>> Why not just tell her to use Control-Alt-Delete to shut down the system?
>> Debian will perform an orderly shutdown and reboot the machine, at which
>> time it can be safely powered off.
>>
>> No magic necessary.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
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>> Make it idiot-proof, and someone will br
Hi Obi, Hi Everyone -
Obi wrote:
> I'm using olvwm & xdm with no problem ... I never set up any enviroment
> variable to make it work ... I guess you are doing something wrong with your
> .xsession file or .Xresources or something during the session startup. xdm is
> looking at .xsession while s
From: "Jens B. Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I agree that we have to
> move on the the next distribution, but given the fact that
> *most* debian 1.3.1 users use netscape
> and that *most* of those folks will want
> to use a plug-in, I think this bug merits an upgrade to 2.01 bash
> for 1.3
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Remco van de Meent wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Craig Sanders wrote:
>
> : that's one of the reasons i prefer packet filtering to
> : tcp-wrappers. block it out in the kernel before it gets to the
> : application level.
>
> Hmm.. I don't agree with you on your last senten
> I have several different problems occurring.
>
> 1. I choose the linux source from dselect and it says there is nothing to get.
>
> 2. I use ftp.debian.org for the ftp source and I get a broken channel
> during the execution of the scripts for d/l'ing.
>
> I used to be able to get the source
> Blocking mail is something that, imho, the MTA should do. That is, the
> MTA handles 'mail', like the kernel handles 'packets'. And the spam is
> in the 'mail', not in the 'packets'. Do you understand what I mean?
Unfortunately, there is no known textual mechanism that can reliably
reject spam.
> From: Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Anyone utility to shift the X screen (permanently?) to the right?
Take a look at xvidtune. It will allow you to interactively shift the
screen and dump the resulting X timing to stdout. You can then paste
those settings in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file.
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, David M wrote:
> > Well, why not use the *.deb package from project/experimental then?
>
> I have done that and the installation still shows the 'hard error' message.
I had this happen when I was porting qmail to qnx.. it had to do with not
being able to lookup the host nam
I have not seen this real audio for linux.
Where and how can this be found?
Alan Davis
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I went to the real audio page (http://www.realaudio.com) and had to
hunt around for real audio (not real player or real video)
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>
>
>I have not seen this real audio for linux.
>
>Where and how can this be found?
>
>Alan Davis
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Sup,
My friend is installing debian 1.3 from his sound blaster cdrom+,
and apparently the kernel on the resc1440.bin that came with the cd does
not have support for this cdrom. I know that later development kernels
have support for this type of cdrom. However, I do not know if I can make
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The subject line of this message is pretty self explanatory. Anyone have any
> idea of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these 2 products?
>
> Dave Neuer
They're limited in my view. There is no "usage" reporting,
accountability logging, no
I am testing the new database library from SleepyCat Software, available
at http://www.sleepycat.com/packages/db-2.2.6.tar.gz
which provides routines found in libdb-1.85, plus locking and
transactions.
I have built the test program (dbtest) and run it with the deadlocking
tests, and my redhat 4.2
I dialup to a server, nicon.org, running Debian/GNU Linux with (my
machine) DOS 6.2, comm program COMit which came with the Zoom 33.6 modem,
on a 386SX-25 w/8MB ram.
In the Pine 3.96 SETUP CONFIGURATION I was told this was the download
command.
download-command= sz
download-com
I have a quick question that I'm embarassed to ask. How do you
properly shutdown? A few days ago I could shutdown completely with no
problem. After installed PPP, XWindows, and a few other odds and
ends, shutdown doesn't complete shutting down. It stops at "Enter
root
I want to dynamically set /etc/hostname by using the below script and
having it called using the -c switch to dhcpcd
(from dhcpcd(8)):
OPTIONS
-c filename
Specifies the command file which is invoked when
dhcpcd successfully gets an IP address.
I altered /etc/
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
hello,
i am new to debian and would like to install it on my notebook first.
unfortunately i can get no network connection. what do i have to do that
the installation process recognizes my 3com 3c589 pcmcia network card?
thanks a lot!
bye
michael
-BEGIN
On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Chan Family wrote:
> I have recently purchased a copy of debian on CD and I tried installing
> it on my old computer, which was a 486 running at 66 Mhz but that computer
> could not boot from the CD drive. Is there any way that I can install it?
Hi. You certainly c
On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote:
> > I am testing the new database library from SleepyCat Software, available
> > which provides routines found in libdb-1.85, plus locking and
> > transactions.
> >
> > Can anyone provides some ideas? I would like to communicate with anyone
> >
Kevin Traas wrote:
> >Debian 1.3.1 sports a who which many are saying is "slow" while
> others
> >are saying the slowness is due to slow named servers. Were there
> >any notable changes leading up the the /usr/bin/who which came with
> >shellutils 1.16-2?
>
> I've been reading this thread with qu
Jens B. Jorgensen wrote:
> Dear shellutils maintainer,
>
> Debian 1.3.1 sports a who which many are saying is "slow" while others
>
> are saying the slowness is due to slow named servers. Were there
> any notable changes leading up the the /usr/bin/who which came with
> shellutils 1.16-2?
The cur
This is part of the message I recevied from the bootup, although
everything seems to be working fine, is there a scsi module I should
install??
md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card!
PPA: unable to initialise controller at 0x3
On 11-Aug-97 Lukas Eppler wrote:
On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Gonzalo A. Diethelm wrote:
> On Aug 8, 1997, at 07:05, David Puryear wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone know what is accessing the hard drive every 3 or four
> > seconds?
>
> Let's see, ho
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote:
> I am testing the new database library from SleepyCat Software, available
> which provides routines found in libdb-1.85, plus locking and
> transactions.
>
> Can anyone provides some ideas? I would like to communicate with anyone
> who tries t
I was thinking a while back it would be nice if there were
some sort of VGA getty, which showed the Linux (and/or Debian)
logos, and gave a login screen. Just a bit of a gimmick
for some home systems perhaps. Does anyone know of such a thing?
I have not the time to learn svgalib and to write it unf
Hi.
I expose my problem whith "man" when I try help about some commands.
Supose that I want search "xman" help.
If I do "man xman" I get help about "xman". But If I open the xman
application and search for help about it, I don't get help.
why?
This problems arose whith other comands that I don
On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Gonzalo A. Diethelm wrote:
> On Aug 8, 1997, at 07:05, David Puryear wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone know what is accessing the hard drive every 3 or four
> > seconds?
>
> Let's see, how much physical memory do you have? If it is less than
> 16 MB, then X is going
World,
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I am trying to install X
Windows on my freshly installed Debian 1.3
Machine (486dx, 16MBram, 2.5G HD, Generic VGA card, serial mouse). I
believe I have all required files and
most of the suggested files installed. When I execute the setup I
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Walter L. Preuninger II wrote:
> at http://www.sleepycat.com/packages/db-2.2.6.tar.gz
> which provides routines found in libdb-1.85, plus locking and
> I have built the test program (dbtest) and run it with the deadlocking
> tests, and my redhat 4.2 system is running the test
Are users able to run their own inetds, in general, on Unix?
On this system, I have just a user account, and am currently
running some Internet services for some group projects. I would
like to run these out of inetd instead of standalone, but when
I made my own configuration file and run inetd, it
On Sun, 10 Aug 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello there!
> I have just switched to Debian 1.3.1 from Suse 3 Days ago and so far i´m quite
> happy with it.
> Now i have some trouble with StarOffice:
> I included the .sd.sh script in my .bash-profile script:
> # Staroffice
> sour
Hello,
I need more than eight characters for usernames. Where can I configure this ?
Or wich packet do I need to recompile ?
I have installed Debian 1.3.1.
regards,
romal
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> BTW, anyone know when qmail will become part of the dist? I notice on
> qmail.org that it is now free..
No modifications allowed, and both permission and review is required to
distribute binary versions. That's far from free by Debian's definition.
Don't
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In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
|I find that while the quality of distributions is generally "high"
|the emphasis from the developers is more on "let's get that hot new
|release going" rather than "let's get all the bugs out of this latest
|distribution and
To make the SoundBlaster CD work:
Write the Drivers floppy (drv1440.bin or drv1200.bin in the disk-i386
directory). Select "Install Device Drivers" and have it read the
floppy. Select "Configure Device Drivers" and use the device driver
menu to install the "sbpcd" device. The options should be
"s
bash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> My friend is installing debian 1.3 from his sound blaster cdrom+,
> and apparently the kernel on the resc1440.bin that came with the cd does
> not have support for this cdrom.
[snip]
> Any other solutions to this problem are welcome if there are no specif
Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> By the way, I return an error message rather than simply delaying the
> connection until it times out because under the Electronic Communications
> and Privacy Act it is unlawful to intercept electronic mail without an
> indication to the sender.
How wou
hello,
i am experiencing strange behavior when attempting to load sound
support as a module. i have a debian 1.3.1 system and a SB AWE-64
PNP card, which i have installed using the isapnptools. the fact
that the pnp boards need to be configured before the sound drivers
mandates that sound
Two days or so ago the Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO was posted here.
I was wondering if it is okay to
1. use dselect and connect to a local ftp mirror
2. When prompted for Enter space seperated list of distributions to get
during setting up the FTP Access Method, enter hamm/hamm
3. update
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Ricardo Muggli wrote:
> Two days or so ago the Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO was posted here.
> I was wondering if it is okay to
> 1. use dselect and connect to a local ftp mirror
> 2. When prompted for Enter space seperated list of dis
> Two days or so ago the Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO was posted here.
> I was wondering if it is okay to
> 1. use dselect and connect to a local ftp mirror
> 2. When prompted for Enter space seperated list of distributions to get
>during setting up the FTP Access Method, enter hamm/hamm
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From: Lester P. Wang [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 1997 6:10 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: ftp
Hello all,
I am one of those people who converted from RedHat to Debian. I have got a ppp
server at my friends network which has
A connection to the internet
Hi
I lost who asked this, but here is the question:
> > I just realized a *stupid* mistake. My BIOS clock is set to EDT and I
> > told UNIX it was in EST at installation. Is there an easy fix for this?
> > I've got everthing else installed and working great--I can't handle a
> > re-install ;\
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