Re: Debian Packages compiled with PGCC

1999-03-02 Thread Allens
I have heard that pentium optimised code will work on 386's. I have even heard that I think suse use pentium optimisations on there release stuff (and not in its own section). Personally I would think that would be a bad idea even if it does work though, but it is just my two cents.

Re: Hard Disk Error Messages

1999-02-08 Thread Allens
Don't know how to solve it, but if it helps anyone who knows more about hard disks than me my hd gives the first2 lines and it works fine. You could try running e2fsck -c if you can get it working, as that could correct the third error (possibly). Peter Allen Richa

Re: broken apt-get: can't open lockfile

1999-02-08 Thread Allens
Will Lowe wrote: > > I've done two things in the last few days, and one of them has broken > apt-get. First, I've moved to kernel 2.2.0-pre8 (I know 2.2.0 is out, > but I've not had time to download that huge bugger, and I already had a Download a patch (or three) as they are only about 400kb

Re: wine question

1999-02-06 Thread Allens
You can compile in ntfs ro support in the 2.2.1 kernel. I think there might be an experimental rw support bit as well. Peter Allen Dan Willard wrote: > > There is a tool/program that allows linux to read ntfs (and dos to read it > too). I need to check around to find i

Re: New User - Debian?

1999-02-06 Thread Allens
Allens wrote: > > Ed Cogburn wrote: > > > > Leonardo Bermudez wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I'm still not a full new user because i still havn't stall any Linux > > > yet. > > > > > > I got a Debian

Re: New User - Debian?

1999-02-06 Thread Allens
Ed Cogburn wrote: > > Leonardo Bermudez wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I'm still not a full new user because i still havn't stall any Linux > > yet. > > > > I got a Debian CD version 1.3.1, i know that is old and current version > > is 2.0. > > > > Before I download the 2.0 version and install it on my

Re: I really need some help!

1999-02-06 Thread Allens
You can download them from the net. If you go to www.debian.org then follow the link on the left called packages, you should get to the packages page. The kde lib you are looking for AFAIK is qt1g. Peter Allen Nuno Donato wrote: > > I really need some help in this. > A

Re: Utility for flattening symlinks

1999-02-01 Thread Allens
cp does this when you copy recursivly. Peter Allen Bob Hilliard wrote: > > Is there any utility available that will flatten symlinks > (replace the link with a copy of the symlink target)? > > Ideally it should flatten all symlinks recursively in a specified >

Re: Using kernel-2.2.0 with debian2.0?

1999-02-01 Thread Allens
It works for me on hamm. There are always key things in the kernel which can make a certain computer hang, critical applications include things like apm, and sound etc. Try loads of different stuff if you can boot with a 2.0.x. Peter Allen Shaleh wrote: > > On 01-Feb-99

Re: Do you still need screensavers these days?

1999-02-01 Thread Allens
You have got to recompile the kernel, and enable apm support. Peter Allen Shao Zhang wrote: > > On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Carl Fink wrote: > > > In linux.debian.user, Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > >I remember reading somewhere that you don't really need screensave

Re: Formatting drive

1999-01-31 Thread Allens
You can either run dos fdisk, or you can run linux fdisk/cfdisk, and change the partition type, then finally running mkfs -t msdos /dev/ on it. Peter Allen Andrew Ivanov wrote: > > Hi all. > I have a hard drive with ext2 fs on it, and I need to reformat it to put > wi

Re: Graphics card

1999-01-26 Thread Allens
Sorry, spoke too soon. I have found the drivers after a search through dejavu. It still doesn't work, but then it doesn't on my windoze partition either (except in vga-16 mode, which is because it emulates standard vga), so it isn't really very supprising. Pete

Graphics card

1999-01-26 Thread Allens
Hi, Has anyone got the INTEL C740SG 8Mb AGP card working under x, and know of some drivers, as I can't find any. Thanks, Peter Allen

Re: gnome dependencies problem

1999-01-23 Thread Allens
--- Begin Message --- Try installing through dpkg and see if it gives the same error. If it does then you could try one of the --force options (I forget which one). Peter Allen Brian Morgan wrote: > > I'm trying to install gnome from one of it's mirrors, and having some

Problem with mailing list

1999-01-10 Thread Allens
Has anyone had trouble with the mailing list recently. I was unsubsribed two days ago. This has happened before so I re-subscribed, so I got one day of messages, then was unsubscribed again. (By unsubsrcribed I mean I stop receiving messages for debian-user. Peter Allen

Re: Ram problem (i think) win/linux

1998-12-24 Thread Allens
AJ wrote: > > ok i just got a 128meg PC100 8ns SDRAM for xmas.. theres some problems > though.. lets start off.. the RAM is good and the place i got it is > legit. > > i have an abit-bx6 motherboard and a p2 400. > heres my problems: > after i installed it i pico /etc/lilo.conf added the line: ap

Re: Can't remember program name...

1998-12-23 Thread Allens
Shaleh wrote: > > On 23-Dec-98 Allens wrote: > > Hi, > > What is that program to combine too partitions to behave like one. I cannot > > remember it and I need that 500mb extra hard drive (Doubling my > > capacity). > > > > Are you thinking maybe softw

Can't remember program name...

1998-12-23 Thread Allens
Hi, What is that program to combine too partitions to behave like one. I cannot remember it and I need that 500mb extra hard drive (Doubling my capacity). Thanks, Peter Allen

Re: Why?!

1998-12-20 Thread Allens
I won't say much on this, but a few points: First I do agree with you on the games thing. If you need new games *that* much, stick in a second hd or make a second partition to put windoze on. (As I think you already have done). Second, are you a developer, as that is IMHO where linux comes into

Re: Problem compiling the kernel

1998-12-16 Thread Allens
Finally I have worked out what I was doing wrong, (Hopefully this will help the next person who makes this mistake) and it was (as always) really stupid. I was trying to make using non-elf (a.out) binaries, which was causing the problem. (This probably stems from using DJGPP for two years, which

Re: Problem with the mailing-list?

1998-12-14 Thread Allens
Yes, I had to re-subscribe. Peter Allen P.S. Sorry for this mail (and all the mail I send at the moment) being posted twice, as my mail server seems to be doing that and returning them to me as well. W. Gernot Bauer wrote: > > Hi, > > I didnt receive the debian-user-digest fo

Re: Problem compiling the kernel

1998-12-13 Thread Allens
Peter Granroth wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 08:06:56PM +, Allens wrote: > > Hi, > > I am at the moment trying to build the kernel (2.0.34) I have configured it > > (make xconfig, then ran make mrproper as advised by a post in the mail > > archives >

Problem compiling the kernel

1998-12-12 Thread Allens
Hi, I am at the moment trying to build the kernel (2.0.34) I have configured it (make xconfig, then ran make mrproper as advised by a post in the mail archives on this problem, and then done make zImage, and it comes up with this error after a long time: ./xtract /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/vml

Re: 4 button Logitech MouseMan and XFree86

1998-12-12 Thread Allens
Unless I am very much mistaken XF86Setup has a logitech mouse type, so you should be able to use it for your mouse. This should work correctly. Peter Allen Paul Miller wrote: > > I have a 4 button Logitech MouseMan (has a thumb button) and my buttons > don't work correctly in X.

Re: Broken package: dselect can't istall or deinstall a package

1998-12-08 Thread Allens
You could try using dpkg --install youpackage I have no experience of this, but it might work. Peter Allen Mario Bertrand wrote: > > Hi, > > For about a 2 weeks I'm unable to install the wmaker package. Dselect tell me > that the package is to much broken and that I shou

Getting linux to mark bad sectors

1998-12-05 Thread Allens
Hi, I'm a newbie to linux, and have a question. I know this is a bit off topic in this group, as it is a linux in general question, but anyway: How do I get linux to mark bad sectors on my hard drive, as I have a few, and they are stopping me doing lots of things like running Xwindows etc. fsck

Re: Mounting CDROM

1998-12-01 Thread Allens
Kent West wrote: > > On Sat, 28 Nov 1998, Doug Dine wrote: > > > I am having trouble mounting my CDROM. I used the command line below. > > > > mount -t iso9660 /dev/scd0 /cdrom > > > > It just lists about 10 lines of error messages. > > > > The CDROM is recognized when I boot to Linux. > > > > An

Re: dselect problem on install

1998-11-27 Thread Allens
When I installed from Cheep Bites I couldn't create the XF86Config file, although the setup carried on. The only slight problem I have had since is I can't run XF86Setup. (What a shame, as I would run xf86config anyway) (It mucks up my screen putting everything in This So