Re: Installation problem with an Acer tower

Phil Brutsche wrote: > > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > > [...] > > Motherboard: > > Acer M5 EISA/PCI System w/ Pentium/100MHz and 32 MB memory > > as well as an on-board Adaptec 7870 SCSI controller > > (using IRQ10) > [...] > > There are known problems with that S

Re: problems with debian mirrors

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > I have been getting these errors consistently for the past couple of > days. Looks like your ISP has installed a 'transparent' HTTP proxy that is screwing up your connection. Jason

KDE's menu messed up after apt-getting abiword

Hello, After installing abiword through apt-get, my KDE menu is messed up. All the main menu things like 'System' and 'Network' got moved into a sub menu instead (where a "Personal" menu would go). This is while I'm in as a normal user and I ran apt-get through su. When I log in to KFM as root, th

Re: journaling filesystem

On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 03:20:46PM +0100, Jan Ludewig wrote: > does anyone have experience with installing ReiserFS? (or any other > journaling filesystems?) I've put the reiserfs on my slink with kernel 2.2.13, but i don't use it as "root partition". > what i'd like to do is >[] AFAIK you

Re: HOW TO CREATE AN IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW! AS SEEN ON TV!

I hope we can blacklist these guys!

Re: apt-get upgrade after removing apache in potato

that seems to have got me some way along so thanks! Does anyone have the standard apache entry for /etc/init.d/apcahe? I deleted that and it seems that kills all attempts to repair apache. More quotes: Setting up apache (1.3.9-10) ... update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/apache: file does not exist dpkg:

HOW TO CREATE AN IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW! AS SEEN ON TV!

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Firewall

Hi Debian users, I have a lab with about 10 machines and 1/4 of a IP C class to use. I want to do a firewall for my lab. Today I have the following structure: .65 .99 -- - | router | | Firewall | | h

Re: apt-get upgrade after removing apache in potato

Patrick Kirk wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Doing my weekly potato upgrade and came up against this little set of > horrors. Naturally I made things worse by having removed apache first and > trying to reinstall it. > > I can live without apache for a few days but what is your opinion on the > ter

apt-get upgrade after removing apache in potato

Hi folks, Doing my weekly potato upgrade and came up against this little set of horrors. Naturally I made things worse by having removed apache first and trying to reinstall it. I can live without apache for a few days but what is your opinion on the termcap, ldap, etc. messages? Quote... C

Re: X won't start after upgrade

pollywog wrote: > > Hello, > > I am unable to start X after today's upgrade (Potato) and I am unsure exactly > what was removed that caused things to get messed up. > > Should there be a symlink for the X binary? I believe there should be one in > /etc/X11 linked to the binary, or is that no

X problem fixed- thanks folks

I found the problem and it is fixed. I downloaded xserver-common and reinstalled it and that seems to have fixed the problem. I have no idea how it got messed up in the first place but I believe it may have been that I installed a package which is now obsolete, and it wiped out /etc/X11/Xserver t

Re: X won't start after upgrade

pollywog wrote: > > Hello, > > I am unable to start X after today's upgrade (Potato) and I am unsure exactly > what was removed that caused things to get messed up. > > Should there be a symlink for the X binary? I believe there should be one in > /etc/X11 linked to the binary, or is that no

Re: Allowing weak passwords

On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 05:55:41PM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: > each person can have their own collection of playlists. (Now that I think > about it, allowing logins with no password prompt at all would be ideal, but > I suspect that's a little more difficult to arrange...) On the contrary, it

Installation problem with an Acer tower

Hello everyone, I'm having troubles to install Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r2 on an old Acer tower I have received w/o any manuals. I have been able to configure it with the EISA-Config utility as well as to install MS-DOS 6.22 - Nevertheless when I try to install the Rescue Disk I copied with rawrite2

Re: cannot run pgps in a cgi script under apache

On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 01:17:10PM +1100, Shao Zhang wrote > Ethan Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 17/12/99 Shao Zhang wrote: > > > > > I have no other choice. I need it to read the shadow passwd. It > > > is only accessible within a private network and all traffic is > > > SSL encryp

dpkg update of ALSA and ESound and GNOME

I've mostly updated a slink installation on a Dell Latitude CPi D300XT to potato. In an attempt to get sound working I've compiled ALSA (alsa-source) using make-kpkg (kernel-package) together with kernel-source-2.2.13 and pcmcia-source. I want to remove libesd0 and replace it with libesd-alsa0 wh

errno /etc/X11/X will not execute

When I try to start X, I get an error saying that /etc/X11/X will not execute, so perhaps that symlink I had there pointing to the X server binary was needed. I would just remove all the X stuff and reinstall it, but I am stuck with just a command line, making things very tedious. -- Andrew

Re: Allowing weak passwords

John Hasler said: > It's trivial. Just create /etc/passwd entries with null password fields. Ah! Excellent! Thanks! I knew you could reset passwords that way, but had assumed that it would force you to enter a password the next time you logged on. Guess I was wrong... -- Geek Code 3.1: GCS

Power PC

I am curious does debian have a distrobution for Power PC, and do they have an iso of this distribution available for download. Thank You Sandor

Re: The clock has gone crazy...

> The file /etc/adjtime has the following two lines: > > cambados:~# cat /etc/adjtime > -115.758041 945099084 0.00 > 945097761 > > Is it important the fact that it has two lines? > > Another question: What command do I have to use in order to set the clock up? > hwclock ? > Thanks in ad

Re: static IP on PPP

IP for ppp is assigned by your ISP pppd server, you cannot do anything localy. You have to contact your ISP and ask for static IP, if they provide this kind of service. On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 07:17:37PM +0100, luis wrote: > hello > > how can i fix an IP using PPP? > > i have a fixed IP that

Re: Updating hamm to slink

On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 08:31, Wacek Gocki wrote: > I want to update my server running with hamm to slink ... > What's the safest way to do this ? > I'd prefer not to use dselect, just update necessary > libraries and installed software. I've got a fairly sketchy but also fairly complete (if t

Re: how do i know if it's a winmodem?

Bob wrote: > > ok newbie question > i got slink working on my computer but i can't get on the net. > this is because my computer came with a winmodem, so im looking > to get a nice cheap 56k modem that can work on linux. > the problem is every modem i look at seems to be a winmodem > they all that

static IP on PPP

hello how can i fix an IP using PPP? i have a fixed IP that i use when using eth0, and i would like to use it also when using ppp0 i have tried putting the IP address in the /etc/ppp/peers/provider, but the ppp conection cannot still be established under my static IP what things i could have mi

Re: Updating hamm to slink -- EOT

> Take a look at: > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/Release-Notes No more questions, that's all what I wanted to know Thanks for all answers ... Merry Christmas and Happy Y2K :-) Wacek // Wacek Gocki // e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] // http://www.lhotse.com.pl

Re: X dies after upgrade

pollywog wrote: > > I have a problem starting X after upgrading potato, and I smell a reinstall > because the error output seems pretty useless. I am attaching it here. > > thanks Do not re-install. Please review : http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/Xwoes.html The "2", I believe, indicates th

Re: Slink - Xfree86

John Hong wrote: > > Have just installed Debian 2.1 (slink). After configuring > Xfree86, upon reboot, it throws me into X-Windows just to login. Ick. > What file do I edit in order to bring me back to the console login? You could remove the "xdm" entirely or, because you might want to

Re: Updating hamm to slink

Take a look at: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/Release-Notes You can either use dselect or apt-get: 1. Install the appropriate site(s) for slink Packages files in /etc/apt/sources.list 2. apt-get update 3. apt-get dist-upgrade Bob On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 08:31:25AM +0100,

XFree86 3.3.5-1.99.slink

I upgraded to XFree86 3.3.5-1.99.slink yesterday from deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ xfree-update main My old version was also 3.3.5-something from the same URI. Kernel 2.0.36-custom (sound card & APM/console blanking) I added APM support because my clock was drifting. I enabled APM in the BIO

how do i know if it's a winmodem?

ok newbie question i got slink working on my computer but i can't get on the net. this is because my computer came with a winmodem, so im looking to get a nice cheap 56k modem that can work on linux. the problem is every modem i look at seems to be a winmodem they all that a title like "56k winmode

Re: voodoo3 on debian

add this to your /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://debian.oftheinter.net/ x335-slink/ then do apt-get update, apt-get dist-upgrade then alein THE_3DFX_RPM.rpm, and dpkg -i the resulting deb. OK? --dave

voodoo3 on debian

Has anyone successfully installed debian on a system that uses a 3dfx voodoo3 video card? I need help installing Debian on such a system. I am using the Debian that Oreilly is now selling, 2.2.1 or Slink, I think. I have installed Debian in a partition on a drive that also has win98. But I can't p

Re:

> what is debian? It's interesting that you found your way onto this list without knowing that. But to answer your question, check out for an answer. -- Regards,| Windows98 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a . | graphic

X dies after upgrade

I have a problem starting X after upgrading potato, and I smell a reinstall because the error output seems pretty useless. I am attaching it here. thanks -- Andrew _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 waiting for X server to begin accepting connections . _X11TransSocketUNIX

Still Can't Print

I upgraded from kernel 2.0.35 to 2.2.13 and can no longer print. I changed /dev/lp1 to /dev/lp0 in /etc/printcap but that didn't fix it. The print spooler appears to be starting normally, and everything else is set up as it was with the old kernel. When I try to print something I get no error mes

Re: Xsession Configuration

> Tropeek wrote: > > Where can I get information on configuring the Xsession file? > TIA > Tropeek Have you taken a look at 'man Xsession'? I don't have time to look right now (off to work) but there might be some information at the Debian site in the 'documentation' section. Also search the ar

Re: Support for Hungarian Language

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Chong An Sunim wrote: > Folks, > > Do you support Hungarian language? If yes, does that include keyboard > drivers, screen fonts and printer fonts? If you do not support it, can > you tell me which distribution does? > There is support for Hungarian language. There is eve

Re: Slink - Xfree86

Starting with slink (Debian 2.1), if the xdm package is installed, you will boot up to the xdm login screen. To get a default console login, the simplest/cleanest way is to just uninstall the xdm package: dpkg --purge xdm The xdm script that automatically starts/stops xdm is located at /etc/init.

Re: jde paket won't install properly

On 1999/12/14, Thomas Keusch wrote: > For university I need to develop in java, and so far I've done so using > XEmacs on the boxes provided, which run on solaris. > > As I had XEmacs installed on my part slink, part potato system anyway, > I installed the 'jde' package from unstable yesterday, h

Slink - Xfree86

Have just installed Debian 2.1 (slink). After configuring Xfree86, upon reboot, it throws me into X-Windows just to login. Ick. What file do I edit in order to bring me back to the console login?

Re: Allowing weak passwords

Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I'm setting up a Linux box as an MP3 jukebox for a (technically >non-sophisticated) friend to use at her dance studio. We've decided that >we'll want to have separate login accounts for each instructor, but I don't >want passwd forcing them to come up wi

Re: fixed broken pkg but still no X

pollywog wrote: > > I installed the base-files and xbase-clients packages for potato but X won't > start and still gives me: > > _X11TransocketUNIXconnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > > ..xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unexpected signal 2 > > Any ideas as to what might still be broke

Re:

> Steve Helms wrote: > > what is debian? Hi Steve, Debian is a distribution of the Linux operating system. I'd tell you more, but I couldn't do it justice. For more info you might want to check out the Debian home page at http://www.debian.org --

Re: is base-files pkg broken?

pollywog wrote: > > I believe the problems I am having with X might be due to the base-files > package being broken; the newest one will not install. Would that break X? I got this error when I tried to upgrade my potato today: --- Preparing to replace base-files 2.1.10 (using .../base-files_2

Support for Hungarian Language

Folks, Do you support Hungarian language? If yes, does that include keyboard drivers, screen fonts and printer fonts? If you do not support it, can you tell me which distribution does?

Re: Updating hamm to slink

On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 08:31:25AM +0100, Wacek Gocki wrote: > Hi > > I want to update my server running with hamm to slink ... > What's the safest way to do this ? > I'd prefer not to use dselect, just update necessary > libraries and installed software. > download and install apt, read the

Updating hamm to slink

Hi I want to update my server running with hamm to slink ... What's the safest way to do this ? I'd prefer not to use dselect, just update necessary libraries and installed software. Wacek // Wacek Gocki // e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] // http://www.lhotse.com.pl

Re: Can't Print

I had a similar problem, and did two things to fix it. 1. Your Slink /dev/lp1 is now /dev/lp0. Make sure you change your printcap file to reflect this. 2. Re-install lprng. I happened to notice that after upgrading the kernel, lprng was half-installed. So I uninstalled it and then re-installed i

Xsession Configuration

Where can I get information on configuring the Xsession file? TIA Tropeek

Re: apt-get upgrade problem

I've responded to [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s email about base-files, but postinstal script for libopenldap looks broken. Can't help you with that. On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 04:53:32PM +1100, Martin Bishop wrote: > Hi, > > I got the following errors when I ran apt-get upgrade. > > Configuring packages .

Re: getting older debs

the package is not broken, just consists of file /etc/inputrc which is also in libreadlineg2 (btw mistake?) so there is the error: Unpacking replacement base-files ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_2.1.11_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/etc/inputrc', which

Re: Epplet Multiplication

Hi, I have had the same problem many times over. I have asked this question many times on the #E IRC channel, with no answers. I have done what you have done, and they come back. I did circumvent the problem a little by continously moving the directory they are located in. This also gets anno

apt-get upgrade problem

Hi, I got the following errors when I ran apt-get upgrade. Configuring packages ... libopenldap-runtime failed to configure, with exit code 30 (Reading database ... 47778 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace base-files 2.1.10 (using .../base-files_2.1.11_all.deb) ... U

fixed broken pkg but still no X

I installed the base-files and xbase-clients packages for potato but X won't start and still gives me: _X11TransocketUNIXconnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 ..xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unexpected signal 2 Any ideas as to what might still be broken? thanks -- Andrew PS thanks for

great x configuration ?

There used to be a file called /usr/X11R6/X11/doc/README.Config, where is it now? Also there is some confusion about the location where the file XF86Config produced by XF86Setup is saved, could abybody enlighten about that Here was the problem: I start XF86Setup choose the card in card settin

Re:

> Steve Helms wrote: > > what is debian? It is an operating system. Go to the website for more details, http://www.debian.org/ hth, kent

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what is debian?

getting older debs

Since base-files appears to be broken, where can I get the prior potato version? Is there a place to download it? thanks -- Andrew

is base-files pkg broken?

I believe the problems I am having with X might be due to the base-files package being broken; the newest one will not install. Would that break X? -- Andrew

Epplet Multiplication

Hi All, I am having a problem with E and Epplets that is very annoying. I am using E 0.16.3 and it seems that everytime I restart E my epplets like to multiply. I can get as many as 7 E-Xmms (Among other epplets) popping up on restart. I have tried editing the snapshot file in ~/.enlightenment, pur

Re: error in loading shared libraries

I finally got into the archives, (slow as hell tonight). Anyway I found in one of the mails the command, 'ldconfig -D' it shows that in /lib there are several errors such as: ldconfig: warning: /lib/ld-2.0.7.so has inconsistent soname (ld-linux.so.2) ldconfig: warning: /lib/libBrokenLocale-2.0.7.

Re: How hpdj setup for HP DeskJet 660C

*- On 19 Dec, Bart Szyszka wrote about "How hpdj setup for HP DeskJet 660C" > Hi, > > According to a database of printers that I found, my older HP DeskJet > 660C printer (knew it would come in handy some day!) is supported > by hpdj perfectly. What I'm wondering about is how anyone who got > that

Re: what good is 486

wow, your install curve was only 2-3 months! i started 06.29.1999 and got a lapbox on the net 11.15.1999! (it was worth every minute of it.) the more i learn, the happier i am. i'll leave the "easy way out" for those who like less stimulation. bentley taylor // Pavel V. Epifanov wrote:

X won't start after upgrade

Hello, I am unable to start X after today's upgrade (Potato) and I am unsure exactly what was removed that caused things to get messed up. Should there be a symlink for the X binary? I believe there should be one in /etc/X11 linked to the binary, or is that no longer true? Is there a way to d

Re: how much memory is too much... for X?

I see this type of behavior after lots of window open and closes with large memory consuming windows(MATLAB plots with lots of points). After a while X starts sucking up all my memory and swap. I simply restart the window manager, not restart X, and the memory is freed. So it may be a X or wind

Re: Allowing weak passwords

On my slink system if I (as root) _remove_ the 13-character encrypted password for a user from /etc/shadow (/etc/passwd if shadow passwords aren't enabled) then that user can log in with _no_ password (not even asked). BTW, this is the standard way to recover, with a rescue floppy, from the "Oh, S

Re: Allowing weak passwords

Dave Sherohman writes: > Now that I think about it, allowing logins with no password prompt at all > would be ideal, but I suspect that's a little more difficult to > arrange... It's trivial. Just create /etc/passwd entries with null password fields. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Hors

error in loading shared libraries

I posted a little about this before but it seems I've screwed up some libraries on my system. I tried to upgrade my Slink to Potato 'libc6' 'ldso' 'xlib6' and xlib6g-dev' in order to install a program. I downgraded and things are mostly back to normal but I still see problems hear and there. Gen

Re: About the kind of processor in the computer(s) of this list user's

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > I'm reading this list in the digest mode this whole week. > > I'm using a Macintosh computer (and a Power Macintosh) and I do not see > anything > (Q or / and A) about the use of Debian on Macintosh so my question is: > > Do this list

Re: how much memory is too much... for X?

i get the same problem as this, i have to restart X every-so-often, i don't think it is window-manager specific, as i have had the problem in windowmaker and afterstepit also isn't distribution specific, same prob in redhat/debian/stormix. i can't seem to find it either, by the way this is x-s