Re: Building a better blockfile (was Re: Web banner blocker)

2001-09-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
Oops...forgot to mention explicitly that you can specify the blockfile/config to use for junkbuster. That's how this method would work. >on Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 07:40:32PM +0100, Ross Burton ([EMAIL PROTECTED] >) wrote: >> Hi, >>=20 >> I'm looking for a good web cache/banner remove program for D

Re: Building a better blockfile (was Re: Web banner blocker)

2001-09-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>on Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 07:40:32PM +0100, Ross Burton ([EMAIL PROTECTED] >) wrote: >> Hi, >>=20 >> I'm looking for a good web cache/banner remove program for Debian >> unstable. Previously I've used Squid + Sleezeball, but Sleezeball >> hasn't been updated since November 1999. :-( >>=20 >> Ca

Re: Web banner blocker

2001-09-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>On Monday 10 September 2001 02:24 am, Robert Waldner wrote: >> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 02:09:14 EDT, Jason Boxman writes: >> >On Sunday 09 September 2001 02:40 pm, Ross Burton wrote: >> >> I'm looking for a good web cache/banner remove program for Debian >> >> unstable. Previously I've used Squid

Debian packaged 2.4.9 kernel prevents internet access to ISP ONLY?!?

2001-08-31 Thread Scott_Patterson
I've have a strange problem here... On my system I have various Debian packaged kernels (2.2.19 and 2.4.9). When I boot into my 2.2.19 kernel, my internet connection is fine. I can access all sites and download my email. However, when I boot into 2.4.9, I can access all sites EXCEPT my ISP. It j

Re: kde 2.2 fonts

2001-08-31 Thread Scott_Patterson
>i don't intend to necessarily rehash any past discussion of kde 2.2 >and fonts, but are there any resources regarding fixing kde 2.2's >'font madness'? (font madness == using arbitrary, probably lexically >first-listed fonts, and disregarding your settings in the control >center). > >that and

Re: RedHat vs Debian?

2001-08-30 Thread Scott_Patterson
> I'm looking for a study/comparison of RedHat vs Debian. We have a number >of boxes, some production, which run everything from RedHat 6.0 and newer. >I'd like to look at converting to Debian stable but need to justify my case >before I can even formally suggest it. I've started listing my o

Re: Favorite Debian packages?

2001-08-29 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Given the huge amount of available packages it is difficult to know if you >have the best subset installed. Perhaps there are some less known "killer >apps" around that many people don't know about. Debian has some great >inventions like apt and kernel-package. What else is there that should g

Re: cdrecord

2001-08-29 Thread Scott_Patterson
>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 18:59:32 EDT, Titus Barik writes: >> >I get the following when doing cdrecord -scanbus: >> > >> >chronos:/home/barik# cdrecord -scanbus >> >Cdrecord 1.9 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Jrg Schilling >> >cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open SCSI dri

Do I track "security" apt site in Sid?

2001-08-29 Thread Scott_Patterson
Hi, I follow the unstable distribution (sid) of Debian. In my /etc/apt/sources.list file are sites for the US and Non-US sites as well as the security updates. Are unstable (sid) security patches posted in the main repository (US for me) or in security? In other words, do I need to track the "sec

Re: Sid Newbie - some questions

2001-08-28 Thread Scott_Patterson
>4. Okay - trouble-shooting time. When I start X if works fine for about >2 minutes, then the mouse jerks for a few seconds before locking up. >Any idea why this is? GPM is the culprit. This process allows you to cut and paste in console mode. The repeater or something like that is setup inco

Re: SoundBlaster Live not recognized!

2001-08-22 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Well I am getting crazy. I do not know how to install my SoundBlaster = >Live Card. I do not know how to configure the kernel and what libraries = >or programs I need. If anybody can help me and explain step by step what = >I should do in the kernel and what files I have to install I will be =

Re: Video card and CD-rom or CD_RW recommedations

2001-08-20 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I am building a new computer (a first for me) and will >be using an Abit KT7A motherboard with Athlon 1.3 Ghz >cpu. I would appreciate recommendations for a video >card which could be auto detected or at least very >easy to install for X window system. I have tried >installing a Linux drive fo

Re: Best way to setup a Soundblaster Live card

2001-06-11 Thread Scott_Patterson
>On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 03:36:52PM +1000, Robert Martinovic wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 05:43:15PM +0200, Robert Voigt wrote: >> > Don't forget to add your users to group audio, it's a common newbie >> trap >> >> As a newbie, can someone tell me how this is done? I have compiled >> 2.4.5

Re: Best way to setup a Soundblaster Live card

2001-06-08 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I would like to know what is the best (or easiest) way to setup a >sblive card. I know there is alsa and the kernel drivers. Maybe not the best way, but it worked fairly easy for me... Download a recent kernel (2.2.18 or better for kernel driver support). Do a "insmod sound; insmod emu10k1"

Re: Xmame

2001-06-07 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I'm running Debian unstable and just downloaded all of the Xmame .debs. >Unfortunately I can't get Xmame to run. It seems as though the executables >were not included in the packages. Am I losing my mind or has anyone else >experienced this problem? IIRC (I'm not in front of my Debian box), th

Re: Don't allow incoming telnet

2001-06-01 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi. >How do I stop telnet sessions coming IN? >(I only want users to use ssh) > >grep telnet /etc/services shows: >telnet 23/tcp >rtelnet 107/tcp# Remote Telnet >rtelnet 107/udp > > telnet /etc/services shows: >telnet stream tcp nowait

Re: Window manager ....

2001-05-31 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi, > >Anyone pls tell me how heavier the system resourses >will suffer if I run sawmill wm versus icewm? My box >only 35Mb RAM 100 Mhz CPU, ; icewm is good for all >purpose (gnome compliant, light, nice looking and >configure but not nice with netscape (see my last >email :-) ). I have tested

Noisy phone line drops connection

2001-05-30 Thread Scott_Patterson
Hello, I've got a noisy phone line at home causing dialup problems. I can now connect successfully by extending the dialup time (chat -t 120...thanks John H.). The problem now is that my connection drops sometimes after I've connected to my ISP. Is there some parameter or option I can set that wo

Increasing PPP Dialup connection timeout

2001-05-23 Thread Scott_Patterson
Hello, For the last few days, I've been unable to connect to my ISP via dialup modem. Before this, I had no problem and it would connect very soon after dialing. Now, there appears to be line noise preventing it to connect at all. The problem is it connects in Windows fine. It takes a while (about

Re: Linux compatible IDE CDRW

2001-05-18 Thread Scott_Patterson
>On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 12:36:02AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Which would be the best for me to get? >> >> Plextor CD-RW PX-W1210TA 12/10/32 IDE 2m Buffer Burn-Proof >> Sony CD-RW CRX160EBK 12/8/32 Internal IDE Retail Kit 4mb PC/MAC >> Yamaha CD-RW Internal 16Wx10RWx40R IDE Retail Kit C

Re: Linux compatible IDE CDRW

2001-05-16 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Which would be the best for me to get? > >Plextor CD-RW PX-W1210TA 12/10/32 IDE 2m Buffer Burn-Proof >Sony CD-RW CRX160EBK 12/8/32 Internal IDE Retail Kit 4mb PC/MAC >Yamaha CD-RW Internal 16Wx10RWx40R IDE Retail Kit CRW2100EVK > >If I had a choice of these, is there anything to choose between

Re: Alternatives to xcdroast?

2001-05-11 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I'm looking for a GUI cd-burning tool that I can let loose on users >without expecting them to patch the source or jump through any other >hoops to get it going. In other words, something that works. There is >xcdroast but it has problems. Any suggestions? >-chris The developers of cdrdao j

Re: Stereo sound

2001-05-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>On Thursday 10 May 2001 14:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If the sound is mono, you should still be getting sound from both speakers. >> It just will be the exact same sound (i.e. no stereo seperation). > >Not necessarily. My commercial oss driver for instance outputs mono to only >one channe

Re: Stereo sound

2001-05-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hmmm, > >I turned the speaker (the one that works w/ my mp3s) down, and no sound came >out of the other one. I looked at xmms', balance, and it was 50/50. So then >i turned the sound back up to the defaults, and put the balance on xmms 100% >towards the questionable speaker. No sound came ou

Re: Stereo sound

2001-05-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 11:30:35AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If you come to the conclusion that the speakers and connections are fine, run a >> mixer program (gmix, kmix, aumix) to test sound from the left, then the right. >> I'd be suprised if the sound card was at fault. >> >Ah, the

Re: Stereo sound

2001-05-09 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hey, > >I have a quick question. Sound only comes out of the right speaker on my >computer. Way back in the windoze days, the speakers worked in stereo, but >I guess I've never had it that way in Linux. Do I need to do something >special to get more than mono sound? This does not sound like

Re: 2.4 kernel how good is it?

2001-04-20 Thread Scott_Patterson
>>>2) Will i need to re-do my modules? Particularly with the >>>machine thats got the IDE cd writer i had to do some module >>>voodoo, that i was uncomfortable with, to make it work. or >>>will the upgrade handle that kind of thing? (I'm a >>>cargo-cultist when it comes to modules) >> >>Yes...n

Re: 2.4 kernel how good is it?

2001-04-19 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi All, > >now that Adrian Bunk has created an apt method for upgrading >to kernel 2.4 while running potato I've got a couple of >questions I'd appreciate some help with. >1) Is it any better on low end machines? You can optimize the kernel for various processors. So, there is some improvemen

Re: Source Formatting

2001-04-13 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi, > >Is there a package available in the debian distro or in the .deb format that >supplies one with a source formatting tool ? I've been using dreamweaver to >do so on a page per page basis for a small website but i want to do it on a >linux system where i have a somewhat more extensive cont

Re: [Semi-OT] Debian-related job in Seattle

2001-04-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
-- Forwarded by Scott Patterson/PMG/Andersons on 04/10/2001 08:58 AM --- Scott Patterson 04/10/2001 08:58 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org cc: Subject: Re: [Semi-OT] Debian-related job in Seattle (Document link: Scott Patterson) My bad,

Re: [Semi-OT] Debian-related job in Seattle

2001-04-10 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hello all, > >Owing to personal and family considerations I will be relocating to the >East coast in the near future. As a result my current position will be >open. The announcement is at > >http://www.defender.org/geekjob.html > >Linux geek required, anti-Microsoft bigots need not apply. > >FW

Re: OT: Debian for infants

2001-04-09 Thread Scott_Patterson
It's a little off-topic, but, the orginial request was made on this list and several people were interested in it. So, I created it. It's called babytouch and you can get it at http://members.accesstoledo.com/patterson. It's only available as source so you'll need C and SDL development stuff to com

Re: Debian for infants

2001-04-06 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I would like to write a little program or two for the entertainment of my 18 >month old daughter as she really likes banging around on the keyboard (or >sometimes playing with the trackball mouse. > >Can anybody tell me how to get keyboard input onto the root window to be >re-directed into the

Re: Getting rid of Control-M in a file?

2001-03-19 Thread Scott_Patterson
> How do I get rid of Control-M at the end of each line in a dos > text file imported to Debian? Haven't seen this posted yet: tr -d "\r" < infile > outfile It will delete CTRL-M throughout the file though, not just the end of each line. Scott

Re: konqueror is not loading .gif

2001-03-14 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi >I run Sid/2.4.2 and KDE 2.1.1 (or whatever version corresponds to sid) > >The problem is that konkeror is not loading images (i believe that does not >load .gif only, .jpg are loaded ok). I have been seeking dselect but were >unable to find something relevant. Also it could be a qt

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V101 #12

2001-03-12 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I want to play genesis games with xmess, but I can't >seem to do it. I run xmess, but it says I'm missing >file (901??). Where do I get these? Am I doing >something wrong? Not sure what that error is. However, IIRC it's as simple as "xmess ". So, to run Sonic, I type "xmess genesis son

Re: what's wrong with my sound card

2000-10-12 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi,all, > >My sound card is cmpci8738 .After I installed Debian 2.2 ,I recompiled the kernel >and the module for my sound card is installed properly when the system boots. For weeks >I can enjoy mp3 with mp3blaster and change volume with aumix ,but now I can not hear >anything at all.The mo

Re: Local installation of Helix

2000-09-29 Thread Scott_Patterson
Scott Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I recently installed Potato and I'm having difficulty installing HelixGnome. >> Rather than perform an installation over the modem at home, I downloaded all >> of the .deb files using the leased line at work, took them home via Zip disk >> and tried

Re: Local installation of Helix

2000-09-29 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Hi, > >I recently installed Potato and I'm having difficulty installing HelixGnome. >Rather than perform an installation over the modem at home, I downloaded all >of the .deb files using the leased line at work, took them home via Zip disk >and tried to perform an installation from the local h

Re: Debian newbie

2000-09-27 Thread Scott_Patterson
>I am very new to Debian systems. I've been running RH-based systems for a >couple of years, so I'm not a linux newbie. However, I have about a dozen >questions which I'm _sure_ are faq's. > >Where does a guy like me go to get a good Debian-newbie faq? I've checked >http://www.debian.org/doc

What to apt-get for KDE and GNOME

2000-09-20 Thread Scott_Patterson
I'm interested in following the latest KDE2 and GNOME packages but I can't seem to find any easy way to select them ALL. It appears there are many packages/tasks I'd need to select to get them ALL. I'd rather not select them one by one, so, anyone know of a good way to apt-get

Re: Do you recomend to upgrade to Woody?

2000-09-20 Thread Scott_Patterson
>Someone there would recommend to use Woody on my Linux-box in home? >I'm using Potato > >Regards > >Rogelio E. Castillo Sure. If it's just for personal use (non-critical), I don't see any problem. As a matter of fact, I just upgraded to woody last night over a 56k dialup. I choose

OFFTOPIC: Reading data from a parallel port

2000-09-15 Thread Scott_Patterson
Hi all, I posted this question to the gphoto mailing list with no response so I'm trying you guys...since I know there are many knowledgable people here. So without any delay... I'm going to try and write a program/library to read data from a portable mp3 player. Currently I must use Windows to c

OFFTOPIC: Reading data from a parallel port

2000-09-15 Thread Scott_Patterson
Hi all, I posted this question to the gphoto mailing list with no response so I'm trying you guys...since I know there are many knowledgable people here. So without any delay... I'm going to try and write a program/library to read data from a portable mp3 player. Currently I must use Windows to c

Re: KDE debs

2000-09-06 Thread Scott_Patterson
> The fact is that most, if not all the mirrors are just EMPTY, for example > ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ > > has nothing, nada, zero files. > So, I suppose that unless someone indicates what to do, KDE is for the most part > closed

Re: Grainy Gnome

2000-09-06 Thread Scott_Patterson
> I'm not sure what's causing this but my X settings looks grainy on Gnome (using > Sawmill for wm). To be check if helix-gnome is supposed to look grainy I > booted to Win2K and went to helixcode's website. There I saw what helix gnome > is really supposed to look and I like what I saw. So my

Re: Why should I use Debian?

2000-09-05 Thread Scott_Patterson
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 18:26:13 +0200 From: Helgi =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D6rn?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian User List Subject: Why should I use Debian? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="63DE51734D4A211DF5BF11F2" This is a multi-part message in MI

Re: gphoto--/dev/ttyS?

2000-09-05 Thread Scott_Patterson
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 08:01:38 -0600 From: cls-colo spgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debs Subject: gphoto--/dev/ttyS? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit debs, in trying to config gphoto, i get, " the user doesn't have re

Re: Linux crashed a lot - more info

2000-09-01 Thread Scott_Patterson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/01/2000 12:08:02 PM This is scary. I had a problem similar to this on my old work computer. Netscape would crash all the time, xterms wouldn't start, library errors, compiling errors, ftp checksums incorrect, etc. The system never crashed but was very unreliable. Turns

Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #586

2000-08-31 Thread Scott_Patterson
I use "adduser user group" to add users to a particular group. Then, I use "groups" to lists which users are in which groups. Just another way to do it! Scott Quoting Preben Randhol ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > "Paul D. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 31/08/2000 (17:08) : > > > > Add yourself (a