Re: Soundmixers all mixed up... :( How do I resolv?

On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 06:24:34 -0800 (PST) Shawn Lamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Pontus Edvardsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I use Sarge, kernel 2.5.44 and Alsa compiled in. Thats mainly > > because the alsa modules available

Re: Gaim: writing to offline msn user

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 01:05:11 +1100 Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 01:31:43PM +0100, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Am I missing something with Gaim 0.58-2.3... When trying to write a > > message to an offline user using t

Re: Which ICQ Client is better?

On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:44:43 + Meir Kriheli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 12 November 2002 18:52, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > What is the best/most useful ICQ client in your opinion? I've > > checked out gaim, licq & kicq2.

Gaim: writing to offline msn user

Hi, Am I missing something with Gaim 0.58-2.3... When trying to write a message to an offline user using the msn protocol, I get at warning for each keypress that the user is either possibly not getting the message or user is offline. Ofcourse I know that, isn't msn able to queue messages or is t

Soundmixers all mixed up... :( How do I resolv?

Hi all, I use Sarge, kernel 2.5.44 and Alsa compiled in. Thats mainly because the alsa modules available in Debian didn't work well with my soundcard, an ICH2 on an ASUS P4B mobo, ( 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio (rev 05) What happens is that instead of amixer that I'm used to configure alsa with, aumix

THANKS! I've made my choice... was [Re: Which ICQ Client is better?]

Thanks everyone that responded! I've looked at the ones I did'nt know about and despite all, my choice fell on gaim since it's greater capabilities, ie multiple protocols and such. Pontus On Tuesday 12 November 2002 19.52, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > Hi all, > > What is

Which ICQ Client is better?

Hi all, What is the best/most useful ICQ client in your opinion? I've checked out gaim, licq & kicq2. Is there any better ones, with closer resemblance the original windows client? Thanks in advance, Pontus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

What kernel (not the version!) gets installed

Hi, I'm wondering what kernel gets installed when installing (simple method) Debian from cd. I.e where it resides on the cd. Is it the 'linux' in /install or the one in the image /boot/rescue.bin? Or where might I find information on this? Thanks, Pontus

Potato with custom kernel - how?

Hi, I need to install Potato on a Dell PE4400 server that has a PERC3/Di hardware raid. I've tried several different preconfigured rescue-disks, but none of them have worked. After having spent over a week on this, I believe I need to get some info on how the boot-disks work and why. I really ne

Rebuilding broken raid mirror

Hi, I have searched for, but not found, any info about how to rebuild a broken raid 1 mirror. I'm using a Dell PowerEdge 4400 with a hardware raid, PERC 3/Di, running Potato, 2.4.18. I'd be very grateful for any info/pointers towards documentation or such for doing this. Thanks in advance, Pont

Re: Package of a file in debian?

On Saturday 02 March 2002 18.36, Xeno Campanoli wrote: > Is there a similar command in apt or dpkg to this thing with rpm that > allows you to figure out the package of a file? That really would have > helped me recently. Hi, If you mean how to find out what package includes a specific file, then

Re: Open Office on Woody?

On Saturday 02 March 2002 01.07, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > I noticed all the talk of Open Office on potato, but is it also on woody? > and, if so, where? > > Thanks Hi, I've been running it for a while on Woody, (2.4.17). As far as I know, it's not available as a deb-package. You can download the b

Re: Howto create a custom-kernel Debian ISO?

On Friday 01 March 2002 22.36, Shaul Karl wrote: > > Hi, > > I've been spending the last two days struggling with installing Debian on > > a Dell PowerEdge 4400 server > > . The problem is that the raid card (Perc 3/Di) > > > does need to be enabled in the kernel to be detected correctly. I have >

Re: Howto create a custom-kernel Debian ISO?

On Friday 01 March 2002 21.37, Emil Pedersen wrote: > > Hi, thanks for the suggestion... I've tried that already, what happened > > was that it presented me with the gui, and trying to set the > > keyboardlayout, it told me /tmp/'something' wasn't writable. (The machine > > is at work, hence the un

Re: Howto create a custom-kernel Debian ISO?

On Friday 01 March 2002 19.38, Emil Pedersen wrote: > Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > > Hi, > > I've been spending the last two days struggling with installing Debian on > > a Dell PowerEdge 4400 server. The problem is that the raid card (Perc > > 3/Di) does need t

Howto create a custom-kernel Debian ISO?

Hi, I've been spending the last two days struggling with installing Debian on a Dell PowerEdge 4400 server. The problem is that the raid card (Perc 3/Di) does need to be enabled in the kernel to be detected correctly. I have compiled a kernel that detects it, but now I'm confused about how to ge

Good Dual head /w TVout

Hi, I'm struggling with the secondary head of my Matrox Millennuim G550. I want to output that to my TV. I understand Matrox does not support this, still, has anyone got it working somehow? As a last resort, I have to buy a new card... What are your suggestions, I don't play games, I only want

Re: dselect for X?

On Sunday 20 January 2002 07.07, Elizabeth Barham wrote: > Hi, > > is there a dselect for X? Whenever I launch dselect in xterm, the > 'select' option produces an ugly black screen with only a few lines of > white-on-black text. > > TIA, Elizabeth Not exactly, but if you're using KDE, you should c

How to track a possible memory leak?

Hi, I'm running Opera 6.0 TP2 on Woody. After a while I need to restart Opera since responses become sluggish, ie it takes longer and longer to redraw the interface. I would suspect some kind of leakage; how would I go about tracking such? Thanks, Pontus

Re: Complete KDE install

On Wednesday 16 January 2002 23.05, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > Hi, > is there a way to install the _complete_ KDE environment with APT. Up until > now I have started with kdebase and the X-server and then installed the > rest as found useful... But I always seem to miss something! T

Complete KDE install

Hi, is there a way to install the _complete_ KDE environment with APT. Up until now I have started with kdebase and the X-server and then installed the rest as found useful... But I always seem to miss something! This time (at least) the Desktop module under 'Look & Feel'. It should as far as I

Re: Downloading with Netscape 6 and Mozilla

On Tuesday 15 January 2002 16.38, Theo Bierman wrote: > HI again > > has anyone ever had problems where you download something, save it to disk > and then when the donwload is complete there is no file in place where you > specified it to be? Yes. Make sure the user that launched the browser has w

Sid: Probing when starting X?

Hi, I'm running Sid (2.4.17) and the latest XFree86 (4.1.0-11). When starting X, it takes 15-20 seconds before the KDE-splash appears. In that time, the screen flashes about 5 times. I assume it is some kind of probing... Is there any way to prevent this and specify the values manually (if i

Re: x install problems

lee wrote: Right now I'm using a tnt2 m64 (agp)..made by an outfit called pny tech. Seemed like it was a g-force clone type card ? What bothers me about this card is it does not say it'll work with anything other than a windows os (pick yer poison,it says it does 'em all). Another one I used

Re: x install problems

lee wrote: Hi folks, I enter this post as my last ditch effort to get debian (2. 2r4) going here. I m installing the binary cd's. All goes well up to the x install, whereby I get the message "transSocket unix connect cannot connect ernno 111" This will repeat over and over till I finally tir

Re: iptables ruleset

Pauwel Demeyer wrote: Martin A. Hansen wrote: try apt-get install ipmasq -martin On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Pauwel Demeyer wrote: Hi, I'm installing debian, and downloaded the package iptables. you say it has a standard config? well, when I do iptables -L, I get the following: modprobe: Can

Re: Howto print from Opera using CUPS?

Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote: Hi, I've added a custom printer: File->Print->Options-tab Printer program: lpr Parameter: if you need, -Pyour_printer_name []s, On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: I have just found the excellent browse

Re: APT failing installing kdebase-crypto on Woody

OK, I will try to do that in the future. Thanks for answering anyway! Pontus On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:12:57 +0100 martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > also sprach Pontus Edvardsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [2002.01.03.2235 +0100]:> I'm trying to install and enable

Howto print from Opera using CUPS?

I have just found the excellent browser Opera 6.0 (TP2), but cannot seem to print. Has anyone configured this to work with CUPS installed? Thanks, Pontus

APT failing installing kdebase-crypto on Woody

Hi, I'm trying to install and enable SSL on my Woody (2.4.17) without luck. I've tried a few times now, and everytime the following error occurs... I installed OpenSSL wich went fine, thinking that would help, but didn't. Please tell me what can be done? How do I fix it or where can I find info ab

Re: Change number of characters displayed on line in text mode (tty0)?

Hi, To be able to change resolution in your console you have to enable framebuffer-support in your kernel (ie recompile). I think you have to use a kernel =>2.4.0. You can find all you need following this link to the framebuffer Howto: http://www.linuxhq.com/ldp/howto/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html Po

How to install SSL support in KDE2?

Hi, Using Woody, (2.4.17) i was trying to 'APT-GET install kdebase-crypto' which was expected to install the following packets... Inst kdelibs3-crypto (4:2.2.1-11 Debian:testing) Inst kdebase-crypto (4:2.2.1-7 Debian:testing) Conf kdelibs3-crypto (4:2.2.1-11 Debian:testing) Conf kdebase-crypto (4

Re: Trying to install Sun's Java2 Runtime

Thanks! It works beautifully! :) So much easier than the other approach... Pontus On Tuesday 01 January 2002 21.50, dman wrote: > On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 09:24:52PM +0100, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > | Hi, > | > | I'm on Woody, kernel 2.4.17 and have been trying to install the

Trying to install Sun's Java2 Runtime

Hi, I'm on Woody, kernel 2.4.17 and have been trying to install the Java2 Runtime v1.3.1 from Sun without any luck... I've followed their instructions; downloaded the autoextracting file and unpacked it in /usr/java as they suggest. It doesen't report any problems, but will not work either... I

Parallelport trouble...?

Hi, I'm trying to setup my HP LaserJet 6L on Woody, (kernel 2.4.17), using CUPS. I have investigated as much as I can, and tried to find info on the web as well, but failed. I enabled the FIFO option and added 'append="parport=auto"' in /etc/lilo.conf. I thought I might have forgotten something

Warning: Int 0x13 function 8 ...

Hi, I'm using Woody, kernel 2.4.17 and lilo 22.1-6. My worries are the warnings (se below) I got after installing the new kernel. Prior that, I had some, and probably still have, partition table problems caused by PQ Magic on one of my disks. (I swap OS disks). My question is; does this have to

Re: Matrox G550 32MB under Woody

Hi, Thanks for the tip! I'll try it asap! :) Pontus - Original Message - From: "Daniel Faller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 8:24 AM Subject: Re: Matrox G550 32MB under Woody

Re: Matrox G550 32mb under woody

Thanks! Your suggestion to look into CVS sounds very interesting! And the other alternatives too for that matter! I suddenly feel a bit less lost... :) I'll get on with it right away! Many thanks, Pontus - Original Message - From: "Michael Perry" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Matrox G550 32mb under woody

Hi, and thanks for taking you time! Here are the outputs you asked for: Output of ´lspci -vv´: == 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G550 AGP (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Matrox Graphics, Inc. Millennium G550 Dual Head DDR 32Mb Control: I/O+ Mem+

Re: Matrox G550 32MB under Woody

Thanks for replying, I've tested all available versions including 4.1.0, with the same result... Pontus - Original Message - From: "Janine Roe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 3:53 P

Matrox G550 32MB under Woody

Hi all, I just bought myself a Matrox G550 (as G400 & G450 no longer seems to be available). It has Linux support ofcourse, but I cannot seem to make X work in any higher resolutions than VGA (640x480) and SVGA (320x200)!!? XFree86 (tried stable, testing and unstable as well) complains about missi

Re: IPTABLES and DHCP

Hi, Just read the ip from ifconfig... IP_INTERNET=`ifconfig eth0 | grep inet | awk '{ print $2 }' | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d' ' -f1` /Pontus - Original Message - From: "Randolph S. Kahle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 06:45 Subject: IPTABLES and DHCP > I am config

Re: how to install rpm packages?

Use the 'alien' command. It converts RPM's into .debs. //Pontus - Original Message - From: "pReJkEr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 17:16 Subject: how to install rpm packages? > hello > > i have a rpm package and i dont know how to install it? > is there a too

Re: apt-get & firewall

Thanks! I must have missed it... :-/ I'll read it again. //Pontus - Original Message - From: "Stephen Gran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 6:15 PM Subject: Re: apt-get & firewall

Re: apt-get & firewall

I've followed the discussion, but, what if you have a proxy between the client and firewall? Is it possible to have APT-GET log on the proxy? - Original Message - From: "Davi Leal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:08 PM Subject: RE: apt-get & firewall > Paul 'B

Re: utility to display syslog on tty8?

Thanks! That colorize package sounds cool also, will try it later. //Pontus - Original Message - From: "Aaron Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: Re: utility to displa

Re: utility to display syslog on tty8?

Thanks! //Pontus - Original Message - From: "Martin Kacerovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:18 AM Subject: Re: utility to display syslog on tty8? > > Hi, > > short ques

Re: utility to display syslog on tty8?

Hi, short question, I read your post regarding syslog.conf, and would find it very useful, but, how do I switch to tty8? I can only switch between 1-6. //Pontus - Original Message - From: "Ian Marlier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:07 AM Subject: Re: utility to

Re: How to apply a patch?

Thanks! It worked much better after the redirecrion! //Pontus - Original Message - From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Re: How to apply a patch?

How to apply a patch?

Hi, This must be a very basic thing, I guess, but would appriciate if someone took the time to answer. I wish to patch my kernelsource-tree... I've tried the 'patch -p0 ' command, and it does not seem to do anything at all, just hangs and does not return a prompt. This is my first patch-attempt e

Re: How to enable random IP IDs?

Thanks for your quick response! I'll check it out! // Pontus - Original Message - From: "martin f krafft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pontus Edvardsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 1:57 PM Subject: Re: How to enable random IP IDs?

How to enable random IP IDs?

Hi all,   I'm running Debian Potato, kernel 2.4.12, and are wondering if anyone know how to enable random IP IDs? I've searched the web without any success. Is there an howto or similar that describes this I would be pleased to know about it.   Nessus (1.0.8) tells me there is a low risk of