Can not get UDMA-100 working...

Hello, The background: I have recently bought a new Seagate Barracuda V disk (60 Gb), which is UDMA-100 capable. Since my motherboard (Asus CUV4X) is only UDMA-66 ready, I have also bought a Promise IDE controller (Ultra 133TX2). Now the problem: 8 times out of 10, when booting the system, my dri

Re: Can not get UDMA-100 working...

On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:33:17 -0800 (PST), Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Alvin> it doesnt matter if it boots slowly in udma-33 mode or not.. Alvin> what is importnat is that after its booted, that you're in udma-100 mode Alvin> hdparm -iv /dev/hda | grep dma Alvin> you should have a st

Re: Can not get UDMA-100 working... SOLVED !!!

Thanks to anyone for your feedback. Yes, the cable is connected correctly to the MB (blue connector), and to the drive (black connector, since drive is alone). I had also tried `hdparm -X69 /dev/hda` without success. And when I was getting the drive working correctly, then the day after, at machin

How to use Tahoma font under Debian ?

Hello everybody, I have just installed the following packages, in order to use TrueType fonts under Sarge: - msttcorefonts - x-ttcidfont-conf It works quite well, except that I would like to use the Tahoma font. Yes, I own a MS License, so I can do it :-) But how? I have tried to add the .ttf fi

Re: How to use Tahoma font under Debian ?

Dominique> Hello everybody, Dominique> I have just installed the following packages, in order to use Dominique> TrueType fonts under Sarge: Dominique> - msttcorefonts Dominique> - x-ttcidfont-conf Dominique> It works quite well, except that I would like to use the Tahoma Dominique> font. Y

fontconfig, xftconfig, xf86config... I'm lost :-(

Hello there, I've dist-upgraded my Sarge box today, and I see that fontconfig has been installed. I've heard of it before, but I'd like to know how it will interact withe my previously existing fonts installation. Here it goes: In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: = FontPath

Re: fontconfig, xftconfig, xf86config... I'm lost :-(

On 03 Apr 2003 23:48:34 +0200, Dominique Deleris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Dominique> Hello there, Dominique> I've dist-upgraded my Sarge box today, and I see that fontconfig Dominique> has been installed. I've heard of it before, but I'd like to know Dominique&

xauth au "su -" issue

Hello, I am trying to allow access to my X server to anyone connected locally on my machine. I know that I can "xhost +" to allow unlimited connections, but I've read about the file /etc/X0.hosts which may contain the list of allowed hosts to access display :0 So I've created a /etc/X0.hosts file

cron.daily and updatedb

Hello, I have the following problem: I would like to have the locate db updated only once a week, and not daily as per default settings. I have therefore done the following: - dpkg-diverted /etc/cron.daily/find to /etc/cron.weekly/find - moved /etc/cron.daily/find to /etc/cron.weekly However,

Re: cron.daily and updatedb

Oliver> Do you have an entry for updatedb in /etc/init.d? No. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Changing GTK2 shortcuts...

I am using Gnome 2.4 (sid) Thanks -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Dictionaries in OpenOffice.org

Hello, How do I activate spelling dictionaries in OOo? Is there a special package to be "apt-get install-ed", or should I do it manually? I am seeking to activate english & french dictionaries. Thanks, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: Dictionaries in OpenOffice.org

ystem. This is only localization. -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

Hi. I am confused with the use of apt-get dselect-upgrade : if I want to run it, it will propose me to install 61 new packages I haven't requested. _How do I get rid of these installation candidates ?_ I always use apt-get install x, or the magic couple apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade...

Broken X in testing ?

Hi there ! Yesterday evening I performed an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' for my woody box (as every week). I can not anymore start X, I get the following error message in /var/log/XFree86.0.log: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' plus this message on the console at boot time : [d

Re: Broken X in testing ?

D-Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Are the font packages installed? Is xfs installed and running? > Yep. Everything ran fine before the update, and no configuration file was changed. xfonts-base is still there also.

Re: Broken X in testing ?

"Donald R. Spoon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I had this same problem a couple of nights ago while doing a "apt-get > dist-upgrade" from Potato to Testing. I had seen this same problem > before a few months ago, and it was the fonts that time, so I went > directly to "dselect" and inspected the

Problem with grep ?

Hello folks ! I have a weird problem with grep. Let me give you an example: dpkg --list | grep emacs now gives the following output: (standard input) It worked perfectly until a few days ago. Does anybody know what is happening ? Thanks Dominique

Re: Problem with grep ?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: > No. It appears to work fine, here. > > $ type grep > grep is hashed (/bin/grep) This is it ! Some days ago, I put an alias in my .bashrc as follows: alias grep='grep -l' Commenting out this alias makes everything work fine again. I simply did not remem

AGP 2x in X ?

Hello list, Does anyone of you know how to tell the X server to use AGP 2x mode ? I have a Matrox G400 32Mb (AGP) card, and use a custom 2.4.4 kernel, which has agpgart and matrox accel support built in. Anyhow, when I have a look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log, here is what I get (excerpts): ... (==

Emacs + Gnus : how to display bitmaps directly in emacs ?

Hello there, I am an Emacs addict ;-) and I would like it to display the images I receive as MIME attachments in my mails. How do I do that ? Here's what installed on my woody box: ii bitmap-mule8.4-4 package to use bitmap in MULE or Emacs/mule. ii emacs2020.7-3 T

Re: USB and Printer problems

Roland Hinkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have an Epson USB printer attached which I would like to use. > > I have read the documents I can find on USB in general and USB printers > in particular. > > Kernel (2.2.19pre17) is compiled with USB and USB printer support as > modules. I have cre

Re: kylix open edition and Debian 2.2

Felix Natter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi, > > is it possible (with some tricks; libc-update, alien etc.) to run kylix > open edition on Debian 2.2 ? > I run it on top of Woody without any problem. Dominique

Re: Sawfish hangs at configuration

Jason Rashaad Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Howdy all. I'm running Sawfish-gnome with the Ximian Gnome packages. > Everything runs great until I try to run the configurator for Sawfish. > Checking 'top., anytime I select one of the Sawfish configuration options, > the process 'sawfis

Playing Quicktime movies on woody

? What am I missing ? Thanks for your help... -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Desktop icons in Gnome 1.4 (woody)

trying to "Recreate default icons" from the Gnome desktop menu, they effectively are created, but I can not change the displayed icon Does anybody have an idea ? Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: Desktop icons in Gnome 1.4 (woody)

On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:38:06 +1100, Andrew Sione Taumoefolau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Andrew> What are you using to draw the desktop? Nautilus? GMC? I use GMC, nautilus is not available in Woody AFAIK -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Rendering difference between Galeon and Mozilla

understand how this can be, since galeon is based on mozilla's engine..? Can anybody explain me this? Otherwise galeon is superb, but this behaviour is too annoying for me to use it as main browser. Too bad... -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: Rendering difference between Galeon and Mozilla

hing is fine. However I can not imagine any relationship ?... But you can still try with http://www.soaplite.com/ -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Sync WinCE device with Evolution ?

Hello. Is it possible to sync a Windows CE device (Cassiopeia E11) with Evolution ? Is there any equivalent to gnome-pilot, for WinCE ? Thanks :-) -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: Sync WinCE device with Evolution ?

, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: Quicken Like program for linux

Try GnuCash (Gnome app) Dominique

Compiling ghostscript 5.50 on woody : HELP !!!

Hello there... I bought a brand new printer yesterday (HP deskjet 959C), and I am now trying to install the latest HP drivers (yes they now provide drivers for linux)... The problem is that I have to compile ghostscript from source. Question : does anybody have succeeded in this ? It's a real pa

Re: where to find ttmkfdir?

Here's what I do when I want new True Type fonts : 1. Download TrueType font 2. Convert all font file names to lowercase (important) 3. Copy .ttf file in dans /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType 4. Generate fonts.dir : mkttfdir -e (Debian package utils/fttools) 5. Re-start font server : /etc/init.d/

Re: where to find ttmkfdir?

I've read it in a mini-howto somewhere when I made my researches the first time, to have my TTF fonts work... Dominique

Re: GUI Email program

I've just discovered Emacs+Gnus, and it's TERRIFIC ! I've dropped evolution & balsa. Emacs is so cool and powerful... Dominique

Re: where to find ttmkfdir?

Yes indeed, but with XFree 4 :-) I use XFree 4.0.2 from woody (testing)

Re: Compiling ghostscript 5.50 on woody : HELP !!!

Thanks a lot ! I finally succeeded compiling ghostscript painless, thanks to you ;-) Now I have another (hopefully final) problem : when setting my printer with printtool, and trying to print ASCII test to it, nothing happens. I know that configuring my /etc/printcap with magicfilterconfig is OK

Re: Gnus as email client (was: GUI Email program)

Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to know what is it that you like so much about > Emacs+Gnus? I am not trying to be sarcastic or something like that. > I have tried to configure gnus a few times for using with email and > found it a frustration to get working. Well, configu

Apsfilter for HP Deskjet 959C

Hello, Does anybody have an experience with the setup of apsfilter with a DJ 959C printer ? I use the following : gs 5.50 compiled with driver hpijs 0.95 from HP apsfilter 6.0.0 I'd like to setup a rought ascii printer, a normal mode (say 300x300 color), and a photo-quality mode. Thanks for you

HP Deskjet 959C + PCL codes (w/ apsfilter)

Hello people ! I have a problem printing plain ASCII text to my printer: at the end of the printing job, the "continue" button is blinking, as long as I don't hit it. I am using apsfilter CVS version, and I have set up RECODE options as follows: RAW_PROLOGUE='\033&k2G\033&l2E\033&a2L\033(s1Q' RAW

Re: HP Deskjet 959C + PCL codes (w/ apsfilter)

"Lewis, James M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I am using apsfilter CVS version, and I have set up RECODE > > options as follows: > > RAW_PROLOGUE='\033&k2G\033&l2E\033&a2L\033(s1Q' > > RAW_EPILOGUE='\033&l1H' > > meaning that these escape codes are sent to the printer > > before and after the

crontab problem ?

Hello list. I want to run a script, using the crontab facilites in debian : I have created a symbolic link to my administrative script in /etc/cron.weekly, but it seems to me that it is never triggered. Here is the ls for the symlink in /etc/cron.daily: lrwxrwxrwx1 root root Here is the

Gnome MC keybindings

nks a lot :-) -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: [typo@netcabo.pt: X upgrade broke NVIDIA binary driver]

0-.tar.gz Hope this helps... -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: weird nvidia problem in unstable

but Mental> I'm not %100 sure and I dont even remember what got upgraded. Anyone have Mental> any advice? I have the same problem today in Woody (testing). Any idea? Was the problem solved? Kind regards, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

proftpd root login not possible anymore

files as root. Any idea/suggestion ? Thanks -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: weird nvidia problem in unstable

1R6/lib/libGL.so* and run ldconfig. --- It solved my problem. So I wonder what is the relation with libc6 version? Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

HD spin down with hdparm : HD always wakes up !!!

help (really) appreciated ! Thanks in advance. Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Emacs21 in Woody...

Hello, Does anybody know when emacs21 will hit Woody? I'd really appreciate it :) I apt-source compiled emacs21 from unstable, but I am not pleased with this "mix" of testing and unstable... Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: HD spin down with hdparm : HD always wakes up !!!

apt-get installed and configured noflushd Thanks Tom :-) Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Re: HD spin down with hdparm : HD always wakes up !!!

apt-get installed and configured noflushd Thanks Tom :-) Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Why is printing so slow under linux ?

. Is this only due to the ghostscript layer, or is there anything I can do about it? My configuration: Woody HP 959C connected on /dev/usb/lp0 (USB) gs 6.51-5 hpijs 1.0 from http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/ HP 959C kernel 2.4.14 w/ USB support Thanks for any advice... Cheers, -- Dominique

Printing speed

pport Thanks for any advice... Cheers, -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Accentuated characters in Java applet...

4.1.0-13 fonts for minimal PEX support in X ii xfonts-scalabl 4.1.0-13 scalable fonts for X What am I missing ? I use Woody, galeon 1.0.2 and mozilla 0.9.7 (from unstable), plus Java(TM) Plug-in 1.3.1-b24 Thanks in advance -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org

Pilot conduit for Memo Files crashes in Gnome Control Center

uit... Here are the packages installed : $ dpkg -l | grep pilot ii gnome-pilot0.1.64-1 A GNOME applet for management of your Palm P ii gnome-pilot-co 0.8-2 Conduits for gnome-pilot pi libgnome-pilot 0.1.64-1 Support librares for gnome-pilot Thanks for any tip... -- Do

crontab problem ? - SOLVED

Dominique Deleris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello list. > > I want to run a script, using the crontab facilites in debian : I > have created a symbolic link to my administrative script in > /etc/cron.weekly, but it seems to me that it is never triggered. > > Her

X broken ???

Hello list... Having upgraded my woody box this evening, I am not able to run X anymore. It will complain that it does not find the 'fixed' font. Anyone having the same problem ? What can I do ? Thanks alot. Dominique

Re: Ximian evolution unable to lock /var/spool/mail/xxxx

franck routier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I try to use evolution mail reader (and more) on a sid box. > > Each time I try to check my mail,I go this message : > > Error while performing operation : > unable to create lock file for /var/spool/mail/ : access denied > > (error m

Re: How to (not) start up apps automatically

ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 05:40:39PM +0200, Erik van der Meulen wrote: > > Hi, I have a little issue since installing Gnome 1.4 (Ximian) on Debian > > 2.2. > > Every time I log in, six instances of one program start (smssend). I > > have not been able to trace where

Console keyboard mapping

Hi list ! Some time ago, during an "apt-get upgrade" in testing, I've lost my swiss-french keyboard layout for the console. I am not able to get it back :( It seems that kbdconfig has disappeared in utils/kbd from woody. What's the alternative ? Thanks for your help Dominique

Matrox G400 3d HW acceleration under Woody

Hello... I'd like to play games with my Woody box : I have a Matrox G400 card, and I'd really appreciate to get HW 3d acceleration to play SOF (soldier of fortune). When I start the game, it is relly slow :(, no acceleration at all. Here is my XF86Config-4 file (configured w/ Matrox

libtiff3g problems

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Kernel 2.6.7 : "control timeout on ep0in" with digital camera

that, but I did not find the solution to the issue. Can someone help me? Thanks, -- Dominique Deleris http://www.potato-world.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Kernel 2.6.7 : "control timeout on ep0in" with digital camera

On 25 Jul 2004 14:33:36 +0200, Dominique Deleris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Dominique> Hello, Dominique> I've just bought a digital camera, and I am trying to get it work Dominique> under Linux. Dominique> To get access to the pictures, I have built a new kernel with th

Re: Promise Ultra 100 TX2 (PDC20268)

the latest 2.4.24 kernel, and it might have appeared even before :) -- Dominique Deleris http://potatoworld.tuxfamily.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Evolution 1.4 bug?

On 27 Jun 2003 17:18:23 -0400, "Mark L. Kahnt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Mark> I had the crash with Evolution 1.2 most of the time, but with Evolution Mark> 1.4, I get a taskbar for the Calendar, but the Task List comes up in the Mark> window (most recent Debian edition of Evolution1.3 package.

Re: Evolution 1.4 bug?

On 27 Jun 2003 17:18:23 -0400, "Mark L. Kahnt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Mark> I had the crash with Evolution 1.2 most of the time, but with Evolution Mark> 1.4, I get a taskbar for the Calendar, but the Task List comes up in the Mark> window (most recent Debian edition of Evolution1.3 package.

Gnome 2 fonts : weird behaviour in SID

Hello there, I have recently switched to SID to take advantage of the latest Gnome 2.2 desktop, being tired to wait for it to go in Sarge. I am impressed by SID, I wish I had switched before :-) I have a small problem in understanding how the fonts work in Gnome 2.2 : when I set the "Terminal Fo

gnome-pilot sync problems

Hello, It seems that gnome-pilot is not suddenly working properly in SID : it goes into what seems to me an infinite loop after sync a few addresses. Calendar and Tasks are still syncing correctly, only addresses are not. Has anybody experienced the same issue? Any hints/workaround? I've looked

Re: gnome-pilot sync problems

Dominique> Hello, Dominique> It seems that gnome-pilot is not suddenly working properly in Dominique> SID : it goes into what seems to me an infinite loop after sync a Dominique> few addresses. Dominique> Calendar and Tasks are still syncing correctly, only addresses Dominique> are not. D

Re: Solved: Failure to start gnome-settings-daemon

me/2004/05/msg00287.html Downgrading to dfsg.1-1 solved the issue. Happy Gnome 2.6 :) -- Dominique Deleris http://www.potato-world.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Gimp-Print 4.3 on debian SID: unable to compile

Hello, Has anyone been able to compile any of the 4.3 series of gimp-print on debian SID using the "debian way"?: fakeroot debian/rules binary I always get failures (with 4.3.20 to 4.3.25)... It seems that the packaging is quite ugly. Tried also from CVS, no chance :( Thanks, --