Re: question
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 10:36:20AM -0700, John Matters wrote: > i am having a problem. my mouse is not responding at all. When my brother > left (he installed and configured everything) it was working, and then it > just stopped suddenly. its not that the mouse is not plugged in or anything > like that. I did get it to respond once, but the second that i moved the > mouse, it would automaticly move to the upper-lefthand corner of the screen. > for the heck of it, try as root: /etc/init.d/gpm stop If that gets your mouse working in X, then search archives for how to get gpm to play nicely with X. (another) John > > ~John~ > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Using [Debian] Linux _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
[OT] NFS question
How are the permissions of an NFS mount determined ?? I've got two directories I'm mounting via NFS and they're "acting" the same. When they're not mounted, they're both owned by hall.users. When they're mounted, they're owned by amy.hall. amy and hall are both users on the system. The group "users" exists also and hall is a member of it. >From reading "man mount" (or was it "man fstab" ??), it doesn't appear that you can mount NFS partitions and assign a default user and group setting like you can with others. Is this correct ?? What permissions should the *mounted* directories have ?? What about on the NFS server ?? Thanks in advance Hall
Helvetica disappeared from KDE!
I was in the process of trying out some new desktop environments. I had been playing with KDE for a while with no ill effects, and then logged out to try Gnome. Due to the awful performance of nautilus, which started by default, I uninstalled nautilus (apt-get uninstall nautilus). This took task-gnome-desktop and task-gnome-games with it. On restarting KDE, I discovered to my horror that the fornt had switched to something really ugly and illegible. Further investigation revealed that it was alphabetically the first font which KDE was aware of, and when I tried to switch it back, I discovered that Helvetica was totally absent, and could not be re-enabled. An attempt to 'restore defaults' switched me to an equally ugly non-helvetica font. Just in case, I tried reinstalling the uninstalled packages (though Gnome *really* shouldn't be affecting KDE). the task-* packages wouldn't install, but nautilus came back fine. However, KDE still doesn't see Helvetica. The really odd part is that a few parts of KDE (particularly the opening KDE splash screen and the "really log out?" confirmation widnow) still seem to use Helvetica, even though it doesn't seem to exist, which makes me wonder if perhaps Helvetica is still there, but somehow invisible to KDE's font configurator. Where does KDE get its' font listing from? How can I determine if Helvetica is actually gone, or just missing from the list? Whether the former or the latter, how do I get it back? What package is it part of? -- Geoffrey M. Romer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" -Salvor Hardin "I can't leave you alone with this man! He might be a tenor!" -Fred Astaire
Re: running out of room on root system
Sorry GuyMike's way worked fine first time > > "Mike" == Mike Fedyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "Paul" == Paul Campbell wrote: > > Paul> hard drive partitions > > Paul> hda1 root 50meg > Paul> hda2 swap 100meg > Paul> hda3 usr 2 gig > Paul> hda5 home 2 gig > Paul> hda6 fat32 storage for transferred win docs etc > > Mike> Do this, but make sure you don't reboot before this has > Mike> completed. > > Mike> mv /var /vr #renames /var to /vr > Mike> mv /vr /usr/var#moves /vr to /usr/var > > The last command won't work: mv cannot move directories across > partitions. Replace it with this: > mkdir /usr/var > (cd /vr && tar cf - .) | (cd /usr/var && tar xf -) > rm -rf /vr > > Mike> ln -s /usr/var /var#does a soft symlink of /usr/var and creates ~var in root partition is this what is expected guys. When I go into ~var all directories inside are still there. I go into ~var/backup delete first bak file.no change to free space on hda1..#expected as it is a symlink ??? I go into /usr/var/backup and delete same bak file changes free space on hda3 which means the move command Mike gave me did work Does this sound like what is expected
Press Release
For Immediate Release Incline Village, Nevada Contact Corporate Communications www.sugarpinellc.com Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC is proud to announce 4 additional services, Sports Memorabilia, Hair Raisers, Financial Services and Worlds-Best-4 the worlds largest virtual shopping mall featuring over 2.2 million products! Save time! Save money! Make money!!! These services and products are now available to everyone. To view these tremendous opportunities, please visit our website. Sports Memorabilia may be viewed simply by clicking on its front-page banner. Hair Raisers may be viewed by visiting our web site, www.sugarpinellc.com, and select our associates link. Our Financial Services is linked and bannered on our home page. As you all may already know, Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC is at its heart an asset hosting company. Please dont forget to look at our Asset Gallery to see some outstanding business and investment opportunities, as well as collectables and real estate. Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC would like to extend its sincere thanks and appreciation to all! Please visit us at our web site at: www.sugarpinellc.com. Corporate Communications: Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC Mr. Charles J. Armstrong II or Ms. Denise Pavlo Phone: 775-832-2552 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To be removed from our e-mail list, reply to this e-mail with "REMOVE" in the subject line of your reply.
Press Release
For Immediate Release Incline Village, Nevada Contact Corporate Communications www.sugarpinellc.com Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC is proud to announce 4 additional services, Sports Memorabilia, Hair Raisers, Financial Services and Worlds-Best-4 the worlds largest virtual shopping mall featuring over 2.2 million products! Save time! Save money! Make money!!! These services and products are now available to everyone. To view these tremendous opportunities, please visit our website. Sports Memorabilia may be viewed simply by clicking on its front-page banner. Hair Raisers may be viewed by visiting our web site, www.sugarpinellc.com, and select our associates link. Our Financial Services is linked and bannered on our home page. As you all may already know, Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC is at its heart an asset hosting company. Please dont forget to look at our Asset Gallery to see some outstanding business and investment opportunities, as well as collectables and real estate. Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC would like to extend its sincere thanks and appreciation to all! Please visit us at our web site at: www.sugarpinellc.com. Corporate Communications: Sugarpine Sierra West, LLC Mr. Charles J. Armstrong II or Ms. Denise Pavlo Phone: 775-832-2552 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To be removed from our e-mail list, reply to this e-mail with "REMOVE" in the subject line of your reply.
Re: Where do I find NAT for IPTABLES?
Subject: Where do I find NAT for IPTABLES? Date: Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 01:43:23AM +0200 In reply to:Daniel Mashao Quoting Daniel Mashao([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Is it an option that I need to make a module or insert in the kernel? In > which part of the kernel setting is NAT mentioned? If all I want is just a > simple setting so that I can use my networked computer to surf the net > what should my iptable look like? Where should it be kept? > HELP In my kernel-2.4.6 .config # # Networking options # CONFIG_PACKET=y # CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP is not set CONFIG_NETLINK=y CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y # CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV is not set CONFIG_NETFILTER=y CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG=y # CONFIG_FILTER is not set CONFIG_UNIX=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set # CONFIG_ARPD is not set # CONFIG_INET_ECN is not set CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y # # IP: Netfilter Configuration # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MIRROR=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPCHAINS is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM is not set # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set -- The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much. ___
kernel config: pcmcia and network device support?
I'm probably just looking for a 'shove' here, but I'm having a problem determining which network driver to build into my kernel. Note: My networking is operating fine with whatever the default settings for kernel-2.2.19pre17 'compact' happen to be. I have a 3Com 3C589C Etherlink III pc card in my laptop. I am trying to complete my first attempt at configuring a linux kernel, and I am stuck in 'network device support'. I do have the pcmcia-cs v3.1.22-0.2 package installed (kernel version 2.2.19pre17). In the 'network device support' menu: dummy net driver support In the 'ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)' menu: [*] ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) other options that don't really match my situation My best newbie interpretation of /var/log/messages suggests that 3c59x.c, pcnet32.c, and via-rhine.c are being loaded as modules in my current (default) kernel. However, I am not sure which one of these )if any) is actually doing me any good since none of them do any good until the card services startup and find my adapter with IO port probes. Any help, suggestions, or advice would be greatly appreciated. - gladimir
Where do I find NAT for IPTABLES?
Is it an option that I need to make a module or insert in the kernel? In which part of the kernel setting is NAT mentioned? If all I want is just a simple setting so that I can use my networked computer to surf the net what should my iptable look like? Where should it be kept? HELP /--/ Daniel J. Mashao Electrical Engineering[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Cape Town http://www.eleceng.uct.ac.za/~daniel Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa (w) 021-6502816 (c) 082-928-3692 /--/
kde2 is running 1600x1200
hi my debian gnu/linux 2.2 potato uses kde2 only with 1600x1200 display. everything is small and bad to read, so i would like to change solution to 1024x768, but how can i do that? thanks for help markus
Re: Soundblaster 16
Thank you bob, i said i dont know whether it works as root, but as user it doesnt. but as the person before you wrote i think it would be possible that this would be(root sound, user no sound) but i dont know anyway, also not how to find out. i tried your lines, but i was unshure what exactly to do. you know, using the suse linux sound worked, but i use now debian because my brother told me it is better, by now i know it is different and more complicated, but i keep trying. thanks for your help Bob Nielsen wrote: > mp3blaster or mpg123 should work for audio. If it only works as root, > but not as a regular user, add yourself to the audio group (see man > adduser). > > To find other mpeg players, I suggest you do 'apt-cache search mpeg' > and look at the package names which are returned. Then do 'apt-cache > show' on likely packages to find a suitable one. > > Bob >
re re soundblaster sb16
if i only could play sound if i am root:
how can i find out? how do i play an mp3 in the rootconsole? with
mp3blaster for
example?
and how do i find other mp3 audioand mpeg1 video player?
markus
> Many SB16 cards can be configured to select PnP or a fixed IRQ. If
> yours has that capability, you should definitely use a fixed IRQ. In
> my case, I created /etc/modutils/sb with the following line:
>
> options io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=330
>
> I then ran 'update-modules' (which creates /etc/modules.conf) and
> 'insmod sb' and sound was working.
>
> I put this line in /etc/modules, so sound would be enabled after boot:
> sb #Soundblaster 16
>
> Bob
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 09:22:17AM -0400, Adam Bell wrote:
> > I have the same card.
> >
> > Probably your problem is that it's in plug and play mode, and since
it's
> > an ISA card that is suckland for Linux.
> >
> > You need a package called isapnp (apt-get install isapnp), which
might
> > already be there. Then you need to dump the output of pnpdump
--config
> > into /etc/isapnp.conf (as root). Then you should be set recognizing
the
> > card (IF isa plug and play is enabled in your kernel...which it
should
> > be. If not, check modconf / recompile kernel with isapnp support).
Try
> > isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf. It should recognize some crap and your
sound
> > card, and tell you your settings (dma, dma16, io, irq) Write down
those
> > 4 things, then go into modconf. The module you want is "sb" in with
all
> > the other cards (It'll automagically get sound-core and all that
other
> > crap). For parameters, pass it all those 4 things ("io=0x220 dma=1
> > dma16=5 irq=5" for example).
> >
> > Now it should be recognizable, BUT probably only to root. Anyone
whom
> > you wish to make able to use the card needs to be added to the
"audio"
> > group.
> >
> > OR, you could use ALSA, but I don't know how. :)
> >
> > --adam b.
> >
> > BTW, you don't strictly have to have the kernel call isapnp; it's
just a
> > lot cleaner. You can also use preloads in your system init scripts,
and
> > you can find how to do this on the net. I didn't need to...I just
added
> > isapnp.conf to /etc and everything worked after I installed the sb
> > module.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Markus Hansen
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:05 AM
> > To: Debian Mailinglist
> > Subject: Soundblaster 16
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > I have got a Debian gnu/linux 2.2 potato on my PC.
> > My problem is the soundcard while using KDE2.
> > I have a Creative Soundblaster sb16
> > I am not able to get the card working.
> > As I am a real linux-greenhorn I do not know how to do nearly
anything,
> > but you all know the start is the hardest... If you could send me a
list
> > of the things I have to do I would be very glad.
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> > Yours Markus Hansen.
> >
> > German Version:
> >
> > Hi ich habe ein Debian gnu/linux 2.2 potato installiert.
> > Mein problem ist momentan der sound.
> > Ich habe eine Creative Soundblaster sb16.
> > Ich habe KDE2 und weiss nicht wie ich die karte zum laufen kriege.
Es
> > waere sehr nett von Euch, wenn ihr mir eine art Anleitung oder so
> > schreiben koenntet. Ich bin der (fast) totale Linux Anfaenger und
somit
> > bitzte ich Euch um Nachsicht.
> >
> > Vielen dank im voraus
> > Euer Markus Hansen
> >
> >
> > --
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> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> --
> Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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Re: Keeping kernel compilation options
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:31:01PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > What is the recommended way to keep your responses to the > kernel configuration options when using the debian kernel > package tools? Use kernel-package to build your kernels. It saves your .config in /boot/config- so you always knwo the compile options to the installed kernel. > I built a 2.4.2 kernel, and would now like to build 2.4.6. Surprise! 2.4.7 is out. > I'm concerned that simply copying the .config file (name is from > memory) is risky because options may get added or removed (even if it > happens to be safe for the 2.4.2 -> 2.4.6 move). Copy your old kernel's config the new linux kernel top level source directory, with the name .config, then type "make oldconfig". It will skip all answers that were asked already when configuring the last kernel, but for all new options, the questions are asked. > Do the package install scripts do anyhting clever (seems unlikely > since they don't know where I actually built the kernal)? There are so many compelling reasons to use kernel-package that they are listed in a document in /usr/share/doc/kernel-package. Installing kernel-package will also pull in the other packages needed to build the kernel from source. Be sure to use dselect, or you will miss the suggested and recommended packages. > While I'm in kernel land, is there a way to get the alsa drivers to be > built automatically as part of the kernel build (again, using the > alsa-source debian package)? I tried before, but didn't have much > luck. Is it possible to, e.g., build the 2.4.6 kernel with alsa > drivers while running 2.4.2? Or do the drivers end up targetted to > the current kernel at the time they were built? Read the kernel-package on how to do this with the modules-image make-kpkg targets. Generally, kernel drivers should match the kernel they were compiled for, yes. Cheers, Joost
Re: Newbie question - XFree86 configuration - (not sure if this is the right list)g
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:21:10PM -0700, Alexandre Dornback wrote: > > Newbie alert. I'm new to linux and am having issues. > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > > Please HELP... What am I missing? > This is during initial configuration after installation reboot. > I clicked YES to "Do you want to create the XFree86 configuration file?" man XF86Setup In a terminal, under root - launch XF86Setup, - read information to configuration with XF86Setup. If your mouse doesn't work press enter, read the informations, press enter and use the key TAB to select: 1: mouse --- configure your mouse now with your mouse: 2: keyboard configure your ... 3: card- configure your ... 4: monitor - configure your ... 5: modeselection --- configure your ... repeat this until X works fine be patient ... hth -- Gerard
Re: What's happened to the task- packages?
On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 12:22:35AM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:15:55PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 07:10:23AM -0500, Brian McGroarty wrote: > > > What's happened to the task- packages? > > > > > > Suddenly task-c-dev and the other programming-related task packages > > > are listed as 'obsolete' on my system. Have these been replaced by > > > something new? > > > > The task-* packages in their current form have been pulled from the > > archive. Properly maintained metapackages are to come in their place, > > some have already appeared. > > What list should one read to be aware of such changes? Try debian-devel, it is generally good to read that list if you are running unstable or testing. Supposedly, important announcements should be sent to debian-devel-announce, but many interesting topics are only ever mentioned on debian-devel. Cheers, Joost
Re: Exim & fetchmail & procmail ...
On 07/20/01 20:51:35 -0700, Cam Ellison wrote: > I looked at what I sent, and half the message is missing. Sorry about that > -- I'm still trying to get used to using emacs with mutt. > > Here's another go at displaying fetchmailrc: > > poll "mail.dccnet.com" > protocol auto > username "camellison" > password "xx" > set syslog > mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %s" > > Any ideas will be gratefully received Are you having problems filtering your mail? For me procmail was a pain. I discovered (through this most excellent list) that exim has filtering capability via a .forward file in your home directory. You might want to take a look at the filter.txt.gz file in the exim docs directory. Using that as a guideline, I was able to configure exim, fectmail, and mutt to do what I need for email. If you're having problems with retrieving mail, then maybe you could run fectmail with the -v option and then inpspect the output. I can't reælly tell what you're requesting help with. Did you make an earlier post with more details? -- Mark Wagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Keeping kernel compilation options
What is the recommended way to keep your responses to the kernel configuration options when using the debian kernel package tools? I built a 2.4.2 kernel, and would now like to build 2.4.6. I'm concerned that simply copying the .config file (name is from memory) is risky because options may get added or removed (even if it happens to be safe for the 2.4.2 -> 2.4.6 move). Do the package install scripts do anyhting clever (seems unlikely since they don't know where I actually built the kernal)? While I'm in kernel land, is there a way to get the alsa drivers to be built automatically as part of the kernel build (again, using the alsa-source debian package)? I tried before, but didn't have much luck. Is it possible to, e.g., build the 2.4.6 kernel with alsa drivers while running 2.4.2? Or do the drivers end up targetted to the current kernel at the time they were built?
Re: What's happened to the task- packages?
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:15:55PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 07:10:23AM -0500, Brian McGroarty wrote: > > What's happened to the task- packages? > > > > Suddenly task-c-dev and the other programming-related task packages > > are listed as 'obsolete' on my system. Have these been replaced by > > something new? > > The task-* packages in their current form have been pulled from the > archive. Properly maintained metapackages are to come in their place, > some have already appeared. What list should one read to be aware of such changes? -- groetjes, carel
Re: Driver Update Disk
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 05:36:06PM -0400, Manoj Jose wrote: > Can we update a driver at the time of dabian installation?.. > If yes how we can create driver update disk from source files.. > Any idea?.. Try asking that question on debian-boot@lists.debian.org, where the people who know about this are more specifically reachable. Cheers, Joost
Re: dist-upgrade from potato to woody
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 09:17:27PM +0100, Graham Ward wrote: > I just tried to upgrade my system from potato to woody. I believe > these are the correct steps: > > (1) replace "potato" with "woody" everywhere in /etc/apt/sources.list > > (2) apt-get update > > (3) apt-get dist-upgrade. > > When I do step (3), I see (among other things) the message > > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) > 544 packages upgraded, 87 newly installed, 36 to remove and 6 not > upgraded. > Need to get 348MB of archives. After unpacking 173MB will be used. > You are about to do something potentially harmful > > On the face of it, removing sysvinit looks like a bad idea, so I > stopped at this point. Has something gone horribly wrong with my > set-up, or is this in fact harmless? If you go ahead you system will most likely be hosed. Why aren't you using dselect? Both the dpkg and apt-get manual suggest you use dselect as a frontend to manage the package selections. For complex operations like distribution upgrades, you should really always use dselect. Here's what I would do in your current situation, I've added step (-1) to get your system back to its initial state: (-1) reset the available database to stable: place back "potato" everywhere in /etc/apt/sources.list and run: dpkg --clear-avail (0) prepare for the upgrade by running: dselect update select in the select screen, verify that you have no current unresolved dependencies and that your package selections are sane, eg all packages marked for installation are installed and at their latest versions. (1) replace "potato" with "woody" everywhere in /etc/apt/sources.list (2) update available list and verify the new dependencies by running: dselect update select In the selections screen, don't add new packages yourself, just press enter and let dselect ponder on the current selections. As there have been some replacements in packages and some changed dependencies between packages, dselect will prompt you with a list of packages involved in an unresolved dependency. Investigate the suggestions by dselect and accept these if reasonable. (3) download and install upgraded packages by running: dselect install Most dselect operations can also be done from the dselect main menu, which can be started by running dselect without command line arguments. Cheers, Joost
hylafax
Hello, I setup HylaFAX-server, and it is running. I also added a faxmodem to /dev/ttyS0 with faxaddmodem. It detected a class 1 modem and created a file called config.ttyS0. The problem I have is when I try to send a fax to that computer, I dial the number that the modem is hooked up to, but it doesn't pick up, it just keeps on ringing. What do I have to do to make the modem pickup and receive the fax? In my /etc/inittab file I added t0:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxgetty ttyS0 , but I don't know if this is right. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Matt
Re: dselect: improper dependancy resolution behavior?
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 10:34:15AM -0700, Gladimir wrote: > > I am hand selecting my packages, but I am having a problem with libncurses4 > and libncurses5. Until I know more about this, I suppose it won't harm > anything to just install both versions. However, if I try to remove > libncurses4, the dependancy resolution also forces the removal of nvi. Is there some specific reason that you don't want libncurses4? It is specifically listed as a dependency in nvi's meta-data. It's quite possible that nvi really does need that version of the library. There is no harm in having both versions installed at once. You may wish to install vim, which is an enhanced version of vi. It does not require libncurses4, but version 5. Be sure you install the vim-rt package in addition to vim. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpHiyMuOrTNL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Newbie question - XFree86 configuration - (not sure if this is the right list)
Newbie alert. I'm new to linux and am having issues. _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 Please HELP... What am I missing? This is during initial configuration after installation reboot. I clicked YES to "Do you want to create the XFree86 configuration file?" If this is not the appropriate list, please direct me to the correct one. Thanks. Alex
Re: [users] Mail from OE to linux and more
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:06:20PM -0400, D-Man wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:31:54AM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > | * Mark Wagnon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010709 15:31]: > | > Do you mean "with" or "without"? I'm a little confused. Mutt has some > | > option to change the from header for outbound mail. I don't use it, so > | > | (judicious use of hedgeclippers above) > | > | In order to set the from address that mutt wil use, try setting the > | "from" variable. You can have this do fun things for mailing lists > > FYI, the "from" command doesn't work for me. Instead I use the > "my_hdr" command like : This line is probably in your /etc/Muttrc, which is why the from command won't work: # don't generate a From header unset use_from For some strange reason, that's the default setting for mutt-1.3.x. > # used to make the From: header correct. > my_hdr From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (D-Man) > > At the moment I don't really need it (because I am sending directly > from that account) but if I send stuff from my Linux box I need it or > else the MTA will make my linux account the "from" (and thus the > default reply-to) address which won't work. > > HTH, > -D > > -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
modem troubles
hi all, i got an external modem, it's working fine on my laptop on ttyS0, but when i hook it up to a particular desktop machine (486DX2-66), it's behaving weirdly. i tried using wvdialconf and minicom, knowing that the modem is at ttyS0. furthermore, setserial configures it fine: embryo:/dev# setserial -v /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4 but wvdialconf fails: embryo:/dev# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf Scanning your serial ports for a modem. ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- ATQ0 V1 E1 -- ATQ0 V1 E1 -- nothing. ttyS: Inappropriate ioctl for device Port Scan<*1>: SS1 S2 S3 Sorry, no modem was detected! Is it in use by another program? nevertheless, both, during the initialization phase of minicom, where i send ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 (which is the inint string that wvdialconf gave me on the laptop), and during the detection of wvdialconf on the desktop, the SD and RD lights on the modem flash for half a second or so. three other lights on the modem are on: MR HS TR furthermore, i use a RS232 line tester in between, and while the modem is not in use, all its lights are on: green led: TD RD CD red led: RTS CTS DSR DTR and during an initialization phase, the following change: green led: RTS DTR CD red led: TD CTS DSR off: RD if i echo anything redirected to /dev/ttyS0, the terminal just sits there as if writing to a pipe that isn't being read from. and i am doing all this as root, btw. so i know that the modem works, but i can't get it to work on this specific machine... the bios has ttyS0 enabled on 0x3f8 with IRQ 4, and the flashing lights are telling me that there is something going on... i bet it has to do with setserial... how can i fix this? martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- in africa some of the native tribes have a custom of beating the ground with clubs and uttering spine chilling cries. anthropologists call this a form of primitive self-expression. in america they call it golf.
Re: question
What kind of mouse, what kind of desktop? On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, John Matters wrote: > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:36:20 -0700 > From: John Matters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: question > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > i am having a problem. my mouse is not responding at all. When my brother > left (he installed and configured everything) it was working, and then it > just stopped suddenly. its not that the mouse is not plugged in or anything > like that. I did get it to respond once, but the second that i moved the > mouse, it would automaticly move to the upper-lefthand corner of the screen. > > > ~John~ > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: [OT} Linux and reiserfs
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dist-upgrade from potato to woody
Hi all, I just tried to upgrade my system from potato to woody. I believe these are the correct steps: (1) replace "potato" with "woody" everywhere in /etc/apt/sources.list (2) apt-get update (3) apt-get dist-upgrade. When I do step (3), I see (among other things) the message WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! sysvinit util-linux (due to sysvinit) 544 packages upgraded, 87 newly installed, 36 to remove and 6 not upgraded. Need to get 348MB of archives. After unpacking 173MB will be used. You are about to do something potentially harmful On the face of it, removing sysvinit looks like a bad idea, so I stopped at this point. Has something gone horribly wrong with my set-up, or is this in fact harmless? Thanks in advance for any guidance. Cheers, Graham
Re: Motherboards
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 04:34:23PM +0100, Keith O'Connell wrote: > Hi, > I want a new machine, and for fun and education I am going to build > it from scratch. I have pretty much decided on an Athlon 1.2GHz. I > will run a small partition with Windows Me on it, but it will > predominantly be up in Debian. > > I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give > the least compatibility problems with the various chip sets > available and for on-board sound. I'v got an FIC AZ-11. From my experience, Iw ould suggest not getting it. It works fine with linux, but the first board I got was a lemon, something wrong with the memory slots that deteriorated to the point it couldn't even boot without locking up, and the replacement I got seems to have broken USB support (USB worked just fine witht he first one, now devices don't even show in /proc/bus/usb/devices). Good luck :) -Dan
XftConfig docs
Maybe I'm searching in the wrong places, but I can't find any docs describing format/syntax of the XftConfig files. Any pointers? -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
configuring cups
I understood cups had a script or gui for configuring cups, but I can't find one. Was I wrong? How can I configjure cups for my HP deskjet 840C? TIA, PCR
Re: Building kernel in new dir.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:29:05PM -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm working on building a new kernel (just realized my newly 'bought' debian > 2.2r3 has kernel 2.2 not 2.4 for some reason). Currently, the kernel is in > /boot but i thought i'd install the new one in /usr/src/linux as i'm told its > more of a "standard" directory for kernels. I know there's a symbolic link > (/vmlinuz) in the root directory. Are there any other sybolic links lying > around that i need to change? I've read about some on different tutorials on > the web but it seems like the only one present on my debian is /vmlinuz. Did > i miss any? I want to be sure b/c i'll bet it winds up in disaster if i do. The file "vmlinuz" is a link to the actual kernel image vmlinuz- 2.2.19"whatever" that resides in the /boot partition. The actual linux kernel "source" code goes into the /usr/src directory. When you compile the kernel, then you get a actual kernel image that you then copy to the /boot directory, modify /etc/lilo.conf to reflect the new kernel image, (this way if you screw up you can still boot off of your OLD image) and run /sbin/lilo. The following link explains everything in detail, follow it and all shall be ok. ;) http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/compiling/kernelcomp.html Dana
Can run testing with slow net connect?
I've got a 56k modem on my home machine. Is it feasible/reasonable for me to run testing on this machine? I've got 2.2r2 CDs. Any guesstimates as to how long it will take for the initial upgrade to testing? TIA, dar
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 05:27:49PM +0200): > Of course, if you want to fake the behaviour of webbrowsers, avoid all > standards like the plague. Certain browsers will escape all characters > when sending a request to the server. Why do you think that .asp sites > regularly have spaces in uris, without the "designer" being aware of that? well, it's lynx that i am dealing with, so i am assuming a pretty standard-aware browser. anyway, i got it working by specifying all the reserved cpic characters as the second argument to uri_escape. thanks! martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- have you drugged your kids today? pgpobLLEPSB8e.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: obtaining the absolute path of a shell script within itself
also sprach Leonard Stiles (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 05:45:57PM +0200):
> abspath=$(cd ${1%/*} && echo $PWD/${0##*/})
man, i *could* have figured that out myself.
beautuitous, as i like to say
thanks!
martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
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Re: "No such file or directory" - huh?!
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 08:34:48PM +0200, Gary Jones wrote: > ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./firewall > bash: ./firewall: No such file or directory > ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./hostname.sh > ash-ock:/etc/init.d# more ./firewall > #! /bin/sh > # Script to control packet filtering. > [snip] > > What's going on? The script file is definitely there, I can 'more' > it, 'jed' it, whatever I like except run it. I'm sure I'm missing > something real simple here... In the script, you are using a command with a tpyo in it or that is located in a place not in your current $PATH. Perhaps the command is "ipchains" (/sbin/ipchains) and you are used to doing "su" to become root? In that case, next time do "su -", so you get a propor root login, with all the sbins in $PATH. Cheers, Joost
Re: "No such file or directory" - huh?!
Gary Jones wrote: Okay, now I'm /really/ confused! Who nicked my firewall script?! Have a read of this (some snipped for brevity): ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ls -la total 60 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 21 19:26 . drwxr-xr-x 40 root root 3072 Jul 21 19:24 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 840 Jan 12 1999 README -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2869 Nov 2 1998 alsa -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1683 Jan 8 1999 bootmisc.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 728 Jun 21 1998 checkfs.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2776 Jan 12 1999 checkroot.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 835 Apr 11 1999 cron -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1046 Jul 21 1999 exim -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 765 Jul 21 19:26 firewall [snip] ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./firewall bash: ./firewall: No such file or directory ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./hostname.sh ash-ock:/etc/init.d# more ./firewall #! /bin/sh # Script to control packet filtering. [snip] What's going on? The script file is definitely there, I can 'more' it, 'jed' it, whatever I like except run it. I'm sure I'm missing something real simple here... The "No such file" could be referring to the shebang line. Does /bin/sh exist? You may also want to remove the space in the shebang line and make it just say #!/bin/sh I'm not sure if a space there is "legal"
Re: Exim & fetchmail & procmail ...
This probably made no sense to anyone. Sorry for wasting the bandwidth -- unbeknownst to me, the first message never made it. * Cam Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I looked at what I sent, and half the message is missing. Sorry about that= > -- I'm still trying to get used to using emacs with mutt. > > Here's another go at displaying fetchmailrc: > I still have a problem, but I'm making slow progress Cam -- Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych. From Roberts Creek on B.C.'s incomparable Sunshine Coast [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"No such file or directory" - huh?!
Okay, now I'm /really/ confused! Who nicked my firewall script?! Have a read of this (some snipped for brevity): ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ls -la total 60 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Jul 21 19:26 . drwxr-xr-x 40 root root 3072 Jul 21 19:24 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 840 Jan 12 1999 README -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2869 Nov 2 1998 alsa -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1683 Jan 8 1999 bootmisc.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 728 Jun 21 1998 checkfs.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2776 Jan 12 1999 checkroot.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 835 Apr 11 1999 cron -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1046 Jul 21 1999 exim -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 765 Jul 21 19:26 firewall [snip] ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./firewall bash: ./firewall: No such file or directory ash-ock:/etc/init.d# ./hostname.sh ash-ock:/etc/init.d# more ./firewall #! /bin/sh # Script to control packet filtering. [snip] What's going on? The script file is definitely there, I can 'more' it, 'jed' it, whatever I like except run it. I'm sure I'm missing something real simple here... -- Gary Debian 2.1r4 (kernel v2.0.39); XFree86 3.3.6 If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton)
Re: MUA with html support
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 03:16:55PM -0700, Duncan Watson wrote: | Hi all, | | I am a current mutt/fetchmail user and have been for two years or so. I | use Linux at home and at work and keep about 630MB of mail in various | maildirs. I use mail to keep all sorts of notes and crap as well. | | Overall I love mutt and am greatly attached to many little features of it, | BUT I am constantly getting mail that only looks good/readable in html | format (including color). Also there is some weird interaction between | fetchmail and the local exchange server that causes exchange to strip the | rtf portion of messages that I download. In other words I get exchange's | plain text conversion only. This doesn't affect on of my co-workers that | uses kmail (both as an MUA and half an MTA (download only)). | | So I am looking for either a super duper lynx-like tool that can render | html attachments pretty and colorful or a new MUA that has similiar | features. The links in woody can handle color (at least to some extent), you might want to try that. For sending HTML mail you could try something like gnp (It is an editor intended for HTML) and set the Content-Type: header yourself. | I was tempted to look at balsa but the package is currently broken | and downloading half of gnome always annoys me. Balsa has a fairly nice GUI and can render HTML mail (and images, IIRC) but it doesn't handle mailing lists (like mutt does) and I don't think it can send HTML mail. HTH, -D
Re: MUA with html support
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 11:56:31AM +0200, Alexander Steinert wrote: | > I do it with a combination of a line in my muttrc and a couple | > of lines in my /etc/mailcap | > | > first put this line in /etc/mailcap: | > | > text/html; /usr/bin/links -dump '%s'; copiousoutput; description=HTML Text; nametemplate=%s.html | | Which version of links supports -dump? The one in woody does (I don't have the number right now). Version 0.84 (in potato) doesn't. The woody version also has better color support too. | > I've also got auto_view lines and corresponding mailcap lines | > for postscript, tex, and M$ word!! (antiword). | | Could you send the ones for ps and tex, please? For PS I would use ggv (GNOME Ghostview). I'd like to know how you handle (La)TeX files without having the .aux .log and other temp stuff laying around. Also, what do you use for M$Word? -D
Re: Hardware Question
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:06:29PM -0400, Allan M. Wind wrote: | On 2001-07-21 13:17:14, Adam Bell wrote: | | > What I would like to do is have one box, running Debian, which has a | > constant routable IP (via cable or some other sort-of high speed protocol) | > and a normal domain name. | | You could have someone serve dns for your domain, ideally you would | want someone to do secondary dns for you anyways. Alternatively, you | could consider something like dyndns.org which will give you a | hostname in their domain for free (donations are encouraged). Thanks, I'll have to look this place up :-). | > This will act as a mail server, samba server, FTP server, and | > internet sharing gateway for like four or five machines sitting | > behind it (and also make info on it available to the owners of these | > machines while they are wandering the world via IMAP). | | I suspect that you will not be putting a heavy load on any of these, | so a low-end machine (celeron/duron) should do just fine. Yeah, it all depends on the load. If you will do a lot of work, make sure you have a fast disk first. | > So my question is this: | > | > What kind of hardware, and in what configuration, would be best to throw | > at this problem? What I'm assuming is that I'll need an interface for the | > modem, an interface going into a hub, and interfaces for all the clients. | > Is there a better way to do this? | | wan --- gw --- hub pc1 | \--- pc2 | \-- pc3 | | You might be able to find a switch not much more expense than a hub | these days, but you should go with 100 Mb/s network (cables, network | cards and hub/switch). I'm having good experiences with the D-Link DSS-8+. It is an 8 port (plus 1 uplink) 10/100Mbps ethernet switch. I got it from CompUSA for ~$80. NICs are fairly cheap -- you can get good Linksys/Netgear/D-Link NICs for around $20 each. No-name NICs are fine also if you know what chipset they use (I have one, its a rtl8139). Routing is trivial to setup with the 2.2 kernels -- simply 'apt-get install ipmasq'. I don't know about the 2.4 kernels (other than they use iptables instead of ipchains). -D
Re: Motherboards
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 04:34:23PM +0100, Keith O'Connell wrote: | Hi, | | I want a new machine, and for fun and education I am going to build it | from scratch. I have pretty much decided on an Athlon 1.2GHz. I will run | a small partition with Windows Me on it, but it will predominantly be up | in Debian. | | I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give the | least compatibility problems with the various chip sets available and | for on-board sound. I have a Gigabyte motherboard for my Duron 750 processor (it should be able to handle Athlons as well). It is based on the AMD 750 chipset and I have had no problems with it (yet anyways ;-)). The Tyan Thunder K7 board looks cool (its a SMP board for the AthlonMP processors and has a lot of stuff on-board) but has a price tag to match its feature list (~$600). On this list I have heard a lot of issues with the VIA KT133 chipset, but I have no experience or documents to back that up. HTH, -D
Re: it keeps crashing
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 11:00:52AM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: | On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 09:43:39AM +0200, Guy Geens wrote: | > > "Martin" == Martin F Krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > | > Martin> instead, it keeps crashing on me... kernel panic in pid 0 | > Martin> "process swapper." however, memtest86 reports no errors for | > Martin> the RAM chip, and badblocks, run with the destructive write | > Martin> option, reports no bad blocks within the swap partition. | > | > My guess is that you simply have not enough memory. | | AFAIK 8MB is enough to boot linux, or it should be. I can verify this. I am using an old Gateway2000 i486sx, 25MHz with 8MB RAM right now to write this. I have ~32MB swap. It is running as a router for my dial-up connection, but it also has a keyboard and monitor so I am using it for ssh-ing to school to read my mail (and write this). I have kernel 2.2.19 and have no stability problems (only performance problems :-), for example when I use dpkg) -D
Re: [users] Mail from OE to linux and more
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:31:54AM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: | * Mark Wagnon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010709 15:31]: | > Do you mean "with" or "without"? I'm a little confused. Mutt has some | > option to change the from header for outbound mail. I don't use it, so | | (judicious use of hedgeclippers above) | | In order to set the from address that mutt wil use, try setting the | "from" variable. You can have this do fun things for mailing lists FYI, the "from" command doesn't work for me. Instead I use the "my_hdr" command like : # used to make the From: header correct. my_hdr From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (D-Man) At the moment I don't really need it (because I am sending directly from that account) but if I send stuff from my Linux box I need it or else the MTA will make my linux account the "from" (and thus the default reply-to) address which won't work. HTH, -D
Re: Hardware Question
On 2001-07-21 13:17:14, Adam Bell wrote: > What I would like to do is have one box, running Debian, which has a > constant routable IP (via cable or some other sort-of high speed protocol) > and a normal domain name. You could have someone serve dns for your domain, ideally you would want someone to do secondary dns for you anyways. Alternatively, you could consider something like dyndns.org which will give you a hostname in their domain for free (donations are encouraged). > This will act as a mail server, samba server, FTP server, and > internet sharing gateway for like four or five machines sitting > behind it (and also make info on it available to the owners of these > machines while they are wandering the world via IMAP). I suspect that you will not be putting a heavy load on any of these, so a low-end machine (celeron/duron) should do just fine. > So my question is this: > > What kind of hardware, and in what configuration, would be best to throw > at this problem? What I'm assuming is that I'll need an interface for the > modem, an interface going into a hub, and interfaces for all the clients. > Is there a better way to do this? wan --- gw --- hub pc1 \--- pc2 \-- pc3 You might be able to find a switch not much more expense than a hub these days, but you should go with 100 Mb/s network (cables, network cards and hub/switch). > Also, what salient packages will be needed? Here's my list so far: > dhcpd, imapd (courier or uw?), proftpd, fingerd, exim, bind. I know there > must be things missing! :) You might want to run both dhcp client and server on the gw (server should only bind to internal itnerface). Spend some quality time looking at the packet filtering in the kernel and setting up proper logging of your system. (bsd) ftp should do just as well as proftpd, as you really should use ssh/scp for non-anonymous file transfers. postfix is nice also (re exim). Probably want a web server on there as well (e.g. apache). /Allan -- Allan M. Wind email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 2022 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GPG/PGP) Woburn, MA 01888-0022 USA pgpPQybVENyGv.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian books
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 07:45:10AM -0700, Kurt Lieber wrote: > "Running Linux" for instance, tells you that to configure your TCP/IP > address, you should modify the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 file. At least on my > Debian box, that's completely wrong - I don't even have an rc.d > directory, let alone an rc.inet1 file. (the file you want, BTW, is > /etc/network/interfaces) That's because the authors have based it on the oldest distribution - Slackware Linux, which has a BSD-style init system unlike Debian and all the others which follow the System V init system. > That said, both books were essential in my ability to get two Debian > boxes up and running, so they do provide some value. Just understand > that you'll have to take the concepts they give you and then go dig up > the real command/file/location in the online Debian documentation. For a raw newbie, Bill McCarty's book is still pretty good even though it was written for Slink. And then there's tons of documentation on the Net plus a very active user community. Sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
Re: question
Since I assume you're talking about X, are you sure you're using the right mouse protocol (e.g. ExplorerPS/2..)? Is it a USB or PS/2 mouse? On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 10:36:20AM -0700, John Matters wrote: > i am having a problem. my mouse is not responding at all. When my brother > left (he installed and configured everything) it was working, and then it > just stopped suddenly. its not that the mouse is not plugged in or anything > like that. I did get it to respond once, but the second that i moved the > mouse, it would automaticly move to the upper-lefthand corner of the screen. > > > ~John~ > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ___ ___ / _ | / _ \ Ari Pollak - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.aripollak.com / __ |/ ___/ /_/ |_/_/ Taxes still too low? Vote democrat in 2000
Re: Hardware Question
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:17:14PM -0400, Adam Bell wrote: > What kind of hardware, and in what configuration, would be best to throw > at this problem? What I'm assuming is that I'll need an interface for the > modem, an interface going into a hub, and interfaces for all the clients. > Is there a better way to do this? I run a server which provides 24/7 Net connectivity off a permanent modem connection. It serves as mail and web server and there are five machines on my LAN. The machine is a P60, 32 meg RAM, one gig drive. Runs potato. I use my ISP's DNS. > Also, what salient packages will be needed? Here's my list so far: > dhcpd, imapd (courier or uw?), proftpd, fingerd, exim, bind. I know there > must be things missing! :) Pick the basic server package when installing and add whatever you want later. > Finally, is there a nice, easy (secure!) web interface for an IMAP store > that can be dropped in easily? Webmin. Sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
Re: MTAs: rejecting senders with exim and delivering responses to rejected senders
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 04:57:23PM +0200, Hans Wilmer wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having some trouble setting up my MTAs. The situation is as > follows: > > > Server: provides dial-up connection to ISP, runs qmail > qmail sends any non-local mail using smtp.SoftHome.net > as remote SMTP server > The remote SMTP server accepts mail only when envelope-sender > and From: line are set to my mail-address > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > To get mail from my accounts, I'm running fetchmail to fetch it. > > Workstation: runs exim >exim sends any non-local to Server, using it as a relay >exim does address-rewriting, using /etc/email-addresses I have a simple question here - if you are able to block mail at the server level, why do you need to again block stuff from your workstation? Sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
Re: Building kernel in new dir.
Er, I don't know if you want to do what you think you want to do. :) To answer your original question, no you found the only one, but what _really_ matters is where lilo thinks the kernel is. Wherever you put it and your system map (also generated when you compile the kernel) make sure to edit /etc/lilo.conf and then RUN /sbin/lilo BEFORE you reboot. might want to test the files to make sure they are where you think, too. BUT, you might be a little confused. /boot _is_ the "standard" place to put kernels which are compiled.../usr/src/linux is the standard place to put kernel _source_ that you are working with (hence the "src"). Of course, you can put your images anywhere you want, but I would keep them in /boot unless you know what you are doing. --adam b. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: Building kernel in new dir. > I'm working on building a new kernel (just realized my newly 'bought' debian > 2.2r3 has kernel 2.2 not 2.4 for some reason). Currently, the kernel is in > /boot but i thought i'd install the new one in /usr/src/linux as i'm told its > more of a "standard" directory for kernels. I know there's a symbolic link > (/vmlinuz) in the root directory. Are there any other sybolic links lying > around that i need to change? I've read about some on different tutorials on > the web but it seems like the only one present on my debian is /vmlinuz. Did > i miss any? I want to be sure b/c i'll bet it winds up in disaster if i do. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
Re: Wherer is dselect putting the kernel-source_2.4.6.deb
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 11:14:31AM -0500, John Foster wrote: > I have been having problems getting a new kernel compiled. I have > already posted a query about whether dpkg or make-kpkg is broke in > testing with no response. I downloaded a raw linux-2.4.6.tar.gz from > kernel.org, put it in /usr/src/linux and tried to compile with make-kpkg > buildpackage. I have never had a problem with this working before, but > it faild 3 times. I then used dselect to install the new > kernel-source.2.4.6.deb file from Debian, expecting it to install in > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.6 but although dselect says it is installed > on my system I can not find it or any directory matching *kernel-source* > using mc find except in /var/tmp which are markers for dpkg. I did see > the /kernel-source-2.4.6_docs installed from my installation from > dselect. Anyone have any ideas here??? dpkg -L kernel-source-2.4.6 Cheers, Joost
question
i am having a problem. my mouse is not responding at all. When my brother left (he installed and configured everything) it was working, and then it just stopped suddenly. its not that the mouse is not plugged in or anything like that. I did get it to respond once, but the second that i moved the mouse, it would automaticly move to the upper-lefthand corner of the screen. ~John~ _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
dselect: improper dependancy resolution behavior?
I am hand selecting my packages, but I am having a problem with libncurses4 and libncurses5. Until I know more about this, I suppose it won't harm anything to just install both versions. However, if I try to remove libncurses4, the dependancy resolution also forces the removal of nvi. It is my understanding the nvi is the linux version of vi, which I prefer to use above any other editor. Will nvi work with libncurses5? If so, will it hurt anything to 'manually' force the removal of libncurses4 in the future? dselect - main package listing ## the following packages are installed and marked for install: *** Req base libncurses5 5.0-6.0pota *** Req base ncurses-base 5.0-6.0pota *** Req base ncurses-bin 5.0-6.0pota ## the following packages are not installed, but marked for install: n* Imp oldlibs libncurses4 4.2-9 n* Std admin ncurses-term 5.0-6.0pota Thanks in advance for your help. - gladimir
agpgart, mga and Matrox G400 woes: resolution
I'm following up on my own post of a day or two ago, because a Google search suggests that the problem I asked about is quite a common one. It was this: under X 4.0.3 (debian testing) I couldn't get hardware acceleration enabled for my Matrox G400. The problem was that the kernel module `agpgart' wouldn't load (because, I think, of an unrecognized chip). That meant in turn that the `mga' module (which depends on `agpgart') wouldn't load. I did two things to solve this (which means, unfortunately, that I don't know which was crucial): I upgraded to kernel 2.4.6, and I set the CONFIG_AGP_VIA option in the kernel configuration. Now `agpgart.o' loads without complaint, `mga.o' loads without complaint, and direct rendering is enabled. Hope this helps somebody, Jim
Netscape wrapper
Hi, I have to use a (closed-source) proprietary solution call Aventail connect to VPN to work. On Linux, I have to prefix every command I run with the command "avconnect" - for example : avconnect telnet . This has the effect of socksifying (or whatever the right term is for VPN), the socket calls. The documentation for this product says that if I use Netscape in this manner, not to use the wrapper script, or it can cause Netscape to crash. Sure enough, Netscape does crash with a "bus error" every now and then. I looked at the wrapper script in question trying to figure out what the heck it does, and I must confess defeat. Not only could I not figure out the purpose of the script and what it was doing, I also have no idea as to what exactly I am to invoke, if trying to execute Netscape without the wrapper. Maybe there is a way to modify the wrapper itself to do what I need to do, but I hope someone can give me a clue in that matter. Thanks, Jor-el
Building kernel in new dir.
I'm working on building a new kernel (just realized my newly 'bought' debian 2.2r3 has kernel 2.2 not 2.4 for some reason). Currently, the kernel is in /boot but i thought i'd install the new one in /usr/src/linux as i'm told its more of a "standard" directory for kernels. I know there's a symbolic link (/vmlinuz) in the root directory. Are there any other sybolic links lying around that i need to change? I've read about some on different tutorials on the web but it seems like the only one present on my debian is /vmlinuz. Did i miss any? I want to be sure b/c i'll bet it winds up in disaster if i do.
Hardware Question
So I'm interested in setting up a small LAN, basically. What I would like to do is have one box, running Debian, which has a constant routable IP (via cable or some other sort-of high speed protocol) and a normal domain name. This will act as a mail server, samba server, FTP server, and internet sharing gateway for like four or five machines sitting behind it (and also make info on it available to the owners of these machines while they are wandering the world via IMAP). So my question is this: What kind of hardware, and in what configuration, would be best to throw at this problem? What I'm assuming is that I'll need an interface for the modem, an interface going into a hub, and interfaces for all the clients. Is there a better way to do this? Also, what salient packages will be needed? Here's my list so far: dhcpd, imapd (courier or uw?), proftpd, fingerd, exim, bind. I know there must be things missing! :) Finally, is there a nice, easy (secure!) web interface for an IMAP store that can be dropped in easily? Whew...lots of questions. Feel free to point me to a HOW-TO or something...this seems like the sort of thing that is probably documented somewhere. I read the DNS HOW-TO and it almost answered some of my questions... --adam b.
Re: NE2000-compatible network device
its ne not ne2k. The modules ne will work on pci devices, but I think the ne2k-pci will not work on isa. Its very likelly that U have ne on your system as it is a very common and therefore comes withmost installations. under debian ne.o is in /lib/modules/2.4.5/kernel/drivers/net where 2.4.5 is your klernel version On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, [iso-8859-1] "Fischer, Bj?rn" wrote: > Hi, > I am quite a newbie to either Linux (I'm "playing" with Suse Linux for about > half a year) and Debian (first try to install the day before yesterday) so > please be patient with me. > > But there's a Proble, that I wasnt able to solve yet: I have a NE2000 > compatible ethernet device (ISA). The german Debian GNU/Linux Handbook > (http://www.openoffice.de/linux/buch/) said I would only have to load the > Kernel-Module ne2k, supply it with the correct IO-Port and maybe a correct > IRQ and it should work. But the problem is that modprobe can't find the > module ne2k, only ne2k-pci is there. Does someone of you know an alternative > to ne2k or can tell me where I can find the ne2k module? > Another question: are modules stored in different .debs than the kernel or > are they always packed together? > > Many thanx for an answer > > Greetings > > Bj?rn Fischer > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: Motherboards
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Keith O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I want a new machine, and for fun and education I am going to build it >>from scratch. I have pretty much decided on an Athlon 1.2GHz. I will run >a small partition with Windows Me on it, but it will predominantly be up >in Debian. > >I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give the >least compatibility problems with the various chip sets available and >for on-board sound. I can only comment on SDRAM based boards: all recent Athlon boards I'm aware of are based on VIA's KT133A, they should all work. Recent 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels have support for the VIA 82C686 audio codec; I haven't tried it myself but I've read many times that it works quite well. The only thing that will probably not work is the (pseudo-)hardware ATA RAID support present on the ATA RAID boards that any manufacturer offers nowadays. I've been running potato and now woody on an Epox EP-8KTA3 with an Athlon 1000/133. It works like a charm, I highly recommend the Epox board if you're planning to go with a SDRAM based solution. Avoid the ATA RAID boards. They will work just fine, but I doubt you'll get anywhere with the ATA-100/RAID controller. Wether cheapo ATA RAID is worth the trouble anyway is quite a different question. There's one caveat: the VIA 686b south bridge has a serious design flaw in the way both IDE controllers interact. They communicate over the PCI bus and heavy load on the PCI bus is known to corrupt data when copying from the second to the first controller. VIA claims this only happens with a SBLive! card (which put severe load on the PCI bus), but there are reports from people observing this problem without one. If possible, don't connect any hard drives to the second IDE controller. And make sure you flash the latest BIOS ASAP! HTH -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 11.0.3.3 on Debian
Anyone know how to install ASE 11.0.3.3 on Debian ? I wanna use ASE on Debian, not on the Redhat. Best Regards, Andy
Wherer is dselect putting the kernel-source_2.4.6.deb
I have been having problems getting a new kernel compiled. I have already posted a query about whether dpkg or make-kpkg is broke in testing with no response. I downloaded a raw linux-2.4.6.tar.gz from kernel.org, put it in /usr/src/linux and tried to compile with make-kpkg buildpackage. I have never had a problem with this working before, but it faild 3 times. I then used dselect to install the new kernel-source.2.4.6.deb file from Debian, expecting it to install in /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.6 but although dselect says it is installed on my system I can not find it or any directory matching *kernel-source* using mc find except in /var/tmp which are markers for dpkg. I did see the /kernel-source-2.4.6_docs installed from my installation from dselect. Anyone have any ideas here??? Thanks! John
Re: Newly compiled kernel will not boot
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 09:44:22AM -0400, Steve Gran wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:29:13 Radar wrote: > > I'm trying to boot a newly compiled 2.4.6 kernel in "potato" using the > > updated > > packages at people.debian.org/~bunk. After following steps outlined in a > > few > > kernel compile tutorials, I arrive at the same results, LILO says: > > uncompressing the image. Ok...booting the kernel - and nothing. It just > > hangs there. Prior to this, I had a newly installed woody system, > > thinking I would not need the > > "Bunk" files. I used the kernel-package steps with the above results. > > Then I > > wiped out the linux directory and started new without using the > > kernel-package > > steps. I can't think of why this is, when I compiled with no errors. I'll > > list > > what steps I have taken thus far with the present setup. > > > > Installed Debian 2.2 r3 from CDs and pointed sources.list to the "Bunk" > > files > > at people.debian.org. > > > > Did an apt-get update and apt-get -u dist-upgrade > > > > Installed libncurses5-dev, got the 2.4.6.tar.gz and untarred it in > > /usr/src/ > > > > cd into usr/src/linux and issued: make mrproper, make menuconfig. > > > > For my p166, I chose pentium pro / Pentium II. For my hard drive I chose > > enhanced IDE/ATA/MFM?/RLL (not sure about this). For filesystems, I used > > defaultsfor cdrom, ext2. I chose all netfiltering/iptables options, and > > chose my nic to > > be loaded as a module. PPP, floppy support etc. I'm really not sure > > what's > > amiss in here. > > > > I saved the config, Issued make dep, make clean, make bzImage, make > > modules, > > make modules_install. > > > > I copied the System.map into /boot/ along with the bzImage from > > /usr/src/linux > > /arch/i386/boot/. I also copied vmlinux into /boot/ (not sure about that) > > > > I updated lilo.conf: > > > > Image=/boot/bzImage > > root=/dev/hda2 > > label=Linux > > read-only > > # restricted > > alias=1 > > > > Image=/vmlinuz > > label=LinuxOLD > > read-only > > # restricted > > alias=2 > > > > Everything else in lilo.conf was left as it was (except for the boot > > message) > > > > I can still boot the old kernel, the new one will always stop at ok > > booting > > kernel - with no error messages. > > > > > > > > Maybe someone can help? My only other thought is to try this on a newer > > machine. > > > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > > > > I'm not sure - but I think you may have misidentified the processor in the > kernel. Try calling it a P1, and if that doesn't work, try the generic > 386/486 config. The first message you get at boot is CPU signals, and I > got the same response when I misidentified a CPU (K6-2 vs. PII). > Good luck > Steve > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > That was it! I was able to boot the kernel w/out errors. Thank You! Regards, Wayne
Re: Newly compiled kernel will not boot
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 09:29:13AM -0500, Radar wrote: > I'm trying to boot a newly compiled 2.4.6 kernel in "potato" using the updated > packages at people.debian.org/~bunk. After following steps outlined in a few > kernel compile tutorials, I arrive at the same results, LILO says: > uncompressing the image. Ok...booting the kernel - and nothing. It just hangs > there. Prior to this, I had a newly installed woody system, thinking I would > not need the > "Bunk" files. I used the kernel-package steps with the above results. Then I > wiped out the linux directory and started new without using the kernel-package > steps. I can't think of why this is, when I compiled with no errors. I'll > list > what steps I have taken thus far with the present setup. > > Installed Debian 2.2 r3 from CDs and pointed sources.list to the "Bunk" files > at people.debian.org. > > Did an apt-get update and apt-get -u dist-upgrade > > Installed libncurses5-dev, got the 2.4.6.tar.gz and untarred it in /usr/src/ > > cd into usr/src/linux and issued: make mrproper, make menuconfig. > > For my p166, I chose pentium pro / Pentium II. For my hard drive I chose > enhanced IDE/ATA/MFM?/RLL (not sure about this). For filesystems, I used > defaultsfor cdrom, ext2. I chose all netfiltering/iptables options, and chose > my nic to > be loaded as a module. PPP, floppy support etc. I'm really not sure what's > amiss in here. > > I saved the config, Issued make dep, make clean, make bzImage, make modules, > make modules_install. > > I copied the System.map into /boot/ along with the bzImage from /usr/src/linux > /arch/i386/boot/. I also copied vmlinux into /boot/ (not sure about that) > > I updated lilo.conf: > > Image=/boot/bzImage > root=/dev/hda2 > label=Linux > read-only > # restricted > alias=1 > > Image=/vmlinuz > label=LinuxOLD > read-only > # restricted > alias=2 > > Everything else in lilo.conf was left as it was (except for the boot message) > > I can still boot the old kernel, the new one will always stop at ok > booting > kernel - with no error messages. Here's my lilo.conf which works for 2.4.5. Hope this is of some help:- boot=/dev/hda root=/dev/hdc3 install=/boot/boot.b map=/boot/map vga=normal lba32 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.5-686 root=/dev/hdc3 label=Debian2.4 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.5-686 Good luck. -- Howard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Motherboards
Quoting Joost Kooij on Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 05:43:06PM +0200: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 04:34:23PM +0100, Keith O'Connell wrote: > > I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give the > > least compatibility problems with the various chip sets available and > > for on-board sound. > > I've yet to hear any bad stories about motherboards for athlon > cpus with chipsets from amd. personally, I've not had any problems > with motherboards with via chipsets, but there are some rumors > out there about stability problems when running a kernel compiled > with athlon-specific bulk move instructions. > > Cheers, > > > Joost > > There is a lot of information about issues with VIA chipsets especially the KT133. If you peruse the kernel sources, there are drivers and patches which offset the problems with VIA and ide drives. Also check out kernel mailing list archives. That said, I run two systems roughly comparable with the Via/southbridge. Be sure to read over the via driver information in /usr/src/linux/driver/ide/via* also. I run these systems with no problems whatsoever now. Both running the 2.4.7 kernel with via patches enabled and compiled for the athlon chipset. -- Michael Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: obtaining the absolute path of a shell script within itself
"Martin F. Krafft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> how can i obtain the absolute path of the script within itself,
>
> echo `pwd`/$0,
>
> returns a POSIX-valid path like
> /home/madduck/edu/swat/../../bin/myscript
>
> but this method only works for relative paths. if i call myscript as
> /home/madduck/bin/myscript then this method yields
>
> /home/madduck/edu/swat//home/madduck/bin/myscript
>
> which is a different path (and most likely invalid).
>
> i *could* check the first character for a '/' and act accordingly, but
> there's got to be an easier way...
I'm not sure what you mean by easier (shorter, i assume), but that is
certainly not a bad way, as it can be implemented entirely using shell
builtins:
case $0 in
/*) abspath=$0 ;;
*) abspath=$PWD/$0 ;;
esac
echo $abspath
Off hand, I can think of only one alternative, which is quite elegant
and also normalises the pathname (removing .. and .):
abspath=$(cd ${0%/*} && echo $PWD/${0##*/})
(i.e. cd to the directory component of $0 and append the basename of
$0 to the PWD)
Interestingly, Plan9 contains a command which does exactly what you
want; see http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/cleanname>
--
Leonard Stiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Motherboards
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 04:34:23PM +0100, Keith O'Connell wrote: > I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give the > least compatibility problems with the various chip sets available and > for on-board sound. I've yet to hear any bad stories about motherboards for athlon cpus with chipsets from amd. personally, I've not had any problems with motherboards with via chipsets, but there are some rumors out there about stability problems when running a kernel compiled with athlon-specific bulk move instructions. Cheers, Joost
Cannot load kde panel
Hello, This morning, I updated my kernel to 2.4.7. I rebooted and attempted to log into a kde session. The panel (kicker) attempted to start up and aborted. I cannot get a panel running. My .xsession-errors is as follows: _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root DCOPServer up and running. Property 'Export' is defined multiple times (KOfficeFilter) Property 'Import' is defined multiple times (KOfficeFilter) kdecore (KLibLoader): WARNING: KLibrary: /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3: undefined symbol: init_spellchecking kdecore (KLibLoader): WARNING: KLibrary: /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3: undefined symbol: init_audiocd _IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported kicker: crashHandler called DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-576' to 'kicker' ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error! file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported AlarmApp::newInstance() AlarmDaemon::AlarmDaemon() AlarmDaemon::reloadCal(): '' AlarmApp::newInstance() file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-590' to 'kicker' ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error! file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported file format extension /usr/share/sounds/ unsupported Can anyone help with this problem? Thanks, Anthony
Re: Newly compiled kernel will not boot
> > > > For my p166, I chose pentium pro / Pentium II. --- I think you need to select 586 not PII as your CPU.
Motherboards
Hi, I want a new machine, and for fun and education I am going to build it from scratch. I have pretty much decided on an Athlon 1.2GHz. I will run a small partition with Windows Me on it, but it will predominantly be up in Debian. I thought I would consult here as to the motherboard that will give the least compatibility problems with the various chip sets available and for on-board sound. Your views and suggestion, your experiences and advice are all keenly sought. Keith -- +--+ | Keith O'Connell | "That which does not kill | | Maidstone, Kent (UK) | us, usually still hurts. | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | That's just life, I'm afraid" | +--+
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 05:07:23PM +0200, Martin F. Krafft wrote:
> also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 03:53:58PM +0200):
> > You read the wrong rfc, the above characters are all allowed in http.
> > Try it again, using spaces, '%', '#' and some control characters.
> > Those will be escaped.
>
>The restricted set of characters consists of dig?
>its, letters, and a few graphic symbols chosen from those
>common to most of the character encodings and input facil?
>ities available to Internet users:
>
> "A" .. "Z", "a" .. "z", "0" .. "9",
> ";", "/", "?", ":", "@", "&", "=", "+", "$", ",", # reserved
> "-", "_", ".", "!", "~", "*", "'", "(", ")"
>
>[...]
>
>Some of the "uric" characters are reserved for use as
>delimiters or as part of certain URI components. These
>must be escaped if they are to be treated as ordinary
>data. Read RFC 2396 for further details.
>
> you can see that both '$' and '/' are restricted (reserved
> characters), and these are escaped by browsers and other HTTP clients
> during form submissions - which is essentially what i want to fake
> from the command line.
They are not restricted, they are "reserved", which the rfc explains as:
you can use them, unless the particular uri of which they are a part
gives them special meaning, in which case they must be escaped. Read
section 2.2 of the rfc.
http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
Of course, if you want to fake the behaviour of webbrowsers, avoid all
standards like the plague. Certain browsers will escape all characters
when sending a request to the server. Why do you think that .asp sites
regularly have spaces in uris, without the "designer" being aware of that?
Cheers,
Joost
Re: pcsnd driver and Pentium
An update: I tried pretty much all Debian packages that play RAW or WAV files and sinthetizers. The only good result is with "saytime", that says the current time throug /dev/audio (minor 4). Now, when I load the pcsnd module I get a message in kern.log saying Jul 21 16:20:23 d6r2 kernel: PCSP on device 3 Jul 21 16:20:23 d6r2 kernel: PCSP mixer on device 0 so I guess that pcsnd is listening on /dev/dsp (minor 3) and not /dev/audio... What's going on? I tried "ls -l" in the /dev directory to make sure that one of them is not a link and it gives: crw-rw1 root audio 14, 3 Dec 9 1999 /dev/dsp crw-rw1 root audio 14, 4 Dec 9 1999 /dev/audio (I didn't create the devices myself, but I assume that they were created when I installed slink or upgraded to potato...) Why does saytime work and the others don't? Anyone got any clue? Thanks. matteo On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Matteo Semplice wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am trying the pcsnd driver patch (from > ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/people/dwmw2/pcsp/) on my Pentium 100MHz > laptop. It is supposed to provide some basic sound through the PC speaker > for those that think that their box is too old to deserve a sound card... > (Running potato on 2.2.17 kernel here) > > Now, it doesn't work... Ok, I patched my 2.2.17 kernel source tree and > built the driver as a module; I compiled also vplay in the pcsnd-kit that > is at the same ftp site. The module loads ok and 'vplay' does indeed > produce noise through the speaker... However playing the included > enterprise.raw that is supposed to produce some StarTrek tune I get a > FAX-like noise (you know, that sort of high-pitch rattling noise that you > hear when you pick up the handset and discover it was a FAX...) > > A web search revealed that reading IDE devices interferes with the driver > slowing it down, so I tried to play the tune while 'find / -name whatever' > was running: it sounds a bit better but still far from giving the right > frequencies! > > Ok, so does anyone have any experience out there? > > I had a look at the code and there are comments about the need of a > time-delay loop when Pentiums will become common... (toghether with > warnings that a 386SX may not be fast enough: as you guess the original > code is rather old!) So do I need such a delay loop? On the other hand it > is a mantained patch and I assume that people out there are using it on > new machines... > > Of course it may just be a crap speaker... > > So, some success/unsuccess reports on machines equal or faster than mine > would be much appreciated. Even better, if you have any idea on how this > works and can diagnose my problem and/or have fixes to suggest... > > (Also, has anyone tried to build and use the mono or stereo DAC on > parallel port that the driver is supposed to support?) > > matteo > > PS I read debian-user only in digest format, so please Cc replies to me if > you are answering on that list only. > > --- > Matteo Semplice > Wadham College > Oxford OX1 3PN > U.K. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- Matteo Semplice Wadham College Oxford OX1 3PN U.K.
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 03:53:58PM +0200):
> You read the wrong rfc, the above characters are all allowed in http.
> Try it again, using spaces, '%', '#' and some control characters.
> Those will be escaped.
The restricted set of characters consists of dig
its, letters, and a few graphic symbols chosen from those
common to most of the character encodings and input facil
ities available to Internet users:
"A" .. "Z", "a" .. "z", "0" .. "9",
";", "/", "?", ":", "@", "&", "=", "+", "$", ",", # reserved
"-", "_", ".", "!", "~", "*", "'", "(", ")"
[...]
Some of the "uric" characters are reserved for use as
delimiters or as part of certain URI components. These
must be escaped if they are to be treated as ordinary
data. Read RFC 2396 for further details.
you can see that both '$' and '/' are restricted (reserved
characters), and these are escaped by browsers and other HTTP clients
during form submissions - which is essentially what i want to fake
from the command line.
martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
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MTAs: rejecting senders with exim and delivering responses to rejected senders
Hi, I'm having some trouble setting up my MTAs. The situation is as follows: Server: provides dial-up connection to ISP, runs qmail qmail sends any non-local mail using smtp.SoftHome.net as remote SMTP server The remote SMTP server accepts mail only when envelope-sender and From: line are set to my mail-address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). To get mail from my accounts, I'm running fetchmail to fetch it. Workstation: runs exim exim sends any non-local to Server, using it as a relay exim does address-rewriting, using /etc/email-addresses This works fine. I can send and receive mail reliably. Using smtp.SoftHome.net to send mail to remote recipients instead of sending it directly is required because I don't have a fixed IP address so that I won't get error messages in case delivery of my mail fails. Moreover, some stupid hosts won't accept my mail if sent directly. Now, I've set up exim to reject mails from some senders, using /etc/exim.reject. This works fine, too: exim rejects mail from the senders I specify, and the sender gets a mail like the following: Return-Path: <> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 21 Jul 2001 14:10:46 - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: failure notice Hi. This is the qmail-send program at little.home.de. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Connected to 192.168.0.1 but sender was rejected. Remote host said: 550 rejected: administrative prohibition --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: (qmail 6102 invoked by uid 5000); 21 Jul 2001 14:10:46 - Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 16:10:46 +0200 From: server maintainer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ee Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i ddd The problem is: If [EMAIL PROTECTED] sends mail and that mail is rejected by exim, qmail would try to send the error message (as above) to [EMAIL PROTECTED], thereby using smtp.SoftHome.net. But smtp.SoftHome.net won't accept the error message because it is from [EMAIL PROTECTED], not from [EMAIL PROTECTED] What can I do to get the error messages sent? I don't want to replace, on the server, qmail with exim, and it's not a good idea not to use smtp.SoftHome.net as a relay. Thus, I'd have to configure qmail to rewrite the From: and envelope-sender to [EMAIL PROTECTED] when it tries to send such an error message. How can this be done? Is there maybe another good solution? Can qmail be configured to reject mail from certain senders? GH -- Nieder mit der Mineralölsteuer!! Senkt die Benzinpreise!! http://www.congressonlineproject.org/email.html: > Timely, in-kind responses to e-mail provide the high-quality service > that e-constituents expect, and failing to deliver it reflects poorly > on Members of Congress.
Re: [OT] Perl: exec and $variables
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 02:31:58PM +0200, Sven Burgener wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:46:25PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:04:40PM +0200, Sven Burgener wrote: > > > my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")"; > > > > Please tell us what you're trying to accomplish first. It is unclear > > what assumptions you are making. > > What I want is the variable $BEGINREGEX to contain a string like so: > > ^$ > > or > > ^$ > > The digit after the "news" should be whatever $no is set to at that > point in the script. You are still not telling really what you want to accomplish, but I infer that you want to match lines like: To test if the entire $line matches it, you would write: $line =~ m(^$); Notice that I used the "m" operator explicitly, so I can use an alternate regexp delimiter, or else I would have had to escape each of the slashes in your pattern. What is the need for the seperate variable $BEGINREGEX? It complicates things enormously when you want a variable $no to be evaluated whenever $BEGINREGEX is evaluated. The only sane way out is to completely reevaluate $BEGINREGEX after each change to $no. To do that successfully, you have to escape '$', '"', and '\' and then escape some of the escapes, but others not, depending on wheter they should never be expanded, expanded in the eval or expanded when applying the regexp. I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole if I were you. If you succeed at it, you have great job security, and a maintenance nightmare. Easier is to not use a $BEGINREGEX at all: $line =~ m(^$); should always work, for the current value of $no. > > > my $no = 1; > > > my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX); > > > print "$bla\n"; > > > > > > $bla is empty for some reason. > > > > You probably do not want to use eval here, or at least not in this way. > > What should I do then? > > It's simple, really. I am sure I am just making a stupid mistake. > > my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")"; > my $no = 99; > my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX); > print "regex string: $bla\n"; > > What should be printed: > > regex string: ^$ Why are you putting the sprintf in the regexp at all? The '^' and '$' anchors only work when at the begin, resp. at the end of the whole regexp. I think that the use of sprintf is unnecessary, and even complicates things enormously. > But it isn't, so what am I doing wrong here? AFAICS, you're just not doing it in the most straightforward way. Try to use fixed regexps, and leave the $no in it, so it will be expanded every time perl uses the regexp. Cheers, Joost
Re: dselect trying to remove lots of stuff
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 04:14:07PM -0400, Anthony Fox wrote: > KDE. I don't want these packages to be removed. Is there some way > that I can make dselect forgot about previous selections? That is, is > there some way for dselect to just start over? Not that I know too much about dselect, if you are still on "dselect" R "Revert! I did not mean it." Discard auto generated selections. Revert selection back to original. D "Damn it! I do not care what dselect thinks. Just do it!" Discard auto generated selections. Set selections to directly requested state. These works normally for me. (I bet you know this.) If you have already executed selections, dig into /var/lib/dpkg and make "diff -u"s between archived "status". Make apt-get scripts from it It should work, but I never done it. Maybe smarter way exists :-). I am not expert like you but this is how I understand system. Debian packaging is very difficult for me so I made quick reference for mu use. My debian quick-reference, http://www.aokiconsulting.com/quick/ (Outdated for make-kpkg/flavour thing though...) Regards, Osamu -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D +
Re: DVDs
On Saturday 21 July 2001 14:20, Brian Nelson wrote: > On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 12:02:04AM +1000, Bek Oberin wrote: > > Through fortuitous means, I just acquired a DVD player! > > > > I've looked at the DVD HOWTO and it recommends a whole bunch > > of software from the LiVID project. > > > > Is any of this software packaged up for Debian/unstable anywhere? > > > > I don't mind building it by hand, but not if there's packages out > > there. I couldn't find them though... > > I think the best DVD software package is xine, linux.com has a good article on how to get dvd working with Xine. (i think the guy writting it was running debian aswell). Hereward
Re: [OT] Perl: exec and $variables
eval() doesn't do what you want - it *executes* code, as opposed to
substituting values for variables. Try something like:
my $template = '^$';
my $no = 99;
my $bla = $template;
$bla =~ s/%no%/$no/g;
You can get fancy too, if you want:
$replace{no} = 99;
$bla =~ s/%(.+?)%/$replace{$1}/g;
now anything encased in % signs will be replaced by the associated value
in the %replace hash.
Disclaimer: these are trivial and not terribly robust solutions; take them
as a starting point, not a complete solution.
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Sven Burgener wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:46:25PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:04:40PM +0200, Sven Burgener wrote:
> > > my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")";
> >
> > Please tell us what you're trying to accomplish first. It is unclear
> > what assumptions you are making.
>
> What I want is the variable $BEGINREGEX to contain a string like so:
>
> ^$
>
> or
>
> ^$
>
> The digit after the "news" should be whatever $no is set to at that
> point in the script.
>
> > > my $no = 1;
> > > my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX);
> > > print "$bla\n";
> > >
> > > $bla is empty for some reason.
> >
> > You probably do not want to use eval here, or at least not in this way.
>
> What should I do then?
>
> It's simple, really. I am sure I am just making a stupid mistake.
>
> my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")";
> my $no = 99;
> my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX);
> print "regex string: $bla\n";
>
> What should be printed:
>
> regex string: ^$
>
>
> But it isn't, so what am I doing wrong here?
>
> Cheers,
> Sven
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RE: Debian books
> Can someone tell me what they consider to be a good up to > date Debian book for a beginner, one that doesn't assume that > the reader has a background in Unix or DOS? Is there such a book? As a couple of people have mentioned already, most of the good documentation is online. Some folks also mention a couple of O'Reilly Books; "Essential System Administration" and "Running Linux" I happen to own both of those, and am a linux newbie myself. I've found both to be useful, but neither will stand on its own. I've found them most useful for helping me understand basic Linux concepts, such as run levels and what goes in the /etc directory vs the /usr directory. For the nitty-gritty commands, however, I've found both of these books to be either way out of date, or not focused (enough) on Debian. "Running Linux" for instance, tells you that to configure your TCP/IP address, you should modify the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 file. At least on my Debian box, that's completely wrong - I don't even have an rc.d directory, let alone an rc.inet1 file. (the file you want, BTW, is /etc/network/interfaces) That said, both books were essential in my ability to get two Debian boxes up and running, so they do provide some value. Just understand that you'll have to take the concepts they give you and then go dig up the real command/file/location in the online Debian documentation. HTH --kurt
Re: ipmasq ipchanis; newbie question
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 02:09:04PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > You can use any private ranges from 192.168.x.x > I think 10.0.0.x > is an another available range > Someone could correct me on this.:) Yes but more precisely, private network can use any of: Class A: 10.0.0.0 with net mask 255.0.0.0 Class B: 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.0.0 with net mask 255.255.0.0 Class C: 192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.0 with net mask 255.255.255.0 You can always subnet them. :-) -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D + + My debian quick-reference, http://www.aokiconsulting.com/quick/+
Re: DVDs
On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 12:02:04AM +1000, Bek Oberin wrote: > Through fortuitous means, I just acquired a DVD player! > > I've looked at the DVD HOWTO and it recommends a whole bunch > of software from the LiVID project. > > Is any of this software packaged up for Debian/unstable anywhere? > > I don't mind building it by hand, but not if there's packages out > there. I couldn't find them though... I think the best DVD software package is xine, which is packaged for Debian (though you won't find the decss plugin in the official archives, of course). Check this list's archives for more info. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Debian books
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 08:14:25AM -0400, alex wrote: > Can someone tell me what they consider to be a good up to date Debian > book for a beginner, one that doesn't assume that the reader has a > background in Unix or DOS? Is there such a book? I wouldn't worry about getting a Debian-specific book. For beginning material, most distros are quite similar. I'd recommend O'Reilly's _Running_Linux_ as a book for Linux beginners. It does point out the small variations among distros, including Debian. Then, for Debian info regarding installation, the packaging system, and FAQs, check out debian.org. You should find enough info to get you started. > Where are the books about Debian? I found dozens of up to date books > for RedHat and just one out of date book for Debian (O'Reilly) in the 4 > large bookstores that I visited. It's not that the Debian books were > sold out, there just don't to be many published. This is true. There is a new book targeted at 2.2r2 named _Debian/GNU_Linux_Bible_, but I don't know if it's any good. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Debian books
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 08:14:25AM -0400, alex wrote: > Can someone tell me what they consider to be a good up to date Debian > book for a beginner, one that doesn't assume that the reader has a > background in Unix or DOS? Is there such a book? Most of the interesting literature is available online at http://linuxdoc.org/ Have a look at "getting started" and the "network administrator's guide". One of the best introductions would be learn to use, understand and program the bash shell. Read the bash(1) manual page and the whole lot of shell scripts that many programs on your system are. They are of very high educational value, because you'll learn both about the shell and about the system. One very good book that is only available in the stores: Essential system administration, by aeleen frisch (o'reily). The book covers many different flavours of unix and examines linux only cursorily. > Where are the books about Debian? I found dozens of up to date books > for RedHat and just one out of date book for Debian (O'Reilly) in the 4 > large bookstores that I visited. It's not that the Debian books were > sold out, there just don't to be many published. Check out the "documentation" secion on http://www.debian.org/ Debian is very generic and of all the linux distributions that I know, it keeps in line with standard unix practices the most. Cheers, Joost
Re: video drives
Your video card is supported by Xfree86. If your using Xfree86 3.3.x use the XF86_SVGA sever with the tvga8900 driver if you using the XFree 4 use the "trident" driver. I got this info from here http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status33.html#33 Kyle On 07 Aug 2001 22:22:41 +0900, Outa wrote: I need drives to install the graphical mode but so hard to find this driver .. I don't know where? the video card is trident cyber blade i1 .. comes together compaq presario 1600 xl 258... I'll hope for one solution no more thanks for the attention... send reply for this adress [EMAIL PROTECTED]
obtaining the absolute path of a shell script within itself
hi, in a shell script, $0 contains the name of the script as it was called. i.e. ./myscript ../../myscript /home/madduck/bin/myscript. how can i obtain the absolute path of the script within itself, given this information. one possible solution is echo `pwd`/$0, which returns a POSIX-valid path like /home/madduck/edu/swat/../../bin/myscript but this method only works for relative paths. if i call myscript as /home/madduck/bin/myscript then this method yields /home/madduck/edu/swat//home/madduck/bin/myscript which is a different path (and most likely invalid). i *could* check the first character for a '/' and act accordingly, but there's got to be an easier way... martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- i took an iq test and the results were negative.
DVDs
Through fortuitous means, I just acquired a DVD player! I've looked at the DVD HOWTO and it recommends a whole bunch of software from the LiVID project. Is any of this software packaged up for Debian/unstable anywhere? I don't mind building it by hand, but not if there's packages out there. I couldn't find them though... bekj -- : Usual state: (e) None of the above. : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : The most beautiful people I have known are those who have known : total defeat, suffering, struggle, loss and have found their way : out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a : sensitivity, radiate an understanding of life that fills them : with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern ... : without saying a word. -- Roy Nichols
Re: video drives
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:22:41PM +0900, Outa wrote: > I need drives to install the graphical mode but so hard to find this driver > .. > I don't know where? the video card is trident cyber blade i1 > .. comes together compaq presario 1600 xl 258... > I'll hope for one solution You need to start here: http://linuxdoc.org/LDP/gs/gs.html Read it thoroughly, it will answer most of the questions that you have and will have. Also look at the other texts at http://linuxdoc.org/ > no more thanks for the attention... > > send reply for this adress [EMAIL PROTECTED] Next time, you do some of the work too: set that yahoo address in the email From: address, so that all replies are automatically sent there. Cheers, Joost
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:43:38PM +0200, Martin F. Krafft wrote: > in fact, this doesn't seem to work at all: > > fishbowl:~> echo '$1$19496519$xnqy/01WTA6pfhLBqZT13.' | \ > perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'chomp; print uri_escape($_), "\n"' > $1$19496519$xnqy/01WTA6pfhLBqZT13. > > what am i doing wrong? You read the wrong rfc, the above characters are all allowed in http. Try it again, using spaces, '%', '#' and some control characters. Those will be escaped. Cheers, Joost
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 03:11:06PM +0200, Martin F. Krafft wrote:
> also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:56:26PM +0200):
> > perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'chomp; print uri_escape($_), "\n"'
> >
> > A little scriptlet to do the same:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> > use URI::Escape;
> > chomp, print uri_escape($_), "\n" while (<>);
>
> almost, except that an input of "$1$29492948$6uK7lvoFHD2wWI.P.yF111"
> is output as "$1$29492948$6uK7lvoFHD2wWI.P.yF111" even though the '$'
> character needs to be escaped for HTTP... why?
Why needs the '$' character be escaped for http?
If you insist on escaping everything, use:
uri_escape("foo", "\0-\377")
Of course, this is all explained in the URI::Escape manual page.
Cheers,
Joost
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:56:26PM +0200): > perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'chomp; print uri_escape($_), "\n"' in fact, this doesn't seem to work at all: fishbowl:~> echo '$1$19496519$xnqy/01WTA6pfhLBqZT13.' | \ perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'chomp; print uri_escape($_), "\n"' $1$19496519$xnqy/01WTA6pfhLBqZT13. what am i doing wrong? martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 1-800-psych hello, welcome to the psychiatric hotline. if you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. pgpw9hKAqy9e8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Newly compiled kernel will not boot
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 10:29:13 Radar wrote: > I'm trying to boot a newly compiled 2.4.6 kernel in "potato" using the > updated > packages at people.debian.org/~bunk. After following steps outlined in a > few > kernel compile tutorials, I arrive at the same results, LILO says: > uncompressing the image. Ok...booting the kernel - and nothing. It just > hangs there. Prior to this, I had a newly installed woody system, > thinking I would not need the > "Bunk" files. I used the kernel-package steps with the above results. > Then I > wiped out the linux directory and started new without using the > kernel-package > steps. I can't think of why this is, when I compiled with no errors. I'll > list > what steps I have taken thus far with the present setup. > > Installed Debian 2.2 r3 from CDs and pointed sources.list to the "Bunk" > files > at people.debian.org. > > Did an apt-get update and apt-get -u dist-upgrade > > Installed libncurses5-dev, got the 2.4.6.tar.gz and untarred it in > /usr/src/ > > cd into usr/src/linux and issued: make mrproper, make menuconfig. > > For my p166, I chose pentium pro / Pentium II. For my hard drive I chose > enhanced IDE/ATA/MFM?/RLL (not sure about this). For filesystems, I used > defaultsfor cdrom, ext2. I chose all netfiltering/iptables options, and > chose my nic to > be loaded as a module. PPP, floppy support etc. I'm really not sure > what's > amiss in here. > > I saved the config, Issued make dep, make clean, make bzImage, make > modules, > make modules_install. > > I copied the System.map into /boot/ along with the bzImage from > /usr/src/linux > /arch/i386/boot/. I also copied vmlinux into /boot/ (not sure about that) > > I updated lilo.conf: > > Image=/boot/bzImage > root=/dev/hda2 > label=Linux > read-only > # restricted > alias=1 > > Image=/vmlinuz > label=LinuxOLD > read-only > # restricted > alias=2 > > Everything else in lilo.conf was left as it was (except for the boot > message) > > I can still boot the old kernel, the new one will always stop at ok > booting > kernel - with no error messages. > > > > Maybe someone can help? My only other thought is to try this on a newer > machine. > > Thanks, > Wayne > I'm not sure - but I think you may have misidentified the processor in the kernel. Try calling it a P1, and if that doesn't work, try the generic 386/486 config. The first message you get at boot is CPU signals, and I got the same response when I misidentified a CPU (K6-2 vs. PII). Good luck Steve
Newly compiled kernel will not boot
I'm trying to boot a newly compiled 2.4.6 kernel in "potato" using the updated packages at people.debian.org/~bunk. After following steps outlined in a few kernel compile tutorials, I arrive at the same results, LILO says: uncompressing the image. Ok...booting the kernel - and nothing. It just hangs there. Prior to this, I had a newly installed woody system, thinking I would not need the "Bunk" files. I used the kernel-package steps with the above results. Then I wiped out the linux directory and started new without using the kernel-package steps. I can't think of why this is, when I compiled with no errors. I'll list what steps I have taken thus far with the present setup. Installed Debian 2.2 r3 from CDs and pointed sources.list to the "Bunk" files at people.debian.org. Did an apt-get update and apt-get -u dist-upgrade Installed libncurses5-dev, got the 2.4.6.tar.gz and untarred it in /usr/src/ cd into usr/src/linux and issued: make mrproper, make menuconfig. For my p166, I chose pentium pro / Pentium II. For my hard drive I chose enhanced IDE/ATA/MFM?/RLL (not sure about this). For filesystems, I used defaultsfor cdrom, ext2. I chose all netfiltering/iptables options, and chose my nic to be loaded as a module. PPP, floppy support etc. I'm really not sure what's amiss in here. I saved the config, Issued make dep, make clean, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install. I copied the System.map into /boot/ along with the bzImage from /usr/src/linux /arch/i386/boot/. I also copied vmlinux into /boot/ (not sure about that) I updated lilo.conf: Image=/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda2 label=Linux read-only # restricted alias=1 Image=/vmlinuz label=LinuxOLD read-only # restricted alias=2 Everything else in lilo.conf was left as it was (except for the boot message) I can still boot the old kernel, the new one will always stop at ok booting kernel - with no error messages. Maybe someone can help? My only other thought is to try this on a newer machine. Thanks, Wayne
solution
hi i have a display solution of 1600x1200 but i want 1024x768 but i dont know how to change it using debian gnu/linux potato 2.2 and kde2 markus hansen
video drives
I need drives to install the graphical mode but so hard to find this driver .. I don't know where? the video card is trident cyber blade i1 .. comes together compaq presario 1600 xl 258... I'll hope for one solution no more thanks for the attention... send reply for this adress [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian books
Can someone tell me what they consider to be a good up to date Debian book for a beginner, one that doesn't assume that the reader has a background in Unix or DOS? Is there such a book? Where are the books about Debian? I found dozens of up to date books for RedHat and just one out of date book for Debian (O'Reilly) in the 4 large bookstores that I visited. It's not that the Debian books were sold out, there just don't to be many published.
Re: dselect trying to remove lots of stuff
> > Hi, > > > > Seems I wasn't careful enough when using dselect. I have been trying > > to remove the gnome libs and binaries that I don't use on my system. > > Somehow, I must have selected the wrong package for purging. Dselect > > now wants to remove from my system, among other packages, XFree86 and > > KDE. I don't want these packages to be removed. Is there some way > > that I can make dselect forgot about previous selections? That is, is > > there some way for dselect to just start over? the other thing you should look at is the package debfoster i use to clean out stuff i dont want look into it. G
Re: url-escaping a string in a shell script.
also sprach Joost Kooij (on Sat, 21 Jul 2001 01:56:26PM +0200): > perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'chomp; print uri_escape($_), "\n"' > > A little scriptlet to do the same: > > #!/usr/bin/perl -w > use URI::Escape; > chomp, print uri_escape($_), "\n" while (<>); almost, except that an input of "$1$29492948$6uK7lvoFHD2wWI.P.yF111" is output as "$1$29492948$6uK7lvoFHD2wWI.P.yF111" even though the '$' character needs to be escaped for HTTP... why? martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- echo '[dO%O+38%O+PO/d0<0]Fi22os0CC4BA64E418CE7l0xAP'|dc pgpQ7uhZzDPIh.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: dselect trying to remove lots of stuff
On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 04:14:07PM -0400, Anthony Fox wrote: > > Hi, > > Seems I wasn't careful enough when using dselect. I have been trying > to remove the gnome libs and binaries that I don't use on my system. > Somehow, I must have selected the wrong package for purging. Dselect > now wants to remove from my system, among other packages, XFree86 and > KDE. I don't want these packages to be removed. Is there some way > that I can make dselect forgot about previous selections? That is, is > there some way for dselect to just start over? > > Thanks, > Anthony No, not as far as I know. Look into deity. It's independent of dselect, and it saves it state in ~/.captstate. -- Danie Roux *shuffle* Adore Unix
Re: Repeat: Problem with Postgresql database
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 09:04:01PM -0400, Brian Schramm wrote: [snip] > > problem is that the postgresql database says that my username does not > > exist in the pg_shadow file any more. I thought that this was a problem > > that > > the users did not transfer so I created another user with the create user > > command. It still tells me that the pg_shadow file does not contain the > > user. Any ideas? // On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 01:28:45AM -0500, will trillich wrote: > > can you get in via the postgres superuser? (su to root, then su > to postgres). maybe try createuser from the postgres account. > // thx, will. i was looking at this exact prob for about 2 hrs yesterday and still couldn't find how to do it. (i even bought momjian's "postgresql--intro and concepts" book and was still shootin' blanks.) at least now i should be able to start creating db's and having fun. man's may be good for the broad picture, but ofttimes it's nut-'n-bolts details _with examples_ that make all the difference in the world. and this list has a way of filling that void. so, thx, again. bentley taylor. // >
Re: [OT] Perl: exec and $variables
On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:46:25PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 01:04:40PM +0200, Sven Burgener wrote: > > my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")"; > > Please tell us what you're trying to accomplish first. It is unclear > what assumptions you are making. What I want is the variable $BEGINREGEX to contain a string like so: ^$ or ^$ The digit after the "news" should be whatever $no is set to at that point in the script. > > my $no = 1; > > my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX); > > print "$bla\n"; > > > > $bla is empty for some reason. > > You probably do not want to use eval here, or at least not in this way. What should I do then? It's simple, really. I am sure I am just making a stupid mistake. my $BEGINREGEX = "sprintf(\"^\$\")"; my $no = 99; my $bla = eval($BEGINREGEX); print "regex string: $bla\n"; What should be printed: regex string: ^$ But it isn't, so what am I doing wrong here? Cheers, Sven -- The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
