Resolution gets displayed incorrectlly(with nvidia driver)

I've installed the nvidia drivers, reconfigured x server but i get smushy fonts and overall smushy desktop. My screens MAX res. is: 1280X800(WXGA) and if i try and use 1280X800 the whole desktop/picture squeezes together and gets displayed in the middle with about 4 inches of free space left aroun

Use Virtual Server or not?

hi, I've got an AMD 64 X2 5200. I wish to run 1 or 2 counter-strike server(s), Apache, MYSQL and maybe a mail server. My question is if i was to use a Vserver for cs server and a Vserver for all the Web servers(apache, mysql, mail) would this make my machine more stable and better running or woul

X wont start (Etch)

hi, I installed the latest release of the NetInstall for Debian ETCH just a couple of minutes ago but when i boot debian i get an error message saying: *Code:* Failed to start X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server o

Etch fails to load components from CD/DVD

hi, I've tried the CD, DVD and Netinstall but everytime it fails to load the Components from CD. It says: Failed to copy file from CD. Check integrity of the CD. Now when i go to check the integrity i get: The ./pool/contrib/a/avifile-divx-plugin_0.7.44.20051021-2.2+b1_i386.debfile failed the MD5

ProFTPD fails to start

hi, I just installed ProFTPD using 'apt-get install proftpd'. The installation was successful but it said: ProFTPd warning: cannot start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your configuration. My /etc/proftpd.conf has: ServerName "rhftp" ServerType inetd DeferWe

Re: Debian 3.1r4 HD install error.

ye, i also asked this question on debian forums and same was told. Im downloading the etch installer now. Thanks!

Debian 3.1r4 HD install error.

hi, Im tryin to install debian 3.1r4 x86. I've got an AMD64 but using 32 bit. I've got one Samsung SATA 2 HD. When i was asked to configure my network(because DHCP is off) I did and once i filled up all the fields and pressed Enter i got this message: No partitionable media were found. Please che

cant download AMD64 .iso with bit-torrent

hi, Im trying to download Debian via bit-torrent. On the download page there is a link like this: Torrents for the unofficial AMD64 stable release: [ CD ] [DVD

Wrong release file in Potato 2.2r4????

In my Debian Potato 2.2r4 CD set, the "release" file that is in /dists/potato/ (I think... but the main 'stable' directory with the supposed 2.2r4 release packages) says that it is 2.2r3 released in July 2001 or thereabouts as opposed to 2.2r4 released in Nov/Dec 2001. Is this correct, I mean,

Re: HOT GAY SEX!

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Making root fs disk

How do I make the install disks? (Because my 486 won't boot from CD) Is it $ dd if=/cdrom/some/root.img of=/dev/fd0 -[blah]=1440 ? I'm using RedHat until my CD set of Potato 2.2r4 arrives in the post, so my floppy is mounted on /mnt/floppy and the device is /dev/fd0. I have the boot disk, but I

Supported video cards

In general, is it okay to buy an AGP video card for Debian Potato 2.2r4? I really don't want the hassle of trying to upgrade to XFree 4+ (I've tried and failed many times) and I'm not sure if I want woody or sid just yet. Where can I get the list of video cards that Debian Potato supports? I wil

Still can't install :-(

I am still having problems installing Potato. I always use `simple' install mode and not select X, so I can install the unofficial XFree 4.x debs from someone who is listed in Debian (http://people.debian.org/~someone) I think... anyway I tried listing all the packages at once on the command lin

Still can't install :-(

I am still having problems installing Potato. I always use `simple' install mode and not select X, so I can install the unofficial XFree 4.x debs from someone who is listed in Debian (http://people.debian.org/~someone) I think... anyway I tried listing all the packages at once on the command lin

Linux Networking Books

I would like to do these things: - Setup a 128K ISDN multilink PPP connection - Build a firewall with ipchains or iptables - Run a web server and an FTP server - Run a private service on port 666 - Log all traffic going in and out (the data part of TCP and UDP packets) of my ISDN modem connection

ATI Radeon 32MB AGP 3D-Card DDR

Can I use this video card with Potato, on a Potato 2.2r4 CD set without having to download any extra software for it? Is it listed in the list of video cards when I use `XF86Setup?' What about the PCI version, ATI Radeon 32MB PCI 3D Card (with video out) SDR? What is DDR and SDR? Which is the be

task-kde??

Are these task debs the ones that I use when I want something that has many separate packages? Is this all I need, and apt will get the debs from the Internet for me? How do I use it to get the packages? dpkg or the apt thingie? Thanks :-) James

Bring up ppp link on shell

How do I bring a dialup PPP link with a shell? It's `ifup ' or something? Is that all? How do I tell when the link is down if I have a shell script for example downloading the latest Debian dist? Can I poll/interrogate something which will tell me? Cheers James

KDE i386 binary debs

I have seen KDE debs on the Debian site, but I was hoping for something more along the lines of one huge deb to make it a whole lot easier. Which debs do I need for KDE on my Potato 2.2r4? I would like a complete KDE 2.2 or so, the KDE as it is when it is installed on RedHat 7.1/2. All those pa

ISDN on Potato

Does it work? I would like to hook up a PCI ISDN-S card for a 128k dialup ISDN connection. I will be using Potato 2.2r4. Cheers James

Hardware advice needed

Hello all, I would like to buy some new hardware so I can get rid of my stupid RedHat bloatware with its buggy latest betas and alphas and get Potato 2.2r4 on my box here. The problems I have so far is: video card (I have an NVIDIA GeForce II MX400 AGP card 64MB), modem (I have an external Net

XFree 4.1 on Potato

I have Potato 2.2r0. Unfortunately the unofficial debs for xserver-common 4.1, etc etc will not install. dpkg complains that xfree(86?)-common is only at 3.x version, when I need the 4.1 version. Why is this? I thought all those packages that installed xserver-common etc for XFree 4.1 was all I

mkisofs USELESS #!@!#@*

op the CD from being bootable? Thanks for any help. This is making driving me nuts. James -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

2.2 kernel vs. 2.4 kernel, please help!

I use iptables with a 2.2 kernel? Given that I am super paranoid, maybe my old Debian 2.2r2 Potato is the best bet for me. Is there any reason why I may not be able to upgrade X to XFree 4.1 with this version of Potato? Thanks :) -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure;

Toms Root Boot ElTorito Image

When I burn this onto a CD, does it matter if I burn track-at-once as opposed to CD-at-once or whatever; and when I use the boot options, should I choose the floppy image boot, hard disk image boot, or no disk emulation boot? Thx heaps. -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for ple

Woody installer

The dev page on the Debian website says that the Woody installer is not yet available on CDs. If I get a CD set of the latest Woody now, will I get the Woody installer? (Anything has got to be better than the AWFUL potato installer ;-) -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for ple

Debian installer

How does it work? Broad overview: does it install a root filesystem and simply do a huge cp /mnt/cdrom/package /wherever then configure, or what? Thx :) -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

When will Woody be thawed ?

AKA taken out of frozen and put into stable or whatever. Is it worth waiting for the first Woody proper rather than getting a frozen Woody right now? Thx :) -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

Want custom Deb distro

connection. I may also contribute to Debian by being an Australian mirror, if that connection is good enough! This is the best I can afford. Thanks heaps, Happy New Year, fellow Debian freaks!!! James -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

Can I use a 2.4 kernel with Debian?

rouble? I would like a stable Debian, but want the latest stuff, especially by way of X since I have a GeForce II AGP (not USB like I said before!) video card and I would like iptables, a good stable GCC, latest glibc and everything... -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasur

Firewall tutorial

ewall rules. Got to be for a really stupid beginner who knows nothing! :) Thanks -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

Login history for root and others

history of unsuccessful logins with a non-existant user account, plus date + time, plus network address if they are trying it over the net or whatever. Thanks heaps. -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

Want to talk about files and shredding them etc

blocks the file originally occupied, right? So essentially I can write a user mode file shredder/secure deletion program in C using just the standard C library on Debian? Cheers -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."

Debian Potato 2.2r4 questions

fections? It is surely better than RedHat. Thanks heaps. I know there are a lot of questions here. -- Penguin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Girls are for pleasure; boys are for ecstasy."