Re: Make vi remember where I was

Jacob Friis Larsen, Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 03:29:43PM +0200: > How do I make vi remember where I was and start at that position? > from /usr/share/vim/vim60/macros/vimrc on a RHEL box: " Only do this part when compiled with support for autocommands if has("autocmd") " When editing a file, alway

Re: iptables - ip_conntrack_max

Gilberto Villani Brito, Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 02:23:22PM -0300: > Hi Debian users, > I read this message: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-firewall/2003/03/msg00011.html about > ip_conntrack_max (iptables). So I would like know how can I do to my > debian put 5000 in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrac

Re: what *nix magazines do you read?

Randy W. Sims, Sat, May 01, 2004 at 02:55:34AM -0400: > What magazines (online & print) do you read to keep up with > linux/networking/administration, etc. ??? I'm wondering if I'm missing > any good sources. > > others? > I read ;login: (http://www.usenix.org/publications/login/), it is gene

Re: Debian / NFS

Devin Atencio, Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 01:58:07PM -0700: > > > I currently have a NAS server running Debian Linux with kernel 2.4.22 > with XFS filesystem. The NAS currently has 1.5 gigs of Memory and is a > Dual Pentium III 1.4 gigahertz machine. I have 4 machines that mount What kind of storag

Re: keep x session open

techlists, Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 11:20:55PM -0600: > I am running Sid with KDE, and was wondering if I am logged in and have > some programs running, is there a way for someone else to log into x on > the same terminal, without shutting down the programs I have running? > that way when they are fin

Re: recommended reading?

Steve Hargreaves, Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 02:54:53AM +: > > What would people recommend I start with (assume I'm a complete novice) that > will guide me through the basics of Linux (and more specifically, debian) > that I can get without trawling the web and spending several pound on printer

Re: chroot for packaging

Nano Nano, Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 06:47:25PM -0800: > I'm dumb and lazy: I want a chroot'd woody so I can identify > build-depends for my own debian package (basically a GTK 2 app). > > I don't want to create a separate partition: I just want to do it on > some spare space on an existing partitio

Re: Howto? ATI Radeon on Sarge

hanasaki, Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 08:08:28PM -0600: > Any thoughts on how to use a ATI Radeon (probably 9000 or 9200) sarge? > Sarge has XFree4.2x and the xfree86.org web site documents no radeon > support until XFree4.3x. ATI seems to have some drivers on their site > but only in RPM format (no

Re: installing oracle9i

Louie Miranda, Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 11:54:49AM +0800: > hey guys, > > i just downloaded Oracle9i Database Release 2 on oracle.com its composed of > 3huge 500mb+ files. I transfferred it to my shell only server. and did the > instructions as told on the website of oracle. > > but, when i tried ru

Re: rpm -qa vs apt/dselect/etc

shorton, Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:23:14AM -0500: > > Can someone tell me the equivilant these commands, and/or what to run > to get the desired result: > > rpm -qa = show all packages installed? Use one of: dpkg -l dpkg --get-selections > > rpm -q --whatprovides = tell me what package pr

Re: ls: filename: Input/output error

Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon, Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 06:41:11PM +0800: > Hello all, >Thanks in advance for any helps. >When I list the content of a directory, I can't see the file. >But when I execute "ls -al filename", I got "Input/output error". >I just wonder, can I remove this file by u

Re: reuse apt-get cache

Benedict Verheyen, Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 02:00:50PM +: > Hi, > > i have a server and it has a quite extensive sources.list. Now i would > like to make a cron job that does "apt-get update" every so often and > then use that cache for my connected client so i don't have to download > the pac

Re: Which release

Mario Vukelic, Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 01:20:42AM +0200: > I'v run stable, testing and unstable. In you case, I would start with > stable. Most software in Linux is so mature these days that it doesn't > really matter if it's all that recent for the most part. Desktop > environments (Gnome, KDE) are

Re: what to do after apt-get source libpcap?

Mihalis I. Tsoukalos, Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 10:57:34AM +0300: > I have successfully downloaded the source for libpcap. > > What to do next in order to compile it the Debian way? > sudo apt-get build-dep libpcap apt-get source libpcap --compile In the best case, that will just work, and you'll h

Re: Remote Filesystem Administration

Todd Cole, Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:58:06AM -0400: > > I have a Debian machine that is only accessible remotely via SSH (no > keyboard or monitor attached). In order to perform filesystem maintenance > with e2fsck, I believe I need to put the machine into single-user mode, but > with SSH running.

Re: sparc stability

Warwick Brown, Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 02:30:12AM +0100: > > p.s. what uptimes do fellow sparc'ers get? > > :!500:?0:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uptime 07:46:46 up 71 days, 23:35, 3 users, load average: 1.44, 0.73, 0.51 :!501:?0:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo cpu : TI UltraSparc

Re: FreeS/WAN on PPPOE

Curtis Vaughan, Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:49:49AM -0800: > Has anyone had similar problems? > > Out DSL connection is through a PPPOE connect, unfortunately. Although > setting up multiple VPNs has generally been no problem, this time for > this office it has been a pain. The only reason we can t

Re: 1:1 mirror for an entire hd

Karsten M. Self, Mon, May 20, 2002 at 02:09:32AM -0700: > on Mon, May 20, 2002, R. Lockhart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I need to transfer all my data, os, partitions, formatting, to a new > > hard drive. I got a lemon hd (still perfect electronicly but making > > ugly noises). A replacement is

Re: bash, Meta-., Windows Key

craigw, Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 06:52:04PM -0700: > On Wed Apr 24, 2002 at 09:40:19PM -0400, Angus D Madden wrote: > > The first option in the debian install is "Configure the Keyboard". > > What file is this configuration stored in, and how do I reproduce that > &

bash, Meta-., Windows Key

Hello, I am trying to get M-. working in my bash shell. It works on all of my machines except one. I think it is because I chose the wrong keyboard type during installation. My X configuration is the same across all my machines. The first option in the debian install is "Configure the Keyboar

Re: vchkpw debian help request

justin cunningham, Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 01:24:35PM -0700: > Hi, here is a long thread [sorry] between me and ken at inter7.com. I'm > trying to get the debian qmail working but I don't think I have vchkpw > working properly with vpopmail. I can send mail ok but on receiving I > believe the troub

Re: ssh and remote X apps syntax question

Patrick Kirk, Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 03:12:43PM +0100: > Its for my wife and ideally I'd like to have a little script that I can > give an icon to and put it on the Gnome taskbar. Having the aterm open > works but it is ugly. > Why not just add a launcher to the panel? Panel Menu > Add to pa

Re: Debain admin book?

Grant Edwards, Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 08:56:26PM -0600: > > I'm looking for a good source of info that's specific to Debian > systems. Something I can hand to an experienced Unix/Linux > administrator who hasn't done Debian stuff before. > How about "Linux Administration Handbook" by Evi Nemeth.

Re: Galeon/Mozilla Java Plugin Problems (woody)

Crispin Wellington, Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 10:08:19PM +0800: > > Has anyone managed to install a working java plugin into the woody > packages? If so, how? > Start mozilla as root. Go to http://java.sun.com/ . Mozilla should pop up a window asking if you want to install the required plugin. Fo

Re: Mozilla issues

curtis, Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 12:32:22PM -0800: > One problem that bothers me with mozilla is printing. I can't seem to > figure out how to add a printer to Mozilla, which might resolve this > situation. If you click on Properties... in the print dialog you can see that it uses the environmen

Re: fun with printers

Paul Mackinney, Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:02:22AM -0800: > I have an Epson Stylus Color IIs. I have done exactly as you describe, > and it prints beautiful test pages. > > I can print text from emacs, but when I print from Abiword or Mozilla, > it spews page after page of what I assume is raw post

Re: Setting up virtual users on Courier IMAP?

jennyw, Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:42:21AM -0800: > > Has anyone tried setting up virtual users with courier? I thought it was a > fairly popular IMAP server ... > > Any suggestions would be really appreciated! > courier-imap is an IMAP server with maildir support, so it's best used with qmail.

Re: network configuration??

Michael Griffis, Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 10:39:01AM -0700: > I am new to linux and rather ambitiously installed Woody on my Fujitsu > laptop with good results. > > However every time I reboot I am asked to choose a network environment > and the only option is to set a new environment and enter a new

Re: Installation notes - Debian 2.2

Peter Whysall, Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 05:33:35PM +: > [Now that I'm subscribed on d-u, I'm reposting this as I'd really like > feedback that I can reply to - I might have made some bonehead remarks > here :-)] > > Symlinking /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux wouldn't hurt THAT much, would it? Depends o

Re: Installation of JDK

Lawrence, Gareth, Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 01:25:28PM +1200: > Greetings All, > > having major troubles installing JDK on Debian - any suggestions would be > appreciated. > > The error message I get is > > "Error: failed /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.0/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so, because > libstdc++-libc

Re: Gnome menus, where is config stored?

stan, Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 07:06:48PM -0500: > I have a woody machine that no longer offers me the choice of adding the > gdict applet to my panles. > > I've deleted and readded the gdict package, but that did not fix it. > > So, I thought I'd go take a look at the configs, mmyself. Where are th

Re: SquirrelMail help

Kurt Lieber, Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 10:01:13PM -0500: > On Wednesday 20 March 2002 07:54 pm, Jonas Bj?rck wrote: > > Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in > > /usr/share/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php on line 87 > > That's actually most likely a php problem, not a s

Re: kernel config file (was Re: Upgrade to kernel 2.4.* on woody - easy?)

Christoffer Quest, Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 07:19:27PM +0100: > > Could you tell me where I find the config file for the kernel-image? I also > want to compile my own custom kernel for debugging proposes, but don't want > to configure it totally myself. > IIRC it's included in the kernel-image* d

Re: Galeon PSM

Michael Montagne, Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 08:32:11AM -0800: > What is PSM for Galeon (mozilla?)? > When trying to reach a secure sight I'm informed that this must be > installed. The download is a whole bunch of files tarred together. I'm > unsure how to proceed. Should I just copy the whole tree

Re: Debian and PDAs.

Erin Lewy, Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 05:46:05AM -0500: > > So-- does anyone here have a PDA and if so what kind and how has your > luck been as far as being able to synch it and whatnot? > Erin, I have been looking for the ultimate cell/pda combination for a while. the answer depends on where yo

Re: X doesn't redisplay on return from console

Derek Loree, Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 02:50:49PM -0800: > Hi all, > > I just got my Gforce2 going (Tux Racer is awesome!), and I have the same > problem. If I switch consoles (ctrl-alt-f[1-6]), then switch back to X > (ctrl-alt-f7) the display, keyboard and mouse stop responding (never > displayin

Re: bash scripting question (variables and spaces)

Karsten Heymann, Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 08:35:53PM +0100: > Hi, > > I have once again come upon bash problem I can't solve. I'm writing a > little bash frontend and one of the programs expects a option that includes > spaces and is composed from two other shell var's. Example: > > #!/bin/bash > A=

Re: command line php

Erik van der Meulen, Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 08:47:30PM +0100: > Hi Listpeople - I would like to execute a php script from crontab. > Some Suse users told me they have a /usr/bin/php which allows for > just that. > I have tried to find a package in Debian which brings this, but > have not been able t

Re: Best Email Web Application

Dave Scott, Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 09:12:44AM -0800: > Yeah, I definitely have Libc6 2.2.5-3 in my system somehow and my relese > is Potato, so I did a big no no I guess. And the part that sucks is > that I upgraded to get squirrelmail on. > I wonder if there is an exisitng document/policy any

Re: Best Email Web Application

Dave Scott, Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 12:04:17PM -0800: > I'm going to try the manual install today. > Very straightforward. There are some changes I make to the default install (don't like db passwords in the DocumentRoot) but the installation and configuration process is a snap. > I'll let you kn

Re: Best Email Web Application

Rick Macdonald, Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 02:39:02PM -0700: > > I installed squirrelmail, but which IMAP should I use? > > Can I still keep running qpopper to provide POP3 for users on my lan (wife > and kids)? Or does IMAP conflict somehow? > What SMTP server are you using? If you are using qmail

Re: How to use SquirrelMail?

Rick Macdonald, Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 03:05:45PM -0700: > > Here's what I do now: > > - run fetchmail to grab mail from a few different mail servers for deposit > locally for a few different users. > - some local users running Windows/Netscape get their mail from my > machine; I run qpopper f

Re: Best Email Web Application

Jerome Acks Jr, Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 04:13:56PM -0500: > Looking at squirrelmail dependencies, I don't see a lot of testing > version numbers listed. You could try installing squirrelmail source > and compiling it yourself. SquirrelMail depends on php4, perl, and debconf. Their dependencies a

Re: Best Email Web Application

Dave Scott, Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 10:58:55AM -0800: > Ok, I tried to install SquirrelMail but didn't have too much luck. > > All I got were failed dependencies left and right. I had to manually > download a bunch of them. > > I am stuck now with SquirrelMail telling me that I don't have Perl > i

Re: apache restart

timothy bauscher, Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 05:23:54PM -0500: > Strange apache behavior: > > I modified the DirectoryIndex variable to > include index.php and index.cgi. > > Then i entered "apache restart" at the command > line. It seemed to restart, but the change didn't > take affect. I also tried

Re: Best Email Web Application

Dave Scott, Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 12:45:18PM -0800: > Anyone have any ideas on what is the best Web Based email application. > > I was using Neomail, but it's just too plain, is there anything with > more options, etc, something more like Outlook Web Access 2000 in an > open source alternative. >

Re: A couple of general Debian questions

Paul F. Pearson, Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:54:49PM -0600: > 2) I want to install Woody on my PC at home (I currently have Potato at > home, Woody for PPC at work). My home computer's access to the net is at > approx. 30Kb/sec - not a good option for doing an internet install. I > don't see any is

Re: CUPS auto-banner

David Wright, Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 06:20:34PM -0800: > > Forgive my density, but the CUPS manuals are singularly impenetratable. > > How to I confiure a CUPS server to automatically print a banner with > every job? > > Just to be clear, I don't want my users to have to type > -o job-sheets=s

Re: Debian install for beginners?

Karl E. Jorgensen, Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 02:57:58PM +: > Hi > > Has anybody else had experience with setting up a Debian GNU/Linux box > for friends who wants to get started with computers? If so then I'd > appreciate your comments/input. Have done this as well for family. It really saves ti

Re: need help setting up SAMBA

will trillich, Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:27:04PM -0600: > i've got SWAT installed in the hopes that it'll help me get > samba doing what i want it to do, without drowing in the dark > swamp of samba documentation and configuration syntax rules. > with zero luck. grab the clue stick, i need it real b

Re: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable

Karsten M. Self, Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:28:18AM -0800: > > For a fork, I'd suspect you're out of user processes, though checking > other resource limits (generally memory and filehandles) is adviseable. > > There are hard-compiled limits of 256 user, and 512 system, processes, > in the 2.2.x ke

Re: suggestion

Dave Sherohman, Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 12:15:41PM -0600: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 11:52:31AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > then you can do whatever you think is pertinent in in your > > ~/.signature-debian script. for example: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > echo -n "Note that I use Debian versi

Re: graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

Sam, Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 02:13:47AM -0800: > Hi, > I saw the screenshot that you mentioned. It's really nice. Can you tell > me how you get borderless windows in gnome? Also, which mail client do > you use and how do you get those colors in vi/vim while writing mail? > Also please point me to som

Re: graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

Timothy R. Butler, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 09:32:37PM -0600: > Oops, sorry - here we go: > http://www.uninetsolutions.com/tbutler/linux/ss-1.html . > doeslook nice > > Is there any way in KDE to do a borderless window? The last time I > > tried I couldn't figure out how to do it. I like to pu

Re: testing symbolic links

Harry Putnam, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 07:50:02PM -0800: > > I'm new here so not sure if there is a deb package but there is a > program called symlinks. It does exactly what you want to do. You > just aim it at a directory and it recurses thru and gives various > reports depending on the flags you

Re: testing symbolic links

Ren Weili, Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 11:19:55AM +0800: > for bash try: > [ -f foo ] > Thanks. duh. g -- Brought to you by Debian 3.0 Linux took 2.4.16 #1 SMP Sat Jan 5 12:52:24 EST 2002 i686 unknown pgpPJxNCDqgAR.pgp Description: PGP signature

testing symbolic links

Does anyone know a of utility to check if a symbolic link is valid? I used a program called vpopbull (part of vpopmail package) to send a notice to a bunch of users. To my surprise, vpopbull ignored the complete path I gave it and created links to a message that doesn't exist. Now, when users tr

Re: graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

Timothy R. Butler, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 06:27:20PM -0600: > > Thanks for the suggestion, though. Maybe it's time to try KDE again. > > You might find it worth while. Really, you could make it look virtually > like unthemed Gnome using the QT-Motif widget style (or most other GTK-looks, > KDE

Re: Java not working in Galeon/Mozilla FIXED

Patrick Kirk, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 08:57:59PM +: > > Interestingly she and my 8 year old son have moved from windows to Linux > without complaint. Linux on the desktop has come a long long way in the > last 2 years! > I just moved the family pc to linux as well. Only major gripes are abou

Re: graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

Timothy R. Butler, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 01:23:39PM -0600: > > I'm not sure if you are looking for other options, but if you are have you > taken a look at Konqueror? It can handle mounting by itself, can follow > symlinks, has an easy-to-use mime-type editor, provides most of the bells and

Re: graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

Timo Benk, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 07:23:11PM +0100: > > My solution in using Mime types with mc is the following > section in /etc/mc.ext: > > -- > ### Default ### > >

graphical file managers (gmc vs. nautilus)

I need to find a good graphical file manager for my family pc. I am aware of two choices: gmc and nautilus. Right now they are using gmc. I like it because it is simple and straightforward. The only problem is that I have not been able to associate mime-types with applications. Say, for exampl

Re: Java not working in Galeon/Mozilla

Patrick Kirk, Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 12:06:30PM +: > Removed the sdk and reinstalled the "official" mozilla plugin. > > Found this error message when I start Moz or Galeon: > > phasar:~# mozilla > LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns60

Re: suggestion

Hans Ekbrand, Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 09:48:12PM +0100: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 11:52:31AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > short version: > > why not have your .signature reflect which debian you're using? > > As you can see, I liked your suggestion. > Agreed. g -- Couldn't get by without D

Re: Java not working in Galeon/Mozilla

Patrick Kirk, Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 10:05:58PM +: > What ? Does this mean I need to reboot into Windows to run Java apps? > Please say not - my wife's laptop has died. The icq is for her. So far > over the past week, she has moved from her Windows laptop to my XFCE > desktop with no comments

Re: Printing question

Alan & Kerry Shrimpton, Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:58:46PM +1300: > Hi, > > I know most people have their Linux box connected to the net. I have my > windows machine. > > I know most people probably have their printers connected to their Linux > machine. I have it connected to my windows machine.

Re: Apache fails to ExecCGI properly

Daniel Whelan, Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 03:43:00PM -0500: > Hey...On an a Apache (1.3.23-1) system, ExecCGIs are failing under all > circumstances. mod_perl, mod_php, mod_jk are functioning properly. > Similarly configured machines seem to work proplerly as well, and I've > read over the config file s

Re: Screen Dump Util

On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 02:49:27PM -0800, Harris, Jason wrote: > /usr/bin/X11/import -window root dump.bmp > > I've always wanted to do a date command, perl it up and make the filename of > the import results datestamped like dump29012002_143900.bmp. Is there > anyone out there that can do that

gmc + staroffice

I've recently converted grandma's pc and everything has been a big success. The only issue I can't solve is getting a double click in gmc to open applicable documents with staroffice. running woody, 2.4.17. I have tried the following: 1. adding appropriate lines in .mailcap and /etc/mailcap.

Re: 3c905c arp/configuration problems

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:08:04PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > The 3c905c is not supported by the kernel available on the 2.2r2 > install disks. You need a newer set of install disks, or a newer > kernel. > > If I were you I'd compile a kernel on your other box and transfer it > over via sn

Re: 3c905c arp/configuration problems

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:08:04PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > The 3c905c is not supported by the kernel available on the 2.2r2 > install disks. You need a newer set of install disks, or a newer > kernel. > > If I were you I'd compile a kernel on your other box and transfer it > over via sn

Re: 3c905c arp/configuration problems

On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 12:26:44PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does the connect light come up on the NIC in the client? The NIC in the > gateway? > all lights are on, including the lights on the switch. > Thus traffic send from gateway to client doesnot get through. > yes. > Beca

Re: 3c905c arp/configuration problems

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:06:36PM -0600, Lonnie Mullenix wrote: > Just a shot in the dark, but have you had to change any on the wiring during > this process? It almost sounds like you may have a broken wire in one of the > patch cables. > > My first try would be to plug a different cable into

3c905c arp/configuration problems

enty of Tx packets but zero Rx packets. I think I can rule out hardware problems because everything worked when the client was windows. Can anyone give me a pointer on resolving this? I've been googling and rtfming all day and I can't get my head around it. Thanks. Angus D Madden

Re: gphoto2 with USB digital camera problem

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 12:15:08PM -0600, Thomas Hallaran wrote: > did you make sure that whatever usb chipset module you need is insmoded > and did you add "none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0" to your fstab > file and mount. My coolpix 990 wokrs great. > Actually, I was trying to mount t

Re: gphoto2 with USB digital camera problem

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 11:43:25AM -0500, mikepolniak wrote: > > > I went through the same with a Canon Powershot s100. I used > > as a reference. I > > stopped when I couldn't find a gphoto2 gui deb (gtkam, gnocam). > > > > I'm waiting for th

Re: gphoto2 with USB digital camera problem

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 12:08:37AM -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: > I bought a digital still-image camera today (Canon PowerShot G2) and I > want my Linux machine to talk to it. So far, after a few hours of trying > to get it to work, and searching docs and the net for information, I'm > not having mu

Re: Is anyone using woody in a production environment?

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 02:32:49AM -0500, Roderick Cummings wrote: > > Only that the new 2.4 kernel-image wont mount my root partition: > > request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted > VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or 03:03 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernenl Pani

Re: Apache virtualhosts with different user

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 05:36:45AM +0100, Dries Kimpe wrote: > > As the php-scripts will be parsed by the php-program (which is a regular > CGI for apache). And here's the problem: I'm not sure > if the cgi will > run as the owner of the cgi-file, or as the owner of the php file. > Maybe the php

Re: Is anyone using woody in a production environment?

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 12:42:20PM +1000, john wrote: > We have come to a point where we would like to use some software that is > currently in woody on a production server that is currently running > potato. > > Now we have a few approaches as I see it: > > 1) We install the packages from upstre

Re: Gateway Configuration

On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 09:50:42AM -0500, Bob Underwood wrote: > > auto eth1 > iface eth1 inet dhcp > hostname: what @ home gave me > > > There is no gateway in the routing table. How do I get one? > > if you are using pump, try: pump -i eth1 --status g pgpI0mBEjbNo0.pgp Descripti

Re: Apache Out of Memory

On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 04:15:24PM -0400, Thomas R. Shemanske wrote: > The largest demand on the server comes from a web-based homework system > which uses a cgi interface. We have 600 students using the system > (dual 550MHz Pentium III with 256M RAM) > > Two days ago, I received a message from

Re: Printing in Linux

On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:30:25AM +0200, Erlend Bj?rnson Barkbu wrote: > I've got a Hp Laserjet 5 in my network, it is shared on a printserver to all > the windows-machines on the network by its WINS-name > (//server/printer-of-some-sort) . > > How can I use this printer? > > I've tried to use

Re: virtual hosting in apache and file locations

On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 10:27:49AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > > why is debian apache making /var/www be the main directory, and why is > debian apache not providing an easily extensible location for virtual > domain data? > I think it's because TIMTOWTDI, and everyone has their own prefere

Re: web stat software

On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 02:44:27PM -0500, Ian Marlier wrote: > Anyone have positive experience with web stat software? I'm running > a website and need a way to crunch the apache logs into something > useful... > i like http-analyze [non-free]. does everything you need in a nice format. g

Re: kylix compatibility

On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 09:43:27AM -0600, G. Grimestad wrote: > Is the current version of Debian compatible with Borland's Kylix? > > To run lylix_oe on potato, you need a patched version of libc6. I think you can find that by searching this mailing list, or running alien on the rpm provided by

Re: Urgent: VALinux kernel recompile questions

On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 01:13:14AM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > Tomorrow I aim to recompile the kernel for a VALinux 2250 Raided server box > running Debian 2.2 if at all possible. I need to recompile the kernel > because of some really odd network interface problems (the two interfaces > o

Re: Good mail management techniques?

> On (02/09/01 15:32), Andrew Pollock wrote: > > > The main problem I have is that each mailbox/folder/whatever you > > want to call it, grows without bounds. I wouldn't mind something to > > automatically shoved mail in a folder for each month or something like > > that, but I don't think that IM

Re: mod-ssl vs apache-ssl

On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 01:18:03PM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote: > A little while ago, Hans (obviously from Northern Germany--moin > moin!) asked whether it was "better" to use mod-ssl or apache-ssl. > That question wasn't really answered. > > Are there any advantages of apache-ssl over apache

Re: Cable Modem/NIC cards

On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:21:47AM -0500, T.Phan wrote: > Is there a way to soft reset the cable modem and the NIC on > a Debian/Linux box? > > The AT&T Cable Modem some time loses connection, sometime it > resets itself. Afterward, the Debian box will no longer be > able to establish t

Re: creating a local mirror

On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 09:06:51PM +0200, Martin F. Krafft wrote: > we are using a local debian mirror for several reasons. we let rsync > run on one of the official servers once a week over the weekend, and > still have security.debian.org in the sources.list files on all > workstations. however,

Re: Digital camera and Linux

On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 10:39:20AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > This made me think the floppy thing was not viable. How does it > work out for you? > I'll put in another recommendation for the Mavica. I bought an ancient Sony Mavica FD-73 about a month ago and it does exactly what I need

Re: gnome-terminal fonts

On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 11:32:03PM +1000, Jonathan David Wheelhouse wrote: > > Could somebody please tell me what their font setting is please? > Well, i think the default is clean, but i use: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1 it's small, but i can fit 6 terminals usably on

Re: COM21 is killing me with ARP

On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 12:01:23PM +0200, Sebastiaan wrote: > a couple of days ago I installed a COM21 cable modem. Although I can > internet without problems, the modem itself is sending me endless ARP > requests, while my computer does not answer them. I analysed the data with I have a COM21 and

Re: Realplayer in stable

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 09:29:14AM -0700, Jim McCloskey wrote: > > Does anyone know what has happened to the realplayer installer package > in stable? > > I believe it's supposed to be in /contrib/net/ and the package search > engine at the debian site says it exists: > >Package: realplayer

Re: SMS-Mailing

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 12:42:41PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there any possibility to install a tool on my HD which i can use to > send SMS'es directly fom my machine by using my ISP? you'll need a GSM modem to connect to the GSM network. remember, GSM networks bill by the minute/me

Re: HOWTO? Fix a term that has "space junk"

On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 10:47:22PM -0400, Mark Hurley wrote: > > cat *somebinaryfile* > > My term displays irregular ansi characters. (I've called space junk) > I realize the correct information is being displayed, just sort of > encrypted. ;) > > Without exiting the term how do you fix