X Problems

I installed a bunch of packages from sid because I wanted to run gnapster-gtk 1.4.2-0.1. I managed to get all of the packages installed and configured, including Gnapster, but I broke X in the process. When I try to start X I get this message: X: /etc/X11/X points back to X wrapper executable,

X Broken After Upgrade

I used Apt to upgrade from Slink to Potato, now X doesn't work. The X server will start, the background appears and the mouse cursor will move around the screen (running twm), but no xterm appears and the cursor menu won't appear when I press the mouse button. So I can't do anything except move

Re: X Broken After Upgrade

Erik Steffl wrote: well, that means that X works perfectly. what you're missing is a window manager. So I am. you can do a lot more. for example switch to another console and run some X program with -display :0 and switch back to X. That is so neat! Thanks for the -display :0 trick. I can

is busy

was working on I got this message: is busy How do I fix this without rebooting? Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Mounting Sound Blaster Pro CD-ROM

to mount it. I've tried things like: mount -t iso9660 /dev/sbpcd-0 /cdrom /dev/sbpcd0 sbpcd-0 and every combination and permutation I can think of, but I just can't figure out the proper command. Anyone happen to know this? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL

Midnight Commander without mouse?

When I installed Midnight Commander I recall that dpkg setup required a mouse to be present even thought mc can be operated without one. Now I'm about to install Debian on a machine which will have no mouse and want to use mc. What can I do?

Re: Midnight Commander without mouse?

No, I mean how do I INSTALL mc without a mouse? libgpmg is a required package for mc, and if it is not present dpkg complains and won't install mc. Since mc operates perfectly well without a mouse I can't imagine why this is so, but there it is. I guess I could go ahead and install libgpmg even

make menuconfig

what packages must be installed to use make menuconfig?

Re: make menuconfig

needed. Now I need to set up another system and I can't find that page. Quoting David Densmore ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): what packages must be installed to use make menuconfig? A kernel-source package, its dependencies, recommendations, and suggestions apart from kernel-package, which I'd heartily

cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'

they contain some information? If so could someone please send me examples of these files so I can configure them? Did I not compile something into the kernel that I should have? I did not add plug and play support, should I have? Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL

Re: cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'

, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'

: No such device also: bash: /dev/lp1: No such device bash: /dev/lp2: No such device bash: /dev/lp3: No such device This is a kernel I compiled myself. I would like to recompile it if I knew what options to select. Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: cannot open '/dev/lp0' - 'No such device'

OK, I got it this time and it works, thanks! I just didn't comprehend the first time. I guess this whole problem boiled down to the fact that I overlooked parallel printer support under character devices. Thanks for all your help. David i told you what options to select.. [general setup]

How do I generate modules.dep?

I recompiled the kernel and installed the modules with the make modules_install command, but it didn't create a modules.dep file. I hacked one by hand from an old copy I had and it works, but what is the proper way to generate modules.dep? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Still Can't Print

messages, nothing. Files do appear in the spool directory as before. Someone please give me a clue (or the answer outright would be ok too). Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Can't Print

go about fixing this? Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

kernel compile stops with fatal signal

grateful if someone could tell be what to do (about this problem, that is). Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Can't log in - Help!

in as root and moved a subdirectory from my home directory to my root directory so that it would be inaccessable to my normal user account. Could this have caused the problem? I moved it back but that didn't help. I used Win98 to send this email, please forgive me. David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pine question

Find this entry in .pinerc: # List of features; see Pine's Setup/options menu for the current set. # e.g. feature-list= select-without-confirm, signature-at-bottom # Default condition for all of the features is no-. feature-list= add allow-changing-from like this:

Two quick questions

1. Is Gnome a window manager for X, or is it a replacement for X? (or it it something else?) 2. What is the advantage of using a kernel source package in .deb format as opposed to a generic kernel source in tar.gz format?

Directory Stats Mounting Partitions

but I can't can't get the syntax right. I wish the manpages had more examples. Thank You, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Display full package names

I have libc6 2.0.7.19981211-6 installed, but when I use dpkg -l I see this ii libc6 2.0.7.19981211 GNU C Library: shared libraries with the -6 at the end truncated. How can I list the full package name?

ps not listing PIDs (was Unkillable Process?)

even if the user who started it logs out of the console from which it was started? Just wondering, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Unkillable Process?

this act is sacrilege, forgive me and show me the error of my ways. Does anyone know why I was unable to list the PID? And how do I kill the X server when it locks up? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Modem won't dial

to control the modems volume? It is MUCH louder than my old one. Also, where are the modem init strings stored for pon? Where can I get a list of all the modem AT commands? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Previously I wrote: when I use the pon command the modem picks up the line and I hear

Modem won't dial

, but that had no effect. Does anyone know how I can fix this? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X locks at -bpp 16

John Forest wrote: David Densmore wrote: I have a Diamond SpeedStar Pro with CL-GD5426 chip and am running the svga X server. It works fine when I run it at -bpp 8, but at -bpp 16 it starts with a completely black background and the mouse freezes as soon as I place the xterm window

X locks at -bpp 16

of minutes the mouse will unfreeze and I can move it around the edge of the screen, but if I move it over the xterm window it will freeze again. Does anyone know what to do about this? Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Real Player

I bet you put application name as rvplayer, not as rvplayer %s You are correct sir! That fixed it. Thank you very much, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Real Player

for Netcape under applications, and when I click a link in Netscape rvplayer will start, but not play. It behaves as if I simply invoked it from the command line with without a URL. It comes up on the screen and just sits there. How do I fix this? Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Which X Server?

My video card is a Diamond SpeedStar Pro with the Cirrus Logic CL-GD5426 chip. Which X server should I use? I want to run -bpp 16 color depth. Thanks David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Write permission to other partitions

Is there a way to give write permission to a regular user to a directory other than /home/user? I want to be able to write to my FAT32 partition without having to log in as root. Thank you, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: -ltermcap option...

!? Open the file ~/pine4.02/pine/makefile.lnx in a text editor and change -ltermcap to -lncurses Do the same thing for ~/pine4.02/pico/makefile.lnx David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PPP via Minicom

to an inconsequential problem. I thank you. David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PPP via Minicom

which always worked with Debian 1.3.1. I'm doing it exactly the same way. Once again, thanks for all the help with this. David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PPP via Minicom

:09:12 linux pppd[1025]: Modem hangup Aug 28 07:09:12 linux pppd[1025]: Connection terminated. Aug 28 07:09:13 linux pppd[1025]: Exit. Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PPP via Minicom

[3246]: Exit. Well, there it is. Automatic logins with pon and provider scripts work perfectly, and here I am trying to get the readers of this list to help me figure out how to log in manually. What's wrong with this picture? Thanks again, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PPP via Minicom

this command, no connection is established and the modem hangs up shortly thereafter. I get the same result as root and as normal user. Does anyone know how to make this work? I can start a PPP connection with pon ok, just want to be able to do it manually too. Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Random Return Addresses

get from Mutt: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is what I want: From: David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] The best I can get from Pine is: From: David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] or From: David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know, I could just create a Linux user account

Re: Random Return Addresses

and set up smail instead. Now entries in .muttrc are obeyed! David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] this message sent with Mutt 0.91.2i under Debian 2.0.

PPP as normal user

I just installed Debian 2.0. Can someone tell me how to establish a PPP connection from my normal user account? I have no problem as root. I tried chmod u+s pppd but that doesn't work. Thank You David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

FIPS for Ext2?

Is there an application similar to FIPS or Partition Magic which runs under Linux and will resize, copy and move ext2 partitions? David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

X Server Locks Up at 16 bpp

the screen as long as I don't move it over the xterm window, at which time it locks up again. I can run at -bpp 8 ok. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: Linus Torvalds - Man of the century

Linus Torvalds and clicking a submit button doesn't seem like too much effort to me. David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

startx -- -bpp 16 doesn't work

Acceleration Architecture) (--) SVGA: XAA: No acceleration primitives defined. waiting for X server to shut down If anyone can give me a clue about this, I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

vplay

. Thanks again, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Recompiled Kernel, now vplay doesn't work

/vplay: cannot execute binary file My other sound players including bplay still operate normally, but I need vplay because it is needed by Cecilia (a graphical front end for csound). So far I can't find anything else wrong with my system, just vplay. Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps how

Problem loading files in X

add the filename and path to the command line when I start Cecilia. Could these problems be related? Anyone have a clue? Thanks, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps How do I turn off the screen saver -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Need help with X

? Thank You, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Kernel Compiled (at last)

You didn't say so in your post, so I'm going to assume you may not have done some of the additional steps to get your modules compiled and installed. Aha! additional steps I thought there might be some of those. You guys on the debian-user list always have the answer. Thanks Mike David

Where's zImage

not found make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 127 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.30/arch/i386/boot' make: *** [zImage] Error 2 Do I really need to recompile the kernel to get my sound card to work? Thank You David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e

Kernel Compiled (at last)

. If anyone knows what this is, I would appreciate a clue. But it is not critical as everything on my system including the sound card is working now. Thanks again, David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e

How do I recompile the kernel?

-TO instructions (in fact those HOW-TO's have really been no help at all), and turn to the readers of this list for help. How do I recompile the kernel? Alternatively: Does anyone know a URL for some better instructions? Thank You David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST

PPP dial-up script working at last.

it? Thanks again David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

bash: make: command not found

received this message: bash: make: command not found What am I doing wrong? David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: PPP dial-up script

example of /etc/ppp.chatscript? Thank You David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

PPP dial-up script

presents me with one of following prompts: access-1 access-2 access-3 access-4 I don't understand how to translate the author's example to my server, and since I don't know how to run the script in the first place, I can't experiment. O mighty Linux gurus, please alleviate my cluelessness. David

fs type vfat not supported by kernel?

vfat partitions manually. Can anyone tell me how to make vfat work in /etc/fstab? Thanks David Densmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .