cron error e-mail

I am getting a message that man-db is exiting w/ an error code of 3 from cron.weekly. When I run the script by hand all looks well. Suggestions? -- Can't buy what I want because it's free. -- Pearl Jam

looking for 2 program

hi there, i'm looking for 2 program one for editing ps file in a wysiwyg way one for editing wave file (like soundstudio but more complex and with a lots of option too ) any suggestion? thanks samuele when a man lies he murders some part of the world these are the pale deat

Re: Smalltalk for Linux?

On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Wojciech Zabolotny wrote: : Does anybody knows about any free Smalltalk for Linux (preferrably as : Debian package :-) )? I found one lately, called Squeak. Don't have an URL handy, sorry, but I guess you should be able to find it on the web. Good luck, -Remco

Re: Backspace in xterm (again)

> After some experimentation, I found that the following works if you add it > to /etc/X11/Xresources: > > *VT100.Translations: #override BackSpace: string("\177")\n\ >MetaBackSpace: string("\033\177")\n\ ... Didn't produce any change for me. > bash-2.01$ bind -p

Re: ppp[729] - peer refused to authenticate

Keith wrote: > > I am trying to setup a new Debian box to dial the internet and I trying to > copy the configuration from my old system. I use pap-secrets to > authenticate. My modem dials but disconnects when authenticating. In the > /var/log/ppp.log file the error is: > > ppp[729] peer refused

Re: Debian DSELECT

> "Martin" == Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Martin> X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i Joris> 2. D O C U M E N T A T I O N ( why all these cryptic files and no real Joris> database ??? HTML yes?) There are manpages, which are often quite good help if all you need is a summary and a reminder

Re: pc keyboard oddity in xterm

Adrian Bridgett wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 09, 1998 at 06:23:54AM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > You don't happen to be using xbase 3.3.2.2-1 somehow, do you? That version > > did exactly what you describe. However, it has since been fixed (in > > 3.3.2.2-2, released on 15 July). > > > > It'

ppp[729] - peer refused to authenticate

I am trying to setup a new Debian box to dial the internet and I trying to copy the configuration from my old system. I use pap-secrets to authenticate. My modem dials but disconnects when authenticating. In the /var/log/ppp.log file the error is: ppp[729] peer refused to authenticate My pap-secr

Re: Backspace in xterm (again)

Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 10, 1998 at 10:06:49AM +0100, Gilbert Laycock wrote: > > Pete> I wonder what the difference between your setup and mine could be... > > > > Odd isn't it. > > > > I finally compared my /etc/X11/Xresources with the one from the > > distribution. I had > > > >

diald and kernel problems

Hi, I trying to set up diald. I had to recompile my kernel to enable slip support. I made it a module. I did make mrproper, make config, make dep, make clean, make zImage, make modules, make modules-install. It looked t

Help AOL is silently rejecting my mail!

It seems that AOL is silently rejecting my emails that I send to users of the service. My setup is hamm with exim sending over a dial-up dynamic address to smarthost via smtp. I have header rewrite rules set to change the outgoing headers to correspond to that of the smarthost but I think I am mis

Weird fonts problem in X

I just reinstalled my debian 2 system and now I'm finding that I get error messages whenever I start netscape or gimp or xview-textedit etc. Here's what Netscape says: Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*" to type FontStruct Warning: Cannot convert string

Smalltalk for Linux?

Hi! Does anybody knows about any free Smalltalk for Linux (preferrably as Debian package :-) )? Wojtek Zabolotny [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X problems

Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > I have two boxes here which I upgraded (buzz to rex to) bo to hamm. > On both boxes, users without .xsession files just get an xterm > window with no window manager. /etc/X11/window-managers lists > a valid window manager (/usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2) first, > and /etc/X11/Xsess

Q: Why Midhight Commander stopped working on text console?

Hi! Who can tell my why my Midnight Commander stoped working on text console? When I type 'mc', screen goes blank and after couple of seconds only one character appears, in upper right corner of screen - usually it is '|', but sometimes it is '/'. When I'm starting Midnight Commander from unde

Re: qmail

Wayne Cuddy wrote: > Can you tell me where the qmail-src package is localted? ftp.infodrom.north.de/pub/debian/hamm/non-free/binary-all/mail/qmail-src_1.01-5.deb ftp.infodrom.north.de/pub/debian/dists/slink/non-free/binary-all/mail/qmail-src_1.02-1.deb > On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Martin Schulze wrote

Re: Smail and local machines

Thanks. That did the trick. A. Paul

Re: qmail

Can you tell me where the qmail-src package is localted? On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Martin Schulze wrote: > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 19:01:03 +0200 > From: Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-user list > Subject: Re: qmail >

Re: /tmp permissions (thanks! :) )

Hi, Thanks for all who reply to me explaining that question. At the moment, i'd a better idea. :) Best regards, Nuno Carvalho

Leased line connection

Hello, (sorry for an off-topic post) Could anybody recommend a low-cost way to connect a PC with hamm (and windoze - for games) to internet over a leased line? I have the line to radiolink enabled office already, so what modems, network cards, etc. should I buy? Andrius -- Andrius Sabanas - ma

Re: x for chip nviadia riva 128

the svga server from versions 3.3.2 on up support the riva 128 chipset -- it autodetects when you start an x11 session justin honold [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Uwe Janik wrote: > Hello here is Uwe > I have any problems by the installation for xfree. > My graphicadapter is an Elsa Vi

Re: Can i use Lib5 and lib6 together?

On Sun, Sep 13, 1998 at 05:22:33PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is it possible to install both (Lib5 / Lib6) so that they can work together? Yes. If you upgrade your system to 2.0 (follow the upgrade instructions provided on the website), you'll get a system that is libc6 based, but which can

Re: Getting startx to run

Thus spake Matthew A. Reklau ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > *** None of the configured devices were detected.*** > > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages > > _X11TransSocketUN

Re: Debian DSELECT

You going to hear that most of the things you've suggested are being address or 'in the works.' The reason for this is that Debian & Linux are from the Unix background. 1) Supported by volunteers. The volunteers are usually building stuff they find useful and donate it back to the public. 2

Re: Smail and local machines

apaulh wrote: > Hello, >I am having trouble getting smail to deliver > mail between my local machines. I have a private > network setup with a debian box running as the > news and mail server. > > What I am unable to do is get the debian box (daffy) > to send mail to another box (tweety).

Can i use Lib5 and lib6 together?

Hi, i-m using Debian 1.3.1 and Libc 5. This is ok because StarOffice 4.0 SP3 i want to use need this version. Now i get KDE 1.0 from Hamm i want to install. This needs QT 1.33 but QT 1.33 needs Lib6. Is it possible to install both (Lib5 / Lib6) so that they can work together? Thanks

Re: Debian DSELECT

I have big difficulties understanding what you're trying to express in your mail. I apologize if I got you wrong. Joris Lambrecht wrote: > Lo, > > Though the DSELECT program is easier than most linux installation > programs i wonder > if it just aint possible to write something decent on this ma

Re: xringd problem

> I just installed xringd. It must be a cool thing, but it can not find the > modem > #xringd -m /dev/ttyS1 > xringd: error opening modem device > No such file or directory Are you doing it as a normal user or a root. If not root, is this user a member of "dialout" group? Alex Y. -- _ _( )_

xringd problem

Hi Everyone, I just installed xringd. It must be a cool thing, but it can not find the modem #xringd -m /dev/ttyS1 xringd: error opening modem device No such file or directory How can I fix it? Thank you ZORO

Re: smail question

Marlon Urias wrote: > Recently we had the problem that the smail server did not properly > mount /var/spool/mail/ from the spool server. This caused all incoming > mail to either be lost or put into the errors directory. My question is: > How did smail know not to use the local /var/spol/mail and w

Re: qmail

Wayne Cuddy wrote: > Does anyone know where I might find debian qmail and qmail/imapd packages? Due to copyright problems there's only a qmail-src package. You have to install it and compile the package yourself. This will produce a qmail.deb that you can install. Wrt Imap4 please check out the

Re: Searching for software

Phillip Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > Im searching for a software that can do telephone stuff. I want to be > able to make a telephone call, speak into the computer-micofon and > listen to the speakers... Someone knows where can i find somthing like > that? Or a name of such software ?? Adding the pos

Re: can smail change the Envelope?

Thomas Adams wrote: > I usually write email on the Debian box here, for which I installed UUCP and > SMail, which works fine. I can change the From: line to whatever I like and > my > provider still accepts and delivers the emails. So far, so good. > > But there is a Mac here which communicates

Debian DSELECT

Lo, Though the DSELECT program is easier than most linux installation programs i wonder if it just aint possible to write something decent on this matter. All of the linux distributions fail on two points and so does DEBIAN. 1. Easy of use and installation (though now i mind less after 2 weeks of

Re: deb for StarOffice 4

David Warnock wrote: > I have downloaded StarOffice 4. I have not seen a package to install > this (there is one for StarOffice 3.1). > > a) Is there a package somewhere that will install so40sp3_lnx_01.tar.gz Several people have given up on it. If you can help writing an installer for version 4

Re: update security packages

HenSiong Tan wrote: > Hi! > > I was wondering if someone could provide any information > ("safe" etc) regarding using "dselect" or "apt" to update > security patches/packages. > > For example in a recent announcement, there is a patch > > netstd_3.07-2hamm.1_i386.deb > > under the direct

Re: aspfilter

Rick Knebel wrote: > Hi, > I have used apsfilter for my printer setup previously. > I cannot find this in the 2.0 disto. Is it there? > If not what else to use. It's not in hamm because its new maintainer was too lame to fix all the bugs within one or two days so he missed the deadline. Please gra

Re: Compatibility Libs

Jeremiah Cornelius wrote: > I have a question relating to the compatibility libs, and ld > configuration. > > I have been VERY pleased with the libc5 compatibility in Hamm! > > Unfortunately, I have custody of two RedHat 5.x boxes, which cannot be > migrated in the forseable future. Since I conv

Re: Vim leaves ~ files

Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > [1] Even though I use Emacsen regulary, I just didn't expect for a vi > to be so colourful ;-) echo "syntax off" >> ~/.vimrc Regards, Joey -- Experience is a useful thing. Unfortunately it is only acquired just after one could have used it.

Re: How can I change the Auc Tex defaults on emacs20?

Johann Spies wrote: > The Auc Tex defaults changed between Debian 1.3.1 and 2.0 (the > documentation does not reflect the changes, however). Examples: C-c C-c > to run Latex on the buffer changed to C-c C-p. When running Latex, emacs This can be done quite easy. Check with C-h C-m which key bin

Re: OFF TOPIC: where did MICROPOLIS go?

I believe that group is ST - Singapore Technologies. The former factory is now in the process of finding someone to takeover. And no one is taking it up due to the bad sate of economy here. > >sorry to be a pain, but does anyone know what ever happened to > >Micropolis Corp.? I found an old 3

Re: mwm segfaults.

Sergey Imennov wrote: > Hi, > Upon upgrading from Debian 1.3 to Debian 2.0, Motif > window manager gives me a 'segmentation fault' every > time I attempt to start it. > I suspect it has something to do with glibc ( I have > libc5-compat installed ), however, that's all

Re: /tmp permissions

On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Nuno Carvalho wrote: : Hi, : : I'de some questions about /tmp directory: : : My /tmp directory permissions are: : : rwxrwxrwt 2 root root 1024 Sep 13 14:17 tmp : : ... meanwhile chmod manual says that "t" permission is to: save program : tex

hands-free phone with debian?

Is there a way that I can set up a voice modem to allow me to place and receive phone calls using the microphone connected to my voice modem and some sort of software to answer and dial? Cheers. -- Colin Telmer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Problem compiling kdebase1.0

I have qtlib1.40, and I've compiled kdesuport1.0 and kdelibs1.0, but whem compiling kdebase1.0 I get this error /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link g++ -O2 -Wall -s -o kdehelp main.o helpwin.o info.o error.o misc.o options.o man.o bookmark.o cgi.o mainwidget.o history.o booktoken.o -L/usr/local/kde/li

Re: /tmp permissions

On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Nuno Carvalho wrote: > > It's a "good policy" for /tmp directory to have 777 permissions !? > With such permissions any user could write on that directory until even > there's no more space on device, rigth !? > That's exactly what it is for (not writing till the disk is f

Smail and local machines

Hello, I am having trouble getting smail to deliver mail between my local machines. I have a private network setup with a debian box running as the news and mail server. What I am unable to do is get the debian box (daffy) to send mail to another box (tweety). The /etc/hosts file has the co

Re: x for chip nviadia riva 128

Uwe Janik hat gesagt: // Uwe Janik wrote: > Hello here is Uwe > I have any problems by the installation for xfree. > My graphicadapter is an Elsa Victory Erazor with an Chip named Nvidia Riva > 128. > I could not found an xserver. I have the debian distribution from CHIP > 1/98. > Hwo can help me

/tmp permissions

Hi, I'de some questions about /tmp directory: My /tmp directory permissions are: rwxrwxrwt 2 root root 1024 Sep 13 14:17 tmp ... meanwhile chmod manual says that "t" permission is to: save program text on swap device ! What this means !? /tmp directory isn't on any swap

Re: OFF TOPIC: where did MICROPOLIS go?

At 04:59 PM 9/11/98 -0700, you wrote: >sorry to be a pain, but does anyone know what ever happened to >Micropolis Corp.? I found an old 3243 4.3gig SCSI drive that I need info >on. I've searched for Micropolis, but the phone numbers and web sites I >found are all dead. Did someone take them over

Re: Broken emacs

> "Mark" == Mark W Eichin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Mark> X-Mailer: Gnus v5.4.56/Emacs 19.34 >> This was precisely the problem. The EMACSLOADPATH was set in my >> user account, and I was trying to install in a window with su root, Mark> Ahhh. I think it would be reasonable to explicitly

smail: 'No route to host' problem

After upgrading my system to Debian 2.0, my smail can't find its smart_host through which all non-local email is supposed to be routed. A typical error message in the log file looks like: 09/12/1998 11:04:01: [m0zHSBI-000BVtC] Deferred TO:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ROUTER:smart_host TRANSPORT:smtp ERROR

Re: scanners

On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, Keith wrote: > Yes scanners do work on Linux. Unfortunately not all of them. I have a cheap ColorHand scanner from Primax, ant is not supported by Linux. I have written to Primax to ask them for specification necessary for writing a driver. A was very surprised, that I'vo g

printing when network is disconnected

Hi, I ahve an ethernet connection which I will loose shortly.. When I remove all network relatwed init files from /etc/rc4d (my runlevel for no network ) the system boots up ok but when the printing init file runs it hangs the system. Any help ? George -

RE: Hardware support

> -Original Message- > From: Harry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998 5:26 AM > To: Debian User Mailing List > Subject: Re: Hardware support > > > On Sat, 12 Sep 1998 14:51:24 -0400, you wrote: > > >Can someone tell me what version of the aic7xxx (Adaptec SCSI) > d

Re: Hardware support

On Sat, 12 Sep 1998 14:51:24 -0400, you wrote: >Can someone tell me what version of the aic7xxx (Adaptec SCSI) driver that >current Debian distributions are shipping with? I'm considering trying >Debian on my box, but I need this information to determine if it will >support my SCSI controller. Tha

x for chip nviadia riva 128

Hello here is Uwe I have any problems by the installation for xfree. My graphicadapter is an Elsa Victory Erazor with an Chip named Nvidia Riva 128. I could not found an xserver. I have the debian distribution from CHIP 1/98. Hwo can help me by this problem?

Re: kpilot errors out with lib error

*-Edward J Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | I've been trying to run kpilot but when I try to invoke it I get the | error: | | kpilot: error in loading shared libraries | libkfile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory | | It seems that my libraries are installed correctly:

Getting startx to run

I have a new installation of Debian 2.0. I am trying to configure x to work properly. First I tried xf86config and tried to create an extremely simple config file to get it work. It does not. Then I tried XF86Setup and it worked so long as I bring X up from this program but when I try to run st

Lava link-650 high speed serial port?

Does anybody know if he Lava link-650 serial port will work with linux? I have tried looking around on the net, but found no (usefull) mentioning of it (together with linux), nor positive or negative. I do not know much about its internals other than it is supposed to better than the usual 16550

Re: Copying files over samba

Jieyao writes: > Hi, > > I am thinking of doing something as follows... > > I have a debian and a win95 connected over a network and samba is running. > I am thinking of setting up something like a 'mutual backup'. That is, I want > some data files on the win95 to be backup to the debian and vic

Re: ippp, ppa, ramdisk (i.e., parameters for kernel compilation)

On Sat, Sep 12, 1998 at 11:14:33AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > v) Several other kernel module packages are hooked into > kernel-package, so one can seamlessly compile, say, pcmcia > modules at the same time as one compiles a kernel, and be > assured that the module

Re: Quake 2

On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Joe Marchak wrote: > > Phillip Neumann wrote: > > I have troubles with quake2. I donwload the file: > > quake2-3.19a-glibc-i386-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz > > After copy the fils quake2.conf to /etc and all the rest to > > /usr/games/quake2 as root i execute quake2 and it said:

Re: Quake 2

Phillip Neumann wrote: > I have troubles with quake2. I donwload the file: > quake2-3.19a-glibc-i386-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz > After copy the fils quake2.conf to /etc and all the rest to > /usr/games/quake2 as root i execute quake2 and it said: I'm not sure about the download file you used ... I

Help: ttyS1 dead after ppp line drops

If my ppp connection drops (due to phone line disconnect) I cannot anymore use /dev/ttyS1 (e.g. for reconnecting ppp). Any attempt to touch the device will hand, like stty -a

Re: Failure to recompile a system library (pthreads) under Debian 2.0

Thanks for the responses! The hint that the glibc2 distribution contained linuxthreads was what I was missing. What I did is change SIGUSR1 to SIGUNUSED and SIGUSR2 to SIGSTKFLT in internals.h in the linuxthreads directory and recompile (this was based on a suggestion from [EMAIL PROTECTED] who