Re: MS Intellepoint Optical

Ethan Pierce wrote : > Has anyone had any luck getting this to work in debian? How bout > all five buttons? Section "Pointer" Protocol "IMPS/2" Device"/dev/mouse" ZAxisMapping 4 5 Buttons 7 EndSection The mouse itself works ok, but I didn't have any luck making the extra 2

Can't install

When trying to install debian gnu/linux 2.1 with a bootable cdrom, I will be stuck when the following message is dumped to the screen. The computer will just seem to hang. Below is the screen dump. If anyone knows what it is saying, please reply. TIA. >>

Re: some tcsh questions

On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 10:40:23PM +0200, Jonas Moberg wrote: > I've (after many years of use..) been looking up what my shell > actually can do for me to make my life easier. I've been going thru > the features of tcsh (first shell I ever used, but I'm determined to > go thru bash and zsh or ksh (

Re: setting up x terminal workstation

On Sat, Aug 05, 2000 at 06:57:43PM -0500, Chris Hoover wrote: > Can someone point me to some sites that explain how to get an older > computer working as a remote x-term/workstation. You may be interested in http://people.delphi.com/sjc/linux/poor.html HTH, Mark

Re: MS Intellepoint Optical

can't imagine why it wouldn't provided it uses a standard protocol (IMPS/2 or PS/2 or something) wether its optical or not doesn't matter. nt5, gives me the chills ugh nate On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Ethan Pierce wrote: oldsch > oldsch >Has anyone had any luck getting this to work in debian? How bou

MS Intellepoint Optical

Has anyone had any luck getting this to work in debian? How bout all five buttons? I just bought it for q3 - works well under nt5

Re: lilo problem

Looks like your lilo.conf is wrong. There should be a line saying lba32 in there. man 8 lilo for more information. Dale Morris wrote: > > I'm running libranet version of debian potato. It uses the 2.2.14 kernel. I > am having a problem with lilo. My hard disk is a 15 gig with the following >

Re: lilo problem

This may or may not work for you, but I've always had luck making a small (15mb) partition for /boot at the front of the disk and just letting it go from there. Lilo seems to love it no matter the hard disk size... maybe that will help you... have a good time, Jack On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 09:1

Re: Corel Linux--your opinions pls

On Aug 06 2000, Aaron Maxwell wrote: > One gripe: my particular instance of CorelOS was missing a lot of packages > hackers are used to, both on the harddrive and the distro CD. E.g., I was > HORRIFIED to learn that no flavor of emacs was present :) [2] That was my biggest gripe too. :-)

RE: Xfree mouse trouble

I was just wondering, what are the differences (if any) between using gpm and the x-mouse?...and what are the advantages? Patrick Cheong Information Systems Assurance Measat Broadcast Network Systems E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > -Original Message- > Fro

Re: lilo problem

:: On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 16:26:14 -0700, Dale Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I'm running libranet version of debian potato. It uses the 2.2.14 kernel. I > am having a problem with lilo. My hard disk is a 15 gig with the following > partitions > /=2500 megs > /usr=5000mgb > /home=2500mgb > /var=

hosts.allow/hosts.deny question

I posted a while back about not being able to establish telnet,ssh or smtp connections from outside my LAN to my box running Potato. This problem appeared rather suddenly after having run fine for several months. Since then a friend of mine in a different state told me that he could connect via t

Re: VMware with potato - any issues?

On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 11:24:10PM +0200, Hans wrote: > > >It works like a charm. Win4Lin also works (less features, but faster), > >but was a bit more of a hassle to set up (ymmv). > > > > Tell me about it. I tried it today. Downloaded the .deb (which I think is > nothing more than a alienated

lilo problem

I'm running libranet version of debian potato. It uses the 2.2.14 kernel. I am having a problem with lilo. My hard disk is a 15 gig with the following partitions /=2500 megs /usr=5000mgb /home=2500mgb /var=1250mgb the rest of the disk is just free space. When I run lilo I get the following error

Re: [Q] Can Samba mount 'shared' (not 'served') Win drives ?

Dirk Eddelbuettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At work, in a predominantly NT environment, I use Samba to mount > drives of the NT servers on the Lan. However, I'd also love to > access files on my (vanilla NT 4.0) desktop at work which is set to > let other 'share' its files. I tried mounting t

Re: Corel Linux--your opinions pls

On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 10:05:08AM -0700, Aaron Maxwell wrote: > I think it's fine. > > My 1-month-old system came with CorelOS preinstalled. I used it for a > week until I changed it to "pure" debian [1]. I too has a similar experience: because slink won't install on my new Atlon, I installed C

Re: some tcsh questions

> "Jonas" == Jonas Moberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Do yourself a favor and try zsh first... even >> before tcsh (in other words: get rid of that), but certainly before >> bash. Go with the package in potato, or better yet, with 3.1.9* in >> woody. I'd bet you will *not

Re: Netscape 4.73 missing wrapper.d

On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 06:07:00PM +0200, Gernot Bauer wrote: > when I start netscape from an xterm, I get the following error-message: > > bash-2.03$ ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/wrapper.d: No such file or > directory > ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/communicator/wrapper.d: No such file or > directory >

Re: Fixing the stuffed up terminal

On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Triggs; Ian wrote: > I have noticed that if I accidently 'more' or 'cat' or whatever a > binary file and the terminal displays unreadable characters, the best > thing to do is to 'more' the file again, keep pressing space until the A "better" way is to use the 'reset' command.

Setting up a mail server, looking for some recommendations.

Hey all. Fresh from my conquering of the TrinityOS firewall, the Right(tm) way of compiling a kernel into a .deb (thanks Simon!), and getting file/print sharing (mostly) setup, I now want to tackle a mail server. I have an ADSL link @home (not through @Home, however), and I have my own domai

Re: Aureal Vortex patch

Thanks for the help, I downloaded kernel-headers-2.2.15 and found the header file there. I had the chmod the script (debian/rules) to 755, and then make install the module -- the last aren't on your list of instructions, but I worked that bit out. Now everything is working fine! Thanks, Patric

Re: VMware with potato - any issues?

>It works like a charm. Win4Lin also works (less features, but faster), >but was a bit more of a hassle to set up (ymmv). > Tell me about it. I tried it today. Downloaded the .deb (which I think is nothing more than a alienated rpm), patched the kernel, installed it, but winsetup just keeps cras

Re: Aureal Vortex patch

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Patrick Cherry wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone had any problems with installing the sound module for the > Aureal Sonic Vortex2? > > I've downloaded the source from linux.aureal.com and applied the patch > supplied from www.debian.org/~jaldhar/vortex . Followed the instructions

ghostscript/ghostview and margins

Hi, since my printer is a HP Laserjet 5 MP, it has its own postscript interpreter. But to be able to view ps and pdf files, I installed gs 5.1 and gv 3.5.8. My first attempt to print out a pdf file failed in that the fonts are larger and the left margin is shifted to the right, resulting in a cut

Re: Help needed

> Just jumped into the slink-potato-bandwagon a week ago being rather > tired of RH and SuSE. Welcome! > 1. The init process in debian does not differentiate levels from 2 to 5, > as a > consequence, I am forced to boot into x-windows thru "xdm". I am > presently > bailing out to console using th

Re: Debian in Academic and Public Organisations

We use debian all over this campus (routers, firewalls, mail servers, web servers, samba servers, etc) and I know that they have at least one debian box in the CS department. Charles Lewis, Director of Adminstrative Computing Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, TX 76059 (817) 556-4720 - phon

Re: Netscape 4.73 missing wrapper.d

* Gernot Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000806 19:41]: > when I start netscape from an xterm, I get the following error-message: > > bash-2.03$ ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/wrapper.d: No such file or > directory > ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/communicator/wrapper.d: No such file or > directory > > Did I mi

Re: @home network

This may have already been mentioned but with 10/100 baseT you can not use a normal cable to connect them you have to use a crossover cable. You sould be able to find instructions online. Adam ps: sorry if this is redundant On Sat, 5 Aug 2000, Jaron Abbott

Re: Help - WordPerfect still doesn't work (nor does Netscape)

It sounds like you need to install xpm4.7 from the oldlibs section. To verify this, run "ldd /usr/local/lib/wordperfect/wpbin/xwp" (adjust the path to match your installation). If anything is listed as "not found" you'll need to install the relevant package. You can use the search form at

Re: Help needed

* Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, USM Bish wrote: > > > 2. The BackSpace key needs fixing for "X". However placing xmodmap > > parameters in .xsessions or .Xdefaults does not seem to correct the > > problem, and I need to repeat the same over an xterm. Is there any > >

Aureal Vortex patch

Hi, Has anyone had any problems with installing the sound module for the Aureal Sonic Vortex2? I've downloaded the source from linux.aureal.com and applied the patch supplied from www.debian.org/~jaldhar/vortex . Followed the instructions to the tee, and it hasn't worked... When the package com

Re: Corel Linux--your opinions pls

I think it's fine. My 1-month-old system came with CorelOS preinstalled. I used it for a week until I changed it to "pure" debian [1]. It seemed to me a debian system, with a little GUI gloss added on top of it. E.g., iirc, it had a GUI package manager that had much of the same functionality as

Help - WordPerfect still doesn't work (nor does Netscape)

I have managed to get WordPerfect installed, but any attempt to start it gets an error message indicating something like "can't start binary file". On installation, I get two error messages, first that kernel 2.2.16 (which I now understand is buggy, but haven't had time to replace) "is not certifi

Re: Help needed

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, USM Bish wrote: > 2. The BackSpace key needs fixing for "X". However placing xmodmap > parameters in .xsessions or .Xdefaults does not seem to correct the > problem, and I need to repeat the same over an xterm. Is there any > way out? My xmodmap is run from ~/.xsession (note:

Re: Help needed

In article >[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, USM Bish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >1. The init process in debian does not differentiate levels from 2 to 5, as a >consequence, I am forced to boot into x-windows thru "xdm". I am presently >bailing out to console using the /etc/init.d/xdm script with the option "s

Help needed

Just jumped into the slink-potato-bandwagon a week ago being rather tired of RH and SuSE. Having the usual teething problems: 1. The init process in debian does not differentiate levels from 2 to 5, as a consequence, I am forced to boot into x-windows thru "xdm". I am presently bailing out to cons

Re: Fixing the stuffed up terminal

"Triggs; Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have noticed that if I accidently 'more' or 'cat' or whatever a binary > file and the terminal displays unreadable characters, the best thing to do > is to 'more' the file again, keep pressing space until the more prompt > which says the percentage at

Re: IP forwarding

Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS wrote: > > I can make it work by doing the following by hand: > > # ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQ > # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > But is there a neat way of making it happen automatically by putting > something in /etc/network/ or in /etc/ppp/?

Fixing the stuffed up terminal

I have noticed that if I accidently 'more' or 'cat' or whatever a binary file and the terminal displays unreadable characters, the best thing to do is to 'more' the file again, keep pressing space until the more prompt which says the percentage at the bottom changes back to readable characters and

Netscape 4.73 missing wrapper.d

Hi, when I start netscape from an xterm, I get the following error-message: bash-2.03$ ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/wrapper.d: No such file or directory ls: /usr/lib/netscape/473/communicator/wrapper.d: No such file or directory Did I miss to install a package? I know that wrapper.d is in /usr/lib

Re: Can't get online

You should not set your nameserver to 192.168.1.1 unless 192.168.1.2 happens to be a nameserver on your network. Since you use a web-based email address I cannot guess what your actual nameserver should be but you can test if this is the problem by pinging a server by the actual ip address. 216.32

IP forwarding

I can make it work by doing the following by hand: # ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQ # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward But is there a neat way of making it happen automatically by putting something in /etc/network/ or in /etc/ppp/? And can it be combined with dial-on-demand?

Re: Can't get online

After installation my resolv.conf file was search kc.rr.com nameserver 192.168.1.2 I manually put in nameserver 192.168.1.1 but it didn't make any difference. It still hangs on ping > Did you put the IP addresses of your nameservers in > /etc/resolv.conf? > > nameserver 192.168.1.1 > nameserver

Re: potato installation problem: lp driver; get "init_module: Device or resource busy" message

> From: John Bagdanoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > lp1 at 0x0378, (polling) > > Maybe it should be lp0? > ... > Maybe that's the problem? How might that be the problem? (That line is output, so it can't be the problem (the cause), although it could be symptom of a problem. However, that's outpu

Re: Cool trick: gmc and Debs

Patrick Dahiroc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/08/2000 (23:57) : > first make sure you lesspipe on your system run 'which lesspipe'. then > put "eval $(lesspipe)" in your .bash_profile or in the appropriate login > script for your shell. I found out (to my surprise) that /etc/profile is not read

Re: some tcsh questions

> Do yourself a favor and try zsh first... even > before tcsh (in other words: get rid of that), but certainly before > bash. Go with the package in potato, or better yet, with 3.1.9* in > woody. I'd bet you will *not* regret it... Done.. =) Now I'll just have to take myself time and try it

RE: only running one emacs..

> > If I got emacs running and type "emacs somefile", I'd like the emacs I > > already got running to open the file, not start a new emacs (atleast if I'm > > not in X). How? > > info -f /usr/share/info/emacs-e20.gz > and search for 'server'... > or man emacslient.. Thanks! Works fine! Just one

Re: displaying binary files

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Christopher Mosley wrote: > > Don't know when and where this thread began. So this might be irrelevant. > I suppose you could write a wrapper for viewing, but "MOST" automatically > uses the two column format used in binary editors with dots for 8 bit chars > when it comes

Re: Cool trick: gmc and Debs

On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 12:35:07AM +0200, Paul Seelig wrote: > kmself@ix.netcom.com writes: > > > And that GNU Midnight Commander (aka mc > > aka gmc) had a similar functionality. This is a tool which, as I > > understand, was adapted from Novell's "Midnight Commander" file browsing > > utility.

Re: VMware with potato - any issues?

I installed it on an AMDK62/333 with 128Mram in /usr/local. Using Potato Test cycle 1 It installed no problem. Vmware complains about AMD chips and Win95, say don't use the patch supplied by Microsoft. I haven't 'optimised' it yet and runs too slow in window mode, just about acceptable in full sc

Re: Is Debian the last OS ? (Long reply)

Was this a compilation error? Shouldn't have failed, as that is the correct and documented way of doing it. What was the error message? (I remember a friend who tried compiling and it didn't work because he didn't have bin86 installed. Would cut out because it couldn't find as86.) Of course, s

Re: Can't get online

On 06-Aug-2000 Allan Peak wrote: > I re-installed Debian with the NE2000-PCI installed, > and now I don't see any error messages when I boot. > However when I type "ping yahoo.com" it just hangs. > I don't have any trouble under RedHat or Corel. Are > there any files from those I could look at t

Re: Can't get online

I re-installed Debian with the NE2000-PCI installed, and now I don't see any error messages when I boot. However when I type "ping yahoo.com" it just hangs. I don't have any trouble under RedHat or Corel. Are there any files from those I could look at that would give me a clue on how to set it up