On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Brad wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Tim Thomson wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Steve Lamb wrote:
> >
> > > while(<>){
> > > if ($_ =~ /inet addr:(\n+)\.(\n+)\.(\n+)\.(\n+)/){
> > > $ipaddr = "$1.$2.$
ifconfig = `/sbin/ifconfig eth0`;
($ip) = $ifconfig =~ /inet addr:(\S+)/;
print ">$ip<\n";
$host = `host $ip`;
($name) = $host =~ /^Name:\s+(.+)$/m;
print ">$name<\n";
($hostname) = $name =~ /^(.+?)\..*/;
print ">$hostname<\n";
`hostname $hostname`;
Thanks again,
Tim.
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along the wrong track?
Thanks,
Tim.
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Well, gave up on that, compiled a new kernel with fbdev support, installed
xserver_fbdev, and it goes great!
Only runs at one resolution pre reboot afaik. Might getting ggi to work
with this, can I change resolutions on the fly with ggi?
Cool!
Tim.
On 22 Sep 1999, Tim Thomson wrote:
>
've now downloaded the binary 3.3.5 svga server, still the same thing.
The annoying thing is, it has worked, but now it doesn't!!! I don't know
what broke it.
Anyone else have a Trio3D? Anyone having the same kind of problems?
Thanks,
Tim.
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On 21 Dec 1998, Tim Thomson wrote:
> When I set my machine up, I had a VGA screen on it, and so selected a
> colour install. But now I have a monochrome screen, and would like to set
> the terminal type back to b/w.
> I am running a bo system still, I see that the hamm disks define
On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, John Forest wrote:
> Tim Thomson wrote:
> > I have mgetty running on my modem from inittab and it answers after 10
> > rings, but I've set up xringd to dialup the internet and then run mgetty.
> > The second one complains about the first, and won&#x
Hi Guys,
When I set my machine up, I had a VGA screen on it, and so selected a
colour install. But now I have a monochrome screen, and would like to set
the terminal type back to b/w.
I am running a bo system still, I see that the hamm disks define TERM to
be 'linux-m' or something similar, but my
Hi,
I have mgetty running on my modem from inittab and it answers after 10
rings, but I've set up xringd to dialup the internet and then run mgetty.
The second one complains about the first, and won't run.
I would take the mgetty out of the inittab, but then when the line is used
for ppp, it isn'
On 9 Dec 1998, Ryan King wrote:
> I saw you linking to:
> http://proxy2.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/proxy.pac
>
> So I wondered what kind of data is in proxy.pac.
...
> I'm thinking maybe this file is NS-Specific?
As far as I know Netscape is the only one that reads these.
Lynx wants a server for a
On 9 Sep 1998, Jack Kern wrote:
> On a Debian 2.0 system I had wwwoffle installed and working with lynx.
> I then installed dwww which required httpd, so I installed boa.
>
> dwww only worked if I nullified the HTTP_PROXY variable used by
> wwwoffle/lynx, or if I put wwwoffle "online" -- wwwoffle
On 3 Aug 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> | shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent
> | directories
> Anyone else seen this and know its source.
Are you using uucp? Or was it the cnews server?
Can't remember which, but I get the same thing e-mailed to me every d
Hi!
I've played with ipx with pppd, and got the interface installed, but
didn't actually try to get routing going (I was trying to get bridging
going, to play IPX games on my local network, and get a remote player to
join from dial-in, never got it to work though - anyone have any ideas???
On 19
Hi,
I've being trying to get a Win95 machine to dialin with a IPX connecting,
but adding the settings for IPX as per the man page, causes pppd to fail,
saying that the ipx settings are invalid.
I take it this means the pppd isn't compiled with IPX support, as ipx is
enables in the kernel.
Why no
Hi People,
I have a Digicard network card in my Linux box.
The Digicard network was designed for schools, and has a main server
box, and Macs, Apple IIs and PCs can all connect to it. It is very like
AppleTalk (you can use the same connectors from the cable to the Mac.)
The card in my Linux box u
On 6 Jun 1998, Gregory Guthrie wrote:
> 1) when I run brcfg, it reports:
> ioctl failed; package not installed.
> -- Why??
Did you recompile your kernel with bridging support in?
It says this if you don't.
> 2) the man page discusses only Ethernet-ethernet bridging,
> -- will WAN bridgi
On 4 Jun 1998, Tim Thomson wrote:
Some silly stuff, since I've now found out that 2.0.34 is out!
-Tim
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Hi,
I need to recompile my kernel to add bridging support. (For IPX)
I'm currently running 2.0.33, it seems to run fine, although I'm wary of
reports of it being rather unstable.
I had 2.0.32, but gpm died after two weeks, restarting gpm didn't work,
but rebooting did. I have no idea if this was a
On Thu, 7 May 1998, Peter Prohaska wrote:
> > I'm trying to get smail to work with an include file for aliases.
> > My line in my aliases is as follows:
> >
> > everybody::include:/etc/smail/blobs
>
> If I´m correct, there is one ":" too much.
Hmmm, with only one it complains it c
Hi,
I'm trying to get smail to work with an include file for aliases.
My line in my aliases is as follows:
everybody::include:/etc/smail/blobs
My /etc/smail/blobs file contains the following:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and has these permissions:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root
Hi,
I'm trying to get smail to work with an include file for aliases.
My line in my aliases is as follows:
everybody::include:/etc/smail/blobs
My /etc/smail/blobs file contains the following:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and has these permissions:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root
Hi,
Is there such thing as "dynamic virtual memory"?
I have a low spec machine - 8meg RAM 100meg HDD, and have a 10meg swap
partition. Obviously I run out of memory every now and then. Is there a
way to set the system up so that when virtual memory is exhasted, the
kernel will allocate more hard dr
Hi,
I've set up mgetty for dialin access. When I dialin the first login prompt
and parts before it are scrambled. Once you are logged in it's OK.
I've dialed in with varios speed systems, and it does the same.
My system is a 386SX/20, so is rather slow, but handles the 14.4kbps modem
in it OK.
TIA
Hi,
I spool this list as a news group, slrn reads it fine, but pine says there
are no messages. Pine works on all my other newsgroups (smaller).
Is this a bug?
I'm running pine 3.96, and Debian 1.3.1.
Thanks,
Tim.
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Hi,
I am subscribed to a number of different mailing lists, but find it easier
to read using a news reader. Also, I am at different systems that connect
to the internet using a dial-up connection.
Is there a way to automaticaly post mail from a mailing list to a local
news group?
I have cnews wit
Hi,
I want to set my hardware clock to GMT. I answered no in the question
when setting up my system, so my HW clock would be local time. I now want
to set it to GMT so I don't have to change it when daylight savings kicks
in.
Also, what tool syncs the hardware clock to the system time? I set my
sys
Hi,
I like to have personal web space turned on (ie http://server/~tim/), so I
can easily access files (such as lynx bookmarks - point the bookmark file
at /~/HTML/bookmarks.html, I can then pick this up on any remote system).
What I want to know is, what are the best permissions to set my home
di
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, George Bonser wrote:
> Wait ... Fetchmail is for pulling mail FROM individual pop3 email boxes
> from a remote host to the local host. If he is using that, he is having
> to keep track of 1000 different user passwords at the remote ISP.
I'm not sure what he's using at the m
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, George Bonser wrote:
> It looks like the Debian lists in newsgroup format are starting to spread.
We actually have linux.debian.user on our local news server, but it is
very incomplete - ie. 6 messages in the last month!
> If anyone is uucp capable and would like the lists a
Hi,
At my local high school, the computer guy is trying to set up external
E-mail for everyone. We are rather a small school, with slightly over 1000
people. He has a Linux box, and a sysadmin has come in to set it up, but
can't seem to, he says that he can't get shadow passwords to work with
POP,
Hi,
I want to run a local X client that is behind an IP-MASQ'ed network.
The server on the other side is a Sparc Station. I have already set it up
for remote access from a Win 3.11 X-Win client.
I now have a Debian X Win client, but I can't get it to work behind the
firewall.
I have tried "ipauto
Hi,
Is there a debian package with xrsh, the remote shell for X?
Thanks,
Tim.
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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Rick Jones wrote:
> Tim:
>
> Letting you know that it is not the /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess file that
> allows access from remote clients.
Found it: type "xhost remote.addr" on the local machine before telneting
to it.
I can't try it cause I'm behind a IP-MASK'ed firewall. Got to
On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Rick Jones wrote:
> Absoluetely. If you are running an X server locally you can telnet
> over, set DISPLAY=machine:0 in the environment and start any X program
> and the display will be put on your local server.
You also have to tell your local machine that the remote can ac
Hi,
I'm currently subscribed to this list, but due to my parents being
divorced I am only here every other week.
I use fetchmail to recieve my mail, and have a cron entry to get my mail
at 10pm and 6am (it's cheaper for international traffic - my e-mail
service is in the USA). I don't really want t
> > unless something has changed, the only version of netscape which can be
> > installed by the debian packages is 3.01.
Can the Debian package be updated? It's a bit of a pain using a version of
Netscape that isn't (closer to) current. I guess it probably doesn't
matter now we have hamm, but it
Hi,
I am having trouble with a Mitsumi CDROM, that is connected to a Mad16
card (software configurable).
When mounting a disk, the mount seems to lock up. I think this is because
I haven't set it up properly yet.
What I'm wondering is, is there a way to kill off the mount?
It halts after saying som
Hi,
I have a number of mail boxes, to handle the different lists I am on.
I use procmail to filter the mails to the right folders.
I have put:
MAIL='/var/spool/mail/tim;/home/tim/mail/debian-user;/home/tim/mail/seul-
project'
MAILCHECK=10
into my .bash_profile. I have tried the same MAIL variable
I have the same problem with a Mitsumi cdrom on a Mad16 card. I thought it
was something to do with the fact that the Mad16 is a software
configurable card.
Linux seems to leave the hardware in a state DOS can't recognise.
I just use halt instead of reboot, and then press the reset button.
Tim.
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> - Trim the post that you are quoting.
Is there a way to trim the header size? - maybe at debian.org?
Most posts are 2-3k, but nearly all of this is in the headers.
I guess 2-3k isn't much, but it definately mounts up.
If the headers could be trimme
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Matthew Majka wrote:
> I definitely have to agree with these statements. I think
> the last thing a new Linux user needs, is another Linux
> distribution to choose from. I know I was a bit
> dissappointed with the fragmentation when I started with it
> (about 3 months ago).
Hi,
A friend of mine asked me if X-win was more efficient than Win95 on the
same system?
I said it would probably be better for somethings, and maybe slower than
others, but I wasn't sure - so I though to ask you people.
Anyone done any benchmarks???
Thanks for any help,
Tim.
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Hi,
Is there a way to change the text video mode (say, from 80x25 to 80x50),
on the fly?
I prefer 80x25 for most things but it would be handy to change the
resolution for somethings - without rebooting!
Also, sometimes when a program that uses the svgalibs crashes, it
scrambles the screen. reset d
Hi,
My cron.weekly came up with the message:
Terminal not powerful enough for SLang.
What is SLang, and how do I fix this error?
Thanks for any help,
Tim.
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On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Oh dear, a second person that thinks I'm an expert :-)
Heehee!
> You should copy your 2.0.32 map file to the boot directory I think.
> Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I guess these would have been in the same directory as the kernel, which
will be
On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Shaleh wrote:
> I would like to set up samba to my winders machine at work. Is this
> possible? What permissions do I need? Would it be easier to simply
> setup a ftp server on it?
Do you mean a samba server or client on the Linux box?
Both are possible as I use both on my sy
On Fri, 9 Jan 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot
> loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a
> geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map
> installer.
Ummm..
Hi again,
> Such a beast would be great. Alas, I don't think one exists. Perhaps if
> Mnemonic ever gets into beta, we'll see one.
What is Mnemonic?
> While I am a GNU/Linux and free software advocate, and enjoy turning very
> low-end hardware into useable free software systems, I've been thinki
On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, John Spence wrote:
> I'm wondering If I'm going to have to load any. I just succesfully ran
> WS_FTP from the pretty looking machine and I know I haven't loaded the ftp
> module. It (ip_masq_ftp.o) isn't being loaded from anywhere that I can
> find it.
Maybe WS_FTP is configu
Hi,
Is this list supposed keep messages for six hours before sending them?
I sent a message at five tonight, and it has just been recieved (at 11pm).
I don't think it's the list, I'm pretty sure it's my email provider
(usa.net). I seem to be having a few problems with connecting to them
today.
Ac
Hi,
I've installed pgp-i, to see what it's about. I've noticed many people
have pgp signatures in their messages, and some offer the signature via
finger.
I know why you would want to use it to send encrypted messages, but why do
you want to sign your messages?
I read that it's so you know what y
Hi,
Has anyone heard of a Web browser that uses the svgalibs (or some other
method), rather than X-Win? I have a 100meg hard drive, and have about
10meg free, so I don't really want to install X-win, plus I only have a
386SX, so X-win is rather slow.
I have been using lynx for awhile, and just down
On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, John Spence wrote:
> I'm wondering if running Debian has made this an easier process. I've read
> 100s of messages lately prior to trying this and practically none of the
> users with problems were Deb users.
I would think they're all the same, but still, I found it incredibly
On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> (this one is the risky method)
> sync
> mount -n -o remount,ro /
> tune2fs
> mount -n -o remount,rw /
Worked!!! (had to go to maintence mode).
Thanks a lot!!!
What does the volume name you can set do?
Doing this reminded me of a problem I had
Hi,
I've been trying to copy files off a dying hard drive, using my Linux
system.
I mount the drive using "mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt"
If I do something that causes an error, I get lots of lines of:
hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 {
Hi,
My Debian system has only a 100Mb Hard Drive, I stuck a resonable system
onto it, managed to recompile my kernel (although I've now deleted most of
the source) and have now set it up as much as I want to for now.
I use my system to recieve mail using fetchmail.
What I want to know is, can I r
On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Timothy Hospedales wrote:
> Hey guys! I've got a really *bizarre* problem!!! When I am using my PPP
> dialup connection, I can use everything on the 'net perfectly. EXECEPT,
> that I cannot access any dialup IP's in my ISP's domain, including my own.
> Any attempt at co
On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Brandon Mitchell wrote:
> I believe there is a kernel option called IP_MASQ that you would be
> interested in. However, I haven't done this yet (I plan on it when I
> decide how I will connect my boxes together).
Yes! I use it on my system here. My Win3.11 machine acts basic
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