Re: Knoppix question [HD install inflexibility]

2004-10-29 Thread cls
[This message has also been posted.] In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Paul E Condon wrote: On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 10:46:07AM +0800, Lian Liming wrote: Hi all, I wonder if i can install knoppix directly to the hard disk? I heard that the knoppix is based on debian system. So after

Re: Newbie question - Java install

2001-05-20 Thread V.Suresh
I have copied the Contents-i386 file into my root dir, have uncompressed it. Hence, whenever I want to find which package a specific file belongs to, I just do grep File Name To Find Contents-i386. That will show all packages that contain that file. Hope this helps. Once upon a

Newbie question - Java install

2001-05-20 Thread Norman Beresford
Hi all Excuse me if this is the wrong place to ask, but it seemed to be the closest thing to a debian newbie list that I could find! I've got a problem with an install of the Sun Java SDK on my debian box. I ftp'd the bash script install from Sun, and ran it. The whole thing seemed to go well,

Re: Newbie question - Java install

2001-05-20 Thread Ilya Martynov
NB This gave me the following error code: NB /usr/local/jre/bin/i386/native_threads/java: error in loading shared NB libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No NB Such file or directory. NB Following some advice from someone else I tried to Locate the file, but it

A Question about install X-Server-S3

1998-10-13 Thread ayin
Dear Sir: I want to install X Server for S3 display card version for my PC. After I download the file named 'xserver-s3_3_3_2_3a-1.deb', I use 'dselect' utility to install this software. But the script result tell me that ' can not find newserver.xserver-s3 in /etc/X11/ '. I didn't

RE: A Question about install X-Server-S3

1998-10-13 Thread Shaleh
You need the following for a functional X Window installation: xbase xserver-vga16 xserver- -- in your case S3 xfonts -- which ever fonts suit you xlib6g On 13-Oct-98 ayin wrote: Dear Sir: I want to install X Server for S3 display card version for my PC. After I download the file named

Re: Question on install

1997-04-12 Thread Lindsay Allen
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Nils Rennebarth wrote: On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: My problem is that I take the resc1440.bin and write it to disc (with dd) and when it comes to boot it just does nothing and the mbr of /dev/sda (lilo) is taken. According to your further mails, BIOS

Re: Question on install

1997-04-12 Thread Jim Van Zandt
What I did: desire:/space/debian/bo/disks-i386/current # cat resc1440.bin /dev/fd0 desire:/space/debian/bo/disks-i386/current # md5sum /dev/fd0 986c8099396350772a6e43264f145e66 desire:/space/debian/bo/disks-i386/current # md5sum resc1440.bin 986c8099396350772a6e43264f145e66 resc1440.bin I think

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Paul Wade
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: Hi again. Well, since it is said and I experienced it several times the making of the boot floppies is not that easy... My problem is that I take the resc1440.bin and write it to disc (with dd) and when it comes to boot it just does nothing and

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Paul Wade
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: Quoting Paul Wade ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [...] My problem is that I take the resc1440.bin and write it to disc (with dd) and when it comes to boot it just does nothing and the mbr of /dev/sda (lilo) is taken. Is the floppy drive trying to

RE: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Rick
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- If I'm understanding you right, you're saying that when you try to boot from the rescue disk it just boots your previous lilo. If this is true check your BIOS settings for boot order and make sure that it will boot from the floppy drive before it looks at the

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Paul McDermott
Hi, you should look at your bios settings. They can give you trouble when trying to install the base system. Specifically you should look at the memory (cache and video) and turn it off. The other thing that comes to mind is your rescue disk write pertected. If it isn't that is why it is

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Rick
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On 11-Apr-97 Alexander Koch wrote: Well, until now I used rawrite to produce about 4 rescue floppy disks. I tried them all in order. I have the right order of booting. When booting the floppy is accessed (*schrab* *schrab*) and then the hard drive is read and

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Nils Rennebarth
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: My problem is that I take the resc1440.bin and write it to disc (with dd) and when it comes to boot it just does nothing and the mbr of /dev/sda (lilo) is taken. According to your further mails, BIOS settings try the floppy first. Was the floppy written

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Greg Vence
Alexander Koch wrote: Quoting Paul Wade ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [...] My problem is that I take the resc1440.bin and write it to disc (with dd) and when it comes to boot it just does nothing and the mbr of /dev/sda (lilo) is taken. Is the floppy drive trying to read at boot? Make

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread jghasler
Alexander writes: When booting the floppy is accessed (*schrab* *schrab*) and then the hard drive is read and my old lilo turns up. Well, I tried 4 discs that were ok (Just checked at my other computer here, usual checks says nothing), 4 new discs. I went through eight discs the other day

Re: Question on install

1997-04-11 Thread Paul Wade
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Greg Vence wrote: Also, you'll want to make sure you are using the 1997-04-04 images. The 1997-03-?? are broke. I'd hate to see you get the boot going and then fail at a known point later. I picked them up from incoming and put them up at ftp.greenbush.com on 4/6/97,