hamm CDs?

1998-05-23 Thread John Wingfield
Does anyone know how long it is likely to be between hamm being released and distribution CDs with all the GNU software being available? I would probably obtain these from the Linux Emporium in the UK, which obtains CDs from the Linux Systems Labs. Thanks, John -- John Wingfield Committee

Re: KDE Beta-4 with bo?

1998-04-30 Thread John Wingfield
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Tempsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On 29 Apr , John Wingfield wrote: > >> Could someone please explain to me what "bo" and "hamm" actually are? >> Thanks! > >Codewords for different versions of t

Re: KDE Beta-4 with bo?

1998-04-30 Thread John Wingfield
tem trying to upgrade automagically using some script I >found on the web. I would like to wait for hamm to become stable, but >upgrade KDE, mostly because kfm is rather unstable in KDE Beta3. > >Heiko Could someone please explain to me what "bo" and "hamm" actually ar

Re: xwin and monitor

1998-04-10 Thread John Wingfield
t I think is wrong is the modeline for my >monitor. i can get in and use xvidtune but i cant get it to configure >right. i don't have my manual for my monitor. if there is anyway you could >help me that would be great. >thanks > > > >neskie manuel >[EMAIL PROTECT

Starting X-Windows >8bpp

1998-04-04 Thread John Wingfield
Can anyone tell me how to start X-Windows at greater than 8bpp. I am using XFree86 and using an X Server which is capable of this. Thanks -- John Wingfield Committee Member & Website Manager British Double Reed Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bdrs.demon.co.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

X-Windows / Netscape 4

1998-03-31 Thread John Wingfield
I am trying to install Netscape 4. The installation script executes but when I try to run Netscape, I get the following error: "cannot access libxpm.so.4" what is happening? Is this a library? Where can I get it? Thanks John -- John Wingfield Committee Member & Website M

Re: Installing Mouse Driver

1998-03-30 Thread John Wingfield
Thank you for all your help with the mouse driver - I now have it installed, and XF86Setup recognises it. All I've got to worry about now is setting up the X Server correctly! John -- John Wingfield Committee Member & Website Manager British Double Reed Society [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Installing Mouse Driver

1998-03-29 Thread John Wingfield
lease tell us as much as you >know about it. If you don't know the answer even to the first question, >tell us what kind of plug the mouse have - round or not? > >Anyway, my guess would be that you have a ps2 mouse. In this case >just do (as root) "insmod psaux". If it w

Re: Installing Mouse Driver

1998-03-29 Thread John Wingfield
e mouse support however during installation there should >have been an option to include "module support" for a ps2 style mouse. > >If you did not choose that option (and that is the problem) then there >are ways to solve the problem (I don't think that you would get the >e

Installing Mouse Driver

1998-03-28 Thread John Wingfield
ee86. Can anyone offer me some advice on how to retrospectively install a mouse driver? John Wingfield -- John Wingfield Committee Member & Website Manager British Double Reed Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bdrs.demon.co.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit