apt-get remove doesn't remove daemons

2004-09-13 Thread Peter O
Hi! apt-get remove in Sarge (fully updated) does not remove (some?) files from /etc/init.d and links to them from /etc/rc2.d. For example, these two commands: apt-get install cpufreqd apt-get remove cpufreqd left /etc/init.d/cpufreqd file there, as well as a link to it in rc2.d. Several

Re: GTK App Fonts

2004-09-01 Thread Peter O
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 19:20, Steven Feinstein wrote: The apps I use based on either GTK or Gnome start up with very small fonts. The apps I'm using are FireFox, The Gimp and gVIM. I read in another message that running gnome-settings-daemon solves the problem. And it did. My

Re: nvidia drivers

2004-08-23 Thread Peter O
Gregory Seidman wrote: On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 06:13:22AM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: } OK, I tried to install the nvidia kernel headers and such with a stock } debian kernel. I didn't see any errors through any of the steps, } however I keep getting failure when I now start X. IIRC the

Re: rpm packages Debian

2004-08-12 Thread Peter O
On August 12, 2004 02:41 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 2 rpm packages that I want to install on a Sarge system. Can someone give me a hint or a link as to how to do that. Michael You can convert them to debs using alien command and then install the debs: apt-get install alien alient

Re: Internet Explorer 6 on Debian Unstable

2004-08-11 Thread Peter O
On August 11, 2004 08:31 pm, Gregory Pierce wrote: Mike, I don't know if this has already been suggested, but you can emulate the whole Windows XP (or any other brand of WIndows) environment with a proprietary package called VMware. Unfortunately, it does a cost a small sum, ~$200. I

Re: newbie kernel question

2004-08-10 Thread Peter O
How can I tell which Linux kernel is running on my Debian machine? Thanks. type 'uname -a' Cheers, Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Encrypted wireless

2004-07-28 Thread Peter O
: iwconfig eth1 essid mode Managed key XX \ rate 5.5M auto pump -i eth1 Cheers, Peter O. www.dialore.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Debian goes to sleep automatically?

2004-07-27 Thread Peter O
addresses, and both machines are on the same subnet. There are no other services running, except for occasional cron that does not do much. The server has 512MB RAM and swap is never used. Thanks, Peter O. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: Is Linux Unix?

2004-07-25 Thread Peter O
-driven. They see RedHat as a business partner that has HP, IBM, Dell etc. as customers. Intel does not see Debian as such a partner, for obvious reasons. It's in Intel's interests to steer more people from community distributions to RedHat. That's business... Cheers, Peter O www.dialore.com

Re: question about patching my kernel

2004-07-24 Thread Peter O
. But the problem is that I have no idea how to upgrade my kernel. Can somebody tell me what steps I have to take to patch my kernel? Thanks in advance Paul Akkermans Hi Paul, please have a look at this document: http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html Cheers, Peter O www.dialore.com

rsync+ssh problem

2001-05-07 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello I am trying to use rsync over ssh on one of my linux boxes. remotelogin]# rsync -avz -e ssh / [EMAIL PROTECTED]:backup bash: rsync: command not found unexpected EOF in read_timeout it does not ask for the password since my identity.pub is absorbed into the authorized_keys on

Re: rsync+ssh problem -- more info

2001-05-07 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
David L. Sifry wrote: On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:32:28PM +0200, Peter O. Fedichev wrote: I am trying to use rsync over ssh on one of my linux boxes. remotelogin]# rsync -avz -e ssh / [EMAIL PROTECTED]:backup bash: rsync: command not found unexpected EOF in read_timeout yes, I

language settings in command line and man pages

2001-03-23 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello I have to work on a linux box with french language set default. Two questions: (i have root permissions there) 1) how to switch back to english in the command line? 2) how to make man pages english? I understand that I must read man pages to find out the answers, but what if they all

isdn question

2001-03-13 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello for some time we have to use ISDN connection as a permanent Internet connection for our server with a fixed IP address. Is there a simple way to configure ISDN so that it authomatically goes back online if the connection failed? thanks in avance for a help PF

Re: isdn question

2001-03-13 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Oliver does this mean that the server goes online on reboot or I have to start isdn by hands? How to make the isdn connection to startup each time the computer is switched on (rebooted) and then mantains itself on line? thanks, P.F.

strange mgetty+sendfax problem

2000-12-13 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello, I am using mgetty+sendfax on top of potato linux box. It works pretty well (sends/recieves faxes) but sometimes (and always when I am sending a fax to the same target fax machine) the sendfax manages to send only a couple of pages and then fails to fetch the OK signal and hungs. sending

strange dns problem on login to isp

2000-11-25 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello, I have installed Debian linux both on my laptop and the desktop. I am using the both of the computers to login to my university Computer Center which serves as an isp for its employees. I am using one and the same external modem and have the following problem: I am using wvdial and if I

Re: ppp, must dial 0 before number, how?

2000-11-15 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
I have been asking the same question before and make up the following resume: (you can also read mgetty+sendfax info you'd find that dial-command ATX0DP0 would do the job (it says don't wait for the dial tone, go to pulse mode, dial 0)) so put Dial Command = ATX0DP0 in your wvdial.conf

ppp problem

2000-11-06 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Hello, since one week can not set a ppp connection in between my two computers through the phone line cat /etc/ppp/options lock crtscts modem asyncmap 0 cat ppp pppd /dev/ttyS0 38400 \ connect 'chat at\p1dp2921892 ogin: ppp word: ppp001' \ debug -detach ./ppp Serial connection established

ppp problem, who can help?

2000-10-31 Thread Peter O. Fedichev
Gentlemen, I am trying ppp connection in between two linux boxes (basically to exchange files). 1) I am able to connect from the one computer to the other. When run with the debug option, pppd informs that the connection is istablished and both ip-up scripts are fired up. 2) I am able to make

Soundblaster and a Firewall

2000-07-07 Thread Peter O
I installed Corel Linux and would like to install Soundblaster drivers so I can play my CD Roms. Anyone know where to get the drivers? I would also Like to set up a firewall, anyone know where to get the software? Thanks. -- Peter __ FREE