Re: {advocay] Linspire machine

2004-12-26 Thread JohnOfArc
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 00:01:12 -0500, stan wrote: > I bought a machine with Linspire preloaded on it today. Nice machien, and > cheaper than I could build it. A bit short on RAM, and the CD is a reader > only (no CD writer or DVD). But great value for the $299. > > Reading through the manual that c

Re: {advocay] Linspire machine

2004-12-26 Thread JohnOfArc
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:28:08 -0500, stan wrote: > On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 10:46:12AM -0500, JohnOfArc wrote: >> On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 00:01:12 -0500, stan wrote: >> we may not like it, but the overwhelming majority of desktop users run >> MS, and most folks probably have

Re: Script similar to Redhat chkconfig

2005-01-01 Thread JohnOfArc
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:15:47 -0500, Ian Meyer wrote: > Does something like this exist for Debian? > > I know the update-rc.d is there to add/remove services to rcX.d but > chkconfig will list the services and what their runlevels are and > whether or not they are started/stopped. Just curious, is

Re: digital camera (100 - 200 USD price range)

2005-01-01 Thread JohnOfArc
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 20:32:47 -0500, David Mandelberg wrote: > My sister is looking to get a digital camera, and I'm trying to find one > that is compatible with ubuntu or another easy to use debian derivative > (or debian itself if sarge/etch is user friendly enough). > > Any suggestions apprecia

Re: cut&paste doest not work with mozilla-firefox on some hosts?

2005-01-03 Thread JohnOfArc
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:26:15 -0500, Ralph Katz wrote: > > You missed this in searching for your answer. :) > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/10/msg03534.html > > $ gnome-keybinding-properties > > Regards. "To fix (in firefox and all/many? other gnome apps), eighter run gnome-keybin

Re: how to change font of desktop icons

2004-10-23 Thread JohnOfArc
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:14:33 +, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote: > Hi >I am using KDE, debian sid update regularly. Can someone please > tell me how to change the size of the fonts used for kde-desktop icons. I > searched google and went around the kcontrol window but could not find > anything.

Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

2004-10-27 Thread JohnOfArc
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:18:50 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > I have been having problems getting the 2.6 kernel to properly identify my > usb ports when my printer and scanner are plugged in. The boot process > will hang where hotplug is loading the usb modules and configuring the usb > devices

Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

2004-10-28 Thread JohnOfArc
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 06:04:47 -0500, Shawn Robinson wrote: > > /* On the firewire question, if you have a newer motherboard, i.e. 4 > years or so or newer, the lan port is also a firewire port. check you > bios and/or win32 install if you have one on it.*/ > nah, my lan connection is Lite-On

Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

2004-10-28 Thread JohnOfArc
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:07:38 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > JohnOfArc wrote: > >>On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:18:50 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote: >> >> >> > Hmmm... This looks like a group of Gigabyte mobo users all having the > same problem. I wonder

Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

2004-11-02 Thread JohnOfArc
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:07:38 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > JohnOfArc wrote: > >> >> > Hmmm... This looks like a group of Gigabyte mobo users all having the > same problem. I wonder if the bug is in the usb controller Gigabyte is > using or in the kernel? I a

Re: Kernel 2.6.8 and usb

2004-11-04 Thread JohnOfArc
On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:48:47 -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: >> >> > As an update to this > > I just did an apt-get upgrade this morning and a new hotplug package > version was installed. I was booted into the 2.6.8 kernel at the time and > decided to do an "/etc/init.d/hotplug restart".

Re: The making of the DVD "Sarge": Directed by Micheal Moore

2004-07-17 Thread JohnOfArc
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:08:13 -0500, C. Tresenriter wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:45:48 -0400 > Greg Folkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:greg]$ apt-cache show dvdrtools Package: dvdrtools > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~snip*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > Unfortunately I'll be doing the burning un

Re: Question about installing nvidia driver

2004-05-23 Thread JohnOfArc
On Sun, 23 May 2004 20:13:54 +0200, LeVA wrote: > 2004. május 23. 18:19 dátummal Alexander Schmehl ezt írta: >> * LeVA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040523 16:25]: >> > You must have the compiled(!) kernel sources, if you are using 2.6.*. >> >> Shouldn't kernel-headers be sufficient? >> > When I've compile

Re: GUI Database?

2004-08-22 Thread JohnOfArc
On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 00:45:30 -0400, Ed Sutherland wrote: > I'm one of those persons switching from a major desktop (OS X) to Linux > (the PPC version of Debian's distro.) I want something like Filemaker Pro. > I know there is MySQL, but frankly, the difficulty level makes me want to > just run and