Re: I'm BACK!!!

2008-02-28 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Doug MacFarlane gmail.com> writes: > OK _ ran alsaconf and it went fine. I was already in the audio group (I > remembered that one . . . ) and then I ran alsamixer and the channels are > unmuted but still no sound . . . > > What next? What commands should I execute to get

Re: I'm BACK!!!

2008-02-28 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi bluebottle.com> writes: > > Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > > 1. Who would like to help me with the Sound Card issue? We can do it via > > email > > offline from this list. I've never been really good with loading modules > > and dr

I'm BACK!!!

2008-02-28 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Well, about 4 years ago I had to give up Debian for professional reasons. After suffering through Red Hat, CentOS and Suse/SLED/SLES and the abominable package management, I'm BACK!!! Boy did I miss you guys . . . So I ran the 4.0 r3 netinst, and just for giggles ran an apt-get update and apt

802.11g Wireless NIC for Desktop

2004-06-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I'm converting to 802.11g at my new place. What NIC do you recommend for my Debian Unstable (sid) desktop? I'm looking for something that I can install, and load the drivers via modconf and be done . . . . TIA madmac -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Copy Linux Filesystem/Check/Compare Filesystems

2004-05-19 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I will shortly need to copy about 100 gb of data from one filesystem to another. While cp would probably do fine, others have suggested using tar or some other tool that is more robust for performing the copy. Any suggestions? Just exactly how would one tar one filesystem to another, wit

Compiling Support for Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter

2004-02-12 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Been away for a while at SAN School . . . Via a new employer, I got a spiffy new Dell Latitude D500 with WinBlows XP on it. Need to get it fully Debianized before I go stir craze. The built-in 10/100 Ethernet NIC is driving me nuts. It's an Intel Pro/100 VE Network Adapter, according to the XP

Re: evolution in testing or not ?

2004-02-04 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Tim, This was my motivation to go to unstable . . . things are filtering down to testing too slowly, and for my primary desktop, I wanted the latest evolution. I've been very happy with unstable. I run gnome2 desktop with evolution, openoffice.org, etc. madmac "Tim Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Which JRE?

2003-12-08 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I've always run the JRE from Blackdown.org. On my spiffy new unstable machine where I'm giving gnome 2 a shot, which JRE do you recommend? Blackdown's always worked, but seemed kinda ugly . . . . madmac -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: Install ALSA on new Unstable install for GNOME 2?

2003-12-08 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 10:28:25 -0600, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:53 -0600, Kent West wrote: > >> Doug MacFarlane wrote: > >> You don't say what kernel you're using. I'm no audio expert, but I >> _believe_ you'll need a newish (2

Re: Install ALSA on new Unstable install for GNOME 2?

2003-12-08 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:53 -0600, Kent West wrote: > Doug MacFarlane wrote: > You don't say what kernel you're using. I'm no audio expert, but I > _believe_ you'll need a newish (2.4.18+?) kernel for the 845.. audio > chipset support. Sorry about that . .

unstable, galeon, and Yahoo authentication

2003-12-07 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: Last week, I upgraded a testing system to unstable. This weekend, I built a new system, starting with my woody cd and upgrading to unstable after the install. In both cases, Galeon can't authenticate to Yahoo mail any longer. It worked fine on the testing system, but neither unstable sys

Install ALSA on new Unstable install for GNOME 2?

2003-12-07 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I inherited a newish box with an Intel Desktop Board D845GLAD2 motherboard. I'm trying to figure out what to do about audio . . . In installed from my woody CD, let dselect get the basic system up to current woody, and then added lines for unstable to sources.list and changed my default-

Which apt source to use for Evolution?

2003-11-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I'd like to run the lasest possible version of Evolution available for my Debian Testing (Sarge) system. What apt source should I use? Google reports multiple sources, none of which were familiar, and Ximian itself appears to only have 1.2 available, when 1.4.5 is the current rev. TIA

lost my Apps - Shells - bash option in Blackbox Menu

2003-11-09 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: Debian Sarge with Blackbox window-manager. Periodically, after an apt-get update, I "lose" some blackbox menu items. After a subsequent apt-get update, they usually come back. But my bash shell option disappeared a few weeks ago, and has never returned. tcsh is all that's left. Nostalgi

Re: firewall setup xdsl: eth0/eth1/ppp0?

2003-11-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:15:18 -0900, Ken Irving wrote: > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:52:42AM +0100, Andreas Bohnert wrote: >> Hi, >>I don't know how to setup my firewall for my new xdsl connection. I >> saw some posting concerning adsl, so maybe there are some >> people, who know how t

apt-get update failing

2003-11-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: apt-get update is barfing at me . . . . . hadrian:/home/madmac# apt-get update Hit http://www.phy.olemiss.edu testing/main Packages Hit http://www.phy.olemiss.edu testing/main Release Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org testing/contrib Sources Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org testing/contrib R

Debian Sarge (testing), Samba 3.0 RC4 and Quickbooks

2003-11-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Debian and Samba Teams: I'm having a really weird problem with Samba 3.0Beta2+RC4 on my Debian Sarge (testing) system with Quickbooks Pro 2002 multi-user version. The version of my question is: Does anybody know what the proper global, share, and permissions settings should be to support multi-

Re: firewall setup xdsl: eth0/eth1/ppp0?

2003-11-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:15:18 -0900, Ken Irving wrote: > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:52:42AM +0100, Andreas Bohnert wrote: >> Hi, >>I don't know how to setup my firewall for my new xdsl connection. I >> saw some posting concerning adsl, so maybe there are some >> people, who know how to

Re: Removing unused modules from initrd image

2003-10-27 Thread Doug MacFarlane
The modules in the initrd image aren't what's running after your machine boots, just a superset of what you need in order to boot your machine. If you have a bunch of modules that are loading and are unused, use modconf to deselect them and restart. madmac - Original Message - From: "B

Re: Thanks Pigeon for Your mailfilterrc

2003-10-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 22:10, Pigeon wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 11:39:15AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: > > The dialog on spam has become so lenghty I am afraid you would never see > > my thank you note there. > > > > Just wanted you to know how much I appreciated your posting. > > Thanks

Re: Linux smb r/w access on subdir in Windows share

2003-10-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
smbmount will do both IF your personal directory is also a share. You can mount the big share ro on /mnt/bigwin and the personal share rw on /mnt/personalwin BUT your personal share has to be a share. If it's a homedir, it may be a hidden share (starts with a $). I don't know how smbmount will

Exim4 and MailDir

2003-10-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: Googling for an Exim4 + MailDir + HowTo has yeilded little of value to this poor soul. One referred to a maildirmake command, which isn't on my sarge box inspite of it's exim4 installation. I'm obviously missing something obvious here - does one simply enable maildir support in Exim4 and

Re: HELP - Need a DNS Guru

2003-10-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 13:57, Keith Goettert wrote: > > Ns1.helpfulhome.com is the DNS server for a variety of email and > websites. I have been having trouble lately with email arriving late > (several days) or not at all. As far as I can tell, this is a new > issue. I am concerned because loca

Re: shorewall: imap doesn't work any longer

2003-10-09 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:12, Vittorio wrote: > I have setup a debian 3.0 server functioning as a gateway, router, > **IMAP SERVER**, and firewall. It connects to the internet via a DSL > ppp0 connection and to the internal network through eth1. > > Being an absolute beginner, I've set up shorewall

Illegal Instructions

2003-10-06 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I'm at a loss about what is causing these, or how to fix it . . It's a Debian Sparc Stable system, Sparc 20 with 256 mb of RAM. ranum:/home/madmac# ps Signal 4 caught by ps (procps version 2.0.7). Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ranum:/home/madmac# ps -elf Illegal instru

Password Expiration on Samba 3.0Beta2+RC4 on Debian Testing

2003-10-01 Thread Doug MacFarlane
  Team:   I was running Samba3.0Beta2 and had the 2 week password expiration date issue.   I just dist-upgraded my Debian Testing system to Samba 3.0Beta2+RC4 having seen that one could fix the password expiration by then deleting /var/lib/samba/account-policy.tdb.  Did that, it didn't work

Re: apt-get online question

2003-08-28 Thread Doug MacFarlane
apt-setup will let you configure online sources, either via http or ftp. It will also prompt you for adding the debian security sources, which is also a good idea. madmac - Original Message - From: "William Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 28

Re: keeping partitions mounted read-only

2003-08-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 09:35, Hans Wilmer wrote: > Is there any way to do the remounting without a reboot? Well, it's not a reboot, but it has the same effect in that it kills off production processes, but what I do is go to single user mode (telinit 1), and then remount rw, apt-get, and then remou

Re: gif's, the Gimp, various viewers, and Impress

2003-08-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 13:42, Chris Halls wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 11:54:59AM -0500, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > I used OpenOffice.org's Impress (a power-point-like application) to make > > a really nice slide show, and exported it to html. > > > > It works

gif's, the Gimp, various viewers, and Impress

2003-08-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I used OpenOffice.org's Impress (a power-point-like application) to make a really nice slide show, and exported it to html. It works great. Except that the slide control buttons, a series of .gif's, are messed up somehow. Or my computer is messed up somehow. At any rate, the .gif's do

Post dist-upgrade wierdness

2003-07-27 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: A recent apt-get update and apt-get -s upgrade showed about 94 packages to be upgraded on my testing box. Since it was so many packages, and dist-upgrade is reputed to be more gentle that upgrdae, I did an apt-get dist-upgrade all went well, except: 1. I lost everything but tcsh from m

Re: Guide to building a custom kernel

2003-06-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 10:32, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: > Joris Huizer wrote: > > > "--revision" affects the name of the Debian package itself but not the > kernel name, so "uname -r" won't show the revision, and it will use the > same modules as other revisions of the same version. > > "--a

LAN Mailserver - what packages

2003-02-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
have a local Unix account on the Debian server. In the past, I used SlowLaris, and either sendmail/popper (I was NOT a sendmail guru - I just knew which 3 lines to modify) or post.office (which softwar.com now OpenWave has abandoned). All help/suggestions apprciated. madmac -- Doug MacFar

Samba Shares, Unix Permissions, and Win2k clients

2003-02-18 Thread Doug MacFarlane
in others, 755. I haven't been able to find anything in the docs listed on the samba.org site. I heard that the O-Reilly SAMBA book was available in it's entirety on-line? Is this true? If so, where? TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Getting Rid of a Failed Install

2003-02-12 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I've got a botched install of apache2 that I can't uninstall since the init.d start/stop script always returns an error. apt/dpkg keep the package's removal in the pending state, and whenever I do anything else it retries the removal and fails. How do I correct this? mad

no PPP after Kernel Compile

2003-02-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
turn off that I shouldn't have? I re-ran pppoeconf and everything went fine, but it didn't start. BTW - I compiled 2.4.19 from a 2.2.20-compact kernel. TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: mounting filesystems

2003-02-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
mount-points (empty directories) upon which to mount the filesystems. as root: cd / mkdir c mkdir d mkdir e mount -a will do it . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fstab entry for NTFS formatted drive

2003-02-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 05 Feb 2003, 13:53:27, Rodrigo Agerri wrote: > That remarkable Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 13:29, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > On 04 Feb 2003, 21:58:58, David Turetsky wrote: > > > I have a hard drive running Windows XP Professional under NTFS format > > > > > > I

Re: fstab entry for NTFS formatted drive

2003-02-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
ut I have it mounted RO, and only root has access to it. I haven't fooled around with this yet . . . . madmac > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Permissions on /usr/src/kernel-source-x.y.z and compiling as an ordinary user

2003-02-04 Thread Doug MacFarlane
x.y.z chmod -R 775 /usr/src/kernel-source-x.y.z and then be an ordinary user for: fakeroot make-kpkg clean copy /boot/config .config make kpkg xconfig fakeroot make-kpkg clean fakeroot make-kpkg kernel-image is that it? madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

Default Treatment of the System Clock

2003-02-04 Thread Doug MacFarlane
During the install, I answered one of the questions wrong - "Is your system clock set to GMT or Local Time". I need to dpkg-reconfigure this, but I have no idea what package had debconf ask me this . . . TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Patching the Kernel the Debian Way

2003-01-28 Thread Doug MacFarlane
t the subset you want each time you build a kernel? Thanks madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Which Tape Backup package, mt-st?, etc.

2003-01-26 Thread Doug MacFarlane
re about a half-dozen listed - taper, amanda, afbackup, tapir, kbackup, star, and tob. Also, should I install the mt-st package? madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: mkinitrd trouble

2003-01-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
7;t you mean initrd-2.4.18-12.img . . . > append="root=/dev/ram0" and I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this append . . . it's not necessary . . . as long as the symlink to the initrd image is in / and the initrd image is in /boot . . > #read-

Re: DNS hosting

2003-01-16 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 15 Jan 2003, 15:34:01, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote: > On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:46:17PM -0600, Jack O'Quin wrote: > > I've got a DSL line with a single static IP address. I run the > > primary DNS server on my home system and use ns[12].granitecanyon.com > > for secondaries. Works like a charm.

Compiling Kernel - ncurses and wish

2003-01-16 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I'm trying to compile a new kernel on a woody machine. make menuconfig tells me I don't have ncurses installed, but I've installed every package in the Debian Package archive with ncurses in the name . . . and make xconfig can't find a "wish" script . . . . This has never happene

RE: Adding SCSI Controller, SCSI Tape, and SCSI Disk to 2.2.20-idepci system

2003-01-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
iginal Message- > From: Doug MacFarlane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 January 2003 14:28 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nate; Eduard Bloch > Subject: Re: Adding SCSI Controller, SCSI Tape, and SCSI Disk to > 2.2.20-idepci system > > > On 13 Jan 2003, 15:30:52, nate wrote

Re: Adding SCSI Controller, SCSI Tape, and SCSI Disk to 2.2.20-idepci system

2003-01-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 13 Jan 2003, 15:30:52, nate wrote: > Doug MacFarlane said: > > So I apt-got a 2.4.19-686 kernel image, and when I rebooted, I had to use > > modconf to enable the 3c59x driver, and when I rebooted, it runs like > > molasses . . . during boot, it takes minutes to c

Adding SCSI Controller, SCSI Tape, and SCSI Disk to 2.2.20-idepci system

2003-01-13 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: Well, I'm confused . . . After a meltdown of my primary Linux desktop, I setup my winblows machine to dual-boot in Debian. My original desktop had been installed by booting woody CDs and installing a vanilla kernel, and then apt-getting 2.418-686-smp kernel images (the kitchen sink va

Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: (OT) Worst night ever. WAS Adding a ide drive to an all scsi comp uter

2003-01-09 Thread Doug MacFarlane
-- Forwarded Message -- From: Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 09 Jan 2003, 17:48:18, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Doug MacFarlane said: > > > He said Mountain Dew, but it sounds like beer to me (^: > >=20 > > I'm th

Fwd: Re: (OT) Worst night ever. WAS Adding a ide drive to an all scsi comp uter

2003-01-09 Thread Doug MacFarlane
-- Forwarded Message -- From: Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 09 Jan 2003, 15:41:11, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Kirk Strauser said: > >=20 > > At 2003-01-09T08:58:45Z, Michael Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >=20 > > > In a moment of "ah-ha" I caref

Re: How do I tell apt that X is installed (from tar dist)

2002-12-19 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Actually, you might want to use tasksel for this, so that you get all the fonts and other things that go along with it, but aren't actual dependencies, and then install X from testing. madmac > > All kinds of anticipatory gratitude, > > Tony > > > -- Doug Mac

Re: OT: duplex entry in printcap

2002-12-18 Thread Doug MacFarlane
l: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Zurich > Tel: +41.(0)1.63-54323 Winterthurerstrasse 190 > http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/~krafft/ CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland > =20 > NOTE: The pgp.net keyservers and their mirrors are broken! > Get my key here: http://people.debian.org/~ma

Re: Debian Package for viewing/editing .ai files (Adobe Illustrator)

2002-12-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 10 Dec 2002, 20:24:41, Ludwig wrote: > On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 19:54, Hugh Saunders wrote: > > Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:42:13AM +0000, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > Bear in mind that the JPEG format doesn't support transparency, so > you'll have to save that logo as a

Re: Debian Package for viewing/editing .ai files (Adobe Illustrator)

2002-12-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 11 Dec 2002, 00:54:49, Hugh Saunders wrote: > Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:42:13AM +0000, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > anyway... in gimp, to remove the white background, you want to make sure > the image has an alpha layer [right click on image, layers->add alpha > layer] then use the &#x

Re: [OT] Remember when hard disk sizes were in MiB?

2002-12-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
o convert my Parents PC to Debain . . . . madmac > --=20 > Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP > ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting > Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Routing Problem

2002-12-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
number of networks, but becomes a headache if you can's specify the network NICB should route to efficiently. madmac > > Is there any possibility to do an source-destination routing without an > default gateway? > > thnx > Marc > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL

Re: [OT] Remember when hard disk sizes were in MiB?

2002-12-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
talled in an IBM PC. And it was a godsend . . . When PC DASD (Hard-Drives) hit $1/MB, I was in shock. Now it's $1/GB. When PC RAM hit $1/MB I was really in shock. Now you can get 1 GB or RAM for a little over $100 . . . I hate being old. madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED

Adding an IDE Tape-Drive (Travan4)

2002-12-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
I added an IDE Tape-Drive (Travan 4) and loaded the ide-tape module. Do I need to run makedev? There is no /dev/ht, which, I think, is where it should be . . . Lacking a clue on modules and devices . . . TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Debian Package for viewing/editing .ai files (Adobe Illustrator)

2002-12-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
a white background. I need to make the background transparent. Any idea how? I realize it's slightly OT, but I am going to Use Debian to do this, so I figured I could slide it by the Debian-User group without my asbestos underwear on . . . . TIA madmac madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PRO

RE: server monitoring program

2002-12-10 Thread Doug MacFarlane
;m not on the same network as these machines, so > firewalls will be present on both my end and the server end. > > I'll run the program from a Debian box. > > Thanks > Kevin > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ifconfig

2002-12-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
mb, but am getting really frustrated ;-) > > Thanks for any tips > > Pete > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Install debian from local iso images

2002-12-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
o CD" on an WinDoze box with Adaptec EasyCD and was home free after that. But I never did figure out how to do it with just hte .ISO . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Open Source alternatives to HighWire and PowerPCB

2002-12-03 Thread Doug MacFarlane
ary/mirror/tools_htmlized.html Also, if anyone has any experience with any of these for basic (4-6 layer, device-control) pcb design, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

Re: How do I do a net install when there's no driver for my nic?

2002-12-02 Thread Doug MacFarlane
es for the compact kernel, which has the 3Com NIC included. 1 Recue, 1 Root, and 2 Driver floppies. madmac > > How do I do a net install of Debian on this computer? > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: load module on boot

2002-11-27 Thread Doug MacFarlane
/lib/modules/kernel-whatever and then run modconf and select the module for loading . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: CNAME in DNS: having a cname for a different domain than my domain...

2002-11-26 Thread Doug MacFarlane
n-addr.arpa" { > type master; > notify no; > file "db.0.168.192"; > }; > > > thanks in advance!!! > > > John > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Reading BackupExec v7.x tapes in Debian 3.0

2002-11-25 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Well, I knew it was going to happen. I converted the box with the ONLY Travan 4 tape-drive, and now they need something off an old tape, from the NT4 Server/Seagate BackupExec version 7.x days. Any way to read this sucker? madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: that dreaded APM

2002-11-25 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 25 Nov 2002, 12:33:30, Dave Selby wrote: > PS > What will I do when my Debian is configured ??? > Learn to program ??? Asterisk for VOIP and PSTN telephony on your Debian system madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Displaying Output on xdm login screen

2002-11-25 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 25 Nov 2002, 21:43:56, Rob Weir wrote: > On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 07:58:53PM +0000, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > BTW - I figured it out - put the command in /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup . . .=20 > > xdm probably runs as root, so you'll want to be careful with what you > run on

Re: 2.4.18 SMP Kernel

2002-11-22 Thread Doug MacFarlane
> "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." > Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell > > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: xdm and startx

2002-11-22 Thread Doug MacFarlane
My experience has been that answering the configuration questions during the install works best for mouse and keyboard issues, and that letting X autoconfigure works well in some cases for video modes. By mixing and matching, you can get a working Xwindows config. madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [

Re: Help! Debian unbootable after XP re-install :-(

2002-11-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
nyways, > error message reads "Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= > option to kernel." > > Well, I am not panicking just yet (Kernel is-surely both panicking would > be bd!), mild apprehension & some effects of sleep deprivation. > > *BFN* &

Re: Displaying Output on xdm login screen

2002-11-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 21 Nov 2002, 14:42:06, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 13:27, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > >=20 > > Is there a way, with xdm (or gdm or some other login display manager) to > > display the output of a program running in the background, say gkrellm or > &g

Displaying Output on xdm login screen

2002-11-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
was really kewl . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How can I make root filesystem read-only?

2002-11-21 Thread Doug MacFarlane
iews for being able to identify weaknesses. Good luck. madmac > > Perhaps you could arrange to have a RAM disk for root? (See initrd.) > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Woody & Shorewall Package missing a dependency (iproute)???

2002-11-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 20 Nov 2002, 17:26:01, Haim Ashkenazi wrote: > > > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 15:42, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > > > I installed Shorewall on a Woody systems and couldn't get it started following > > the quickstart guide. The /etc/shorewall/firewall script ex

Authentication in a Mixed Debian/Samba/Win2K Environment

2002-11-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
x27;t remember . . . Looking for guidance from a trusted community. madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Woody & Shorewall Package missing a dependency (iproute)???

2002-11-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
is an omission? madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

SOLVED: Booting a full Debian system from floppy or CD

2002-11-20 Thread Doug MacFarlane
. . . . Thanks!! madmac On 19 Nov 2002, 13:39:44, Jeff wrote: > Doug MacFarlane, 2002-Nov-19 19:10 +: > > On 19 Nov 2002, 09:47:00, Jeff wrote: > > > > > > > > > Doug MacFarlane, 2002-Nov-19 14:19 +: > > > This looks to me like lilo did n

Booting a full Debian system from floppy or CD

2002-11-19 Thread Doug MacFarlane
and so little time. Hopefully at the end of this, I'll have learned enough to be a meaningful contributor to this community, and repay the kindness and generosity that so many of you have already shown!! TIA madmac Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DHCP Kernel Options - where to set?

2002-11-18 Thread Doug MacFarlane
east that's what the > kernel docs say) to /etc/modutils/aliases and running update-modules. > That would be the cleaner approach, but I'm not 100% sure if that will > load the module when dhclient attempts to use it. Is that the "Debian" way? Or should I run modco

Re: DHCP Kernel Options - where to set?

2002-11-18 Thread Doug MacFarlane
> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE91/y2rynHGRJLYfoRAoPxAJ9cRwa7g4fg8Gss4awRqtjv9qk7KgCgh+4J > FDdYfLpQcTg3U2nQJUvhAQw= > =HhPT > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > --=-=-=-- > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Using Lilo to select different Kernels

2002-11-18 Thread Doug MacFarlane
oot as initrd images? Why wouldn't I? TIA as this inquiring mind wants to know . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DHCP Kernel Options - where to set?

2002-11-17 Thread Doug MacFarlane
On 17 Nov 2002, 17:14:58, Alan Chandler wrote: > On Sunday 17 November 2002 4:50 pm, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > > OK - static network config works fine. DHCP doesn't, with the usual > > messages about the socket filter and packet socket needing to be set to > > yes >

DHCP Kernel Options - where to set?

2002-11-17 Thread Doug MacFarlane
OK - static network config works fine. DHCP doesn't, with the usual messages about the socket filter and packet socket needing to be set to yes . . . . So where do I set these two options? I use a pre-packaged kernel. madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

apt and dist-upgrade

2002-11-16 Thread Doug MacFarlane
ssing something here . . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Diamond Multimedia Sonic Impact (S90) Support

2002-11-12 Thread Doug MacFarlane
wards compatibility? madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SOLVED: Re: corrupt root fs

2002-11-12 Thread Doug MacFarlane
It's running fine now, with no errors in the console, so I just need to find a working tape-drive!!! Thanks for your help!! madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

SOLVED: Re: corrupt root fs

2002-11-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
this), > if you can't get fsck working. > > first thing is boot to a floppy or CD though. > > nate > > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Wireless networking question

2002-10-31 Thread Doug MacFarlane
r maybe it is possible to have both NICs be configured for the > same IP address and manually switch between them, so that only > one of them is up at a given moment? > > So what do you think is the best approach? > Many thanks again for your help! > regards, > Balazs > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: sparc mouse

2002-10-29 Thread Doug MacFarlane
forgot to cc: the list as well . . . . . nice, eh? Ah well . . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The only thing I miss about Windows

2002-10-16 Thread Doug MacFarlane
(and get caught up with) whenever I get into a jam and I have to use vi . . . . . vi is the strongest piece of evidence that Unix was first developed as a joke . . . . madmac > > --=20 > Baloo > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Simple HTTP Server Recommendation

2002-10-16 Thread Doug MacFarlane
Team: I need to put up a simple, HTML-only site. No database/CGI/anything. Apache looks like overkill. Can you recommend a nice, compact, efficient alternative? TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

PCI Card for 2 USB Ports

2002-10-15 Thread Doug MacFarlane
. . . Any hope I can make this thing go in my Woody box? I ran modconf, and didn't see any USB-related options . . . TIA madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Routing doesn't start automatically

2002-10-14 Thread Doug MacFarlane
ssistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 2 NIC, 2 Gateway

2002-10-11 Thread Doug MacFarlane
gt; Change these numbers with your network details. > > Make sure you have a route back to your external gateway from the other > network, the default route will most likely suffice. > > Kind Regards > Crispin Wellington > > > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: resolv.conf in the DNS server.

2002-10-08 Thread Doug MacFarlane
0)3-2713-8181Fax: (60)3-2713-8811 > Personal: http://www.tneoh.zoneit.com/simon/ > Company: http://www.mybiz.net > > > -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: A ? for all you old time linux users

2002-10-07 Thread Doug MacFarlane
g SunOS flashbacks, and recalling days of using the old version of gcc to compile the new version, and then using the new version to compile itself over and over until there were no diffs between the last two compiles . . . . Ugh . . . madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSC

Installing a SCSI Tape-Drive to an Existing Woody System

2002-10-05 Thread Doug MacFarlane
do I find out what modules support what devices? 2. Where are the instructions for adding/installing a module? All the stuff I found via google and linuxhelp.org was centered around what to do when installing linux, or using kudzu with Red Hat . . . TIA mamdac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL

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