Re: GNOME 2.x debs?

2002-06-08 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 09:56:57PM -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: | I have been running GNOME 2.x on RedHat for a few weeks now and it seems | to work pretty well. Huh. Is that like gcc 2.96 -- grab a cvs snapshot and call it stable? Or are they labeled as pre-release? It's

Re: error

2002-06-07 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 11:39:30AM -0300, O Senhor wrote: --- make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.19/arch/i386/boot' cc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.19/include -E -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA bootsect.S -o bbootsect.s as86 -0 -a -o

GNOME 2.x debs?

2002-06-07 Thread Mike Frisch
Has anybody put together debs of GNOME 2.x? If so, where might I get them? (I searched the mailing-list archives and am surprised nobody else has asked) Mike. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GNOME 2.x debs?

2002-06-07 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 05:38:43PM -0400, Hubert Chan wrote: Well, no, because GNOME 2.x hasn't been released yet, and nobody has created a working time machine. ;-) Now for GNOME 2.x prereleases and snapshots... Ok, sorry I wasn't more clear. Having said that, the packages seem to be

Is esound broken on Sid?

2002-06-04 Thread Mike Frisch
I am trying to get esound running with GNOME on Sid, but am getting the following when I run esd: --- cut here --- Couldn't open any alsa card! Last card tried was 0 Error opening card 0: Sound protocol is not compatible Audio device open for 44.1Khz, stereo, 16bit failed Trying 44.1Khz, 8bit

Re: ATI Radeon 7000

2002-05-23 Thread Mike Frisch
On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 03:29:58PM -0500, Brandt Dusthimer wrote: Hrm... so your saying that there is no support for the 7500 in 4.1? http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status6.html Apparently there's no accelerated X server support in 4.1.0. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: Where can I find nfsd v3 (NFS V3) for debian ?

2002-05-22 Thread Mike Frisch
On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 12:51:07AM +0530, Deepak Kotian wrote: But, Even I have also upgraded my kernel to 2.4.18, but rpcinfo -p does not show version 3. How do I get it ? If you're using a stock kernel, it's definitely there. If you compile your own, you have to enable it in the kernel

Re: GUI front-end for writing CD audio to CD-R?

2002-05-17 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 12:26:40AM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: MP3 to WAV, I use xmms with the disk writer output plugin. For the burning process itself, I use cdroast. I am trying to make it a one-step process, instead of two. I tried xcdroast but quickly found that it doesn't handle

Re: GUI front-end for writing CD audio to CD-R?

2002-05-17 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 09:36:42AM -0500, Matthew Reath, CCNA wrote: I have found that ecliptRoaster has worked out great for me. Never heard of that one, but the screenshot on freshmeat looks nice. Yet another burner app to try :-) Instead of writing your own perhaps it would be wise to join

GUI front-end for writing CD audio to CD-R?

2002-05-16 Thread Mike Frisch
Can somebody recommend a decent GUI front-end for writing CD audio to CD-R? Essentially a wrapper for cdrecord and some utility to convert MP3 to WAV. I am looking for something easy to use and reliable. Thanks, Mike. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: IRC

2002-05-15 Thread Mike Frisch
On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 19:05, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: Why limit yourself to Gnome when all the good IRC clients will run in an xterm? I highly suggest taking a look at ircii and bitchx. Don't forget about Epic (http://www.epicsol.org). It's an ircii derivative, but has some better

Re: good choice of network card?

2002-05-13 Thread Mike Frisch
On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 18:34, Alex Hunsley wrote: Are there any net cards with a good reputation for stability and ease of install (i.e. not having to compile my own driver would be a plus)? I have been using AOpen Realtek-based cards very successfully. They're dirt cheap (I pay about $20 CAD

Re: good choice of network card?

2002-05-13 Thread Mike Frisch
On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 20:36, David Wright wrote: I know they work, and I don't want to risk changing. But can anyone tell me what makes the 3com card supposedly better? The specs I know are exactly the same. Don't 3Com cards have a processor that off-loads network traffic from the CPU

Re: good choice of network card?

2002-05-13 Thread Mike Frisch
On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 22:22, Scott Henson wrote: I think that is the main difference. Also with some other really cool functionality that no one really ever uses. Basically what it comes down to is 3com has a better reputation and is great for machines that need the extra functionality.

GNOME 2.0 Beta dpkgs?

2002-04-25 Thread Mike Frisch
Anybody know of a source of GNOME 2.0 Beta dpkgs that will happily co-exist with the current version of GNOME on woody? Thanks, Mike. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: External USB hard disks?

2002-04-22 Thread Mike Frisch
On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 12:11:31AM +0200, Mark Janssen wrote: You'd better go for firewire then. I have the maxtor firewire 80 GB. It works like a charm in both linux and windows... it's faster than USB1 (and 2)... and it work with a standard 2.4 kernel Seems like the obvious solution,

Re: PCMCIA Firewire adapters? (was Re: External USB hard disks?)

2002-04-22 Thread Mike Frisch
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 08:25:40PM -0400, Norman Walsh wrote: Well, my laptop doesn't have a firewire port, but I suppose this would be a good excuse to buy a firewire PCMCIA card. Anyone have experience using a firewire PCMCIA card and an external hard disk? I do not have anything to offer

Re: PCMCIA Firewire adapters? (was Re: External USB hard disks?)

2002-04-22 Thread Mike Frisch
On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 10:48:48AM +1000, Tony Green wrote: I've got a couple of dual usb/fw external housings (one 5 1/4 and one 3 1/2). CD-RW and a 60GB drive in them and they work fantastic on both USB and Firewire. Which enclosures are you using? I notice the maximum throughput of some

Need help changing soundcard

2002-04-20 Thread Mike Frisch
I have recently changed sound cards in my machine running 'woody', but my system seems to keep loading the old module (emu10k1). I have updated /etc/modutils/sound to use the new module and run update-modules. I have also updated my initrd for the kernel I use (vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7). Where else is

Re: Need help changing soundcard

2002-04-20 Thread Mike Frisch
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 09:28:51AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: On 20-Apr-2002 Mike Frisch wrote: I have recently changed sound cards in my machine running 'woody', but my system seems to keep loading the old module (emu10k1). I have updated /etc/modutils/sound to use the new module

Re: Debian TVIO like PVR

2001-11-23 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 10:38:40AM -0500, Stan Brown wrote: I would like to build a TVIO like Personal Video Recorder using a Debian Linux machine. What hardware (in addition to the basic computer) will I need? WinTV card? Special Video car dor TV out? You will need a supported TV tuner

Re: Debian TVIO like PVR

2001-11-23 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 08:39:25AM -0800, Mark Lanett wrote: According to Tom's Hardware, realtime MPEG4 encoding requires about a 600mhz P3. So an Athlon 1.2 would definitely be sufficient. An array of high speed disks is going to be noisy. Two quiet IDE hard drives would not be noisy. You

Re: Debian TVIO like PVR

2001-11-23 Thread Mike Frisch
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 02:17:02PM -0500, Paul McHale wrote: Does this assume the encoding is all done in software? I would guess a hardware assisted MPEG encoder would require much less. But I have NO idea about this. I am just curious. I know the Tivo doesn't have much horse power.