libdb1-compat vs. libc6

hi everybody, i'm trying to install xorg-6.8.99.15 on my beige g3/266 ... however trying to install libdb1-compat "it depends on libc6" and (obvious) trying to install libc6 errors out because "depends on libdb1-compat" ... need help please, i'm lost ... i'm in the chicken vs. egg dilemma ... t

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Hi all, I managed to install just debian on a beige g3 266 (the only way worked was using a scsi 18 gig 68 pin hard drive ... all other combinations of harddrives failed - including only ide) ... however I couldn't figure out how to configure X correct ... on the error message it says " wa

beige g3 - "FIRST DISK" question

Hi all, I'm trying to install woody on a beige g3, 266 some 256 mb and a 4 gig ide hard. I start the process via floppy, partition the hard, install the base file, however when is time to make "system bootable" it gives me this error: "THE REQUIRED ACTION CANNOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE ROOT PAR

xcdroast-scsi bus

hi all, i have an external scsi cd/rw yamaha (club mac) attached on my beige g3. if i don't turn on the external cd/rw at the boot time when i start xcdroast is giving me this message "Something on the SCSI-Bus has changed. Please check your writer and reader configuration in Setup" and on t

X window on a beige g3/266

hello all, i've been strugling lately to bring back to life my beige g3 under debian after failed to install debian with a "new" 18 gig scsi hard. now i went back to my old hardware config (2 gig scsi + 4 gig ide) and re-run the installation on my beige g3 266. everything fine except that x w

cannot mount /dev/cdrom

hi all, i have a beige g3/266. before i had a 2 gig scsi + 4 gig ide on this machine. i managed to install debian (30r1) as only os on this machine. few days ago i got a 18 gig scsi ibm and i tried to get rid of the old 2 gig scsi and 4 gig ide and have just this 18 gig scsi ibm hard on this

Alt+Command+P+R

Hello everybody, I have installed debian on a desktop beige g3/266. what happen if somebody will restart my machine and reset the pram? how do i get debian back without reinstalling? via OF setenv? Any ideas? thanks, Adrian   ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus

old story ... debian on a beige G3

Hi everybody, i'm trying for a while to manage debian on my beige G3/266 mhz/2gig scsi/4gig ide/416 mb. I want just debian on this machine, my simple q. is : anybody manage to have debian only on such machine. i have tried most of the tricks from the web site and no succes (quik, OF settings, e