Re: xdm
On 22 Jan 99 20:15:13 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent West) wrote: >At 03:09 PM 1/22/1999 -0500, Michael Stenner wrote: >>New xdm question: >> >>My box is set up to start xdm automatically. Can I start linux without >>xdm starting? I would even settle for having it run but not on the >>screen. >> >>Reason I care: >> >>I had a video card go bad and I wasn't sure that my new video card could >>handle what xdm was going to automatically send it when my computer came >>up. I'm pretty sure that using a root disk and then mounting / to edit >>stuff (that was already mentioned on this thread) would work, but it >>surprises me that there isn't a more elegant solution. >> >> -Michael >> >> Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 >> Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305 > >Ya know, as obvious as that is, it never occurred to me. The xdm maintainer >might want to be given the suggestion to provide some sort of hot-key to >avoid starting xdm or to cancel out of it. Good idea, Micheal. Why not boot into single-user mode (or any mode lower than the one that starts xdm by default) and edit the files from there? That'll save you at least one reboot and the hassle of using a rescue disk. Try " single" at the boot prompt. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: apt-get to upgrade from hamm to slink.
On 19 Jan 99 07:17:49 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Phillips) wrote: >I've just installed the slink version of apt-get. Am I right in >thinking that to upgrade to slink, I should run: > >apt-get update >apt-get dist-upgrade Yep. >Is this at all dangerous? Slink hasn't been released officially, so there is a small element of risk involved. It's more likely that a couple of packages may be awkward to install than anything serious though. >What happens if my ppp link dies in the middle? apt-get will pick up the download when you re-connect, keeping downloaded packages in /var/cache/apt/archives with partial downloads in [...]/partial. It doesn't install a thing until it's downloaded the lot, so make sure you have enough disk space. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Quake2 & nVidia TNT
On 18 Jan 99 22:30:37 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>They recently helped a Xfree driver come into existance, so the tide is >>turning. >> > >Yes, but as we all know, it's not really open source, since the code >is 'processed' to be unreadable. The TNT driver won't stay in future >versions of Xfree unless they release real open source code. Which I believe they have now done as of the latest Xfree86 release. Could've sworn I read that... Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Mutt and Mailboxes
On 19 Jan 99 06:21:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephen M Lavelle) wrote: >I am using Mutt to read my email fetched from my ISP >I understand how to move a message to another mailbox by pressing You pressed it too soon! Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: SCSI Hard Drive Questions
On 19 Jan 99 04:30:23 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 01/19/99 > at 12:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Wilderspin) said: >[...] >>It's pointless spending much extra money for SCSI, let alone Ultra2 Wide >>SCSI, on a single-user desktop machine. SCSI becomes very useful when >>you've got more than half-a-dozen users or a busy website running on the >>machine [...] > >Or if one's work involves very heavy I/O (several Gb's/file) on top of >heavy, constant fp calculations ... :) You forgot "and if one needs more than three or four drives connected". :-) Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: SCSI Hard Drive Questions
On 18 Jan 99 23:15:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Oz Dror) wrote: > I have two systems one with 2940UW and seagate UW drive pentium 200MMX 128MB > RAM > > the second with aic7890 (which is like the 2940u2w) and a seagate u2w drive > pentium-II 400Mhz 256 MB ram > > > the second system clearly runs faster. disc access is faster, it boots faster > it takes about 4 minutes to compile the kernel vs 8 minutes on the old system > > Disc access in the second system is 80M/sec v.s. 40M/sec. > > I am sure that the increase in performance is in part due to the u2w. Going from an 8 minute kernel compile to 4 minutes, considering the difference in CPU speed on the two systems, is exactly what one would expect anyway, so one can't help but feel that u2w hasn't done much for you at all. It's pointless spending much extra money for SCSI, let alone Ultra2 Wide SCSI, on a single-user desktop machine. SCSI becomes very useful when you've got more than half-a-dozen users or a busy website running on the machine, but emacs and The Gimp aren't going to get any faster. Rob Wildersipn -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: dpkg-deb archice extract question
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:20:08 GMT, "TC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is there a generic extarctor for .deb archive formats ( like winzip for >windoze 95 ) >I don't have a full linux install & I just want to grab some binaries out of >a .deb archive ??? If you don't have dpkg handy (or you can't remember the options) then use "ar x package.deb" to open up the package. As in many other ways, Debian has chosen wisely and used standard Unix tools to create their packages, so that you can examine and use them with any flavour of Unix. Another great way to get into Debian packages is with a recent version of Midnight Commander (mc), which understands .deb and .rpm and many other archive formats, so that you can navigate inside them and extract/view to your heart's content. Failing that, have a look at the man page for dpkg, although you can't get much easier than ar. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Billy has nothing to worry about.
On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 19:40:39 -0600, "John Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The main point I wish to make is this: if you compare the relative ages of >the two operating systems to the stages of development, you will find that >Linux is more than three times as evolved for is age compared to all of the >Microsoft systems. When Microsoft was the same age as Linux is now they were >just leaving DOS 2.0 with Windows still a dream in Bill Gates mind. I have >watched Linux evolve since about 1992. That was when I first heard of it. I >may be off on some of the dates but this is based on MY personal experience. That's an unfair comparison. Computers in general are more evolved these days, so it stands to reason that any new operating system will appear to get further in a shorter amount of time. Perhaps one should compare Windows NT to big-box Unices? NT is much younger, and yet it's got a lot of nifty features that took Unix years and years to develop. Why, Unix didn't even have CD-ROM support until it was nearly two decades old! >If you consider that Linux has increased its User and it Developer base from >a loosely knit bunch of hackers (numbering in the hundreds) in the early >nineties to well over 2.5 Million, in the past 10 years, you should also >conclude that 20 plus year old Microsoft must indeed be concerned about this >baby OS. Linux probably has around 15 million users by now. The esimate from last year was 5-10 million and it's increasing at over 200% per annum, so we're definitely in eight figures by now. >The only thing that Linux will have to do to give Microsoft a REAL headache >is for ALL of the distros, developers, independent programmers, and >commercial supporters of the Linux system, get together and establish a >common directory tree that is somewhat more efficient/streamlined than >currently used, and to establish common hardware and API interfaces for the >Kernel system. Sadly enough, that type of cohesion is usually driven by >profit, not by altruism. If however a common installation system can be >derived, then folks such as yourself may come back for a second look at >Linux. There are already standards for filesystem layout that have been ratified, but it's taking a while for some of the distributions to take notice of this fact. Debian, as always, is doing a sterling job at following the standards. Red Hat are dragging their feet somewhat, which is a shame since they're the biggest distribution. My greatest fear for Linux is that Red Hat becomes the de facto standard, simply because it's the one that gets advertised the most (sounds familiar). Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: recommendation on presentation software
On 11 Dec 98 14:41:33 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >"J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)" wrote: >> Take a look at MagicPoint (the "mgp" package). >Where can I find it? Dselect (in hamm) asked for `Magic' finds only >`libmagick4g'. Try a search for "mgp", as Ray suggested. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: -- MARK --
On 7 Dec 98 19:29:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Armin Wegner) wrote: >Every twenty minutes my xconsole writes a string consisting of date and time, >my hostname and the string "-- MARK --". What does this mean? This is new and >I can't remember when it first happened and what it caused to do so. This is a used as a method of checking that the machine hasn't fallen over in some nasty way. You get a message every twenty minutes which is telling you that the system is up and running. The time between marks is configurable, or the whole thing can be turned off, but I'll be a monkey's uncle if I can remember it. Can someone else remember which package controls this? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: in which directory does lynx.cfg belong?
On 16 Nov 98 10:55:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Karlin)wrote: >Hello, >I'm attempting to get lynx to access the web via a proxy server on the lan. >As I was reading the lynx documentation, I came across a sample lynx.cfg >file. > >The sample file indicates that its default location should be >/usr/local/lib/lynx.cfg, but since I installed from the .deb file in hamm, >I was wondering if the debianized version of lynx looks there, or in another >location. > >Does it go in /usr/local/lib/lynx.cfg, or another location? It goes in /etc/lynx.cfg. Stable Debian packages always put configuration files in the /etc subtree. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: How to manually install minimal system
On 16 Nov 98 21:40:30 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent West) wrote: >Actually, that's not true. I want to eventually have a usable system, but >I want to build it myself, not let an install script do it for me. As part >of this process I'll also become somewhat familiar with compiling programs >and setting them up manually instead of using .deb files and dselect/apt, >etc. You sound like a man in need of Slackware. You can do what you're looking for with Debian, but Slackware forces you to. I don't know the link off-hand, but it's certainly available from ftp.cdrom.com. I opt for the easy life. There's plenty to learn in Linux as it is, and I'd rather spend my time getting into package configuration issues than installation ones. Each to their own though. Good luck with the homebrew! Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: dselect (or apt) wish list
On 10 Nov 98 21:51:40 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Zack Brown) wrote: >[lots of ideas for dselect, which I snipped] Some good ideas there, Zack. A couple have already been done (the skipping of installed packages and the selections-from-file ones), but here's my wishlist for those that might care to listen. I'd also like the option to have downloaded debs automatically copied to a local "mirror". It would take up a lot of space, but I'd like to be able to keep perhaps the last two versions of each package installed, so that a downgrade could be performed without having to download the previous version again (assuming that one can find it). Getting rid of that help screen when entering the select phase would be good, as an option. Hmm, how about an automatic method for downloading source packages, recompiling them and repackaging for use in the install phase? Useful if you want to specify compiler options other than the defaults, read from a config file. Oh, and they'd want to be stored in that local mirror first, of course! Perhaps two source and two binary directories is overdoing it somewhat... Whilst I'm here, could someone please clarify for me exactly what the "Installed size" field in dselect is measured in? I think that it's in kilobytes, but it would be strange to show it in a different format to the download size with no explanation. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: memory loss
On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:06:34 -0500, Jun Hou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have 96M memory, so I set this info in my Lilo; and I do see "96M total >physical memory" when I type in "free" command. > >But after a day or so, this memory will become virtual 0 (say, 4k) out of >no reason. I only have netscape and emacs open (with xserver, of course; >but nobody ever has an account on this machine), and they usually take up >only 40 or 50M from my experience. The rest of the memory is GONE, for no >reason, I see I have 34M of cache, 40M of shared mem, etc. > >Anyone shares any experience like this with Debian 2.0.34? The Linux kernel will keep data in cached memory until something else comes along to replace it, so you will find that your entire block of physical will become allocated over time. This is not something to worry about, as that memory will be automatically freed is something else needs it. Of course, you could have a nasty memory leak somewhere, but that would start spilling over into virtual memory as well. Do you notice that happening? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: linux crash when RAM > 128MB
On 2 Nov 98 07:06:35 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Oz Dror) wrote: >Hi >I have hust installed debian 2.0 on new P-II machine. >MB ASUS P2B-S (with aic7890) >I have 2 SDRAMS 128MB each. > >When I try to boot linux with more then 128M linux crashes. > >Is this a hardware or software problem. Try running it with only one of the SDRAMs in, and then try it with the other. If it crashes, it's a hardware problem. If it doesn't, it's (almost) certainly a software problem. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: [Fwd: Riva128 AGP chipset and Xserver]
On Sun, 01 Nov 1998 04:37:59 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I received a new office PC with an nVidia AGP >graphics accelerator that comes with a Riva 128 >chipset. > >Normally I use MetroX as my Xserver, but I'm not >sure what card configuration to select. I'm not >opposed to Xfree86, but don't have the budget >for something more robust (i.e., AcceleratedX). > >Has anyone had success with this card? If so, >can you share? The Riva 128 chipset works fine with recent version of the XFree86 SVGA server. Simply run XF86config and and select the "Riva 128" chipset, or "nVidia Riva 128" (whatever it is!). Full acceleration and no problems with stability. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: ISP newly setup - Linux, Debian, or BSDi
On Sun, 18 Oct 1998 16:45:46 GMT, "Imad M Tarabay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi to all... Hey there. >We are seething up a new ISP, and are wondering if you could help us = >take a decision of which system to install - Linux, Debian or BSDi. If you didn't already know, Debian is simply a version of the Linux operating system. Similarly, Red Hat and SuSe are also Linux, but with slightly different packages and setup routines. >Our target is a small market of merely 50,000 users. We forecast that = >the first year we would grab only 1000 users. > >Any hardware is also recommended (I mean PCs or Servers). You don't mention what you want these systems to do, and that has a lot of bearing on which hardware to choose. For anywhere less than 10,000 users I would imagine that a decent Pentium-class (166 or 200 say) would suffice for an FTP or Web server, for instance, as these aren't CPU-heavy tasks. Having enough memory is far more important for that sort of thing. Another of the important things to go for is fast disk access, so good SCSI is a must, and the bigger the better. Of course, for an ISP it's important to provide 24-hour service, so make sure you've got backup power supplies, good quality memory and motherboards and so on. Anyone want to be more specific? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: ***HUGE*** security hole??!! (Re: Lost root passwd)
On 12 Oct 98 21:21:48 GMT, "Steve Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Basic Unix Secruity 101 - If the person has physical access to the >machine, there *IS* *NO* *SECURITY*. Want proof? > >I pop the HD out, place it as slave on my machine, mount what I want, end >of story. Before this thread goes any further I recommend that anyone who >considers this a "threat" that is addressable by Debian to go read "Practical >Unix Security" from O'Reilly and Associates. Esp. anything relating to the >physical security of the machine. That's what cryptographic filesystems are designed to cope with. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Help!
On 7 Oct 98 21:04:22 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adrian Gudas) wrote: >Help! I've installed X, and it works, but the mouse doesn't work (at >all). I'm thrashing around like a spastic cat trying to get back into >shell, but I can't, and without the mouse, how am I supposed to change >my config? You can manually edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and change the section titled "Pointer" to something different. >PS: The mouse is an IntelliMouse. I specified this. Any known >problems/anything else I forgot to do? I've got a PS2 IntelliMouse and have had all sorts of fun and games with it. It's currently specified as "IMPS/2" in XF86Config, which gives me access to the wheel and middle button. However, PS2 flips out if two programs are trying to read it, so make sure you're not running gpm in the console whilst running X. You would also need PS2 compiled into your kernel. View the file /proc/interrupts to see whether you've got an interrupt assigned to the PS2 port (probably IRQ 12). If not then you'll need to recompile the kernel. >What should I use as a backup plan? Look at the manuals for the program "gpm". It can be set up to read your IntelliMouse from the console, and can use trickery to pipe the input through to X. Basically, run gpm with the '-R' switch and use "GPMData" and "MouseSystems" as the entries in /etc/X11/XF86Config (if I'm remembering this correctly - check the manpages for the specifics of this method). If you've got a serial mouse... Don't know, never tried, sorry. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Help cant config kernel
On Wed, 07 Oct 1998 17:22:37 +1000, Antony Burrows wrote: >HI, >I have just installed debian and am trying to set up my sound. >I was following the instructions on how to config the kernel and logged >on as root, went to /usr/src and typed make xconfig ( i was running x >windows), i also tried with make menuconfig and make config. >every time it said make: no rule for xconfig . stop, or something >similar to that, not 100% sure of the wording? > >Does anyone know what i am doing wrong? Try again in the /usr/src/linux directory. Assuming that you've installed one of the kernel-source packages it should work fine. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: X server problems
On 29 Sep 98 07:12:15 GMT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >I've just installed Debian 2.0. While I have some rather superficial >familiarity with Linux in general (have played with a few distributions), >this is my first crack at Debian. > >This is what I get when I run startx: > >X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed [snippage] Here's the problem. You haven't specified which server to run, hence the XF86_NONE string. Edit to first line of /etc/X11/Xserver to point to your desired server (XF86_VGA16). >I'm using a board with a Permedia2 chip, so I know I need to get the X >server from SuSE eventually, but right now I'm just trying to get X up and >running with the generic VGA X server. I gather from the messages that >something didn't get installed or configured properly, but I don't know >where to go from there. When you've got it going, have a poke around in /etc/X11 for more files to configure. Let us know how you get on. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Where is XF86Setup?
On 21 Sep 98 12:40:08 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It's part of the svga server. It only appears in the VGA_16 server, I'm afraid. Why is it not packaged separately, or with all servers? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Building Dev. Kernels
On Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:32:29 -0500, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Robert Wilderspin wrote: >> >> Is there any Debian-specific things that need to be done to compile >> development kernels correctly? I'm considering downloading and trying >> out 2.1.122, and would like to know whether I should be looking out >> for any pecularities caused by Debian's layout, or something like >> that. Will it work "out of the box" using make-kpkg? > >i built the 2.1.122 kernel on a stock debian install by unpacking the >tarball into /usr/src. >it made a dir ./linux. i just did make xconfig; make dep; make clean; >make zImage. once i got it to compile i made a new entry (test) in the >lilo.conf that pointed to the new kernel at >/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage. it booted fine, but i don't have >all of my modules built yet, so i'm w/o ether & sound right now. *note* >it is *easy* to end up with a kernel that is too big, so make everything >you can as a module -- i had to compile three times before my kernel was >small enough. Well, I gave it a go. Downloaded the .bz2 of 2.1.122 and untarred it. Forgot to change the /usr/src/linux symlink beforehand though, so it overwrote my 2.0.34 source. Serves me right for trying this after a long day, I guess. Still, that's not a problem. However, after untarring it in a sensible place, I simply did a make clean, make menuconfig before using make-kpkg to build the thing. I didn't do anything as modules, and it still fitted. I'll move stuff to modules in a while, but it all seems to be working okay. Other than the initial boob on my part, it's all gone swimmingly well. So far. Rebooted okay, X works, no strange errors, and my hard drives are going much faster now. All in all, it was shockingly easy, but then the kernel is nearing release. Fun way to spend an evening. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Building Dev. Kernels
Is there any Debian-specific things that need to be done to compile development kernels correctly? I'm considering downloading and trying out 2.1.122, and would like to know whether I should be looking out for any pecularities caused by Debian's layout, or something like that. Will it work "out of the box" using make-kpkg? Rob Wilderspin -- The problem with people is that half of them are below average intelligence. And don't realise it. -= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Question about videocard
On 15 Sep 98 08:20:13 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I've got a Diamond Viper 330 AGP running the X window system just fine >on a debian 2.0 box. I don't know about svga, I haven't tried that yet. I have, and it does, if you update to the latest version in slink. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: X is hosed
On 7 Sep 98 14:34:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I stuck my neck out and upgraded X11 to the packages in slink. Just >previous to that I had upgraded wmaker to 0.19.1-1, also new on slink. >At first, wmaker crashed the session. I purged wmaker. > >Now, for some reason I cannot fathom, xdm starts but when a user logs >in, the session crashes. Root can log in ok. Root can use startx, >but a user cannot. > >Looks like permissions. Permissions of WHAT? Upgrade xlib6g to the latest version. Wmaker has a problem with the old one such that it crashes immediately (after xdm has finished). >I now downgraded back to the X11 packages in hamm, but the same >problem persists. > >I still don't understand what wmaker did. I upgraded the libraries, >and installed wmaker libs too. That's one of the last things I did >before this happened. It sounds like your system is still trying to run wmaker, and so still crashing. Edit your user's ~/.xsession file and comment out the line which loads wmaker. And replace it with a different manager, preferably. I'd suggest giving wmaker another try though, after upgrading xlib6g. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: wmaker 0.19
On 6 Sep 98 00:15:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Damir J. Naden) wrote: >I can run windowmaker 0.19.1-1 package on a 2.0 system without problems. Di >you install debian packaged version? Did you get any errors during the >installation phase? I know that libproplist needed to be upgraded to 0.8* >package; but I haven't tried it without libprop being already upgraded Cut and pasted directly from the Debian bug-tracking system, where this has been reported. Try both of these things, which might (or might not) work. I'm having the same problem myself, but haven't tried the second option yet. 1. As root, run ldconfig. If that fixes it, please report it back to me. (I *hope* it doesn't fix it) [note: look at the bug-reporting system to find out who "me" is] 2. If 1. fails, upgrade to a newer version of xlib6g. You can pick the one in debian/hamm/hamm/binary-i386/x11/xlib6g_3.3.2.3-1.deb This fixed the problem for another user. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: chatscript permissions
On 4 Sep 98 02:59:09 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Phil Dyer) wrote: >Since I upgraded to hamm, only root is allowed to run pon. >/var/log/ppp.log reports that my user logon does'nt have permission to >open /etc/chatscripts/provider. >--open /etc/chatscripts/provider failed :access denied. >All users have read perm. What file is holding it back? It sounds like a group permissions problem. What you need to do is add non-root users to the groups "dip" and "dialup", and that should do the trick. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Correction of Clock for summer time
On 4 Sep 98 10:37:53 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It turned out to be option a. The help from the list was great as >always. My problem is that I don't know where to start looking in the >MAN pages (I would never have guessed the names tzconfig or hwclock). Try "man -k clock" to get a list of all commands that have "clock" in their man description. The command "apropos" is an alias of this. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: WindowMaker 0.19.1 or close to it.
On 4 Sep 98 02:47:24 GMT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I don't know who packages WindowMaker but is one of the newer versions >going to be packaged soon? I checked several of the ftp sites and the >latest .deb for wmaker is 0.14.1 which is what shipped with the CD. I >would like to have a newer versions if possible. I know I could download >the direct source and install it that way but I would prefer a debian >package. Are you checking in the unstable directory? The version of WindowMaker in stable will not, by definition, change. If you want to be on the cutting edge, point dselect/apt at the newer distribution. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: APM support?
On 04 Sep 1998 00:45:58 +1000, Robert Merkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Remo Badii) writes: > >> I cannot remember having seen any suggestion to include APM support in >> the kernel during the (successful) installation of Debian 2.0 from the >> CDs using dselect. Do I really have to load the source file(s) from an >> FTP site and compile the kernel myself? > >You can download a Debian kernel-source package, which you can install >like any other Debian package. Perhaps you meant the kernel-image package. If you download the kernel-source then you still need to compile it (although with the program "make-kpkg" it's as easy as falling off a log). Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: AGP Video Cards?
On 31 Aug 98 16:21:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'm trying to get a good AGP video card to work with Debian 2.0. Looking at >the list of supported cards in the xf86config utility I see the "matrox >Milenium >II (AGP)." However this card seems hard to find now since it's been replaced >by >the new one G200. Does anybody know if this new card is supported? Yes, it is, by a new server from S.u.S.e. Go to www.suse.com and have a look around for it. >Any advice on any other AGP card? The cards based on the nVidia 128 work fine and dandy (Diamond Viper, STB Velocity, et al) in AGP using the standard XFree86_SVGA server. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Xwindows Vs. Gnome?
On 26 Aug 98 12:17:47 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've just had a look @ gnome.org, and was wondering - is gnome
>attempting to replace X as a gui? and if so, which is better?
No, Gnome is attempting to provide a consistent look-and-feel across a
range of applications that run under X, one that's more comfortable
for the average user. Things like standard scrollbars, help
facilities, menus, etc. This is used as well as, not instead of, X
Window.
>{hmmm - perhaps this will get me flamed. Ah well}
Nah. If you asked whether KDE was better than Gnome though...!
Why don't you download the Gnome stuff for yourself and give it a try?
Well worth it, I'd say.
Rob Wilderspin
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Re: Copy entire filesystem
On 26 Aug 98 08:16:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have gotten a new, larger harddisk, and wish to use it to expand my >existing linux box. I would like to copy the filesystems off the old hard >disk, and replace it with this one. > >So far I haven't succeeded. I haven't been able to confine tar's action to >a single filesystem (so that directories linked to directories on other >filesystems, on the other system drive, will not be copied. Included is the >linux boot filesystem, /dev/hda2. I basically want the current drive >duplicated to the new drive, with larger partitions, and another partition. > >When I thought I had it right, and edited /etc/fstab using a rescue disk, >the disk failed somehow. > > My questions are, again, how to copy a filesystem but not it's linked >directories from other drives, and, second, how to do this whole job >successfully. Try this method, which copies the root filesystem to another partition (already mounted on /mnt). cd / find . -xdev -print | cpio -padm /mnt This should answer both your questions. It handles device files okay and doesn't recurse down other devices (but does copy the mount points for you). Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: win98/hamm dual boot problem
On 19 Aug 98 13:39:43 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Following instructions I found on this list some time ago, I installed >hamm and win98 separately: each have their own drive - only one was >hooked up at a time. Than, I put both drives in: Linux as hda and win >as hdb. THis was nothing new for linux, so I started up linux and ran >lilo with the following lilo.conf: > >boot=/dev/hda1 >delay=50 >image=/vmlinuz > root=/dev/hda1 > label=linux > read-only >other=/dev/hdb1 > label=win > table=/dev/hdb > >linux boots well via lilo now, but windows doesn't boot at all: after >typing "win" at LILO:, it just hangs. Any ideas at all would be very >much appreciated. When you installed Win98 it put itself on the C: drive (hda1), and you've now placed another disk in that position. Problem is, Windows still thinks it should be on hda1, and is getting confused. As far as I know, Win95/98 will not boot from the secondary IDE channel. I would suggest swapping the drives aroung again, and re-installing LILO onto hda (change the parameters in lilo.conf beforehand). Linux is less picky about which drive you stick it on, or even if you move it after installation. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: big file problem
On 19 Aug 98 16:51:37 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi All, >today I have changed the harddisk on my PC from 1.1G to ~4G WD >Caviar 24300. I was quite happy when I have got running system by simply >'cp from_old_disk to_new_disk'. Everything was fine until I tried to work >with big files (~400M). First I used 'dd' to make copy but system hungs at >some point. Then I decided to use 'cp' and I got a lot of horrible >messages about disk errors. As I remember, during 'mkfs.ext2 -c /dev/hdx' >there was only "read only testing". Is there any way to do read/write >test? Or, may there are other idea about this problem? The best way I know to perform a direct copy of one disk to another is the following: cd / find . -xdev -print | cpio -padm /mnt Where you're copying everything from the root filesystem downwards, including mount points (but not their contents), onto a filesystem mounted at /mnt. I hope that this helps you. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Installing XFSTT on HAMM
On 15 Aug 98 09:13:51 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug Thistlethwaite) wrote: >I have been trying to dig up information on installing XFSTT on my >upgraded HAMM system so my Netscape will look better. > >I downloaded the relavent dpkgs and everything seemed in install >correctly. I looked in the DOC's area and there isn't much in the way >of help to tell me what to do. > >Does anyone know of a set of instructions on installing XFSTT that they >could send me? My main (probably only) goal for using it is to make >Netscape easier to read on my little monitor. > >I saw some stuff saying that I would need to move some TT fonts from my >Windoze systems to the Liinux, but I dodn't see anything that told me >exactly want to move and where to move it. Here's something I saved from a post from weeks ago. I haven't actually tried it myself (yet), but it may be of some use to you. "bring over the windows fonts and put them in /var/lib/ttfonts then run xfstt --sync then run xfstt & then just edit XF86Config to include that font server and run X" I guess that the fonts would be "/windows/fonts/*.ttf". Please let me know how you get on with this, as I'll get around to trying it myself soon. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: more intellimouse
On 13 Aug 98 22:34:45 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >The mouse works OK outside of X, started via > gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 >gpmconfig actually wants 'ms3' according to its help option, rather than ps2 >but won't accept ms3 (maybe linux chokes on any 'ms' concatenation :) ). > >Still wanting hints to get this thing X happy. With the same setup, I have "-2 -R" appended to the gpm line. '-2' because it doesn't seem to work with three buttonw, and '-R' to pipe the mouse into /dev/gpmdata for use by the X server. The mouse section in XF86Config needs to point to /dev/gpmdata with "MouseSystems" as the mouse type, and Emulate3Buttons on due to the funny 2-button thing. GPMs man-page describes this in more detail. If you use "imps/2" as the XF86Config mouse type instead then it should work fine, but the mouse will go crazy once you leave X, even if you'd killed the gpm server beforehand. If anyone can do any better than this... Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Debian New User
On 11 Aug 98 02:14:52 GMT, in linux.debian.user [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I just recently installed the debian version of linux and now I have a few >question... > >1. I downloaded a few extra packaged from the debian www site, now; I use a >dual system (linux on one HD, Win95 on another). When i d/l the files they >had the extension of .Deb and I placed them on floppy. Next started linux >and ran dselect and tried to add the new packages and I could not do it >cause there needed to be some sort of package list for the file/files. >Anyone know what I am takling over here. if pls help. Sure thing. If you didn't know, dselect is a front-end to a program to dpkg, and you can use that directly to install, remove, configure packages directly (as opposed to working on a collection of packages, requiring a package list). Use "dpkg -i filename.deb" to install the package of your choice from the floppy. By the way, you can avoid floppies altogether by mounting your Win95 partition under Linux. If your Win95 partition is /dev/hda1 and you want to mount it at /mnt/windows, type this: "mount /dev/hda1 -t vfat /mnt/windows" If you have vfat compiled into your kernel, then you can access those downloaded .debs directly. Try "man mount" and "man dpkg" to find out more about these two programs. >2. What packages and programs are needed to dial up to isp and log onto the >i-net. And any tips on setting up a modem? Take a look at the "wvdial" package - very handy. You'll need PPP installed and configured as well, but it would help if you had a try first and told us how far you've got. Good luck! Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@)
Re: Several questions before I run Debian
On 6 Aug 98 04:23:09 GMT, in linux.debian.user you wrote: >On Wed, Aug 05, 1998 at 11:53:34PM -0400, Matthew A. Reklau wrote: > >> Do the X servers include support for the Diamond Viper V330? >> >Dunno, but I think so. Debian's X software is Xfree86 3.3.2, so if Xfree86 >supports it, Debian supports it. If you dont get a better answer then >that, you might check the Xfree86 web site. I don't have Xfree86 3.3.2, so I can't say if that supports your card. However, I'm running the XSuSe_nVidia server perfectly well on my Viper 330, accelerated for both PCI and AGP versions. This may have been incorporated into the new Xfree86. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: Please clarify...
On 17 Jun 98 05:10:12 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Oh yeah? On my hamm->bo DOWNGRADE, I had to UPLOAD more than that. Goddamn! You win. :-) Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Please clarify...
On 17 Jun 98 03:19:07 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 10:25:08PM +0200, Jens Ritter wrote: > > Neil Cheshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Should I really wait for the stable release? Seeing as I am not > > > desperate to upgrade? > > > > In case it is expensive for you to get internet access, it is wise to > > wait for official cdroms. > > > > 1.3.1 -> hamm takes ~50 MB of downloads. > > Really? My hamm system of a few weeks ago wants to download 70mb just > to get itself up to date. > > Depends on what kind of stuff you already have installed. On my > bo->hamm >upgrade, I needed to download ~80mb. Oh yeah? Well _I_ needed to download 17 terabytes! Beat that, I dare you!! Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mysterious frequent crashes at the same interval on three machines.
On 16 Jun 98 18:19:20 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Autumn) wrote: >I've tried throwing up my hands in frustration, but so far it hasn't >helped. Hmm. Have you tried tapping your fingers angrily on the desk? >I have three Debian machines here, and they're rebooting quite >frequently on almost exactly the same irregular schedule. The time >between reboots has ranged from 11 to 70 hours over the past couple of >weeks. There are occasional anomalies, but the time between reboots is >usually identical to within a minute on the three machines. > [snip > >Can someone suggest some other things that I should look at? Could it be malicious attacks, either from behind or beyond the firewall? Mysterious cron job? Power outages? Are the machines overheating, forcing the motherboards on-board management to shut them down? Perhaps you have an NT administrator at loose in the building, trying to log in to the machines? [Yes, I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here] Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Please clarify...
On 16 Jun 98 17:39:36 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >There is the package "cruft" in slink, which will compare dpkg's databases >with the installed files and print the differences (taking a lot of further >input into account). It sounds like cruft does much the same as the "verify" script found in RPM packages (in effect), in that it checks to see that the files installed from the package are still there. Am I right in saying that? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: serving a win95 box
On 16 Jun 98 11:20:14 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Can a linux box be used to serve a Win95 box the same way two Win95 >boxes can be hooked up together? Eg. -- can linux be set up in such a >way that an ethernet connected Win95 box can 'see' some of the linux >drives in its "Network Neighborhood" box, map them with drive >letters, and run to programs in those directories as if they were on >the Win95 box itself? You can connect a Linux box up and view whichever directories you choose to allow access to, and map them to drives as you wish, using the Samba package. However, I'm not entirely sure if you can run programs directly from those drives (ie, without copying them to the Win95 box first). Only one way to find out! > I'm setting up a second system for the family but have quite a bit >of 'extra' HD space on my own box. Would like to use some of my >space to store programs for the second box. Storage is fine, but like I said, you *might* not be able to actually run them whilst on the Linux drives. Anyone want to clarify this? Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: www.debian.org/Packages/stable/
On Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:34:08 -0400, rs202 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've been scoping the various distributions of Linux for a few weeks, >reading and so forth. I've just discovered Debian's Packages directory. >This distribution looks like it would be incredibly simple to maintain >with the way the packages are typed & organised. I don't see any other >distributions which come close to this kind of categorisation and simple >installation. > >What are the drawbacks with Debian's package system, if any? The packages are controlled very tightly by the Debian organisation, with all official packages being quality checked to ensure that they interoperate correctly with others, follow Debian guidelines, etc. This strictness can lead to a delay between software releases and their inclusion in the official Debian set, although you can guarantee that when it's there it will work pretty damn well. People who want software instantly may prefer it otherwise. Of course, you can install from tarballs or RPMs if the mood takes you, but you have to be careful about system integrity if you do that. Perhaps the biggest drawback is that it's so easy. Debian system administrators may have a hard time coping with a Slackware setup, if forced to do so. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cd writers & linux
On 9 Jun 98 00:43:44 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Miller) wrote: >hmmm... I think rewritable discs are magnetic and they can only be read on >other CD-RW drives or DVD drives. No, they still use a laser like conventional CD-R drives. As far as I understand it, the layer that the pits are burned into during the writing stage can be heated (by the laser) the essentially "melt" the pits out of the layer. After that, you can write again. The technical term is "Phase Change Technology", if that's a help. >If the drive has a 1MB or 2MB buffer and is only writing at 2X or 4X, why >does it matter how fast the interface is? Most drives are 2X, which is >something like 300KB/s.. My motherboard supports up to 20MB/s on both of >its IDE channels. So even if the drive is on a shared channel, it'll >still be able to continously write at 300KB/s, right? In theory, but it's still best to be careful, even with a buffer. I think the problem is more to do with IDE using too much CPU time, rather than bandwidth/IO troubles. SCSI uses the CPU much, much less, and so doesn't really suffer from this. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cd writers & linux
On 8 Jun 98 02:56:07 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I'm interested in buying a internal/ide cd writer. I'd like to be able to >(in linux) write audio cds, direct read, speed isn't too important, and >I'm not sure about worm vs rewritable. What is the difference (other than >being able to erase, rewite, etc.)? The price, mostly. Blanks for WORM drives can cost as little as a tenth of the cost of a rewriteable, so it doesn't matter that much if mistakes are made in writing. The WORM drives themselves are also slightly cheaper. For writing audio CDs I would recommend a WORM. That sort of data doesn't really need the advantage of being able to remove and add new files. Plan the compilation, write it, enjoy - at less than 1UKP per disc. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: which script is missing from rpm
On 5 Jun 98 03:39:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: >> >> Which script is it that rpm doesn't have, that dpkg does? I had thought it >> was the post-removal, but I'm being challenged on that: > >None. In fact, rpm has one script debian lacks: the verify script. Forgive me if I'm wrong on this, because I'm only guessing here, but isn't that a duplicated step? That is, given an installation and a configuration of a package with no errors, isn't that verified enough? If the verify script ever produced a different result from after the install/configure stages then the package is erroneous. Like I said, it's a guess. :-) Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [aba@it.ntu.edu.au: help]
On 8 Jun 98 01:50:54 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello, I would like to install linux or debian into my 200Mhz 32MB window95 >pentium notebook. I know how to download files from the internet, i use >winzip to unzip files that are zipped,and self extracting files. But >linux seems to be abit different,i read faqs but was unable to grasp >download and installation proceedures. If can take time to respond to me >i would be very grateful. thanks. Wek. By far the easiest, cheapest and quickest way would be to buy a Debian CD from one of the many suppliers around the world (LSL, Genesis, LBC, ...). This saves a lot of headaches in the long run. By the way, it's not "Linux or Debian", as Debian *is* Linux, or a distribution of it. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Red Hat 5.1
On 3 Jun 98 17:59:02 GMT, Peter S Galbraith) wrote: >So Red Hat 5.1 (their second libc6 version) is out before Debian 2.0... >Not that there's a competition between Debian and Red Hat. Just a >comment... > >(Not that *I'm* doing anything to further Debian progress, so I cannot >complain! I just wonder if that bugs developers a little) Please note that 5.1 is only out because there were serious security problems with 5.0, as well as other quality-control problems in the Red Hat distribution. So, if they had tested the first version properly instead of grabbing for dollars, there wouldn't have been a second. The Debian team have a more responsible attitude, and are waiting until they are much more sure of the product before releasing it. If you don't want to wait, you can always download the "deep freeze" version, and update any changes after the release date. I'd rather have a stable, secure version later than a buggy, insecure version a few weeks earlier. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hardware
On 2 Jun 98 18:15:05 GMT, (Timo Pettersson) wrote: >Hi I sent a mail 6 mounth ago asking if Debian Linux suported my Riva128 >chip in 3D and it didn't. Is it doing it now? As far as I know, the 3dfx is still the only supported 3D card. So no, Riva128 won't do 3D under Linux. You can now get an accelerated server for the Riva chip though, if that's news to you. >This Enlightment whitch make it look so nice is it free and whre can I get >it? If you can wait for a few weeks, someone is preparing a Debian package of the latest release. If you want to do it yourself, head over to the Enlightenment site (www.enlightment.org?) Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian games?
On 31 May 98 11:14:47 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mikhali Mifsud) wrote: >What Xwindow games are avilable on Debian? Well, some people seem to like Quake and Quake2. Another great multiplayer is Xpilot, which includes AI-controlled enemies. It may not look like much, but the gameplay is great. Mirrormagic is a very good rehash of Deflektor (the old C64 game). Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: User views on software reqd, please
On 31 May 98 01:12:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have a feeling that this is not going to get me far but I'm going to ask >anyways: >1) Does anyone here uses mechanical drafting apps (like AutoCAD or >Cadkey-lookalikes) under linux? I have a demo of Varicad running, and there is >a LinuxCAD, but they don't have any demos..Or how about microstation95? >2) Does anyone know if dosemulator or wine run autoCAD or Cadkey? I have no idea about (1), but for (2) I believe that DOSemu runs almost all DOS programs, so autoCAD should be okay. I stand ready to be corrected though. Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 3d pass through
On 28 May 98 02:02:53 GMT, in linux.debian.user [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I just got another machine which I would like to dual boot *grin* with >Winblows so I can have fun playing StarCraft and Unreal. I would like to >get a 3dfx card. Will linux care if the 3dfx card is installed? I don't >wish to use the 3dfx card in linux just the regular pci card I already >have. The answer to your question is "No, Linux won't care about the 3dfx card at all." However, it's worth noting that StarCraft is rumoured to be working under WINE, the free Windows emulator for Linux. On top of that, a petition is being organised to get the authors of Unreal to port it to Linux. So, perhaps you won't have to dual-boot for very long. :-) Rob Wilderspin -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: need help setting up non-ps printer
On Sun, 03 May 1998 13:11:31 -0600, Jack Varga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have an Epson Stylus Color 600 and would >like to add it as an lp device. How do I do >that? Well, this is all I had to do to get it working. Be warned that gs-aladdin is not "free software" in the true sense of the phrase, unlike gs, but it is freely available. I think that it's in "non-free" on the Debian FTP sites. Download and install a version of gs-aladdin >=5.0. Newest is something like 5.10. Now, create a file called "/usr/local/sbin/es600-720" with the following contents: --- start #!/bin/bash # # 720 dpi filter for the Epson Stylus Color 600 gs -q @stc600p.upp -sOutputFile=- - --- finish And a file called "/usr/local/sbin/es600-360" with this: --- start #!/bin/bash # # 360 dpi filter for the Epson Stylus Color 600 gs -q @stc600pl.upp -sOutputFile=- - --- finish Now, change "/etc/printcap" to something like this --- start lp360|Epson Stylus Color 600 - 360dpi:\ :lp=/dev/lp1:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/es600:\ :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :if=/usr/local/sbin/es600-360: lp|lp720|Epson Stylus Color 600 - 720dpi:\ :lp=/dev/lp1:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/es600:\ :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ :if=/usr/local/sbin/es600-720: --- finish The important points in this file are the "if=" which is a link to the file you just created (the input filter), and "sd=" which is a link to the spool directory for that printer. Change that to wherever your spool directory is. Basically, you are piping all input to that printer through gs-aladdin as a filter, and then stuffing it in the spool directory. Note that *two* printers have been set up here, with the names "lp360" and "lp720". "lp" is an alias for lp720, making it the default printer. If you don't think you need both resolutions, then simply remove one of the definitions. And that should be it, assuming you have lpd set up okay. Use the "-P" switch of lpr to select which printer to use. I'm no expert at Linux, so apologies if any of this doesn't work for you. Good luck. :-) Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: making a kernel .deb file with make-kpkg
On 19 Apr 98 02:59:00 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] you wrote: >i wanted to rebuild my kernel and decided to try using the make-kpkg >utility,i read the info file,run make menuconfig,make dep,make clean and >finaly make-kpkg --zimage,it compiled thing but it gave me only a zImage >file,i searched long and large in the info file (read it 3 times) for >instruction on how to create a .deb file out of my compiled kernel and >found nothing,does anyone know here how i can create such package or at >least do this: I'm guessing that you looked for it in /usr/src/linux, and didn't find it. If you haven't already, look in the /usr/src directory. This is where the .deb appears on my box using make-kpkg. >where do i define this option,i tried it on the command line ( make-kpkg >--targets=kernel_image ) but this hasn't worked,also,another >question,what's the difference between a zImage kernel and a bzImage one >??? Answering the second question, bzImage allows for a larget kernel image to be used. zImage is limited to 512 KB, or something like that. Other than that, no difference. Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: NiC Cards
On 17 Apr 98 15:04:17 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Cool, hardware debian packages! > >The Free Hardware Foundation, hmmm Actually, I recently saw an announcement (c.o.l.a.?) about exactly this. Someone wants to start up a project to develop open-circuit hardware (if that's what you'd call it). Sorry, but I can't find the reference right now. Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Strange umount permission denied
On 16 Apr 98 13:17:25 GMT, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I keep getting an error message telling me that I can't unmount my CD drive. The simplest thing this could be is that one of your shells has /cdrom as their current directory. You can't unmount until you cd out of there. (I'm sorry if that was patently obvious to you - there's always going to be people that don't know that yet...) Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A few things about Debian Hamm
On 15 Apr 98 12:09:52 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris) wrote: >Another thing - is there any plans for debianizing the enlightenment >window manager? >From the "Prospective Packages" list posted here regularly, it seems that there is: By Shaleh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): * [10]The enlightenment window manager Also, Shaleh mentioned on the list recently that he's waiting for the E code to become more stable/compatible with Debian, or something like that. The next major version of E is the end of May, so he's looking at a mid-June release of the Debian version. (but this sort of date is never set in concrete) I'm getting itchy already, what with Enlightenment, the Gimp/GTK, Mozilla, Debian 2.0, Kernel 2.2 and the like just about to arrive in full force... Time to buy a plastic keyboard cover and a box of Kleenex, I think. :-> Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: why debian?
On 15 Apr 98 11:54:27 GMT, in linux.debian.user Maarten Bezemer wrote: >Someone told me there are far more rpm-packages available, and other >distributions also use rpm. What's true about that? Whether it's true or not, Debian can install rpm packages! Use the "alien" package to convert them to debs and install away (after reading the alien documentation, of course). And it's quality, not quantity, that counts in this world. ;-) Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Quad PPro systems
On 13 Apr 98 18:26:04 GMT, in linux.debian.user Tim Sailer wrote: >Does anyone have any experience with quad PPro systems? I'm bringing >up a few boxes, and after 2-120 mins, we get IRQ DEADLOCK ON PROCESSOR X >where X is 1-3. Can anyone offer any suggestions? The most recent kernel patches have had improvements for SMP machines. I don't pay much attention to SMP stuff, but I think that there was mention of IRQ problems that have now been resolved. Have a look at the changelogs to check that I've remembered this correctly. Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: off-topic : mmx
On 13 Apr 98 18:10:22 GMT, in linux.debian.user Ossama Othman wrote: >That's not what I recall. I recall that MMX stood for "Multi Media >eXtensions," too. However, I couldn't find anything on the Intel site >about what it stood for. Perhaps "MMX" really is a PR thing. :) MMX does, according to popular opinion, stand for "Multi Media eXtensions". However, Intel wouldn't have been able to trademark that (for a reason that is beyond me), and tried to make everyone believe that MMX was just a random collection of letters, which can be a trademark. The courts didn't buy into this, and so Intel's competitors were allowed to use MMX on their own chips. If I remember correctly... Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PGCC package?
On 13 Apr 98 01:20:26 GMT, in linux.debian.user you wrote: >If you use EGCS gcc, found in the Debian egcc package, just use the >"-mpentium" compiler flag. This should optimize your code for pentium >processors, just as PGCC does. This CPU flag for pentiums isn't available >in gcc 2.7.x, from what I recall. > >Here is what the EGCS gcc info pages say about the optimizations: [snip] > >I hope that this stuff helps. It did, thanks. It's still a shame that to upgrade a package we'll need to download the binary package and the source, recompile and then install. I'm just being greedy, I suppose. :-) On a related note, is there a program that can keep a record of the most heavily used libraries and programs, so that a list could be made of the most useful ones to recompile? Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGCC package?
Has anyone had any experience of using PGCC with Debian? I'm surprised that there isn't a package available for it, or even any trying to create one (according to the prospective packages list). Has there been any discussion as to whether pre-compiled Pentium binaries should be made optionally available? It's going to be a PITA downloading the source and recompiling for *every* upgrade of *every* package I want speeded up. I realise that there's a lot of pre-Pentium technology out there, but couldn't at least the most speed-critical parts of the OS (certain libraries, etc) have PGCC versions available directly from Debian? Rob Wilderspin. -- "But I need it to crash once every few days - reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..." --= (send replies to rob@) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Stopping mail download
I'm currently trying (and not getting all that far ;-) to get my internet connection all set up and running. I've managed to log onto my ISP without much trouble, although I can't remember exactly how, and have done FTPs and so on. However, until I get my news/email stuff set up properly I don't want Debian downloading any mail for me, so that I can get it later in Win95. So, how does one disable mail download? And yes, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Linux at the moment. rob. :-) -- I'm running out of strength to even ask now. This dual-boot will be the death of me. = (send replies to rob@) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Stopping mail download
On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:21:19 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Because your using demon internet, they forward your mail when you >dial up by SMTP. You need to disable smail in your /etc/inetd.conf >(just put a # at the beginning of the line). I couldn't see any smail entry in /etc/inetd,conf. The only thing that seemed vaguely close to what I wanted was an NNTP entry (the comment header above it said "mail", and it had, I think, tcpd and leafnode in the line). How can I tell whether commenting that out has stopped my email from being downloaded? Of course, the next thing I want to do is set up news without email. Oh, this is going to be a fun weekend! :-) rob. -- I'm running out of strength to even ask now. This dual-boot will be the death of me. = (send replies to rob@) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Good Xterm scrollbars
Is there any way to get *good* scrollbars in an xterm window? I've put in the standard one, but the method of moving it is awkward and it looks pathetic. The scrollbar in cmdtool would be ideal, but when I run a shell with that I don't get any "up-arrow to review history" thing. And yes, I am a newbie to Linux, but I honestly have looked as hard as I can for the solution. Help! :-) rob. -- personal emails and flames are more than welcome, even from weirdos. (and yes, that includes you at the back) ** ANTI-SPAM ** send replies to rob@ ** ANTI-SPAM ** -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
