Qiang Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> And also one more thing, you said you can get the mouse to work, there
> might be a very simple solution to this. On some linux distributions,
> the mouse link is not setup correctly. To check this:
> "cd /dev"
> "ls -l mouse"
> this will tell you if you hav
>
> Hi,
>
> How does one move to the libc6 e2fsprogs without using force in dpkg ? I
> tried installing commer2g and dpkg tried removing e2fsprogs. How does go
> about upgrading ?
You should install e2fsprogsg. This name change is a bug in itself (appending
g is for the libc6-based shared libr
Try this one:
>foo
or, for multiple file names:
for xxx in *
do
>$xxx
done
where * is any regular expression or:
for xxx in a b c d e f g.c h.o g.txt ...
do
>$xxx
done
If your finger are lazier than that, I'm afraid I can't help ;-)
On 06-Dec-97 Carl Mummert wrote:
>Is there already a (stan
On Fri, Dec 05, 1997 at 03:02:15PM +0200, Petri Wessman wrote:
> The current version of smail in the 'unstable' Debian release is a bit
> old and doesn't have support to stop spam relaying. I have heard that
> version 3.2.0.94 has a new config variable (smail_remote_allow) for
> this. Is anyone pa
On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Kingsley G. Morse Jr. wrote:
> Would someone be so kind as to tell me where the Incoming directory is?
> I'd like to check if updates of some programs that I use have arrived.
> (lyx and imagemagic, for example)
it's /home/Debian/ftp/private/project/Incoming on master.debian.o
On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Ed Petron wrote:
> Hi. Does anyone know where I can find the qt1g library? Thanks.
It's waiting for processing on master.debian.org to be included into the
unstable tree. I think the current holdup is that the only person who can
put a new package into the dist. was away for
Would someone be so kind as to tell me where the Incoming directory is?
I'd like to check if updates of some programs that I use have arrived.
(lyx and imagemagic, for example)
Thanks
Kingsley
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On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Frere Roy wrote:
> On our site a new firewall has been installed and now inorder to ftp it
> is necessary to do the following
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ftp 194.248.7.3
> Connected to 194.248.7.3.
> 220 WinProxy FTP Gateway ready, enter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:port]
> Name (194.248.
Hi. Does anyone know where I can find the qt1g library? Thanks.
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"Scott K. Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
>
> > > Now I notice that "cut" seems to buffer everything up.
> >
> > You should file a bug against cut, it should do line buffering when output
> > is a tty.
>
> It may be something in the
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Carl Mummert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Is there already a (standard) utility on a linux box to truncate a
>file to 0 bytes? [Besides echo -n "" > foo, which is 1) too long for
>my lazy fingers and 2) won't take multiple filenames ]
Yeah, just use
> filen
On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, Carl Mummert wrote:
> I always get 4FA:, but only if I hit BEFORE the lilo
> prompt appears. But if I hit enter at the 4FA: prompt, the lilo
> prompt appears. If I hit shift after LILO: appears, everythings is
> normal.
>
> I always assumed this was a bios thing, but I have
Is there already a (standard) utility on a linux box to truncate a
file to 0 bytes? [Besides echo -n "" > foo, which is 1) too long for
my lazy fingers and 2) won't take multiple filenames ]
Since I couldn't find one, I wrote a little C program to do it, but I
am still interested in whether there
Jess Stryker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Epson Stylus Color 600
>
> These printers aren't listed as either compatible or non-compatible
> in the hardware compatibility HOWTO. Is anyone using either of
> these printers or know if they work with Debian?
I use the Epson Style Color 600 with gs 5
Just in time for the holidays, I still have some 'unofficial' Debian
tshirts left. Take a look at http://www.buoy.com/~tps/tshirt
Tim
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I always get 4FA:, but only if I hit BEFORE the lilo
prompt appears. But if I hit enter at the 4FA: prompt, the lilo
prompt appears. If I hit shift after LILO: appears, everythings is
normal.
I always assumed this was a bios thing, but I have absolutely no idea
of the real cause.
Carl
[EMAIL
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Christopher Jason Morrone wrote:
:
: Ok, I'd like to upgrade to hamm, because there are some things there that
: I need. I'm following the libc5 to libc6 howto, but I've got a couple
: questions/comments.
:
: The first conflict arose when I tried to install the second packag
Hi!
I finally bought an Asus video board and I now need help with
XFree. :-/
The exact model of the board is 3DP-V264GT/PRO and it's really a
ATI RageII+DVD chip. Under win95, you use ATI's drivers. It's also a video
player and "grabber".
I've tried almost anything under
On Sat, 6 Dec 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> > Now I notice that "cut" seems to buffer everything up.
>
> You should file a bug against cut, it should do line buffering when output
> is a tty.
It may be something in the middle of the pipe doing the buffering. Not
certain how to
This font is in the Debian xfnt100 and xfnt75 packages.
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On our site a new firewall has been installed and now inorder to ftp it
is necessary to do the following
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ftp 194.248.7.3
Connected to 194.248.7.3.
220 WinProxy FTP Gateway ready, enter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:port]
Name (194.248.7.3:root):
Then I can type my '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
I
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, I.B. Mackey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Using minicom in a regular console. Can't seem to get color. When I load
>the with "minicom -t mc", error says "termcap database missing". I've
>installed the termcap compatible package.
You do not need the termcap package, o
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Curt Howland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Quick question from a non-unix person who doesn't
>want to break something "just poking around"...
>
>How does one go into "single user" mode, then start
>the multi user functions again?
As many other people on this list alre
> Now I notice that "cut" seems to buffer everything up.
You should file a bug against cut, it should do line buffering when output
is a tty.
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Oliver Elphick wrote:
> In 10 years of using Unix and Linux I have never had to defragment a disk.
>
> This isn't a Micro$oft product...
>
> Can anyone suggest why one might want to defragment a disk in Linux?
I have a partition that is 15% fragmeneted (after a year and a half of use..)
I'm star
Excerpts from debian: 6-Dec-97 Re: 'make config' issues. by "Oliver
Elphick"@lfix.co
> >I apologise for this newbie question but what do I do to get 'make
> >config' to exist? I installed Debian several days ago and just learned=
>
> >today that the reason why my mouse doesn't work is bec
I'm trying to get NFS working between two PCs hooked up with a
paralell cable. The networking itself seems to work: ping, telnet and
FTP work as expected. I can mount the root directory of the second PC
(judy) on the first (kilu), but not the other way around. The error I
get is:
mount clnt
Mark Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> When I try to run either fr (filerunner) or tkman, it comes up with
>> similar messages, both complaining about the lack of the font:
>> "-Adobe-Helvetica-Bold-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*"
I don't know what causes this. You could try this:
$ (for d
Hello ,
While installing Debian , I come across the same situation.
But I get :4Fa .I guess it is due to the installation script when it
tries to make Linux bootable from harddisk . I corrected it
through lilo.conf and then I run lilo .
By doing so I get what I want . I set the de
I forget where current is linked, but isn't it to unstable?
Anyway, here is my solution:
1) boot dos off a floppy with networking, and use dos fdisk. Make a dos
partition where you want your swap partition.
2) go to an ftp, and cd /debian/stable/disks-i386
download resc1440.bin, drv1440.bin,
I am going to play w/ hamm. I have the code packages on a Shark parport
device. How can I get the module I need to run it set up on the boot
disk? Any suggestions/warnings/caveats or sage advice on hamm in
general also welcome.
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Dear Debian User Friends,
Hi and greetings from Natal, Brazil.
I have an installation problem with Debian. My problem is urgent
because I recently came to do research here at the physics department
at the federal university here, and obtained permission to install
Debian GNU/Linux on one of thei
> So let say I spent a bunch of time downloading packages before I realized I
> needed to
> download them from the msdos directory (you know, that long file name
> thing).
> Is there any reason I can't just rename them to the names that are given in
> the
> msdos directory?
> -Brian, ([EMAI
So let say I spent a bunch of time downloading packages before I realized I
needed to
download them from the msdos directory (you know, that long file name
thing).
Is there any reason I can't just rename them to the names that are given in
the
msdos directory?
-Brian, ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
There's an echo in here! Anybody home, or are you all just a bunch of PC users?
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On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Christopher R. Barry wrote:
> I installed Debian several days ago and just learned
> today that the reason why my mouse doesn't work is because I need to
> compile support into the kernel.
Well, below I give you what I think is a full set of packages needed t
Oliver Elphick writes:
>
> In 10 years of using Unix and Linux I have never had to defragment a disk.
>
> This isn't a Micro$oft product...
>
> Can anyone suggest why one might want to defragment a disk in Linux?
>
On a related issue...
Doesn't Unix load data on demand? i.e. when you
Wintermute hat gesagt: // Wintermute wrote:
> If you want to find the resource listing for ANY X program you can use
> the tool 'resedit' which comes with a normal X install. Read up on it
^^^ It's "editres" on my debian box.
> first though, it's not the most intuitive of programs
Curt Howland hat gesagt: // Curt Howland wrote:
> Quick question from a non-unix person who doesn't
> want to break something "just poking around"...
>
> How does one go into "single user" mode, then start
> the multi user functions again?
>
> I pulled a defrag package down, but it won't run
> (
Christopher Jason Morrone writes:
>
> Ok, I'd like to upgrade to hamm, because there are some things there that
> I need. I'm following the libc5 to libc6 howto, but I've got a couple
> questions/comments.
>
> The first conflict arose when I tried to install the second package,
> libc6_2.
In a message dated 05 Dec 1997 about < Re: How unstable is hamm? >,
bleach wrote:
B> I have one PC running hamm. Part of my "motivation" for switching to hamm
B> is that I also have two Amiga 3Ks running debian linux and for those
Any chance to find a (mini-)HOWTO, or something equivalent, t
>> Hi,
>>
>> A friend and I have been having problems getting ppp to work on his
>> laptop. Everything works with the chat script until just after ppp is
>> engaged. Then it complains as follows.
>>
>> pppd Serial connection established
>> Using interface ppp0
>> Connect:ppp0 <-> /dev/ttyS1
>>
Jens B. Jorgensen writes:
> Brian Skreeg wrote:
> >
> > Hi there peoplewithsound,
> >
> > ok, here we go...
> >
[snip]
> > install. "no dependancy information" error.
>
> Add the following steps to the above:
>
> make modules
> make modules_install
>
Doesn't help much..
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Britton wrote:
>
> I heard that someone had packaged Ghostscript 5 for the old libc, but all
> I can find in non-free is gs 4. Anyone know where the new one is, if it
> exists?
Hi,
I have tried to upload the package a lot of time ago, but it is still
in the Incomming direc
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>
> I came home to find my workstation thrashing - errors are appended to this
> message. Kerneld was consuming over 50meg of memory, so I bounced it,
> which seems to have cleared the problem up.
I saw exactly the same warnings on my Linux box three day
Hello ,
What package
/settings are required to use mouse functions through keyboard in X ? (via
numeric pad keys )
Faiz ul Haque Zeya
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Hi,
How does one move to the libc6 e2fsprogs without using force in dpkg ? I
tried installing commer2g and dpkg tried removing e2fsprogs. How does go
about upgrading ?
Thanks
George
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Using minicom in a regular console. Can't seem to get color. When I load
the with "minicom -t mc", error says "termcap database missing". I've
installed the termcap compatible package.
I also noticed that the pico editor is black and white, also. Is this a
related problem? Any help much appreciat
"Christopher R. Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I installed Debian several days ago and just learned
> today that the reason why my mouse doesn't work is because I need to
> compile support into the kernel. When I go to /usr/src/linux and type
> 'make config' I just get a bash error message s
I just want to pass this on to all of the developers and users. I hope it
is not out of line.
> Taking the genre about as far as it will go.
>
> Windows 95: n.
> 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an
> 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor,
"Christopher R. Barry" wrote:
>I apologise for this newbie question but what do I do to get 'make
>config' to exist? I installed Debian several days ago and just learned
>today that the reason why my mouse doesn't work is because I need to
>compile support into the kernel. When I go to /usr
Curt Howland wrote:
>How does one go into "single user" mode, then start
>the multi user functions again?
>
>I pulled a defrag package down, but it won't run
>(for blatently obvious reasons) in multi-mode.
In 10 years of using Unix and Linux I have never had to defragment a disk.
This i
Steve Kostecke wrote:
>
> Ref: Hamm (Sun Nov 30 22:00:00 UTC 1997), Apache 1.3b3-3, PHP/FI 2.0b10-5
>
> I'm a bit confused as to how to make Apache use the PHP/FI module. The
> docs seem to suggest that I must recompile Apache. ...?
>
> FWIW I've been able to use php.cgi
>
Even though this i
Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, bleach wrote:
>
> > Shouldn't it be: xterm*scrollBar:true (on)
>
> Maybe. I was copying another file. How did you find out about the
> correct format?
>
If you want to find the resource listing for ANY X program you can use
the tool 'resedit' whi
I apologise for this newbie question but what do I do to get 'make
config' to exist? I installed Debian several days ago and just learned
today that the reason why my mouse doesn't work is because I need to
compile support into the kernel. When I go to /usr/src/linux and type
'make config' I just g
Ahh...hate to worry people...but I just broke my linux box.
I tried to upgrade and its all screwed up, I could use some help.
First of all, Perl broke...but I've got libgdbm1 and libgdbmg1, so I don't
know whats up with that.
But that's not my immediate concern.
I can't log in any more. To be
Jim Pick wrote:
> Now I notice that "cut" seems to buffer everything up.
>
> $ tail -f /opt/linuxhq/livesite/var/log/access.log | grep -v "gif" | cut
> -c1-175
>
> Is there another way around that?
Assumming you're using apache, why not set up a custom log file that has
the format you want, so
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Guido Bozzetto wrote:
> How can I configure a Debian 1.3.1 box to read and write on/to Mac
> diskettes and which programs can I use ?
You won't be able to read or write low-density disks, only disks which are
in 1.44Mb format. As Nils has suggested you can use hfstools (or hf
Howdy...
I came home to find my workstation thrashing - errors are appended to this
message. Kerneld was consuming over 50meg of memory, so I bounced it,
which seems to have cleared the problem up.
Overmind is a P90, 2.0.32 and is fairly well synced with Hamm. Modutils
is 2.1.55-4. Current upt
Curt Howland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How does one go into "single user" mode, then start
> the multi user functions again?
The way I do it, when there aren't bigger problems:
At the console, as root, enter "telinit 1".
To leave single-user mode, exit the shell.
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E Papantoniou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> my problem is that I cannot run more than one X server at the same time.
> When I am logged in as a user one and run startx on display :0.0, I do
> Ctrl-Alt-F2, log in as a user two and type startx -- :1.0
> The second X server attempts to start (the gra
I've seen this working (on a Redhat system) once, but have never
managed to get it work on my own systems. It would be convenient, so
for example my wife and I can both be logged in and switch back and
forth easily.
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I'm trying to optain or download the EPP Driver which is said to increase
loading time to at least 18 to 24 megs a min.
My Zip is so slow I loose my patience.
I have a 166mhz can you please tell me how I can increase loading time.
Please note that Im using a paralell port.
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"Scott K. Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I was wondering if there was a commonly used method for doing the
> > same thing, but filtering it at the same time.
>
> Umm, you had the right idea when using tail -f. Try
>
> tail -f | grep
For some dumb reason, I didn't think I could do a p
On 5 Dec 1997, Jim Pick wrote:
> One task I do commonly is monitor my system log files using
> 'tail -f'.
>
> I was wondering if there was a commonly used method for doing the
> same thing, but filtering it at the same time.
>
> For example, I like to view the logs on the LinuxHQ website as they
Nils Rennebarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[snip]
> > The solution is to use pc format disks, which both the mac & linux can
> > read & write.
> This needs special programs on the MAC that may not be there.
> And it's rather inconvenient.
Before I found hfsutils (i.e. when I still had Slackwar
On 05 Dec 1997 16:24:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Richard G. Roberto writes:
> > I also want to address this issue about "standard" options file
> > locations. It is impossible to manage multiple ppp options sets in the
> > same file unless the option requirements are identicle. ... I
> > pe
Hi,
One task I do commonly is monitor my system log files using
'tail -f'.
I was wondering if there was a commonly used method for doing the
same thing, but filtering it at the same time.
For example, I like to view the logs on the LinuxHQ website as they are
being generated, but I don't care a
Benjamin Redelings I wrote:
> Where is this "incoming?" Is it accessible to everybody, or is it on
> master?
It's on master, but a public mirror of it is
llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/Incoming/
> Me too! I have some sample output below... you can see that ldconfig,
> at least, recognizes that
I heard that someone had packaged Ghostscript 5 for the old libc, but all
I can find in non-free is gs 4. Anyone know where the new one is, if it
exists? Also, anyone heard any runblings about what will happen to gs 4?
Will Alladin continue their excellent tradition of donating old versions
to G
Joey Hess wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > Actually, I knew there was one for netscape, but I couldn't find
> > realplayer...
>
> It's still stuck in incoming.
Where is this "incoming?" Is it accessible to everybody, or is it on
master?
> I have to wonder if there is perhaps something misconfigured
Thanks Stephen! Unfortunately my earlier reply to Steve had already left.
You have certainly helped with that understanding.
best,
-bill
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Steve;
While I might indeed have created problems for myself, I NEVER have
capitalized an xterm entry. All of the examples for Xdefaults and
Xresources that I have seen through the years have never had "xTerm",
"Xterm", or "XTerm". While I am quite sure that the resource and resource
class keywo
So of those not so easily confused as the rest of us may well correct
this. I also have done the force on libc6 but think that it has something
to do with just exactly which 'old' libc5 is on your system. _If_ I
remember correctly, you can not install the libc5 from hamm first because
it _definat
I've seen this working (on a Redhat system) once, but have never
managed to get it work on my own systems. It would be convenient, so
for example my wife and I can both be logged in and switch back and
forth easily.
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> >>"Nathan" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Nathan> Hmm, I'll regret saying this forever I bet :) Many lists like
> Nathan> this one have an "FAQ" that gets posted semi-frequently.
> Nathan> Anyone ever attempted this? Are there good reasons for this
> Nathan> NOT to happen?
Let me count the reasons...
1) If I want to do some work when someone else is already logged in via
xdm (ie: They don't mind the 'break' but would mind "shutting down"
for me).
2) If I am logged in as me and decide that I want to do a bunch of
"sysadm" type stuff, I will frequently
Hi,
I'd like to ask for some advice on a new system I want to build. I'd
like to have a Windows 95 filesystem installed on an IDE disk and a
Linux (Debian 1.3.1) on a SCSI disk. I have a generic EIDE controller
with HD and CDROM currently, and will be installing an Adaptec 2842 in
addition with
Steve Witt wrote:
> If I may be permitted a quick retraction, 'xterm' works as the class name
> also.
>
> xterm*scrollBar: on
>
> is a valid .Xresources line (I checked it).
>
> Perhaps 'xterm' isn't valid under SunOS (which I use mostly at work).
> Sorry about the mis-information.
XTe
On Fri, Dec 05, 1997 at 02:45:03PM -0500, Steve Kostecke wrote:
> Ref: Hamm (Sun Nov 30 22:00:00 UTC 1997), Apache 1.3b3-3, PHP/FI 2.0b10-5
>
> I'm a bit confused as to how to make Apache use the PHP/FI module. The
> docs seem to suggest that I must recompile Apache. ...?
>
> FWIW I've been abl
>
>
> > Run liloconfig, and answer the questions it asks you appropriately.
>
> Is this the right program? all three questions are yes/no types, rather than
> allowing me to change them. It wants to use /dev/hda3, /, for boot, and has
> no option to change to /dev/hda1.
I took a look at it
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Steve Witt wrote:
> This info is contained in the xterm man page as is nearly all information
> about application specific X resources. Note the capitalization of the
> class name 'XTerm', it is case sensitive. The man page on 'X' has a lot
> of general information about X wi
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I added the line:
>
> xterm.scrollBar: true
>
> In a .Xdefaults file to turn on scrollbars automatically on xterms, but X
> seemed to ignore this. How does Debian deal with Xdefaults? And where
> can I read about these things?
>
You
> Run liloconfig, and answer the questions it asks you appropriately.
Is this the right program? all three questions are yes/no types, rather than
allowing me to change them. It wants to use /dev/hda3, /, for boot, and has no
option to change to /dev/hda1.
rick
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