Re: Web site development

2001-03-28 Thread Paul Kimber
> Any Zope users out there? Yes, been using zope for a few months. > Does it come with an easy-to-use DTML editing environment? Not really, theres a fair bit of learning involved to get working with DTML - but - Zope does allow use of HTML and 'structured text' which is parsed into HTML. Very

Re: debian: size of stable, testing and unstable files

2001-03-28 Thread Ron Peterson
Brendan J Simon wrote: > > I'm considering mirroring Debian for our company. I'd like to know how > much diskspace I would require. Can someone tell me the size of the > following Debian Distros. Is there a webpage with this information ?? > Is it automagically updated ??? I mirror debian, deb

debian: size of stable, testing and unstable files

2001-03-28 Thread Brendan J Simon
I'm considering mirroring Debian for our company. I'd like to know how much diskspace I would require. Can someone tell me the size of the following Debian Distros. Is there a webpage with this information ?? Is it automagically updated ??? Diskspace required for each of these Debian dis

Re: Web site development

2001-03-28 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Lorenzo De Vito wrote: > I would like to ask to you, If you must create a website with over 40 pages > and > a database management (can be MySql) what kind of tool do you use, I know > that I > can use pure HTML with textual editor but if you know a RAD for HTML on > LinuxPPc > you make me happ

Re: Problems with Bootx and G3

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 10:20:14AM -0800, David Moruzzi wrote: > I have an beige G3 desktop (old world?) I am trying to get bootx to load the > installer from the ramdisk. What I get is the Linux splash and near the > bottom of the boot info page "Ramdisk could not find a ramdisk image > starting a

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 01:04:26PM -0500, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > > I do see the new input layer. It does't compile, no matter how many times > I rerun menuconfig. But maybe I'm doing something wrong, don't know what. it took me a couple times to get it right. > Security issues aren't importan

Re: Web site development

2001-03-28 Thread Aleck Zander
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Lorenzo De Vito wrote: > Anyone know Coldfusion (Allaire) Linux version ? I try to install it but it > report me an error "cannot execute binary files" there is, I think, some > compatibility trouble with linuxppc, the file is a tar.gz extension but when > start the script, th

Web site development

2001-03-28 Thread Lorenzo De Vito
Anyone know Coldfusion (Allaire) Linux version ? I try to install it but it report me an error "cannot execute binary files" there is, I think, some compatibility trouble with linuxppc, the file is a tar.gz extension but when start the script, the installation report me an error. I would like to as

Re: BIG Problem...need BIG Medicine

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Cordes
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:01:55AM -0500, W. Crowshaw wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 04:47:39AM -0400, Peter Cordes wrote: > > > > grep -l '^[\./]*bin/' /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list | # find pkgs with file in > > /bin > > sed -e sX/var/lib/dpkg/info/XX -e 'sX\.list$XX' | # strip down to pkg nam

Uploads required for 2.2r3

2001-03-28 Thread Martin Schulze
[Not only Overfiend wants to spam, me too Please be careful when replying to this mail.] Packages listed below need a recompile for some architectures. Could these be issued? Since they'll have to go into stable please ensure that you build them on a stable machine. Further investigation ---

Re: BIG Problem...need BIG Medicine

2001-03-28 Thread W. Crowshaw
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 05:13:51AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > zcat base2_2.tgz | tar -xvf - ./bin > > in your root filesystem, which you can mount on /mnt (from the boot > floppy) like so: > > mount -t ext2 /dev/hdaX /mnt > > hdaX being your root partition. > > > -- > Ethan Benson > ht

Re: BIG Problem...need BIG Medicine

2001-03-28 Thread W. Crowshaw
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 04:47:39AM -0400, Peter Cordes wrote: > > grep -l '^[\./]*bin/' /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list | # find pkgs with file in > /bin > sed -e sX/var/lib/dpkg/info/XX -e 'sX\.list$XX' | # strip down to pkg name > xargs apt-get --reinstall install # reinstall them. > Thank you SO

Re: what happened to gvim?

2001-03-28 Thread Mark Jaroski
On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 01:05:32PM -0800, Matt Brubeck wrote: > Can we get a powerpc Debian developer to do this and make an NMU, or could > the autobuilder's maintainer cause it to rebuild vim-gtk? In case the autobuilder isn't doing it yet: http://www.geekhive.net/debian/vim-gtk_5.7.019

Problems with Bootx and G3

2001-03-28 Thread David Moruzzi
I have an beige G3 desktop (old world?) I am trying to get bootx to load the installer from the ramdisk. What I get is the Linux splash and near the bottom of the boot info page "Ramdisk could not find a ramdisk image starting at 0." I partitioned the drive with the mac partition tool under OS9. I

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 05:24:37AM -0900 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > it can be done, with 2.2.18 and 2.2.19. its just the kernel > configuration system is buggy so you have to do two runthroughs to get > the old adb drivers turned off, which allows the new input layer > drivers to show u

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Aleck Zander
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Phillip Strauss wrote: > Aleck, thanks that worked great. > > I've hit yet another snag that hopefully someone can help with. > When I try to configure the kernel and driver modules I get the error > "Problem no modules found in /target/lib/modules/2.2.15 that could be

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Phillip Strauss
Aleck, thanks that worked great. I've hit yet another snag that hopefully someone can help with. When I try to configure the kernel and driver modules I get the error "Problem no modules found in /target/lib/modules/2.2.15 that could be configured. Please install the modules first.

STOP THE PRESSES Re: XFree86 4.0.2-12 release and architecture status

2001-03-28 Thread Branden Robinson
[sorry for the wide CC; please note the Reply-To header] Predictably, my efforts to create a synchonization point for XFree86 blew up in my face. So, alpha, arm, and m68k, *stop the presses*. You can build this version, but it's going to be a little buggy, and it will not be the last one you hav

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Aleck Zander
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Phillip Strauss wrote: > Aleck, where did you find the PreP Root disk? > I can't seem to find it. I've tried the normal root disk and it fails. Phillip, you can get it at: http://download.unesp.br/linux/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-powerpc/current/prep/images-1.44

RE: RS/6000 install help. (con't)

2001-03-28 Thread Phillip Strauss
Aleck, where did you find the PreP Root disk? I can't seem to find it. I've tried the normal root disk and it fails. Thanks for your help, Phil -Original Message- From: Aleck Zander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:15 PM To: Phillip Strauss Cc: Debian-Powerpc Su

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Andre Berger
* Patrice LaFlamme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 20010328 16:21 +0200: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 12:18:22PM +0200 or thereabouts, Andre Berger wrote: > > It did! Changed the mapping to btn2=96 btn3=116, everything works > > beautifully again. So no reason to go back to ADB. Is there

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 09:06:00AM -0500, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > > But, my main problem is that I can't even get a kernel compiled with the > new input layer, so there's no chance of getting it to work (that's with > 2.2.18). it can be done, with 2.2.18 and 2.2.19. its just the kernel config

Re: removing ybin/yaboot?

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 04:08:01PM +0530, Jonathan Lispton wrote: > Howdy! > > I was told to remove ybin/yaboot (and Debian GNU/Linux) from one of our > older G3 systems, in which MacOS X willl be installed; how should I proceed? as in removing GNU/Linux all together? I am sorry that is blasp

Re: BIG Problem...need BIG Medicine

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 04:47:39AM -0400, Peter Cordes wrote: > > BTW, you'll need to manually download grep and sed packages, since they > live in /bin! :( Or you could do it with perl. or if you can boot from the floppies/cd and have the base2_2.tgz file you can extract just /bin which will

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 12:18:22PM +0200 or thereabouts, Andre Berger wrote: > It did! Changed the mapping to btn2=96 btn3=116, everything works > beautifully again. So no reason to go back to ADB. Is there any > documentation for the whole stuff also distributed with the kernel > itself? > Patrice

Re: Installing Debian on Pismo/Firewire Powerbook

2001-03-28 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 02:45:28AM -0600, sc wrote: > I bought some Debian PPC 2.2 CDs from Cheap Bytes. Some net guides > indicated that I could boot directly from the CD by just holding down > the C key at the beginning. Is this correct? Right now, the CD won't yes, potato r2 CDs are bootabl

Re: pmud / harddisk / kernel problem

2001-03-28 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> >I am now able to use snooze -f to put my pismo to sleep!! Thankyou Ben >H. > >When I do, however, isntead of going black my display does this slowly >evolving technicolor firework thing that doesn't look healthy for the >display. > >Is there a new pwrctl file that handles sleep better for core9

removing ybin/yaboot?

2001-03-28 Thread Jonathan Lispton
Howdy! I was told to remove ybin/yaboot (and Debian GNU/Linux) from one of our older G3 systems, in which MacOS X willl be installed; how should I proceed? Will installing MacOS X onto one of the partitions be enough to restore the "normal" boot process? TIA! - Jonathan ___

Re: Thanks DebianPPC Porters + Writers!

2001-03-28 Thread Andre Berger
* Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 20010328 12:03 +0200: > I just wanted to publically thank you all for your hard work on > Debian-PPC. /me to. > Still diddling with X and trying to get the mouse to work (it said > something about "send mail to debian-powerpc, you

Re: new input layer and mouse button emulation

2001-03-28 Thread Andre Berger
* Adam C Powell IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 20010328 12:02 +0200: > Andre Berger wrote: > > > #/etc/sysctl.conf > > dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode = 76 > > dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode = 127 > > dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation = 1 > > > > (an

Thanks DebianPPC Porters + Writers!

2001-03-28 Thread Nate Duehr
I just wanted to publically thank you all for your hard work on Debian-PPC. I just loaded up the iMac DV SE I was having trouble with back during the early days of Potato, and 2.2r2 is a breeze for an experienced Debian-head who wanted to try something new. The new docs linked from the PPC pages

Re: BIG Problem...need BIG Medicine

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Cordes
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:37:34PM -0800, William Crowshaw wrote: > O.K., I am a little embarrased to admit it but I just > remove the all important /bin directory. Am I simply > screwed? Do I need to do a clean install? If not, > how do I re-install the missing apps? > > Any advice would be GR

Installing Debian on Pismo/Firewire Powerbook

2001-03-28 Thread sc
-- Hi, I've been using Debian on the PC side for a year or so, and I'd like to try it on my Mac laptop as well. I checked the archives, and there was a discussion on this earlier in the year. Unfortunately, I'm a a little further behind the curve than the original author even after going th

Re: pmud / harddisk / kernel problem

2001-03-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
"Jason E. Stewart" wrote: > > "Jason E. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "Bastien Nocera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Here goes the quick instructions: > > > > > > mkdir pmac-benh > > > cd pmac-benh > > > rsync -avrz --delete penguinppc.org::linux-2.4-benh . > > > > Thanks. Ri

Re: pmud / harddisk / kernel problem

2001-03-28 Thread Jason E. Stewart
"Jason E. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Bastien Nocera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Here goes the quick instructions: > > > > mkdir pmac-benh > > cd pmac-benh > > rsync -avrz --delete penguinppc.org::linux-2.4-benh . > > Thanks. Right after I sent the email, I found that it *had