Re: apt-get proxy

Hi! > On Thu, 03 Jun 1999, debian wrote: > > Also once I have downloaded/upgraded using dselect to apt-get how do I > > configure apt-get to use the MS-proxy on company lan, which doesn't require > > authentication > > It's in the documentation somewhere. > # export ftp_proxy=ftp://your ftp addr

rsync over proxy/firewall

hello, i want to rsync my local mirror from the debian-ftp-mirror in our country (germany) at my work, but they trust on M$, so i have to deal with their M$-proxy 2.0 :-(, but i don´t know how to become through it. which setting can i do (i´ve got access to it) to enable rsync??? -- until next

mailing-list archives

hello i´m searching for mailing-list-archives in _mbox_ format, because i´ve lost my archives since january (´99) -- until next mail B-) Peter -- :~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~: : student of technical computer science : :

raid-problems

hello after a reboot (caused by a power fail) my raid was checked with ckraid and brought back into sync, but e2fsck sais, that the md-device-partition has zero length?? the problem is, that my /usr /home and /var on the md-device resist any hints? -- until next mail B-) Peter --

Re: Hard Drive Question....

Hi! > Greetings, > I know I've seen this addressed before, but for the life of me I can't > seems to find it, so I will ask the group. I have several machine, now > running DOS 6.2. The system BIOS doesn't support large drives, 540MB is the > max. I have several 630-1000MB drives and wish

Re: xserver fixated on tty7?

Hi! > i probably missed something as i upgraded to slink today, but is the > tty that the xserver uses somehow changed to be in some config file > (rather than taking the first unused one)? maybe have a look at /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver there will be an parameter (for xdm) ... but the file is self-d

Re: XDM again

Hi! > > On 09-Mar-99 Christian Dysthe wrote: > > Hello Debian-user, > > > > I still have problems getting XDM to run. Starting X with "startx" > > works fine, but when I start XDM I get a minimal fvm desktop, not > > the setup I have in my .xinitrc file. I know I must be missing > > som

Re: About X

Hi! }-> On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: }-> }-> > Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? }-> }-> Download window manager you want , install it, and }-> edit /etc/windows-manager so that at the start up of X it will run what

Re: backpack CD on Toshiba laptop

Hi! }-> Anyone willing to educate me on how to mount a parallel port CD in }-> Linux? }-> }-> All the HOWTO's, FAQ-O-MATIC's and FAQ pages for both Debian and Linux }-> that I can find say things like "after mounting an external CD device }-> through the parallel port..." without ever actually te

Re: Canon BJC 4100 printer without color :(

Hi! }-> Hi Debian users, }-> I have a problem. }-> I installed lpr and magicfilter from hamm and can't print in }-> colors with }-> my printer: Canon BJC-4100. I tried the bjc-600 filter. }-> Is there anyone with this printer? }-> Have a nice day,

Re: Cannon BJC-4100 printer

Hi! }-> On mar, 08 dic 1998 10:55:11 Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote: }-> > Hi Debian users, }-> > I have a problem. }-> > I installed lpr and magicfilter from hamm and can't print in }-> > colors with }-> > my printer: Canon BJC-4100. I tried the bjc-600 filter.

Re: WINE

Hi! }-> Hey all, }-> }-> When I try to run whine, it says: }-> "Could not stat /dos, ignoring drive C: }-> Invalid path 'c:\windows' for windows directory" }-> }-> Uh, help. you have to edit your /etc/wine.conf in it there are the dos-drives defined /dos is predefined as c: so, if you don´t h

Re: apt-get

Hi! }-> Hi there, }-> I just mail to share my expirience during updating. }-> usualy using lynx and than download install from }-> ftp.de.debian.org and always forgotten something }-> on whats depend the package i tried to install }-> i just tried apt-get }-> wow :) }-> for example: }-> apt-get up

Re: ftping StarOffice in small doses

Hi! }-> Hi all, }-> I want to download StarOffice but with it being 70Mb I don't fancy having an }-> open line for seven hours plus. Does anyone know of an ftp program that can download }-> in chunks at a time and doesn't mind frequent interruptions. I think in the past someone }-> mention

Re: Package install problem

Hi! [...] }-> > why aren't you doing this ? }-> > it's simpler ! }-> }-> Because... the Win95 machine is a laptop and consequently I would have }-> to tear that machine apart to get at the CDROM. }-> }-> There is method to this madness... I am not a newbie to computers of }-> even to Unix just a

Re: Console

Hi! }-> man setfont }-> }-> }-> On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Shao Zhang wrote: }-> }-> > Hi all, }-> > Is it possible to change the font size in the consoles(tty1, 2, 3, }-> > 4, 5,)?? }-> > }-> > Thx. if you are in an xterm use "ctrl"-"right mouse button" this will pupup a menu where you can ch

Re: XFree and the dead keys

Hi! }-> Hello }-> }-> don't know if this has been asked before: }-> }-> How do I set up my XF86Config-File in way that the german keyboard }-> produces a "plus asterisk asciitilde" instead of "plus asterisk }-> deadtilde" ? }-> }-> The following does not work: }-> }->

limit of mutt

hello debians! i ran into trouble with mutt - where is the maillimit? my situation: i rewrote my procmailrc, then i refilter my collected mail (mostly from debian ;-) with it -- that works great but than, i´ve wanted to view into my debian-devel-mbox mutt ran and ran -showing "sorting mail" (t

Re: Two Questions

Hi! > > On Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 10:28:12PM +, David A. Lee wrote: > > Does Debian 2.0 come with Netscape on the CD's, or do I have to download > > it? > > Netscape is not part of Debian, therefore it can't be on the official CD. > Some vendors do include it on the Debian CD's they are selli

Re: Learning about/modifying drivers

Hi! > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Eric House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I need a crash course on Linux drivers. > > > >I'm frustrated with the fact that the driver for SCSI CD-ROMs doesn't > >allow direct access to audio tracks. > > Well, it does. I've created my own audio CDs under Li

Re: mount -r -t iso9660...->fs not supp by kernal (fwd)

Hi! > PS should i CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION y/n > PENTIUM 200 no mmx two chips on the board > GA586 what do you mean with 2 chips? -- multi-processor-board?? then you should trie 2.1.-kernels which provide SMP-support > if you could give me a doc that talks about these options in more detail ker

Re: Installation Partition Problem

Hi! > I am a newcomer to the Linux arena. I've been a MS [...] > information on my HD after I run debian install, > the HD is setup into 4 Non-MSDOS partitions, and > they are all blown WAY out of proportion, like I have one, 151 MB partition > on a 120 MB hard drive, > and all the other partitio

Re: Networking on/off-line.

Hi! > Greetings all, > > Here's the scenario > > five machines, > > 1 - dedicated debian box > 2 - dual boot (one laptop w/debian&win95, 1 box w/debian&win98) > 1 - win nt 4 workstation box > 1 - win 98 box > > this is the desired mode of operation: > > i would like to setup an intranet

Re: upgrade to slink

Hi! > Alexander Kushnirenko wrote: > > > > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free > > > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US there it is you have to add a "/"

Re: where is xmem(hamm)?

Hi! > > Hello fellow Debian users! > > When I ran bo on my system I used to have a small util named xmem running, > which showed memory utilization in X11. I upgraded to Debian 2.0 a few > months ago and have not yet been able to relocate xmem. > > I grepped the contents-file for it but did no

Re: Meaning of "Failed Intel bug check"?

Hi! > However my SONY Vaio PCG-505F is SUPPOSED to have a Pentium-MMX running > at > 233MHz. (See http://www.sony > > So why is Debian 2.0 complaining? Is it because the chip is rated at > 233MHz, > but only running at 231? Or is this just a bug in Debian 2.0? i don´t think that´s a bug -- i

Re: linux window manager

Hi! > Hi ! > > Which window manager is the best? I meen, which one has graphical > configurations, which one users prefer (za one koji znaju hrvatski: koji je > najzastupljeniji) and software is specialy created for, like KPPP, and such > things? well, i´m using fvwm2 which is very configurable

Re: Trying to install gide

Hi! > Hi Debian users, > I'm trying to install gide using apt-get and ocurrs an error: > > phantasy:/home/paulo# apt-get install gide > Updating package status cache...done > Checking system integrity...ok > The following NEW packages will be insta

Re: Xfree86 instalation problems

Hi! > Pozdrav ! > > I have some problems during the configuration of Xfree86. I'm guessing that > problem is in video card and monitor configuration. I have ATI 3D > Xpression+PC2TV 4MB and ADI ProVista E44 15" monitor. I chooseright video > card prom the card list and enter the right horizontal

Re: System won't boot, "lilo.conf" problem

Hi! > Hi > I have the same situation to Tam. Whenever I boot my PC, It only > show " LI" and freeze. The different thing is I have only one disk ( > 2GB) and all dedicated to linux. No other operating system inside. > The /etc/lilo.conf content is > boot=/dev/hda1 ^--- you have

Re: XDM

Hi! > On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Frederic Breitwieser wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > My last question/issue/problem is I didn't answer "yes" to making XDM the > > default logon prompt, therefore one must sign onto the box in text mode, > > then type "XDM" then sign on again. The first signon must be

Re: Debian and SuSE with Win98/FAT32 and NTFS

Hi! > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 09:16:45PM +0300, Serge Gavrilov wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 10:09:26AM -0800, Pann McCuaig wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 11:00:14AM -0500, Danny R. Gray wrote: > > > > > > > that FAT32 for Win95B support is in Kernel 2.034, is this true and is it > >

Re: RH vs Debian (Switch to Red Hat ?)

Hi! > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 01:58:11AM +0200, shaul wrote: > > > I have found that there is much more packages available for > > > debian than there are for Red Hat > > > > Isn't it odd ? Given that there are much more RH users then Debian users > > (3:1 > > ratio ?), how can it be ? Are the

Re: Debian and SuSE with Win98/FAT32 and NTFS

Hi! > On Mon, 11 Jan, 1999 à 07:33:21PM +0100, Peter Bartosch wrote: > > Hi! > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 09:16:45PM +0300, Serge Gavrilov wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 1999 at 10:09:26AM -0800, Pann McCuaig wrote: > > > > >

Re: LILO's now working(thanks!), BUT...

Hi! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > No > > The jumpersettings are hardware-settings. Take the harddisk out. Look at > > it. Perhaps you can see > > some small things, that can be moved. And an explanation to it printed > > directly on the harddisk: Slave: one setting: Primary: another setting

Re: AMD K6-2 / Bogomips problem

Hi! > i have : > processor : 0 > cpu : 586 > model : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > stepping: M < difference !!! what is it ? it's a production-revision! higher stepping - newer cpu because of newer production-masks (and hop

Re: which pop3 daemon?

Hi! > Any opinions on which of the few POP3 daemons are best/most secure? > just a hint: qpopper - i haven´t tried it yet (but soon :-) until next mail B-) Peter -- :~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~: : student of technical computer sci

Re: AMD K6-2 / Bogomips problem

Hi! > On 19-Jan-99, Peter Bartosch took time to write : > >> bogomips should only depend on hardware no ? > > > > only on cpu (and clock) > > that's what i thought too, but it doesn't seem true in my case > as with exactly the same hardware and no

Re: kernel 2.0.36 compile problems

Hi! > I plan to go to kernel 2.2.1 pretty soon, but I noticed there was a patch > file in .bz2 format which I assumed to be bzip but which doesn't > decompress with bzip. use "bzip2" instead -it´s available as .deb > How do you make a .deb file for the kernel-source > so

libc and staroffice 5

hello debians! after upgrading libc on my hamm-box to slink´s 2.0.7u-4 my apt won´t install anything further! i´ve installed the new libc´s for staroffice 5. would installing slink´s apt (0.1.7 iirc) fix such problems? using "dpkg -i" directly doesn´t give any error-message here´s the apt-error:

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

Hi! }-> Hello Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, }-> }-> > Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've [..] }-> > dselect session, etc? }-> Yes. }-> > And if I can, once I'm in X, how do I then get back to where I can see how [..] }-> > original vterm, }-> Yes and yes. }

diald time restriction

hi debians i´ve got only a short question: is it possible to restrict diald only to work at e.g. one hour per day? and how? (config file, cron-job, etc.) i don´t use diald at the moment! it´s only to avoid reading more and more ,-) until next mail ;) . ___ ---___ .--.

Re: Installing Debian 2.0 on a Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 CDT

Hi! }-> Dont Panic !!! }-> }-> There is nothing wrong with your laptop, except that it has the same feature as all }-> the other toshiba laptops (and a few other brands). }-> }-> The Toshiba laptops require special rescue and drivers and these are located in the }-> tecra folder in the boot di

Re: diald time restriction

Hi! }-> Peter Bartosch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: }-> }-> > hi debians }-> > i´ve got only a short question: }-> > is it possible to restrict diald only to work at e.g. one hour per day? }-> You can restrict certain portions of the config file to be operative [

Re: recommendations for an X news client?

Hi! }-> I'm looking for something better than knews and netscape's news client -- }-> any suggestions? slrn? if you've used mutt slrn won't be a problem ;-) until next mail ;) Peter -- :~~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~: : student of technic

probs: color printing with canon bjc620

hello debians i configured my printcap to print with my canon bjc620 using the bjc600 filter it works fine -- but only black and white (i´ve tested with SO5, Netscape, xv) i remember some time ago it works! (this was on my server which is momentaly down) i´m using ii magicfilter 1.2-21

Re: Getting rid of MS XP

Hi! > On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 10:08:01PM -0500, Johann Koenig wrote: > > I was unaware that there were 7 flavours ;) > > If you're going cross architecture, yes. Or way back in time. > well let's see: rex, bo, hamm, potatoe, slink, sarge and sid Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: SMP

Hi! > > [1] Actually, some AMD processors do support SMP - the K6 (I think it was > the K6) and the Athlon (most definitely - it uses the bus protocol of > Compaq's Alpha, called EV6). However, there are no such systems that I've > ever heard of; no one makes a motherboard that supports dual AM

Re: SMP

Hi! > On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Phil Brutsche wrote: > > pbruts >Yes, I've heard (she posted here once). All the documentation I've > seen > pbruts >for dual P5 boards, and all those that I've talked to, say that such a > pbruts >machine can't exist. > pbruts > > pbruts >I'd like to hear how it was

raid0 or knfs -error

hello, everybody i'm using a 2.2.13ac3 kernel with hpt366 patches on an Abit BP6-board i have my raid0 (pub, 34GB) exported, sometimes when i access the raid via nfs (knfs 1.4.7 & client) i get following message: Feb 27 22:29:00 mind kernel: find_fh_dentry: 08:03/116774 dir/116815 not found! ca

Re: IOMEGA ZIP-100 / ZIP-250 -- banging my head against the wall

Hi! > FirstLast > # Type Sector Sector Offset Length Filesystem Type (ID) Flags > -- --- - -- - -- > - > 4 Primary0 196607 32 196608 FAT16 (06) Boot > (80) > [~]# > > I've

Re: LILO other=/dev/hda6 (boot logical partition)

Hi! > On Tuesday 12 February 2002 04:28 pm, Michel Loos wrote: > [snip] > > > > As far as I know Windows can only boot from a primary partition. Since > > you have more then 4 partitions some must be secondary partition: you > > won t be able to boot windows from them. > > I am not even sure that

Re: (OT) Storage (8*IDE HDs) any experiences? - diodes

Hi! > > at these extremes... the diodes wont helpand the dioes will simply > > burn up due to the current it has to pass to get to that "voltage" > > one side being a diode drop ( 0.7v ) across itself.. > > - a power mosfet is better suited ... hmm, mosfet doesn't make sense to me - IIRC

Re: DHCP client retrieving 2 IP's

Hi! > On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 05:09:57AM -0700, Aaron Walker wrote: > > > >I recently installed Debian v2.2r3 and I installed the DHCP client as > >well.. when debian boots, DHCP assigns eth0 an IP (which it is > >supposed to do, in this case 192.168.1.4) then it also assigns the > >

Re: Toshiba Satellite 2535CDS laptop

Hi! > I'm trying to install debian on a 2535cds and not having much luck... > > I've used the Windows BIOS management software (AFAICT, there's no keystroke > that will invoke BIOS during the boot sequence) to change the boot device > preveference to CDROM/FDD/HDD. you can use the "keyboard b

gkrellm auf SMP Maschine

Hallo Liste, Ich habe hier gkrellm im Einsatz. Nur lastet das meinen Server (Dual Celeron 466, Abit BP6) auf einer CPU zu ca. 60% aus, was auf einem Single-Prozessor-Rechner nicht der Fall ist (ca 2-3%). Ist gkrellm nicht SMP-Save? gkrellm Version 2.1.24-1 aus unstable Peter -- To UNSUB

gkrellm and SMP

hello, I'm running gkrellm on a SMP box (dual Celeron, Abit BP6) and it uses 60-70% of one CPU. Otherwise on a single-CPU box it only uses ~3%? Is gkrellm not SMP save? I'm using unstable Peter PS: sorry for my earlier german post -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a su

Re: How to count actual users?

Hi! > on Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 01:03:00AM +0200, Paul Wright ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I've been attempting to estimate how many Linux users there are and I've > > come accross too many differing statistics. > > > > I decided that it may be easier to get a reasonable count o