Kernel-Recompile edba too big
Hi all, I just recompiled a 2.4.20 kernel to include the 2.7.0 i2c modules. It appeared to compile correctly. However, when I attempt to boot the kernel, I immediately receive the error message: "EDBA too big." A search of google doesn't turn up a lot of help. There is one reference to the image itself being too large. Not likely in this case as my initrd.img is only about 2.4 mb as compared to the stock 2.4.20-k7 initrd.img being about 3.0 mb. There is another reference to a "bug in lilo" that suggests getting the newest version of lilo. I have the version now in sid. Any ideas of how to get around this? Thanks. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Athlon MP boards that work with woody
On Wednesday 09 October 2002 11:00, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: > What MB's have people used with Woody successfully, unsuccessfully? > > Thanks I'm using an Asus A7V333, with the 2.4.19 kernel (compiled from source) and i2c compiled from source. Works quite well. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: rage128 and dri (?)
sent to poster in error. message to list below. On Monday 21 October 2002 14:17, Phil Reardon wrote: > I am trying to get XFree86 4.2 to like my rage 128 video card. I > can get a grey X screen up and mouse around, but thats all. When I > ctrl-alt-backspace, I see these messages on the console: I am > running kernel 2.4.18 - bf2.4 on sid. > > (EE) R128(0): No DFP detected > (EE) R128(0): [dri] R128DRIScreenInit failed because of a version > mismatch. [dri] r128.o kernel module version is 2.1.6 but version > 2.2 or greater is needed. > [dri] Disabling the DRI > (EE) R128(0): [drm] failed to remove DRM signal handler > DRIUnlock called when not locked. > > I do not know what DFP, dri or drm refers to, but the need for > version 2.2 of r128.o seems clear. How can I get that at least? > > Thanks in advance, Phil Reardon which rage128 are you using? use lspci to tell you. my newish rage 128 pro TF requires the 4.2 x drivers now available in unstable. that should give you a workable 2d x screen. to have 3d acceleration (dri), take a look at http:/dri.sourceforge.net as suggested to me by volker cordes on september 19 on this list. hth bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with DRI and ati 128 card
On Monday 11 November 2002 01:57, Dave North wrote: > The recent update on sarge to xfree86 4.2 (I hope I got that right) > broke DRI on my ati 128 card. I was able to fix this by replacing > the two new files /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/r128_dri.so and > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o with the older ones from > woody. I have no idea what package installs those files, so I can't > figure out where to send the bug report. Can help? Asking as per: > http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting > > > If you can't seem to determine which package contains the > > problem, please send e-mail to the Debian user mailing list > > asking for advice. > > Thanks, > > Dave North newer modules are available at http://dri.sourceforge.net bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
printer.c loading at different location than printer
hi all, i have a usb printer which is located at /dev/usb/lp0. dmesg reports the printer is at /dev/usblp0. obviously, it doesn't work this way. there is no /dev/usblp0 on my system. i haven't a clue how to either relocate the printer or to redirect the module loading. any help would be appreciated. the same happens with the default installation of the scanner. however, it can be easily changed in the sane config files. i have found no such way to do so with the printer. tia bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.4.18 to 2.4.19/20 locks up
On Tuesday 17 December 2002 01:07, Charles Lewis wrote: > I wouldn't even worry about upgrading except that I keep hoping > that maybe a dri fix for my rage128 card will appear. have you tried the kernel modules at http://dri.sourceforge.net? i'm using them with a custom 2.4.18 kernel (rage128 pro ultra TF chipset). sorry, if it's already been noted. i came into this a bit late. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can only login as root
On Saturday 28 December 2002 22:28, matt wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Woody v3.0 with a 2.4.18 kernel. > > I can only login as root, if I try to login as anyone else it does > not even ask for a password, it juts says 'Login incorrect'. > > Regardless of which username I enter it always says 'System bootup > in progress - please wait' > > My Samba does not work, nor can I use Swat. > > There is something wrong with autentication. > > What can I do to trouble shoot this issue ? > > Many thanks > > Matt I had a similar situation on my son's box. Turns out his /home was filled. I helped him free up some space (as root), and then all worked well. In his case, it was a number of .wav files left around after burning some cd's. HTH. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Free Cell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 07 September 2002 15:51, Marvin J. Kosmal wrote: > On Friday 06 September 2002 5:47 pm, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 05:26:07PM -0700, Marvin J. Kosmal wrote: > > > How do I find and install "FREE CELL"??? > > > > Try gnome-freecell, in the gnome-card-games package. Or there's > > ace_freecell in the ace-of-penguins package if you prefer the way > > that looks. Both of them seem playable enough. > > Now how do I get the ace-of-penguins to show up in the KDE menu??? > > > TIA > > > Marvin update-menus then it will appear under games -> debian -> card -> penguin freecell bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9eq4VD1FnKkrNf0URAiZAAKDw2G+BfrR3STFfW/Rj2wyZ4BegfACZAe8a R/pe+3ajfiLA/bFLnLLHAm8= =dhsy -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem detecting sb128PCI
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 September 2002 07:04, Pierre Dupuis wrote: > Hi all :) > > First i want to thanks everyone on this list, community spirit is > great and debian is one of this ! > > I have a problem with my sb128PCI, it seems the mixer device ok but > no sound seems to birth from my speaker, and by the way, the sound > configuration module in the kde control center make an error. > > Maybe someone can help :) > > Thanx > > Pierre what module are you using for this card? i have the es1371 for my sb128pci. have you added your users to the group, "audio" in /etc/group? those are two starting points that tripped me up when i first began with linux. hth bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9f0vcD1FnKkrNf0URAp45AKCIzXTapPqcRI3RLYTHfLcYNaoMCwCgnYNz l06qS8hARyAEc9wLM4Efvco= =Lz/d -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Package Manager doesnt start.....
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 September 2002 09:55, Hoffice-Rafael Puyau wrote: > Dear All, > > I can't open the package manager on Linux Under Kde I click on > Package Manager Link but nothing appears.. So how can I fix > this problem. I try to log with Gnome but the problem > persist. > > I need help ! > > > Tks, > Rafael i just tried it on my machine and it didn't work either. from command line, it said it was missing libdb.so.2 which used to be provided by libc6 but is not in the version of libc6 now in unstable. apt-get install libdb1-compat (from unstable) restored my kpackage. hth bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9f1IXD1FnKkrNf0URAq9bAJ49vi93m8EF6OSW3emhAL6FvESaawCgpLkp rJT1gx3dl6GDSPNxHfG7+ow= =HAtd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
idebus=xx and lilo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi all, i have a new mainboard running woody with kernel 2.4.19-k7. during bootup, i get the following message: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx. lspci -v shows (in part) Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency, which appears to indicate that i can safely pass idebus=66 to the kernel. is there a way to do so with lilo? i've added append="idebus=66" to the append statement in the default configuration and to the kernel section. neither appears to pass the information to the kernel. i know it can be done with grub, but i've not used grub. this may give me the reason to change. tia, bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9gJIcD1FnKkrNf0URAi3eAJ4z+vo5LPH4t8MR2H0I2aIzzwl4QgCgzX3b cohUD6FTFBXLY6eC+hntYwg= =SQ0b -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: idebus=xx and lilo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 12 September 2002 09:25, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 09:09:39AM -0400, Bob Underwood wrote: > > i have a new mainboard running woody with kernel 2.4.19-k7. > > during bootup, i get the following message: > > > > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override > > with idebus=xx. > > > > lspci -v shows (in part) Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium > > devsel, latency, which appears to indicate that i can safely pass > > idebus=66 to the kernel. is there a way to do so with lilo? > > i've added append="idebus=66" to the append statement in the > > default configuration and to the kernel section. neither appears > > to pass the information to the kernel. > > I noticed that to on my system. After some investigation I didn't > bother changing things. I can't quite remember, but isn't the > message an indication of the speed between the pci-controller and > the ide-controller? As far as I know this doesn't involve the speed > between ide-controller and your disk. > > If other people suggest changing idebus, I will look in to it > again, but currently my disks use UDMA 100 (from the top of my > head). Which was all I wanted really. > > Bob thanks, i'll leave it alone for now. bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9gJtWD1FnKkrNf0URAsEEAJ9RZ33gCBr6Nm2AOSdVqjy7ydq6XQCg2Js7 vLIOi3xLYoxJf/vVi2vhTZA= =/rm7 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Setting-up CDRW
I just did this again last evening on a new machine and it was loads easier than i remembered it being. I'm using kernel 2.4.19-k7 with both an ide cdrom and an ide-scsi cdrw. i added this line to /etc/fstab: /dev/scd0 /cdrw iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 my /etc/modules includes this: options ide-cd ignore=hdd ide-scsi hth bob On Tuesday 17 September 2002 07:50, Burkhard Ritter wrote: > hello. > > i suppose that your scsi/emulation stuff is not set up correctly. > have you really loaded all neccessary modules (have a look again at > the cdwriting howto section 2.1.3; -> > ide-cd,ide-scsi,scsi_mod,sr_mod,sg)? if that is the case cdrecord > -scanbus should definitely work (it has nothing to do with your > fstab stuff). > > On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Michael Olds wrote: > > Requesting Help Setting-up CDRW > > --- > > I had this same hardware setup running under RH7.3 > > > > Intel 845 P4 1.6G; 768MbRAM > > Debian: 2.4.18-bf2.4 > > the SCSI emulation module was installed during the initial setup, > > and lsmod returned: ide-scsi used 0 (Does the "used 0" mean > > anything?) --- > > /etc/lilo.conf > > edited to insert: append="hdc=ide-scsi" on line 104 above > > #Boot up Linux by default. > > # > > default=Linux > > ran lilo -v with no errors reported > > --- > > > > /etc/fstab > > edited to insert: > > /dev/sc0/mnt/cdrw iso9660 ro,user,noauto0 0 > > (also tried /dev/scd0 and for mount point: /cdrw having created a > > directory there) > > > > Question: > > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto0 0 > > remains in /etc/fstab. Is this correct? Or should this be removed > > or linked to > > /dev/sco...and if the latter, is this the right way: > > dev/cdrom /cdrw > > > > --- > > When I run cdrecord I get the following message: > > "Unable ... could this be the IDE device where you in fact use > > ide-scsi so that sr0 or sda or so is needed?" > > > > My answer is yes, but it does not inform the novice user as to > > how to get there. > > > > --- > > > > When I run xcdroast I get: "Failed to scan the SCSI-bus...you > > have to install the > > SCSI emulation first, Please see the CD -Writing HOW TO how to do > > that. Well I did that and I thought that was what I had done > > above. > > > > --- > > When I run cdrecord -scanbus I get: > > No such file or directory. > > (Thinking that this might be something like setting up a new > > partition, I set up a > > directory under / named "cdrw" > > but that did not solve the problem. > > > > --- > > Variations on the theme are rebooting after every change > > -- > > > > I have spent several days on this and have read the relevant > > sections in O'R. Running Linux; Hunger, D.G.L. Bible, and the > > CDRW HOW TO, as well as having searched Google Linux and read > > half a dozen forums and list archives. > > > > There is a great deal of contradictory information out there, > > even cocerning the setup for Debian. Most of the information is > > also very old. How is it possible that this is not something that > > is set up to at least be an option at initial setup on Linux? > > What individual today setting up Linux does not have a CDRW? > > > > > > Best Wishes! > > Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help needed setting up CDRW
On Wednesday 18 September 2002 08:53, Michael Olds wrote: > This boils down to two problems: if a module is missing, where can > I get it? I did a Google search and there are a zillion references > to the missing modules but no mention of where they can be found. > > And Second, what is the procedure for editing /etc/modules.conf > using the new modutls tool? > > Here is the previous message...and, again thanks for many suggested > avenues of inquiry. However I am at an impass. I will try to update > the situation completely here while answering the questions of > those who asked for more information. IIRC, the "bf" kernels do not include the modules you're missing. I'm using kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 (from woody) which does include them. It was fairly painless for me to install the new kernel using apt-get. If you wish, you can also build your own kernel to include the missing modules. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help needed setting up CDRW
On Wednesday 18 September 2002 09:27, Michael Olds wrote: > Bob, > > Thank you for this response. I am still very new at Linux and have > hesitated doing a kernel rebuild, but that is on the list...I just > want to get a way to do a backup so that when something goes wrong > I won't have to start from scratch ... I'm on about the 15th > install and it's getting tiresome! > > I am using Synaptic as my package management tool, and I think I > can handle a kernel update, but the question is, has been, I am > using ext3 as my filesystem, do the other kernels besides "bf" > support this file system type? > > Best Wishes! > Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org yes, they do. I also use the ext3 file system. best wishes. bob > > -Original Message- > From: Bob Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:12 AM > To: Debian-User@Lists. Debian. Org > Subject: Re: Help needed setting up CDRW > > On Wednesday 18 September 2002 08:53, Michael Olds wrote: > > This boils down to two problems: if a module is missing, where > > can I get it? I did a Google search and there are a zillion > > references to the missing modules but no mention of where they > > can be found. > > > > And Second, what is the procedure for editing /etc/modules.conf > > using the new modutls tool? > > > > Here is the previous message...and, again thanks for many > > suggested avenues of inquiry. However I am at an impass. I will > > try to update the situation completely here while answering the > > questions of those who asked for more information. > > IIRC, the "bf" kernels do not include the modules you're missing. > I'm using kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 (from woody) which does include > them. It was fairly painless for me to install the new kernel using > apt-get. > > If you wish, you can also build your own kernel to include the > missing modules. > > bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel Modules
Hi all, I've asked related questions in the past without success. So, I'll try one more time. I'm just looking for a pointer to the correct place to resolve the difficulty. I'm using the XFree86 experimental 4.2.1-0pre1v1 debs because my rage pro 128 is not supported by previous editions. DRI will not enable because it needs a newer version of the r128.o module than is in the kernel. The log says it needs version 2.2 or higher and 2.1.16 is in the kernel. I'm using kernel-image-2.4.19-k7. My questions: How are kernel modules numbered? Apparently they do not reflect the kernel-numbering system? Since I am using the latest stable kernel where do I go to find a newer kernel module? Is this even the right list to ask this question? If not, a pointer to the right list would be helpful. TIA bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Modules
On Thursday 19 September 2002 09:44, Volker Cordes wrote: > Bob Underwood wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I've asked related questions in the past without success. So, > > I'll try one more time. I'm just looking for a pointer to the > > correct place to resolve the difficulty. > > > >I'm using the XFree86 experimental 4.2.1-0pre1v1 debs because my > > rage pro 128 is not supported by previous editions. DRI will not > > enable because it needs a newer version of the r128.o module than > > is in the kernel. The log says it needs version 2.2 or higher > > and 2.1.16 is in the kernel. I'm using kernel-image-2.4.19-k7. > > > >My questions: > > > >How are kernel modules numbered? Apparently they do not reflect > > the kernel-numbering system? > > > >Since I am using the latest stable kernel where do I go to find a > >newer kernel module? > > Look at http://dri.sourceforge.net/ > > Volker thanks for the link. going to try it now. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install problems on Asus A7V333
On Sunday 30 November 2003 2:01 pm, Chris Gumm wrote: > I'm trying to get debian installed on an asus A7V333 and I am > running in to a problem. Now, I didn't think debian supported the > RAID controler so I disabled it with a jumper setting. Now when it > gets to the partition hd, I have 3 choices, /dev/ataraid0, /dev/hda > and /dev/hdab. When I patition /dev/hda, it won't write the > information and gets stuck in this endless loop. > > Any thoughts? I installed woody on the same board (with the factory configuration) some time ago with no problems. some thoughts which may or may not be helpful: the slots for raid and non-raid configurations are different due to differing controllers. took me two or three look-sees to make sure i had the right slots. not sure if this will be helpful. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install problem
try just hitting the enter key. worked for me. bob On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Fernando wrote: > > I booted from CD#1 i386. Partitions and everything seem to be fine. It's now > at a sreen asking for Debian Archive Path. > > I've tried /archive/debian , archive/debian , /debian , debian, > dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current > > and alot of other options.. what is the correct path to put in?? > Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: I need a filter for Epson Stylus Color 400
My Epson Stylus Color 400 installed well during the system installation process. Just use the Stylus Color I selection as the one specifically for the 400 doesn't work. If you want, I can send my printcap separately. bob On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Santiago Fernandez wrote: > I need printcap entries and a filter (maybe from magicfilter) for a > Epson Sylus Color 400. Has anyone some experience configuring this > printer? I've tried different possibilities without success. > > I've read README-StylusColor from magicfilter but it doesn't offer any > help: I know I should buy another printer, but I've spend all my money > on CD Technology, and a friend of mine has given me this ridiculous > printer. So, that's all I've got to print my documents at home. > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > Santi > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: printing broken in potato install
On my system, to get around this situation, I installed the paraport modules during the initial install and used modconf later to add lp. bob On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Doug Hespe wrote: > > I have just installed potato on a machine which happily > ran slink before. During the install it refused to > load the lp module--- > >Error installing lp module > >/lib/modules/2.2.17/misc/lp.o:init_module:Device or resource busy > >Hint: this error can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including > >invalid IO or IRQ parameters > >/lib/modules/2.2.17/misc/lp.o:insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17/misc/lp.o failed > >/lib/modules/2.2.17/misc/lp.o:insmod lp failed > ---so I put in parport which someone mentioned some time ago. > > At bootup, if the printer is on, parport detects the > printer correctly-- see attatched dmesg log-- but when > I try to cat testfile > /dev/lp0 or lp1, bash complains > that no such devices exist. > > If someone can tell me where in the fine manual to look > for help, I should be most grateful. > > TIA, > Doug. > Content-Type: text/plain; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description:
Re: debian install
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, EuphoriaDJ wrote: > So should I go back to Corel which I got rid of because I did not see the > advantage to learning another packager, OR > should I try debian both have software I like and deb will most likily to be > able to upgrade to X 4.0 and 2.4 kernel > heck deb is using a beta kernel in it's stable release and from what I have > stable is STABLE. > > Anywho, Corel or Debian? > will I have to use fdisk if I go to debian? corel partitions on it's own. > If I use fdisk I will be erasing a BeOS partition to put linux on but I > don't know for sure if this will mess up the > MBR like winblows does any info would be cool. > > I am in the process of migratng my small home network from Corel (debian-based) to debian. Corel was a good intro for me, but.. If you use the official debian cd's, you will be allowed to install over the present Corel partitions. For the present, I'm using an outside boot manager to manage the boot on the one dual boot machine. Or you can choose to boot debian from floppy. (I don't really like doing that.) just my opinion bob
Re: Network; UNEX Card (RealTek8139) wont work...
I had a similar problem when I added net cards. IIRC it was a config problem with the /etc/hosts and the other machine nor properly configured. can you ping this machine from the other? Bob On Friday 10 August 2001 03:40 am, Tor Arvid Lund wrote: > Hi Emil, thanks for responding... > > > Are you sure the card is not broken? > > Yes. I forgot to mention that... It works perfectly in win2k, so it is > neither the card or the cable. > > > Pinging the card itself or some other on the net? > > Pinging the card itself works, pinging the other machine does not. > > > Someone claims that switching PCI ports might help. I haven't tried that > yet, maybe I will tonight... It does seem strange though, that the card > would conflict with something in Linux, and not in win2k. > > -Tor Arvid-
Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?
On Friday 16 November 2001 03:03 pm, Patrik Modesto wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 11:16:37AM +1000, Jason Currey wrote: > > A GUI installer might not make install easier, but it gives first time > > linux users a much better feeling about installing the product. > > Yes! But it makes it a bit easier. My first linux was Progeny and it's GUI > installer helped me very much. I vote for GUI installer as a option at > boot-time. > > Patrik Corel was my first Linux and I was sold by the easy install process. I wasn't computer illiterate (had used OS/2 almost exclusively for some time), but Linux illiterate (still am to a great degree). When it became clear that Corel wasn't going to continue, I went to a purely debian system. I'm now very comfortable with the debian install, but it took a while to understand what I'm doing. Don't underestimate the drawing power of a simplified install process in attracting new users to Debian. bob
Re: bug: "neighbor table overflow" message
On Monday 19 November 2001 09:51 am, Josef Dalcolmo wrote: > Hello, > > I am getting a "neighbor table overflow message" during installation of > woody from 2001-11-09 and also afterwards > Does anyone know where this message comes from? > > > Best regards -- > Josef Dalcolmo not sure where yours is coming from, but i get this message on my server when one of the clients is attempting to access the net the server connection to the net is down. bob
Re: Potato->Woody Upgrade: Removed Package
On Thursday 22 November 2001 04:54 pm, Serge Rey wrote: > i did the upgrade yesterday, and along the lines of brian's suggestion, > this worked for me: > > 1) change apt sources to point to woody > 2) apt-get update > 3) apt-get -u install apt apt-utils dpkg debconf perl > 4) apt-get -u dist-upgrade > > worked very well. i did have to do a little postinstall massaging > (missing symlink from /etc/X11/X to my server) but that was it. > > good luck. I've recently put three boxes together (new for me; pass down of mine to the mizzus, pass down of hers to a friend) and this has worked well for me. apt-get install debconf apt-utils has brought the other essential packages (including perl and dpkg) with it though. x was not installed prior to the upgrade on any of these boxes though. bob
Re: rtl8139 vs. 8139 too
On Saturday 08 December 2001 11:56, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to know which of these drivers works better for people in > kernel 2.2.x. > > Reason: one of them may be enabled as the default driver in the next > woody installation system (boot floppies). > > Gruss/Regards, > Eduard. I have used both with Addtron AEF-360TX cards. Each seems to work equally well with this card. Thanks for your work and for asking. Bob
Re: kdm
On Monday 10 December 2001 11:53, Goeman Stefan wrote: > Hello All, > > After upgrading to woody (from potato) I get some unexpected behaviour from > kdm. > > 1) In the kdm window, I see a lot of users listed, basically all users are > listed. I only > want root and myself listed there (as it was when I was running potato). > 2) For the session types, I only get "default" and "failsave". Where is the > rest (like kde2, ...)? > > I tried to edit the file kdmrc in /etc/kde2/kdm/ , but that did not work. > > Any ideas?? > > > Greetings, > > Stefan. which version of kdm? There was a version (in unstable) earlier that caused the same situation on my machine. You can edit the users and session types allowed from the (root) control center under system/login manager. hth bob
Re: kde install
On Tuesday 11 December 2001 08:26, Norman Cohen wrote: > I try to install KDE on potato 2.2 r4 on a ppc by putting the following > in my sources.list: > > deb http://kde.tdyc.com potato main crypto > then wvdial > > and then running > > #apt-get update > #apt-get install task-kde > however as my modem is slow I have to download a number of times and > hope the download will be resumed OK! I notice that > /var/cache/apt/archives shows a number of downloads. How do I > proceed? I am a complete newbie and would really appreciate help. > Thanks Norman Cohen my experience is that interrupted downloads will continue, so long as the packages are available on the server. bob
Re: kdm
On Tuesday 11 December 2001 05:02, Goeman Stefan wrote: > Hello, > > Like Bob Underwood said. You can edit the users and session types by using > the control center and go to system/login manager. > > With respect to your strange kdm behaviour. I remember that during the > install, the > system asks a question like "Configuration files for kdm already exist. Do > you want to use > this configuration file or do you want to use the config file provided in > the package?". > The default is using your old config file. Perhaps you answered this > question differently > in both upgrades? > > Greetings, > > Stefan. > I have the kde, etc., from unstable on an otherwise woody system (works wonderfully, btw). There was a previous version on unstable that caused the same behavior on my system that you describe. It was fixed rather quickly though, by a dpkg -P kdm followed by apt-get -t unstable install kdm. My experience is that the kde on unstable holds together lots better than what may be in woody as not all updated packages migrate at the same time, and that Ivan (the maintainer) keeps it totally compatible with woody. Perhaps, if it's still causing problems ask on the debian-kde list. bob
Re: After upgrade to woody, having weird problem with KMail
On Tuesday 11 December 2001 15:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I upgraded to woody, and now when I get my email with KMail, half of the > emails don't have "no subject" and sender "unknown" But when I look at the > headers the information is there. this was discussed recently on debian-kde. the woody kmail is 4.1.x and much/most of the remainder of kde is 4.2.x. grab the kmail from unstable and it should work with no problems. hth bob
Re: Can't find vroot.h
On Wednesday 12 December 2001 16:32, Stephen Gran wrote: > Hello all, > I am trying to compile a couple of screensavers, and they call for a > file called vroot.h, apparently in /usr/X11R6/include/X11/. I looked > at packages.debian.org for which package it comes in (I would have > thought xlibs-dev) but oddly, there is no such file. Googling it I > find that it "is the standard X root window " - Is it > just called something else under Debian, in which case I can just > change the name of the file that the source is looking for? Or is it > just totally absent in our distro - seems unlikely, as many apps use > the root window under X, and they all seem to know how to get to it. > Perhaps I'm just missing something, but I'm hoping for help. > Not a high priority, you understand, as it is _just_ a screensaver, > but I am trying out the compiling from source thing with small, simple > things so that I can get a feel for writing, and these little trip-ups > can be a little frustrating. > TIA and sorry for the ramble, > Steve In testing and unstable, there's a file called kscreensaver_vroot.h in kdelibs-dev. HTH Bob
Re: Kmail bug
On Friday 14 December 2001 16:49, Daniel Toffetti wrote: > On Friday 14 December 2001 08:50, Heilig (Cece) Szabolcs wrote: > > I have the same problem, that fix did'nt helps me out. I saw also the > > mailboxes in text-editor. I don't know why, the downloaded mailbox > > contains random newline chars, sometimes 2 newline chars. An example: > > I also have the same problem, tried deleting the .index files and that > not only failed to solve the problem, but also seems to have made some > messages dissapear... very strange indeed... > > Daniel if you have the kmail from woody, upgrade it to the unstable version. or just upgrade all your kde material to unstable. hth bob
Re: Configuring apsfilter and Lexmark Z11
On Sunday 16 December 2001 23:02, Akintayo Holder wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to get my Lexmark Z11 to work with debian. I have found a > driver and instructions to configure apsfilter to work with the driver. > The problem seems to be a difference in the apsfilter currently used in > debian and the file format used for the driver example. > > The instructions seem to detail how to add a new entry that apsfilter > can now configure, but the docs at apsfilter.org make no ref to such an > action. And neither doc explain the apsfilter enough for me to figure > out exactly what he is doing. > > So if anyone has gotten a Lexmark Z11 to work with debian, or knows > where i can find info about editing apsfilter - I would appreciate some > help > > Thanks Not sure if this is helpful to your situation, but the cups system includes support for the z11. I've not tried it personally, but I do have the z52 working with cups/gimp1.2-print. Config files show the z11 not requiring gimp1.2-print. Bob
Re: What's a debian kid look like?
Virginian, mostly retired, 54, liberal in all matters I consider important. User not developer, part-time freelance writer, Tuesday is bridge day! BS in psych; Masters in Philo. bob On Wednesday 19 December 2001 02:24, Matt wrote: > Forget support and distro discussion for a second.. > > Who are we here? I'm curious about what the Debian demographic is. I > know this is sort of an impossible thing to answer, but it'd be > interesting to explore in vague terms who uses Debian, at least compared > to those who don't. > > Crushing realities like, "Am I typical? Does using Debian separate me > from the rest?" > > Controversial questions like, "Will I ever meet more than 1 or 2 female > Debian users who are active on mailing lists? Am I a Microsoft-branded > pinko 'cause I like open-source?" > > IT? Artsy? Young? Old? Bitter? Socialist or CrewCut? Utopian or realist? > > I'll try to break the ice a bit: white male, 22, Canada, FineArts ex-pat > turned CompSci near-grad, downtempo and raregroove on the weekends, > csound, php and java development on the weekdays. Left-leaning (Harpers, > not New Republic), piano-playing, community-oriented, social. Curious > why so many people use RedHat. > > (Just an experiment) > > cheers, > Matt
Re: OT-COX DHCP Cable Internet conversion
On Tuesday 05 February 2002 17:03, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > Greetings: > > I wanted to post a quick note here for others going through the Cox cable > internet transition from Excite to Cox dhcp servers. > > When (if) you get your kit, copy the provided number and log onto the cox > web server and do the "migration" as directed to establish your account. > Currently, they are just copying data from the Excite servers to > theirs. Set up any new emails and you are done. > > Don't bother changing your dhcpcd/dhcp-client/pump settings (whatever you > use now) since you will still use Excite until February 28th (estimated). > After that time, they are supposed to start serving their own IP's. You > will then need to drop the 'host' option and just run straight dhcp-client > to obtain an IP. Note also that the current plan is a 72 hour IP lease. I > am hoping they will let those who need them, obtain a NON-business static > IP. > > I hope this helps others swimming in the cox residential *stuff*. > > tatah, 73, and good luck Cox has already started serving their own IP's in some areas, including my own (Hampton Roads) and has since around Jan 15. The longest I've left my gateway running is about 48 hours and have had no lease problems at all. I have also received the same IP each time I've logged on. my /etc/dhclient.conf contains only the send host-name option uncommented. bob
Re: dh-client setup problems
On Friday 22 February 2002 22:57, Stephen Nosal wrote: > Folks - > > I recently got Time Warner Road Runner installed. It seems to be a straight > forward dhcp install but I'm having a problem getting dh-client running. > I've manageed to make it work with the same box running NT, as well as an > old Macintosh I have, so I'm pretty sure it's my dhcp setup that's causing > the problem (currently it runs pppoe/dsl just fine) > > I've been through the man pages and the dhcpcd how-to and I think I've > covered the basics, but when I run dhclient (or dhclient eth1) I get no > connectivity, no messages, nothing. I'm currently at a loss as to where to > look. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm quite frustrated at this > point in time trying doing something that should be so simple I'm sure I've > been hit with the stupid stick. > > Thanks. > > - Steve > Stephen Nosal > New York, NY > > System details: > kernel 2.2.17 > mostly unstable packages > dhcp-client p15-7 (testing) > Dell PIII 500 256MB > > here's my /etc/network/interfaces file: > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) > # The loopback interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > # The first network card > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.0.0 > broadcast 192.168.0.255 > # The second network card - connected to ISP modem > auto eth1 > iface eth1 inet dhcp > > My dhclient.conf file is blank. > > I had a few problems with IPMASQ so I've been disabling it during initial > setup with /etc/init.d/ipmasq stop. ipchains -L returns: Chain input > (policy ACCEPT): > Chain forward (policy DENY): > Chain output (policy ACCEPT): What information does RR require be sent to set up the lease? My cable provider (not RR) will not authenticate without sending the hostname as part of the config process. The hostname (assigned by them) is then matched against the MAC address of the modem/net card to authenticate. Bob
Connecting to Port 631
I installed cups and kprint on a different machine and can't connect to localhost:631. The error message says: "Could not connect to host localhost (port 631)" /etc/services has these lines: ipp 631/tcp #Internet Printing Protocol ipp 631/udp #Internet Printing Protocol /etc/hosts has 127.0.0.1 localhost root is specifically listed in group lpadmin in /etc/groups. This box has kernel 2.4.17. The printer will use ipp to print to a netprinter on a different box. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but have no clue. Any help? TIA Bob
Re: Connecting to Port 631 - THANKS
On Saturday 23 February 2002 13:58, ben wrote: > On Saturday 23 February 2002 10:51 am, Bob Underwood wrote: > > I installed cups and kprint on a different machine and can't connect to > > localhost:631. The error message says: "Could not connect to host > > localhost (port 631)" > > [snip] > > check the location section of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf to see that you have > appropriate permission to make the connection. Thanks. I missed the obvious, even checking against a different machine. For some reason, cupsd.conf did not install. A quick purge/reinstall cleared the problem Bob
Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question
On Saturday 23 February 2002 19:59, dman wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 12:22:01AM +0100, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: > | Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit > | organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend > | I have to reinstall the OS, data are on a second HDD since the last > | major crash so it won't be too much trouble. I intend to make it dual > | boot with Debian as fallback or even soon primary OS. > | > | Would it make a difference in performance on the 233MHz MMX CPU and 48Mb > | RAM system whether I choose potato or Woody? > > Go for woody. It's newer. I don't think you'll see any significant > performance difference. (FWIW I just upgraded a 486sx 25MHz 8MB RAM > from potato and kernel 2.2.19 to woody and kernel 2.4.17. Both thrash > just as hard while installing packages :-). It is only going to be a > router anyways, and maybe a secondary MX.) > > | Is the Star Office 5.2 address book reliable enough for mail merges, or > | has any other word processor (Applixware?) an address book that can be > | used for mail merges? > > StarOffice is big and, IMO, ugly. I'd go for something lighter > weight, more up-to-date (SO 5.2 was "latest" in '98 or so), and more > open (I don't think the SO 5.2 source is available). > > What type of user is going to use the system? My preferences are > mail : mutt > word processing : gvim (for LaTeX) > > For a less geeky user, though, I think that the following are good > choices : > > mail : > balsa (nice and light and intuitive, fully functional and > integrates "gnome-card" as the address book manager) > sylpheed (haven't used it but hear good things) > mozilla > > word processing : > abiword > kword > > -D IMHO, a major drawback abiword is that it doesn't handle tables in .rtf at all. kword just doesn't handle rtf, period. but, even on my 512 mb, 1.2 ghz Athlon system, both staroffice and openoffice are dogs. bob bob
Re: Problem with ATI Rage 128 Pro TF
On Wednesday 27 February 2002 07:42, Bill Triplett wrote: > am not an expert, but barring the lack of any other useful advice to > your question, it looks to me like the Rage 128 Pro TF chipset (from > lspci) is not listed in the supported chipsets in the logfile. Check the > XFree86 website and see if the TF chipset is supported in 4.1.0 or > 4.2.0. I'm barely functional on this situation, but this chipset IS supported in 4.1.0. I have it running on two boxes here. bob
Re: Refresh dselect db?
On Thursday 28 February 2002 18:12, Troy Telford wrote: > I hope this will be simple... > > I recently re-installed Debian. After revising my apt.sources list, as > well as a good 'ol dist-upgrade to bring my system up to Debian > 3.0/unstable, I discovered an interesting problem: > > For some reason, while apt-get has no problem with the change, 'dselect' > still thinks it's running Potato. It shows the current versions of the > software I have installed, however it still diplays/uses the > package-list from Potato. > > This isn't much of a problem for the most part, because I just use > apt-get for package installation/maintenance. But, when I'm looking for > a package to install, I can't go to dselect and look up the proper > package name for apt-get. (This being because it has the old Potato > package list, and not the unstable package list). So, as an > alternative, I have to go to the Debian site, and use its query for the > package name(s). Which is a bit of a bandwidth & resource hog > considering the information should be on my computer already... > > So, for instance, if I want to install GNOME, I look up 'gnome' within > dselect. However, only GNOME 1.0 is shown -- which is definately not > the version that is shown when I look it up on the Debian site. > > So, how do I re-initialize dselect's package database so it shows the > 'unstable' branch packages, rather than the 'potato' branch ones. > > (I have already updated the apt sources list, as well as 'apt-get > dist-upgrade', so my distribution is the unstable one, and everything > but dselect seems to be fine.) > > -Troy try running dselect update bob
Re: Open Office on Woody?
On Saturday 02 March 2002 04:28, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > On Saturday 02 March 2002 01.07, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > > I noticed all the talk of Open Office on potato, but is it also on woody? > > and, if so, where? > > > > Thanks > > Hi, I've been running it for a while on Woody, (2.4.17). As far as I know, > it's not available as a deb-package. You can download the binaries from > > http://ny1.mirror.openoffice.org/641c/install641C_linux_intel.tar.gz > > //Pontus I have some unofficial debs that I believe I downloaded from people.debian.org. The date on my tar file is October 25. Should you check the archives for that time period, you'll probably find a reference to them. As to whether or not they're still available, I have no clue. This is build 638 for woody. OpenOffice is still too resource intensive IMHO. But it is still usable. hth bob
Re: Any good ftp front end
On Monday 04 March 2002 14:33, Bastiaan Naber wrote: > Try deadftp, although it is gnome I find it the > most usefull ftpclient I have found. > > Cheers, > Bastiaan > > On Monday 04 March 2002 20:17, R.Pac wrote: > > Hi , > > > > > > can someone give me any good ftp front end > > based on gnome or kde library . > > > > Best Regards > > R.Pac apt-get install kbear a kde app. hth bob
Re: Flashplayer for potato?
On Thursday 11 October 2001 08:46, Stan Brown wrote: > Can someeon point me to a place to get a Netscape FalsgPlayer plugin for a > Debian stable machine? go to www.macromedia.com/downoads works well with my netscape in woody; worked well in potato hth bob
Re: bad file
On Sunday 14 October 2001 05:26, Robert Waldner wrote: > On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 22:18:55 PDT, Kevin writes: > >its got nothing to do with the attribs or the perms > > > >lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on > > ./guide.it.html > > > >and i cant fsck it because im not local and cant go to single user. > >oh well, thanks for the help > > Maybe you don't need to go to single-user-mode, if you can just > unmount the partition (eg if there's nothing on it your shell depends > on)... > > Personally I'd try something like > `umount /whereever; fsck.ext2 -y -c -f -v /dev/bla; mount /whereever` > > If you have some idea about how long a fsck usually takes, you can > schedule a reboot for some time later. If the fsck and re-mount worked, > you can still cancel it. `echo "reboot" | at now+2hours`, atq and atrm > for canceling. > > cheers, > &rw it is a directory. i was able to wipe it with no complaint. wipe -r *it* got both the directory and the text file off my machine. bob
Re: Help : Keyboard + ATI Rage Fury Pro 128
On Thursday 18 October 2001 10:27, Petru NOTINGHER wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just tried to upgrade to woody from potato, but I've lost my French > keyboard. > Now, I have an American keyboard, and I don't know what to do to > retrieve my original one. > I'm using console-tools. Can anybody help me ? > > Additionally, I've tried to upgrade to "testing" because I did not > succeed to install my video card > xith XF86Setup on potato. It is an ATI Rage Fury Pro 128. > Does anybody know which driver should I use ? I have the same card and it works well with the xserver-xfree86 on woody; worked well with the xserver-svga on potato. bob
Re: how to make Lexmark Z11 work with Debian?
On Friday 19 October 2001 11:49, Jerry Wang wrote: > I installed the following packages:apsfilter, lprng, lprngtool > and downloaded cZ11.tar.gz from > http://www.kornblum.i-p.com/Z11/LexmarkZ11.html, after make and make > install the cZ11 driver, I use lprngtool to setup printer, but lprngtool > says there're 2 unrecongnizable printerafters. > what shold I do to solve this problem? I have a Z52, also not supported by lprng, etc.. After fiddling around with numerous solutions, I installed CUPS, with the gimp1.2-print package and setup was extremely easy. It does include support for most of the Lexmark Z series, including the Z11. bob
Fwd: Re: how to make Lexmark Z11 work with Debian?
On Friday 19 October 2001 21:07, Jerry Wang wrote: > On Sat, 2001-10-20 at 02:48, Bob Underwood wrote: > > On Friday 19 October 2001 11:49, Jerry Wang wrote: > > now the following packages are installed on my Debian -- cupsomatic-ppd, > cupsys, cupsys-pstoraster, xpp, apsfilter, lpr > when I execute xpp, it shows "No printer found, aborting." within an > alert dialog box. what should I do next step? > > thank for ur help > > Jerry i just checked the cupsomatic-ppd package and it does include the z11. so it appears that all you need to add is the cupsys-client and cupsys-bsd packages; then configure with a browser at localhost:631 as noted by the earlier poster. the gimp1.2-print package has a different driver that will also work. either cupsomatic-ppd or gimp1.2-print should suffice, although the quality may vary on individual machines. the lpr and apsfilter packages are not necessary and can be safely removed/purged from your system before adding the cupsys-client package. hth bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Mouse
I have an interesting situation with the mouse on the little woman's box. I recently swapped her old two-button for a three-button Logitech mouse. The new mouse doesn't work on her box, but it does on mine. The relevant sections of the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file are identical. Early on, I did notice that her keyboard was wrongly identified as pc105 (instead of pc101), so I corrected that, restarted the X server and it worked until the next time she booted. So, for now, she's back to the two button mouse. This is on the most current woody, with KDE. Any help would be appreciated. from XF86Config-4 Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device""/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "SendCoreEvents""true" Option "Device""/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" tia bob
Re: Mouse
the mouse is ps/2 and GPM is not installed on either box. also there is no /dev/input/* on either box.. what puzzles me is why it runs on one and not the other. bob On Sunday 21 October 2001 13:24, you wrote: > ps/2 mouse ore usb? if usb you need some extra kernel features. does > /dev/input/mice exist? if not, you need to create it with mknod. does gpm > run? > > patrick > > On Sunday, 21. October 2001 18:43, Bob Underwood wrote: > > I have an interesting situation with the mouse on the little woman's box. > > I recently swapped her old two-button for a three-button Logitech mouse. > > The new mouse doesn't work on her box, but it does on mine. The relevant > > sections of the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file are identical. Early on, I > > did notice that her keyboard was wrongly identified as pc105 (instead of > > pc101), so I corrected that, restarted the X server and it worked until > > the next time she booted. > > > > So, for now, she's back to the two button mouse. This is on the most > > current woody, with KDE. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > from XF86Config-4 > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "CorePointer" > > Option "Device""/dev/psaux" > > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Generic Mouse" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "SendCoreEvents""true" > > Option "Device""/dev/input/mice" > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > > tia > > > > bob
Re: gif support grayed out..
On Thursday 25 October 2001 23:15, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > On 26-Oct-2001 Rohan Deshpande wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Using gimp1.2, i notice the GIF save as file type is grayed. I have > > gimp1.2-nonfree installed; is it because of the type of image im making? > > i made a new, 300x300 pixel white background workspace, and in save-as > > it is still grayed. What to do? > > the file may not be in the correct format. I am not a graphics person but > I recall gimp needed to perform some kind of manipulation to save the image > on occasion. The other possibility is that you lack the libungif package > which is how gimp (and other programs) support gifs. the page for libungif4g (and libungif3g) states to write compressed gif's, one also needs the non-free giflib packages. bob
Re: List traffic
On Sunday 28 October 2001 03:25, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote: > >Is it just me, or has the traffic on the list died to about 1/100 of what > > > >it was a week ago? I used to get probably 180 messages a day from this > > > >list and now I get.. 4. I wonder if my ISP is screwing around with > >something. > > I have not seen any reduction of list traffic here. > > Cheers :o) > > Johnny :o) I had three or four messages all of yesterday. This morning, I was greeted with 186!! Not sure where the problem lies though. bob
Re: "upgrade" vs "dist-upgrade"
On Wednesday 31 October 2001 17:57, Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > Mike Fontenot wrote: > > Is my interpretation correct, or have I misunderstood > > the man page? (My main concern is that I don't want to > > accidentally upgrade to woody). > > You are mostly correct. IIRC, if the package structure changes, e.g. > some packages get split up and others are added, then "upgrade" won't > handle that and only upgrade the packages you have installed. > "dist-upgrade" handles this case more intelligently. > > However, since the package structure in potato (stable) won't change, > "dist-upgrade" and "upgrade" have the same effect. An "upgrade" on > woody or sid might leave your system broken, though. > > So, if you "upgrade" to woody, better use "dist-upgrade". :) > > Cheers, > Viktor IIRC, some have suggested a cycle of "upgrade" followed by "dist-upgrade" when moving from one distribution to another. Is there an advantage to this as regards split/packages, changed directory structures, etc.? bob Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; charset="us-ascii"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description:
Re: potato 2 woody upgrade problem
On Friday 02 November 2001 20:26, Eric Richardson wrote: > Hi, > Added woody to sources.list, apt-get update, apt-get -u dist-upgrade and > then waited a long time even on a DSL line to download and then the > following happened. > > Get:489 http://http.us.debian.org woody/main xsitecopy 1:0.9.10-1 > [151kB] > Fetched 229MB in 1h3m28s (60.1kB/s) > > 86% [Scanning packages]Template parse error near "" at > /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/Template.pm line 102, chunk 2. > E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt returned an error code > (29) E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt > > Looks like after everything downloaded. Now I don't really have much of > a clue what to do. This is my first try with testing but have been > running potato for over a year with no problems. > > Thanks for any help, > Eric :-) I've had similar and have been able to resume everything by installing debconf (and it's depends) prior to the dist-upgrade. apt-get install debconf apt-utils has corrected it for me in the past. hth bob
Re: Xwindows GUI
On Thursday 08 November 2001 11:48 pm, 57j wrote: > I just installed Debian and made the mistake of turning on the Xwindows GUI > login. How do I turn that off and startup with the text prompt? > > Thanks, > Cathy Cramer from an earlier discussion, (16 Feb 2001), worked for me: -copied text- In Debian if "X" is installed, by default, boots into "xdm" "gdm" etc. depending upon your window manager installation. To avoid this, use [update-rc.d] program, meant for chang- ing init parameters in Sys-V init process. Read man for this. #update-rc.d -f xdm remove The things that are done by the script include removal of all system startup links for /etc/init.d/xdm ... i.e. /etc/rc0.d/K01xdm /etc/rc1.d/K01xdm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm /etc/rc3.d/S99xdm /etc/rc4.d/S99xdm /etc/rc5.d/S99xdm /etc/rc6.d/K01xdm You will boot into tty mode therafter, and would have to use "startx" subsequently to get into "X". USM Bish --end quote
permissions for pon/poff
I just set up a new box for a friend, installed from 2.2r3 and upgraded to woody. He can dial out as root (a no-no) but not as a normal user, so it's apparently a permissions problem. I added the user to the dip and dialout groups with no change. Poking around, I notice that /usr/bin/pon and /usr/bin/poff are both owned by root and in the root group. Is this correct? I checked the bug listing for base/ppp but it's really no help. What should the group/owner and permissions for these scripts be? TIA bob
Re: permissions for pon/poff
On Tuesday 13 November 2001 07:01 pm, John Hasler wrote: > Bob Underwood writes: > > He is brand new to Linux (first installation) and using KPPP. > > > That's your problem. I thought you were using pon and poff. Dump kppp, > run pppconfig to set up ppp, and use pon and poff (or perhaps wvdial). If > you must have a GUI install and use gpppon, a simple GUI wrapper around pon > and poff. it certainly is not my first installation of linux. it is his first use of linux. before i got my cable modem, i did use pon/poff. the same situation applies with pon/poff. after i mistakenly sent the earlier message to you instead of the list, i was by his place and did attempt pon/poff with the same results. i then changed the permission pon/poff to root/dip and the modem was able to connect as a regular user, with both pon/poff and with kppp (with him added to the group). bob On Tuesday 13 November 2001 05:22 pm, John Hasler wrote: > bob writes: > > He can dial out as root (a no-no)... > > What gives you that idea? He is brand new to Linux (first installation) and using KPPP. Trying to teach some healthy habits of not working in root unless necessary, which it shouldn't be for this. > > > I added the user to the dip and dialout groups with no change. > > No need for dialout. You do know that he needs to log out and back in for > the changes to takes effect, I assume. Okay, I'll remove the user from dialout. The machine was set up at my house, about a week ago, so log out is not a problem. > > > ...but not as a normal user, so it's apparently a permissions problem. > > > > I checked the bug listing for base/ppp but it's really no help. What > > should the group/owner and permissions for these scripts be? > > Please post the out of > > ls -l /usr/bin/pon /usr/bin/poff /usr/sbin/pppd ls -l /usr/bin/pon -rwxr-xr-r 1 root root 956 Sep 29 08:00 ls -l /usr/bin/poff -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2722 Sep 29 08:00 ls -l /usr/sbin/pppd -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 218524 Sep 29 08:00 > > and > > ls -ld /etc/chatscripts /etc/ppp /etc/ppp/peers /etc/chatscripts drwxr-s--- 2 root dip 4096 Nov 12 17:16 /etc/ppp drwxr-x-- 6 root dip 4096 Nov 13 17:17 /etc/ppp/peers drwxr-s--- 2 root dip 4096 Nov 13 17:17 > and > > ls -l /etc/ppp /etc/ppp/peers -rw-r- 1 root dip 579 Nov 13 17:19 provider
Re: OT: Hardware upgrades
On Thursday 15 November 2001 04:16 pm, Erik Steffl wrote: > Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy wrote: > > > > I have just upgraded my box ( unstable about 3-4 months berhind on the > > updates ). The upgrade was from PII 233 BX chipset motherboard to Athlon > > 1800+ XP VIA KT266A motherboard. The problem seems to be the following: > > > > 1. I cannot boot off the hard drive. It will see all the partitions and > > system will work fine once booted from floppy/CDROM. It will install and > > reinstall LILO without any problems. But every time I try to boot off of > > HD I get there is not boot device insert bootable disk and press enter or > > something. If anyone has any suggestions I would truly appreciate. > > first the obvious: check bios settings, > > now just slightly less obvious: make sure lilo is installed on mbr > (at least I think that's where it needs to be, check the docs for lilo) my lilo is installed in /dev/hdc1. win is on hda, as is the mbr, using a third-party boot manager. per the /etc/lilo.conf file "Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR." bob
Re: Lexmark Z22 on debian OR printconf deb package
On Friday 16 November 2001 01:48 pm, Pilluli wrote: > Hi all, > >I've got a Lexmark Z22 printer that I'm not able to > set up under my debian box. I've checked some > resources on the web which say that there is no > support for the Z* series under linux but the thing is > that the utility "printconf" in RedHat seems to > support it! but the "printtool" or "lprngtool" > utilities in debian don't. > > Has anyone managed to set up this printer under > debian? > > I don't think there is a port of printconf for debian > so would it be possible to get the printer filters > from "printconf" and install them manually on my > system? > > Thanx take a look at the cupsomatic-ppd package. i have a z52 working well with cups and the gimp1.2-print package. hth bob > > > > > =
Re: [dspoon@satx.rr.com: Re: Does Netscape cause lockups?]
My Netscape, woody, 2.2.19 kernel, locks up similarly when the window to confirm cookies pops up and I have any of the bookmark folders opened. I've come to expect it and I still forget. bob On Saturday 17 November 2001 01:04 pm, Anthony Campbell wrote: > Yes, I've had Netscape lockup just itself too in the past. This is > something new: no keys work, and nor does the mouse. I shall have to > write down everything that is running each time it happens (if I can > remember) to try work out what is causing it. > > Anthony > > Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm still desperately seeking the cause of intermittent total lockups > > which occur every few days, always when I'm online. I think, but not > > sure, that Netscape (4.77) has always been running at these times. > > Kernel 2.4.13ac at present. > > > > Has anyone seen this? > > > > Anthony > > I use Netscape 477, and have moderately frequent lockups of Netscape > ONLY on the several machines I have around the houseabout 1 per week > per machine. Other programs usually still work, i.e. Terminal screens, > etc. My kernel is the latest 2.2.19 "stock" Debian version. I have > never experienced a total machine "hard" lockup. > > I can usually recover by killing the Netscape process and removing the > lock file in ~.netscape directory. Occasionally I will get several > Netscape processes running, and have to kill them all. > > I have not found a reason for this behavior, nor any solution other than > the above. > > Cheers, > -Don Spoon- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Real Player as Plug-in
surely, I'm missing something here. I've spent quite a bit of time over two days looking in the archives, but still haven't a clue. I've downloaded and installed the realplayer package, which apparently debianizes and then installs the rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm file previously downloaded from real.com however, when i open the "about plugins" in netscape navigator, it shows the rpm extension as being the only ones associated with the plug in. i have added the following to the helper applications: description: real player MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin Suffixes: ra,ram checked the box to make this default and checked the rpnp.so plug in. real audio works as a stand alone from my box, but not as a helper app. this is a woody box with kernel 2.2.19 installed. any ideas? tia bob
Re: Real Player as Plug-in
On Sunday 16 September 2001 21:29, DvB wrote: > > > added the following to the helper applications: > > > description: real player > > > MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin > > > Suffixes: ra,ram > > I believe the mime type you want is audio/x-pn-realaudio (without the > "plugin"). > > HTH the line was added by the install program. if i try to edit the line through the normal processes, removal of the 'plugin' greys out the plugin box. it can then be linked as a helper application, but not used as a plugin. bob
Re: Real Player as Plug-in
On Sunday 16 September 2001 21:29, DvB wrote: > > > added the following to the helper applications: > > > description: real player > > > MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin > > > Suffixes: ra,ram > > I believe the mime type you want is audio/x-pn-realaudio (without the > "plugin"). > > HTH subsequent to my previous message, i tried just deleting the entry and then replacing it. when i do that, i receive the following error message: 'Plugin specifies different Description and/or suffixes for mimetype audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin 'Description = "RealPlayer Plugin MetaFile" 'Suffixes = "rpm" 'Use plugin specified Description and Suffixes ? ' for now, i'll be content to run it as a helper app. thanks bob
Re: Real Player as Plug-in
On Monday 17 September 2001 03:00, Erik Steffl wrote: > I have also sent this to debian-user, I think other users might be > interested... > > my apologies for replying off list. this kmail defaults to the originator and i didn't verify the right addy. bob
Re: Real Player as Plug-in
On Monday 17 September 2001 03:00, Erik Steffl wrote: > I have also sent this to debian-user, I think other users might be > interested... > > Bob Underwood wrote: > ... > > > i looked at all the files in the /usr/lib/RealPlayer8 directory and > > all appear correct. No mention of .rpm at all > > > > the .netscape/plugin-list file is below. I tried editing it by hand > > without success. the rpm always reappears. how is this file generated? > > how can it be edited? > > ... > > I don't think you have to care about this file, what you need to do is > the following: > > edit /etc/mailcap (see also Mailcap file in realplayer distribution) > and add the following (search for User Section Begins first): > <> > > /etc/mime.types already has the line for realplayer, but you can also > check it against Mime.types from reaplayer distribution), it looks like > this (or multi-line format, I guess they have the same meaning): > <<>> > the above should work no matter what WM/desktop you use (gnome, kde or > other). For other browesrs you have to figure out where they have their > plugins, I think mozilla, konqueror and galleon can use netscape plugins > so you only need to copy them to proper directory (mozilla has plugins > in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/). > > erik neither mailcap nor mime.types was installed on my system. I just installed the mime-support package and will edit it. Hopefully that will solve the situation. thanks bob
Re: fs type iso9660 not supported by kernel?
On Tuesday 11 September 2001 21:19, richard wrote: > A still new installation of potato from CDROM. > > Upon mount /dev/cdrom or mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom I get the > subject error message. > > The line >/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,no auto > is already in /etc/fstab, put there by the installer. > > What's wrong? Do I have to reinstall debian or recompile the kernel? I just reinstalled debian 2.2r2 from potato and have no problems with the cdrom using that command. are you root when you do this? bob
Re: xserver-xfree86 install problem (debian-testing)
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Do you still have the 2.2.18pre21 kernel that shipped with potato? If so,
either disable the framebuffer interface in xserver-xfree86 (dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86) or upgrade your kernel to one that supports framebuffering.
It's also probably preferable to apt-get install x-window-system from the
woody distribution.
HTH,
Bob
On Sunday 07 October 2001 13:57, Blars Blarson wrote:
> I've got a system where I've recently installed potato and then
> upgraded to testing. (Current as of a couple of days ago.) I never
> had X working on potato, but I suspect the bits of it remaining may be
> part of the problem.
>
> When I try to install xserver-xfree86 I get the error
> "subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 128"
> Not very helpful.
>
> I've probably made matters worse trying to debug the problem. Adding
> a -v to /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.postinst gave a few more
> messages, but the messages stop after starting the frontend.
>
> I've tried deinstalling, reinstalling, reconfiguring, and beating it
> sensless. (ok, not really beating it.) Nothing works, the package is
> wedged.
>
> xf86cfg does start X and try to configure it. Once I hand-edited the
> configuration for my mouse even was usable. I then removed the bogus
> second display (the onboard framebuffer has too little vram to be
> useful) and copied it to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 .
>
> startx won't work, it wants something in /etc/X11/X, but I can't
> figure out what.
>
> I did find a reference to the deinstalled xserver-mach64 in
> /etc/X11/Xserver, fixing it to refer to xserver-xfree86 let the
> install ask if I wanted to overwrite /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 before it
> bombs with the same useless error.
>
> The framebuffer ("vidio card") is an ATI @play 98 (mach64 with 8 megs)
> pci card. The unused motherboard one is also a mach64.
>
> Can someone give me a clue how to fix it, or at least some help
> figuring out what's wrong?
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MAC Address and Ethx
I had a phone call from my Cable ISP the other day, stating that I should reconfigure my computer or risk losing connectivity. The web site they pointed me to is a windows site, basic config stuff. Later phone call to tech service (level one and level two) confirms they are going to start checking the MAC addy of the modem as opposed to my previous @home username, etc. Level one actually told me that my choices are to either find a new ISP or use windows. Is there a way to pass the modem MAC address along to the network in the ifconfig? If so, how would I do that? TIA Bob
Re: MAC Address and Ethx
On Monday 31 December 2001 14:59, Ray wrote: > On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 06:36:17PM -0500, Bob Underwood wrote: > > I had a phone call from my Cable ISP the other day, stating that I should > > reconfigure my computer or risk losing connectivity. The web site they > > pointed me to is a windows site, basic config stuff. Later phone call to > > tech service (level one and level two) confirms they are going to start > > checking the MAC addy of the modem as opposed to my previous @home > > username, etc. Level one actually told me that my choices are to either > > find a new ISP or use windows. > > > > Is there a way to pass the modem MAC address along to the network in the > > ifconfig? If so, how would I do that? > > I take it this is an internal cable modem? Do you have the option to > switch to an external unit that connects to your system via a standard > ethernet card? It is an external modem. Doesn't the modem pass the mac address along as part of the protocol? Someone suggested this to me in a mail that show up on the list. Bob
Fwd: Re: MAC Address and Ethx
Oops, hit the wrong reply to button. My apologies to Mr. Spoon. bob -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: MAC Address and Ethx Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:05:19 -0500 From: Bob Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Monday 31 December 2001 18:49, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > Bob Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had a phone call from my Cable ISP the other day, stating that I should > > reconfigure my computer or risk losing connectivity. The web site they > > pointed me to is a windows site, basic config stuff. Later phone call to > > tech service (level one and level two) confirms they are going to start > > checking the MAC addy of the modem as opposed to my previous @home > > username, etc. Level one actually told me that my choices are to either > > find a new ISP or use windows. > > > > Is there a way to pass the modem MAC address along to the network in the > > ifconfig? If so, how would I do that? > > > > TIA > > > > Bob > > Bob, > > I think there may be a bit of over-reacting to the situation here > (including the level 1 and 2 tech support folks). I sounds like they > are upgrading their DHCP servers to assign your IP according to the MAC > address, which they probably should have been doing in the first place. > Maybe they have, and are just now starting to pay attention to it. > This allows them to easily monitor how many computers you have connected > to THEIR network and charge you accordingly. If you are using a NAT or > IPMasq setup, then all they ever should see is ONE computer connected. > I have been using Road Runner here for about a year and a half using an > IPMasq box for my home LAN, and this is the way they have done it since > I have been connected. About the only "problem" I have found (and it is > only a 'nit') is that if I connect to the Cable Modem with another NIC > in another computer, I have to power-down and power-up the Cable Modem > to get it to issue a new IP based on the new MAC address. This is quite > infrequent here... mainly for diagnotic purposes when working with their > Tech Support. A few more phone calls later, it turns out that all they wanted was to convert from a fixed ip to dynamic. Prior to asking here, I was not at all aware that dhcp uses the MAC address of the modem. Thanks to you and others for this info. > Finally, why not go to another ISP service? Is @home the only game > around? I have never personally used @home, but my perceptions from > reading lots of messages here and on other boards is that they DON'T > provide the level of service most other broadband services do. I am > quite happy with Road Runner, and they have never given me any guff > about running Linux here. I am certain there are other broadband > services too that will treat you better and work with you in a more > "user-friendly" manner to solve mutual problems. The only "gotcha" is > their availabilty in your area. In this area, the cable company is the only game around. With the impending demise of @home, it appears they are changing over to Road Runner. (A check of my zip code on the Road Runner page links to the local cable company. No DSL available either. Unfortunately, level 1 is contracted out to some call answering service who has absolutely no knowledge of computers (son's gf works for one such service who had a contract with ATT when they pulled out of @home) and level 2 is still handled by the @home people. Hopefully, the "new" service will be a bit better. > Hope this info helps. to solve mutual problems. The only "gotcha" is > their availabilty in your area. > > Hope this info helps. > > Cheers & Good Luck > -Don Spoon- Thanks to you and all who responded for this much needed lesson in IP protocols. Bob ---
Re: 2 network cards; one not recognized
On Wednesday 02 January 2002 13:23, Pauwel Demeyer wrote: > hi, > > I'm going from a Mandrake 8.1 system to debian. I've had there (some > weeks ago, not working anymore) internet sharing enabled. When > switching, I also want it to be correct again. The problem is My debian > does not recognize the second card (which is going to be the link to the > local network (eth1) ). When rebooting to mandrake, both are > recognized. They are of the same type, use both the same drivers > NE-2k-PCI. what is going wrong? > If it is working, do I only have to run those commands listed in the > packet filtering and NAT HOWTO's? > Well, I ask, because I've tried to download a new kernel, but got stuck > when my comp said to add something in lilo.conf, becaus I start my > computer from floppy, due to having not only Mandrake, but also Windoze > XP :) so I don't want to loose them.. > > > tnx in advance > Kurdt make sure the proper module is listed twice in /etc/modules This may not be the "correct" way but works for me. bob
Gateway Configuration
With the impending demise of @home and transferrance to cox.net, I need to reconfigure my gateway from a static ip to dhcp. I'm sure I'm missing something here, so help would be appreciated. the /etc/network/interfaces file reads as follows: iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp hostname: what @ home gave me When I attempt to configure this, the following routing table appears: Destination Gateway GenmaskFlags Metric RefUse Iface 65.14.207.0 * 255.255.255.128 U 0 00 eth1 localnet* 255.255.255.0 U 00 0 eth0 output of ifconfig for eth1 is: eth1`Link encap:EthernetHWaddr 00:40:33:D3:6E:C2 inet addr:65.14.207.xx Bcast:65.14.207.127 Mask:255.255.255.128 UP BORADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:548330 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:256765 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:4214 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:345152902 (329.1 Mib) TX bytes:25498371 (24.2 MiB) Interrupt:5 Base address:0x6c00 There is no gateway in the routing table. How do I get one? This is a woody box with kernel 2.2.20. If it makes a difference, I'm in Hampton Roads, where the Network How-To says I need to pass the hostname along. Cox's conversion page at http://www.cox.com/Service/CoxAtHome/TCP%20IP%20setup.asp really offers no help on this. Thanks. bob
Re: Gateway Configuration
On Thursday 10 January 2002 11:11, Eric C. Cooper wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 09:50:42AM -0500, Bob Underwood wrote: > > the /etc/network/interfaces file reads as follows: > > [...] > > iface eth1 inet dhcp > > hostname: what @ home gave me > > Try it without the hostname. > > > When I attempt to configure this, the following routing table appears: > > [...] > > There is no gateway in the routing table. How do I get one? > > Check the information received by your DHCP client (dhclient, pump, > etc.). For example, dhclient stores it in /var/dhcp/dhclient.leases. > You should see default router, name server, etc. > > Running "ifdown eth1; ifup -v eth1" should also give you some clues. Thanks for the responses. From a suggestion off the list, adding my hostname to the /etc/dhclient.conf did the trick. Bob
Re: icons in kmail
There's an issue with libpng compatibility. (Take a look at debian-kde archives for more details.) It's been fixed now in unstable (thank you daniel and chris for your quick work on this). I have had unstable kde for quite a while and it works quite well. If there are no RC bugs in the new packages, they should migrate to woody eventually. bob On Thursday 10 January 2002 16:47, Robert L. Harris wrote: > Neither is konquror. Last update to kde probably broke the images. > > Thus spake jeff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > random bit... > > > > kmail is not showing it's toolbar icons anymore... > > > > any ideas? > > > > tia > > > > -jeff > > > > -- > > Q: Why do people who live near Niagara Falls have flat foreheads? > > A: Because every morning they wake up thinking "What *is* that noise? > > Oh, right, *of course*! > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > :wq! > > --- > Robert L. Harris| Micros~1 : > Senior System Engineer |For when quality, reliability > at RnD Consulting | and security just aren't > \_ that important! > DISCLAIMER: > These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. > FYI: > perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
Re: Apt question
On Tuesday 22 January 2002 20:23, Scott Henson wrote: > A few weeks ago I heard something about pinning in apt. If I remember > correctly you can put sid in your sources.list and pin its urgency down > to 50 and there for you could install stuff in sid with out upgradeing > to sid. Or something to that effect. Ive looked through the archives, > but I cant find it. I have also looked through the apt man pages, but I > havent found it yet. If someone knows where I could find out how to use > this, or just tell me how to do it, I would be very gracious. Manual page is man apt_preferences hth bob
Re: OT: hardware recommendations?
On Sunday 27 January 2002 22:32, Richard Cobbe wrote: > Greetings, all. > > My PII-233MHz is beginning to show its age (already?!), so I'm looking > for a replacement. The idea of saving a few bucks by building my own > system from components has its appeal, but frankly, I'd really rather > not bother with the effort of trying to make sure that all of the pieces > work well with Linux: the time it would take is worth more than the > $100-200 I'd be able to save. > > So, I'm looking at Penguin Computing's Tempest 210MP workstation. > Obviously, with Penguin, Linux compatibility isn't a problem, but they > sell RedHat, so I'd like to be relatively sure that at least one of the > three current branches of Debian work well with this stuff. (I'm > already fairly certain that Potato doesn't have support for the video > card.) > > Oh, and I do in fact run Windows 95 from time to time, mostly for games > (which require DirectX, so VMWare/Win4Lin won't work, and I haven't yet > tried WINE). > > Here are the components I'm a little concerned about: > > Graphics card: > baseline model is an ATI 8MB Rage Pro AGP; other alternatives > include the Nvidia GeForce 2 MX (32 MB SDRAM), GeForce 3 (64MB DDR). > I'd like to go with the ATI, because my graphics needs are pretty > modest (see below), but X support for the Rage Pro appears somewhat > dicey. What experiences have people had with this card? Would this > card require testing or unstable, or does it work with Potato as well? > > When I say gaming, I'm not talking about FPS or heavy-duty 3D > graphics stuff: I tend to prefer strategy games like Civilization > II/III and FRPGs like Might & Magic, where raw rendering speed > really isn't all that critical. Plain 2D graphics are far more > important. And, I've only got a 15" monitor, so resolutions higher > than 1024x768 give me eye strain. No experience with the Rage Pro, but I do have the 32MB Xpert2000 AGP running quite well with woody. > > Sound: > The choices are Creative Labs SoundBlaster 128 PCI or Creative Labs > SoundBlaster Live! 5.1. Again, my needs under Linux are fairly > modest: the occasional MPG, AVI, RealAudio, or QuickTime movie. > > Based on web searches, the SoundBlaster Live! seems to be supported > well enough with the emu10k module, and the PCI-128 works well with > the ALSA drivers. Again: any comments? > I have the SoundBlaster 128PC!. Works well with the es1371 module and kde. > On a second note, my CD-RW drive has apparently just died. (When you > stick a new blank in, it scans the disk looking for something or other. > It's no longer finding it on about two thirds of the disks, and attempts > to burn the other third fail with a buffer underflow---which I've never > had before, even writing at 4x.) I'm looking for an internal SCSI > writer---any recommendations? I'm told Plextor is quite good. > > Thanks much for any advice, > > Richard hth bob
Re: Configuring Networking - Newbie - add'l info
this is my first time writing to the list, so i left out info in my newbieness this is a new install, barebones 2.2r2 from cd (cheapbytes) with dist-upgrade to the current stable dist, and security updates. ip masquerading is enabled in the kernel and ipmasq is installed with the default scripts. any help appreciated. thanks again bob On Fri, 18 May 2001, mgk wrote: > I've seen this discussed previously, can't find the solution though. > > The external connection works fine, I can't access the local network from my > gateway box though. > > The routing table looks like this: > > DestinationGatewayGenmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > xx.xx.xxx.x 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.128 U 0 00 > eth0 > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 > eth1 > 0.0.0.0 65.14.207.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > 0 eth0 > > > /etc/network/interfaces > > (parenthethical material omitted) > iface lo inet loopback > > iface eth0 inet static > hostname cxxx-x > address xx.xx.xxx.xx > netmask 255.255.255.128 > network 65.14.207.0 > broadcast 65.14.207.127 > gateway 65.14.207.1 > > iface eth1 inet static > hostname mammyyokum > address 192.168.1.3 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network192.168.1.0 > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > up /sbin/ifconfig eth1 promisc > > /etc/resolv.conf is: > > search hmpt1.va.home.com > nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx > nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx > > /etc/hosts > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 192.168.1.3 mammyyokum.siliconhollow.orgmammyyokum > 192.168.1.4 pappyyokum.siliconhollow.orgpappyyokum > 492.168.1.5 crunchwolf.siliconhollow.orgcrunchwolf > > > /etc/networks > localnet 65.14.207.0 > > > i can ping mammyyokum, both by name and by ip; i can ping localhost, i cannot > ping either pappyyokum or crunchwolf by name or number. > > any help would be appreciated. thanks > > bob underwood > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: Re: Configuring Networking - Newbie - solved
-- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: Configuring Networking - Newbie - solved Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 11:52:43 -0400 From: Bob Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> this turned out to be a compatibility problem. originally, i had cards using the rtl8139 and tulip modules. i replaced the tulip based card with another rtl8139 and IT WORKS!!! thanks to those who replied. bob On Fri, 18 May 2001, Bob Underwood wrote: > this is my first time writing to the list, so i left out info in my > newbieness > > this is a new install, barebones 2.2r2 from cd (cheapbytes) with dist-upgrade > to the current stable dist, and security updates. > > ip masquerading is enabled in the kernel and ipmasq is installed with the > default scripts. any help appreciated. > > thanks again > > bob > > > On Fri, 18 May 2001, mgk wrote: > > I've seen this discussed previously, can't find the solution though. > > > > The external connection works fine, I can't access the local network from my > > gateway box though. > > > > The routing table looks like this: > > > > DestinationGatewayGenmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > > xx.xx.xxx.x 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.128 U 0 00 > > eth0 > > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 > > eth1 > > 0.0.0.0 65.14.207.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 > > 0 eth0 > > > > > > /etc/network/interfaces > > > > (parenthethical material omitted) > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > iface eth0 inet static > > hostname cxxx-x > > address xx.xx.xxx.xx > > netmask 255.255.255.128 > > network 65.14.207.0 > > broadcast 65.14.207.127 > > gateway 65.14.207.1 > > > > iface eth1 inet static > > hostname mammyyokum > > address 192.168.1.3 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > network192.168.1.0 > > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > > up /sbin/ifconfig eth1 promisc > > > > /etc/resolv.conf is: > > > > search hmpt1.va.home.com > > nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx > > nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx > > > > /etc/hosts > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > 192.168.1.3 mammyyokum.siliconhollow.orgmammyyokum > > 192.168.1.4 pappyyokum.siliconhollow.orgpappyyokum > > 492.168.1.5 crunchwolf.siliconhollow.orgcrunchwolf > > > > > > /etc/networks > > localnet 65.14.207.0 > > > > > > i can ping mammyyokum, both by name and by ip; i can ping localhost, i > > cannot > > ping either pappyyokum or crunchwolf by name or number. > > > > any help would be appreciated. thanks > > > > bob underwood > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: user name and password
IIRC, CorelLinux doesn't ask for a password on install. Just leave the field blank. Log in first as root, then the Corel Control Center will ask for one. Bob On Sat, 19 May 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Sat, May 19, 2001 at 02:52:08PM -0700, Jim Mohr ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I have download and installed corel linux, when i go to open it it is > > asking me for a password? > > You should have entered one while installing the system. > > - Reboot the system. > - If you don't see a LILO prompt, reboot and hold key. > - At the LILO prompt, type: > > linux init=/bin/sh > > - At prompt: > > $ mount -o remount,rw / > $ passwd # you will be prompted for a new password. > # Remember it. > $ mount -o remount,ro / > >- Shut down the system (power off or reset switch). > > You should now have a root password. Create a user account and use it > rather than root. Read the manual. > > -- > Karsten M. Self http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ > What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal > http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description:
Re: [Way OT] Re: GMAIL Invites..!
On Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:32 pm, calvin wrote: > On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 08:24:10AM -0500, Rodney Richison wrote: > >>Top posting leads to a big mess. Every non-technical person does it > >>and it ends up with them saying "let's use a forum or something" > >>because they can't follow the thread any longer. Surprise surprise, a > >>forum works with bottom posting and everybody seems to find that > >>normal. > > > >I run a list for techs/consultants. (ChannelVar.com) > >They are a VERY qualified bunch of guys. (Admittedly not linux users > >though) :) > > So qualified that the site is not even up... www.channelvar.com is NOT up. channelvar.com (no www!) is! just had to check it for myself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
APIC error
I have a Giga-byte GA-7DPXW+ mobo with dual Athlon MP 2800+ cpus. The kernel is a custom 2.6.8, basically the stock k7-smp kernel with PCMCIA, ACPI, and OSS removed, compiled with gcc-3.3. Trying to clone a hard disk using dd, i get the following error repetitively: APIC error on CPU1: 00 (40) APIC error on CPU1: 40 (40) APIC error on CPU0: 00 (40) APIC error on CPU0: 40 (40) This continues with the 40 (40) until the process runs its course, or i kill the process totally. APIC error bits, listed in the kernel-source: /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c only go from 0 through 7. Poking around google, I have found numerous references, all the way back to the 2.2 series of kernels and none refer to error codes higher than 7. Can someone give me a clue as to how to decipher this? or point me towards a location where the question is more appropriate? TIA Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: APIC error
I posted: > I have a Giga-byte GA-7DPXW+ mobo with dual Athlon MP 2800+ cpus. The kernel > is a custom 2.6.8, basically the stock k7-smp kernel with PCMCIA, ACPI, and > OSS removed, compiled with gcc-3.3. > > Trying to clone a hard disk using dd, i get the following error repetitively: > > APIC error on CPU1: 00 (40) > APIC error on CPU1: 40 (40) > APIC error on CPU0: 00 (40) > APIC error on CPU0: 40 (40) > > This continues with the 40 (40) until the process runs its course, or i kill > the process totally. > > APIC error bits, listed in the > kernel-source: /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c only go from 0 through > 7. Poking around google, I have found numerous references, all the way back > to the 2.2 series of kernels and none refer to error codes higher than 7. > > Can someone give me a clue as to how to decipher this? or point me towards a > location where the question is more appropriate? > > TIA > > Bob Susequent to posting this, I found a message that suggested booting with the "noapic" option. This seems to have abated the original problem, however, I still have found no reference to what I presume to be error codes: i.e., 40 (40). Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Judicial election/appointment (was Re: Is Linux Unix?)
On Sunday 25 July 2004 11:16 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote: > Varies by jurisdiction. > > Superior (county) judges are frequently elected. > > State/Federal judges are appointed by governors and presidents, > respectively. I don't believe any state has an elected judiciary, > although California has recalled Supreme Court justices through > plebiscite. Judges in Kentucky, where I used to live, are, in fact, elected by the voting population. This includes district judges (misdemeanors/ juveniles/ preliminary hearings) circuit judges (felonies), judges of the Court of Appeal and State Supreme Court. My memory of California is that the governor appoints all judges, who must then stand for non-partisan election in the next general election of the state. Bob
Re: gnutella
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 21 December 2003 6:39 am, Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hi, > I was recommended various peer networking software for debian. I > have installed gnutella. Will someone give me instructions on > setting it up and use pls. A brief note is great, eg. do I need to > input connection urls and a dir on my machibne? > > Gavin > -- > Dr Gavin Seddon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > University of Manchester Which gnutella client are you using? I use gtk-gnutella (from unstable) and (according to the man page_ most configuration can be done from the "Config" pane. I don't remember any particular issues when I first used it. Bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/5cXbD1FnKkrNf0URAnPBAJ9PDf7TyifUKzxXbr9hX+mLlstK1QCfbF49 R4CM9mKK0W2SLXvXWG4xjp8= =En1M -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: many marillat users don't realize their Packages.gz is old
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 26 December 2003 4:22 pm, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Dan> Because of the broken Last-Modified, I am unable to get fresh > Dan> copies of > Dan> > http://marillat.free.fr/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz > Dan> from my ISP's cache!: > > Cristian> Please read my home page. > > http://marillat.free.fr: > Since yesterday all packages uploaded got the nice 17-Apr-1971 > date, thus apt-get is unable to see these files as news. The only > solution is to do (as root or with sudo) a "rm > /var/lib/apt/lists/marillat*" and do another "apt-get update". > > However, this still will not solve the problem with many ISP > caches! Thus I suppose many marillat.free.fr users do not realize > that they are not getting new Packages.gz files, rm or not! And, > there is nothing they can do about it. that note was dated 17 october 2003. a later note dated 10 december 2003 states "also my packages are now uploaded with the current date. confused me for a minute. bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/7ZXgD1FnKkrNf0URAp7cAKC05y0HyaogcWa4tu5j290/klMkUgCfZoqV sacpx8xDxkGOTBYgddUjgvI= =wFCP -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Realtek rtl8139 nic and 2.4.20 kernel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 December 2003 9:53 pm, Uwe Dippel wrote: > On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:23:29 +0900, Charles Muller wrote: > > I've done installations in the meantime with RH & 9, Mandrake > > 9.2, and Suse with 2.4 kernels, and they all run both the USB > > mass storage and the Realek NIC without any problem, which makes > > me believe that there must be a solution to this in the kernel or > > network configuration somewhere... > > > > But thanks for offering your solution. I appreciate it. > > With pleasure, from my side. I'm still curious, though, what the > outcome of removing the modules with modconf, reboot, and re-insert > of the rtl8139 module would be. > From what you wrote, it seems a Debian-only problem. A bug, > eventually ? Entering this really late, and by no means a kernel-expert. However, I seem to recall the original post mentioned the KT400 chipset. I never could get this to work properly with any kernel prior to 2.4.22. I do know that I have used this net card without problem with all flavors of the 2.4.xx kernel series on a different machine. Not sure if this will be helpful or not. Bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/7vwTD1FnKkrNf0URAiUtAKCh2/70922XrzgZ2iNoxlV7b1lwqgCeNqV7 G8mGAknGbw4FY+MhuYw/uD0= =6X0Z -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get install problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 29 December 2003 8:04 am, Rick Pasotto wrote: > Today's upgrades included 'foomatic-filters'. When dpkg asks about > instlling the new `/etc/foomatic/filter.conf' I press 'd' to see > what has changed and the program hangs. Ctl-C aborts the install. > > -- > "Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There > has never been a really good one, and even those that are most > tolerable are arbitrary, criminal, grasping, and unintelligent." > --- H. L. Mencken Rick Pasotto[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.niof.net I had the same issue. Solved it by moving the old /etc/foomatic/ filter.conf out of the way. Bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/8DQwD1FnKkrNf0URAkwkAJ92T9YqvL1x4OZIWulHDB273ZbyjwCgsMSY 5fCzG75MV+kcjwb0PIYgLKc= =ippr -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade.... dont.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 21 January 2004 2:00 pm, Jacob S. wrote: > On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:34:16 -0800 > > Day Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm running Corel 1.2 (the debian 2.2.18 kernel) > > apt-get upgrade tries to hit on corel.com for the upgrade list. > > So, I go into /etc/apt/sources.list > > and change that from corel to > > ftp://debian.org > > > > but all I get is another error message telling me that line is > > wrong. > > Try this in your /etc/apt/sources.list: > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main > contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org woody/updates main contrib > non-free > > # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian woody main contrib > non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US > woody/non-US main contrib non-free > > # chkrootkit backports for Woody > deb http://lackof.org/taggart/debian woody/chkrootkit main > > # mplayer for Woody > deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main > > Note, non-free should be up on the end of the line above it, in the > several places where my e-mail editor wrapped it. If you don't want > to run Debian stable, replace "woody" with the name of the release > you want (sarge, testing, unstable, sid, etc.) Also, you may need > to do an "apt-get dist-upgrade" instead of simply "apt-get > upgrade"... I'm not sure which version of Debian your distro is > based on. > > HTH, > Jacob > > - > GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 > > Microsoft is not the answer. > Microsoft is the question. > Linux is the answer. I began with Corel some years ago. IIRC, It's based on slink. My original install has been through slink, potato, and now woody. I'm not sure how painful (or painless) the upgrade from slink to woody will be, especially from a 2.0.x kernel. All the Corel "tweaks" which were good for this newby setting things up will definitely be lost. As an aside, I just retired that old Abit AX5 board, along with its 233mhz processor today. Still usable, but couldn't keep a cpu fan mounted. For the past little bit, it's been the home router/firewall. bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFADzl3D1FnKkrNf0URAtXlAJ407F32Wd9SlC2PL8zGLe55naw9pwCg+P6n mtgGxsrB2SnW83ztbF2mRpE= =R3NS -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dpkg, make-kpkg and 2.6 kernel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 31 January 2004 5:04 pm, Darryl Barlow wrote: > I have used make-kpkg to make a 2.6 kernel deb which > is producing a strange > error on attempted installation. I simply used the > source package with the > config file from the 686 kernel image deb. I receive > the following error > when attempting to install: > > dpkg: error processing > kernel-image-2.6.0_std1_i386.deb (--install): > trying to overwrite `/DEBIAN/control', which is also > in package tar > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken > pipe) > Errors were encountered while processing: > kernel-image-2.6.0_std1_i386.deb > > The /DEBIAN directory exists after this process but is > empty. On a previous > attempt it did indeed contain the control file for > tar. > > Any ideas on solving the problem would be appreciated. > > > http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings > Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE! i had the same issue yesterday morning. the problem was corrected for me with the (unstable) version of tar downloaded last evening. bob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAHO7pD1FnKkrNf0URAizUAKChSsynBDBx1E6IygjtHHl44LWuDQCeOL6e 40hQQgFrkI/TM/ZTkqgnAg4= =/rAD -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Corel - which debian?
On Monday 19 April 2004 11:51 am, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Does anybody know for sure on which version of Debian Corel Linux was > based? I'm pretty sure it was before Potato - Potato was probably still > testing, but I'm not familiar with Debian that far back. > > Thanks > -- > Kind regards > Hans du Plooy > Newington Consulting Services > hansdp at newingtoncs dot co dot za IIRC, it was based on Slink. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 problems
On Wednesday 03 April 2002 16:53, Fanch wrote: > I have now tried to install Debian 3 times without succes on an i586 > which has run RedHat6.2 until I began my Debian experiments... > > I have 2 good years experience with Linux through RedHat and have no > problems with the course of the install. Every thing seems to be running > as expected until I reach the last step where the configuration file for > Xfree86 should be written, which apparently also seems to be done. It > goes wrong when I try starting X: I get the message "/etc/X11/XF86Config > wasn't written". I have checked it and it is not there. I have tried to > run different programs to get it made but it wont work. The textmode > seems to be working and I can navigate through the system without any > problems. > > I have now tried to get around the problem by installing CorelLinux and > this works painlessly. Can I upgrade this with Debian packages and > apt-get? Or are the 2 systems too different to do so? In this case, how > should I try to solve the problem? > > Thanks for the help that might come, > > Francois Corel Linux was based on slink, the release prior to the current stable. It is possible to do a dist-upgrade on it, but apt-get will insist upon removing all the Corel material and KDE. My experience (over a year ago) is that it's better to just ditch Corel Linux and get debian to work right. Perhaps some more able than I can help with your x configuration problem. What version of debian were you trying to install? i.e., stable, testing? which version os XFree86? That might be a good jumping off point. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 problems
On Thursday 04 April 2002 15:04, Fañch wrote: > On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Bob Underwood wrote: > > On Wednesday 03 April 2002 16:53, Fanch wrote: > > > I have now tried to install Debian 3 times without succes on an i586 > > > which has run RedHat6.2 until I began my Debian experiments... > > > > What version of debian were you trying to install? i.e., stable, > > testing? which version os XFree86? > > Potato (weird name indeed! makes me think about Frank Zappa's > "the thing fish"...) Debian 2.2r5 - i386, > XFree86-3.3.6-11potato32 > > Another question by the way: I'm not used to this list and I'm a > bit confused about where my answers go to, do they get sendt to > the list or to your personal address? > > Thanks for the promptness of your answer... > > François As has been noted, it's preferable to respond to the list. That way, everyone can have the opportunity to respond and there are many that know far, far more than I. You will need, as a minimum, to install xserver-common and the xserver package specific to your video card. It would be helpful if you would post the make of your card to the list. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xserver-xfree86 not found on mirror
On Friday 12 April 2002 10:23, Janis HAGELBERG wrote: > I've upgraded my debian potato dist., but now xfree doesn't > work anymore. the problem seems to be that the xserver-xfree86 > doesn't exist on any official debian mirror. did the name > changed, or am i looking for the wrong package? > because when i run "apt-get install xserver-xfree86", i get a > message telling me that there is no candidate for this > package. > but as nobody ever mentioned this problem i'm probably doing > somthing completely wrong. > > -janis double check the obvious. is your /etc/apt/sources.list set for stable or testing, potato or woody? xserver-xfree86 does not exist in stable/potato. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: java
On Saturday 13 April 2002 09:38, Ted wrote: > Hi.. > Could anyone let me have the sources lis address for the blackdown > java and is there a file anywhere of preferred sources ??? > Regards > Ted Wager deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian woody non-free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: frozen-bubble
On Tuesday 16 April 2002 11:33, James Vahn wrote: > Does anyone know the cause for this? > > [SDL Init] X Error of failed request: > BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) > Major opcode of failed request: 144 (XFree86-VidModeExtension) > Minor opcode of failed request: 16 (XF86VidModeGetGamma) > Serial number of failed request: 18 > Current serial number in output stream: 18 > > I get similar errors from celestial and ssystem. I run xfree86-v3 on an > S3 Trio/64. all three require xlibs >>4.1.0. hth bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alternative to DEBIAN-CD
On Tuesday 16 April 2002 13:01, Daniel Mashao wrote: > I find debian-cd complicate and I cannot find the reason why it should be. > All I want is to go to my usual mirror site and get woody distribution > files and write them to a cd so that I can go home and update my > computer to woody. 'potato' is just plain old - released in 2000, etc. I > have a scanner that needs plustek driver which has been available since > long time ago but 'potato' uses an old version that does not include this > driver(sane program). So I have to upgrade to 'woody' or compile the > program myself (which is what I had to do with lots of stable releases > such as jpilot) > > The best alternative would be if I was able to get the woody files and > burn a cd and go home and install on my home machine. Trying to use > debian-cd was wasting my time. I could not understand the cryptic error > messages (if they were error messages at all :) ). All I want is a > program that will take the address of the mirror site, the dist I want, > and say get woody for me. Have the program get it. Simple. > > So are there any alternatives to debian-cd? > You could use jigdo-lite to make a set of (eight) cd's, with the complete woody distribution. Take a look at http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ hth, bob > /-- >/ Daniel J. Mashao > Electrical Engineering[EMAIL PROTECTED] > University of Cape Town http://daniel.eng.uct.ac.za > Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa (w) 021-6502816 (c) 082-928-3692 > /-- >/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: woody's "frozen-bubble" package
On Saturday 20 April 2002 13:04, James Vahn wrote: > Does anyone know the cure for this fatal error? > > [SDL Init] X Error of failed request: > BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation) > Major opcode of failed request: 144 (XFree86-VidModeExtension) > Minor opcode of failed request: 16 (XF86VidModeGetGamma) > Serial number of failed request: 18 > Current serial number in output stream: 18 > > Running xfree86-v3 on an S3 Trio/64. I believe frozen-bubble requires xfree86-v4, not v3. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2.4.18 - nic modules
On Thursday 02 May 2002 19:25, Keith O'Connell wrote: > Hi, > > > Try 8139too. I don't know the whole story, but something about > > different people maintaining it now caused the name change. > > Most excellent - that was the answer I needed to get it to work. I would > like to know the reason for the name change. I now have to have two names > for the same driver in /etc/modules so that I can boot between 2.2 & 2.4 as > and when I need to! > > Anyone? > > Keith both modules are in the stock 2.2.20 kernel. I just use 8139too in both. bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Proble - XFree86 4.2 and ATI 3D Rage LT Pro
On Saturday 25 May 2002 10:07, Russ Cook wrote: > Another respondent suggested I run XFree86 -configure to get a starting > config file. I did, and it worked - although low res and distorted. I > then restored my original guess at synch rates, and got my original > symptons, which confirms your suggestion that my problem is related > to sync rates. I have a Compaq Presario MV500 monitor, and have no > timing data. The Compaq web page offers no data, either. Can anyone > help? > > Thanks, > Russ Try installing the read-edid package and then dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. Bob > > On Fri, 24 May 2002, ben wrote: > > On Friday 24 May 2002 06:35 pm, Russ Cook wrote: > > > I have a Compaq Presario that I'm promoting from my kid's > > > windows machine to my Linux machine (he got a new, faster machine). > > > I tried installing the Debian X packages for version 4.1, but > > > could not get it to run. I'm using a 3D Rage LT Pro. > > > > > > The sympton is that when I run startx, the screen goes black. > > > It doesn't fault out and return to text mode - it just remains > > > black. I've identified the window manager to use, and have tried > > > changing the window manager. I've attached the XFree86 log file. > > > > > > I have XWindows successfully running on another machine, with > > > a different video card. > > > > if you can crash the x-server with ctrl-alt-backspace, then it sounds > > like the hsync and vsync modes for the monitor are wrong. if you read > > through the log, it should explain what it can and can't do in terms of > > resolution. > > > > ben > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
