> > by default, X dumps logs to /var/log/XFree86.0.log ... it should mention
> > that if you get the error "Fatal: No Screens Found" ..
>
> I'm wondering if this is distro specific tweak to a config
> file? I've got a debian box that was fatal erring everywhere and no
> log file in /var/log.
hrm
> Start X from the command line like so -
> $ startx > X.out 2>&1
> or to just view the output of X -
> $ X > X.out 2>&1
by default, X dumps logs to /var/log/XFree86.0.log ... it should mention
that if you get the error "Fatal: No Screens Found" ..
abe
> I have an X problem (I always get nailed with X problems). I did a
> new Progeny Debian install (which uses XFree86 4.0, which detected my
> Video card - a 3D labs permedia, and, I guess is using that driver.
> XF86Config-4 has the right modes, horizontal and vertical refresh for
> the monit
> question they can't answer and give up: do your LUG members go round and
> help newbies through the installation if they have problems, then get them
> started with Gnome/KDE??
sure do .. it was always an asset to have my laptop with me at the
meetings to show new desktops or whatever .. like
in response to the idea of bringing linux into the mainstream ... i've
found that LUG participation focuses in almost all cases primarily on this
cause. the majority of time i've spent at lug meetings has been educating
the new comers to linux or else thinking of ways to invite more people.
one
two isps i know of support linux as far as tech support goes ..
abe
> > How many tech support departments are going to switch
> > their company over to a system that requires all the
> > work of installing, and then walking all the users
> > through how to use the new system a million times?
>
> I'm going to tackle this from two angles: First, 90% of computer users
> can't
> install *any* operating system. They buy their system with the OS
> preinstalled. This is why getting Linux-based systems into stores is so
> critical. IMHO, the semi-savvy non-geeks who actually try to insta
> While we're on the subject, and since you mention deploying software to N
> boxen on a network, I have a question.
>
> Does anyone have any insight in taking an rpm, modifying a couple files,
> and repackaging the rpm? I've been reading the rpm man page as I get
> time, but it's huge, and I'm
> You could boot from the linux install CD, get to the Partitioning point
> and remake the partitions *exactly* as you did when installing linux the
> Yes, I *know* 2.2Gb won't fit on a CDROM but you should be able to gzip
> the image into less than 640Mb and then use 'zcat' to restore it.
and
> Sounds like what you need to do is use a partition editor *after* the windows
> recovery reinstall, then install linux afterwards, if you have no way to ge a
> hold of a windows install disk? That's a pain, if you really want to run
> Linux as the major OS.
one more note .. it's a dell syste
> I'd advise use of a partition editor. I can think of three, partition
> magic, gnu parted and fips. You have a lot of control with those.
> Partition magic is commercial (www.powerquest.com), and gnu parted and
> fips are free (http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/ and
> http://freshmeat.net/redir
question entailing windows ... baffles me. i hope someone can shed some
light.
6gb laptop had windows installed on it .. i wanted linux, so i booted with
some linux bootdisks, designed a nice partition table, wrote the changes,
and then i recovered windows with the recovery cd.
however, windows
> > I set up Linux to do my internet connection sharing for now. Does anyone
> > have experience using OpenBSD as a firewall? Or even, securing up a
> > decent Linux box to share a modem connection and do firewall chores.
>
> I don't have personal experience, but a sysadmin friend of mine swear
> I set up Linux to do my internet connection sharing for now. Does anyone
> have experience using OpenBSD as a firewall? Or even, securing up a
> decent Linux box to share a modem connection and do firewall chores.
i would urge you to pick a linux distribution and stear clear of bsd ..
but per
.
never knew it was a performance gain (not being sarcastic) ... i always
did it out of habit ;P and also for security ... rather than bother with
the quota utils, i just insure i don't have any malicious users who try to
fill up my disk cause me any trouble.
> Interestingly, "coldfir
> LILO needs to write to the MBR of the first drive. Bad thing to confuse it
> by swapping one drive in and out, IMO at least (I don't have first hand
> experience with it, just making a guess).
LILO doesn't have to be installed to the MBR .. as a matter of fact, this
is the less recommended ins
> OK console heads... I use console (well, xterms) almost exclusively
> myself. The reason I use terms rather than the consoles is I can get more
> onto the screen. Like, an 80x25 char display on a 19" monitor is not the
> most efficient use of real estate. I'm writing this in a 124x47
> gnome
one more thing .. sometimes using the video mode selection (virtual
framebuffer support) .. sometimes when you drop out of X11 is can leave
you with a blank console. not too certain on the specifics. i've seen it
happen on a few machines, not not on others. just don't be alarmed if it
happens t
> And, it doesn't have to be in a specific kernal's area. I put my
> `vga=0x122' in the general section (up on top) so it applies to any
> kernel I boot.
the kernel has to have support compiled in for the video mode selection ..
abe
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On Thu, 17 May 2001, psyche wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 17 May 2001, coldfire wrote:
>
> > i was just curious what the window manager of choice is on this list :) ..
> > i'm a die hard windowmaker fan ... but i just installed enlightenment and
> > it's not t
i'm sorry .. but i'm really picky and i'm on a dialup connection so
terrible that sometime checking my mail through pine can be cumbersome ..
i'd just like to ask that in the future, if anyone replies to any thread
i've participated in, would you remove my email address from the Cc line?
thanks bi
well, i particularly enjoy networking stuff ... so if you need any help,
feel free to post and i'd love to help out as i'm sure others would too :)
quick question .. are you using ipfwadm, ipchains, or iptables?
abe
On Thu, 17 May 2001, Scott wrote:
> I tried following the HOWTO verbatim on my
> > Hi!
> >
> > I was using Mandrake 7.2 for Internet Connection on my home PC's. They
> are
> > sharing
> > a modem there since I can not get DSL or cable yet. I had to convert the
> > machine to
> > Win 2K for work reasons and I am using the Internet Connection Sharing
> > built into Win
> > 2
> BTW, hello to the list - It's nice to meet you all.
> I'm an MCSE in NT 4 but I prefer Linux not only for
> the cost (I downloaded Mandrake 8) but also because of
> the security, honesty, and all the quality programs
> and Linux boots up really fast with ReiserFS.
which i'd like to recommend t
> > > Quoth Coldfire: > > i was just curious what the window manager of >
> > choice is on this > > list :) .. i'm a die hard windowmaker fan...
> >
> >
> > I'm currently addicted to Gnome - only because on my possessed
> > com
well, now that we're onto web development tools, hehe .. i think it was on
this list that i found bluefish, and now it's all i use hehe. i don't
feel like i'm 'cheating' yet .. i just use it mainly for the color coding
of the html code and for hex numbers for all the colors. however, does
anyone
i was just curious what the window manager of choice is on this list :) ..
i'm a die hard windowmaker fan ... but i just installed enlightenment and
it's not that bad .. a bit resource intensive though .. same for GNOME
from my experiences. i think blackbox is next on my list. haven't used
that
i was going to ignore the rest myself ... but a few specific examples i'd
like to point out ..
> Ok,
> I didn't want to join in on this thread but... oh, well here goes.
> Comments are in-line:
>
> > I would like to address several issues quickly here.
> >
> > First to the person who thought th
*senses some hostility here* but it's kinda funny :)
abe
On Wed, 16 May 2001, Linda MacPhee-Cobb wrote:
> I would like to address several issues quickly here.
>
> First to the person who thought that it was foolish to have security set at
> medium on a linux box. rtfm. That is where se
> > but seriously, regarding the titles of books ... i don't understand how
> > anyone can really care .. if it's an excellent book, should it matter that
> > it's titled "linux for the computer illiterate?" or how about a terrible
> > book with a very sophisticated intelligent sounding title? m
> > the point of all this? Sometimes, you don't need to consider what the worst
> > possibility is; you just need to consider what will actually be going on
> > under real-world conditions. Sure, there's a half-dozen sysadmin friends
> > who come over on a regular basis who *could*, the next ti
> > When my phone service carrier was Pacific Bell I could connect to my ISP at
> > speeds between 46k & 50k. However, when I changed my carrier to Cox
> > Communications the connection speed dropped to 34k. Now whenever I connect
> > to my ISP the speed is always 34k. I have changed nothing & my
> > >
> > > However, I don't see why they make such a big fuss about it; after all,
> > > Linux has backdoors too so there's no difference between them.
> > >
> >
> > 'cos you can find and close the backdoors with open source stuff (or was
> > that irony above?).
>
> I was deliberately mocking
> Daniel Manrique thought:
> >
> > However, I don't see why they make such a big fuss about it; after all,
> > Linux has backdoors too so there's no difference between them.
> >
>
> 'cos you can find and close the backdoors with open source stuff (or was
> that irony above?).
linux has backdoo
Issac Asimov is a good man ... i always enjoyed reading his science and
his philosophy :)
but seriously, regarding the titles of books ... i don't understand how
anyone can really care .. if it's an excellent book, should it matter that
it's titled "linux for the computer illiterate?" or how abo
> On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 04:13:41PM -0500, Daniel Manrique wrote:
> > Do you know for sure that the page itself isn't the problem? if you need
> > data from a complex query to build the page, it might be that the database
> > is suffering. In this case maybe checking what the heck the database is
> Just a note about physical security.. keep in mind.. if your physical
security plans aren't realistic... you may end up creating a worse
situation.. ie. lets take a door where you have to use 10diffrent
bio-scans to get into the facility.. and people have to do it
constantly.. how long do you th
> #!/bin/bash
>
> ssh -l root localhost '/usr/bin/xcdroast $*'
>
> ## end ##
>
> save that as xcdroast.sh
i don't believe this script will work .. if 'xcdrgtk' is run by root, it
would return a "connection to refused by server" unless properly
configured. which would be m
brian, you didn't really leave anything out hehe .. for the average user,
or rather, anyone using linux as a workstation .. there's only 3 real keys
to keeping your box secure. disable any services that aren't to be used,
get that firewall setup, and keep your software up to date. :)
abe
On Su
well, actually :) ... one of the many definitions of 'trawl' is "to
troll." as 'troll,' when used as slang, is to search for someone or
something. hell, 'troll' can also mean to sing as 'trawl' can mean to
fish with an actual trawl.
however, i do believe that "trawling through the bug reports"
i have a dell inspiron 5000e, and if it's anything like the 2100 as far as
hardware architecture, i don't believe you should have a problem. the ess
maestro sound card is directly supported by the kernel, the 8mb ati rage
mobility is supported in XFree86, oms/omi worked fine with the dvd player
.
nder wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 01:35:20AM -0500, coldfire wrote:
> > richie,
> > how about lynx? open up a terminal emulator (Eterm, xterm, etc) and see
> > if 'lynx freshmeat.net' will bring up their page. narrow it down to see
> > if it's a netsc
one more thing to add ... if this is on your local network for which you
do not have a dns server setup for, on the ftp hosting machine .. edit
your /etc/hosts file and add an entry for each ip on your local network
and give them a name. this will eliminate the dns check most ftp software
does an
richie,
how about lynx? open up a terminal emulator (Eterm, xterm, etc) and see
if 'lynx freshmeat.net' will bring up their page. narrow it down to see
if it's a netscape specific problem or what.
as for your cd-rom drive .. did you install mandrake from that drive? if
so, you may just be lack
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