Hi Im using the frame buffer server for my banshee chipset but i do not have the fbset utility. and also i am unable to specify bitmodes / virutal resolutions to the server
can someone pls help? thnx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Subject: > > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 98 : Issue 1435 > > Today's Topics: > First attempt [ KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Linking Machines [ Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: A few questions [ Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > Re: Linking Machines [ "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ] > Re: Frame Buffer [ Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > Re: Linking Machines [ Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: SQUAKE SVGALIB problems [ Mark Panzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: wmmail problems [ David Coe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Linking Machines [ =?iso-8859-1?Q?=B1=E8_=B4=EB_=B1=D4 > ] > bizzare mutt behavior [ Matt Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: First attempt [ Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Linking Machines [ Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: First attempt [ Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Still clueless [ Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: ipchains/ip_masq problems [ rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > lilo problem - linux on each of two [ Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: eth0: unknown interface [ "Rino Mardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: First attempt > Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 20:33:27 -0600 > From: KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > I deleted the partion but my problem is I can't make more than that one > partion. When > I try to change the FS Type I can't do that either. I may be wrong but > it seems my > keyboard is screwed up. For example when I try to make the first > primary partion and > it has a space to change the number of MB for that partion (the cursor > is under the 6 > of 6149.89) and I press "5" I am kicked out to a menu about "Changing > the geometry," > If I press the number "6" I end up at [logical] and so on. My numbers > lock light is > not on when I am trying to load Debian. Any ideas? > Thanks, > Kent > > Andrew Ivanov wrote: > > > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > > > followed the instructions in the book. I select [New] and [Primary] > > > > then I can't change the size of the partion, it lets me make a > 6149.89 > > > MB partion but then can't go on to make a swap partion. The 6149.89 > MB > > > is my whole HD so maybe that is why I can't make another. At any > rate I > > > > Anyway, you can choose [Delete] and delete your current partition, so > you > > have extra space. Just make sure you don't Delete any files on HD that > you > > might need later. > > > > > > > > #2. While I'm at it. I have a blank 6.4 gigabyte 2nd IDE HD that I > am > > > trying to install Debian on. Most of the literature I have read > talks > > > about partioning in limited space. I was thinking I could make the > 1st > > > partion (root) 1000 MB and the swap 100 MB, I have 64 MB Ram. Does > this > > > sound reasonable? Will that make the rest of the HD dead space? > > > Thanks, > > > Kent > > > > No. What HOWTOs talk about is having the boot sector within first > 504Mb of > > the drive. That has nothing to do with you. > > What you want to do is make > > 200Mb / (root) partition. > > 64Mb Swap > > Allocate the rest as you wish. > > You can make it /usr > > For the reason of that vast majority of packages gets installed into > > /usr partition. > > So make it as big as you want. > > > > HTH, > > Andrew > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov > > someone else understand your code. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If they understand it, they don't | ICQ: 12402354 > > need you. | > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] > < /dev/null > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Linking Machines > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:50:30 -0500 > From: Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Sean P. Mason wrote: > > > GNU/Linux wont really make several machines act as one. Most of the > > > clustering capabilities come from the software, which is able to divide > > > it's work up and distribute it over several machines. This is specialized > > > (mostly scientific) software that is not going to speed up your > > > (for instance) web browsing. > > > > If I were to take this option, what benefits would I notice? For example, > > would I be able to run a single program off of all the machines > > simultaneously, thus increasing its speed? Or would the best I could do > > be to run separate programs on separate machines? > > Separate programs on seperate machines. > Unless you get (or write) a specialized program meant to be able > to run distributed. > > > > What you can do is run one program on machine A and another on machine B > > > (showing them both on the same terminal) and get the benefits of > > > multitasking without having one machine take the load of both programs. > > > But I'm not sure how effective this will be on those 386's. The > > > memory is a little low. > > > > Unfortunately, the memory is a bit low. The best machine of the bunch > > will be somewhat decent, however. Anyway, this option sounds interesting. > > To do this, would I have to specify which machine to run each program on > > every time I run a program? That could get a little tedious. > > You could always automate (via scripts) which programs run on which > machine. But I honestly don't see you getting any productivity benefits > from this setup (as opposed to running everything on the 486). > The money you would spend on network cards could be better off spent > with more memory, etc. > > It could be a learning experience with networking, tho... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: A few questions > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:02:42 -0500 > From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > CC: Jeff Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 09:51:01PM -0400, Jeff Browning wrote: > > Now that I got X up and running, I got a few questions. > > > > 1. How do I change the color setting from 256 colors to True Color? > > Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config appropriately, e.g.: > > Section "Screen" > Driver "Accel" > Device "ATI [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > Monitor "Sony 200sf" > BlankTime 0 > DefaultColorDepth 32 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1376x1032" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > "512x384" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1376x1032" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > "512x384" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 32 > Modes "1376x1032" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > "512x384" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Note the line "DefaultColorDepth". > > Alternatively: > > startx -- -bpp 32 > > xdm users may want to edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers: > > :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt9 -bpp 16 > > Note that if you edit the XF86Config per the recommendation above, you > don't need to mess with adding parameters to startx or the xdm/Xservers > file. > > > 4. If I'm idle for about 10 minutes, my screen turns black, how do I > > turn that off or start a screen saver? > > I forget how this handled on the VC, there's some parameter in the kernel > terminal driver you can manipulate with setterm or something. > > In X, xset manages this and a few other hardware-related issues. man xset > for more info. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | Optimists believe we live in the best of > Debian GNU/Linux | all possible worlds. Pessimists are > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | afraid the optimists are right. > cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.4.1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Linking Machines > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:06:06 -0600 (CST) > From: "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Are there any well known programs out there that will let me run processes > distributed, or will I have to do a whole load of digging? =) > > I think I might just try that out, if I can manage to find the right > software for it. > > --- Sean Mason > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Frame Buffer > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:10:43 -0500 > From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > CC: Jeff Beley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 04:06:47PM -0600, Jeff Beley wrote: > > Whew, please set your wrapmargin/textwidth/whatever. 80-character lines > are the norm. > > > I've just upgraded to 2.1.130 and am expirementing the frame buffer > > that's built into the kernel. I've been able to use the fbset utility > > to set the resolution and such....however X is very fuzzy(for lack of > > a better term)...I read in the documentation that there is a fbdev > > server for X, however I have not been able to locate that X server. I > > have an ATI Mach64 card recognized at bootup. > > The fbdev server for i386 is new in XFree86 3.3.3, which I haven't gotten > Debianized yet. It would be dishonest of me to try and give you an ETA on > 3.3.3 .debs at this time, but the sooner I get the problems ironed out of > 3.3.2.3a for the slink release, the sooner I can get 3.3.3 packages made. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | > Debian GNU/Linux | // // // / / > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | EI 'AANIIGOO 'AHOOT'E > cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.6.1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Linking Machines > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:40:38 -0500 > From: Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Sean P. Mason wrote: > > Are there any well known programs out there that will let me run processes > > distributed, or will I have to do a whole load of digging? =) > > If you want to run programs on separate machines and display them on > just one, then telnet and X work just fine. > > But if you want the same program to run on several machines at once, you > won't find any for everyday activites (mail, news, web, editing, etc). > If you want to write your own, there is a neat framework called DIPC > that allows inter-process communication across machines, using the > familiar IPC mechanism. You can find this and others at > http://sal.kachinatech.com > > -Mitch > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: SQUAKE SVGALIB problems > Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 22:01:20 -0600 > From: Mark Panzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alexander N. Benner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Alexander N. Benner wrote: > > > > hi > > > > Ship's Log, Lt. Michael Beattie, Stardate 071298.1206: > > > > > A `chmod +s /usr/games/squake.real` will fix it. > > > > you should also consider running suidregister from the package suidmanager > > as > > squacke is worth being updated frequently and you want to keep the +s > > > Strange, SVGALIB also locked my system. Sound and video worked for a few > moments and then at a random ,short time, after it started my machine > would just lock???? Is there some problem with [s,x]quake and the S3 > chipset? I'm running 2.0.34. > > Panz > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: wmmail problems > Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 04:05:28 +0000 > From: David Coe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gary L. Hennigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > I don't use wmmail, but you might tyr using wmss (sound server) > and nmaker (noise maker) to make the sounds ... I use that in > other simple applications when I don't want a lot of overhead. > > "Gary L. Hennigan" wrote: > > > > Is anyone else using wmmail with WindowMaker under slink? I'm having > > problems getting the NewMailExecute configuration option to function > > properly. In my ~/.wmmailrc file I have the following line: > > > > NewMailExecute "cat /home/glhenni/lib/sounds/ugotmail.au > /dev/audio &" > > > > This is straight out of the wmmail man page, but it's not > > functioning. If I start wmmail on the command line it starts spewing > > out what, at least at the beginning, is the sound file itself to the > > screen. I can use "ps ax" to see that the command > > "cat <file> > /dev/audio" is running, but it's outputting to the > > screen instead of /dev/audio. > > > > I managed to get it working with xanim via: > > > > NewMailExecute "xanim +Ze +Av100 /home/glhenni/lib/sounds/ugotmail.au" > > > > but I don't like xanim popping up on my screen every time I get new > > mail. > > > > TIA, > > Gary > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > David Coe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > R & D and Support +1-410-489-9521 > Overlord, Inc. http://www.overlord.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Linking Machines > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:08:56 +0900 > From: ±è ´ë ±Ô <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian-user@lists.debian.org > > I though that beowulf project, clustering PCs, and most of the effort > was about such a process management. http://cesdis1.gsfc.nasa.gov/beowulf/ > > Daegyu > On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 10:40:38PM -0500, Mitch Blevins wrote: > > Sean P. Mason wrote: > > > Are there any well known programs out there that will let me run processes > > > distributed, or will I have to do a whole load of digging? =) > > > > If you want to run programs on separate machines and display them on > > just one, then telnet and X work just fine. > > > > But if you want the same program to run on several machines at once, you > > won't find any for everyday activites (mail, news, web, editing, etc). > > If you want to write your own, there is a neat framework called DIPC > > that allows inter-process communication across machines, using the > > familiar IPC mechanism. You can find this and others at > > http://sal.kachinatech.com > > > > -Mitch > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: bizzare mutt behavior > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:12:23 -0600 > From: Matt Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User's List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Whenever I go to compose a message in mutt, I have a problem with the > "d" key when mutt prompts me for the "to:" field. > > I have to press "d" twice for mutt to accept a "d" in the "to:" > field. My "d" key is working fine in all other situations. > > Also strange: I tried to copy and paste with the mouse, and again, > mutt will not accept any "d" with the mouse method, i.e. I have to add > them by hand. > > Very annoying! Is this a known bug? My mutt version is: > Mutt 0.94.17i (1998-11-19) > > Thanks, > Matt > > -- > Matt Garman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "They're always havin' a good time down on the bayou, > Lord, them delta women think the world of me." > -- Dickey Betts, "Ramblin' Man" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: First attempt > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:16:08 -0600 (CST) > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>, > "recipient.list.not.shown": ; > > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > #1. Ok I'm not getting very far. First of all I want to make sure I am > > using the right disk. I have Debian 2.0 official, both the Binary and > > Source disks say the same thing when I boot them up and try to install > > from cdrom. Can you use either, or? > > I'm fairly new myself, so don't take my responses as gospel. I'm not sure > if you can use the Source CD for an initial install; I think you want to > use the Binary. > > > I went through the steps and > > everything seemed to go ok until I tried to partion the drive. I > > followed the instructions in the book. I select [New] and [Primary] > > then I can't change the size of the partion, it lets me make a 6149.89 > > MB partion but then can't go on to make a swap partion. The 6149.89 MB > > is my whole HD so maybe that is why I can't make another. At any rate I > > noticed the numbers lock isn't on and the numbers just don't work. I > > entered [US] when choosing a keyboard. > > I haven't yet figured out how to get the numlock to default "On" (that's > low priority for now). You can us the numbers above the qwerty keyboard, > or just press the NumLock key to turn on numlock. > > I don't think I'd use one partition for the system, although the system > doesn't really care. It's just that later you might find it more useful if > you've "modularized" the system some. I'd probably allocate 200MB for the > root, maybe 300 if you want to be generous. Then maybe 64 or 128MB for the > swap (you can't use more than 128MB for a single swap partition, I > believe, and I think 64 would be more than adequate). The rest of the > drive I'd probably evenly divide into partitions for /usr, /tmp, /var, and > /home. Others would probably say this is overkill. > > If you have [an] existing partition[s], you may need to delete them first > to make room for the scheme mentioned above (or whatever scheme you decide > on). Be aware that partitioning will clean your drive of any existing > data. > > Then when you create a new partition, don't let it use the entire space. > One of the questions that cfdisk (or fdisk) asks is how big you want the > partition (it automatically puts in 6149.89M for you, assuming it should > use all the available space. Erase this and type in the size you want > (such as 200M). I believe you can specify the size in megabytes by typing > a number followed by M, but I'm not sure of the exact syntax. I think the > on-screen hints will indicate how to do that. > > Once you've got the partitions created, you'll need to choose the Write > option to actually write the changes to disk. > > > #2. While I'm at it. I have a blank 6.4 gigabyte 2nd IDE HD that I am > > trying to install Debian on. Most of the literature I have read talks > > about partioning in limited space. I was thinking I could make the 1st > > partion (root) 1000 MB and the swap 100 MB, I have 64 MB Ram. Does this > > sound reasonable? Will that make the rest of the HD dead space? > > Thanks, > > Kent > > > > I'm not sure what you're referring to, but again, a root partition of > 1000MB seems awfully large. > > -- > Kent West > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. > Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! > "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Linking Machines > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:19:19 -0600 (CST) > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "Sean P. Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian-user@lists.debian.org, > "recipient.list.not.shown": ; > > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: > > > Sean P. Mason wrote: > > > I was wondering. . . I have a bunch of old machines, and I was wondering > > > if it was possible to link them all together to act as a single machine > > > under Linux. I can't seem to find any information elsewhere thus far. > > > I have six 386 Sx-16s with a meg of RAM and 40 megs of space each, and one > > > machine around a 486 Dx with 8 megs ram and 200 megs of a hard drive. > > > > GNU/Linux wont really make several machines act as one. Most of the > > clustering capabilities come from the software, which is able to divide > > it's work up and distribute it over several machines. This is specialized > > (mostly scientific) software that is not going to speed up your > > (for instance) web browsing. > > > > What you can do is run one program on machine A and another on machine B > > (showing them both on the same terminal) and get the benefits of > > multitasking without having one machine take the load of both programs. > > But I'm not sure how effective this will be on those 386's. The > > memory is a little low. > > > > However, if all these machines have network cards, you have the perfect > > platform to learn about networking. Set it up as 2 or 3 subnets and have > > one of your machines route between them. > > > > I guess it all depends... what do you want to do? > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ today? > > Oh, sorry. Wrong thread :-) > > -- > Kent West > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. > Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! > "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: First attempt > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:30:17 -0600 (CST) > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>, > "recipient.list.not.shown": ; > > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > I deleted the partion but my problem is I can't make more than that one > > partion. When > > I try to change the FS Type I can't do that either. I may be wrong but > > it seems my > > keyboard is screwed up. For example when I try to make the first > > primary partion and > > it has a space to change the number of MB for that partion (the cursor > > is under the 6 > > of 6149.89) and I press "5" I am kicked out to a menu about "Changing > > the geometry," > > If I press the number "6" I end up at [logical] and so on. My numbers > > lock light is > > not on when I am trying to load Debian. Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Kent > > > > Is this on a laptop, or a programmable keyboard, or a Microsoft keyboard, > or something similar? > > Does your Numlock key not turn on numlock? > > Can you use the numbers above the QWERTY keys? > > Definitely don't use the numeric number pad if you Numlock light is not > lit; no telling what kind of weird behaviour you'll get. > > -- > Kent West > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. > Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! > "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Still clueless > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:34:37 -0600 (CST) > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Paul \"Baloo\" Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org, "recipient.list.not.shown": ; > > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Paul "Baloo" Johnson wrote: > > > Ok, if someone would kindly write up a step by step procedure for > > configuring a Intel EtherExpress in newbie terms and make it as simply > > worded as possible, it would help very much on my project at school right > > now...(I can't figure out how to configure the thing...and no, this > > wouldn't be cheating, we can ask for outside support) > > > > Baloo > > Is this on a new install, or are you adding the card to an existing > system? Hamm, Slink, Bo, what? > > Reply not to me, but to the list; I'm only knowledgeable enough to ask a > few pertinent questions, not enough to actually provide many answers, but > maybe someone else on the list is. > > -- > Kent West > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. > Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! > "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: ipchains/ip_masq problems > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 20:36:28 -0800 (PST) > From: rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve Lamb wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 07, 1998 at 11:10:28PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Any ideas on what I have not done properly? > > > > Trying to do it yourself... ;) > > > > ipmasq - Initializes IP Masquerade firewalling/forwarding > > > > This package contains scripts to initialize IP Masquerade, a feature of > > Linux that allows an entire network of computers to be connected to another > > network (usually the Internet) with only one network address on the other > > network. IP Masquerade is often referred to as NAT (Network Address > > Translation) on other platforms. > > > > The package by default configures the system for a basic forwarding > > firewall, with IP spoofing and stuffed routing protection. However, ipmasq > > now features a very flexible framework whereby you can override any of the > > predefined rules if you so choose. It also allows you to control if the > > rules are reinterpreted when pppd brings a link up or down. > > > > IP Masquerade requires the kernel to be compiled with CONFIG_FIREWALL, > > CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL, CONFIG_IP_FORWARD, and CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE. > > > > > > -- > > Steve C. Lamb | Opinions expressed by me are not > > my > > http://www.calweb.com/~morpheus | employer's. They hired me for my > > ICQ: 5107343 | skills and labor, not my opinions! > > I'm trying to get ICQ on win98 out through a Linux firewall with not > much luck so far. It sometimes works, usually mostly fails when the > other end is also behind a firewall. > > I've got the above (CONFIG_*) configged in, have ipmasq installed with > the following in rc.boot/ipmasq: > > ipfwadm -F -p deny > ipfwadm -F -a m -S 192.168.1.0/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0 > > (192.168.1.2 is the win98 box and 192.168.1.1 the firewall) > > This is supposed to make ICQ happy but it fails with > "setsockopt: Protocol not available": > > /usr/sbin/ipautofw -A -r tcp 2000 4000 -c udp 4000 -u > > It looks like you (Steve) have ICQ working OK. Whatsa trick? > > Rick > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: lilo problem - linux on each of two drives > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:41:21 +0800 (WST) > From: Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Can lilo boot either of two linux installations , one on hda and the other > on hdb? If this is possible I would appreciate any guidance. > > Thanks, > Lindsay > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia > voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Linux > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: eth0: unknown interface > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:38:05 +0400 > From: "Rino Mardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debby Ian" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > How does one have a compiled AND module driver? Where can I look to find > out what other modules are being loaded? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Rino Mardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debby Ian <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: eth0: unknown interface > > >One of the easiest ways to configure the network is to use the > >install program on the Rescue Disk / CDRom. > > > >You can mount an already initialised swap and linux partition > >and then move on to configure the network. This will create all > >the right files for you (/etc/networks /etc/resolv.conf). > > > >If you still have problems it may be due to the drivers, either > >compiled into the kernel or a module, be careful not to have the > >3com driver compiled into the kernel and as a module, I did that > >once and had the problem as you describe. > > > > > >> Rino Mardo wrote: > >> > >> 486/66 with 8 MB RAM, 630 MB hard disk, 3C509B-combo NIC > >> > >> My problem is during initial installation I wasn't able to > >> setup the NIC so now here I am in the # prompt not knowing how > >> to add/configure it. I read thru all the HOWTOs and > >> mini-HOWTOs (relevant ones of course), recompiled the kernel > >> with 3C509 support but still it would give me: > >> > >> eth0: unknown interface > >> > >> as the error message. In SCO UNIX there's this netconfig > >> command to add a NIC and assign protocols and ip address > >> before recompiling the kernel. What's the equivalent > >> command/steps in Linux? > >> > >> TIA. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Rino Mardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Network and Systems Administrator > Obaid Humaid Al-Tayer > IT Department > > Rino Mardo > Network and Systems Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Obaid Humaid Al-Tayer > IT Department > P.O. Box 2623 Work Voice: +971 4 825000 > Dubai Work Fax: +971 4 824901 > United Arab Emirates > Certified Lotus Professional, R4 Administrator > Additional Information: > Version 2.1 > Last Name Mardo > First NameRino > Label WorkP.O. Box 2623 Dubai United Arab Emirates > Revision 19981209T043805Z