Xfree4 is off the screen

im running Xfree86 and the screen is just too large looking the virtual screen that's wider than the monitor. but unlike having the virtual screen i can't scroll offscreen. i've tried to use the line "ViewPort 0 0" in subsection "display" subsection but the same thing happens. attach is my XF

Re: libggi

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 03:56:51 +0100 (MET), Roberto Diaz said: > Hi! > > I am trying to use this library.. today I've tryied to compile my first > example but I find I havent ggi.h nowhere :? libggi2-dev but I got it from "woody" -- Andrew

Re: X Problems

I think for Voodoo, SVGA should be the one, but not sure. Anyway, if you do not even identify problem clearly, no one will help you. You must be in potato. Are you??? What is error message? What configuration utility used. Debian is easier than compiling yourself but it ain't Red Hat. > No Mou

Re: lo:unknown interface

> Nick wrote: > > I recently upgrade from potato to unstable and ran into some difficulties > w/ my network interfaces. > > > when i try to restart my network ie: /etc/init.d/networking restart > I get the following message > SIOCSIFADDR: Bad file desriptor > lo: unknown interface: Bad file descr

libggi

Hi! I am trying to use this library.. today I've tryied to compile my first example but I find I havent ggi.h nowhere :? It also happens that debian has installed only the following: bash-2.03$ ggi-demo LibGG: unable to open lib: /usr/lib/ggi/display/X.so: cannot open shared object file: No suc

lo:unknown interface

hello,   I recently upgrade from potato to unstable and ran into some difficulties w/ my network interfaces.   I remeber something being mentioned before on the list about this.   when i try to restart my network ie: /etc/init.d/networking restart I get the following message SIOCSIFADDR: Bad

Re: strings... what needs to be installed?

>> Hi, i need an automated way to get file information from pdf files >> (sepcifically the metatags) >> >> on a bsd system we use "strings" in a script to get that information. >> >> on a potato r2 box with a base install and not a lot else what do i >> need to install to be able to use "strings"?

procmail and keeping mail on the POP

I've been using maildir mailboxes forever, and want to change that, putting my personal mail onto my local POP server. However, when I change my procmail recipes from inbox to ! jonathan It just takes another ride through procmail, and bounces it back out after a couple dozen trips. How can I

Re: strings... what needs to be installed?

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, John Griffiths wrote: > Hi, i need an automated way to get file information from pdf files > (sepcifically the metatags) > > on a bsd system we use "strings" in a script to get that information. > > on a potato r2 box with a base install and not a lot else what do i > need to

strings... what needs to be installed?

Hi, i need an automated way to get file information from pdf files (sepcifically the metatags) on a bsd system we use "strings" in a script to get that information. on a potato r2 box with a base install and not a lot else what do i need to install to be able to use "strings"? Thanks. John

TTL

alright, let's clear up this issue... TTL is time to live, you knew that. time to live is a 32 bit integer telling resolver caches how long (seconds) to keep an RR in memory. negative TTL is telling them how long to store errors (no such domain, minimum 3 hours). TTL is really time to live, not t

Re: alsa sound

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Alan Chandler wrote: > On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:24:54 +0100, Philipp Schulte wrote: > > > >modprobe emu10k1 > > > >> So ... I am now running 2.2.18pre21, and the alsa .debs are all the > >> versions that use those kernel headers. > > > >I think the 2.2.18pre-series have the

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

or you do as i do, give your zone a refresh time of 5 minutes or so and use rndc to update the zone. this is of course bind 9, but you could use nsupdate on bind 8 to accomplish the same. read about it on the web. for reference, the domain i am talking about is dyn.madduck.net, so if you do a soa l

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

> These services enable You to change Your IP with a simple HTTP GET string > like : > > GET www.dyndns.org/sgi-bin/update?user=USER&pass=PASS&host=HOST&ip=IP Not via HTTPS? Sending stuff like this in cleartext surely is a security hazard!?

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

Hmmthat's very interesting. I'm no expert either and I would like to know if that is what that field actually does. Reading all the documentation that I have I never really figured out what that meant... Any experts out there want to enlighten us on this subject?? Leonard Leblanc - Ori

Re: pppoe stop working after upgrading to Kernel 2.4.1

yes i think i do have the patched pppd from rrr... waterloo? but it seems like I am getting error from ppp.log saying: Jan 30 14:25:33 Mercury pppd[473]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0 Jan 30 14:25:33 Mercury pppd[473]: Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: Invalid argument Jan 30 14:25:33 Mercur

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

On Sunday 11 February 2001 17:42, Erik Reuter wrote: > I'm trying to find an easy way to programmatically change a few DNS > records. Specifically, I want to be able to change the IP number that is > pointed to by my domain name with a program that is run from a cron job. > I'd like some suggestion

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

I'm not a DNS expert, so correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the TTL field affect this? I've set the TTL field (as well as refresh and retry, since I'm not totally clear on the functions of each) to 3600 and when I have the DNS records manually most remote hosts seem to find me within an hour, som

Re: DNS Records - changing programmatically?

It's a great idea, but unfortunately when DNS records are changed it takes 24-72 hours for the change to take affect through all the root name servers. The best bet that I can think of is run two nameservers (with linux boxes) - one on each line and if one can't be found the DNS records will automa

DNS Records - changing programmatically?

I'm trying to find an easy way to programmatically change a few DNS records. Specifically, I want to be able to change the IP number that is pointed to by my domain name with a program that is run from a cron job. I'd like some suggestions about the best and easiest way to do this. Here's the situ

cdwriter configuration problems

I have been having trouble getting my cdwriter to work using xcdroast. I got it to the point of writing an audio cd when all it produced was 12 tracks of noise and a new beer coaster. When looking at the ide/scsi devices recognized by xcdroast the cdwriter is shown under both scsi and ide devic

Re: deleting ~

Robert Cymbala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But why delete your home directory? "~ (1 char) named directory" and > "my home directory" are the same thing: He said "~ (1 char) named directory *in* my home directory". moritz -- Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.chaosdorf.de/m

Re:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:35:02 -0700 (MST) Jason Gunthorpe writes: JG> All we need is the *full headers* from the message. Our server uses VERP, JG> the address he is subscribed with is sent to him in the envelope sender. I just have told them send me headers. Susumu Takuwa

X Problems

Hallo Debian Support, I've got a Problem here!My X-Server just won't work with Debian!I can't fix it!I have allround Hardware here but doesn't work! My Hardware: 1.Intel 740 PCI 2.Soundblaster 16 PnP 3.Voodoo II 4.Haupauge PCI 5.Logitech Mouse M-BE58 (First/Pilot Wheel Mouse) 6.4,2 GB IDE 7.Epson

Re:

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Susumu Takuwa wrote: > UB> That will sort out their problems, as well > UB> as ours. I am still receiving mail from > UB> them. > > OK, I will try explaining to them again. All we need is the *full headers* from the message. Our server uses VERP, the address he is subscr

Re:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:58:27 +0530 USM Bish writes: UB> How difficult is it to explain to the folk UB> at unix,inc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> the real UB> procedure to unsubscribe to this list ? I suggested them to unsubscribe this list by using web form(http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/

Re: Missing "From:" in mutt

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 09:50:01PM +0400, Rino Mardo wrote: > I'm using the same ~/.muttrc I've been using and lately I've reinstalled my > debian and used 2.2r0 (apt-get to the latest) and kernel 2.4.1 (no ReiserFS > support yet). The funny thing I noticed is that the "From:" line in mutt > doesn

Re: Shell-script question

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 09:07:02AM -0600, ktb wrote: > > I missed the first part of this so I apologize if I'm repeating but make > the permissions of your script something like - > -rwxrw-rwx1 root root > and see if that helps. no don't, that is a huge security hole. the permissions sh

Re: CD-RW trouble

>> John, >> >> Here is my script: /usr/local/sbin/wipe_writer >> #!/bin/sh >> cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=all speed=4 >> eject /dev/scd0 >> >> Just wonder if a speed entry will help.. > >I doubt it, but specifying dev=0,0,0 instead of dev=scd0 might do the trick. >Use "cdrecord -scanbus" to dete

Re: CD-RW trouble

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 11:24:06AM -0800, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > John, > > Here is my script: /usr/local/sbin/wipe_writer > #!/bin/sh > cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=all speed=4 > eject /dev/scd0 > > Just wonder if a speed entry will help.. I doubt it, but specifying dev=0,0,0 instead of

Re: domain setup & email/DSL

On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 11:44:09AM -0500, b3 wrote: > Glenn Becker wrote: > > > typing in the numeric ip or localhost gets me to the default page fine, of > > course. maybe i need to read up on DNS ... :-S > > Not a bad idea - although the documention can get a bit confusing, so be > forewarned

Re: deleting ~

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 08:40:23PM +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: > I've a ~ (1 char) named directory in my home directory :) > How could I delete it? ``userdel'' will delete a user account and related files. But why delete your home directory? "~ (1 char) named directory" and "my home directory"

Re: deleting ~

%> rm "~" will do the job... Leonard Leblanc - Original Message - From: "Attila Csosz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: deleting ~ > Hi, > > I've a ~ (1 char) named directory in my home directory :) > How could I delete it? > > Thanks > Attila

Re: insmod: Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.17/modules.dep

In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 06:49:53PM -0500 Erik, I found the thread on debian-user where you and others were discussing the problem with timestamps on /etc/modules.conf and /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.dep: http://lists.debian.org/debian

Re: deleting ~

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 08:40:23PM +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: > I've a ~ (1 char) named directory in my home directory :) > How could I delete it? $rmdir "~" Phil

unresolved symbols in kernel compile

Hi all, I am a newcomer to debian, but I am already a big fan. Apt-get is great and this list is also quite useful. I have used the list archive for solutions to many of my issues so far. Now I have one that I don't know the solution. I am trying to build a new kernel to support my sound card,

Re: deleting ~

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 08:40:23PM +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: > I've a ~ (1 char) named directory in my home directory :) > How could I delete it? quote it so the shell doesn't 'interpret' it. % echo ~ /home/yourlogin % echo \~ ~ % echo '~' ~ % mv \~ somethingSensible -- It is always hazardous

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 08:04:24 -0600, you wrote: > >It tells you exactly which upgrades you need. In my case for a 2.4.1 >kernel I needed - >modutils 2.4.0 >e2fsprogs 1.19 >on a stock Potato box. you need to update pppd too Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.chandler.u-net.com

Re: alsa sound

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:24:54 +0100, Philipp Schulte wrote: >modprobe emu10k1 > >> So ... I am now running 2.2.18pre21, and the alsa .debs are all the >> versions that use those kernel headers. > >I think the 2.2.18pre-series have the emu10k1 module included. Install >the kernel-source and do: >

deleting ~

Hi, I've a ~ (1 char) named directory in my home directory :) How could I delete it? Thanks Attila -- - Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Debian 2.2 Linux / 2.2.13 / qmail - - PGP key: gpg --keyserver keys.pgp.com --recv-key 0x2cc33

Re: Apache Virtual Host.

from my httpd.conf: NameVirtualHost 130.58.82.235:80 ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ServerName www.pantsfullofunix.net ServerAlias pantsfullofunix.net ServerPath /pantsfullofunix.net DocumentRoot "/home/apache/pantsfullofunix.net" ErrorLog /var/log/apa

Re: apt-get: 93 Protocol error

On Sunday 11 February 2001 08:29, Mike McNally wrote: > Ok, 93 protocol fixed w/ new apt... next error: > > Could not connect to localhost:8080 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection > refused) > HTTP_PROXY=192.168.1.1:8080 or FTP_PROXY=192.168.1.1:port > I have a poor understanding of a firewa

Re: mke2fs: invalid arg to ext2 library ?

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:21:24PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock > > --i didn't get any response before, so i'm trying a different > --subject line. if this is the wrong place to ask, pliz direct > --me to the right one... > > i

Re: odd delay with ssh and ipchains

Actually, I blocked my DNS connection and it was timing out... :-\ Tim Jason Schepman wrote: Tim, I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I assume that you're running ssh as a daemon. If this is the case, mine does the same thing. Sometimes my ssh connections don't even go through until

Re: mke2fs: invalid arg to ext2 library ?

will trillich wrote: > > Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock > > --i didn't get any response before, so i'm trying a different > --subject line. if this is the wrong place to ask, pliz direct > --me to the right one... i saw the last post but since noone has repli

Apache Virtual Host.

Hello Everyone...   This has been holding me up for the past week or so and I just can't seem to find my error.  Maybe you guys can help me out with this one.  I am running bind for my DNS.  My web-site is currently accessable through www.emergeknowledge.com and through test.emergeknowledge.

Problem building X 4.0.2 from debian source

Hi, I've encountered a problem today while trying to build X 4 from source, with adapted Matrox driver from the Matrox site (I have a G450). I've posted this already to this list as a CC from a mail to a xfree86 mailing list, but now I'm fairly certain it's a Debian-specific problem, since I've su

Re: kernel compilation guide?

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:49:10PM -0500, Glenn Becker wrote: > > All, > > I try to tune in to any discussions of how to compile a new / custom > kernel on the list, but I was wondering ... is there a convenient doc on > how to do this the Debian way? I am currently running 2.2.17 & don't feel >

Re: Shell-script question [solved]

On 2001-02-11 14:26 +0100, Andre Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote a shell script "/usr/local/bin/mailcheck" (/usr/local/bin/ is in > $PATH of my potato bash) that gives a list of pon "targets" (diff. > ISPs), and is owned by root., perms 755. I've virtually no experience > with shell scr

Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH

On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 06:46:11PM +, Oliver Elphick wrote: > "Stan Brown" wrote: > >Whats the deal with LD_LIBRARY_PATH in Debian? > > > >I have a ORACLE::DBD perl module that needs this set to include the Oralce > s > >hared > >libs. I guess I can just set this in each users .p

mke2fs: invalid arg to ext2 library ?

Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock --i didn't get any response before, so i'm trying a different --subject line. if this is the wrong place to ask, pliz direct --me to the right one... i tried the potato mke2fs on /dev/hda9 hda10 hda11, but only one of the three w

Re: eth0 unknown option

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>it was written: >i added the line > >iface eth0 inet dhcp > >into /etc/network/interfaces >and when i restart /etc/init.d/networking i says eth0 i an unknown option... i >think that my ethernet card has been detected cause when i do /proc/pci doesn't indicate that

Re: trouble installing GNOME

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:00:20PM +0100, Jeroen Valcke wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install GNOME on my system. > I followed the instructions from the GNOME User FAQ. > So I added deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian > unstable main to my sources.list > I ran apt-get updat

module configuration problem (3c515 and ppa)

I'm attempting to install debian 2.2r on a new Dell 4100, and I'm having problems with two modules. My network card is 3c905c-tx, and I've tried installing the 3c515 module using both no arguments and irq=3. In both cases I get an error message: invalide paramater param_irq. Any suggestions o

eth0 unknown option

i added the line iface eth0 inet dhcp into /etc/network/interfaces and when i restart /etc/init.d/networking i says eth0 i an unknown option... i think that my ethernet card has been detected cause when i do cat /proc/pci i can see the name of my 3com mini-pci card detected. _

Re: mh-rmail in emacs falls over at 10k messages.

> I was starting to enjoy using mh-rmail mode in emacs. It suddenly > stopped displaying messages, even though it would read them, at > message (or there abouts). G'day Paul, gruess Robert. MH and mh-e can handle the big message numbers just fine, but a little configuration is necessa

Re: kernel compilation guide?

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:49:10PM -0500, Glenn Becker wrote: > > All, > > I try to tune in to any discussions of how to compile a new / custom > kernel on the list, but I was wondering ... is there a convenient doc on > how to do this the Debian way? I am currently running 2.2.17 & don't feel >

ssh version ?

hello, I was wondering what the deal is with the version of ssh. 1.2.3-9.2 is the latest version shipped with Debian. But the original sources say : 2.3.0p1 Can someone enlighten me on this? -- /bye [EMAIL PROTECTED] People using html in email should be shot. By US Code Title 47, Sec

Installation help

I just completed an install of debian 2.2r2 by 3.5 floppy. The machine I installed on was on a Sager notebook (Pentium 66, 16mb ram, 3.5 floppy, 1.4g HD and two PCMCIA card). I did not have any problem installing Debian. It was actually easy. I wanted to install debian using an external PCMCIA C

kernel compilation guide?

All, I try to tune in to any discussions of how to compile a new / custom kernel on the list, but I was wondering ... is there a convenient doc on how to do this the Debian way? I am currently running 2.2.17 & don't feel any great *need* to upgrade/date, but would like the know-how. Thx, Glenn

Re: Small debian install

Hi Neil, Yes, I have similar, but I have 32 mb of ram in it. The box is a rock solid and I do mean rock solid p75 intel. If you can find another old box, steal the memory and it should be a fine bench box or present for someone who hasn't experienced linux before. Enjoy On Saturday 10 Febru

Re: CD-RW trouble

John, Here is my script: /usr/local/sbin/wipe_writer #!/bin/sh cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=all speed=4 eject /dev/scd0 Just wonder if a speed entry will help.. hth. On Sunday 11 February 2001 03:00, John Griffiths wrote: > ok, i'm trying to set up a CDRW > > i've got SCSI emulation going, > >

any one running sips (sips.sourceforge.net)??

i've tried to get sips (a really nice and simple databaseless weblog) running on two different debian boxes without luck. for some reason it's not parsing some of the templates right. i thought maybe i'd tweaked something wrong but i just it again on a default install of debian and i get the sam

eth0: unknown interface: No such device

OK here's the deal I'm trying to make a bare-bonez floppy distribution with networking capability. I'm testing it on my usual workstation. This machine uses the 3c59x driver for eth0. Now, I've compiled the 3c59x driver into the kernel on the floppy distro, but when I run ifconfig I get:

Re: Uncompilable sources - SOLVED

On Saturday 10 February 2001 01:37, Oliver Elphick wrote: > csj wrote: > >The short of it: A number of debian sources won't compile > > because of the following problem: > > > >usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb > > ... > > >debian:/# dpkg -L libdb2-dev | grep "libdb2.so" > >/usr/lib/libdb2.

Re: Printing woes

Check http://www.linuxprinting.org/ You should be able to configure manually with this info. Also try printtool in testing. It works with LPRNG (Not with BSD yet despite message). Need to edit /etc/init.d/lprng at this moment. Now uniprint drivers works too. Canon can use old driver and uniprin

Re: Missing "From:" in mutt

El Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 09:50:01PM +0400, Rino Mardo dijo: -| I'm using the same ~/.muttrc I've been using and lately I've reinstalled my -| debian and used 2.2r0 (apt-get to the latest) and kernel 2.4.1 (no ReiserFS -| support yet). The funny thing I noticed is that the "From:" line in mutt -| do

upgrade.

I want to upgrade my Potato box to woody, wich is in testing I believe. Could someone be nice enough to tell me what to add to my source list and what commands to use to do the upgrade. Thanks in advance.

Re: fstab for cd-rw

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 05:27:24PM +1100, John Griffiths wrote: > it was on as hd3, now when i run You mean hdc Make softlink from /dev/scd0 to /dev/cdrom (If it is the only CDROM, Otherwise use other name like /dev/cdrw) Then add forrowing to /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso966

Re: update-menus not working? Here is my info.

--- joost witteveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 2001/02/10(6)/10:02, Xucaen wrote: > > > > > ?package(jed):needs="text" \ > > > > section="Apps/Editors" \ > > > > title="jed" \ > > > > command="/usr/bin/jed" > [ ... and `dpkg -l jed' shows it's

Missing "From:" in mutt

I'm using the same ~/.muttrc I've been using and lately I've reinstalled my debian and used 2.2r0 (apt-get to the latest) and kernel 2.4.1 (no ReiserFS support yet). The funny thing I noticed is that the "From:" line in mutt doesn't show my address although I've tested it and receivers do see my e

Re: PPP and the kernel 2.4.1

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 05:44:41PM +0100 or thereabouts, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi, > > I got the new kernel to work. > > But i can't esrtablish a PPP conection. > I have the newest PPPD. I got this error: > > Feb 11 17:36:53 raffaele pppd[234]: Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: > Invali

Re: Weirdness in mail

This happens when someone subscribe to this list and somehow kills account where he subscribed from. Just >/dev/null them. Regards. On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 11:05:28PM -0800, Mircea Luca wrote: > test > > all the mail I send to the list is going to some .jp address.Any ideas ? > It's only the m

Re: Shell-script question

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:42:15PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > On 2001-02-11 15:16 +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:26:51PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > > I wrote a shell script "/usr/local/bin/mailcheck" (/usr/local/bin/ is in > > > $PATH of my pot

Re: event viewer application

For all practical use, following may suffice your need. 1. Install mc (or install task-newbie) to get access to midnight commander. 2. Run from root (Xterm or console) # mc /var/log /proc 3. Play with TAB and all key combination you can think. You really do not need to know unix to navigat

Re: PPP and the kernel 2.4.1

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 05:44:41PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi, > > I got the new kernel to work. > > But i can't esrtablish a PPP conection. > I have the newest PPPD. What is the version of your PPP package. You need at least version 2.4.0f-1. I had the same problem with the PPP packag

Re:

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 10:22:11PM +0900, Susumu Takuwa wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 12:27:00 +0100 > Gary Jones writes: > > GJ> Nothing of interest, how unusual. Did anyone hear anything back from > GJ> the domain, or are we to take this to MAPS and get the sewer plugged? > > I req

Re: Perl warning on woody apt-get revisited

Just one more newbie question. If I run perl -V:d_setlocale using the gnome desktop, I get the error messages: > perl: warning: Setting locale failed. > perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: > LANGUAGE = (unset), > LC_ALL = (unset), > LANG = "c" I don't have this problem if I lo

PPP and the kernel 2.4.1

Hi, I got the new kernel to work. But i can't esrtablish a PPP conection. I have the newest PPPD. I got this error: Feb 11 17:36:53 raffaele pppd[234]: Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: Invalid argument I haven't receaved that with the 2.2 kernels How can i solve this? cheers, Raffaele --

Re: 3c59x.o: init_module: Device or resource busy

That's what I thought but when I tried it, it looks like ifconfig tried running modprobe automatically. I've got stuff in /etc/network/ though, maybe something there is screwing it up.. -chris On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Sebastiaan wrote: > Hi, > > if you compile the driver into the kernel, you

Re: trouble installing GNOME

Jeroen Valcke wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install GNOME on my system. > I followed the instructions from the GNOME User FAQ. > So I added deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian > unstable main to my sources.list > I ran apt-get update and after that did apt-get install task-

Re: Shell-script question

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 05:03:56PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > On 2001-02-11 16:48 +0100, ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:42:15PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > > On 2001-02-11 15:16 +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:2

Re: alsa sound

On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 08:00:12PM +, Alan Chandler wrote: > On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:25:49 +0100, Philipp Schulte wrote: > >Which kernel-version do you use? In newer versions there is a emu10k1 > >module in the sound section so you don't need alsa at all. > >Before the kernel-module I used als

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

Thanks kent This Proggie is realy the best i ever saw absolutly great!!! Thanks alot. That solves also much other problems i have. cheers, Raffaele On Sunday 11 February 2001 17:00, ktb wrote: > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 04:36:29PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > > Hi > > > > Yes, ok, i wil

Re: Shell-script question

On 2001-02-11 16:48 +0100, ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:42:15PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > On 2001-02-11 15:16 +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:26:51PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > > > I wrote a shell script "/usr

Re: pppoe stop working after upgrading to Kernel 2.4.1

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:21:49 +0100, Philippe Marzouk said: > Le sam, 10 fév 2001 19:59:52, Chun Kit Edwin Lau a écrit : > > Hi everyone, > > > >Does anyone have trouble using pppoe after upgrading to Kernel > > 2.4.1? > > > I use pppoe under 2.4.0 and switched from rp-pppoe that I us

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 04:36:29PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi > > Yes, ok, i will forget rpm. > > I tried your way over apt-get all worked fine until the compile process > started. Here is the output of apt-get: > > > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > Need to g

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

Hi Yes, ok, i will forget rpm. I tried your way over apt-get all worked fine until the compile process started. Here is the output of apt-get: Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... Need to get 977kB of source archives. dpkg-buildpackage: source package is e2fsprogs dpkg-buildpac

Unicode maps

In the process of removing and then re-installing Samba, I managed to wipe out (but not re-install) the /etc/samba/codepages directory. I have set up a couple of codepages (using source data from another application), but cannot find anything in unicode. Samba complains, naturally. Where would I

Build error 4.0.2 (debian)

Hi, I'm getting the following error message while trying to compile XF 4.0.2 from debian unstable: make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/xfree86-4.0.2/build-tree/xc/lib/Xft' rm -f xftcfg.o gcc -c -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -g -ansi -pedantic -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-protot

Re: Shell-script question

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:42:15PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > On 2001-02-11 15:16 +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:26:51PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > > I wrote a shell script "/usr/local/bin/mailcheck" (/usr/local/bin/ is in > > > $PATH of my pot

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:31:44PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi > > Thanks for that help. > > I got the modutils rpm from kernel.org and installed it with no probs. > > Now i downloaded the e2fs source files from the depian ftp. I got 3 files. > The main file, a diff file and a .dsc fil

Re: Shell-script question

On 2001-02-11 15:16 +0100, Erdmut Pfeifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:26:51PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > > I wrote a shell script "/usr/local/bin/mailcheck" (/usr/local/bin/ is in > > $PATH of my potato bash) that gives a list of pon "targets" (diff. > > ISPs), and is

Re: fstab for cd-rw

John Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: JG> Ok guys, using the helpful discussions on this list in the past JG> i've installed my shiny new cd-rw (for office backup purposes, not JG> MP3's) (There's absolutely nothing dishonorable IMHO about using a CD-RW to burn CDs of MP3s. Carrying around o

apt error

Hello, I get the following error when trying to reinstall glibc: napoli:~# apt-get --reinstall install glibc* Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Note, selecting libc6-pic instead of glibc-pic Note, selecting libc6 instead of glibc2.2 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly instal

Re: Shell-script question

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:26:51PM +0100, Andre Berger wrote: > I wrote a shell script "/usr/local/bin/mailcheck" (/usr/local/bin/ is in > $PATH of my potato bash) that gives a list of pon "targets" (diff. > ISPs), and is owned by root., perms 755. I've virtually no experience > with shell scriptin

Re: no keyboard with 2.4.1 on Powermac

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 01:39:57PM +0100, Sebastiaan wrote: note you will get more powerpc experts on debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org then on debian-user. > Hello, > > I am trying to compile kernel 2.4.1 on a PowerMac 7300, but I get the > following > errors, all related to the keyboard. It is

Re: Update from kernel 2.2 to 2.4 mit the stable release

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:21:15PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi, > > I use the stable (ptotato)-Debian release. Now i wan't to upgrade to the > 2.4.1 kernel (from the 2.2.18). Do i have to look at some special issues or > can i compile it the same way i did it with the 2.2? Do i need som

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Re: Cat-ting binary files to the console

On 2001-02-11 14:02 +0100, Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andre Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > # bash > > > set PS1="^V^O whatever> " > > > > Huh? Do you mean "export" instead of "set"? But the exported line > > displays verbatim here? (potato) > > > > ^V^O whatever

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