Re: More questions about APT and distribuitions... [Was: Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?]
On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Ben Collins wrote: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 02:12:33PM -0200, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > > > > > Potato is newer. > > > You want to get potato. > > > edit your /etc/apt/sources.list > > > so that it contains only the lines > > > > > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato non-US/main > > > non-US/contrib non-US/non-free > > > > > > Comment out any other deb lines. > > > > > > then as, root, > > > > > > apt-get update > > > apt-get install apt debconf > > > apt-get dist-upgrade > > > > Misters, why the newlly (i suppose) stable 'potato' dist did not > > get pointed by the 'stable' symbolic link? Any good razon for it? > > Because potato is not "stable" yet. It is still "frozen", which means it > is preparing for release (stable). I'm learning. Thank you for the patience. []'z =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina "Melhor ter um fim miseravel do que uma miseria infindavel." -- T. Schwald, 1992 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: More questions about APT and distribuitions... [Was: Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?]
On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 02:12:33PM -0200, Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > > > Potato is newer. > > You want to get potato. > > edit your /etc/apt/sources.list > > so that it contains only the lines > > > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato non-US/main > > non-US/contrib non-US/non-free > > > > Comment out any other deb lines. > > > > then as, root, > > > > apt-get update > > apt-get install apt debconf > > apt-get dist-upgrade > > Misters, why the newlly (i suppose) stable 'potato' dist did not > get pointed by the 'stable' symbolic link? Any good razon for it? Because potato is not "stable" yet. It is still "frozen", which means it is preparing for release (stable). -- ---===-=-==-=---==-=-- / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=--===-=-=-=-===-==---=--=---'
More questions about APT and distribuitions... [Was: Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?]
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > Potato is newer. > You want to get potato. > edit your /etc/apt/sources.list > so that it contains only the lines > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato non-US/main non-US/contrib > non-US/non-free > > Comment out any other deb lines. > > then as, root, > > apt-get update > apt-get install apt debconf > apt-get dist-upgrade Misters, why the newlly (i suppose) stable 'potato' dist did not get pointed by the 'stable' symbolic link? Any good razon for it? Thank you all for the precious help. []'z =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina " You can surrender without a pray. But never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning. But never ever win without a fight. " -- Neil Peart, "Resist", "Test for Echo", 1998. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > Potato is newer. > if you want to get potato. Ok. I'll try. > edit your /etc/apt/sources.list > so that it contains only the lines > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato non-US/main non-US/contrib > non-US/non-free Oooppss... I'm using 'stable' in place of 'potato'. This means that i'm using potato? (i love simbolic links... :-) Thank you very much for all. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina "Keep It Simple, Stupid" -- Andrew Tanenbaum, 'Computer Networks', 1996 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
Potato is newer. if you want to get potato. edit your /etc/apt/sources.list so that it contains only the lines deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian potato main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US potato non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free Comment out any other deb lines. then as, root, apt-get update apt-get install apt debconf apt-get dist-upgrade -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > > > I had these same problems... Actually, I don't think I ever got X working > > under slink, > > it worked right away under potato, however. /etc/X11/Xserver will tell you > > what server > > it is trying to use. > > Sorry, i don't understand. > This is a death sentence? > I think that slink is newer than potato, i'm right? How can i > 'donwgrade' an entire linux system? (It's possible?) > > > There is no configuration, I've been told. The way I understand it is that > > Sun > > framebuffers simply have a set resolution and colordepth, so there is > > nothing to > > configure. Just use the correct xserver, I use Xsun24, Xsun8 is also as > > option, and > > more common I believe. > > Thank you. This is great! I hate try tousands of combinations > until get the right one... > > Thank you very much for the help. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Luis Campos de Carvalho >System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina > > "I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't > intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises." > -- Neil Armstrong > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > I had these same problems... Actually, I don't think I ever got X working > under slink, > it worked right away under potato, however. /etc/X11/Xserver will tell you > what server > it is trying to use. Sorry, i don't understand. This is a death sentence? I think that slink is newer than potato, i'm right? How can i 'donwgrade' an entire linux system? (It's possible?) > There is no configuration, I've been told. The way I understand it is that > Sun > framebuffers simply have a set resolution and colordepth, so there is nothing > to > configure. Just use the correct xserver, I use Xsun24, Xsun8 is also as > option, and > more common I believe. Thank you. This is great! I hate try tousands of combinations until get the right one... Thank you very much for the help. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina "I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises." -- Neil Armstrong =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
I had these same problems... Actually, I don't think I ever got X working under slink, it worked right away under potato, however. /etc/X11/Xserver will tell you what server it is trying to use. There is no configuration, I've been told. The way I understand it is that Sun framebuffers simply have a set resolution and colordepth, so there is nothing to configure. Just use the correct xserver, I use Xsun24, Xsun8 is also as option, and more common I believe. -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > > > Can you start it as root? Are you running slink or potato? What xserver > > are you > > using? > > Hy. > I can't start it, even as root. > I don't know where is the equivalent to 'XFConfig' (Debian/PC), or > even if its exists. (How can i configure the X this way?) > I'm running the latest stable distribuition, with online update. > (I think it's slink) > > I don't know what is my Xserver. If you tell me how, i can lookup > it for you. > > I'm running the WindowMaker Window Manager. (maybe its usefull for > you) > > If you want more information, please let me know. > > Thank you, my friend. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Luis Campos de Carvalho >System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina > > "So they maintenance guy comes in, and I can tell he's NEW because the > photo on his ID actually LOOKS like him, not like the head engineer, whose > photo's a black and white tin-type (he's that old)." > -- Bastard Operator From Hell, #1 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Aaron Solochek wrote: > Can you start it as root? Are you running slink or potato? What xserver > are you > using? Hy. I can't start it, even as root. I don't know where is the equivalent to 'XFConfig' (Debian/PC), or even if its exists. (How can i configure the X this way?) I'm running the latest stable distribuition, with online update. (I think it's slink) I don't know what is my Xserver. If you tell me how, i can lookup it for you. I'm running the WindowMaker Window Manager. (maybe its usefull for you) If you want more information, please let me know. Thank you, my friend. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina "So they maintenance guy comes in, and I can tell he's NEW because the photo on his ID actually LOOKS like him, not like the head engineer, whose photo's a black and white tin-type (he's that old)." -- Bastard Operator From Hell, #1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Re: Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
Can you start it as root? Are you running slink or potato? What xserver are you using? Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > Hy, list people. > I'm trying to configure the X windows system in a SparcStation > machine (Debian), but i can't figure out what is going on. I simply can't > start the Xwindows, and i don't know nothing about debbugging the > configuration. > > Can you help me? > Any kind of help would be welcome. > > Thank you all in advance. > > Bye, list people! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Luis Campos de Carvalho >System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina > > "Linux: In a world without fences, who needs Gates?" > -- Brian D. McGrew > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Xwindows in Sparc Station 5?
Hy, list people. I'm trying to configure the X windows system in a SparcStation machine (Debian), but i can't figure out what is going on. I simply can't start the Xwindows, and i don't know nothing about debbugging the configuration. Can you help me? Any kind of help would be welcome. Thank you all in advance. Bye, list people! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Luis Campos de Carvalho System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina "Linux: In a world without fences, who needs Gates?" -- Brian D. McGrew =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
