Re: keeping the screen on
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:36:26PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 10:21:02PM +, q wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 09:16:14PM +, q wrote: > > > debs, > > > > > > since i use rather nice background images for my > > > potato boxes, i like to keep the screens on even though, > > > i may not be using my computers for more than 15 > > > minutes, after which the screens go black. > > > > > > which package controls the "black-out" feature? > > > (xscreensaver is listed as, "pn" by "dpkg -l > > > xscreensaver," so i don't believe it's that package.) > > > > rob and bob, thank you. > > > > bentley taylor. > > care to write up a newbieDoc on "how to keep your screen > from blanking out" now that you've figured it out? > > -- > volunteer to document your experience for next week's > newbies -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc > > > -- i wish i could take credit for figuring it out, but it was rob hudson who advised me of this elegant command: xset s off and it was bob nielsen who advised: man xset hth. (i would have attached their email responses, but i haven't figured out how to do that in mutt, yet.) bentley taylor. //
Re: keeping the screen on
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 04:22:48PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:08:27PM +0000, cls/cs wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:36:26PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 10:21:02PM +, q wrote: > > > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 09:16:14PM +, q wrote: > > > > > debs, > > > > > > > > > > since i use rather nice background images for my > > > > > potato boxes, i like to keep the screens on even though, > > > > > i may not be using my computers for more than 15 > > > > > minutes, after which the screens go black. > > > > > > > > > > which package controls the "black-out" feature? > > > > > (xscreensaver is listed as, "pn" by "dpkg -l > > > > > xscreensaver," so i don't believe it's that package.) > > > > > > > > rob and bob, thank you. > > > > > > > > bentley taylor. > > > > > > care to write up a newbieDoc on "how to keep your screen > > > from blanking out" now that you've figured it out? > > > > i wish i could take credit for figuring it out, but it > > was rob hudson who advised me of this elegant command: > > > > xset s off > > > > and it was bob nielsen who advised: > > > > man xset > > > > hth. > > > > (i would have attached their email responses, but i > > haven't figured out how to do that in mutt, yet.) > > i saw them fly by -- i was hoping you've found some other handy > features of xset, and being a fresh discovery for you, you might > be able to present it in a way that next month's newbies might > find handy. i've got some work-related things bogging me down till the end of the year. after that, i can come up for air ...and maybe contribute what little i think i know. > > http://www.eGroups.com/files/newbieDoc/ > > as for attaching messages -- it's similar to attaching files. > when done editing your message, you're at mutt's COMPOSE stage: > > 'a' to attach a file > 'A' to attach a message > you can select which mailbox to use, and then > you'll need to TAG the messages (type 't') you > want to attach; 'q'uit to get back to composing > 'D' to DELETE an attachment from your message > > (by the way -- i just found this, myself, by typing '?' at > various stages of interaction with mutt. pretty cool.) thx for the info. i'll give it a try. > > -- > There are only two places in the world where time takes > precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. > --William Glasser > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]***http://www.dontUthink.com/ > > volunteer to document your experience for next week's > newbies -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: MKBOOT problems
On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 07:42:04AM -0800, Tom Schuetz wrote: > Thanks to everyone for the ongoing responses to my newbie dreck. > > Why, when I MKBOOT VMLINUZ-2.2.12, would the system come back to me on three > different BRAND NEW disks with a "write protected or other error"? > > I really doubt it's the disks. Is there a known problem with that version? > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > // i don't have experience with 2.2.16, but i've been using mkboot since 2.0.36 andi've not had probs. i had to make sure that i used the complete directory to mkboot. e.g., # mkboot /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17 hth, bentley taylor // -- running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
can't make menuconfig
debs, i'm looking to roll 2.4.0 for my potato box; but i'm getting ncurses issues. (i have libc6-dev, which prevents my having libc5-dev, which, apparently ncurses needs) suggestions? ia, t. bentley taylor. // running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17 Script started on Sat Jan 6 01:16:57 2001 cls210:/tmp/linux# make menuconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts/lxdialog all make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/linux/scripts/lxdialog' /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses collect2: ld returned 1 exit status >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. >> >> You must have Ncurses installed in order >> to use 'make menuconfig' make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/linux/scripts/lxdialog' make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 cls210:/tmp/linux# wx exit Script done on Sat Jan 6 01:17:22 2001
Re: can't make menuconfig
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 09:42:03AM +0100, Sebastiaan wrote: > Hi, > > on a clean system, I install the following packages before compiling the > kernel (Debian way): > kernel-source-2.2.18 kernel-package libc6-dev bin86 libncurses5-dev gcc > fakeroot dpkg-dev > > Perhaps you missed something? > > Greetz, > Sebastiaan > > > On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, cls/cs wrote: > > > debs, > > > > i'm looking to roll 2.4.0 for my potato box; but i'm > > getting ncurses issues. (i have libc6-dev, which > > prevents my having libc5-dev, which, apparently ncurses > > needs) > > > > suggestions? > > > > ia, t. > > > > bentley taylor. > > > > // > > > > running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) > > kernel: 2.2.17 > > > > libncurses5-dev was the missing piece of the puzzle. thanks for the help, sebastiaan. cheers. bentley taylor. //
2.4.0 and 3com 905c
debs, i've been using stock kernel 2.2.17 that came with potato. it recognized my 3com nic (as 3com 3c905c) and works wonderfully. i would like to ungrade to kernel 2.4.0 (now that it's stable). after rebooting a custom 2.4.0, i can't seem to get the nic recognized by the kernel. in the recompile, i specified 3com (and the 900 series). does anyone know how i can get the 3com nic (that 2.2.17 sees as 3c905c) to be recognized by 2.4.0? ia, t. bentley taylor. // running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
not getting all mail
debs, fetchmail told me that i had 317 new messages; but i think my system shut off at 200. 1. how do i set up exim/fetchmail/mutt to give me all the mail? 2. is there a way for me to get the 117 emails that did not show up in /var/spool/mail/foo? ia, t. bentley taylor. // -- running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
Re: not getting all mail--now working
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 09:27:55AM +, cls/cs wrote: > debs, > > fetchmail told me that i had 317 new messages; but i > think my system shut off at 200. > > 1. how do i set up exim/fetchmail/mutt to give me all > the mail? > > 2. is there a way for me to get the 117 emails that > did not show up in /var/spool/mail/foo? > > ia, t. > > bentley taylor. > > // > -- > > running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) > kernel: 2.2.17 > > > -- now it seems to be working. bentley taylor. //
Re: not getting all mail
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 08:43:17PM +0100, Philipp Schulte wrote: > On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 09:27:55AM +0000, cls/cs wrote: > > > fetchmail told me that i had 317 new messages; but i > > think my system shut off at 200. > > > > 1. how do i set up exim/fetchmail/mutt to give me all > > the mail? > > Are you looking for this one (from /etc/exim.conf): > > # This sets the maximum number of messages that will be accepted in one > # connection. The default is 10, which is probably enough for most purposes, > # but is too low on dialup SMTP systems, which often have many more mails > # queued for them when they connect. > > smtp_accept_queue_per_connection = 100 > > Phil > // thank you. bentley taylor. // running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
Re: Machine/Domain Name
On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 10:51:17AM -0500, Christopher W. Aiken wrote: > > My Debian system has a name of "darkstar.localdomain" > When I'm at home I can no longer send email to my office > because of "spam" filters that were setup to reject any > mail from rdsomains that are unresolvable. > > I have exim setup with my ISP's smtp server for outgoing > mail. Mail gets delivered to everyone I send to except > to my office. > > How do I change the name of my machine to darkstar.cwaiken.com? > cwaiken.com is my domain name at a re-director service and is > resolvable and should work. > > --- > Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA > chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com > Current O/S: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2_r2 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > // would editing "/etc/hostname" be appropriate? (or did i miss what you wanted?) hth bentley taylor. // -- || || |||bentley taylor||| cls-c/s || | 617 s nevada ave | || colo spgs, co 80903 |||t: 719.471.0380.128 ||| f: 719.471.1412 || || running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
Re: Linux 2.4.0 on Debian 2.2 R2
On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 01:55:12PM -0800, Michael Madden wrote: > When I used dpkg to install the new modutils package, > it gave me the option of installing a new /etc/modules > file. If you choose yes, it gives you a basic > /etc/modules files just with comments. You'll > need to put in a line for each module you want loaded. > > For example, my /etc/modules looks like this: > # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time > 3c59x > es1371 > > Thanks, > > Mike > > --- pplaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael Madden wrote: > > > > > I'd written yesterday describing problems with > > linux > > > 2.4.0, Debian 2.2 R2, and NE2000/3C509 NICS. > > Thanks > > > for all the help! > > > > > > The working solution was to download and install > > the > > > new modutils package from: > > > > > > http://people.debian.org/~wakkerma/modutils_2.4.1-0potato1_i386.deb > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > // > > > > debs, > > > > modutils 2.4.1-0potato1 i386.deb broke my eth0 id > > during boot and, thus, broke > > the connection to my dsl pipe. i re-installed > > modutils 2.3.11-13.1, but still > > no eth0. > > > > 1. am i looking at a re-install of potato? (i just > > can't go back to using my > > 56k modem on a regular basis.) > > > > 2. if modutils 2.4.1*.deb will work with kernel > > 2.4.0, what other steps would > > be necessary to bring back my eth0? > > > > ia, t. > > > > bentley taylor. > > > > // > > hi michael, ...works great. you've saved me a few hours (of re-installing and tweeking). thank you x 3. bentley taylor. //
fetchmail nameserver failure
debs, it seems like once a week, my fetchmail gets stuck with an email address it cannot recognize. (i usually then just download the mail with netscape and keep going.) once the error comes up, fetchmail won't download any other messages. attached is the script. ...suggestions? ia, t. bentley taylor. // running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17
[pplaw@pcisys.net: fetchmail nameserver failure]
- Forwarded message from cls/cs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 14:23:48 + From: cls/cs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: fetchmail nameserver failure Reply-To: cls/cs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Running: debian gnu/linux, version 2.2 (http://www.debian.org) Kernel: 2.2.17 debs, it seems like once a week, my fetchmail gets stuck with an email address it cannot recognize. (i usually then just download the mail with netscape and keep going.) once the error comes up, fetchmail won't download any other messages. attached is the script. ...suggestions? ia, t. bentley taylor. // running: debian gnu/linux (http://www.debian.org) kernel: 2.2.17 - End forwarded message - // ...oops, i forgot the attachment. sorry... b. // -- Script started on Wed Jan 17 13:41:16 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fetchmail 423 messages for pplaw at mail.pcisys.net (1456350 octets). reading message 1 of 423 (5337 octets) . fetchmail: nameserver failure while looking for `penguinpowered.com' during poll of mail.pcisys.net. fetchmail: nameserver failure while looking for `penguinpowered.com' during poll of mail.pcisys.net. not flushed fetchmail: POP timeout fetchmail: client/server protocol error while fetching from mail.pcisys.net fetchmail: Query status=4 (PROTOCOL) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ exit exit Script done on Wed Jan 17 13:49:23 2001
am i hacked?
debs, i just ran uptime on my single-user box connected to the office dsl pipe. it shows 3 users; and there's only one non-root account. 1. how do i find out who are the other 2 users? 2. does this mean that i've be hacked? ia, t. bentley taylor. running: debian gnu/linux ( http://www.debian.org ) kernel: 2.2.17 // Script started on Thu Jan 25 12:40:30 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uptime 12:40pm up 3 days, 18:54, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.02, 0.00 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ exit exit Script done on Thu Jan 25 12:40:37 2001
Re: Microsoft Scroll Mouse
On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 11:04:31PM -0500, D-Man wrote: > > In /etc/X11/XF86Config > > change the mouse protocol to "MS IM" (or something like that, I'll > check my config once I get back to my computer) and add the line > > ZAxisMapping 4 5 > > to the pointer section. This causes the wheel to be translated to > button 4 and button 5 events. (of course, it is then up to the gui to > handle these events appropriately) > > HTH, > -D > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 12:04:52AM -0600, Zac Epkes wrote: > | Sorry, I have a microsoft intellimouse and cant get the scroll button to > | work... any ideas? thnX > | > | - Zac > | > | > | -- > | 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] > hi, will you send me a copy of your /etc/X11/XF86Config file. ...can't seem to get it work. thx. bentley taylor. //
Re: does anyone here use update-menus?
On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 10:05:55PM -0800, Xucaen wrote: > Hi all.. > > I've added new menu files to /etc/menu but > update-menus doesn't see them. I got this to > work with one menu file I added, but I've added > three more since and they don't show up. > here's one that I am trying to get to work, this > is /etc/menu/jed: > > ?package(jed):needs="text" \ > section="Apps/Editors" \ > title="jed" \ > command="/usr/bin/jed" > > just as a comparison, here is my emacs, which > does work, /usr/lib/menu/emacs20: > > ?package(emacs20):\ > needs="text"\ > section="Apps/Editors"\ > title="Emacs 20"\ > command="/usr/bin/emacs20"\ > icon=/usr/share/emacs/20.7/etc/gnu.xpm > > > the only difference is the icon, but that > shouldn't matter.. > does anyone else see something that maybe i'm > missing? > The docs say that anything in > /etc/menu will override /usr/lib/menu > > any ideas? > > thanks! > > xucaen > i'm just guessing here, but my /etc/menu/foo use: needs="X11"\ (rather than, "text") ... once again, ...just guessing. bentley taylor potato, icewm/liquid ... //
Re: Vids ?
On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 03:33:31PM -0700, Brandeil macleod wrote: >hi ! > I have been trying to install some packages to run MPEG/AVI etc but with > no luck. Tried xmms plugins and xanim put nothing want to insatll. > > Also tried to install real player according to real.com for the debian > version but unable to install. > > > Any pointers please. > > thanks > > brandeil > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > have you tried: http://www.mpegtv.com ? it's what i use for mpg's. there used to be a .deb for it but i haven't seen it lately. i just used the tarballs for all but one of my boxes. hth. bentley taylor. //
ghost /dev/fd0
debs, i floppy boot potato. if i need to access mount or superformat another floppy, i cannot access /dev/fd0. suggustions? ti,a. bentley taylor. att. // running: debian gnu/linux ( http://www.debian.org ) kernel: 2.2.17 Script started on Sat Feb 3 16:25:01 2001 cls210:/home/bt# superformat /def v/fd0 Not a floppy drive cls210:/home/bt# exit Script done on Sat Feb 3 16:25:16 2001 mount_02042001_a Description: Binary data
Re: How to delete a file called "-gzip"?
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 11:29:39PM +0100, Kerstin Hoef-Emden wrote: > > Hi, > > this is a completely stupid thing I did. I wanted to make a zipped tar > archive of my complete user home account and write it to MOD. > > Unfortunately I used the following line: > > tar -cvvf -gzip /mod/name-of-archive folder-name > > Now my home-partition is 100 % full and I don´t know how to delete that > -gzip file! :-( > Gee, why doesn´t tar realize that things starting with "-" are no file > names. > > I tried > rm "-gzip" > rm ´-gzip´ > rm \-gzip > > None of these worked. > > What is the trick? (There must be one ...) > > > Regards, > > Kerstin ...guessing here, but if you mv -gzip foo (foo being some other name not beginning with "-") and then rm foo does that work? bentley taylor. ps. i'm too chicken to replicate a -foo file. //
