Re: Can I convert an ext2 fs to Resierfs?

2001-10-09 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Stan Brown wrote: Without reformating it? While it's mounted? If there are no data on the partition yes, otherwise no. Frank

Re: Woody

2001-10-09 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Mike Grover wrote: Is there a cd-image for woody, or a way to do a PSEUDO-IMAGE for it? Yes, for example here: ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/debian-unofficial/woody mike...ÿôèPÔ" ' ÿzf¢-Úy¸s(Y"û¬z¿ëz«z(²ßåS(Ëlý×>0/00©ÿ¢¸0S(ØZ²æãyËh?û§²æìr¸>{ÿÓ®<>.ï¢{ZrÙb²Ùs(²×«þX¬¶ÏÝy¸s(Y"ú+ Wha

Re: Can I convert an ext2 fs to Resierfs?

2001-10-09 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Stan Brown wrote: On Tue Oct 9 09:43:49 2001 Frank Zimmermann wrote... Stan Brown wrote: Without reformating it? While it's mounted? If there are no data on the partition yes, otherwise no. So, given the following layout: / /boot I can't convert / ?, since I can't

Re: DNS lookup failure

2001-10-10 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Frank Zimmermann wrote: Hello, I did a dist-upgrade from potato to sid with the images from ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/. I can't configure the DNS server. I used pppconfig to do so and the configuration files in /etc/ppp look like the ones I saved from my potato system. Is

Re: a printer for Linux

2001-05-05 Thread Frank Zimmermann
inter specific descriptions, so have a look wich printer they support. Frank -- Dr. Fr

Re: Cannot login with kdm

2001-05-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > > Today I tried kdm, but i cannot login at the kdm prompt. I've heard > about this problem, but I cannot find the message in my archive. > > Debian 2.2 > Kernel 2.4.3 > KDE2 > > Ciao! > juh What happens when you try?? Can you start X from the console? Frank

Re: woody

2001-05-17 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Karshi Hasanov wrote: > I want to install 'woody' but don't know where to start. Is there the > ISO image > of woody avaible ? You can get .raw images of woody and sip here: ftp://ftp.kando.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/debian-unofficial/ Frank

Re: What every retailer should know

2001-05-17 Thread Frank Zimmermann
MaD dUCK wrote: > "Microsoft Windows has better security than Linux" > > it's absolutely hilarious, just about like everything that comes out > of the redmond circus. > > the original is at > http://www.microsoft.com/europe/industry/downloads/ > retail/Linux%20report.doc > > but because that

Re: Problem installing from cd-rom.

2001-05-18 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Abner Gershon wrote: > > I can boot my Debian 2.2r3 cd-rom just fine but at the > point in the installation process when the > applications are to be installed I get a message that > my cd-rom drive was not auto detected and that I > should specify a device file for accessing the cd-rom. > I am cl

Re: Mouse in X

2001-05-18 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Arlequín wrote: > > Joel: > My mouse is on the first serial port > > I assume that this is /dev/ttyS0, isn't it? > > It is not PS/2 > > What furher info do you need??? > > Thanks for answering, > > Arlequín > I guess you have gpm already running. There are sometimes problems with gpm and

Re: staroffice package

2001-05-18 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hey and for all of you who want to be at the bleeding edge: download > openoffice from openoffice.org. Thats StarOffice v6! > > cheers, > Raffaele > But it's not very stable yet and quite buggy as well. I have it at home and fiddle around with it but I would not recomm

Re: staroffice package

2001-05-18 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Thomas Deselaers wrote: > Is there an deb available? OpenOffice is under gpl, isn't it? > > thomasd No htere isn't. You can download the source or a binary with installer similar to the SO5.2 version. But the installer works great i never had any problems. Frank

Re: Netscape and Flash

2001-05-21 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Timeboy wrote: > > Hi! > > What can i do to use Netscape with a flash module? Is there any package > in potato? Need this to read a for me important webpage. > > I hafe also konqueror of kde installed. If Netscape can't support flash, > do i need an other tool for konqueror? > > Or what else i

Re: Kernel Modules

2001-05-22 Thread Frank Zimmermann
John Tatum wrote: > > Just call me Mr. Newbie. This is my first Debian box and I have reached > the limits of my current knowledge. > > I am looking for info on how to configure kernel modules. I presume > there is a howto somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. > > Specifically, I am trying t

Re: dif version of debian ??

2001-05-23 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Dan Christensen wrote: > > Hi All > > Im thinking about changen to debian from SuSE, so i started to get this list, > but now im more in dubt about the way debian works and who many dif version > ther are, i seen versions like 2.2.r2 2.2.r3 woody and the list go on. is > ther a place to get the i

Re: Install over another Linux

2001-05-25 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Rafael Sasaki wrote: > > Hi, > > I`m with a machine to install the Debian Linux on it. I`ve already got the > files to install it, but i`m with a doubt. > The machine has a Windows 98 and a Conectiva Linux (a brasilian > distribution of Linux) and I`m supposed to install Debian over the Conec

Re: Netscape problem in debian. Found the cause :-)

2001-05-31 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Steve Kieu wrote: > > Hi, > > Yeah finnally I found the cause that I have complained > about netscape before, that ever you quit netscape by > click File / Exit, Netscape will still remain in > memory (actually still running but no window display). > Always like that. The culprit is window manage

middle mouse button

2001-05-31 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Hi there, since my mouse refused to work under X with gpm running I changed the entry in my XF86Config file from /dev/ttyS0 to /dev/gpmdata. Now I do have my mouse under X and on the console but under X the middle mouse buton is not working. Does anyone know a solution to this problem? Here is t

Re: middle mouse button

2001-05-31 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Curtis Hogg wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > What do you have your repeater type set to for your gpm configuration? You > may have a problem there. Ok, I have to check this at home. > > What's the actual type of your mouse. It's quite an old Logitech 3button mous

Re: middle mouse button

2001-06-01 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Curtis Hogg wrote: > > What do you have your repeater type set to for your gpm configuration? You > may have a problem there. > Here are the relevant lines in my gpm.conf: device=/dev/ttyS0 responsiveness= repeat_type=ms3 type=ms+ append="" This should work. I always used the MicrosoftProtoc

Re: middle mouse button

2001-06-07 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Andrea Vettorello wrote: > > Frank Zimmermann wrote: > > > Curtis Hogg wrote: > > > > > > > > What do you have your repeater type set to for your gpm configuration? You > > > may have a problem there. > > > > > > >

Re: installing unstable version

2001-06-07 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Kevin Ross wrote: > > > i'm interrested in installing an unstable version of debian. > > what's the best way to do this. i prefere to download the > > packages from ftp servers. > > Right now, I think the only way, is to install 2.2r3 (potato/stable) from > CD, then use apt to upgrade. > > -- Ke

Re: Window manager ....

2001-06-07 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Matthew Sackman wrote: > > Hi there, > > Try uwm - it's very very non-system hungry - it's built > around the xwindows libraries rather than qt or gtk so it's > very very fast. It's not fully gnome-compliant, but that > doesn't mean it'll stop you using gnome applications. > > I've used it for s

Re: impement a virus scanner to postfix

2001-06-07 Thread Frank Zimmermann
> "tim.tim.tim" wrote: > > Hello > > i am using debian potato with postfix. I like to implement a virus > scanner on the mail server. do you have any recommendations ? > > > thanks in advance > > > tim >From your e-mail adress I asume you're German. Have a look at the LinuxMagazin 6/2001. T

Re: two questions

2001-06-08 Thread Frank Zimmermann
GARGIULO Eduardo INGDESI wrote: > > Hi, this is my first message to the list. > I had installed debian potato 2.2 and I'm new to debian. > The questions are: > - the kernel version is 2.2.17, but I want to compile 2.4.5. I have > the tar.bz2 kernel file, but I don't know which packages I need to

Re: Best WM for slow machine?

2001-06-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Daniel Hoffman wrote: > > I've got an older Pentium 166 with 16 megs of RAM that I want to put Debian > on. I already tried once, and put KDE on it, but that was very slw and > unresponsive. What's your favorite lightweight (but still fully functional!) > window manager? FVWM? Enlightenment? W

Re: Best WM for slow machine?

2001-06-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Daniel Hoffman wrote: > > I've got an older Pentium 166 with 16 megs of RAM that I want to put Debian > on. I already tried once, and put KDE on it, but that was very slw and > unresponsive. What's your favorite lightweight (but still fully functional!) > window manager? FVWM? Enlightenment? W

Re: star office debian-correct installation

2001-06-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Mark Wagnon wrote: > Also, this installation occured on a system running woody, and I > don't have java installed so I don't have java support in SO. > -- > Mark Wagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > AFAIR you'll only need java when you use SO as a web brower and e-mail client (I think it uses java for P

Re: chipset for Athlon

2001-06-11 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Byeong-Jun Park wrote: > > refer homepage > http://www1.amd.com/athlon/mbl > > you can find many motherboards with the icon "DDR Memory". > > Yours. > Byeong-Jun Park. in ROK > > > Hi list > > > > I want to buy a new computer w/ Athlon >1200MHz and DDR-Ram. Is there > > anybody out there who h

Re: Want Debian, but have questions...

2001-06-12 Thread Frank Zimmermann
John Galt wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Patrick R. Klee wrote: > > >Hi, > > Well, it looks like Red Hat 7.1 and Mandrake 8.0 don't support my > >hardware, I figure it's the 2.4 vanilla kernel. So, I want Debian. > > If RedHat and Mandrake don't support your hardware, don't expect any >

Re: how does root run a graphical prog

2002-05-20 Thread Frank Zimmermann
~/.Xauthority, or use ssh's X > forwarding. > On my Debian system root can automatically run X-Apps (after an su). I was wondering why but haven't figurerd it out yet. It's not what I was used to before. Frank -- Dr. Frank Zimmermann| registered Linux user 133450 23, Sandon R

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