Re: init scripts etc.

> how. Install 'bootlogd' and edit the file: /etc/default/bootlogd so that the line: BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes Then your startups are logged to /var/log/boot -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- htt

Re: apt-get upgrade conflicts

--- Adam Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I started using aptitude and decided to go back to using apt-get, > would any problems arise? Not really. They're interchangeable. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG

Re: Changing from testing to unstable.

graded. > Need to get 182kB of archives. > After unpacking 786kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] What you whinging about? :) It's ruby!! \o/ -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Edit

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

#x27;s, xterms, etc. -- Thomas Adam [1] http://users.tpg.com.au/users/scottie7/fvwmtabs.html = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you

Re: init scripts?

omatically started up. If you find you're missing symlinks to the scripts the you can do one of two things: 1. man update-rc.d 2. dpkg-reconfigure (You might also find the package 'rcconf' useful for such tasks). HTH, -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic&quo

Re: automatically restarting dying daemons?

--- Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > #!/bin/bash > /etc/init.d/some-daemon-here restart Better to use 'invoke-rc.d' here: invoke-rc.d

Re: tips on using "screen"?

--- Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we'd love to hear more about your setup. ~/.bashrc aliases or > settings, any keyboard macros, ~/.screenrc coolness... we're not > picky. There's a _plethora_ of information about this already -- search the net. --

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

the same tests with mc in gnome-terminal. It's an issue with the way gnome-terminal handles a redraw, that's all. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We

Re: Creating own installer images

> it's only available as a module, so no luck with just building it > statically into the kernel. Read the following URLs: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/debian-installer/installer/doc/custom-kernel.txt http://oregonstate.edu/~kveton/debian/ -- Thomas Adam = &

Re: automatically restarting dying daemons?

st the item we're looking for. > it's a bit terse, too, but it monitors already-running items and > lets you specify a command to resurrect (or terminate) > accordingly. not too advanced, and needs better documentation, > but it works just fine -- at least, for us. -- Thomas Adam

Re: restartd (resurrecting dead daemons)

--- Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > shouldn't that use start-stop-daemon to do its work? Quite possibly... but as long as it works... :) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -

Re: tips on using "screen"?

--- Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That wasn't very nice of you Adam. You may have notices that Will The name's Thomas. Adam is my surname. :) > As long as your in a bad mood, did you notice that Will had the Well the problem there is that with e-mail being

Re: tips on using "screen"?

specify x,y,w,h but can I specify > virtual desktop? This depends on the window manager. But as xterm supports -xrm hints, it is possible to do something like: xterm -xrm 'Desk 1 2' -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Edit

Re: init scripts?

--- Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 01 July 2004 01:00 pm, MillTek wrote: > > > I tried apt-cache search 'various-versions-of-bootlogd' and had no > luck > > either?? > > It's not there in Sid. You're not crazy. It's p

Re: restartd (resurrecting dead daemons)

--- Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > perhaps there's a wrapper to syslog-ify stdout and stderr? > anybody know? (even Tom?) logger(1) can do this, but if you're that serious, I would hack the script to make use of start-stop-damon with various --flags -- Thomas

Re: automatically restarting dying daemons?

lready. $PATH is only used for binary locations. [..snip..] -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once w

Re: debian sarge xfree86 problem

ists. The mpeg file is one that was previously okay. What is it that you're trying to do? -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, T

Re: Debian Woody.

ly a bad idea, due to library issues, versions, dependencies, etc. gpc is there. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and

Re: multimedia keys

laptops hotkeys - A hotkeys daemon for your Internet/multimedia keyboard in X lineakd - Linux support for Easy Access and Internet Keyboards xmms-xf86audio - XF86Audio multimedia-key support for XMMS -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

--- Zenaan Harkness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 03:02, Thomas Adam wrote: > > > try the same tests with gvim in its own window. > > > try the same tests with mc in gnome-terminal. > > > > It's an issue with the way g

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

s simply not enough. > > And whatever the case, in my current setup, I can't get an xterm to > start on anything but my current virtual desktop. Have I mentioned Fvwm can do this? :) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG E

Re: print size from Konqueror & Mozilla

gram. > has the opposite problem- too small. I get a half sheet there. Where is > this set up at? This is in the Xprint FAQ, which was answered here yesterday. I don't have the URL handy, alas. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net &qu

Re: /dev/dvd problem and question

unique" ways too. K3B > chokes when I try to write a DVD also. Then you probably have a poor DVD-writer -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just sav

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

m, ssh tunnel and gkrellm attached to my server. why not add them to ~/.xsession (assuming you launch via a graphical DM): #!/bin/bash xterm -T "my xterm" -geometry 80x25+12+321 & xterm -T "my xterm2" -geometry 120x87+500+2 & ... exec gnome-session -- Thomas Adam

Re: nfs-kernel-server and firewalls

--- Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are my options? > > Do I have to hard code the port number into the > /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server and the client fstab files and the > iptables script? What about changing the port that portmapper listens on? -- Th

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

filer. A persual of the screenshots there: http://rox.sf.net and indeed here: http://rox.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/ThemeGallery Might help you. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

for you to see. [..snip..] > So, I hereby give up. I shall simply log out of X and back in if the > lagginess gets too annoying. That's more efficient than spending an Sorry to hear that. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG

Re: Boot to console

--- Glenn Meehan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > How do I make my system boot to a text based login instead of a gui log > in window? echo false >> /etc/X11/default-display-manager -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- h

Re: Boot to console

it to do that for a specific run-level you can remove the symlinks in /etc/rc?.d/ by way of "update-rc.d" (the manpage for which you should read :)). -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://lin

Re: fast, tabbed, gnome/wm- compliant terminal

figurations. http://www.xwinman.org/fvwm.html also has some sample configs plus screenshots. Furthermore: http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso along with: http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/fvwm2rc.html is also a fantastic starting place. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://

Re: /dev2/root still mounted after boot

just pointing out which > machine > is actually broken. If there's any other config files or logs I should > post, I'd be happy to. Easiest thing (if you can) is to umount the drive causing you both, issue: mount -n /dev/foo /somewhere remove the annoyances (corrections) in /e

Re: gimp dependency problems in Sid

come? > > I just installed gimp 2.0.2-3 from sid, and it installed gimp-data > 2.0.2-3 also. I cannot reproduce your problem. > > By the way, I used apt-get install gimp He's proably using an old mirror that has not synced -- check your /etc/apt/sources.list file. -- Th

Re: keyboard (console?) problem

--- Johannes Resch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i already did "dpkg-reconfigure -plow console-common" a couple of times, Although they do the same thing, you should also: dpkg-reconfigure console-data -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http:/

Re: Boot to console

o ascertain which DM to run -- changes should be made to this file, and no other. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for

Re: Boot to console

--- Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there is a stupid but more user friendly way > > # apt-get install rcconf > # rcconf "user-friendly" is a relative term. YMMV, TMTOWTDI, HTH, HAND. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic"

Re: kimberlite config: what gives?

t someone has not done so already [3]. -- Thomas Adam [1] http://bugs.debian.org [2] apt-get install reportbug [3] I am assuming you're using Sid. = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net &qu

Re: xfree86 4.4.0

--- jack kinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > Is Xfree86 4.4.0 available for Debian stable? If so, > how do I download a copy? Read this: http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/debian-x-200403/msg03376.html (and follow-ups) -- Thomas Adam = "The Li

Re: nfs-kernel-server and firewalls

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But I'm wondering what it is that I'm missing. > Is this the difference between kernel and user nfs servers? > Are there some args to pass at modprobe time? Not in terms of options -- NFS configuration is done in the userland level usual

Re: viewing chm files

--- Christian Christmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a Debian package (Sarge) to view > M$ chm files? http://xchm.sourceforge.net/index.html -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net &qu

Re: Original packages & dependencies

': [EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]$ apt-rdepends tetex-base Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done tetex-base Depends: debconf Depends: texinfo (>= 4.0b-1) Depends: ucf (>= 1.02) debconf texinfo Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.1-1) libc6 Depends: libdb1-compat libdb1-

Re: Boot to console

r. > If you're saying the only file that should be changed is > "default-display-manager", that makes more sense to me. However, does > manual modification of this file confuse debconf (or > update-alternatives, or whatever system manages this file)? No, it doesn't b

Re: ATI + LCD Monitor - refresh rate problem

ou'll lose support from debconf, but that's hardly the end of the world. Then you can use the following to tools to fine tune, if need be: xrandr (lists useful output) xvidtune (for screen properties) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.ne

Re: cron messages re exim?

--- Cheryl Homiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can somebody give me a clue as to what the following messages mean and > what I'm supposed to do about them? > thanks. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=248622 -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux

Re: Re: aol art files:

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > how do I delete aol art files 'man rm' (although in your case, liberal use of 'dd' on a certain /dev/ device would not go amiss) :) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net &qu

Re: Is this possible?

he instructions on the screen during the install process. Although if you haven't already done so, run ('#' means run as the 'root' user): # apt-setup # apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- ht

Re: apt-get upgrade conflicts

earn how to 'snip' replies in future! -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you ge

Re: X won't start until mouse moved

ou won't notice before the Xserver remaps the window, but sometimes it can get "stuck". Solution: just move your mouse. :) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "

Re: Mono tutorial --> gtk-sharp?

arp.dll' and 'glib-sharp.dll'. Well, according to 'apt-file': [EMAIL PROTECTED] ruby]$ apt-file search gtk-sharp.dll gtk-sharp: usr/lib/gtk-sharp.dll gtk-sharp: usr/lib/gtk-sharp.dll So that's something. I'd then look at the way it compiles, making sure thatg

Re: phpgroupware with apache2

--- Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to install phpgroupware with apache2 under debian > testing? Yes. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net

Re: Mono tutorial --> gtk-sharp?

--- Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would appear that $libdir should be '/usr/share/dotnet' but I'm not > sure of the whole thing?! It would appear so -- I suggest you look at filing a bug report. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic&

Re: Failed X11, failed dexconf, on new install, Debian 3r1

-plow xserver-xfree86 and when the question about FrameBuffers arrives answer "NO" to it. Then just keep going until you have answered the remaining questions, and startx. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: Fonts in Open Office not anti aliased

7;re using defoma (DEbian FOnt MAngler). -- Thomas Adam [1] http://bugs.debian.org/openoffice.org = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and

Re: sarge release vote

03, 2004 12:24 AM > Subject: sarge release vote I'm sick to death of this "voting" business. Sarge will be released When It's Ready, and not a moment sooner. If that's too late for you, then tough. Either dist-upgrade to (the current) testing, or backport every packa

Re: failure delivery

> --- Andrew Malcolmson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is debootstrap completely unusuable pending a fix for bug #253387 > (multiple umount errors after packages retreived) or does anyone know of > a workaround for this? No, I've encountered those errors, and it has worked

Re: a problem about rcconf and other things

ething more sensible, or try: LANG=C rcconf -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once w

Re: dma timeout retry: status=0x58

and the errors still persist, then replace the drive. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at o

Re: debootstrap umount bug - workarounds?

--- Andrew Malcolmson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and so on. Then install them. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Tho

Re: xfree86 4.4.0 vs. XOrg?

--- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So is XOrg driver-compatible with xfree86? What do you mean by "driver compatible"? The changes made are to the modular tree (as you've read by that link). Can you be more specific, or elaborate. -- Thomas Adam = &qu

Re: sarge release vote

guing would stop, so that a clearer picture were possible. But these things take time, so it'll be worth the wait. ;) Cheers, -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'

Re: apt-get dselect-upgrade

installed apps. If you have yourself in that situation then you've broken your own system. One suggestion I could make to you is an apt-get --reinstall install foo foo+ -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: L 90 90 90 90 90

v/hda, if you have more than one drive, or have not run '/sbin/lilo' to put the MBR straight. I suggest you read and follow these instructions: http://www.hantslug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxHints/LostLILO -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://l

Re: keyboard (console?) problem

# tty # ls -l $(tty) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get bett

Re: apt-get dselect-upgrade

ackage config files to save > clutter. Then the only way to do that is to --reinstall and --purge. No big deal. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save

Re: apt-get dselect-upgrade

d doing that, but it seemed a one-liner script to > purge > apps using dpkg --get/set-selections and sed. It'd up to you -- I've given you the answer. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- htt

Re: L 90 90 90 90 90

nd > then choose "Make System Bootable", which will run lilo. > > Last year I used to have to do this occasionally. Haven't for a while. I suggest you learn how chroot(1) works. It would make your life much easier than skipping installation instructions... -- T

Re: error opening /dev/mixer

The card is there of > course and lspci -v provides details. Have I done something in > installing the 2.6.5 kernel that is incompatable with the 2.4.22 > configuration or is there a way to use either? I suspect you're missing OSS support somewhere along the line, but I'

Re: disable boot logo from LILO (kernel boot command line)?

it makes flipping to X seem eassier too > (prolly less stress on the monitor too :) This is because you're already in graphics mode. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net

Re: backing up to ftp server

--- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find > package which does that. > > My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 > backups (or do incremental backups). Why ftp? Why not use r

Re: beep in console

some letters there. I would think your kernel is lacking PC-speaker support. For me, I have: [EMAIL PROTECTED] markup]$ grep -i spkr /boot/config-$(uname -r) CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y defined, which you should check. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazet

Re: backing up to ftp server

backup.sourceforge.net/ I cannot recall whether this supports ftp transfers or not, but if not automated ftp (even by way of expect(1)) is simple. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.n

Re: software suspend in kernel 2.6.7

gardless, you should use the patches available here: http://swsusp.sourceforge.net/ -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and pu

Re: backing up to ftp server

of the last set of changes > before it overwrite it ?? Well, the OP did say "or incremental backups" as opposed to "and/or"... [..snip..] -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- ht

Re: what do I do when depmod fails and I KNOW the drivers are valid?

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > depmod: ELF file /lib/modules.2.4.18/misc/[filename] not for this > architecture Have up updated the 'module-init=tools' package? If not, do so. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG

Re: disable boot logo from LILO (kernel boot command line)?

--- Ritesh Raj Sarraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How come graphics mode? Isn't that called FrameBuffer Mode ? Yes, or "video mode" -- FrameBuffer forces your display to do graphics drawing. It's the only way it can be forced to provide displays at higher reso

Re: www.apt-get.org

--- Keith O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone else experiencing this, or do I have to start > hunting foe a problem at this end? Yes, it's broken. Try backports.org -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net &quo

Re: X crashes on video replay

--- akintayo holder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are a few error messages, but none that would explain why xine is > killing X, in fact it seems the other way around. Try using another codec. From what I can tell from that, Xine hates it. Are you using Xv, or Xshm ? = "The Linux Weekend Me

Re: Re : L 90 90 90 90 90

In answer to your mbr questions, see the following: http://linuxgazette.net/issue63/okopnik.html -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas

Re: supermount/Iomega ZIP disc change not recognized

't use it, look at "autofs", and even then, how hard is it to umount and mount a disk? -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up y

Re: APM and DPMS not working together

A read of 'man setterm' and 'man xset' is a good start. Generally though, I've had no problems, and it might well be that your monitor needs to be set for DPMS support via its OSD. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgaze

Re: Re : L 90 90 90 90 90

ing top-posting.] Did you read/follow the instructions I gave you initially into this thread? http://www.hantslug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxHints/LostLILO -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://lin

Re: jewel for lcd users

--- Randall Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Found a jewel for lcd users I'd like to share > > xset dpms force off This action is usually the default for some kind of screen-blanking anyway. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http:

Re: New installation has no GUI [was: Unidentified subject!]

So, somthing a little better is to do the following: # apt-get install x-window-system xserver-xfree86 -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins,

Re: disable boot logo from LILO (kernel boot command line)?

--- Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 03:57:30PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > --- Ritesh Raj Sarraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > How come graphics mode? Isn't that called FrameBuffer Mode ? > > > > Yes, or

Re: Printing problems with mozilla

epository seems to have vanished. Still, you don't need a package for it, just compile the source, which you'll find (by way of navigation) from here: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links/ I use links2 for all my browsing, normally. -- Thomas Adam = &qu

Re: vmware packaged as .deb

asses the above) > rm -r /etc/vmware -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you g

Re: Unidentified subject!

ing the situation. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experie

Re: Unable to handle kernel paging request...

--- "Luke A. Kanies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > at virtual address ", along with a dump of some extra info like a > Call Trace, finally ending in a Segmentation fault (I'm assuming it's > modprobe or insmod that's getting the segfault). I'm running debian > unstable. So install 'ksymoops'

Re: Debian Woody login problem

ssion denied". (see the URL quoted above). This sounds like you haven't edited /etc/fstab on the bootable drive correctly. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'

Re: Pc Pauses when I transfer files over network or from drive to drive.

--- Thomas G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and then transfer again... its very odd.. I was wondering if anyone > could have some kind of explanation for this. Im using Linux 2.4.25-l-k7 Have a look at setting 'rsize' and 'wsize' limits (man nfs) -- Thoma

Re: beep in console

pposed to be complex, and it isn't - but it makes system monitoring (or whatever else it gets hacked into) much more informative. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "

Re: Cannot login or su

--- Ricky Clarkson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know much of the way things work here, but you can probably use: > > strace -o sulog.txt su - More likely this is a PAM misconfiguration. A persual of /etc/pam.d/su should help determine this. -- Thomas Adam

Re: Re: Changing Default Display Mgr

tion, however, is easily found in the archives of last month (and early this month) as I have already answered this (the fact that it is in the documentation for the said packages, doesn't seem to deter people from not actually *reading*). I suggest you search there. -- Thomas Adam = "T

Re: Cannot login or su

ckage 'libpam-runtime' -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The ex

Re: initrd-tools: DELAY: how to continue ?

--- Jerome BENOIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello List, > > I may need to use the `initrd-tools' Debian package, > so I am beginning to learn it: I have one very naive question: Why do you need to "learn" initrd-tools? -- Thomas Adam = &qu

Re: acme

its > dependancies, followed by all of those packages dependancies, etc., > gets old fast. apt-rdepends is what you're after then. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net

Re: How to get dependent report

--- * Tong* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I tried that. It does list what packagename depends on, but only > that, nothing more. Comparing to what's in my OP, it is not enough. Eg: I missed your original post, but are you not after: % dpkg --status -- Thomas Adam

Re: Where should I start ?

t;testing" is just that -- not perfect, which means situations can arise that you won't get using stable. > You might also consider using Knoppix or some other 'live CD' version > of Debian. This gets you up and running quickly, but the transition Let's clear this one u

Re: Copying a file from a floppy (diff formats)?

I get the file from the floppy disk to the > hard drive on my debian box? mount /dev/fd0 /floppy cp ./foo.tar.gz /tmp cd /tmp && tar xzvf ./foo.tar.gz (adapt as appropriate) -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor"

Re: Recompile source after error

icate the error, fix it and continue on. That statement is contradictory. I suggest you install the binary, and stop this idiocy. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net " We'll j

Re: APT Removing Packages *With Met* Dependancies?

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As far as I understand, these packages' dependancies should be met ... > Can someone spot what I'm doing wrong? Put the package in question on hold. i,e,: echo " hold" | dpkg --set-selections -- Thomas Adam = "The

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