HD Partition
hi all i have an 8.4GB hard drive and i would like some suggestion as to how to divide it. how much space should i devote to each directory and which ones should be real partitions and which should be logical? /usr = /home = /etc = /tmp = /root = /var = am i missing other important directories? the machine would have a maximum of three different users. i also have 64MB of RAM do i still need to make a swap partition? please cc my email address since i'm not in the user list. TYA pd
Valid Baud Rate Values
hi i tried downloading hamm files to upgrade from bo. i noticed that the ftp connection was very slow and found out that i was connected at 9600. i changed the speed to 115200 in the ppp.options file. is 11520 the fastest transfer rate that ppp can support or are there greater values? i have a 28.8 modem, what would be the optimal value it? exactly what does this values signify? thanks a lot patrick -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Debian Linux and AMD Computers
hi i would like to whether Linux in general will run on an AMD based computer and if it does how well does it perform. pd
Slink Upgrage Via Telnet
hi i was reading through the Slink release notes, and saw that it was NOT recommended to upgrade over a remote telnet connection. unfortunately this is the only way i could get online. is there a work around problem? does it take a whole lot of time to upgrade online, i mean just downloading the packages? i already have bo and hamm in CDs and it's getting kind of ridiculous to get a CD just to upgrade.
Linux to VAX
hi there i'm not quite sure if this is the right place to ask, but i'll ask anyways. i would like to port some Linux/UNIX binary files to a VAX machine. i've read that the integers and floats are very different on these machines. does anybody how make these conversion and/or know where i can get more info. are there libraries that does this conversion that is packaged with the Debian dist? i'm just really at a loss as to where to begin. TYA pd
Linux/VAX clarification
hi there again i guess i was not very clear as to what i want to do. here's the deal. i have a fortran program that spits out a binary file on an HP/UX (i'm trying to rewrite the program in C++ on Linux). now a person in italy would like to use the binary output, but she's currently working on a VAX. what changes to i have to do to my fortran code so that the binary output would be readable on a VAX? TYA pd
dselect ftp upgrade
Hi I would like to upgrade to libc6 and I tried to do so via dselect ftp, but I can not find the unstable or hamm directory at ftp.debian and dselect just quits on me. Can someone tell me how to upgrade packages via ftp. I am also insearch of an efficient web browser, and I am considering the latest version of Amaya. Is there a .deb binary yet? Any comments on this particular browser is welcomed. Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Kernel Panic !!!!!
Hi
My Linux box had problems shutting down when I Ctrl-Alt-Del, so I can boot
up in Windows, and now Linux would not boot up. When I boot up, after the
message - Running /etc/init.d/boot - I get the error message
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
Error}
hda: read-intr: error 0x49 {UncorrectableError}, LBAsect=1897876,
sector 180244
end_request: I/O dev 03:02 sector 180244
Kernel panic: EXT2-fs panic (device 03:02): ext2_read_inode:
unable to read i-node block - inode=21868, block=91022
Before all of this I was in root setting up my ppp connection to my
school. I don't think that writing my chat scripts could cause this
problems. I tried booting from a boot floopy hoping that I could use
fsck, but I still got error message above when I got to Running
/etc/init.d/boot.
Is this as serious as it looks? Do I have to reformat hda (root dir) all
over again and re-install the kernel? I'd really appreciate all the help
with this.
Thanks for Everything
Patrick
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Fixing Bad Blocks
Hi. I recently posted a message about "Kernel Panic" that was due to bad blocks in my hard drive. My plan is to just start all over. What I need now is a way to fix bad blocks or to skip over them if neccessary. I received a message that told me to use e2fsck -c /dev/hda? ( where ? is any one of my 5 partions) to find the bad the bad block and then to use badblocks to mark them. However when I did e2fsck -c /dev/hda? again it still sees the bad blocks and I am afraid that this will still cause the system to hang. I am thinking of reformatting and drive all over again. Will this fix the problem? Does any body have any suggestions. Is there any program that fixes badblocks? Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
dselect infinite loop?
Hi A weird thing happens to deselect when I run it. It keeps replacing existing files in my system even though I did not select it. And it keeps on doing this over and over again. This is the first time this has happened. Normally is simply skips over files that were already selected, but not anymore I have to Ctrl-C to stop deselect. Is this a bug with deselect or is this bug in my system? Please let me know Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Exiting VC from another
Hi I'm just wandering, but is there any way to logout of a Virtual Console from another Console (i.e. logout of tty1 from tty2)? The reason I ask this is I managed to hang tty1 and I had to kill all process on tty1 from tty2 and then rebooted the system. Is there a more elegant way of doing this? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Terminal setting: linux
Hi guys I tried using gnuplot and treid to direct my out put to the screen but I got an error message that the svga library is not available. Does any body know what wrong with this. I don't think that the svga library is missing since I found it through find and I get output through the screen. Thanks Pat -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Terminal setting: linux
Hi I tried using gnuplot and treid to direct my out put to the screen but I got an error message that the svga library is not available. Does any body know what wrong with this. I don't think that the svga library is missing since I found it through find and I get output through the screen. Thanks Pat -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: CD Installation
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, PATRICK DAHIROC wrote: > Hi. > > I am planning to obtain your official LINUX two CD Set. I have looked at > the installation page at your site and there was no instruction for a CD > installation. Could you please provide me a set of instruction of the CD > installation, the more detailed the better. > > I also would like to be able to boot to Windows 95 if I need to - is this > possible with your LINUX distribution? If it is could also provide > instruction for this. > > I realize that I have to repartition my hard drive - 1.2GB. Is it > possible to repartition with out wiping out the files that are already > present? Could you also include specific instruction for a multiple > partition, i.e. /usr. > > Last thing, which kernel version is Debian 1.3 based on. Red Hat 4.2 uses > the modular 2.0.30 kennel, is the kernel in Debian 1.3 comparable to this > kernel. If not could you please list the major differences. > > Thanks > Patrick > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Install Instructions
Hi I recently obtained a copy of Debian Linux 1.3.1 on a CD, however there were no instructions accompanying it and I looked in the Debian website for instructions for a CD installation. Could someone please send me some instructions on how to begin the installation. Do I still need the floppy rescue disks and images files? Thanks for the help Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Repartition Format
Hi I've just finished repartition my hard drive using FIPS and have confirmed that the partition was done, but the new partition doesn't seem to be formatted. I am a little bit confused how to format the new drive. Do I: (a) - Format the new drive first in DOS then boot Linux from the CD. or (b) - Format the new drive using the Linux fdisk, then boot Linux. My new disk space for Linux is around 700MB could provide a nice way of dividing this for Linux, (i.e how much do I reserve for root, swap disk (i have 16MB RAM), usr, etc). How do directly boot of the CD? From DOS or Win95? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Repartition Format
Hi I've just finished repartition my hard drive using FIPS and have confirmed that the partition was done, but the new partition doesn't seem to be formatted. I am a little bit confused how to format the new drive. Do I: (a) - Format the new drive first in DOS then boot Linux from the CD. or (b) - Format the new drive using the Linux fdisk, then boot Linux. My new disk space for Linux is around 700MB could provide a nice way of dividing this for Linux, (i.e how much do I reserve for root, swap disk (i have 16MB RAM), usr, etc). How do I directly boot off the CD? From DOS or Win95? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
block device name
I began using dselect to install program files, but after choosing the Access option on the main menu the following screen asked for the CD and the block device name. I have no idea what this means. The system recognized my CD during the reboot as hdd 655A ATAPI IDE. What do I have to type in as my block device name? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Loading Software
Hi I have a gzip tar copy of The Dotfile Generator that came on a dos formated floppy. I tried to load this through dselect but as I scrolled down the list of programs I could not find the dotfile program. Could someone send me instuction on how to install it. Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Sound card & PPP configuration
Hi I'm trying to cojfigure my computer's sound card and internet connection via PPP. As far as I can figure I have to recompile the whole kernel to get the proper devices working. Currently the kernel I'm using is 2.29 is worth it to upgrade to 2.30 (is there any big difference in stability and performance)if so do i just run 'make xconfig'. If not how do I recompile the kernel so that only the internet and sound card configuration are affected. I have read the Sound HOWTO, PPP HOWTO and Kernel HOWTO but I am still a little bit confused about the whole process since the Sound and PPP HOWTOs assumes that things are already compiled. Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Sound Config
Hi I have a Sound Blaster 16 card in my computer and as I was doing my configuration, I came across these options with no help Choice Setting [Default] Sound Blaster IRQ 7 I/O base for SB 220 Sound Blaster DMA 1 Sound Blaster 16 bit DMA5 MPU401 I/O base of SB 160 SB MPU401 IRQ -1 Audio DMA buffer size 65536 Additional low-level driversNot Installed I simply used the default settings that the system gave me. I'm not sure what they are. Could someone tell me what each of the choices are and how I can find out what the right values in case that they don't correspond with the default values. Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
PPP ?
Hi I have been trying to figure out how to setup a PPP connection to my school (Univ of MD) for almost a month. I have read quite a bit of stuff about PPP but I am no where closer to connecting, since most of the info deals with setting up a server. All I want to do is dial up to the school system where my account is located. Is there a dial up program that comes with Debian 1.3.1 CD? Also I am not sure where my modem is, should it be at /dev/tty* or /dev/cua* - what's the difference? I have already configured the kernel of TCP/IP and PPP - what's the next step? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
DUNC
Hi I recently asked for help concerning PPP dial up and it was suggested that I use DUNC for this. I already have unpacked the source code in my system but when I ran "make" the only thing it did was move the source code to /usr/bin; the code itself was not compiled. Am I forgetting to do something to compile the source code when I run "make"? Thanks for the help Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Modem Test?
Hi I've been trying to connect through my schools dial up system for sometime now with no luck. I'm starting to think that my modem is not configured correctly. I think that my modem is on /dev/tty0. I deleted the device /dev/modem that present initially and made a new symbolic from /dev/tty0 to /dev/modem. Is there any diagnostic test I can run to see if /dev/tty0 is indeed the correct device driver? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Devices?
Thanks for the help I'm able connect now just by using 'pon' after reading the README.debian in usr/doc/ppp. But I'm still puzzled by devices for starter when I boot up Linux I get the message: ... /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq=4) is a 16550A /dev/ttyS1 at ?x (irq=3) is a 16550A ... I believe 16550A is a type of modem right? But a couple of lines after this messages comes: ... Starting mouse interface server: gpm -m /dev/ttySO -t bare ... I have a PS/2 mouse how come it needs a serial driver? Are PS/2 devices and serial devices the same (My mouse works fine). And if /dev/ttyS0 is a modem why is the mouse using this device? Can someone make any sense of these? Thanks Patrick P.S. Can you recommend a good book on writing bash shell scripts. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Monitor?
Hi I was checking out the values of the environmental values of my system and noticed that TERM=linux when I 'echo $TERM' is this the correct value or is this value dependent on my monitor. If it is dependent on the monitor how do I choose the correct value? My monitor is able to shut it self off it not in use after a certain period of time under Win95. Is there an equivalent feature for Win95? Does anybody know Linux will deal with the year 2000 problem? Thanks Patrick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: color in Emacs
try xcolorsel On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 10:42:38AM +0200, Goeman Stefan wrote: > Hello, > > Putting something like this > > emacs*background:white > emacs*foreground:black > > in the .Xdefault file is nice. > > But, does there exist a list of colors to choose from. > For example, as background I used grey but I find it still to dark. > Is there a way to get it brighter (without using background:white)? > > Greetings, > > Stefan Goeman. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: very simple lan question
this is the first time i've looked at my /etc/network/interfaces file and everything is commented out. currently i configure my network interfaces from /etc/init.d/network. if i set my network from /etc/network/interfaces does this mean that i can remove /etc/init.d/network? what is the preferred way of configuring the network? On Sat, Aug 26, 2000 at 04:38:53PM -0700, Aaron Maxwell wrote: > Hi, I have two boxes (one woody, one potato) with ethernet cards, > connected by a RJ45 cable. I'd like to be able to ssh/sftp betwixt them. > > [I admit I don't grok networking much yet (that's partly why I'm doing > this, to learn). I've mainly been reading the Net-HOWTO and the man pages > for ifconfig, if(up|down), route, and references therein; let me know if > there's another FM I should RT.] > > I've given the two boxes, 'leper-messiah' [1] and 'yomama', which I've > given addresses 192.168.0.0 and 192.168.0.1 resp; and I've edited > /etc/hosts on each box appropriately. The file > 'leper-messiah:/etc/network/interfaces' contains the stanza > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.0 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > The file 'yomama:/etc/network/interfaces' contains this stanza > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > I've gotten the eth0 interface working fine (I think) on both. For > example, on yomama, 'ifconfig eth0' yields > yomama:~# ifconfig eth0 > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:F0:47:A9:A1 > inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > Interrupt:11 Base address:0xdc00 > I've enabled the appropriate services in /etc/services on both machines, > I'm pretty certain, so I don't believe that's the problem. > > I tried various manipulations of the routing table, but they didn't seem > to help. I'm not sure what other info is useful, so please ask. > > Thanks in advance. > Aaron > > [1] 'Leper Messiah' is an old Metallica song, from before they sucked. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: Where is acroread?
earlier today i installed acroread, which i downloaded from www.adobe.com. i was never aware that there was a .deb for. gv can read some .pdf files, but of course acroread does a much better job. why not just get it from adobe - it just takes 10 min to install? On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 08:10:16AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I know I got a .deb package of acroread previously but I can't find it > now. Anyone know where it is? > > > -- > Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.2 (Windows-free zone) > Book Reviews: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/bookreviews/ > Skeptical articles: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/freethinker/ > > "To be forced by desire into any unwarrantable belief is a calamity." > I.A. Richards > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: Help needed: how to set DefaultColorDepth to 32]
i am naively using gdm. where do i go to edit the color depth setting. On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 11:42:42PM -0500, William Jensen wrote: > > Edit your XF86Config file. Set your "DefaultColorDepth" to 32. In > the section for the driver your using. Restart X. > hth, > kent > > > > Which, if you don't know, is located in /etc/X11/ > > Bill > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: Debugging /bin/sh scripts?
try using set -x in your script file, ie: #!/bin/bash set -x On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 04:55:49PM -0700, Krzys Majewski wrote: > What's a good way to debug /bin/sh scripts? I thought there > was an interpreter option which would run the code line by > line, prompting after each line, but I looked through the > man/info pages and found nothing, or am I blind? I already > know about sh -x and sh -v, but these by themselves are still > a bit rough to use. If I get a good tip here I may never have > to write C code again ;) > -chris > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Debconf Web Mode?
hi all i notice now that when i do an apt-get to do an install or update my system i get the message Note: Debconf is running in web mode. Go to http://localhost:8001/ but when i use netscape to go to `http://localhost:8001/` i get an error. it seems that my system does not have this address. what do i have to do make this address work? why does debconf create this site? am i screwing up installation by not doing this.
make-kpkg
hi i'm in the process of making kernel-2.2.15. how do i use make-kpkg? to i have to run make menuconfig first or will make-kpkg walk me through the kernel configuration? do i have to issue a separate make-kpkg command to make the modules? thanks pd
Re: tracing route
on my system the command is called tracepath. is this basically traceroute renamed? On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 05:55:21PM -0400, Mike Werner wrote: > Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > What's the corresponding command in Linux to "tracert" from DOS to trace > > a rout? What package contains it? > > The command is traceroute, in the package traceroute. Another utility of > that same type is called mtr, in the package mtr. > -- > Mike Werner KA8YSD | "Where do you want to go today?" > | "As far from Redmond as possible!" > '91 GS500E| > Morgantown WV | Only dead fish go with the flow. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Sound Problems
i've just finished building kernel-2.2.15 and i think i've done everything to make my sound card work - SoundBlaster PCI 128 CT4700. below is the output of cat /dev/sndstat **-- yakko:/home/patd# cat /dev/sndstat OSS/Free:3.8s2++-971130 Load type: Driver compiled into kernel Kernel: Linux yakko 2.2.15 #1 Sun Jun 18 03:02:09 EDT 2000 i586 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 5: Roland MPU-401 Type 26: MPU-401 (UART) Type 2: Sound Blaster Type 29: Sound Blaster PnP Type 7: SB MPU-401 Card config: (Sound Blaster at 0x220 irq 7 drq 1,5) (Roland MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 9 drq 0) (SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 1 drq 0) Audio devices: Synth devices: Midi devices: Timers: 0: System clock Mixers: **-- but i still get the message '/dev/dsp: No such device' when i run apps that can use sound. i've looked at the creative lab website to check out the cards hardware setting: Interrupt (IRQ): 5, 7, 9, 10 DMA Channel: 0, 1, 3 Sound Blaster I/O Address #1: 220, 240 Sound Blaster I/O Address #2: 388 Base/MIDI port I/O Address: 320, 330, 340, 350 Wave Synthesizer I/O Address: 530, E80, F40 Hex are the "Card config:" values from above correct with regards the hardware info? my sound card is my only PCI device. dmesg has some bad output concerning PCI device. PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb4d0 PCI: Using configuration type 1 PCI: Probing PCI hardware PCI: 00:3b [1106/3040/000604] has unknown header type 00, ignoring. could this be the problem? what does this mean? but dmesg also tells me: Sound initialization started Sound initialization complete which makes me thinks that maybe things are okay. lastly i read in the kernel sound docs that to make /dev/dsp work i need to configure the kernel for 'digitized_voice_support'. however i did not encounter this option when i did 'make xconfig'. if i do have to turn this option how do i do so. thanks pd
Re: please help test debian frozen
i've been using potato since late january and have been doing apt-get dist-upgrade at least once a month. potato has been very very good to me. if not for power outages and the 'init 6' i'm prone to do, i don't need to reboot my system. On Sun, Jun 18, 2000 at 10:18:16AM +0200, Dietmar wrote: > Joey Hess wrote: > > > [ This is not an official announcement of the Debian project, just a > > Debian developer speaking up with his personal opinion. ] > > > > Debian is now well into its second test cycle for the "potato" (2.2) > > release of Debian. Now is an excellent time to help us test the > > distribution. Frozen is quite stable now; we are only making small > > changes to it every 2 weeks or so, mainly security fixes. As such, it is > > now almost as stable as stable. > > > > And of course, it is much more up-to-date, with many enhancements, > > additions, and bugfixes. At this point, in my opinion, there is no reason > > to use Debian stable except for absolutely mission critical applications. > > For exerything else, frozen is a great choice. (Put stable on your mars > > lander; use frozen in mission control ;-). > > > > So I'm writing to encourage people to upgrade to frozen, and if you can, > > do new installs with frozen. Every report we receive of another clean > > upgrade/install makes us that much more likely to release soon. So if > > you upgrade or install frozen, post a report to the mailing list > > . Describe how you upgraded or installed. > > If everything went perfectly, say so; If there were some problems, do your > > best to describe them, and any relevant information about your system. > > > > Release notes for potato are here: > > http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/ > > > > For fresh installs, an install guide is here: > > http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/install > > > > For upgrades: > > http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html > > > > CD images are here: > > http://cdimage.debian.org/potato_pre.html > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > see shy jo > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > Yes, but where should we report our experiences. > 2 weeks ago I installed potato on my box from scratch: I the boot images and > the base > system through ftp and continued with apt-get. As far as I remember there > were only > one severe problem. The loopback-device was not configured from start. So it > took me > some time to figure out why half of my net-related software would not work > and where > net-devices are generally configured in potato. For the rest potato is great. > > mfg, > Dietmar > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
SoundBlaster 128
my sound card is a SoundBlaster PCI 128 CT4700 and i'm having problems getting it to work. i.e i get the error message '/dev/dsp: No such device' does anybody know if it's okay to compile in the kernel the es1370 support for a CT4700 card? or am i just screwed with this sound card? thanks pd
Multicast Tunnel
hi all i've just finished reading the Multicast HOWTO. my question deals with the mrouted tunnel i need to create. my ISP does not support multicast so i can't to tunnel to them. am i just out of luck with multicast or is there a place that sets up multicast tunnels for a small fee (preferably for free). i really would like to have multicast so i can run sdr.
Env Variables
hi
i set the environmental variable below to dynamically change my xterm
window to title to the current working directory.
export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]2;${USER}: ${PWD}\007"'
this works really well when i login in X, but when i login from the
console my system beeps every time since \007 is the bell character.
is the a variable i can check that would tell me whether i'm running
from X or from the console, so i can conditionally set the
PROMPT_COMMAND variable?
thanks
SCWM/GNOME
hi all i'm switching window managers from enlightenment to scwm (it's about time i learn lisp). i'm using gdm as my display manager, which - correct me if i'm wrong - simply runs gdmchooser, gdmlogin, and gnome-session or Xsession depending on which session i choose. (gnome-session is called by the script /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome) what i would like to know: 1) how do i make scwm my default window manager? in /etc/gnome/default.wm if have made WM=scwm, but everytime i login in X i keep getting x-window-manager which is fvwm. 2) can i continue to use /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome or do i have to switch to Xsession? 3) anybody know how well gnome works with scwm? -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
gnome-errors & scwm
hi all i've recently changed my default window manager to scwm. however i get the following gnome-error message when i login. (i login using gdm) -- SNIP -- SESSION_MANAGER=local/yakko:/tmp/.ICE-unix/19601,tcp/yakko:2576 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 /usr/bin/x-window-manager: invalid option -- c /usr/bin/x-window-manager: invalid option -- l [Scwm][main]: <> Unknown option: `-l' Scwm Version 0.99.6.1 Usage: /usr/bin/x-window-manager [--display|-d dpy] [--expression|-e expression] [--file|-f rc_file] [--single-screen|-s] [--gc-often|-g] [--debug|-D] [--nobacktrace|-n] [--segv-cleanup-and-stop|-p] [--segv-just-stop|-P] [--no-document-formals|-N] [--blackout|-b] [--client-id id] [--version|-V] [--help|-h] Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 subshell.c: couldn't get terminal settings: Inappropriate ioctl for device ** WARNING **: Root window clicks will not work as no GNOME-compliant window manager could be found! GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL -- END SNIP -- it seems like gnome is passing scwm options that scwm doesn't use. does anybody when scwm is called. it looks like it's called after the script /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome, but i have no idea what is called after this script. thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: gnome-errors & scwm
i've finally learned my lesson the hard way. i've ditched scwm and
decided to give icewm another try - i'm begining to like it. i was
just under the impression that i can still use gnome apps with a
non-gnome compliant window manager minus some functionality. but then
again why sacrifice functionality when this is what gnome is giving.
now i know better.
On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 11:22:09AM -0700, Eric G . Miller wrote:
> You're making life difficult on yourself. I don't think Scwm is GNOME
> compliant -- so don't try to use it with GNOME. Select either the
> "Xsession" or "Debian" sessian option from GDM to use Scwm *without*
> GNOME. You really shouldn't need to muck with the scripts in /etc/gdm/,
> possibly the config file is all you should mess with.
>
> You might want to set x-window-manager to a GNOME compliant
> window-manager and just create a ~/.xession to use scwm. You might also
> want to install xsm so then you can create a bazillion different X
> session types. Up to you. There's no foolin' GNOME into using a
> non-GNOME compliant window-manager.
>
> On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 10:23:11AM -0400, Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
> > hi all
> >
> > i've recently changed my default window manager to scwm. however i
> > get the following gnome-error message when i login. (i login using
> > gdm)
> >
> > -- SNIP --
> > SESSION_MANAGER=local/yakko:/tmp/.ICE-unix/19601,tcp/yakko:2576
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > /usr/bin/x-window-manager: invalid option -- c
> > /usr/bin/x-window-manager: invalid option -- l
> > [Scwm][main]: <> Unknown option: `-l'
> >
> >
> > Scwm Version 0.99.6.1
> > Usage: /usr/bin/x-window-manager [--display|-d dpy]
> > [--expression|-e expression]
> > [--file|-f rc_file] [--single-screen|-s]
> > [--gc-often|-g] [--debug|-D]
> > [--nobacktrace|-n] [--segv-cleanup-and-stop|-p] [--segv-just-stop|-P]
> > [--no-document-formals|-N]
> > [--blackout|-b] [--client-id id]
> > [--version|-V] [--help|-h]
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
> > subshell.c: couldn't get terminal settings: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> >
> > ** WARNING **: Root window clicks will not work as no GNOME-compliant
> > window manager could be found!
> >
> > GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL
> >
> > GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL
> >
> > GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL
> >
> > GnomeUI-WARNING **: Could not open help topics file NULL
> > -- END SNIP --
> >
> > it seems like gnome is passing scwm options that scwm doesn't
> > use. does anybody when scwm is called. it looks like it's called
> > after the script /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome, but i have no idea what is
> > called after this script.
> >
> > thanks
> > pd
> >
> > --
> > "As a general rule, if you have trouble
> > with the binary system, then probably it
> > is because you do not really understand
> > the decimal system ..."
> > R.W. Hamming
> >
> >
> > --
> > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
> >
> >
>
> --
> #! /bin/sh
> echo 'Linux Must Die!' | wall
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/vmlinuz bs=1 \
> count=`du -Lb /vmlinuz | awk '{ /^([0-9])+/ ; print $1 }'`
> shutdown -r now
>
>
> --
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>
pd
--
"As a general rule, if you have trouble
with the binary system, then probably it
is because you do not really understand
the decimal system ..."
R.W. Hamming
Re: Upgrading XFree86 on slink for i810 chipset
go ahead an upgrade to potato. i've been using it for about 6mo and it's been very stable. On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:43:28PM -0500, Br. Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > I need your advice. I have an Intel i810 chipset and the driver requires > XFree86 version 3.3.6, but slink has 3.3.2. The driver also requires a > kernel module which is for 2.2 kernels, while slink has 2.0 kernels. > Additionally, the Intel support site offers the driver, and they say the > i810 driver also needs glibc2.1, presumably because they distribute it as a > binary file compiled for glibc2.1. But slink only has glibc2.0. > > First question: Do I really need glibc2.1, or can I build XFree86 and the > driver with glibc2.0? I notice two different versions of the 3.3.6 binaries > for depending on which version of glibc. Unfortunately I didn't see the i810 > driver in the binary directories, but I did find it in the Xfree86 sources. > > For the best stability, would it be better to try to keep glibc 2.0 and > build the driver on slink, or would the best solution to be to upgrade to > potato, which has kernel 2.2 and glibc2.1, but is not the stable version and > just install the binary from Intel? No matter what I will have to upgrade > the kernel to 2.2 to run the agpgart kernel module. > > Thanks in advance. > > Br. Chuck Zmudzinski > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: time is off by 1 hour
run tzconfig as root and follow the instructions. also do NOT forget to set the environmental variable TZ in your .bash_profile. On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 05:04:20AM -0400, Mathew Johnston wrote: > my timezone file contains Canada/Eastern > > when i type date, it tells me that its EST, not EDT like it should (i > think) > > so when I run ntpdate it gives me the time, minus 1 hour. > > any ideas as to how to fix this? Thanks :) > > Mathew Johnston > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
httpd and directories
hi all i've installed apache web server and i am puzzled as to how it can see my /usr/share/doc or /usr/doc directory. i was under the impression that by default all directory lookup begin at /var/www. so to go http://www.dahiroc.net/doc the directory /var/www/doc must exist. however in my /var/www directory i don't have a 'doc' directory or link - just an index.html. yet i can go to http://www.dahiroc.net/doc. can someone give a reason for this and how do i stop apache from looking in my /usr/share/doc directory. -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: 128 bit encryption netscape?
download the linux binary from the download page at home.netscape.com. http://home.netscape.com/download/0718100/1-en-linux2.2-4.74-complete-128_qual.html On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 03:01:43PM -0400, Mathew Johnston wrote: > is there a 128 bit encryption netscape package floating around? I cant > find it in my packages list. > > Thanks :) > Mat. > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: httpd and directories
On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 01:54:40PM -0500, Sean Richardson wrote: > Look in /etc/apache/srm.conf > > Alias /doc/ /usr/doc/ > ## The above line is for Debian Policy 3.0.1 (FHS), which specifies that /doc > ## is /usr/share/doc. Packages should symlink to share/doc. --apacheconfig ah so that's where it's being set. thanks. it also gives a warning that "Some packages may not work otherwise" with out this alias - so i won't bother removing it. i was just a little worried that apache can see some directories without me specifiying it. -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
compiling errors
hi all i'm having problems compiling a c++ program with g++. the errors that i get are MapCB.o: In function `cMapDisp::cMapDisp(TACTMAP_OBJECT_CLASS)': MapCB.o(.text+0x172): undefined reference to `callback_define_event(int,...)' MapCB.o(.text+0x18a): undefined reference to `callback_define_event(int,...)' MapCB.o(.text+0x1d2): undefined reference to `callback_register_handler(cb_event *, void (*)(void), void *)' MapCB.o(.text+0x1f2): undefined reference to `callback_register_handler(cb_event *, void (*)(void), void *)' it looks like linking errors. when one gets errors like this does this mean that a library (.a or .so) is missing or was a header (.h) not included? thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: Cool trick: gmc and Debs
first make sure you lesspipe on your system run 'which lesspipe'. then put "eval $(lesspipe)" in your .bash_profile or in the appropriate login script for your shell. On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 09:19:05PM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/08/2000 (03:58) : > > add this to /etc/profile: eval `/usr/bin/lesspipe` , source it, > > and then less whateveryouwant.deb. Cool, isn't it? Works with .rpm, > > .tar.gz, .zip too. > > Doesn't work for me. Odd. > > -- > Preben Randhol - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/ > "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent", Isaac Asimov > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: /etc/environment
which man page do i need to learn more about the LANG and LC_LANG variables? is there a comperhensive list of env variables? On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 10:20:31AM +0200, Jacques Foury wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 03:19:13PM +0200, Wouter Hanegraaff wrote: > > > > > > The only place I found LANG=C appeared to be /etc/environment, and > > > changing this to LANG='' appears to have solved the problem. > > > > > > Why is LANG set to C from /etc/environment; which package puts this in? > > > And what does LANG=C mean to programs in general? > > > > However, I don't know what "C" means. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Marko Cehaja > > As far as I know, 'C' is for generic english, just as in the C language... > Pleased to help... ;-) > -- > Jacques Foury > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Network Performance
hi all what tools/method would one use to evaluate the performance of a network? i'm mostly interested in tracking down bottle-necks in the network. -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: man is using gxditview
try setting the environmental variable PAGER to less or set MANOPT to -P less. read man man On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 03:21:23AM -0700, John Bagdanoff wrote: > When I use man as user, it is starting up gxditview, & in console mode > this is not nice. > > I noticed this behavior a couple of weeks ago, but as yet haven't > found how to change it back to using less. > > Any ideas? > > John > -- > > Using Linux > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: unzipping tar.bz2 files
this should work: tar -Ixvf your_file.tar.bz2 On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 09:19:58AM -0400, John Anderson wrote: > I downloaded the kernel source through dselect, but I can't seem to unzip > the kernel source because it has a tar.bz2 ending. How does someone > unzip this type of file? > > > John Kerr Anderson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: man is using gxditview
in ~/.bashrc add the following line export PAGER=less when man is invoked it checks the value of PAGER to determine which pager to use. i'm not familiar with gxditview, if this is giving you problems and you really don't need this program, get rid of it. On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 09:27:23AM -0700, John Bagdanoff wrote: > On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 11:08:34AM -0400, Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > > try setting the environmental variable PAGER to less or set MANOPT to > > -P less. read man man > > Thanks Patrick > > Can you tell me the verbatim commands to do the above? And do I do this as > user? > > As root, I have no problems with man in console mode, but as user, this > is the message I get: > Error: Can't open display: > man: command exited with status 256: /usr/bin/zsoelim > '/tmp/zmanLTXGSK' | /usr/bin/tbl | /usr/bin/groff -mandoc -TX100 > > In X, gxditview just comes up empty. Then, when I exit gxditview, I > get this: > man: command exited with status 256: /usr/bin/zsoelim > '/tmp/zmanLTXGSK' | /usr/bin/tbl | /usr/bin/groff -mandoc -TX100 > > PS: This is a low priority problem, as info works, but is > there an underlying problem with my system? > > John > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 03:21:23AM -0700, John Bagdanoff wrote: > > > When I use man as user, it is starting up gxditview, & in console mode > > > this is not nice. > > > > > > I noticed this behavior a couple of weeks ago, but as yet haven't > > > found how to change it back to using less. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > John > > > -- > > > > > > Using Linux > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > -- > > "As a general rule, if you have trouble > > with the binary system, then probably it > > is because you do not really understand > > the decimal system ..." > > R.W. Hamming > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > > Using Linux > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: man is using gxditview
On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 02:03:24AM -0700, John Bagdanoff wrote: > Uh, oh... > I opened up ~/.bashrc and found: > alias man='man -TX100 i recommend removing the line if you haven't done so already. > So, Patrick, sorry to bother you, but I now know alot more about > environmental variables, how man works & set. no need to be sorry we we're all newbies in the begining - so keep asking until you understand. it's always good to learn something new, but it's even better to share what you have learned. pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
How to get ifup/ifdown source code
i'm curious to know how ifup/ifdown does it's magic. how do i get the source code for these using apt-get -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: file too large to delete
would "cp mybigfile /dev/null" work also? On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 05:59:36AM +0100, Florian Friesdorf wrote: > On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 08:26:48PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > on Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 04:08:02AM +0100, Florian Friesdorf ([EMAIL > > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have done something really stupid. > > > I wanted to test the 'record avi' funtion of xawtv and when I realized > > > that it was still recording, there was a 6GB file. > > > xawtv crashed and ls and rm are also crashing and the file is still > > > there. > > > > Posted here recently: > > > > $ cat /dev/null > mybigfile > > $ rm mybigfile > > Thanks for the fast reply. > The file is gone. > > florian > > > -- > Florian Friesdorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OpenPGP key available on public key servers > > --> Save the future of Open Source <-- > -> Online-Petition against Software Patents <- > --> http://petition.eurolinux.org <--- -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) Library
is anybody aware of a C library to handle 4-bit BCD encoding. thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
4-bit type
here's my problem: i need to read a binary file 4-bits at time. is it possible to create a new type that is 4-bits wide? if so how do i go about it thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
gzip problem
i have a .pdf file that was gzip'd on a 64-bit Sun machine. i tried to gunzip from my linux with no luck it complained with: gunzip: myfile.pdf.gz: invalid compressed data--format violated is there a way to get around this problem. thanks pd -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Re: whiteboard/groupboard
if your LAN is multicast capable you can run sdr which has a whiteboard application. On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 05:03:43PM -0500, John Plummer wrote: > Is anyone familiar with whiteboard/groupboard type of software > for use in a classroom LAN for Debian? This is to counter a MS > Net Meeting proposal. Searchng the archives was unsuccessful. > Thanks. > jcp > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
chroot'd named & dpkg-sources
hi all i just found that there was a new exploit for bind. i just also finished reading Chroot-BIND HOWTO. this might be a good time to apply what i've learned. i've already created my 'named' system user acct with a /bin/false shell and /chroot/named home directory. i've copied the contents of /etc/bind/* to /chroot/named/etc/bind, created /chroot/named/dev/null and modified the syslogd init file. now i'm ready to compile the bind source code, which i downloaded did by doing 'apt-get source'. now i have a bind_*.dsc, bind_*.tar.gz, bind_*.diff.gz, and a bind-* directory. do i still have to run 'dpkg-source -x bind_*.dsc' or are the contents of the bind-* directory the output of dpkg-source? if i edit some of the file in the bind-* directory. is it ok for me to run 'dpkg-buildpackage; dpkg --install *.deb'? -- "As a general rule, if you have trouble with the binary system, then probably it is because you do not really understand the decimal system ..." R.W. Hamming
Bag o' Questions
hi i have three question that you may be able to help me out. 1) I'm running gnome-terminal as my xterm. The title on the window simply says 'Terminal'. Is possible to have the window title dynamically change to the current working directory. Kinda like the way emacs changes the window title to the name of the current file. 2) (C/C++) I need to put ints, floats, and doubles in to char* arrays (weird huh). Essentially what I would like the is to have the byte information stored in a float (4bytes) and a char[4] (total 4bytes) to be identical. What's the proper way to do this? 3) In zsh the is a command 'vared' that allow environment variables to be edited on th fly. Is there a comparable command on bash?
Updating db.root
hi i'm running my own dns server from my home i would like to update my db.root file. where do i have to go get an update version of this file? is this information available from the debian web site? thanks
Re: Updating db.root
what's dig? how do i use it? On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 02:49:37AM +, Pollywog wrote: > Isn't it preferable to get the root hints using dig? > > -- > Andrew > > > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Bob Bernstein wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 09:38:32PM -0400, Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > > > i'm running my own dns server from my home i would like to update my > > > db.root file. where do i have to go get an update version of this > > > file? is this information available from the debian web site? > > > > Go to ftp.rs.internic.net and get the file 'named.root' in /domain. Rename > > it db.root. Aug 22, 1997 is the date on it. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Files in the future
hi i've got npt to work on my system and the date is now correct. however i may have created a little problem. before ntp, the date on my system was already Feb ??, 2000. most of files have a time-stamp of Feb 2000. Should I touch all the files on my system to correct the time-stamp. Are there any potential problems with having files time-stamped in the future? Are there any problems with files all having the same time-stamp (time-stamp dependency issues)? thanks pd
STL ?
all - is the STL built into gcc 2.9.x and/or egcs or do i have to download it from SGI's website? if it's in gcc or egcs which is better to use? thanks -- Patrick Dahiroc E-OIR Measurements Inc. TEL: 703-704-2856
Network Security / SRP
hi all i'm trying to make my system as secure as possible, in light of recent news of networks getting broken. the first thing i did was to turn off services spawned by the inet daemon that i don't use. currently the following are the only ones running - i didn't turn them off since i don't know exactly what they do: discard daytime time saft?? What is this used for? is this like ftp? cvspserver ?? is this safe to turn off? i dont quite know what discard, daytime, and time do is it safe to turn these guys off? i run nntp - does nntp rely on daytime and time? in general is it better to use tcpserver than the inet daemon. i run qmail which uses tcpserver and i'm planning to have sshd be spawned by tcpserver. i've read the tcpserver is better than inet - does anyone have any opinion on this? are there any draw backs to removing the inet daemon completely? if i can turn off the services i've listed above i would not have any use for inet. has anyone have any experience with SRP - Secure Remote Password. is this similar to ssh. i've also looked at FreeS/WAN and it looks like a very good solution to network security. is anyone using this now and how is it working for you? while reading about FreeS/WAN i also came across DNSSEC - DNS Security - featured in Bind-8.2.2p5, which i am using. exactly what is this feature and how do i take advantage of it? thanks pd
Kernel Upgrade: Slink to Potato
hi i'm thinking of upgrading to Potato - from what i've read is that Potato is pretty safe to use - i realize that i need to upgrade my kernel to do this. If is give the commands root> apt-get update root> apt-get dist-upgrade with the sources.list pointing to unstable. will this automatically get the 2.2.? kernel and go through the configuration process. or do i have to get the latest kernel first configure it and then run the apt-get commands. thanks patrick
RE: Kernel Upgrade: Slink to Potato
thanks for the info on Potato. if i do decide to go to Potato is there something i should be wary of. it appears from the other distro that the 2.2 kernel is working fine. does Potato have any specific issues with the 2.2 kernel i.e is something horribly broken that makes Potato very unstable under kernel 2.2? Thanks -Original Message- From: Brian Servis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: 12/30/99 3:15 PM Subject: Re: Kernel Upgrade: Slink to Potato *- On 30 Dec, Patrick Dahiroc wrote about "Kernel Upgrade: Slink to Potato" > hi > > i'm thinking of upgrading to Potato - from what i've read is that Potato is > pretty safe to use - i realize that i need to upgrade my kernel to do this. potato should run just fine on a 2.0.x kernel. I would only do one upgrad potato/kernel at a time. > If is give the commands > root> apt-get update > root> apt-get dist-upgrade > with the sources.list pointing to unstable. will this automatically get the Point it at the release name of potato and not unstable. When potato finally goes stable you don't want a suprise the next time you update apt-get and you have upgraded to the next unstable(woody) release. > 2.2.? kernel and go through the configuration process. or do i have to get > the latest kernel first configure it and then run the apt-get commands. > No, the kernel will not automatically upgrade. This topic has been hashed out before on this list, check the archives. You will need to grab the kernel source package and build you own kernel. Brian Servis -- Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.
apt-get warning
hi all apt-get occasionally gives me the error below when i do an install or and upgrade Global symbol "$idtoelt" requires explicit package name at /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/FrontEnd/Web.pm line 199, <> chunk 3. debconf: failed to initialize Web frontend debconf: falling back to Gtk frontend debconf: failed to initialize Gtk frontend debconf: falling back to Dialog frontend i see that i need to set $idtoelt to a 'frontend', but what is a 'frontend'? and what is the correct frontend to set $idtoelt?
How to use 2 IPs and 1 machine
hi all i have 2 static IP address (actually i have 3 IP address one is assigned to a Win95 machine). i don't know the best way to utilize the resources i have. i was kinda wanting to make one IP to be used by my http server and the other to be used by my named and my mail server, but i don't know if this legal. since it seems to me that i would have to assign two IP address to the same machine.? any suggestion on how i could use the 2 IPs i have. thanks pd
How to use ntp/ntpdate to fix my clock
hi all the time on my machine is seriously messed up - currently my machine is already on Feb 15, 2000. digging through the package database i came across ntp and ntpdate and installed both (i have an always on connection to the net). all i want to do i to keep the time on my machine correct. so now i think i only need ntpdate when i try to run ntpdate it complains i need specify a server to ask. is there a list of machine that listens for ntpdate connection? where? do i need to get permission (something to do with auth stuff) to ask those machines for the time? thanks pd
Potato->Woody Upgrade: Removed Package
hi all i'm considering upgrading my potato box to woody over the holidays. i've changed /etc/apt/sources.list to point to woody and commented out security. i then ran apt-get update and apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade. the output of dist-upgrade was a little troubling. <-- dist-upgrade OUTPUT --> Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... The following packages will be REMOVED: data-dumper gnucash kbd modconf modutils perl-5.005 sysvinit util-linux xcontrib xemacs20-nomule xmailtool xmanpages xpm4g The following NEW packages will be installed: autoconf2.13 autotools-dev bonobo console-common cpp-2.95 defoma expect g++-2.95 g77-2.95 gcc-2.95 gconf gobjc-2.95 groff-base host icewm-common ifupdown ipchains klogd libbonobo2 libbz2-1.0 libcap1 libdb3 libdns4 libdps1 libefs1 libfreetype6 libgal11 libgconf11 libgdk-pixbuf-gnome2 libgdk-pixbuf2 libgnome-vfs0 libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint-data libgnomeprint15 libgpmg1-dev libhtml-tagset-perl libisc3 liblcms liblwres1 libmagick5 libnetpbm9 liboaf0 libole2-0 libperl5.6 libplot libsasl7 libscrollkeeper0 libssl0.9.6 libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 libttf2 libungif4g libwww0 libxaw6 libxaw6-dev libxaw7 libxml2 logrotate mailx net-tools netkit-inetd netkit-ping ntp-simple oaf perl perl-doc perl-modules perl-suid portmap python-base python1.5-base scrollkeeper tcl8.3 texinfo tk8.3 xlibs xlibs-dev xscreensaver-gnome xserver-common-v3 xutils The following packages have been kept back tetex-bin vim WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) 421 packages upgraded, 79 newly installed, 13 to remove and 2 not upgraded. <-- dist-upgrade OUTPUT --> there is a warning that sysvinit and util-linux will be removed. is this to suppose to happen? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
Woody Upgrade Question
are the packages sysvinit and linux-util suppose to be removed when upgrading from potato to woody? apt-get gave me the warning: WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) when i simulated the dist-upgrade. thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
Woody Upgrade REMOVED sysvinit and util-linux.
This is the message that apt-get dist-upgrade gave me: WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) should i install back sysvinit and util-linux after the upgrade or can i just ignore these packages? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
dpkg-preconfig: command not found
hi all is the command dpkg-preconfig equivalent to dpkg-preconfigure? my system has the perl script dpkg-preconfigure but NOT dpkg-preconfig. can i make the symlink: dpkg-preconfig->/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure dpkg-preconfig is causing apt-get to fail because it does NOT exist. apt-get error: /bin/sh: dpkg-preconfig: command not found E: Write error - write (32 Broken pipe) E: Failure running script dpkg-preconfig --apt thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
gnome-xml & glade include files
can anyone clue me in as to which packages contains: gnome-xml/tree.h glade/glade.h thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
ice window manager not working
hi i'm using icewm for my window manager. on one of my accounts the window manager does not work i.e when i bring up gnome-terminal i cannot move it around and i don't have any virtual windows. but when i login on a different account using the same window manger everything works fine. how do i fix this problem? thanks patrick __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
Re: ice window manager not working
i use gdm for x manager. does gdm i still use .xsession? i thought that only xdm uses .xsession. if so what would be the corresponding file for gdm? --- Jerome Acks Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > > > hi > > > > i'm using icewm for my window manager. on one of > my > > accounts the window manager does not work i.e when > i > > bring up gnome-terminal i cannot move it around > and i > > don't have any virtual windows. but when i login > on a > > different account using the same window manger > > everything works fine. how do i fix this problem? > > > > thanks > > > > patrick > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > If you are using gnome, run gnome control center / > window manager and > select icewm. If icewm is already the current > selection, try a different > window manager and then reselect icewm. > > Or edit .xsession and make last line in the file > "exec icewm" > > -- > Jerome > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
Re: ice window manager not working
i finally fixed the problem by removing ~/.gnome/session, i must have corrupted this file one way or another. when i looked at the home directory i don't the file .xsession. in any case things are back to normal now. well almost i still don't have my virtual windows, and i've forgotten how make them. can anybody remind me how to make them? thanks --- Jerome Acks Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > > > i use gdm for x manager. does gdm i still use > > .xsession? i thought that only xdm uses .xsession. > if > > so what would be the corresponding file for gdm? > > > gdm uses scripts in /etc/gdm/Sessions. If you start > Xsession or Debian > from gdm, ~/.xsession is used. You could start gnome > by starting > Xsession and having "exec gnome-session" as last > line in your .xsession > file. > > gnome defaults are in /etc/gnome and uses system > default window manager > specified in /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager. > Your specific gnome > window manager would be in > ~/.gnome/wm-properties/Config. > > > > > > > > --- Jerome Acks Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >>Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > >> > >> > >>>hi > >>> > >>>i'm using icewm for my window manager. on one of > >>> > >>my > >> > >>>accounts the window manager does not work i.e > when > >>> > >>i > >> > >>>bring up gnome-terminal i cannot move it around > >>> > >>and i > >> > >>>don't have any virtual windows. but when i login > >>> > >>on a > >> > >>>different account using the same window manger > >>>everything works fine. how do i fix this > problem? > >>> > >>>thanks > >>> > >>>patrick > >>> > >>>__ > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > >>>Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > >>>http://greetings.yahoo.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>If you are using gnome, run gnome control center / > >>window manager and > >>select icewm. If icewm is already the current > >>selection, try a different > >>window manager and then reselect icewm. > >> > >>Or edit .xsession and make last line in the file > >>"exec icewm" > >> > >>-- > >>Jerome > >> > >> > > > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -- > Jerome > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
removing directories in /usr/share/doc/
is it completely safe to simply 'rm -rf' certain directories in /usr/share/doc? i've noticed that /usr/share/doc takes up the largest disk space in my /usr partition and i hardly ever read any doc in it, since i can almost always find the doc somewhere in the net. and some packages even have the same doc in different languages taking up even more space. it would be nice if apt-get has an option to not install files destined for /usr/share/doc/. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Re: removing directories in /usr/share/doc/
> Many times, there will be specific doc packages, > i.e. this > output from "dpkg -l | grep doc" : > gnome-db-doc > gnome-dev-doc > gnome-doc-tools > gnumeric-doc > kernel-doc-2.2.20 > kernel-doc-2.4.17 > multi-gnome-terminal-doc > phpdoc > wine-doc > > Have you removed all of them, 1st? yes. these were the ones i removed first. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
initrd and kernel 2.4.17
hi all i'm in the process of upgrading my woody box to kernel 2.4.17. does 2.4.17 require initrd to boot-up? if so aside from adding kernel support for ramdisk and initrd what else should be done to create a new kernel and how memory should i allocate, by default it is 4096? is it really beneficial to boot through ramdisk and could someone explain why? i've read initrd.txt in the kernel-source directory and to me the benefit does not seem that great. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Adding new kernel modules
hi i've been running kernel 2.4.17 for a week now and things are great even sound is working as a module. what i want to do now is to have reiserfs as a module. is it possible to just build the desired module and not reinstall a new kernel? thanks pd __ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/
PPP dial-up problem
hi all, i'm having trouble connection using ppp dial-up. when i look at /var/log/ppp.log i see the following message just before the connection i taken down: Serial connection established Coulndn't attach tty to ppp unit 0: Invalid argument so it looks like the chat script succeeded, but something failed with pppd. i just use the command 'pon' to connect. can someone explain why a tty needs to attach to ppp and what i have to do to fix it. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PPP dial-up problem
that should probably do the trick, i'm using woody with kernel 2.4.17 and the ppp package i installed was for stable - doh! i'll download ppp 2.4.1.uus-4 and hope that things will work. thanks pd --- "Satelle, StevenX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you just upgraded you kernel 2.4? I did and > afterwards I tried to dial > up and got the same error, a search tells me the > problem is that when you > upgrade your kernel you also need to upgrade pppd. I > haven't tested it yet > but I think it will work > > > -Original Message- > From: Patrick Dahiroc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 April 2002 20:42 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: PPP dial-up problem > > hi all, > > i'm having trouble connection using ppp dial-up. > when > i look at /var/log/ppp.log i see the following > message > just before the connection i taken down: > > Serial connection established > Coulndn't attach tty to ppp unit 0: Invalid argument > > so it looks like the chat script succeeded, but > something failed with pppd. i just use the command > 'pon' to connect. can someone explain why a tty > needs > to attach to ppp and what i have to do to fix it. > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
