having trouble with xdm/xfs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-9?

2004-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
testing or unstable, please bookmark the following site: http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xsf/XFree86/NEWS.xhtml -- G. Branden Robinson| The greatest productive force is Debian GNU/Linux | human selfishness. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Robert

Re: lost my 'c' key in X

2004-07-27 Thread Branden Robinson
#x27; and 'e'? sounds like a corruption of the keyboard map > files to me. or something like that... A problem sounding suspiciously similar to this afflicts U.K. keyboard users who had specified "uk" as their XkbLayout rather than "gb". The XKB layout names are base

Re: why must Debian call Taiwan a "Province of China"?

2004-04-05 Thread Branden Robinson
time into euphemisms for either unificiation or independence, and then become political footballs. [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China -- G. Branden Robinson|I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, Debian GNU/Linux |and say that if God really existed,

Re: How do I make dpkg-reconfigure rewrite XF86Config-4?

2003-10-01 Thread Branden Robinson
a follow-up, > should an answer to this question be put in the FAQ? Yes. In the meantime you can get the instructions from a dexconf-written config file. Just do this: $ dexconf -output=/tmp/foo $ pager /tmp/foo -- G. Branden Robinson| "There is no gravity in space.

Re: Anti Open Source Psyops / "Mind Tweakers"? (they'll never believe we're really aliens dept)

2003-06-01 Thread Branden Robinson
rn up from time to time to remind me that what I call my "paranoia" is really just sensible caution. And I'm not even as careful as Manoj. > There are "head hunters" and there are head hunters. I hear there's a whole line of porn flicks by this name. > Word

Toshiba laptop keybounce

2003-03-14 Thread Branden Robinson
reassign 121335 kernel thanks [I am not subscribed to debian-user.] On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 08:30:53PM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote: > On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 11:14:19PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > I take it 121335 should be reassigned to the kernel, then? > > I would

Re: Microsoft's plans to kill open source: TCPA

2002-11-03 Thread Branden Robinson
sh to assume that they aren't doing so this time. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | De minimis non curat lex. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | msg10857/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Make Debian better (Re: Two Debian 3.0 reviews at Slashdot)

2002-10-21 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:21:00PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 02:45:44PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Whining about Debian developers whining about upstream implies that you > > expect Debian developers to fix every problem. For instance, I suppose

Re: Make Debian better (Re: Two Debian 3.0 reviews at Slashdot)

2002-10-21 Thread Branden Robinson
talking English, eh? > - centralised "setup" tool which would reconfigure etherconf, pppoeconf, and >do sth. as gx-debconf does, but be more understandable. Like the configlet-capplet frontend (cf. configlet-frontends)? -- G. Branden Robinson| Never underest

Re: Make Debian better (Re: Two Debian 3.0 reviews at Slashdot)

2002-10-21 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:15:16PM -0700, Michael Cardenas wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:49:34PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 09:07:48AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > > > > - broken home/end keys in bash in xterm (even in Woody)

Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material

2002-03-14 Thread Branden Robinson
right to espouse what I consider erroenous or misguided beliefs. Will you do the same for me? -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | // // // / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] | EI 'AANIIGOO 'AHOOT'E http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | pgp2uiOMDmzyH.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material

2002-03-14 Thread Branden Robinson
ef is consistent; after all, if your mind has an absolute monopoly on irrationality, there's none left for the rest of the universe. ;-) -- G. Branden Robinson|The first thing the communists do Debian GNU/Linux |when they take over a country is to [E

[eich@XFree86.Org: [Xpert]Trident 9397 Color Distortion Problem]

2002-03-13 Thread Branden Robinson
ts for us. Therefore anyone seeing this problem is invited to help us tracking it down. Egbert. ___ Xpert mailing list Xpert@XFree86.Org http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson

[root@eboga.d2g.com: No Screen Found]

2002-02-08 Thread Branden Robinson
email before hanging myself with a network cable. Guillaume P.S. Sorry about the root@ email... - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson|I have a truly elegant proof of the Debian GNU/Linux |above, but it is too

Re: Broadcast Solution Request

2002-01-28 Thread Branden Robinson
7;ll interfere with his righteous fury. It's cruel to take away a man's sole means of finding satisfaction in life; if he can find Inner Peace from riffing on a 10-year old "Standard USENET Troll Form", then I have to admit I'm envious. ;-) -- G. Branden Robinson

[tw@webit.com: [Xpert]Looking for people/machines with SiS 315,550,730]

2002-01-28 Thread Branden Robinson
Anyone with a SiS 315, 550, or 730 video chipset, please get in touch with this gentleman. He is current maintainer of the XFree86 "sis" video driver, and his involvement is critical if we want these chipsets supported in XFree86 4.x. -- G. Branden Robinson|Men u

Re: Broadcast Solution Request

2002-01-26 Thread Branden Robinson
s well. -- G. Branden Robinson|It's like I have a shotgun in my Debian GNU/Linux |mouth, I've got my finger on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] |trigger, and I like the taste of http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |the gunmetal. -- R

[root@mysql.cc: Problem with ATI Radeon Mobile]

2001-12-28 Thread Branden Robinson
If someone could help this person out I'd appreciate it. I hope this "root" reads his mail... -- G. Branden Robinson|America is at that awkward stage. Debian GNU/Linux |It's too late to work within the [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Branden Robinson
I even removed everything in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ directory. > I removed all other fonts and again re-installed xfonts-base. ls -l /etc/X11/fonts/misc -- G. Branden Robinson|I must despise the world which does Debian GNU/Linux |not know that

Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Branden Robinson
ottom line is that as long as xfonts-base is installed, you should never have this problem (well, unless you've configured the X server to use only a font server, and that font server is unavailable or unable to serve a "fixed" font...). Some rogue package i

Re: Usenix LISA 2001

2001-12-04 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 05:28:24PM -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > i'll be the guy with the long hair, black laptop case, and denim jacket. Yeah, I'm sure that'll narrow it down. Bwa ha ha ha ha. -- G. Branden Robinson| The software said it require

[up5a@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de: a probably FAQuestion]

2001-11-23 Thread Branden Robinson
This person needs some help with his laptop and X. Can someone help him out, please? -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | Please do not look directly into [EMAIL PROTECTED] | laser with remaining eye. http://people.debian.org

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Branden Robinson
n-User, and suggest > further discussion take place there. No, the Policy list isn't correct, either. -- G. Branden Robinson| Exercise your freedom of religion. Debian GNU/Linux | Set fire to a church of your [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[typo@netcabo.pt: X upgrade broke NVIDIA binary driver]

2001-11-06 Thread Branden Robinson
Can someone who uses NVIDIA's binary-only drivers with Debian's X packages help this guy out? -- G. Branden Robinson|I am sorry, but what you have Debian GNU/Linux |mistaken for malicious intent is [EMAIL PROTECTED] |nothing

[phil@mail.brainlink.com: Not configuring]

2001-10-29 Thread Branden Robinson
Would someone like to help this gentleman out? -- G. Branden Robinson|The errors of great men are Debian GNU/Linux |venerable because they are more [EMAIL PROTECTED] |fruitful than the truths of little http://people.debian.org

PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-23 Thread Branden Robinson
on what the metapackages should depend on; and 2) This is NOT a proposal on whether or how xbase-clients should be further fragmented. Both of these are issues to be decided *after* this one. Please address only the core of the proposal, which is: To create a new package "xinit" containin

Re: x-window-system-core_4.1.0-7_all.deb

2001-10-18 Thread Branden Robinson
d out what I did to a package by reading its changelog. There were no patches applied to the ATI drivers between -6 and -7. -- G. Branden Robinson|A celibate clergy is an especially Debian GNU/Linux |good idea, because it tends to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[jan@trantor.ux.his.no: Nvidia Riva TNT2Pro, with XFree86 v. 4.1.0]

2001-10-17 Thread Branden Robinson
t briefly indicate to me whether I should bet on getting the card alive with the XF86_XFree86 server, and possibly how. Or whether I should rather keep XF86_SVGA version 3.3.6. Best regards, Jan Finjord Stavanger, Norway ----- End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson

XFree86 news; users of TESTING or UNSTABLE, PLEASE READ

2001-10-17 Thread Branden Robinson
ese files back into place. Be sure to give them different names, or change their contents (say, by adding a comment), so that they aren't moved again on the next upgrade of XFree86. -- G. Branden Robinson|I've made up my mind. Don't

[danchev@spnet.net: Weird XFree 4.1.0-6 problem on Sid]

2001-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
-- G. Branden Robinson|Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux |let's die doing something *useful*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | space exploration is

[jps@maxlingua.com: xfree86, installation question]

2001-10-06 Thread Branden Robinson
Someone please introduce this gentleman to our packaging system! :) -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | If ignorance is bliss, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | is omniscience hell? http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | --- Begin

[voltan@bigpond.com: XF86_NONE]

2001-09-30 Thread Branden Robinson
-- G. Branden Robinson| Don't use nuclear weapons to Debian GNU/Linux | troubleshoot faults. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- US Air Force Instruction 91-111 http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | --- Begin Message --- Hi Branden,   Found

Re: vim 6.0 packages

2001-09-29 Thread Branden Robinson
ded, I'll settle for Essential: yes :) > > > good idea :) > > > > I don't think so. > > has debian really turned into a bunch of humourless robots who can't > spot a joke when it walks up and slaps them in the face? Consider the source. >:-> --

Re: xlib problem

2001-09-26 Thread Branden Robinson
hould replace qcad (<< > 1.4.6-1) to make this easier? Cc'd to debian-x for comments. Will be taken care of in 4.1.0-7. -- G. Branden Robinson| We either learn from history or, Debian GNU/Linux | uh, well, something bad will [EMAIL

[tpeters@xs4all.nl: XF86 on Debian documentation]

2001-09-23 Thread Branden Robinson
Would someone please help this gentleman out? -- G. Branden Robinson|Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux |let's die doing something *useful*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.

[cls@truffula.sj.ca.us: xlibs vs xlib6g ?]

2001-09-11 Thread Branden Robinson
-- G. Branden Robinson|The basic test of freedom is Debian GNU/Linux |perhaps less in what we are free to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |do than in what we are free not to http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |do. -- Eric

ALERT: XFree86 4.1.0-3 maintainer scripts hosed; please wait for 4.1.0-4

2001-08-30 Thread Branden Robinson
bian/shell-lib.sh: - fix grievous typo in analyze_path (Closes: #110630) - also made analyze_path() more helpful (thanks, Andrew Suffield) -- G. Branden Robinson|America is at that awkward stage. Debian GNU/Linux |It's too late to work wi

[richard@rowell.com: X4 & SHAPE extension]

2001-08-14 Thread Branden Robinson
Richard Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. - Robert Sewell - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| It's not a matter of alienating Debian GNU/Linux

Re: problems in upgrading xdm from potato to woody.

2001-08-11 Thread Branden Robinson
should probably customize the /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config file. xdm(1) says: DisplayManager.DISPLAY.chooser Specifies the program run to offer a host menu for Indirect queries redirected to the special host name CHOOSER. /lib/X11/xdm/chooser is the default. See

[rpbrown@xtra.co.nz: XFree86 4.1.0-1 Emulate3Buttons doesnt work]

2001-07-31 Thread Branden Robinson
iguring through xf86config, wont fix things... well thanks for the 4.1.0 release anyway :-) mdew -- id: 9DF3262C key fingerprint: B556 04DA CFD9 78DD 9215 A970 8196 FB6D 9DF3 262C - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| You

[kreutz@inf.ufsm.br: Just one "question".]

2001-07-15 Thread Branden Robinson
t that a needed to install that depend on xlibs. If you could give me any idea about this I'll be thankfull. Congratulations. DLK -- - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | Exercise your freedom of religion. Set

Re: startx -- :1, xinit

2001-07-15 Thread Branden Robinson
paint: cannot connect to X server localhost:0.0 > > If you have any info plz let me know. Well, if you started the X server as display :1, and there is no X server on :0, that would explain the above quite tidily. -- G. Branden Robinson| Suffer before God and ye shall be

startx in xbase-clients 4.0.[23]

2001-07-14 Thread Branden Robinson
n-user mailing list. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | "Bother," said Pooh, as he was [EMAIL PROTECTED] | assimilated by the Borg. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | #!/bin/sh # $Xorg: startx.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 1

[acidburn@efni.com: xbase-client 4.0.3-4 bug.]

2001-07-10 Thread Branden Robinson
reported already plz let me know. thanx ~Paul Stanisci - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson| You should try building some of the Debian GNU/Linux | stuff in main that is modern...turning [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on -Wall

[bgjestva@uncultured.org: xfonts-base]

2001-07-10 Thread Branden Robinson
t 'fixed' I can't even run xf86cfg. xfonts-base looks like it was modified yesterday. --Bill P.S. Thanks for all your work on X for Debian. I know you've been at it for a while. - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| You can have my

Re: xfree86-sis -- needs patching?

2001-07-02 Thread Branden Robinson
sis package is quite obsolete. If you're using Debian 2.2, I suggest using xserver-svga; if you're using Debian's "testing" or "unstable" releases, I suggest xserver-xfree86. -- G. Branden Robinson|"I came, I saw, she conquered."

[palic@billgotchy.de: What's wrong?]

2001-06-12 Thread Branden Robinson
whether write a bugreport or mail to debian-devel.. so I think, it is a good way to mail you my problem... I want to to build the new xfree41-packages on my sid box. After installing the missing deb's I got these. I paste he whole screen, sorry :) cut dpkg-buildpackage: sour

[shan.mignot@paris.ensmp.fr: installing XFree86 4.0.3]

2001-06-07 Thread Branden Robinson
xlibs-4.0.3-3.deb ? Thanks a lot, you guys are doing a great job ! Shan - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux| The software said it required Windows [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 3.1 or better, so I installed Linux. ht

[mrz.pct@home.com: XF86 4.x?]

2001-05-28 Thread Branden Robinson
things easier and hopefully faster - I am willing to help in whatever way I can. Fair warning though, I'm not yet expert with *nix, hence my asking for this pre-packaged in deb format.. Regards, Marc. - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson |I suspect Linus

[Kris.VanHeurck@siemens.atea.be: i810 chipset on potato]

2001-05-25 Thread Branden Robinson
s - Communication Services Siemens IC D NC C current project: Mobile applications level 1 tel. +32 (0)14/25 3966 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Private: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Linux... every EE should consider it - End forw

[joris@linux.be: X4 + 2.4 causes system freezes?]

2001-05-03 Thread Branden Robinson
em to "almost zero" :( Much respect and greetings, -- Greetings Joris [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN: 25569167 PGP is currently out-of-use - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson |A committee is a life form with six or Debian GNU/Linux|

[bmw2288@yahoo.com: installing xfree86]

2001-05-03 Thread Branden Robinson
Wayne Mains __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux| If God had intended for man to go about [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[tnetter@ini.unizh.ch: xmesa.h etc?]

2001-04-19 Thread Branden Robinson
be a FAQ but I searched and searched... In which Debian package are the includes xmesa.h and xmesa_x.h ? Many thanks for all your work, -Thomas - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux|It tastes

Re: Progeny Debian 1.0 released

2001-04-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 05:53:14PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > > Media Contact: > > Aaron Stenhoff > > Progeny Linux Systems, Inc. > > (317) 833-0313 (ext. 137) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > So, do we get $1k for pos

Progeny Debian 1.0 released

2001-04-09 Thread Branden Robinson
s (such as Mozilla and Konqueror, both available with Progeny Debian) only recently able to compete favorably in terms of stability and feature set. -- Branden Robinson | GPG signed/encrypted mail welcome [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 1024D/9C0BCBFB Senior Software Developer | D5F6 D4C9 E25B

[olly@lfix.co.uk: Question re DGA extension]

2001-04-04 Thread Branden Robinson
Isaiah 26:3 ----- End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson | One man's "magic" is another man's Debian GNU/Linux| engineering. "Supernatural" is a [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[yoush@cs.msu.su: A question about Debain xdm package]

2001-04-01 Thread Branden Robinson
- Forwarded message from "Nikita V. Youshchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - From: Nikita V.Youshchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A question about Debain xdm package Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 16:19:51 +0400 Message-Id: <[EM

[alex.bongers@phil.uu.nl: abiword does not find fonts]

2001-03-12 Thread Branden Robinson
e you had any luck correcting this problem yet? i use redhat7 thanx, cheers, alex. - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson |Convictions are more dangerous enemies Debian GNU/Linux|of truth than lies. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Friedr

[amshey@thecia.net: X4 Feedback]

2001-03-08 Thread Branden Robinson
h for more information.. I think that a short list of 'known problems' and 'when/where to talk/listen'would get you more useful information from testers. Happy Hacking! --Chris ----- End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Ro

[tallison@phoenixdsl.com: XFree4.0.2 upgrade problem]

2001-03-06 Thread Branden Robinson
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Video Driver ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3 (II) LoadModule: "mouse" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"

[ze_mil@club-internet.fr: X error]

2001-03-06 Thread Branden Robinson
at is the problem so I ask you if you can help me. Thank you, Laurent - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson | If you make people think they're Debian GNU/Linux| thinking, they'll love you; [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[sgaerner@gmx.net: ]

2001-02-26 Thread Branden Robinson
o not send HTML mails, they may not be read... | +-+ - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson | When I die I want to go peacefully in Debian GNU/Linux| my sleep like my ol' Grand Dad...not [EMAIL PROTECTED] | screaming in t

Re: [thrawn01@mindspring.com: Bug ?]

2001-02-24 Thread Branden Robinson
et a faster, better answer from there. -- G. Branden Robinson | If a man ate a pound of pasta and a Debian GNU/Linux| pound of antipasto, would they cancel [EMAIL PROTECTED] | out, leaving him still hungry? http://www.debian.org/~branden/ | -

Re: [jimg@cray.com: X can't find font 'fixed' and I'm going nuts!]

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
son who mailed me was not using a dexconf-generated file, but possibly some hand-rolled one, with problems. -- G. Branden Robinson | Human beings rarely imagine a god that Debian GNU/Linux| behaves any better than a spoiled child. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[jimg@cray.com: X can't find font 'fixed' and I'm going nuts!]

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
might be wrong or where I could turn to for help. I'm including the /var/log/XFree86.0.log in case you think it might be useful. Thanks for any help you can provide and also for providing me with a (mostly) excellent operating system, Jim - End forwarded message - -- G. Bran

[thrawn01@mindspring.com: Bug ?]

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
s on my system to do it. Anypointers ? is this a config bug ? or somthing missing.? Thanks for any Help. I'll keep looking , notify you if i find anything. - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson |Q: How does a Unix guru h

Re: XFree Packages

2000-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
; > -- > Full Name : Klaus Naumann | (http://www.mgnet.de/) (Germany) > Nickname: Spock | Org.: Mad Guys Network > Phone / FAX : ++49/177/7862964 | E-Mail: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > PGP Key : www.mgnet.de/keys/key_spock.txt > -- G. Branden Robinson

[hugovdm@mail.com: Re: XF86Setup: how are the Modelines generated?]

2000-09-16 Thread Branden Robinson
tter to know whether I am uttering rubbish. I'll continue my quest for better laptop support on the debian-laptop mailing list. Thanks, Hugo van der Merwe - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| I am sorry, but what you have mistaken Debian GNU/Linux

[hugovdm@mail.com: XF86Setup: how are the Modelines generated?]

2000-09-15 Thread Branden Robinson
is only valid for 1024x768. The "test" performed just before saving the config file, works perfectly - why does the config file not match this test? Thanks, Hugo van der Merwe - End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson| One man's "ma

[krs@hsv.tybrin.com: Deb 2.2 - startx works, xdm and gdm don't]

2000-08-24 Thread Branden Robinson
wise if I use startx. Do you have any ideas about where my problem is? I'll appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks. -- Karl Sackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tybrin Corporation - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson|It&#

[ykarant@csci.csusb.edu: xdm potato wm no go]

2000-08-16 Thread Branden Robinson
red format -- not updated Restore from backup or delete and reinstall mime-support package Setting up xv-doc (3.10a-25) ... Setting up xview-clients (3.2p1.4-9) ... Setting up xvt (2.1-11) ... Setting up xzoom (0.3-10) ... - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson

IMPORNTANT FIX: Having weird X problems? Wheel mouse or xterm keys not working right?

2000-06-02 Thread Branden Robinson
cefile : '.*/[:alnum:_-]*' > /dev/null 2>&1; then +xrdb -merge $resourcefile + fi +fi + done fi if [ -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ]; then -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | Music is the brandy of the damned

Re: Long time Debian user with semi-technical question

2000-04-26 Thread Branden Robinson
ian release (1.1 or "buzz") was ELF-based. 3) The previous numbered version, 0.93R6, was a.out-based. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux |Never attribute to malice that which can [EMAIL PROTECTED] |be adequately explained

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

2000-04-03 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 07:50:31PM -0300, Rodrigo Castro wrote: > Hello Branden, > > On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 05:07:11PM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 10:48:24AM -0300, Rodrigo Castro wrote: > > > Sorry for sending this message again

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

2000-04-02 Thread Branden Robinson
> is in Xterm. If you're using xterm 3.3.6-6, please be sure and read the Debian X FAQ. There is a section about debugging key binding problems. -- G. Branden Robinson| The greatest productive force is human Debian GNU/Linux | selfishness. [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: ATTN: pjw@edmc.net

2000-04-01 Thread Branden Robinson
Not that I would advocate doing this in the first place. Fine; if you want to have a "conversation" with people who refuse to listen to you, that's your right. I see communication as a bidirectional process, however. -- G. Branden Robinson| One man&#x

Re: ATTN: pjw@edmc.net

2000-04-01 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Apr 01, 2000 at 09:45:35AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 03:55:39AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > I suggest you close bugs filed by such people without comment. > > Call it the Malicious Blacklist User Behavior Modification System. > >

Re: ATTN: pjw@edmc.net

2000-03-31 Thread Branden Robinson
P that employs the DUL and have no ability to opt out of it, perhaps they should explore using a different ISP. There are lots of them, you know. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux |The noble soul has reverence for itself. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

Re: XFree 3.3.6 SOUND problem (?)

2000-03-26 Thread Branden Robinson
ght happen in 2D games, for instance, where there are a lot of refresh events. Other than that, I really have no idea. There is currently no defined standard for interfacing a sound server of any sort with the X server. (There probably should be, but life is short and art is long.) -- G. Bran

Re: Bash, Keys, Potato

2000-03-24 Thread Branden Robinson
Yann Dirson has the default keymap set to some French thing -- this affects every Debian user in the world, and most of the world isn't France. I guess some people take the figurative expression "lingua franca" too literally. :) -- G. Branden Robinson|Software engineer

Re: Bug#60891: xdm: Installs default tty7 line in Xservers -- break s system

2000-03-22 Thread Branden Robinson
courtesy, and besides, policy says you shouldn't. :) Anyway, anyone who wants to work on this issue should subscribe to debian-x and help hash it out. -- G. Branden Robinson|Suffer before God and ye shall be Debian GNU/Linux |redeemed. God loves

Re: Bug#60891: xdm: Installs default tty7 line in Xservers -- breaks system

2000-03-22 Thread Branden Robinson
n xdm package post-installation script # Copyright 1998-2000 Branden Robinson. # Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2. See the file # /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL or <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>. # Acknowlegements to Stephen Early, Mark Eichin, and Manoj Srivastava. se

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2000-03-18 Thread Branden Robinson
al.psu.edu/gwb112 ]=-->> <<--=[ EOF ]=-->> - End forwarded message - -- G. Branden Robinson| One man's "magic" is another man's Debian GNU/Linux | engineering. "Supernatural" is a [EMAIL

Re: So, what's up with the XFree86 4.0 .debs?

2000-03-13 Thread Branden Robinson
out errors on a potato system and I am basically deep in the guts of it right now, figuring out how I need to break it up for packaging. -- G. Branden Robinson| I am sorry, but what you have mistaken Debian GNU/Linux | for malicious intent is nothing more [EMAIL

Re: So, what's up with the XFree86 4.0 .debs?

2000-03-12 Thread Branden Robinson
Today's news flash: omitted words can really change the meaning of a sentence. On Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 01:16:55PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > They're not available yet, so I am sending this message to apprise Debian > users my fellow developers of the situation. ...use

So, what's up with the XFree86 4.0 .debs?

2000-03-12 Thread Branden Robinson
ws is, I know a hell of a lot more now than I did two years ago. I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding in this process. [1] The makedepend program gets stuck in an infinite loop when attempting to generate dependencies in xc/programs/xterm. One of Tom Dickey's patches, #130 or

Re: RFC: NO, THE X SERVERS SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON XFONTS-BASE

2000-02-25 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 07:16:24PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > >>>>> "Branden" == Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Branden> In a stressful time like freeze, it is really aggravating > Branden> to deal with the nonstop trickle

RFC: NO, THE X SERVERS SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON XFONTS-BASE

2000-02-25 Thread Branden Robinson
#x27;t understand the question, then we should default to piling fonts on his machine. The penalty for ignorance is reduced free space on the drive. :) N.B.: I am no longer subscribed to debian-user, so I will not see messages posted only to this list. -- G. Branden Robinson|The o

Re: New X for stable

1999-09-03 Thread Branden Robinson
nden/> for the latest information. -- G. Branden Robinson | When dogma enters the brain, all Debian GNU/Linux | intellectual activity ceases. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Robert Anton Wilson cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | pgpgzvM23fyLU.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: where do i find crypt ?

1999-07-08 Thread Branden Robinson
t; > Isn't that in libc6, folks? Yes. Be sure you supply "-lcrypt" on the gcc command line when building that file. -- G. Branden Robinson |The greatest productive force is human Debian GNU/Linux |selfishness. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xterm with utf-8

1999-07-04 Thread Branden Robinson
is the current unstable version. -- G. Branden Robinson | Q: How does a Unix guru have sex? Debian GNU/Linux | A: unzip;strip;touch;finger;mount;fsck; [EMAIL PROTECTED] | more;yes;fsck;fsck;fsck;umount;sleep cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | pg

Re: X -- switching colour depths on the fly

1999-06-30 Thread Branden Robinson
r is 24 or 32 bpp TrueColor). To some extent, I am told, this will depend on the supported features of the graphics card. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | Mob rule isn't any prettier just because [EMAIL PROTECTED] | you call

Re: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS X-WINDOWS? (I'M SO CONFUSED!)

1999-06-29 Thread Branden Robinson
x11 Installed-Size: 369 Maintainer: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: xfree86-1 Version: 3.3.3.1-9 Replaces: xbase (<< 3.3.2.3a-9), xlib6g-dev (<< 3.3.2.3a-2), xstd Suggests: twm, xbase-clients, xdm, xf86setup, xfonts-100dpi | xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-base, xfonts-scalabl

Re: vim 5.4m BETA packages

1999-06-29 Thread Branden Robinson
:) -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux |kernel panic -- causal failure [EMAIL PROTECTED] |universe will now reboot cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | pgpY0CRGhWFiF.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: How to pronouce "Debian"?

1999-06-28 Thread Branden Robinson
rdue students at the time), and this is one of the questions I asked him. So I feel I can correct just about anyone on this issue if they pronounce it wrong. My only regret is that I didn't have a PGP key at the time, so he couldn't sign it... BTW, love the hostname. :

Re: XF86Config for Trident 3DImage975???

1999-06-25 Thread Branden Robinson
30 and 620, 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee and Voodoo 3, Trident Blade3D, S3 Trio3D. -- G. Branden Robinson |A committee is a life form with six or Debian GNU/Linux |more legs and no brain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Robert Heinlein cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~b

Re: ld/Xm/Xt question

1999-06-22 Thread Branden Robinson
he math library, which of course won't be needing any symbols from fancy GUI libraries. -- G. Branden Robinson |A committee is a life form with six or Debian GNU/Linux |more legs and no brain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Robert Heinlein cartoon.ecn.p

Re: startx

1999-06-22 Thread Branden Robinson
rtual terminal you want the server to start on. Try this: startx -- vt13 The double dash is important; don't leave it out. -- G. Branden Robinson | One man's theology is another man's Debian GNU/Linux | belly laugh. [EMAIL PRO

Re: X-Server for AGP-7410 (Intel740 chipset)?

1999-06-21 Thread Branden Robinson
My personal reply to you bounced. Apparently your ISP is under the impression that I am a spammer. You might let them know about their error. Please keep this in mind in the event you need my assistance in the future; I will be unable to reply. -- G. Branden Robinson | Q: How

Re: X-Server for AGP-7410 (Intel740 chipset)?

1999-06-21 Thread Branden Robinson
re probably stuck with whatever you can coax out of it. -- G. Branden Robinson | Measure with micrometer, Debian GNU/Linux | mark with chalk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | cut with axe, cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | hope lik

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