Hi all, I just joined the mailing list since I just upgraded my 2 year old Slackware installation to Debian 1.2.7 from ftp.debian.org.
All in all, I'd have to say I'm pleased but there are a few nagging questions. getty processed on ttyS1 block modem access to cua1. When a getty is running (getty, agetty, uugetty or mgetty) and I try to run kermit (or minicom or statserial) I get a can't open device error. Why? They didn't used to. Is this a new kernel feature? Also, on another subject, is there any way network audio system can co-exist with speak freely? I use speak freely to listen to my house while I'm at work. I have two dogs I like to keep and ear on. Is there any reason that I can only operate with -DAUDIO_BLOCKING? I have a SB16 installed and I think it supports bi-directional sound (i. e. /dev/audio and /dev/mixer are independent). Another general subject, what about video? Are there any cheap ($500 or less) camera/frame grabber packages available? Are there any order dependencies on these "packages". After installing emacs and emacs-el, I get a File mode specification error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "sh-script") after doing a C-x C-f on a new file. Keep up the good work and thanks for your attention and I'll try to reciprocate when I know something someone else doesn't... Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applied Digital Access, Inc. San Diego, CA 92121
