TV Card; need more info

2001-01-18 Thread Kent West
My cousin gave me a TV card that he had in his Windows95 box (and it worked there). I don't really expect to be able to get it to work on my Debian box, especially since I don't have a clue as to what I'm doing, but I stuck it in anyway. I can't find any vendor name or numbers that look like a

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread Jim McCloskey
> I'm having problems getting xfree86 to work with intels i810 > graphics chipset, I've compiled the kernel with the agp module and > can load it, but I can't figure out exactly what to put in the > config file to get it all working. > > I was just wondering if anyone has had any success with doi

Re: ssh in woody?

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:14:42PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > I've build a new box, very basic. I did an upgrade to woody and > now I try "apt-get install ssh" and it can't find a candidate??? > Help? > http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages Shows the package exists. What are the a

/proc filesystem information??

2001-01-18 Thread Stefan Srdic
--- Begin Message --- Where can I find information on the hardware settings and certain software settings (swap space, TCP/IP) settings that are run-time configurable in the /proc filesystem? I know of a few (listed below) settings that improve TCP/IP transfer speed, but I have noticed a lot more

Re: expand the man page ??

2001-01-18 Thread Brian Frederick Kimball
This is an ancient issue; see bug #25410. Luckily there's been some talk on -devel about fixing it. brian David B. Harris wrote: > To quote Marcial Zamora III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [...] > > the man page only takes up half of the width of the > > terminal.. [...] > I'm actually curious a

Re: Want TrueType fonts for Debian?

2001-01-18 Thread will trillich
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 01:22:52PM -0500, Paul D. Smith wrote: > I just spent a few hours wrestling with getting my Windows TrueType > fonts working in my Debian 2.2 system (XFree86 3.3.6). > Since it involved a good bit more than the typical trivial "apt-get > install" that most Debian packages r

Re: Can't use X as root

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:13:45PM -0700, Ray Percival wrote: > When I try to launch a X application as root it tells me the > client can not connect to the server. It is a stock 2.2 X install > does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Thanks Ray > You can also create ".Xauthority" as a link

Re: configuring ethernet?

2001-01-18 Thread Frank Copeland
On 19 Jan 01 02:54:28 GMT, Forrest English <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the >base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need >to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use >to d

RE: Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread Magus Ba'al
Where I work we use alot of Dells. Specifically the GX1 and GX110 models. The GX1 is a Intel BX chipset, onboard ATI Rage Pro (4MB), and onboard 3COM 3C905B-TX (or can get an Intel Pro/100+), and sound is Crystal Semiconductor CS4236. The GX110 is a Intel 810e chipset, with the integrated Intel 810

Re: Can't use X as root

2001-01-18 Thread David B . Harris
To quote "Ray Percival" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # When I try to launch a X application as root it tells me the # client can not connect to the server. It is a stock 2.2 X install # does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Thanks Ray You can either: a) As the user who started the X session, run '

Re: Apache, SSL, proxy, etc.

2001-01-18 Thread Erdmut Pfeifer
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 01:50:30PM +0100, Ola Muan wrote: > > We run IIS on Win2KServer as application server against Oracle inside > our firewall. Now we want to provide to our customers the ability to > access reports and such things on that IIS via the Internet. > > (..., ...) > ... didn't

Re: ssh in woody?

2001-01-18 Thread Cheng H. Lee
> I've build a new box, very basic. I did an upgrade to woody and > now I try "apt-get install ssh" and it can't find a candidate??? > Help? ssh is in the non-US part of Debian. To install it add a line like deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US potato/non-US main contrib non-free to your sou

Re: IMAP MUA and filtering

2001-01-18 Thread Phil Brutsche
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 08:25:28PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > My only dislike of the above is courier-imap. It insists that all > > folders appear below "INBOX" (eg. "INBOX.trash") which in

Can't use X as root

2001-01-18 Thread Ray Percival
When I try to launch a X application as root it tells me the client can not connect to the server. It is a stock 2.2 X install does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Thanks Ray

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > While I'm on the subject of annoying hardware in these Dells, anyone know > what chipset the sound hardware is and if it can be made to work with Linux? the dells i had that were GX110s (we had about 15 of em) all used the es1371 chipset, it was a pci soundcard for us.

ssh in woody?

2001-01-18 Thread Robert L. Harris
I've build a new box, very basic. I did an upgrade to woody and now I try "apt-get install ssh" and it can't find a candidate??? Help? Robert :wq! --- Robert L. Harris| Micros~1 : Senior System Enginee

Re: epson stylus color 740 - ugly printing

2001-01-18 Thread Matthew Dalton
Erik Steffl wrote: > > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net > > thanks for the response. I did install the gimp-print but: > [cut] I haven't actually used gimp-print... I don't own a colour printer, so I don't know the answer to your questions (although someone else on debian-user might). A goo

Re: problems with nfsd with 2.2.18?

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
Ethan Benson wrote: > you might try explicity mounting with -o vers=2 to make sure your not > getting stuff from the nfsv3 servers. upgrading to 2.2.18 and NFSv3 > would be better though ;-) so you have the NFS3 option on? i left it off since it was marked EXPERIMENTAL ..is that where most of th

Re: IMAP MUA and filtering

2001-01-18 Thread Damon Muller
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 08:25:28PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > My only dislike of the above is courier-imap. It insists that all > folders appear below "INBOX" (eg. "INBOX.trash") which in turn looks > messy and prevents using a hierarchy for your own folders. Yeah, I agree, it's a bit dumb. The ot

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread aclark
On Thu, 18 January 2001, Nate Amsden wrote: > yes. if your using xfree86 3.3.6 get the xfree86 source, find the > agpgart module there > and use that when using xfree, then configure it with xf86config or > maybe XF86Setup, > been a while since i used 810. but i do remember that xfree86 3.3.6 only

Re: epson stylus color 740 - ugly printing

2001-01-18 Thread Erik Steffl
Matthew Dalton wrote: > > Erik Steffl wrote: > > > > I have epson stylus color 740 printer and cupsys 1.1.4-3 > > > > the printing seems to be working but: > > > > lp -d epson740 picture.jpg # 360 dpi > > > > prints a picture but it's ugly, the colors are quite off (not > > completel

Re: Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm having problems getting xfree86 to work with intels i810 graphics > chipset, I've compiled the kernel with the agp module and can load it, but I > can't figure out exactly what to put in the config file to get it all working. > > I was just wondering if anyone h

Dell OptiPlex GX110 and XFree86

2001-01-18 Thread aclark
I'm having problems getting xfree86 to work with intels i810 graphics chipset, I've compiled the kernel with the agp module and can load it, but I can't figure out exactly what to put in the config file to get it all working. I was just wondering if anyone has had any success with doing this or

Re: how do i create /dev/psaux?

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 02:46:14PM +0800, Livia Admin wrote: :ey guys.. can anyone help me in creating my /dev/psaux? :I tried './MAKEDEV psaux' and says dont know how to make device... and :also tried './MAKEDEV -d psaux' and still the same problem.. i'm sure :psaux mouse support in kernel is ena

Problems with IPmasq'ing server

2001-01-18 Thread hogan
Recently dumped my 486DX4/100 configuration for: Pentium 133 Debian Linux (Unstable* w/2.2.17) 48MB RAM 2GB Fujitsu HDD RTL8139B* 10/100 NIC S3 ViRGE PCI video SB16 sound (not set up - doing nothing) 56K V.90 external Rockwell chipset onboard I/O /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS1 -> Wyse

Re: configuring ethernet?

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 06:54:28PM -0800, Forrest English wrote: :i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the :base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need :to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use :to do thi

Re: Success with TV output?

2001-01-18 Thread Jon Pennington
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 03:54:48PM -0800, Brian wrote: > Anyone had any luck with one of the graphics cards with > integrated composite out? > > I'd like to put together a system just for MAME, and I'd like to > attach it to a large TV. I'm considering the Matrox G450, but > can't seem to find any

Re: Ramen Net Worm alert !

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:54:09PM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :VIRUS ALERT! : :> * Ramen Net worm hobbles Linux servers :> :> An Internet worm cobbled together from generally available :> hacking tools has compromised hundreds, perhaps thousands, :> of Linux servers. : :Those i

Re: Debian is safer than this ? I REALLY HOPE SO !

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
Hi, I too, say it's nothing to do with the distribution, everything to do with the administrator. If you get bit by lprng, shame on you. If you get bit by statd, resign, that one's old. I had 50 machines trojaned with it when the spoit first came out, but due to good IDS (a a co-worker in the of

configuring ethernet?

2001-01-18 Thread Forrest English
i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use to do this? there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? -- For

Re: curious: Re: running another X from within X

2001-01-18 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 09:58:42AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: :On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 06:05:14AM -0800, Xucaen wrote: :> is there a practicle reason for doing this? What :> is the purpose? : :I'm not the original requester and I assume that he has a different/better :reason but... : :I normally

Upgraded to php4.04, then got problems, bug ?

2001-01-18 Thread Benj
Hi, I upgraded my debian to php4.04. I was previously using 4.03pl1 php. I use php as an apache module. After doing so, my scripts seemed to work well and as they should. However, after looking into the apache error log here is what I saw: [Thu Jan 18 23:42:27 2001] [notice] child pid 29699 exit

Re: windows

2001-01-18 Thread D-Man
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 02:32:53PM -0800, David Steinberg wrote: | On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: | [snip] | > All this kind of windows cannot be moved! does it has to do with gnome or | > sawfish? It is a combination of sawfish plus your theme and your settings. :-) | | Yup.

Re: problems with nfsd with 2.2.18?

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 08:35:10AM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote: > because ethan bensen said it was good (hi ethan! :) ) i decided > to try out the kernel mode nfsd in 2.2.18(on all my other boxes > i use user mode nfs). but i get this on my client(running > 2.2.17): > > Jan 18 07:44:38 aphro kernel:

Re: problems with nfsd with 2.2.18?

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 08:35:10AM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote: > because ethan bensen said it was good (hi ethan! :) ) i decided > to try out the kernel mode nfsd in 2.2.18(on all my other boxes > i use user mode nfs). but i get this on my client(running > 2.2.17): > > Jan 18 07:44:38 aphro kernel:

Re: vi in ssh window

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 04:51:43PM -0700, Robert Kerr wrote: > On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > When I ssh in to my debian potato system and try to do something like vi, > > > or dselect, the screen messes up. For example, the vi status line occurs > > > at the top o

Re: How to run Fetchmail

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 10:18:32AM -0800, Gregory Cascante wrote: > I have setup this way. > 1) under /etc/init.d/ a put this file "fetchmail-up" > > #!/bin/sh > > fetchmail --syslog --invisible > > 2) under /etc/rc2.d/ "ln -s ../init.d/fetchmail-up K99fetchmailrc > 3) make this file /

Re: Full System Restore with tar: Reminder!

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 03:42:06PM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote: > csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > dpkg --get-selections > filename > > > dpkg --set-selections < filename > > > > > > Bob > > > > Yes, but where would dpkg fetch those files? Can it fetch it, say, > > from my local mirro

RE: Woody vs 2.4.0 (+framebuffer)

2001-01-18 Thread Jason Holland
I have compiled everything from 2.4 test5 on up to 2.4.1 pre8 on my woody box, using gcc 2.95.2 and it has worked fine, without any compiler complications. to disable framebuffer you will need to recompile. Jason -Original Message- From: Joris Lambrecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Th

Debian is safer than this ? I REALLY HOPE SO !

2001-01-18 Thread Joris Lambrecht
<> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/16168.html The Register.url Description: Binary data

wvdial: Hmm... a prompt "starting ppp" Crashes!

2001-01-18 Thread DTi4565459
How to disable starting ppp Simple win3.1 terminal program brings up login prompts after dialing and user hitting return. Can't a linux program do something simple like that??? TIA, dave PS: I agree with somebody who says that Linux is free, only if you place no $ value on your time. We

Re: How to install a .deb from floppy???

2001-01-18 Thread hogan
man dpkg Specifically -i switch from memory. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: How to install a .deb from floppy??? > Until newbie can connect to net under linux, he > is stuck with having to use win3.1 machine to downlo

Re: How to install a .deb from floppy???

2001-01-18 Thread John Griffiths
At 07:52 PM 1/18/2001 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Until newbie can connect to net under linux, he >is stuck with having to use win3.1 machine to download >.deb's from debian.org. But then, when puts floppy >with .deb in linux machine, apt-get can't seem to >understand simple directions. Migra

How to install a .deb from floppy???

2001-01-18 Thread DTi4565459
Until newbie can connect to net under linux, he is stuck with having to use win3.1 machine to download .deb's from debian.org. But then, when puts floppy with .deb in linux machine, apt-get can't seem to understand simple directions. Migrate to floppy, type apt-get install filename.deb and NOTHI

Re: IMAP MUA and filtering

2001-01-18 Thread Damon Muller
Hi Matthew, On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 10:36:48PM +, Matthew Sackman wrote: > Yes, Postfix does support .forward files, so this works well (I've just > installed maildrop and things seem to be working). Good to hear it! > I had no idea that mutt supported IMAP folders, so this comes as a very >

Re: expand the man page ??

2001-01-18 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Marcial Zamora III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # hey wusup yall ? recently converted from using Red Crap for a year, and am loving debian so far =) # I use a res of 1280x1024 in X.. when I open rxvt, and then a man page inside it, the man page only takes up half of the width of the terminal.. #

Re: Linux + Asus A7V

2001-01-18 Thread Shawn D'Alimonte
> My friend is trying to install debian and got strange problem. > Installation tells that he got no hd at all ... Any clues what is > wrong. Motherboard: asus a7v, processor: TB 750, HD : Maxtor 40.9 Gb > udma5 (ata100) I have this board, but don't have anything attached to the ATA100 controller

expand the man page ??

2001-01-18 Thread Marcial Zamora III
hey wusup yall ? recently converted from using Red Crap for a year, and am loving debian so far =) I use a res of 1280x1024 in X.. when I open rxvt, and then a man page inside it, the man page only takes up half of the width of the terminal.. or thereabouts anyway.. is there somethin I can chang

Success with TV output?

2001-01-18 Thread Brian
Anyone had any luck with one of the graphics cards with integrated composite out? I'd like to put together a system just for MAME, and I'd like to attach it to a large TV. I'm considering the Matrox G450, but can't seem to find any reference to using its TV out. _

Re: vi in ssh window

2001-01-18 Thread Robert Kerr
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > When I ssh in to my debian potato system and try to do something like vi, > > or dselect, the screen messes up. For example, the vi status line occurs > > at the top of the screen, and I can't see the line the cursor is currently > > on. I

Re: SSH

2001-01-18 Thread Justin B Rye
> Joris Lambrecht wrote: >> Only SSH 1 is OPEN. From what i recall SSH2 and following are licensed >> (payware) Jason Holland wrote: > incorrect. openssh is NOT licensed at all. it includes ssh v1, ssh v2 and > sftp-server. What you're trying to say is that it isn't *restrictively* licensed. (

Re: HD & RAM

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 04:50:15PM -0200, Antonio A. Lobato wrote: > > Do HD memory does change the eficience or the speed of my computer ? > Because I`m thinking about to buy a computer with only 2 or 3 gigabytes > of > HD, for to have more money to buy RAM memory, 128 or 256 megas.

Re: Why choose Debian?

2001-01-18 Thread Ken Weingold
I have to second this. I started using Linux in I think 1996 with Slackware and kernel 1.2.13. People always told me that if you want to really learn UN*X, get Slackware because it's usually broken and really forces you to do stuff manually. I then started using Red Hat since I heard great thing

Re: environment variables that updatedb uses

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:50:20PM -0500, RAccess wrote: > > Hi. I would like to know how to use the env variables such as PRUNEFS and > PRUNEPATHS. They are supposed to be exported from /etc/updatedb.conf but > they never do. updatedb runs without them. All I have changed so far is > contents of

Re: SSH

2001-01-18 Thread RAccess
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Nate Amsden wrote: > Josep Llaurad? Selvas wrote: > > > As you can see, there isn't any support to patented algorithms, thereby I > > don't know why the debian doesn't upgrade the version of ssh... > > probably because openssh2 came out after potato was frozen. and because > d

Re: I look for source/tips on "ed" old QNX.2 editor

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 03:02:49PM +, Jefsey Morfin wrote: > To all. > I come from QNX and Dos. I am quite used to the "ed"/"qed"/"ged" editor > from QNX 2 ported under Dos. IMHO simple, powerful and very stable with > nice features helping organizing smart code presentation. Would anyone kno

RE: SSH

2001-01-18 Thread Joris Lambrecht
Only SSH 1 is OPEN. From what i recall SSH2 and following are licensed (payware) check out www.ssh.com or www.openssh.org greetings, J.L. -Original Message- From: Benjamin Pharr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:04 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject:

Re: 2.2r2 and 3c509 network card

2001-01-18 Thread Frank Copeland
On 18 Jan 01 18:45:13 GMT, David S. Bach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Debian 2.2r2 (kernel 2.2.18pre21) is unable to use the 3c509 ISA network card. Consider yourself lucky you aren't stuck with an SMC Elite or Ultra. In my experience the 3COM cards tend to Just Work with little persuasion. I wil

Re: rescue floppy

2001-01-18 Thread ktb
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 03:59:30PM +0100, Knud S?rensen wrote: > Hi > > > I have been looking for a rescue floppy image > on ftp.uk.debian.org > but i can't seams to find one. > > I there anybody who can point me to it. > ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/

Re: [OT] sound card recommendations

2001-01-18 Thread Jon Pennington
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 11:41:31AM -0500, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > > Yes, the 4DWave is what I've now. It's good, and cheap, and I do > appreciate that they've supported free driver development. I've bought > 2 of their cards because of that. However, the card isn't really > appropriate for m

RE: Why choose Debian?

2001-01-18 Thread Joris Lambrecht
YIHA!:) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:46 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Why choose Debian? When I first started with Linux it was with Slackware with kernel 2.0 which I got of a CD accompanying th

Re: vi in ssh window

2001-01-18 Thread Gary Hennigan
"Robert Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I ssh in to my debian potato system and try to do something like vi, > or dselect, the screen messes up. For example, the vi status line occurs > at the top of the screen, and I can't see the line the cursor is currently > on. In dselect the same t

Re: SSH

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
Josep Llauradó Selvas wrote: > As you can see, there isn't any support to patented algorithms, thereby I > don't know why the debian doesn't upgrade the version of ssh... probably because openssh2 came out after potato was frozen. and because debian is a good distribution they won't allow such ne

Why Debian Is Great!

2001-01-18 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
Hi folks, this could be meant as a reply to the "Why choose Debian?" thread, but I haven't actually read it. I've been too busy fiddling with my system the last couple of days. For over a year now, I have been using Debian slink on my home machine, an old Pentium 133. I have tried Linux in 1995

Re: X/xfstt won't render truetype fonts

2001-01-18 Thread Viktor Rosenfeld
mike polniak wrote: > > # xfstt --sync > > xfstt: sync in directory "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/." > > Found 16 fonts. > > # > > > > `xlsfonts` will list them, but they won't render in X. X reverts to > > some default font, fixed I think. > > You may have to re-cre

Re: Problem with loop mount

2001-01-18 Thread Jon Forsberg
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 01:12:06PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Jon Forsberg wrote: > > # dd bs=1M seek=300 count=0 of=bigfile > > That makes a file that consits of a single 300mb hole. (run du on it) > > > If I create the loopfile with "dd bs=1M count=300 if=/dev/zero of=bigfile" > > instead (which

Re: PCMCIA modules and kernel 2.2.18

2001-01-18 Thread Pollywog
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:21:39 -0800, Michael Epting said: > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:52:18PM +, Pollywog wrote: > > > > Is there a problem with the PCMCIA modules in kernel 2.2.18? > > I can build the modules for kernel 2.2.16 but not 2.2.18 and I have > > tried both several times. >

Re: bmp to jpg conversion

2001-01-18 Thread Carl Fink
Although ImageMagick is clearly the common choice, I personally like Mogrify because it handles globbing better and is fast and efficient. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED]

emacs+wl+woody

2001-01-18 Thread Sven Gaerner
Hi, I have ugraded my system to the unstable dist Woody and now have a problem. I'm using emacs with wl for mails. My mail server is a cyrus imapd that comes with Debian 2.2 (potato). After updgrading I can not login into my mail server. When I start wl I get the information that my mail server d

Re: windows

2001-01-18 Thread David Steinberg
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > I am running helix (now ximian) gnome in a potato 2.2r box together > with sawfish as window manager. I wonder why there are some windows > which I cannot take control over them, as for example the > "about" windows, the confirmation windows, the o

Re: Looking for a driver for a sound card

2001-01-18 Thread Jim Lynch
OK, I see three devices connected to IRQ 9. No I/O addresses overlap. THe USB port, my Ethernet controller and the audio board are all IRQ 9. I though sharing of IRQs is OK these days. Is Linux different in that respect from Win9x? Everything works on Win95, or at least the audio and ethernet co

Re: bmp to jpg conversion

2001-01-18 Thread Jon Pennington
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 01:39:04PM -0500, aidanc wrote: > I'm not sure where to start, but I need to convert about 280 .bmp files > to .jpg format. Is there a utility or script that would convert them all > at once? I'd use `convert' from the ImageMagick package. Something like: $ conver

Re: cdrecord

2001-01-18 Thread David A. Rogers
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Benjamin Pharr wrote: > I have an IDE CDRW drive that I want to be able to use in linux. I have > done "apt-get install cdrecord". I have read the CD Writing HOWTO and I > know I have to enable SCSI emulation, but can anyone who has done it in > Debian tell me the easiest wa

Re: vi in ssh window

2001-01-18 Thread dochawk
> Hi, > When I ssh in to my debian potato system and try to do something like vi, > or dselect, the screen messes up. For example, the vi status line occurs > at the top of the screen, and I can't see the line the cursor is currently > on. In dselect the same type things happen, stuff gets printe

Re: [OT] sound card recommendations

2001-01-18 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:22:49PM -0500, Sean wrote: > Before spending hundreds, I'd look into spending about $50 for a Trident > 4DWave. The ALSA support is great, and you can help show your support for a > company that released their hardware specifications so good Linux drivers > could be bu

Re: Debian is safer than this ? I REALLY HOPE SO !

2001-01-18 Thread Phil Brutsche
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > <> > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/16168.html Anything that runs the vulnerable versions of those programs is vulnerable, including Debian. The key is to keep up to date with

installing licq: libqt2 problems

2001-01-18 Thread William Leese
Hi all, when trying to install licq using apt-get i receive the following error: -- Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: licq-plugin-qt2: Depends: libqt2 (>= 1:2.0.2-1.0) E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a soluti

Re: printing broken in potato install

2001-01-18 Thread Doug Hespe
Thanks, Bob. When I looked at modconf it indicated that the lp module was now in the kernel--probably because I followed Sebastiaan and Mike's suggestions. My next task will be to reboot and see if it stays there. Regards, Doug. On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 11:39:38AM -0500, Bob Underwood wrote: >

Re: printing broken in potato install

2001-01-18 Thread mike polniak
Doug Hespe wrote: > Thanks Sebastiaan and Mike: insmod lp.o did the trick. > My next task will be to work out a way of getting this to happen > automatically on boot-up, probably in one of the rc scripts. For kernel modules to load at boot time check out /etc/modules in man modules. And

Re: Woody vs 2.4.0 (+framebuffer)

2001-01-18 Thread Hall Stevenson
> Second, > > I've enabled framebuffer support but this screws my video > in textmode when i jump to a console from X. How do i > disable this without the need to recompile ? > (i'm currently using XFree86 4.0.2 with a Matrox G200 > 8MB, i've also installed the matrox beta driver) I've got the sam

helix update

2001-01-18 Thread Fernando Carvajal
I ve update helix(gnome-core 1.2.4) for debian 2.2r0 and gmix can´t find /dev/mixer and it said that it there is no /dev/dsp. The problem is that the ALSA driver worked fine before. does any one know what`s can going on? perhaps has the update changed modules.conf ? any idea is welcome thank

Re: Looking for a driver for a sound card

2001-01-18 Thread mike polniak
Jim Lynch wrote: > OK, I see three devices connected to IRQ 9. No I/O addresses overlap. > THe USB port, my Ethernet controller and the audio board are all IRQ 9. > I though sharing of IRQs is OK these days. Is Linux different in that > respect from Win9x? Everything works on Win95, or at least

Fwd: Farai Please Give Some Feedback

2001-01-18 Thread ReginaldDeLaney
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Re: SSH

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
Benjamin Pharr wrote: > > While logging into my Debian box using ssh I noticed that it is setup to > use SSH version 1 by default. This protocol is widely known to have > security problems. Does anyone know why Debian is still using it? Below I > have pasted a link from the official ssh.org FAQ

Re: re cdrw

2001-01-18 Thread Kenneth Scharf
I've had my cdrw drive for a while, I used it under slink. I guess the standard Debian kernels are a little different now than under slink, or I just took some information in the CDR howto a little to verbatium. Anyway I have always built my own kernels with only what I needed in them and have on

Re: mailing list digest splitting

2001-01-18 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 12:18:28PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > on Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:04:40PM +0530, Rajesh Fowkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have new to this mailing list. Subscribed just yesterday. This is my > > first mail to the list. Planning to install Debia

problems with nfsd with 2.2.18?

2001-01-18 Thread Nate Amsden
because ethan bensen said it was good (hi ethan! :) ) i decided to try out the kernel mode nfsd in 2.2.18(on all my other boxes i use user mode nfs). but i get this on my client(running 2.2.17): Jan 18 07:44:38 aphro kernel: RPC: garbage, retrying 19574 Jan 18 07:44:38 aphro kernel: RPC: garbage,

Re: 2.4.0 and shared memory

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 12:10:39PM +0100, Mirek Kwasniak wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 11:14:34PM -0800, Calyth wrote: > > As you bring this up I do notice that it happens on my machine too. > Answer is - 2.4.0 has new filesystem (why? I don't know) and whithout > mounting it you can use shar

Re: mailing list digest splitting

2001-01-18 Thread kmself
on Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:04:40PM +0530, Rajesh Fowkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > I have new to this mailing list. Subscribed just yesterday. This is my > first mail to the list. Planning to install Debian in a short time once I > receive > the Debian CD's burnt from one of my friend

Re: Ethernet config

2001-01-18 Thread David Wright
Quoting Lorint Hendschel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Li Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 10:07:39PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] sicrîheut: > > Can you ping from the other machines to your linux machine ? > No. > > I see you use the 10base T port, does your hub indicate that the > > netword card is functioning ? > I

Re: Problem with loop mount

2001-01-18 Thread Joey Hess
Jon Forsberg wrote: > # dd bs=1M seek=300 count=0 of=bigfile That makes a file that consits of a single 300mb hole. (run du on it) > If I create the loopfile with "dd bs=1M count=300 if=/dev/zero of=bigfile" > instead (which is the "normal" way to do it, I guess) everything works. > > So is this

vi in ssh window

2001-01-18 Thread Robert Kerr
Hi, When I ssh in to my debian potato system and try to do something like vi, or dselect, the screen messes up. For example, the vi status line occurs at the top of the screen, and I can't see the line the cursor is currently on. In dselect the same type things happen, stuff gets printed on lines

RE: Debian is safer than this ? I REALLY HOPE SO !

2001-01-18 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
Greetings, Well, I just happen to be checking my log files when I came across some unusual access requests. I run portsentry and it didn't report anything, however I do have ftpd listening (my portsentry config does not check that port). I found some odd ftp requests, so just to be evil,

Re: can't ssh into box anymore

2001-01-18 Thread David B . Harris
To quote "John F. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # Hello # # I tried to connect to the box from a machine which I have never # used as a client before. It failed also. Please be more specific with your problem. What versions of SSH are on each machine? What operating systems are on each machine? In

Re: Sid- or Woody- CD-images

2001-01-18 Thread Morgan Terry
Stephen Rueger wrote: > > Hello! > > Is there a way to create installation-CDs with woody or sid instead of > potato? I'm asking because a friend of mine wants to install sid, but > he hasn't the possibility of updating via internet. > Has someone a hint? > > Thanks in advance > > Stephen Ruege

Re: [OT] sound card recommendations

2001-01-18 Thread Arthur H. Johnson II
I like my Ensonique. Its a model 1370 I believe. On Thursday 18 January 2001 11:41, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:22:49PM -0500, Sean wrote: > > Before spending hundreds, I'd look into spending about $50 for a Trident > > 4DWave. The ALSA support is great, and you can

Re: Download and create CD image for installation on Pentium 100

2001-01-18 Thread Rino Mardo
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 01:15:50PM -0600 or thereabouts, Vernon Buck wrote: > I am new to the Linux arena have some experience with SCO OpenServer5. I am > trying out different versions of Linux to see which ones suite our needs as > a SCO replacement, Debian is one version I want to test. But I

Re: Linux + Asus A7V

2001-01-18 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> My friend is trying to install debian and got strange problem. Installation > tells that he got no hd at all ... Any clues what is wrong. > Motherboard: asus a7v, processor: TB 750, HD : Maxtor 40.9 Gb udma5 (ata100) Is it the mpotherboard that uses HPT370 [software RAID] controller? If it is t

Re: emu10k1 module

2001-01-18 Thread Martin Albert
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Benjamin Black wrote: > > > alias sound-slot-1emu10k1 > > how do you figure this out? i mean where exactly do you look to find > out what the standard aliases are for sound card, network card, video > card, tv card, etc? where exactly did you read about sound-slot-0

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem (*help*, *help*)

2001-01-18 Thread Martin Albert
> Sven - who is desparate to run 2.4.0 # # Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) # CONFIG_MD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set # CONFIG_MD_LINEAR is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID0 is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID1 is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID5 is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LVM=y CONFIG_LVM_PROC_FS=y try to leave t

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