Re: Set user ID on execution

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 06:30:08PM -0400, Brian Clark wrote: [[explanation of "what suid is" snipped]] > > OK, I understand the what you've said above, but give me an example. I have > seen what happens when /bin/su is not setuid, but WHY does it have to be > like that, and WHY does it do what i

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

Rodrigo Castro writes: > ...it's TERM variable and not XTERM variable. Then the default value should be xterm-debian. How did yours get changed? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

Hello Branden, On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 05:07:11PM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 10:48:24AM -0300, Rodrigo Castro wrote: > > Sorry for sending this message again and sorry for sending to > > devel (I don't know if I should). I really need your help, I tried > > everyt

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 10:07:23AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Rodrigo Castro writes: > > If I change my XTERM variable from "xterm" to "linux" when I am in Xterm, > > Emacs works with END key > > Works fine here with xterm 3.3.5-2 and emacs20 20.5a-2. XTERM is not > defined at all, but END works

sfm: unrecognized prefix

does anyone use sfm (graphical file manager) out there? for a while now it hasn't been working. i don't think any active development is taking place either. i get this error when i run it: unrecognized prefix i've grep'd through the source and it has to do w/ the colors. is this related

Re: Set user ID on execution

Oswald Buddenhagen said: >> Can anyone explain this to me in plain english? Like, what the difference >> is between chmod 4750 and chmod 750 -- and how it effects the files' >> execution? > > every user has an id, as you probably know. > if the file is executed normally (ie, permissions are 750)

Re: fresh compile, "unresolved symbols" complaints

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 03:33:21PM -0400, Jeff Gordon wrote: > > - message from George Bonser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > If so, did you possibly forget to move the old modules dir out of > > the way before installing the new modules? If you compiled some things > > into the kernel that used

Lots of foreign dwww files

(Potato) I'm getting a lot of these when installing/updating packages: warning: skipping foreign dwww file /usr/lib/menu/doc-base-gentoo at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 276. Something's wrong, but I don't know what! -- Jesse Jacobsen, Pastor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grace Lutheran Church

Re: Backspace acts like delete in X

sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've heard that this was a commom Debian problem but I"ve never >experienced it before. When in X my backspace key deletes to the right of >the cursor instead of the left. In console or in an xterm it's normal. I >can't seem to find anything to edit in /etc/X11/XF86C

Re: Set user ID on execution

> Can anyone explain this to me in plain english? Like, what the difference > is between chmod 4750 and chmod 750 -- and how it effects the files' > execution? > every user has an id, as you probably know. if the file is executed normally (ie, permissions are 750), then the program runs with th

Re: PASS MCSE

On Mon, Apr 03, 2000 at 12:11:36AM +0800, PASS MCSE wrote: > Hi this email is talking about how to > pass mcse with least effort,if you want know more Yeah, i'm sure a large number of Debian users will want a MCSE... That'll be $1999, please pay at the first window. Thank you, don't come again

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 10:48:24AM -0300, Rodrigo Castro wrote: > Sorry for sending this message again and sorry for sending to > devel (I don't know if I should). I really need your help, I tried > everything I know and I can't make my Emacs work with END key, when it > is in Xterm. If you'

Re: Unusual Lilo "LI" problem

On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, Marc Moody wrote: > I've recently install a new potato system that's been working well for a > couple of weeks. Yesterday I compiled a custom kernel > (2.2.14) (installed using make-kpkg), and now I can't boot my Linux > drive. I CAN boot using the rescue floppy, and everyth

Re: ipmasq and howto

> Hmm; the actual emphasis lies on "connections which are currently > masqueraded". The word "open" was filled-in for you by your > already-existing understanding of what's going on; it's not present in the > text I was poring over and that you've quoted. > > My understanding had reached this f

Set user ID on execution

Greetings, Following my problem with su earlier last week, I figured I'd better get a refresher on permissions before I really get myself in trouble. I guess I never knew what the "s" was for in: -rwsr-xr-x I checked out `info chmod' and various other places, including a few books I have a

Re: are there other file managers besides gmc?

I still mostly use mc in an xterm, although I recently just discovered filerunner which seems excellent so far. I also like tkdesk for some purposes as the other post mentioned. It's not like filerunner is new either. One of the really good/bad things about Debian is the sheer quantity of packages

Re: are there other file managers besides gmc?

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 04:39:05AM +, John Carline wrote: > Personally I like fvwm95. It's very configurable and on my box uses less > memory than > any other. But since we each our own style, go to the following link and > pick one > you like. > > www.PLIG.org/xwinman He asked a file mana

Backspace acts like delete in X

I've heard that this was a commom Debian problem but I"ve never experienced it before. When in X my backspace key deletes to the right of the cursor instead of the left. In console or in an xterm it's normal. I can't seem to find anything to edit in /etc/X11/XF86Config to change this. Any ideas (do

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

Thanks guys. I indeed got the quotes wrong and also the space in between the two arguments. This worked fine: for x in *; do mv $x `echo $x | tr [A-Z] [a-z]`; done Another lesson learnt: watch `em quotes. Using mmv is fine, but my purpose is to learn some plain shell scripting. I'm slowly working

Re: fresh compile, "unresolved symbols" complaints

> - message from George Bonser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > How did you install your kernel? Did you use make-kpkg to make a > kernel-image package and install that or did you try to install it by > hand? "make mrproper", "make menuconfig"... like that. > If you installed by hand, is the n

PASS MCSE

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Re: ipmasq and howto

From: Oswald Buddenhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> (Now I'm trying to figure out what's made the difference -- why it is >> that previously I was seeing specific entries with 'ipchains -M -L' >> and now I'm not...possibly something's been updated, dunno; as long >> as things keep working, I'm planni

Unusual Lilo "LI" problem

I've recently install a new potato system that's been working well for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I compiled a custom kernel (2.2.14) (installed using make-kpkg), and now I can't boot my Linux drive. I CAN boot using the rescue floppy, and everything works fine. Normally the "LI" problem wa

NIS issues

I keep getting mail on some slink machines from cron jobs, e.g. the "test -f /proc/modules && /sbin/rmmod -a" one. They contain the single line: yp_all: clnt_call: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection reset by peer Anyone know what this signifies, how NIS gets involved in such a simple c

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 11:14:16AM -0400, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote: > > "Rodrigo" == Rodrigo Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, Sorry for sending this message again and sorry for > > sending to devel (I don't know if I should). I really need your > > help, I tried

Re: Potato and daylight Savings time

Wayne Topa wrote: > Has anyone else noticed that Potato has not got the word that it now > Standard time & not Daylight Saving time? You got it backwards: the change in spring is from standard time to daylight-saving time. http://cnn.com/2000/US/04/02/daylight.time/index.html And it seems tha

Potato and daylight Savings time

Has anyone else noticed that Potato has not got the word that it now Standard time & not Daylight Saving time? Or did I miss an update this morning? -- Reference Manual: Object that raises the monitor to eye level. Also used to compensate for that short table leg. __

Re: Switching to console makes X run amok

> "Jan" == Jan Ulrich Hasecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jan> Hi! It is a minor problem, because I very seldom use the Jan> console, but then it is annoying. When I switch from X to Jan> console via Ctrl-Alt-F1 I cannot switch back with Jan> Ctrl-Alt-F7. Hitting C-A-F7 the sc

Re: neomagic

Radim Gelner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > concerning a NeoMagic cards, I would like to share my own > observations. I own a Siemens Scenic Mobile 510 AGP notebook, that > is equipped with video+sound combo called NeoMagic 256 AV. This card > is not very well supported by the Linux as of time beca

XFMail Problem

Hi, I solved the problem to connect to my IMAP server. When I connect to it I can create folders and copy messages to them. But when I close XFMail and connect again to the server there are only the "system" folders (INBOX and trash) but noone of my created folders. On the remote machine I instal

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

Hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm trying to get this bash script working which converts filenames from >UPPER to lowercase. > >for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; > >It comes back with 'when moving multiple files, last argument must be a >directory.' I thought this was a loop, s

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

Hans writes: > for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; > ... > Any ideas how to get this working? Use the right kind of single quotes and seperate the arguments to tr with a space. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 05:13:33PM +0200, Hans wrote: > I'm trying to get this bash script working which converts filenames from > UPPER to lowercase. > > for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; wrong kind of quotes: #! /bin/sh for x in * do mv $x `echo $x | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z'`

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

On Sunday, 02 April 2000 at 17:13, Hans wrote: > I'm trying to get this bash script working which converts filenames from > UPPER to lowercase. > > for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; > > It comes back with 'when moving multiple files, last argument must be a > directory.' I thou

Xfree

1. After apt-get upgrade set to ~vincent (slink), I lost my xwindow, only the banner and a bash window appear. Later I lost my logit capability! Does not recognize my password anymore! I can log to console though, w/o problems. What should I do? 2. To get kernel 2.2.14, do what exactly? I did apt-g

Re: UPPER to lowercase.

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 17:13:33 +0200, Hans wrote: > for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; Use for x in *; do mv $x `echo $x | tr '[A-Z][a-z]'`; done Note the backticks and the quoting of the square brackets (to prevent them from being interpreted by the shell as globbing p

UPPER to lowercase.

I'm trying to get this bash script working which converts filenames from UPPER to lowercase. for x in *; do mv $x 'echo $x|tr [A-Z][a-z]'; done; It comes back with 'when moving multiple files, last argument must be a directory.' I thought this was a loop, so how come it moves multiple files? Any

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

> "Rodrigo" == Rodrigo Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, Sorry for sending this message again and sorry for > sending to devel (I don't know if I should). I really need your > help, I tried everything I know and I can't make my Emacs work > with END key, when it is in

Re: END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

Rodrigo Castro writes: > If I change my XTERM variable from "xterm" to "linux" when I am in Xterm, > Emacs works with END key Works fine here with xterm 3.3.5-2 and emacs20 20.5a-2. XTERM is not defined at all, but END works ok in emacs even if I define it as either 'linux' or 'xterm'. -- John H

Re: Gateway settings

> In a small office network of five NT machines and one Linux box, what should > the gateway be set to? to the host with connection to an external network connection, if any. > The IP block is 198.168.1.x, the netmask is 255.255.255.0 and the WINS/DHCP > server is on 192.168.1.10 All the NT mac

RE: Kernel panic: No init found.

One thing to check: Make sure that you have ext2 support compiled in the kernel, and not as a module. Paul On 02-Apr-2000 Bob Nielsen wrote: > I just compiled a new 2.2.14 kernel after doing a new potato install and got > the message: > > Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option t

Re: ftp problems in masquerading with WIN box

* Bill ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Yes, ip_masq_ftp.o is installed in /lib/modules/2.0.36/ipv4/ > > does this need to be configured? > and if so can you please tell me how? You'll need to load the module, you can add ip_masq_ftp to /etc/modules and then run modprobe ip_masq_ftp, that way it

Re: Kernel panic: No init found.

Nope, it is an Intel CPU. On Sat, Apr 01, 2000 at 09:58:58PM -0800, Bill Alexander wrote: > > "Bob" == Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Bob> --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Bob> I just compiled a new 2.2.14 kernel after doing a new potato

END Key in Emacs (only in Xterm)

Hello, Sorry for sending this message again and sorry for sending to devel (I don't know if I should). I really need your help, I tried everything I know and I can't make my Emacs work with END key, when it is in Xterm. - All programs have right key configuration - Emacs

Gateway settings

In a small office network of five NT machines and one Linux box, what should the gateway be set to? The IP block is 198.168.1.x, the netmask is 255.255.255.0 and the WINS/DHCP server is on 192.168.1.10 All the NT machines function well with no gateway setting, but the Linux box demands one. Chri

Re: session-manager anyone?

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 12:57:37AM -0800, Joseph de los Santos wrote: > hello, > >I don't know if this is where I have to ask this but here it >goes...How do I use the session-manager? when I click on the >session manager properties nothing happens. I can't save any >sessions. When

Re: Problems of Potato on Toshiba Tecra510CDT

Hi! I have installed Potato on my laptop Toshiba Tecra510CDT (Card Controller: ToPIC95 Card Bus), but the PC Card Services are not work, I have follow the document "PCMCIA How To" to checked the information as follows: (1) When I insert or remove card, I can hear the beep sound. (2) The dmesg: L

Switching to console makes X run amok

Hi! It is a minor problem, because I very seldom use the console, but then it is annoying. When I switch from X to console via Ctrl-Alt-F1 I cannot switch back with Ctrl-Alt-F7. Hitting C-A-F7 the screen remains black an the Keyboard is dead. It is only possible to log in remotely and kill the xse

Re: installing on an old 486

> Could the problem be the CD-ROM is some strange proprietary interface that > the installer can't talk to? > yes, it could be. but that does not necessarily mean, that the installer can't talk to it. you have to load the correct driver module by hand (don't ask me how, i don't know debian). and d

Re: what is nls_iso8859-1 used for?

> In kernel configuration it is ' native language support, Latin 1, > Western European' > it is used by the iso9660 filesystem. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.

Re: what is nls_iso8859-1 used for?

In kernel configuration it is ' native language support, Latin 1, Western European'

RE: (jg) Re: ipmasq and howto

> > But still when I do "ipchains -M -L" I don't get anything. > > > > Any ideas? > > I'm now experiencing the same thing. :-) But as long as I can see the MASQ > entry in the output from "ipchains -L", things appear to be working. > > (Now I'm trying to figure out what's made the difference --

session-manager anyone?

hello, I don't know if this is where I have to ask this but here it goes...How do I use the session-manager? when I click on the session manager properties nothing happens. I can't save any sessions. When I installed the package it said that I had to edit my .Xsession file. I did that alread

Unresolved symbols in 8390.o and pcnet_cs

I made a fresh install (no update) of potato on my laptop. I have a D-link DFE-650 pcmcia ethernet card that has previously worked without problem (also earlier on slink). Now I have problems in getting it to work. /var/log/daemon.log tells that there are "unresolved symbols" in both 8390.o and pcn

Re: glibc-compat ???

On Sat, Mar 25, 2000 at 05:34:20PM +0100, Robert Varga wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Steve Greenland wrote: > > > However I don't really like 8i, since it needs much more (and it should be > written as MUCH MORE) resources than 8.0.5. I know there is one aspect of > using 8i on linux when c

Re: Stock kernel config info?

Once upon a time, I heard Terry Hancock say > Is it possible to determine what the configuration settings > were for the stock kernels that Debian packages? > If you have .deb kernel install look in /boot/config-?? kervel version no. That should be .config for the kernel configuation. Just co

RE: (jg) Re: ipmasq and howto

On 01-Apr-2000 matt garman wrote: > But still when I do "ipchains -M -L" I don't get anything. > > Any ideas? I'm now experiencing the same thing. :-) But as long as I can see the MASQ entry in the output from "ipchains -L", things appear to be working. (Now I'm trying to figure out what's ma

Re: ftp problems in masquerading with WIN box

Yes, ip_masq_ftp.o is installed in /lib/modules/2.0.36/ipv4/ does this need to be configured? and if so can you please tell me how? Ta Bill - Original Message - From: Bill Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: ; Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 4:04 PM Subject:

Re: ftp problems in masquerading with WIN box

> "Bill" == Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bill> Hi all, I have a Debian box (woody) with IP Masq set-up, no Bill> problems with accessing the internet or internally with ftp Bill> with my win98 and win2000 box's but if I try to access Bill> external ftp sites it logs in, au

Re: Kernel panic: No init found.

> "Bob" == Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Bob> I just compiled a new 2.2.14 kernel after doing a new potato Bob> install and got the message: Bob> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= optio

ftp problems in masquerading with WIN box

Hi all, I have a Debian box (woody) with IP Masq set-up, no problems with accessing the internet or internally with ftp with my win98 and win2000 box's but if I try to access external ftp sites it logs in, authenticates and then gives the following error < 500 Illegal PORT command. * PORT

Stock kernel config info?

Is it possible to determine what the configuration settings were for the stock kernels that Debian packages? I need to recompile the kernel (1st time), and I would like to change as little as possible, since the stock kernel is working well for the most part. (I just need to enable ide-scsi module

Kernel panic: No init found.

I just compiled a new 2.2.14 kernel after doing a new potato install and got the message: Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. Does anyone know what is causing this? The 2.2.14-compact kernel installed from the boot-floppies as part of the installation boots without

WARNING: problems with postgresql-7.0-0.beta3.[12]

I have had some serious bug reports about this release (see bugs 61515 and 61573). If you are tracking woody (unstable) this may affect you. Please do not let the postgresql packages be upgraded automatically; put them on hold. If you decide to upgrade, make absolutely sure you have a backup of $

Re: apt-get dpkg-preconfigure problems

Mark Symonds wrote: > E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt exited unexpectedly > E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt Set DEBCONF_DEBUG=2 in the environment, export it, reproduce, send me the output. > newport:/home/mark# dpkg-reconfigure --priority=medium debco

Re: are there other file managers besides gmc?

john smith wrote: > hello, > > I would like to know what other file managers are available besides > gmc..maybe there is something better out there? > Personally I like fvwm95. It's very configurable and on my box uses less memory than any other. But since we each our own style, go to the fol

Re: ip masquerading

On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 06:48:19PM +0200, Philip Lehman wrote: > > I'm trying to set up IP masquerading on a slink/potato box which is > supposed to route the traffic on my home LAN over an ISDN dial-up > line. I have to admit that I have no experience with advanced > networking of this kind. > >

Re: firewall advice

On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 09:33:26AM -0400, Chris Mason wrote: > I'm getting a wireless T1 feed tomorrow and I want to connect my > network of windows and Linux machines to the internet securely. I will > only have one IP of course. > What is the best way to implement this using Corel Linux? > I us

Re: are there other file managers besides gmc?

john smith wrote: > > hello, > > I would like to know what other file managers are available besides > gmc..maybe there is something better out there? I like gentoo. Sean

Re: ipmasq and howto

On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 09:47:51AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 11:16:16AM +1000, Peter Ross wrote: > > Install the `ipmasq' package, it will automatically set up IP > > Masquerading for you providing the IP addresses you have chosen are > > private ie 10.x.x.x or 192.168

BOOTP failing (kernel request)

I'm attempting to set up a diskless box (as a dedicated MP3 player) and I can't seem to get everything working. I'm using Etherboot (on a floppy) which does a BOOTP request to my main machine. That works fine--it gets it's IP address and TFTPs a kernel. The kernel starts correctly (as far as I c

what is nls_iso8859-1 used for?

hello, modprobe can't find that module (nls_iso8859-1) its supposed to be built into all the kernels right? but where?? what is it used for anyways. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: Gnu/Linux 2.1 Install from the CD contained in Debian Gnu/Linux Guide to installation and usage

Steve White wrote: > Greetings, I have been following the directions in the manual I bought > meticulously, but cannot get the base system installed. First, the > disk was purchased from Linux Central along with the book. Next, the > directory structure implied by the text in the book is not even

Net network help, please

I'm having a little trouble I could do with some help with, if possible. I have Corel Linux installed. I have a windwosNT network with a NT DHCP / WINS server. It worked fine, the linux box intergrated pretty well, although the DHCP server showed the IP but not the name of the machine. I need to

RE: DHCP

>On a Linux box, just run dhcpc eth0, I get "command not found" when I try that. Chris Mason Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 USA Fax (561) 382-7771 Take a virtual tour of the island http://net.ai/ The Anguilla Guide Find out more about NetConc

Re: sound hell

Hi James, On 31-Mar-2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I LOVE YOU! > > heh, well, no. but seriously. > after installing bin86, the kernel did, indeed compile correctly. > after many tries, the soundcard still wouldn't work (i did select sound > support for Ensoniq pci 97... the chipset for my ca

Re: Questions from a new debian user

Hello, On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 04:57:04PM -0500, Hilary Hertzoff wrote: > > 2. I downloaded a file from the internet through lynx for the browser I > used to use in Windoze. Now I can't find the file. Where would lynx have > dropped it. > You can tell lynx where to put downloaded files. In th

RE: DHCP

On 01-Apr-2000 Chris Mason wrote: > How do I force the machine to renew it's DHCP IP allocation? I've changed > parameters on the DHCP server and I want the machine to reflect those > changes. On a Linux box, just run dhcpc eth0, and it should renew itself. If you running Windows (shudder), Star

Re: are there other file managers besides gmc?

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 12:49:53AM +, john smith wrote: > hello, > > I would like to know what other file managers are available besides > gmc..maybe there is something better out there? My personal preference is the file manager that comes with tkdesk. It's not GNOMEified or anything, but

Re: ATTN: pjw@edmc.net

On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 11:19:40PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Blacklisters may have the right to speak and *say* what they think I should > do, but they have no right to be heard. Your post only rated a 1.5 on my trollometer. Please try harder. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: installing on an old 486

Your CD-ROM could be the culprit. I believe that Debian works off of any ATAPI compatible CD-ROM drive. With other distributions (Redhat) which I used before, my computer would freeze if I started through DOS. Is there any way you can boot directly from the CD-ROM in the BIOS setup program? If

Re: xemacs and the docbook 3.1 dtd's

On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 09:46:37AM +0930, John Pearson wrote: > On Sat, Apr 01, 2000 at 11:03:14AM -0800, Aaron Van Couwenberghe wrote > > Hey people - > > > > I'm just trying to edit docbook here, and it's quite obvious that > > emacs doesn't know to look for DTDs. I've found that emacs has

are there other file managers besides gmc?

hello, I would like to know what other file managers are available besides gmc..maybe there is something better out there? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

installing on an old 486

I'm trying to install Debian on an old 486 sx. From DOS, I put the Debian CD in the drive, then did a "d:\install\boot" and it loaded up the dbootstrap program as expected. The installation procedure works fine until I get to the "Install OS Kernel and Modules." When it asks for a install media

quake-svga

Hello: I installed the quake-svga package and quake-lib-stub (because I already have the libraries). When I switch to a console and type "quake-svga" the screen just goes blank, and my monitor goes into powersave mode within a couple of seconds. Does anyone know what might be causing this? Doe

Re: xemacs and the docbook 3.1 dtd's

On Sat, Apr 01, 2000 at 11:03:14AM -0800, Aaron Van Couwenberghe wrote > Hey people - > > I'm just trying to edit docbook here, and it's quite obvious that emacs > doesn't know to look for DTDs. I've found that emacs has a number > of options for setting custom search paths for these kinds of f

Re: How to fix missing modules after kernel update?

"Christian Pernegger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm running an up-to-the-minute potato box. Today I compiled a custom 2.2.14 >using dkpg-make. It installs and boots fine, except for errors produced by >some things that were modules in the standard kernel (nic driver, NLSs,...) >and are not module

Re: sound hell

Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>i absolutely can NOT do w/o sound and afraid i'll have to wipe out this >>drive in favor of Corel this weekend (damn it! why can't debian adopt >>corel's "sound_setup" program. it works so nicely!), > >What's the licence like? If