Debian and win95

1997-09-14 Thread Peter . Yarych . yarych
hich is my "main" OS.. Any and All Help is very Welcome!! Peter.. Debian.. Nothing else need be said ! ------ E-Mail: Peter Yarych [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubsc

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1997-07-21 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
Hello fellow debians I was wondering if there was anyone working on putting enlightenment into a deb If there already is one... I apologize Some how I must have missed it anyone interested in looking at a very cool window manager check out http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~s2154962/enlightenment/

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-05 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
On 03-Jul-97 Will Lowe wrote: >On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Alex Fan wrote: > >> Is Debian a Linux distribution, just like Slackware and Radhat? > >Well, yes, it's a distribution. We'd like to think that it's somewhat >nicer than Slackware and Redhat, tho :) . And IMHO it is ;-) DEBIAN the best LIN

I really need some help

1997-07-01 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
Ok I've narrowed my dpkg problem down to the following files I asked before if some would zip up there info directory... and recieved no responces... which is understandable to say the least I was asking a hugh favour But I have gotten it down to the following files So please please please pleas

RE: determining serial link speed?

1997-07-01 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
On 01-Jul-97 Martin Steigerwald wrote: > >Hi! > >Is there any easy way to find out, what speed my modem connected to >the ISP? (using ppp & chat on Debian Linux m68k Amiga). > >I want to be sure that it connected at 28800 baud and not at 14400. /var/log/ppp.log should tell what the connect speed

Update on can't Install any deb's

1997-06-29 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
Hello fellow Debian users I found the problem as to why I get 'empty filename' and the database that is read. its the /var/lib/dpkg/info < where thats the info on all deb's I think So what I have since done is move the offending files out of there.:-) but of course that got me only thourgh `mg

Re: help with dselect again plz

1997-06-28 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
On 25-Jun-97 joost witteveen wrote: >> Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: >> Installing files... >> (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing debian/stable/binary-i386/x11/fl oat >> bg_1.0-6.deb (--install): >> files list file for package `mgetty-fax' contains empty filename >> Err

Still can't install any deb's

1997-06-27 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
I recieve the following error no matter what I try to install I'm in desperate need of help my system is not configed properly Please help Dragon# dpkg -i mgetty-fax_1.1.2-1.deb (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing mgetty-fax_1.1.2-1.deb (--install): files list file for package `mgetty-f

help with dselect again plz

1997-06-25 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: Installing files... (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing debian/stable/binary-i386/x11/float bg_1.0-6.deb (--install): files list file for package `mgetty-fax' contains empty filename Errors were encountered while processing: debian/stable/bi

Re: available file

1997-06-22 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
you don't need the available file. The status of your system is in status. >Just remove the available file, and fire up dselect. > >Phil. > > Hi Phil, thanx for the tip. But I recieved the following error(s) When I did as you suggested. I really need a solution as at the present time I can't add

RE modem not detected

1997-03-30 Thread Peter Yarych
Thanks to everyone for the tips. modem now works :)) __ / / (_)__ __ __ / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a //_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . .

Modem not detected

1997-03-30 Thread Peter Yarych
Hello all I just installed Debian 1.1 today and it refuses to see my modem during the boot-up process /dev/cuaX = no such device I'm new to linux, but not that new... I have been running RH for a few months. I ran setserial /dev/cua1 and it returned the correct values BTW, usr 33.6 pnp