Re: Linux on a Windows XP computer?

If possible, don't try to look for the device name, try to look for the chipset name instead. lspci often can tell you this. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.

Re: Unattended OpenOffice inst

.1.1-2 Use this source: deb ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/debian-openoffice woody-test main contrib best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html

Re: Acrobat Reader

.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat There are Debian packages of Acrobat Reader available which are maintained by Christian Marillat: acroread acroread-debian-files acroread-plugin available for Woody from ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen &l

Re: Lilo question..

5 label=Debian in the Mandrake lilo configuration. This is quite easy to maintain. If you install a new Kernel on your Debian system, you do not need to boot or chroot into your Mandrake system and reinstall lilo. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-

Re: pppd configuration

s and what I should look for? grep -e DNS /var/log/syslog best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Woody install ignoring network card.

Select it during the module configuration to load the driver. > Both knoppix 3.3 and freebsd 4.10 bring up the system with networking; Knoppix has automatic hardware configuration (it will load modules automagically), while Woody does not. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Ja

Re: Startup: give root password for maintenance

2" at the lilo prompt). If that works, change the default runlevel. Check /etc/inittab and your bootloader configuration (the append="..." line if you use lilo). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270

Re: here's how I installed Sun's Java, comments are welcome

en, or by converting the installer: <http://z42.de/debian/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Re: Another Newbie question..

ve runlevel 3 without kdm, do this: rm /etc/rc3.d/???kdm After that, booting into runlevel 3 will not load XFree (if you use kdm as your login manager). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User

Re: Failed to open /dev/ttySO

> ==> Failed to open /dev/ttyS0 > > How can i change my /dev/ttyS0 so that a regular user can use it ? Check the permissions. Normally only root and the dialout group have read and write access to /dev/ttyS*. Adding the user to the dialout group can probably solve the problem. bes

Re: sarge?

So far they newer made it into the next revision, mostly for compatibility reasons (I think even the updated 2.4.18 packages were rejected last time). Is there any reason to believe that it will be different next time? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PRO

Re: sarge?

f people asking here because X won't work shows. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: graphics display

rk)? If it is XFree, what type of graphic card do you use? How did you configure your X server? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html --

Re: Can't use synaptic and other stuff as regular user

o the computer with xforwarding? > > ssh -X localhost > > you might have to change the line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > #from: > X11Forwarding no > > #to: > X11Forwarding yes This should work, but for KDE users, there is much better way. Simply run kdesu synapt

Re: Audio HOWTO?

1 >> /etc/modules To load it when it is needed, add a line alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1 to /etc/modutils/aliases (Kernel 2.4) or /etc/modprobe.d/aliases (Kernel 2.6) and run update-modules Grüße Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 IC

Re: iptables

ve with no rules. The "no rules" configuration will be loaded when "/etc/init.d/iptables stop" is run. The configurations are saved in /var/lib/iptables. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #170

Re: 2.6 and usb

module change its name? Ask the Kernel developers. > Is it the same module? Yes. If you want to use both Kernel versions, add something like alias usb-uhci uhci_hcd to /etc/modprobe.d/aliases and run update-modules. That way "modprobe usb-uhci" will also work with 2.6. best regards

Re: VFS: Cannot open root device

le IDE support as modules. And don't forget to rerun lilo after replacing the kernel. If you need more help, please post the relevant contents of your Kernel config file. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux

Re: cdrom, kernel 2.6 and ripping audio cd's

ce. Change ownership of the cd/dvd drive device files from root.disk to root.cdrom. Do not add yourself to the disk group. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/de

Re: CD-RW/DVD configuration.

" > command I get the folow message: > > cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg*'. Cannot > open SCSI driver > cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure you > are root Make sure that the ide-scsi driver is loaded:

Re: 111 and 765th ports problem

but > i removed it from startup and also sunrpc line #'ed in my > /etc/services file. > > How can i find which packages use this ports, and why they start at > boot time? If netstat can't identify the process, maybe fuser can: fuser -n tcp 111 best regards And

Re: Preventing default route being wrongly attached

Hello robert fernando (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> robert fernando (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>>Q1 How do I reconfigure a Debian 3.x system 2.2.20-idepci so that >>>the default route is not

Re: Preventing default route being wrongly attached

put a script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d that sets the default route to the ppp connection (using the route program) best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -

Re: ppp problems

tting with pppconfig. To check if this is the problem, try to ping an IP address instead of a host name (try 192.25.206.10 for debian.org). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas

Re: Installing problems

all on an running system. > 3º - How could i install my DSL internet line with that modem(Sagem > USB)? First you must make sure that your "modem" is supported at all. A search at <http://groups.google.com> for the model name and "linux driver" or "linux module&qu

Re: How do I install a BIN file?

of shell script, so calling sh file.bin also works. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: search debian-user

Hello Enrique Samson Jr. (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > hi. how do i search the archive of this list? for a subject about > Qt.pm? TIA. Go to <http://groups.google.com> and search for "linux.debian.user". best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen &l

Re: 2.6 kernel being less responsive than 2.4

in now. > > Thanks very much, I can't believe I mindblanked that being > it. For the archive: I had similar problems. In some situations (opening new programs, switching windows), xmms skipped, and in my case changing the nice value of XFree to 0 (using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-commo

Re: problem installing eclipse

Hello s. keeling (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Incoming from Andreas Janssen: >> >> quirin (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >> > i can't apt-get eclipse :( >> >> Install a java runtime environment. I think there is no packages

Re: problem installing eclipse

from Sun and convert it using alien. Or you use j2se-package, which may produce better results than alien: <http://z42.de/debian/> best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andrea

Re: Showing log messages on desktop

bf2.4 kernel. You could basically open a terminal window and run something like less +F /var/log/syslog Some terminal programs like eterm allow you to switch off all decorations and set the background color to "transparent". This way you don't see the window itself - only the text

Re: few debian questions!!

www.apt-get.org> or think about switching from stable to testing or unstable. But keep in mind that in testing and unstable there is no guarantee for security updates, and things break from time to time. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P

Re: how to... (newbie questions)

e command: gdm >start GDM up instead, assuming it is installed? Not unless you tell it to. > d) how do I find out what software is installed? Eg *is* GDM/Gnome >in my system, and if so, where are its libraries, if I want to > explore its parameter files etc? Try aptit

Re: removed apmd but it still seems to be there

nel? Did you try the "apm=off" boot parameter? Did you rerun lilo after changing the config file? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.ht

Re: Messages to list

en to everyone - you can post messages without being subscribed. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: How to get multimedia keys (volume up /down) working

; keyboard configuration, but I don't know how to do that :( Here is an example from my configuration (this probably won't work with hotkeys in Sarge and Sid, as far as I know the config file format changed): ... You can find out the keycodes using xev. best regar

Re: How to get multimedia keys (volume up /down) working

do), but it seems that they are directly tied to the > hardware. GNOME never sees those keys. > > Does somebody know how to get the volume up and down keys working? I made mine (Logitech itouch-like) work using the hotkeys package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Jans

Re: Question concerning the "Debian-Update 3.0r1 CD"

r CDs, you most probably get Woody r2 CDs, so you don't need the update CD anymore. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: winscp like program on linux?

like "load profile". best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Via Epia 5000 Video RAM

ases you do not need to enter the amount of video RAM, because XFree is able to decect it automatically. If you want or need to select the size manually, maybe you should take a look at your BIOS, or at this page: <http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/viaedenepia5000/index.html> best regards

Re: Inline PGP signatures [was: Re: email signatures]

hat many other MUAs only support inline signatures, but not PGP/MIME, and some need additional software to support PGP/MIME (like aegypten for kmail). Check ix 03/2004 for an overview on PGP support in common MUAs. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: Hardware Support

u need. If it doesn't load, tell us wether you have an ISA or PCI card. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

Re: Soundcard got crazy under linux

my SB Live! card (emu10k1) when I tried Mandrake 9.something, with ALSA. On Debian Woody with the OSS driver everything was fine. Switching from ALSA to the OSS driver on Mandrake helped (yes, I know it only a workaround, but it solved the problem for me). best regards Andreas Janssen

Re: debian and women? from DWN #10

Hello Monique Y. Herman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > On 2004-03-25, Andreas Janssen penned: > >> So far I have not seen any hostility towards women because they were >> female (at least on the mailing lists and in the usenet groups I >> read). I have however

Re: Locale requirements for GnuCash

n again after changing the locale settings? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: locale errors

;t you tell to do anything. I asked. Politely. This is why I used the word "please". > If you can show me five posts where this exact question has been > answered previously. I'll shut up about this, praise you, and > apologize for wasting bandwidth/etc. That sound too go

Re: locale errors

ales package is not installed, type "apt-get install locales". Please use the archive at <http://groups.google.com> (Group linux.debian.user) or <http://liste.debian.org> first next time. This question has been asked and answered more then once. best regards Andreas Janssen -- A

Re: email signatures

> > Must be your MUA. Go fix it :-) I think it is because of the GPG signature. When signing a message, the signature delimiter is changed from "-- \n" to "- -- \n". Probably mutt is clever enough to change it back. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas J

Re: Config for 2.4.18-bf24

Hello mixo (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Where can I find the config for 2.4.18-bf24 kernel? If the kernel is installed: With find. Or locate. Or yourself in /boot. If it is not installed, get the package and extract it using dpkg -x. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andrea

Re: Bf24 Install (2.4.20 Kernel?)

ut what systems people use this kind of hardware on, and on which systems it doesn't work. And of course you can also ask here again, if you tell us what kind of hardware you want to use. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: debian and women? from DWN #10

ive polite answers from the mostly male participants where a male newbie would only have received a "Search the fscking archive/web". In some places (like the SelfHTML forum, http://selfforum.teamone.de) this beahviour has even repeatedly been subject to very long and sometimes heat

Re: GUI for nvidia4620

a textmode (curses?) interface, that guides you through the installation process. Of course if you get the driver from nvidia.com. If you use the Debian packages, you probably won't need it anyway. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID

Re: Maybe ... I don't now

ttp://groups.google.com>. Enter "linux.debian.user". Select "Search only in linux.debian.user". Enter "nvidia xfree vesa". This will give you information on why it doesn't work and what your options are. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Jansse

Re: how to install X

ement will automatically ask you for the CDs it needs. If you have more questions, please take a look at the installation manual on <http://debian.org/doc/> first. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User

Re: cron path problem

s are run under the user id in the crontab file, or, if the job is run from a user crontab, under that user's id. > Or how can I set the path that cron has access to? By setting the PATH in your cronjob script. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PR

Re: Network Card Support

r name to /etc/modules. Or add alias eth0 modulename to /etc/modutils/aliases and run update-modules. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To

Re: kde 3.2

Hello Debian STX (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen wrote: > >> Wenn I installed KDE 3, I removed the existing KDE installation: >> >> apt-get --purge remove kde.* >> >> and installed KDE using the group packages: >> >>

Re: kde 3.2

--purge remove kde.* and installed KDE using the group packages: apt-get install kdebase kdenetwork kdegames kdeadmin... best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.htm

Re: Installed packages: what location from?

ide packages with exactly the same name and version. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: PPP config with external modem

Also check the DNS for your modem is configured properly (probably you need dynmaic DNS). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Correct terminology of an "extracted, not installed" binary package

ve into the specified directory. So I would say "extracted" is the appropriate term. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.ht

Re: AW: no audio cd play from CD writer

and play the audio data. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /dev/cdrom and 2.6 - what should /dev look like and how do I get there the Right Way

t; familiar to me. > > How should I fix this the Right Way? > [...] I think you can leave these device files alone. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-t

Re: Microsoft Truetype fonts not working now?

nactivated the fonts a long time ago. Luckily the license allows other people to distribute them. Since Woody r1 the fonts are downloaded from sourceforge. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 h

Re: Hardware Support issues

s > site but it failed to compile. And what was the error message? You probably forgot to install either the developement tools or the kernel headers: apt-get install build-essential kernel-headers-$(uname -r) best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-I

Re: Hardware Support issues

Hello Christopher J. Noyes (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > From: "Andreas Janssen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Christopher J. Noyes (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>> Does anyone know if there is support for NVIDIA Geoforce 2 video >>> car

Re: mounting extended or logical partions

n answer for this? You cannot mount the extendet partition, only the logical drives in the extended partition. Logical drives start with /dev/hd?5. dmesg | grep "hda:\|hdb:" can tell you more about your partitions. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAI

Re: Hardware Support issues

best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Console is screwy (shows what looks like boot log)

Hello Jorge Santos (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Brad Sims (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >>> My virtual consoles (ie F1-whatever) after a short period >>> will go screwy and show what lo

Re: Console is screwy (shows what looks like boot log)

plain text mode work best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mouse behavior with kernel 2.6.X ( running 2.6.4 and 2.6.3 on another machine)

the InputDevice "Generic Mouse" line in your XFree config file (Section Server Layout). With 2.6, also PS/2 mice can be accesed through /dev/input/mice additionally to /dev psaux, and maybe the signals from the mouse are now read twice by X. best regards Andreas Jansse

Re: apt cache

sting"? Apt needs some addidional files, like "Packages". Use apt-move to move the packages into a hierarchy usable by apt and to create the necessary files. Or simply copy the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives. Or symlink /var/cache/apt/archives from one file system to another.

Re: ide-scsi emulation not working

he settings on Kent's system are the default after installation (at least on Woody). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: Help - kernel panic

ing can I have it downloaded from Debian website? You should be able to boot using an Woody installation CD or a set of boot floppies. The installation kernels have compiled-in IDE support. E.g. with the first Woody CD you could boot entering rescbf24 root=hdasomething best regards Andre

Re: ide-scsi emulation not working

e heard the ide-scsi driver in kernel 2.6 is not properly maintained at the moment and has some bugs. The new system also has some advantages, like DMA support for block sizes other than 2048 (e.g. audio CDs). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P

Re: ide-scsi emulation not working

ver and k3b. All I had to do was to change ownership for /dev/hdc and /dev/hdd from root.disk to root.cdrom. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.htm

Re: ssh client and ssh server

ou cannot deinstall it without deinstalling the client as well - they are in the same package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: installation problems

.0. Do the following: apt-get install build-essential kernel-headers-$(uname -r) Next execute the downloaded driver archive: sh NVIDIA-something \ --kernel-include-path=/usr/src/kernel-headers-$(uname-r) best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-

Re: Really, I still don't have sound

grade to a newer one, e.g. 2.4.25. You can get precompiled packages from <http://www.backports.org>. Install the proper package and configure your bootloader to use the initrd. > - > Please leave this. It is a filter term. > ferulebezel > ---

Re: crontab jobs not running?

belongs to. If you use vixie cron, the user field is only needed in /etc/crontab and /etc/cron.d crontab segments. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.h

Re: what user for /etc/cron.weekly?

Hello Monique Y. Herman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > When entries in /etc/cron.weekly are run, what user/group are they run > as? >From /etc/crontab: 47 6* * 7 roottest -e /usr/sbin/anacron || \ run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly best regards Andreas Janss

Re: debian newbie...

They are precompiled, I think at the moment 2.4.24 and 2.4.25 are available. You need however configure your boot loader to use the initrd that comes with the kernels if you want to use one of them. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC80

Re: FW: New to debian and overwhelmed.

gt; The LSB/FSH has deprecated /usr/local and now it is /opt. Exactly where? I checked the latest version of FHS, and couldn't find such a statement. The LSB part about FHS also does not say anything about /usr/local being deprecated. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen

Re: FW: New to debian and overwhelmed.

> If You don't have any important reason, I don't see, why You would > like to split Your harddrive anyway (of course, besides swap). Well, the advantages and disadvantages have been discussed here repeatedly. Just take a look at the archive. best regards Andreas J

Re: FW: New to debian and overwhelmed.

only have PIII 800s). First of all, if you downloaded packages, check if they are still in /var/cache/apt/archives. If yes, save them, e.g. to your home folder. That way you can reinstall without downloading them again. Just copy them back to /var/cache/apt/archives after installing the base s

Re: Newbie, stumped, pls help!

you use an USB keyboard? Can you maybe enable some USB keyboard option in your BIOS? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: more installation stuff

the X server > driver for the Intel chip? I try out X-Window with the PCI controller. > On boot-up, the screen goes blank and CTRL-ALT-F1 does not bring up > the command-line screen. How now? Check <http://www.xfree86.org> (Support/Documentation) to find out which driver/server y

Re: Cannot find dpkg-scanpackages

es.debian.org>. You can search package contents there. Or install apt-file, which will allow you to do that locally. Or take a look at apt-ftparchive, which can do what dpkg-scanpackages does, and more. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Ke

Re: Can't connect to windows box from Debian, can from Red Hat

gt; telnet [SYN, ECN, CWR] Seq=3827497024 Ack=0 Win=5840 Len=0 Try to turn off ECN: echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.

Re: Cron-ing apt-get update

o try the cron-apt package. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: newbie to Linux (Debian).

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 If you need more help, tell us about - your graphic card - the screen and device sections of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 - the lines beginning with (EE) and the last 10-15 lines of /var/log/XFreee86.0.log best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas J

Re: Playing music cds in xmms

CDROM drive is connected to the sound card. If not, you need to install the xmmd-cdread plugin. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSC

Re: LAN down after installing kernel 2.4.24-1-k7

board. <http://www.google.de/search?q=sis%20ethernet%20linux 20module&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8> Try the sis900 module. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps

Re: Keeping unconnected systems updated

ibed software and all that. If you can, get the OE quote fix: <http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/> > [bla bla] Maybe you could do something against this disclaimer. It's really annoying. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: What is the minimum RAM needed for 2.4?

p the > 2.4 install. In the stdnadrd configuration the old kernel will not be removed, and you can choose which kernel to use at the lilo prompt. Maybe you have to press shift+tab to make lilo ask you. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key

Re: Re: base system, no x windows yet,HOW?

pdate. In the future apt will tell you if there is an updated version of that package (e.g. an security update). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: XServer Problem

t if I remember correctly). If it is not supported, try one of the packages from XFree 3.3.6. They are also included in Woody. The XFree documentation should be able to tell you which one you need. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID:

Re: How to install testing package in Stable distn

ting were built against libraries that are not available in Woody (at least in that version), or because a newer compiler version was used to build them (important for C++ programs/libraries). You should try to find some backported package. Go to <http://www.apt-get.org>. best regards

Re: Upgrading

e apt-get to install the vanilla flavor, e.g.: apt-get install kernel-image-2.2.20 Also take a look at the 2.4.18 packages. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debia

Re: Re: base system, no x windows yet,HOW?

Hello ts (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> ts (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > >>> It's said that the NIC network cards of EPOX-8rda3g MB would be in >>> function under kernel 2.4.20. should I upgr

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