Re: ppp addresses

1999-05-17 Thread Ben Cranston
Dan Smith wrote: > ... I have succeeded in accessing sites using numerical > domain (DNS) addresses, but not using addresses with words. > What's up? Well, your basic networking is functional, but there is some problem in your domain name resolution setup. You should have the numeric addresses of

Re: Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Brad
On Mon, 17 May 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a Logitech Mouseman 3 button, on serial. > Protocol "Mouseman" > Device "/dev/mouse" Have you tried Protocol "PS/2" and device Device "/dev/psaux"? i have the same mouse and those are my settings. At least i think it's the same mouse, it say

Re: Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Andrei Ivanov
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root /dev/mouse -> ttyS0 This indicates mouse is on COM1. Is it really there? > > 5) Does your mouse work in console mode? Is gpm installed? > > gpm is installed, but I don't know how to use it in console mode...i'm still > a newbie :) You need to kill gpm. It seems th

Re: Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Mitch Blevins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 5/17/99 5:03:50 PM Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > 1) What kind of mouse do you have? (PS/2 or serial) > > I have a Logitech Mouseman 3 button, on serial. > > 2) What brand of mouse? > Logitech > > 3) What is the setting i

Re: Where are X includes

1999-05-17 Thread David Z. Maze
franck legall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: FL> I am trying to compile messenger. When I do ./configure I have got : FL> FL> [EMAIL PROTECTED]/tmp/messenger-0.0.3] $ autoconf FL> [EMAIL PROTECTED]/tmp/messenger-0.0.3] $ ./configure FL> loading cache ./config.cache FL> checking how to run the C++ pre

Re: PHP3 and Mysql -- Broken Module

1999-05-17 Thread Gergely Madarasz
On Mon, 17 May 1999, jeb wrote: > I'm using the latest Debain versions of PHP3 and the PHPMysql module. > I'm also using the latest version of Mysql. It works fine. > > PHP3 seems to work by itself; PHP3 scripts that don't access Mysql > work. > > When I try to run a PHP script, I get a messag

Re: Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port

1999-05-17 Thread Allen B. Riddell
Yup -- you're probably not used to this new parport thing that was introduced in 2.1 and now is in 2.2 --- but it needs to be compiled with the kernel -- Look it general options or something -- you need to enable parport devices -- then go to character devices and you'll be able to enable PC

Re: Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Morgoth3
In a message dated 5/17/99 5:03:50 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 1) What kind of mouse do you have? (PS/2 or serial) I have a Logitech Mouseman 3 button, on serial. > 2) What brand of mouse? Logitech > 3) What is the setting in XF86Config? You can get this with: > >

PHP3 and Mysql -- Broken Module

1999-05-17 Thread jeb
I'm using the latest Debain versions of PHP3 and the PHPMysql module. I'm also using the latest version of Mysql. It works fine. PHP3 seems to work by itself; PHP3 scripts that don't access Mysql work. When I try to run a PHP script, I get a message saying "Call to unsupported or undefined fun

Puzzling Problem with Parallel Port

1999-05-17 Thread jeb
Linux doesn't recognize my parallel port. The lp module is loaded. ls > /dev/lp0 or /dev/lp1 both give the message "no such device". I can use the parallel port from Windows 95, so the hardware is functional. Anything I should try? The printer isn't anything exotic--just a plain 24 pin dot m

Re: Ethernet help

1999-05-17 Thread Robert Rati
Actually, it's not quite that easy to setup your nic. You need to know what you irq and io port your card uses to set it up. Then, you need to edit your conf.modules and add these lines: alias eth0 ne options ne irq=xx io=0xXXX where the x's stand for the respective irq and io address. Also, y

postfix

1999-05-17 Thread Matt Garman
Is anyone out there using Postfix for their MTA? Is it easy to install and use with Debian? I'm running Slink, but I noticed that the only Deb package for postfix is in the unstable group. Anyway, it looks like a nice little program for a simple setup (such as mine). Just curious. Matt -- M

ppp addresses

1999-05-17 Thread Dan Smith
Using both web (lynx) and ftp (ftp) programs, I have succeeded in accessing sites using numerical domain (DNS) addresses, but not using addresses with words. What's up? Do I use a different procedure to access domains numerically than verbally? According to the documentation for lynx, the format

Re: Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Mitch Blevins
In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > I'm trying to run X windows on my computer. I installed all of the packages > required for it, but I still have one basic problem: my mouse won't work when > I first run XF86Setup. I have gone through every mouse option in XF86Setup, > applying them all, and no

Re: hamm upgrade

1999-05-17 Thread David Z. Maze
Mark Tucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MT> I'm trying to upgrade a debian 2.0 (hamm) system to 2.1 (slink). MT> I've got 2.1 on a mounted CD-ROM and apt installed correctly on MT> the system. The problem I am having is getting "apt-get MT> dist-upgrade" to work. When I run the command (as root)

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #879

1999-05-17 Thread Kris
At 03:36 17/05/1999 +, you wrote: >A quick kludge that might fix your problem (it fixed it on my machine under >hamm, and after I get done upgrading to slink, I'm going to try it there) is >to kill inetd. I think the problem revolves around the netbase script in >the /etc/init.d folder trying

Newbie problem

1999-05-17 Thread Morgoth3
I'm trying to run X windows on my computer. I installed all of the packages required for it, but I still have one basic problem: my mouse won't work when I first run XF86Setup. I have gone through every mouse option in XF86Setup, applying them all, and none work. I reinstalled my entire system

Where are X includes

1999-05-17 Thread franck . legall
I am trying to compile messenger. When I do ./configure I have got : [EMAIL PROTECTED]/tmp/messenger-0.0.3] $ autoconf [EMAIL PROTECTED]/tmp/messenger-0.0.3] $ ./configure loading cache ./config.cache checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E checking for X... configure: error: Can't fi

size of sg buff

1999-05-17 Thread Rx
i look at /proc/sys/kernel/sg-big-buff i saw 32768 is this the size of the buffer for scsi device ? i recompiled the kernel with a modified /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h to put 256kb of buff (kernel 2.2.6) where is the buff size ? thanks Xavier __ [EMAIL PROTECTE

ide mod options

1999-05-17 Thread Rx
I can't get work my ide-mod insmod ide-mod options="hdb=16383;16;63" work well but /etc/conf.modules contain options ide-mod hdb=16383,16,63 ide mod says invalid parameter what is the excate syntax ? thanks Xavier __ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Problem (non-newbie) compiling 2.2.9 w/ make-kpkg

1999-05-17 Thread Allen B. Riddell
Here are my commands, the problem is below: 1. make mrproper ; make clean (just to make sure) 2. make menuconfig (load my cfg file) save, exit 3. make-kpkg clean 4. make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image Now the problem -- occurs in #4. Ok -- there's a whole mess above this -- it goes w

Ethernet help

1999-05-17 Thread Andy Bottman
I am trying to compile my kerel to support my NE2000 clone ethernet card. I beleive that I have compiled correctlly but have no ethernet device listed in my /dev directory. Am I missing somthing obvios? Thanks Andy == ANDY BOTTMAN [EMAIL PROT

RE: Configuring X server

1999-05-17 Thread Person, Roderick
The first thing I think you should do is reconfigure your xserver using PS/2 as the protocal, just because it a microsoft mouse doesn't mean it's microsoft protocal. With your window manager being twm all you should get is a checkered screen on the inital start up. twm is VERY basic. After the mous

Re: How Can I install WindowMaker 0.53?

1999-05-17 Thread Marcelo E. Magallon
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 06:58:37PM +, Rodrigo Viana Rocha wrote: > But some dependecies problems with these packs: > libjpeg62 > libungif3g (>= 3.0-2) | giflib3g (>= 3.0-5.2) debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/libs/libjpeg62_6b-1.1.deb debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/graphics/libungif3g

root password?

1999-05-17 Thread Andy Bottman
debian-user, I am a linux newbie. I just recompiled my kernel and lost my root password. When logging in the system no longer asks for a password, but only if I log in as root. The other users and passwords still work corectlly. I have tried to change the password for root, but a

slink: Which directory am I supposed to install from?

1999-05-17 Thread Marc Haber
Hi! On the official slink CD images, there are two different directories from which an install can be tried: /install with boot.bat /dists/slink/main/disks-i386/2.1.8-1999-02-22 with install.bat Both batch files seem to run installation systems that look alike. From trying a few weeks ago, I thi

Re: laser postscript BW printer versus ink jet printer.

1999-05-17 Thread Phillip Deackes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (shaul) wrote: > I am considering what printer to buy. > With today low cost (< $400) laser postscript BW printers, they seem > appealing. But is there really a reason to spend 2 times the sum of > money on > this kind of printer ? Perhaps a $200 new ink jet, maybe a color one,

Re: kde apps as .debs??

1999-05-17 Thread shaleh
> > I've got KDE installed on my slink system but I'd like to add some kde > specific applications. Are there .deb files out there somewhere for things > like Korganizer? Is there some central location where they may be > downloaded? KDE is working out some license issues which prevent Debian

Sound Card

1999-05-17 Thread Adilson dos Santos Dantas
Hi! I have problems configuring my sound card in Debian 2.1 (kernel 2.2.9). I had read FAQs, HOWTOs, but It's difficult for me to config my sound card. I have found these information about the configuration in Win95. I would like to know how can I config the kernel based in the following driv

kde apps as .debs??

1999-05-17 Thread Mark Tucker
I've got KDE installed on my slink system but I'd like to add some kde specific applications. Are there .deb files out there somewhere for things like Korganizer? Is there some central location where they may be downloaded? If not... I tried building Korganizer from source but the configure sc

hamm upgrade

1999-05-17 Thread Mark Tucker
I'm trying to upgrade a debian 2.0 (hamm) system to 2.1 (slink). I've got 2.1 on a mounted CD-ROM and apt installed correctly on the system. The problem I am having is getting "apt-get dist-upgrade" to work. When I run the command (as root) I get the following error message: Updating package s

Exim and Return-Path

1999-05-17 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Hi all, I want my outgoing mail messages have a return path different to my e-mail address, with smail one can define return_path_field="Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>", how can I do this with Exim?? I'm using version Version: 2.05-1 Thanks. -- _

hamm upgrade

1999-05-17 Thread Mark Tucker
I'm trying to upgrade a debian 2.0 (hamm) system to 2.1 (slink). I've got 2.1 on a mounted CD-ROM and apt installed correctly on the system. The problem I am having is getting "apt-get dist-upgrade" to work. When I run the command (as root) I get the following error message: Updating package s

kde apps as .debs??

1999-05-17 Thread Mark Tucker
I've got KDE installed on my slink system but I'd like to add some kde specific applications. Are there .deb files out there somewhere for things like Korganizer? Is there some central location where they may be downloaded? If not... I tried building Korganizer from source but the configure

Re: MP3 encoder

1999-05-17 Thread Jens Ritter
Due to patent problems (because Fraunhaufer enforces their patent on encoders), there will be no packages for approximately 19 years (see http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US05742735__&language=en --- I hope this is the right patent --- for licensing conditions see: http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/l

Re: Permedia 4mb Video (PCI)...

1999-05-17 Thread Alec Smith
Take a look at XFree86 3.3.3.1. The version of XFree86 included with Debian 2.0/2.1 doesn't support the Permedia. On Mon, 17 May 1999, Brant Wells wrote: > Howdy Y'all: > > I've got a Permedia PCI Video Card w/4 megs of Ram. After I installed > the card, when I run startx, the screen goes bla

Re: Xemacs won't use setup files

1999-05-17 Thread Colin Marquardt
* Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When i change the setup from within xemacs it saves the .emacs file and > .xemacs-options but it won't load them the next time around. [I´m assuming XEmacs 20.4] What settings? Fonts and colors? Then have a look at the XEmacs FAQ (in the Help menu),

Re: How Can I install WindowMaker 0.53?

1999-05-17 Thread Adilson dos Santos Dantas
> I got a GNU/Debian/Linux and I really would like to install the pack: > wmaker_0.53.0-1_i386.deb > > But some dependecies problems with these packs: > libjpeg62 > libungif3g (>= 3.0-2) | giflib3g (>= 3.0-5.2) > > couldn't be solve! There isn't such packs in my Debian CD (dselect > couldn't fin

Permedia 4mb Video (PCI)...

1999-05-17 Thread Brant Wells
Howdy Y'all: I've got a Permedia PCI Video Card w/4 megs of Ram. After I installed the card, when I run startx, the screen goes black & I have to turn my machine off & back on before the video comes back... Help!! TIA, Brant

laser postscript BW printer versus ink jet printer.

1999-05-17 Thread shaul
I am considering what printer to buy. With today low cost (< $400) laser postscript BW printers, they seem appealing. But is there really a reason to spend 2 times the sum of money on this kind of printer ? Perhaps a $200 new ink jet, maybe a color one, should be preferred ?

Zip Drive & Printer

1999-05-17 Thread Adilson dos Santos Dantas
Hi! I have some problems in configuring my zip drive and my printer. I have compiled the kernel 2.2.9 with Zip Drive support. But, after some tries, I lost the contact with my printer. I have a script that mounts the Zip Drive perfectly in monkey Linux (with kernel 2.0.30). But, when I run t

Re: How Can I install WindowMaker 0.53?

1999-05-17 Thread Sean
The libjpeg62 is part of Slink, and should be under either the libs or graphics directory. I'm not sure about which, as I have the Hamm CDs, and use apt-get to move to Slink. The gif stuff is usually on the non-free CD. You could also get the souce and compile it. That's what I've done with my

How Can I install WindowMaker 0.53?

1999-05-17 Thread Rodrigo Viana Rocha
I got a GNU/Debian/Linux and I really would like to install the pack: wmaker_0.53.0-1_i386.deb But some dependecies problems with these packs: libjpeg62 libungif3g (>= 3.0-2) | giflib3g (>= 3.0-5.2) couldn't be solve! There isn't such packs in my Debian CD (dselect couldn't find they)! Anybody

Re: A file's permission controler

1999-05-17 Thread Khalid EZZARAOUI
"David B.Teague" wrote : > > Could you be asking about chmod? That file utility sets No I'm speaking about an other application. As you see in mailing list some people speak about problem to configure their sound card. in fact a part of them did not have their /dev/audio, /dev/mixer created or w

ppp

1999-05-17 Thread Craig Hancock
Helo all I ahve a question I just recieved a laptop from my company and and it hasa a pcmcia card lan and modem adapter (3com 562-563) My question is how do I configure it to connect to nmy isp and my LAN without causing any conflict. I have read the howto's but I couldn't find anythign that pointe

Configuring X server

1999-05-17 Thread Michelle Coelho
I installed the following: twm xf86setup xfree86-common xserver-vga16 xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi zlib6g xterm xbase-clients xfonts-scalable xserver-common xfonts-base xserver-svga xdm I have the following: Video adapter VGA Monitor VGA color Video Memory: 0kb VGA chipset: Western Digital My mouse

Re: Xemacs won't use setup files

1999-05-17 Thread ktb
Micha Feigin wrote: > > When i change the setup from within xemacs it saves the .emacs file and > .xemacs-options but it won't load them the next time around. If you're talking about saving Font, Size, Weight. Add the following line to your .emacs file, (setq options-save-faces t) if that does

Re: enscript

1999-05-17 Thread J.H.M. Dassen
On Tue, May 18, 1999 at 01:13:20 +, angus claydon wrote: > Could anyone tell me where enscript queues print jobs > if its not somewhere in /var/spool; ? It uses lpr, which queues in /var/spool/lpd/ . > By testing enscripting a gif file to the printer my deskjet is > insisting

EDI?

1999-05-17 Thread Greg Vence
Hey, Looking for a pointer to a GNU EDI environment/project. TIA -- Greg. -- Build an On-line Store http://www.Countdown9199.com/ Referral: Greg Vence IBO: 2712303 If you like it, lets talk & get you an IBO.

Re: Istallazione da DOS

1999-05-17 Thread Alberto Maurizi
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Gianpaolo Vannetti wrote: > Non riesco ad installare Linux. La macchina e' un P133 64Mb Ram disco da > 10Gm (IBM) Motherboard Asus e Cd-Rom Mitsumi 6x. > Ogni volta che lancio install.bat (oppure boot.bat) sia da disco rigido > che da cd-rom ottengo questo Uncompressing L

Re: gui progs as root in x under normal user?

1999-05-17 Thread Peter Granroth
On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 02:32:55PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a > normal user? If you put the following in root's .bashrc (assuming you use bash), you can start X programs when su root in a users X session: if [ "$USER" !=

Istallazione da DOS

1999-05-17 Thread Gianpaolo Vannetti
Non riesco ad installare Linux. La macchina e' un P133 64Mb Ram disco da 10Gm (IBM) Motherboard Asus e Cd-Rom Mitsumi 6x. Ogni volta che lancio install.bat (oppure boot.bat) sia da disco rigido che da cd-rom ottengo questo Uncompressing Linux... ran out of data --System halted. Cosa posso fare

enscript

1999-05-17 Thread angus claydon
Could anyone tell me where enscript queues print jobs if its not somewhere in /var/spool; ? By testing enscripting a gif file to the printer my deskjet is insisting on trying to print 300 garbage pages many thanks in advance angus claydon

Re: mount drive through internet?

1999-05-17 Thread Bob Nielsen
You will need to set it up on the remote computer for NFS. On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 02:28:22PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > Is it posible, and how to mount a remote drive through the net? > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Bob Nielsen

Re: netscape, navigator, communicator...

1999-05-17 Thread Kent West
Pere Camps wrote: > > Hi! > > Can somebody explain me what's in each package and what are their > inter-relationships? > > What's the bare minimum if I want to have just a 'lightweith' > netscape 4.5 browser? > > TIA! > > -- p. I believe "Netscape" is the company; "Nav

Re: netscape

1999-05-17 Thread Michele Bini
On Fri, May 15, 1998 at 03:44:58PM +0200, Andrea Merello wrote: Hi Andrea, > Hello World! > > When, in X Windows, I try to start netscape 3.04 > it says :"Can't open display !!" > What can I do ? Please Help me Where are you typing it? Try running export DISPLAY=":0"; netscape I also re

Re: RPM packages

1999-05-17 Thread Kenneth Scharf
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Eber de Castro Diniz wrote: > Hi guys... > > Hope you could help me... I've downloaded some RPM files and I'd like to > install it... > I've heard that's pretty possible to convert .rpm files to .deb... but > how? > > Is it really possible? If so, it will cause any damage t

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Re: International characters don't work in console mode

1999-05-17 Thread Andreas Persenius
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I'm using Debian Linux 2.1 and have tried to get international characters > to work in console mode. But, it will not work! The characters that I > especially want to display are from the swedish alphabet: the "a" character > with a ring above the "a

Re: making linux look bad

1999-05-17 Thread Clyde Wilson
You might want to get a copy of Red Hat from www.cheapbytes.com. Less than $10 and almost everything works without a lot of configuration. On Sat, 15 May 1999, tf wrote: > Hey everybody > > I make linux look bad. I've been messing with it for almost 2 years and have > never had it running wel

Re: Partitioning hard disk

1999-05-17 Thread Michelle Coelho
Oh..so then using the md driver is the only choice if I split /usr? Michelle Michelle Maria Coelho Department of Computer and Information Science Purdue School of Science Phone: 1-317-278-2948 Fax : 1-317-274-9742 On Sun, 16 May 1999, Rob wrote: > > ~> This is how I plan to partitiion th

Re: Partitioning hard disk

1999-05-17 Thread Michelle Coelho
Yes, thanks..Someone suggested using the md driver. I guess either alternative will work, huh? Michelle Michelle Maria Coelho Department of Computer and Information Science Purdue School of Science Phone: 1-317-278-2948 Fax : 1-317-274-9742 On Sun, 16 May 1999, J Horacio MG wrote: > ~>

Re: How do I load CDRom driver?

1999-05-17 Thread Michelle Coelho
No, I bought this CDRom after indtalling linux Michelle Maria Coelho Department of Computer and Information Science Purdue School of Science Phone: 1-317-278-2948 Fax : 1-317-274-9742 On Sun, 16 May 1999, Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: > do you have an over OS (Win95,WinNT, BeOS) that found your

Re: font

1999-05-17 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: font Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:46:28PM -0400 In reply to:Wayne Topa Quoting Wayne Topa([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Subject: font > Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 06:26:33PM +0200 > > In reply to:Johan Pettersson > > Quoting Johan Pettersson([EMAIL PROTECTE

NAS

1999-05-17 Thread James Scott
Hi, has anyone got nas (network audio) to work in a useful way? I trying it with two machines. On one machine, the daemon could not bind to port 8000 (does something else use this?) so I used a different port. I tried running auphone and when you answer the phone it just crashes. thanks, James

Re: Help! Tar won't work!

1999-05-17 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Dan Smith wrote: > > The first few archives I opened with tar worked fine, > but then it stopped working. I installed cpio and the > first few tars I opened with it worked fine too, but > then it stopped functioning as well. I tried > reinstalling both, to no avail. What happens is, I > type th

Re: outb(9)

1999-05-17 Thread David Wright
Quoting Rob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Anyone know where I might find this manpage? No idea, but you might look at p164 of Rubini, Linux Device Drivers, O'Reilly, 1-56592-292-1. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science D

Linux and FreeBSD file system mounting.

1999-05-17 Thread Person, Roderick
Hey all, I've been playing with FreeBSD and Linux. I was trying to mount a FreeBSD partition from linux and got a nice little message. And being at work right now i can remember the error, but I remember the second line of the error said Sun Fing Sucks me. AH, although I love the error me

Re: [DEBIAN] Dell Latitude CPi A366XT

1999-05-17 Thread John
Hello, I am running slink on a Dell Inpiron 3200 just fine. It looks like it uses the NM2160 chipset but there does not seem to be any sign of the NM2200 chipset in my startx output. I dont know if this means it is unsupported. Here is a bit of my startx output XBF_NeoMagic Version 1.1.0 / X W

Re: mount drive through internet?

1999-05-17 Thread Andrei Ivanov
> > Is it posible, and how to mount a remote drive through the net? Telnet into the box, and mount the drive on with mount device mount_point. Andrew --- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTE

Re: A file's permission controler

1999-05-17 Thread David B.Teague
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: > > Do someone know if there is a programme that is able to controle : > - the permision right of all or part file installed in a debian > machin including the directory's right. > - the presence of the more importante or used file, di

Re: RPM packages

1999-05-17 Thread David B.Teague
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Eber de Castro Diniz wrote: > > Hi guys... > > Hope you could help me... I've downloaded some RPM files and I'd like to > install it... > I've heard that's pretty possible to convert .rpm files to .deb... but > how? > > Is it really possible? If so, it will cause any damag

[DEBIAN] Dell Latitude CPi A366XT

1999-05-17 Thread Nico De Ranter
Howdy, is there anybody who has experience with the Dell Latitude CPi A366XT portable. Is the Neomagic 2200 graphics board supported? Thanks in advance, Nico -- How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?

Re: Problem with booting

1999-05-17 Thread Khalid EZZARAOUI
if you boot with lilo try to type, if the_name is the word you type to boot linux : the_name single this will make your machine to boot in single mode after what rename : /etc/init.d/lpd ---> /etc/init.d/lpd_old try to reboot and see if all works after what if the answer

Re: telepath modem with x2 (making me crazy)

1999-05-17 Thread David B.Teague
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > > I've tried everything to make this modem work. > > I have two modems to use one is a Boca logic 33.6, it uses a > Rockwell chip. The other is a USR Sportster clone with x2. > > I also have a NE2000 clone NIC card. I'm trying to make the modem

Re: Temporaly disable program

1999-05-17 Thread David Wright
Quoting Urban Gabor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > I've installed a program (gpm to more precise) and I want to > disable/enable it for the next booting. Remove/install every time I want > to experiment would be weird. Any ideas are wellcome Changing the executable flag is the best way and it disturbs

A file's permission controler

1999-05-17 Thread Khalid EZZARAOUI
Do someone know if there is a programme that is able to controle : - the permision right of all or part file installed in a debian machin including the directory's right. - the presence of the more importante or used file, directorys (/dev/audio, /dev/cdrom, ) - and crea

glade--

1999-05-17 Thread Khalid EZZARAOUI
is glade-- work with potato+kernel2.2.5 ? I get a segmentation fault each time using : glade-- my_prj or glade with c++ option

Re: font

1999-05-17 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: font Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 06:26:33PM +0200 In reply to:Johan Pettersson Quoting Johan Pettersson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi! > > When I run in non X-mode I think my font is too big! > How do I change it ? > > -- > //thx Johan Have a look at SVGATextmode. -- Th

Re: gui progs as root in x under normal user?

1999-05-17 Thread Allen B. Riddell
Easy way to do this... put xhost localhost in your .xinitrc or, you could type it each time before you go into root. At 02:32 PM 5/13/99 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a normal user? The message i get when i try is: Xlib: conn

gui progs as root in x under normal user?

1999-05-17 Thread Micha Feigin
How do i start graphical programs under X as root while I'm logged in as a normal user? The message i get when i try is: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server

mount drive through internet?

1999-05-17 Thread Micha Feigin
Is it posible, and how to mount a remote drive through the net?

Re: MP3 encoder

1999-05-17 Thread Remco van 't Veer
Another great MP3 encoder can be found at: ftp://wopr.campus.luth.se/pub/mpeg_layer_3 Got this location from the debian-devel list a couple of months ago. Somebody wanted to package it but I have not seen a .deb yet. Regards, Remco On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 17:52, Frankie wrote: > "M.C. Verno

Boot warning: SIOCSIFADDR

1999-05-17 Thread Johannes Heinecke
Hello, when booting my debian 2.1. (kernel 2.0.36) I always get a warning about SIOCSFADDR and similarly. Also, the system is complaining about `ppp unknown'. How can I switch off these messages? My kernel as an included ppp, which I do not need for booting. I deactivated `ppp' in /etc/init.d w

Re: dh_link: Command not found

1999-05-17 Thread Ben Collins
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 10:41:39AM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote: > > When compiling debs from potato for my slink debian system (to avoid > the libc-upgrade for now) I sometimes get this message in dpkg-buildpackage: > > dh_link: Command not found > > So a newer debhelper has a new helper app, am I

Re: FSCK!!! only 8 disks!!!!

1999-05-17 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > WTF?!?!?!?!? > > Please someone tell me that linux isn't limited to 8 scsi disks! If it isn't > tell me how the FSCK to fix this. I'm trying to set up a raid array with 10 > disks after a couple crashes I read man MAKEDEV and found out that there is > indeed a limit of 8 scsi disks. 8-( >

Re: making linux look bad

1999-05-17 Thread John Pearson
On %M 0, David B.Teague wrote > > On Mon, 17 May 1999, Michael Beattie wrote: > > > On Sat, 15 May 1999, David B.Teague wrote: > > > > > perhaps from whence you are down loading) > >^^ > > Sorry about the excess bandwidth killer, but is it whence or whom? > > Hi Michael >

Re: Xemacs won't use setup files

1999-05-17 Thread Arcady Genkin
Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When i change the setup from within xemacs it saves the .emacs file and > .xemacs-options but it won't load them the next time around. Can you post your .emacs file?

dh_link: Command not found

1999-05-17 Thread Frank Barknecht
When compiling debs from potato for my slink debian system (to avoid the libc-upgrade for now) I sometimes get this message in dpkg-buildpackage: dh_link: Command not found So a newer debhelper has a new helper app, am I right? Is it possible to build debs that use dh_link on a slink system. Wh

Re: VIM questions

1999-05-17 Thread Frank Barknecht
Steve Lamb hat gesagt: // Steve Lamb wrote: > On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 03:15:05PM +0100, Dave Swegen wrote: > > 1) For some reason vim inists on showing file stats at the bottom of the > > screen whenever I edit a file. It isn't too bad normally, but when I > > invoked from mutt it waits for me to

Re: RPM packages

1999-05-17 Thread with a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain
yes you can do that, with a tool called alien and perhaps some other things as well.

Help with setting up a mirror

1999-05-17 Thread ferret
Hi, I'm looking at setting up several machines running under vmware with slink and/or potato. I'm currently running my network over a single 28.8 dial-up connection, so I'd like to mirror the distribution trees (main, contrib, non-free and non-US) and not have to download the same packages multi

Re: Inetd: smtp/tcp server failing (looping), service terminated

1999-05-17 Thread Corey Ralph
Try using tcpserver, I have installed it on my qmail server with no problems. The package is ucspi-tcp-src on slink, no binary package is allowed so you have to build it. On Mon, 17 May 1999, John Pearson wrote: > Hi! > > I receive my mail via uucp and send it to am internal machine > via smtp;

Re: RPM packages

1999-05-17 Thread Jake Bishop
Eber de Castro Diniz wrote: > Hi guys... > > Hope you could help me... I've downloaded some RPM files and I'd like to > install it... > I've heard that's pretty possible to convert .rpm files to .deb... but > how? > > Is it really possible? If so, it will cause any damage to my system? > > Regards

Re: Help! Tar won't work!

1999-05-17 Thread John Pearson
On %M 0, Dan Smith wrote > The first few archives I opened with tar worked fine, > but then it stopped working. I installed cpio and the > first few tars I opened with it worked fine too, but > then it stopped functioning as well. I tried > reinstalling both, to no avail. What happens is, I > ty

Re: We got '-dpkg-new'!

1999-05-17 Thread John Pearson
On %M 0, Bob Bernstein wrote > Having bulled my way through the extermination of emacs20, I went ahead with a > massive apt-get update/upgrade, 129 meg all tolled. The cable modem is doing > its thing with valor. > > Now I notice syslogd has been stopped so I peek into /etc/init.d and behold a > b

Re: having trouble with kernel 2.2.5 and ppp

1999-05-17 Thread John Pearson
On %M 0, Seth Turner wrote > Hello, > > I have recently installed slink from CD on my computer. With kernel 2.0.36, > I can use ppp and get connected to the internet (pon ourtown), however when > I upgrade my kernel to 2.2.5, I loose ppp. It complains that LCP times out on > configuration reques

Inetd: smtp/tcp server failing (looping), service terminated

1999-05-17 Thread John Pearson
Hi! I receive my mail via uucp and send it to am internal machine via smtp; that means that each time I poll, there are many (30-200) brief smtp connections to my mail spool. I noticed today that some incoming messages were queued on my uucp host, and saw the following in /var/log/syslog on my ma

Problem with booting

1999-05-17 Thread mozafar bag
Dear sir I am adminsterator of an E-mail server which is based on linux operating system recently the system can not boot successfully.Dureing the booting the station stoped at following point: starting... ... ... starting named:named starting lpd:lpd and system do nothing after this point. Tan

Re: Trouble with Debian kernel build

1999-05-17 Thread Pollywog
On 17-May-99 Bob Nielsen wrote: > Hmmm, I thought that the installation did that, but I haven't an > installed kernel-source package to check. If you have kernel-source, you > don't need the kernel-headers (with hamm you did). > That is what I was confused about, the headers. thanks -- Andrew

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