SANE scanner and root user

2004-02-16 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there I have an old Epson GT-5000 scanner which is not supported by my Windows system (Win 2k pro), but which is still supported by SANE, and so I installed, and it works fine. However, I can only use the scanner when logged in as root. I know that this is a known issue, and is connected wi

Intel ep536 (again)

2004-02-16 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi folks OK - anyone who read my other post will know I've had some problems with ppp today. These problems started after, having successfully compiled and installed the intel 536EP modem drivers I tried to go online with it. I ran pppconfig and set the port to /dev/tty2 (COM3 on Windows) - tri

Re: Idiot needs PPP help

2004-02-16 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 07:45:11AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 02:16:55PM -, stephen HARGREAVES wrote: After a crash, I rebooted to find that some of the ppp files had vanished. No problem, I thought - uninstall ppp and re-install from my installation di

Re: Idiot needs PPP help

2004-02-16 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there, Earlier Kenward Vaughan wrote: On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 02:16:55PM -, stephen HARGREAVES wrote: Hi all OK - I'm an idiot - but now I'm an idiot with a problem. After a crash, I rebooted to find that some of the ppp files had vanished. No problem, I thought - uninstall ppp and re

Re: Intel 536ep

2004-02-14 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Johan Dewaele wrote: I remember having similar problem with that Intel536ep module. Be sure to have the gcc-3.2 compiler installed as the 536EP corecode is compiled with this version : from the "readme.txt" in the 536EP tarball : "2. Release Notes This release supports 2.4.x kernels.

Re: Why Linux, Why Debian

2004-02-12 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, I have been asked to give a talk at my local LUG with that topic. The audience is fairly technical, and there is going to be a companion talk "Why FreeBSD" later in the year. I know why _I_ have decided to go with Linux, and Debian, but I want to delive

Intel 536ep

2004-02-12 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there. OK, after my success with the nVidia driver, I decided to have another go with the Intel 536EP modem driver. Downloaded the source from Intel, read the readme, and did the following:- Extracted the archive, logged in as root and CD'd to the ne Intel directory. Typed:- make clean

Re: recommended reading?

2004-02-12 Thread Steve Hargreaves
On 12/2/04 Karsten M. Self wrote: on Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 02:19:27PM +0100, Christian Schnobrich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Son, 2004-02-08 at 12:24, Conrad Newton wrote: OK - I admit it. I've been working with computers for over 20 years (IBM mainframe, mini, micro(or PC as they are called,

Re: Odd NVidia behaviour

2004-02-12 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi folks In response to mine, Johann Koenig wrote: the drivers are downloaded today from teh NVidia site What version? 4496 works great for me with kernel 2.4.24, but I needed 53?? from http://minion.de to get my card working with 2.6.* OK - that wasn't the answer, but it lead me to it, h

Re: (And don't forget) - was:hi QUESTION

2004-02-11 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Greg Folkert wrote: Installation Manual for PowerPC This is currently the Processor for IBM's RS6000 and also the Processor for the Current Crop of Apples Machines (G3/G4/G5), pretty much a Cream of the Crop architecture right now. And don't forget it's also the base for the new crop of Amiga

Odd NVidia behaviour

2004-02-10 Thread Steve Hargreaves
OK - since my last post on the subject, and for reasons I won't go into, I've had to re-install Debian from scratch, though this has done me a favour in as much as all the superfluous junk I'd accumulated in ill conceived attempts to solve problems on my own has now gone, and I'm running a clea

recommended reading?

2004-02-07 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi folks OK - I admit it. I've been working with computers for over 20 years (IBM mainframe, mini, micro(or PC as they are called, now), WinNT networks etc. and an Amiga developer (not using C) - but this damn Linux business is driving me nuts. First time I've used an OS that you (literally) ha

Re: nvidia driver compiling problem

2004-02-07 Thread Steve Hargreaves
On Saturday 07 February 2004 5:35 pm, Andreas Janssen wrote: > > I have installed the 2.4.24 kernel for i386 from www.backports.org (I > > failed miserably trying to compile my own kernel), and since the > > nvidia kernel module needs the kernel sources to compile, I downloaded > > and installed t

nvidia driver compiling problem

2004-02-07 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there, OK - after getting most of my H/W working with debian - the last two exceptions are the dedicated nvidia driver for my card, and the modem drivers for my Intel 536EP modem. I suspect I may never get the modem working, so I'll concentrate on the gfx card ATM. I have installed the 2.

Re: Soundcard probs and total novice - update - and only a minor problem now

2004-02-06 Thread Steve Hargreaves
On Friday 06 February 2004 2:29 pm, Sam Halliday wrote: Thanks for the reply (and Adam, who gave similar advice). > > /usr/X11R6/bin/startx > > hmm... are you running your system as the root user all the time? if so, > SERIOUSLY consider installing a user for yourself and set up a graphical > log

Soundcard probs and total novice - update - and only a minor problem now

2004-02-06 Thread Steve Hargreaves
OK - thanks to those who replied - you gave me some clues, and now I've got the soundcard working using OSS ensuring that the correct modules are used. Now the minor problem. I use an S99local file to insmod required modules (don't go suggesting that I compile my own kernel - last time I tried t

Re: Soundcard probs and total novice

2004-02-06 Thread Steve Hargreaves
On Friday 06 February 2004 8:25 am, Andreas Janssen wrote: > > What the hell do I need to do to get the souncard working? > > Load the driver. ac97 is not sufficient. And add yourself to the audio > group to solve the permission problems. OK - having checked - the alsa drivers were not installed

A couple of small questions

2002-10-19 Thread Steve Hargreaves
Hi there, I'm a newcomer to linux (m68k - for full hardware config see my sig) and I have a couple of questions:- i) After much difficulty installing, and eventually having to do a hybrid Debian 2.2/3.0 install to get a working system, and then playing about (probably not a good idea) the dselect