Re: configuring sendmail
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 08:52:15PM -0400, Michael Soulier wrote: > > Hey guys. Under RedHat, I just added the smarthost feature, and > the masquerade envelope, and I could tell sendmail to use mail.storm.ca as > my relay. I've tried doing that with Debian, but I'm getting "user > unknown" errors back from mail.storm.ca, which isn't true. It also looks > like the masquerade isn't working. The mail looks like it came from > localhost.localdomain. > Could someone help me out so I can configure mail properly? I found somewhere a HOWTO about setting up sendmail properly in Debian. I followed all the steps and worked really fine. Without it, I was unable to set it up. Don't remember where I got it. Bye! > > Thanks, > > Mike > > "To listen to the words of the learned, and to instill into others the > lessons of science, is better than religious exercises." > -- Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: hibernation on a desktop? Suspend-to-RAM on a desktop?
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 04:53:43PM -0700, Krzys Majewski wrote: > Has anyone got hibernation going on a desktop? How about suspend-to-RAM? > My hardware supports APM and ACPI. I've compiled APM support into my > 2.2.17 kernel and it is recognized at boot time: > I also would like to be able to do this... But I haven't found the way... Try installing the apm daemon (apmd), but I think it won't do these things. > apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.13) > > The apm options I've configured are: > > CONFIG_APM=y > # CONFIG_APM_DISABLE_BY_DEFAULT is not set > # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set > CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y > # CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK is not set > CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_SUSPEND_BOUNCE=y > # CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set > # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set > # CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set Ok, very close to my configuration... But when I simply suspend and I try to reuse my computer, it COMPLETLY hangs. > Ideally I would like this machine to fall asleep by command line, > push of magic "sleep" button on keyboard, or screensaver-wise after > a given timeout. By fall asleep I mean stop disks, fans, etc. > I know about hdparm, but apm docs also talk about suspending the hard drive, > are these unrelated things or should I still be using hdparm? -chris I tried to stop a drive (not the root linux one) and then I was unable to wake it up and the system crashed... ANYBODY CAN HELP? Bye! > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: dpkg binary dbase (was Re: Debian vs. Red Hat)
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 02:37:03PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Bruce Sass writes: > > I want to be able to manually add and edit entries in the DB (i.e., given > > the freedom to royally screw things up if I feel so inclined), and it > > doesn't matter if it is via a text editor or a special bin editor. > > I'm not convinced that you can write a special bin editor that you can > guarantee will be able to fix all the ways that a bin database could get > screwed up. The bin editor could be just a simple conversion program from the binary to the text mode one, then edit the file, and at last, reconvert to the binary mode. Bye! > -- > John Hasler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: "Cloning" a Debian system
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 01:50:30PM +0100, Etienne Grossmann wrote: > > > Hello, > > is there any way to install on a Debian system the same packages > that are found on another Debian system? The machines are not strictly > equal. Yes, you can. Do in the "primary" machine: dpkg --get-selections > packages And then, in the cloned machine do: dpkg --set-selections < packages Bye! > > Tia, > > Etienne > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Staring Gnome ???
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 10:52:31AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: > > Greetings! I'm running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17. And I can't > start Gnome! I'm starting X from the command line (startx) and > have tried > exec gnome-session > in my .xinitrc and even in an .Xsession file, but all I get in > reposne is an X stuck at the corss-hatched screen and when I > Ctrl-Alt-BckSpc a little message saying > > /dev/dsp no such device That is the audio device. Do this: cd /dev ./MAKEDEV dsp and it should create the device; also add yourself to the audio group. In the meantime, if the device is not configured, doesn't matters, but gnome should start then. Bye > > Well there is SOMETHING in /dev/called dsp... > > Can anyone shed some light on this? > > TIA > > Glyn M > > > -- >** >* "The soul is greater than the hum of its parts. " * >* Douglas Hoftstatder* >********** > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Help needed: how to set DefaultColorDepth to 32
On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 10:56:13PM -0500, Jianbo Zhang wrote: > Dear group: > I use gdm to start X. Can I go back to startx to start X easily? I know how to > get 32 bpp with startx. Simply uninstall gdm or use update-rc.d to remove it from your default runlevel. I've done this and I've set up two entryies in grub, one to boot from graphical mode and another one from text mode. Bye! > > Thanks. Your help would be highly appreciated. > > Jianbo > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > http://home.netscape.com/webmail > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Help needed: how to set DefaultColorDepth to 32]
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 12:48:10AM -0400, Patrick Dahiroc wrote: > i am naively using gdm. where do i go to edit the color depth setting. > /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf look at the end of the file; there is a line like this: 0=/usr/bin/X11/X vt7 replace with: 0=/usr/bin/X11/X vt7 -bpp 32 And should be ok. Hope this helps... > On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 11:42:42PM -0500, William Jensen wrote: > > > > Edit your XF86Config file. Set your "DefaultColorDepth" to 32. In > > the section for the driver your using. Restart X. > > hth, > > kent > > > > > > > > Which, if you don't know, is located in /etc/X11/ > > > > Bill > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > "As a general rule, if you have trouble > with the binary system, then probably it > is because you do not really understand > the decimal system ..." > R.W. Hamming > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Grainy Gnome
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 10:25:00AM +0400, Rino Mardo wrote: > yes i'm running at 32 bpp. to double check i stopped gdm and did a "startx -- > -bpp 32" from console and i still get the grainy res. the defaulcolordepth > i'm > not sure but i'll check later. But maybe you don't have you graphics card setup properly and it can't start 32 bpp mode... Check also the last lines of /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf. Bye! > > > --- > > Who's watching the watchmen? > > ICQ: 15096825 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Please help with some harddisk error
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 12:21:35PM +1100, Shao Zhang wrote:
> Hi,
> I am getting some harddisk errors on one of our production
> servers. We also have the same hardware for two other
> servers(web/proxy) running 2.0.36/hamm with no problems.
>
> Hardware:
> 4 x 9GB Fujisu
> Mylex Accelerate 250
>
> Software:
> Kernel 2.2.16/with latest DAC960 comes with kernel(will try out
> 2.2.17)
> Current Potato
>
> Errors:
> hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=34431,
> sector=34368
> end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 34368
> hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=34431,
> sector=34368
> end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 34368
> hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=34431,
> sector=34368
> end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 34368
> hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=279631,
> sector=279568
> end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 279568
>
> We are gettting thounsands of these messages. However, the
> server still runs ok, but some files are damaged randomly.
I'm afraid this is a phisical disk error. I got this kind of errors on
a disk I had and it was really bad... It worked but sometimes
corrupted files because of wrong sectors.
Try fsck -c on that drive, and if doesn't works, you should trow it
away.
Bye!
>
> Thanks for any help in advance.
>
> Shao.
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Re: why can gcc find -lcrypt but not -lcfont (both in /lib)?
On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 07:57:21PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > > From: Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 11:42:51PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > > > Simply because the -l option links static libraries, those which end > > in .a and not dynamic ones (.so). > > > > When you try to compile with libcrypt, it not uses the one in /lib; it > > uses the /usr/lib/libcrypt.a instead. > > Are you sure? The ldd command seems to show that it established > a dynamic link: > > > $ gcc test.c -ldb > $ ldd a.out > --> libdb.so.3 => /lib/libdb.so.3 (0x40017000) > libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40052000) > /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x4000) > $ gcc test.c -ldb1 > $ ldd a.out > --> libdb.so.2 => /lib/libdb.so.2 (0x40017000) > libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40025000) > /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x4000) > $ gcc test.c -ldb2 > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb2 > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > $ ldd a.out > ldd: can't open a.out (No such file or directory) > $ > > > Or are .a libraries needed at compile/link time to establish > the dynamic linking to .so libraries that are fully linked > at run time? Don't know, but the -l option looks for .a libraries, not .so. Maybe "info gcc" can help you more here. Bye! > > > Thanks, > Daniel > -- > Daniel Barclay > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Hmm. A little worrisome: http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy > http://www.anonymizer.com/snoop.cgi ) > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: cron ppp and script
On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 04:29:17PM -0700, Jeff Partin wrote: > This is what I need to do.. > With a cron script once every 15min dialup > and connect.. Then send a command that starts > a download and sends it to my home dir. or ftps it > to a location on another server. > Anyone ever set something up like this? Take a look to the attached file. It connects with 'pon' and waits until the connection is done. You can add at the end of it a line like this: wget -c ftp://file-you-want-to-get And if you want to disconnect after the download, add "poff" at the end of the script. Add the contrab entry in your user's home directory ~/.crontab file and then run "crontab" from it, so the file will be saved directly in your home directory. If you want, you can "cd" to the wanted directory before the wget command. Hope this helps, Bye! > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net#!/bin/bash #echo -n "Connecting..." pon ok="" while [ "$ok" == "" ]; do ok=`/sbin/route | grep "ppp"` sleep 1 done #echo " PPP connection ok"
Re: your mail
Try getting the slackware or mandrake installation kernel and use it to boot the installation. Maybe it could be better to use loadlin here to boot the setup process. Bye. On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 03:53:32PM -0400, brandont wrote: > i have quite a predicament in installing linux flavor debian 2.2.8 i > believe...unfortunately, i don't remember the kernel...at any rate, i > have tried several flavors of linux including mandrake 7.0 (i know, i > suck but i was desparate), slackware 7.0, and finally debian > (preferred)...i tried 3 different boot disks (bare.i and root.*)...if i > seem like i don't remember a lot of what was done, it's because it was > attempted a while ago and i just now heard of this list...at any rate, > the farthest i have gotten is to the 'boot:' prompt...i hit 'enter' on > my keyboard and it attempts to load the kernel but once it does its > little thing, it reboots my machine...here are my specs... > > ctx > amd-k6 200mhz > 96mb / edo ram > 2mb / no name vdo card > 4gb / western digital hd (primary) > 17gb / maxtor hd (primary slave) > cirrus logic 33.6 v.34 pnp modem > d-link 10base/t nic > ms intellimouse > > i have successfully stumped 3 linux gurus (each of which are proficient > in debian and slackware...mandrake is expected i guess)...at any rate, > they have no clue as to why it won't boot into the kernel...i even knew > someone who installed it on a 486 (which isn't a surprise) but i would > imagine that their hardware is no-name equipment also so i'm > stumped...any suggestions? > > > later, > brandont > _ > > cell: 303.641.3869 > home: 303.774.9742 > alpha: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Debian vs. Red Hat
On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 10:06:58PM -0400, Michael Soulier wrote: > On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > You only need a shell to edit a text file. You also only need to read > > and understand pseudo-english. > > Not to mention the fact that text editors are a tad more common > and standard than say, a registry editor. Yes, but the binary database could be automatically compiled when necessary, so main data is in the text one, but then it could be compiled into the binary one. Look at sendmail configuration... this is not done automatically, but it works like this. You have simple text files and you "compile" them later into binary databases. For dpkg could be... if the text database is newer than the binary one, compile it. Bye > > Mike > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: why can gcc find -lcrypt but not -lcfont (both in /lib)?
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 11:42:51PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: Simply because the -l option links static libraries, those which end in .a and not dynamic ones (.so). When you try to compile with libcrypt, it not uses the one in /lib; it uses the /usr/lib/libcrypt.a instead. The same happens with libdb... you have libdb1.a but not libdb2.a. I don't know what you have to do to use dynamic shared libraries, but it is a completly different thing that static ones. Hope this help. > > How can I find out exactly where gcc and ld look for libraries? > > The manual pages mention a default search mechanism, but never say exactly > what that is, how it works (where it's configured on Linux or specifically > Debian), or what the default search directories are. > > > The problem I'm having is that gcc seems to see some libraries in /lib and > not others, and similarly sees some libraries in /usr/lib but not others. > > > For example, /lib contains both libcrypt and libctutils: > > -rw-r--r--1 root root20112 Aug 14 18:11 > /lib/libcrypt-2.1.3.so > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 17 Aug 14 18:11 > /lib/libcrypt.so.1 -> libcrypt-2.1.3.so > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 19 Aug 14 18:11 > /lib/libctutils.so.0 -> libctutils.so.0.0.0 > -rw-r--r--1 root root18252 Aug 14 18:11 > /lib/libctutils.so.0.0.0 > > but gcc can see libcrypt: > > $ gcc test.c -lcrypt > $ > > and not libctutils: > > $ gcc test.c -lctutils > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lctutils > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > $ > > > Similarly, /usr/lib contains both libdb1 and libdb2: > > -rw-r--r--1 root root80582 May 1 14:27 /usr/lib/libdb1.a > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 16 Aug 14 22:51 > /usr/lib/libdb1.so -> /lib/libdb1.so.2 > lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 15 Aug 14 18:10 > /usr/lib/libdb2.so.2 -> libdb2.so.2.7.7 > -rw-r--r--1 root root 278604 Aug 14 18:10 > /usr/lib/libdb2.so.2.7.7 > > but gcc can see only libdb1 but not libdb2: > > $ gcc test.c -ldb1 > $ gcc test.c -ldb2 > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb2 > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > $ > > > Any ideas? > > > (I've run ldconfig, but does that make any difference for compiling > and linking (vs. linking at load time)?) > > > > Thanks, > > Daniel > -- > Daniel Barclay > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Hmm. A little worrisome: http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy > http://www.anonymizer.com/snoop.cgi ) > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: Where is the grub floppy?
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 09:14:21PM -0500, Daniel E. Baumann wrote: > Hello all. I am attempting to install the Hurd, but the link to the grub > floppy on the Easy Guide is broken. So where do I get the GRUB floppy image > from? Install the grub woddy package and then 'info grub'. You will find instructions on how to install it on a floppy or on the hard disk (as I have it, and works really fine). Take a look to: http://jmmv.cjb.net/hurd I wrote an info manual about installing the hurd; it can help you in grub setup to the hard disk. > Also, is there anything I should watch out for with reagrds to e2fsprogs > versions? I am running woody. I use the slink e2fsprogs version to create the partition; woody one seems not to work. Bye! > > Thanks, > > Dan > -- > Daniel E. Baumann > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (preferred) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (caution: dynamic DNS) > > Web location: http://www.msoe.edu/~baumannd > http://www.linuxfreak.com/~baumannd > > "Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code." > > -- Dave Olson > --- > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: Where is the grub floppy?
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 10:20:49PM -0700, Eric G . Miller wrote: > On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 11:56:10PM -0500, Daniel E. Baumann wrote: > > On Tue, 05 Sep 2000, Daniel E. Baumann wrote: > > > Hello all. I am attempting to install the Hurd, but the link to the grub > > > floppy on the Easy Guide is broken. So where do I get the GRUB floppy > > > image > > > from? > > > > > > Also, is there anything I should watch out for with reagrds to e2fsprogs > > > versions? I am running woody. > > You can just install the GRUB package under woody, then go from there... > I did it a month or so ago, and with some fiddling got it all set up > nicely. I haven't tried the Hurd yet, 'cause there's no ppp (AFAIK). You can boot hurd under vmware and then use the virtual network setting up a gateway to connect to internet. I haven't tried this, but should work. Bye! > > -- > /bin/sh ~/.signature: > Command not found > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
/etc/rcx.d... how should be setup?
Hi all, I would like to ask a question that has come to my mind... How should be the /etc/rcx.d directories managed ? (replace x with a number) I currently have runlevel 2 with gdm set and 3 without it. But is it there any program in debian that could manage this without breaking the package system? I'm afraid that if I uninstall gdm, it won't find the K01gdm I've put in /etc/rc3.d to stop gdm. Thanks -- Do you really think win is easy to use? ------- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: Why should I use Debian?
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 04:24:39PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all Debians! > > I am a devoted Linux user, running Caldera at work and SuSE at home > (that's also work!). At home I have a dual boot with Win98 and I always > have an extra partition to run an extra Linux distribution for testing, > I've installed and configured almost all of the most common > distributions. > > Debian/GNU is the most interesting projec I can imagine in the world of > software, idealistically it suites me perfect. I really would love to be > able to use Debian as my default OS. > I installed Debian 2.1 (slink) several times but I was never able to > configure it to my satisfaction, GNOME never worked, ppp never > worked,printer never worked, everything was just a total mess. With apt-get install task-gnome-core pppconfig printtool > There definitely is a learning curve though. I would not recommend Debian to a Thjis learning curve is the Good Thing of Debian. You first need to get documented before doing a thing, so you know how it works and what will do your system. > newbie. Storm Linux sounds like a fairly descent choice (since it has a GUI > installer/upgrader), but I've never tried it. I plan to stay clear of RPM > based > systems now that I've been spoiled with Debian "deb"s. > > Debian is also more like a traditional Linux. Not until I used Debian did I > realize you were supposed to add users to groups instead of simply changing > permissions. This is just one example of things I never learned through the > other systems. True :) > Finally, I should reiterate about the learning curve. When I first installed > Debian I really screwed up. So, after doing some research on past mailing > lists > and other documentation, I was able to piece together how Debian package > management works (I'm no pro though). I remember reading that it takes a while > to setup Debain, but once in place, it's very easy to manage/upgrade/etc. > > It REALLY does take some time to get used to how Debian works, but, it all > makes > sense in the end. I encourage you to not get discouraged, but, regroup and > learn > Debian. It's been truly a rewarding experience for me. I took me about 3 times, and I was a newbie, with only two months of experience with slackware 3.4! :) I have been running the current installation since January, I think... and impossible thing in win. Bye! > > Scott > > PS: This is not a PAID advertisement by the way:) > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: cable modem: does my hostname matter?
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 09:59:18AM -0700, Krzys Majewski wrote: > My cable provider tells me my hostname is cr275960-a. So I've put > cr275960-a in /etc/hostname and everything works. My /etc/hosts looks > like this: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 24.115.135.172cr275960-a cr275960-a.crdva1.bc.wave.home.com > > Anyway, cr275960-a is a pretty ugly name for my machine, don't you > think? Can I change it? -chris I think you can do it, but instead, you can specify all the names you want to one computer. Just add it after (or before) the name your provider gave up and should be ok. So, it will be like this: 24.115.135.172put-your-new-name-here cr275960-a cr275960-a.crdva1.bc.wave.home.com Bye! > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? ------- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: sound
On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 10:59:37AM -0500, Wayne Sitton wrote: > Hey guys, I finnally got Debian 2.2 installed and running on my laptop. > > My biggest problme was X, Why can't these companies just use normal > video chipsets? > Anyhow, it's working!!! > > I have a ess solo sound card. I installed it as a module, and it works > fineunder root > It will not work under my user account, so where do I need to change > permissions, ownership, or do I need to add myself to another group? > I read somewhere that you need to add youself to the audio > group(dip), > but I don't have that group on my system. also the gnome cd player will > also not run under my user log-in, I suspect that is because it doesn't > have the right to mount the drive. So what do i need to do? > I'm not worried about user security, because I will be the only one > useing the laptop. Add yourself to the 'audio' group and then check permissions for /dev/dsp, /dev/audio and /dev/mixer. They should be already set, though. About the cdrom add yourself to the 'disk' group and to 'cdrom' group. That should be enought. Tip: make a link of your device to /dev/cdrom; it is easier to access to your cdrom later. But when in doubt, take a look at /etc/group; you will find a lot of preset groups that you can use then with your user. Usually all files that pertain to that group have proper permissions, so you won't need to do anything special. About the cdroms, they are in iso9660 format, so you can do: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom to mount it (replace /dev/hdd and /cdrom with proper values). Optionally you can setup /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/cdrom/cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 So you can issue "mount /cdrom" and it will be properly mounted. With the "user" option you tell that ANY user can mount it. Hope it helps. Bye! > > Wayne > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Source directory
Hi everybody, Which is the proper place to uncompress and compile source code that will be installed on /usr/local without any deb? It's /usr/src or /usr/local/src? For example, any program that I download from internet in .tar.gz file where should be uncompressed to follow debian policy (one of the two directories said above)? Just an example, the linux kernel... I have never used the debian packages and I have always used a .tar.gz. But where should I place it? Will it work under /usr/local/src? Thanks. -- Do you really think win is easy to use? --- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Running Debian GNU/Linux woody ---
Re: Filesystem layout and hi everybody
On Mon, Sep 04, 2000 at 09:07:09PM -0400, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: > / 500M So much? > /usr 5G > /usr/local3G > /var 1.5G (keep cahe/apt/archives there too) > /tmp 500M > /home 7G (why mess with /misc too if you're the only user) I would like the /misc directory because I would like to share it in my local home network, so everybody could access to the mp3s or all other things... Currently, I have the mp3s in /usr/local/share/music, but I think this is not the proper place. Where do you recommend me to put all these thing, tough? Thanks > my $0.02 > -Jon > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Become a GNU! (http://www.gnu.org) Running Debian GNU/Linux woody
Debian installation
Hi all, as I posted in another message, I'm going to buy a new hard drive and reinstall debian from scratch. The system I'm running now was installed from a slink cd and then updated to woody, but I don't like this. I'm planning to download the latest boot-disks (potato or woody?) and then install all needed things from internet and directly from woody. Do the new install disks contain apt so I can do this? Note that I never use tasks... when I install debian, I skip the task selection, and only install the required packages with dselect. Then, I add any package I want on the fly. Thanks. -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Become a GNU! (http://www.gnu.org) Running Debian GNU/Linux woody
Local network ip
Hi everybody, I just want to ask which is the better ip network to be set up for a home network: 192.168.0.x or maybe 192.168.1.x ?? I'm currently using the second one... Thanks -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Become a GNU! (http://www.gnu.org) Running Debian GNU/Linux woody
Filesystem layout and hi everybody
Hi all, first of all hello to everybody, because I've been off of this list for a very long time... Well, my question is about how should I organize my filesystem. I have now Debian woody in a 1'7 gb hard disk; all the entire disk is mounted on /, on a single partition. Now, I will buy a 20 gb hard disk. I can't imagine having the entire disk in one single filesystem... and I can't imagine a fsck on it... But in the other hand, I'm the only user of the computer. Well, I have think the following organization: / of 100 mb in a primary partition at the beginning of the disk, so lilo or grub can boot it. /usr of 3 gb (no comments... but should it be bigger?) /usr/local of 1,5 gb (to install quake data, staroffice, etc) /tmp of 150 mb /var 250 mb (/var/cache/apt/archives will go in another place, as explained below) /home of 1 gb (I'm the only user in the system) /misc in the rest of the disk. I pretent to put here several subdirectories, as music (my mp3 collection), photos (some photos I have), and a link to /var/cache/apt/archives. I also would like to store here several other files, like tar ones. And at last, I forgot it, a swap partition of 128 mb (I have 128 mb of ram currently). But where I should place it phisically on the disk ? All the other partitions, except / will be contained on extended ones. What do you think about this layout? Should I give more space to any of the partitions or make shrink them? Should I put any other directory in a partition? I want to get the most performance as I can organizing properly the partitions. I know the answer could differ A LOT from each person, but never mind. I just want oppinions. Thanks a lot! -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Become a GNU! (http://www.gnu.org) Running Debian GNU/Linux woody
Printing LaTeX
Hi all, I'm using LaTeX in my Debian System to compose a document but I don't know how to print it... The printer is an Epson Stylus Color 800 installed in another PC with Windows'98. There is no network. So, what can I do to print it ? It's possible to print the document to a file with gs using the epson driver and then do 'type document > prn' in the windows system ? Any other ideas could be ok. By the way... how do I call gs ? I've never used it. I NEED HELP! Thank you. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
xemacs html mode
Hi all, which are the differences between html-mode and hm--html-mode ? Why html-mode by default ? Can I change it ? And what about hm--html-minor-mode ? Thanks. PS: I'm looking for info about linuxdoc and latex... -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
xemacs &
Hi all, I've a problem with the key in xemacs. If I press it does the same as , so deleting the character before the cursor position. It happens in the console and under X (but not with emacs, that works fine). What I have to do to make work both keys ? So, deleting the current character and to delete the character before the cursor position (this one works not). Please, HELP. This is really annoying. Thanks. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
latex
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/var/log
Hi all, is it a good idea to clean completly /var/log at every boot (or each week, etc) ? I'm a single user in my computer. Bye. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
Re: APM doesn't really work
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 09:42:01AM -0500, David Kanter wrote: > I compiled a new kernel last night with APM support. When I boot up, I get > the message about APM BIOS. However, it doesn't work all that well. > > I run Window Maker, and after the selected dead time (as set in my BIOS), the > CPU and monitor go to sleep (before going to sleep, the box has been running > xscreensaver for about 25 minutes). But a few minutes after going to sleep, > it spontaneously wakes up and starts xscreensaver. > > My .xsessions is: > xscreesaver & Try the following line: xset +dpms here, after running wmaker. > exec wmaker > > Why does the CPU wake up by itself, or so it seems? Could something be going > on in the background that wakes it up? > > Thanks, > Dave > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <----- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
emacs or xemacs ?
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fsync, HELP!
Hi all, I'm getting in trouble with dpkg / apt... I can't install or remove... anything! Dpkg produces the following error: (Reading database ... 31526 files and directories currently installed.) Removing manpages-dev ... dpkg: error processing manpages-dev (--purge): unable to fsync updated status of `manpages-dev': Input/output error ... What's this ? fsync ? There isn't any file with that name, only a manpage reffering to it. Thanks. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
Re: E-mail client for POP3?
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 06:03:22AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > Which boils down to this: fetching from the server is not a real > good solution for me. Is there a text-based email client that > uses IMAP rather than POP? Alternatively, if fetchmail had an > option to fetch my messages, let me read them and delete 90% of > them, then let me fetch again with some option to delete messages > from the server that I've deleted from mutt, that would work > also, but I haven't been able to find such an option. > > (I just realized the topic of this thread, started by David, is > about POP instead of IMAP, so this rambling doesn't really belong > here -- sorry.) > There is pine that support IMAP (in text mode), but it's not GNU GPL. Another thing you can do is share /var/spool/mail, so both boxes will share the mailboxes. Use NFS, for example. Bye. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <----- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
man and links
Hi all, I've noticed some problem with manual pages of xemacs (an I think that also with tin). When I run man, when it's updating the cache, it shows a lot of annoying messages on screen of the following type: Updating index cache for path `/usr/man'. Wait...man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.1.gz is a dangling symlink man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.1.gz is a dangling symlink man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.1.gz is a dangling symlink man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: warning: /usr/man/man1/pstogif.1.gz is a dangling symlink man: can't open /usr/man/man1/pstogif.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/pstogif.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: can't open /usr/man/man1/etags.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/ctags.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request --- Why these errors ? Are the packages bad ? Bye. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
bash or tcsh
Hi all, This is not a question related to debian, but... Which are the differences between bash and tcsh (instead of scripts :) ? Another question: tcsh isn't gnu, is it ? And last: tcsh uses libreadline ? If it does, bash have a bug really ugly that I've commented here some days ago. Bash doesn't jump to the next line when it reaches 70 col (um, it should be 80), and well, editing is impossible. In tcsh doesn't happens. Recomendations ? ;) Bye. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
Re: E-mail client for POP3?
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 04:25:53PM -0500, David Kanter wrote:
> I use POP3 with my dial up connection, and wonder what people generally use
> as a mail client for this situation. Do people just default to Netscape? I
> was looking at Mutt, which looks a little confusing, but seems to be somewhat
> popular.
>
> Dave
>
You don't have to worry about your mail server. You should use
fetchmail, a program to retrive mail from mail servers that allows
pop3, imap, etc. Once you have downloaded all the mail to your own
mailbox, you can use any mail user agent (MUA) program to read it.
Read fetchmail and procmail manpages.
Bye.
PD: Netscape is slow. Mutt could be confusing when starting with it;
then it's really better, faster and more intuitive. :)
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Re: DOWNGRADING glibc (2.1.x => 2.0.x)
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 10:37:34AM -0300, Guilherme Soares Zahn wrote: > Hi there, > > unfortunately, as every attempt to make my programs work under glibc > 2.1.x (now I'm not even sure if it's a glibc problem or if the problem > is on PGI's most recent F77 compiler, but it doesn't really matter, as > I'm running out of time), I decided to downgrade my system from glibc > 2.1.x to glibc 2.0.x... Now, is there a less-painful way to do it or > should I just reinstall slink from the beggining > Just install 2.0.x over 2.1.x. If a program depends on it you will be noticed BEFORE the glibc 2.0.x is uncompressed. Version downgrading with dpkg is enabled by default. Try 'dpkg --force-help'. ByE > TIA, > > Guilherme Zahn > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
Re: General kernel questions
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 09:12:11AM -0500, David Kanter wrote:
> I wanted to customize my kernel over the weekend, but after looking at what I
> assumed to be the current kernel configuration (i.e., the options selected
> when viewing make xconfig), I was left with some questions.
>
> For instance, during boot-up I get the PPP messages. But in make xconfig, PPP
> ability is turned off---the radio button selected is "n," not "y" or "m." In
> fact, I think all modules are turned off in make xconfig.
>
> How can this be? Why am I able to use PPP (via pon or wvdial) when
the module isn't apparently there? However, during installation, I did
select PPP as a module. I'm quite confused.
Maybe you are not booting the proper kernel. Try to do the following:
dmesg | grep "PPP"
If it return something, you have ppp in the kernel. You are making
something bad in the build/installation of the kernel.
Do 'lsmod'. If you notice that ppp is there is a problem about modules. Check
into /lib/modules/ and delete the ppp.o. Perhaps you
don't have enabled ppp as a module, but kmod or kerneld could be able
to load any older module from there.
Bye.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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Re: Suggestion for a WM on a slow machine
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 11:24:45AM +0100, Davide Anchisi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a slow machine (486, with 16 Mb of RAM) and I'm trying to keep as
> faster as possible. Working in command line mode I've no problem, but in
> X ...
> So I'd like to know what's the better choice for a window manager on a
> system like mine.
> Now I'm using twm. Are fvwm2 or BlackBox faster? Or what else?
twm is the fastest window manager; it's simple as possible
(graphically). but It's not very powerfull. My preferred is Window
Maker; you can configure everything and it's fast. I don't know how
could it work on your machine; try it. I've also tried Blackbox and
it's very fast too (and I like it more than fvwm2).
It's your choice ;)
Bye.
>
> Thank you for sugestions.
>
> Davide
>
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Re: ".profile" & BASH in PATH?
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 02:08:23AM -0700, bwarsing wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Juli-Manel Merino Vidal
>
> > To run a script from the current directory: ./shell.script
> > This is because the currect directory isn't in the path, for security
> reasons.
>
> Can you elaborate? Should this be changed? How do I fix this?
> Thanks,
> bw.
>
>
Of course. Imagine that a user put a dangerous program in /tmp
(directory in which everybody can write) named ls. If the root user
have the ./ directory in the path and he is in /tmp, if he run 'ls',
the system will start /tmp/ls and not /bin/ls. So, the dangerous ls
can do what it wants.
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modem speaker
Hi all, what do I have to do to disable the modem speaker when dialing to the internet ? Many thanks. -- --- -> Powered by Debian/GNU Linux <- --> Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 <-- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>- -- -- -- -- - - http://jmmv.cjb.net/ My homepage | | | | | | | | | | | http://www.debian.org / Best linux dist. | | | | | | | | | | http://www.gnu.org / GNU Project ---| | | | | |
Please, reply
Hi all, I think that I've configured at last exim. Please, if you can read this email, reply :) Many thanks. -- --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
HELP, HELP, HELP!! (with mail)
Hi, first of all, don't reply to the list because I don't have this address subscribed... Please, reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's the address I am able to read now :( Let me explain my mail layout: My smarthost is smtp.mail.yahoo.com, my username there is 'jmmv84', and my address there is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. My incoming mail server (pop3) is mail.fnmail.com and my address there is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Also, I use mail.com to redirect my incoming mail to fnmail.com, so my address in mail.com is <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; that is the address that I'm always using. YEAH, that's confusing :) Now, I'll explain my mail layout in linux: My username in linux is 'juli' (I don't want to create another user as jmmv84!) and I'm using fetchmail to retrive mail (that works fine). Also, I'm using sendmail to retrive the mail (I've also installed exim, but without luck). After somebody said me that was better using an smarthost I was sending mail directly, but now, I want to set up the smarthost. I've purged sendmail and installed it again to start with a 'clean setup'. I just accept all the default values, except I set up the smarthost to 'smtp.mail.yahoo.com'. After this changes I was using pine, but I've changed it to mutt (because it's free :). SO, big changes in the configuration and I'm getting crazy :! Now, the problems (explain me either exim or sendmail (the one you prefer), because I'll install that will allow me doing below things): - I have to masquerade all the address. The smarthost should know that I'm jmmv84 (not juli, and I don't want to create an account in linux for jmmv84) and the reply address must be [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I've already set up in mutt two header lines with From: and Reply-To: set properly). I don't know nothing about aliases, but I think that I need to use them... :( What do I have to do to be able to send mail ? - Local mail deliver works fine. But when I send a mail out of the box, sendmail returns me an error. I can't be identified by the smarthost... - I can't use my isp's pop3 and smtp servers because they are used by my father, so I had to search for free servers, that I have now. I'm thinking using the Yahoo's pop3 server instead of fnmail.com, but yahoo provides a limit about 3 mb's and I'm subscribed to several lists... - I'm using procmail & fetchmail to retive the mail (not really a problem, just info). Setting up the mail with Messenger or Kmail is really easier that with sendmail, but I want to do the things properly and as best as possible. Also, I prefer console programs... mouse is too slow... REALLY, MANY THANKS! === -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/jmmv -- Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
xemacs21-nomule broken ?
Hi all, I've downloaded xemacs21-nomule and all other dependant files (with apt) and it won't install. dpkg says the following error when setting-up xemacs21-nomule: -- install/dpkg-dev: Byte-compiling for xemacs21 WARNING: Couldn't find an obvious default for the root of the XEmacs hierarchy. WARNING: Couldn't find obvious defaults for: doc-directory data-directory exec-directory Perhaps some directories don't exist, or the XEmacs executable, /usr/bin/xemacs21 is in a strange place? xemacs exiting.Cannot open load file: /home/dres/project/debian/xemacs21/xemacs-21.1.2/lisp/auto-autoloads emacs-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/dpkg-dev xemacs21 emacs20 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install line 28. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-nomule (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 29 Errors were encountered while processing: xemacs21-nomule E: Sub-process returned an error code (1) -- What's the problem ? Is the xemacs21 package bad ? I've redownloaded the package twice to check if it was downloaded wrong, but not !. Thanks. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: kernel compile error
On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Paul wrote: Have you installed libc6-dev and libncurses4-dev (this one only for make menuconfig) ? bye! > (Not sure if this made it the first time) > Back Again! >2 distinct problems this time, firstly I seem to have been > taken off the list (so please copy to this address). I suppose I`ll have > to resubscribe. > Secondly I`m trying to compile network support into the kernel, (I`ve > got AT-1700 cards in both machines and want to connect the 2 together > basically) but after I "make bzdisk" to be safe I get the following > message at the end of the process. Where am I going wrong? > Also any tips for an idiots guide to networking would be appreciated as > I`m finding it very hard going even knowing where to begin. > > > rm -f $tmppiggy $tmppiggy.gz $tmppiggy.lnk > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/include -traditional -c > head.S > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/include -O2 > -DSTDC_HEADERS -c misc.c -o misc.o > ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x10 -e startup_32 -o bvmlinux head.o misc.o > piggy.o > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot/compressed' > gcc -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/include -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer > -D__BFD__ -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -o tools/bbuild tools/build.c > -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/include > tools/build.c:25: stdio.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:26: string.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:27: stdlib.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:28: sys/types.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:29: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:30: sys/sysmacros.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:31: unistd.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:32: fcntl.h: No such file or directory > tools/build.c:35: errno.h: No such file or directory > make[1]: *** [tools/bbuild] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot' > make: *** [bzdisk] Error 2 > > Thanks > > Paul Walton > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > ------- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Which package contains:
On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Urban Gabor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which package contain the following programs:
> xload
> xinfo
> xman
xload and xman in xcontrib. I don't know where is xinfo. To find a file,
do this: enter irc.debian.org to channel #debian. Then, write:
@find xinfo
you'll get an answer about where is the file :)
Bye
> or should I compile them from source? :-)
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Re: X11amp
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Andrei Ivanov wrote:
> Afternooon all.
> I got x11amp running, but somehow user can not use volume/balance
> controls. The slidebar works, just nothing happens. Yet user can control
> the equalizer. Under root everything works.
> I thought that user might not be in the group with mixer, but I put him
> there, (I have mixer and mixer0-4 in /dev, which one is the actual volume
> controlling device?)
> TIA,
/dev/mixer should be the default. Check if your user is in the audio group
and if /dev/mixer and /dev/dsp have the proper permissions to allow users
writing to it:
crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 0 Aug 31 11:06 /dev/mixer
crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 3 Aug 31 11:06 /dev/dsp
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Re: gnome panel... a few questions
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Aaron Solochek wrote: > I have the panel starting in my windowmaker environment via > (GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart) panel &. > I also load the gen_util_applet and gmc the same way. > > Question 1) Very often when I load windowmaker it says there is already > a panel running, and do I want to continue. I can see that there is > already a panel. Saying no closes the existing panel. Saying yes adds > another gen_util_applet to it. If I close the second panel, which has > only the default buttons, both of the gen_util_applet's in my first > panel close too. Do you use the Exit Session in WindowMaker ? That saves all running programs in a list, so panel will be started twice; one by WM and the other by your own line. Do a Clear Session from the menu; that should be enought. > > What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it? I'd like the panel to open > with the gen_util_applet, and one gnome-icu in it. > > Question 2) I've looked around for this before, but never found > anything. I would like a way to set the omnipresent window attribute to > false for gmc. Currently it defaults to true, and that is annoying. Right click on a window an select 'Attributes...'. That will let you into a menu to set up several options of a window. Turn off omnipresent. > > Question 3) I have manual placement of windows activated. Is it > possible to have some apps (eterm, gmc...) to ignore that, or rather to > have windowmaker ignore certain apps? My goal is to have an eterm and > gmc autoopen when I startx, and not have to click the mouse to place > them. I really don't know, but you can use the -geometry parameter and pass it to xterm / gmc to specify where do you like to be placed. Bye! > > -Aaron Solochek > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > ----------- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
offtopic: WindowMaker questions
Hi all, it's possible that an icon in the dock contain other icons ? For example, in the terminal icon, have the possibility to choose other terminals. In afterstep that was possible, and clicking on an icon showed more. Thanks. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Mouse pointer in KDE
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
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> I wonder why do I get an X shaped mouse pointer in KDE 1.1.1. under slink.
> It happens when I move the pointer to the desktop. Its no big deal, but it
> doesn't happen with other window managers. When I start kwm from
> WindowMaker, it doesn't happen either.
WindowMaker sets up it's own mouse pointer, so, if you start then kwm, the
pointer is already set up. Check out xsetroot(1); there is info about
changing the mouse pointer.
The X pointer is really ugly.
Bye.
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Menus
Hi all, I amb usign WindowMaker and a lot of GNOME applications but I would like to see in the WindowMaker root menu the Gnome applications menu (as in enlightenment). Then, I would like to have another menu into the root menu with Debian applications. How can I do it using the menu application ?? Many thanks. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Modules 2
Hi all, In my message 'Modules' I've expressed my question wrong... I want to know if there is any tutorial about DEVELOPING modules for filesystems (in the Module Programming Guide on LDP is not explained). I've said in my last mail creating filesystem modules... that's WRONG. Bye. PD: Sorry, I'm sending this mail to both mailing lists because I don't remember where I send it. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Window managers or desktop managers...
Hi all, I just wanna know opinions. What do you think is better/faster to use, GNOME/Enlightenment, Window Maker or Enlightenment? Why? Window maker is more advanced that Enlightenment, isn't it ? Bye. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: offtopic: bttv
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, R. Brock Lynn wrote: > Juli-Manel Merino Vidal wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I need help with bttv! This summer I was using Slink. At the beginning, > > when I 'insmod bttv card=6' linux crashed completly. Then, at the end of > > the summer, insmod worked fine and I was able to see the TV. I don't know > > what was happening. Now, I've removed debian completly, and installed > > potato. I've compiled kernel 2.2.12 (I was using 2.2.4) and insmod fails > > again. The videodev is compiled into the kernel and bttv, i2c, tuner and > > msp3400 are modules. I can install all of them except bttv. I don't know > > what's happening, but I need HELP!. > > > > Oh, I have an AverMedia TV Phone kit (with tuner, type 1) & Sound Blaster > > 16. > > modprobe tuner > modprobe bttv radio=1 > mobprobe msp3400 Doesn't works. It hungs the computer too. Perhaps irq conflict ? I've have reset all the pnp cards to try if there was the problem. (My tv card is pnp). It has radio and tv tuner. Bye. thanks > > > if your card doesn't have a radio tuner, delete the "radio=1" option. > > Brock > ----------- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: Can't install emacs on potato
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: > Hi, > > I can't install emacs 20 on my potato box with dselect. This conflict > stops me: > > emacs20 depends on liblockfile0 > liblockfile0 does not appear to be available > emacs20 depends on liblockfile0 (>= 0.1-1) > liblockfile0 does not appear to be available > > What can I do? apt-get install emacs20 I've noticed a problem with emacs 20 of slink on potato... when I pressed ^X^C to exit, emacs said: 'Segmentation fault'. You should download the latest version. Bye! > > TIA > > -- > > Regards, > Christian Dysthe > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://oddbird.dyndns.org/cdysthe/ > ICQ 3945810 > Powered by Debian GNU/Linux > > > "Clones are people two" > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > ------- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
offtopic: bttv
Hi all, I need help with bttv! This summer I was using Slink. At the beginning, when I 'insmod bttv card=6' linux crashed completly. Then, at the end of the summer, insmod worked fine and I was able to see the TV. I don't know what was happening. Now, I've removed debian completly, and installed potato. I've compiled kernel 2.2.12 (I was using 2.2.4) and insmod fails again. The videodev is compiled into the kernel and bttv, i2c, tuner and msp3400 are modules. I can install all of them except bttv. I don't know what's happening, but I need HELP!. Oh, I have an AverMedia TV Phone kit (with tuner, type 1) & Sound Blaster 16. Thanks. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Re: init id S
On 7 Sep 1999, Koyote wrote:
> I'm showing this periodically, and I haven't a clue what it is:
>
> INIT: id "S" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
In which console ?
Look at /etc/inittab, where the gettys are run. Perhaps one of them has
the path wrong or something. If init can't find the getty properly, it
shows that kind of errors (because it runs it a lot of times, so,
respawning too fast...).
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Re: getright or netvampire for Debian?
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Jure wrote: > Is there any similar software for Debian? > > Jure > Use wget... it's not graphical but you can resume downloads easily. wget -c http_file_or_ftp It allows a lot of options, as getting entire sites, doing mirrors, etc. If you want a ftp client with resume and more capacities, try ncftp. bye. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Enlightenment pager
Hi all, How can I disable the Enlightenment pagers that appere when I run it ? I'm tired closing them, because I use the gnome pager instead. Thanks. --- ** Powered by Debian/GNU Linux ** Linux User 140860 Machine 61143 Juli-Manel Merino Vidal -->> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net
Modules
Hi all, this is not a question about debian, but... I've readed the Module Programming Guide in LDP but it doesn't explain how to create filesystem modules. Where can I read about it ? Thanks. ---- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.2
Re: /tmp permissions?
On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Robert Rati wrote: > I was running xdm and kde just happily and I decided to kick up to xdm > windows. No problem. Well, for some reason, KDE now complains that it > needs write permissions to the /tmp dir. What are the permissions and > ownership supposed to be for /tmp and does anyone know HOW the permissions > could've gotten changed? I think they are 1777. It happens to me too. Some time, the permissions of /tmp change theirselves. Some times is when fsck is run, others, I don't know. bye. > > Rob > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1999-00 | > Aka Khyron the Backstabber | LI NN N U U X X O > ICQ# 2325055| LI N NN U U X > | LLL I N N UUU X X O > "Shackles cannot keep me bound | A REAL Man's OS! > forever. I'm outta here." | > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.2
elks-libc
Hi all, where can I get the sources of elks-libc package and debian patches ? I'm not able to find them in ftp.debian.org... Thanks. Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.2
GNOME menus
Hi all, is it possible to use the gnome menus under WindowMaker ? (usign menu package). In enlightenment, there is a Gnome menu, and inside it, there is the debian menu. I would like to do this in WindowMaker. Bye. Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.1
Re: TrueType fonts, xfstt and freefont
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Aaron M. Stromas wrote: > > hi, > > i've got tired of the tiny fonts in netscape and installed the xfstt and > the freefont package. when i ran the 'xfstt --sync' it complained about > not finding any *.ttf files. i looked at what is in the freefont package > and discovered that the fonts are in .pbf format. > I'm not completly sure, but pbf aren't ttf fonts. I think they are Type 1 fonts. Instead of xfstt use xfs and type1inst. Of course you can have both installed at a time. > so, xfstt is not meant to use freefont? > > according to freefont's documentation all that's needed is to restart > the x server but that does not solve the netscape problem. i've searched > for the basic .ttf fonts without success, although i've seen some > suggestions to use fonts off the m$ site. after a while i tried it but > all i see are .exe files. can somebody explain the business with > freefont and also point me to the source of .ttf? please, cc me as i'm > temporary unsubscribed. tia, > > -a > > > -- > Aaron Stromas| "Tick-tick-tick!!!... ja, Pantani is weg..." > Oracle Corp | BRTN commentator > +1 703.708.68.21 | L'Alpe d'Huez > 1995 Tour de France > > > > > Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.1
Re: Video For Linux
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Matt Kopishke wrote: I was using bttv last week with 2.2.4... but I had the <> idea to reinstall debian... and... also upgraded to 2.2.12. Well, all is ok, but when I do "modprobe bttv card=6" the system crashes completly. Any ideas? ->Well, read the docs. You must pass the card parameter to bttv in order it can recognize your card. Also, try to pass the type parameter to tuner module (i'm using type 1). Perhaps is not properly setuped and you see B/W. bye. > Does any one have any experence with video4linux, or really what I am > looking for is bttv. I have a ADS Tech Channel surfer (w/o the radio), it > has a BT848 chip set. I tried the drivers in the 2.2.12 kernel with out > any luck (I am using xawtv out of potato), I then grabed the latest source > from the BTTV home page > (http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html). I did not edit the > makefile because my card was not listed, so I just compiled, and installed > the modules. Now I have video, but it's B&W, and I don't have sound (this > could be a OSS problem?). I have made all the odvous changes in xawtv > (set every thing to NTSC and Cable) but I still have only B&W, sound less > video, can some one help? > > -Matt- > > ---++ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | > http://www.state.me.us | The mind is not a vessel to be| > Web Guru, Perl writer, | filled, it is a fire to be kindled | > Windows basher, etc... |-Plutarch | > *Debian GNU/Linux*| | > ---++ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.1
Re: Assembly Compiler
On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Cory Rudder wrote: > Does any one know if there is an assembly lang. compiler available for > Debian? You have nasm and as86 included in bcc. I prefer nasm. Bye > > Thanks > Cory > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -------- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.1
WMSound
Hi all, I've installed with apt-get the latest window-maker and I can't install wmsound. I don't know which is the problem; it says that there are conflicting versions. Any ideas ? -------- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://jmmv.cjb.net >>> Running Debian/GNU Linux 2.2
