only GDM3 greeter screen works

Hello, Apparently I have mucked something up. The GDM3 greeter screen (i.e. the screen that displays your name, and solicits the password) functions, but it will not sign me on. I can sign on via a terminal session, so it isn't a userid or password problem. I've run "dpkg-reconfigure gdm3", b

under GDM3 printer outputs only blank pages

Hello: I finally upgraded to Wheezy and GDM3 in August. Since then, my Postscript printer which functioned correctly under GDM2 outputs ONLY blank pages when print requests are submitted to CUPS. The printer does function correctly if I run: cat PS_FILE.ps > /dev/lp0 But using "lp PS_F

Re: MSI N210 graphics card causes boot failure

Sven: On Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 11:29:51AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-12-31 21:41 +0100, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 04:41:11PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: ---snip--- > It is essential to find out why it does not work. You might w

Re: MSI N210 graphics card causes boot failure

Sven: I have executed the recommended procedure. I didn't appreciate the need for the remote login until you explained the purpose - sorry for the delay. On Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 11:29:51AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-12-31 21:41 +0100, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote: &

Re: MSI N210 graphics card causes boot failure

Sven and Camaleón: Thankyou for the replies and suggestions. I have made some progress. See below. On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 04:41:11PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-12-31 16:31 +0100, Camaleón wrote: > > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:30:30 -0700, Dean Allen Provins, P.

MSI N210 graphics card causes boot failure

Hello: My nVidia GeForce 6600 GT card started to act up, so I purchased an inexpensive MSI N210 card (which uses the 210 nVidia chipset). The salesman said I'd be happier with it! Sadly, after the the initial boot sequence lines of text (in regular VGA font) appear, the screen goes blank, and the

Re: OT programming languages/ systems for advanced applications on Linux

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:46:23PM -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 12/23/2011 07:57 AM, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote: > >I noted your comments on Python, and while I haven't any > >experience with the 2 -> 3 transition, I am inclined to prefer > >it. I

Re: OT programming languages/ systems for advanced applications on Linux

David: On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 02:14:44PM -0800, David Christensen wrote: > Someone wrote: > >I am like you and wrote most of my C++ during the > >early years of the language. I used the AT&T Cfront version 1.2 > >compiler for years. Always on Unix machines and never on Windows. > > > >I have be

Re: web page image alignment

Wayne and Weaver: On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 08:02:43PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > On 04/19/2011 07:47 PM, Heddle Weaver wrote: > >On 20 April 2011 07:33, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph.< > >provi...@telusplanet.net> wrote: > > > >>Hello: > >> > >

web page image alignment

Hello: I'm trying to use the Writer program to put a web page together. I want to include some images, and I'd like to cut back on the document length. I tried placing the PNG images side by side (I used the LEFT alignment and RIGHT alignment controls on the menu bar), and they looked just fin

arbitrary disk name assignment affects dump/restore

Andrei, Stan and Paul: Thanks for the replies. I was unaware that "/dev/disk/*" existed. I must have missed that lesson during the last upgrade. I appreciate your assistance. Regards from Calgary, Dean -- Dean Provins, P. Geoph. dprov...@a

arbitrary disk name assignment affects dump/restore

Hello I have used "dump" and "restore" to perform system backups for many years. Since upgrading to Debian 6.x, I have not been able to obtain consistent and reliable dumps for the following reason: Sometimes. my single fixed disk is labeled as /dev/sda, but At other times, it is labeled

NFS lock problem

Hello: I clobbered my client system accidently after discovering I could no longer boot due to a bad master boot record. When I got it back up, the NFS system began to act strangely. I can read/write the mounted file systems on the server (a 'sarge' system), but cannot run mutt, openoffice or ic

timezone and clock error

Hello: It seems that the PC clocks here in Alberta are still on daylight savings time. This is odd as Alberta's clocks switched back last weekend. /etc/timezone contains: Canada/Mountain Anyone know how to fix them? Regards, Dean in Calgary -- Dean Provins, P. Ge

Re: OpenOffice crashing in Sarge

On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 10:28:36AM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > I just did an 'apt-get upgrade' and openoffice.org was upgraded from > 2.0.1 to 2.0.3 and now I am unable to save my files. When I do try to > save I get an error message saying that OpenOffice has crashed due to an > unknown error

Re: thunderbird and screen resolution: fixed

On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 01:48:44PM +0100, George Borisov wrote: > Dean Allen Provins wrote: > > > > I recently went to a dual screen setup, and X provided a screen > > resolution of 191x96 (from 96x96). I was able to configure mozilla and > > firefox to use a resolu

thunderbird and screen resolution

Hello: I recently went to a dual screen setup, and X provided a screen resolution of 191x96 (from 96x96). I was able to configure mozilla and firefox to use a resolution of 96 (thus making the image the same size as on the single screen setup, instead of double size), but do not know how to do th

Re: SSH and X11 Forwrding query

John Smith wrote: > On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 15:23:24 -0500 > Jacob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:09:42 -0600 > > Dean Allen Provins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello: > > > > > > I have used SSH and

SSH and X11 Forwrding query

Hello: I have used SSH and X Forwarding successfully in the past, but since moving to Sarge, it refuses to co-operate. Either I can't read/understand the documentation or there's something new. >From work, I can ssh or scp to home using a host.domain address. At home I've added 3 lines to my .s

CD/DVD writer successes anyone?

Hello: I'm interested in adding a CD/DVD reader/writer to my meager system and have been looking at LG GSA 4160B units (which allegedly `do it all'). I'm sure that there are alternatives, but I'm still in the infancy of my search. I'm aware only that the LG GSA 4040B (an old unit) was supported

Re: PDF-Writer printer?

Hi: On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 06:20:14AM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 12:06:58PM +0100, Arrizabalaga, Saioa wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I need a pdf-printer: I have tried with the cups-pdf package, following the > >

Re: ZOOM X4 adsl modem , Apache behind home gateway

Hasan: On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 10:11:15PM +0300, Hasan wrote: > Dean Allen Provins wrote: > > >Hasan: > > > >On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 07:51:15PM +0300, Hasan wrote: > > > > > >>Hello , > >>I want to use apache server , it works at localhost

Re: ZOOM X4 adsl modem , Apache behind home gateway

Hasan: On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 07:51:15PM +0300, Hasan wrote: > Hello , > I want to use apache server , it works at localhost perfect . Bu i have > the adsl modem zoom x4 . When i click my ip at the browser Home Gateway > popup appears and ask password. I tried to do Virtual Host section . > Wh

Re: openoffice won't import eps postscript graphic

Dave: On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 01:48:38PM +0100, Dave Howorth wrote: > I wrote > >>I'm trying to import an EPS file into OOo Writer. I choose > >>Insert/Graphics/FromFile... then select EPS as the file type and click > >>on my eps file But when I press the open button, it says 'Unknown > >>graph

Re: tar/tape

Gavin: On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 01:03:34PM +0100, Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hello, > My tape drive is a hp 20 40 scsi drive. It will allow data to be > written to it. > > The output of mt -f /dev/st0 is: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/gseddon# mt -f /dev/st0 status > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number

Re: tar/tape

Gavin: On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 04:01:51PM +0100, Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > I have tried mt setblk 0 > but now the error is: > > tar: /dev/st0: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes> tar: Error is not > recoverable: exiting now> > > Can anyone help? > Gavin. Your problem is curious as I too have no difficul

Re: Plotting pixel maps and graphs.

Geoff: On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 04:53:48PM -, Geoff Bagley wrote: > I wish to use my Debian box for plotting the output of compiled > programmes in the form of bitmaps or cartesian pixel maps either > on the X window display, or on a laserjet printer. > > The material to be plotted consists of

Re: devices

: 02 I appreciate that your configuration is probably different, but you may find the above useful. Be sure to start with clean kernel sources (make mrproper the unpatched sources) and do a "make menuconfig" or whatever you choose to ensure proper SCSI support is built in. Regards, De

Re: devices

Gavin: On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 12:32:20PM +, Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 18:21, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Dr Gavin Seddon([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > Hi, > > > Ihave 2 devices that I cannot get working. > > > > "Can not get working" is very vague. You m

Re: devices

Gavin: On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 04:17:23PM +, Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hi, > Ihave 2 devices that I cannot get working. > > a. A scsi tape drive. Here I have installed the mt-st kernel patch and > made a ln -s between /dev/sto and /dev/tape. I'm using kernel 2.4.18 without any patches and

Re: 2 NIC's, assigned in wrong order: thanks

Jan: On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 03:41:29PM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > Morning! > > Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed. Sorry about the CC, when I hit "Reply", you were there first and I failed to delete you. Shouldn't happen this time... > On Sun, Dec 28,

Re: 2 NIC's, assigned in wrong order

Jan: On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 12:33:17AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > On Sun, Dec 28, 2003 at 12:56:47PM -0700, Dean Allen Provins wrote: > > I have two Ethernet cards (NICs) in a PII-300. The first recognized is > > an NE2000 ISA clone at IRQ10, and the second is a PCI at (sha

2 NIC's, assigned in wrong order

Hello: I have two Ethernet cards (NICs) in a PII-300. The first recognized is an NE2000 ISA clone at IRQ10, and the second is a PCI at (shared) IRQ 12. I would like the second (the PCI) to be assigned as ETH0, and the first (ISA) to be ETH1. I've fiddled with the ether= append line for the kern

Re: Weather Stations

Bill: Dallas Semiconductor sold weather stations several years ago that could talk to Linux (as well as that other OS). It was about $80US. I believe that another firm is now marketing the product. A google search ought to find it. The base system includes wind speed and direction, and temperat

Re: Graphing/Charting software

Ian: I don't have a million points for line graphs, although I do for maps. For line graphs I use "gnuplot" which makes good PostScript (or EPS) images which I can include in publications. For maps, use Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) which will also do first class line graphs. it too generates Post

BIOS reports more memory than kernel finds

Hello: I just added another 32 + 64 MB of memory to an older Pentium 1 (2 72 pin SIMMS each). There was already 32 MB installed, so this should have totalled 128 MB. The BIOS finds about 117 MB, and the kernel (2.2.18) finds just 65 MB. Any ideas on what is happening, or how it can be fixed? T

ps2epsi fails

Hello: I have used "ps2epsi" for several years without difficulty, but have just discovered that the "woody" version fails with newly created postscript documents, and even on old Postscript documents. A typical error message is (for a good Postscript document): --ps2epsi run

Re: netmeeting server

Paulo: The January issue of Linux Journal has an article in "Cooking with Linux" about gnomemeeting (I believe that was the name) which is supposed to "talk" to NetMeeting. You may find the information that you require in that article, or by contacting its author, Marcel Gagne: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Programs to fill in pdf forms

On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 11:33:27PM +0100, Frank Gevaerts wrote: > On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 04:51:51PM -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 01:21:29PM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > > | Are there any tools that will let me fill in forms in pdf? > > > > acroread > > > > | Ide

Re: Ghostscript Problem

Mike: I'm using the Debian install of ghostscript (6.53) and the matching ghostview install, so this may not answer your query, but nevertheless On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 02:53:38PM -0700, Mike Fontenot wrote: > > I'm hoping someone can tell me how Ghostscript > (specifically, gs-aladdin 7.04

Re: 386 or 486 machine

On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 06:02:07PM -0700, Mike Thompson wrote: > On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 11:41:31PM +0100, Rupert wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:24:01 +0400 > > Andrei Smirnov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > is it possible to put Debian on a 386 or 486? > > > > I put Debian Woody on a 48

Re: lexmark printer with potatoe?

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 02:07:36PM -0400, infotechsys wrote: > Hi, > I have potatoe on my other cpu and > was wondering if anyone is using > lexmark Z45 printer with potatoe? > The printer has a parrallel and a usb > port with it.Does anyone for-see any > problems I might have with this > printer

Re: using plotter HP7470A

Patrick: I've used a 7475A and a 7550 successfully on Linux (Debian), but both are attached via serial ports. Best results were with software flow control. I've also driven them via a Windows machine. I know of no CUPS driver. The "cat" should work. Dean -- On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 12:

Re: Applications not using hosts file for name resolution

Pat: The "order hosts bind" line should be in /etc/host.conf, and formatted as "order hosts,bind". This line is followed (in my /etc/host.conf file) with the single line "multi on". The remainder looks fine to me. Dean - On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 02:13:17PM +0100, Pat Colbeck wrote: > Hi

Re: intel fortran compiler

Hello: You indicate that you are using a Pentium IV CPU. This is a 32 bit processor, so the 64 bit FORTRAM shared libraries mentioned in your post (below) will never work. You must install the 32 bit version. While I have but a Pentium II, I've had no trouble with the compiler. Dean On

pump returns "Operation failed."

Hello: I use a '386 (successfully) as a firewall, with Debian 2.2 on it. It is connected to an ADSL modem and runs quite well. Its been up for 63 days, passing packets back and forth. Lately, "pump", when asked for "status" (i.e. pump --status) on the default device (eth0) returns "Operation fa

Re: Reiser and IP Masq kernel2.4.12

Hello: Don't you also have to do (as root): echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward Dean On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 08:21:17AM -0500, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > Does anyone have IP Masq setup using a Reiser FS and kernel 2.4.12. > I setup IP Masq one night with kernel 2.4.12 when I had a ex

mutt and PGP query

Hello: I have been trying to encrypt messages with PGP 6.5.8 when using mutt to no avail. Signing, and decoding seem to work fine, but mutt cannot seem to locate the correct key for encoding. When sending (after indicating that I want the message encrypted), it asks if it should use keyID = "0x

non-modular kernel, multi E/N card recognition

Hello: I have encountered a problem with the recognition of 2 Ethernet cards when using a non-modular kernel. The specifics are as follows: kernel 2.4.2 (with console = tty and lance ethernet enabled) 2 Lance (ISA) E/N cards jumpered to 0x300 and 0x320 respectively system

'make' and symbolic link problem

Hello: I have a curious problem that first surfaced several months ago, but I was unable to address until this week. Basically, 'make' refuses to make anything, although it "knows" what has to be done. For example, I have a small library, and a corresponding makefile for which 'make -n' tells me

kernel 2.4.2 and PPP

Hello: I just upgraded my 2.4.0 kernel to 2.4.2 (via 2 patches) and PPP immediately failed. The connection was made, but an IOCTL said there was an argument error, and PPPD aborted. The IOCTL command in question was for "PPPIOCGFLAGS". Anyone else had this problem, and know how to correct for i

has debian-user dried up?

Hello: Since Friday, I've seen 5 messages on this list. During the previous week, there seemed to be about as many! It was VERY ACTIVE until quite recently. What's happened? Dean Calgary

KDE2 and login screen blanking

Hello: I have KDE2 as the X display manager using an ATI rage128 card, but cannot get the login screen to blank. I've set xset to 10 minutes, but nothing happens at the end of the interval. Clearly I'm missing something, probably related to KDE and its login. Ideas or suggestions are most welco

samba/win for workgroups problem

Hello: I have one Linux (Debian) machine and one legacy Windows for Workgroups machine on a private network. All worked well (i.e. they shared files and printers) until this morning, when I decided it was time to change the passwords. I haven't been able to get the WFW -> Linux host communicatio

Re: Tekram DC310U? Re: Advansys 3940UA Ultra-SCSI controller recommended?

Peter: > Hi again, > > I can get a Tekram DC310U PCI Ultra-SCSI controller (based on the > Symbios Logic SYM53C860 SCSI-3 Chip) for the same price as > the Advansys 3940UA. It uses the sym53c8xx.o driver. > > Should I go for that instead? > > Thanks! > -- > Peter Galbraith, research scientist

Re: Tape Backup

Paulo: You'll find dump and restore at . Dean > > > Hi, > where is dump and restore commands (in what package)? > Thanks, PH > PS: How I mark the tape at its end? Is it necessary? > Quoting Ron Farrer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Pa

Re: mcserv over SSL - any experiences?

> > > Hi All, > > I need to provide my users with the possibility of safe and convenient > file transfer. > The ftp is difficult for setup with SSL. The scp lacks the convenient > GUI or TUI. > The mcserv (from midnight commander suite) seems to be a good alternative. > However I don't know if

Re: Backup

> > > > Hi, > > I'm thinking to get a scsi backup tape for the Potato > box. I'd like to know what is the recommended drive > and what software should be used. > > I also have this dump question. Would the backup software > append the backup files to the end of the tape or overwrit

Re: C Profiling tools like gprof

Mani: Did you compile everything with -pg? If so, it should work fine (does for me). Dean > > > > Hi All, > > I tried gprof for getting the amount time spent in each function call > in the C code. But it seems that it is not working. gprof o/p shows the > statistics as zero. > Is there

Re: StarOffice query

Rick: Thanks for the insight. I've got to invest some time in learning how to set up X's key mapping system. Clearly, there are still a few things to learn! Dean --- > On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrote: > > > Rick: > > > > Tha

Re: StarOffice query

0x0, time 440073792, (170,167), root:(205,222), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0x, Delete), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: "" So now the question becomes, where do I reset it? Regards, Dean > - Forwarded message from Rick Macdonald - > On

StarOffice query

Hello: I just installed StarOffice on my slink system. Seems to work fine, but I cannot get the BACKSPACE key to do anything. Anyone know how to make it move left and delete as it goes? Thanks, Dean Provins

Re: curious Ethernet errors

Thanks to the two respondents. I updated the kernel to 2.2.14, but the problem symtoms simply changed too. So I switched to another card and the problem has stopped. Must have been hardware. Regards, Dean > > > > Hello: > > I have been experiencing curious NIC error messages, none of which

Re: How to access tape drive ?

make them (as root, see man mknod), ensure the ownership is root:tape and permissions 660, and add (if necessary) your userid to the tape group in /etc/group. As far as I know, you only need /dev/st0 and /dev/nst0. Those are the only two I use. Dean > On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrot

Re: How to access tape drive ?

Wilson: I have a SCSI tape too. The device names are /dev/st0 (rewinds after each operation) and /dev/nst0 (does NOT rewind after each operation - you or your program/script must do the rewind). You can use 'mt -f /dev/[n]st0 OPERATION' to manipulate a tape (do man mt for a description of the OP

Re: scsi tape device

Ryan: I have a similar system. If in /dev/, you have no 'st?' devices, try making them with 'mknod /dev/st0 c 9 0' <=> 'mknod /dev/st7 c 9 7'. Check the man page for correct options... They should have root:tape ownership and be owner:group RW. Put any users that need acces in group 'tape' De

curious Ethernet errors

Hello: I have been experiencing curious NIC error messages, none of which mean anything to me. Any assistance in comprehending their content is welcome. System is Debian 2.1 (up to date) on Pentium, 64 MB, with NIC (from dmesg), eth0: PCnet/ISA 79C960 at 0x340, 00 00 f4 b1 84 e7, probed IRQ 12,

Re: asking for help with getting the tape drive to work

Aaron: Your command line should be something like: >mt -f /dev/ht0 status to get the drive status (assuming 'ht0' is the device, and a tape is loaded). If you set environment variable TAPE to /dev/ht0 (as per >export TAPE=/dev/ht0 then the following will work: >mt st

Re: Anybody from Canada here who use Sympatico ADSL????

Can't help you with your problem, but the news group 'can.internet.highspeed' does have some Linux users. You might try there, if you haven't done so already. Regards, Dean Calgary - > Sorry if this is offtopic for this list, but I'm at my wits' end. > > I'm from Tor

Re: Need SCSI Tape Help

> Hi all! > > I'm using slink with an SMP kernel (2.0.36) on a dual Pentium Pro 200 with > 256M RAM. The HD setup is a pair of 4 GB Seagate Barracudas on an Adaptec > 2940UW along with an SCSI CDROM and a Tandberg 4222 tape drive. I've got a > really sweet server here except that I just noticed th

Re: vi problems

Steve: Thanks for the fix. I just tried it and I'm VERY PLEASED to say that it works! Dean -- > Thursday, September 30, 1999, 2:02:55 PM, Dean wrote: > > Anybody know how to get around this problem? > > If it is the problem I think it

vi problems

Hello: I use 'vi' exclusively, and until upgrading to Debian 2.1, never experienced any problems with 'vi' exits. It always exited on the same line at which it was started. I believe at the time, I was using 'elvis' as 'vi'. For the record, I use 'xterm's under OpenLook, and that is were I obser

(n)vi doesn't exit at correct command line

Hello: I use 'vi' exclusively, and until upgrading to Debian 2.1, never experienced any problems with 'vi' exits. It always exited on the same line at which it was started. I believe at the time, I was using 'elvis' as 'vi'. For the record, I use 'xterm's under OpenLook, and that is were I obser

Re: compiling and installing lib's

Mich: > How do i compile both static and non static librarys under C (.a and .so) > and how do i install them on the system so they can be found by the linker > or programs. I've just been through this process, trying to build the shared libraries for UIT and SlingShot (Xview C++ and graphics sup

Re: SCSI aic7xxx problem

Hello: I have a similar problem which I have not been able to resolve. It seems that I can access the discs from the console after boot (read and write is fine - note that the disc is classed as (rw) in /etc/fstab), but NOT after firing up X. Once X has started, or at any time after I terminate

Re: Printer in kernel 2.2.1

Hello: A recent message (portion follows) indicated printer problems with Kernel 2.2.1. I am having somewhat sinilar problems, and request assistance. The previous correspondents indicated: > *- On 9 Mar, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote about "Printer in > kernel 2.2.1" > > Hi D

Re: Linux to NT Server printing

John: > I would just like to know if any one has been able > to print from a Linux machine to a printer > attached to a Window NT 4 (sp3) Server based > machine. ---snip > I am just wondering if there is something > particular with NT server... any clues. > > Appreciate any info

Re: clearing screen after logout & login screen

> How do I clear the screen after logout? so...instead of walking up on > the remnants of the X server terminating and a login prompt, all that > shows on the screen is the login prompt... what script is it? In your home directory, create a file called '.bash_logout' (assuming that you are usin

xterm: select and paste query

Hello: I recently installed Debian 2.0 from the Cheapbytes CD (July 21 record date). After the usual 'monkeying around', I got X up and running, using my favourite windowing system - OpenLook (virtual) Window Manager (olvwm). I observed two differences from what I expected: firstly, 'xterm' cut

Re: X install/config query

>Hello: > >I recently installed Debian 1.3 on a '386, but apparently did not complete >the process correctly. X was not configured (although everything else >that I have tried seems to be). > >I cannot find 'xf86config' or 'XF86Setup' on the system. > > If neither of these i

X install/config query

Hello: I recently installed Debian 1.3 on a '386, but apparently did not complete the process correctly. X was not configured (although everything else that I have tried seems to be). I cannot find 'xf86config' or 'XF86Setup' on the system. Should I remove X and re-install, or is there another