WD 7000 SCSI-card problem
Hope you're having nice holidays! In order to test Linux, I got the special issue of the German periodical "CHIP- Linux für (1. Linux Ausgabe 1999)" It came with two disks, providing the Debian GNU/ Linux 2.0. The System wich I wanted to install Linux on: Tandon PAC II 486/33 SCSI on Board (Type unknown) It has no HDD, but a removable Data-Pack thats bootable (1GB). When I ran FIPS 15 to create partitions before the Linux installation I recieved a message "Your HDD may not be h13 compatible"?!? Don't know what that means. I continued, it worked! I had the partitions I wanted. Now I wanted to install Linux! When booting Linux from a 3,5" FD the following line appeared: "Failed initialization WD(Western Digital) 7000 SCSI-card" It was that Linux didn't recognize any HDD in my system, when I tried to make the root,swap etc. partitions. I'm not even a biginner with Linux, I failed to manage the first installation! If anyone could help a greenhorn like me to get Linux on my System,I hope this person gets at least a 100 years old without needing dental implants. I apologize for my bad english. Mario Klann
Re: Unidentified subject!
If you have X-windows up and running try typing "pacman" without the quotes, at the prompt in a xterm window. I may be wrong but I think pacman only works under "X." Hope that helped, Kent >From: "Shadow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 16:35:37 -0500 >Subject: Unidentified subject! > >Hi, I just installed Debian today with a help of a friend of mine, but = >he cant help me right now, and I am really lost, sorta... I downloaded a = >few things, like pacman, I have it installed through 'dselect' but what = >do I do not to turn it on and such? > >- Shadow >- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: Initio Scsi Adapter
Adalberto, if you feel adventurous, you might try compiling the 2.1.132 kernel from the ftp.kernel.org site. Jeff Noxon was kind enough to inform me that several of the Initio chipset drivers were in the modules with that kernel source...not sure if the ones you seek are in it, for sure, though. On the other hand, I wonder if we can do something with the "Redhat drivers" on the www.initio.com site. ...seems it would be safer to compile them with one of our more stable kernels in the hamm or frozen directories, if possible. Maybe one of our developers will let us know about this when they take a look at the initio site code in those drivers/patches. I also wonder if the alien package might somehow be of use here. ...will let you know what I find. BTW, beware of loading certain patches as "modules" while running make config, because kerneld has to start before the modules do during boot time, and I'm not sure how early kerneld can be started, yet (or how to start it earlier, if it can be done, for that matter). Good Luck, Art On Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 07:18:44PM -0200, Adalberto da Silva wrote: > Hello, > > I just bought a Sony Spressa CD Recorder amd it came with an Initio > INI-9100AS PCI SCSI adapter. It works as well as you could expect with > Win95 but I did not find the correct choice for this adapter building a > new kernel. > There are a driver at Initio's site but I do not know what to do with > that zipped file... > Is there anybody using this adapter (and perhaps this CD recorder) under > Debian Linux? Is there any hint in order I can build a new and fine > working kernel to use this recorder *with* Linux? > > Thanks everybody and > > *Happy New Year, Linuxers*. I'm just feeling this could be the Year of > the Penguin... > > -- > Adalberto da Silva > Instituto Astronomico e Geofisico > Universidade de Sao Paulo > Brasil > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Re: (null) as hostname, shell, etc.
Thanks for your help. The system rebooted and let me in. It looks like the problem was with ssltelnet/ssleay. I can't find a "reason" tough why but when I took it off and replaced it with the regualr telnet it works fine. Thanks again, Craig On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Nathan O. Siemers wrote: > > Could it simply be that the file that specifies your hostname was lost > during the power outage? Usually /etc/hostname contains the system > name. Do an ls -l and see if the file exists, if it does see what it > contains and whether the permissions are all screwey on it. You may > have to replace it (and any other files that were messed with). > > nathan > > > > > "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I have a fairly simple Debian distrib (mostly hamm) on a computer that I > > can't get to physically. Yesterday, when I attempted to login I got > > > > (null) login: > > > > I entered my username and pass then I was disconnected. I have ssltelent > > and ssleay installed and was telneting in un-encrypted. Now when i attempt > > to telnet in I get the attached error message. If I finger a user (I > > changed to somebody to keep some security) I get (null) in the info. > > (attached). > > -- > Nathan O. Siemers - Transcriptional Profiling, Bioinformatics - > Division of Applied Genomics - Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical > Research Institute - Hopewell Building 3B - P.O. Box 5400, Princeton, > NJ 08543-5400 - 609 818-6568 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: LaTeX and overhead production
> > I'd like to use LaTeX to produce the overhead slides for my adjunct
> > class. I seem to have enormous problems all along the path, can
> > anyone help me?
>
> I'm about to go on holidays so I won't be able to help you much, but
> I'll just say a couple of things quickly:
>
> Use:
> \documentclass{slides}
also, LyX has done a nice job on this class, making it trivially
easy. I know that there was also just an evolutionary change, but I
don't know if this went into 1.0pre6, or just 1.1 . . .
rick
Re: xfstt - Confusion?
Well, I bet you have xfstt package from hamm. It was old and broken. Get xfstt from slink - it should work fine. The actual xfstt executable is indeeed located in /usr/X11R6/bin. In /etc/init.d thereis a script that is used to start and stop the daemon. Another thing: the slink version of xfstt keeps fonts in /usr/share/fonts/truetype Good luck. Sergey. On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, John wrote: > Curt wrote: > > > Try this: execute (as root) "/etc/init.d/xfstt start". This works > > for me. I've been too lazy to seek a fix for this since I so > > seldom reboot. > > > > Curt Daugaard > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I tried Curt's suggestion (thank you Curt), but for some reason I don't > have xfstt in the directory "/etc/init.d". On my computer xfstt is > located in "/usr/X11R6/bin". Is this correct? Or, do I not have it > installed correctly? > > I then tried executing the file with "/usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt start" - that > didn't work. The only options I can find by using " --help" are -- sync, > -- port portno and --unstrap > > That having failed, I tried every options I could think of. I know I > tried some I shouldn't have cause fsck sure had fun straightening out my > drive after I hung it up. :) > > Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?? > > Thanks > John > > > On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 03:25:17PM -0600, John wrote: > > > Merry Christmas All! > > > > > > After reading several recent postings, I decided to try installing some > > > true type fonts using xfstt. I did the following: > > > 1. copied some ".ttf" fonts from my windows95 disk to /var/ttfonts > > > 2. ran "xfstt --sync" > > > 3. edited "XF86Config" by adding FontPath "unix/:7101" as the next line > > > in the area of XF86Config that has all the FontPath directories listed. > > > 4. quit xwindows (fvwm95) > > > 5. ran startx - it failed with the following error > > > > > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > > > failed to set default font path ' > > unix/:7101> > > > fatal server error: > > > could not open default font "fixed" > > > etc,etc > > > > > > I then tried the command xset +fp "unix/:7101 - it failed with the > > > following: > > > > > > xset: bad font path element (#38), possible causes are: > > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > > Incorrect font server address or syntax. > > > > > > My main confusion is about the line "unix/:7101". Every other entry for > > > fonts is a path and starts with "/" this one doesn't. Is it a path or > > > somthing I'm not familiar with? also which "fonts.dir" is it searching > > > for? I have several on my system, but none called either "unix" or > > > "7101" > > > > > > Have I missed something obvious? I'm running hamm if that makes a > > > difference. > > > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > > > John >
Unidentified subject!
Hi, I just installed Debian today with a help of a friend of mine, but he cant help me right now, and I am really lost, sorta... I downloaded a few things, like pacman, I have it installed through 'dselect' but what do I do not to turn it on and such? - Shadow - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Initio Scsi Adapter
Hello, I just bought a Sony Spressa CD Recorder amd it came with an Initio INI-9100AS PCI SCSI adapter. It works as well as you could expect with Win95 but I did not find the correct choice for this adapter building a new kernel. There are a driver at Initio's site but I do not know what to do with that zipped file... Is there anybody using this adapter (and perhaps this CD recorder) under Debian Linux? Is there any hint in order I can build a new and fine working kernel to use this recorder *with* Linux? Thanks everybody and *Happy New Year, Linuxers*. I'm just feeling this could be the Year of the Penguin... -- Adalberto da Silva Instituto Astronomico e Geofisico Universidade de Sao Paulo Brasil [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: where is xmem(hamm)?
Hi!
>
> Hello fellow Debian users!
>
> When I ran bo on my system I used to have a small util named xmem running,
> which showed memory utilization in X11. I upgraded to Debian 2.0 a few
> months ago and have not yet been able to relocate xmem.
>
> I grepped the contents-file for it but did not find it, I also searched the
> mailing lists archive at debian.org, but to no avail. I found someone asking
> where xmem had gone, but there was no answer.
you´re not alone, i´ve asked for xmem some time ago, but nobody could help
IIRC xmem was a contained in xcontrib
someone said that xmem was a symlink to xload - but i couldn´t find such
option for xload - so i´ve searched for some equivalent
the only thing my requirements nearly fill was xosview, except the size (i´ve
used xmem swallowed into an fvwm-panel)
xosview´s graphical view disorts if the geometry decreases against zero --
mmm, it´s lacking a minimal restriction and the font doesn´t resize
(i´ve only seen the xosview from hamm and slink)
mabye some other guys know where it´s gone
> Any help appreciated.
yes from me too ;)
until next mail ;)
Peter
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Re: daemon management
Bob Bernstein writes: > What is the preferred method for temporarily disabling them? I've thought > of renaming the pertinent script in the init.d dir, Don't rename the script: just make it non-executable. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
Anyone else having WP8 die on X errors?
Wehn I go into Format and select a label format WP8 dies with the X error "XTCreatePopUpShell requires non-null parent". Could somebodye else test this and see if it's an installation probelm? I am runing on Debian 2.0. Thanks. -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]770-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Windows 98: n. minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. - (c) 1998 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
Linux boot first disk DOS 2nd disk, setup help pplease.
I am in teh process of rebuilding my Debian machine after I screwed up the upgrade to 2.0. It had run for over 3 years with no problems before that :-( Needles to say, I don't remeber everything about hos I initialy set it up. I had LILO booting the first IDE disk as Debian, by default. i have this working again now. However I have a 2nd disk that contains a DOS filesystem. I had LILO set up to allow me to select it as aa alternate boot. I have looked at the LILO docs, and notheing really strikes me there. here is the old lilo.conf file: boot=/dev/hda1 root=/dev/hda1 compact install=/boot/boot.b map=/boot/map vga=normal delay=20 image=/vmlinuz label=Linux read-only image=/vmlinuz.safe label=Linux.safe read-only other=/dev/hdb1 table=/dev/hdb label=msdos loader=/boot/any_d.b How do I get the proper loader=/boot/any_d.b file back? restoreing the one from my backup does not make lilo happy :-( Thanks for answering my dumb question. -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]770-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Windows 98: n. minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. - (c) 1998 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
Problems installing yagirc
Well, I had some problems with running yagirc because of missing shared libraries, so I decided to remove libgnome, libgtk, etc. and all programs related to that, and re-install it from scratch. I'm using the unstable tree. I have the following problems when trying to use apt-get or dselect to re-install yagirc... debian:/home/ben# apt-get install yagirc Updating package status cache...done Checking system integrity...ok The following NEW packages will be installed: yagirc 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 12 not upgraded. Sorry, but the following packages are broken - this means they have unmet dependencies: yagirc: Depends:libgnome0 Depends:libgtk1.1 Depends:giflib3g Any ideas? Suggestions? Comments? Ben
Re: Meaning of "Failed Intel bug check"?
I was not able to find the test software at www.intel.com, but I did find software at the c't website. Here is the output from my SONY Vaio PCG-505F. : c't Pentium II Info V 1.4(c) c't Andreas Stiller, April 1998 : : CPUID : GenuineIntel, Typ=0, Family=5, Model=8, Step=1 : Processor Core: Pentium-MMX (TCP 1,8/2,5v) myA0-Step : Actual clock rate : 231.1 MHz : Error : No Pentium II => Break If I understand what this is all about, some manufactures overclock Pentium II rated for 233MHz and 266MHz so that they run at 300MHz. However my SONY Vaio PCG-505F is SUPPOSED to have a Pentium-MMX running at 233MHz. (See http://www.sony So why is Debian 2.0 complaining? Is it because the chip is rated at 233MHz, but only running at 231? Or is this just a bug in Debian 2.0? Blair --Response- Subject: Re: Meaning of "Failed Intel bug check"? Date: 21 Dec 98 03:22:40 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Holliday) Newsgroups: linux.debian.user >Hi, >That means that you have gotten one of the fake PII Chips, you can go to >www.intel.com and download the fake Pentium test software. And verify it. > >Mike H. -Original Message- From: Blair Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 5:34 AM Subject: Meaning of "Failed Intel bug check"? >I have installed Debian 2.0 on a SONY Vaio PCG-505F. >Upon boot, I see the following line > > ppa: Failed Intel bug check. (Phoney EPP in ECP). > >Does anyone know what the line means - or what program >is causing this message so that I can investigate further? > >Blair
daemon management
Consider that I would like to selectively prevent certain programs from being started at boot time, such as, say, icmplogd, or the tama daemon. Further, I don't just want to nuke them off the system, or delete the symlinks in the rc.d hierarchy. What is the preferred method for temporarily disabling them? I've thought of renaming the pertinent script in the init.d dir, but I'm wondering if there is a downside to this approach. Bob Bernstein at Esmond, Rhode Island, USA
Re: What can I use to un-zip an M$-DOS *.zip file
unzip (there's a Debian package of this, also of zip). On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folks, > > The subject pretty well says it all. Many files on the network are > compressed using pkzip for M$DOS. > What utilitites are available in Linux to un-zip such things? > > > -- > 'til next we type... > HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
Another question.. Re: True Type Fonts
I assume 7101 is the port but what does the unix/ mean? On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: > Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 19:46:35 -0500 (EST) > From: "Noah L. Meyerhans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: AJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org, recipient list not shown: ; > Subject: Re: True Type Fonts > Resent-Date: 25 Dec 1998 00:47:01 - > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Resent-cc: recipient list not shown: ; > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, AJ wrote: > > > i installed xfstt copied my true type fonts from windows to /var/ttfonts > > ran xfstt --sync but when i run gimp i only have access to the fonts i > > used to have what did i do wrong? > > > > You now need to tell X to use those fonts that are now available. There > are at least 2 ways to do this. One uses the xset command: > xset +fp "unix:7101" > (I may be a bit off on the syntax; that's not the method I use) > > You could also add another FontPath line to your /etc/X11/XF86Config file. > Find the section of the file that has a bunch of other FontPath lines, and > add this: > FontPath "unix/:7101" > > > hth > noah > > PGP public key available at > http://lynx.dac.neu.edu/home/httpd/n/nmeyerha/mail.html > or by 'finger -l [EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: 2.6.2 > > iQCVAwUBNoLgcIdCcpBjGWoFAQG1PQQAr2lt0s4agV0QugHz+VzsXuzzD0Fp1oat > zWELdY3qJQvwt6UttSrK2zGKbE/YGkXjsqzt8p3lkyMhx/VIKD9jg1dlasSK9oK1 > /zx2MZml3IPvuFn+BdpR6n7d8k0Wh17lUPPH7llvsN/2pYcqJG3eq8BS23Gg2Fve > kwLXXNVTCwM= > =eB3P > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Re: xfstt - Confusion?
Curt wrote: > Try this: execute (as root) "/etc/init.d/xfstt start". This works > for me. I've been too lazy to seek a fix for this since I so > seldom reboot. > > Curt Daugaard > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I tried Curt's suggestion (thank you Curt), but for some reason I don't have xfstt in the directory "/etc/init.d". On my computer xfstt is located in "/usr/X11R6/bin". Is this correct? Or, do I not have it installed correctly? I then tried executing the file with "/usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt start" - that didn't work. The only options I can find by using " --help" are -- sync, -- port portno and --unstrap That having failed, I tried every options I could think of. I know I tried some I shouldn't have cause fsck sure had fun straightening out my drive after I hung it up. :) Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?? Thanks John > On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 03:25:17PM -0600, John wrote: > > Merry Christmas All! > > > > After reading several recent postings, I decided to try installing some > > true type fonts using xfstt. I did the following: > > 1. copied some ".ttf" fonts from my windows95 disk to /var/ttfonts > > 2. ran "xfstt --sync" > > 3. edited "XF86Config" by adding FontPath "unix/:7101" as the next line > > in the area of XF86Config that has all the FontPath directories listed. > > 4. quit xwindows (fvwm95) > > 5. ran startx - it failed with the following error > > > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > > failed to set default font path ' > unix/:7101> > > fatal server error: > > could not open default font "fixed" > > etc,etc > > > > I then tried the command xset +fp "unix/:7101 - it failed with the > > following: > > > > xset: bad font path element (#38), possible causes are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax. > > > > My main confusion is about the line "unix/:7101". Every other entry for > > fonts is a path and starts with "/" this one doesn't. Is it a path or > > somthing I'm not familiar with? also which "fonts.dir" is it searching > > for? I have several on my system, but none called either "unix" or > > "7101" > > > > Have I missed something obvious? I'm running hamm if that makes a > > difference. > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > John
Re: What can I use to un-zip an M$-DOS *.zip file
On Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 08:09:38AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Folks, > > The subject pretty well says it all. Many files on the network are > compressed using pkzip for M$DOS. > What utilitites are available in Linux to un-zip such things? > Unzip is in the Non-Free distribution. Although Info-Zip's copyright is very liberal, it's not quite DFSG compliant. There's also a version with encryptation support in the non-US archives. mothra:~$ dpkg --print-avail unzip Package: unzip Priority: optional Section: non-free/utils Installed-Size: 232 Maintainer: Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: i386 Version: 5.32-1 Replaces: unzip-crypt Depends: libc6 Suggests: zip Conflicts: unzip-crypt Filename: dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/utils/unzip_5.32-1.deb Size: 124578 MD5sum: 4ed8a4269a98b59c35390287394e51f2 Description: De-archiver for .zip files InfoZIP's unzip program, packaged for Debian GNU/Linux. With the exception of multi-volume archives (ie, .ZIP files that are split across several disks using PKZIP's /& option), this can handle any file produced either by PKZIP, or the corresponding InfoZIP zip program. your pal dave -- Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lyx with typein
I recently decided to add lyx to my debian system. It seems straightforward. However, I tend to make forms with the "\typein" command. When I add this to a lyx document (and mark it as a tex command), I get errors. Any help?? i.b.
Re: What can I use to un-zip an M$-DOS *.zip file
On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 08:09:38 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >What utilitites are available in Linux to un-zip such things? hi unzip 5.32-1 De-archiver for .zip files -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your ICQ: 5107343 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. ---+-
What can I use to un-zip an M$-DOS *.zip file
Folks, The subject pretty well says it all. Many files on the network are compressed using pkzip for M$DOS. What utilitites are available in Linux to un-zip such things? -- 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
icewm degfaulting...
Anyone else having problems with icewm (0.9.15 or 0.9.17) segfaulting with a slink/potato system? -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your ICQ: 5107343 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. ---+-
reote xterm problems
When runing a remote xterm on a non-Debian box, if I invoke vi, the fon'ts get trashed to somehting totaly unreadable. I have to use the pulldown menu to do a full reset on the xterm, and then a control L to redraw the screen. Anyone have an idea what's wrong here? -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]770-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Windows 98: n. minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. - (c) 1998 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
Disableling unsecure services ?
Hi, I tried to disable all 'unsecure' network-services on my machine. I started with commenting out the rpc-based entries in /etc/inetd.conf. But when I'am doing a netstat -a, it seems that those services still are hanging around listening. Ok I cannot start any of those services (tried it with e.g. rsh). Is this normal Or should I do something completly different ? In my local network I want telnet. And 'normal' I want: ssh, smtp, nntp, talk. How can this be done ? Thanks in advance Marcus Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp0 0 localhost:nntp localhost:1028 ESTABLISHED tcp0 0 localhost:1028 localhost:nntp ESTABLISHED tcp0 0 *:6000 *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:1024 *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:printer *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:nntp *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:telnet*:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* LISTEN udp0 0 *:xdmcp *:* udp0 0 blackwolf.fasan.de:ntp *:* udp0 0 localhost:ntp *:* udp0 0 *:ntp *:* udp0 0 *:talk *:* udp0 0 *:ntalk *:* udp0 0 *:sunrpc*:* raw0 0 *:1 *:*
missing dependency
I think I have found a missing dependency in exim_2.05-1. exim uses update-inetd in the install script but did not complain when netbase was not selected, netbase provides update-inetd. Just thought that you would like to know :) Frisco Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Violence is the last resort of the incompetent."Isaac Asimov, Foundation
Re: Communicator Installation
On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, KTB . wrote: > >> I followed the instructions from the previous mail and got the > following result: > >> > >> gzip: stdin: unexpected en of file > >> tar: unexpected EOF on archive file > >> tar: child returned status 1 > >> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > >> > >> I have also tried to install Communicator 4.0 to see if that works, > it didn't. > >> > >> I have also tried, dpkg -i netscape-unpacked.9955/ and got this: > >> > >> dpkg-split: error reading netscape-unpacked.9955/: Is a directory > >> dpkg: error processing netscape-unpacked.9955/ (--install): > >> subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2 > >> > > > > > > > >> I have to tear myself away for three days, damn holiday:) I will > >be monitoring email > >> though, so feel free to respond if someone has a clue as to what is > going on with my > >> Linux. > >> Thanks, > >> Kent > >> > > > > > >> > >> Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote: > >> > >> > > Hi, I'm trying to install Communicator 4.5 and can't get > anywhere. I > >> > > downloaded the file with Lynx from the netscape ftp site. The > file was > >> > > saved in > /root/communicator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz > > > >This sounds like the correct filename. "netscape-unpacked.9955" does > not. > >I think maybe your download method is trying to unpack it as it > downloads. > >See if your ftp client/browser/whatever has an option to turn that off, > or > >just do a straight ftp. Ask for help if you don't know how to ftp. > > I don't have my notes in front of me but the "netscape-unpacked.9955" > came from using a command 'tar > communicator-v45' According to Sudhakar's instructions something > like that was supposed to happen and I needed to use dpkg -i on > "netscape-unpacked.9955." If I understood him correctly. Merry > Christmas if you celebrate! > Kent > Kent: I donwloaded and installed Netscape for my Mom on her Debian 2.0 box just now. Here's the steps I took (I did this with X-Windows NOT running, but it shouldn't matter): 1) logged on as her 2) lynx www.netscape.com 3) down-arrowed to SOFTWARE, then right-arrowed 4) space, down-arrowed to BROWSERS, right-arrowed 5) down-arrowed to BROWSERS, right-arrowed 6) down-arrowed to COMMUNICATOR 4.5 WITH ENTERPRISE CALENDAR (I use the Calendar at work), then right-arrowed 7) space, space, down-arrowed to Linux 2.0, then right-arrowed 8) space, space, down-arrowed to ENGLISH, then right-arrowed 9) space, space, down-arrowed to 4.5, then right-arrowed 10) space, space, down-arrowed to DOWNLOAD FREE for US Customers, then right-arrowed 11) space, space, down-arrowed to communicator-v.45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz (realized at this point that the calendar portion is a separate download)12) chose D for Download 13) something went wrong during the download, so I had to start it over 14) downloaded 13946230 bytes over a couple of hours, then chose SAVE TO DISK option (which I think was asked because of the failure in step 13 above) 15) quit lynx 16) now in Mom's home directory, there's a file name communicator[blahblahblah].tar.gz 17) then I su'd to the root account 18) I was going to use dselect and the netscape4 package to install netscape, but apparently I've done it before, so I'd have to uninstall or upgrade my current installer, so instead, I'll use the Netscape installation routine 19) I copied the communicator[blah].tar.gz file to /tmp 20) I changed to the /tmp directory 21) I "gunzip commun[blah].tar.gz" 22) I "tar -xvvf commun[blah].tar" 23) I changed to the communicator[blah]linux2.1 directory 24) I followed the instructions in README.install; as root I ran "./ns-install" 25) I followed the on-screen instructions 26) I waited several minutes for the installer script to do its thing 27) I started X-Windows, and in an xterm window typed "netscape &" 28) Success! 29) Now I'll go install the Calendar portion Merry Christmas to you also; I hope you get Netscape working. -- 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"
Re: looking for xconfig
What you look for is not the executable file xconfig. When you make a new kernel, you use the program "make". When you use the program "make", it refers to the file "Makefile" in the current directory. If you installed the kernel-source package hamm/hamm/binary-i386/devel/kernel-source-2.0.34_2.0.34-4.deb then change directory to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34 and look in that directory's "Makefile". In that file you will see the line xconfig: symlinks This is the "xconfig" you were looking for, and you use it from this directory by entering make xconfig For more detail, see README in that directory; specifically, see /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/README or the link to this /usr/src/linux/README If you make your kernel more than once, the important file you will initially create is /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/.config . If you follow the directions in the README, "make mrproper" destroys the .config file. So, if you do "make mrproper", especially when you compile the kernel a second and a third time, you may want to either skip "make mrproper", or save a copy of .config. I save copies of .config through something like cp -p .config ../hold-kernel-config-file/.config.2.0.34.old6 I can then either copy those back into the current directory after a "make mrproper", or I can compare my created .config with my old .config with sdiff ../hold-kernel-config-file/.config.2.0.34.old6 .config The general order mentioned in the README is make mrproper make xconfig make dep make clean make bzImage#"make zImage" may not accomodate large kernels. make modules make modules_install copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to a name of your choice like /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-ethernet or /boot/vmlinuz (or /vmlinuz) if you use the installed /etc/lilo.conf . This really depends on what your lilo.conf has in it. Then, make any modifications to /etc/lilo.conf you might want, if you retain your old kernels. For example, I use the lilo.conf given further below, often adding an extra set of lines for a new kernel like, image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-ensoniq label=2.0.34-ensoniq root=/dev/sda2 Afterwards, enter lilo This is the most dangerous step. Watch for any errors. Done wrongly requires you to use emergency boot disks to get going again, doing arcane things like mount /dev/hdc /mnt edit lilo.conf lilo -r /mnt Here is my current lilo.conf # The following could take one of several forms: this form REWRITES THE MASTER BOOT RECORD. boot=/dev/hdc verbose=2 install=/boot/boot.b map=/boot/map message=/boot/message vga=normal # on boot, enter tab too see optional kernels #delay=20 timeout=100 prompt compact # KERNEL IMAGE OPTIONS: # These could be placed under the "image=..." lines below. read-only #mount the root filesystem read-only optional#omit the image if it cannot be found for the map #To use ramdisk with the following entry, try "mke2fs /dev/ram1 8192". # This is not at all necessary. ramdisk=8192 # Supposedly, the following memory option should use "append" to avoid replacing all options if I just used "=". append="mem=128M" image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.30 label=2.0.30 root=/dev/sda2 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.33 label=2.0.33 root=/dev/sda2 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.33-eth label=2.0.33-eth root=/dev/sda2 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34 label=2.0.34 root=/dev/sda2 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.34-ensoniq label=2.0.34-ensoniq root=/dev/sda2 You probably want to use the system's /etc/lilo.conf at first, because it's very uncomfortable working with emergency disks to repair a bad "lilo" command (actually bad lilo.conf file). However, if you run "lilo" a great deal, keeping some old kernels around can be a greater help. You will probably want to read more about lilo if you are worried. Keep your wits about you and good luck. Virtually everyone configures their kernels and runs lilo, so your in good Linux company. > Can someone please tell me which package contains the xconfig program > (for configuring kernel compile options)? I haved looked everywhere I > can think of. I even did a grep of the Packages files and found nothing. > Thanks in advance. > > -Ben > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Re: howto upgrade packages automatically?
On Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 01:42:34PM +0800, arch wrote: > Is there a way that I can keep my debian2.0 system current with the new > packages? > Ive heard pple using apt,dpkg-ftp to upgrade their packages automatically? > Can someone please tell me how I can achieve this? > yo if you using apt-get 1. install the apt package from /debian/dists/hamm/main/binary-i386/admin 2. if you will recognize whats packages will be updated please type e.g. for updating the whole installation: apt-get -s update; apt-get -s dist-upgrade e.g. for update 1 package apt-get -supdate g++ ; apt-get -s install if You think all is ok, simply remove the `-s` to start the real update -- Peter
Re: howto upgrade packages automatically?
arch wrote: > > Is there a way that I can keep my debian2.0 system current with the new > packages? > Ive heard pple using apt,dpkg-ftp to upgrade their packages automatically? > Can someone please tell me how I can achieve this? > > Thnx > First you need an internet connection (probably PPP connection to an ISP, right?). Second, you need to get apt, dselect and dpkg are installed automatically as required software, IIRC. Third, setup /etc/apt/sources.list. Look at the examples in sources.list and read the man page for 'sources.list'. If your current version is Deb 2.0 (hamm), then the following would work: deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian hamm main contrib non-free Change the ftp.debian.org to whatever mirror you use. Fourth, decide whether you want to run apt by itself (command line interface) or use apt in conjunction with dselect (the latter is what I do). For the former, read the man pages. There is no 'apt' man page unfortunately, you get man pages for each command, i.e. 'man apt-get'. Read /etc/doc/apt/README.* first. For using dselect with apt, run dselect and select 'Access' (first menu item), then select apt as your access method (apt should show up as an option after you install apt). If everything is correct, you can now run update (second menu item). You can go under the 'select' option to manually review any additions/changes, then run 'install' to do the upgrade. Dselect will use apt to do everything, and apt will call dpkg for the grunt work. Problems? Read the stuff in /usr/doc/[dselect\dpkg\apt]. If your still confused, try 'man dselect', man 'dpkg', man 'sources-list', man 'apt-', well, you get the idea: Read The Fine Manuals. :-) -- Ed C.
howto upgrade packages automatically?
Is there a way that I can keep my debian2.0 system current with the new packages? Ive heard pple using apt,dpkg-ftp to upgrade their packages automatically? Can someone please tell me how I can achieve this? Thnx
looking for xconfig
Can someone please tell me which package contains the xconfig program (for configuring kernel compile options)? I haved looked everywhere I can think of. I even did a grep of the Packages files and found nothing. Thanks in advance. -Ben
Re: [Installation Partition Problem]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > > I am a newcomer to the Linux arena. I've been a MS > [...] > > information on my HD after I run debian install, > > the HD is setup into 4 Non-MSDOS partitions, and > > they are all blown WAY out of proportion, like I have one, 151 MB partition on a 120 MB hard drive, > > and all the other partitions are huge. I have a > > feeling that's something that's causing fdisk's > > error message. Any help would be appreciated. > > try to remove all partitions with M$-fdisk, it´s never an failure to > create/remove partitions with the OS which should/has worked on it > > and try to autodetect your harddrive if in the laptop´s bios there´s such > option (well, i don´t know your hardware at all) > > > until next mail ;) Yeah...I tried the wonderful MS-fdisk version, but I'd get the same problem once I use the rescue disk to boot into Linux. Also I looked closely at my bootup messages and found that Linux did happen to figure out the correct drive geometry. And so I'd get the same error message. But I figured out a "loop hole" to get through it. I just went into the shell and then used linux's fdisk and then deleted all those 4 partitions and then went back into dinstal, and then cfdisk ran just fine. So I dont know if there's a wierd compile I got on that that uses a specific drive image or what the deal is, but I did happen to get around it. Nils =O) [EMAIL PROTECTED] "You can trouble me for a big glass of shutup" http://youthrage.base.org More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail
Re: xserver-s3v package
Wakko Warner wrote: > > --quote-- > Description: X server for S3 ViRGE and ViRGE/VX-based graphics cards > This package provides an X server suitable for use with video cards based > on the S3 ViRGE chipset. In most cases, use of this X server is deprecated > in favor of the SVGA X server. > --quote-- > > Is there a reason use of this package is deprecated? What can the svga x > server package do that this one can't? > I'll give this a shot, but its been a long time since I read this (somewhere). Xfree has what they call the XAA, X acceleration architecture. XAA is in the SVGA xserver. This code provides a generic API for accelerating different video cards. Xfree will at some point in the future attempt to provide one xserver (SVGA?) for many of the cards that currently have their own xserver (like S3), i.e. several of the specific video card xservers will go away eventually. Try digging in /etc/doc/xserver-s3 (whatever) and find the README.* there. It might have the explanation. I can't remember where I read this. -- Ed C.
xserver-s3v package
--quote-- Description: X server for S3 ViRGE and ViRGE/VX-based graphics cards This package provides an X server suitable for use with video cards based on the S3 ViRGE chipset. In most cases, use of this X server is deprecated in favor of the SVGA X server. --quote-- Is there a reason use of this package is deprecated? What can the svga x server package do that this one can't?
Re: Floppy disk device question
> After installing 2.0 on my machine I find that /dev/fd/0 looks like the > folowing: > lrwx-- 1 stan dialout64 Dec 25 22:37 0 -> [0301]:18840 > Could someone explain this to me? I don't recognize the meaning of > this. That's your stdin. Try 'cat > /dev/fd/0' and then type something (control-D to get out). For the floppy you want /dev/fd0. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
Floppy disk device question
After installing 2.0 on my machine I find that /dev/fd/0 looks like the folowing: lrwx-- 1 stan dialout64 Dec 25 22:37 0 -> [0301]:18840 Could someone explain this to me? I don't recognize the meaning of this. Thanks. -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]770-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Windows 98: n. minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. - (c) 1998 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
Re: apt -> wmaker 0.20.3
"Christopher S. Swingley" wrote: > > Thanks for the advice. I did as you suggested (with the apt and wmaker > from the unstable branch), and everything seemed to work flawlessly -- apt > is really a snazzy tool. I am having one additional problem, though, and > I don't know if it relates to this libc6 upgrade or a generic problem with > my original Hamm install -- > Forget about what I said about libc5-libc6. You are already using libc6. I had a severe attack of stupidity. :-) -- Ed C.
Re: apt -> wmaker 0.20.3
Thanks for the advice. I did as you suggested (with the apt and wmaker from the unstable branch), and everything seemed to work flawlessly -- apt is really a snazzy tool. I am having one additional problem, though, and I don't know if it relates to this libc6 upgrade or a generic problem with my original Hamm install -- If I do: $ gcc -o hello hello.c everything works fine, and I've got a usable hello app. However: $ gcc -o hello hello.cc I get an error that it can't find something like cc1plus (I'm not at that computer now). I tried using '$ egcs -o hello hello.cc', but I got a multitude of error related to standard libraries (cout, etc.). Am I just missing the c++ complier, or is lots of stuff potentially messed up? Thanks again for the help with apt. CSS -- Christopher S. Swingley International Arctic Research Center University of Alaska Fairbanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Bob Nielsen wrote: > What I would suggest: > > Once you have apt, configure /etc/apt/sources.list to include both stable > and frozen and run 'apt-get update'. Then run 'apt-get install wmaker' > (or use the apt method in dselect--there are many wmaker apps available). > After you have it all working, delete the frozen entries in sources.list > and run 'apt-get update' again. Or if you are somewhat brave, run > 'apt-get dist-upgrade' (with the frozen list) and beat the rush to 2.1. > > Bob
Re: Modem trouble, Please help!!
BOHICA writes: > btw: I have noticed that I no longer need any passwords to login, not > even as root! Worser and worser. > Could this be related to the self-healing? Could be. If so, I'm wrong about pcmcia. This begins to sound like a bug in boot-floppies, but I would have though someone else would have seen it by now. I believe that there are some self-removing install scripts. Perhaps one of them was not removed. Could you hunt around for odd-looking scripts? -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address.
Netscape mail "sender" problem
I'm running the Debian version of Netscape 4.5. Everything works fine (or so I thought!:-) until I decided to join a mailing list hosted by listserv. When subscribing, listserv complains that my "sender:" line is blank, and thus my message doesn't meet RFC standards and can't/won't be processed. This is all news to me, I've used the program for months without problem. Can anyone confirm this as a Netscape problem? Or is it something specific to me and/or my setup? Any info on this and/or hints on how I might go about fixing it would be greatly appreciated. Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! -- Regards,| Debian GNU/ __ o http://www.debian.org . |/ / _ _ _ _ _ __ __ Randy | / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | // /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ http://www.golgotha.net | because lockups should only be for convicts.
Re: apt -> wmaker 0.20.3
Bob Nielsen wrote: > > Err, he said hamm, not bo. It's libc6, but the newer version is > required for most/all slink packages. Also there's a hamm version, > apt_0.1.8_i386.deb at http://www.debian.org/~jgg/ > Did I actually say that? I get *so* confused sometimes. Oh dear ... -- Ed C.
Communicator runtime error
I installed Communicator 4.5 on my Debian Linux box. However, when I tried to run it, it gave me seg fault. I heard that there are some incompatibility problems with libc. Did anybody have similar problem? Any help is appreciated.
Re: X help
Kent West wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ok I recently installed Debian on my computer and when I set up X I set the > > resolution and everything right in xf86config and I did the xf86setup also > > > > But then I do startx and my resolution is way to big for my screen > > I tried changing the resolution about 10 times then I finally gave up and > > asked you guys > > > > I've noticed that I have better luck if I answer "no" when XF86Setup asks > if I want to use my existing XF86Config file for defaults. You might try > that (make a backup of /etc/X11/XF86Config first). Try using xf86config, instead of XF86Setup, it might help. Also, tell us the details of XF86Config file and what video card you are using. In my XF86Config, I have an entry like this (in the Screen section): Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1600x1200" "320x240" "400x300" "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1152x864" "1280x1024" <-- these go on the above line ViewPort 1600 1200 EndSubsection Now if you don't want to use your monitor as a viewport on a larger, virtual screen, make sure the ViewPort line is the same as the first entry on the Modes line. The first resolution on the Modes line is what X tries to start in. Note: not every video card will support all the modes lines above. You will probably have to edit the mode lines (prior to the Screen section) after selecting a video card in xf86config. -- Ed C.
Re: Communicator Installation
>To: "KTB ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Communicator Installation >Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 10:46:43 +1030 >From: Mark Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I believe I did this already by going through dselect. Selecting the >> Netscape4 install program, after copying the communicator-v45...tar.gz >> file to /tmp. That didn't work. What you are sugesting seems to be the >> same except in my case dselect used dpkg. If I am not correct in this >> please let me know. > >I think you posted to the list before that you got an error: > >gzip:stdin:unexpected end of file >tar: unexpected EOF on archive file >tar: Child returned status 1 >tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > >This is most likely because the communicator file you downloaded was >corrupted. That is, it wasn't downloaded properly. > >I recommend that you try downloading it again with the "ncftp" command. >You need to install the ncftp package, then do >ncftp ftp.netscape.com > >then cd to the appropriate directory and download the communicator >file again. Ncftp tends to be quite good for downloading. > >I hope this helps. > >Cheers, > >Mark. > >P.S. I'm about to go on holidays, so you will have to rely on others on >the list to help you further. > D'jinnie set up Ncftp and downloaded the first Communicator file I downloaded. I got errors then too. I will see if I can figure it out and do it all again. Thanks, Have a nice holiday! Kent __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: apt -> wmaker 0.20.3
Err, he said hamm, not bo. It's libc6, but the newer version is required for most/all slink packages. Also there's a hamm version, apt_0.1.8_i386.deb at http://www.debian.org/~jgg/ What I would suggest: Once you have apt, configure /etc/apt/sources.list to include both stable and frozen and run 'apt-get update'. Then run 'apt-get install wmaker' (or use the apt method in dselect--there are many wmaker apps available). After you have it all working, delete the frozen entries in sources.list and run 'apt-get update' again. Or if you are somewhat brave, run 'apt-get dist-upgrade' (with the frozen list) and beat the rush to 2.1. Bob On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Ed Cogburn wrote: > "Christopher S. Swingley" wrote: > > > > I've got Debian 2.0 (Hamm) installed and want to jump up to Window Maker > > 0.20. Earlier this week I tried using dselect to just upgrade wmaker and > > the packages it depended on, but dselect decided that I should upgrade > > everything to what was in the unstable ftp directory. From listening in > > on this group, it sounds like apt-get would be a better way to upgrade a > > particular package and it's dependencies, without spending hours > > downloading everything else. Can I simply download the following *.deb > > files, install them from bottom up with dpkg --install, and then use > > apt-get to upgrade just window maker and it's dependencies? Will this > > break anything else (like my package database, or my ability to build > > programs, etc.)? > > > > Here's the packages that apt says it depends on: > > > > apt_0_1_9.deb > > lib6_2_0_7v-1.deb > > ldso_1.9.9-5.deb > > libstd++2_9_2_91_60-1.deb > > > > Thanks much. > > > > [snip] > > > What you are trying to do is essentially an upgrade from a libc5 based > system > to a libc6 one. Just installing the libc6 package isn't enough. There is a > script kept on debian.org in the 'developer's corner' (or something like this) > that will do the important work of the upgrade safely. Afterwords, you can > use apt or dselect to finish the upgrade. Getting slink on a CD (if anyone is > distributing slink on a CD) would probably make the install easier. > You could get the source package of wm .20 from the slink sources > directory > and compile it for your libc5 system. This might work, I don't know. > Note: slink is frozen and working for most people, but just a few > weeks ago > it was both frozen and broken. There are still reported problems by some. > > > -- > Ed C. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
Re: apt -> wmaker 0.20.3
"Christopher S. Swingley" wrote: > > I've got Debian 2.0 (Hamm) installed and want to jump up to Window Maker > 0.20. Earlier this week I tried using dselect to just upgrade wmaker and > the packages it depended on, but dselect decided that I should upgrade > everything to what was in the unstable ftp directory. From listening in > on this group, it sounds like apt-get would be a better way to upgrade a > particular package and it's dependencies, without spending hours > downloading everything else. Can I simply download the following *.deb > files, install them from bottom up with dpkg --install, and then use > apt-get to upgrade just window maker and it's dependencies? Will this > break anything else (like my package database, or my ability to build > programs, etc.)? > > Here's the packages that apt says it depends on: > > apt_0_1_9.deb > lib6_2_0_7v-1.deb > ldso_1.9.9-5.deb > libstd++2_9_2_91_60-1.deb > > Thanks much. > > [snip] What you are trying to do is essentially an upgrade from a libc5 based system to a libc6 one. Just installing the libc6 package isn't enough. There is a script kept on debian.org in the 'developer's corner' (or something like this) that will do the important work of the upgrade safely. Afterwords, you can use apt or dselect to finish the upgrade. Getting slink on a CD (if anyone is distributing slink on a CD) would probably make the install easier. You could get the source package of wm .20 from the slink sources directory and compile it for your libc5 system. This might work, I don't know. Note: slink is frozen and working for most people, but just a few weeks ago it was both frozen and broken. There are still reported problems by some. -- Ed C.
Re: xbase problem (2.0_
Ralph Winslow wrote: > > When Clyde Wilson wrote, I replied: > > > > On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Stan Brown wrote: > > > > > Is there a known problem with the xbase package from the > > > 2.0release? It > > > failed to install some required config files, and dpkg even > > > sugested I > > > file a bug report against it. > > > > > I haven't used dpkg, but dselect seems to do the same thing. You should > > answer no during the automatic install when it asks if you want to create > > a config file. After everything is installed enter > > /usr/sbin/xbase-configure logged on as root. > > When I tried this I got > > # /usr/sbin/xbase-configure > ksh: /usr/sbin/xbase-configure: not found Hmmm, I'm running slink, and never heard of (and I looked for) this file. > I had been running fvwm95-2 and I'm kind of used to that, but it seems > that now > (since I upgraded to slinK, that is) I'm only able to get fvwm2. As you > can see, pon/ppp is OK as is netscape4.5 which I had been and am still > able to use. But > this window manager won't resize or reposition windows, doesn't Iconify, > etc. > How can I get fvwm95-2 back? What does your /etc/X11/window-manager file say? The first line is the window manager that will be used. Do you have a .xinitrc; does it specify a different window manager? Wait a sec... Are you specifying 'fvwm95-2'? On my slink system its just 'fvwm95'. -- Ed C.
RE: Modem trouble, Please help!!
Indeed yes, PCMCIA is running, the modem card is one of the Xircom duals. The system recognizes it correctly, and I had even begun to download the Package files when the timeout "sprung" and knocked me offline. I installed from the most recent floppy build, everything seemed to go alright. I have no idea what is causing this self-healing "feature", I was hoping that someone with more experience than me would have some ideas as to where to look. - BOHICA btw: I have noticed that I no longer need any passwords to login, not even as root! Could this be related to the self-healing? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 25, 1998 15:22 To: BOHICA Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Modem trouble, Please help!! BOHICA writes: > Where/How do I change this and make it stay changed? Get rid of whatever is changing it back. Something that is running at boot is changing it back. This is a serious bug. I recall that you said that this is a laptop. Are you using any pcmcia stuff? -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: Communicator Installation
> I believe I did this already by going through dselect. Selecting the > Netscape4 install program, after copying the communicator-v45...tar.gz > file to /tmp. That didn't work. What you are sugesting seems to be the > same except in my case dselect used dpkg. If I am not correct in this > please let me know. I think you posted to the list before that you got an error: gzip:stdin:unexpected end of file tar: unexpected EOF on archive file tar: Child returned status 1 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors This is most likely because the communicator file you downloaded was corrupted. That is, it wasn't downloaded properly. I recommend that you try downloading it again with the "ncftp" command. You need to install the ncftp package, then do ncftp ftp.netscape.com then cd to the appropriate directory and download the communicator file again. Ncftp tends to be quite good for downloading. I hope this helps. Cheers, Mark. P.S. I'm about to go on holidays, so you will have to rely on others on the list to help you further. _/\___/~~\ /~~\_/~~\__/~~\__Mark_Phillips /~~\_/[EMAIL PROTECTED] /~~\HE___/~~\__/~~\APTAIN_ /~~\__/~~\ __ "They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them!"
Re: Communicator Installation
>To: "KTB ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Communicator Installation >Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 09:09:40 +1030 >From: Mark Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I believe I did this already by going through dselect. Selecting the Netscape4 install program, after copying the communicator-v45...tar.gz file to /tmp. That didn't work. What you are sugesting seems to be the same except in my case dselect used dpkg. If I am not correct in this please let me know. Thanks, Merry Christmas! Kent >You should not use tar! You said you had the file: > /root/communicator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz > >You need to copy this over to the /tmp directory, ie do >cp /root/communicator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz /tmp > >Then you need to get hold of the netscape4 package from debian and >put it somewhere - it will be called something like "netscape4_4.0-12.deb". > >Suppose you put it in /root. Then to install netscape you would do >dpkg --install /root/netscape4_4.0-12.deb > >This would automatically look in the /tmp directory, find the communicator >file, and install it nicely for you. > >At least I think this is correct. > >Merry Christmas, > >Mark. > __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
