Slide show software
Does Debian in their "deb" files have anything that will allow me to run my photo's as a slide show on my computer? Thank you, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
whereis Mozilla 1.4 .deb (Update)
Thank you to everyone who responded to the above. So far I have simply downloaded the deb file and haven't an idea how to install it. Been playing with dpkg and dselect but it still sits there doing nothing. Subsequent messages have shown me how to get and install it online but I would still like to know how to do it as a package on the system. Cheers, Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
whereis Mozilla 1.4 .deb
On my Mandrake system I have Mozilla 1.3, but Debian comes with Mozilla 1.0. When I tried to "upgrade" with a local Debian mirror on my source list, it came back with nothing. When I went to Mozilla, all I could find was a "tar.gz" file. Can someone point me to a Mozilla deb file please? Thank you, Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: FTP only with Windows? Why not Linux?
On Saturday 13 September 2003 10:01 pm, Juri Haberland wrote: > Peter Christensen schrieb: > > But recently I wanted to FTP a photo to the "personal web space" that my > > ISP provides. I've been unable to do this, and have not found any > > information on what is going wrong. I wonder if some servers are set up > > so that only Windows applications can access them??? Just today I went > > back on a windows machine and used a product called "Leech" to do the > > FTP. It worked fine. > > > > In Debian (under KDE) I tried Kbear to FTP to it, entering the hostname, > > username, and password. A window pops up with the message "reading > > directory," the little gear in the upper right corner rotates, but > > nothing beyond that happens. > > > > I tried using Konqueror, typing ftp://[EMAIL PROTECTED] A box pops > > up asking for the password, and after typing it in, I get the endlessly > > rotating gear in the upper right corner, and at the bottom it says "0 > > items - 0 files - 0 directories." > > > > Does that Winsock reference mean that only software running under Windows > > can get through??? I've used Kbear and Konqueror successfully to ftp to > > other sites... > > Perhaps you have to use the so-called passive FTP mode? > Try to use the good old command line ftp client: > > 'ftp users.snip.net' > > If a 'dir' or 'ls' after successful login takes forever, reconnect to > the server and type 'passive' right after successful login. I've used gFTP with Red Hat, Mandrake and Debian. Never had a problem with moving documents or photo's Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mounting Windows C: drive.
Not having much luck mounting the Windows C: drive. I made the following directory: /mnt/windows and then in fstab: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfatdefaults 00 The ext2 drive is listed as /dev/hda2 and the swap is /dev/hda3 in the current /etc/fstab file. Thank you, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian sunk by Windows (Update)
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 10:08:35PM -0400, William Bradley wrote: > > Got virus attacked on the Windows section of a dual boot machine that > > runs Debian (latest Woody) and Windows 98. Windows got into such a state > > between the virus and me messing with it that I ended up reformatting the > > C: drive and reinstalling Windows. In so doing, access to Debian has been > > cut off and the unit boots straight into Windows. Is there a way that I > > can get back to dual booting that machine. I'd hate to have to reinstall > > Debian and go through getting KDE 3.0 again. Thank you to everyone who responded to my problem above. After reading them all I booted with the rescue disk. This loaded Debian. I then went to the command prompt with Ctrl/Alt/F3 and logged in as root. Then I entered: "#lilo" which then loaded the Windows 98 partition and the job was done, my login screen was back intact. Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian sunk by Windows format and install.
Got virus attacked on the Windows section of a dual boot machine that runs Debian (latest Woody) and Windows 98. Windows got into such a state between the virus and me messing with it that I ended up reformatting the C: drive and reinstalling Windows. In so doing, access to Debian has been cut off and the unit boots straight into Windows. Is there a way that I can get back to dual booting that machine. I'd hate to have to reinstall Debian and go through getting KDE 3.0 again. Thank you, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org http://www.leaflets.on.ca Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
modem hiccup
When I first loaded Debian it had KDE 2.2.2. I uploaded "kppp" and got it working. Due to having setup a dialup when Debian was installing, the "kppp" cut out. In time I found out that it needed a "noauth" in the "pppd" arguments or whatever. Once I set that I was able to connect as the "root" or the "user". Then I updated to KDE 3.1, went through the same routine with "kppp". Now I can connect with "pon/poff", I can connect as "root" via "kppp" but I cannot connect as a "user" via "kppp". When I enter the "noauth" argement for "pppd" as a user this time, it tells me I have to have "root" privileges to use "noauth". Can someone clarify this for me please. Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-get "ace-of-penguins"
The above package is listed amongst the Debian packages. Can someone tell me the url to Debian in order to "apt-get" this package. Thank you, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with KDE 3 upgrade
On Monday 01 September 2003 03:59 pm, Donald Spoon wrote: > William Bradley wrote: > > -SNIP- < > > > > > > Hi Andreas, > > > > Tried you suggestion above and another couple of hours downloading went > > on. So obviously some bits were missing. > > > > When I boot to KDE now, KDE 3.1 loads and the standard icons come up on > > the screen but there is no panel at the bottom. When I right click the > > mouse I can make some changes but I can't find a way to get to the KDE > > control panel. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Bill. > > I had the same "problem" when I upgraded from KDE 2.2 to 3.1.X. The > solution I found was to move the old ~/.kde directory out of the way and > let KDE re-build it the next time I logged in. You could just delete > the .kde directory, but that would remove any "history" you might want > to save. I had to do this in all the "user" directories on my system, > including the "root" directory. > > There may be a cleaner way, but I couldn't find it... Hi Donald, your solution was "clean" enough. It fixed the problem. Thank you, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with KDE 3 upgrade
On Monday 01 September 2003 12:46 pm, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > William Bradley (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > I used "apt-get dist-upgrade kde" using the following URL: > > > > deb ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/Debian woody main > > > > After downloading overnight on my diakup, it set itself up. When I > > rebooted Debian the graphic login was in a different form than it was > > before. When I did login the big Debian splash screen with it's logo, > > filled the screen. The KDE 3.1 screen came also and went through its > > booting process and then at the end it said that KDE was up and > > running. Problem is that there was nothing on the screen except the > > big Debian splash screen and nothing else. Right and left mouse > > buttons produced nothing. Had to Ctrl - Alt - Backspace in order to > > log out. Can anyone help me with this? > > /Maybe/ not all packages were updated. When I updated, some packages > were removed instead of being upgraded, among them konqueror. Try > installing kdebase. Hi Andreas, Tried you suggestion above and another couple of hours downloading went on. So obviously some bits were missing. When I boot to KDE now, KDE 3.1 loads and the standard icons come up on the screen but there is no panel at the bottom. When I right click the mouse I can make some changes but I can't find a way to get to the KDE control panel. Cheers, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem with KDE 3 upgrade
I used "apt-get dist-upgrade kde" using the following URL: deb ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/Debian woody main After downloading overnight on my diakup, it set itself up. When I rebooted Debian the graphic login was in a different form than it was before. When I did login the big Debian splash screen with it's logo, filled the screen. The KDE 3.1 screen came also and went through its booting process and then at the end it said that KDE was up and running. Problem is that there was nothing on the screen except the big Debian splash screen and nothing else. Right and left mouse buttons produced nothing. Had to Ctrl - Alt - Backspace in order to log out. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting KDE 3.1
On Saturday 30 August 2003 01:15 pm, Andreas Janssen wrote: > It seems apt knows about the new packages. However, it seems strange to > me that the source for the original package from Woody is not listed. > > Did you already try: > > apt-get dist-upgrade Hi Andreas, No, I used apt-get upgrade only. I will try your suggestion and see what happens. Have to go out now. Be in touch later. Regards, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting KDE 3.1
On Saturday 30 August 2003 09:45 am, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > William Bradley (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > On Friday 29 August 2003 04:15 am, Andreas Janssen wrote: > >> [Getting KDE 3 backports from ftp.kde.org] > > > > I did the above and when I updated the etc/apt/souces.list I opened > > access to the security updates from Debian. > > > > When I did the apt-get update and apt-get upgrade, nearly three hours > > of upgading (on my dialup system, I live in the country) went on. > > After that I did "apt-get upgrade kde" and some upgrading seemed to go > > on. After it was finished I re-booted Debian but as far as I can see > > it is still KDE 2.2.2. I did apt-get upgrade konqueror and it is still > > the 2.2.2 version. Am I missing something somewhere. > > Use apt-cache to check installable versions: > > apt-cache policy konqueror > apt-cache show konqueror Hello Andreas, "apt-cache policy konqueror" Gave the following: konqueror Installed: 4:2.2.2-14 Candidate: 4:3.1.3 - 0woody1 Version Table: 4:3.1.3 - 0woody1 0 500 ftp://ftp.kde.org woody/main packages *** 4:2.2.2-14 0 100 var/lib/dpkg/status "apt-cache show konqueror" Gave the following: A page full of information but the basics seem to be that the installed version is 4:2.2.2-14. Thank you, best wishes, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting KDE 3.1
On Friday 29 August 2003 04:15 am, Andreas Janssen wrote: > William Bradley (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > Presently Debian Woody ships with KDE 2.2.2. I would like to upgrade > > it to KDE 3.1, which I believe is available in the unstable Debian. > > There must be a way I can get at it with apt-get but at this stage of > > my experience I don't know how this is done. > > There is a KDE 3.1.3 backport available for Woody from KDE.org. Add this > to your sources.list: > > deb ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/Debian woody main > > Then do apt-get update and apt-get upgrade. > > Maybe after upgrading you also have to install some of the kde packages > manually. When I upgraded, some packages were removed instead of being > upgraded, konqueror was one of them. apt-get install konqueror solved > the problem. > > Please note that the old meta package kde is not included in the KDE 3 > backports, so trying to install the kde meta package will not work > because apt will try to install the KDE 2.2.2 kde package. Hello Andreas, I did the above and when I updated the etc/apt/souces.list I opened access to the security updates from Debian. When I did the apt-get update and apt-get upgrade, nearly three hours of upgading (on my dialup system, I live in the country) went on. After that I did "apt-get upgrade kde" and some upgrading seemed to go on. After it was finished I re-booted Debian but as far as I can see it is still KDE 2.2.2. I did apt-get upgrade konqueror and it is still the 2.2.2 version. Am I missing something somewhere. Thank you, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting KDE 3.1
On Friday 29 August 2003 05:08 pm, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > Grand Apeiron (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > Andreas Janssen wrote: > >> As far as I know there is no backport of KDE 3.1.3 for Sarge. This > >> question has been discussed recently on debian-user-german, and I > >> think at the moment you either have to wait or get the packages from > >> unstable. > > > > afaik, the version of kde in unstable is 3.1.3, isnt it? > > so where is the diffrence bettween the packages from kde.org and > > the ones from the unstable tree? > > The difference is that the packages on kde.org are built for stable, not > for unstable. I am running the stable or Woody version of Debian. Does that mean that I can get the version from KDE? I'm still a bit unclear about this stable, unstable versions. Thank you. Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Getting KDE 3.1
Presently Debian Woody ships with KDE 2.2.2. I would like to upgrade it to KDE 3.1, which I believe is available in the unstable Debian. There must be a way I can get at it with apt-get but at this stage of my experience I don't know how this is done. Thank you, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get online question
On Thursday 28 August 2003 07:06 pm, James LeClair wrote: > Bill wrote: > > When installing Debian I was asked if I want to use apt-get online or > > from cdrom. I chose cdrom but now I would like to go on line. Do I have > > to go through the dbconfig again, or is there another way of doing it. I > > would really like to use either cdrom or online. > > > > Thank you, > > apt-get setup > > this will allow you to update the sources.list file > also, you can edit /etc/apt/sources.list manually > > remember, after updating apt, run: apt-get update before using apt Thanks James, the above did the trick. And thank you to other list members who responded also. Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-get online question
When installing Debian I was asked if I want to use apt-get online or from cdrom. I chose cdrom but now I would like to go on line. Do I have to go through the dbconfig again, or is there another way of doing it. I would really like to use either cdrom or online. Thank you, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian and KDE (Update 3, It works!! )
Once again, thank you to all who responded to the above. When logged in as "root" I can access "kppp" from the command line. I can also access it from the "Internet Dialer" icon from within KDE. As a user in KDE and using the "Internet Dialer" icon I am still getting: KDEInit could not launch 'kppp': Could not find 'kppp' executable. > what you need to do is change the permissions on kppp. Open konqueror in > Super User mode. you will find the menu entry for this is in system>more > programs. go to /usr/bin and sroll down until you find the kppp entry. > right click on it to get the properties srceen. select the perrmissions tab > and select the exec/others option. then try kppp again. > > Note: for changing perrmissions, which is what we are doing here, there is > a faster way from the command line. If any one knows this please post it. > > hope this helps > > pete This solved the problem in part. It allowed me to dial out but it immediately died with a pppd problem. It turned out that because I had already set up a dialup, when I was installing, it caused a conflict with kppp. The problem was solved be adding "noauth" under the "pppd" in the modem setup. Thanks again, Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian and KDE (Update 2)
Once again, thank you to all who responded to the above. When logged in as "root" I can access "kppp" from the command line. I can also access it from the "Internet Dialer" icon from within KDE. As a user in KDE and using the "Internet Dialer" icon I am still getting: KDEInit could not launch 'kppp': Could not find 'kppp' executable. Something has to be modified somewhere but hanged if I know where. If anyone knows could you tell me the file that has to be modified. Thanks again, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian and KDE (Update)
Thank you to the all the list members who offered their suggestions: Did the following: 1. Removed X-window-system 2. Installed KDM and set it as the default. 3. Re-installed the X-window system. The login and logout screens are much better now and more user friendly. Problem with kppp still: 1. Clicked on the "Internet Dialer" on the KDE menu got: KDEInit could not launch 'kppp': Could not find 'kppp' executable. 2. /usr/bin/kppp as "user" got: "Permission denied." 3. /usr/bin/kppp as "root" got: "Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server. Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1. kppp: cannot connect to X server key :0.0 I have been able to logon to the internet as "root" using "pon" and "poff" Any and all help appreciated. Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian and KDE
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 06:45 pm, Greg Madden wrote: > Uninstall XDM and install KDM, if you installed the task x-window-system > you will have to uninstall that first, it is only a meta-package, will > not affect other apps. Thanks Greg and excuse my ignorance what exactly is the "task" x-window-system? Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian and KDE
I am using the latest Debian woody and installed KDE. The Kppp dialer was not part of the install so I apt-get installed kppp. When I went to use it the following was the response: "KDE Init coult not launch 'Kppp': Could not find 'Kppp' executable" Can anyone help me with this? During Debian's initial installation, I set up a dialup. What utility uses that information to make the connection? Finally, when I log out of KDE, it takes me back to the initial Debian login screen (graphical). The only way I can see to close down altogether is CTRL-ALT-F3, where I have to login as root and close with: "shutdown -h now". Is there a less complicated way of getting Debian closed down? -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 03:15 am, Johann Spies wrote: > Make sure that gpmconfig actually wrote the file /etc/gpm.conf . I > have found on more than one Debian machine that gpmconfig did not > write that file or wrote an empty file. So I created by > hand. Thank you Johann, I did check the /etc/gpm.conf. I finally got the mouse working with gpmconfig. It was a curious situation in that gpmconfig would not recognize the Logitech PS/2 (with wheel) that I was using. Another three button mouse (PS/2) only worked haphazardly. Finally I put a two button PS/2 mouse on and gpmcongfig accepted it "fups2" in a stable fashion and has been stable ever since. Go figure!! Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 12:28 pm, Kent West wrote: > >>Whoo-hoo! WHOO-HOO > To see if gpm is running, do a "ps ax | grep [g]pm"; you should get back > a line similar to: > 371 ?S 1:11 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t imps2 -r 25 -Rraw On the above got: 199 ? S 0:00 gpm start > If not, your gpm script is either not running or is failing. Try > "/etc/init.d/gpm start" to start gpm, and then either move the mouse or > do the above "ps" command again. If this works, that means the script is > not running for some reason on boot-up. Did the "/etc/init.d/gpm start The mouse did not move. So I put the Logitech mouse on and nothing would drive it at all in "gpmconfig". Then I got my two-button ps/2 mouse that I carry with my laptop. In "gpmconfig" it ran with "fups2". Restarted Debian and it still worked. Shut Debian right down and restarted and it still worked. Then I hit "startx", Window Maker came up and the mouse moved all over the screen. Whoooeee!! Deleted the "exit 0" on XDM and it booted graphically and the mouse has command of the screen. Thank you again Kent for all of your patient help. Debian would have been gone by now without it. Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 01:08 pm, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > ..ah, you just need to start the gpm service on bootup, 'man update-rc.d > ' for the gory details. ;-) > > ..and with X reading /dev/gpmdata, you don't need to restart > X, only gpm. ;-) Thank you Amt, finally I am up and running. Changed the mouse again and configured it "gpmconfig" and now it is stable and working. Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 02:58 am, Kent West wrote: > Whoo-hoo! bit premature it seems. (Sigh!) > Okay, make sure that gpm is configured to repeat "raw" (either edit > /etc/gpm.conf, or better, re-run gpmconfig). When I set up "gpmconfig" with "fuimps" the mouse moves when I test it. When I get out of "gpmconfig" it still works. However when I "shutdown -r now" when it reboots the mouse is dead again. Thinking the gpm server is not working, I entered "#gpm" but that did not change anything. Then I go back to "gpmconfig" and get it going again. Sometimes it doesn't take on the first configuration and has to be done again and then it will work. Thanks, Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 12:08 am, you wrote: > 1) Be in console mode, with gpm stopped (I don't use gpm myself, but >I'd guess '/etc/init.d/gpm stop' as root should stop it) > 2) Do the 'cat /dev/psaux' trick to make sure the hardware's working > 3) Take the mouse ball out, so you can move the little rollers that it >runs against with your finger > 4) Issue the command: cat /dev/psaux > /tmp/mousedata & >- you'll get a number in square brackets and a longer number >without brackets > 5) Move the mouse's horizontal roller with your finger, first one way >then the other > 6) Move the mouse's vertical roller with your finger, first one way >then the other > 7) Click the buttons twice each, in the order left, right, middle > 8) Move the scroll wheel first one way then the other > 9) Issue the command: echo -ne '\377' > /dev/psaux > 10) Issue the command: echo -ne '\364' > /dev/psaux > 11) Repeat steps 5 to 8 > 12) Kill the cat - kill where is the number > without the brackets from step 4 - you should get a 'Terminated' > message > 13) Email me the file /tmp/mousedata Thank you for taking so much trouble Kent West got my playing with gmpconfig and when I got to "fuimps2" under type, the mouse moved. This was done with X completely shut down. Best wishes, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Monday 25 August 2003 11:09 pm, Kent West wrote: > Okay, so we know for sure the mouse is okay. And if either mouse works > on Windows on the "Debian box", we can assume the ps/2 port is okay. > Which leaves software. > > I see two basic possibilities: > 1) kernel issues > 2) gpm issues > > I believe you said earlier that "cat /dev/psaux" generated garbage as > expected, which pretty much eliminates kernel issues. Still, you might > be interested in upgrading the kernel (assuming you have 2.2.20 - "uname > -a" will report it for you). > > More likely, your problem is with gpm (or X, when we get there). Again, > I see two basic possibilities: > 1) older version of gpm not working right with that particular mouse > 2) wrong settings in gpm. > > The older version issue is probably not the case; ps/2 mice have been > around quite a while. However, you might consider upgrading to unstable > if this isn't a box that needs 24x7 uptime (or five 9s - 99.999%). > > Mostly likely the protocol is wrong. I don't remember; is this a wheel > mouse? If so, try "fuimps2". You can also type "help" when asked for the > type during "gpmconfig" for a list of other protocols to try. Experiment > and see if you get any motion. If we had web cams you could see an old geezer dancing a slightly arthritic jig. Clicked on "help" as you suggested. Tried one, forget which, did not work, and then I tried "fuimps2" and tested it. Bumped the mouse accidentally and it moved. Nearly fell off my chair!! After five days, there finally is movement. What is next, restart X windows? Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Monday 25 August 2003 06:10 pm, Kent West wrote: > Sorry; I guess I didn't make myself clear. Forget completely about X for > now; in fact, you might want to even disable the graphical login screen > (add "exit 0" as the first non-comment line in the appropriate script: > /etc/init.d/gdm or kdm or xdm or wdm and then reboot). Get the mouse > working in the non-X console first via gpm. Once that's working, then > you can worry about X. Did the above, X is now disabled and boots to the command line. > If I remember correctly, you said this mouse works fine in Windows on > the same box. I guess that means the mouse has not been > unplugged/replugged, with the attendant possibilities of broken/bent > pins, bad connection, etc? I turned off both of my machines, and took the PS/2 scroll mouse off the Mandrake unit, and installed it on the dual boot Debian unit. Then booted them both up again. The one that I took off the Debian unit, that was not working there, worked fine on the Mandrake unit. The one I took off the Mandrake machine is stationary on the Debian unit. > In the text console, using gpm, you should see a white rectangle as your > mouse pointer. It should function just as a pointer should, only it'll > be rectangular instead of pointy. Do not try to configure gpm from > within X! Get out of X completely to do this. Kill X. Exit X. Do not > start X. Forget X. Ex X. I now have a white rectangle but it is stationary on the screen. Thank you for this help, I appreciate it very much and I would like to get Debian going. Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Monday 25 August 2003 10:06 am, Kent West wrote: > I'd recommend getting the mouse to work with gpm first, as it's simpler > to diagnose. So, first "apt-get install gpm". As part of the install, > that'll run "gpmconfig", and you'll need to specify the mouse location > to be "/dev/psaux", the type to be "imps2", and the repeat type to be > "raw" (assuming you keep gpm, so it'll repeat the raw data to the X > mouse driver, which will also entail configuring X to look to > "/dev/gpmdata" instead of "/dev/psaux"). Hello Kent, I was just about to remove Debian. I have been trying to get this off the shelf PS/2 wheel mouse working for five days. Your suggestion was a new direction, so I made a completely new install and tried it. The answer was still the same. The arrow sits in the middle of the screen immobile. Frankly I find this astonishing, from all that I have heard about Debian. Searching the internet I came across another fellow having the same problem in an earlier Debian system. On another list that I read, someone else was going through the same problem. I'm not an expert by any means but I have installed a variety of linux systems from Dragon Linux, early Slackware, Corel Linux, three versions of Red Hat and then three versions of Mandrake, the latest, 9.2, is what I am using here, and Suse 8.1. Never once, in all of these, have I had a mouse problem. Had a printer problem in the early stuff until I went to a postscript printer, but never the mouse. It does leave me a bit perplexed. Thank you for your response and I will follow any further advice you might have to see if I can get this mouse moving. Bill. William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!!
On Sunday 24 August 2003 05:17 pm, you wrote: > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "CorePointer" > > Option "Device""/dev/psaux" > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > End Section > > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > [... more blah ...] > > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer" > > [... more blah ...] > > EndSection > My XF86Config-4 has a line in the Configured Mouse Input Device section > that yours doesn't: > >Option "SendCoreEvents""true" > > I don't know if that's significant or not. Thanks Kevin, tried it but it didn't work. Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help Please!! Mouse Dead.
> On Sunday 24 August 2003 05:09 pm, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > Following is my XF86Config-4 set up for the mouse: > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "CorePointer" > > > Option "Device""/dev/psaux" > > > > ..use "/dev/gpmdata"...(or was it gpm-data?)... > > > > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > End Section > > Thanks Arnt, tried the above and it did not work. The correct one was > the first, "/dev/gpmdata". I had uninstalled gpm but re-installed it > when you made the above suggestion. ..now get gpm working right in the console first, when it works, it's time to restart X. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Help Please!!
I have installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 rl "Woody" Official i386. The installation is not as graphic as some but it got the job done without a lot of trouble, except for one item. The mouse did not work. It is an off the shelf Logitech PS/2 mouse with a wheel. There is nothing wrong with the mouse, I tested it on the Windows, which will dual boot on the same machine. This is the first time I have not been able to get a common or garden variety mouse to work on a linux OS and I have installed a whole variety of them over the years. Two members of this list have been very kind with their help but the problem is still there. Following is my XF86Config-4 set up for the mouse: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device""/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" End Section Section "ServerLayout" [... more blah ...] InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer" [... more blah ...] EndSection gpm was installed by me but has since been removed. The result either way was the same. If I enter at the command line: cat /dev/psaux then move the mouse, it will write garbage to the screen with the movement of the mouse. Any help would be appreciated, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mouse Problems
I have just installed Debian (the latest, I forget the number) and got it going graphically with Window Maker. Can't get the mouse to work though. It is installed on /dev/psaux and the pointer is on the screen but immobile. This particular machine is dualed with Windows 98, so I looked up the mouse and though it is a Logitech mouse, Windows lists it as a PS/2 mouse. When I ran "dmesg" it showed the Com 1 was listed as tty00 and I tried it at that setting and got the same result. Can someone point me in the right directions with this please. Thank you in advance, Bill -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
