Wheezy amd64 gnome - No sound

2012-05-01 Thread BG
For the first time ever I got a problem with my Debian system that I can't fix on my own. That says alot about Debian in general and I'd like to thank everyone involved. Here's the rundown. Sorry if it's long winded. I updated about a month back and my sound stopped working. No problem, I hard

Re: Wheezy amd64 gnome - No sound (Solved)

2012-05-05 Thread BG
On 05/01/2012 07:46 PM, BG wrote: For the first time ever I got a problem with my Debian system that I can't fix on my own. That says alot about Debian in general and I'd like to thank everyone involved. Here's the rundown. Sorry if it's long winded. I updated about a mont

new tab or new terminal

2012-05-25 Thread BG
To monitor my system I usually open a terminal and run htop and then open another tab and run gkrellm. This is as a user without sudo privileges. I recently began using tcpspy and then tail syslog | grep tcpspy in yet another tab. However my user doesn't have sudo privileges so I have to su - t

xdm doesn't start properly

1998-08-06 Thread BG Lim
rror 98 binding socket address 177 Nothing left to do, exiting # ... Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences directory. BG -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

XKB doesn't work as non-root

1998-08-06 Thread BG Lim
te keyboard description > Exiting Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap ... If I startx as root, I don't get this error. Can anyone help me? I'm using stock Debian 1.3. BG -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: xdm doesn't start properly

1998-08-07 Thread BG Lim
/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. >Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the >file /var/log/xdm-errors. >Hope this helps > > >On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've been using Debian 1.3 now

Re: xdm doesn't start properly

1998-08-07 Thread BG Lim
no clue yet. I suspect the problem will be solve once someone can tell me what socket 177 is. Incidentally, kdm give the same message. Thanks BG > >BG Lim wrote: >> >> Thanks for writing. >> >> I'm not sure what table you are referring too. But xdm is not running as

XKB revisited with Hamm

1998-08-09 Thread BG Lim
... Needless to say, I'm absolutely lost as to what the message means? My system is a brand new install of Hamm, not an upgrade. As an aside, I get this message after I shutdown X: ... FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" refont is 2, should be 1; fixing ... Hmm. Any help at all is appreciated. BG

kde missing icons

1998-08-10 Thread BG Lim
about how debian menus are integrated into window managers? BG

xsession vs xinitrc

1998-08-11 Thread BG Lim
Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm? BG

main and contrib with dselect

1998-08-12 Thread BG Lim
hink , but it would be nice to have both. I don't explain myself very well, but is there a work around? BG

Help with Windowmaker

1998-08-23 Thread BG Lim
greatly appreciated. I'm using Debian 2.0 with g++ 2.8, which I believe is the egcs version, and the 'recommended' one to use with debian. Thanks, BG

Latency problems with Telnet

1998-08-23 Thread BG Lim
ystem. This poor responsiveness is bad when nothing else is using the ppp link, and very bad if I were to be downloading something at the same time. Come to think of it, is there a way to split the bandwidth of a line between several processes is determined ways? BG

Re: Latency problems with Telnet

1998-08-23 Thread BG Lim
I connect to my ISP with Win95 as well (cos there is no NetMeeting on Linux :-(, and it is much more responsive. BG On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, George Bonser wrote: > On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > > > This poor responsiveness is bad when nothing else is using the ppp link, > &g

How do I use xconsole?

1998-08-23 Thread BG Lim
Everybody on the lists seems to be able to use xconsole. I don't. I've been reading the man pages and all the x stuff I can find on the net and so on. Whenever I start xconsole, nothing happens for a long time. What parameters should I give? And should I start it as root? Thanks, BG

Movie player

1998-08-25 Thread BG Lim
Is there a wprogram to play QuickTime movies in linux? BG

netMeeting

1998-08-25 Thread BG Lim
is there a program that can talk to netmeeting? BG

fetchmail

1998-08-26 Thread BG Lim
udora? And what exactly is UIDL? Does it allow me to control what messages is download to my computer according to what is already download, instead of what is marked as new on the server? This would be very handy, because I read mail from several machines. BG

Re: Latency problems with Telnet

1998-08-27 Thread BG Lim
gets a good response. So, I've been wondering is there is something I did, or didn't do, which changed that. I've played with the MTU and MRU settings. Currently, its 296 for both. No difference whatsoever. BG On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Michele Bini wrote: > > > I connect to m

tclX

1998-08-27 Thread BG Lim
Is there a tclX 8.0 package for debian? I need it for a program tk3play. I've found a tclX 7.6 in oldlibs. BG

double striking in xterm

1998-09-08 Thread BG Lim
When xterm can't find a bold version of the standard font, it does over-striking. Is there a way to turn this off? BG

Seyon and ae

1997-05-17 Thread BG Lim
This is actually two questions. The seyon package in non-free doesn't document how to add items to the dialing directory. How is it done? How do I use the cursor-keys when i run ae in xterm? It comes up with funny sequences. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the

neXtaw

1997-06-05 Thread BG Lim
d. Also a lot of programs crash with neXtaw but not Xaw3d and Xaw. Is there a way to individually configure each program to use a certain library without using LD_PRELOAD. This is for configureing menus in Afterstep. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubsc

neXtaw

1997-06-05 Thread BG Lim
d. Also a lot of programs crash with neXtaw but not Xaw3d and Xaw. Is there a way to individually configure each program to use a certain library without using LD_PRELOAD. This is for configureing menus in Afterstep. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubsc

file system tools for dos

1997-06-14 Thread BG Lim
I'm running a dos/linux system. I remember reading that there was a tool for accessing the ext2fs from dos. Can anyone tell me where to get it? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

fonts in Navigator

1997-11-05 Thread BG Lim
Hello, I've been using Netscape Navigator 4.03 for some time. I use it to browse sites like ZDnet. My problem is that the fonts are not legible and quite small. I don't knwo how to change them. How do I reassign fonts in Navigator? OR is it a system wide X setting? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MA

Timer for internet connections

1997-06-19 Thread BG Lim
s cut off. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

starting X with another display

1997-06-19 Thread BG Lim
I recently downloaded the Xfre 3.3 precompiles binaries and installed them myself. This pobably isn't compatible with Debian policy, but I used a ET6000 and the new driver is much faster. What is the command to open a separate display instead of VT7? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MA

Netscape bug: Newbies using root

1997-06-20 Thread BG Lim
I agree that nobody shoudl be using root. But for newbies its hard having to learn Unix adn system admin at the same time. By using root, you avoid all the 'Permission denied' messages. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL P

Re: man-db install script problem (chmanconfig)

1997-06-20 Thread BG Lim
installs. I emailed the maintainer but has not got a response. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

pppd leaves lock file after quitting

1997-06-22 Thread BG Lim
Hi, I used pppd to connect to my university, which has a 2 hour limit on connections. Problem is, when pppd stops, it leaves the lock file in /var/lock. Do I have to remove the file itself? Also is there a better way to stop pppd than just killing it? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS

Compiling a new kernel

1997-07-01 Thread BG Lim
the include directory shoudln't be deleted and made into symlinks. Is this correct? Also is glibc the same as libc6? if so why? Bg -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Xauthority

1997-07-07 Thread BG Lim
Installing Xfree3.3 form bo-updates gives me Xauthority as well. My question is, how do i use it to authorise other users to display on the same server? I know the xauth program is used but I have followed the instructions in the man page but still I can't get it to work. Please help

bug in bash?

1997-07-07 Thread BG Lim
4 and other shells on my sytem didn't have this problem. Is this corrected in Bash 2.01 or am I doing somethign wrong? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

re: General Install Question

1997-07-17 Thread BG Lim
easier. Almost painless actually, and you don't have to reconfigure it when you change partitions. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

bash 2.01

1997-07-17 Thread BG Lim
this a problem with bash or readline or curses? With the compiled bash, I don't get this problem. BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

xdvi/xdvik

1996-10-24 Thread BG Lim
the fonts/find the fonts but it doesn't find them. I put the fonts where they were supposed to be ie in usr/lib/texmf/fonts/pk/... still it doesn't work. i haven't installed any tex or mf or libs though. But i've got all the pk fonts. Can anyone help? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRI

dpkg verification

1996-10-28 Thread BG Lim
could then easily check that all the files are present and the permissions are correct. If this feature is already present (NOT dpkg -s) then don't hesitate to hit me on the head! (although its rather hard to find) BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsub

dpkg verification

1996-11-05 Thread BG Lim
I asked this question sometime ago but I don't think there was an answer. I was wondering is it possible to mimic the RedHat rpm verify command? You know, after installing many packages, and over some period of time, it is nice to check is the files from some earlier package are still there