Re: What to change for eth0 (Direct PC connection)

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Michelle, Am 18:48 2002-12-04 -0800 hat Michelle Storm geschrieben: >We are on a network with a cable modem connected to a switch, and then >the computers are all connected to the switch. The problem is that each >computer is on a different IP (and I was told different subnets), so >that wh

Re: Determining the usefulness of compression

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello, Am 20:44 2002-12-04 -0800 hat Vineet Kumar geschrieben: >> filename suffixes (never bother with gz, tgz, bz2, zip, jpg, jpeg, gif, z, >> Z, mpg, mpeg, avi, wav, mov) > >Huh? some AVIs and all WAVs are uncompressed, and will benefit >enormously from compression. The theory here is corr

Re: Debian cannot find the CD

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Barry, Am 23:34 2002-12-05 +0800 hat Barry Cugley geschrieben: >After restarting the computer, putting a cd in its drive and double clicking on the cd icon, I get the message: >"mount: special device /dev/cdrom does not exist" Thats right, becasuse /dev/cdrom is only a symbolic link ! Lo

Re: Mutt mail to Mozilla

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello, Am 09:30 2002-12-05 +0100 hat Dennis Stosberg geschrieben: >But still I wonder why anyone should want to use Mozilla instead of >Mutt... Mozilla can intercept the mailto-links... >Regards, >Dennis Michelle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: gpm

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Try 'apt-get install gpm' Michelle Am 13:20 2002-12-05 -0800 hat Dominic Iadicicco geschrieben: > >I installed gpm with dselect and I didn't configure it >right so I then uninstalled it with gpm. I wan't to >reinstall it again but I can't find it anymore in >dselect. Does anyone know where it we

Re: clearing the screen

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Dominic, Am 15:40 2002-12-05 -0800 hat Dominic Iadicicco geschrieben: > >How do I set it up in bash, so that when I logout it >will clear the screen first? You can setup your '~/.bash_logout' (for the bash) or '~/.logout' (for tcsh) file. But with 'clear' yo clear only the current screen,

Re: best traffic shaper solution for modem line?

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello David, Am 17:26 2002-12-05 +1100 hat David Cureton geschrieben: >> If so, tough. You can only shape outgoing traffic. Think about it. >^ > >Ahhh, surely it would be possible to manipulate the tcp sliding window to >cause incomming

Re: Secret APT commands?

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Sebastiaan, Am 22:58 2002-12-06 +0100 hat Sebastiaan geschrieben: >For example, to install a package in a different directory, e.g. see >/tmp/root as /, type: > >dpkg --install --root=/tmp/root blabla.deb > >if I am not mistaken. > >Greetz, >Sebastiaan I have tried this too, but with error

Re: 3dforce name in xfree86

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Do you know HOW TO WRITE TEXT MAIL Am 16:09 2002-12-06 -0700 hat eric geschrieben: > > > > > > > > > >Dear Melkor: >  >  do you know the 3dforce chip name in >xfree86? >  >is that tdfx?  to configure X window in >linux.  highly appreciate your reply > > > > ## Get the Power of Debia

Re: Secret APT commands?

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Rob, Am 15:08 2002-12-07 +1100 hat Rob Weir geschrieben: > >On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 05:08:45PM -0100, Paul Burkett wrote: >> Hmm, when I do that, I get the following error: >> >> >> debian-server:/usr/local/src/apache# dpkg --install --root=/usr/local/apache/ apache-common_1.3.26-0woody1_i3

Re: 3dforce name in xfree86

2002-12-09 Thread Michelle Konzack
Grrr !!! Am 20:55 2002-12-06 -0700 hat eric geschrieben: > > > > > > > > > >style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" >bgColor=#ff background="" scroll=yes X-FVER="3.0" ORGYPOS="0"> >3DForce B-16 >16M >  >in the s

newbie: cpio not working

2002-12-09 Thread alan brown
I have the newest version of cpio (as confirmed by apt-get).   I’m trying to install oracle.  I’ve downloaded the 3 huge files (xxx.cpio.gz).  I copied them onto CD under windows XP and then copied them onto my linux box (because Oracle’s website wouldn’t work with Konquerer or Mozilla!).

apt preferences (was Re: Mozilla 1.2.1)

2002-12-09 Thread Jeff Cours
Ron Johnson wrote: From "apt-cache showpkg mozilla-browser": sid: 1.2-1 sarge: 1.1-1 woody: 1.0.0-0.woody.1 I get something a little different with a fresh update this morning: Package: mozilla-browser Versions: 2:1.2.1-2(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar

woody and TTF

2002-12-09 Thread Bruce Park
Hello debian users, Is true type fonts already installed in woody? I was looking at some screen shots and I see no differences from my fonts and theirs. bp _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.m

Re: DWL-650 Wireless NIC

2002-12-09 Thread Martin Hermanowski
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 06:56:05PM +0100, Dennis Stosberg wrote: > Am 08.12.2002 um 12:32 schrieb Tom Allison: > > > Now I am looking at an Orinoco WAP. Wireless connectivity (signal > > strength and reported speed) is excellent, better than the D-Link. > > But there's no sustainable throughput.

apt-get problem

2002-12-09 Thread Goran Andreasson
Hello all! I have this problem since yesterday with apt-get on my laptop: -- Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room E: Error occured while processing kmtrace (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/download.uk.kde.org_pub_kde_stable_latest_Debian_woody_

Re: Fetchmail doesn't fetch

2002-12-09 Thread Gerald V. Livingston II
Sam Rosenfeld said: > My command of "fetchmail" yields an index of messages which hangs and > then after it times out (300 sec), gives the reason for the error as > "7". ?The manpage says this condition (fetchmail timing out) can occur > "while waiting for the server." > [SNIP] > 1666 messages (2

Re: How insecure are cable connections, versus dialup?

2002-12-09 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:04:30AM -0600, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 09:25:51AM -0600, Jeffrey Taylor wrote: > > Quoting Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > cable ... its you and all your neighbors watching/sharing that copper > > > > > > > Can you provide evidence fo

Re: apt preferences (was Re: Mozilla 1.2.1)

2002-12-09 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Jeff Cours ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [021209 11:01]: > I generally manage packages using dselect. I'm running testing, but > would like to pick up a package or two from unstable (namely, Mozilla > 1.2.1, rather than the 1.0.0 that's in stable). However, I'd still > like the machine to be mostly base

Re: motherboard

2002-12-09 Thread mess-mate
On 09 Dec 2002 11:16:34 -0500 Scott Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 04:49, mess-mate wrote: | > Hi | > I've to purchase a new motherboard. | > What about the ASUS P4PE or P4S8X ?? | > Is there anyone use it and runs the on-board sound/lan ? | > Thanks for the help | > me

how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread drew cohan
How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them for me (always complains that the last argument must be a directory). TIA, Dr

Re: What [OT] stands for?

2002-12-09 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002, hiranokazunari wrote: > Thanks everybody! > > Now I understand OT generally means Off Topic. > I thought it was "on tap", "on target", "on television", > "on telephone", "on tenterhooks", "on term", or > "on tablets":) Yeah, sure it is "on tablets" ... uauauauah. That was th

RE: newbie: cpio not working

2002-12-09 Thread alan brown
Please ignore my last question.  I had simply missed out the ‘<’ symbol.    When working with something new it’s hard to know whether there’s something wrong with the environment the instructions or whether I’ve just made a rookie mistake.   In this case it was a major rookie mistake…

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Craig Dickson
drew cohan wrote: > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them > for me (always complains that the last argument must be a

from intel onboard Lan and audo to install 2.4.50

2002-12-09 Thread eric lin
Colin Watson wrote: >On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:59:55AM -0700, eric lin wrote: > > >> the following dmesg seem to show it detect my ac97 is i810_audio but >>it said Primary codec not ready >> >>please help on this >>in 2.4.20 intel borad >>/* eepro is also not work, both I all put in my /etc/modu

Re: WindowMaker Menu

2002-12-09 Thread ernst
Hi Why don't you just add the following line in your /etc/X11/WindowMaker/menu.hook under editors menu: "OpenOffice" EXEC ~/OpenOffice.org1.0/soffice and start it from there? Work's fine /ernst On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 12:43:14AM +0100, Oliver

Re: DVD Player w/KDE 3

2002-12-09 Thread Dana J. Laude
On Monday 09 December 2002 08:31 am, David Ellis wrote: > Has anyone had any luck with DVD Playback on Debian with KDE 3? > > Can you point out a good player (and maybe a website) with a download and > HOWTO? I just ran across this link today, although it looks like good software. Give it a try.

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Brian P. Flaherty
There are also mmv, mcp, mad, and mln. The syntax takes a little getting used to, but once you get a feel for it, this is a nice set of programs. I think you can apt-get mmv. Here's an example I used yesterday. It takes a bunch of files starting with week, then a 0 or a 1, then a single charact

X server problem

2002-12-09 Thread Bruno Freitas
Hi, I am having the following problem: Everytime I try to start the xserver, with 16 or higher bpp, I receive an error message saying that the device I am using does not support 16 bpp. My computer is a Pentium 166 MMX, 32 mb, Diamond Stealth 2500 (OS is Debian Woody). As I do not have the option t

Newbee Dual Linux Install and Lilo question...

2002-12-09 Thread Kris
Ok I have a fully installed and functioning debian install of Linux on 1 partition. I now have a second partition of 700mb that I want to install a second fully functional debian on. I was going to do this via the cd and have it install on the second partition this time. Do I need to make any ch

Re: [Very OT] What [OT] stands for?

2002-12-09 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 13:51, Oliver Fuchs wrote: > On Mon, 09 Dec 2002, hiranokazunari wrote: > > > Thanks everybody! > > > > Now I understand OT generally means Off Topic. > > I thought it was "on tap", "on target", "on television", > > "on telephone", "on tenterhooks", "on term", or > > "on tab

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 03:03:10PM -0500, drew cohan wrote: > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them > for me (always co

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Vinai Kopp
> drew cohan wrote: > > > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > > existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them > > for me (always complains that the last argumen

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002, drew cohan wrote: > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern > *.JPG to *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can > check for the existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get > 'mv' to rename them for me (always complains that the las

Re: crontab

2002-12-09 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002, Steve wrote: > I set up a crontab to run at hourly intervals as both user root and user > news. This is to run leafnode. By accident I noticed that there was a daily > cronjob set up I guess by the Leafnode deb, but I don't understand how it > works - it references the debi

Re: enabling apm on laptop

2002-12-09 Thread Simon Tod
Okay, so this isn't enough to solve the problem. I've added apm on a new line to /etc/modules and added append="apm=on" to lilo.conf (b4 running lilo...) BUT /proc/apm doesn't exist, so when I try and run apm I get the message 'No APM support in kernel'. Am I going to have to reconfigure the kernel

Re: Newbee Dual Linux Install and Lilo question...

2002-12-09 Thread Bruce Park
Kris, As far as I'm concerned, if you install a NEW debian linux on your other partition(700MB), then you should do this as a fresh install and use that partition as the linux root. Recall that LILO will be created again when you do this therefore, it should NOT matter. My question is, why are

Re: hdparm: invalidate: busy buffer

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 06:04:11PM -0500, Neal wrote: > Could this be a hardware or connecting cable problem? The transfer > speeds you reported are far slower than what one might expect from a > UDMA66 hard drive. > > My desktop has a Western Digital UDMA66 drive and a VIA 82C686A > controller.

Re: hdparm: invalidate: busy buffer

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 02:00:44PM -0800, nate wrote: > Pigeon said: > > Hi, > > > > I have a 600MHz Celeron with VIA 82Cxxx chipset; /dev/hda is a > > Seagate 20Gb UDMA66 drive, partitioned /dev/hda1 FAT16 375Mb, > > /dev/hda2 FAT16 125Mb, /dev/hda3 swap 2Gb, /dev/hda4 ext2 17.5Gb. > > DMA transf

Re: [Very OT] What [OT] stands for?

2002-12-09 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002, Alex Malinovich wrote: > FYI - (to) Further Your Insanity > > e.g. Just FYI, remember that all /usr/bin paths during compilation on a > Debian system will be changed to /usr/local/bin, unless the program is > installed from a deb, in which case it will be installed in /usr/b

Re: RE:Re: [Very OT] What [OT] stands for?

2002-12-09 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 15:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > whats IMHO then? > IMHO - Inhalation of a Multi-leafed Herbal Opiate ;) -Alex signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: Fetchmail doesn't fetch

2002-12-09 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 01:12:21PM -0500, Sam Rosenfeld wrote: | My command of "fetchmail" yields an index of messages which hangs and | then after it times out (300 sec), gives the reason for the error as | "7". ?The manpage says this condition (fetchmail timing out) can occur | "while waiting for

Re: build an overloaded linux server

2002-12-09 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 07:53:50PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote: | Hello list, | | For experimental requirement, I want to build an overloaded linux | server in which openssh is binding tcp port 22. The criteria is, | when a ssh client is connecting to the sshd on the overloaded one, | the sshd will

Re: [Very OT] What [OT] stands for?

2002-12-09 Thread sean finney
hey guys, on a somewhat related unrelated note, just as much Obtusely Tangential... # apt-get install bsdgames rtfm wtf :) aybabtu sean msg17966/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

"What satisfies this dependancy?"

2002-12-09 Thread Phil Edwards
Here's a simple question, I'm sure: We all know how packages can provide meta-virtual-package-dependancy thingies, e.g., the mailx package requires a mail-transport-agent package, and a bunch of packages all provide mail-transport-agent, so take your pick. How do I discover what installed package

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Andrei Smirnov
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 03:03:10PM -0500, drew cohan wrote: > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them > for me (always co

RE: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread drew cohan
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 03:03:10PM -0500, drew cohan wrote: > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > existence of jpgs in a directory, but can't seem get 'mv' to rename them > for me (always co

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach drew cohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.12.09.2229 +0100]: > Thanks, once again, you guys are great. One quick question about this > one: > > $ rename 's/\.JPG$/.jpg/' *.JPG > > Shouldn't I literalize the second period like > > $ rename 's/\.JPG$/\.jpg/' *.JPG > > or doesn't that

Re: Two copies of fonts? [solved]

2002-12-09 Thread Qian Gong
Yes, thanks. /usr/lib/X11/fonts is a hard link to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts. Qian On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 05:07:19PM +0100, DEFFONTAINES Vincent wrote: > /usr/lib/X11/fonts is a symbolic link to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts > not a copy. > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Qian Gong [mail

Re: X server problem

2002-12-09 Thread Bob Nielsen
You might try installing xserver-svga, which is X 3.3.6, but is supported in woody. I used it with Diamond video cards in the past and it worked fine with 16 bpp. I don't believe the X folks are supporting a lot of the older cards in 4.x. On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:45:25PM -0800, Bruno Freitas w

[solved]Re: cryptoloop as user?

2002-12-09 Thread ernst
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Re: enabling apm on laptop

2002-12-09 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Simon Tod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Monday, 09 December 2002, 08:58 PM +): > Okay, so this isn't enough to solve the problem. I've > added apm on a new line to /etc/modules and added > append="apm=on" to lilo.conf (b4 running lilo...) BUT > /proc/apm doesn't exist, so when I try and run

Re: hdparm: invalidate: busy buffer

2002-12-09 Thread nate
Pigeon said: > Right, I've heard lots of people moaning about the RAID version. OK, > thanks. > > When you say 'buggy', do you mean losing data at all? I've never had > anything like that, it's just not very quick. It's been 3 years, so my experiences are not up to date :) but when I had problem

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Craig Dickson
drew cohan wrote: > Thanks, once again, you guys are great. One quick question about this > one: > > $ rename 's/\.JPG$/.jpg/' *.JPG > > Shouldn't I literalize the second period like > > $ rename 's/\.JPG$/\.jpg/' *.JPG > > or doesn't that make a difference? The replacement text is not a

Re: how to rename multiple files

2002-12-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 04:29:37PM -0500, drew cohan wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 03:03:10PM -0500, drew cohan wrote: > > How do I rename all files in a directory matching the pattern *.JPG to > > *.jpg in a bash shell script? Thanks to you guys I can check for the > > existence of jpgs in a d

MPlayer-0.90rc1 and Gnome/Metacity in Sid

2002-12-09 Thread Marcin Fusinski
Greetings! Has anyone had any problems when playing videos in fullscreen mode with the latest MPlayer (0.90rc1) under Gnome 2.0/Metacity (Sid)? What I excactly mean is: panels persistently stay on top and the bottom video edge doesn't align with the screen edge? The previous version (0.90pre10) -

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Haralambos Geortgilakis
Hi All & Carel who confesses to ranting. Please don't. Your fix isn't. My 'cdrom" is actually a link to my ASUS "dvdrom." What I needed to do, I think, is create this group & then add myself to it too? So, how do I undo the previous cmd, just with a "-"? *BFN* H Carel Fellinger wrote:

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Haralambos Geortgilakis
Hi yall & Shyamal, thanx for that feedback. I used "kuser" to manage the groups. But I now think the problem was 'cdrom" is actually a link to my ASUS "dvdrom." What I needed to do, I think, is create this group & then add myself to it too? I think that is correct? *BFN* H :-) Hey, it

Re: "What satisfies this dependancy?"

2002-12-09 Thread Travis Crump
Phil Edwards wrote: Here's a simple question, I'm sure: We all know how packages can provide meta-virtual-package-dependancy thingies, e.g., the mailx package requires a mail-transport-agent package, and a bunch of packages all provide mail-transport-agent, so take your pick. How do I discover w

setting up a cvs repository

2002-12-09 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
Ok, what is the right way to set up a CVS repository? The problem is that new files created with 'cvs add ; cvs com' are not group writable. They need to be group writable so other developers in the group can modify them later. If I manually set the writable bit then everything is fine. (manual

[OT] Fried motherboard

2002-12-09 Thread dbalder
Hi all, A few weeks ago my power supply died (smell of burning plastic and other components of the power supply). I would later realise that I *used* to have PIII system. It as a VIA chipset system with on-board audio. I changed the power supply (to a higher wattage, power supply for Pentium IV).

Re: setting up a cvs repository

2002-12-09 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 09/12/02 Derrick 'dman' Hudson did speaketh: > Ok, what is the right way to set up a CVS repository? > > The problem is that new files created with 'cvs add ; cvs com' are not > group writable. They need to be group writable so other developers in > the group can modify them later. If I manu

Re: "What satisfies this dependancy?"

2002-12-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 05:37:18PM -0500, Travis Crump wrote: > Phil Edwards wrote: > >We all know how packages can provide meta-virtual-package-dependancy > >thingies, e.g., the mailx package requires a mail-transport-agent package, > >and a bunch of packages all provide mail-transport-agent, so t

Another Perti idea

2002-12-09 Thread Eduard Pertíñez i Juncosa
Hi, I'm Eduard Pertíñez, a Free Ideas Generator. I'm looking for a job that let me generate and investigate the ideas I have further . By the while I offer them as example of what can my brain generate, hoping someone will realise their value and want to contract me. You could be the next one.

Re: "What satisfies this dependancy?"

2002-12-09 Thread Seneca
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 11:11:31PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 05:37:18PM -0500, Travis Crump wrote: > > Phil Edwards wrote: > > >We all know how packages can provide meta-virtual-package-dependancy > > >thingies, e.g., the mailx package requires a mail-transport-agent pack

Re: 3dforce name in xfree86

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:37:05AM +, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Grrr !!! Seconded! > > Am 20:55 2002-12-06 -0700 hat eric geschrieben: > >3DForce B-16 > >16M > >  > >in the small chip have such words: > >HOLTEK > >HT27C512-70 That's an EPROM with the card's BIO

Re: newbie: cpio not working

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:34:03AM -0800, alan brown wrote: > I have the newest version of cpio (as confirmed by apt-get). > > I'm trying to install oracle. I've downloaded the 3 huge files > (xxx.cpio.gz). I copied them onto CD under windows XP and then copied > them onto my linux box (because

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 04:13:50AM +0100, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:20:38AM +, Chris Owen wrote: > > Haralambos Geortgilakis wrote: > ... > > Try running (as root) > > chmod ugo+rwx /dev/cdrom > > I think it's ill advice, not worthy of this list --sory for the rant, >

Re: Can you get Xm stubs?

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 04:27:10PM +1100, Rob Weir wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 07:41:10PM +, Pigeon wrote: > > Trying to compile mosaic, I get problems because I don't have motif. > > Despite setting the make options to tell it that (a) I don't have > > Motif and (b) I want to build withou

Re: from intel onboard Lan and audo to install 2.4.50

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 06:56:12PM -0700, eric lin wrote: > I tried put a line in /etc/modutils/actions > insmod eepro autodetect=1 IO=d880 IRQ=11 > reboot , still not work > (may be sytax is wrong, have any opinion? do see man page have its > syntax on the option feature) You don't need to reboo

Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing

2002-12-09 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 01:03:11PM -0500, Chip Rose wrote: > From the following syslog entry, it looks like the only thing going on > during the time it keeps trying to reconnect by itself, is exim is doing > something. I'll read up on it to see if it can be removed or modified, > but for now I've

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 11:29:08AM +1300, Haralambos Geortgilakis wrote: > > Hi All & Carel > > who confesses to ranting. > > Please don't. I'm lost, don't do what? confessing or ranting:) > Your fix isn't. You mean that adding youself to the group cdrom, changing back the ownership/access p

Re: phpgroupware setup guide

2002-12-09 Thread Geoff Crompton
I have got phpgroup ware installed successfully. My packages are: phpgroupwareinstall phpgroupware-addressbookinstall phpgroupware-admin install phpgroupware-apiinstall phpgrou

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Chris Owen
Carel Fellinger wrote: On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:20:38AM +, Chris Owen wrote: Try running (as root) chmod ugo+rwx /dev/cdrom I think it's ill advice, not worthy of this list --sory for the rant, it's not personally, it's just that you're not the first to give such nonsensical advic

komba2 deb for KDE3

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Baerwolf
Hi, I'm looking for a Komba2 deb for KDE3. I found this http://lugbari.linux.it/kalem/kde3/komba2_0.73-2_i386.deb using google But it's not there anymore. Does anyone no where I might find one? Thanks in advance for the help, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

RE: enabling apm on laptop

2002-12-09 Thread Joyce, Matthew
> > Okay, so this isn't enough to solve the problem. I've > added apm on a new line to /etc/modules and added > append="apm=on" to lilo.conf (b4 running lilo...) BUT > /proc/apm doesn't exist, so when I try and run apm I get the > message 'No APM support in kernel'. Am I going to have to > re

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 09:51:11PM +, Pigeon wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 04:13:50AM +0100, Carel Fellinger wrote: ... > > I think it's ill advice, not worthy of this list --sory for the rant, > > it's not personally, it's just that you're not the first to give such > > nonsensical advice,

how to unpatch?

2002-12-09 Thread eric lin
Dear Linuxer: I follow the Readme in 2.5.50, do gzip -cd patch-2.5.50-ac1.gz | patch -p0 but then it response can't find file to patch at input line 4 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was: -- |diff -u --new-file --recursive

Re: how to unpatch?

2002-12-09 Thread Seneca
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 01:24:52AM -0700, eric lin wrote: > I follow the Readme in 2.5.50, do > gzip -cd patch-2.5.50-ac1.gz | patch -p0 > > but then it response > > can't find file to patch at input line 4 > Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? > The text leading up to this was:

Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing

2002-12-09 Thread Chip Rose
On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Pigeon wrote: > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 01:03:11PM -0500, Chip Rose wrote: > > From the following syslog entry, it looks like the only thing going on > > during the time it keeps trying to reconnect by itself, is exim is doing > > something. I'll read up on it to see if it c

Re: enabling apm on laptop

2002-12-09 Thread Darryl L. Pierce
On 2002.12.09 19:07 "Joyce, Matthew" wrote: > Okay, so this isn't enough to solve the problem. I've > added apm on a new line to /etc/modules and added > append="apm=on" to lilo.conf (b4 running lilo...) BUT > /proc/apm doesn't exist, so when I try and run apm I get the > message 'No APM support i

RE: newbie: cpio not working

2002-12-09 Thread alan brown
Thanks Pigeon. That's exactly what the problem was. alan -Original Message- From: Pigeon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 3:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: newbie: cpio not working On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:34:03AM -0800, alan brown wrote: > I have t

Re: how to unpatch?

2002-12-09 Thread eric lin
Seneca wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 01:24:52AM -0700, eric lin wrote: I follow the Readme in 2.5.50, do gzip -cd patch-2.5.50-ac1.gz | patch -p0 but then it response can't find file to patch at input line 4 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was:

Re: apt preferences (was Re: Mozilla 1.2.1)

2002-12-09 Thread Russell
Jeff Cours wrote: I generally manage packages using dselect. I'm running testing, but would like to pick up a package or two from unstable (namely, Mozilla 1.2.1, rather than the 1.0.0 that's in stable). However, I'd still like the machine to be mostly based on testing and stable. Is there a w

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 12:07:25AM +, Chris Owen wrote: > > > > > >Carel Fellinger wrote: ... > >>I think it's ill advice, not worthy of this list --sory for the rant, > >>it's not personally, it's just that you're not the first to give such > >>nonsensical advice, it seems that it's even a fav

pon - Modem keeps redialling

2002-12-09 Thread Andrew R Reid
> -Original Message- > From: Chip Rose [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2002 10:35 AM > To: Pigeon > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: pon - Modem keeps redialling --snip-- > > I've deleted all entries to exim in cron.weekly and cron.daily, the only > places I

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Re: how to unpatch?

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Heironimus
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 01:24:52AM -0700, eric lin wrote: > Dear Linuxer: > > I follow the Readme in 2.5.50, do > gzip -cd patch-2.5.50-ac1.gz | patch -p0 > > but then it response > > can't find file to patch at input line 4 > Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? > The text leadi

Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing

2002-12-09 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 07:34:55PM -0500, Chip Rose wrote: ... > I've deleted all entries to exim in cron.weekly and cron.daily, the only > places I found any reference to exim, and it still dials in every five > minutes. For now, I'll have to just let it dial away until I find the > answer, but w

Re: Can't read my cdrom...

2002-12-09 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"alan" == alan brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: alan> BTW - is there anywhere that all these questions and answers alan> are archived for searching? I keep all emails sent on this alan> distribution, but they only go back to December 4th. You can find archives at http://lists.de

Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing

2002-12-09 Thread John Hasler
Carel Fellinger writes: > Could it be some DNS query? Such as a browser tab loaded with to an auto-updating Web site? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [

Re: pon - Modem keeps redialing

2002-12-09 Thread John Hasler
John Schmidt writes: > Try this for the #modeminit: > # modeminit > '' 'ATZ' OK ATZ OK ATM0 > the ATM0 turns off the sound completely. Just replace the ATZ with ATM0. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OT] Fried motherboard

2002-12-09 Thread nate
> 1.) Can the processor be damaged in the process of motherboard being fried > (PIII processor)? yes, depends how it was fried though. You gotta test it. note that if you test a fried cpu in another board it may kill that board too. > 2.) Can any cards (ie video card) or RAM be damaged in the p

Can I add sound with an unrecognised SouthBridge?

2002-12-09 Thread Tim Wood
I bought a new m/b and CPU a week ago. An Epox 8K5A2 which has a KT333 Northbridge and a VT8235 Southbridge. Initially I could not get X to work, with a Nvidia Geforce2 MX400, but saw something suggesting I should move from my 2.4.17 kernel to the 2.4.19. I do not remember what the reason given

capture realaudio

2002-12-09 Thread Curtis Vaughan
Is there a way to capture a streaming RealAudio file, so that I can have it recorded on my computer? Curtis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: capture realaudio

2002-12-09 Thread sean finney
heya, i had to do something similar myself recently, and iirc vsound did the trick. check it out (it's in the vsound package). if not there's another package or two that also do a similar job (do an apt-cache search sound record dsp or something). sean package, and grep around for oth

Re: Sounds of silence--I want volume!

2002-12-09 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 09:51:11PM +, Pigeon wrote: > Re groups: he did... > > Why is this advice nonsensical, though? As you say, several people > have given it recently. Rather fewer people have responded, as you did, > saying it's a bad idea. Nobody has explained WHY it's a bad idea. What >

Re: clearing the screen -> framebuffer insanity

2002-12-09 Thread Joe Riel
Just wondering, what is a framebuffer console? And how would I know whether I was using one? Joe Riel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DWL-650 Wireless NIC

2002-12-09 Thread Tom Allison
Martin Hermanowski wrote: On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 06:56:05PM +0100, Dennis Stosberg wrote: Am 08.12.2002 um 12:32 schrieb Tom Allison: Now I am looking at an Orinoco WAP. Wireless connectivity (signal strength and reported speed) is excellent, better than the D-Link. But there's no sustaina

Apps under WINE

2002-12-09 Thread Russell
Hi all, I've got notepad.exe to work under wine (i think it's built in). I'm trying to get wordpad.exe to work now. It's currently in ~/driveC/Program Files/Accessories. Wine says it can't find wordpad.exe. Do i need to add an explicit path for it in wine config, or should the windows registry su

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