XFree4 startup error: PEXExtensionInit

I've been running Sid for ~1 month without any trouble, but today when I bootup my computer and tried to 'startx', I got a bizarre message which results in X not starting up. >From my log, I get: [snip] (==) MGA(0): Backing store disabled (==) MGA(0): Silken mouse enabled (**) MGA(0): DPM

color 'ls' in frame buffer console

How do I get 'ls' to display color like xterm in the console (no X)? i.e. directories=blue, executables=green, links=light blue, devices=yellow. I am using the frame buffer. Thanks, Jeremiah

xmms equalizer doesn't equalize

I just reinstalled my debian system and upgraded to woody. Previously, the equalizer in XMMS worked just fine - I could raise the bass, lower the highs, mess with the preamp level. Now when I turn the eq on and change the settings, there is no effect. My /dev/dsp is working to some extent thoug

Re: Blackbox menu trouble

Thanks. That got me on the right track. I intalled 'menu' and ran update-menus. That got wmaker displaying the proper menus. But Blackbox still didn't display them. For some reason, I had to start up wmaker on an X session and then switch over to Blackbox. Now I can startup with Blackbox and it

Blackbox menu trouble

Hello, I just reinstalled my Debian system via floppy and upgraded to Woody after installing XFree and Blackbox on Potato. Before upgrading to Woody, I fired up X to make sure it was working - and it did - but Blackbox only had three items available in the Menu: xterm Restart Exit I thought

howto recreate /dev/null ?

Okay, This is definitely a newbie question. I keep on reading about sending things to /dev/null. So I thought I would give a try: mv file /dev/null Yes I was root. So how do I recreate /dev/null? Jeremiah