Re: Two nics; only one works at a time

2004-01-05 Thread Lou Losee
t solved by tomorrow, the decision makers > are going to go with Redhat (because we're in a time crunch). Does > anyone have any insight as to what I need to do to get both NICs working > properly? > Kent, What is the output of the 'route' command when you have the interfaces up with and without knoppix? Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mount failed: Invalid argument

2004-01-05 Thread Lou Losee
* Douglas Dreistadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-01-05 20:34]: > I'm trying to install Debian from CD on a > 700mhz AMD system with 500mb RAM. > Right now I am stuck in the middle of > installation. I have made it as far as disk > formatting, but cannot "mount"(?) the root > partition. > When I try to

Re: adding new hard disk

2004-01-05 Thread Lou Losee
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-01-05 01:52]: > sorry Lou but man does not wrk on my Winshit and Deb is down after recompiling > the kernel. :( You can view man pages online at: http://man.linuxquestions.org Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: adding new hard disk

2004-01-04 Thread Lou Losee
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-01-05 01:32]: > > BTW... excuse mu ignorancy can you explain to me what LVM is and how it works? > thax ed. http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/LVM-HOWTO.index.html Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: adding new hard disk

2004-01-04 Thread Lou Losee
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-01-05 01:32]: > > > > You most likely want cp -a rather than cp -r. > > > What is the difference between -a and -r > ed. man cp Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: adding new hard disk

2004-01-04 Thread Lou Losee
is is done, you could delete the old partions and use a tool such as parted or QTparted to resize the partitions on the old disk and make them larger also. HTH Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Problem running foomatic-filters postinst script

2004-01-04 Thread Lou Losee
]:/var/lib/dpkg/info$ Output of 'apt-show-versions foomatic-filters' : foomatic-filters/testing uptodate 3.0.0-20031207-1 Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

modprobe says not found - insmod ok ????

2003-12-23 Thread Lou Losee
the modxxx manpages and the doc and have not been able to come up with anything. All/any help would be appreciated. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Run levels and "transportation"

2003-12-21 Thread Lou Losee
* David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-21 09:03]: > Sometimes I need to trap out to a tty to kill something that is stalling the > Xserver, etc. Once I have done this, how might I get back into the graphics > interface? > > I only know how to reboot at this point. &g

Re: how to debug an apt-get error?

2003-12-20 Thread Lou Losee
another way to use script, please tell me. Thanks, > > How about invoking it with the -x option. i.e.: bash -x postinstallation.sh that will cause each line of the script to print out prior to execution and you should see where the error occurs. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Compromised? (Was Re: hard disk access on every keystroke in console mode!)

2003-12-20 Thread Lou Losee
o I get it? Knoppix is a debian distro on cd that runs from the cd without touching your current system. It has excellent hardware detection capabilities and is a good addition to have in your toolbox. for information about knoppix in general: http://www.knoppix.net The download page for knoppix: http:

Re: man files to text editor

2003-12-17 Thread Lou Losee
* Jan Minar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-17 16:23]: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 01:07:35PM -0500, Lou Losee wrote: > > * Gruessle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-17 12:21]: > > > > > > Is there a way I can open man files in a text editor. > > > I like

Re: Gimp 1.3 and the latest GAIM

2003-12-17 Thread Lou Losee
means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and > never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents > of sources.list > E: Package gimp1.3 has no installation candidate > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# > What does apt-cache policy gaim and apt-cache policy gimp1.3 tell you? I assume you have done an apt-get update. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: man files to text editor

2003-12-17 Thread Lou Losee
version of the man page. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: hard disk access on every keystroke in console mode!

2003-12-17 Thread Lou Losee
f so, how could I > detect it? > Have you tried booting from a 'clean' disk/cd. How about trying something like booting knoppix or tomsrtbt? Does it happen then? Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: loopback interface down - solved

2003-12-16 Thread Lou Losee
* A.L.Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-16 12:56]: > Thanks a million, Lou! You're a genius. Small cause, big effect. > Whew! Did you post a bug report to the inetutils-tools packagers? > No cause as far as I could tell the inetutils-tools package was from unstable whi

Re: loopback interface down, sob ;-(

2003-12-16 Thread Lou Losee
ost exactly (see my previous response to this thread. To verify, as root, do a: find / -name ifconfig and see if there are more than one copy on your system. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Correct place for networking commands in Debian?

2003-12-15 Thread Lou Losee
I believe they should go into /etc/network/interfaces. You should also have a networking script in /etc/init.d and the appropriate symlinks in the /etc/rc.x directories. Lou > To set up my ADSL router I have to do: > > ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 up > route ad

Re: loopback interface down, sob ;-(

2003-12-14 Thread Lou Losee
the bogus version in /usr/bin. Removing the package solved the problem. The 'correct version of ifconfig was in the net-tools package. Are you able to bring up the loopback interface manually, ie: ifconfig lo up 127.0.0.1 What does your /etc/network/interfaces look like? Lou * A. L.

How to read package change logs before install

2003-12-12 Thread Lou Losee
then remove it. Alternatively, I use APT-listchanges to see the change log before actually installing, but saying no at that point forces the cancellation of all installs not just the one I don't want after reading the changes. TIA, Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a

Re: How to get a listing of where packages came from

2003-12-10 Thread Lou Losee
* Roberto Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-10 23:54]: > Lou Losee wrote: > >Is there a way to easily determine what version (stable, testing, > >unstable) the packages installed on a system came from? > > > apt-show-versions shows the version and status (up to da

How to get a listing of where packages came from

2003-12-10 Thread Lou Losee
installed packages. TIA Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: problems with networking on boot - ?solved?

2003-12-10 Thread Lou Losee
only exists in unstable. How I got it installed at this point is unclear. It may have been during an aptitude 'browsing' session since the description for the package is vague but promising. ie.: 'Base utilities for network administration. Hmmm. Lou * Andrea Tasso <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: problems with networking on boot

2003-12-09 Thread Lou Losee
* Andrea Tasso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-09 14:32]: > On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 02:02:49PM -0500 or thereabouts, Lou Losee wrote: > > I am having problems getting networking to start up on boot. I can get > > it running manually, but it seems like there is an interface pro

problems with networking on boot

2003-12-09 Thread Lou Losee
init.d/networking I tried searching bugs and the changelogs for ifconfig and ifupdown and the forum archives but didn't see anything relavent. Anyone have any ideas where/what to look at next. TIA, Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Slow linux.bin

2003-11-02 Thread Lou Losee
ors going bad on the floppy - try creating a new boot floppy Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

vim print via :hardcopy does not find 'prolog.ps'

2003-10-30 Thread Lou Losee
same (except for cvs type comments): /usr/lib/perl5/Tk/prolog.ps /usr/lib/tk8.3/prolog.ps /usr.lib/tk8.4/prolog.ps I did a re-install of vim and that did not help at all. Anyone have any ideas? Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: netiquette: CCing on lists

2003-10-29 Thread Lou Losee
e From: header is correct. There is a Resent-from: header that is set to debian-user. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: netiquette: CCing on lists

2003-10-29 Thread Lou Losee
retty sure mutt respects that. I > >think most of the CCs you are receiving are from borken mail-clients > >that don't respect that header. > > You should be hitting L, not g. But make sure you define them in your muttrc as being subscribed to. Lou -- To UNS

Re: unstable cups problem

2003-10-26 Thread Lou Losee
jobs can still be managed via the command line. Use lpq to view the jobs, lprm 'spool-number' to remove them. If you are not authorized to delete the job, use sudo to gain root authority for the command. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

Re: remote backup from Windows PCs

2003-10-24 Thread Lou Losee
inux, BSD, > and probably even Mac OS9 & X). > There is a relatively simple example of such a program detailed in Chapter 7 'E-Mail as a System Console' in the book 'Multitool Linux Practical Uses for Open Source Software' by Michael Schwarz, Jeremy Anderson, Peter Curtis and Steven Murphy. It is published by Addison Wesley and has ISBN - 0-201-73420-6 Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [solved] System refuses to load uhci instead of usb-uhci

2003-10-08 Thread Lou Losee
Never mind ... usb-uhci was in /etc/modules Dooh!!! Lou Losee * Lou Losee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-10-08 17:12]: > Hi, Currently on boot, my system is loading the usb-uhci module. I am > trying to change that to get it to load the uhci module instead. I am > running a custom 2

System refuses to load uhci instead of usb-uhci

2003-10-08 Thread Lou Losee
usb uhci post-install uhci modprobe printer Again after running update-modules powering down and rebooting usb-uhci still gets loaded Help - any ideas on how to get this to work Lou Losee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

pls explain setrlimit log message

2003-10-06 Thread Lou Losee
failed: Operation not permitted; uid=1000 euid=1000 Thanks... Lou Losee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: knx-hdinstall vs dist-upgrade. taking bets.

2003-10-03 Thread Lou Losee
I've been using RH for a long time (since the 4.x days.) Perhaps browsing the forums and/or asking questions at: www.knoppix.net might be more productive. Lou Losee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Security updates vs. Sarge and Sid??

2003-09-18 Thread Lou Losee
dpkg/status 3.23.49-8.5 0 500 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages 3.23.49-8 0 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Packages So, I have the latest version installed from testing. Does that include the changes from security.debian.org? Lou --

Re: Mysql question.

2003-09-15 Thread Lou Losee
ou tried removing and reinstalling mysql? remove it with a purge to get rid of any configuration and reinstall should clear it up. I assume you do not have anything to lose since you have not been able to start mysql anyway. Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Need help with mutt

2003-08-29 Thread Lou Losee
are some other headers you may want to see all the time, such as priority: This question would be more appropriate in the mutt-users list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] HTH, Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: procmail filters

2003-08-29 Thread Lou Losee
ow to > do this? > man procmailex man procmailrc www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs man procmail- the NOTES section Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Why is C so popular?

2003-08-28 Thread Lou Losee
hon? > > It wouldn't idle as fast? > > > The SLOC count would be lowered, and that means a lower bug count and > > quicker development. > > SLOC? Source Lines of Code Lou -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: USB problems

2003-08-24 Thread Lou Losee
e an entry in /etc/fstab. Either mount it manually with: mount -t usbdevfs none /proc/bus/usb or add an entry in /etc/fstab like so to not have to mount it manually all the time: none /proc/bus/usbusbdevfs defaults 0 0 See: http://Linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x173.html HTH, Lou -- To UNSUB

Re: new kernel won't boot - operator error 101

2003-08-19 Thread Lou Losee
You may get better response by posting to Debian-knoppix. Later, Lou * Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-19 01:49]: > I thought I knew what I was doing. > > I finally compiled a new kernel, and copied it into my /boot > partition, and edit my /etc/lilo.conf, t

Re: /var/lib/dpkg/available a day behind apt

2003-08-18 Thread Lou Losee
Colin, I have seen you 'suggest' this a couple of times now. Would you give a reference to something that explains why? Thanks. Lou Losee * Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-18 06:17]: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 09:48:54AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > > Ge

Re: Traditional Install or Knoppix?

2003-08-17 Thread Lou Losee
ges that a typical user - especially a newbie doesn't need Within the situations described, I am pleased with the install. It was very quick and easy and does give a user a very workable system. Cheers, Lou Losee * Darryl Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-17 06:02]: > Hershel, >

Re: horse at the gate

2003-05-31 Thread Lou Losee
ences :-) A rather decent generl purpose one (with a Debian slant even) is the "Linux Cookbook": http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=30712288&loc=106 http://www.nostarch.com/lcbk.htm This is a good reccomendation. It is also available online at: http://www.dsl.org/

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