X Login Fails

I have installed X windows for the first time on slink. The X login prompt box appears, but after keying the password the system reports login incorrect. I'm locked out. Suggestions? (short of reloading linux & the entire 7500 files.) Any backdoor boot options? J. Way

Re: Newbie needs help on X win!!!

> I just install "slink" and all of the packages that I need. Now I want > installl X window but I don't know which packages to install. Can you guys > give me a list of packages I should Install to get X window working. I > don't want anything fancy yet, right now I just want ordinary X window a

Box-box file transfer

Is there a way to transfer files between a Slink & Win95 machine using a serial null-modem cable? I don't want to tie up two phone lines with modems. Something similar to the (msft) "Interlnk" perhaps. Tnx.

Remote Login

Hi, login from ttyS1 is rejected while the same username & password are accepted on the main console. Is there some further permission required to enable? Thanks for any help, John.

Remote Login

Hi, again. I tried the suggestions provided(& tnx) but without change. My login looks like this at the remote terminal: Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 Struggles ttyS1 Struggles login: jway Password: (keyed in) (time passes.) Login timed out after 60 seconds. Any more suggestions? Thanks. -John.

Re: Serial connection to windoze box

Hi, After many mistakes, defective cables, and a lot of help from these people, I have login to my Slink box from a Win95 box. I have: A null modem 9-pin mini cable about 10 meters long. HyperTerminal on Win95 (windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Hyper Terminal\hypertrm.exe) Direct to C

Install /usr/bin files

Hi, is there an easy way to reinstall the contents of /usr/bin from (Slink) startup floppies or some such? Tnx.

dwnld .deb files with Netsc

Hi, my Win95 Netsc 4.61 expands crets to cret-lf when dwnld'g .deb files. Anybody know how to discourage this? Tnx.

Display named

Hi, While executing an X application, 'can't find display named' comes up. Where do I look and what do I do? Running slink 2.0.36. I had a hd/hw prob which probably creamed some files. TIA for any suggestions.

Mozilla send mail

Hello, I am unable to get mozilla to send e-mail. Receiving is ok. 'Alert` says destination is in California. Is there a send-permissions file associated with mozilla? Running Potato, mozilla_m15-2.deb, '486, compiled kernel, TIA, -jlw

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V2.2.14 and X

Hi, my compiled kernel 2.2.14 runs fine except can't find X anymore. The old kernel 2.2.14 from dists still runs X ok still. What should I read or do? TIA, John W. > _XSERVTransSocketOpen: socket() failed for tcp _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for tcp _XSERVTransOpen: t

Gcc compile/linker math

I can't get gcc to link math functions like cos( ) etc. from usr/include/math.h. | mathcalls.h Box is slink. Any help appreciated. TIA.

HD boot/Potato 2.2.13

I installed 2.2.13 from dwnld floppies & it runs fine from the boot floppy. It hangs with the hard disk boot. There may be no boot record on hd? I'm using a 13.7 Gig HD, 100 MHz '486. This same box with a smaller HD boots & runs Slink without a prob. Any suggestions? TIA.

Includes for adjtimex

Where can I find the include files mat.h and confdefs.h for compiling adjtimex v1.8? Tnx. Little bit of Y2K problem here. -john way