Re: install USB optical mouse

; the cursor responds to any one of the three devices without any problem. But in 2.6.8, only the PS/2 mouse works. Suggestions welcomed. Jianan On 06 January 2005 pm 14:21, Matt Egger wrote: > No problem...I only discovered that the mouse worked by accident. I > left it connected afte

Re: Re: install USB optical mouse

Hi Matt, Left out something important in the previous msg. How about sending me your XF86Config-4 file? thanks Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: install USB optical mouse

Hi matt, You can bet on that. I envy you. Have you used other USB devices before the mouse? The system might have been set up correctly before the mouse. Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

install USB optical mouse

I'm running 'sarge',kernel-2.6.8, kde-3.2.2. I need to install a USB optical mouse. 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' has no selection for such mouse. How to proceed? Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: package version problem

Hi, Forgot to mention it, but I had done an update before install. I'm using 'testing'. The download site for 'knemo' is www.mpe.mpg.de/~ach/debian/sarge. Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

package version problem

4:3.3.1-4, why is dpkg reporting that what I have on my system is 4:3.2.3-2? I have further installed kdelibs4-dev but it did not help either. Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: can't 'apt-get install' fr a site

3-2 is to be installed Seems like my current version is too too high for the package. Any suggestion? Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: can't 'apt-get install' fr a site

Hi, The site I'm trying to download from is 'http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~ach/debian/sarge ./' I've checked the non-US distribution list and its not there. Any reason for this? Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

can't 'apt-get install' fr a site

Hi, Someone recommended me a site to download a Debian package. But 'apt-get install' complained that it could not resolve the site address. Is there an approved list of sites for Debian packages? The package 'knemo' is not yet a 'sarge' package. Any suggestion

Re: Problems encountered while upgrading fr 'woody' to 'sarge'

put up a q concerning gui for broadband connection. I was referred to KNemo but the download specified Debian SID. Any way out of this? Jianan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Problems encountered while upgrading fr 'woody' to 'sarge'

I don't think its the upgrading procedure that was wrong. I did both upgrade and dist-upgrade, first from the CD and then online. Message showed 0 to be updated and upgraded. I just tried again online but it failed to connect to ftp://ftp.debian.org. Is the site down?   Jianan  

Problems encountered while upgrading fr 'woody' to 'sarge'

I missing out on some Debian packages? 7. All the HOWTO files are .gz but there is only zcat to read them. Even using zcat|more allowes only one-way scrolling. Is there an editor which can open a .gz file ? HAPPY NEW YEAR! jianan

no kdm after upgrading to sarge

Hi, Upon closer examination of log files, the following errors were encountered. In syslog, "kdm_greet[875]: Can't open default user face. In kdm.log, "kdmcore(KIconLoader): WARNING: Icon directory /usr/share/icons/Default/group 192x192/ emblem not valid. Many more such WARNINGs for different gr

no kdm after upgrading to sarge

Hi, Upon closer examination of log files, the following errors were encountered. In syslog, "kdm_greet[875]: Can't open default user face. In kdm.log, "kdmcore(KIconLoader): WARNING: Icon directory /usr/share/icons/Default/group 192x192/ emblem not valid. Many more such WARNINGs for different gr

dist-upgrade to sarge

  Any idea what has happened?     Jianan  

dist-upgrade

Hi   I have got hold of a 'sarge' installation cd #1. I am currently running 'stable'. To minimise the disturbance to my system, I would like to do a apt dist-upgrade rather than a new installation with the cd. Is that possible? If yes, then how?   Thks   Jianan

debian cd

Hi,   Ni hao!   Is there a distributor of Debian CD in Singapore? I am looking for the 'testing' CD.   Jianan  

Re: Re: How to have better quality display?

Thks for the info. What is a backport? How does it compare to original Debian? I have added the sources.list to my list. What is the name of the package to install e.g. apt-get install what? Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: How to have better quality display?

Hi folks, Thanks for all the info, esp. the David Dawes write-up. I'm sorry I left out the chipset. It's a 865G. Looks like I'll have to build and install Xfree86 4.3.0. I dreaded doing this. The last time I did, I could not complete the install and it messed up the xserver. I'll have to tread

error about PCI and ide0

Hi folks, I'm now running debian from a machine with the following spec: P4 2.6Ghz HT, Intel 865GBF motherboard with 6 PCI slots, 256MB dram. The kern log (attached) is complaining about PCI and ide0. Can anyone please help to explain that ? Cheers

ide error reported in kern.log

Hi folks, I'm now running debian from a machine with the following spec: P4 2.6Ghz HT, Intel 865GBF motherboard with 6 PCI slots, 256MB dram. The kern log (attached) is complaining about PCI and ide0. Can anyone please help to explain that ? Cheers

Re:Upgrade to 'testing'

Hi folks, Thanks for the response to my query. I have not done the upgrade yet. Perhaps I should let you folks know why I want to upgrade. 1) I have been working on 'stable' for more than a month now. I notice the packages are ratther old. The kernel is 2.2.20, xfree86 is 4.1. etc. 2) More re

Upgrade to 'testing"

Hi folks, I am now running 'stable' which I installed from a CDROM created online. Now I intend to upgrade to 'testing'. What's the easiest way to go about it? Can I upgrade online by downloading some approriate packages or do I have to create a 'testing' CDROM? Cheers ___

jigdo download failed

Hi folks, I intend to upgrade fr 'stable' to 'testing' using jigdo CD. In Window I download the jigdo file, extract the files and execute jigdo-lite. After I entered the URL I get the msg: "jigdotemplate/sarge-i386-template ." Pls help. _

xferring files from window

Hi folks, A couple of issues to clear. 1. I have to re-use Hotmail because I notice that mails I sent via Yahoo are separately listed from the ones sent via Hotmail. Is it possible to request the Debian mail administrator to combine them? 2. I encounter problem when I try to xfer files from my

gtkeyboard

Hi folks,   I came across gtkeyboard 1.1.7-2 which was described as a highly-configurable on-screen keyboard.   But I failed to install it with apt-get. The error msg reported "package not found."   Hope someone can offer some info on this.   Thanks  Yahoo! Games- Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Pla

Re:how to set keys functions in application

Hi folks, I have looked further into the issue with 'info bash' and key binding. I stll don't get it. It mentioned the 'inputrc' file. The 'etc/inputrc' does not provide much info. One at ../libreadline4/inputrc provides the key-to-function mapping for the four arrow keys only. What about one f

better on-screen keyboard

Hi folks, I have switched to yahoo mail. Is something wrong with the debian user mail site? I noticed that the latest mails are on 30th Jul. A couple of mail I sent in the fisrt few days of Aug have yet to appear.   I am currently using xvkdb. I am looking for something better with the at least the

how to set keys functions in application

Hi folks, In an application, say, xterm, certain key will function in a certain way e.g. the up arrow key will go back to the previous command. How to set or modify key functions of an application? Cheers _ Get 10mb of inbox space

Re Printing

Hi folks, I have solved my printing problem. The error was revealed when I do a 'aps2file'. To print text files, I need 'a2ps'; for html files, I need 'html2ps'. I have installed 'a2ps' and printed out a couple of colored C and C++ source code pages. 'html2ps' requires 14MB of download. I'll

Re: Printing

Hi folks, Print test from within apsfilterconfig is OK now after choosing the right printer driver. The choices for HP printers are especially confusing. Now I still cannot print from the command line using 'lpr'. The printer that I ocnfigured is in th printcap file. In the file, the path to th

Re: Printing

Hi folks, I have installed lpr and apsfilter to drive my HP DeskJet 660C. During apsfilterconfig, I chose [ijs/DESKJET_660] as th printer driver. I couldn't pass print test. It failed with the msg: sh: hpijs command not found GNU Ghostscript 6.53: Can't start ijs server "hpijs" Unable to op

Printing

Hi folks, When I want to do my first printing, I discovered that 'lpr' is not recognised. So I do a 'apt-get install lpr'. Then I do a 'lpr ' to try my luck. Only one line was printed at the top of the paper. The documentation mentioned that 'printcap' holds the database for printers. Looking

Re Looking for more Debian packages

Hi folks, Thanks for the responses. Those double d commands are marvellous; simple and yet effective. It even produces a positive side-effect; a backup copy of the floppy image in the harddisk. I don't know if I'm the only one with this problem; I read through 'dd' with 'man' but is left with

Looking for more Debian packages

Hi folks My Linux system is basically working. I am looking at ways to enhance it. 1) I read about disk boot problem in the mail list. Right now I boot from a floppy. My machine BIOS can only boot from the C drive or the floppy. I use D drive for my Linux. If my floppy fails to boot, I may have

Looking for more Debian packages

Hi folks My Linux system is basically working. I am looking at ways to enhance it. 1) I read about disk boot problem in the mail list. Right now I boot from a floppy. My machine BIOS can only boot from the C drive or the floppy. I use D drive for my Linux. If my floppy fails to boot, I may have

Looking for more Debian packages

Hi folks My Linux system is basically working. I am looking at ways to enhance it. 1) I read about disk boot problem in the mail list. Right now I boot from a floppy. My machine BIOS can only boot from the C drive or the floppy. I use D drive for my Linux. If my floppy fails to boot, I may have

Re:on-screen keyboard

Hi folks, On-screen keyboard problem solved. The mistake is to invoke it from xterm. Need to create a menu entry as a file in one of the menu directories. Then run update-menus. Xvkbd will appear as a menu item and will be launched with a click of the mouse. Cheers ___

Re: on-screen keyboard

Hi folks, Thanks for the link to 'xvkbd' package. I looked for it under 'k' and 'v' and forgot about the 'x'. I had downloaded and tried it out. After starting it with the command 'xvkdb' from the xterm window, the keyboard appears and after focussing, the displayable characters corresponding to

Re: First mail from my Linux

Hi folks, I would like to thank those who have replied to this thread and update you folks on how the various suggestions have helped. 1) Xwrapper.config has been fixed by reconfiguring xfree86-common. The interesting thing is that eventhough I specifed a 'nice' value of -10, the xdm log warned

on-screen keyboard

Hi folks, Thanks for the replies to my previous msg. I have changed the font size and color of xterm. Light sea green-on-black is much more easy on the eyes than the original white-on-black. I have opted to use fvwm instead of KDE or GNOME because it is less demanding on memory. Moreover its u

First mail from my Linux

Hi folks, This is my first mail from my first Linux installation. It means I have got Debian GNU/Linux, X-Window and Mozilla all running. I feel good. There re some fine tuning to be done. 1) xdm-log showed an error msg about not being able to open Xwrapper.config because it was not found. Thi

x-window display managers

Hi folks, A simple question: gdm, kdm and xdm: which one uses minimum runtime memory? Cheers _ Download Norah Jones, Eminem and more! http://www.msn.com.sg/ringtones/ at only S$36 including GST -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

mozilla

Hi folks, Thanks for the suggestion on customisation. I'll try it out. Meanwhile I need to solve this. Mozilla open out to a Local Debian Start Page. How to make it open to a page which will allow me to login to my dial-up ISP and surf the net? Continue with your nice weekend. ___

customize x-window

Hi folks, I want to customise what I can do while in x-window. I want a bare minimum capabiliites. For instance, reduce the number of editors on offer, take out the calculator altogetner, or use only the browser and not mail or news in mozilla. I have look up on xvidtune. It's for adjusting th

How to unsubscribe

Hi folks, This is non-technical but I really need to sort this out. I love to read stuff from this mail list. The trouble is that my hotmail box is overflowing and it does not allow "select all and delete" (the trouble with free stuff). Twice I have unsubscribed but unsuccessfully it seems. How

x-window

Hi folks, After some trial and error, and several reconfigurations of XF86Config-4, I have X-Window working (more or less). From reboot, the login window appears, and login works. I have xconsole; the main menu appears in response to the left mouse button and sub-menu appears when the arrow is

CD access OK but new X86 problem

Hi folks, Thanks for the couple of 'mount' commands. With them, I was able to mount the CD .iso file as a filesystem. I then select 'filesystem' as a installation source during apt-setup. After that, using apt-get to install packages was a breeze. I installed x-window-system. But it wouldn't r

Re: Cannot access CD packages

The file size of 500+ MB is correct. Mine is a US version.The Non-US version will be 600+. All is not lost. I was able to use Undisker and MagicISO to extract the directories files from the .iso image. But that's under Window. Any similar utilities for Linux? Browsing through the Web, I came a

Cannot access packages in CD

Initially I intended to do a network installation. So I downloaded the necessary files to disk and launched the installation from there. I had a minimal system running and wanted to built up the system through the net using apt-get. On second thought, I decided to have a CD copy in case of disk

problems fixed

I have fixed the modem volume problem. The answers is all the while in the .inf file in Windows. The VIA686a error message could be due to overheating. I run the machine without the chassis cover and it has behaved well now. Need more runtime to confirm. ___

installation and set up

Hi folks, I realised that I had sent an earlier mail to 'users' rather than 'debian-user. I'll repeat some stuff I wrote there. First, allow me to clarify on my mail name. Jianan and Jianan Huang is the same person. I have decided to use hotmail for debian msg. The d

Kernel version, apt-get, modem

Hi folks, I am exploring the Linux that I had recently installed. 1) I downloaded the kernel from the site recommended by a documentation that is supposed to be for Rel 3.0. but the kernel version is 2.2..Why? 2) How to control the speaker volume of my 3Com US Robotics modem? It is embarassing

Bad experience in installation

Hi, I went through the procedures in the document "Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 for Intel X86".   1. Following the download from the specified sites i.e. 'current', I end up with a version 2.2. This is not really a problem compared to what follows.   2. I was able to proceed smoothly lik