Re: 2.2 kernel

2000-02-09 Thread Phil Brutsche
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 07:20:54AM -0800, aphro wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Onno wrote: > > > > Onno >2.2.13 and 2.2.14 are lokking good, is there anyone on this > > Onno >list that find them unstable? > > Onno > > > > > i avoided 2

Install problem

2000-02-09 Thread Owens, Jerry
I am trying to install Debian GNU/Linux version 2.1 on a Compaq Deskpro PII 233. I have downloaded all of the required files from the ftp site and I am using a boot disk to install Debian. The base file (base2_1.tgz) is on the dos partition. The install goes fine until it tries to u

Re: package compilation madness

2000-02-09 Thread dan
> After doing a apt-get upgrade apt downloaded and installed the debian Speaking of it, how would one put a package on hold, apt-get manual doesn't state how to do it. I always have this problem of getting the same version package, as I just compiled and installed via 'apt-get upgrade' overinsta

suExec annoyances

2000-02-09 Thread Stuart Ballard
Can anyone explain to me the restriction on where I can place cgi scripts if suExec is being used with apache? As best as I can understand, all cgi scripts must be contained under the *global* DocumentRoot in order for suExec to run them. This means that when I have a setup like DocumentRoot /var/

Re: What do these HD errors mean?

2000-02-09 Thread aphro
On 9 Feb 2000, Arcady Genkin wrote: a.genk >And so forth. The drive is an IBM 13G DeskStar (?) with 2M cache. The a.genk >kernel is 2.2.14. Thanks! could be drive failing, id go to ibm's www site and grab their diagnostic tools(you need win* to run the installer) it makes a bootable PCDOS disk wi

Re: package compilation madness

2000-02-09 Thread Alisdair McDiarmid
Please format your emails to 76 characters or less. On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:33:09PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > After doing a apt-get upgrade apt downloaded and installed the debian > > Speaking of it, how would one put a package on hold echo 'package_name hold' | dpkg --set-selection

Re: SOLVED: Re: Unstable kernel question

2000-02-09 Thread aphro
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Rick Macdonald wrote: rickma >So I went back into the xconfig and found that I had somehow turned off rickma >the virtual and vga consoles. It wasn't hanging at all, the messages just rickma >had nowhere to go. rickma > rickma >I've built and installed 2.2.14 with gcc 2.95 and

Re: Why? mktime() failed unexpectedly (rc -1). Aborting.

2000-02-09 Thread aphro
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, David Teague wrote: dbt ># hwclock --show dbt >mktime() failed unexpectedly (rc -1). Aborting. dbt ># hwclock --version dbt >hwclock 2.1/util-linux 2.6 dbt > dbt >OK? This didn't occur before the millenium, and may be similar to dbt >your situation. I HOPE you know a fix. If

Re: X config/XDM

2000-02-09 Thread paul
Timothy said, > Hi, > > I'd like to know what is the proper and easy way for a > not so X-experience guy to configure the X windows. Specifically > the configuration in the XF86Config, modeline, options, etc. > Secondly, how to setup the desktop for user if the X-window > was configured

pppd/modem frustration.

2000-02-09 Thread Hans
I've posted a question about this earlier this week, but nobody responded. Is it that much out of the ordinary that no-one can give me some hints or tips? - when connecting to my ISP the connection comes up with the correct flow rate 11500 - after about 8 kb of upstreaming data communication stops

Re: PHP3 and MySQL

2000-02-09 Thread John Pearson
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 07:02:56PM +, Alisdair McDiarmid wrote > I'm trying to get PHP3 and MySQL to play nice, but they refuse. I want > to load the mysql.so extension, so in the /etc/php3/apache/php3.ini I > put `extension = mysql.so' and checked that extension_dir was correct. > > This didn

Re: suExec annoyances

2000-02-09 Thread Adam Shand
> Can anyone explain to me the restriction on where I can place cgi > scripts if suExec is being used with apache? As best as I can > understand, all cgi scripts must be contained under the *global* > DocumentRoot in order for suExec to run them. This means that when I > have a setup like cgi's g

Re: PHP3 and MySQL

2000-02-09 Thread Alisdair McDiarmid
On Thu, Feb 10, 2000 at 08:07:11AM +1030, John Pearson wrote: > On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 07:02:56PM +, Alisdair McDiarmid wrote > > I'm trying to get PHP3 and MySQL to play nice, but they refuse. I want > > to load the mysql.so extension, so in the /etc/php3/apache/php3.ini I > > put `extension

Re: ssh and stuff

2000-02-09 Thread Adam Shand
> as your first command. Logins will now be invisible and automatic, like > rsh, so scripts ought to work. if it's for scripting you are typically better to use a ~/.shosts file on the remote host instead of relying on the ssh-agent stuff. you don't always have the option of running 'eval `ss

Re: Mail & PGP

2000-02-09 Thread Adam Shand
> ("Personally" noted, but for the benefit of other readers:) i knew i was gonna catch it for that :-) > I actually find that, for a committed vim user like me, and indeed first thing, i use vim for admin work (:%s/whatever/something/g rocks ...), but for for typing email i finding annoying. w

Looking for some Linux software.

2000-02-09 Thread Aigars Mahinovs
It seems to me that this msg didn't get it to the list first time, so I'm resending it. Hi all! I'm asked to make an authorisation server for a network of Win9x machines. I want Windozed PC to contact Linux PC at Windows login and logout. I was said it can be done by netlogon to WinNT domain. But

Re: Eterm keys

2000-02-09 Thread Chanop Silpa-Anan
let's take a look at keybinding and keyboard output from termial You could check yours with ^V-keystroke (pressing ctrl-v then press the key) in linux-console H = ^[[1~, E = ^[[4~, BS = ^?, del = ^[[3~ for X, debian has a policy that BS should produce ^? and del ^[[3~ so that it's compatible wi

Re: Install problem

2000-02-09 Thread Clyde Wilson
I think your tgz files need to be on a linux partition. On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Owens, Jerry wrote: > I am trying to install Debian GNU/Linux version 2.1 on a > Compaq Deskpro PII 233. I have downloaded all of the required files from > the ftp site and I am using a boot disk to install

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IMAP doesn't really *delete* messages when they're moved....

2000-02-09 Thread Joe Emenaker
I'm using the regular imap daemon. When I move files from my inbox to another folder with Outlook Express, the messages seem to get marked as deleted. However, when I click "purge", they don't delete. I have to explicitly UNdelete them and then delete them again before they actually purge from my i

Re: pppd/modem frustration.

2000-02-09 Thread Paul J. Keenan
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 10:33:45PM +0100, Hans wrote: > I've posted a question about this earlier this week, but nobody responded. > Is it that much out of the ordinary that no-one can give me some hints or > tips? > > - when connecting to my ISP the connection comes up with the correct flow > rat

ARGH! "Frozen" is back....

2000-02-09 Thread Joe Emenaker
When the last Debian release was coming up, I had deselect downloading from stable, frozen, and unstable. Then, some time ago, 'frozen' went away. This caused dselect to complain a lot when updating package lists. So, I just finished taking the 'frozen' parts out of all of my /var/lib/dpkg/methods

Re: package compilation madness

2000-02-09 Thread Brad
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 11:04:27AM -0800, Chris Waters wrote: > > Actually, it's not really about "newer", it's about having a > version number that sorts later, so, one possibility is to use a > special version number that will always sort later. This is the trick > suggested for custom kernels.

Re: Looking for some Linux software.

2000-02-09 Thread aphro
use samba, see samba.org for the docs, get the latest CVS release for domain support for nt machines too. i find it better then the production release(2.0x) nate On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: aigari >It seems to me that this msg didn't get it to the list first time, so aigari >I'm

Re: Mail & PGP

2000-02-09 Thread dan
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 01:09:23PM -0900, Adam Shand wrote: > * because you can't (nicely) edit the headers while you are editing the >message you are forced to do it at the "pre-send" screen. this is okay >(though a little strange for a user used to pine/modern gui >mailers) however

Re: ARGH! "Frozen" is back....

2000-02-09 Thread Mike Werner
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:04:05PM -0800, Joe Emenaker wrote: > When the last Debian release was coming up, I had deselect downloading from > stable, frozen, and unstable. Then, some time ago, 'frozen' went away. This > caused dselect to complain a lot when updating package lists. So, I just > fini

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