip -t msdos and it says kernel doesn't recognize a block device at /dev/sda4, i know i compiled my kernel with scsi iomega support..when i boot i get this message scsi0 : Iomega parport ZIP drive scsi : 1 host. Vendor: IOMEGAModel: ZIP 100 Rev: J.03 Type:

Sendmail Problems

1998-09-24 Thread Saisanthosh B
How do I prevent Sendmail (8.8.8) from doing a DNS lookup when sending an e-mail. The Sendmail FAQ states that : With version 8.8, you change the service switch file to omit "DNS" and use only NIS, files, and other map types as appropriate. I tried omitting DNS in "hosts" of /etc/nsswit

Re: Ramdisk issue fixed - now it's a LILO problem

1998-09-24 Thread Saisanthosh B
> After installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.0, configuring and > rebooting the system, I get a stream of scrolling LI's > > LI try booting the sytem with a rescue disk. and rerun lilo with -l option. # lilo -l (-l forces LILO to generate linear sector addresses) -- --

Re: newbie help....

1998-09-24 Thread Saisanthosh B
> 05:34:36 yoda:~/tmp/pine4.03$ build slx > Cannot stat debian/rules type "./build slx" and not "build slx", because there is a build in /usr/bin -- -- Saisanthosh. B | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: No menu in wmaker

1998-09-24 Thread chandran
I wondered about this too when I first installed wmaker. I deleted it since but you just have to give the location of a root menu file (under /etc/X11/) in a personal config file under ~/GNUstep, and then kill -HUP the WindowMaker process. Cristov Russell wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 02:56:26AM

RE: No menu in wmaker

1998-09-24 Thread Cristov Russell
I'm using WindowMaker as my window manager but when I right click I don't get anything on the menu but xterm and exit. I've installed hamm before and had a much more comprehensive (but incomplete) menu. I'm not running update-menus BTW. Perhaps there is something wrong with the packages on my Ch

Re: Installation

1998-09-24 Thread AJT60
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Kent West wrote: > At 10:54 PM 9/23/1998 +, Menno Scholten wrote: > > > > > Hello there, > > > > I have a major problem with the installation of Debian. I already have > > Windows as OS but I wanted to have Linux as well. So I downloaded the basic > > files for installat

Fwd: Re: Installation

1998-09-24 Thread Kent West
> > X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:58:07 +0100 > To: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Larry Fried <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Installation > > I just performed such an installation, so I might be

Re: mp3 player

1998-09-24 Thread joost
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Michael Beattie wrote: > On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Oz Dror wrote: > > > > > What is the MIME type for mp3 > > what lines to add to .mailcap and .mime.types > > I THINK it is audio/x-mp3 Although I am probably wrong. After running into some confusion about this myself, I sea

Re: Sound drivers, kernel modules etc...

1998-09-24 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Person, Rod wrote: > Hey Again, > > Since my plunge into the world of Linux, I have put aside the minor > things to get the necessary working. Now it is time for the fluff... > > My sound does not work! > > What kernel modules need to be installed for sound? > Where do I ge

Dynamic libraries? termcap? curses?

1998-09-24 Thread rir
I have an application upgrade provided as a binary for Redhat 5.1. This is a mature C program, basic business app, ported to many unixen, been around for 15 years at least. (Conetics C/books 4.0) Naturally I want to run this on Debian 2.0, as I have every machine here running Bo or Hamm (except

Re: X locks at -bpp 16

1998-09-24 Thread John Forest
Hi David, Perhaps you have more then 16 meg of ram? I had a similar problem with a 5426; it work before a memory upgrade, not after. Although my symptoms were quite different. see: /usr/lib/X11/doc/README.cirrus for more information. John. On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 04:17:04AM -0500, David Densmo

Re: Installation

1998-09-24 Thread Kent West
At 10:54 PM 9/23/1998 +, Menno Scholten wrote: Hello there, I have a major problem with the installation of Debian. I already have Windows as OS but I wanted to have Linux as well. So I downloaded the basic files for installation. My harddisk has already 2 partitions, so I tried to install

Re: ADSL

1998-09-24 Thread Joey Hess
Robert Rati wrote: > I have noticed special options when creating a kernel for ISDN support. I > am considering getting an ADSL line since it is being tested in my area. > Does Debian support ADSL and if so, what is needed? In all ADSL setups I have heard of, there is either a router or hub that

Re: ADSL

1998-09-24 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Robert Rati wrote: : I have noticed special options when creating a kernel for ISDN support. I : am considering getting an ADSL line since it is being tested in my area. : Does Debian support ADSL and if so, what is needed? Unless you're getting an internal ADSL card, mos

Re: remote

1998-09-24 Thread Peter Granroth
On Wed, Sep 23, 1998 at 07:29:07PM -0400, Phillip Neumann shared with us the following words of wisdom: > Hello, > > How can i access my X programs from another computer? I can telnet to > me. Can i with telnet? how? Do i need to call from a UNIX maschine too? > assuming you are telnetting from

ADSL

1998-09-24 Thread Robert Rati
I have noticed special options when creating a kernel for ISDN support. I am considering getting an ADSL line since it is being tested in my area. Does Debian support ADSL and if so, what is needed? === [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Role-P