Re: Installing Debian 2.0 (Intel) for first time

Chris Chapman schrieb: > Hi; hi chris > (My System:QDI 430TX motherboard,CyriX 200MMX CPU and 96MG Edo Ram) > > I am new to Linux & Debian, Also I am not a programmer. I have > tried to install Debian 2.0 (Intel)from CD. I have Win98 on my 4.3GB > hard drive so I cleared 2.4G and manag

Re: problems with read()

Alex, > Since you have a server socket, "sd" should be a value returned by accept(). Very big OOPS! Thanks for the help and sorry for the stupidity. This is a university work and I find the call model system of the teacher very inapropiate. Anyway, that's no excuse. Thanks again.

nfs mounting

I have just tried to use NFS to mount directories on one of my Debian boxes so I can transfer things from it to another. I set /etc/exports on the first machine to show a (ro) permission on / for the second machine. I tried that with and without no_root_squash. I killed and restarted rcp.moun

Re: Kernel compile problem

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:06:29 +, you wrote: >I run make-kpkg, and it runs until I get this: > > gcc: Internal compiler error: Program cc1 got fatal signal 11. > >This apparently occurs at random points during the run of the compile; >this particular one occurred while compiling init.o. P

Big problem, help !

Hi, I have just upgraded my debian, unstable version. Here is the message I get when I do virtually anything: groumph:/usr/lib# dselect dselect: error in loading shared libraries /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info groumph:/usr/lib# telnet telnet: error in loading

Re: Window Maker

John Woodill wrote: > > Alright. Here is my question. I am running Window Maker on Debian 2.0. I > just got Netscape navigator working but whenever i want to load it i have > to type [cd /usr/local/netscape] then [./netscape]. I dont feel like doing > this every time i want to work on netscape

Re: Dselect hard crash; now dselect won't run

Leandro Dutra wrote: > > > (Debian 1.1 - slink) > > You mean 2.1? Yes, 2.1 > > 11:06pm ~$ dselect > > dselect: error in loading shared libraries > > /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.0-1.so.2: undefined symbol: > > __register_frame_info > > > > I attempted reinstalling both libc

Re: problems with read()

> I'm in the need of tracing a read(). After creating a socket > (socket+bind+listen) I make a telnet call the machine+port and after the > first read(), the program fails at it. > > More exactly I get a errno that says: > Invalid argument > > And the exact call is: >

LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 and Hamm

I am putting together a PPro machine to do some IPMasquerading on a DSL line, using Hamm from some CDs that I have. I have two LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 cards with LC82C169 chips on them. I installed one to start off with, selected the Tulip module, and continued along with the install. For some r

problems with read()

Hi! I'm in the need of tracing a read(). After creating a socket (socket+bind+listen) I make a telnet call the machine+port and after the first read(), the program fails at it. More exactly I get a errno that says: Invalid argument And the exact call is: c

Compress

Anyone know where I can get 'compress' program? TIA, Andrew ___ Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov someone else understand your code. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If they understand it, they don't | ICQ: 12402354

Re: linuxconf

Pere Camps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Has anyone succesfully installed linuxconf on debian? If yes, is > it worth it? > I would be more interested in webmin which looks very interesting. There is only a Debian 1.3 version available; *not* a deb package -- s

Re: finding a package name given a filename

*- Eric Jacoboni wrote about "Re: finding a package name given a filename" > Nuno Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Didn't you want to know on what package was as86 extracted!? >> as86 belongs to the bin86 package !! >> >> I think that's what you want! > > Yep, you're right ;-) >

Re: expect script with ppp and stty forces reboot

> I talk with the modem in the expect script as follows: > system "stty 38400 -echoe -echo raw < /dev/ttyS1 > /dev/ttyS1" > spawn -noecho -open [open /dev/ttyS1 "r+"] Why do you need to do this? Pppd will just reconfigure the serial port to its satisfaction when it comes up. If you are just us

Virtual Console Messed Up When Switching From X

I'm sorry if a similar message has appeared before. It seemed not to have gone through. I recently installed Debian 2.0 on my Pentium 233 MMX with 64 MB SDRAM, with an S3d ViRGE/DX 375 VGA card with 4 MB DRAM and a Samsung SyncMaster 4Ne monitor (though I don't think the monitor has anything to d

Re: An alternative to glint (reading rpm's)

Subject: RE: An alternative to glint (reading rpm's) Date: Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 07:00:42PM +0200 In reply to:Leandro Dutra Quoting Leandro Dutra([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > what. Is there a way to see what these applications > > are, without re-installing redhat??? > > The

An alternative to glint (reading rpm's)

>I made an interesting purchase just recently of Red >Hat >5.1, thinking I would try it out and see if it was any >better. It had some advantages and disadvantages, but >in the end I decided to come back to debian. >The situation I am in now however, is that I have an >applications CD (the thi

Sony CDU33A

// from :Anders a.k.a Caine I just installed Debian on an old 486, which has a old sony cdu33a cdrom connected to a soundblaster 16. The problem is that the soundcard only has jumper settings for the cdroms irq, not for the base adress, and stupid as I am, I didn't have those written down somewhe

Re: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info

Eric Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I recently installed Slink on a laptop. I have the latest versions of all > the signifigant packages. When I try to run dselect, groff, or many many > other things, I get this: > > error in loading shared libraries > /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.0-1.so.2: u

Re: Window Maker

> this every time i want to work on netscape. How would i add Netscape to > the Window Maker menu (the menu that pops up when you right click > :Apps|Games|System etc...). Thanx guys edit your ~/GNUStep/Defaults/WMRootMenu file. This defines the menus that WindowMaker shows.

Re: Kernel compile problem

On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 07:06:29PM +, Roger Franz wrote: > > gcc: Internal compiler error: Program cc1 got fatal signal 11. Ohh, nasty. AFAIR this means you have some bad mem or cpu (more likely memory). I could be wrong. -- --- - - --- - - -

Kernel compile problem

I got a sound card (my wife insisted on having a sound card), and am now trying to recompile the kernel to include support for it. I've got the configuration set up, and everything appears to be correct. I run make-kpkg, and it runs until I get this: gcc: Internal compiler error: Progra

expect script with ppp and stty forces reboot

I recently began using an expect script to connect to my office via ppp and have a problem with how I initialize the modem. I talk with the modem in the expect script as follows: system "stty 38400 -echoe -echo raw < /dev/ttyS1 > /dev/ttyS1" spawn -noecho -open [open /dev/ttyS1 "r+"] and at the e

Re: Netscape - Newbie Linux User

Subject: Netscape - Newbie Linux User Date: Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 12:27:53AM -0500 In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Wuz up all? > > Alright here is my problem. I have Debian 2.0 installed. I downloaded > [navigator-v45-export.x86-

Re: An alternative to glint (reading rpm's)

Leandro Dutra wrote: > > what. Is there a way to see what these applications > > are, without re-installing redhat??? > > There is a package to enable the use of .rpm's in Debian, it is > called... I forget the name! I'm without access to the web or to a > Debian machine now, please look f

Re: I need help Installing Debian 2.0 (Intel) for first time

It is very likely that you will have a problem with your modem. US Robotics makes good Winmodems, that are not working for Linux. Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov someone else understand your code. | [EM

I need help Installing Debian 2.0 (Intel) for first time

Hi; (My System:QDI 430TX motherboard,CyriX 200MMX CPU and 96MG Edo Ram) I am new to Linux & Debian, Also I am not a programmer. I have tried to install Debian 2.0 (Intel)from CD. I have Win98 on my 4.3GB hard drive so I cleared 2.4G and managed to create a 200Mg root partition dev/hda3,

Installing Debian 2.0 (Intel) for first time

Hi; (My System:QDI 430TX motherboard,CyriX 200MMX CPU and 96MG Edo Ram) I am new to Linux & Debian, Also I am not a programmer. I have tried to install Debian 2.0 (Intel)from CD. I have Win98 on my 4.3GB hard drive so I cleared 2.4G and managed to create a 200Mg root partition dev/hda3, a

RE: An alternative to glint (reading rpm's)

> what. Is there a way to see what these applications > are, without re-installing redhat??? There is a package to enable the use of .rpm's in Debian, it is called... I forget the name! I'm without access to the web or to a Debian machine now, please look for it in dselect or on the sear

RE: Please help with Networking

> Alan thanks for advice but i'm a linux/unix newbie > you lost me after the network card > 1. make sure that your network card is supported--yes > >2. make sure kernel has support enabled (compiled in or module)--how to > check?? It will only have kernel if you recompiled your kernel. If

RE: Is this really the right thing to do?

> The developers of dpkg could do something like add a 'package grouping' > feature that lets newcomers (especially newbies to X11) understand the > relationship between packages. Do anyone knows what the dpkg developers think about the issue? Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra

Re: libXt.so.3 & DOOM

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, jim r wrote: > I just downloaded the linux doom binary and .WAD. Running the linuxxdoom > results in "can't find library 'libXt.so.3'". I tried making a symlink > to libXt.so.6 (ln -s libXt.so.6 libXt.so.3), and it still didn't work, > although 'libXt.so.3' is listed in the

RE: More dselect wishes

> Please, people! dselect is free software, under GPL. > > Instead of daydreaming about a thousand features, implement them > and submit the patches to the current maintainer! Are you suggesting that anyone who does not have the skill to implement features should not participate at

Window Maker

Alright. Here is my question. I am running Window Maker on Debian 2.0. I just got Netscape navigator working but whenever i want to load it i have to type [cd /usr/local/netscape] then [./netscape]. I dont feel like doing this every time i want to work on netscape. How would i add Netscape to

libXt.so.3 & DOOM

I just downloaded the linux doom binary and .WAD. Running the linuxxdoom results in "can't find library 'libXt.so.3'". I tried making a symlink to libXt.so.6 (ln -s libXt.so.6 libXt.so.3), and it still didn't work, although 'libXt.so.3' is listed in the /usr/X11R6/lib directory (cuz of the syml

RE: Automatizing installation on several machines

> But since I'm not very experienced with networking my problem is: how > to install the /home directories on the server (any user should be > able to work on every machine which is available, so I think it > would be the best way to export the user directories with NFS). Besides exporting

slink upgrade

Still trying to install slink. Somebody on the list suggested that I install hamm and then upgrade to slink as the 1743 resue disk won't work on my system. I cannot seem to find any instructions or FAQ to show how to "upgrade" to slink from hamm. Maybe I am just looking in the wrong place. Can

SVGAlib, ZGV and ET6000 - hi res modes?

Hello all, I want to use zgv with svgalib, which works, but the hi-res modes do not (I get 640x480, I think). As far as I know, my video card (et6000, 4Mb) is downward compatible with et4000 which has good (?) support in svgalib. I however cannot gather from the docs how to change modes. the F-k

custom-kernel 2.0.34 / vfat modules

Hi, I have compiled the a custom 2.0.34 Kernel from the hamm sources, on a hamm system. I installed with "make zlilo". On startup I get errors about unresolved symbols in the vfat modules. Any ideas, whats going wrong ??? (by the way, there were some typos in the sources, one in af_inet, the o

RE: Dselect hard crash; now dselect won't run

> (Debian 1.1 - slink) You mean 2.1? > 11:06pm ~$ dselect > dselect: error in loading shared libraries > /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.0-1.so.2: undefined symbol: > __register_frame_info > > I attempted reinstalling both libc6 and libstdc++2.9, but it didn't > help. The file mentioned

RE: Debian 2.0 (Cheapbyets CD) EZSTART does not recognize CD-ROM IRQ

> hdd: IRQ probe failed (0) > hdd: IRQ probe failed (0) > hdd: Toshiba CD ROM XM-6102D ATAPI CDROM DRIVE > hdd: IRQ probe failed (0) > ide0 at 0x160-0x1fg, 0x36 on irq 14 > ide1 at 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15 > > If I then try to mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom my > system hangs in the L

Re: linuxconf

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Pere Camps wrote: > Hi! > > Has anyone succesfully installed linuxconf on debian? If yes, is > it worth it? At the moment, linuxconf-version 1.10r34 is available in projects/experimental. Recent linuxconf-release is 1.13r7, but the debian-maintainer is obviously to b

RE: Low memory & performance question

> The question is - Is Debian going to run worth a d**n on this thing? The > primary use will be for learning C and mucking about with shell > programming. I won't be loading much more then the base system, gcc, g++, > and vi. It should be fine *if* you won't do anything heavy in C. gcc

linuxconf

Hi! Has anyone succesfully installed linuxconf on debian? If yes, is it worth it? Salutacions, Pere __oUltima Ratio Regum 2:343/108.91 - _`\<;_mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available --- (_)/ (_) http://casal.upc.es/~pere/

RE: how get a pci plug and pray soundcard installation

> I run a TerraTec XLerate Soundcard > -PCI and Plug & Play > But, unfortuanellety, I can't get the soundcard `swingin'. Isn't it Windows-only? If it says it needs Windows, better to believe it. Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra Amdocs Brasil Ltda

RE: Question

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When I try to install my packages it says > > dpkg-perl file not found or renamed > > > > then it tells me where to put it > > when I search for it though its not there > > how do I fix this? > > Never seen this... but if it says "not found or renamed", it wou

RE: ascd

> I use Afterstep as my window manager and I have asmixer installed, > but I can't find it anywhere on my system. Run update-menu If you still can't find asmixer, try typing asmixer& in any xterm (or similar windowed shell). If asmixer isn't in your path, try loca

Re: finding a package name given a filename

Nuno Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Didn't you want to know on what package was as86 extracted!? > as86 belongs to the bin86 package !! > > I think that's what you want! Yep, you're right ;-) _But_ try to do a : $ dpkg -S xemacs And you will see all an unnecessary garbage instead

Re: finding a package name given a filename

On 29 Nov 1998, Eric Jacoboni wrote: > Nuno Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Is it possible, given a filename -- say: 'as86' -- to find the package > > > from which it has been extracted ? > > > > dpkg --search as86 > > Thanks for your answer but your suggestion doesn't match my q

Re: finding a package name given a filename

Nuno Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Is it possible, given a filename -- say: 'as86' -- to find the package > > from which it has been extracted ? > > dpkg --search as86 Thanks for your answer but your suggestion doesn't match my question : =-=-=-= [titine]:~/$ dpkg --search as86 bin

RE: More dselect wishes

Please, people! dselect is free software, under GPL. Instead of daydreaming about a thousand features, implement them and submit the patches to the current maintainer! Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra Amdocs Brasil Ltda

RE: netscape woes

> > Not so! Mozilla may not be the wonderful GPL'd program I would like it > > to be, but it's still free. > > > > Unless you consider that Mozilla isn't quite from Netscape... > > > > So what happens when AOL decides not to support Mozilla any further? The joke about Mozilla n

RE: OFFTOPIC: ssh in userspace?

> access). Compile ssh (should do without root privileges), do not try > to install it (this requires root) and run sshd with a port argument. If you install it giving your home (or ~/local/) as root, won't it install nicely under ~/local/ ? Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra Amdocs

Printer cuts bottom off...

Hi, I have got magic-filter set up, and everything prints ok, i.e can print graphics, text etc. but it always cuts the bottom off. Well it goes like this, the whole document prints fine untill the last page at which the printer stops and displays the "I've got data, press this button to continue" l

Re: finding a package name given a filename

On 29 Nov 1998, Eric Jacoboni wrote: > Is it possible, given a filename -- say: 'as86' -- to find the package > from which it has been extracted ? dpkg --search as86 Best regards, Nuno Carvalho

finding a package name given a filename

Hi, Is it possible, given a filename -- say: 'as86' -- to find the package from which it has been extracted ? This fonctionnality is available with rpm : 'rpm -qf as86' I've read dpkg manpages but found nothing... Thanks, -- ---

Re: Kernel 2.0.34 problems

On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 10:22:24AM +0100, Egon Schmid wrote: > Oh sorry, I have never tried to build a kernel the Debian way. So I have > to symlink the header files according the README. Could it be that there > is something wrong? We'll find out shortly. I'm FTPing the sources from sunsite.

Re: About cdrom

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is debian supposed to have a /dev/cdrom Well, yes. Unfortunately the mechanism that creates it from the boot floppies was broken. > Because when I install debian I do > mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom and I get > /dev/cdrom file or Dir not found Issue the command

Re: Kernel 2.0.34 problems

Oh sorry, I have never tried to build a kernel the Debian way. So I have to symlink the header files according the README. Could it be that there is something wrong? -Egon On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 10:02:00AM +0100, Egon Schmid wrote: > > Install the kernel

Re: Kernel 2.0.34 problems

On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 10:02:00AM +0100, Egon Schmid wrote: > Install the kernel header files. I hate to say it, but I am not that stupid. Neither is dselect. *** Opt develkernel-heade 2.0.34-42.0.34-4Header files related *** Opt develkernel-sourc 2.0.34-42.0.34-4L

Re: How to config XF98_MGA

On dom, 29 nov 1998, cj wrote: >Hi! > > My computer's card is Matrox AGP G100,Now I downloaded a server > XF98_MGA.It's only one file >after uncompress and i put it to /usr/bin/X11,change the config in >/etc/XF86Config and Xserver. >But it doesn't work.After startx,it report can't find the s

Re: Kernel 2.0.34 problems

Install the kernel header files. -Egon On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Steve Lamb wrote: > Anyone else get this when doing a make zlilo with 2.0.34? > > ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x1000 -e startup_32 -o vmlinux head.o misc.o piggy.o > make[2]: Leaving directory > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/arch/i386/b

Kernel 2.0.34 problems

Anyone else get this when doing a make zlilo with 2.0.34? ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x1000 -e startup_32 -o vmlinux head.o misc.o piggy.o make[2]: Leaving directory /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/arch/i386/boot/compres sed' gcc -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -D__B

Re: Netscape - Newbie Linux User

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Will Lowe wrote: > > find the package [xpm4.7] which contains the [libXpm.so.4] lib. Then i did > > dpkg -i xpm4.7 and it wouldn't install it. I don't wanna go through with > What were the errors? Hmmm... I can imagine the errors... try giving dpkg the absolute path to the

__register_frame_info - Re: frozen i386 killed dselect etc

For all those afflicted, libc6-2.0.7u-6 (thats right? ITs off the top of my head. u-6 is right.) is causing havoc with slink/potato upgrades. If you have this problem, get the following: ftp://ftp.terrasoft.hu/pub/debian/reginfo-fix.tar.gz which can temporarily help you out... (I hope there is

unavailable dependencies: libgtop1 and libguile4

These packages are needed by some gnome packages, but they don't seem to be available. Zack

__register_frame_info?

Hello all! I just attempted upgrading from 2.0 to slink and have run across some problems. I simply redirected dselect to look in slink instead of stable and installed the suggested packages. Unfortunately, some programs are no longer working now. This includes dselect, groff, and telnet. I ge

Re: Netscape - Newbie Linux User

> Wuz up all? Not me. It's 1 am local time ... > Alright here is my problem. I have Debian 2.0 installed. I downloaded > [navigator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar] from ftp6.netscape.com. I > installed it and everything. Now when ever I go to the installed dir ^^^

Re: Dialout within X

I think you need to be a little more specific. See further comments below: > So I see that I am not the only person to get those libXpm.so.4 problems > with Netscape. And yes, I did install both libc5 and "libc6." > What version did you install? How did you install it (ie. As a debian package,

Debian on Toshiba laptop

I'm using a Toshiba 320CDT laptop, P233 MMX, 4 GB hard disk, one D-Link DE-660 and one Xircom 10/100+56 PCMCIA.  I am new to Linux.   Before I was trying out the slackzip version of Slackware Linux and when I boot it automatically  finds my Xircom card, loads it as "eth0" and assigns the ip

Netscape - Newbie Linux User

Wuz up all? Alright here is my problem. I have Debian 2.0 installed. I downloaded [navigator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar] from ftp6.netscape.com. I installed it and everything. Now when ever I go to the installed dir [/usr/local/netscape] and i type ./netscape it gets an error message

How to config XF98_MGA

Hi! My computer's card is Matrox AGP G100,Now I downloaded a server XF98_MGA.It's only one file after uncompress and i put it to /usr/bin/X11,change the config in /etc/XF86Config and Xserver. But it doesn't work.After startx,it report can't find the server.I have add some line of G100 in

Re: Getting Rid of Debian/Linux

Try GDISK. It's more flexible than DoS fdisk. I use in on my laptop to create/delete Linux partitions many times. -Original Message- From: Rainer Clasen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Getting Rid of Debian/Lin

Re: MBR

Boot from any DOS 6.X/Win95 bootable diskette and once in the DOS prompt type fdisk /mbr. This will reinstate your clubbered MBR. BTW, is there anyway in this list to reply to the list instead of the author? My problem is I have filtering of incoming emails and it doesn't work 'coz my filter loo

Re: Points to Ponder

On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, BOHICA wrote: > > : If the author of the utility loadlin.exe (Hans Lerman) has stated on his > web > : When the SLINK distribution was frozen, why weren't the installation > : documents upgraded as well? They should address t

MBR

Evening all. Small problem here: seems that Lilo screwed up my MBR for one of the hard drives, specifically one with Win95 on it. Here is lilo.conf: boot = /dev/hda root = /dev/hdb2 install = /boot/boot.b map = /boot/map vga = normal delay = 50 ramdisk = 0 read-only default = linux image = /vmlin

Re: upgrading slink cripples dselect/apt (and X) !!!

On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Zack Brown wrote: > dselect: error in loading shared libraries > /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.0-1.so.2: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info Give this one a try: ftp://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/Incoming/libstdc++2.9_2.91.59-2_i386.deb Good luck, Brandon +---

Re: Points to Ponder

BOHICA wrote: > If the author of the utility loadlin.exe (Hans Lerman) has stated on his web > page (http://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/~lermen) that all versions greater than > 2.1.22 should be installed with the updated version of loadlin (v1.6a) due > to memory detection problems, why is Debian still dis

Re: Points to Ponder

On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, BOHICA wrote: : If the author of the utility loadlin.exe (Hans Lerman) has stated on his web : page (http://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/~lermen) that all versions greater than : 2.1.22 should be installed with the updated version of loadlin (v1.6a) due : to memory detection problem

Re: Points to Ponder

BOHICA wrote: > Has anyone noticed that the frozen SLINK distribution is _exactly_ the same > as the proposed "new" potato distribution? New distributions start the same as the old and diverge - I'm not sure what you're getting at. -- see shy jo

Points to Ponder

If the author of the utility loadlin.exe (Hans Lerman) has stated on his web page (http://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/~lermen) that all versions greater than 2.1.22 should be installed with the updated version of loadlin (v1.6a) due to memory detection problems, why is Debian still distributing v1.6? Why d

Re: How to customize fvwm entries ?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (shaul) writes: > It seems to me that you are wrong, since when new packages are installed, > update-menus considers the users who run update-menus as well. > I am saying that on the basis of the following lines (from > /usr/doc/menu/html/ch5.html): [snip] > Am I right ? One

upgrading slink cripples dselect/apt (and X) !!!

Help! I upgraded some packages this morning, and now running dselect gives the following error: dselect: error in loading shared libraries /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.0-1.so.2: undefined symbol: __register_frame_info Also, X gives graphics screen and mouse cursor, then craps out, giving the same er

Re: Recommandation for LTT

On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 12:48:30PM +1300, Carey Evans wrote: > HREF="mailto:c%2Eevans%40clear.net.n%7A";>c.evans@clear.net.nz > > (Note especially that there are no "@" characters for them to spot.) Confuses the hell out of mutt/urlview too. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD [E

Re: debian X

On Fri, Nov 27, 1998 at 09:49:03PM +, richard wrote: > My problem is with the way the X server starts. I can happily use > XF86Setup > to give me a nice looking server at 1182x864x8, but after that whenever I run > startx I get > a message saying something about the X server not being a

Re: sendmail check_mail ruleset

>> "OJT" == Ole J Tetlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: OJT> ...or even better; can someone help me fix my headers? I'm using OJT> exim and gnus. Since I'm not sure which details are pertinent, OJT> I'll wait with config files and such until requested. Please OJT> help, I don't want to wreak havoc o

Re: PPP options for diferent nodes (was: ... different providers)

> The problem is that I had to change the old line: connect "/usr/sbin/chat > -v -f /etc/chatscripts/infovia" for the new: connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v > -f /etc/chatscripts/retenet" and the initial comment on the above file > says not to delete line or change the comments... You didn't delete a li

Re: sendmail check_mail ruleset

"Oliver Elphick" writes: > Messages from a Debian developer are messing up my combination of > sendmail and fetchmail. [snip] > I would like to get fetchmail to bounce rejected messages properly and > continue, or else stop sendmail rejecting them. I cannot see how to do > either. It looks li

Re: sendmail check_mail ruleset

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ole J. Tetlie) writes: > ...or even better; can someone help me fix my headers? I'm using > exim and gnus. Since I'm not sure which details are pertinent, I'll > wait with config files and such until requested. Please help, I don't > want to wreak havoc on the net! :-) Do you g

Re: Recommandation for LTT

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > But I'm worrying about robots collecting emails. > I really don't want that. [snip] > Does anyone have other suggestions ? A simple idea I saw is to munge characters in the address as HTML- and URL-encoded text. I don't actually know how effective this would be, but

Re: new SLINK build question

>> "BC" == Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: BC> So I'm assuming that most drives support this, but the 1.743 BC> format requires 83 tracks, AFAICS. Question then is, does rawrite2 BC> support beyond track 80? There are 1.44 images, but the maintainers netlink is very crappy at the moment,