Troubleshooting Mozilla

2002-10-10 Thread Mark Seven Smith
lient, and the "Mail & Newwsgroup Account Settings" but if I try to access "Preferences" the browser window disappears! (Along with the Mozilla mail as well). Mozilla just completely dies. I can re-load Mozilla, but I cannot ever get into the Preferences now. Help!

[Fwd: Re: Emacs and ALT Key in New Debian Installation]

2002-10-03 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Apologies; I meant to send this to the list, rather than just to Michael. (I fixed a couple of typos, too! :) Regards, mVIIs Original Message Subject: Re: Emacs and ALT Key in New Debian Installation Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 22:22:18 -0700 From: Mark Seven Smith <[EM

On Learning Debian

2002-10-02 Thread Mark Seven Smith
reading a recent thread started by a guy who has a SubWiki page on building the Debian kernel, has left me totally confused! TIA, -- Mark Seven Smith: | markvii | AKA: Pampaluz Registered Linux User #122264, Debian GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://counter.li.org/ * Remember

Re: Emacs and ALT Key in New Debian Installation

2002-10-02 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Bob Proulx wrote: > Mark Seven Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-10-02 05:58:48 -0700]: > >>I recently installed Debian (Woody 3.0), and I have Emacs 21. I have found >>that >>the ALT key does not work. When I go to use M-X as a prefix, or when I >>need

Emacs and ALT Key in New Debian Installation

2002-10-02 Thread Mark Seven Smith
from a real console (without X). It is only in X that it doesn't work. This is irritating, because for instance, when scrolling backwards, I have to keep hitting ESC V, instead of holding down the ALT key and hitting V. Any ideas on why my ALT key doesn't work? Thanks in advance, --

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-14 Thread Mark Seven Smith
On Friday 11 January 2002 04:58 pm, Adam Majer wrote: > > To DL files if you know URL, use wget Whoa! I LOVE wget! Thanks! And thanks everyone, for the great suggestions. I appreciate it. --Mark Seven [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Soon to be: [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-11 Thread Mark Seven Smith
f doing the usual tasks, from the console? (Play CD's, for instance, or listen to Internet radio, or MP3's, all of that). I would appreciate any & all ideas. Thanks! --Mark VII [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 10 January 2002 01:10 am, you wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:23:37

Re: Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2002-01-10 Thread Mark Seven Smith
something. Anyway, thanks in advance (and all the advice in the Email I just received is well taken; I will read and use and learn it all, thanks! :-) Best, --Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 13 December 2001 10:02 pm, you wrote: > Mark Seven Smith wrote: > > scroll do

Fwd: Debian Won't Install! (System Locks Up)

2001-12-13 Thread Mark Seven Smith
I originally posted this to the debian-boot list, but I guess there isn't as much traffic there, so I am now forwarding it to this list. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! -- Forwarded Message -- From: Mark Seven Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-boot@lists.debian.

Re: scsi card compatibility under Debian

2001-12-11 Thread Mark Seven Smith
THANK YOU! :-) Excellent advice (and under the circumstances, very helpful!) On Tuesday 11 December 2001 02:13 am, Robert Storey wrote: > Any decent quality scsi card will have 50 pins. It would > be very shortsighted to buy a 25-pin card just to save a > few bucks. There are plenty of cable ad

Re: scsi card compatibility under Debian

2001-12-09 Thread Mark Seven Smith
On Sunday 09 December 2001 01:07 pm, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > To minimize cost, you want to get a SCSI card with the > same connector as your scanner. For an HD50 > connector get the 2940. For the DB25 connector, get a > 2904. Are you sure you meant the 2904? I cannot find a reference an Ad

Re: scsi card compatibility under Debian

2001-12-09 Thread Mark Seven Smith
le on for my scanner is a "D" connector, with 25 pins, so I suspect that it is a "DB25", and that this means I need the 2904. Thanks again! --Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: scsi card compatibility under Debian

2001-12-09 Thread Mark Seven Smith
eed a scsi card; the scanner is still in superb condition (but of course, it has never been used...) So if anyone has a scsi card, I would appreciate if you would tell me about it, and how it works with Linux. thanks! --Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:49 a

scsi card compatibility under Debian

2001-12-08 Thread Mark Seven Smith
one know of a place that I can check for the compatibility of a particular scsi card, especially for Debian? TIA, --Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Opinions on Laptops to Install With Debian

2001-11-16 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Someone recently pointed me towards eBay regarding my video card delimma; but when I considered the matter, what I *really* want, is a LAPTOP, than I can use from bed (i have some health difficulties) for learning Linux, and doing a lot of paperless reading... What sort of a laptop should I lo

Re: Converting From Red Hat to Debian

2001-11-15 Thread Mark Seven Smith
On Wednesday 14 November 2001 06:12 pm, Steve Kieu wrote: > > So: isn't there a way to perhaps, "put the parts in > > place", > > the way they do with SlackWare? I am almost ready > > Has any one tried to install debian like this: YYS...I think that will WORK!!! :-) :-) :-) HOORA

Re: Converting From Red Hat to Debian

2001-11-14 Thread Mark Seven Smith
On Monday 12 November 2001 12:52 pm, nate wrote: > Mark Seven Smith said: > [..] > > > how can I install Debian on my second drive, without > > having to go through the install procedure (which is > > incompatible in *text mode* with my video card)? > > [..] >

Converting From Red Hat to Debian

2001-11-12 Thread Mark Seven Smith
I ordered install CD's for Debian (prob. a year ago), and found that my video card wasn't supported...it WAS supported in Red Hat, and SuSE, so I used SuSE for awhile (I had used RH5.2 and 6.1 before that), and now I am running RH7.1. What I WANT to do, is to install the latest Debian version

Re: Installed netscape, but how do I start it?

2001-09-18 Thread Mark Seven Smith
- Original Message - From: "dman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are you looking for anything else in a browser? Uh, is this a rhetorical question, or a philosophical one? ;-) Seriously, I would actually like to find a killer app to convert MSIE "Internet Shortcuts" into Netscape bookmark files.

Re: Installed netscape, but how do I start it?

2001-09-17 Thread Mark Seven Smith
- Original Message - From: "Peter Christensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "debian user" Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Installed netscape, but how do I start it? > Dman wrote: > > -This means that when netscape was compiled it was linked against a > -different version

Re: Problem with the installation of debian locking up

2001-08-28 Thread Mark Seven Smith
"David Nusinow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > As for free vs. non-free, check out www.gnu.org/philosophy for tons of > explanation. AH--I get it...I think. But it indeed makes sense. Thank you very much for pointing it out: this page seems to be the most relevant: http://www.gnu.org/philosop

Re: Problem with the installaion of debian locking up

2001-08-28 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Blank (Ignore the auto-generate word, "BLANK" at the beginning of this post, that's Outlook Express doing that.) Karsten M. Self wrote: What does a "FrameBuffer" screen look like? In the Debian install program, (which comes up as soon as you type when the "boot:" prompt comes up, the screen c

Re: Problem with the installaion of debian locking up

2001-08-28 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Blank Karsten M. Self wrote (I just noticed this): >The book and CD are very poor. They can be used for installation, >however many people report serious problems. Hmm...Question #1: What would be the recommended way of installing Debian? I have cable Internet access, and I have the "Potato" ve

On replying to the list (NOT!)

2001-08-28 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Blank "Karsten M. Self" wrote: >Reply to list mail on list, please. *DANG!* Did I do it again? I'M always the one chiding others about that... If I do it again, please just shoot me, OK? Thanks! :-) --mVIIs

Re: Slash'em

2001-08-25 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Please, list: if somebody asks for a "direct mail" contact assist for their problem, always "CC" to the list as well. I read posts in order to learn; and I would like to know what this is all about (I suspect I will probably have problems along these lines in the near future! :-) > Hi all. > I a

Re: Problem with the installaion of debian locking up

2001-08-25 Thread Mark Seven Smith
Sorry Karsten; I meant for this to go to the list, not only to you. (I HATE WINDOWS!!! This is Outlook Express, screwing up on where to send replies...) - Original Message - From: "Mark Seven Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Karsten M. Self" Sent: Saturda

Problem with the installaion of debian locking up

2001-08-25 Thread Mark Seven Smith
.2.19pre17, kernel-image-2.2.19pre17_2.2.19pre17-1 D-Link DFE-530 TX PCI fast ethernet adapter Epson 777 printer, new (uses USB port or parallel, but it doesn't matter if it is plugged in or not, I still get the same difficulties in trying to install). Thanks in advance, --Mark Seven Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]