downgrading libc

What packages do I need to get and where do I get them to downgrade libc? I need java, straoffice and other things to work.. //ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

webcam hardware?

I'm going to get a webcam device I would like to know what alternatives I have. I see devices with the bt848 chipset is supported but I'd like to know which those are (manifacturer, model, etc). I'd like to use it mainly as a webcam but also play some with mbone apps/videophone etc. If you have ex

SB PCI128 problem

I'm trying to get my sound card to work.. Here is some info from dmesg.. [...] pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured Sound initialization started Sound initialization complete PIIX3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 [...] If it was found shouldn't it say something there? /proc/pci says: [...] Bus

dependency problems!

dselect says: libgtk-perl depends on libglib1.1 (>= 1.1.3-1) libglib1.1 does not appear to be available libgtk-perl depends on libgtk1.1 (>= 1.1.2-1) libgtk1.1 does not appear to be available I'm running debian unstable. What should I do? I doesn't work even if I do it manually with dpkg. //ben

X11 hangs (btw I use slink)

X11 hangs

Hi! I've been trying to install X11 almost a whole day and it won't work. I have a STB PCI card with the chip Promotion 6422 and Horizon 64V BIOS. I've tried both the STB Horizon Video (type349) and Allience Promotion 6422 (type54). Sometimes I get it to work for a few seconds before it hangs, esp

driver for webcam? (SOLCAM)

I have a SOLCAM DIGITAL CAMERA CV-1501 from Cellvision systems Some features/specs: Color CCD camera with direct connection thru printer port (EPP mode) RISC based single processor for image DSP Support 16.8 million true color & 256 gray scale Flicker-free capturing Powered from keyboard of comput

problems+suggestions

I'll take the suggestion first :) Wouldn't it be nice if a configuration of all installed packages could be saved in some data file that you could put on a disk and whenever you want to install a new machine or go back to this good configuration you just load the data-file into dselect or whatever

Re: DNS-DHCP solution for linux?

> I'm not quite sure what you mean. For me, dhcpcd does assign a DNS server > via the /etc/dhcp/resolv.conf which it generates. However, it does not By a quick look at your script it looks like you're fixing your own /etc/hosts file. I'm talking about updating the dns server (BIND) for two c-net

remove mail periodically?

I have around 10.000 mails in this folder now and it takes a while to open it so I'm wondering if there is some tool I can use to remove the old mails? Maybe periodically in a cron job? I'm using mutt with the Maildir format.. Thanks for any help!! //ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

DNS-DHCP solution for linux?

Is there any such? It would be nice not having to update the DNS server by hand all the time. And using DHCP to assign IP:s automatically could solve this if there was a tool for updating the DNS server. //ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

X11 hangs after moving mouse

After starting X11 the computer hangs (stone-dead) after a few seconds. Sometimes it just hangs right away.. I think it may have something to do with the mouse but I'm not sure. Today I changed some hardware in my computer (motherboard,ram,mouse). I used to have a ps/2 mouse but now I have a seria

Re: Problem with X...Windowmaker...locale?

> > Ok, lets see. I assume you've installed 3.3.2.3a-7, haven't you? Either > > update to 3.3.2.3a-8 or reinstall xbase. According to debian-user this fixes > > the local problem. Have you installed those new packages: xmodmap, xfonts-*, > > xterm? Is there some problem with apt/dselect as well be

wmaker problem after update

After updating to the latest frozen (slink) packages wmaker won't start. /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker warning: X server does not support locale /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker warning: cannot set locale modifiers /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker fatal error: could not open display "" What is wrong? //ben --

networking problem with 2.1.x

When booting with 2.1.128 I can't remove the net entry in the routing table. route del I get SIOCDERT: no such process What's wrong? With 2.0.35 it works fine! //ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

fwd NetBIOS

How do I get NetBIOS through my router? I know it's not routable but needs a bridge. Some tunneling mechanism? What package/software do I need to get? //ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

users starting with digits?

Why shouldn't I create users starting with digits? //Ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX

users starting with digits?

I can't seem to create users starting with digits with debian2.0. Is there a reason I shouldn't? If I want to do it anyway, can I just change an existing users login name by editing the files group, gshadow, passwd and shadow? //Ben -- http://surf.to/anTiX