Re: [debian-user] still floundering -> PSEUDO-IMAGE

2001-11-02 Thread Blars Blarson
The pseudo-image kit is an overly-complicated dificult to use solution to a problem that was temporary. It attempts to distribute the bandwidth utilization, but it actually winds up increasing it in almost all instances. Ignore pik and just download the diban iso images. http://linuxiso.org/ has

Re: www.debian.org not responding

2001-11-02 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 11:44:06PM +0100, Jakob B. Jensen wrote: > P.S. Has anyone considered making the www.debian.org name be DNS > round robin-ed amongst several of the mirrors (the mirrors would > then mirror e.g. www.master.debian.org). This could distribute > load and increase uptime (if peo

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:37:35PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > We're currently playing with the Suse version because the guy who > started this heard the debian version doesn't work on anything better > than a Clasic very well. Now that IBM are playing nice(r), this may be the first glimps

Re: ISA AWE64 not detected

2001-11-02 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Chris, I just went back and got a SB-64 AWE card going on a second machine that I had just upgraded to "testing" last week. Here are the steps I had to go through: 1. Using apt-get, install the following packages from Debian if you don't already have them. "sndconfig", "awe-drv", and "isapnptoo

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread Cam Ellison
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello Faust et all, > > > Back to the person's question, do you know of port 766 being reserved for > anything? > I have a copy of Seifried's rather complete version of /etc/services. Port 766 is one of the very few that has no entry. It is n

[debian-user] still floundering -> PSEUDO-IMAGE

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Ugg, what a rite challenging day... I am having a dandy of a time "coming on board"... I put my ideological views aside and decided to get this beast installed. It seems that my media (CD) is bad... note to self do not discard deb CD in dusty pile for six months. Still, I will not go back to

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Hello Faust et all, I completely disagree with you, Faust. That view could be elitest. If you have a problem with the question don't answer. Sure, it is best to encourage people to be self sufficient -- they will also likely be the most successful. Linux, Debian and most other software need

Re: potato 2 woody upgrade problem

2001-11-02 Thread Eric Richardson
Bob Underwood wrote: On Friday 02 November 2001 20:26, Eric Richardson wrote: Hi, Added woody to sources.list, apt-get update, apt-get -u dist-upgrade and then waited a long time even on a DSL line to download and then the following happened. Get:489 http://http.us.debian.org woody/main xsite

Re: Recording CD's (data)

2001-11-02 Thread Blars Blarson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >On Fri Nov 2 11:57:15 2001 Justin R. Miller wrote... >>You should check out the CD-Writing-HOWTO from a place like linuxdoc.org >>or linux.com. I got a CD burner only a couple months ago, and after >>years of Linux had no idea how to use i

Re: automate maildelivery

2001-11-02 Thread David Rose
proftpd in message automate maildelivery (Wed, 10/31 14:31): > Hi, > > I would like to have my linuxbox sending me the /var/log/messages file on a > regular bases. > > Creating the syslog correct is not the problem, neither to run cron. > But how do i produce the mail including the attachment? >

Re: IDE CD recorder, in machine with SCSI tape?

2001-11-02 Thread Thomas Zimmerman
On 02-Nov 08:37, Stan Brown wrote: > K, at this point i've tried this on 2 different machines. Here's the > scenarion > > HP cd16ri CD recorder installed in machines with Aadaptec SCSI host card, > each has exactly on device on the SCSI bus. Both are Debian potato + > Progeny + 2.4x kernels ( one

Re: packages - packages list

2001-11-02 Thread Shaul Karl
> My typing here was wrong but I did it right before. I tried putting > Packages and Packages.gz on a floppy all I get is an error: > /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/Packages does not exist. I know I made a > mistake during the install but I've been over the manual a dozen times and > can not find

Re: Launching URL from Gnome-terminal

2001-11-02 Thread David Rose
Craig Dickson in message Re: Launching URL from Gnome-terminal (Wed, 10/31 08:46): > Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > on Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 12:04:17AM -0600, David Rose ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > wrote: > > > > > That said... how does one change the default browser for gnome-terminal > > > links >

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread Faust Andrei Tanasescu
Everyone in this mailing list agrees with me when I say that in order to drive a car, you first have to know how to operate it. It's the same thing with computing. How can you use a command if you haven't read the documentation, let alone the source. Even if my remark seemed a bit compulsive, it s

Re: potato 2 woody upgrade problem

2001-11-02 Thread Joey Hess
Eric Richardson wrote: > Get:489 http://http.us.debian.org woody/main xsitecopy 1:0.9.10-1 > [151kB] > Fetched 229MB in 1h3m28s (60.1kB/s) > > 86% [Scanning packages]Template parse error near "" at > /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/Template.pm line 102, chunk 2. > E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/dpkg-p

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
If this list is for both new and experienced users, the "RTFM" is far from appropiate. MTY, I wish I knew how to help. Best regards, Lloyd - Original Message - From: "Faust Andrei Tanasescu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Re: Port 766 > R

Re: potato 2 woody upgrade problem

2001-11-02 Thread Bob Underwood
On Friday 02 November 2001 20:26, Eric Richardson wrote: > Hi, > Added woody to sources.list, apt-get update, apt-get -u dist-upgrade and > then waited a long time even on a DSL line to download and then the > following happened. > > Get:489 http://http.us.debian.org woody/main xsitecopy 1:0.9.10-1

Re: Recording CD's (data)

2001-11-02 Thread Stan Brown
On Fri Nov 2 16:01:43 2001 Justin R. Miller wrote... > > >--5p8PegU4iirBW1oA >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Disposition: inline >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Thus spake Stan Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> I went there and read through it, and after recompil

IDE CD recorder, in machine with SCSI tape?

2001-11-02 Thread Stan Brown
K, at this point i've tried this on 2 different machines. Here's the scenarion HP cd16ri CD recorder installed in machines with Aadaptec SCSI host card, each has exactly on device on the SCSI bus. Both are Debian potato + Progeny + 2.4x kernels ( one 2.4.3, and 1 2.4.9). On the machine at home I h

Re: emacs20 requires xlibs and xfree86-common?

2001-11-02 Thread DvB
Kurt Lieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've always been a vim user, so I've never installed emacs on my machines. > However, I have a need for it now and when I went to install it, discovered > that it has all kinds of x-related dependencies (xfree86-common, xlibs, > libxaw7) > > Does anyo

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread Thomas Hallaran
Try 'netstat -vep --tcp' This might tell you a bit more about the proc listening on that port. 766 isn't reserved for any service that I know of or can find in my /etc/services on either of the machines I checked. Tom Hallaran Informatics Washington University Genome Sequencing Center 314-286-11

potato 2 woody upgrade problem

2001-11-02 Thread Eric Richardson
Hi, Added woody to sources.list, apt-get update, apt-get -u dist-upgrade and then waited a long time even on a DSL line to download and then the following happened. Get:489 http://http.us.debian.org woody/main xsitecopy 1:0.9.10-1 [151kB] Fetched 229MB in 1h3m28s (60.1kB/s) 86% [Scanning pa

Re: Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread Faust Andrei Tanasescu
RTFM && as root netstat -l -t --program -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net

Special 3D bar graphs

2001-11-02 Thread Simon Law
Hi there, I'm looking for an application that will give me transparent 3-D bar graphs. I want to have a bar graph will three levels of depth, but because some bars in front are too tall, they obscure the data behind them. I took a look at gnuplot, but it doesn't do what I need it to do.

Port 766

2001-11-02 Thread Yobb
Can anybody tell me what this port is for? When I nmap myself (localhost) I keep seeing that this port is open. I don't know what software is using this port? Any help would be appreciated. MTY

Re: emacs20 requires xlibs and xfree86-common?

2001-11-02 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Does anyone know what the correlation is between text-based emacs and x? > (this is the emacs20 package from woody -- NOT xemacs21) Is this something > I can safely override (probably not) or work around and still use the debian > package system? > emacs is big enough already that peopl

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Charles Briscoe-Smith
Carpenter, Dean wrote: > Hey All - > > I need to produce a screen-by-screen document detailing the woody/testing > install process for internal use here. So I need to be able to capture > each and every screen put up during the install to show what it looks like > and what choices should be pick

Re: GNUCash 1.6.4

2001-11-02 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On Sat, 3 Nov 2001, Stephen Brown wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to run GNUCash 1.6.4 and I get the following message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnucash > ERROR: no such module (g-wrapped gw-runtime) > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > I get the same error when running GNUCash 1.6.1. > > I did have 1.6.1

Re: 'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Alan Shutko
Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Currently running screen, root & user, with no such errors. > #dpkg -l screen libc6 > screen 3.9.10-0.1 > libc6 2.2.4-3 >^ you have -4 ii libc6 2.2.4-5GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone Works fine. --

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Wayne Topa
Carpenter, Dean([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Hey All - > > I need to produce a screen-by-screen document detailing the woody/testing > install process for internal use here. So I need to be able to capture each > and every screen put up during the install to show what it looks l

Re: 'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Wayne Topa
Karsten M. Self(kmself@ix.netcom.com) is reported to have said: > on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:50:04PM -0800, Karsten M. Self > (kmself@ix.netcom.com) wrote: > > See subject. > > > > When I invoke screen as an unpriviledged (ordinary) user, I get the > > following error: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECT

RE:emacs20 requires xlibs and xfree86-common?

2001-11-02 Thread Andrew Agno
Kurt Lieber writes: > Does anyone know what the correlation is between text-based emacs > and x? (this is the emacs20 package from woody -- NOT xemacs21) Is > this something I can safely override (probably not) or work around > and still use the debian package system? You can grab the emacs s

Re: packages - packages list

2001-11-02 Thread Shaul Karl
> > I have installed the base system via floppies ( only option ) and need to > > install additional "packages" to make "x" work. When I use "dselect" It is > > looking for a disk with a "package list". Where do I find it? > > > > I have tried "apt-get" and cannot get it to work on the floppy.

GNUCash 1.6.4

2001-11-02 Thread Stephen Brown
Hi All, I am trying to run GNUCash 1.6.4 and I get the following message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnucash ERROR: no such module (g-wrapped gw-runtime) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I get the same error when running GNUCash 1.6.1. I did have 1.6.1 running, but I installed the 1.7.0 source files from cvs, ins

Re: emacs20 requires xlibs and xfree86-common?

2001-11-02 Thread Craig Dickson
Kurt Lieber wrote: > I've always been a vim user, so I've never installed emacs on my machines. > However, I have a need for it now and when I went to install it, discovered > that it has all kinds of x-related dependencies (xfree86-common, xlibs, > libxaw7) > > Does anyone know what the corr

Re: Sangoma S514 Frame Relay card

2001-11-02 Thread Shaul Karl
> > Hi, > > Has anyone on the list successfully used a Sangoma S514 Frame Relay card > with Debian, potato to be more specific? > I have no experience with this kind of hardware. Sorry. Still, doesn't the kernel have some modules for Sangoma FR cards? Doesn't Sangoma support Linux? Perhaps yo

emacs20 requires xlibs and xfree86-common?

2001-11-02 Thread Kurt Lieber
I've always been a vim user, so I've never installed emacs on my machines. However, I have a need for it now and when I went to install it, discovered that it has all kinds of x-related dependencies (xfree86-common, xlibs, libxaw7) Does anyone know what the correlation is between text-based em

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 03:14:12PM -0800, Tim Moss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Apparently, on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 06:03:12PM -0500, Robb Kidd wrote: > Doing a serial install and capturing the contents of the terminal should > work fine. You may have to experiment with your terminal font to make

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 09:28:16AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello all, > > I am attempting to get into Linux/Debian in a big way. I have decided > that M$ WinXP is the last straw for my personal computing. > > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not respond

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Jakob B. Jensen
Try script(1) it records all terminal output to a file. You will need to "cheat" a little: First create an extra partition containing script, needed libraries and space for the script. Then start the boot floppy. Kill the install front end Mount the script partition on /typescript where it won

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Tim Moss
Apparently, on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 06:03:12PM -0500, Robb Kidd wrote: > Carpenter, Dean wrote: > > >I need to produce a screen-by-screen document detailing the woody/testing > >install process for internal use here. So I need to be able to capture > >each > >and every screen put up during the i

Re: Packages list?

2001-11-02 Thread Shaul Karl
> Thank you for your timely reply. > > I didn't mention this VGA laptop only has a floppy and harddrive. Cannot be > connected to any type of network. > > Using "dselect", on "access" it seems to recognize the floppy. On "update" > I put in the disk with three packages (.deb) I want to install

Re: Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Robb Kidd
Carpenter, Dean wrote: I need to produce a screen-by-screen document detailing the woody/testing install process for internal use here. So I need to be able to capture each and every screen put up during the install to show what it looks like and what choices should be picked. Any ideas on how

Sparc Image install now?

2001-11-02 Thread Robert L. Harris
We're gonna try the Debian version for sparc. There's a single root.bin but I don't have a floppy drive to install with, is there an "iso" for a CDROM that can do a network boot for Woody? I'm gonna try the ISO maker but would prefer just to download an ISO that'll boot off the net and go. :w

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Thomas Hallaran
Just curious what specifically in the debian sparc distro would POSSIBLY make it unusable on anything better than a classic while suse runs great on 64 bit machines. Rc scripts not optimized for 64 bit? the kernel is the kernel is the kernel. Tom Hallaran Informatics Washington University Genome S

burning CD Images?

2001-11-02 Thread Arden Spiller
Using Windows 95 with a HP 9350i CD burner. I've been trying to burn a Debian CD and I'm having trouble, to understate the matter. I downloaded ftp://debian.uchicago.edu/debian-cd/stable/official/2.2_rev3/i386/binary-i386-1.iso then downloaded md5sum.exe (from elsewhere) and checked the MD5 sum

Capturing install screenshots

2001-11-02 Thread Carpenter, Dean
Hey All - I need to produce a screen-by-screen document detailing the woody/testing install process for internal use here. So I need to be able to capture each and every screen put up during the install to show what it looks like and what choices should be picked. Any ideas on how best to do thi

Re: www.debian.org not responding

2001-11-02 Thread Jakob B. Jensen
Tip of the day: The Official Debian mirrors are called www.country.debian.org e.g. www.us.debian.org www.dk.debian.org www.jp.debian.org www.de.debian.org etc. Easy to remember. Would be easier if all country codes were valid (as aliases of some country with a real mirror).

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Ben Collins
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:37:35PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > A couple of us are playing with Linux on Sparc. It's supposed to be > rather nice. > > We're currently playing with the Suse version because the guy who > started this heard the debian version doesn't work on anythi

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:49:11PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Yall, | | - Original Message - | From: "dman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: | Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:24 PM | Subject: Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions | | | > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:13:24PM -080

Re: Woody and X4.01 colors are grainy

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 08:23:56AM -0600, Hanasaki JiJI ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Bingo! Actualy a depth of 8. I have read alot of docs and tried alot > of changes to the config file and cannot get the darn thing to run at > anything other than 8bits or any resolution other than the max on

Re: Exit behaviour of less

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 07:10:08PM -0600, Dave Sherohman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Previously, when exiting less, the displayed document remained on the > screen. Since an apt-get upgrade (in testing), however, less now > restores the prior display to its window when it exits. > > How do I ch

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Craig Dickson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would suggest adding to the "Code of conduct" > "Never send your messages in HTML; post on Debian topics in > plain text wrapped within 80 columns. Avoid attachments." Those are all good guidelines. Actually, wrapping at about 72 columns is better, since it leaves r

Re: matlab6 & java

2001-11-02 Thread danielt
We had some trouble getting Matlab to go until we installed the en_US locale, or something like that. We're running Debian unstable, and used... um... dpkg-reconfigure locales or something like that, and clicked the box for the en_US one. As I recall. : ). I'm still a little bit newbie-ish. Does i

Re: Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-02 Thread Jens Müller
Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think Karsten is wrong here. There is a "Code of Conduct" section > on http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ that prohibits the use of > foul language. Let me quote > > "Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the lists > via packet radio

Re: 'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:50:04PM -0800, Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) wrote: > See subject. > > When I invoke screen as an unpriviledged (ordinary) user, I get the > following error: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:karsten]$ screen > Must be connected to a terminal. > > I *can* invoke

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:06:05PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > What if something like apache had a VERY old version for sparc linux where > suse had an up to date, patched package? I think that was the main > issue. Well, it is definitely true that some SPARC support has improved since po

matlab6 & java

2001-11-02 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
Hi, I'm in trouble .. I'm trying to run Matlab6, but it doesnt want to start in GUI mode and in /root appears file log.java.. It starts only in command mode, if i use -nojvm option. Please help .. what java deb packages are needed to matlab6 run correctly? Mirek Dobsicek

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Yall, - Original Message - From: "dman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:13:24PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | I guess my question degenerates to, > | "Is there an '

Re: www.debian.org not responding

2001-11-02 Thread Bud Rogers
On Friday 02 November 2001 14:55 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote: > I've seen a few comments on list but not topic matching. > > I cannot ping or get HTTP access to www.debian.org. Anyone know what's > up, or have a mirror list handy? I couldn't get to it from work today, but I just now tried it from

Re: 'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 04:06:10PM -0500, Justin R. Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Thus spake Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com): > > > Anyone else seeing this, or have a fix? > > I believe this was reported as a libc bug. Last night's updates for me > seemed to have fixed it. Hmm...I

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Yall, I am starting to think that the search functionality does not work, so hot. What should I have searched on? This is also a very good reason to have a mailing list FAQ and/or a new user mailing list with [debian-new]. We do want to encourage people to use/contribute to debian. ;-) I woul

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 18:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know, I know, you guys hate it when the new guy tries to change the world > :-D On the contrary - I'd guess a fair proportion of the people on this list got into Linux because they think just like you ;c) -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:13:24PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I guess my question degenerates to, | "Is there an 'out of box' way to install debian potato where you isolate | /, /boot, /etc, /bin, /sbin, /lib, /dev | on a partition without partitioning up every thing else? Yes, but you

Stops at Lilo prompt

2001-11-02 Thread allen wayne best just ramblin in his amx
hello: i have just installed debian onto a "fresh" computer (no system on computer before installaition) using the "leaning debian linux" cd. after much handwringing and filling in the blanks, the installation completed successful. we rebooted and the lilo prompt came up -- and nothing happens!

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread DvB
> | Does anyone else see the benefit for server-side subject line > > Once you have your filters set up, and you view the list of messages > in a folder, you alredy know what list they came from because they are > in that folder. Also, some people use mailers in an 80x24 terminal so > there are

Re: ipmasq question

2001-11-02 Thread Jens Müller
Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In chapter two, they talk about how you can make your ipchains > permanent. > Basically, you have to write your own little script,( just copy the one that > they use for an example) and use > ipchains-restore and save to set this up. You can also

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
I guess my question degenerates to, "Is there an 'out of box' way to install debian potato where you isolate /, /boot, /etc, /bin, /sbin, /lib, /dev on a partition without partitioning up every thing else? Possibly putting /tmp in its own partition as well, but then you might as well isolati

Re: 'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Justin R. Miller
Thus spake Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com): > Anyone else seeing this, or have a fix? I believe this was reported as a libc bug. Last night's updates for me seemed to have fixed it. -- Justin R. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP/GnuPG Key ID 0xC9C40C31 (preferred) pgpPsh6v5Qcwe.pgp Descr

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Robert L. Harris
Thus spake Noah Meyerhans ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > We're currently playing with the Suse version because the guy who > > started this heard the debian version doesn't work on anything better > > than a Clasic very well. > > I can't help but wonder where they heard that. Suse and Debian are bo

Re: Recording CD's (data)

2001-11-02 Thread Justin R. Miller
Thus spake Stan Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I went there and read through it, and after recompiling my kernek > about a dozen times, I have to admit I'm stuck. Acording to the HOWTO, > I should be able to run "cdercord -scanbus" and see my CD recorder. I' > can't for the life of me make that work

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread Mark Ferlatte
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:50:41PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for the info Mark...So unless I have the space initially for > two big partions or I divide the drive up for all of the partitions > initially, I am out of luck? I don't fully understand your question. You can install the

Re: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Noah Meyerhans
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 01:37:35PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > A couple of us are playing with Linux on Sparc. It's supposed to be > rather nice. It is. > We're currently playing with the Suse version because the guy who > started this heard the debian version doesn't work on anything

www.debian.org not responding

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
I've seen a few comments on list but not topic matching. I cannot ping or get HTTP access to www.debian.org. Anyone know what's up, or have a mirror list handy? Peace. -- Karsten M. Selfhttp://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:29:54AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | - Original Message - | From: "Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: | Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:56 PM | Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board | > > (e) Anyway to automatically have the subject line

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
oops, sorry 'bout that. Thanks for the info Mark...So unless I have the space initially for two big partions or I divide the drive up for all of the partitions initially, I am out of luck? Best regards, Lloyd - Original Message - From: "Mark Ferlatte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent:

'screen' error: "Must be connected to a terminal"

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
See subject. When I invoke screen as an unpriviledged (ordinary) user, I get the following error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:karsten]$ screen Must be connected to a terminal. I *can* invoke screen as a root user. I note that the binary is installed SGID utmp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:karsten]$ ll

RE: Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Chapman, Matt
Title: RE: Sparc Linux? For awhile I did successfully have an E450 with 2gig ram and 4 400mhz cpu's running potato then woody... it flew. Due to software needs it now runs Solaris 8...  :( -matt -Original Message- From: Robert L. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, N

Foul language on debian lists (was Re: Spam impersonating me (was Re: Spam: the last straw))

2001-11-02 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 03:17:23PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 04:54:10PM -0500, DvB ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > P.S. I was informed off-list that the debian-user list policy prohibits > > the use of symbols to represent profanity. I'm ashamed to say that I > >

Unidentified subject!

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
- Original Message - From: "Mark Ferlatte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:17:29PM -0600, Rich Puhek wrote: > > Um... You can't mount /home, /tmp, /usr, and /var on hda5.

Sparc Linux?

2001-11-02 Thread Robert L. Harris
A couple of us are playing with Linux on Sparc. It's supposed to be rather nice. We're currently playing with the Suse version because the guy who started this heard the debian version doesn't work on anything better than a Clasic very well. Anyone running Potatoe or Woody on a 420/4

Re: Recording CD's (data)

2001-11-02 Thread Stan Brown
On Fri Nov 2 11:57:15 2001 Justin R. Miller wrote... > > >--6Vw0j8UKbyX0bfpA >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Disposition: inline >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Thus spake Stan Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> Could anyone give me some advice as to how to make a

Re: "upgrade" vs "dist-upgrade"

2001-11-02 Thread Jason M. Harvey
on a side note, i've been wodering something. i have two boxes, one potato, one woody. from what i understand, the "dist-upgrade" will let some packages to be removed (converted) to other (replacement) packages while "upgrade" won't. on that thought, on the potato box... sources.list points to "

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread Mark Ferlatte
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:17:29PM -0600, Rich Puhek wrote: > Um... You can't mount /home, /tmp, /usr, and /var on hda5. You can only > mount a partition at one place at a time. Well, you sort of can: telinit 1 (ie, go to single user mode) mkdir /storage mount /dev/hda5 /storage mkdir /storage/ho

Re: [debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread Rich Puhek
Um... You can't mount /home, /tmp, /usr, and /var on hda5. You can only mount a partition at one place at a time. You _can_ make one partition a piece for home, tmp, usr, and var and do something like: mount /dev/hda5 /home mount /dev/hda6 /usr mount /dev/hda7 /var ...I'm not sure you want to mo

serious bug in gnome-pilot 0.1.62; avoid at all costs

2001-11-02 Thread Mike Markley
Sorry for the crosspost but this seemed the best way... There is a problem with the backup conduit in gnome-pilot 0.1.62 that can cause a crash requiring a hard reset (and loss of all data) on at least some Palm devices. The same bug also renders all Palm device backups created by it completely us

RE: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Scott Henson
> -Original Message- > From: Craig Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:57 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not

IPMASQ problem?

2001-11-02 Thread Michael Patterson
My connection seems to be working fine through the cablemodem now, with very little difficulty (although it's still slow-- I need to look into that) the current problem is that we use IPMASQ, and play a game called "Dark Age of Camelot" on the masqueraded win98 systems, which worked fine when I wa

RE:[debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread Andrew Agno
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I want: > / -> hda1 > /home, /tmp, /usr, /var, -> dha5 I don't think you can do this, because you can only map one directory to a partition. You can try splitting up hda5 into 4 partitions, and doing the mapping you give. Andrew.

Re: OT: SQL + PostgreSQL

2001-11-02 Thread Oliver Elphick
bob parker wrote: >I am about to start development of an accounting >system using PostgerSQL on Debian. It will reside on a >server machine running Apache + PHP and the users will >access the system via web browsers. >I will need some support for the SQL and PHP. >Would someone kindly s

[debian-user] install with 3 partitions

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Yall, Following "Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86 Chapter 4 Partitioning Your Hard Drive " As recommended, I have layed down three partitions: hda1 Primary, bootable 50MB ext2 hda5 Logical, 1GB ext2 hda6 Logical, 233MB swap I want: / -> hda1 /home, /tmp, /usr, /var, -> dha5 >Fr

Framebuffer question

2001-11-02 Thread Stan Brown
I'm trying to get framebuffer to work on a Compq box that came with an ATI Mach64 chipset video card. After reading through the HOWTO on this I have managed to comiple a kernel that will make framebuffer work, however the font is to small to use. I'm using GRUB as a loader, and acording to the HOW

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
- Original Message - From: "Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I have > > been using one of the [n

Re: Making Video CDs

2001-11-02 Thread csj
On Friday 02 November 2001 08:34, Craig Dickson wrote: > I'm interested in making my own Video CDs (playable in my > VCD-compatible DVD player). > > I have a number of good-quality MPEG-2 movies. I gather I would have > to convert these to MPEG-1. Is there any free Linux software that can > do this

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 09:56:39AM -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: | > (e) Anyway to automatically have the subject line identify the mailing | > list. A few of my other mailing lists have that, example | > Subject: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! | > Subject: Re: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! |

Re: Emacs - LISP Libraries

2001-11-02 Thread Alan Shutko
Benjamin Pharr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am running testing, and when I run emacs and do a C-h p, it can't > find any of the libraries. It will list them just fine, but when you > try a particular one it says: What version of Emacs? -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of fla

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Frank Zimmermann
On Friday 02 November 2001 09:28 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I have been using one of the [nation].debian.org sites. But these do not seem to have access to the bugs. I'm having trouble connecting as well. Must be a temporary

Emacs - LISP Libraries

2001-11-02 Thread Benjamin Pharr
I am running testing, and when I run emacs and do a C-h p, it can't find any of the libraries. It will list them just fine, but when you try a particular one it says: Can't find library *blah*.el Any ideas? Ben Pharr

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Craig Dickson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I have > been using one of the [nation].debian.org sites. > But these do not seem to have access to the bugs. I'm not sure what you mean here. If you mean security updates for the stable branch of Debian, th

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Thanks for the feedback Kurt. > > (e) Anyway to automatically have the subject line identify the mailing > > list. A few of my other mailing lists have that, example > > Subject: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! > > Subject: Re: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! > > Subject: Re:[debian-user]: a bi

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