installation problem -cannot detect hard drive correctly

hi I am using Libranet Linux 1.82 which was based on debian 2.2. My problem is that in installation it cannot detect my hard drive correctly. The cfdisk reports the size of my drive incorrectly. I have a 40 gig Maxtor hd. te cfdisk version is 2.10d. I can't get past the hard drive partitioning

Available Debian cd in the Philippines

Hi, I'm planning on shifting to Debian but there aren't any Debian cds here in our country. Buying outside the country is costly, and I don't have a goog internet connection. Anyone here from the Philippines? If so can I copy your cds, or at least can you tell me where you purchased it? Th

Potato, Woody etc- non- technical

Greetings, Can someone enlighten me what's Potato, Woody, and all those Debian codenames? How is Debian versioned? is it with the kernel version? Thanks! Aldous

Need advice on Linux Programming tool

Greetings, I would like to ask for some advice on what programming tools can I use in developing Linux apps. I've been developing Windoze applications for about 3 years and would like to shift to Linux. I'm interested in GUI tools for X, preferably using KDE ( Gnome would be great too).

gnome menu configuration

Greetings, How do I configure the Gnome menu on Potato? I can't seem to find where I can configure the menu on the panel. Thanks! Aldous

Re: Re: problem installing debian

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >If ya ever figure it out Dan...I'll owe ya b big one as I was having the same >trouble (same card too). Still am actually..Had to move to other projects so >my Debian is idle :-( > >Lee > > >> Hi, I recently got a copy of debian 2.2r4 through one of the official >> ve

graphical lilo

Hi, How do I configure a graphical lilo. RH and other distros have this fancy graphial lilo. I personally don't need it but other users of my pc ( my kid sister and my parents ) are having a hard time using the text only mode in lilo. What packages do I need, or how do I configure them?

Installing fonts

How do I install truetype fonts which came from my windows font collection into Debian ( particularly in X)? I am using Potato. Aldous

Freezing with Sound

I recently installed ALSA (0.5.12) on my Potato. When I play something with freeamp or xmms my desktop freezes. The funny thing is that I notice freeamp or xmms still functions well, there is still sound but all the other parts of my desktop including the panel, the launchers, and menu free

linuxlogo updating problems

I recently installed a newer version of linuxlogo on my system by using the source from a tarball. I noticed that it placed the linux_logo binary in another directory instead of where the Debian installation places it. So there was now two locations for linux_logo. I tried removing the older on

Helix Gnome

I have a Libranet(1.82) cd and I wish to use the Helix gnome packages in it. I noticed that it is for woody ( or what I see in the directory structure). I tried one package to see if it will work. I tried grip and it needs libgtk... ( that's all I remember) anyway, I have this 1.2.0 while it say

converting rpms to deb

Why is it that alien says that it can only convert ver. 3 RPMs into deb? I tried converting my RPMs from Mandrake 8.0 and RH 7.2 into deb, but alien says it can't convert decause it is version 4 and it can only convert version 3. I tried installing it instead by using RPM into my Potato. RPM say

using windoze keys

Hi, How do i use the windoze keys of my keyboard in X? I want ot use it just like in windoze - to pop up the main menu. I am using potato with ximian-gnome and sawfish as my window manager. thanks Aldous -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

changing the screen resolutionctrl alt + not working

Hi, How do I change the screen resolution in X? I want to be able to shift to different resolutions. I read that i can change resolution by pressing ctrl+alt and numpad + but it doesnt work. I tried checking the settings in XF86Setup and included 640x480 800x600 and 1024x728 as the supported r

Re: Re: changing the screen resolutionctrl alt + not working

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > NumLock doesnt need to be on. I just tested that. > Your problem could be caused by X only accepting one of the three >resolutions you try to specify in your config file. > You dont provide enough information to see if this is the case. > Which version of X do you run ?

Re: Re: using windoze keys

Patrick Kirk wrote: > >Create afile called .Xmodmap using the command touch .Xmodmap > >then edit it to read: > >keycode 115 = F13 >keycode 116 = F14 >keycode 117 = F15 > >Now add the following to .xsession: >modmap ~/.Xmodmap >exec gnome-session > >Logout and login again and now you can use the

alternative to tarballs

Hi, Is there an alternative to using tarballs? Something like make-kpkg for the kernel. Im having some trobles installing some of my tarball since it doenst update the dpkg database. Im having some difficulties looking for some deb packages that I opt to use tarballs instead ( sometimes there

Crackling Sound

Hi, I have a Potato 2.2r4 with Alsa 0.5.12 installed an a fm801 soundcard. Im having several problems with my sound. In XMMS, when I use the OSS as my output, I get stuck.. that is - my system freezes and I cannot do anything. The mouse moves but I cannot do anything with it- I cannot open or