Re: GIMP How is it?

1998-04-13 Thread Wintermute
Graham Pople wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I saw the linux journals write-up on gimp, now i would like to ask the > >question, how does it stack up against commercial or established shareware > >products? > > > >thanks, > > > >allan bart > > > > > If you've got a PC, it's somewhere between version 3 and 4

Re: Deity looks AWESOME

1998-03-30 Thread Wintermute
ixx (your favorite desease) wrote: > > it says i do not have some file in err /var/lib/deity/cache/... made my > apt-get or something..??? so i can not get it to run > It means run dpkg-get I believe. Misleading isn't it? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

Re: Deity looks AWESOME

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
Mike Acklin wrote: > > What exactly is Deity? When you say stuph, what exactly is that? but > thanks for the early review :-) > Sorry. As George has said, it's a graphical replacement for dselect with a boat-load of new features. It should make package management a dream. Stuph - is well.. st

Re: Debian Hamm & Dselect

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > > Try /debian/dists/frozen > > On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Wintermute wrote: > > > > > Unfortunately I don't see a /debian/frozen directory on ftp.debian.org. > > > By the way, I just checked. /debian/dists/frozen is a sym-link to h

Re: Debian Hamm & Dselect

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > > Try /debian/dists/frozen > > On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Wintermute wrote: > > > > > Unfortunately I don't see a /debian/frozen directory on ftp.debian.org. > > > Thankeee kindleee. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Deity looks AWESOME

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
I've been hearing snippets of praise for Deity lately. I just downloaded it to give it a try... WOW. This is REALLY cool stuph. Whoever is responsible, you have my applause. Excellent work! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: Debian Hamm & Dselect

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
Mike Acklin wrote: > > At 03:20 PM 3/28/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Is it ok to set dselect to use the package files in /debian/hamm/ yet? > >I was using /debian/dists/unstable before now, and I noticed the other > >day that my package list went to nothing. > > > > I think that the correct di

Debian Hamm & Dselect

1998-03-28 Thread Wintermute
Is it ok to set dselect to use the package files in /debian/hamm/ yet? I was using /debian/dists/unstable before now, and I noticed the other day that my package list went to nothing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED

Moonlight Creator and pthreads problem.

1998-03-15 Thread Wintermute
I have a Debian libc6 (upgraded from libc5). So let's start with that in mind. I recently picked up the Moonlight Creator package in the Unstable distribution and installed it and it's required components. (using dselect) The problem is that I receive a core dump when I attempt to run it. I trac

Re: Ensoniq Soundscape

1997-12-31 Thread Wintermute
Timothy Hospedales wrote: > Can I (and if so how), change the settings that it's using now, or do > I > have to rebuild the kernel each time I want to change them? Also - when you > say disable the SB compatability under MSDOS, do you mean changing > 'SBENABLE=true' to false in the sounds

Re: Ensoniq Soundscape

1997-12-31 Thread Wintermute
Timothy Hospedales wrote: > Following the Sound HOWTO, I just built a kernel with soundscape > support > (2.0.32), and only the MIDI is working. :(. Does anyone else have a > Soundscape, and if so how did you fix this? > > It says this on bootup: > Sound initialization started > at 0x330

Re: PLEASE, postmaster@debian.org, are you there?

1997-12-31 Thread Wintermute
Dr. Andreas Wehler wrote: > Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Thanks for the answer. Now, that the not-too-little ISP T-Online > > Now I can be a bit more precise: today there are about > 1.8 million > users at T-Online, it is the greatest ISP in Europe. > > >> is marked in the

Re: Sanyo 20x CDROM

1997-12-15 Thread Wintermute
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just got a Sanyo 20x ide/atapi cdrom drive and my kernel detects it but I > can't seem to mount it to /cdrom, what /dev/... file is the sanyo cd linked > to? every one I found I tried got the following message: > > the kernel doesn't recognize ... as a block dev

Re: Is Perl 5.004.04-3 Package Routine Broken?

1997-12-15 Thread Wintermute
Adriano Nagelschmidt Rodrigues wrote: > Same problem here. After trying to install it with dpkg, I runned the postinst > script manually with the 'configure' parameter. Then I edited the > /var/lib/dpkg/status file, in the perl package section changed the line > > install ok not-configured > > to

Is Perl 5.004.04-3 Package Routine Broken? WAS(Re: Perl 5.004.04-2 causes core dumps...)

1997-12-13 Thread Wintermute
Martin Bialasinski wrote: > > > > > BTW, the version of PERL I'm trying to install is 5.004.04-2. > > > There is a perl 5.004.04-3 at > ftp://llug.sep.bnl.gov/pub/debian/Incoming/DONE/ > > Maybe it will solve your problems. New problem. When I attempt to install the Perl 5.004.04-3 file, it bre

Re: REDHAT 4.1 && SONY CDU-33A

1997-12-13 Thread Wintermute
Zula wrote: > > I'm using the Debian linux and have that same problem with the sony > cdu31a x2 speed. I'm at the installing OS and device drivers, It > can'r pick prorietary cdrom. I made the device drivers {rawrite2 -f > drv1440.bin -d a:). Is there something i miss? I tried the > cdu31a=0x3

Re: PHP/FI Apache Module

1997-12-06 Thread Wintermute
Steve Kostecke wrote: > > Ref: Hamm (Sun Nov 30 22:00:00 UTC 1997), Apache 1.3b3-3, PHP/FI 2.0b10-5 > > I'm a bit confused as to how to make Apache use the PHP/FI module. The > docs seem to suggest that I must recompile Apache. ...? > > FWIW I've been able to use php.cgi > Even though this i

Re: How are .Xdefaults files handled under Debian?

1997-12-06 Thread Wintermute
Mark Phillips wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, bleach wrote: > > > Shouldn't it be: xterm*scrollBar:true (on) > > Maybe. I was copying another file. How did you find out about the > correct format? > If you want to find the resource listing for ANY X program you can use the tool 'resedit' whi

Re: emacs and .Xdefaults

1997-12-05 Thread Wintermute
Kirk Hilliard wrote: > > Last week I issued a plea for help: > > I just made a new installation of bo, and emacs no longer seems to > > read my ~/.Xdefaults file like it used to in rex. > > And Wintermute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> came to the rescue: > > Try thi

Re: Apache web editting

1997-12-05 Thread Wintermute
Randy Edwards wrote: > > What techniques do folks use for editting web pages? I use > Netscape's Composer for editting and would like to let a couple of users > edit the files under /var/www. > >I've thought about making /var/www group writeable (right now it's > only group read and executab

Re: What I do now?

1997-12-05 Thread Wintermute
Dana Epp wrote: > > Ya... its one of those days, and the subject pretty well sums it up. > > I forced xlib6g over xlib6, so I could install the Gimp package. I later > rebooted, and now I get this everytime I do a startx.. > > xauth: can't load library 'libXmu.so.6' > xinit: can't load library '

Re: Philosophical question

1997-12-05 Thread Wintermute
Larry G. Gariepy Jr. wrote: > > Hi all, > I guess this doesn't pertain specifically to Debian, but I have a > philosophical question about software upgrades, and I just thought I would > take > a poll to see what Joe Debian User (or Jane Debian-User) thinks... > > So I bought a new machi

Re: My new project (repost)

1997-12-04 Thread Wintermute
ty of Linux is true-blue commercial technical support. They need to feel comfortable knowing that if something goes wrong they have a contractual agreement which entitles them to immediate "level 1 priority" support. (I speak from experience.. I'm fighting a slow war with my

Re: Get this, Gateway2000's 'wonderful' tech support

1997-12-04 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > > > > > > > Notice the 'Linus' ?? What the h*ll was he somking? Crack? > > > > > > -- > > Look, they are operating under very tight margins. They can not go around > hiring COMPETANT people or they would soon eat up all of their profits by > PAYING them. > > Ask them

Re: Get this, Gateway2000's 'wonderful' tech support

1997-12-04 Thread Wintermute
Fuzzy wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Allen Burns wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 21:53:13 -0700 > > From: Allen Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I wrote a e-mail to gateway2000's tech support team asking them if Linux > > was compatible with my Promise Ultra 33 here is an EXACT copy of what

Re: SCSI Errors and Resetting

1997-12-04 Thread Wintermute
William D. Rendahl wrote: > > Hi, > > First off: _very_ cool list! Lurking here has been exceedingly helpful. > > We're running Debian 1.3.1 (bo, kernel 2.0.30) on an Intel "Premier > PCI II" motherboard, with a 90MHz Penti, 32MB, BusLogic BT-948, and > Quantum Fireball Drive. Several times a

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 02, 1997 at 07:07:45PM -0500, Wintermute wrote: > > Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 02, 1997 at 01:54:18AM -0500, Wintermute wrote: > > > > How about the fact that there are numerous packages that depend on >

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > >>"Wintermute" == Wintermute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Wintermute> KDE is the prime example I give offhand. Only 2 days ago > Wintermute> I attempted to install it, yet their were libraries and > Winte

Re: Debian GNU/Linux Logo chosen

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Anand Kumria wrote: > > On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > I ask you.. what exactly is a "debian"... :) > > Funny you should mention that: I just happened to be going through my > magazine and came across Linux Journal circa Dec 1994. On the cover &

Re: Debian GNU/Linux Logo chosen

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Paul Serice wrote: > > Wintermute wrote: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > From: Tommy Lakofski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > On a bit of a tangent, how ready is the Hurd to replace the Linux > > > > kernel? > > &g

Re: libc5.4.38 available anywhere?

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Steve Hsieh wrote: > > I see that libc5.4.33 is the most recent libc5 debian package in both the > stable and unstable trees... 5.4.38 has been out for awhile -- is that > available in a debian package anywhere? > > Steve > Better duck.. the response will probably come back to upgrade to libc6.

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Wintermute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Speaking of which.. there are certain things at work which didn't mesh > >well with the "hamm" upgrade.. namely NIS, xcontrib, xdm, an

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-03 Thread Wintermute
Thomas Gebhardt wrote: > > Hi, > > > Examples, please? I run a libc6 system, and there are way more > > packages available than are there on my libc6 (1.3.1) CDROM. What > > packages aren't available on a libc6 system? > > > > There are frequently unresolved dependencies on the ftp mirro

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 01, 1997 at 08:24:03PM -0500, Wintermute wrote: > > No thanks.. I'm running libc6 Debian at work.. and lemme tell ya.. it > > just doesn't have the package base yet for me to think about using it at > > home. >

Re: debian packages directories

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
tony mollica wrote: > > Hi. For the last 2 days or so, it seems that I am unable to get to > the packages directories from the Debian homepage/packages link. Does > anyone else have this problem, or is the problem at my end? > > > > thanks > > tony mollica > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Last time I

Re: Debian GNU/Linux Logo chosen

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From: Tommy Lakofski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On a bit of a tangent, how ready is the Hurd to replace the Linux kernel? > > I am not one of the people testing it. RMS is still running Debian on his > laptop :-) > > What I would hope is that the HURD would support the

Re: Debian GNU/Linux Logo chosen

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
Martin Bialasinski wrote: > > On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: > > > We've been having a logo contest for a long time. It failed to generate > > a consensus on a logo for the project. It got to the point where people > > were clamoring for me to hire a commercial artist and get the job do

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
Adam Shand wrote: > > > Anyone notice that the Gimp available for Debian 1.3.1 is the old .54 > > version? I have downloaded and successfully compile .99.15 on a libc5 > > system, however if you want to get this version (actually .99.14 last I > > looked) from Debian you HAVE to install from the

Re: Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-12-02 Thread Wintermute
Ben Gertzfield wrote: > > I'm the maintainer of GIMP for lDebian. > > Really, you should upgrade to libc6 if you want to use experimental > software like GIMP (it's *really* beta software, which is why we're in > no big rush to port it to libc5). > No thanks.. I'm running libc6 Debian at work..

Packaging Gimp .99.15

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
Anyone notice that the Gimp available for Debian 1.3.1 is the old .54 version? I have downloaded and successfully compile .99.15 on a libc5 system, however if you want to get this version (actually .99.14 last I looked) from Debian you HAVE to install from the "hamm" area, and that requires upgrad

Re: emacs and .Xdefaults

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
Kirk Hilliard wrote: > > I just made a new installation of bo, and emacs no longer seems to > read my ~/.Xdefaults file like it used to in rex. > > ~ $ cat ~/.Xdefaults > emacs.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1 > ~ $ cat ~/.Xdefaults-globe > emacs.font: -mi

Re: Configuring a pcmcia networkcard

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
Selim Issever wrote: > > Dear all, > > I am trying to install debian-linux on my laptop. If it matters: it is > a Panasonic CF-61 and the card is a NE2000 compatible card. > So far eveything worked very well! Wow,.. very easy,.. up to one little > problem,.. connecting to the net. Ill start at th

Re: mailing list/newsgroup loopback?

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
Larry G. Gariepy Jr. wrote: > Yes, I am noticing some duplicate messages. I am getting copies of messages I > sent again a day or so after I sent them (and received them the first time). > I > was wondering why yesterday (the 29th) was such a heavy day. I didn't check > my > mail the whole da

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
David Stern wrote: > The good news is that I got wwwoffle running, so now I get to test it > out. Thanks for the idea, fellow heretic. :-) > Good to hear. *BIG GRINS* -- Wintermute ## Registered Debian Hertetic Serial # 233C78S -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
David Stern wrote: > > > (byte comparison, and I've looked at the tarballs with tar, .dsc with > editor), I've tried changing the directory name, giving the files > executable permission, I'm running as root, in /usr/src/.. , and I'm > just about out of ideas. Got any? :-) > > Got one right her

Re: dpkg error :-(

1997-11-30 Thread Wintermute
Jason Wright wrote: > > > I've gotten this trying to install truncated or otherwise corrupted > packages. > > PeeWee > > -- Which is all the more reason to use dselect to install packages as this should catch broken/truncated/corrupt packages before install. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILIN

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
David Stern wrote: > I've also noticed that since the last Enlightenment release, some of > the WM and AStep crowd are now switching to E!. I think this was > partially because the last release was a major in the development > cycle, but also partially due to redhat hiring E!'s author, which was

Re: Mailing Lists Archive

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
David R Baker wrote: > > Hello, > > For the last couple of days I cannot access the mailing lists archives > at www.debian.org. Is this a temporary problem, or has something > changed that I have missed? > > Thanks. > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe"

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
David Stern wrote: > development group seems to have dried up just before caldera took it > on, but I'll do what I can to make old ties, and maybe even see about > WindowMaker-izing it (WindowMaker stole most of the AfterStep > development group). > Thanks, I did not know this.. I wondered why it

Re: ls for anonymous ftp

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
M. W. Blunier wrote: > > Is there a package that provides an ls with statically > linked libs, or a package that will set up the ~ftp > heirarchy so that anonymous ftps can use ls? > > Thanks > Mark > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe"

Re: X Windows

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
Allen Burns wrote: > > [Snip] > As far as X as I have xbase.deb Xlib6.dev and two > servers, I got the one that SHOULD work with my graph. card and I also > downloaded the SVGA generic server, I did this on a MSDOS (this is msdos > because I don't have linux up and running on the i.net yet.) zip d

Re: X Windows

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
Allen Burns wrote: > > Ok I know that this is a really stupid question but I am new so please bear > with me, thank you. First I would like to say thanx to all the ppl that > helped me get debian on my system, adn to all the others out there that > have a Gateway2000 that debain won't install on:

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
> > Isn't there some kind of cache software, though? I don't know what > it's called, but it caches webpages locally, and won't querry the > remote server unless the page isn't in the cache? What is it called? > Would it work? Well you forced me to pick my brain.. so you asked for it.. http://

Re: diald & cached webpages

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
David Stern wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to cut down my online time and would like to use diald, > however everytime I wish to follow a link in my browser (netscape) to a > webpage that is cached, diald fires up a ppp link. I prefer to only > reload webpages manually, so I setup nets

Sound question.

1997-11-29 Thread Wintermute
I have successfully compiled the sound driver with support for my cheap Ensoniq Soundscape clone (made by Reveal). This installs fine, and I have verifyed that I am getting sound output by cat'ing a few .au files to /dev/audio, and I even picked up the mpg123 player to try out the Windows95suck.mp

Re: how do I kill samba?

1997-11-28 Thread Wintermute
Paul Miller wrote: > > how do I kill samba when it is loaded from inetd? .. smbd doesn't even > appear on ps -aux unless a service is being used. > > Thanks > > --- > Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, finger for public PGP key > 100 MB web space for $10/month, http://www.3dillusion.com > > -- >

Re: Linux, a MicroSoft product? (fwd)

1997-11-28 Thread Wintermute
Pancho Horrillo wrote: > > IS THIS TRUE? > I really NEED to know > I hope is simply a joke > > thx > It's totally bogus. I almost detect a bit of the recently passed controversy over the Linux patent dispute. Linux is an will remain a free operating system with ultimate power resting in th

Re: reset console/term (tty0)

1997-11-28 Thread Wintermute
Daniel Martin wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Paul Miller wrote: > > > How do I reset the console (tty0, etc)? The reason I ask is because when > > I executed gzip -dc file.tar.gz without the |tar -xvf -, my text became > > unreadable - translated into high ascii characters.. I remember that the

Re: limiting user %cpu

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
f limiting user demand on the CPU. What experiences have you had so far setting the values of CPU time? Paul Miller wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > > > > > Paul Miller wrote: > > > > > how can I limit the %cpu used by a user? ulim

Re: 10/100Base-T Question

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
As I remember from some chats with people who work with ethernet hardware.. the card itself should automatically switch between 10 and 100 when it needs to (or when it can) and it is not up to the driver to take care of this. (Of course I could be wrong and talking out my a** again.) Kevin Traas

Re: jazz drive

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
I would imagine that this could be solved by specifying some particular mount options on the command line or in the fstab file. Unless of course if this is a driver problem, in which case I don't even have a Jazz to experiment with :). Michael Keith wrote: > I have debian loaded on a jazz disk a

Re: Help: Install packages

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
This should be capable of being solved by just telling Debian where to find the base package info files on the correct line for which package directories to install (IE: Under the Access Method menu option). However, if it still does not work, it is possible that who ever created your dist made

Re: set up network correctly ?

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
You wouldn't happen to have dhcpcd installed would you? (Check your package listing for it. dpkg -l | grep dhcp) Marc Fleureck wrote: > Hi, > > System: Debian 1.3/kernel2.0.30/3c562-3d Lan+Modem adapter > > I have just set up my PCMCIA card without any erros. That is i don't > get any errors at

Re: Hamm distribution

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
The Debian libc6 HOWTO list a known fix for this.. you need to get an older version of the libc5 library that will not conflict with the libc6 you are trying to install. Johan Harvyl wrote: > As far as I can see there are only one set of base disks; the bo dist base > disks. > After having insta

Re: compile error (kernel)

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
When I saw this I just changed into the drivers/sound directory and ran ./configure which runs the command line based version of the OSS kernel sound setup. This worked for me. Benoit Joly wrote: > hi > > i configured the kernel with make xconfig > put sb16 ... enable, awe32 sync too > > and mak

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Donald Becker wrote: > On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > If I could have found something like > > this in the FAQ, or even on the driver page it would have saved me so much > > time spent thinking > > Done. > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/dr

Re: screen snapshot

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This question has probably been asked before ... anyhow; > > How does one get a snapshot/logfile of the bootup process? I know about dmesg > but the part which interest me is the processing which occurs _after_ dmesg > stops. I've seen various debug messages, but they

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Donald Becker wrote: > This indicates a problem with your machine and the udelay() routine. > Between them yes. > It's pretty clear that the udelay() routine isn't being calibrated correctly. > It should be calibrated when the machine boots. > This can cause other, less obvious, problems. > U

Re: crypting a whole filesystem or directory?

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Luka Pravica wrote: > Hi, > > linux (unix) is a quite secure system. But if somebody can get directly > to the server-computer, then it is easy to reboot computer to dos with a > boot disk, and use 2e-filesystem tools to get all files they want, like > shadowed password file, or any other only r

Re: How can I use PPP connection?

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Adalberto da Silva wrote: > Well, your second point is somewhat cryptic for me. > > I've installed some programs, I rolled a new kernel with ppp support > and related stuff. > > But I must confess: where are those network configuration files? I > wish > the time I spent with OS'

Re: How can I use PPP connection?

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Adalberto da Silva wrote: > Hello, > > I'm quite confused with PPP connection. > > I'm using xisp to dial and set my internet connection under Linux. The > internet provider from my university uses dinamic IP assignment and I > can easily get a 'socket' for my W95 applications: I

Re: svaglib

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Luka Pravica wrote: > hi, > > I made some programs using svgalib. But I can run those programs only > when I am root. When I am not root, I get following error message: > > svgalib: Cannot open /dev/console > > Any other svgalib programs (precompiled from debian-packages) are > running without p

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
A. M. Varon wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > Possibly... I'm going to try hacking out the code in the driver to see if I > > can > > get a better detection scheme going for my particular hardware. > > My one last shot... could you get t

Re: Debian Problem after compiling kernel

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Vaibhav Goel wrote: > #! /bin/sh > ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 > route add -net 127.0.0.0 > IPADDR=204.69.208.4 > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > NETWORK=204.69.208.0 > BROADCAST=204.69.208.255 > GATEWAY= > ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST} > route add -net ${NETWORK} > [ "${GA

3c509.c Driver modification for over-clocked AMD 5x86 133 detection.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Sorry gang I forgot to attach the driver source to my last message, so here it is. /* 3c509.c: A 3c509 EtherLink3 ethernet driver for linux. */ /* Written 1993-1997 by Donald Becker. Copyright 1994-1997 by Donald Becker. Copyright 1993 United States Government as represen

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Donald Becker wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > > You didn't include the 'dmesg' output in the attachments. What value is > > > being detected? > > > > > > > My fault, I forgot to attach it. I will send you severa

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
A. M. Varon wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > I'm a step ahead (I am really QUICK aren't I?). I reconfigured my BIOS > > thinking that perhaps something in there was responsible for this problem. > > Yes, you are QUICK! :) I have exhaus

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > Ok, try this. do a make menuconfig and unselect all network drivers except > the EL3. (3c509) and make that one hardcoded (not a module) . Install that > kernel. Remove all but the minimum number of boards on the motherboard > needed to boot the system and display boot mes

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-27 Thread Wintermute
Nils Rennebarth wrote: > On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > Been there, done that. Like I said.. this is an advanced problem. I've > > done some > > more experimenting today and so I have some more things to add should > > anyone still > >

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
ine with the same driver. > > This leads me to believe that there is something odd going on here. can > you email me a copy of your /usr/src/linux/.config file that reflects the > current state of the kernel that you have installed and running? > > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Wintermute

Re: cu connects to PnP modem ok, but no response for AT

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
Charles Read wrote: > Earlier, I reported that: > > # cu --speed 115200 ---line /dev/ttyS1 > cu: open (/dev/ttyS1): Permission denied > cu: /dev/ttyS1: Line in use > > To fix this, I did: > > # vigr > [added my user name to the 'dialout' group] > # newgrp dialout > > Then: > > # cu --speed 11

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
A. M. Varon wrote: > Hi, > > hmmm, since the cards works with the other computers, then therefore there > is no problem with the card. > > I'm convinced that the driver of 3c509 is the culprit of your > computer(exotic?) hardware. It does'nt detect your hardware setup. > > For a more simple solu

Re: Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > Just curious, have you tried the modprobe yet? > > George Bonser > Debian/GNU Linux See http://www.debian.org > Linux ... It isn't just for breakfast anymore! Sure did and no luck. Same message: init_module: Device or resource busy. But if you look at my configs attac

Re: partioning disk when running windows 95

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
butch wrote: > Hi, > > i have the floppies and i am getting ready to partion disk using fips and > cfdisk. well i ahve started and even when going to a dos mode it seems that > a win 95 is a hostile machine. i used fips and now i see that part of my > disk has an unreconiable format. > > does an

Possible bug or flaw detected.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
the driver that experienced users could hand edit to force the correct values per the output of el3-diag and 3c5x9 programs). Anyways, I wait expectantly for your reply, Wintermute 3c5x9setup.c:v0.04 12/11/96 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 3c5x9 found at 0x300. EEPROM index 0: 0060. EEPROM index 1:

Re: Eth0

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
wn and then back up again) after you have disabled plug and play with the DOS utility. If this stuff doesn't work, get back with me, I've stock piled a lot of stuph that might help... Your fellow 3Com user in hell, Wintermute -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: REDHAT 4.1 && SONY CDU-33A

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
Michael S. Howard wrote: > I just got another Puter, a 486 66MHz && 16MB RAM the works > just fine with good old Slackware 3.0 (yes it's old). Anyway, > I am trying to install REDHAT 4.1 and it cannot autoprobe the > SONY CDU-33A 2x CDROM (it was found under Slackware 3.0) > > Does anyone know t

Re: "infinite loop in interrupt"

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
Aaron Brick wrote: > Hello everybody > > this may be more of a hardware question. i frequently see the error > message "eth0: Infinite loop in interrupt, status 2011." on my terminal; > however, the network connection is fine. what should i do to make whatever > is causing that error stop re

Re: "infinite loop in interrupt"

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
Aaron Brick wrote: > Hello everybody > > this may be more of a hardware question. i frequently see the error > message "eth0: Infinite loop in interrupt, status 2011." on my terminal; > however, the network connection is fine. what should i do to make whatever > is causing that error stop re

Re: Oh, WAIT!

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
George Bonser wrote: > I just saw this earlier mesage. Ok, rather than insmod, use modprobe! > > I ran into this last week. > > depmod -a > modprobe 3c509.o io=0x300 > > or modprobe 3c509 io-0x300 > > I do not remember if I needed the .o or not but was having EXACTLY the > same problem, device

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
Charles Read wrote: > I've had similar trouble with a PnP modem, even > though: > a. 'dmesg | more' indicates the kernel finds the serial > device for the modem. > b. IRQs are uniquely assigned. > c. setserial shows all configuration parameter

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
A. M. Varon wrote: > On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > > And one more thing, type dmesg | more and see if the kernel did detect a > > > 3c509b PnP card. > > > > Nope, sure doesn't, and I've rebooted my kernel enough time in the past 3

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-26 Thread Wintermute
wherever you set the address. The IRQ should be > autodetected. you must use the 0x before the address that is zero and an > x. > > If this works, assuming that you have the 3c509 module :) edit your > /etc/init.d/network script to add that insmod command to the beginning of > it.

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-25 Thread Wintermute
A. M. Varon wrote: > On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Wintermute wrote: > > > I'm not new to Linux by any means, and I've read my eyes raw looking for > > ways in which to get my 3c509b ISA PnP ethernet card to work under > > Linux. > > hi Wintermute, > >

Re: 3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-25 Thread Wintermute
Ben Gertzfield wrote: > Make sure you don't have another icky Plug and Pray device assigned to > the same IRQ / ioport -- they sneak in when you least expect it. > Got you there. Not counting the 3c509b (which PnP is currently disabled on), there are NO other PnP cards in my system (as I menti

3c509 Detection problem. Experienced user needs assistance.

1997-11-25 Thread Wintermute
I'm not new to Linux by any means, and I've read my eyes raw looking for ways in which to get my 3c509b ISA PnP ethernet card to work under Linux. I have installed many of these same cards on our Linux boxes at work with no problem, however this one is a doozy. These are the ways in which I've co