Re: Installing Debian Linux
> The image, rescue.bin, is an exact binary duplicate of the bits > that should be on the floppy disk. The floppy needs to be created > with a program, such as 'dd', that will dump the raw bits to the disk. > You will then have a compressed ext2 filesystem on the disk, which > windows can't read. Sidenote: under windows, the dos utility rawrite will make the image (available under dosutils from debian servers)
Re: python2 and qt
> So do i have to build pyqt against python-2.x? Probably, and you may have to much around in debian/rules or other files. I had this same experience with getting wxPython for python2, but I just copied the entire /usr/lib/python1.5/wxPython directory into /usr/local/lib/python2.0/site-packages, and to my surprise, it works (despite a nasty-looking string of warnings of error mismatches). --Brendan
Re: A small doubt ..
> > > I hear that this is possible with Debian and not Red Hat. Actually, this is quite possible with any distro. I think in Mandrake the partition resizing is actually built into the installer. Ah, if only we would rip off the "nice" installers or something... > I would just like to add it might work better with windows defragger. > some defragger's like norton's leave some files at the end, whereas > window's will more likely move them all to the front. hth Dean Once, when fips'ing a win2k (fat) partition, fips refused to shrink it more than a few megs, no matter how much I defragged it. It turned out some sort of virtual memory was residing at the end of the partition, and win2k wouldn't let me completely shut it off. So I used gnu parted, and just chopped it off (after copious prayer). It worked fine, but later cfdisk ate the entire partition table I think --Brendan
Re: [users] Mail from OE to linux and more
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 12:56, will trillich wrote: > On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 10:50:51PM -0700, Mark Wagnon wrote: > > On 07/09/01 02:31:03 -0700, Paul Mackinney wrote: > > > I'm yet another person who'd love to completely transition from Windows > > > to Linux. And yes, I use Outlook and yes, getting mail really working > > > on Linux is the biggest obstacle to my completing the transition. > > > > Yeah, mail is pretty important. I'm in the process of documenting my > > mail setup experience to share with others. > > ding! did someone mention my name? oh, that's right, yuo're > DOCUMENTING something. excellent! > > http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ > needs more folks like you. > > and now we return you to your regularly scheduled email... > > :) I recently spent some time with interfacing kmail and fetchmail. Normally, kmail can handle both ingoing and outgoing mailings (just like Outlook or Eudora), which I feel is the easiest for newbies (or lazy ppl like myself) but the current version doesn't have SSL support, so I had to configure fetchmail with it. There's certainly a zillion ways to do email on Linux, but if you want a little wrtie-up on this minor one, drop me an email... --Brendan
Re: Installing on a new system... Is it possible to have the packages I select automatically build from .deb source versions and compiled specifically for my CPU?
On Tuesday 10 July 2001 03:16, you wrote: > Is it possible to somehow set this method as the preferred method for > installing new packages? (Like say using a text editor from the boot cd > before allowing the first debian boot from the hard disk?) Not that I know of, no. The standard CD's only have binary packages on them. I don't know how source CD's work, however. > -Original Message----- > From: Brendan O'Connor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 03:32 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Installing on a new system... Is it possible to have the > packages I select automatically build from .deb source versions and > compiled specifically for my CPU? > > On Monday 09 July 2001 01:51, mjevans1983011 wrote: > > I think the topic says most of what I want. > > > > > Anyway; is this possible? Can I just put in a boot disk/cd and have all > > my > > > packages compiled on my system to its exact abilities? If yes, which > > download is it for debian? > > Well, not that automatically. You can always apt-get -b source package to > automatically download the source and compile it (and the pentium-builder > package is supposed to automatically force optimizations for you) but > you'll need a base system installed first. I guess you could slowly > replace all your default installed packages with more robust, faster ones. > > --Brendan > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: pcmcia nic confuddelment.
On Wednesday 04 July 2001 13:30, Keith O'Connell wrote: [...] > I get the impression from other messages that laptops are trickier than > desktops to set up with linux. Did I just change the gradient on my > learning curve by taking the laptop on? > > Keith A great source for info is www.linux-laptop.net.
Re: Installing on a new system... Is it possible to have the packages I select automatically build from .deb source versions and compiled specifically for my CPU?
On Monday 09 July 2001 01:51, mjevans1983011 wrote: > I think the topic says most of what I want. > > For the first time in about 5 years I am expecting to get (build for my > self in this case) a new computer system. With modern hardware packages > can be compiled in a length of time where it is not unreasonable to expend > a little more time up front and compile them per CPU. I'd love to have > binaries optimized exactly for what my CPU was made with. Extra cache for > example might be better optimized for if the kernel on up were at least > compiled with it in mind. I wouldn't actually know my self but it seems to > make sense to me. > > Anyway; is this possible? Can I just put in a boot disk/cd and have all my > packages compiled on my system to its exact abilities? If yes, which > download is it for debian? > Well, not that automatically. You can always apt-get -b source package to automatically download the source and compile it (and the pentium-builder package is supposed to automatically force optimizations for you) but you'll need a base system installed first. I guess you could slowly replace all your default installed packages with more robust, faster ones. --Brendan
Re: PPP dialup utility
On Monday 09 July 2001 07:09, John Hasler wrote: > Victor writes: > > I thought that the PPP dialup utility resorted to the same definitions of > > PPPconfig, but it doesn't seem to be that way... > > If you by "PPP dialup utility" one of the Gnome applets, probably not. I > haven't looked at that particular one, but the "dialup utilities" I > have looked at use their own unique configuration files. > > The approach pppconfig uses is the one recommended by the upstream > mainitainers, but as far as I know no one else uses it. I haven't used the gnome dialer, but both wvdial and kppp (kde's very nice ppp app) half-use the standard stuff in /etc/ppp. However, they set up things slightly differently (use their own custom-named files), but if things break you can go in and edit the config files like normal, and reference the standard man pages. --Brendan
Re: Help in selecting laptop
On Friday 06 July 2001 23:10, Dale Morris wrote: > I've done some > research, seems the modem can be a snag.. While most winmodems don't work, I've had good experiences with the Lucent winmodem's driver -- it works just fine. Of course, a standard modem (prolly hafta get a pcmcia one) will be easier in any case. --Brendan
Re: Going slightly spare!
On Friday 06 July 2001 11:20, Paul Tansom wrote: > I'm trying to compile a driver from scyld.com on my Debian 2.2r3 install. > I have the kernel source downloaded from kernel.org (as this isn't for my > Debian install - I have also tried the sources from Debian with now luck), > but when I compile I get the error: > > linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory Ick, this happened to me a while ago, too. modversions.h is created when the kernel is recompiled. Otherwise, I *think* it may be in the kernel-headers package, if you don't want to recompile your entire kernel before compiling one dinky little driver. Of course, if oyu use kernel-headers, then you should use the corresponding kernel-image package (and you don't need the entire kernel source at all) --Brendan
Re: How do I clear out a list
On Friday 06 July 2001 13:32, Brian Schramm wrote: > I did a apt-get update. Acually I followed the instructions on > www.progeny.com web site. For your instructions, would that install them > or remove them? > > Brian As others said, you need to do an update from dselect, because apt and dselect don't use the same database to keep track of updates. Enjoy. --Brendan
Re: Not Debian related. wvdial
On Saturday 07 July 2001 17:42, Kent West wrote: > I don't know how familiar you are with Linux, so let me ask the first > obvious question: is your modem a so-called "winmodem"? If so, you're > not likely to ever get it to work with Redhat (or Debian, or BeOS, or > OS/2, or anything except what the manufacture decides to let you use > with it). Winmodems and winprinters are, in my estimation, absolute trash. I disagree. I have a Lucent winmodem on two machines and I've gotten it to work on both. Granted, it's a special case, because they've released a half-open source driver (it can be recompiled for a different kernel version, but uses a propreitary library) but hey, it works great for me. And there's even an installation script that makes a deb package! limodem.org, i believe... marvin stodolsky's website for the lucent driver specifically. --Brendan
Re: KDE 2.1.1 for potato?
On Sunday 08 July 2001 15:29, Bernard Reißberg wrote: > BeRnArD29ReIsSbErG04IlMeNaU1980 > > Hi people! > > Does somebody knows, if there are debs of KDE 2.1.1 for potato available > on their servers? I've found it on the the sourceforge-mirror of kde.org, > but I don't know if it is wise, to download it from there. Can somebody > give me a hint? > > Thanks a lot!!! > > > Bernard Try kde.debian.net, or else kde.tdyc.com. They have apt-lines and everything.
Re: Linux substitue for Origin
On Tuesday 03 July 2001 18:48, Nikolai Hlubek wrote: > Hi there fellow Debian'a'holics, > > does anybody know of a linux programm which can > compete with Origin. > (Origin is similar to Excel but with more advanced > features, which are important for me.) > > Read you, > Nikolai. There's also KSpread, part of KOffice for KDE2, but it doesn't seem too developed yet.
Re: Compiling problems with woody and pointers
Also -- I"m running a fully updated woody, with gcc 3.0, glibc 2.2.
On Saturday 16 June 2001 14:12, Brendan O'Connor wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to compile a liboe, an outlook-mailbox converter
> (http://www.gpl.no/liboe), and get dozens of these same errors:
>
> src/liboe.c:132: invalid operands to binary !=
> src/liboe.c:141: invalid operands to binary +
>
> The related code for these two:
>
> int oe_readmessage(oe_data *data,
>fpos_t pos,
>int newsarticle) {
> int segheadsize = sizeof(oe_msg_segmentheader)-4;
> /*+(newsarticle<<2);*/ oe_msg_segmentheader *sgm =
> malloc(sizeof(oe_msg_segmentheader)); char buff[16], *ss = malloc(2048), *s
> = ss;
> int nextsegment, endofsegment, i, headerwritten = 0;
> fsetpos(data->oe,&pos);
> while (1) {
> fread(sgm,segheadsize,1,data->oe);
> 132:if (pos!=sgm->self) { /* No body found*/
> [snip]
> }
> 141:pos+=segheadsize;
> nextsegment = pos+sgm->increase;
> endofsegment = pos+sgm->include;
>
>
> Can anyone help? Thanks!
Compiling problems with woody and pointers
Hello!
I'm trying to compile a liboe, an outlook-mailbox converter
(http://www.gpl.no/liboe), and get dozens of these same errors:
src/liboe.c:132: invalid operands to binary !=
src/liboe.c:141: invalid operands to binary +
The related code for these two:
int oe_readmessage(oe_data *data,
fpos_t pos,
int newsarticle) {
int segheadsize = sizeof(oe_msg_segmentheader)-4; /*+(newsarticle<<2);*/
oe_msg_segmentheader *sgm = malloc(sizeof(oe_msg_segmentheader));
char buff[16], *ss = malloc(2048), *s = ss;
int nextsegment, endofsegment, i, headerwritten = 0;
fsetpos(data->oe,&pos);
while (1) {
fread(sgm,segheadsize,1,data->oe);
132:if (pos!=sgm->self) { /* No body found*/
[snip]
}
141:pos+=segheadsize;
nextsegment = pos+sgm->increase;
endofsegment = pos+sgm->include;
Can anyone help? Thanks!
Weird sound problem -- alsa at fault??
Hello! When I try to play a wav or mp3, I only hear a stuttering replay of the first half second or so, again and again for several seconds. Whenever an app plays a sound (say, kmail when finished downloading new messages), it gets repeated with hideous rasping sounds interspersed with the actual sound. ALSA at boot up says snd: ESS Solo-1 reset failed snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02c6/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02b9/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x022/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02c0/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02b1/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02b1/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x025f/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02c0/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02b2/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x02b2/0x0280) snd_solo_write_cmd timeout (0x025f/0x0280) es1938 this takes about a second to go through. If I do /etc/init.d/alsa restart of force-restart, the only output on a lucky day is "es1938" and everything works fine. But sometimes, the /etc/init.d/alsa start command completely freezes the entire system -- can't even use the keyboard to switch to a virtual console. I'm using kde and arts. I have esound installed, but it isn't running. (manually running esd causes the same stutter problem with a weird, low sound.) Any ideas what's wrong? Any help would be much appreciated!!!
Re: Using dhcp on a home cable connection
Looking further, I found out that my cable isp does not offer persistent hostnames. I checked what the hostname is under windows, and it's 'NAME.mn.rr.comDEST' which doesn't seem to mean anything (nor work with linux...) Any suggestions at all would be very helpful! Thanks! -- On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:54:23 Mircea Luca wrote: >Brendan O'Connor wrote: >> >> I have my ethernet card detected and working (using tulip.o, and etherconf >> from Progeny), connected to a cable modem, but the internet isn't working at >> all. >> > > > >> # The ethernet interface, configured by etherconf >> iface eth0 inet dhcp >> hostname progeny >> > >Most providers wil request a specific hostname in theabove line.progeny >for sure >will not work,so you either comment out that line or replace progeny >with the proper hostname given to you by your ISP. >I use dhcpc and I have in /etc/dhcpc/config a line > >OPTIONS='-h "cr123456"' > >In /etc/network interfaces for eth0 all I have is > >iface eth0 inet dhcp > >I guess it's a bit different for dhcpc but this is the idea. > Check out the FREE cell phone packages complete with accessories at Lycos Wireless Marketplace http://www.inphonic.lycos.com/redirect.asp?referringpage=www.lycosad129
Re: Using dhcp on a home cable connection
Alright, thanks for the help! -- On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:54:23 Mircea Luca wrote: >Brendan O'Connor wrote: >> >> I have my ethernet card detected and working (using tulip.o, and etherconf >> from Progeny), connected to a cable modem, but the internet isn't working at >> all. >> > > > >> # The ethernet interface, configured by etherconf >> iface eth0 inet dhcp >> hostname progeny >> > >Most providers wil request a specific hostname in theabove line.progeny >for sure >will not work,so you either comment out that line or replace progeny >with the proper hostname given to you by your ISP. >I use dhcpc and I have in /etc/dhcpc/config a line > >OPTIONS='-h "cr123456"' > >In /etc/network interfaces for eth0 all I have is > >iface eth0 inet dhcp > >I guess it's a bit different for dhcpc but this is the idea. > Check out the FREE cell phone packages complete with accessories at Lycos Wireless Marketplace http://www.inphonic.lycos.com/redirect.asp?referringpage=www.lycosad129
Using dhcp on a home cable connection
I have my ethernet card detected and working (using tulip.o, and etherconf from Progeny), connected to a cable modem, but the internet isn't working at all. When I run pump, I get a long pause, and "Operation failed." with no further explanation. So I removed pump and installed dhcp-client. (Using the Progeny 1.0 versions, only slightly more updated than potato, I believe.) The dhcp-client script at both startup and run later from /etc/init.d/dhcp-client produces no output and seems to do nothing. I have very little in /etc/network/interfaces, but isn't the dhcp protocol supposed to retrieve stuff like nameservers and gateways in addition to your IP address? In that case, what stuff needs to be in /etc/dhclient.conf, versus the "traditional" config files (resolv.conf, interfaces)? Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks!!! -- Here's my config stuff: progeny:/etc# netstat -i Kernel Interface table Iface MTU MetRX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVRTX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg eth0 1500 02 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 BRU eth0: 1500 0 - no statistics available -BRU lo 3924 06 0 0 06 0 0 0 LRU progeny:/etc# netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 192.5.5.213 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH0 0 0 eth0 progeny:/etc# cat network/interfaces ### etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE IT. # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) auto lo eth0 # The loopback interface iface lo inet loopback # The ethernet interface, configured by etherconf iface eth0 inet dhcp hostname progeny ### END OF DEBCONF AREA. PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED. ### pppconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE IT. ### END OF DEBCONF AREA. PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED. --- Brendan Check out the FREE cell phone packages complete with accessories at Lycos Wireless Marketplace http://www.inphonic.lycos.com/redirect.asp?referringpage=www.lycosad129
Creating eth0
Hi all! I'm in the middle of configuring my desktop debian computer for a new cable modem, but I've found there's no eth0 or indeed any eth* device in /dev. How do create it? (with mknod, in init.d, whatever) And the connection is just TCP/IP over Ethernet, no PPPoE. [I'm not on the list, so plz reply to all) Thanks!
Running X apps when logged as su'd as root
Sorry, I'm sure this problem has been addressed already... When I start X as a normal user, open up an xterm, su to root, and try to start an X application, I get the following error: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Is this a consequence of security? Is there some cheap way around it? I'm willing to forgo some security on my home desktop to do run things like qtcups. Thanks!
Re: Virtual Desktop
Wayne: If, at the color depth you're using, the first resolution in the list is 800x600, but another one is 1024x768, it'll run XWindows in 800x600 with a virtual screen of 1024x768. The biggest resolution in the list becomes the virtual screen size, and the first is default actual size. I'd just do it by editing /etc/X11/XF86Config -- the lines are near the bottom, under the "Screen" sections. Brendan > I know, but the new config file makes no mention of virtual settings, so I'm not > sure where to set it to 1024x768. > > Wayne > > > Joris Lambrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote .. > > you're addicted aren't ya ? you'll have to edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file > > and adjust the virtual entry to 1024 768 > > > > good luck, > > > > joris > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 4:06 PM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Virtual Desktop > > > > > > I just bought Railroad Tycoon II for Linux. It only runs at 1024x768. My > > Laptop will only do 800x600, I'm running woody, XF864.0.2, KDE 2.0. > > > > How do I make my Virtual Desktop 1024x768, so I can play this on my Laptop. > > > > It runs fine on my Desktop, I guess it serves me right for going with a > > clone laptop. > > > > Wayne
Re: lucent winmodem driver and potato/2.2.18pre21
I'm trying to get it working right now, trying some advice from [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a weird error, I'd expect it to work for other people. Make sure to download the source version to compile with the specific kernel version. - Original Message - From: "Kimon Ioannides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:48 AM Subject: lucent winmodem driver and potato/2.2.18pre21 > Has anyone been able to get the lucent winmodem driver from linmodems.org > working on potato (linux 2.2.18pre21)? > > thanks > > kimon > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
