On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 09:42:32AM -0700, deFreese, Barry wrote: > O.K. so I'm trying to keep this thread alive :-). > > When I run apt-get install kde, I keep getting messages that it fails to > pull down some files and then it says: > > E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with > --fix-missing? > > I have run apt-get update and it changes nothing. I have looked through the > man pages for apt-get and can find no reference to --fix-missing? Any > clues??
I had trouble with that for a while (different packages, but same errors), and the solution was to switch to a different mirror. I think sometimes files get missed as mirrors update - so your "apt-get update" has newer packages listed than are actually present on the server. I've not seen it last for more than a few days at a time. Is there any place one can find a sort of "debian tips and tricks" list? I've used Debian for years and never knew about goodness like "apt-cache search" until I started reading this list. Has someone compiled a list of those really useful things that set Debian apart? Erik > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:16 AM > To: deFreese, Barry > Cc: 'Ole-Egil Hvitmyren'; debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: XF86Config-4 - Was: RE: Newbie apt-get question > > > >>>>> "deFreese," == deFreese, Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > deFreese,> Thanks for the replies all. I changed the vertical > deFreese,> refresh range and now at least my "800x600" is now in > deFreese,> the right place on the screen but I still get a test > deFreese,> failed in the log for "1024x768". Where can I put in > deFreese,> the config file, the amount of video memory?? > > Section "Device" > Identifier "ATI Rage Mobility M3" > Driver "r128" > BusID "PCI:0:16:0" > VideoRam 8192 <-- here. > Option "UseFBDev" "true" > EndSection > > deFreese,> One more question if you don't mind. The entry > deFreese,> FontPath "unix/:7100" in the config file. What does > deFreese,> that mean?? > > That's the unix port for the local x font server. If you have one, > it'll be used, otherwise, it will fall back to the FontPaths after it. > > good luck! > > Marshal > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- -- I'd say I'm going crazy, but that presupposes an artificial barrier between societally preexisting concepts of 'sanity' and 'insanity' ... -- The Onion
