Re: FreeWWWeb
I don't remember exactly what I did to get mine going, but I did wind up having to use minicom to figure out what was happening. Then I think I had to make an entry in pap-secrets for freewwweb (I can't currently access that box to look around at the moment, so I'm having to do this by (poor) memory). Thanks, but I don't know minicom that good to use PAP scripts. I cannot just let it call the number, and I get a login screen, but that rejects everything I try. pap-secrets has an entry in it for freewwweb, but still it doesn't work. Bart PS i am considering paid internet. maybe they can connect me
FreeWWWeb
Hi, I signed up for FreeWWWeb, the registration went OK, my POP works, only I cannot connect. I use [EMAIL PROTECTED] as my login and PAP authentication. When I try to login, my /var/log/syslog says PAP authentication failed. It requests my username and password OK (password is plain text in syslog). The FreeWWWeb support-for-linux page says I should check my /etc/ppp/options file. But I didn't touch that one. Anybody knows more on this (not so great) free webXS? Bart PS My first account didn't work because I used the 80 hrs already, according to the support people. And I didn't even ever connect! PPS When I choose PAP in pppconfig and chap-secrets exists, it uses CHAP. I guess something fairly wrong with my ppp ...
X on MS?
Hi, While reading a page on X, I was wondering, should it be possible to kick out Microsoft's window system and run Windows (??) 98 with X? It says it is portable to various systems. Or maybe just the manager. So, that I can make Win98/NT look like one of the X windows Wmanagers. Just wondering... I am not really wanting to do this, but it might give me more knowledge about MSwin, X, WManagers, Desktops etc. Bart PS Or maybe running X on dos ; )??
C and system calls
Hi, Are there any system calls to move or copy files? I know I can do it with system() but i don't like that solution. Bart
Re: Questions from a new debian user
Uninstall the xdm package. Then X won't startup on boot. Isn't this a bit too much? You could also just remove the xdm startup script, just in case you would like to start xdm sometimes. Hilary, Why would you want to close X? You can also switch to a virtual terminal from X at any time using alt-ctrl-F1 to F6 (there are six virtual terminals at default). Bart
FreeWWWeb
Hi, I signed up for FreeWWWeb, because some time ago people said it was good and had Linux capabilities. Well, signed up goed well, but when I try to connect, it says the following: ... Serial connection established Remote message: LCP connection close Exit (the words may be a bit different, I am not someone that remembers (error) messages exactly). It connects OK, but after that it closes the connection. I also told this to FreeWWWeb support (no answer yet) but perhaps I am doing something wrong. It looks like my password is rejected. I did a 'pppconfig' and used PAP as authentication protocol. tia Bart
Make/makefiles
Hi, Can anybody tell me how to make a *simple* makefile? Or a URL where I can find more info? The manpages aren't very clear, and *way* too extensive. I have a small project with 3 source code files, and I don't want to compile all of them every time. tia Bart
Re: permission denied
How are the permissions set? You should have execution permission to execute the file (this is the 'x' bit in -rwxrwxrwx ...) Bart
Re: locate warning . . . ?
locate: warning: database `/var/lib/locate/locatedb' is more than 8 days old Any ideas about what this means? It means what it says, the database is more than 8 days old. When you do 'updatedb' it indexes your filesystems and puts that info in /var/lib/locate/locatedb' to speed up the search. You should update that database every few days to make sure all files are in it. Bart Ps I have my updatedb in crontab, so that i don't have to bother about it. It updates every monday at 10.
2 monitors on a Rage Mobility
Hi, A friend of mine has a Laptop with a ATI Rage Mobility. When running Windoze he can connect another monitor to his laptop and use both his TFT and the CRT, with a resolution of 1600x600 of the entire desktop. He can't get that to work under Linux. Is there anyway it is possible? I know he had a hard time finding the correct X-server, and now it doesn't support this feature. TIA Bart PS This and getting VMWare to work fine are the only things that keeps him from swapping from MS to Linux. I'm helping the Linux community to get another soul ;-).
C++
Hi, I am writing a C++ program and I really need info on how to overload operators (especially + and ) and info on streams. Does anybody know a URL where this kind of info can be found? TIA Bart
Re: C++
http://webstore.ansi.org/ Hmm, looks like a store, I don't wanna buy a book. Just some online info. It is the gaps in my memory that must be filled. Bart
Re: C++
Never knew this was so easy to find.. http://www.gnacademy.org/uu-gna/text/cc/chapters.html Bart
Re: Debian
Hi, Well, thanks for all that info. Guess the support and packaging does it for Debian. Sounds good. And then to mention that not long ago I read that Debian had no support. I installed Debian, but haven't used it long yet, so we'll see. thx Bart
Re: Debian
And don't give me the 'it is the only really non-commercial version' crap. What makes you think anyone intended to do so? Remarks like that serve only to discourage useful answers. Most Linux users I talked to on IRC are a bit principal (is that the right english word for it?) and *will* give these answers. I assumed that on mailingslists will be the same kind of people than on IRC. Maybe that wasn't right to assume (is it?). I also have those principles and would've given such an answer. You're right when I should have just another term than 'crap'. Sorry for that. Bart
Re: ssh loading at startup
manually as described above. Read the man page on update-rc.d (symlink management program), also read the Debian faq at: When I just manually remove any links in an rcX.d directory, is that a way to disable servers etc. at startup? Bart
Debian
Hi, Can anybody tell me why Debian is better than other distributions? And don't give me the 'it is the only really non-commercial version' crap. I want real technical benefits. Or is it all a matter of flavor? I have been using Slackware for one or two years now and I also liked that one. Switching to Debian was necessary because the store didn't sell slack. Bart
Re: Debian rocks
Debian does indeed rock but the x windows really need more than 4MB of RAM. I have 8M, but the upper 4 are bad. I am just busy installing it now. I *know* it is the ram that does it ; ). Maybe I will get me more RAM, hope it is easy to get some 30pins SIMMs. I notice you posted using Outlook Express 5. Would you consider dual booting that box as it clearly has the RAM needed to be a workstation. I wish I could. This workstation (with the i-net, with the NT4, with the 128M of RAM) is at my work. The debian system is at my appartment. Bart
Debian rocks
Hi, Debian rocks! Yeah, only installing it on a 486 with just 4MB of RAM, will cost you (until now, he still isn't ready) 3 days That is, for the standard workstation. Ahh, what the heck, as long as it runs, I will be happy. Grzz Bart
Segmentation faults in dpkg
Hi, Here another one from the guy that can't get Debian installed due to a bad PC (I think). When I run dselect and it starts installing all goes well until one of the packages gets a segfault (dpkg does actually) and then my whole PC crashes. I tried again and it crashed on the same package (m4 or something). Also, when I do apt-get, the apt-get program hangs when 'Correcting dependencies...'. There is no action, except that it takes up all the %CPU that is left. Anybody any ideas? Bart PS Think I have to do all the packages by hand : ((
Segmentation faults in dpkg
Hi, Here another one from the guy that can't get Debian installed due to a bad PC (I think). When I run dselect and it starts installing all goes well until one of the packages gets a segfault (dpkg does actually) and then my whole PC crashes. I tried again and it crashed on the same package (m4 or something). Also, when I do apt-get, the apt-get program hangs when 'Correcting dependencies...'. There is no action, except that it takes up all the %CPU that is left. Anybody any ideas? Bart PS Think I have to do all the packages by hand : ((
Mounting a Sony cdu33a
Hello, I want to mount a sony cdu33a on my 486. The module cdu31a loads OK, it says unused in 'lsmod'. Now I should mount /dev/sonycd, but it isn't there. Does anybody know how the link between a block device and a module is made? Can i make just a block device with mknod, and then load the module? I really don't understand it anymore. please help! thanks Bart
dpkg/dselect and why it won't work
Hi, I am trying to install Debian 2.1 on a 486/50/8M/800M machine. The first troubles concerning the cdrom drive (an old sony cdu33a, thanks Bruce, but I also found it in the CDROM howto (sorry for not cecking first ;o))) are solved, but the installation still doesn't go too well. I get a lot of Kernel panics/Oopses (whatever they are) and sometimes the systems just hangs. I think that is related to bad RAM. But, the problem i get now, is that 'dpkg' cannot install DEBs. When I try the following: dpkg -iB [pkgname] I get an error like: Warning: files list file missing, assuming 0 files or directories currently installed. Unpacking [pkgname] ... dpkg: Error processing [pkgname] unable to create files list file for pkg [name]: No such file or directory... It seems like it needs some kind of list file where it stores pkg information. I guess it should be created during updating or installing. Extracting the pkg goes well, but then no pkg info is written. Help me plz TIA Bart
Re: dpkg/dselect and why it won't work
What does: dpkg --get-selections say? Haven't tried Have you tried: apt-get update apt-get -f install I did the update (several times) it says it updated 1159 packages. If you do dselect, in the 'select' part, are there any packages marked for installation (by a *)? Yes, a lot. Bart
Re: dpkg/dselect and why it won't work
Make sure that Quick POST in the BIOS is not turned on. Not supported by bios Are you sure the kernel was compiled for i386 rahter than for i586 I wish I could compile it : )). I only have the base system running. Are you sure that you are in proper directory when you are using dpkg? Wouldn't dselect be a better choice. dselect invokes dpkg, same problem Bart
mailinglist replying
since i am quite at mailinglists like these, i was wondering, what is the best way of replying to a posted message? reply to sender only, to list only, or to sender with a CC to the list? i would like to know, because i keep getting all replys to my own posts twice. i there some convention? some sort of mailinglist-iquette or something? bart
