Alsa with audiopci1370

Alright, this is driving me nuts. I don't think that alsa config is configuring my sound card correctly. This is what is in my /etc/modules.conf: -- ### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/alsa # --- BEGI

Re: Lynx and .deb

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >True, but not really relevant. The MIME type returned by the server >determines if the client sees the deb as text or not. Contact the server >admins and have them add entries to mime.types. Only applies if http is used. If some other protocol (eg ftp) i

Re: Sawmill window manager

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 05:17:05PM -0600, David J. Kanter wrote: > I've heard a lot of good things about Sawmill, so I downloaded it an started > looking at the documentation. The problem is, I haven't the foggiest idea on > how to use all the functions. The docs seem to be written from someone wit

Is console-data 1999.08.29-4 supposed to get installed correctly ?

[01:27:53 /tmp]# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Calculating Upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back netstd 1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 817kB of archives. After unpackin

Can't find a valid termcap file at .../Readline.pm

I used to have a slink system which was running basically just fine, then in a moment of Neanderthal adventurism decided to try to "upgrade" to potato in one fell swoop. Well, I got swooped all right, and have been trying to dig myself out from a hole of unknown depth ever since. I'll spare the bor

Re: Password encryption

On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 08:55:50PM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote > Pann McCuaig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 22:24, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > Pann McCuaig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > What do you call "discovering" a weak password using the tools created > > > > for

Re: AHA2940U2W...

I've got an unofficial installation diskset for slink that's setup specifically for the Adaptec SCSI controllers. You can snarf it from . Basically you'll need to boot from the diskette, but can then use the CD as your installation media... On

Re: XFree update

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 add thsi to your /etc/apt/sources.list, and then do, apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade deb http://debian.oftheinter.net/ x335-slink/ - --dave On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > I have slink installed with the Xfree version that co

Re: updating of CMOS clock

On Sat, 1999-11-06 at 14:36:25 -0500, Salman Ahmed wrote: > Whenever I reboot/shutdown my debian system, one of the message I see on > the console during shutdown is : > > CMOS clock updated to Sat Nov 6 14:25:38 EST 1999 > > This alongwith the fact that APM support (which I have compiled into

Sawmill window manager

I've heard a lot of good things about Sawmill, so I downloaded it an started looking at the documentation. The problem is, I haven't the foggiest idea on how to use all the functions. The docs seem to be written from someone with experience in lisp, which I really don't have. Is there a pre-Sawmil

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Re: updating of CMOS clock

I've been using chronyd for some time to keep my system in sync. CMOS time in GMT, with dial-up connection. It works well "out of the box". -- ++ | Eric G. Milleregm2@jps.net | | GnuPG public key: http://www.jps.net/eg

Re: make question

Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Attila> I've found this in a makefile. What does it mean? Attila> clean: Attila> rm -rf -f *~ \#*\# ; The first line (starting on the first column, with the colon) declares a target. So you can type 'make clean' at the command line, and the commands bel

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

Quick answer: No. Longer answer: Many people have asked Apple to release binaires of their new Sorenson Codecs (The codecs used in QT3/4). Apple has steadfastly refused. So bug Apple some more. And I asnwered it without a long Apple rant.. I must be getting better. On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at

Re: teTeX

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 09:28:18PM +0100, Hans Gubitz wrote: > While calculating new pk-files I get the message: > /usr/lib/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: /var/spool/texmf/ls-R unwritable. This is not a problem: the ls-R files are not word writeable to fix some security problems. They should be updated in

make question

I've found this in a makefile. What does it mean? clean: rm -rf -f *~ \#*\# ; Thanks Attila

Re: Compiling ATA/66 support into the kernel?

On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote: > How do I compile ATA/66 support into the kernel? And what version of the > kernel should I use? The slink boot floppies have 2.0.36 and this kernel > is not currently recogonizing my ide2 and ide3 interfaces. > > Here is my setup: > > Abi

Re: XFree update

Antonio Rodriguez writes: >I have slink installed with the Xfree version that comes with it. My >video card is not supported in that release (Matrox Productiva G100 8mb >AGP). I checked and it is supported in the new release of xfree. Can you >indicate what exactly I must download, and how to insta

Re: NS/potato

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Dave Wiard wrote: > I just installed NS4.7 under potato. I've got the problem of start NS > once and it works fine, start it up a second time and it halts before I > can do anything. Removing the ~/.netscape lets met start it up > again, but we all know what's in that dir. W

Re: Install of Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 on IBM ThinkPad 600E

Christian Ericsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to install Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 on IBM ThinkPad 600E. Is it possible? It is :-) http://www.e-trend.de/~toens/thinkpad.deb.html By Töns -- Linux. The dot in /.

CD-ROM error (i think i found the cause)

Is it possible that the reason my CD-ROM drive has trouble reading the CD is because the CDs are CD-Rs??? My CD-ROM drive is a CR-563 made by a division of Panasonic (I think). It is 2x and uses the sbpcd driver. It is not an IDE drive, it plugs into my Sound Card.

AHA2940U2W...

Hi Folks, Is it possible for someone to give me a help with this issue? I am trying to install Debian 2.1 in my machine, but I am getting a hang right after th CD boots... On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Nick Phillips wrote: > > I am trying to install Debian 2.1 in my computer. I have

Re: kernel upgrade options

on 06 Nov 99, Matthew Gregan wrote...inter alia > >On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 05:57:58PM +, John wrote: >> I couldn't get this to work. My patches were in /usr/src and I got 'no >> such file or directory', so I moved them into the kernel source dir. >> and did -p0 thinking that should be right. N

teTeX

While calculating new pk-files I get the message: /usr/lib/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: /var/spool/texmf/ls-R unwritable. Whats wrong? Hans Gubitz -- Hans Gubitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: gtk+ 1.2?

On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 05:15:48AM -0800, Kenneth Scharf wrote > libgtk++ is one of a few 'moving targets' that debian > can't keep up with. Another is wine. Also VDK and > gEDA. So I have been downloading sources from their > home sites and building my own in /usr/local/src. > This works but y

Re: NS/potato

Dave Wiard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I just installed NS4.7 under potato. I've got the problem of start NS > once and it works fine, start it up a second time and it halts before I > can do anything. Removing the ~/.netscape lets met start it up > again, but we all know what's in that dir. W

How to install Debian over dynamic ip address from dhcp

Hello, I'd like to get a Linux gateway running on a cable modem connection. Unfortunately, the cable company uses dhcp to dynamically allocate ip addresses. Is it difficult to somehow modify the Debian boot floppies to first run the dhcp client to get the ip address, and then install Debian

NS/potato

I just installed NS4.7 under potato. I've got the problem of start NS once and it works fine, start it up a second time and it halts before I can do anything. Removing the ~/.netscape lets met start it up again, but we all know what's in that dir. What's wrong with this picture? Dave Wiard [EMA

XFree update

I have slink installed with the Xfree version that comes with it. My video card is not supported in that release (Matrox Productiva G100 8mb AGP). I checked and it is supported in the new release of xfree. Can you indicate what exactly I must download, and how to install it so that it works? So far

Re: SB Live Module

I made a fatal mistake... I added /usr/src/linux/include/linux :(( So I can't compile it. Thanks for your help. It sounds very nice ;-) Bye, Sven Jean-Yves BARBIER wrote: > On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 05:22:18PM +0100, SGaerner wrote: > > Hi! > > > > There are still problems with the SB Live kernel

Re: Sparc Potato

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 09:49:16AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > Yes it is taken very seriously. I thought so but anyway... ;-) > Note, that you can put libc6 on hold, and just upgrade the rest of the > system. Be assured that all of this will be in the release notes once we > near release. Thanx fo

Re: SB Live Module

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 05:22:18PM +0100, SGaerner wrote: > Hi! > > There are still problems with the SB Live kernel module. > I have added the following lines... > > Makefile: > -I/usr/src/linux/include to the line > CFLAGS += -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -I. > newline--> CFLAGS += -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -I

Re: Where, who, what?

the question really is how fast of a connection you have to the internet. If its faster than a modem, you can download it, but otherwise you'd probably want to order the cd. I did a potato installation on a 56k modem this summer, and it took quite a long time, although it didn't need to be sup

Re: Where, who, what?

On Sat, 06 Nov 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, I'm confused. I have looked at all the ftp and FAQ's and I still don't > get the steps to > download your version of Linux. What are the exact steps to download form > the site > http://www.debian.org/? > > Thank you > Brigette Heffner >

Where, who, what?

Ok, I'm confused. I have looked at all the ftp and FAQ's and I still don't get the steps to download your version of Linux. What are the exact steps to download form the site http://www.debian.org/? Thank you Brigette Heffner : ) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PPP stuff continued... (I am not stuck on routing any more)

John Miskinis writes: > My current chatscript does not have much in it, except for the ATZ and > the wait for OK, with many abort actions. Pppconfig creates /etc/chatscripts/provider and /etc/ppp/peers/provider files using the information you give it. If you tell it to use PAP or CHAP there won't

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > don't hold your breath, apple has such a tight rope around their codecs > nobody but them can play most of the qt files. not even 3rd party windows > programs for the most part. and i havent seen anything that showed them > willing to l

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > any player that can play qt4 and the qt4 streaming media? > -gnana > 2.2.13|potato No. The encode/decode algorithms for the video portions are closely held secrets, so that a non-Win/non-MacOS platform cannot play QT4 movies. It also

Re: Help: dhcp client problems

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > Several times in the last little while, Netscape and ping have had problems, > either hanging or responding with Unknown. I then booted up in Windows95, > and no problem. Then returning to Debian (1.3.1 still!) and the problem is > so

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

don't hold your breath, apple has such a tight rope around their codecs nobody but them can play most of the qt files. not even 3rd party windows programs for the most part. and i havent seen anything that showed them willing to license the stuff to anyone for a reasonable price. same goes for AV

Re: IP Aliasing on slink/2.2.12

im sure youve done this but have you updated the routing table for the new alias ? i use a perl script to add aliases, i just enter the domains into a file and it detects what can be added and adds them (it automatically ignores hosts that are already bound to another machine/network) if you want

SB Live Module

Hi! There are still problems with the SB Live kernel module. I have added the following lines... Makefile: -I/usr/src/linux/include to the line CFLAGS += -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -I. newline--> CFLAGS += -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include audio.c: after the following line I added

PPP stuff continued... (I am not stuck on routing any more)

Hi, I had to change the subject line... OK, I had run pppconfig many hours ago, and at that time I thought it was tied to diald. When I execute "pon" now, it will not connect, but my /etc/chatscripts needs work. Now that I have PPP working (no authorization and no compression yet) I think I ha

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, John Miskinis wrote: > That makes sense, I can see where /dev/modem is useful once things > are working. I did remember seeing a note somewhere (I've been > up all night reading stuff, I forget where) where they discouraged > the use of /dev/modem, and /dev/mouse however! A L

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

Nick Phillips writes: > Indeed. On the subject of automating, I recommend: > options common to *all* possible connections go in /etc/ppp/options > options for any particular connection go in /etc/ppp/peers/connectionname > symbolic link to favourite dialout connection goes in > /etc/ppp/peers/pr

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

Nick Phillips writes: > Either at the command line, or in one of its config files, pppd needs the > "defaultroute" option to tell it to make the ppp link the default route. Pppconfig provides it by default in the provider file. > BTW, don't be happy to leave it as it is (starting ppp manually onc

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

John Miskinis writes: > No default route "stuff" shows up, and I'm wondering if the debian > distribution sets up something that I must change. Did you set up an ethernet card when you installed? If you did the install will have set up a defaultroute to the ethernet. Pppd won't override an exist

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

John Miskinis writes: > I tried "pon" but it complained about some things that I have not yet > configured (in diald?). Pppconfig configures everything that 'pon' needs. Exactly what pon complain about? (pon is just a wrapper around pppd.) Diald is not involved here. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PRO

Re: read-only file system

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote: > Actually, I would encourage you to keep this ro. There's typically > no reason to write into /usr except when installing new > packages. This provides some extra security and system consistency. BTW, apt-get can be configured to automaticaly remou

Re: Adding a style to TeX

* Damon Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a couple of directories in /usr/local/lib/texmf and put in the required > files (apacite.bst and apacite.sty). The tetex doc said to run `texhash' > to update the ls-R file, which I did (as root). > When I try and run latex on my paper, I get the follo

ppp + ip-up.d + fetchmail + multiple polls

Hi, the subject shows that I have no clue where to look :-) My problem is this: my ~/.fetchmailrc specifies four different accounts to poll mail from. When I´m running fetchmail by hand, all four accounts are polled, like it should. I have a script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d that looks like this: | #!

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

Hi, That makes sense, I can see where /dev/modem is useful once things are working. I did remember seeing a note somewhere (I've been up all night reading stuff, I forget where) where they discouraged the use of /dev/modem, and /dev/mouse however! I'm still accepting recommendations for slink-c

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

Hi again, > Does xanim not do this? that's for stored qt files. what about streaming qt like the one at www.bbcworld.com? -gnana

Re: fvwm2 question

> How can I get an xterm to start on a specific virtual desktop in fvwm2? > > I've got this in my init-restart.hook: > + "I" Exec xterm -xrm "*Page:0 2 1" > > but that doesn't seem to work. I'm using the default Debian system.fvwm2rc > with one desktop but a 3x3 virtual set up. > [17:35:20 /tmp

Re: quicktime4 player for linux?

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, T.V.Gnanasekaran wrote: > any player that can play qt4 and the qt4 streaming media? > -gnana > 2.2.13|potato > Hi, Does xanim not do this? Regards, Jor-el Automobile, n.: A four-wheeled vehicle that runs up hills and down pedestrians.

Re: printing multi-page tiff image

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 09:10:42PM +, Shao Zhang wrote: > Hi, > Is there an easy to print a multi-page tiff image? > tiff2ps seems only convert the first page. >From man tiff2ps -a Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input file. I have just tried $ t

Re: read-only file system

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, T.V.Gnanasekaran wrote: > >mount > /dev/sda11 on /usr type ext2 (ro) > > > To change to read/write see the man page for mount. > did it, now i have remounted. I should check fstab file > before I down the machine just to make sure it is not > mounted with 'ro' again. Act

Re: Good books to learn python

On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Dave Sherohman wrote: > Joe Block said: > > I like and still use _Programming Python_ by Mark Lutz. I hear they > > came out with _Learning Python_, but haven't read it. > > _Learning Python_ by Mark Lutz & David Ascher is out, I've bought it, but I > haven't had a chance to

Re: Latin1 characters...

Did you try the compose-key (cntrl-.) to compose characters like öê etc? I should work in the console. If not try another keymap-file from your kernel sources. In X I use Cntrl-Scrlck to do the same. Johann On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Eric G. Miller wrote: > When writing in Vim in and an X session, I

Re: Sparc Potato

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 03:07:06PM +0100, Sven Esbjerg wrote: > Hi > > Does anyone know what the status of Sparc Potato is? I tried to install it > last night but it ended up in a conflict between the kernel version (2.2.1) > and libc6 which needed at least kernel 2.2.7. The latter kernel was not

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Nick Phillips wrote: > > I noticed that the /dev/modem worked also, but I wanted to be > > sure that it was using ttyS2 for now. > > Good. /dev/modem is usually a symlink to wherever your modem is, and my > advice would be to delete it right away - if one program thinks it's u

quicktime4 player for linux?

any player that can play qt4 and the qt4 streaming media? -gnana 2.2.13|potato

Re: Adding a style to TeX

On 11/06/99, Damon Muller scribbled about "Adding a style to TeX": > However, I'm at a loss as to how to do this with my slink tetex. I make > a couple of directories in /usr/local/lib/texmf and put in the required > files (apacite.bst and apacite.sty). The tetex doc said to run `texhash' > to upda

Re: read-only file system

Hi Jean, >mount /dev/sda11 on /usr type ext2 (ro) > and see if this is true. yes it is! > To change to read/write see the man page for mount. did it, now i have remounted. I should check fstab file before I down the machine just to make sure it is not mounted with 'ro' again. thanks. -g

Re:Booting from floppy slow

When I first installed slink - I had the same problem. For some reason the floppy boot is very slow when you use the supplied boot disk from slink. To cure this simply compile the kernel, make a bzImage and copy it to a floppy. This solves the problem, the floppy boot will be quite fast. Others

Re: read-only file system

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote: > Probably because /usr was mounted readonly. Try: > >mount > > and see if this is true. To change to read/write see > the man page for mount. mount -o remount,rw /usr or something like this. -- Linux, because I'd like to *get th

Re: FAX WITH ISDN

Ok thx for the informationbut I only got ISDN...Think I'm going to buy a non PC fax...:( thx anyway... Alexander P. Barkey Hypnotic - Noise -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Paul Huygen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: debian-user@lists.debian.org Datum: Samstag, 6. November 1999 15:19 Betreff: R

Re: FAX WITH ISDN

"Alexander P. Barkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any server or program which provides FAX with ISDN? I hate to have to say it, but as far as I know, you cannot fax with Linux and an ISDN adapter. It is not a big problem, because you can connect a cheap analog modem to a serial port in

Sparc Potato

Hi Does anyone know what the status of Sparc Potato is? I tried to install it last night but it ended up in a conflict between the kernel version (2.2.1) and libc6 which needed at least kernel 2.2.7. The latter kernel was not available anywhere which made it impossible to install. Furthermore I co

Re: read-only file system

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, T.V.Gnanasekaran wrote: > I can't create dir in /usr/doc area. I get: > > genome:/usr/doc# mkdir test > mkdir: cannot make directory `test': Read-only file system > genome:/usr/doc# Probably because /usr was mounted readonly. Try: mount and see if this is true. To cha

read-only file system

Hi, I upgraded to potato from slink 4-5 days ago. I can't create dir in /usr/doc area. I get: genome:/usr/doc# mkdir test mkdir: cannot make directory `test': Read-only file system genome:/usr/doc# any idea why this behavior? -gnana

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

> I noticed that the /dev/modem worked also, but I wanted to be > sure that it was using ttyS2 for now. Good. /dev/modem is usually a symlink to wherever your modem is, and my advice would be to delete it right away - if one program thinks it's using /dev/modem, and another thinks it's using /dev/

FAX WITH ISDN

Is there any server or program which provides FAX with ISDN?   I need it soon... just upgraded from analog to ISDN and now i sit here with no FAX   Buisness going on you know...   thx Alexander P. Barkey Hypnotic-Noise

Re: motherboard temperature alarm beeps during screen-saver activity

> I have a "SuperMicro" motherboard with a temperature alarm. The alarm beeps > intermittently during screen-saver activity. There is no temperature problem. > > Has anyone seen this? No, but I've got an ASUS P5a (I think that's the right model no.) that triggers the alarm when writing to the flo

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, John Miskinis wrote: > I noticed that the /dev/modem worked also, but I wanted to be > sure that it was using ttyS2 for now. I am also trying everything > as root for now. I tried "pon" but it complained about some things > that I have not yet configured (in diald?). About w

Re: October GNOME for slink.

> I am trying to install Debian 2.1 in my computer. I have an > Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI Host adapter and Linux is hanging right after > detecting it... > > Any help?! It's been a while, but so far as I remember, the 2940U2W (AIC7890) is not supported by the drivers in slink (slink is abo

PPP working now! Recommended browsers for slink?

Hi, Wow! It was as simple as adding the "defaultroute" line in my /etc/ppp/options file! Many thanks! I tried to send this message using gzilla (from slink), but it chokes on pages that are too complex. (It doesn't even show me the navigation buttons in HOWTOs!) SO, now I am looking for re

Re: Adding a style to TeX

Damon Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DM> While I'm at it, is there any way to view a compressed dvi file without DM> having to decompress it? I have not had any luck with gunzip blah.dvi.gz DM> | xdvi (it just pops up xdvi's open dialog box). I presume there is some DM> way to do it, but I can'

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

Hi, I noticed that the /dev/modem worked also, but I wanted to be sure that it was using ttyS2 for now. I am also trying everything as root for now. I tried "pon" but it complained about some things that I have not yet configured (in diald?). I figured it would be best to get the manual connec

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

> Anyone have any clues as to why the default route is not setup? Either at the command line, or in one of its config files, pppd needs the "defaultroute" option to tell it to make the ppp link the default route. BTW, don't be happy to leave it as it is (starting ppp manually once connected) - it

Re: PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

It is quite a long time ago, I used a PCMCIA modem, but as far as I remember, it was quit easy to get it work: In order to make it possible, that non root user can initiate a ppp conection, add the desired user to the group 'dip' adduser username dip In the file /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts the l

PPP - almost there, but stuck on routing table :(

Hello, I have recently aquired a PPP-based ISP, in hopes to get linux network connectivity. I have been working with the PPP howto, and got PPP somewhat working. I am stuck at the point where a "route -n" only shows ONE ppp0 connection, where the howto says it should show TWO. I am able to pin

Re: Compiling ATA/66 support into the kernel?

> >> use 2.3.x kernel for ata/66 > > Does it support booting off a ata/66 drive? The patches for 2.2.13 say > > that booting off of ata/66 drive is not supported. > > The driver author made a mistake. You can boot off drives connected to > the HPT366 controller. Take a look here: > > http://

Re: Lynx and .deb

On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 04:54:03 -0500, root wrote: [Why are debs being downloaded as text] > I have pored through the docs but cannot seem to find out where I can tell > Lynx that when downloading a .deb file it should NOT download it as text. > ;) does this have to do with system mime types, et

Re: Lynx and .deb

Yup, it goes to a deb file, and there is an entry for deb in /etc/mime.types for a deb listing it as a debian package file, but perhaps that is not explicit enough for lynx, which insists on downloading them as content: text -Todd On Sat, 06 Nov 1999, Jan Ludewig wrote: > On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 a

Re: [root: Cron run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily]

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Marco Giardini wrote: > who can please let me know the origin of this and the solution? > Thanks > > marco > - Forwarded message from Cron Daemon - > > Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 06:25:03 +0100 > From: root (Cron Daemon) > To: root > Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> run-

printing multi-page tiff image

Hi, Is there an easy to print a multi-page tiff image? tiff2ps seems only convert the first page. Imagemagick can be used manually to save each page, but I need something that automatically converts it to a ps file. Thanks in advance. Shao. -- ___

Lynx and .deb

I have used lynx for a while but am not familiar with it's advanced functionality, I have pored through the docs but cannot seem to find out where I can tell Lynx that when downloading a .deb file it should NOT download it as text. ;) does this have to do with system mime types, etc, or is there

Latin1 characters...

When writing in Vim in and an X session, I can type use the Alt (Meta) key to get special characters into the text, such as »µ£ etc. However, if I use VIM at the console, it interprets Alt- behaviour much differently. It can display such characters fine, I just can't type them in. I'm not sure if t

[root: Cron run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily]

who can please let me know the origin of this and the solution? Thanks marco - Forwarded message from Cron Daemon - Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 06:25:03 +0100 From: root (Cron Daemon) To: root Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily /etc/cron.daily/cracklib: 45375

why does gdomap scan the net?

Hi The GNUstep prg. gdomap (from gstep-base) scans every 5 min the local net. I found a reference in the GNUstep-HOWTO that it has something to do with shared objects which seems to be semi important. What I don't understand is what the scan is for and how to restrict it. The HOWTO tells somethi

Re: gz file??

Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am new to Unix. Please tell me what is the difference between unix and > window 98? There are a LOT of differences. However, I leave to other expert users to explain in briefly. Can i use gz file in window 98? where I could download the file > to unzip gz f

Re: Using dselect thru a firewall

Hi Tim, Tim Ayers wrote: > > Is there a way to set up dselect to do FTP access thru a proxy? Thank > you. YES!! look into /etc/apt/apt.conf config file. There is proxy settings for http, ftp apt-get methods. > Hope you have a very nice day, :-) same to you! -gnana

IP Aliasing on slink/2.2.12

Hi gang, I've got a pretty base slink install with a few additions (all the proposed updates, and some stuff from netgod), for which I have compiled a cusom 2.2.12 kernel. I have IP alias support compiled into the kernel: callisto% grep ALIAS /usr/src/linux/.config CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y However, w

Using dselect thru a firewall

Is there a way to set up dselect to do FTP access thru a proxy? Thank you. Hope you have a very nice day, :-) Tim Ayers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Adding a style to TeX

Hi Folks, I have a mostly-slink-with-some-potato system, using the slink version of teTeX. I've recently been playing around with using BiBTeX for a bibliography for a paper that I'm writing, which is the first time I have ever used BiBTeX. I found a style called apacite, which is exactly what I n

Re: what a hack (dselect solution)

Aaron Solochek wrote: >Ok, as regular readers probably know, I was having problems with >dselect. It was complaing about not finding >/usr/share/debconf/confmodule or something similar. There was a >/usr/share/debconf/confmodule.sh, so I decided, to cp that file leaving >out the .sh, to appease d

Re: Compiling ATA/66 support into the kernel?

Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > aphro proclaimed: >> use 2.3.x kernel for ata/66 > Does it support booting off a ata/66 drive? The patches for 2.2.13 say > that booting off of ata/66 drive is not supported. The driver author made a mistake. You can boot off drives connected

Re: Sharing apt-gets cache dir

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >I have a shared atp archive working successfully. I too had the >same problem of not being able to do anything with the lock file >through the NFS share. So I assumed that I couldnt get around >this easily so avoided the problem by creating a link from t

Re: Printers..

* David Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> driver. Someone needs to write a GPL'ed ghostscript windows printer >> driver(maybe it already exists?). > I'm interested in this too, as I have a linux box serving an HP 895 > to an NT box as well as other linuxes. I actually use the HP 895 > driver,

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