Console color map ?

2005-08-28 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
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fb error packed pixel?

2005-08-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
How do I correct this error? lance $fbi 01OverTheRainbow.jpg using "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-16", pixelsize=16.67 file=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera/ VeraMono.ttf map: vt01 => fb0 can handle only packed pixel frame buffers --

alsa playing/recording error, delta66 (BUG?)

2005-08-20 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
ing: DBC_ENSURE failed - "is_running() == false", eca-control-base.cpp, 270. Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The natural progr

image partition of 30G to 20G ?

2005-08-13 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
to use hdb5 to test a AMD64 system. If I do a net install onto /dev/hdb5 will I be prompted to use GRUB and the MBR already on /dev/hda? I just want to make sure I don't make my production system on /dev/hda3 unbootable. Lance

gmessage creating popups in certain windows in wmaker?

2005-08-08 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hey, Is there a way, when creating popups with gmessage, that I can specify that I always want the message to popup on desktop 3 in windowmaker? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED

gnulib ?

2005-08-04 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
/directory/name Where od I find this library? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The natural progress of things is for liberty to

Completing removing program and configs

2005-07-21 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
user? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and governments

kaddressbook: where is database?

2005-07-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Where does kaddressbook keep it's database and what is it's name? I couldn't find anything in ~/.kde/... Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [

postgresql -U postgres login porblems

2005-07-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
and try postgres:~$ createuser -U postgres -a username Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) y Password: createuser: could not connect to database template1: FATAL: Password authentication failed for user "postgres" postgres:~$ Lance --

Re: Wmaker Nautilus (in only one window)?

2005-07-12 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Lance Hoffmeyer<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hey, that does get me almost what I want. I could live with that. I do, however, enjoy the little desktop icons as well. These are a large step above dfm. Don't guess I am going to be able to those without the desktop though? Any

Wmaker Nautilus (in only one window)?

2005-07-11 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
in the other six (2-7). I want to do this because I have scripts that put weather maps on windows 2-4 on an hourly basis and I don't want them hidden by nautilus. Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROT

gnucash howto get quotes

2005-01-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Have gnucash 1.8.9. How do I get it to update stock prices? Tried Tools/Price Editor but got an error. Is there another way? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED

cdcd question

2004-12-30 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
ne go from "cdcd/edit" back to "cdcd"? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech a

crontab every 5 minutes?

2004-12-23 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, How do I get crontab to run a process every 5 minutes? Currently, it is setup as: 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * Surely, there is a more elegant approach? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: gpg and outlook 2002

2004-11-04 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
t automatically once I send myself the key? > > Lance > > > > -- > > Lance Hoffmeyer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -

gpg and outlook 2002

2004-11-04 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
it do it automatically once I send myself the key? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the

Re: no cdaudio with alsa but ok with oss

2004-11-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
t; >> > >>To install alsa: > >>1. I enabled alsa and the card in the kernel but without modules. > >>2. I installed alsa-base. > >> > >>That gave me sound. I forgot to test the cd, until today. >

listing number of directories only

2004-11-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
--exclude '\.*' but it excluded everything (Guess it treated it as .*). How can I list only non-hidden subdirectories in a directory? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL

number of files in directory?

2004-11-02 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
How can I get a count of the number of files in a directory? directory + subdirectoies? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The natural

fstab smbmount user permissions

2004-11-02 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
as root. I want it to mount everything with host permissions set. How can I accomplish this? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- To

Re: no cdaudio with alsa but ok with oss

2004-11-02 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
gt; -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: Sound card troubles

2004-10-29 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
a and no oss at all so i tried again > and compiled my kernel with OSS mixer API and OSS PCM API and now it > works... > how comes ? i didn't knew those packages were necessary ? > cheers and THNX!! > Philippe. > >

Re: vmware cut and paste

2004-10-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
; > Thanks, Dave > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: Sound card troubles

2004-10-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
d in a written agreement between the intended recipient and the originating > subsidiaries of Sea-Ro Terminal N.V. > Sea-Ro Terminal and each of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all > e-mail communications through its networks. > > This mail

Re: Kspread converting expressions to values

2004-10-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
o replace the row with the actual values. > > How do I do that? > > -Dave > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --

OT car stereo Vorbis Ogg DVD

2004-10-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
ither have internal HD or support CD's only. Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of

configure 2 cards wALSA

2004-10-10 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
EOB] -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclai

samba versus nfs

2004-09-24 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
wondering if there is any reason to use NFS? Any thoughts? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The propagandist's purpose is to

getting forecast image as background

2004-09-10 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
l?? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned wom

Re: shared address book

2004-09-10 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: finance/business

2004-09-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> Thanks in advance > > > > Alejandro Matos > > from Lima - Peru > > in Helsinki - Finland > > :) > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wit

Re: finance/business

2004-09-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> > Alejandro Matos > > from Lima - Peru > > in Helsinki - Finland > > :) > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe&

Re: Screen Resolution

2004-09-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
OS to bring them all, and in the Darkness bind them, > In the land of Redmond, where the Sales Reps lie. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --

Re: gnumeric or oocalc

2004-09-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
er and Outlook have a poor track > record for security <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878>. Why not > try one of the more secure alternatives from <http://www.mozilla.org>? -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Dock Appts II

2004-09-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> 1. Is the Debian versioning system so rigid as too require only the > installation of Debian packages? I ask because installation of "stable" > and "unstable " packages is clearly discouraged and it occured to me > that the use of non-Debian packages might equally be discouraged. The > dock a

grub wants root=/dev/hde??

2004-09-01 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Grub keeps putting my root on /dev/hde. Originally this is where my harddrive was. Now I have moved it to /dev/hda. Why won't Grub recognize this? I keep having to edit the root= line at each boot? lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [

key bindings in xterm/multi-gnome-terminal

2004-09-01 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
er? lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and governments to g

Re: Howto Observe My DSL Router Traffice Load...?

2004-09-01 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Documentation on munin is pretty sparse. Can you give a basic example of what to put in munin.conf to create some basic load graphs from the localhost? Lance > You could use mrtg or munin for this (both have debian packages). > Munin is much easier to set up and more flexible. >

Re: compile time on 2.6.8

2004-08-31 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
way", I think you can do the same > with the standard procedure. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --

Re: compile time on 2.6.8

2004-08-31 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
ion time as the 2 cpus will be used. > > this assumes that you do it "the debian way", I think you can do the same > with the standard procedure. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

compile time on 2.6.8

2004-08-31 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
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Make-Kpkg SMP

2004-08-31 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
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Adding Swap Space

2004-08-29 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I didn't have a swap drive when I installed SARGE and I don't see a swap drive mounted. I have now created a swapdrive. Do I need to install swapd? Also, how do I setup so the swapdrive is mounted/used at boot? Lance -- Lance

Re: logging apt-get sessions?

2004-08-28 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
inal scroll buffer to review or save. > > Also you can grep your /var/log/auth.log for recent apt-get actions. > > Regards, > Ralph > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

logging apt-get sessions?

2004-08-28 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
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Re: Java plugin help

2004-08-28 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
BINGO, that did it. Thanks Lance > > Hi, > > On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:02:56 -0500, Lance Hoffmeyer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have installed java and ln -s into my mozilla plugins directory. > > Java does not work and about:plugins does not show it

Java plugin help

2004-08-28 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
27 13:32 mplayerplug-in.so lance jobs 0 Sat Aug 28 07:49:28am /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/ $ -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

mplayer won't stream audio from internet

2004-08-27 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
esolving www.publicbroadcasting.net for AF_INET... Connecting to server www.publicbroadcasting.net[66.151.232.17]:80 ... Cache size set to 1024 KBytes Connected to server: www.publicbroadcasting.net Cache fill: 0.00% (34 bytes) Exiting... (End of file) $ --

kernel-image 2.6.8 sound config issues

2004-08-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Card config: --- no soundcards --- Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Timers: 7: system timer Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROT

exim malformed email literals

2004-08-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hey all, I used to be able to send emails like [EMAIL PROTECTED] but when I try now I get errors? Does this have something to do with exim config? Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED

Snort default config ?

2004-08-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
question but I am asking primarily about any simple/no brainer type of added configs that a simple user might want/need. Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED

postgres phpgroupware login woes

2004-08-25 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
"postgres" also, I cannot create phpgroupware database from phpgroupware admin? What have I got setup incorrectly? -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL

Re: gtk-config, what to install?

2004-08-25 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> > ~ %% dlocate `which gtk-config` > libgtk1.2-dev: /usr/bin/gtk-config > ~ %% > > libgtk1.2-dev (WARNING: I use woody) > Yeah, I am using SARGE and dlocate `which gtk-config` does not work. Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

gtk-config, what to install?

2004-08-25 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
FIG environment variable to the *** full path to gtk-config. configure: error: GTK+ not found (required) What do I need to install to correct this? lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTEC

copying text from console to X with gpmdata?

2004-08-25 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
to be able to copy info from the console into X. I have tried highlighting the text in console, going to X and pressing the middle mouse button but nothing happens. Am I missing something or is gpmdata not working properly? Lance Lance Hoff

nail email references

2004-08-24 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
d any documentation on how to do it. Or, how to create/use email alias file with nail? Lance Lance Hoffmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

Wrong Xserver IP?

2004-08-24 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
When I try to run kdialog I get the error: :/# kdialog --msgbox 'Howdy!' kdialog: cannot connect to X server 111.111.111.1:0 The IP should be: 111.111.111.3:0 What do I need to reconfigure? Everything else appears to be running fine. Lance --

apm warning when switch from X to console

2004-08-23 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I get this message every time I switch from X to the console. What do I need to do so that I don't this this message? $ apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x apm: disabled - APM is not SMP safe.e/2004-08-23 Lance -- Lance Hoff

Scrolling in console

2004-08-23 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
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program to display popups in X ?

2004-08-23 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Is there n easy program/way for me to get popup messages to appear in X? I basically create a text file in ~/docs/ with random information and I wish to use cron to have it popup this information in X on an hourly basis. Lance -- Lance Hoffmeyer

What is the program to reset Exim configuration??

2004-08-22 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
It's been a long time but I remember there is a console program that will ask me a number of quesions about my Exim setup like Using Smarthost, name of smarthost, etc What is this program called? For the life of me I cannot remember. Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s

select N random lines in a file

2004-08-22 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello all, I would like to write a script that will select N number of random lines in a file. Any suggestions on how to do this? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How to stop PCI probe of /deb/hdc at boot?

2004-08-21 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Running Sarge with Grub, Debian kernel image 2.6.8-k7-smp I don't have anything attached to /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd but they are getting probed none the less. Adds about an extra 30 seconds to my boot process. Is there a way to stop this? hda: SONY CD-RW CRX220E1, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdb: ATAPI D

XEmacs21 not changing fonts in X

2004-08-19 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
XEmacs21 is not changing the fonts or font sizes in X. I am using TESTING and X4.3. XEmacs21 came from Stable. Any suggestions on how I can get the fonts working? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

WMaker not updaing menus

2004-08-19 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, Just installed TESTING the other day (what is the code name for TESTING? SARGE?). I have been installing new packages since the initial install. The GNOME and KDE window managers appear to be updating their menus. WindowMaker is not. Is this a bug? What do I need to do so that WMaker wi

Radeon 9200 XFree86 4.3 DGA Modes Vmware

2004-08-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, When starting vmware I am unable to create a full-screen mode, I get error Unable to enumerate any DGA modes. XFree86 direct graphics (DGA extension) initialization failed. I am using the ATI proprietary drivers (fglrx) on kernel 2.6.7 Any suggestions?? Here is my XF11Config-4 file: # *

X resolution gnome/wmaker

2004-08-16 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I just installed Sarge from Netinst (very cool) and have X11 running. The problem is that the resolution is incredibly high (1600x1200) and I cannot see the icons or fonts very well. I am using Wmaker and Gnome as the desktop. I have tried to reconfigure using both gnome-conf and wmaker

m4a (mpeg4) audio console player

2004-07-08 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Are there any mp4 (m4a) console players in debian? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Keyboard emulating mouse ??

2004-07-02 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I am emulating the mouse with the keyboard by Ctl+Shift+Num an then using the keypad. My questions are thus: "/","*","-" are supposed to reflect left, center, and right mouse buttons. They do not work however. Is there something special I need to do to get them to work as mouse buttons?

console sound editor- spec. ogg

2004-06-22 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Anyone know if there are any console sound editors? Specifically, I need one that will edit Vorbis Ogg files. Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Delta66 alsamixer expertise needed

2004-03-06 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, Anyone want to share their expertise. I have a Delta66 card with ALSA. I have no clue what all the controls mean in alsamixer. I can either play a soundfile through one or both speakers or I can get a mike working through one or both speakers. I think I have been able to get a soundfi

Re: alsa and ecasound2.2 SOLVED

2004-03-06 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Changed command to ecasound -i alsa,default -o test.mp3 and now I can record and playback. Lance > > Hello, > > I am using a mixture of Stable/Unstable > with kernel 2.6.2 and ALSA support enabled. > > Two soundcards SBLive and Delta M-66 > > The SBLive plays fine. I can use Envy24co

alsa and ecasound2.2

2004-03-06 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I am using a mixture of Stable/Unstable with kernel 2.6.2 and ALSA support enabled. Two soundcards SBLive and Delta M-66 The SBLive plays fine. I can use Envy24control and get sound from the Delta M-66. So, both soundcards work with ALSA. When I try to use ecasound2.2 I get the followi

sysvinit bootlogd

2004-03-04 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
So, based on another email "logging all output at boot" I decided to update sysvinit and it's dependencies so that I could view the output in boot.log. I just upgraded sysvinit from Unstable this morning. I installed and went to /etc/defaults/bootlogd and changed to =Y I still do not get a /var/lo

Re: KVM switch recomendation?

2004-03-04 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I have only this one message of this thread but going to a console and back to X sounds like the mouse problem I have. Switch from one computer to another and back and the mouse screws up in X. Go from X to console and back to X and mouse is fine--until you get to kernel 2.6.2 Now, there is no s

Re: WMaker crash and logging

2004-03-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > >Hello, > > > >WMaker will no longer startup as an X manager. > >I can use ice or just about any other manager > >but no WMaker. This has been my default for a > >number of years so I would like to continue > >using it. >

WMaker crash and logging

2004-03-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, WMaker will no longer startup as an X manager. I can use ice or just about any other manager but no WMaker. This has been my default for a number of years so I would like to continue using it. Any idea where a log file might be stored that would tell me why WMaker is crashing? What cou

logging all output at boot?

2004-03-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I have noticed that I see output when I boot that is not in dmesg or messages. How can I log everything that comes to the screen during boot into a file? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can't login to RXVT in X-SOLVED

2004-03-02 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Rob Weir wrote: [Please don't top quote! It makes your message harder to read, especially in long threads.] On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 08:18:16AM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer said I can log into the console with no problem. The error message I get appears when I try and open a terminal in X

kernel 2.6.2 ALSA config sb16

2004-03-01 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I have been trying to setup kernel-2.6.2 with ALSA support for a SB 16 PNP. I keep getting the error modprobe snd-sb16 Sound Blaster 16 soundcard not found or device busy In case, if you have AWE card, try snd-sbawe module FATAL: Error inserting snd_sb16 (/lib/modules/2.6.2/kernel/sound/

Re: Can't login to RXVT in X

2004-02-29 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I can log into the console with no problem. The error message I get appears when I try and open a terminal in X. It appears as a seperate pop-up. Lance > * Lance Hoffmeyer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040227 10:15]: > > I upgraded X the other day from Unstable and now > > I cannot o

Can't login to RXVT in X

2004-02-27 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I upgraded X the other day from Unstable and now I cannot open multi-gnome terminal or any other terminal. Keep getting the error: There has been an error while trying to login. I am using kernel 2.4.18. X starts fine. Wmaker comes up. I can run news browser, web browser. Any suggestions? -

Kernel 2.6.2 and mouse problems

2004-02-11 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, Has anyone else experienced mouse problems with Kernel 2.6.2? I just compiled with make-kpkg. Everything seems to work but I get synchonazation problems with psmouse.c and mouse does not function properly in either X or a console. Same problem. If I try to move the mouse it goes all over

cron bash date

2003-07-31 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I am trying to run a bash script in cron. I originally wanted it to run at 11:59pm on the last day of every month. February will always cause problems because of leap years. Therefore, I decided to run cron on the first day of every month using the @month parameter. The problem is that

Re: cron sh ?

2003-03-18 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Thanks everyone for their reply. Cron is treating the "%" as newlines and adding a backslash before each "%" solves the problem. It does not appear that tick marks are necessary. ... wget ... -O ~/Base$(data +\%H\%M).gif > > I have a cron script and a line: > > > and I get the error > > /

cron sh ?

2003-03-17 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Hello, I have a cron script and a line: ... wget ... -O ~/Base$(data +%H%M).gif and I get the error /bin/sh: -c: line1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)' /bin/sh: -c: line2: syntax error: unexpected end of file I am guessing that because I am running bash via cron that I am missing

Re: boot problems

2003-01-12 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
#lba32 linear boot=/dev/hda root=/dev/hda1 install=/boot/boot-menu.b map=/boot/map delay=20 prompt timeout=150 vga=normal default=Linux image=/vmlinuz label=Linux read-only image=/vmlinuz.old label=Linux-2.4.14 read-only optional # /etc/fstab: static file s

boot problems

2003-01-11 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I can boot from a floppy but not from the HD. The boot process stops at "L" with no error. I have tried adding "Linear" to lilo.conf and I have also run liloconfig. Any suggestion? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PRO

PAM messages

2003-01-09 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I keep getting messages like: PAM_unix[982]: (cron) session closed for user lance on my console. How do I stop this? lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

md driver?

2003-01-09 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
During boot I keep getting: md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27 md: could not lock [dev 08:01], zero-size? Marking faulty. What is this? If I determine I don't need it how do I remove it in the kernel? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

lilo append ?

2003-01-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I am trying to append ATA addresses to lilo.conf, but to no avail. # Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go # here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in # the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory. # append="ide1=0xbc00,0xbc002,18" # Boot up Linu

lilo append ?

2003-01-07 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I have finally got my promise ATA drivers working but I have to manually append the ide addresses at the boot prompt. I have tried using the append in lilo.conf but it does not work. # Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go # here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `ker

jigdo iso bootable?

2003-01-03 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I just created an ISO with jigdo-lite. Are jigdo created iso's bootable? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

surfraw

2002-12-29 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Anyone setup surfraw? I am wondering how I can set it up so that the output is dumped to the screen instead of opening a browser, if possible? I search "google chili" and surfraw opens "links" with the results. I would prefer results to scroll the screen like "dict chili". Will surfraw do this

KVM locks tty

2002-12-26 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I have a kvm switch and every time I am in a console and switch back and forth it locks up the console. I have to be on tty8 or in X for the switch in work. In X, a switch to another computer and back will screw up the mouse and I have to go to a tty and back into X for the mouse to work properly

Re: lilo hangs @ 'L'

2002-12-09 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> A better solution of course would be to simply > reinstall Lilo reinstall Lilo? Do you mean simply type lilo at the prompt or apt-get reinstall install lilo? > to the MBR - it will boot '95 just fine, but try the > above if > you don't want to go that route. > > As well as this: > > On my

lilo hangs @ 'L'

2002-12-09 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
When booting my system lilo hangs at 'L'. I can boot from the floppy fine. This occurs when booting from the harddrive only. No error code just 'L' How do i fix? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Promise Raid onboard howto install

2002-12-06 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
Anyone know the steps to installing drivers so I can use the Promise Raid 20265/20276 Controller on my motherboard. I am using kernel 2.4.18 with devfs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

hosts.deny specific domains

2002-11-25 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
I have a home network and I have been having certain IP's probe my samba ports. I want to deny all access to these IP's. Would I put some sort of commands in my hosts.deny file? If so, what? Any other recommendations? Lance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: lost cursor w/fbi

2002-11-22 Thread Lance Hoffmeyer
> On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 08:35, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > > > Whenever I use fbi or fbgs in a console > > > > I lose my cursor. Anyone else have this > > > > problem? How do I get the cursor back? > > > > > > > > Lance > > &

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