emergency action

im curious, being not so familiar with debian as i am with solaris, if i somehow edit a file which on reboot, prevents my debian box from rebooting, is there a way to get back into the box and edit out my changes? For instance, on a solaris machine i just stick my boot disk/cd in, when it gets to

routing

hello all. I have TWO Debian boxes sitting side by side (plus more, but they aren't hooked up as of yet) My problem is: When DIALD is running, nothing works over ethernet. If I run TCPDUMP, I can see traffic going OUT, and I can see the other box sending data, but not as a response per se. Mach

Re: More diald problems.

Thanks very much for you help, Philippe. As requested, I've included my configuration files throughout the message below. I hope this helps in figuring out what my problem is. (I've stripped out my username & passwords from the files) TIA, Kevin > > However, NO MATTER WHAT I DO across t

Re: Dselect suggestions: mailing list created

Pete Templin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : If any one else wishes to provide this service (in a more standard There is a mailinglist "debian-admintool@lists.debian.org" which works just as any other Debian mailing-list (if you don't know what this means, it's the wrong list for you). Please keep t

Rescue Disk Help

Hi, i'm trying to reinstall Debian on my machine but i seem to be having a problem with the rex-fixed vertion of the resq1440.bin file. i've downloaded it off ftp.debian.org and also tried places like uiarchive and ftp.cdrom.com. After I write the image to a disk (w/rawrite2) and reboot it goes th

16 bpp and 1280 x 1024

Thanks to help from the list I now have 16 bitplanes. However now I cannot use the higher resolutions anymore. Is it really not possible with 4 mb. Here is the xdm-errors: XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100) Release Date: Oct 26 1996

Re: More diald problems. (fwd)

On 12 Jan 1997, James LewisMoss wrote: > Go to the diald web site and get the patch. It has a bug that once it > takes ot down once it won't bring it back up. The patch fixes it. > (Is running fine on my machine) The new diald site is unreachable right now. Would you mind mailing the patch. Da

Re: gcc can't find headers

> I've been trying to bridge over to C++ and tried to compile my first > program using gcc, but "#include " didn't work. The compiler > couldn't find the standard headers. I've looked on my system and they > reside in /usr/i386-unknown-cygwin32/lib/g++-include. I tried using the > -I switch to n

Re: Arghh.. Problems with install.

"Troy M. Lubbers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess I'd be interested in hearing how other people have made it work, > or IF they have made it work. Thanks > Debian installed fine on my system here, with 4Meg. When you start the disks, it informed that it would be wise to START by making

Re: Where to put things to be satrted at bootup ?

> "Stan" == Stan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stan> Where is the "debian correct" place to put things that Stan> need to be starrted up a boot time, such as rwhod? I believe rwhod is started by /etc/init.d/netstd_misc. -- Nathan L. Cutler Linux Enthusiast http://www.cise.

gcc can't find headers

I've been trying to bridge over to C++ and tried to compile my first program using gcc, but "#include " didn't work. The compiler couldn't find the standard headers. I've looked on my system and they reside in /usr/i386-unknown-cygwin32/lib/g++-include. I tried using the -I switch to no avail.

Re: shadow-suite?

On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Fabien Ninoles wrote: > > is there a shadow-suite package available for Debian? > > I couldn't find it in my distribution. > > > Look in project/experimental/, they are there except for the xdm-shadow > who was already in xbase. I tried getting there with dselect and the f

Re: PnP modem under Debian

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jason Goldschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hi, does anyone have any experience getting a US Robotics Sportster >28.8-33.6 PnP modem to work with linux? Or any PnP modem for that matter. >I've done all the common setup stuff for the modem. I found that if I want

syslog errors

Last night while trying to figure out why cron was not starting up, there were no S89cron files in /etc/rc[2-5].d, something happened to my syslog. Now all I get is Jan 12 13:39:47 walterp kernel: klogd 1.3-0, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Jan 12 13:39:47 walterp syslogd 1.3-0#11: restart. Jan 1

Shadow Package

Hi All, I have been trying to install the Shadow package with 'dselect' but I cannot seem to find it. Although I see it on ftp.debian.org in the project/experimental dir I can't seem to make 'dselect' go there. Any ideas on what I am not doing right? BTW, I am trying to nstall it with the 'ft

Re: Arghh.. Problems with install.

On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Andrew Martin Adrian Cater wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Troy M. > Lubbers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Alright, I'm attempting to install Debian. (That's good right?) Well, > >I've encountered my first problem. When I boot with the Rescue disk, I > >get all

Re: Info sought for libc5-pic package

On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Tom Fawcett wrote: > Can anyone give me information about the libc5-pic package? There appear > to be no docs distributed with it, and the FAQ for libc5 doesn't mention it > either. > It's used to create the base disks, along with ncurses3.0-pic. Dwarf

Re: Minor help with X

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800x600" >(--) SVGA: Removing mode "800x600" from list of valid modes. ... [XF86Config:] >Section "Monitor" >HorizSync 31.5 - 35.1 >VertRefresh 50-70 Here is the problem; the HorizSync range is too

Re: Trying to build a custom kernel (xconfig)

You seem to have everything you need for 'make xconfig' but you have to tell the X server that it's ok for your client program (wish) to connect to it. Try 'export DISPLAY=:0' before 'make xconfig'. If it still won't work and I guess it won't, you have to use command 'xhost + localhost' as the

Re: deselect_update_via_cdrom

On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Richard Sevenich wrote: > > I recently updated from Debian 1.1.4 to Debian 1.2.1 using a CDROM supplied > by Dale Scheetz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). I decided to update via dselect and > would like to share my experience. Dale responded graciously to several of > my questions to ge

Re: Trying to build a custom kernel (xconfig)

On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Kevin McEnhill wrote: > I am trying to build my self a custom kernel and I have run into a problem > that is a bit annoying. To make my .config file, I ran 'make xconfig' and > it crashed out with the following message. > bash# make xconfig > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refus

Re: postgres95(postmaster errors)

At 07:53 PM 1/10/97 -0600, you wrote: >I installed postgres95 and postgres95-dev, and get this message when I try >to start postmaster: >postmaster: can't load library 'libbsd.so.1.0.0' > >so I look for libbsd and find a libbsd.a, so I make a symlink. Now when I >run postmaster: >postmaster: '/usr/

Trying to build a custom kernel (xconfig)

Howdy, I am trying to build my self a custom kernel and I have run into a problem that is a bit annoying. To make my .config file, I ran 'make xconfig' and it crashed out with the following message. bash# make xconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kco

Re: Scanner software recomendations ?

Contact gnu (http://www.gnu.org) and ask them what the progress is on their OCR thingy. Best Regards, Joe Hartmann Tel: (603) 863 6073 K2AJV -issued email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1951 home-page: http://www.sugar-river.net/~joeh

Re: Any IRC channels for (Debian) Linux?

hiya all, well i've been joining #debian on the undernet now for a few months but never see anyone. i'll start maintaining the channel on a perminent basis now. if you'd like to help out feel free to join the channel :) i find that #linux on undernet is centered to much on the redh

Re: XPMs?

Hi Benedikt, You wrote: > Well, all the icons together don't take up that much space, and just > before I wrote about this, I had the problem, that I needed an xterm-hp or > hpterm icon. Just for that I needed to install ctwm (which otherwise I > don't use). And also, just looking at the names o

pernewbie_question

I have used Debian for some time, yet seem to be a permanent newbie - a 'pernewbie'. I updated from 1.1.4 to 1.2.1 and have one remaining glitch; lpr has a problem. I am hoping someone can give me the simple solution: 1. As root, an attempt to 'lpr filename' leads to this error message

deselect_update_via_cdrom

I recently updated from Debian 1.1.4 to Debian 1.2.1 using a CDROM supplied by Dale Scheetz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). I decided to update via dselect and would like to share my experience. Dale responded graciously to several of my questions to get me started. Here is the scenario: 0. mount the cd; le

Re: debian newsgroup?

In your email to me, Robin Rowe, you wrote: > > I joined the debian list for a few weeks last November when I had a Sony CD > configuration problem, and was very glad for the help I got. (I needed the > magic flag 'cdu31a_port=0x340'.) > > The info is great. However, this list is just too much e

Re: Arghh.. Problems with install.

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Troy M. Lubbers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Alright, I'm attempting to install Debian. (That's good right?) Well, >I've encountered my first problem. When I boot with the Rescue disk, I >get all the error messages probes etc, that it's supposed to do. Then it >c

Installation problem

I am trying to install Debian 1.2 on a Micron Millenia Transport laptop. For some reason (probably conected with the fact that there is no way of disabling shadow video for this board) the laptop display switches off fairly early in the procedure last message "SJCD resetting". If I connect an ext

Re: Arghh.. Problems with install.

... > Couldn't get a free page. > out of memoryVFS:mounted root(minix filesystem) > init:cache '/etc/ld.so.cache' is corrupt ... > I've got a 386DX/33 manufactured by Zeos computers. With 4M RAM and a > 130MB ST1144AT HD. Mediavision Jazz chipset based soundcard integrated > with a Future dom

using .rhosts?

Hi there, there's one problem that arose on my two debian machines at home, that I noticed a couple of days ago, but I can't find a solution yet... I am mainly working on the 'better' machine - the 'smaller' machine is the one connected to the internet. Under debian 1.1 I used several script

Info sought for libc5-pic package

Can anyone give me information about the libc5-pic package? There appear to be no docs distributed with it, and the FAQ for libc5 doesn't mention it either. The few lines that describe it say that it's useful for creating customized versions of libc.so (like libc-lite.so, I assume). Thanks, -Tom

Re: A proposal to improve dselect

Jona Bofjall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No! Installation should be as easy as possible. Our goal should be to make > it so easy that no one has to look in the manual. And we're not far from > there. I gave my two friends rex and told them to install it, after having > saying good things about

Re: Inexpensive color printer experience

I have a Canon BJC-4100 color printer that sells for between $200-300. I've been using it for several months now with slackware using APSfilter and Aladdin ghostscript. Prints all postscript files painlessly. You just lpr foo.txt or foo.ps and APSfilter decides what needs to be done. Actually A

Re: Fw: Novell and Linux

> > anybody know if a Novell client exist for Linux. What you want may be in the Linux kernel itself; the below comes from the Kernel documentation. This is support for the Novell networking protocol, IPX, commonly used for local networks of Windows machines. You need it if you want to access Nov

Re: XPMs?

> It's good idea to put all the icons on same directory but let's not make > another package with "all" the icons. Icons should come with package > they belong in. Well, all the icons together don't take up that much space, and just before I wrote about this, I had the problem, that I needed an xt

Re: A proposal to improve dselect

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, Pete Templin wrote: > > No, this is wrong. A new user should not have to read long documents prior > > I disagree. You should understand what you are doing. If you don't even > want to know what is going and how you are to use it, what is the point of > having it? Bragging

Re: Fw: Novell and Linux

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- "medifax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Greetings, > > > > I was recently approached by a customer who is wanting to bring his Linux > > system to work. His dilemma is that we use a Novell network using a NDS > > (Novell directory service) client to hook all

Fw: Novell and Linux

-- > From: medifax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Novell and Linux > Date: Saturday, January 11, 1997 10:01 PM > > Greetings, > > I was recently approached by a customer who is wanting to bring his Linux > system to work. His dilemma is that we use a N

debian newsgroup?

I joined the debian list for a few weeks last November when I had a Sony CD configuration problem, and was very glad for the help I got. (I needed the magic flag 'cdu31a_port=0x340'.) The info is great. However, this list is just too much email to leave on all the time. Is it available as a newsg

Re: Disk partitioning - recommended sizes

One thing I'm surprised has gone unsaid in this discussion -- keep some extra space for testing new distributions. Even with my meager total of 330MB (yes, I'm adding another drive RSN) I have enough space to install a minimal system with the stuff that's really important to me, like uucp and smai

Re: Scanner software recomendations ?

Stan Brown wrote: > > I am looking for a software package to use to interface am HP scanner > to my Debian system. > > Any recomendations? xvscan, but you have to pay for it. you can go to http://www.tummy.com/xvscan/Welcome.html to get more info. lawrence, -- TO UNSUB

Re: More diald problems. (fwd)

> >On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, David Engel wrote: > >> >> I didn't know there was a new version. Thanks. Diald now restores >> the routes and interfaces to the state they were before the link was >> brought up. However, diald still won't bring the link back up >> automatically after it has taken it do

Arghh.. Problems with install.

Alright, I'm attempting to install Debian. (That's good right?) Well, I've encountered my first problem. When I boot with the Rescue disk, I get all the error messages probes etc, that it's supposed to do. Then it comes to what I'm sure it's not supposed to do. When it gets to the point where i

Scanner software recomendations ?

I am looking for a software package to use to interface am HP scanner to my Debian system. Any recomendations? -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]404-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy,

Inexpensive color printer experience

I would like to hear about peoples experinece with inexpensive color printers used from debian. I am considering buying one for my system. It will see fairly light duty, since I have an HP LJ 5m as my main printer suplemented by some heavy duty dot matrix machines.

Re: More diald problems.

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, David Engel wrote: > > I didn't know there was a new version. Thanks. Diald now restores > the routes and interfaces to the state they were before the link was > brought up. However, diald still won't bring the link back up > automatically after it has taken it down. The

Re: X11 and keymaps on debian 1.2

> > Please, don't do things like *that*! This list is in > English! I *really* want to know what the guys here are > speaking about, specially if the subject is X11! > > If someone here wants to speak in his/her natural > language, please do this by private e-mail. I'm not > very good in English,

Re: More diald problems.

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, David Engel wrote: > > I have a nagging problem with 'defaultroute' that maybe you can help > > me with. Everytime diald drops the link due to inactivity, it deletes > > the default route. After that, diald won't bring the link b

Re: Where to put things to be satrted at bootup ?

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:56:47 EST Stan Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Where is the "debian correct" place to put things that need to be > starrted up a boot time, such as rwhod? Put a script or a program in /etc/rc.boot. It will be executed every startup. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRI

Re: newbie questions

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997 09:39:03 PST "Gary Gifford" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Also, following Zenon Fortuna's detailed posting regarding the Info Magic > LDR (thank you Zenon!!) I can get to the point of trying to create a new > kernel but the "make config" says command not found. I suspect this

Re: 16bpp in X

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997 06:54:37 PST Brad Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > i can make X run with 16bpp, no problem, by typing (as someone has noted) > 'startx -- -bpp 16' > the question is - how do i make 16 bpp the default (i.e. xdm starts up > when i boot, but only in 8 bpp) This has nothing to

Where to put things to be satrted at bootup ?

Where is the "debian correct" place to put things that need to be starrted up a boot time, such as rwhod? -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]404-996-6955 Factory Automation Systems Atlanta Ga. -- Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy!

What's the status of X11 in Debian 1.2?

Can somebody tell me which X11 distribution rex is based on? and where for instance does one find the Matrox Millenium server in .deb format? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

can hercules graphics cards work with debian?

--Hello, I have an old northgate unit that i wish to use as a non graphics unit on debian and i wish to know could i use it as is? it only has a herc mono card- hey this was a 4000 dollar unit in 89!! allan--- Name: Allan W. Bart, Jr. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Any IRC channels for (Debian) Linux?

I have a #Debian channel on undernet for any that wish to go there. Chad D. Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/~chad/ On 11 Jan 1997, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Jim Pick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On which network? Efnet? > > Wh

Re: A proposal to improve dselect

> > The real question is: "What key does dselect use for repeat searches?" > > rather than "What key should it be?". > > It is just pure / WITHOUT any pattern. It is exactly the same in "more". "/" always seems to take me to the first package matching that description. "\" is the repeat key, Rick

Re: mime and elm (was RE: X-wm question and ZipDrive)

> Hamish Moffat wrote: > >Good. Any chance you could not send all messages as MIME, either? > >Real PITA to read with plain jane elm on a character terminal. > > Couldn't you pre-filter your email with procmail and a MIME extraction > program? Maybe the packages mime-support (which `can be used to

Re: Any IRC channels for (Debian) Linux?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Jim Pick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On which network? Efnet? Whoops, yes. EFnet. :) I'm only on EFnet and YiffNet anyway :) Ben - -- Brought to you by the letters M and C and the number 16. "Mmm.. slanty.." -- Homer Simpson Ben Gertzfield

Re: A proposal to improve dselect

On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, Jonas Bofjall wrote: > No, this is wrong. A new user should not have to read long documents prior > to installation. The configure scripts which runs directly after the > installation should make reading docs unnecessary. I disagree. You should understand what you are doing

Dselect suggestions: mailing list created

Hello all. As much as I think that the many suggestions about dselect are beneficial, I'd like to see the debian-user list return to general usage hints, etc. As such, I've created a mailing list for dselect suggestions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to: [EMAIL PROT

texbin and tex base fonts?

I trust the problem of texbin not depending on tex's base fonts has been fixed? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X11 and keymaps on debian 1.2

... > Det er faktiskt ret godt, hvor mange har sine egne metoder at sætte > tastaturet paa under X. XFree86 kommer med et danskt symbol layout som > default, saa du behøver faktiskt kun at vælge et danskt tastatur naar du > kører xf86setup. Men ellers saa fylder du bare ind "dk" istedet for "de