[SLUG] K12 Linux Terminal Server on Debian

Dear list, The terminal server project is based on Red Hat. Has anyone done something similar on Debian? Would you just use alien to install the rpms? regards, -- Richard Hayes Talent Internet http://www.talent.com.au Tel: (02) 9439 8300 Fax: (02) 9439 8327 Mob: 0414 618 425 ABN 94 002

Re: [SLUG] laptop keyboard

[Oops, didn't reply to the list] Bill Taylor was once rumoured to have said: > Hi all, > my optima (dynamis, multimedia portable) has a function key in the > lower left corner of the keyboard to activate certain functions on the > function keys (12) and a number pad amongst the letter keys. >

[SLUG] laptop keyboard

Hi all, my optima (dynamis, multimedia portable) has a function key in the lower left corner of the keyboard to activate certain functions on the function keys (12) and a number pad amongst the letter keys. can anyone give any suggestions on where the | pipe went? I get a ~ instead, and seem

Re: [SLUG] I am having TELNET problem in RedHat Linux 7.2

On Mon, 27 May 2002, Matthew Hannigan wrote: > Zhasper wrote: > > Quite possibly, while installing Redhat, you chose to set up a firewall.. > > > > Try running firewall-config and turning all the firewalling off... > > > > Eek! As a trouble-shooting measure only, of course! If turning it off l

[SLUG] Re: sound not working

At 28 May 2002 21:51:30 +1000, Ken Foskey wrote: > I dont want to use alsa, I just want sound to work. > > How do you reliably configure a sound card in Debian? there's the redhat sndconfig tool available (once you install it) if you want. i've never used it, so i don't know what its like. if

[SLUG] Re: ask emacs(how to open *.info)

At Tue, 28 May 2002 17:05:53 +0800, henry wrote: > I did (as follows) to open a specific *.info > >emacs enter -> "Lisp-interactively" appeared in mini_buffer > >Ctrl-uenter -> "C-u" appeared in mini_buffer > >h enter -> "" appeared in main-text >

Re: [SLUG] tulip driver & RedHat 7.3

Andy Eager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > Anyone out there using the tulip.o module with a DEC-21143 (CNET > 100/10) NIC ? Have you tried de4x5.o module? It is an alternative driver for DEC-21x4x and works perfectly with my SMC DEC-21041. Cheers, TL -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Gr

Re: [SLUG] sound not working

On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 18:57, Steve Kowalik wrote: > At 2:44 pm, Saturday, May 25 2002, Ken Foskey mumbled: > > I dont really want to muddy my system with an alien rpm package does > > anyone have any suggestions. > > > if you really want to use ALSA, you need to install the modules for your > ke

Re: [SLUG] How do you make an ext3 filesystem?

> Not at all. There will be a performance hit, but on a laptop > side-stepping the need to do a fsck on a unclean shutdown is worth it. Only trouble is that ext3 regularly syncs with the disk, so whilst it provides some peace of mind, it sucks battery life. > ext3 is a nice filesystem for a g

Re: [SLUG] How do you make an ext3 filesystem?

> I'm running Ext3 on my laptop and yes, Ext3 really DOES suck battery life. > > Has anybody experimented with reducing the sync rate? Funnily enough, Daniel Phillips has. He experiments with everything. :-) He did mention that the hack was horrid though. > Whatever happened to Tux FS (from D

Re: [SLUG] How do you make an ext3 filesystem?

Michael Still wrote: > How reliable is ext3 these days? Am I being very brave if I upgrade my > laptop hard disc? Nah, not brave at all. Redhat ship with it now and I'm sure they've done their testing. I've been using it for a while now, no probs. I've only done it from a fresh install, no 'c

[SLUG] ask emacs(how to open *.info)

Dear Lists : I did (as follows) to open a specific *.info>emacs   enter  -> "Lisp-interactively" appeared in mini_buffer>Ctrl-uenter  ->  "C-u" appeared in mini_buffer>h   enter  ->  "" appeared in main-text>ienter ->  "i" appea

Re: [SLUG] How do you make an ext3 filesystem?

On Tue, 28 May 2002 18:58:01 +1000 Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only trouble is that ext3 regularly syncs with the disk, so whilst it > provides some peace of mind, it sucks battery life. I'm running Ext3 on my laptop and yes, Ext3 really DOES suck battery life. Has anybody experimen

Re: [SLUG] sound not working

At 2:44 pm, Saturday, May 25 2002, Ken Foskey mumbled: > I dont really want to muddy my system with an alien rpm package does > anyone have any suggestions. > if you really want to use ALSA, you need to install the modules for your kernel. apt-get install alsa-modules-$(uname -r) --

[SLUG] Re: ask help(how do I read *.info under emacs or xemacs)

At 28 May 2002 17:24:58 +1000, Brad Thomson wrote: > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 16:16, henry wrote: > > How do I read *.info under emacs or xemacs ? > > C-h i will give you the main info menu, C-u h i will prompt you for a > specific file. and then: space for page down / next page n for next, p f

Re: [SLUG] Mozilla mail & IMAP

> > >>Mozilla 1.0 Release Candidate 2 >> >> >>Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0rc2) Gecko/20020510 >> >> and imap works fine. > > > What imap server are you using? I'm using courier-imap. (imap-2001a-10) > I tried Mozilla 1.0 R

Re: [SLUG] ask help(how do I read *.info under emacs or xemacs)

On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 16:16, henry wrote: > Dear List: > I am a newbie of emacs . > How do I read *.info under emacs or xemacs ? C-h i will give you the main info menu, C-u h i will prompt you for a specific file. Brad. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http