UK Broadband.

Please are there any Linux users using the BT Broadband connection in the UK ? I would especially like to put my Debian Woody onto broadband, but I also have SuSE 8.0 which might be easier. The interface will be USB. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubs

Debian printing on a hp Laser Jet.

gs to chose out of the numerous competing options. Regards -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at h

Re: TFT display on Debian GNU/Linux

n use SuSE and Woody on the same machine with everything equal. Best wishes -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Pl

Re: TFT display on Debian GNU/Linux

r efforts were not rewarded. Is there a simple reason why the "commercial distros" are able to do this ? Maybe they are using non-GPL software that we would not wish to see in Debian. Is the problem only with Woody ? How will other versions of Debian cope with this ? Best regards -- Geo

Re: TFT display on Debian GNU/Linux

ne 17" TFT panel display. It plugs into a parallel port just like a normal monitor. I will have a look at what the video card is and select that. Maybe that is the answer. > > Best regards. -- geoff bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie"

TFT display on Debian GNU/Linux

st of supported displays. I have so far tried vesa, but with no luck. I can get Mutt, and also Midnight-Commander to work OK, but I guess without using X. Regards -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message

[OT] Development workflow.

Since my last post I have managed to decode the acronym "hipo". I am familiar with the idea, but have not heard it called hat before! Best regards. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [E

Re: [OT] Development workflow

I have found the two "off topic" posts on Development workflow very useful. I am trying to make the change from Turbo Pacal 7.0 to Free Pascal under GNU/Linux, and miss the IDE. Please what is a "hipo" chart ? Best regards. -- geoff bagley - To unsubscribe from this

Digests.

Please can you tell me how to find a "digest #4930" ? I am trying to track down linux drivers for a Mitac 6031 Notebook. Particularly for the Trident 9660 VGA display. Any help appreciated. Best regards. Geoff G3FHL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscri

Console settings.

time I boot up. On SuSE I have to re-set them each time. Is this a bug, and can I fix it ? Best regards, Geoff G3FHL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org

Sharing drives.

provoking information. Best regards, Geoff G3FHL. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

Sharing drives.

? A possible use would be to YaST/ RPM into Debian, or APT/ DEB into SuSE. Best regards, Geoff Bagley G3FHL. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org

(Was) corrupt .deb file.

e on the internet ! I now intend to try out the Free Pascal compilers on both. Best wishes, and thanks. Geoff G3FHL. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kerne

Corrupt .deb file.

or must I look closer to home ? My other distros (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE 8.0 and FreeBSD4.4 Unix) all install OK including the SuSE DVD version. Anyone else had a similar experience ? I particularly want to test drive Debian and the .deb installation system. Best regards Geoff G3FHL - To u

Package managers.

sy and as convenient as rpm ? Best regards Geoff Bagley G3FHL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

Re: which distribution to use?

Is anyone able to compare (say) Slackware Linux with any other UNIX clones such as FreeBSD ? >From a learning point of view, I guess it depends on what it is that you wish to learn. Best regards. Geoff Bagley G3FHL - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ne

File System Trees.

S whatever that is. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

The Dreaded Winmodem.

ove URL, replace .o2. by .idir. The rest is the same. Regards. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

dsp

In my SuSE Linux 7.1 Professional there is a character file called /dev/dsp56k. Please where can I read about this ? I have a couple of Motorola dsp56002 evaluation modules (EVM), and wonder whether there is Linux support for this DSP family (or others). Regards -- Geoff Bagley - To

Linux Gazette.

I just downloaded Linux Gazette August 1998 Issue #31. It is full of interesting stuff, but is that the latest issue ? Where is the up-to-date version ? Regards -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message

Boot Record.

file somewhere so that I can print it out for study purposes ? Regards to both lists. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs

Re: The Big Change.

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Geoff Bagley wrote: >> >> I now have a dual boot system, with two separate 6.4Gb hard drives. >> Hi Lawson, thank you for your reply. >Whyn't you just put the linux machine on

Re: The Big Change.

as a win-modem >that won't work from linux. > I am pleased to report that I have an external US Robotics modem. >- > I aim to make The Big Change by easy stages ! Cheers. -- Geoff Bagley - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the bo

The Big Change.

I use Borland TP7.0, but would like to download (possibly) gpc by the means described above. Can anyone foresee any dangers, or offer any advice? Will I possibly encounter problems with dependencies ? What would be the preferred file system usage for this procedure ? Hwyl. -- Geoff Bagley - To