Re: X11: could not open default font 'fixed'

Le 2001-12-04 16:23:39 +0200, Johann Spies écrivait : > I am trying to install X11 on a machine in preparation to show linux to > other users. At the moment I am stuck with the error message in the > subject-line on Woody. Try running as root : cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts update-fonts-alias 100dpi 75

Re: dwww errors

Le 2000-08-04 21:44:03 +0200, Neilen Marais écrivait : > For instance, on the debian document menu, a number of choices result > in not found messages, or other arb errors. If I manually browse the > same location in netscape useing file:///whatever (by looking at the > URL dwww generates) things

Re: some questions

Le 2000-08-02 11:28:52 +0300, Tzafrir Cohen écrivait : > 1. When using a network adapter whose driver is compiled as a module - > where does this module get loaded? > I currently added a simple modprobe line to /etc/init.d/networking , but > there has to be a better way. On RedHat loading this mod

Re: [NEWBIE ALERT] Interchangebility of manual install vs dselect/dpkg

Le 2000-07-31 16:24:07 +0100, Jean-Jack M. Riethoven écrivait : > I am relatively new to installing my own Debian system (2.1r4). Until now, > I have managed quite well with dselect. However, I haven't been able to get > X up and running yet on my video card (a Diamond Viper 550 16Mb). What happe

Re: your mail

Le 2000-07-26 10:54:19 +0100, Patrick J Draper écrivait : > How do I stop my Debian 2.1 machine kicking straight into X windows or how > do I get out once it has. > > I'm having problems and wish to boot to the command line. When you boot your system, add the following parameter : single It wi

Re: MGE UPS and HP DDS4.

Le 2000-07-24 08:59:12 +0200, Magnus Hultin écrivait : > The UPS is an MGE Pulsar ESV 11+. I tried the software > that came with it and the newer version available on MGE's > homepage. I also tried mgeupsd and apcupsd (hoping the > UPS would be APC-compatible). None of the programs managed > to co

Re: voodoo3 board not found

Le 2000-07-22 18:05:31 -0700, Aaron Maxwell écrivait : > I've tried to run quake3 and the demo version of descent3 on my > spanking new system, with its Voodo3 3K 16MB accelerator card. Neither > can detect it -- the error message they give is: > > gd error (glide): Can't find or access Banshee/

Re: apache + mod_proxy

from localnet in access.conf might also help. Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: Corel/Linux OS

e to access your floppy drive from the Desktop. To access a floppy drive, you probably need to mount it first with "fdmount" or "xvmount". Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: MegaRAID under 2.2

k. > > Unfortunately, I need 2.2.x for Lotus Domino and SMP support, so leaving > it at 2.0.36 is not an option, as appealing as that may seem. Have you compiled the SCSI generic support in your 2.2 kernel ? It is required for this controler to work. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: MegaRAID under 2.2

t; use of anything special. > > Any hints? Condolences? See : http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-0002/msg00544.html -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: Azerty instead of qwerty

gt; to login and type loadkeys be-latin1 to have the correct keyboard layout. > How can I avoid this, 'cause it's rather difficult to enter my password this > way ;-)? Using kbdconfig should enable you to easily choose and test the default keyboard. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: WindowMaker menus are all gone!

GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu" file by : "menu.hook" -------- Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Oreiley.net on Linux.com compares Linux distributions

The O'Reilley.net part of the Linux.com site includes a comparaison of the Linux distributions (including Debian) you might want to have a look at. http://oreilly.linux.com/pub/q/linux_dist -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: Question on installing packages and upgrading

e you're interested in. Note that none of these option is totally failsafe. You can also choose to live on the unstable distribution. But this means a lot of download, and no warantee your system will work or be reliable. Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: What sends IGMP packets?

these packets, just compile your kernel without the multicast option. Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: your mail

Le 2000-02-11 01:28:24 +0200, Shadow_OF_Darkness écrivait : > i want to get a wav to mp3 convertor ... GOGO is a good option. http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~shigeo/gogo_e.html It is available in RPM, and is easy to convert to DEB. Hope it helps. -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: Last potato linuxlogo

back. Which is really too bad. Did someone file a bug report asking the swirl back :-) ? Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: timezone

On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 03:07:51PM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How does one change the timezone setting? Use "tzconfig". -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: [Debian: Grafikkarte] 3Dfx (MAXI Gamer 3D)

com ). Have a look at the 3Dfx HowTo for more informations. Hope it helps. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | || | « Et

Re: "bashrc" for xdm

On Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 01:47:37AM +0200, Marc Meier wrote: > I tried to execute my .bashrc from .xsession or to set the > variables in the .xsession, but the X-session refused to start even if > an empty ~/.xsession file exist. AFAIK, you need to launch your window manager at the end of your .xse

Re: SoundBlaster AWE 64 and 486DX33?

dure is detailed in "INSTALL.awe" and "AWE32" in the sound folder of the kernel Documentation) > Will I be able to get sound on my X-Terminal over the network connection? Maybe you should look at NAS or rplayd ? Hope it helps. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard

Re: Where's Apt?

as I know "apt" is not part of the system. And will not be an option to help you install Netscape. Hope it helps. Best Regards. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | |

Re: Emacs, Netscape and Apache - together?

e installation, but is not mandatory (I believe). Hope it helps. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | || | « Attendre & espérer ! » -- Edmond Dantès, Comte de Monte-Cristo | --

Re: /etc/environment

omatically for login shells. Hope it helps. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | || | « Les elfes naissent là où meuren

Re: Need help with Sound Modules

ete all lines and run modconf again. My (working) configuration says : options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 options adlib_card io=0x388 Hope it helps. Best Regards. Jean-Philippe -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | || | « Et avec la nuit, vint la lumière. » -- Légendes de Yarth| --

Re: RCS documentation

intro Hope it helps. Jean-Philippe Guérard -- -- Jean-Philippe Guérard - | PARIS XIXe - FRANCE - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | || | « Et avec la nuit, vint la lumière. » -- Légendes de Yarth| --

Re: Still Trying [WAS: Re: Another Newbie Q : Sound Configuration]

gure the modules with the right parameters (the io addresses, irq, dma, etc. you've set up in ISA-PnP). Use modconf to set up the modules with the right parameters. (io, irq, dma, dma16, mpu_io for the sb module --