Re: Need to prevent X from restarting

Yes, I already knew that trick.  It's just that sometimes I need to back out of X completely to free up system resources to allow me to play mp3s using console-based players like "splay". So I'd like to be able to boot into X login, then back out of X when I'm through "working", free up that precio

Need to prevent X from restarting

Thanks to the advice of this group, I can now dual-boot using Lilo. Thanks again.  Now I need to figure out how to configure the proper file that controls how Debian boots up.  I like having the automatic X login screen, but whenever you try to logout or explicitly kill the process in a console, i

Need Lilo Configuration Advice for Dual Boot Setup

I'm hoping that this group will again, offer up great, effective advice for an issue I'm grappling with. I have a computer with Windows 98 installed on the primary hard drive (c: windows; hda1 linux) and Woody installed on a second hard drive (d: windows; hdb1 linux).  When I installed Woody, I mad

Re: unable to install "woody" on i386

setting up your selected package(s).After it's done you will be prompted whether or not to erasepreviously downloaded deb files...say yes to this since you don'tneed them after they're unpacked and set up...it will then tellyou to press enter which should bring you back to the main d

Re: unable to install "woody" on i386

I don't babysit the Debian User List religiously, so I'm not sure if your problem was even addressed or solved (going through old messages now).   When I first installed Debian Woody on my i486 133mhz, 64meg RAM, 1.2gig system with a Trident SVGA videocard, I had the same type of problem that you h

Re: Alias problem

Whether I am he or he is me, it's all relative to your doors of perception.  :)[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you really called Aldous Huxley, or is this just an "alias problem"? :)...most of my signature quotations are from "you"!! Thanks for all thoseenlightening toughts :

Re: Alias problem

Great advice.  Thanks to all.   Problem solved! Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2'

Alias problem

Whenever I create the alias: [alias 'ls=ls --color=auto'] it works just fine until I log out and then log back in, then, magically, it's not there.  Why doesn't linux save these changes to disk?     Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2'

Can't find a suitable libao driver. (Is device in use?)

This is the message I receive when trying to play an mp3 file at the command line using the program mpg321:   Can't find a suitable libao driver. (Is device in use?) When I try to run the "saytime" program I get this error message:   sox: Can't open output file '/dev/audio': No such devicechild

imapd-ssl

ating the ssl-certificate would be enough, but it seems, it isn't.. what needs to be changed too? thanks for any help aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Crackling Sound

so I dont need to comment it. Any help or suggestions? Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: using windoze keys

Logout and login again and now you can use the F13, F14 and F15 keys represent >the left-Win key, right-Win-key and context-menu key. > further questions.. is this implemented as a per user basis? How do Imake it as a globbabl setting? I found a file named .xmodmap is this the file? than

alternative to tarballs

are RPMs but.. no thanks :) ) I was very much impressed by the way make-kpkg compiled and made my custom kernel that I wanted to create packages the same way. Should I compile them to deb first? If so.. how? Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: Re: changing the screen resolutionctrl alt + not working

life in it. Thanks for all the inputs you gave Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

changing the screen resolutionctrl alt + not working

resolutions. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

using windoze keys

Hi, How do i use the windoze keys of my keyboard in X? I want ot use it just like in windoze - to pop up the main menu. I am using potato with ximian-gnome and sawfish as my window manager. thanks Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

Helix Gnome

le it says it needs 1.2-helix. I tried to force it into installing but It failed. Is it possible to install the packages from helix into my Potato system? if yes -how? Aldous

converting rpms to deb

. RPM says that it cannot install ver 4 only version 3. So I tried installing RPM ver 4 from an rpm... it didn't work. it was also version 4. How can I use my RPMs in Debian? do I need the source of RPM? Aldous

linuxlogo updating problems

one by using dselect, but after rebooting I noticed that there isn't any linux_logo anymore. I checked whether I still have linux_logo, and the new version is still there while the old one isn't. How do I fix this thing? Aldous

Freezing with Sound

in xmms but I dont know where to place it. Aldous

Installing fonts

How do I install truetype fonts which came from my windows font collection into Debian ( particularly in X)? I am using Potato. Aldous

graphical lilo

them? Thanks Aldous

Re: Re: problem installing debian

t week. lots of error 111. I am using S3 Virge and Voodoo2. This happened "everytime" I installed potato. 1) Pressed Ctrl+Alt+Bkspace when It is going to X ( well not relly going into X just blinking) 2) If it doesn't work try Ctrl+C when the installer prompts for an enter key. 3) Just let the installer continue 4) Use XF86Setup after you have logged in. I'm not sure if this will work for you, keep me informed with you r progress. Aldous

gnome menu configuration

Greetings, How do I configure the Gnome menu on Potato? I can't seem to find where I can configure the menu on the panel. Thanks! Aldous

Need advice on Linux Programming tool

great too). i've been using Delphi for my Windoze apps- I know that there is Kylix but I would like to know of similar if not better tools. Console programming tools would be nice too. Aldous

Potato, Woody etc- non- technical

Greetings, Can someone enlighten me what's Potato, Woody, and all those Debian codenames? How is Debian versioned? is it with the kernel version? Thanks! Aldous

Available Debian cd in the Philippines

ou purchased it? Thanks Aldous

installation problem -cannot detect hard drive correctly

drive partitioning. Aldous