starting named

1999-10-28 Thread Luis Gustavo Madrigal Salazar
where is the script to start tha named?(if exists one)

Re: just curious about Debian vs Redhat

1999-10-28 Thread Peter Ross
On 28-Oct-1999, Salman Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "PR" == Peter Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PR> Yes it does, but it lacks some of the advanced features of apt. > > What advanced features of apt are you referring to ?? > Some of the points I listed at the start of the emai

Re: 3com 3c905b

1999-10-28 Thread David Punsalan
The installation program that comes with the debian base disks shows that 3c59X is for the 3c509 ...so I guess it's okay to use the driver for 3c59x. > 3c59x, 3c9xx, something like that (I think it says both). It's > in the custom kernel compile config. Someone here will correct > me if I'm wron

Re: is debian eating my memory?

1999-10-28 Thread Phil Brutsche
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > Hello > > I've got 32 mb in this p166 mmx system. The problem is that I have > 32mb and at the shell prompt, 31mb is used up when I type free. Is > debian really eating all that memory or is it something else?? Very likely that 31MB is

Re: is debian eating my memory?

1999-10-28 Thread William T Wilson
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Jacob Schmude I've got 32 mb in this p166 mmx system. The problem is that I have > 32mb and at the shell prompt, 31mb is used up when I type free. Is > debian really eating all that memory or is it something else?? There's > dos/win on this pc too so I'm wondering if the tech

is debian eating my memory?

1999-10-28 Thread Jacob Schmude
Hello I've got 32 mb in this p166 mmx system. The problem is that I have 32mb and at the shell prompt, 31mb is used up when I type free. Is debian really eating all that memory or is it something else?? There's dos/win on this pc too so I'm wondering if the tech person didn't enable shadow ram

Help!!!!! Libc6/dpkg broken?

1999-10-28 Thread tmh31
What on earth is going on here? I tried all the force options. I unpack libc6_2.1.2-6 and dont see any tmp.ci/shlibs file in it. And there is no tmp.ci/ or shlibs in /var/lib/dpkg. Any ideas? This is really screwing up my sistem's functionality! :(. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tmh31#apt-get -f

"Cuenta pelas" para Internet

1999-10-28 Thread Martín
Hola, hasta ahora me he conectado a Internet desde Windows, pero he conseguido configurar mi modem en Linux y he descubierto que todo funciona mejor y es mas estable (era de suponer). He decidido navegar desde Linux pero hecho en falta una utilidad que tenia en Windows: Un programa que contabilic

Re: ipchains

1999-10-28 Thread Patrick Kirk
Shouldn't that be : ipchains - A forward -s 192.168.1.0 -j MASQ - Original Message - From: T.V.Gnanasekaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian User List Sent: Thursday, 28 October 1999 18:54 Subject: ipchains > I am running 2.2.12 kernel with ipforwarding compiled into the kernel. > I wan

270Mb xdm.log file and keeps growing :(

1999-10-28 Thread Alexander Kushnirenko
Hi, Just noticed that my xdm.log file is filled with lines like: X internal error: trying to rotate odd-sized pixmap. and the file is already about 270 Mb and it's keep growing :( This problem was mentioned on this list (may 1999): http://debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9905/msg00162.html

Re: kernel upgrade options

1999-10-28 Thread John
on 28 Oct 99, Bryan K. Walton wrote... >On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > >> > "J" == John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> J> Firstly, when I boot, I do not get an opportunity apply any >> J> parameters - the reference to (I think) Peter Anwin and the boot >> J> prompt do

Re: How do I tell Debian database about a program?

1999-10-28 Thread Ashley Clark
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Pollywog wrote: > On 28-Oct-99 Ashley Clark wrote: > > > > You should create/install an empty package that has in the control > > file "Provides: apache, apache-doc, apache-whatever..." > > With the "equivs" utility or is there some other way? Yes, equivs should be adequate

Re: Debian packages? - MP3 encoders; Mozilla M10

1999-10-28 Thread Brad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Stuart Ballard wrote: > Two questions related to whether there are debian packages available for > things. The first is, is there a debian version of any MP3 encoders or > "rippers" (disclaimer: I'm only going to "rip" my own CDs for use onl

jserv or libapache-mod-jserv?

1999-10-28 Thread Stuart Ballard
I just tried to install gnujsp on my system and it went to install a package named "jserv". However, my system already has "libapache-mod-jserv" installed. Looking at the packages website, these seem to be the same thing, so I assume they will probably conflict (the authors are presumably unaware o

Re: kernel upgrade options

1999-10-28 Thread Brad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Bryan K. Walton wrote: > On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > > > > "J" == John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > J> Firstly, when I boot, I do not get an opportunity apply any > > J> parameters - the reference to (I think)

Re: 3com 3c905b

1999-10-28 Thread Art Lemasters
On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 04:10:00PM -0400, Michael Hammonds wrote: > what driver do I use to install a 3com 3c905B Network card 3c59x, 3c9xx, something like that (I think it says both). It's in the custom kernel compile config. Someone here will correct me if I'm wrong. ;-) Art

Re: manual kernel recompile vs make-kpkg

1999-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Anthony" == Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Anthony> in fact, it ought to be available on the official Anthony> Debian site (perhaps it is?). It is in /usr/doc/kernel-package/Rationale.gz, I think. manoj -- Future looks spotty. You will spill soup in late

thread _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_INHERIT support under linux?

1999-10-28 Thread Britton
In inquiring around six months or so back about thread support under linux, someone said to me that for soft real time prioritization of sound read and disk right processes, one could either use un-niced forked processes or prioritized threads. In principal he was certainly correct. My problem i

Re: 3com 3c905b

1999-10-28 Thread Stephen A. Witt
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Michael Hammonds wrote: > what driver do I use to install a 3com 3c905B Network card > You would use the 3c59x driver, also identified as the "Vortex" driver.

Quake2 and Banshee

1999-10-28 Thread Tadas
Hi, I have Voodoo Banshee video card. How can I run QuakeII in GL mode? I downloaded QuakeII 3.20 and installed drivers from www.3dfxgamers.com for my card. So, how can I run this game in GL mode? Bye, Tadas

Re: 3com 3c905b

1999-10-28 Thread Jason Michaelson
Trying to kill the keyboard, Michael Hammonds produced: > what driver do I use to install a 3com 3c905B Network card The 905B is supported by the 3c59x driver. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > JDM Jason D. Michaelson | Debian

Re: nfs install

1999-10-28 Thread Stephen A. Witt
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, C.J.LAWSON wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am just trying to get my first debian box up and running. I am > having problems with the nfs installation process. The main problem I am > having is the detection/configureing of my 'Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+ LAN > Adapter' card. >

3com 3c905b

1999-10-28 Thread Michael Hammonds
what driver do I use to install a 3com 3c905B Network card

Re: How do I tell Debian database about a program?

1999-10-28 Thread Pollywog
On 28-Oct-99 Ashley Clark wrote: > > You should create/install an empty package that has in the control > file "Provides: apache, apache-doc, apache-whatever..." With the "equivs" utility or is there some other way? -- Andrew

How to remove damaged/corrupted Debian Package

1999-10-28 Thread Armand Delomenie
I d like to bring you my contribution to this problem just because i had it once and it wasn't so evident to find [for me at least :)] This help file is quickly done and with a lot of "fautes d'anglais" but maybe it will be

Re: ipchains

1999-10-28 Thread Phil Brutsche
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > I am running 2.2.12 kernel with ipforwarding compiled into the kernel. > I want to masq 192.168.1.0/24 but when I used ipchains command: > > /sbin/ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.1.0/24 > > it returned: no chain by that name. >

Re: Silly question: K6-3 and Enlightenment/Gnome ?

1999-10-28 Thread debuser
I get a segfault when starting Enlightenment/Gnome (from pototato) about 20% of the time (logging in from xdm). I have an AMD chip.. not sure which one though. I just started using Enlightenment (had been using WindowMaker) and I must say I'm *very* impressed and other than the occasional segfau

installation disaster (well maybe not complete disaster) (fwd)

1999-10-28 Thread David Punsalan
Dear Debian Group, I am a "newbie" trying to install Linux on my AMDK6-2 350Mhz 92MB RAM 6GB HD Win 98 PC. Progress to date: - partitioned HD: hda1- ~ 2GB - Win98 Partition hda2- ~ 72MB - Swap Drive Partition hda3- ~ 3.3 GB - Linux Native Partition - initialize

debian-user@lists.debian.org

1999-10-28 Thread James Salter
unsubscribe

Re: How do I tell Debian database about a program?

1999-10-28 Thread Ashley Clark
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Ray Schultz wrote: > A friend and myself are setting up a Debian server for our LUG. > It is based on 2.1. Except my friend wanted to custom compile > Apache to do some automatic module loading. > > My question is what command do I use to let the Debian Database > know that A

telnetd timeout setting

1999-10-28 Thread Erich_Newell
Ok, I've RTFM, man page, /usr/doc/telenet, and I've looked through many of the files in /etc Can someone tell me where I can find the "timeout" setting for telnet? I want to set it so I can leave myself logged into my box at home for hours on end while I'm at work.it currently seems to

installation disaster (well maybe not complete disaster)

1999-10-28 Thread David Punsalan
Dear Debian Group, I am a "newbie" trying to install Linux on my AMDK6-2 350Mhz 92MB RAM 6GB HD Win 98 PC. Progress to date: - partitioned HD: hda1- ~ 2GB - Win98 Partition hda2- ~ 72MB - Swap Drive Partition hda3- ~ 3.3 GB - Linux Native Partition - initializ

RE: just curious about Debian vs Redhat

1999-10-28 Thread Adam Greene
I have to set up a RAID 5 Tower and I want to run Linux (it's a dual Xeon, Intel GX computer) and I was wondering which company currently offered RAID 5 solutions with source code drivers (or included in the latest stable kernel). -Original Message- From: aphro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Se

Re: manual kernel recompile vs make-kpkg

1999-10-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 28 Oct 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Charles" == Charles Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Charles> And what would be the equivalent steps for doing the same > Charles> thing using make-kpkg? After reading the man pages, I'm not > Charles> sure what options I should use or wha

How do I tell Debian database about a program?

1999-10-28 Thread Ray Schultz
Hello all, How do I tell Debian database about a program? A friend and myself are setting up a Debian server for our LUG. It is based on 2.1. Except my friend wanted to custom compile Apache to do some automatic module loading. My question is what command do I use to let the Debian Database kno

ipchains

1999-10-28 Thread T.V.Gnanasekaran
I am running 2.2.12 kernel with ipforwarding compiled into the kernel. I want to masq 192.168.1.0/24 but when I used ipchains command: /sbin/ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.1.0/24 it returned: no chain by that name. why? what is the problem? -gnana

Re: Re: Calling in on my server

1999-10-28 Thread Marc Mongeon
Ron: Add a line with just the word "debug" (no quotes) to /etc/ppp/options. Marc -- Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 -- "It's such a fine line between clever

RE: Debian Linux vs BSD

1999-10-28 Thread Paul McHale
Onno, Thanks for the links. Pretty awesome. Doesn't appear there is a clear cut advantage of BSD over Debian Linux. It does appear to be a great alternative. Maybe I will install it later to see if it is as much fun as Linux. At this point Linux is a key internet server for me so I can't use

32bit yamaha soundcard support

1999-10-28 Thread T.V.Gnanasekaran
is 32-bit yamaha sound card supported? -gnana

HELP: lpd has big problems!!

1999-10-28 Thread Bruno Boettcher
hello, i am running under potato and lately i got the following strange errors: tons of message such this one in /var/log/messages and /var/log/lpr.err erm1 lpd[10468]: lp: cfA025yoda.u-strasbg.fr: Permission denied the result is /var fills up and lots of services like mail come to halt. now

Re: New modules.conf + sound...

1999-10-28 Thread Graham Ashton
I'm not on the debian list at the moment, but have just been searching the archives. I noticed your messages which looked like they would solve my (exact same) problem [potato + 2.2.13 + all updates]; -- In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >/lib/modules/2.2.10/misc/sound.o: invalid paramete

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Kenneth Scharf
>> I've just compiled the lastest GNOME release >>(October GNOME) for >>slink >> >> deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ unstable main >>Joop Stakenborg wrote: >> All you packages end in -0.slink.0_i386.deb >> Does this mean this is a unstable slink >>october-gnome? >>Vincent Renardias wrote:

Data Surf ISDN 128 PCI card.

1999-10-28 Thread Familien Bolding
Hi I have just ordered ISDN, here in Italy, and now I have a question concerning hardware - I've tried the Hardware HOWTO but without luck - maybe because 'Data Surf ISDN 128 PCI' istn't very precise. I tried to ask about Linux support in the shop but my italian still lacks a fair bit.. My questi

mailman error

1999-10-28 Thread Pere Camps
Hi! Whenever an email is sent through the mailman interface to the news server I get to classes of errors: Exception os.error: (2, 'No such file or directory') in ignored Exception NotLockedError in ignored Should I just ignore them or should I worry? Should I tweak something

Re: Can't get seconf NIC to work

1999-10-28 Thread Patrick Kirk
The de4x5 module works. Gives funny message in dmesg but it does work. Many thanks for all the help. Patrick Kirk

packages of LDP?

1999-10-28 Thread Ron Farrer
Hello, Is there a package of the Linux Programmers Guide, Linux System Administrator Guide, and Linux Network Administarotors Guide (part of the LDP)??? Thanks, Ron -- = = Ronald Burnett Farrer = = - "mailto

Re: Netscape vs M$ IE (Re: Sun goes...)

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
heh. i have that @ http://yahoo.aphroland.org having 1 html page is ..a lot of work, as is maintaining my links page(adding 150-200 links takes several hours). i used yahoo.aphroland.org as my main "bookmarks" until i got hold of mod_roaming. yahoo.aphroland.org has 663 links now, it works grea

apache + perl + (embeded OR asp)

1999-10-28 Thread Khalid Ezzaraoui
Hello Can someone help with the instalation of this packages : libhtml-embperl-perl and/or libapache-asp-perl I don't know what to do afteter apt-get foo.deb . I set the perl module in apache but my page with perl code stay like the source. (i use an exemple code, fro

Are pdfslide and pdfscreen included in potato's version of tetex?

1999-10-28 Thread Wojciech Zabolotny
Hi All! I'd like just to know if the "pdfslide" and "pdfscreen" packages are included in potato's distribution of tetex? -- Wojciech Zabolotny http://www.ise.pw.edu.pl/~wzab Build your free Data Acquisition System: http://www.ise.pw.edu.pl/~wzab/p

Re: Silly question: K6-3 and Enlightenment/Gnome ?

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
sounds to me like some library changed or configuration changed then when you rebooted the changes 'took effect' (cough) and that screwed E. i've had similar problems since i compile stuff like KDE/GNOME from sources, if it gets outta sync somehow i may not have problems untnil the next time i reb

nfs install

1999-10-28 Thread C.J.LAWSON
Hi everyone, I am just trying to get my first debian box up and running. I am having problems with the nfs installation process. The main problem I am having is the detection/configureing of my 'Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+ LAN Adapter' card. Please does/has anyone used this network c

Re: AWE32 Soundblaster

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
ive been usin an AWE32 PnP for quite some time..works great in X ..be it XMMS(xmms.org) or outpuitting sound from my tv card(which outputs to CD line in on rthe soundcard) or games like quake2/3/myth2 .. what error do u get when u have this trouble?? you weren't very specific. just a guess but if

tetex problems

1999-10-28 Thread Mario Olimpio de Menezes
Hi, After upgrading to potato, I'm having problems compiling a latex doc with babel declaration. The document contains the following lines: \documentclass[12pt,a4paper,brazil]{report} \usepackage[portuguese]{babel} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackag

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > Vincent Renardias wrote: > > > As long as it hasn't been more widely tested, it certainly won't be > > considered as stable... > > I think the point is that users will presume that the `unstable' > path in the apt-get URL refers to potato and not

Silly question: K6-3 and Enlightenment/Gnome ?

1999-10-28 Thread Ingo Reimann
Hi, just a stupid thing: I just introduced a K6-3 400, not overclocked, into my system, and after that, i only get segfaoult if i want to start enlightenment/gnome. Has anyone experiences with this? Normaly it should work... Thanks, ingo

Re: Can't get seconf NIC to work

1999-10-28 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Patrick Kirk wrote: : Hi guys, : : You may remember I lost my second NIC when I upgraded from 2.0.36 to 2.2.13. : I asked for urls and set off to rtfm. : : Perhaps the problem is that I need to pass ether arguments via lilo along : these lines: : : boot=/dev/hda1

AWE32 Soundblaster

1999-10-28 Thread Peter Good
Hey Hey I got a prob with an AWE32, it works fine in command line, plays mp3's the whole lot, but dies in the butt in x. Anyone had a similar problem?   Pete.  

Re: restart exim

1999-10-28 Thread Johann Spies
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Jan Ludewig wrote: ^^^ Back to the future ! ;) -- | Johann Spies,Windsorlaan 19, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel/Faks 033-346-1310 Sel/Cell 082-255-

Re: Netscape vs M$ IE (Re: Sun goes...)

1999-10-28 Thread J Horacio MG
El jue, 28 de oct de 1999, a las 07:40:49 -0700, aphro dijo: > > yeah, i find it quite common to see new bugs about IE4/5 in bugtraq / > securityfocus .. seems for every 4 to 5 IE security problems there is 1 NS > security problem. Besides, it seems that whenever M$ sends a bug/hole acknowledgeme

Re: Calling in on my server

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
read this http://members.bellatlantic.net/~mrdennis/mgetty.html i didn't use it to make my PPP server (i wish i knew about it and i wouldof) the only way i can get mgetty/auto_ppp to work is 1) without authentication([EMAIL PROTECTED]@$@) and it auto assigns an ip 2) with authentication and it

Re: Calling in on my server

1999-10-28 Thread Marc Mongeon
Ron: Turn on the "debug" option (in /etc/ppp/options) on the server so you can examine /var/log/ppp.log to see exactly what's happening. Post the results to the list. Marc -- Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2

Re: root read only + can't remount it

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
are you using this command: mount -o remount,rw / it should work. since linux mounted it readonly, id suggest running a e2fsck on it (/sbin/e2fsck / BEFORE the remount. nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http:/

Re: All mail to all hosts being bounced; why??

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
cool, glad it worked i've had that problem plenty of times. one night when i was real tired, i tried to make a .forward file for root, to send to admin@ ..but instead i made the .forward in MY directory and mail was looping from aphro->admin->aphro and sendmail was spitting out maximal hop reache

Re: Netscape vs M$ IE (Re: Sun goes...)

1999-10-28 Thread aphro
yeah, i find it quite common to see new bugs about IE4/5 in bugtraq / securityfocus .. seems for every 4 to 5 IE security problems there is 1 NS security problem. i look forward to trying opera, although if it doesn't offer a feature similar to netscape's romaing i won't be using it. i found that

Re: Segmentation fault with ftp client.

1999-10-28 Thread Carlton Davis
"daniel.w.yang" wrote: > > I can give a guess of what might happen. Normally, you will receive this > error message "Segmentation fault" when application could not allocate > memory properly. It might be caused by using the wrong version of library > files. pls check the compatibility of your ftp

Debian packages? - MP3 encoders; Mozilla M10

1999-10-28 Thread Stuart Ballard
Two questions related to whether there are debian packages available for things. The first is, is there a debian version of any MP3 encoders or "rippers" (disclaimer: I'm only going to "rip" my own CDs for use only by myself)? I couldn't see any under the "sound" section of the packages website. T

Re: How do I get rid of a package that won't purge

1999-10-28 Thread Richard E. Hawkins
> I am trying to get of a package using dpkg --purge but it won't saying > package is in a very inconsistent state and must be reinstalled. Dpkg > can't install the package. Now I am in a catch 22. Please help when all else fails, you can edit /var/lib/dpkg/status so that the program shows as

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Vincent Renardias wrote: > I've just compiled the lastest GNOME release (October GNOME) for slink > > deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ unstable main Joop Stakenborg wrote: > All you packages end in -0.slink.0_i386.deb > Does this mean this is a unstable slink october-gnome? Vincent Ren

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote: > What about enlightenment too? > Before, new gnome for slink has E? Ok, will add E. (should be uploaded in 1h or so) Any other suggestions of GNOME or gtk package that should also be updated? Cordialement, --

Re: root read only + can't remount it

1999-10-28 Thread Martin Fluch
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, DOUGLAS HUNTER wrote: > I have a problem I have just installed slink but am unable to change > root from read only. When I try to remount / the command "remount" is > unrecognised even though it is listed in the files. I think that fstab > and mtab are fualty as well but am un

Re: Netscape vs M$ IE (Re: Sun goes...)

1999-10-28 Thread Martin Fluch
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, J Horacio MG wrote: > The worst, is that it crashes almost always it encounters something in > java... and even worst, it's getting used to crash X with it! As an option java can be disabled in netscape ... ;-) Martin -- If the box says 'Windows 95 or better', it should ru

Re: manual kernel recompile vs make-kpkg

1999-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Charles" == Charles Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Charles> And what would be the equivalent steps for doing the same Charles> thing using make-kpkg? After reading the man pages, I'm not Charles> sure what options I should use or what the resulting deb Charles> would be. Ple

Re: scaling on print for starcalc 5.1 (and nuking desktop)

1999-10-28 Thread Richard E. Hawkins
> There's a gradebook program floating about that I saw mentioned > somewhere. Perhaps a search on freshmeat? Don't know what your > particular needs are, but a text output piped to a2ps might do you > okay. You could probably work up something pretty good with postgresql > if you want to

Calling in on my server

1999-10-28 Thread searchen
I'm trying to call in on my Linux server (ISDN Teles 16.3) with a windows 98 machine (also ISDN Teles 16.3). Everything goes well untill Windows send the username and password to login... According to the syslog the Linux server does receive data, but sends nothing back, so no connection is esta

Re: Sound Card Problem

1999-10-28 Thread Paul Miller
Rik Burt wrote: > > When may machine is booting I can hear a click like my sound card is > initializing but I have completely eliminated the isapnp.conf file and > mv the isapnp call out of the boot scripts so what on earth is > initializing the card? > The sound you hear most likely is when the

Re: sigh......

1999-10-28 Thread Philip Lehman
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Charles Lewis wrote: >I have similar problems periodically, although I'm on potato and my >sources.list is pointing to http://kde.tdyc.com potato kde contrib rkrusty. >I just try again later (sometimes a couple of days) and eventually I get >through. I understand they are look

Re: postgresql install problem solved

1999-10-28 Thread Pollywog
On 28-Oct-99 Oliver Elphick wrote: > The Debian preinst script checks for the existence of postgres in > /etc/passwd > and creates it if it does not exist. If it does exist, it uses the home > directory named in /etc/passwd as the POSTGRES_HOME directory. > > If you have an existing installation

Re: How to play Impulse Tracker files

1999-10-28 Thread Ingo Reimann
On Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 11:49:30PM -0500, oneiros wrote: > Thus spake Alec Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > I've got several hundred megs of Impulse Tracker (a DOS module tracking > > program ala Amiga MODs) modules that I'd like to play under Linux. Does > > anyone know of a player to do this? I

Re: sigh......

1999-10-28 Thread Charles Lewis
I have similar problems periodically, although I'm on potato and my sources.list is pointing to http://kde.tdyc.com potato kde contrib rkrusty. I just try again later (sometimes a couple of days) and eventually I get through. I understand they are looking for a stable home for tdyc. ==

Re: kernel upgrade options

1999-10-28 Thread Bryan K. Walton
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > > "J" == John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > J> Firstly, when I boot, I do not get an opportunity apply any > J> parameters - the reference to (I think) Peter Anwin and the boot > J> prompt do not appear - the word 'loading' and a fast mov

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira
What about enlightenment too? Before, new gnome for slink has E? Thanks, Paulo Henrique Quoting Vincent Renardias ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Joop Stakenborg wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 06:18:10PM +, Vincent Renardias wrote: > > > > > >

root read only + can't remount it

1999-10-28 Thread DOUGLAS HUNTER
I have a problem I have just installed slink but am unable to change root from read only. When I try to remount / the command "remount" is unrecognised even though it is listed in the files. I think that fstab and mtab are fualty as well but am unable to access these due to the ro privelage

Re: Unidentified subject!

1999-10-28 Thread Dpk
On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 02:42:18PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I own a Compaq Qvision videocard and I would like to know which accelerated server I can use, so I can get a bet colordepth than 8 bit and a better resolution than 640x480 (my monitor can handle that). You will find a

Re: Trouble at the start of installing debian 2.1

1999-10-28 Thread Marques Johansson
Today, Ra?l Ib??ez, spilled the beans: RlIe> Then I press Return to start, and the system crashes when it appears these RlIe> lines: RlIe> hda: ST36421A, 61250 MB W/256 Kb Cache, CHS=784/255/63, UDM RlIe> hdb: CRD-8480B, ATAPI CDROM drive RlIe> Now the system stop and doesnt do any. On my

Re: Utilities for keeping time sync for a machine behind a firewall ?

1999-10-28 Thread Joe Block
Patrick Kirk wrote: > > xntp3 is excellent. Just type apt-get install xntp3 and it will take you > through configuration. If you need a server, try salmon.math.tcd.ie and > sundial.columbia.edu tick.usno.navy.mil tock.usno.navy.mil Easier to remember :-) jpb -- Joe Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Unidentified subject!

1999-10-28 Thread searchen
I own a Compaq Qvision videocard and I would like to know which accelerated server I can use, so I can get a bet colordepth than 8 bit and a better resolution than 640x480 (my monitor can handle that). I always boot my kernel from a floppy (because somehow lilo isn't installed correctly, gives

Re: rookie

1999-10-28 Thread Marques Johansson
Yesterday, [EMAIL PROTECTED], spilled the beans: > First time user where do I get parameters for cd rom drive when first > loading drivers. > Dick There aren't really paramters necessary except on some really old cd-drives. the way it works is this: the kernel has support for your scsi or ide b

Re: zope problems

1999-10-28 Thread Randy Edwards
> I did the suggested permission changes in /var/lib/zope making it > writtable by www-data, but without luck. You probably did it (but I have to ask anyway:-) but did you create a superuser account in /var/lib/zope/access? -- Regards, | Upgrade your old Windows machine to Linu

Re: scanner, ocr

1999-10-28 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 05:00:05 -0700, Kenneth Scharf wrote: > however is there any OCR software that will enable me to scan in a text > document and produce an ascii file? Have a look at http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/02/07/918433299.html HTH, Ray -- Cyberspace, a final frontier. These are

RE: dhcpcd, 2.2.12 & Configs for It

1999-10-28 Thread Bryan Scaringe
I have never got dhcpcd to work with 2.2.x kernels. I did manage to get dhcpcd-sv to work, and that's included in the dhcpcd package. But I decided to use the dhclient package, since it actually tells me what it's doing, and has never failed to get me an IP from the DHCP Server my ISP uses. Bryan

Re: OPL3-Sax

1999-10-28 Thread Rune Linding Raun
well as i said winblows worked perfectly so hardware? dont think so i even tried turning off pci_retry which should remove noise under Xwindows but no positive result On 28 Oct, Leszek Gerwatowski wrote: > On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 09:54:02AM +0200, Rune Linding Raun wrote: >> a lsmod here gives: >

scanner, ocr

1999-10-28 Thread Kenneth Scharf
I just picked up an old HP scanjet 3c and would like to use it under linux. I know that it is supported by sane/gimp, however is there any OCR software that will enable me to scan in a text document and produce an ascii file? Thanks. = Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/

Re: Debian Linux vs BSD

1999-10-28 Thread Onno
Anyone know any differences between FreeBSD and (debian) Linux? I currently am using debian and am pretty happy with it. My ISP uses FreeBSD. The Linux newsletter mentioned the super secure version of BSD called OpenBSD. Has anyone worked with either of these ? Are they comparable to Debian

Trouble at the start of installing debian 2.1

1999-10-28 Thread Raúl Ibáñez
I have a Pentium II 400 Mhz, with 64 Mbytes Ram, and a S3 SAVAGE 3d graphic card. When I try to install the debian from a MULTI-CD distribution, first its start the boot parameters screen. Then I press Return to start, and the system crashes when it appears these lines: hda: ST36421A, 61250 MB

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Vincent Renardias
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Joop Stakenborg wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 06:18:10PM +, Vincent Renardias wrote: > > > > Hello $reader_name, > > > > I've just compiled the lastest GNOME release (October GNOME) for slink > > (i386) and uploaded it on www.debian.org. > > The corresponding apt lin

Re: Default PGBUFFERS value is too low.

1999-10-28 Thread Bob Bernstein
"Oliver Elphick" wrote: > >Now /var/log/postgres.log tells me: > > > >'/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/postmaster: -B must be at least twice -N and at > >least 16.' > -B takes the value of $PGBUFFERS from /etc/postgresql/postmaster.init. Its > default value is 64. -N sets the maximum number of backend

Re: OPL3-Sax

1999-10-28 Thread Leszek Gerwatowski
On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 09:54:02AM +0200, Rune Linding Raun wrote: > a lsmod here gives: > > opl3sa2 3400 1 > ad1848 15060 1 [opl3sa2] > mpu401 17676 1 [opl3sa2] > > and in conf.modules: > > options opl3sa2 io=0x100 io=0x201 io=0x220 mss_i

Re: zope problems

1999-10-28 Thread Mario Olimpio de Menezes
Hi, I'm stiil having problems with zope. Just now I found a traceback in the html page source. Does you know how to interpret this? It's: --- -- I have no idea what is happening here. Thank

Re: October GNOME for slink.

1999-10-28 Thread Joop Stakenborg
On Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 06:18:10PM +, Vincent Renardias wrote: > > Hello $reader_name, > > I've just compiled the lastest GNOME release (October GNOME) for slink > (i386) and uploaded it on www.debian.org. > The corresponding apt line is: > > deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ unstable main

qestion to squid?

1999-10-28 Thread Lars Nixdorf
hallo, I want to use Squid-Cache as http/ftp proxy. The problem is, that the currently running squid is very slow (128MB RAM, 2GB HDD). The new Machine have 128 MB RAM, 10 GB HDD. Which version of memmory usage is contains in squid-2.2-sbl5? There are sevaral routines for memory usage (malloc) but

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