What value does putting dns-nameservers in interfaces do?

2005-09-01 Thread Eric Brown
In testing, I'm installing postfix and it is pulling in this resolvconf package. resolvconf is trying to tell me that it is much better to put my name servers in /etc/network/interfaces. But why? What is the benefit? Does I need this line for each defined interface or just at the top of t

apt-? method to get list of current packages installed

2005-08-30 Thread Eric Brown
How do I get a list of the packages I currently have installed? It'd be really nice if I could find out when they were installed too. Thanks, Eric -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can't install on ASUS MB -- need recommendation of MB that will work

2005-08-15 Thread Eric Brown
link http:// kerneltrap.org/node/3971 However, finally I was unable to turn DMA on the CD/DVD burner, so I gave up the BLOODY 2.6 thing and reinstalled with linux24 :-((( Krystof -Original Message- From: Eric Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:50 AM To

Can't install on ASUS MB -- need recommendation of MB that will work

2005-08-11 Thread Eric Brown
I ordered and built what I thought was my next computer -- dual-core Intel 820, asus P5WD2 -- I didn't expect I wouldn't be able to install debian because of weird IDE/SATA controller issues: http:// kerneltrap.org/node/5392. (I tried disabling lots of drivers in expert install and changing

Re: Netscape seems to default to Postscript(tm of Adobe), but I don't have a postscript printer

2004-07-23 Thread Eric Brown
- Original Message - From: "J F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:12 PM Subject: Netscape seems to default to Postscript(tm of Adobe), but I don't have a postscript printer > > Printing from Netscape seems to default to > Postscript(tm of Adobe

Re: Problems with migration from pppoe to dhcp-client (router) for internet access

2003-12-02 Thread eric brown
--- Mark Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 11:43, eric brown wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I just got a nice deal on a Barricade router for > my > > home network. > > > > I try to get my internet connection to work with &g

Problems with migration from pppoe to dhcp-client (router) for internet access

2003-12-02 Thread eric brown
Hello, I just got a nice deal on a Barricade router for my home network. I try to get my internet connection to work with dhcp-client. I was using pppoe before with no problem. I have no problem accessing the internet from my winxP and OsX boxes with the router using automatic dhcp. I have: -r

Re: why not my box automatically power-off?

2003-11-27 Thread eric brown
Hello, I am having the same problem with apm auto-off shutdown since I upgraded my kernel to 2.4.22. I should have red your signature (Feynman's quote) more carefully... :) By running the echo command, I completly overwrote /etc/modules!!! I had to run update-modules again. And for some reaso

Re: why not my box automatically power-off?

2003-11-26 Thread eric brown
--- Akira Kitada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 07:21:17PM -0500, Nelson E. > Castillo wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 11:19:36PM +0900, Akira > Kitada wrote: > > > > echo "apm power_off=1" >>/etc/modules > > > > Hi, This worked for me. > > > > What happens if you do a

Re: Help... I think I've shot myself in the foot...

2003-11-26 Thread eric brown
--- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter S. Hayes wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I've had Debian dual-booted with Win XP on my > portable for about six > > months. I haven't worked all the bugs out yet, but > I've been getting > > better! And I try using it for more of my personal > wor

Re: How to install ?

2003-11-17 Thread eric brown
--- "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 04:00:32AM +0200, Touhid > Ghasemi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hello > > I want to join to Linux Users , now i'm using > MS-Win XP Home , but i > > want to install Debian on my computer, i'v > downloaded all of 7 CD > >

Re: Knoppix ,woody and LILO

2003-11-17 Thread eric brown
--- Otto Wyss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > eric brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I bought a used 10G hardrive and installed it in > my > > computer has hda (primary IDE master) and I > installed > > Linux on that drive. My original windows

Re: java plugin for mozilla 1.0.0 - woody

2003-11-17 Thread eric brown
I have use JRE 1.3 Blackdown java packages for Woody with success using mozilla 1.0.0 and konqueror http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/debian/testing/2002/03/msg00032.html Don't forget to add also the main source from Blackdown in the apt sources.list to get the java-common packages __

Re: Knoppix ,woody and LILO

2003-11-17 Thread eric brown
--- Ralph Bacolod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! I just bought a knoppix cd and i want to install > it on my computer. I > already have woody installed which is dual booting > with XP. I have 2 > questions. > 1. I want to replace woody without overwriting my > files in home. Is this > feasible? H

Install Report from a Linux newbie - some comments

2003-11-16 Thread eric brown
Hello, I tough of posting my Linux experience as a complete Linux & Unix newbie that chose Debian to start playing with linux. (out of laziness and pure ignorance - I wanted to do a net install instead of waiting for entire cds iso to download and had no clue that Debian was an "hard distro") Fir

FW: (( What do you think?))Get Started Ear...

2001-06-11 Thread Eric Brown
Title: Earn Over $4000.00 In Just 39 Days! In 39 Months I’ve Earned OVER $400,000.00!!!* ___