Re: slackware 4.0

1999-03-24 Thread steven walsh
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote: > > I saw a posting on linuxtoday.com that a slackware 4.0 beta was uploaded > to ftp.cdrom.com. It is based on glibc2.1 and kernel 2.2.3 > > So will a slackware with the 2.2 kernel and glibc2.1 beat debian and > redhat? > > (not that debian has to

Re: Epson Stylus Color 740

1999-03-24 Thread steven walsh
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Subject: Epson Stylus Color 740 > Date: Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 08:22:17PM -0800 > > In reply to:Mono > > Quoting Mono([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > I'm having major problems with my printer. Parport detects it at startup > > and does nothing. I'v

Re: OFFICEJET + MAGIC FILTER

1999-03-24 Thread steven walsh
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Petru NOTINGHER wrote: > Hi. > > I'm looking for a Linux driver for HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C. > Apparently, magicfilter does not support it. > > Can anybody help me ? > > Thanks. Try APSfilter instead. "See you on the flip side" - Steve Walsh (EfNet:#Babylon5:Knara

Re: more ram and larger harddrive then the bios can take

1999-03-23 Thread steven walsh
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Sarel Botha wrote: [snip] > It might be possible to use a program like EZ-Drive to make the maximum > possible > size the bios can accept larger. I haven't tested EZ-Drive with Linux yet, > but I > can't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Check www.westerndigital.com for

Re: Printer Setup

1999-03-23 Thread steven walsh
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Shawn Nguyen wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks for the advice on magicfilter. I really tried to use it but I > gave up. I went and downloaded the APSFilter package instead from the > web and used it to set up my HP laserjet 1100 printer. I finally got it > working. I wishe

Re: Sound Board

1999-03-23 Thread steven walsh
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > The configuration of sound AS A MODULE has changed. It is still valid to > compile sound support into the kernel (except possibly for PnP sound > cards). > Indeed. If you specific PNP support I haven't had any problems, though the defaul

Re: Sound Board

1999-03-23 Thread steven walsh
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Ed Cogburn wrote: > > With 2.2, the config of sound drivers occurs outside the kernel > config. You can no longer build the sound modules into the > kernel, they must be built as modules. With sb16, for example I > need a config line like: > > options sb io=0x22

Re: Kernel 2.2.3

1999-03-13 Thread steven walsh
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Ed Cogburn wrote: [snip] > > If you have 2.2.1 and successfully add the 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 > patches, then the end product *is* 2.2.3. Just tar it up yourself > and name it as 2.2.3 tgz. > > Details, details. >:) "See you on the flip side" - Steve Walsh (EfN

Re: Kernel 2.2.3

1999-03-12 Thread steven walsh
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: [snip] > Is a lot faster to just apply the 2.2.2 & 2.2.3 patches. About 350 K > for the 2 or > 12M for 2.2.3 Kernel. Your choice. > On the other hand, i like having the full tgz around Just In Case. "See you on the flip side" - Steve Walsh (E

Re: HP deskjet 695c

1999-03-12 Thread steven walsh
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Richard Harran wrote: > I have been recommended this printer (HP dj 695c). However, the vendor > does not know about linux support. He claims that it is the same > printer as the 690C (which is listed as supported ing the linux hardware > howto), just with a restyled casing.

Re: ICQ for Linux

1999-03-11 Thread steven walsh
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Shawn Nguyen wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know where I can download the Linux version of ICQ? I've > been > looking around but can't seem to find it. Thanks for any help in advance. > > Shawn > Try www.freshmeat.net and search for ICQ "See you on the flip

Re: bitchx (sucks!)

1999-03-09 Thread steven walsh
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Re: bitchx (sucks!) (forwarded, oops!)

1999-03-09 Thread steven walsh
- Begin Forwarded Message - Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:24:00 -0600 (CST) From: steven walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: bitchx (sucks!) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-MD5: tm9kkgAIpk3NEqxSyKGLDg== > I didn't guess, I RTFM'd.

Re: bitchx (sucks!)

1999-03-09 Thread steven walsh
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > steven walsh dixit: > > On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > I agree Steve, there are plenty of Manual(s) to read. But for a new > > > IRC user they sure confusing. I have been tryin

Re: bitchx (sucks!)

1999-03-09 Thread steven walsh
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: [snip] > I agree Steve, there are plenty of Manual(s) to read. But for a new > IRC user they sure confusing. I have been trying to Window it but, as > of yet, no luck. Sure, there's plenty of documentation, unfortunately that's like saying MS Offic

Re: bitchx (sucks!)

1999-03-08 Thread steven walsh
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BitchX suffers from it's own unique form of feature creep. Use IRCII with a nice script (one you are comfortable with and hopefully has no nasty backdoors like the ircN script that mIRC had *snicker*). I hear EPIC is a nice client as we

Re: I can't believe this

1999-03-08 Thread steven walsh
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, eferen1 wrote: > with me. I'm now taking a course in Linux. It's the only way I can learn > it. Dos, Windows, Assembler, AppleDos, etc are all self -intuitive. Linux > is not. I disagree with this. Linux is no less self-intuitive than DOS or assembler (or any lang

Re: IRC

1999-02-23 Thread steven walsh
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Kenneth Scharf wrote: > > I would like to give the on line irc at debian a try. What software > package would I use, and how to set it up to access the debian channel? > > There is an ircii package on there. Some people like BitchX, for which I also believe there

Video for Linux

1999-02-21 Thread steven walsh
I'm trying to get v4l working on my system. I compiled it into the kernel and dmesg seems to say I find it: i2c: initialized Linux video capture interface: v1.00 bttv0: Brooktree Bt848 (rev 18) bus: 0, devfn: 48, irq: 11, memory: 0xe7eff000. bttv: 1 Bt8xx card(s) found. bttv0: model: BT8

Printer problems (Slink, apsfilter, HPDJ 694c)

1999-02-17 Thread steven walsh
I've got Slink and I'm trying to make aps filter and lpr work as a team, but it's giving me some problems (that Slackware didn't give me, oddly enough). I installed apsfilter and lpr from dselect. I read the stuff for apsfilter and found out it didn't have teh djc670 driver i use