Re: transfering to new HDD

Thanks guys for your help. It's up and running and seems to be working well. I did notice one thing I don't remember seeing before. I've now got a 67meg file in /proc (kcore). Is this a real file? If so, how do I get rid of it? Thanks again MaryK

transfering to new HDD

Hi, I bought a larger hard-drive for my potato box and want to transfer my system to it (preserving permissions, symlinks, etc). I thought I saw a thread about this, but couldn't find it. Can anyone tell me what FM to read to get this going? TIA MaryK

Re: powstatd problem

Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > `powstatd -t` (test mode) should _not_ shut down the computer > even if it thinks power is low. I gather you are sure it's not > running in plain daemon mode? Actually, I mistyped that paragraph. What I meant was, that powstatd, watching ttyS1, reports low power and

powstatd problem

Hi, I purchased a CyberPower 500SL and since they recommend powstatd on their web site, I installed it. The problem is powstatd will not recognize that the UPS is connected to ttyS1. powstatd -t reports low power and shuts the computer down. If I change back to the default ttyS0 the test repo

Re: storm linux?

aphro wrote: > > On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Nathan York wrote: > > craz >what do you all think of the stormix distribution, it is based off of > the > craz >deb packages.. any opinions, i was thinking of putting it on one of my > craz >boxes. > > i'm always up for a new distro, esp if its easy..core

Re: Mouse problem

Micha Feigin wrote: Hi, If it's connected to a PS2 port the correct device is /dev/psaux. Cheers MaryK > I just upgraded from a 485dx2 using a bus mouse which worked great to a > pentiumIII450. > I move the whole system to the new disk but the mouse doesn't seem to > work. > I tried most pr

gs and vflib2

Hi, Is vflib2 used for anything besides Japanese vector fonts? If not, why would gs depend on it? Thanks MaryK

Re: How can I get a listing of ALL installed Packages

Michelle Konzack wrote: > > Hello, > > I have some trouble with dpkg because I need > a listing with ALL installed Packages. > > What are the parameters to do that ??? > > I know only: > > $ dpkg -s packet-name > $ dpkg -L packet-name > Hi, dpkg -l | grep "^.i" >pkgs-installed This will g

Re: Embarassing NEWBIE Question

Mary Honeycutt wrote: > > "Bryan K. Walton" wrote: > > > > Hi, > > Please forgive me for asking such an embarassing question: I have > > installed Debian 2.1 on my laptop and have struggled to correctly > > configure X. So I am now p

Re: Embarassing NEWBIE Question

"Bryan K. Walton" wrote: > > Hi, > Please forgive me for asking such an embarassing question: I have > installed Debian 2.1 on my laptop and have struggled to correctly > configure X. So I am now preparing to install XFree86 3.3.5 which I have > been told will fix my problem. I have all

Re: /dev/audio

Hwei Sheng TEOH wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Mary Honeycutt wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm receiving messages in .xsession-errors, stating: > > "sox: unable to open /dev/audio. Device or resource busy." > > > > All sounds still p

/dev/audio

Hi, I'm receiving messages in .xsession-errors, stating: "sox: unable to open /dev/audio. Device or resource busy." All sounds still play, however, everytime a sound file is run, a new error msg is generated. How can I find out what is using /dev/audio? Thanks, MaryK