Re: parted failure on SUSE 8.1

2003-03-09 Thread edj
On Sunday 09 March 2003 06:09 pm, Kurt Wall wrote: > Feigning erudition, edj wrote: > % On Sunday 09 March 2003 04:30 pm, Kurt Wall wrote: > % > Feigning erudition, edj wrote: > % > > % > I'm going to move away from SUSE, but before I do that I must > % > resize

Re: parted failure on SUSE 8.1

2003-03-09 Thread edj
On Sunday 09 March 2003 04:30 pm, Kurt Wall wrote: > Feigning erudition, edj wrote: > > I'm going to move away from SUSE, but before I do that I must > resize partitions. SUSE provides parted 1.6.3; it doesn't seem to > work with reiserfs. The latest is 1.6.5, which

parted failure on SUSE 8.1

2003-03-09 Thread edj
I'm going to move away from SUSE, but before I do that I must resize partitions. SUSE provides parted 1.6.3; it doesn't seem to work with reiserfs. The latest is 1.6.5, which acc/to GNU's site, will work with reiser if progsreiserfs is installed. Did that. But when I tried to configure par

Printing woes

2003-02-09 Thread edj
Greatly modified COL 3.1, 2.4.17 kernel, CUPS 1.1.18, Canon S900 printer, Turboprint driver, USB connection. Nothing prints. First, ran "mknod /dev/usb/lp0 180 0". Then, added "printer" to /etc/modules/default". Everything I can think of looks alright. CUPS shows the printer with no errors

How to install prefbar?

2002-11-26 Thread edj
In order to get prefbar, I turned on "software installation" in Mozilla 1.1 and tried the "click here" at http://www.xulplanet.com/downloads/prefbar/ I got an error message - "prefbar.xpi Required file does not exist". So, I downloaded it ( even though it doesn't exist). Now I have prefbar.x

Caldera/SCO to join M$ in squelching security holes??

2002-09-27 Thread edj
According to http://www.vnunet.com/News/1135469 ** Group advocates limited public disclosure of software flaws A Microsoft-backed security organisation set up almost a year ago has finally had its formal launch. Inaugurated last year at the Trusted Computing forum, the Organisation for

Re: powertweak make fails w/ parser.h

2002-07-12 Thread edj
. There must be an easier way then editing every source file, but I don't know it. I didn't even know what file to look in until you pointed it out. Of course, now it's obvious. The way it goes sometimes. -- Ed Jabbour > On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, edj wrote: > > Trying t

powertweak make fails w/ parser.h

2002-07-12 Thread edj
Trying to install powertweak. Configure went well (I think). However, make crapped out with: profile.c:14: parser.h: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [profile.lo] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/edj/downloads/powertweak/src/libpowertweak' make[1]: *** [all-recursive]

Re: Determining IP addr via script?

2002-07-08 Thread edj
On Mon July 8 2002 09:59 pm, Michael Hipp wrote: > On Monday 08 July 2002 08:35 pm, edj wrote: > > My knowledge is so limited, I hesitate to say, but I use the > > following, picked up from somewhere . . . . > > > > #!/bin/bash > > lynx -auth=admin:ad

Re: Determining IP addr via script?

2002-07-08 Thread edj
On Mon July 8 2002 05:22 pm, Michael Hipp wrote: > Anyone know a simple way to determine what your public IP address > appears to be via a shell script? I can do it with a web browser by > going to http://www.whatismyip.com . > > (BTW, I'm not talking about the IP addr assigned to a NIC and readab

ALSA upgrade

2002-07-04 Thread edj
I have ALSA 0.5.12a installed. I can't get sound in XINE - it complains that I need ALSA 0.9.0. I have the 0.9.0 tarballs, but how do I upgrade? Simply compile? Remove all old alsa stuff first? Thanks. -- Ed Jabbour ___ Linux-users mailing list

Re: Xine Re: Updated Step

2002-07-02 Thread edj
On Tue July 2 2002 09:18 am, Net Llama! wrote: > On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, edj wrote: > > > > XINE won't work, though. I get: > > > > xine: error while loading shared libraries: > > /usr/local/lib/xine/plugins/xineplug_inp_dvdnav.so: undefined symbol: > >

Re: Xine Re: Updated Step

2002-07-02 Thread edj
On Mon July 1 2002 09:22 pm, Net Llama! wrote: > edj wrote: > > > > cc1: bad value (athlon) for -mcpu= switch > > I have an Athlon 1G, and CPPFLAGS, CXXFLAGS and CFLAGS are set to: > > -O3 -march=i686 -mcpu=i686. The Makefile has: > > > > DEBUG_CFLAGS

Re: Updated Step

2002-07-01 Thread edj
h to xine-config. configure: error: *** You should install xine first *** So, OK - try xine-lib first, then. Configures alright, but "make" chokes with: cc1: bad value (athlon) for -mcpu= switch make[3]: *** [utils.lo] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/edj/downloads/dvdstuff/

Re: Can't access printer - Never mind

2002-06-24 Thread edj
On Sun June 23 2002 02:36 pm, Net Llama! wrote: > Care to elaborate how, so that others might benefit in the future? > > edj wrote: > > Sorry to have posted. Solved with lpadmin. /etc/cups/printers.conf had "AllowUser All". I thought that was good enough. Af

Re: Can't access printer - Never mind

2002-06-23 Thread edj
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Can't access printer

2002-06-23 Thread edj
t:631/printers/ps1) D [23/Jun/2002:12:21:27 -0500] print_job: auto-typing file... D [23/Jun/2002:12:21:27 -0500] print_job: request file type is text/plain. d [23/Jun/2002:12:21:27 -0500] check_quotas(0x402c1008[3], 0x8093940[ps1]) D [23/Jun/2002:12:21:27 -0500] check_quotas: requesting-user-name = &#x

HP 812C & hpijs

2002-06-08 Thread edj
Anyone using the hpijs driver for an HP printer? I have an HP812C, ghoscript 6.51 and hpijs 1.1. gs -h shows: ...DJ630 DJ6xx DJ6xxP DJ8xx DJ9xx DJ9xxVIP hpijs... Obviously, a lot of stuff left out here. Two questions - - 1. "ijs" does not show, and HP's website says it should. A problem?

Re: compiling qt3

2002-06-03 Thread edj
On Mon June 3 2002 08:35 pm, Keith Antoine wrote: > On Tuesday 04 June 2002 09:50 am, you wrote: > > begin Keith Antoine's quote: > > | I stuff this up everytime because I have no understanding of the > > | process. It is the problem of setting the $QTDIR. I have placed > > | this in .profile::

Re: Knoppix

2002-06-02 Thread edj
On Sun June 2 2002 03:21 pm, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Sun, 02 Jun 2002 16:10:29 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, Jerry McBride wrote: > > > > [Knoppix download speed/availability] > > > > > I live in New Jersey and just ftp'ed a copy in 1 hour 30 miutes. > > > > You me

User name changed to number: SOLVED

2002-05-11 Thread edj
Sorry to leave the thread, but I'm back on Caldera, and the mail is on the other partition. Thanks to Bill Campbell and Zoran. Yep, it was /etc/shadow. Luckily, I had backed up /etc just a few days ago, so just copied over from there. pwconv - didn't need it, but it's now in my notes. I

Re: User name changed to number

2002-05-11 Thread edj
On Saturday 11 May 2002 17:34, Bill Campbell wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 05:29:54PM -0400, edj wrote: > >Somehow or other, all user files/directories changed from user name to > >number. edj:users, e.g., now reads 500:users, not only in HOME but > > also in /tmp. So

User name changed to number

2002-05-11 Thread edj
Somehow or other, all user files/directories changed from user name to number. edj:users, e.g., now reads 500:users, not only in HOME but also in /tmp. Some configuration file got foobarred, but I don't know which. Also, is /tmp supposed to be drwxrwxrwt ? I changed the 500's i

Re: KDE3 compile partial failure

2002-05-04 Thread edj
On Fri 03 May 2002 11:01 pm, Douglas J Hunley wrote: > edj spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: > > ftsnames.h is in /usr/X11R6/include/freetype2/freetype/ftsnames.h . I > > added that to PATH and tried again, but no go. When qt3 compile > > stopped by not findi

KDE3 compile partial failure

2002-05-03 Thread edj
I tried installing KDE3 from source using checkinstall. After much ado with libraries missing or outdated, much fussing with qt3 and a lot of trial and error, things seemed to be going smoothly, until . . . kdebase crapped out with: FontEngine.cpp:55: freetype/ftsnames.h: no such file or dir

Re: libxslt install

2002-04-30 Thread edj
On Tue 30 April 2002 09:26 pm, Net Llama! wrote: > Just curious, what are you trying to install that requires libxslt? >From the Linux SxS, KDE 2.x "Doug's Way": = I'm also going to assume you already have the following libraries installed: * libfreetype 2.x * libjpeg

Re: libxslt install

2002-04-30 Thread edj
On Tue 30 April 2002 08:48 pm, Kurt Wall wrote: > Scribbling feverishly on April 30, edj managed to emit: > > On install attempt of libxslt 1.0.16, it failed because libxml had to > > be > > > > >= 2.4.17. I had libxml 2.4.1. So, I installed libxml2-2.4.20.

libxslt install

2002-04-30 Thread edj
On install attempt of libxslt 1.0.16, it failed because libxml had to be >= 2.4.17. I had libxml 2.4.1. So, I installed libxml2-2.4.20. Still, libxslt stopped with the same error - it still finds libxml 2.4.1. I have the following on my system (WS 3.1): libxml-devel 2.2.10-4 libxml-devel

Checkinstall questions

2002-04-07 Thread edj
Got checkinstall, tried it with gcombust and, after a few stumbles on my part, worked like a charm. I have 2 questions, though. 1. Checkinstall by default not only creates the rpm, it installs it. the rc file does "--force --nodeps --replacepackages." I can change that, of course, but I c

IGNORE - test

2002-03-30 Thread edj
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Re: Problems installing openssl

2002-03-24 Thread edj
On Sun 24 March 2002 11:28 am, Net Llama wrote: > --- edj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Running WS 3.1, and currently have openssl 0.9.6-12. I'm trying to > > install Audacity 0.98-1, and have run into dependency problems. I was > > > > doing OK, unt

Problems installing openssl

2002-03-24 Thread edj
Running WS 3.1, and currently have openssl 0.9.6-12. I'm trying to install Audacity 0.98-1, and have run into dependency problems. I was doing OK, until I ran into libcrypto.so.2. Grabbed openssl-0.9.6b-16.i386.rpm and ran rpm -Uvh --test. I get a screenful of messages re: libcrypto.so.

Re: OT: Feds want to drop protection of privacy regarding medical data

2002-03-22 Thread edj
On Fri 22 March 2002 02:33 pm, Andrew Mathews wrote: > edj wrote: > > > > The US Constitution limits only the government, not private parties. > > Thus, while the US government would need a warrant to recover my > > "papers and effects", my doctor could diss

Re: OT: Feds want to drop protection of privacy regarding medical data

2002-03-22 Thread edj
On Fri 22 March 2002 02:07 pm, David A. Bandel wrote: > On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:49:11 -0500 > > begin edj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > > > > The US Constitution limits only the government, not private parties. > > Thus, while the US government would need a

Re: OT: Feds want to drop protection of privacy regarding medical data

2002-03-22 Thread edj
On Fri 22 March 2002 01:07 pm, Andrew Mathews wrote: > "David A. Bandel" wrote: > > Not sure I'm up on this amendment to the Consitution. Which amendment > > provides for right to privacy of medical records? > The fourth amendment. It states: > The right of the people to be secure in their perso

Re: problems with 2.4.18 & networking

2002-03-08 Thread edj
On Thu 07 Mar 02 23:05, David A. Bandel wrote: > > lo has come up, so can't again. But is it localhost or did you by > chance give 127.0.0.1 a name other than localhost in your /etc/hosts > file (not a good idea, BTW). > Why? -- Ed Jabbour ___ Linux

Re: alsa & 2.4.17 kernel

2002-02-21 Thread edj
On Thu 21 Feb 02 08:32, you wrote: > I had ALSA working flawlessly under the 2.4.12 kernel. I can't get it > working with the 2.4.17. Is there some bug or soemthing that prevents > this? Thanks. Never mind - found it. -- Ed Jabbour ___ Linux-users m

alsa & 2.4.17 kernel

2002-02-21 Thread edj
I had ALSA working flawlessly under the 2.4.12 kernel. I can't get it working with the 2.4.17. Is there some bug or soemthing that prevents this? Thanks. -- Ed Jabbour ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-use