--- "D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:30:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: shit happens
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>1. In the beginning was the Plan.
>
>2. And then came the Assumptions,
>
>3. And
I wish I could get more information before throwing in
my two cents, but here goes:
I tend to agree with most of the comments here. I like
working with Debian and think that the package
managmenent tool is the best of the distributions that
I've worked with. I also like the fact that as things
now
Where can we get more information on this subject?
Where is this being debated, if at all?
--- Chuan-kai Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just a heads-up guys,
>
> There is a General Resolution proposed by developer
> John Goerzen that
> is under discussion on both debian-devel and
> debian-proje
I'm getting the following error when Linux is booting
up:
VFS: Disk change detected on device 02:00
EXT2-fs
error (device 02:00): ext2_check_descriptors: Block
bitmap for group 0 not in group (block
54535169)!
EXT2-fs: group descriptors corrupted
!
EXT2-fs error (device 02:00):
ext2_check_descript
How do I change the order of loading for modules? I
need to load my ppa driver before lp so that I can get
my zip drive to work. Also, once the driver is loaded,
how do I determine what device handles in in /dev?
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The problem I am trying to fix is that fonts and
images in Netscape have never been properly displayed
in Netscape. Instead of getting fonts, toolbars,
scrollbars and images displayed as the application
programmers and web designers intended, I get basic
Courier fonts, two dimensional images (I esp
> First of all I would like to say your kernel is
> qoute ols, my
> suggestion: compile a new one!
I will take that under advisement. I don't normally
like to reinvent the weel just to get a new hubcap
though .
I know a little dramatic, but if it ain't broke, why
fix it? Is there something wron
Now that I've got your attention, here's the problem
I'm having. Whenever I attempt to run x11amp more than
once in a single session, it refuses to reopen a
second instance of the application. I have also seen
it die when opening another application concurrently.
When I try to restart then run x11a
Thanks.
--- John Bagdanoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 06:28:55AM -0700, Eric
> Hagglund wrote:
> > I would like to upgrade to the frozen release 2.2
> from
> > the "official" 2.1 Where can I find the
> information
>
I would like to upgrade to the frozen release 2.2 from
the "official" 2.1 Where can I find the information
for doing this? I've looked on Debian's documentation
as well as in the Faq-O-Matic and found nothing.
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Is
> it possible to set up the boot floppy so that the
> system does boot from it, but once it does,
> transfers to the Linux kernal on the hard drive
> (/dev/hdb1)? Is that a sensible question?
Sure! As soon as the floppy goes to the LILO prompt,
you have a couple of seconds in which to pass bo
Got on Collas Nahaboo's Wheel Mouse web page. I was
able to use the information on it to get my xterm to
scroll previous output, but I'm still having problems
getting Netscape to work. The information on Collas'
page said to add some lines to /.Xdefaults, but I find
no such file on my system. I tri
Are there any partitioning tools available in Debian
for partitioning a Power Mac? If so, is it necessary
to back up all the data and then reformat or can the
existing space be repartitioned without disturbing the
data already on the disk?
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What is the procedure or where may I find the
procedure for mapping the windows key to pop up the
the start menu on the X-windows desktop? Also, does
this procedure vary with the Window Manager being used?
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Can someone explain (or point me to the correct
documentation for) the procedure for making the
Windows key pop up the start menu for the kde, fvwm or
icewm desktops?
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Can anyone tell me what causes this? Today I'm unable
to download files through Netscape. When I try to
download by clicking on a hyperlink for
http://www.mp3.com Netscape shuts down. This has only
been happening today and I have been in the same
session (both logged into my workstation and onto my
Before Microsoft came along, they used to say that a
pack of cigarettes cut 3 minutes off your life :)
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John is 100% correct.
The one thing I would offer, based on my having
single-handedly screwed up probably 100 or more
installs, is that you should walk away from it for a
day or so if you can afford to. Try hard to force
yourself to stay away from the box for at least 24
hours.
Every time I had
Can someone please advise the correct format for
entries in the sudoers file? I'm trying to set my
account up and find that the man page is not very
specific on how this is done.
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X
> apps from remote. i
> would avoid X on anything less then 200Mhz 48MB (any
> system i install now
> is 350MHz 64MB+)
>
> nate
>
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Eric Hagglund wrote:
>
> eahagg >Can anyone help with this or at least tell
> me if it's
> eahagg >
Can anyone help with this or at least tell me if it's
not feasible?
--- Eric Hagglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 07:40:20 -0800 (PST)
> From: Eric Hagglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Configuring x-windows for EGA
> To: Debian User Lists
I'm trying to get a 486dx set up with X-windows. The
monitor I'm using is a NEC Multisynch JC1401-P3A EGA
that was manufactured when Ronald Reagan was peaking
in popularity (in the U.S. at least, before Oliver
North eclipsed him; no I'm not kidding :). I have
installed Debian 1.3.1 onto a 500 meg h
I have had Debian for about two years and never have
been able to get my printer configured. Everytime I
try to print I get "operation not supported by device"
from the command line and a reference to "character
modules not found" in xconsole.
So I thought , let me try another Distro that's based
Did you try pinging an ip address or host name (such
as sunsite.unc.edu) to see if all the packets are
going through? Also, do you have a known good modem
that you can substitute in the same physical port?
--- "Chris R. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recently got a modem for my Linux serve
Does anyone know where I can find useful documentation
on printing that is specific to Debian? The Printing
HOWTO doesn't work because it doesn't apply to the
lprng model. I bought a book on Debian put out by SAM
that's over 1100 pages long and only about 2 pages
(that's right 2!) have anything to
I have not been able to get my printer to print. I
spent an hour on Saturday with a local Linux Users
Group, and none of them had any familiarity with
Debian. They were able to get the program to run, but
the best they could do was to get the word "hi" to
print once. Any other output was returned a
I would like to change the pointers in option 1 of
dselect so that I am able to access the latest
availble, stable software for potato. Can anyone tell
advise what the best url is for this purpose?
I'm looking to upgrade to the latest versions of all
packages in stable, main, and non-free.
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I still am having problems getting my wheel mouse to
work in Netscape and other programs. Several weeks ago
I downloaded imwheel and added the following code to
my ~/.Xdefaults file. This caused the wheel to work
like a third button, but it also caused the undesired
result of limiting the range of
I'm curious to know: is there yet a stable version of
Wine that accesses all or most 32 bit Windows
applications without stalling, thrashing, crashing or
otherwise behaving badly? The closest I've gotten this
program to running is when it is enabled in the
background through dfm and then it will on
How may I get the wheel on my Intellimouse to work in
a Linux environment? I have never been able to get it
to function. Does anyone know of a way to enable this
hardware?
=
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I am running Debian 2.1 on a Gateway PC (200Mhz
pentium pro) with Crystal Scan Monitor and an S3 Virge
Video Card.
Although the Debian OS is for the most part very
stable, I have never been able to get the monitor to
display colors with the same intensity as is normal
when it is running on the Wi
I want to be able to start xdm from my user account, instead of from
root. I have tried changing permissions and ownership, but neither of
these works and have checked permissions in higher level directories to
which I have access, but nothing seems wrong. Any idea what is going on
here?
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