Re: Please help RTL 8029

[wtopa]

Subject: Please help RTL 8029
Date: Fri, Mar 12, 1999 at 01:19:32PM +0100

In reply to:Piotr Perko

Quoting Piotr Perko([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello,
> I'M LOOking for drivers for that Eternet device for Linux Slackware
> 2.0.34.
> Please help me - i don't know where i can find it.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Piotter.
> THX

In the kernel!

ne2k-pci.c:v0.99L 2/7/98 D. Becker/P. Gortmaker 
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ne2k-pci.html
ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE2000 clone 'RealTek RTL-8029' at I/O 0x6200, IRQ 9.
eth0: PCI NE2000 found at 0x6200, IRQ 9, 00:40:05:3D:34:51.

-- 
Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one
instruction -- from which, by induction, one can deduce that every
program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work.
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Re: Netscape Install

[wtopa]

Subject: Netscape Install
Date: Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 04:28:45PM -0800

In reply to:Rob Pratt

Quoting Rob Pratt([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello.
> 
> Excuse the newbie question, but I'm having a tough time getting the
> "ns-install" script to run to install Netscape on a 486 machine. The version
> I'm using is 4.51 for Linux 2.0 (supported). The readme says simply to run
> the script -- and voila, it installs. However, when I try to run the script,
> I get the error "ns-install: not found" even though I can see it in the
> directory where I'm trying to run it. Also, I've tried the manual install
> instructions (copying files, running a couple of gzips, etc.) with no
> success. Can someone provide a couple of steps or point to a script that
> does work?
> 
> Rob Pratt

at the prompt do ./ns-install

-- 
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Re: Kernel 2.2.3

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.3
Date: Sat, Mar 13, 1999 at 02:01:13AM -0600

In reply to:steven walsh

Quoting steven walsh([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Ed Cogburn wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > 
> > If you have 2.2.1 and successfully add the 2.2.2 and 2.2.3
> > patches, then the end product *is* 2.2.3.  Just tar it up yourself
> > and name it as 2.2.3 tgz.
> > 
> > 
> 
>   Details, details. >:)
> 
> 
> "See you on the flip side"
> 
> - Steve Walsh (EfNet:#Babylon5:KnaraKat)
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

The Linux Kernel HOWTO  in the howto directory!


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Qmail to Exim woes

[wtopa]

OK, it's my turn.  Yes I RTFM's.

First the date.  My local network is mtntop.home, my user name is
wtopa (of course), my address for the net should be
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


I decided that if exim was the prefered Debian MTA I would switch to
it.  Well after 3 days I have finally got it te accept mail from the
net but I still can't send any  ( I'm on Slackware (qmail) now).

If I follow the eximconfig instructions, option 2. I get the following

qualify_domain = ix.netcom.com
local_domains = ix.netcom.com
and the correct smarthost section.

No mail is received with the above.  Fetchmail won't get the mail and
replies with something like "can't accept mail to localhost, no wtopa
@ localhost". 

Based on that message I changed some of what the script configured
I changed
qualify_domain = mtntop.home
local_domains  = localhost
I left the smarthost line alone.

Result:  I can now receive mail.  I still can't send mail so I added

to REWRITE CONFIGURATION

[EMAIL PROTECTED]   [EMAIL PROTECTED]  frs (As per a post to
this list)  

Attempts to send mail give the following log entries:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] routing defer (-32): retry time not reached
1999-03-05 11:56:55 10Ixsz-JN-00 == debian-user@lists.debian.org
routing defer (-32): retry time not reached

1999-03-05 11:55:41 10Ixsz-JN-00 <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=wtopa
P=local S=847
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11:55:41
10Ixsz-JN-00 ==
debian-user@lists.debian.org R=smarthost defer (-1):

These log entries were after an exim -q as root. 

I did not try using eximon to send these, maybe I should have, but
they should send without it anyway.



Things I tried but that didn't work.

I tried local_hosts = mtntop.home  as also suggested but after going
tru all the docs can not find any reference to that so removed it.

So my questions are :  
Is the eximconfig script setting exim up for anyone else?  
What is required to send mail with this beast?
I have removed the 30m from the init.d/exim scripts as I cron for mail
twice an hour, is this OK?

Any suggestions or flames appreciated.


TIA

Wayne

-- 
Real computer scientists despise the idea of actual hardware.  Hardware
has limitations, software doesn't.  It's a real shame that Turing
machines are so poor at I/O.
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Re: potato -"heyho!" message?

[wtopa]

Subject: potato -"heyho!" message?
Date: Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 04:43:28PM +0900

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I upgraded from hamm to potato yesterday without any trouble, however after
> the upgrade was completed, I noticed a strange problem.
> 
> I had several Eterms open when the message "heyho!" (followed by a newline
> character) started to be repeatedly printed on one of them. The keyboard did
> not seem to have any effect (even CTRL-C) and the only way to stop the
> message from being repeated was to close the Eterm window.
> 
> That was the second time that this problem occurred. The first time I didn't
> take much notice of it, so I'm not sure whether it appeared on an xterm or
> an Eterm.
> 
> The second time, the problem occurred, I tried "ps -a" on another terminal
> while the message was being printed, but I didn't notice anything out of the
> ordinary.
> 
> Has anybody else experienced this? Does anyone know what it is?
> 
> Anthony

I can offer a thought.  Did you load any packages to use X10 devices?
Maybe xtend?  If so there is a package called 'heyu' which is used to
talk to an X10 controller.  That 'might' be what you are seeing.

HTH

-- 
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of
nothing.
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Re: Using Procmail - mail won't deliver to Default

[wtopa]

Subject: Using Procmail - mail won't deliver to Default
Date: Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 06:14:13AM -0600

In reply to:Lance Hoffmeyer

Quoting Lance Hoffmeyer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> in .procmailrc
> 
> SHELL = /bin/sh
> MAILDIR =$HOME/Mail
> LOGFILE =$HOME/_logfile
> VERBOSE = yes
> LOGABSTRACT = no
> PATH =
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin/mh
> DEFAULT=Inbox
> #ORGMAIL=/var/spool/mail/$LOGNAME
> 
> but mail does not go to Inbox.  I have also tried 
> 
> DEFAULT /$HOME/Mail/Inbox
> and
> #Default
> 
> I am getting the _logfile so what have I got wrong in the syntax to
> prevent me from getting mail in /$HOME/Mail/Inbox.  There is an Inbox in
> /Mail.
> 
> Lance

The answer to the above can be found in man procmailrc.  Reading the
man pages answers 50%i, or more,  of questions people post to mailing 
lists and newsgroups.  In says past asking questions like the above 
would have received the response   RTFM.  

Times are changing, some.  

-- 
The Softwære said "Windows 95 or better", so I dumped Win95 & loaded LINUX.
I have not looked back since.
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Re: Please HELP ME AGAIN!!!

[wtopa]

Subject: Please HELP ME AGAIN!!!
Date: Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 01:13:31AM -0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Please Help me again!
> Thanks for helping me with mounting, but now I would like to 
> ask you another thing.
> 
> How can I setup my sound card(Sound Blaster 16)?
> I have heard something about "make menuconfig" "make config" 
> but this doesn't work in my computer. A error message 
> appears saying "no target to make rule config".
> How can I solve this problem. 
> I have heard something about compiling the kernel, how?
> 
> Thanks again!
> 

#1 requirement for a Linux newbie.  Read the DOC's!  In this case
The Linux Kernel HOWTO.

Some research on your part might save you some embarrassment and
lead to more people responding to message subjects that indicate you
have not tried to help yourself, first.


-- 
Using TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.
-- S. C. Johnson
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Re: Print command

[wtopa]

Subject: Print command
Date: Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 12:54:20AM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
>Could anyone tell a newbie the command to print a text file or a man
>page item, like a file named "vi.1.gz" on a dot matrix printer? I have
>installed the 'base' system from D/Led floppies (used the 'rescue'
>disk and installed the drivers disk and the five 'base' disks). During
>the install, I did install the 'lp' module for the parallel ports. At
>this point, the 'man' program  is either not available or not on the
>disk. I have been reading some of the man pages using zmore but I
>don't know how to print or do very much else. I don't have any docs
>except for what was installed. I'm having a very rough time trying
>learn how to do things in Debian, I'm good in DOS and Win95 but just
>beginning to learn Linux.
>
>Apparently I have a lot to read and learn before I can get my install
>to the point I can log onto the web and upgrade to a full system. The
>few commands I can use I have learned by reading this ng.
>
>So far Debian seems to be a great OS with a lot more power than
>anything I've used in the past, including OS/2 Warp. But the docs are
>difficult to find and read for a newbie that doesn't have any Unix
>experience. You could say that Debian is my Unix experience.  Is there
>a list of basic commands for navigation and operations available on
>the web? The "Howto" pages are great for an in depth explanation of
>lilo and fips but get a little bit tedious when all I want to do is
>look at the current fstab or ppp.conf or list a dir.
>
>Also, using the 'ls' command, man6 dir doesn't exist and man7 is
>empty. Is this normal?
>
>A Debian geek wannabe is anxious to learn.
>
>Thank you.

1.  Look for a directory called howto. (find / -type d -iname howto)
2.  Look at Printing-HOWTO, Printing-Usage-howto.
3.  If you haven't yet downloaded the magicfilter package, do.
4.  If you have not yet downloaded the a2ps package, do.
5.  Grin as you print out whatever you want.

HTH


-- 
Real Users find the one combination of bizarre input values that shuts
down the system for days.
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Re: ipmasqadm question

[wtopa]

Subject: ipmasqadm question
Date: Thu, Mar 04, 1999 at 01:25:07PM -0600

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I seem to be lost on this issue, but here goes.  I am running a mostly slink 
> system with a 2.2.1 kernel.  How do I enable port forwarding with this setup?
> 
> I have the kernel built correctly, (I believe), so I am not concerned in that 
> area.  My question has to do with the tool(s) used to manage the port 
> forwarding.  It looks like the ipportfw tool only works with a kernel < 
> 2.1.90. 
> I have read that the tool I am looking for is called ipmasqadm, found at:
> 
> http://juanjox.linuxhq.com/
> 
> I have found the RH RPM at this site, along with the source code for this 
> tool. 
>  My first try at compiling and installing was unsuccessful.  (I have not put 
> too
> 
> much effort into this approach yet).
>



  GREAT Firewall/masquerading INFO Site
http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/firewall/


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Re: fetchmail

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: fetchmail
Date: Thu, Mar 04, 1999 at 10:28:33PM +1100

In reply to:Shao Zhang

Quoting Shao Zhang([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Sorry, I did not describe what I want very clear. What I need is to leave
> them as Unread on the pop3 server. I retrieve them from pop3 at work, I
> want those mails still set to unread & when I retrieve them for the second
> time, I still know what are the new messages I checked earlier at work. I
> guess I am trying to get it working more similar to an IMAP server.
> 
> thx


man fetchmail says -k

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freaks and crystallography weenies.  FORTRAN is for wimp engineers who
wear white socks.
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Re: SuperDisk

[wtopa]

Subject: SuperDisk
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 10:43:55AM -0800

In reply to:Sidney Brooks

Quoting Sidney Brooks([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Is there a place to get a linux driver for SuperDisk (imation)?
> 

In the 2.2.2 Kernel?

grep -i superdisk /usr/src/linux/Doc*/*
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help:  MicroSolutions backpack PD/CD 
drive and the Imation Superdisk
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/paride.txt:Imation Superdisk   pf  
epat
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/paride.txt:Imation Superdisk LS-120
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/paride.txt:Imation Superdisk connected to port 
0x278.  You could give the following


HTH

> 
> 
> _
> DO YOU YAHOO!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> 
> 
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This process doesn't necessarily involve execution of anything on a
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Re: Debian 2.1-Party: when?

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Debian 2.1-Party: when?
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 12:02:25PM -0600

In reply to:ktb

Quoting ktb([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> It already happened, yesterday.
> Sorry,
> Kent
> 

Just read a thread on devel that there are some release critical bugs
and the Release has been put back to Mar 9.


> 
> Wolfgang Gernot Bauer wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I read in slashdot.org that there will be a party, celebrating
> > Debian2.1.
> >
> > Just wondering why slashdot is faster than this list. So when and where
> > will it happen (GMT, please). Tonight?
> >
> > Gery
> > --
> > -
> > Wolfgang Bauer  SKWB Schoellerbank Aktiengesellschaft
> > Sterneckstr. 5, 5024 Salzburg, Austria - Phone: ++43-662-8684-364
> > email:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Microsoft does have a year 2000 problem - we're it.
> >
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Re: Connection timed out & Incorrect MD5Sum

[wtopa]

Subject: Connection timed out & Incorrect MD5Sum
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 09:55:10AM -0600

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> When using apt-get at:
> 
> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/
> 
> why do I get the following errors repeatedly on the same packages?
> 
> 1) Connection timed out
> 2) Incorrect MD5Sum
> 
> What is the proper thing to do about a situation like this?  Should I
> report it and if so, where?  Should I use an alternate http site.  The list
> of mirror sites does not list any alternate http sites.  I tried a couple
> ftp sites and kept getting "Couldn't locate an archive source for package
> ...". 
> 
  When I get this I switch sites in sources.list.  Fixes it for me.

  Many reasons for it, site could be updating files etc.

> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
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Re: IRC and BitchX newbie -- how to get started?

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: IRC and BitchX newbie -- how to get started?
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 01:33:29PM +0100

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Mark Phillips dixit:
> > 
> > I've just installed BitchX because I want to join in on the Slink
> > release IRC party thingy.  Unfortunately I have never used IRC, let
> > alone BitchX before, and I'm really not sure how to get started.  I
> > tried man bitchx, and also looked in /usr/doc/bitchx, but it seems
> > this documentation is for people who already have a basic idea about
> > what's going on.
> > 
> > Can anyone point me to an introductory HOWTO or some similar such
> > thing.

Well as a (never have used IRC) newbie I looked for the HOWTO's
myself.  /usr/doc/bitch had some but I found that /usr/lib/bitchx had
much more. ( you have learned how to use locate, right?).  The files
in /usr/lib/bitchx/help (hamm), were enough to let me get on and use
the system.  There is much more reading to do but the info does seem
to be there for those that look.

> 
> If you get any answer in private, could you let me know, please?  I used irc
> long ago with doze and telnet, but bitchx (or xbitchx) doesn't look like
> that at all.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Horacio.
> 
> 
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> 

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Re: still have browser trouble

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: still have browser trouble
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 09:15:59AM -0600

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> > Installed Debian 2.0 from CD and everything worked. Decided to add
> > space on hard disk but then several reinstalls all led to same browser
> > problems.Browsers arena and gzilla, which worked before, now give
> > error messages. Chimera2 still seems to work, but when used to
> > download netscape communicator, something is wrong with the downloaded
> > file. The file shows up in ls , gunzip says no such file or
> > directory.Have downloaded netscape several times from different sites.
> 
> Sorry, I may have missed the early post. What error messages you get?
> As for netscape-communicator-*.tar.g make sure you are typing the
> right file name, file is not a symbolic link, etc. These things might
> happen.
> > 
> > Tried variations of XF86Setup, no help. Have new IBM Aptiva with pro
> > rage card, not listed in XF86Setup, so used generic VGA card.
> 
> You might want to look up earlier versions of ProRage, see if they are in
> the card library. This might help you to get more out of the X in terms of
> resolution and color depth. Also, use SVGA xserver, at least.
> 
> > I have tried both gunzip xxx.tar.gz and gunzip ./xxx.tar.gz, neither
> > works.
> 
> Ok, try this instead. In the dir. where you have netscape-communicator
> file (make sure it's not /tmp yet, or you might lose the file whenever you
> logout), type gunzip and then first 3-4 characters of the file name.
> Then hit TAB. If you don't have any other file names starting with those
> characters, it will display the ful file name. Easy way to avoid typos.

 And if still no go, try tar vtf xxx.tar.gz.  It might have been
gunzipped when it was downloaded.


> 
> HTH,
>  Andrew
> ---
>  Andrei S. Ivanov  
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]   
>  UIN 12402354  
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> 
> 
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Re: how to set up the delete key under X Window ?

[wtopa]

Subject: how to set up the  delete key under X Window ?
Date: Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 03:30:50AM +0100

In reply to:Jan Krupa

Quoting Jan Krupa([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Under X Window
> backspace works in the standard way but delete works exactly
> the same way as backspace.
> 
> How can I achieve the  key delete working under
> X Window in all applications (e.g. xterm, emacs, mathematica, netscape, 
> vim,..) in the standard way (erasing the sign after cursor not
> before, like backspace does) ?   

Well I had a fix til I reread the above.  I have a fix that works for
me but sightly different .

My delete erases the character the cursor is on.
My Backspace erases the character before the cursor.

Well anyway here is what I have im my ~/.Xmodmap
keycode 22 = BackSpace
keycode 107 = Delete

HTH
 

-- 
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be good because the programmers hate it so much.
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Re: SOLVED: samba 2.0 troubles (mostly)

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: SOLVED: samba 2.0 troubles (mostly)
Date: Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 08:23:11PM -0500

In reply to:Daniel J. Brosemer

Quoting Daniel J. Brosemer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > In reply to:Daniel J. Brosemer
> > 
> > Quoting Daniel J. Brosemer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > 
> > > This looks useful, I'll spend the time to find out how it wants to be
> > > compiled sometime.
> > Shhh, boy did I screw up!  It was supposed to say DIAGNOSE.TXT!
> > Sorry!!!
> 
> LOL, it's okay, have a look at what I just found has been staring me in
> the face!
> 
> man smbclient
> SYNOPSIS
> smbclient servicename ... [-L NetBIOS name] ...
> 
>
  Hmm, and I don't use that syntax but do connect.
I think I do have to get back to reading all those TXT files!
 
> 
> Well, the docs still claim that this is the case, though from personal
> experience I can tell you that it's obviously not that simple.  I'll be
> sure and post when I figure out exactly the problem.  Maybe we could
> benefit from a "Samba Quick-Start and FAQ" if there isn't one.  I'll look,
> and if not, I'll start one when I figure this thing out.
> 
I found the SMB-HOWTO but I doubt it is worth the bother.  Dated 10
August 1996


> 
> No harm done, sorry if I misunderstood.  Thanks again.
> 
> -Dano
> 
> 
Thanks

Wayne


-- 
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  Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there and then.
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Re: modem user

[wtopa]

Subject: modem user
Date: Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 04:40:38PM -0600

In reply to:Fethi A. Okyar

Quoting Fethi A. Okyar([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The last thing I expected to have problems with during my
> recent hamm installation (2.0.34) was with the modem, but 
> guess what?
> 
> I spent a couple hours for the configuration, and figuring
> which jumper switches to use, my modem is using ttyS3. By 
> the way does anybody think it would be easier to use the 
> PnP mode, rather than hardwiring to COM3,IRQ4 ?
> 
> The problem I'm having right now, is I can only run programs
> such as minicom or seyon, when I have root privilages ! 
> I tried creating a symbolic link to /dev/ttyS3, called it
> /dev/modem, and even when I used this ordinary users still
> cannot access the modem. 
> Help will greatly be appreciated !

Did you check permissions on /dev/ttyS3... Whoa  ttyS3 isn't COM 3 its
COM4.  

COM 1 & 3 use IRQ 4 ( ttyS0 & ttyS2)
COM 2 & 4 use IRQ 3 ( ttyS1 & ttyS3)
> 
> Fet
> 
> Research Assistant
> MMAE Dept. IIT


HTH

-- 
Bringing computers into the home won't change either one, but may
revitalize the corner saloon.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: IP-aliasing

[wtopa]

Subject: IP-aliasing
Date: Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 06:05:07PM -0600

In reply to:Ian Keith Setford

Quoting Ian Keith Setford([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> I have a one gateway with a 3c905b (Boomerang) running 2.2.2 just fine.
> When I use ifconfig to alias an ip it works no problem.  On a different
> machine, an HP Vectra, with a 3c905b? (Cyclone) and the IP-aliasing works
> only with 2.0 kernels.  Weird.  I have compiled 2.2.2 for this Vectra 6
> times with variuos kernel configs to try and narrow the problem.  No luck.
> Then I copied my .config from the Gateway and compiled, no go.  I also
> just copied the kernel image to the Vectra, no go.  
> 
  Kernel 2.2.x no longer uses ipfwadm.  It now uses ipchains.  Check
http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/firewall/ for some great info and
also an interactive pgm to help you set up your filewall & forwarding.
the ipchains homesite is, IIRC rustcorp.com.au.

> Anyone have an idea why it would work on one machine and not another?  I
> haven't swapped the NIC's because my box is the Gateway and I don't want
> to lose my stability.  Selfish I guess. Anyways, does anyone have a
> suggestion?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> -Ian

HTH

-- 
Weinberg's Second Law:
 If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs,
 then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Debian Kills Disks

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Debian Kills Disks
Date: Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 03:57:44PM -0700

In reply to:Bob Nielsen

Quoting Bob Nielsen([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Floppies are getting even worse.  They are not reliable but we can't
> > all get a zip or LS120.  Debian doesn't overwork them, they just fail.
> > I bought 100 new Fuji floppies and 15 out of 100 would not even
> > format, on Win95 or Linux!
> 
> I wonder what the track record for zip and LS120 disks is.
>  
> > > 
> > > Even Debian is refusing to install properly on it, the last semi
> > > successful install attempt resulted in a Read Only partial install that
> > > won't boot from the hard disk and a floppy boot won't access the hard
> > > disk. I believe that Debian has "signed" the boot partition in some way
> > > to make the disk(s) unusable. In other words, a software flag or
> > > partition id was written to the disk in a way that was not completely
> > > correct. How can I correct this? Is there a Hex editor I could use to
> > > clear the boot sector of the disk so a new install would work correctly?
> > > 
> > 
> > I would go to  http://toms.net/tomsrtbt and get his 1 floppy Linux system.
> > With it you will be able to look at the HD and might be able to figure
> > what went west.
> 
> This requires a floppy formatted at 1.7 MB, which will challenge many
> floppies which format successfully at 1.44 MB (Linux or DOS).  I went
> through five "good" floppies before I could install it.
> 
> Bob

It only took me 3 of the Fuji's Bob.  But I have had no trouble using
'his' fdformat program.  Now superformat is yet another story.


Wayne


-- 
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will
find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on
the computer.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: SOLVED: samba 2.0 troubles (mostly)

[wtopa]

Subject: SOLVED: samba 2.0 troubles (mostly)
Date: Mon, Mar 01, 1999 at 06:11:35PM -0500

In reply to:Daniel J. Brosemer

Quoting Daniel J. Brosemer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> > > I'm having problems with samba 2.0 (the .deb in potato) that I was hoping
> > > someone could help me with.
> > > 
> > > My win95 box cannot be seen by smbclient, and my linux box cannot be seen
> > > by my win95 box.  Both can ping each other, however, so I don't think it's
> > > an ether problem.
> > #1 RTFM samba-2.0.2/source/web/diagnose.c   !!!
> 
> This looks useful, I'll spend the time to find out how it wants to be
> compiled sometime.

Shhh, boy did I screw up!  It was supposed to say DIAGNOSE.TXT!
Sorry!!!

> 
> > Cay you ping the Linux box from Win95 using both the IP address and
> > the machine name?  If not check win95 hosts & lmhosts.  Check Linux
> > /etc/hosts.
> 
> I did not have entries in the hosts/lmhosts for the respective machines,
> and adding them fixed the problem of 'smbclient -L 192.168.1.30' dieing,
> though I still don't understand why, since I was using an IP address, but
> no matter as it works now.
> 
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[~]$ smbclient -N -L localhost
> > I connect with
> > smbclient '\\win\WINC' -N
> 
> Yes, what I was attempting to do was list shares on the win95 box.  The
> similar command did not work before, either, though.
> 
> > > Why is my samba box not the master? (I've got my smb.conf attached later)
> > > btw, FRIGG isn't a printer, but I would like to have it serve a printer
> > > which explains the Comment field.
> > This is all explained in the docs!  To have your Linux box be the
> > master put this in [ global ]
> >os level = 33

The docs say that an os level of 33 forces the Linux box to be the
master.  Well that USED to be the case anyway.  I am using my old
smb.conf. from 1.9.10 and it works the same in 2.0.2.  Maybe I should
RTFM on 2.0.2 myself.

> Still does not work, I eventually got it to be master, but not with this
> line which appeared to have no effect.  I had been going through the
> BROWSING.txt file and removing and adding many things from smb.conf as
> experiments but to no avail, it just so happened that my os level = line
> was commented out when I pasted non-comment lines into the message.  I
> always read docs before posting questions, and have been trying to figure
> this out for over a week.  Please give people the benefit of the doubt
> before exclaiming that everything they need is in the docs.

Sorry but it seems like a lot of people don't.  I have never seen the
smbclient done like you had it & thought THAT was the real problem.
As it was so different, I thought you might not have read the docs. 

> > After reading the doc's let us know what you had to do to get it up,
> > OK.
> 
> I gave it one last stab after the small success with your /etc/hosts
> suggestion I figured there were more resolution problems, and so I bit the
> bullet and enabled the builtin WINS server in samba, pointed the win95 box
> at it, and all appears to work.  I don't like this because I think there
> should be a better way, but in the meantime, I'll use this as it appears
> to work.

Yes that would bother me to.  It looks like you are close now tho.  A
few more tweaks and you will have it.

Good luck!  Thanks for reporting back.  And I apologize for the tone
of my first reply.
> 
> Thank you both very much.  Your help is appreciated.
> 
> -Dano
> 
> 
Your very welcome.  Wish I could have been of more help.

Wayne

-- 
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on
the continuing viability of FORTRAN.
-- Alan Perlis
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: CD-RW mount errors

[wtopa]

Subject: CD-RW mount errors
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 10:45:29PM -0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> When I mount /dev/hdd I get:
> office:~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom
> ide-scsi: hdd: unsupported command in request queue (0)
> end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 64
> isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=16:40, iso_blknum=16, block=32
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdd,
>or too many mounted file systems
> 

What does it say when you do

grep -i iso9660 /usr/src/linux/.config


-- 
The problem with program verifiers is that they tend to cheat at toy
problems in order to get results.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: remove plip from kernel

[wtopa]

Subject: remove plip from kernel
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 10:08:51PM -0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been trying to compile plip out of the 2.0.36 kerenel(slink, hda5), so I 
> can
> use lp, without success.  Here's some data:
> 
> In .config
> # CONFIG_PLIP is not set
> CONFIG_PRINTER=m
> 
If the make-kpkg is not removing the modules you can check to see if
it is in /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc and remove it yourself.  Odd that
that is happening tho.

BTW you can gain an IRQ by not using one on the printer.  It works
fine with polling.

> In bootup message:
> NET3 PLIP version 2.2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> plip1: Parallel port at 0x378, using assigned IRQ 7.
> 
> And with cat /proc/ioports:
> 0378-037f : plip1
> 

HTH

-- 
Office Automation, n.:
  The use of computers to improve efficiency by removing anyone
  you would want to talk with over coffee.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Debian Kills Disks

[wtopa]

Subject: Debian Kills Disks
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 06:39:39PM -0500

In reply to:Jerry Human

Quoting Jerry Human([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello Debian Geeks:
> 
> Before you get upset let me declare that I'm a Linux/Debian newbie geek
> wannabe. I've only recently (a month ago) became interested in Linux.
> I've spent most of the time reading everything I could find. I have
Good!

> d/led a few distros to get a feel of Linux. I have two computers, a
> 486DX50 VLB and a 386DX40. The 486 is running PC DOS 7.0 and Win95, 40x
> CD and SB 16 Pro that is my main box for doing almost everything
> including surfing the net. The 386 is my test box that I'm trying to get
> Linux to run on but it doesn't have a CD or modem. Consequently, I have
> obtained everything I have for Linux on the Win95 box and transferred to
> the 386 via floppy.
> 
> I've made the floppies (Rescue, Drivers, 5 base disks for Debian)
> following the instructions in the .txt files and Howto's on the 486 in
> DOS using Rawrite for them and used the disks to install Debian several
> times as I would learn more and realize I had left something out or
> wanted to try something different. These seem to be the most stable
> floppies I have made in Debian. Needless to say, Debian would succeed
> more times than any of the other distros, including RedHat.
> 
> Obviously, I spent most of my time working/learning Debian. However,
> after using a floppy two or three times, it became unusable in any OS.
> This I attributed to normal attrition, even though the attrition rate
> was a lot higher than in any of the other OS's. Now the hard drive in
> the 386 has become unusable.

Floppies are getting even worse.  They are not reliable but we can't
all get a zip or LS120.  Debian doesn't overwork them, they just fail.
I bought 100 new Fuji floppies and 15 out of 100 would not even
format, on Win95 or Linux!

> 
> Even Debian is refusing to install properly on it, the last semi
> successful install attempt resulted in a Read Only partial install that
> won't boot from the hard disk and a floppy boot won't access the hard
> disk. I believe that Debian has "signed" the boot partition in some way
> to make the disk(s) unusable. In other words, a software flag or
> partition id was written to the disk in a way that was not completely
> correct. How can I correct this? Is there a Hex editor I could use to
> clear the boot sector of the disk so a new install would work correctly?
> 

I would go to  http://toms.net/tomsrtbt and get his 1 floppy Linux system.
With it you will be able to look at the HD and might be able to figure
what went west.

Another alternative is to get Trinux.  It is IIRC a 2-3 floppy Linux
system which does the same thing.

These are great tools to use when you are having problems, such as you
have.

HTH



-- 
Linux - for those that deserve the Very Best!
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Fw: Mitsumi FX001D CD-ROM drv. Need help...

[wtopa]

Subject: Fw: Mitsumi FX001D CD-ROM drv. Need help...
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 05:56:02PM -0600

In reply to:Larry Shields WD9ESU

Quoting Larry Shields WD9ESU([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> This is my second request for HELP! with a FX001D Mitsumi CD-ROM drive,
> mabe this time I will catch the right person or users that can help me out
> here...
> 
> 
> I am hopeing that someone that also has a CD-ROM drive the FX001D can help
> me out here, in configuring the cd-rom drive, so that when at bootup it will
> be mounted...
> 
> If I boot right from the linux floppy disk, when it gets to the point of
> mounting my CD-ROM drive I get this:
> 
> MCD=0X360,11: init Failed. No mcd device at 0x360 irq 11
> 
> But if I let the system boot up using MSDOS, it then loads everything
> encluding my cd-rom drive, then once I get the msdos prompt, I insert the
> Bootable linux
> disk into the floppy drive, and do a soft reboot CTRL-ALT-DEL and then it
> boots up using the Linux floppy...
> 
> When it gets to the point of loading of the cd-rom drive it then loads in
> and shows this:
> 
> MCD=0X360,11: Mitsumi Status type and version: 10 D 2 Double Speed CD ROM
> 
> Does this mean that when I am asked when installing Debian Modules select
> Category for cdrom driversthat when it shows the different types like sony,
> etc, and mcd or MCDX, that it is looking for mcd=0x360,11 10 D 2???
> 
> With this info how can I have it mounted upon booting up Linux, in the
> FSTAB file, meaning the correct way to type it in fro a MCD type CDROM
> drive...
> 
> I have printed out HOW-TO CDROM and it is listed as this for my CD-ROM
> drive...
> 
> Loadable module support: YES
> Device: /dev/mcd,  major 23
> Configuration file: mcd.h
> Kernel Config option: Standard Mitsumi CDROM Support ?
> README file: MCDThis file I have not found
> 
> This driver accepts a kernel command line of the form:
> 
> mcd=,  This I allready know what the I/O and IRQ is
> mcd=0x360,11 but it is needing something else for it to work right...
> 
> Here is what the cdrom howto mentioned..
> 
> Specifying the I/O base address of the card 0x340 and the irq request number
> used.
> The device file can be created using:
> # mknod /dev/mcd b 23 0I have done this and it says that it allready
> exists, this is because I booted up from dos, then did an CTRL-ALT-DEL and
> then it was mounted upon booting up from my linux boot disk...
> 
> 
> I would like any info on how to do it correctly so that when I boot directly
> from my bootdisk that the cdrom drive will work...
> 
> Also I would like someone to show me the correct way of editing my FSTAB
> file using the /dev/mcd since I have tried three different ways and have had
> no luck in doing so...
> 
Larry

 Sorry but I am a bit confused by the above.  I will try to answer
what I 'Think' you are asking.

/dev/cdrom   /cdrom   iso9660   user,noauto,ro,conv=binary 0   0

This mounts my cdrom, not on bootup, when I do mount /cdrom.

I have made a dir in / called /cdrom.  (mkdir /cdrom).  To have it
mount at bootup just remove the noauto from the above example.

Now I haven't done the mcd thingy in years so this might be a bit off.
make a link from /dev/cdrom to /dev/mcd.  ls -s /dev/cdrom /dev/mcd.
Now you just refer to /dev/cdrom and forget about mcd.

The above confused me because I _think_ you are saying that the CD is
seen by the kernel.  If not, then you have to redo the kernel config
and select it.  If I am out in left field, sorry.  Let me know if I
misunderstood something.

HTH

Wayne   WA1BBB



-- 
What this country needs is a good five cent microcomputer.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: samba 2.0 troubles

[wtopa]

Subject: samba 2.0 troubles
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 05:27:12PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I'm having problems with samba 2.0 (the .deb in potato) that I was hoping
> someone could help me with.
> 
> My win95 box cannot be seen by smbclient, and my linux box cannot be seen
> by my win95 box.  Both can ping each other, however, so I don't think it's
> an ether problem.

#1 RTFM samba-2.0.2/source/web/diagnose.c   !!!

Cay you ping the Linux box from Win95 using both the IP address and
the machine name?  If not check win95 hosts & lmhosts.  Check Linux
/etc/hosts.

> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[~]$ smbclient -N -L localhost

I connect with
smbclient '\\win\WINC' -N

win is defined in W95 lmhosts, hosts and linux hosts as
192.168.1.2 win.homewin
192.168.1.1 mtntop.home mtntop


> Why is my samba box not the master? (I've got my smb.conf attached later)
> btw, FRIGG isn't a printer, but I would like to have it serve a printer
> which explains the Comment field.
> 
This is all explained in the docs!  To have your Linux box be the
master put this in [ global ]
   os level = 33

After reading the doc's let us know what you had to do to get it up,
OK.

HTH

-- 
The day-to-day travails of the IBM programmer are so amusing to most of
us who are fortunate enough never to have been one -- like watching
Charlie Chaplin trying to cook a shoe.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Problems with my HD

[wtopa]

Subject: Problems with my HD
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 03:59:15PM -0600

In reply to:Larry Shields WD9ESU

Quoting Larry Shields WD9ESU([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I used Fdisk which showed me this below, and would like to know if someone
> can tell me what cause's this type of a problem, and how to eliminate it
> from
> happening again...
> 
 
Larry

  As a good ham you have read the ARRL docs on this, right?  (Grin) 

>From fdisk.README

The simplest commands are Print, Verify, and Quit.  On a small disk, the
Print command might produce a display like this one:

 Disk /dev/hda: 5 heads, 17 sectors, 977 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 85 * 512 bytes

Device Boot  Begin   Start End  Blocks   Id  System
 /dev/hda1   *   1   1 236   10021+   1  DOS 12-bit
FAT
 /dev/hda2 837 837 9775992+   5  Extended
 /dev/hda3   * 237 237 836   25500   83  Linux native
 /dev/hda5 837 837 9364249+  82  Linux swap
 /dev/hda6 942 942 97715221  DOS 12-bit
FAT

There are 5 partitions reported; `/dev/hda4' does not appear because
it is not allocated.  Partitions 1 and 3 are flagged as bootable.  The
size of each partition is reported in 1 kilobyte blocks; hence the
primary Linux partition, partition 3, is 25 1/2 megabytes in size.  

**
The `+' after three of the sizes warns that these partitions contain an odd
number of sectors: Linux normally allocates filespace in 1 kilobyte
blocks, so the extra sector in partition 5 is wasted.  Id numbers are
reported in hexadecimal and explained in English.

> 
> My HD is a Western Digital 6.4gb drive...
> 
> /dev/hda: 784 cyls, 255 heads,  63 sectors
> units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
> 
> deviceBootBeginstartEndBlocksIDSystem
> /dev/hda1 *1117   131323+  6  Dos16-bit>=32M
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:  
> phys = (16,89,63) should be  (16,254,63)  
> 

It is telling you thet you ended the partition at 23 and fdisk wants
you to end it at 16 or 89 or 63.


It takes some time but you can enter them such that you don't get
those pesky '+'.

HTH


Wayne WA1BBB

-- 
Basic, n.:
A programming language.  Related to certain social diseases in
that those who have it will not admit it in polite company.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Help

[wtopa]

Subject: Help
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 08:56:25AM +

In reply to:Pat Neumann

Quoting Pat Neumann([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Hi I am new to Linux, and am learning fairly quick.  But I am having
> problems getting my Xserver to work at a higher color depth then 8.  If
> I try and remove that particular setting in the XF86Config file then it
> tells me that it cannot find the 8 bpp color setting and there for am
> unable to start X.
> 
> Also is there a way to save screen size I.E.  so that every time I start
> Netscape I do not have to rezie it to fit the window.  I am using FWM95
> as my x manager.  I find it annoying to have to resize the windows every
> time I start X and Netscape.
> 
> I think there must be a way to save such setting for the desktop simular
> to what windows does.
> 
> Thnks Pat'

One other item that might help

/use/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.  

-- 
Real Users hate Real Programmers.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Help

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Help
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 06:12:21PM -0600

In reply to:Andrei Ivanov

Quoting Andrei Ivanov([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> > 
> > Hi I am new to Linux, and am learning fairly quick.  But I am having
> > problems getting my Xserver to work at a higher color depth then 8.  If
> > I try and remove that particular setting in the XF86Config file then it
> > tells me that it cannot find the 8 bpp color setting and there for am
> > unable to start X.
> 
> to start it with 16bpp use
> startx -- -bpp 16
> 
> > 
> > Also is there a way to save screen size I.E.  so that every time I start
> > Netscape I do not have to rezie it to fit the window.  I am using FWM95
> > as my x manager.  I find it annoying to have to resize the windows every
> > time I start X and Netscape.
> 
> Most applications allow you to specify the size which they take upon the
> startup. Like, if you call
> xterm -geometry 80x40
> it will produce xterm window of size 80x40.
> Same with emacs, etc.
> I don't know the way it's done in FWM95, but in AfterStep I can edit a
> wharf file (wharf is the controller for AS on my computer) so that when I
> click on an icon it will give me an emacs window of specific size.
> I'm sure there is a way to do that in FWM as well.
> The other way would be to change the /etc/X11/Xresources file and put in a
> string at the end like:
> Netscape*Size: 120x50
> I am not sure about the exact syntax, I'm deriving this from the way I
> initialize fonts for Netscape through Xresources, but try it out.

In your .fvwmrc.

This is from .fvwm95rc 
Exec rxvt -name Mail -T Mail -font 10x20 -geometry 100x37 -e mutt -y &
Exec "Netscape" netscape -geometry 920x622+90+5 &'

or in .xinit (to start programs at at startup)

This is in my .xinitrc
xsetroot -cursor_name gumby &
xlnet -geometry +213+725 &
xnet &
pppload -geometry +4+649 &
xosview -geometry +2+775 &


BTW this info IS in the man pages & doc's.  Hint.

-- 
Old programmers never die.  They just branch to a new address.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Help

[wtopa]

Subject: Help
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 08:56:25AM +

In reply to:Pat Neumann

Quoting Pat Neumann([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Hi I am new to Linux, and am learning fairly quick.  But I am having
> problems getting my Xserver to work at a higher color depth then 8.  If
> I try and remove that particular setting in the XF86Config file then it
> tells me that it cannot find the 8 bpp color setting and there for am
> unable to start X.

try using this to start the Xserver
startx -- -bpp 16
> 
> Also is there a way to save screen size I.E.  so that every time I start
> Netscape I do not have to rezie it to fit the window.  I am using FWM95
> as my x manager.  I find it annoying to have to resize the windows every
> time I start X and Netscape.
You can change the /etc/X11/XF86Config.

in XF86Config
Section "Screen"
SubSection "Display"
  Depth16
  Modes"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 
just arrange the modes to your wish
 

HTH

-- 
Hardware, n.:
The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Getting X-Windows to recognize Truetype fonts...

[wtopa]

Subject: Getting X-Windows to recognize Truetype fonts...
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 05:29:44PM -0600

In reply to:rich

Quoting rich([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Howdy all, 
> 
> I'm having trouble getting Netscape and Wordperfect to recognize my
> TTFs... I've installed xfstt (it's loaded during boot-up), but when I do
> a "xlsfonts | grep ttf" I get nothing... I've also done "ln -s
> /dos_c/windows/fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/winfonts" as per xfstt
> documentation... I know that I'm probably supposed to add the line "xset
> fp+ unix/:7101&" to my xinitrc (?), but that doesn't do anything any
> ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Rich

I spent an hour last night & finally got it working correctly after
trying a number of different methods. In the end this worked best, for
me.

Created a file with the following in it.

xfstt --sync
xfstt  --res 120 &
xset fp+ inet/127.0.0.1:7100

NOTE: xfstt looks for the fonts, by default, in /usr/ttfonts.  Thats
where mine are.  If yours are elsewhere you have to symlink.

The xset fp+ inet/127.0.0.1:7100 works where th unin/:7100 didn't.

Now whenever I want ttf I just run that little file. That was at 2AM
so haven't done anything else since then.

HTH

-- 
Nobody said computers were going to be polite.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Date Problems

[wtopa]

Subject: Date Problems
Date: Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 01:10:08AM -0500

In reply to:D Richards

Quoting D Richards([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello
> 
> I've just reinstalled debian hamm on my new 2.5 gig HD with no problems.  
> Except I can't seem to understand the correct syntax for setting my system 
> date and time using 'date'.
> 
> Can anyone give me an example with an explanation
> 
> TIA
> 
> Duane Richards 
> 
man date, man clock, man hwclock.  Clock-HOWTO


-- 
Real Programmers don't write in PL/I.  PL/I is for programmers who
can't decide whether to write in COBOL or FORTRAN.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: SoundBlaster 16 and midi

[wtopa]

Subject: SoundBlaster 16 and midi
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 02:01:32PM -0600

In reply to:Roy-Anders Larsen

Quoting Roy-Anders Larsen([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PnP, or model SB4171 (I believe it
> is referred to as model CT4171 by the user manual), and I cannot figure
> out how to make midi work.
> It works fine in DOS/WfW3.11 and WAV files work in linux.  It seems to get
> detected fine with isapnp.
> My system is a 486DX33 with 10 MB RAM, running Debian 2.0 (slink) with
> kernel 2.2.2
> I've tried kernel 2.0.36, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 with different sound modules and
> also with alsa, and I cannot figure it out.
> 
> This is what happens when i playmidi audio/moonligh.mid:
> Playmidi 2.3 Copyright (C) 1994-1996 Nathan I. Laredo
> This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> For details please see the file COPYING.
> bakh:~#
> 
> No sound.  Nothing happens.

  [  snip  ]

I have a similar card and I also am running 2.2.2 but with the OSS
Registered sound drivers.  I had no problem using playmidi with 2.0.36
but just tried it on 2.2.2 and noe get this.

Playmidi 2.4 Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Nathan I. Laredo, AWE32 by
Takashi Iwai
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details please see the file COPYING.
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 28
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 27
SoftOSS: CPU overload. Limiting # of voices to 26

So tried TiMidity (in X) and it works fine. (??)

I have not finished troubleshooting this but thought I would let you
know that you are not alone.

$ cat/proc/sndstat

OSS/Linux 3.9.2b (C) 4Front Technologies 1996-1999

License serial number: X
Options:
This copy of OSS is licensed to Wayne Topa

Kernel: Linux mtntop 2.2.2 #21 Fri Feb 26 22:56:34 GMT 1999 i686
Build: 2.2.1-UP

Card config:
SoftOSS Virtual Wave Table
Generic PnP support
SoundBlaster PnP at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1,5
OPL-2/OPL-3 FM at 0x388
SB MPU-401 at 0x330 irq 5

Audio devices:
0: Creative SB16 PnP (4.13) (DUPLEX)
1: SB secondary device (DUPLEX)

Synth devices:
0: SoftOSS v1.2
1: Yamaha OPL-3

Midi devices:
0: Sound Blaster 16

Timers:
0: System clock
1: SoftOSS

Mixers:
0: Sound Blaster

-- 
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will
find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on
the computer.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: mouse is not working in console mode

[wtopa]

Subject: mouse is not working in console mode
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 09:22:20PM +1100

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi,
>   After I upgrade my system to slink, my mouse is not working in the
> consol mode anymore. Any ideas where I should start looking into the
> problem??
> 
>   Thanks.
> 
> Shao.
> 

Have you tried running it by hand ie, gpm -t (your-mouse-type), as
root?  If that works, kill it with gpm -k and try 
/etc/init.d/gpm start.

HTH
-- 
"APL is a write-only language.  I can write programs in APL, but I
can't read any of them."
-- Roy Keir
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Where are ms-dos filenames for Debian packages?

[wtopa]

Subject: Where are ms-dos filenames for Debian packages?
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 06:03:13PM -0600

In reply to:Keith Saxon

Quoting Keith Saxon([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Where can I find Debian packages with 8.3 filenames so I can install them
> from a DOS partion with dselect?
> 

I have no idea!  I doubt that you would or could find any!

xserver-xtt-svga_3.3.3.1-0.xtt.1.deb

How would you suggest that file be handled?  Poor ole Windoze would
break.  The only 8.3 file names I know of are for the boot disks and
the rawrite.exe file, used to make the boot disks.

  OK, lets see if we can help.  Option 1 buy a CD for $1.99 + $5
shipping ( wait until next week so you can get Debian 2.1).

  Option 2 Find someone in your area that has a CD of any
older Debian release.  Use it to get started and then upgrade to the
latest & greatest over the net.

I would not have any other suggestion if all you currently have is
Gates-Ware running.  

HTH

-- 
Real programmers disdain structured programming.  Structured programming 
is for compulsive neurotics who were prematurely toilet-trained.  They 
wear neckties and carefully line up pencils on otherwise qclear desks.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?
Date: Sun, Feb 28, 1999 at 01:47:38PM +1100

In reply to:Brian May

Quoting Brian May([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
> >>I think dselect, especially in
> >>combination with the apt access method, is terrific - it just takes some
> >>time upfront to get used to it.
> >
> >Many people switching to Linux from the 'Other ' OS may equate spending time
> >to learn an install package, with difficulty of use and/or other nameless
> >difficulties.
> 
> 
> Just my two cents:
> 
> I find dselect annoying to use simply because there are so many packages
> to install. You keep scrolling down and down through the list and loose
> all perspective as to what order they appear in, what the hierarchy
> of the sections is, and how far to the bottom of the list.

In addition to a quirk I found today.  I did an apt-get update on
potato.  As expected there some dependicy errors after a 40 Meg
upgrade.  So, no problem, I'll go to dselect to work them out.  I
select the 2.2.1-1 kernel source while I was there. Select then
got the kernel source and about 6-8 other libs I hadn't asked for.

It seem that dselect and apt-get must use two different Package lists.
I would have expected them to use the same one as they both use dpkg.

I 'thought' I was beginning to finally get a handle on dselect but
this threw me off again.


-- 
There are two ways to write error-free programs.  Only the third one works.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Hamm -> Slink PROBLEMS

[wtopa]

Subject: Hamm -> Slink PROBLEMS
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 08:55:20PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I am having problems upgrading my new box from hamm to slink.  I have 
> installed
> apt for hamm.  I did changed my /etc/apt/sources.list file to point to
> ftp://ftp.us.debia.org/frozen main contrib non-free.  I then did an

If this is how it really looks thats why it doesn't work.  See below.
 
> apt-get update followed by an apt-get dist-upgrade.  While trying to
> d/l, apt gave me the following errors:

This

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free

or this

deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free

and this

deb http://conan.eecg.toronto.edu slink/non-US Packages
 
You can only have one line uncommented for (main contrib non-free)
I have 4 or 5 there just in case a site is not up or is busy and then
I try another.  

So usr either of the slink main lines and then the non-US and you will
have everything.  Syntax is important!


-- 
Turnaucka's Law:
  The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Problem with kpkg / dpkg

[wtopa]

Subject: Problem with kpkg / dpkg
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 07:50:18PM -0600

In reply to:Christian Dysthe

Quoting Christian Dysthe([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello Debian,
> 
>   I have tried to compile my kernel(2.0.34)for sound card support
>   using kpgk. During the comile I get the message that it cannot find
>   the command "dpkg-gencontrol", and no kernel image is created.
> 
>   I put the kernel source in /user/kernelnew/linux/. the kpkg talks
^  NO!
>   something about leving /usr/linux alone, but I do not understand
>   this part fully.


  The normal way of doing a kernel compile is:

 cd to /usr/src.  Do an ls -l (lowercase L).  You should see something
like
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   11 Feb 26 23:49 linux -> linux-2.2.2/
drwxr-xr-x  15 root root 1024 Jan 29 17:40 linux-2.0.36/
drwxr-xr-x  15 1046 1046 2048 Feb 26 23:13 linux-2.2.2/
 
The first line is a symbolic link that points to , in my case, the
source code of kernel 2.2.2. 

Now I could go on with the rest of what you have to do.  But I won't.
You see, it would be a waste of my time and net bandwidth.  There is a
HOWTO, aptly called 'The Linux Kernel HOWTO'.  If you have a running
system, you have it on your harddisk.  If not, you can go to sunsite
and look into the LDP (Linux Document Project).  The Howto must be
10-12 pages long and it explains the process much better then I can.

Debian, like all the other (Good) distributions, have supplied you
with all the docs you need.  Now is is up to you.  If you don't
understand something in the Howto, write again, there is always
someone here to help.

hint:   find /usr -type d -iname howto

Happy reading and good luck!

-- 
Micro Credo:
 Never trust a computer bigger than you can lift.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: newbie needs clarification

[wtopa]

Subject: newbie needs clarification
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 07:41:22PM -0600

In reply to:James E. Starr

Quoting James E. Starr([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi
> 
> I want to use ttfonts  in Netscape.  I've been reading the back posts on
> this nad need some
> clarification.  One post said to put  "fontpath Unix/:7101" in the
> xf86config file.  Another said
> not to do this, put it in .xinitrc.  Which is correct?
> 
> TIA
> 
> J. Starr
> 
> p.s.  I've looked  everywhere I can think of on my system and am unable
> to find a file named
> .xinitrc.  Where would it be hiding?

I have seen is done both ways.  I guess it is your choice.  Reports
from users clain that they both work ok.

-- 
Real computer scientists despise the idea of actual hardware.  Hardware
has limitations, software doesn't.  It's a real shame that Turing
machines are so poor at I/O.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: a tool like dselect for administer debian?

[wtopa]

Subject: a tool like dselect  for administer debian?
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 09:58:31AM -0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I want a tool whit menus or at least with the same interface of fdisk
> that I can use to add, delete users and asign permisions?
> 

  Yhat is one of the nice things about Linux.  If you don't find the
tool you want, you just sit dow and write a prigram to do it.  Isn't
this the greatest learning tool ever!


-- 
"APL is a write-only language.  I can write programs in APL, but I
can't read any of them."
-- Roy Keir
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?

[wtopa]

Subject: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?
Date: Sat, Feb 27, 1999 at 03:54:04AM -

In reply to:Frankie

Quoting Frankie([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I don't know where to post this to, but this seemed as good a place as any.
> This is not a Debian vs Redhat flame war email, so please do not treat this
> posting like that.
 
  [ snip ]

> This could easily be corrected, by, for example, the debian organisation
> writing to major linux sites (eg /. , freshmeat etc) and asking them to
> display a debian logo. Or, failing that, every reader of this posting with a
> website to display the debian logo when it comes out on their website. This
> would provide an amount of free advertising for debian which would help to
> raise its profile.
> 
> 
>  cos I'm tired.
> 
> frankie
> 
  Good rant   Now I wish I had a web site so I could help!

-- 
"I do not fear computers.  I fear the lack of them."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: lilo

[wtopa]

Subject: lilo
Date: Fri, Feb 26, 1999 at 01:34:55AM -0500

In reply to:Robert Rati

Quoting Robert Rati([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I had lilo working just fine on my machine, but because of a stupid move
> on my part, I had to repartition and reformat all my drives.  To avoid
> re-installing and re-setting up everything on my box, I simply copied my
> Debian partitions to a drive I didn't have to format.  I've copied it back
> over and ran lilo, and it seemed to work fine.  When I try to compile a
> kernel, it gives this error at the end:
> 
> Checking for LILO...\nYes, but I couldn't find a LILO signature on
> /dev/hda
> Check your /etc/lilo.conf, or run /sbin/lilo by hand.
> 
> When I run lilo by hand there's no problem so why is this error being
> thrown?  My /etc/lilo.conf follows:
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> root=/dev/hda2
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> delay=20
> image=/vmlinuz
> label=Linux
> read-only
> 
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = win95
> table = /dev/hda
> 
> other = /dev/hdb3
> label = beos
> table = /dev/hdb
> 
> Can anyone help me out?  TIA.
> 
>   Rob
> 

Bob

  I am _not_ a lilo expert but I have checked the lilo manual and I can only
come up with two things.  1) wipe out the MBR on hda with DOS fdisk
/MBR and run lilo by hand again.  2) I don't use that install= line
that you have and the manual seems to show examples only using
install= for a floppy.  (???)

Other then the install line your lilo.conf looks OK to me, for
whatever that is worth.

HTH


-- 
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home."
  -- Ken Olson, President of DEC, World Future Society Convention, 1977
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Segmentation Fault with Netscape Communicator 4.5

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Segmentation Fault with Netscape Communicator 4.5
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 08:26:58PM +0100

In reply to:Anthony GGP

Quoting Anthony GGP([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> 
> > This has been answered over a dozen times in the last two months.
> > Could I suggest that you check the mail archives on www.debian.org
> > before asking questions here.  Many of the European readers have to
> > pay big bucks to get mail off this list and a lot of your questions
> > have been asked before, and are in the archives.
> 
> Wayne:
> 
  Did I answer your question with this message?  If so, I was in
error.  I thought I was answering a msg from a 'pollywog'.  I had been
deluged with 'pollywog' messages and thought I was responding to him.

My apologies.
> 
> No offense taken.
> I have actually checked out various online resources including the Netscape
> Website, Debian.org, man pages and HOWTOs and have been monitoring the
> mailing list for some time and have not found an answer to my question.
> However, I must admit I did fail to check out dejanews. I'll be sure to
> check it out next time.
> 
And I forgot to mention it as well. :-(

> Living in Europe myself and having to pay "big bucks", I sympathize with
> those annoyed by repeatedly asked questions. However, I would like to ask
> you to be a little more considerate in this regard as, with the current
> Linux boom, there are many newbies out there with many unanswered questions,
> despite doing a great deal of research on their own. And when these people
> actually do post a question I think they'd appreciate a helping hand.
> 
> Besides, isn't that what this mailing-list is about, to offer help and
> advice to those who need it?
> 

  Yes, and I try to help whenever I can.  But as an instructor myself,
I find that ' some people ', tend to get in the habit of asking for
answers to problems without doing any research themselves.  This list
is populated with people who 'know' so much and it is such a good
resource, some seem to take advantage of it.  

  I believe that if you give a person a pointer to where the answers
can be found, you do more for them in the long run.  If I answered a
question with " Do x, y & z ", if might solve your problem but it
would not have educated you.  

Best regards,

Wayne


-- 
Documentation is the castor oil of programming.  Managers know it must
be good because the programmers hate it so much.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Getting X-Windows to recognize Truetype fonts...

[wtopa]

Subject: Getting X-Windows to recognize Truetype fonts...
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 05:29:44PM -0600

In reply to:rich

Quoting rich([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Howdy all, 
> 
> I'm having trouble getting Netscape and Wordperfect to recognize my
> TTFs... I've installed xfstt (it's loaded during boot-up), but when I do
> a "xlsfonts | grep ttf" I get nothing... I've also done "ln -s
> /dos_c/windows/fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/winfonts" as per xfstt
> documentation... I know that I'm probably supposed to add the line "xset
> fp+ unix/:7101&" to my xinitrc (?), but that doesn't do anything any

1.   fp+ unix/:7101  &

2. In XF86Config
Section "Files"
FontPath   "/usr/ttfonts"  # Pointer to ttf files

HTH

-- 
You know you've been spending too much time on the computer when your
friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a "++" to fix it.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: istalling lprng

[wtopa]

Subject: istalling lprng
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 03:09:01PM +0200

In reply to:Micha Feigin

Quoting Micha Feigin([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Anyone know where i can find documentation on how to install lprng (or is
> wiling to explain);
> I intalled the package,
> i can print text files using ' lpr '
> when i tried to print from the kde editor it just did nothing
> when i tried to print from ghostview, it just sent out the raw postscript
> to the printer.
> 
> Thanx

Get the magicfilter package.

-- 
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac
(and nobody cares about it).
-- Bill Joy 6/21/85
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: lpr and text formatting

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: lpr and text formatting
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 06:36:31AM -0800

In reply to:Paul Nathan Puri

Quoting Paul Nathan Puri([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> What file is this, i.e., what file in the /etc/ directory are you
> referring to?  Thank you...
> 
> NatePuri
> Certified Law Student
> & Debian GNU/Linux Monk
> McGeorge School of Law
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://ompages.com
> 
> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Guenter Schmidt wrote:
> 
> > Paul Nathan Puri wrote:
> > > 
> > > I want to know what lpr options can be used to format ascii text docs.
> > > Specifically, I want to have my docs print with normal 1 inch margins.
> > > I'm running lprng, magicfilter, and gs-aladdin.  Thanks
> > > 
> > 
> > If you use an HP printer, you may use PCL commands at the end of the 
> > magicfilter-script. mine looks like that:
> > 
> > # Original default entry
> > #defaultcat \eE\e&k2G\e(0N  \eE
> > # My default to change Font and Margins:
> > default cat \eE\e&k2G\e(0N\e(s0p12h10v0b0s8T\e&a8L  \eE
> > 
> > -- 
> > Dr. Guenter Schmidt   | Bruker Analytik GmbH | Phone: +49 7243-504-443
> > -Software Department- | Rudolf Plank-Str. 23 | Fax:   +49 7243-504-480
> >   | D-76275 Ettlingen| E-Mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > *** Alias E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **


Some reading of the HOWTO's would help you here (Printing &
Printing-Usage).

/etc/printcap is what Dr. Schmidt was refering to.

-- 
In English, every word can be verbed.  Would that it were so in our
programming languages.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: ifconfig, ipaliased interface question

[wtopa]

Subject: ifconfig, ipaliased interface question
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 09:38:14PM -0600

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am finding a problem with my system in the interaction
> between ifconfig and ipmasq, (enumerate-if specifically).

[ snip ]

> 
> I am open to other, (better?), workarounds if anyone else has
> had this same experience.
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> Bill Bell
> 
You might take a look at this site.  It has more info concerning
setting up ipfwadm/ipchains than any other I have found.  I also has
an interactive configuration program to help in setting up your
network forwarding/masq scripts.

http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/firewall/

HTH

-- 
What this country needs is a good five cent microcomputer.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: hostname & domain name changing

[wtopa]

Subject: hostname & domain name changing
Date: Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 06:08:53PM +0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> hello,
>   when i installed my debian box, i only put in some out of nowhere hostname 
> and domain names, now it seems that i need to give it some real hostname and 
> domain name that really exists.
>   can someone direct me please as to what files (all necessary files) that i 
> should change for me to go about this.
> any help will greatly be appriciated.
> caa

 have you looked at ' man hostname ' 


-- 
COBOL programs are an exercise in Artificial Inelegance.
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Segmentation Fault with Netscape Communicator 4.5

[wtopa]

Subject: Segmentation Fault with Netscape Communicator 4.5
Date: Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 08:46:55PM +0100

In reply to:Anthony GGP

Quoting Anthony GGP([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi everybody,

1[ snip ]

This has been answered over a dozen times in the last two months.
Could I suggest that you check the mail archives on www.debian.org
before asking questions here.  Many of the European readers have to
pay big bucks to get mail off this list and a lot of your questions
have been asked before, and are in the archives.

No offense intended.

Wayne

-- 
Unquestionably, there is progress.  The average American now pays out
twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
-- H. L. Mencken
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Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: IP Forwarding

[wtopa]

Subject: IP Forwarding
Date: Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 05:07:34PM +0100

In reply to:Ries van Twisk

Quoting Ries van Twisk([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Currently I'm working with my linux box
> learning about proxy's and firewalls.
> 
> How do I tell if IP_Forwading is turned off?
> I do have a file called:
>   /proc/net/ip_forward
> wich is empty.
> (I do also have /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward)
> Wich is also empty
> 
> Is it one of these files I have to look for? ANd wich is wich?
> 

The IP forwarding info in ' man ipfwadm ' might answer most of your
questions.  

In addition there is always the IP-Masquerade mini/Howto.

If you are using kernel-2.2.x then look at the IPCHAINS-HOWTO.

You will be able to understand the answers you get if you have at
least read through the above docs. 



> 
> Best Regards,
> Ries van Twisk
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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Re: smb.conf and preexec

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Subject: smb.conf and preexec
Date: Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 01:17:33AM +

In reply to:tony mollica

Quoting tony mollica([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi.  I'm running samba 1.9.18p8 on a Debian
> 2.0, 2.0.34 system connected to a winnt4sp3
> network.  Most everything works nicely, but
> I can't get the cdrom's (2 scsi) on the Linux
> box to automount with "preexec = ".  The fstab
> is set as follows and as recommended in the smb.conf
> file:
> 
> /dev/scd0 /cd0 iso9660 defaults,noauto,user,ro 0 0
> 
> The smb.conf entry is
> 
> [cd0]
> comment = Samba Server's cdrom 0
> writable = no
> locking = no
> path = /cd0
> public = yes
> preexec /bin/mount  /cd0
> postexec /bin/umount /cd0
> 
>   /cd0 has 0755 permissions and 'mount /cd0' works from 
>   from the terminal.  Everything appears to be working,
>   except it seems the 'preexec' command doesn't get run.
> 
> 
> I find no further information on this item in the docs.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> thanks,
> -- 

Here is mine, and it works fine.

[cdrom]
   comment = Linux CDROM
   browsable = yes
   guest ok = yes
   available = yes
   public = yes
   writable = no
   printable = no
   path = /cdrom

HTH

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Re: Managing /usr/local

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Subject: Re: Managing /usr/local
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 07:10:23PM -0800

In reply to:Joey Hess

Quoting Joey Hess([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> David Zanetti wrote:
> > David Zanetti, Unix System Administrator, Information Technology Group
> > Wellington City Council, New Zealand. Phone x3354 or 04 801 3354
> > 
> > The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential
> > and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended
> > recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not
> > disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are
> > asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your
> > assistance is appreciated.
> 
> Please do not post things with a bogus license like this to a public mailing
> list.

An additional comment.  More then 4 lines in a signature is considered
bad form.  Waste of bandwidth.

> 
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Re: Need help with new cable modem

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Subject: Need help with new cable modem
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 11:07:58AM -0800

In reply to:Matt Campbell

Quoting Matt Campbell([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Help!
> 
> As of about 8 pm tonight I will have a brand spanking new cable modem 
> connection to the internet.  However, at this point it looks like it 
> might only work for Windows 95, and this sucks.  Is there anyone out 
> there on the @Home network who might be able to help me configure my 
> linux box to use it?
> 
> I can tell already I have several issues to address:
> 
> 1) Find a driver for the plug-n-pray PCI ethernet controller they 
> installed. (Realtek RTL8029 - a really really generic card, the box 
> doesn't even have the manufacturers name on it)
> 
> 2) Configure a DHCP client.  Also, in relation to this, I may need to 
> change my hostname to that beastly thing they assigned me... ugh
> 
> 3) Pray to God.  (Or gods, or goddesses, depending on religious 
> inclination)
> 
> So, can anyone give me any pointers?

Read the ISDN-HOWTO 


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Re: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?

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Subject: Re: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 05:44:56PM -

In reply to:Pollywog

Quoting Pollywog([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> On 20-Feb-99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> >   Subject: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?
> >   Date: Fri, Feb 19, 1999 at 11:26:07PM -
> > 
> > In reply to:Pollywog
> > 
> > Quoting Pollywog([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >> 
> >> I have a couple of ipfwadm rules in effect that I did not add.  That means
> >> that the default installation has rules someplace.  Does anyone know where
> >> I
> >> can find them?  Perhaps I should put all my rules in the same place.
> >> 
> >> thanks
> > 
> > rgrep ipfwadm /mnt/etc/*
> 
> u   What will that do?
> 
> --
> Andrew

It would show what files contain ipfwadm on the distribution you had
mounted the root partition on /mnt.  Which is what I had done to
answer your question.  I had mounted slink / on /mnt.

I had hoped you could figure that one out.  Sorry to have further
confused you.


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Re: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?

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Subject: Re: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 10:53:30AM +

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
>   Subject: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?
>   Date: Fri, Feb 19, 1999 at 11:26:07PM -
> 
> In reply to:Pollywog
> 
> Quoting Pollywog([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > 
> > I have a couple of ipfwadm rules in effect that I did not add.  That means
> > that the default installation has rules someplace.  Does anyone know where I
> > can find them?  Perhaps I should put all my rules in the same place.
> > 
> > thanks
> 
> rgrep ipfwadm /mnt/etc/*
> 

Woops, I was on slackware when I did that, sorry

rgrep ipfwadm /etc/*

But you knew that, didn't you?

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Re: Make postscipt files use less pages?

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Subject: Make postscipt files use less pages?
Date: Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 07:12:07AM +

In reply to:M.C. Vernon

Quoting M.C. Vernon([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Dear all,
> 
>   Is it possible to make postscipt files print out with two
> postscript pages fitting onto one physical page (or is there an option in
> ghostview for this?), please? 350 pages of hurd manual could do with being
> shrunk before I use _all_ my paper up
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matthew
> 
Look at the man pages for a2ps, enscript, psresize, and psselect.

With combinations of the above I have scripts that Allow any file (ps,
gz,etc) to print as 1 page, 2 pages 1 side, 2 pages both sides, 4
pages one side and 4 pages - both sides ( Man pages look great this
way).  I have never cleaned them up (the scripts) so won't post them
but if anyone wants I will e-mail them.

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Re: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?

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Subject: where is the ipfwadm stuff by default?
Date: Fri, Feb 19, 1999 at 11:26:07PM -

In reply to:Pollywog

Quoting Pollywog([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I have a couple of ipfwadm rules in effect that I did not add.  That means
> that the default installation has rules someplace.  Does anyone know where I
> can find them?  Perhaps I should put all my rules in the same place.
> 
> thanks

rgrep ipfwadm /mnt/etc/*


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Re: help with deselect

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Subject: help with deselect
Date: Sat, Jan 16, 1999 at 10:23:55PM -0600

In reply to:Tony

Quoting Tony([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It's me again, trying desperately to learn Linux...
> 
> I am trying to use dselect to install some packages into my new install of
> Debian..  but every time I try to start installing, I get the message:
> 
> "Packages yet to be unpacked:
>  304 in :  vim gnushogi xphoon pwgen tcl8.0 tk8.0 libpaperg...
> dpkg-split: unable to read depot directory '/var/lib/dpkg/parts/':  No such
> file or directory
> 
> installation script returned error exit status 1.
> press RETURN to continue"
> 
> ???  being the traditional Win95 user I know nothing of what is going on!
> The machine is a Compaq Contura 3/25, 6mb RAM, 115mb HD.  I'm sure it's just
> something I did wrong though.
> 
> I need to get this dselect working, so I can install manpages, and then I
> can setup Lilo so I do not have to put in the boot disk every time!
> 
> Another couple dumb questions while I am at it:
> 
> * I accidentaly did not enter a password for root when I set up debian.
> what is the command to change that password.

% passwd

> * What do I need to do to use my modem to dial up with a terminal program?
> Iguess I need to get dselect to work first, eh? =)

Don't understand the question.

> 
> Thanks again, you guys are a great group of people.  thanks for all the
> great responses about Lilo!
> 
> Tony
> 
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Re: Windows Pings not Telnet

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Subject: Windows Pings not Telnet
Date: Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 06:54:07AM +

In reply to:Paul Nathan Puri

Quoting Paul Nathan Puri([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Why would I be able to ping my debian box from my windows box and vice
> versa with 0% packet loss, but not be able to telnet, http, etc.?  
> 

linux --> win95 or win95--> linux?

More info will help & reduce bandwidth.


> I suspect I have to reinstall all my networking related stuff, is this
> the answer?  Thanks...
> 
> 
> -- 
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Re: To Patch, or Not To Patch (A Kernel)

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Subject: Re: To Patch, or Not To Patch (A Kernel)
Date: Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 06:05:54AM -0500

In reply to:Jim Foltz

Quoting Jim Foltz([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 05:04:00AM +, Mark Wagnon wrote:
> > I'm currently running kernel 2.0.36 on a hamm system. I've heard a lot
> > of good things about 2.2.1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'm currently
> > downloading linux-2.2.1, but the directory also contains linux-2.2.0 and
> > a patch-2.2.1 file. I was reading through the kernel-howto, and the
> > first paragraph mentions that patches are incremental upgrades to the
> > kernel. My question is then, if I ftp linux-2.2.1, then there is no need
> > to get the patch, right? It's for those who have the linux-2.2.0
> > revision and wish to upgrade to 2.2.1 without the need for another
> > thirteen-meg file transfer. Am I reading this right?
> 
> Yes, patch files are created with the diff utility. diff outputs the
> difference between  2 source files, or can even handle 2 source directory
> trees.
> 
> But Debian kernel-source packages are tweaked for Debian. This means
> that since it is not THE Linux kernel source, it probably won't be

OH?  I wonder if you could mention what _tweaks_ are required for
debian?  I have been just getting the kernel from kernel.org and
making my own.  I was under the impression that the kernels were
just Linux, not debian-Linux. 

Oh, do you mean tweaks to just package it?  That I understand but not
really tweaks to the kernel, right?


> successful in using the patch-*.gz files. 
> 
> The package called kernel-package will help you create .debs out
> of the kernel sources. You don't need it, though.
> 
> 
> > 
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Re: Cron examples?

[wtopa]

Subject: Cron examples?
Date: Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 10:18:38PM -0500

In reply to:James R. Lunsford

Quoting James R. Lunsford([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> What are some of the things that you are using cron to do?  I used
> to use a similar DOS based program, same name, eons ago when I ran
> a BBS.  In the middle of the night I had it start up and run
> maintenence for the online games, delete old local e-mail
> messages, get/sort/unpack FidoNet mail for the BBS, and assorted
> other things. 
> 
> I'm just wondering, as a Linux/Debian newbie some of the things
> that cron can do on my system.  I'm drawing a blank right now so
> maybe if I hear from some others how, and what they use cron it'll
> spark something.
> -- 
> James R. Lunsford
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> Home Page - http://www.comports.com/jrl007
> ICQ   - 2114258
> 

Daily
Get mail twice an hour form 0800-2300, spool news twice a day.
Update the Locate database. For kernel 2.2.1 I run /sbin/rmmod -a 
every 5 min.to remove any modules I'm not using. Say the time on 
the hour. Run a script to save all conf files to an admin dir for 
all boxes on the LAN.

Weekly
Remove tmp files not accessed in last 3 days, update the whatis
database, Run chklogs to clean up log files

Monthly
gzip mailboxes and create new ones. Tar-up gzipped log files.


HTH


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cate database

Re: Managing /usr/local

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Subject: Managing /usr/local
Date: Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 05:59:23PM -0700

In reply to:Gary L. Hennigan

Quoting Gary L. Hennigan([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> What's the name of the software that helps you keep track of what's
> getting installed in /usr/local when you install a non-Debianized
> piece of software yourself? Something akin to the Win98 uninstall
> utility. I believe you simply run it after doing a "make install", or
> similar, and it scans the specified directories for any files that may
> have been installed. It keeps a database of these so that you can
> easily uninstall whatever it is.
> 
> I know I've seen this discussed somewhere. If not here then certainly
> on comp.os.linux.misc, but I can't for the life of me think of a
> keyword to use in searching for it. So, I apologize in advance for
> the repetition.
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary
> 

I use installwatch.

installwatch-0.5.1.tar.gz

HTH

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Re: Best partitioning scheme?

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Subject: Re: Best partitioning scheme?
Date: Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 06:22:20AM -0500

In reply to:Jeremy

Quoting Jeremy([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Kent West wrote:
> 
> > Storage mostly needs to be shared, so I think I need Samba and Netatalk
> > (see below). So, after getting input from several people, this is how I'm
> > looking to do things:
> > 
> > Drive 1:
> >  / = 200MB
> 
> I think 200 megs is overkill here, but since you have the space, it's
> your chance. 
> 
> [gaddis:jeremy]$ df -h
> FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda1 242M   35M  195M  15% /
> 
> When I installed Debian on this system, I allocated ~250 megs for /,
> which, looking back, was way too much. Its only using 35 megs, and I
> don't really expect it to ever make it to 50 megs. Now, I wish I had
> only made it 50 megs, because I could use that other 200 megs elsewhere.
> 
> >  /usr = 1 GB
> >  /usr/local = 500 MB (is this where stuff like StarOffice, Netscape, WP8
> > would go?)
> 
> Yep. Looks good.
> 
> >  swap = 64 MB
> >  /var = 100 MB
> >  /tmp = 100 MB
> > 
> > Drive 2:
> >  /home = 2 GB less swap (personal storage space for 7 techs or so)
> >  swap = 64 MB
> > 
> > Drive 3:
> >  /apple = 2 GB less swap (netatalk storage space for Mac software)
> >  swap = 64 MB
> > 
> > Drive 4:
> >  /pc = 2GB less swap (samba storage space for PC software)
> >  swap = 64 MB
> > 
> > How does this sound? Again, thanks!
> 
> The only thing is you have 64 megs of swap on each drive. This is a
> total of 256 megs. Linux will not make use of more than 128 megs,
> unless you're running a 2.2.x kernel. I'd suggest making each swap
> partition 16 megs, for a total of 64. This would suit you just fine,
> unless you will have lots of memory hogging apps running. In that case,
> I'd make each 32 megs, for a total of 128 megs.
>

Ohhh?  Only 128Meg?  Don't think that is correct. I believe that, if
you check, linux will use up to 8 swap partitions of (a max) of 128
Meg _each_.  I think that 2.2.x has increased that limit. (haven't
checked tho)


My 2 cents on your partitions.  When I was using kernel 2.0.36 and
staroffice I had it crash on occasion when I had 1 125 Meg swap
partition.  I solved it by adding another  125 meg partition.  I find
that Gimp & ImageMagic ran better with the ~250 Megs swap as well.

I have 4 different dists running and have 250 Meg assigned to /.
None of them have reached 100 Meg yet ( one is at 86 Meg and it is
used at the softwate test system), 100 Meg seems kile it would be
fine.

IMHO 1 Gig for /usr is smart.  Depending on how much non-debian
software you 'might' load up, 500M-1Gg for /usr/local would be a safe
bet also.

HTH

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Re: RealTek 8029 PCI pnp Ethernet card

[wtopa]

Subject: RealTek 8029 PCI pnp Ethernet card
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 11:56:07AM -0600

In reply to:David Webster

Quoting David Webster([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Any guesses as to what driver to use for this card since it is not
> directly supported?
> 

I see that someone suggested the NE2000.  I used that in 2.0.36 and it worked
but there was a suggestion in kernel 2.2.1 to use the _new_ pci
driver. I did and it reports it like this:

ne2k-pci.c:v0.99L 2/7/98 D. Becker/P. Gortmaker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ne2k-pci.html
ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE2000 clone 'RealTek RTL-8029' at I/O 0x6200, IRQ 9.
eth0: PCI NE2000 found at 0x6200, IRQ 9, 00:40:05:3D:34:51.

So for the 2.2.1 kernels its ne2k-pci and for the 2.0.36 its NE2000.
BTW, in the config the PCI choice is below the ne200 & called ne2k.

HTH


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Re: Strange 'find' result

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Subject: Strange 'find' result
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 09:01:51AM +0200

In reply to:Johann Spies

Quoting Johann Spies([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Can somebody explain this to me?
> 
> $ find /cdrom -iname wx*
> $ find /cdrom -iname wxx*
> /cdrom/debian/hamm/hamm/binary-i386/libs/wxxt1_1.66d-2.deb
> 
> Why does the first 'find' query give no results?

Try this instead 

find /cdrom -iname wx\*



> 
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> 
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Re: iso9660

[wtopa]

Subject: iso9660
Date: Sun, Feb 14, 1999 at 03:05:42PM +0800

In reply to:Bal K. Paudyal

Quoting Bal K. Paudyal([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hellou Friends,
> 
> My recent Red Hat installation (don't know how to check the kernel version
> yet!), says iso9660 file system not supported by kernel. It can't be like

Try uname -a

> that, because I installed from the cdrom. Is there any way out?
> 
> Also, the system does not allow me to edit a few files, one I have problem
> with is /proc/filesystems even when I log in as root. It says the file is

Yep, it _is_ read only.  try cat /proc/filesystems.  That will show
you what filesystems the kernel knows about.

> read only. How to chmod for the root's access?

You can't.  Is is not a disk file and _you_ don't change it, the
kernel does.  Altho thare are some intem that you can write to, as
root.  Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/* for what you can change and
why.

> 
> Thanks!

I like that, Debian helping RedHat users!  Debian does rule!!

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Re: Installing Sound Card

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Installing Sound Card
Date: Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 11:40:25AM -0600

In reply to:Andrei Ivanov

Quoting Andrei Ivanov([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Well, basicly, it's all been said how to get the card working.
> I hope you succeed at that. I was never able to get my card working,
> though. What you can do is this:
> WHenever setting up the sound options in kernel, do the loadable module
> support. As I was explained before, kernel will initialize the sound
> before isapnp kicks in with initializing the card itself, and you will
> have nothing.
> So just answer M ( At least in hamm it's this way) to Sound card support?
> question, and after you made your zImage, or bzImage, move to the modules
> directory and 
> make modules
> Then reboot, etc etc. You should see no message saying "Sound
> initialization started'
> Then to go the /usr/src/kernel-***/modules/
> and insmod sound trace_init=1 (or init_trace=1)
> That should work.
> 
> If it doesnttry OpenSound System. (Anyone got a URL?)
> HTH,
>  Andrew 
> 

http://www.opensound.com/linux.html


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Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive

[wtopa]

Subject: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
Date: Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 01:42:00PM -0600

In reply to:Alex

Quoting Alex([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
>I can't mount my zip drive.  It is a scsi zip drive and I think my
>isa-to-scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines
>(among others ofcourse):
>
>
>
>"scsi : 0 hosts.
>
>scsi : detected total."
>   
>
>
>Does this mean my host adapter is working?

It means that the kernel didn't find any scsi devices.

>
>I remember reading somewhere that a scsi zip should be ready to mount
>on a default install of debian.  But when I use something like this:
>
>
>
>"mount -t vfat /dev/sda5 /zip"
>

This would wouk if the scsi device has a partition 5.  check it with
(linux) fdisk.

ie:  fdisk /dev/sda
Command (m for help):p


>
>
>or any other sda* listed in /dev I get an error message saying that:
>
>
>
>"the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda* as a block device
>
>(maybe 'insmod driver'?)"
>
  Yep, if the device was compiled as a module, was it?
  Or depmod -a
>
>
>How do I mount my zip drive?
>

The mount command above will work once you get the card compiled into
the kernel.

>-alex

Do you have your scsi card selected in the kernel?  As a Module or
compilied in?

cat /proc/devices if compiled in should show it or
cat /proc/modules if compiled as a module (of course)

HTH

-- 
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Re: NE2000 PCI Card

[wtopa]

Subject: NE2000 PCI Card
Date: Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 11:55:49PM -0700

In reply to:Ming Hsu

Quoting Ming Hsu([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask for help on this, but
> it may be something in Debian that's tripping me up.  I'm trying to set up
> network support with Debian 2.0 running Linux 2.2.1.  The machine is a
> K6-266MMX with 64MB of RAM.  So far the Win95 side of the computer has the
> network up and running, so I'm pretty sure that the IP address and etc are
> correct.  
> 
> The problem I have right now is that the kernel won't recognize the NE2000
> PCI card.  A friend and I tried autoprobing it, and making it a module and
> loading it after compile, but neither has worked.  We also tried to forcing
> recognition by putting an append line into LILO, but that didn't seem to
> work either.  Are there any other ways to get the card recognized or did we
> miss a step or something?  
> 

If you in the past used the NE2000 option it has now branched into 2
different options. i for ISA and 1 for PCI.  The PCE one is below the
NE2000 option.  It ises the ne2k-pci module for PCI, IIRC.

HTH

> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ming Hsu

-- 
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Re: How do I change to a color monitor?

[wtopa]

Subject: RE: How do I change to a color monitor?
Date: Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 06:55:27PM -0500

In reply to:William Park

Quoting William Park([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > The "ls --color" displays, and also Lynx screens, are still using
> > underlining & high-intensity, instead of real colors.
> >
> I assume you are in shell console, not in xterm.  The color support 
> should be on by default.  In any case, edit
> /etc/DIR_COLORS   (for ls)
> ~/.lynxrc (for lynx)
> 

You had me going there for a minute. /etc/DIR_COLORS is how it works
on Slackware but I just checked hamm, slink and potato and there is
no DIR_COLORS in the /etc dir's.  Now I have to see how it _is_ done?



-- 
A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program
in than some that do.
-- Dennis M. Ritchie
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Re: 2.2.1 and /dev/sound

[wtopa]

Subject: 2.2.1 and /dev/sound
Date: Wed, Feb 10, 1999 at 10:36:10AM -0600

In reply to:Richard E. Hawkins Esq.

Quoting Richard E. Hawkins Esq.([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> I've finally convinced 2.2.1 to run X and my network.  I still haven't 
> figured out why kerneld doesn't start anymore and do this automatically.
> 
 did you enable this
#
## Loadable module support
#
#CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y
CONFIG_KMOD=y
And read the Documentation/kmod.txt

Kmod: The Kernel Module Loader
Kirk Petersen

Kmod is a simple replacement for kerneld.  It consists of a
request_module() replacement and a kernel thread called kmod.  When
the
kernel requests a module, the kmod wakes up and execve()s modprobe,
passing it the name that was requested.

If you have the /proc filesystem mounted, you can set the path of
modprobe (where the kernel looks for it) by doing:

echo "/sbin/modprobe" > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe

To periodically unload unused modules, put something like the
following
in root's crontab entry:

0-59/5 * * * * /sbin/rmmod -a






> But the sound doesn't work now.  the basic 

When I did the above, it did work!


HTH

-- 
One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they
never have to stop and answer the phone.
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Re: slashdot poll

[wtopa]

Subject: RE: slashdot poll
Date: Wed, Feb 10, 1999 at 12:13:30AM +

In reply to:M.C. Vernon

Quoting M.C. Vernon([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> > > Debian's harder to install. One guy mentionned he could install Red Hat in
> > > less than 15 minutes. Hard to have something fully up at that speed with
> > > Debian.
> > >
> > Right.  I've recently tried Redhat and SuSE on a separate partition
> > and Debian's installation is still pure stone age. Well, i guess
> > there's still Slackware...
> 
> What do people like about RH? Is it worth trying to nick parts of their
> install? I found it a pain - It wouldn't let me just install individual
> packages, though I wonder whether some of the modconf stuff could be left
> out for the initial install.

  I got into linux 3 -4 years ago.  The only distributions that I
got to work at all were Debian and slackware.  Redhat & Caldera drove
me nuts.  I couldn't get the printer working on either one.  I stayed
with debian for about a year.  Then, while trying to update using IIRC
dselect ftp, it trashed the system.  I could still log on but that was
about it.  Deselect was just a slight bit better then glint ( or
whatever they called it).  I went back to slackware, which I still
use.

  I then tried Suse.  Yast was nice and I feel it lets a user get
packages with less confusion then deselect does but it has its own
confusing parts.  It (YAST) is IMHO much better then the tool that 
I had used with Redhat.  The problem I had with Suse was they had
taken a different path (SysV) then Slackware and I found that weird.
Things weren't as stright forward as they were in Slackware.  A slight
problem was that a lot of the docs I needed to read to understand the
differences were in German.  I couldn't get the info I needed, so
dropped Suse.

  I watched the newsgroups and various ML over the years and saw that
more people were having problems with RH then they were with any other
dist (Release new version & a week later release tons of fixes).
Debian didn't have that problem.  Security on RH seemed to be a common
problem, while Debian was on top of the security issue.  The number of
packages in Debian keep increasing and seems to cover a broad enough
spectrum that should interest just about anyone. 

  Now 3 years later I am again using Debian. Why?  Well I have watched
this distribution mature.  The problems that I had before have been
addressed and fixed.  The addition of apt and now the GREAT gnome-apt
will contribute to the popularity of Debian.  Hopefully deselect will
be replaces by a more understandable console program for the non-x
crowd.  As of now I have no interest at all in RH or Suse.  I have
Slackware still installed but also Hamm, Slink and Potato.  I still
have clients using Slackware but am just about ready to start the
switch to Debian.  It, IMHO, is the distribution of choice.  Gnome-apt
will allow my clients to do more admin on their own, and that is good!

> How about suggesting some improvements, rather than "I don't like the
> Debian install"?
> 

  I find deselect as the only problem with debian.  The update section
really needs work.  Cdrom and apt are handled fine but the others
should have some type of a config file to make the options easier to
use.  I have tried the ftp option a few times and find it is easier to
get out of deselect and go get the packages myself.  Now I remember,
it asks for a directory at the site you selected and if you haven't
been there before (or are really into the structure of the site) it
doesn't do what you want.  A config file would allow anyone to
navigate that pitfall.

  Thats my only suggestion.  I can get around that problem (by not
using it) but newbies would get discouraged very fast not knowing how
else to get and install the files.

  I would like to thank the army of developers who have taken Debian
to the high level it is currently at.  I am bewildered my the poll
that has Debian as #2.  I guess that it just takes a little higher
IQ to use Debian then it does RH.  Thats fine by me, I like the
company.

Wayne

-- 
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on
the continuing viability of FORTRAN.
-- Alan Perlis
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Re: unzipping wp

[wtopa]

Subject: unzipping wp
Date: Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 10:51:14AM -0600

In reply to:Brian Morgan

Quoting Brian Morgan([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I've just downloaded wordperfect onto /usr/local/wp and am having trouble
> unzipping it.  Maybe it's just because I'm a newbie and haven't got the hang
> of it yet.  I type:  gunzip -fd GUILG00.GZ and get the following error:
> "gunzip:  GUILG00.GZ: not in gzip format."
> Am I doing something wrong?  Is there another switch I need to add to the
> gunzip command?
> 
No, probabley not.  Netscape unzipped  it when you downloaded it.  Do
file GUILG00.GZ and it will tell you if it is gziped or not.  BTW did
you down the 4-5 files or only the bug 20Meg one.  I did both and the
only one that worked was the 1 big one.

HTH

> Thanks,
> 
> Brian Morgan
> 
> 
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Re: Help compiling my kernel

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Help compiling my kernel
Date: Tue, Feb 02, 1999 at 01:00:59PM -0700

In reply to:Gary L. Hennigan

Quoting Gary L. Hennigan([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> | > 4) According to the README in /usr/src/linux, I should link as follows:
> | > 
> | > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm
> | > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux/usr/include/linux  
> | > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi /usr/include/scsi
> | > 
> | > Problem is, I have libc6 installed, and it is installed in /usr/include.
> | > Should I do the links as directed?  Or will the libc6 stuff work?
> | 
> | Yes, follow the readme. Take a look in /usr/include, there are a lof
> | of things there.  So what?
> 
> No, I don't think this is true anymore. At some point I remember
> reading a post from Linus stating that doing the above steps could be
> harmful to your system since, presumably, libc was compiled with
> what's already in /usr/include and now you're wiping that with what's
> there for a particular kernel. This could cause a conflict between the
> kernel and libc, which is NOT a Good Thing (TM). He said the best
> thing to do was ignore the above and not make those particular
> symbolic links. I never have, and my kernels compile up and run fine.

Well I haven't done the link in a long while myself, on
slackware or Debian, come to think of it.  In fact the 2.2.0 kernel
Readme no longer mentions it.  

Sorry about that.  I was in a foul mood afer reading this list of
questions.

> 
> | > 5) I seem to have three different versions of the header files.
> | > Do I really 
> | > need them all?   I have:
> | > 
> | > libc6 -> /usr/include
> | > libc5-altdev  -> /usr/i486-linuxlibc1/include
> | > linux source  -> /usr/src/include
> | 
> | Only if you want the system to work.
> 
> Hmm, is anything essential to Debian still linked against libc5? I'm
> not sure, but I don't think so. The only thing I remember in hamm
> requiring libc5 was netscape. That's not true in slink. Of course if
> you try to remove libc5 it'll tell you if anything you have depends on
> it.

My thought here was that, based on the questions asked, that it was
better to leave them in rather then get into it deeper.

> 
> | > 6) The kernel-package docs say I need to run:
> | > 
> | > make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot   
> | > 
> | > Do I need to do this if I compile as root?  I don't have fakeroot
> | > - do I need 
> | > it?  Will su work instead?
> | > 
> | 
> |  Don't know about the --rootcmd as I always make new kernels as root
> | and I don't have fakeroot either.  Hope that answers your questions.
> 
> I'll second this. Never used fakeroot and have never had a problem.
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
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Re: Help compiling my kernel

[wtopa]

Subject: Help compiling my kernel
Date: Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 11:12:38PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I need some help compiling my kernel:
> 
> 1) I would really rather not have to go through the config process - it is my
> hope that I can use the standard .config file with a few modifications - in
> particular, sound and APM enabled.  Can't I just use the standard .config
> file, modify a few things via an editor, and use it to recompile my kernel?
> If I do this, can I skip the make menuconfig step?

Sure you can, but I wouldn't.  Read the top of /usr/src/linux/.config.

#
# Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
#
#

config is boring, menuconfig is real easy, xconfig is easier.  None of
them are so hard that they should cause any concern.  Try one of them
and use the help feature.  You can learn a lot.

> 
> Further, I unpacked my kernel-source package, but it doesn't contain a .config
> file, however it does contain .config.save.  Can I rename it to .config and
> use it?

Don't know about config.save.  Do an ls .config-save and see of the
selections agree with those that you want.
 
> 
> 2) After I compile my kernel, say I decide to change a few things in the
> source - is there a need to redo the make menuconfig step?  Or does that
> strictly create the .config file?

You know enough to change things in the _source_??  The config file (
created by the config process) tells the compile process ( which
creates the kernel) what options you want in your kernel.

> 
> 3) I tried to make menuconfig, but got an error:
> 
> rm -f include/asm
> ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> make -C scripts/lxdialog all
> make[1]: Entering directory 'usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/scripts/lxdialog'
> gcc -O2 -Wall -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE  -DCURSES_LOC=""   -c 
> lxdialog.c -o lxdialog.o
> In file included from lxdialog.c:22:
> dialog.h:29: curses.h: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [lxdialog.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/scripts/lxdialog'
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> 
> I'm guessing I need something like ncurses-dev, right?  How come this
> isn't in the dependencies of kernel-package?

I'm not on my debian box right now but if you got kernel-source,
kernel-headers and kernel-package, yes the dependencies should have
got everything you needed, if you used deselect or apr-get to get
those packages. If you went & downloaded them yourself.?

> 
> 4) According to the README in /usr/src/linux, I should link as follows:
> 
> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm
> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux/usr/include/linux  
> ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi /usr/include/scsi
> 
> Problem is, I have libc6 installed, and it is installed in /usr/include.
> Should I do the links as directed?  Or will the libc6 stuff work?

Yes, follow the readme. Take a look in /usr/include, there are a lof
of things there.  So what?

> 
> 5) I seem to have three different versions of the header files.  Do I really
> need them all?   I have:
> 
> libc6 -> /usr/include
> libc5-altdev  -> /usr/i486-linuxlibc1/include
> linux source  -> /usr/src/include

Only if you want the system to work.

> 
> 6) The kernel-package docs say I need to run:
> 
> make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot   
> 
> Do I need to do this if I compile as root?  I don't have fakeroot - do I need
> it?  Will su work instead?
> 

 Don't know about the --rootcmd as I always make new kernels as root
and I don't have fakeroot either.  Hope that answers your questions.

Have you ever tried reading the Kernel-HOWTO??

HTH 

-- 
Using TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.
-- S. C. Johnson
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Re: Tracking installs

[wtopa]

Subject: Tracking installs
Date: Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 04:44:16PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> There's a nifty little program PCMag wrote for Win that tracks installations,
> and I'd like to have this functionality in Linux.  Before I write my own, is
> there a utility that will do the same thing?
> 
> Basically, the software gets an image of your disks, and saves copies of
> important files (the registry and such).  Then you run your install, and re-
> run the program. It then reports files added, deleted and changed, and shows
> you changes to your important files. 
> 
> I suppose the LInux version would get your directory lists, save copies of
> files in /etc and then do the compares after installation.  
> 
> Any thoughts?

A non-debian method is instmon (instmon-1.4.tar.gz).  Look on freshmeat.


HTH

> 
> 
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Re: Moving partition

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Moving partition
Date: Wed, Dec 23, 1998 at 11:01:03PM -0400

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> >> In fact, my problem is : How do I move files from an old parttion to a new 
> >one while
> >> ensure all links (and things like that) are kept ?
> >
> This is the way I've done it dozens of times...its from the days prior to
> cp having the correct attributes to do it correctly, and maintain last
> access times, etc...
> 
> mount the target filesystem (lets say at /mnt)
> cd to the top of the one which you want to copy...lets say /usr
> then, this command:
> 
> find . -depth | cpio -pdmv /mnt
> 
> The result at /mnt will be AN EXACT duplicate of the filesystem.  I 
> understand that the more recent GNU cp will do the same, but this is
> the way I've always done it, and still do.
> 
> Paul

I prefer
 ( cd $DIR ; tar clf - . ) | ( cd /mnt$DESTDIR ; tar xvpBf - )

But as they say, in Linux there is Always another way!

Happy Holidays.

-- 
Real computer scientists don't program in assembler.  They don't write
in anything less portable than a number two pencil.
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Re: Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade
Date: Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 10:57:45PM -0800

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I have Gnome from slink working.  I did an upgrade to 2.2 last night,
> however, and that broke Gnome.  Since, at this time, the newer versions of
> gtk are incompatible with many progs compiled with the older versions,
> letting apt/deselect update gtk to 1.1.5 is a very bad idea; I had the same
> error that you are getting.  I had to uninstall all the Gnome debs and
> re-update (downdate ?) back to slink today to get it to work again.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: debian-user 
> Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 6:55 PM
> Subject: Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade
> 
> 
> >
> >Just tried a new slink upgrade, again.  I must have something wrong
> >because I can't get gnome to upgrade correctly.

Yup, figured that out this AM.  The 1.1.so.3 was killing gnome so I
had to remove all of them (and others) before I could remove
libgtk-1.1.so.3.  When I did that the upgrade went fine.  Just me with
my head in the wrong place.  :-(

Best Regards

Wayne

-- 
Pascal, n.:
 A programming language named after a man who would turn over in
 his grave if he knew about it.
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Re: Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade

[wtopa]

Subject: Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade
Date: Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 09:53:32PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> Just tried a new slink upgrade, again.  I must have something wrong
> because I can't get gnome to upgrade correctly.
> 
> when I run panel or eeyes I get the message:
> 
> libgtk-1.1.so.2 cannot open shared object file: no such file or
> directory
> 
> I do have libgtk-1.1.so.3 & libgtk-1.1.so.1 but no libgtk-1.1.so.2.
> 
> Everything _but_ gnome and its apps _seem_ to be running.
> 
> Does 'anyone' have gnome running on slink?  If so, I wonder what is
> wrong with the depends (and on What?).
> 
> TIA
> 
> Wayne

I guess I had better answer my oun question.  1st - Remember to THINK
before you send mail to the list and ask a DUMB question!

If gnome-panel needs libgtk-1.1.so.2 and you have libgtk-1.1.so.3
OF COURSE apt-get won't upgrade you to a lower version!  So, IF you
think, you only have to remove the higher version (1.1.so.3) and all
the packages that are using it, and then up-grade those packages!
Then the correct version libgtk-1.1.so.2 get installed.

Sorry guys, too much shopping and running around and not enog\ugh
sleep.  It was clear as a bell when I got up and thought about it
today.

Sorry for the FUD!!

Wayne


-- 
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patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit
microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of
competition.
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Re: mount -r -t iso9660...->fs not supp by kernal

[wtopa]

Subject: mount -r -t iso9660...->fs not supp by kernal
Date: Wed, Dec 23, 1998 at 10:17:41AM -0700

In reply to:Eric Drayer

Quoting Eric Drayer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I recompiled my kernal to support two chips. When I went through
> the make config i did not see any thing that looked like it might belong
> to the iso9660 file system. I need this fs to mount my cdrom.
> I looked in /proc/filesystem and sure enough iso9660 was not there. Also
> looked at the modules file and found cdrom.
> 
> given: the bios and the kernal see the cdrom and identifi it
> correctly.before I compiled I made a single change to the kernal, which
> was to uncoment the line SMP=1. I read(past tense) from the cdrom using
>   mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /cdrom
>   just fine before the compile 
> 
> 
> hypothosis 1)I need to say yes to one of these in make config..and make
> zImage 
> 
> _SYSU_FS
> _UFS_FS
> _XIA_FS
> _NLS
> _NFS_FS
> _NCP_FS
> _SMB_FS
> _HPFS_FS
> 
  [ snip ]

>From my linux/.config

# Filesystems

CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m

These are what I use to enable the CDROM.

HTH

--
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we can't control when the five year period will begin.
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Gnome Not working in Slink upgrade

[wtopa]

Just tried a new slink upgrade, again.  I must have something wrong
because I can't get gnome to upgrade correctly.

when I run panel or eeyes I get the message:

libgtk-1.1.so.2 cannot open shared object file: no such file or
directory

I do have libgtk-1.1.so.3 & libgtk-1.1.so.1 but no libgtk-1.1.so.2.

Everything _but_ gnome and its apps _seem_ to be running.

Does 'anyone' have gnome running on slink?  If so, I wonder what is
wrong with the depends (and on What?).

TIA

Wayne
 
-- 
Real computer scientists don't program in assembler.  They don't write
in anything less portable than a number two pencil.
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Re: Is "frozen" currently broken?

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Is "frozen" currently broken?
Date: Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 02:44:43AM -0500

In reply to:Ed Cogburn

Quoting Ed Cogburn([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Ian Setford wrote:
> > 
> > Yo-
> > 
> > I would like to run several packages that require library versions on ly
> > available in "frozen."  Are there any known problems with that tree right
> > now?
> > 
> > TIA.
> > 
> > -Ian
> > 
> 
> 
>   Talking about slink?  No, I'm not aware of any problems with it now,
> but it was a mess about 1.5 weeks ago.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ed C.

Oh?  Well I have one problem, gnome apps are looking for a gtk library
that isn't on slink.  I have libgtk 1.1 and 1.3 and gnome wants 1.2.
It has been that way for at least a month IIRC.


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lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs."   -- Robert Firth
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Re: Compiling apt 0.1.9 in Hamm

[wtopa]

IIRC the version of apt for hamm is 0.1.7.  0.1.9 is for slink.
Check the archives as I seem to remember that being posted her a while
ago.


HTH


Subject: Compiling apt 0.1.9 in Hamm
Date: Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 10:07:33PM -0600

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to compile apt 0.1.9 in Hamm. The corresponding debian
> package depends on libstdc++2.9, while on my system, libstdc++2.8 is
> present (which is why I want to compile). I understand that libstdc++2.9
> is the std library on Slink.
> 
> Anyway, while compiling, I get the following error:
> 
> Making all in contrib
> make[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/apt-0.1.9/contrib'
> c++ -bi486-linux -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../include -I.. -I.. \
>  -I. -I. -I../include -I../include -I../intl -I../intl  -g -O2 -c pointer.cc
> ../include/pkglib/dpointer.h: In method `void DPointer::malloc(unsigned int)':
> In file included from pointer.cc:24:
> ../include/pkglib/dpointer.h:52: Internal compiler error.
> ../include/pkglib/dpointer.h:52: Please submit a full bug report to \
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
> make[2]: *** [pointer.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/apt-0.1.9/contrib'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/apt-0.1.9'
> make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
> cyano#
> 
> I am using gcc 2.7.2.3 and g++ 2.90.29-0.6. The latter is from the egcs
> suite. Should I:
> 1. Change to libstdc++2.9 (Do not know what packages if any will break)?
>Although the error is in program compilation and not linking.
> 2. Install egcc and g++ from slink and then try compiling apt? As far
>as I can tell, all dependencies are satisfied in my current Hamm
>setup.
> I will of course file a bug report, if this is a valid bug. Could
> somebody tell me if this is one? Any RTFM pointers are also appreciated.
> 
> One last question. It appears that egcc and gcc do not conflict. How
> does one decide which one to use for compiling programs? Any pros/cons
> of using one over the other?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ashok
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> 
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except that it isn't very much like either one, or anything else.  It is either 
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Re: installing libpcap

[wtopa]

Rich

  cc and gcc are the c & c++ compiliers which are needed to compile
most of the software on Linux.

  I _thought_ that they were part of the base install of deselect
altho you may have de-selected them.  Go back into dselect and look
for the compiliers and select them.  The install & config steps should
take care of setting up the paths so that your ./configure problem.

HTH


Subject: installing libpcap
Date: Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 05:32:59PM -0500

In reply to:Rich McHie

Quoting Rich McHie([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I'm new to Linux.  I installed a Debian base system (2.0.34).
> I installed MAKE, LIBG++272, and other "deb" packages
> with dpkg.  I haven't yet used MAKE.
> I'm trying to install "libpcap.tar.z" as a prerequisite
> to ipgrab.  When I run the libpcap CONFIGURE script it says:
> 
> Checking host system type... i486-pc-linux-gnuoldld
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
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Re: ppp keep alive.

[wtopa]

Michael

  Should be not muxh more then pinging the ISP every 5 minutes or so.
That way if it (the ISP) has a time limit, you defeat it everytime you
ping.  Lucky guy!

HTH


Subject: ppp keep alive.
Date: Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 12:20:14PM +1100

In reply to:debian

Quoting debian([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Anyway care to help me write a script to keep my ppp0 device alive.. I have
> a permanent dialup modem.. and currently it stays connected for about 2
> weeks straight at a time.. But dies on the odd ocassion. So anyway care to
> help me write a keep alive script that will check for ppp0 being up every
> 10mins.. and if it is down.. then restart the ppp0 via ppp-on script.
> 
> Michael

-- 
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nothing.
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Re: ipfwadm

[wtopa]

Take a look at http://www.xos.nl/linux/ipfwadm/paper/


Subject: re: ipfwadm
Date: Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 09:17:15AM +1100

In reply to:Michael Fox

Quoting Michael Fox([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Anyone care to show me a quick and dirty ipfwadm script to allow
> ftp/http/irc/mail/dns in/out from linux machine..
> 
> I'd like to enable ipfw filters.. but stuck on the writing of the ipfw.sh
> script I would run.. examples would be great..
> 
> -- Michael
> Administrator
> maf networking services
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.mafnet.com/
> 
> 
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Re: Addressbook problems

[wtopa]

Subject: Addressbook problems
Date: Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 11:18:57AM +

In reply to:Lance Hoffmeyer

Quoting Lance Hoffmeyer([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I am learning to use 'addressbook'.  It is supposed to work in either
> X11 or text mode.  It works in X11 but when I try to use it from a
> command prompt I get the follownig error message:
> 
> application-specific initialization failed: no display name and no
> $DISPLAY environment variable
> can't read "tk_version": no such variable
> while executing
> "if {$tk_version == 3.6} {
> set oldtkversion 1
> } else {
> set oldtkversion 0
> }"
> (file "/usr/bin/addressbook" line 48)
> 
> what do I need to do to get addressbook working in text mode?

On the console you type:
address name

HTH

-- 
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never have to stop and answer the phone.
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Re: Swap partitioning

[wtopa]

Subject: Swap partitioning
Date: Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 08:13:32AM -0500

In reply to:Christian Lavoie

Quoting Christian Lavoie([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Figuring out that StarOffice5 is too much a resource hog (actually, SOffice
> + mp3 + 12 or 13 netscape windows, etc. etc.) for my current config, I've
> decided to add another swap partition to my Linux. I setup'ed (is that a
> word?) lilo and everything... Booted and took a look at 'top'. Oh surprise,
> NO swap memory. 0k. (See attached file)
> 
> Revelant specs:
> 
> Linux partition is: /dev/hda7
> Current swap: /dev/hda8
> New swap: /dev/hda9
> 64megs of RAM
> 
> 
> 
> 1) Will adding another swap partition really help SOffice?

When I was first used SO I had 124Meg of swap and had it crash on
printing some of the help pages.  I fixed it by adding another 128Meg
of swap.  Watching xosview showed that I used 230 Meg of swap to allow
the pages to print & _not_ crash.

> 2) Where does I configure Linux to take account of swap partitions?

After creating the swap partitions and doing mkswap, add the
partition(s) to /etc/fstab.

/dev/hda11   swapswapdefaults   0   0


> 
> 3) How many swap partitions Linux supports?

IIRC the 2.0.x kernels allow something like 8-900M total, in chuncks of
128Meg each.


> 
> 
> Christian Lavoie
> UIN: 947212
> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


HTH

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lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs."   -- Robert Firth
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Re: WP 8 problem

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: WP 8 problem
Date: Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 11:44:24PM -0500

In reply to:Tun Yang

Quoting Tun Yang([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 
> >Well I agree with Riccardo!  It took me 18 hours to _finally_ get all
> >7 parts of the software. I found that there readme was written by
> >someone that didn't even try to load the 7 parts.  I then found that
> >the Runme file didn't do anything (useful) so I had to figure out why
> >.gz files were not, if fact, gzipped but tarred. Then, after looking
> >at the Runme script, saw that it expected lowercase file names, so
> >changed them.  Ok, now to get the Runme to run.  Forget it.  It is
> >looking for files that aren't there.  A check of the ./linux/bin file
> >shows that they are not executeable, in fact 'file ./linux/bin' says
> >they
> >are data files.  OK, look on the list to see what others are finding.
> >OK, now look for xwp.  I am still looking.  It isn't in the packages
> >that I have. Look for _any_ executeables. Found Runme, which doesn't
> >do anything but ask me if I have 'unzip'ed un-tared the files'.
> >
> >I find it a total waste of time and effort.  I would not bother to
> >even download it now _even_ if they said it was totally FREE.
> 
> I don't understand why it took 18 hours??? it's not 180 megs or
> something... I got mine from ftp.cdrom.com, which gave me 2-3kps.. that
> ftpsite is also where I get my debian packages, so if it takes you 18
> hours you should have waited for other places to mirror it... places
> you normally get good transfer rates with..

My download rate was between 65 Bytes/Sec up to a whoping 260
Bytes/Sec (all from download.com), with breaks of up to 15 minutes
between bursts!  I should have quit after an hour or so but left to
get some work done and by the time I got back I was 6 hours into the 
download!  Note that here in the mountains my 33.6K modem can only
conntct to my ISP at 24K-26.4K. Thanks Bell Atlantic for the great
phone lines!!  


> 
> As for installation, everything went virtually uneventfully...
> moved the file to home directory, tar xzzvf GUI*
> it extracted fine. read readme, not much there, ran runme, didn't work.
> read readme again, found out you had to run it in 'sh' shell. Ran sh. Ran
> runme, installed it. Ran xwp from wpbin directory. 
> 
> The functionality is another story though... fooling around with the
> software, I found some parts that said only available in commercial
> version. I was under the impression that it was "fully" functionable for
> personal use.. that made no mention of limited features. They should
> have indicated it was limited in some way.

At the urging of some of my clients, I broke down and tried to get WP8
again.  This time I used ftp.cdrom.com and got the FULL 23Meg package
(2 Hr 45 Minutes with only 1 timeout).

This package was the one to get as it _did_ work OK.  The 7 package
download did not work!

My impression is that it is less bloat then SO4 that I had tried a few
months ago.  

It is fast.  It isn't perfect as I have had it crash, but it is very
versatile and is easy to use.  

If what I read about the price for the Personal version costing $70,
then this is a very good addition to the Linux arsenal.

My only suggestion is to get the BIG 23 Meg file and not to bother
with the 7 3-4 meg packages.  They are a waste of time.

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Re: WP 8 problem

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: WP 8 problem
Date: Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 02:27:28PM -0500

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> In a message dated 12/18/98 1:08:53 PM Central Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> >  Well I agree with Riccardo!  It took me 18 hours to _finally_ get all
> >  7 parts of the software. I found that there readme was written by
> >  someone that didn't even try to load the 7 parts.  I then found that
> >  the Runme file didn't do anything (useful) so I had to figure out why
> >  .gz files were not, if fact, gzipped but tarred. Then, after looking
> >  at the Runme script, saw that it expected lowercase file names, so
> >  changed them.  Ok, now to get the Runme to run.  Forget it.  It is
> >  looking for files that aren't there.  A check of the ./linux/bin file
> >  shows that they are not executeable, in fact 'file ./linux/bin' says they
> >  are data files.  OK, look on the list to see what others are finding.
> >  OK, now look for xwp.  I am still looking.  It isn't in the packages
> >  that I have. Look for _any_ executeables. Found Runme, which doesn't
> >  do anything but ask me if I have 'unzip'ed un-tared the files'.
> >  
> >  I find it a total waste of time and effort.  I would not bother to
> >  even download it now _even_ if they said it was totally FREE.
> >  
> 
> Sorry, but I didn't experience ANY of the problems you're having...
> 

   Well congrats, I am glad you had no problems.
> 
> 
> 1) The filenames are in lowercase to begin with, I really can't see
> complaining if your download changed the case of the names.  Granted, the

What?  Do you mean you got gui00.gz, gui[1-6]0.gz and not GUI[0-6]0.GZ
files?  You didn't, like all the others who mentioned this, get Upper-Case 
files? 

> 
> 2) My download took all of 2 hours for all 7 parts - and then I downloaded the
> full version for grins.  NO problems at all.

Well I screwed up and used download.com  :-(

 
> 3) The install instructions at download time specifically say gunzip it, then
> tar it.  

I have the printed page of the download screen in front of me.  As I
had plenty of reading time :-( , I have read it more then once.  I am
unable to find the info that says to gunzip the files.  Which BTW was
false anyway as the files were only tar'ed.  I do see tho that the
single file is listed at 23.6 Meg.  Others report it to be 27 Meg.


> 4) Data files can also be executible, depending on their access rights.

VT1 root-S33:/program/NEW/WP8# ls -l ./linux/bin/*
-rw-r--r--   1 424  users 2770843 Nov 12 02:40 ./linux/bin/archfltr
-rw-r--r--   1 424  users   42186 Feb  6  1998 ./linux/bin/cjpeg
-rw-r--r--   1 424  users  731160 Dec  8 00:25 ./linux/bin/cvt
-rw-r--r--   1 424  users   52410 Feb  6  1998 ./linux/bin/djpeg

  [snip]
As I said above the linux/bin dir contains data files not executeable
files, at least from the 7 files I downloaded.

>
> 5) Waste of time and effort?  Hardly...  I have always loved Word Perfect, and
> even when my office standards require me to use Word97 on my machine, I still
> have a copy of WP loaded that I use instead.  I've used it since the early DOS
> days.  Now I find that I can get a free copy of it for use on my Debian
> machine?  Fan-f'n'-tastic!!  

Yep a 2 hour, in your case - 18 Hr in mine, download and you can use it FREE for
90 Days.

> 
> 6) As for the eqution/graphics capabilities...  This is a free demo version
> folks.  And further, if there are packages (like Lyx) that do it better, why
> not use them!!   All I know is I have a great word processor for Debian now,
> one that I've used for years and have grown to love.

I wouldn't know about this, remember I spent 18 hours downloading, for
nothing.

BTW, Thanks to those who sent mail telling me that they also had tried
the 7 part download and found it didn't work  

They also say the BIG 27 Meg one does, in fact, work.  Thanks for the
info but I have had it with WP8.  I really had high hopes for it too.
 
> My 2 cents.
> -Jay
> 

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The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot."
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Re: WP 8 problem

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: WP 8 problem
Date: Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 01:22:54PM +

In reply to:Dave Swegen

Quoting Dave Swegen([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 11:21 +0100, Riccardo Tommasini wrote:
> > I think there is a very big difference between StarDivision, who released
> > a real Fully Functional version of StarOffice, and Corel, who simply
> > made us lost our time to download a useless SW.
> 
> What do you mean useless? If you want a fully functional word processor with
> all the extra bells and whistles go download bloaty-hog staroffice. I find it
> rather amazing that people complain about something they paid nothing for.
> Granted they might have made it clearer that those functions are only
> available in the paid-for version. So don't be so bloody ungrateful and cheap
> - go and buy the full version (which doesn't cost an extortionate amount of
>   money) if you want those features. "Useless" my arse...
> 
> Dave 

Well I agree with Riccardo!  It took me 18 hours to _finally_ get all
7 parts of the software. I found that there readme was written by
someone that didn't even try to load the 7 parts.  I then found that
the Runme file didn't do anything (useful) so I had to figure out why
.gz files were not, if fact, gzipped but tarred. Then, after looking
at the Runme script, saw that it expected lowercase file names, so
changed them.  Ok, now to get the Runme to run.  Forget it.  It is
looking for files that aren't there.  A check of the ./linux/bin file
shows that they are not executeable, in fact 'file ./linux/bin' says they
are data files.  OK, look on the list to see what others are finding.
OK, now look for xwp.  I am still looking.  It isn't in the packages
that I have. Look for _any_ executeables. Found Runme, which doesn't
do anything but ask me if I have 'unzip'ed un-tared the files'.

I find it a total waste of time and effort.  I would not bother to
even download it now _even_ if they said it was totally FREE.

 

-- 
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Re: Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® is here! (fwd)

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® is here! (fwd)
Date: Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 04:03:06AM +

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Dear Jason and Jill,
> 
> Any idea what time it will become available?
> 
> It's already Thursday on more than 2/3 of the
> globe, but the download.com site still says
> it'll be available 'tomorrow.';-)
> 
> jason and jill wrote:
> > 
> > -- Forwarded message --
> > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:47:59
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: Linux mail-out <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® is here!
> > 
> > Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® is here!
> > 
> > Corel is pleased to announce that the Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® free
> > download will be available tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 17), exclusively from
> > CNET at http://www.download.com!

Its there.  I am downloading the 7 parts now.  23MEG!  Hope it is
better then Star Office!

> 
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Re: Utility to set PC clock

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Utility to set PC clock
Date: Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 05:31:53PM +1030

In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> > Does anyone know a program that will get a time from some source on
> > the net and set the system clock based on EST?  I could add it to my
> > ip-up script and the computer would never fall far behind.
> 
> Firstly, I would recommend that you use universal coordinated time
> (Greenwich Meantime or however you spell it) on your system clock.
> Then you can set the timezone in software so that time shows up
> properly.
> 
> Secondly, I think there is some way of getting your machine to automatically
> adjust for time drift, but I don't know what it is.

I use adjtimex for that. Keeps the clock within miliseconds.
 
> 
> Thirdly, here is how you can set your time from the net:
> 
> netdate is the command I used to get the time on the net.  Eg you could
> do:
> 
>   netdate -v tick.usno.navy.mil
> 
> Sometimes a particular time server may be down, in which case you should
> try another one.

Or 

#Now set the system clock from some Internet Time servers
#   Penn St.  Univ NCDeleware MIT
netdate 128.118.46.3 192.101.21.1 128.175.60.175 18.72.0.3
#   

> 
> To write the time to your hardware clock, you use the command hwclock.
> For example, with your hardware clock on universal time:
> 
> hwclock --systohc --utc

Yes thats what the manual says but I can get it to work!  I have TZ=EST-5
in /etc/profile and the hwclock gets set 5 hours off?  Thats been bugging me 
for 2
weeks now.  date and clock are the same but hwclock --show is 5 hours
off.  I am still working on that.  I am trying to set the date to EST
and the CMOS to GMT.

> 
> I think will do the trick.
> 
> Feel free to correct me anyone if I've made a mistake.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: mailing list problems, printing

[wtopa]

Subject: mailing list problems, printing
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 12:30:17PM -0600

In reply to:Brian Morgan

Quoting Brian Morgan([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> 1.I'm not receiving any of the emails from the list, for the last couple 
> of
> hours.  I can post (obviously), but I am not receiving mail from the list,
> unless it addressed specifically to me.  Any thoughts?
> 
> 2.Having trouble printing using lpr.  I assume I'm doing this right.  I
> type "lpr -Pprintername FILENAME" and I get a cover page, a page DESCRIBING
> the desired file, and then a blank sheet.  When I print from Netscape, it
> either prints hundreds of blank pages, or hundreds of pages with jumbled
> text.  Here's my printcap entry:
> 
> kingsnake|laserjet 4 in computer room
>   :lp=:\
>   :rm=kingsnake
>   :rp=raw
>   :sd=/var/spool/lpd/kingsnake
>   :mx#0
>   :sh
> 
> I've also tried :rp=text, with same results.  Any suggestions?
> 3.Is there anything special you need to do to get netscape to print
> specific frames?
> 
> Thanks
> 
>==
> 
> Brian Morgan  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Computer Support Specialist   http://brian.greenville.edu
> IBM Mobile Systems Specialist 618-664-2800 ext. 4241
> Information Technology618-338-4963 pager
> Greenville College, ILICQ: 13798434


Have you installed the magicfilter package?  If you haven't, that is
the 'sure fix' to printing problems.  I have used it even on
distributions that don't include it.  Works every time.

HTH

-- 
"... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,
lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs."   -- Robert Firth
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Re: bitchy 486

[wtopa]

Subject: bitchy 486
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 04:57:07PM +

In reply to:Kenneth Scharf

Quoting Kenneth Scharf([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> I have put together a 486DX2-66 machine from old parts.  It's a
> vers-local bus machine with 8M of dram, 200mb disk drive (I have a 2g
> I can swap in), an 8x ide cdrom drive, and a cirrus based vesa local
> bus video card (boca) with 1m on it (add two chips for 2m).  I have
> tried to boot slackware and debian on it (so far havn't tried red
> hat).  Initially the cdrom was on a second ide card as it's own
> master, now its a slave to the hd on the pri ide.  Reason was that
> slackware reported the cd as an IDE TAPE when on the second card!  It
> reports correctly when it's on the pri card  Slackware installed
> ok, except for it would not activate a swap partition.
> 
> I tried to boot the debian rescue disk and got about halfway there
> when it failed with 'boot failed'
> 
> Any ideas what 'boot failed' means?  (I can boot slackware 3.4 'bare'
> and 'color' disks ok, also windoz 95 boot disk boots ok).
> 

Sounds familiar.  I have installed Debian 3 different times and have
seen that error message each time.  I solved it by re-making the
rescue disk.  Got so that I made 2-3 of _each_ disk, just in case.  I
don't think is is Debian, just crappy disks!

HTH

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Re: Mutt colours

[wtopa]

Subject: Mutt colours
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 04:44:29PM +

In reply to:Patrick Colbeck

Quoting Patrick Colbeck([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Reply-To: 
> Hi
> 
> This isn't really important but here goes anyway.  I have over the last week
> or so being introducing myself to Debian and playing with Hamm and Slink. At
> one point my Mutt mailer was running with a nice colour setup (not one I made
> rather it was installed by one of the Mutt debs I used) that used quite a lot
> of green rather than the usual red and blue setup. I have reinstalled my
> machine with Hamm and a few bits of Slink and now it has gone back to the old
> red and blue config. Does anyone know where the other colour scheme came from
> as it was much easier on the eyes.
> 
> For the life of me I can't figure out which mutt dep it was in.
> 
> Pat
> 

Pat

  The colors (sorry colours) are setup in your .muttrc file.  The
Manual covers it very well.  Here is an example from my .muttrc


   color attachment  green  black  # ..
   color treeredblack  # index
   color header   brightyellow black   "^Cc:"
   color header   brightyellow black   "^Date:"# pager header
   color headercolor4  color6 "^Subject:"
   color indicator   white  blue   # index
   color normal  white  black  # pager body
   color quoted  brightyellow  black  # pager body
   color quoted1 brightcyan black
   color quoted2 brightgreen black
   color signature   redblack  # pager body
   color status  white  blue   # index status bar default: black white
   color index red default "~z>10k"

HTH


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Re: strange modem behaviour

[wtopa]

Subject: strange modem behaviour
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 01:43:13PM +0100

In reply to:Lukas Eppler

Quoting Lukas Eppler([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> When using my modem by ppp, everything works fine, always. But when
> trying to dial with the following script (which I plan to use out of
> a database), it sometimes hangs at the stty command. I have a Laptop
> using a ClipperCom World V.34 PCMCIA Modem. Removing it and
> reinserting does not solve the problem. I am not sure if the ppp
> command shuts down the possibility to access it. With minicom I can
> talk to the modem even when the dial script here is not working
> anymore. It has nothing to do with blacklisting.
> 
> Any hints?
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> stty 115200  echo "AT&F0M3" >/dev/modem
> echo "ATDT $1" >/dev/modem
> sleep 8
> echo "ATH" >/dev/modem
> 
> in my /etc/chatscrips/provider:
> ABORTBUSY
> ABORT"NO CARRIER"
> ABORTVOICE
> ABORT  "NO DIALTONE"
> ""   AT&F0%VM0

Try  ""   "AT&F0%VM0"

> "OK" "ATDT 0840 840 888"
> ogin T44
> word \wonttell
> 
> in my etc/ppp/peers/provider:
> noauth
> defaultroute
> /dev/modem
> 115200
> 
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Re: RE: switch off Debian

[wtopa]

Subject: RE:RE: switch off Debian
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 12:03:56AM -0800

In reply to:Michael Wahl

Quoting Michael Wahl([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> Good Morning everybody !!!
> 
> 
> I'd like to thank you for your quick and good help. 
> It seems I need some basic instructions for working with Debian/Linux. 
> Is there a good documentation / book for REAL greenhorns?
> (With basic syntax, commands and so on)
> 
> Bye
> 
> Michael, Trier, Germany

Michael

Michael

  I seem to recommend 2 books more then any others, both from
O'Reilly.  Both are in English but your posts show that would be
no problem for you.

Running Linux by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman (2nd edition is now out)
Linux in a nutshell by Jessica Perry Hekman

after that 

A Practical Guide to Linux by Mark G. Sobell Published by
Addison-Wesley

Hepe that this helps.

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patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit
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Re: switch off Debian

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: switch off Debian
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 02:16:05PM -0600

In reply to:Kent West

Quoting Kent West([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Michael Wahl wrote:
> 
> > Hello out there,
> > 
> > After all I finally installed DEBIAN.
> > And, what else, I have a question:
> > When I successfully logout, a knew login appears. Know I switch off the 
> > computer. When I switch it on again, there is a check for some stuff.
> > Is this right? Or have I not correctly finished it?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > 
> > Michael, Trier, Germany
> > 
> 
> No, you need to do a 
>   shutdown -r now
> and then wait until the machine starts to reboot before powering it off.

Or, if you don't want to reboot, or wait for it to start re-booting do
  shutdown -h now
and when you see the 'system is halted' you can saftly turn off the
power.


> 
> Or you can press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to accomplish the same thing (in Debian;
> not all Linux/UNIX variants do this).
> 
> This shuts down the machine properly. It's similar to shutting down
> Windows95 instead of just killing the power switch.
> 
> There are other "shutdown" options as well; but this will satisfy your
> needs for today.
> 
> -- 
> Kent West
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails.
> Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC!
> "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
> 
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Re: Problem with the mailing-list?

[wtopa]

Subject: Re: Problem with the mailing-list?
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 11:10:55AM +1030

In reply to:Mark Phillips

Quoting Mark Phillips([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 
> > > I didnt receive the debian-user-digest for 4 days now. Do you have
> > > troubles with it?
> > 
> > No, I don't think so. Maybe there were some troubles with your e-mail
> > account, and you have been deleted from the list (it happened to me
> > once...)?
> > 
> > Subscribe again, and everything should be fine.
> 
> Actually, I too have not received debian-user-digest to several days.  I
> only received this email because I have just subscribed to debian-user
> (as opposed to debian-user-digest).
> 
> So perhaps there is a problem with debian-user-digest?  Or perhaps
> it's just that both of us were unsubscribed?
> 

I am having the same problem with debian-user-digest and
debian-devel-digest.  None received since Dec 10.


> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 
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