Re: oom-killer vs system not reachable

2004-12-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [18-12-2004 20:14]: > This is NOT one single 1.5GB mbox file is it? If so, do yourself > a big favour and switch it to maildir. Or store all that mail in > an *indexing* IMAP server Yes it's one single file. It's not my mailbox. Personally I cou

oom-killer vs system not reachable

2004-12-18 Thread Robert Ian Smit
A system connected to a home dsl connection is unreachable from time to time. The ssh session is locked. Starting a new session is not possible. After some time (10 to 30 minutes) it will be possible to log in again. At first I felt it was caused by an unreliable internet connection. During one of

Delete key unexpected behaviour on new unstable install

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Hi, Getting the keyboard to work properly has never been a problem on previous Debian installs, but now I am facing this issue and I don't know where to start. I did a clean unstable install of the base system and added webserver (LAMP) packages and gvim + dependencies. When I log in on the con

Re: Getting shell back locally or remote on hanging ssh connection

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [09-11-2003 09:01]: > > after returning to it after five minutes of doing something else. > try experimenting with 'ProtocolKeepAlives' and/or > 'KeepAlive' parameters in your ~/.ssh/config or /etc/ssh/ssh_config. I have used the ProtocolKeepAlives option (KeepAl

Getting shell back locally or remote on hanging ssh connection

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I log in from home to work and vice versa. Both networks are connected to the net by a DSL line. Both links are in general pretty decent for downloads and browsing. However when using ssh, I frequently experience a hanging session after returning to it after five minutes of doing something else.

Linux smb r/w access on subdir in Windows share

2003-10-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I run Debian unstable on my desktop at work. The file and print services are Windows-based, as are most of the other desktops. I am able to get either rw or ro access to the network share. I am also able to print to the Windows network printer. Security is not a big issue, it seems, since I am a

Nicotine (p2p client) crashes (too many open files ??)

2003-09-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Hi, I am not able to use nicotine, the soulseek client. The program starts up, I am able to configure the program by way of the gui and log in to the network. When I enter a search, the program does nothing (apparently) for 5 to 10 seconds and then crashes with the following error message: WARN

Re: X problems with unstable

2003-08-31 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* R Ransbottom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [31-08-2003 02:30]: > In installing xserver-common (4.2.1-10) on unstable I get a > note: > Note: not updating /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config; file does not exist. A new version of that package is available. I am not sure if it solves this issue though. The problem bit

Difference in quality latex printer output

2003-08-14 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I have a HP Deskjet 600 connected to a Debian stable system running CUPS. I am able to print to this system from other hosts. My desktop runs unstable. When I take foo.tex and run latex, dvips and lpr, the output quality varies greatly depending on which system I ran these series of commands. Alt

Re: ssh is slow

2003-08-08 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* David List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-08-2003 14:19]: > Wheen ssh'ing to and from my Debian 3.0r1, ssh acts dead slow when > connecting, even when all keys are installed and no passwords are used. Run the ssh client in verbose mode (up to 3 -v switches) to see if you can find at least a hint to wha

Identify dhcp client to server using hostname

2003-07-28 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I am trying to allocate ip-addresses on my local network using dhcp3-server. I want a couple of systems to have a fixed address, while other system should get any ip that is still available. I have created a range of dynamic ip-numbers and have tried to find a way to identify those hosts that need

Re: No space left on device

2003-07-14 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Salman Haq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [14-07-2003 18:56]: > Now, I realize that this a very bad partition scheme but I'm just a > newbie. When I was installing debian a few months ago, I didn't intend to > have this scheme. I wanted root to be mounted as '/' and everything else > under '/usr' since tha

Re: X lockups

2003-07-07 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Bradley M Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-07-2003 20:03]: > In the past month or so, I have noticed that at random intervals, > X will lock up, kick me out, and xdm will restart. > > Ideas? I have had 2 lockups recently after a year without any such trouble. SSH'ing into the box worked on o

Re: Wheelmouse

2003-06-21 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Piero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [21-06-2003 20:21]: > I'm not able to make my wheelmouse work. It's a basic Logitech wheelmouse. As in the wheel doesn't work, but I can move the pointer and click? Or does the mouse not work at all? > The corresponding lines in my /etc/X11/XF86Config file are: >Op

Re: iso images etc

2003-06-21 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* john gennard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [21-06-2003 19:46]: > I burned the .iso image to a CD, but to make it bootable, I was > asked to add the contents of a floppy - presumably containing > drivers to activate a CD-ROM drive. > 1. How to I get the CD to boot? Use the right tool to burn the iso. Don

Re: USB adsl modem

2003-06-20 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Willem-Jan Meijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20-06-2003 14:55]: > A friend of my has an adsl connection for a week now and he wants a server > with debian. > > The modem is a USB modem and my experiences with debian and usb aren't that > good Short answer: get an ethernet modem. Long answer: Can't

Re: Peer-2-Peer in Debian

2003-06-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Jernej Zidar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [14-06-2003 12:45]: > Is there a good file sharing app for Debian such as WinMX & Co. ?? Soulseek. The Linux version is called pyslsk and is available in Debian. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Cont

Re: CD label maker - what's your preference?

2003-04-05 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Neal Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-04-2003 20:46]: > I am looking for a utility for making cd labels (round ones to stick > onto the CD itself) and jewel case covers You can try out disc-cover at: http://jvhemert.cjb.net/disc-cover/ or: http://pc163a.liacs.nl/disc-cover/ You can also install

Re: install/upgrade

2003-03-31 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* john walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [31-03-2003 17:28]: > I currently run RedHat (7.3), but am thinking about switching to > Debian because of the upgrade nature of RH. Since you are currently running an old RH system (old if version-numbering has a meaning), this is not likely to be a problem for yo

Re: TELNET

2003-03-14 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* ?ukasz Milewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [14-03-2003 10:45]: > How to telnet to your comp in network from other network without > logging on router. First of all I recommend using ssh, especially if you travel across different networks. I don't know what your setup looks like, but you should have a

Re: did www.debian.org change recently?

2003-02-11 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [11-02-2003 20:37]: > wonder whats wrong on my end, guess I could go try to rebuild my > preferences. wish phoenix spit out some debugging info that gave > some clue. I am sure this is wasted on you, but I managed to solve a problem once by starting the application from

Re: Woody installer

2003-02-11 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Kesav Tadimeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [11-02-2003 15:38]: > I am thinking of installing Debian. I do not, however, want to spend too > much time doing that. I have installed FreeBSD 4.3 before, so I'd like to > know if Debian (Woody) installation is as easy/difficult as FreeBSD. I _think_ Debian _m

Re: Debian and Dell/Gateway

2003-02-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Sebastian Canagaratna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-02-2003 03:24]: > Hi: I am thinking of buying either a Dell or Gateway Computer. > This is to be used with Debian testing or unstable. I am > particularly worried about hardware incompatibilities, in > particular integrated graphics, sound etc. I coul

Re: libc6: How to downgrade

2003-02-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Robert Ian Smit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-02-2003 02:19]: [blablabla] Sorry for not being even close to an answer to your question. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: libc6: How to downgrade

2003-02-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Joris Huizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-02-2003 23:03]: > Unfortunately the command "apt-get -t unstable libc6" > didn't do the job for me. I added the file > /etc/apt/apt.conf you decribed (I didn't have it there > so I created it) but it didn't do the trick. Did you run apt-get update after chang

Re: Setting up the mail program

2003-02-01 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-02-2003 07:28]: > I think even you can agree, though, that it's really annoying when > someone asks a question that is either currently being discussed or is > in the last three months of archives and thus is still timely and yet > easy to google. site:lists

Re: Setting up the mail program

2003-02-01 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-02-2003 07:33]: > My understanding is that entries in /etc/ppp/ will automagically start > and stop the fetchmail daemon when it's installed systemwide. I am running fetchmail on a system that has no direct connection to the internet so I am perhaps not able

Re: Setting up the mail program

2003-01-31 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Joris Huizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-01-2003 23:25]: > I'd especially like to use pine because I really like > that prog but it doesn't handle smtp - so how should I > do this ? - Sending mail Configure exim to use a so-called smart-host. This means that all local mail gets delivered directly an

Re: Setting up the mail program

2003-01-30 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Joris Huizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-01-2003 14:05]: > During the installation I didn't set up the mail > program correctly, that > means, it can't send over the internet. You can run the configuration script again. # eximconfig > The internet provider has the following: a POP Mail > service a

Re: Galeon scrollbar resembling the one in Mozilla

2003-01-29 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [29-01-2003 18:38]: > > Popups, most notably cookie requests, now look like Mozilla Modern. > > The rest of Galeon looks like it used to. > > > > Do you know if and how this can be solved? > I noticed this too. Do you have mozilla-xft installed? No, I don't have

Re: Galeon scrollbar resembling the one in Mozilla

2003-01-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [26-01-2003 02:19]: > Christopher> I have Galeon from sid (although I've tried the one in > Christopher> woody which shows the same thing), and I would like to > Christopher> change the main vertical scrollbar to be something other > Christopher> than the default o

Re: Exim delay in accepting new mail from localhost

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Eugeny Nemo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [15-01-2003 13:17]: >> When I compose and send a message in Mutt (which runs on the same >> host as Exim) there is a delay of a couple of seconds before the >> message is accepted by the mail server. > Do you have reverse zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa in your DNS?

Exim delay in accepting new mail from localhost

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Due to my limited internet connection I can't peruse the Interweb at the moment. I dial in to send and receive mail once or twice a day until my new DSL line is active. My mail server runs Exim in the smarthost configuration. All non-local mail goes via my provider. Currently new message will have

Re: comiling Nvidia source - still probs

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Joris Huizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [15-01-2003 11:12]: > I just re-installed debian (I didn't really feel like > working on it the hole christmas time) but I still > don't have it working. > > I've downloaded both the kernel source and the > kernel-headers - but I can't see what to use of those >

Re: Error while running apt-get update

2003-01-14 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Jorge Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [14-01-2003 02:24]: > I got the following error during my last update, after getting the > Package lists: > > Reading Package Lists... Error! > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > E: Error occured while processing perl-doc (NewVersion1) > E: Problem with MergeList

Re: Pretty much a Debian newbie

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Harold Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-12-2002 06:59]: > This week I'd like to put in some hard drives & configure them > with grub ( or is it lilo?) Your choice really. My recommendation would be GRUB. > I'm going to need some assistance with this project. http://www.debianplanet.org/node.

Re: SOLVED! Blinking Keyboard Light Error Condition Codes after early boot freeze

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Elizabeth Barham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-12-2002 08:52]: >Thank you for all your help! This is what you get when you start composing a reply, leave the building and get back to it 24 hours later. Anyway ignore my previous message in the thread. I hope you appreciated the gesture ;). Bob

Re: Blinking Keyboard Light Error Condition Codes after early boot freeze

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Elizabeth Barham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-12-2002 05:39]: > The entire boot sequence stops here as far as screen output is > concerned; however, two of the "lock" keys are flashing in sequence: > the Num Lock LED light and the Caps Lock LED light. > > I have been looking for the meaning of "C

Re: How to have many Win98 users & 1 Linux

2002-12-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* DSC Siltec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-12-2002 13:59]: > (2) We need to get a Linux Koha library system going. For this > reason, I would like to have 8-10 students working on the installation, > in our computer lab, with as little disruption of the computer lab as > possible. I am not sure wh

Re: kernel building for newbies

2002-11-30 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Caitrin Torres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2002 01:49]: > Can anyone recommend a tutorial or howto on debian kernel building > that'd be suitable for someone who's never built a kernel before? I always look for information in the [1]Reference Manual first. It has a dedicated chapter towards kern

Re: geforce4

2002-11-28 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [28-11-2002 18:11]: > i and a few others have answered this question 3 or 4 times in the > past week or so... for future reference it really helps to search > through the mail archive for your question before asking it, but since > i still have the answer grepped f

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:39]: > > the screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. > okay, i can now get in from elsewhere, so i'm less scared. but still > no video whatosever! Are you able to turn on the monitor and is it not receiving a signal from you

Re: computer dead; help!

2002-11-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-11-2002 05:29]: > just got back to my room, and found my computer happily sleeping and > xscreensaving. moved the mouse, clicked over a few desktops, and the > screen goes off, totally black, as if it had lost power. all > connections and cables still fine

Re: where to put pon ???!!

2002-11-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Dave Selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-11-2002 10:22]: > Ive configured my pppd as dial on demand, it works great !!! > Where do I put pon ? I want it to automatically be executed as I boot the > system. I read something else first time I read the subject line of your message. (First coffee in on

Re: Open Source file delivery for apache

2002-11-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [23-11-2002 15:04]: > my boss agreed to distribute some code and information I have written > under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 and the respective documentation > license. However, he requested me to install a system which allows me > to keep track on who is request

Upgrade source package confusion

2002-11-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I use libssl0.9.6 from a self-compiled source package. As far as I know, I have followed the guidelines for compiling src debs. At first I used the version from unstable which seems to be the default when you apt-get a source package. Since the machine is too slow for "casual" recompiling, I now u

Consquences of changing hostname

2002-11-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I am used to leaving "Enter domainname" blank when I install Debian. So all my systems are called something like box1 or box2. I want to add to this name so it becomes box1.foo.domain. I have searched through /etc and i have found a couple of files that reflect the hostname of the machine. Can

Re: MP# (or OGG) -> WAV? How?

2002-11-18 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [17-11-2002 15:20]: > I'm reading a bunch of records inot myy system using the great gramofile > package. I'm converting these .wav files to .mp3's (or maybe .ogg's) but I > wonder if it's possible to go the other way? You can create wavs to burn to cd from mp3 or ogg bu

Power outage: partition lost

2002-11-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I have had a couple of power outages this week and my systems crashed badly as a result. I run ext3 on all of my Linux systems and no critical data was lost. However the /opt partition (/dev/hda10) with games on it, was badly damaged. I had to run a manual fsck and had to answer lot of questions.

Re: can't find startx after installing Xserver-Xfree86

2002-11-13 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Nimar Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [14-11-2002 01:49]: > I installed Debian - Woody - stable on an x86 machine > and then installed the package XServer-Xfree86 and > walked through all the configuration steps. At the end > when I executed startx it couldn't find the command! > What else do I need to

Re: Why mount -o remount,ro /usr (sometimes) fails after apt-get dist-upgrade?

2002-11-11 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [11-11-2002 18:46]: > if you want to remount /usr read only, and have physical access > to the machine, just going into single user mode and remounting > it should do the trick, and then when you come back up into > multi-user mode /usr will stay ro. I don't min

Re: tftpboot.img

2002-11-05 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Aaron David Vose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-11-2002 02:49]: > I have a sun4c (Sparc Station 1) and would like to install > debian over a network. > > I set up a rarp server, and a tftp server. > These fucntion correctly. > > My problem is that the boot image provided by debian > (tftpboot.img) is

Re: My first Linux crash

2002-11-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-11-2002 13:28]: > > I was able to mount the cdrom and use tab-completion to get to the > > directory on the cdrom using cp. However after entering, the system > > crashed (leds on keyboard flashing, hard boot required). > What kind of mobo & chipset do you hav

My first Linux crash

2002-11-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Tonight I tried to copy the contents of a cdrom to a local filesytem as root. I was able to mount the cdrom and use tab-completion to get to the directory on the cdrom using cp. However after entering, the system crashed (leds on keyboard flashing, hard boot required). After booting I took out th

Re: unable to mount /cdrom

2002-10-31 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Rhodri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [31-10-2002 11:46]: > I just switch on the computer yesterday and I tried to mount the /cdrom > device and I couldn't. > The error it gives me is: > "wrong fs type, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom or too many mounted > filesystems. Is it hardware related (drive or disc)

Re: server layout on LAN [OT]

2002-10-29 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [29-10-2002 13:15]: > I have a standalone commerical SOHO router (SMC7008ABR) that should do > for the firewalling and IP masquerading (at least I hope so. pls tell > me if these are insufficent relative to a good Linux box). I was > actually wondering if I real

Re: more galeon crashing

2002-10-28 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-10-2002 20:31]: > remember my galeon crashing problems? i followed your advice, > reinstalled galeon and gconf, even re-did my entire configuration, and > now i can paste into the url bar every now and then, but it still > crashes without a word on some pas

Re: Newbie & Debian 3.0 & GeForce4 MX 440

2002-10-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Aedificator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-10-2002 22:22]: > Recently i've installed DEbian 3.0 on my PC (512 mb ram, P4 1.6 > GHz, GF4 MX 440). > > When trying to run X i get the "no screens found" error. No matter > which driver (svga, nv) i choose during the installation process > the Xserver fails.

Re: keeping pppd alive?

2002-10-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-10-2002 16:25]: > > i am on an ADSL connection, and most of the time the ppd daemon copes > > well with the periodical disconnects, but some times it dies... > > > > what would be the best way to keep allways one pppd running? > pppd persistent option.

[OT] It just worked for a change

2002-10-26 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Hi, I started using Debian full time a couple of months ago. When I bought a new computer this summer, I wanted to play some of the games to marvel at the performance of the new system. So a new installation of WinXP found its way onto my disk. However the need for Windows has decreased substant

Re: which anti-spam tool?

2002-10-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
[Thanks to everyone who replied to my initial question] * Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-10-2002 08:09]: > I like Spamassassin, myself. I use unstable, though, and don't really > follow stable to know how old it is. It seems to work quite well, > especially when integrated into exim as a f

which anti-spam tool?

2002-10-24 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Because of the increasing amount of spam I receive, I want to do something about it. I know spamassassin by name. I believe the version in stable is quite old. Is it useful to install that version? What other tools should I consider? My setup: fetchmail -> exim -> procmail (-> mutt) Ideally I'd

Exim message id

2002-10-15 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I am trying to send out mail with a proper message id (MID). I only use hostnames (host1, host2) and not (invalid) domains (host1.mydomain.net). The From line is okay because of a rewriting rule. I want Exim to appear as if it was running on host1.mydomain.net while it's actually running on hos

Re: XF 4.1 + Vesa == No Modes found

2002-10-08 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-2002 16:05]: > We have a new station here with an nVidia GeForce4, and since XF 4.1 > doesn't support that (yet), I wanted to use the vesa driver. > > Do you have any tips for me? You could, license issues aside, try the Nvidia driver. It works (say

Re: Non-english characters in mutt (was: Locale and date/time settings)

2002-10-08 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-10-2002 22:57]: > Along this same line, is there a locale setting which would allow mutt > to display non-English characters? Now they all show up as "?". Nice way of putting that, non-English, but I guess you want to display umlauts, circumflexes etc. Us

Re: A ? for all you old time linux users

2002-10-07 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Chris Cioffi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [06-10-2002 15:43]: > That said, I'm considering doing some benchmarks with OpenSSL. I keep > hearing that _maybe_ compiling OpenSSL for you specific platform will > have Big Performance Yeilds(tm). I haven't bothered to compile libssl for the x86 boxes I

Re: ADSL using pppoe & pppoeconfig

2002-10-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ricardo Diz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 22:50]: > Here is the log: > > Oct 4 17:29:02 (none) pppd[1074]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0 > Oct 4 17:29:02 (none) pppd[1074]: not replacing existing default route > to eth0 [193.136.238.1] > Oct 4 17:29:02 (none) pppd[1074]: Cannot determine e

Re: getting a 3C905B network card recognized

2002-10-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:58]: > Then I read "man interfaces", which explained how to write > the /etc/network/interfaces file, but didn't tell me exactly what to > write. I took a few guesses based on the man page: > > auto eth0-work > iface eth0-work inet dhcp > > auto e

Re: mass installation on XBox

2002-10-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:14]: > > If I buy an X-Box that cost $300 to make for $200, then MS `loses' > > $100. If I don't buy one at all, then they lose $300. > > Where did you learn economics? I should resist, but sorry. More Xboxes sold, is more developer support,

Re: Ultra 1

2002-10-04 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Bob Hauck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:59]: > Somebody just gave me an Ultra 1 model 170. Haven't decided whether to > install Solaris 9 or Debian (it has Solaris 2.6 on it now but that seems > to be in a bad state). Unless you really need Solaris, I can't recommend it. I was faced with

Dictionary app recommendation

2002-10-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
At the moment I use the Smart Bookmark Dictionary tool in Galeon for quick lookups. Ideally I would like to use an application that has a gui and a cli version and can be used online and offline. But a nice online app that fits in well on a Windowmaker desktop should be enough for now. I don't r

Re: Debian on SunBlade 100? Forget about it.....

2002-10-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 00:30]: > [SGI Indy (R4k 100Mhz 32MB 1GB HD)] > I downloaded the bootable debian install cd for indy, though I > read that I may need another kind of CDROM to read it on the indy. Ah, the luxury of a cdrom. I bought the Sun and a very expensive VGA conver

Re: Headers in this ML

2002-10-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Jens Grivolla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 00:02]: > If you reply could you confirm that this message is visible on the > mailing list? It is. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian on SunBlade 100? Forget about it.....

2002-10-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-10-2002 23:18]: > > Server box, and the SunBlade is great for holding up > > the monitor. > > You've got so much money to burn on monitor stands, how's about > sending me a couple of "monitor stands". +$0,50 I managed to get an old Sun working, I'd love to

Re: Headers in this ML

2002-10-03 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Richard Kimber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-10-2002 15:07]: > I've just received a message from the list with no reference in the > headers to debian. How do you know that the message came from this list then? Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: getting a 3C905B network card recognized

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 16:34]: > I am new to Debian and installation of linux, and am trying to get my > network card recognized. It is a 3Com 3905B model (I believe), and I'm > not sure what steps to take for that. You can use modconf (as root) to load a module for this

Re: The Real Problem With Debian

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 15:17]: > I too, believe that "You shall not steal", irregardless of whether I > live long and happily ever after. Accordingly, I'd encourage people to > not "warez the appz". Most of your original post I could appreciate, > even it I didn't particula

Re: galeon crashes on pasting (was: galeon and its problems)

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 13:04]: > paste something (a URL) with the middle mouse button into the smart > URL field of the bookmark editor. here this continuously crashes > galeon. Doesn't crash when I try that. (Sorry) Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: The Real Problem With Debian

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 12:39]: > What are you talking about??? How about not using Windows because > using Windows, Office, WMP, etc, puts money into the pocket of a > blatant, unrepentant criminal organization? > > That's not politics, that's morality. That's not moralit

Re: VIA KT8266A + VIA VT8233A w/ AC97 sound

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* D. Nathan Cookson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 07:20]: > 1 - Does anybody know from definitive experience the status of support for > the Via VT8233A southbridge in Debian kernels? Compile a 2.4.19 kernel of your own. I had to do it bacause of a new motherboard, was scared, but can recommend

Re: Text console flicker during kernel load

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Neal Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 06:35]: > I've convinced my brother to try Debian and just set it up on his PC. > Unfortunately, from the time that lilo passes control onto the kernel until > the display manager login appears, the screen flickers on and off > continuously. It stays

Re: The Real Problem With Debian

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 10:24]: > IMHO, any newbies should really try Libranet or (dare I say it), > maybe, possibly even, Lindows 2.0. Perhaps newbies should reconsider if they want to be newbies at all. Windows is nice enough as it is, in the last incarnations anyway. If

Re: The Real Problem With Debian

2002-10-02 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 02:04]: > > Debian is supposedly a great OS, it is configurable, custimizable, and > powerful, but Debian is ultimately misleading for many people. Debian is an > OS that may be used on a server, or a developer's computer, so he can really > feel the bal

Re: galeon and its problems (was: tabbed browsing as 'zilla's default)

2002-10-01 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-10-2002 16:07]: > (b) keyboard control; i am failing to switch to the next tab with > ctrl-right and ctrl-left, and i can't close tabs with ctrl-w. > furthermore, i want to make ctrl-n bring up a new tab. Galeon without a mouse is li

Symlink clarification needed (vi -> vim)

2002-09-28 Thread Robert Ian Smit
I know that some programs react differently depending on how they are called. When you create a symlink to a program, does the program know that it was started by using a symlink? For instance when I create a vi symlink to vim, will vim start up normally or will it mimick vi? If so, can I change

Re: Is anyone able to compile kernel 2.4.19 from source?

2002-09-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* David De Graff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-09-2002 08:22]: > As noted in earlier posts, awk fails with a segfault on make menuconfig when > trying to compile kernel-source-2.4.19. This is kind of a me-too message. When I encountered this I apt-getted like a mad man, but nothing worked. I am not s

Re: exim not send remote

2002-09-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Mike Tone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-09-2002 08:01]: > can anyone please help? Mmmkay, my brain works in a First in, First out kinda way. So I already responded to your previous message. Perhaps it's a good idea not to start a new thread, when you are asking basically the same question. Anyway,

Re: exim

2002-09-25 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Mike Tone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [25-09-2002 06:03]: > exim:! > > after installation i chose option 4, local > delivery. Is that the option for local delivery only? > i need the ability to send email from local, to > anyone external.. I never changed exim while there was mail in the queu

Re: Shuttle Spacewalker SV25

2002-09-24 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Rob Ransbottom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [24-09-2002 14:57]: > I have gotten a Shuttle Spacewalker SV25 mini-ITX computer. > > Can anyone tell me what drivers I should be using? The Shuttle Spacewalker SV25 mini-ITX Linux drivers, I guess. But seriously, you'll need to find out what hardware is ins

Re: ssh-agent (Connecting to over multiple IPs w/o pass)

2002-09-24 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* louie miranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [24-09-2002 13:46]: > #1 will connect to #2 and #3 w/o passwords. > I've addedd the 2 public keys over id_dsa.pub and id_dsa. > and re-add ssh-agent over it. > > But nothing happens! I am not sure what you want to do. I am assuming you want to log in to anothe

[OT] Graphics card selection advise needed

2002-09-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Very off-topic, but I have already read enough benchmarks. I'd like some real world advise. I have a Radeon 8500 LE which I can return whithin a week. I absolutely love the 2D- (aka desktop-) image quality. Much better than my previous card. For better 3D-performance, alternatives are ofcourse r

Re: Naming convention invalid (local) domain

2002-09-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
Thanks, Carel and Nate * nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [24-09-2002 03:26]: > > I could ofcourse also make up a domain name. For instance robian.inv or > > something like that. > if you don't own a domain I would make one up, and would try to > make one that is not taken, but something that is unusual

Naming convention invalid (local) domain

2002-09-23 Thread Robert Ian Smit
As some of you may have noticed, the MIDs that (my) exim generates, are not correct. In my local network all hosts have ofcourse a host name, but none have a domain name. I am using dyndns, and was wondering if I could use my subdomain from that service as a domain. I only use dyndns to be able t

Re: [OT] punctuation (was Re: Configuring w3m for Mozilla)

2002-09-21 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Preben Randhol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [21-09-2002 15:57]: > > If you are reading what he wrote again, it says that he never saw > > scrolling text in the status bar in Mozilla, because of the option to > > turn it off. At least that is how I understand it. > > Ah I understood it as he never saw th

Re: [OT] punctuation (was Re: Configuring w3m for Mozilla)

2002-09-21 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Preben Randhol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [21-09-2002 10:56]: > Although it also puzzels me why people use mozilla when galeon has a > much better interface. Agreed, one thing I miss though. (Please make my day if this is also possible within Galeon.) In Mozilla I could prevent websites to change the

Re: debian on sparc

2002-09-20 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20-09-2002 13:48]: > I recently received an old Sun SparcStation 20 that I'd like to load up > with Debian. I've been running Debian Woody on my i386 and went looking > for Woody for the Sparc, but am only finding Potato. Am I just looking > in the wrong place

Re: ppp running but not able to ping anything

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Prof. Le Baron O. Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20-09-2002 05:34]: > But I can not ping anything. I also can not > connect using the browser (Konquerer). > BTW, I am not a newbie so > you need not give highly detailed replies. After dialling the obvious (for me anyway) checks: - i

Re: [OT] punctuation (was Re: Configuring w3m for Mozilla)

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* DvB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [19-09-2002 17:59]: > I was merely following commonly accepted punctuation rules for American > English which state that, when a comma (or period) follows a quoted > passage, the comma should be placed before the final quote. Oh man, now I can't sleep before I remember

Re: Galeon - java

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* Ramon Kagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [19-09-2002 16:45]: > I run mozilla and netscape and have no problems with java. However, if I > run galeon, all I get is "you need to install the plugin". Seeing that galeon > uses mozilla, how does one get galeon to recognize that the java > requirements are a

Re: Configuring w3m for Mozilla

2002-09-19 Thread Robert Ian Smit
* DvB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [19-09-2002 16:22]: > try running "which mozilla," minus the quotes and the comma from the > command line. Why did you put the comma there in the first place. Is it some kind of notation I have never seen before? Now it looks like: type "which mozilla have a nice day" w

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