XMMS kills Gnome activity!

2001-12-06 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm having a problem with XMMS. I am using the version that comes with Debian 2.2.19pre17 ISO image 1. Whenever I am playing a song, I can't open windows, popup menus, etc. until I click STOP or the song ends. Once it ends, it performs all the tasks I tried to do while it was playing.

Re: Linux/Windows Universal Benchmark

2001-12-01 Thread JakeCatfox
I really don't need the preaching. I wanted a straight answer. It's a perfectly legitimate question to want to know if one thing performs better than another, and if so, in what areas, and by how much. Human senses are inaccurate to judge things such as this at times, especially if differences

Linux/Windows Universal Benchmark

2001-11-30 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I want to benchmark my desktop system running in Linux (Gnome, XF86 v3.x, 2.4.5 kernel) against itself running Win98se. Is there a benchmark program that will work in both enviornments to give me an accurate benchmark? Thanks, Deven Gallo

AVI/MPG player

2001-11-29 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm looking for an X11 Mpeg-1/2 and AVI video player, or one player for each. Does anyone know where I can get this? Thx, Deven Gallo

Re: Computer won't power off

2001-11-28 Thread JakeCatfox
I personally just use shutdown -h now. You can always make a shell script in /usr/bin with that command, named poweroff, if you don't want to type that. -- Deven Gallo

LibC6 Upgrades

2001-11-27 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to upgrade Libc6 with a .deb package. Whenever I do, all packages dependent on libc6 default to REMOVE in dselect and I can't apt-get anything anymore! I need to upgrade libc6 to run Sawmill .30. Does anyone know what I should do? Thx, Deven Gallo

Framebuffer VGA settings

2001-11-26 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know what settings I should put into lilo.conf to set up 800x600 framebuffer support on the console? Thx, Deven Gallo

Re: ARRGH!!! Tulip card again

2001-11-18 Thread JakeCatfox
Dunno if this is relevant or not, but here goes. I have a Tulip card too, the Linksys Network-Everywhere NC100 card. I got mine to work by making a 2.4.5 kernel with support for anything with DecCHIP listed in Network and network devices, and by Enabling the TULIP driver in Network Devices,

tdfx in 2.4.5 Kernel - Where?

2001-11-18 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, can anyone please tell me where tdfx is in the 2.4.5 Kernel configuration programs, like xconfig and menuconfig? I looked in Character Devices as told, but it's not there! .. Thx, Deven Gallo

VooDoo3 Problem *someone must know*

2001-11-18 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, me again. :) Sorry if I'm getting annoying. I've got a Duron 880mhz system with 196 mb ram, and a VooDoo 3, plenty to run Quake 3. But when I try to run it, it goes at about 1fps. The options say it's using default GL driver, not 3Dfx like it should be. I'm told that means it's using MESA

Package Broke X (need libXmu.so.6?)

2001-11-18 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I tried to install some xlib packages, and it broke X! It says it needs libXmu.so.6 whenever I run it. What do I need to install to fix this? Thx, Deven gallo

Xlibs conflicts with xlib6g, but both needed

2001-11-18 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to install libglide3, and it needs xlibs. But when I try to install that, it says it'll conflict with xlib6g. Without xlib6g, X11 stops working altogether. What should I do? -- Deven Gallo

Re: UnrealTourney can't find VooDoo 3

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
Um, I have been compiling kernels with DRI and VooDoo 3 driver. It won't work! I can't find the tdfx driver in there though .. is it vital? will it help? Where do I find it in make xconfig (what category?..) Thanks, Deven Gallo In a message dated 11/17/01 2:32:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Continuing VooDoo3 Problem

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I just ran test3Dfx and it can't find the VooDoo3 board! ... Then it segfaults! I am working on installing the 3dfx device now, but even when I had it installed, Quake 3 still ran at 1 fps, even at 16bpp in XFree86 (I think 3.3.6, it's whatever version comes with the Disc 1 2.2.19pre17

Still can't find TDFX in Kernel Config

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to compile my 2.4.5 kernel. I've enabled 3Dfx for the VooDoo3/Banshee, and DRI support. However, I can't find TDFX. I looked in character devices, at the end, near the 3Dfx support and such, but it's not there. I suspect this is probably the reason 3Dfx and OpenGL won't work. I

Quake 2 can't fall back to software refresh

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to run Quake 2 in Debian 2.4.5. I installed it and a new version of libc5 to satisfy its need for libm.so.5 and such other libs. I moved quake2.conf to /etc. I put the files in /usr/local/games/quake2 and I put a copy of all the libs in /lib, /usr/lib, and /usr/local/lib, but it

PPP Disconnects as soon as Connected

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm using pon, configured with pppconfig, to set up my PPP dialup connection. However, whenever I connect, after about 5 seconds, the connection dies with no messages. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thx, Deven Gallo

The OpenGL/3Dfx Problem Continues

2001-11-17 Thread JakeCatfox
I installed the Glide drivers, Mesa-4.0, and compiled in my sound card, 3Dfx VooDoo 3 and DRI support into the Kernel, but I still can't use OpenGL or 3Dfx. Quake 3 will only run in dog-slow Software Rendering Mode (1fps), and in Quake 2 sound is replaced by a repeating, odd beeping/static

Sawmill v.30 .. where?

2001-11-16 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I want to use a Sawmill scheme I downloaded, but I don't have the right version of Sawmill. Does anyone know where I can get version 0.30? Thanks, Deven Gallo

Linux window in Windows

2001-11-16 Thread JakeCatfox
Is there a way to access my linux partition and bootstrap Linux on top of Windows? Such as, pop up a Linux window in Windows 98 that boots my kernel from my Linux partition, without rebooting? Thanks, Deven Gallo

UnrealTourney can't find VooDoo 3

2001-11-16 Thread JakeCatfox
I have a VooDoo 3 installed and the dev/3dfx device installed with the correct major/minor numbers, but Unreal Tournament Demo always quits saying it can't find the V3/Banshee card. Does anyone know why it's doing this? -- Deven Gallo

Re: How long has your Linux system been up ?

2001-11-15 Thread JakeCatfox
We have three Linux boxes at my school-- Dell Optiplex GL+ 5100s with Pentium 1 processors, overclocked from 100mhz to 120 and 130mhz, 16-32 mb ram. They are always on (about 2 or 3 months now), and have not crashed once yet. :) -- Deven Gallo

Re: screen blows up!

2001-11-14 Thread JakeCatfox
Hopefully your monitor can take 800x600. Do this: Go into the XF86Config fle. (Make sure there is only ONE.) Search for 640. Delete EVERY line with it. Delete all lower resolutions too, i.e. 320x240, and so forth. Set your DefaultColorDepth to 16, I imagine a P-75 can handle that. (Prolly a

OpenGL/Glide packages

2001-11-14 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, can anyone tell me what packages I need to install from a clean Debian installation (with 2.4.5 kernel) to make OpenGL and Glide work, and use Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament? What needs to be compiled into the Kernel? I have a VooDoo 3 2000 PCI card. Thx, Deven Gallo

OpenGL Install (Was, Quake 3 slowdowns)

2001-11-13 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, can someone please tell me what packages I need, from a CLEAN debian installation, on a 2.4.5 kernel, to use Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament in OpenGL/Glide 3Dfx mode? What needs to be compiled in, and what .deb's? Please be detailed, I need to make sure I do this right the first time. Thx,

XF86 4

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know where I can get XF86 version 4 servers for Debian? Thanks. -- Deven Gallo

Quake 2 Video Failure

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Whenever I try to initialize Quake 2, it says it can't find ref_softx.so. It's right there in the directory with the binary. I copied all the libraries to /lib and /usr/lib and even usr/local/lib, but it won't work. I copied quake2.conf to etc/ and made a symlink to pak0.pak from my DOS

XFree86 4

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know where I can get XF86 version 4 servers for Debian? Thanks. -- Deven Gallo

Re: DC Modem

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
No, sorry, Sega isn't about to support Linux on the DC, let alone modem Linux drivers. They won't even make the machine anymore. You may be able to do it with the Broadband Adapter though. -- Deven Gallo In a message dated 11/12/01 6:23:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Quake 3 Framerate Issue

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, a bit off topic I know, but here goes. I've got a Duron 880mhz with 196mb RAM, VooDoo 3, and kernel 2.4.5. When I run the Quake 3 demo, I get a framerate of about 1-2 fps. I checked the readme and it says to change the X server's color setting to 16 bpp. I did this, but it still does it!

Q3 Horrific Lag on VooDoo 3 [ PLEASE HELP!! ]

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, sorry for the extreme subject. Not sure if my last message got through. I installed Quake 3's linux demo, mesag3-glide2, but when I run it, it runs at 1fps! I have seen 2 other people online with this problem, but no one had a solution. The best thing I heard was it can't find libGL.so so

Aopen MK33 board Sound Problem

2001-11-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I just installed Debian/i386 on my AOpen mk-33 motherboard, and I can't seem to get sound to work! .. I forgot what sound module (and brand/type) I used before. Can anyone please tell me what I should do? Thanks, Deven Gallo

AC97 Sound Problems

2001-11-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I just compiled a new kernel for the AC97 sound support on my Motherboard, the Aopen MK33. However, /dev/dsp still won't work! Does anyone have any ideas for what may be wrong? Thanks, Deven Gallo

AC97 Sound

2001-11-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Sorry if you get this message twice, I'm having problems with my email. -- Hi, I just compiled a new kernel for the AC97 sound support on my Motherboard, the Aopen MK33. However, /dev/dsp still won't work! Does anyone have any ideas for what may be wrong? Thanks, Deven Gallo

NIC Troubles (etherexpress pro/100, neteverywhere)

2001-11-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to configure my 2 NIC PCI cards in my PC under Debian. I have an EtherExpress Pro/100, and a Network Everywhere NC100. I've tried what seems to be their corresponding drivers (eepro100 and tulip) as modules, but both installations failed (device or resource busy). I tried

3Dfx OpenGL with Mesa

2001-11-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, can someone please tell me what I have to do to set up Mesa on my system to allow GL/3Dfx graphics support in games? It seems like when I install libc5 or libc6 all my libs get messed up and I have to reinstall! .. Thanks, Deven Gallo

Make that the ESS1878 (was: Opti 1868)

2001-09-04 Thread JakeCatfox
Does anyone know if this is supported in the kernel (2.2.19 or 2.4.5?) or if I need a driver? If I need a driver, where can I get it? Thanks, Deven Gallo

Network Troubles on Dell GL+ 5100

2001-09-03 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I installed Debian on a Dell GL+ 5100, and I installed the module for the 3c509 (3Com 509-based NIC card), and got installation succeeded. ifconfig can find it as eth0 just fine, and I can ping my IP address and it works fine. But when I try to ping any OTHER devices on the network it

Security from others when server running

2001-09-03 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm running a server in a public location, and the applications running on the server run in their own virtual console (or an xterm window). However, if someone came up and closed the xterm or hit ^C they could cancel the server operation, which risks data loss, server failure, etc., and

Opti 1688 woes

2001-09-03 Thread JakeCatfox
I can't seem to get my Opti 1688 sound card to work! I installed OSS with Debian kernel 2.2.19pre17 at install time. It says it's loding soundlow at boot time. But when I try to use sound, I just get no such device: /dev/dsp errors. Does anyone know what I'm missing here? Any info would be

Debian Parititioning Trouble

2001-09-02 Thread JakeCatfox
I'm trying to set up a machine I just built to run Debian. It installs fine, but LILO says it cannot install itself on the hard disk due to an error, (I forgot what it says precisely, but it says this is a common problem with disks over 500mb.) It suggests making a /boot partition at the start

Debian partitioning error

2001-09-01 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm having a problem installing Debian on an 800mb (or so) hard disk. I partition it so that there is no swap and the entire drive is devoted to Linux. However, when I try to make Linux bootable from the HDD, it says LILO can't install and I might try making a /boot partition. What's the

Re: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 v5 has no IRQ

2001-08-30 Thread JakeCatfox
To get into your BIOS, try pressing F10 a TON at boot time. If that won't work, try other key combinations. If that doesn't work, unplug the power cable from one of your hard disks and boot up. The BIOS should complain about it, and, hopefully ask you if you want to F1-Continue or F2-Setup (go

Re: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 v5 has no IRQ

2001-08-30 Thread JakeCatfox
Yes, Compaq is quite skilled in the stupid department. In a message dated 8/30/01 1:04:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, I am pleased to announce that my card seems to be working now. I could ping one computer from the other over my LAN. The problem seems to have

Intel EtherExpress Pro 100

2001-08-30 Thread JakeCatfox
I have an EtherExpress Pro 100 PCI card installed in my machine, and typing lspci will detect it properly. However, when I try to insmod/modprobe the eepro100.o module, I get an error saying the device or resource is busy, and this can be caused by invalid IRQ or I/O Settings. Is there some way

Telnet/FTP to local machines [branchoff: Re: rlogin delays]

2001-08-29 Thread JakeCatfox
While we're on the topic, I can't telnet or FTP to any of my other machines on my LAN. They're in stock hosts.allow/hosts.deny configuration, I haven't changed any of that. I know it worked once before. Is there something special I have to do?

Re: Telnet/FTP to local machines [branchoff: Re: rlogin delays]

2001-08-29 Thread JakeCatfox
No firewall, I can ping them. How do I start the telnet and FTP daemons? -- Deven In a message dated 8/29/01 9:23:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can you ping them? Do any of the machines have firewall rules that may be blocking traffic? Do the server machines have

Re: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 v5 has no IRQ

2001-08-29 Thread JakeCatfox
I have a Linksys Etherfast 10/100, I think it's revision 3, though. All you should need to do is enable the driver in the kernel, compile, then, if you compile it as a module (I compile it statically), you'll need to make modules and make modules-install, and modprobe/insmod the module. Turn

Re: Gündem

2001-08-28 Thread JakeCatfox
What? -- Deven

xinit as normal user

2001-08-27 Thread JakeCatfox
My debian install on one laptop lets me xinit as any user, but my other laptop won't. I've even chmod'ed all the xf86 servers as g+x, what am I missing? Thanks, Deven

Debian Server Efficiency

2001-08-25 Thread JakeCatfox
Which is more efficient: Using two ethernet cards, each with their own IP address, and each running a DIFFERENT server application, or ONE card running both? Thanks, Deven G.

Sound Card [continued]

2001-08-24 Thread JakeCatfox
Is there a way I can use my sound card (the BTC one) without using OSS? OSS won't seem to work with my kernel, and I can't find a driver anywhere else. Is there a module I can just load? -- Deven G.

Sound Card [the saga continues]

2001-08-24 Thread JakeCatfox
I can try to enable the sound card, but for some odd reason, whenever I do and I'm using my laptop's battery, Debian freezes after about 10 seconds. Does anyone know why this is happening? I might be able to get sound to work in Debian, but it keeps crashing if I try to turn it on .. -- Deven

Re: AW: Modprobe Issue 2

2001-08-24 Thread JakeCatfox
How can I tell ModProbe what IRQ my network card is on when I try to add the eepro100 module? Thanks, Deven

Modprobe Issue

2001-08-23 Thread JakeCatfox
Whenever I try to use modprobe with 3c59x.o or eepro100.o, I get a message saying it can't find /lib/modules/2.4.5/modules.dep. What do I need to install to correct this problem? [note: I am running a 2.4.5 kernel]. -- Deven

Modprobe Issue 2

2001-08-23 Thread JakeCatfox
I fixed issue number 1, but now whenever I try to install the modules, it says insmod failed because the device or resource is busy. It says this may be caused by an IRQ problem. My network card is on IRQ12. Is there a way I can make the module realize that? It's probably trying to wrong one ..

Debian Installer Freezing

2001-08-23 Thread JakeCatfox
I'm trying to install Debian on my Hitachi 133T laptop. It installed fine, but when I reboot and start configuring it, it crashes almost immediately. I can move through the screens REALLY fast and it won't crash, but it always does eventually. Is there something wrong I can fix, or a way I can

BTC-1831 Sound Card (Opti 1688)

2001-08-23 Thread JakeCatfox
I have a BTC-1831 Sound Card (Opti 1688). Is this card supported in Linux? Do I need a driver? I see OSS has it, but when I try to install it, it says it doesn't support my kernel. it's 2.2.19pre17, but OSS says it SUPPORTS 2.2.x. and 2.4.x. I hope someone can help me out. Thanks, Deven G.

Kernel Support for 3COM and Intel EtherExpress

2001-08-22 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know what I need to enable to use the EtherExpress Pro 100 PCI NIC card from Intel, and the 3COM Fast EtherLink PCI 10/100 NIC card in my kernel config? All I can seem to find is ISA. I tried to install these from the Debian installer but it kept failing, maybe those were the

3COM and Such Cards .. The Saga Continues

2001-08-22 Thread JakeCatfox
I installed Debian and told it to include the EtherExpress or 3COM modules, but the installation failed. When I try to insmod the EtherExpress module, I just get a lot of Unresolved Symbols. LSPCI tells me I DO have an EtherExpress from Intel, but ifconfig eth0 doensn't work (eth0 does not

fd0/fd1H1440 not configured

2001-08-19 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to use a Mac emulator in Linux, and it requires I have a symlink to fd0 called fd1H1440, apparently. It used to make the drive hum for a second, then quit. But now it says the device isn't configured. I've tried removing and remaking fd0 and then making the symlink again but I

Where to get GLIB 1.2

2001-08-19 Thread JakeCatfox
Where can I find the GLIB 1.2 package? It doesn't seem to be on packages.debian.org, and I don't have apt set up with an internet connection. -- Deven

Small Debian Install?

2001-08-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm looking into buying a 386 laptop with 4 mb RAM, and a 160mb HDD. Will I be able to install Debian on this? How about X windows? Thanks, Deven

Server/Gateway Linux Box

2001-08-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm building a Linux box that will serve as a server and gateway to split internet access from a cable modem to numerous machines (some Linux, some Winblows.) I'm putting in 2 network cards and a dual-processor motherboard with 2 Pentium II processors. What do I need to do to set it up to

Vmac and Basilisk II

2001-08-11 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to get Basilisk II or vMac (preferably Basilisk II) running on my Debian laptop. However, whenever either one tries to boot from the floppy, it just reads the drive for a second, then gives up immediately. vMac never recognizes there's a disk, Basilisk II won't run because

PCMCIA Nightmare

2001-08-09 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to get my PCMCIA card working with the PCMCIA package. it's an SMC Network Card. It used to work, before I did a reinstall of Debian. Whenever I try to install the package, I get an error saying it needs kernel image 2.2.19 version something-9. I installed 2 before I knew I

Re: Wine Problem

2001-08-08 Thread JakeCatfox
I didn't send them. I sent one empty mail by mistake. That's it. AOL has been fscked up recently and sends my mails multiple times, or I'll never get a mail. In a message dated 8/7/01 11:26:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Deven I received 4 empty mails from you.

Dpkg Disaster

2001-08-08 Thread JakeCatfox
I was trying to install some packages, using Force, and now when I try to use dpkg, I get the following errors: dpkg: 'ldconfig' not found on PATH. dpkg: 1 expected program(s) not found on PATH. NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. All those dirs exist

Re: Dpkg Disaster

2001-08-08 Thread JakeCatfox
I added all the paths to the PATH line in /etc/profile, but it was already there in the home dir file. Didn't help. What should I do? -- Deven

Re: Dpkg Disaster

2001-08-08 Thread JakeCatfox
I decided to just reinstall Debian. No big deal.. I have all my stuff on CD-Rs. -- Deven

IP Masquerading

2001-08-07 Thread JakeCatfox
What is a good program for Windows 98 that will allow me to set up IP Masquerading to share my internet connection with some Linux boxes? -- Deven

OT: Dropped Packets

2001-08-07 Thread JakeCatfox
Does anyone know how many dropped packets is common on a small 10-Base-T Network? I get 20% or so on a flood ping. -- Deven G.

Packages

2001-08-07 Thread JakeCatfox
Is there a place besides packages.debian.org that I can get the dependencies I need to run Wine? I need xliubs 4.0.3, libncurses 5.2.20010310-1, and libc6 2.1.3-18. Thanks. -- Deven

Wine Problem

2001-08-07 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to run Wine on my Debian 2.4 kernel. Whenever I do, it tells me I have not configured it. I'm supposed to run wineconfig but it's nowhere to be found on my system and I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know what I can do? Thanks. -- Deven

Cable Modem on Linux

2001-08-06 Thread JakeCatfox
I'm setting up a cable modem in my house, and it will be connected to a hub. Can I just connect my networked computers to that hub to share the internet connection? What kind of configuration do I need to do? Also, is there anything special I need to do to use all my machines on the same IP for

Re: Cable Modem on Linux

2001-08-06 Thread JakeCatfox
What if I choose to just connect my machines to a hub hooked up to the cable modem? How would I configure them to access the internet then? -- Deven

Re: LT WinModem and kernel headers

2001-08-06 Thread JakeCatfox
It appears to me that when you are trying to make this driver, what it's complaining about is either that your kernel is not the same version as your kernel sources in usr/src, or that this source can't work with the version of either you have. Make sure you have the SAME version kernel as your

Re: Cable Modem on Linux

2001-08-06 Thread JakeCatfox
Is it possible to just hook up all my machines to the hub provided by the cable modem provider, then install a Firewall program on each one? Or do I have to get a cable router or something? -- Deven

Re: LT WinModem and kernel headers

2001-08-05 Thread JakeCatfox
I'm not going to tell you to RTFM because I hate when people say that. :) I'd say, first off, install the linux kernel sources into /usr/src (it should make a /linux dir and dump all the stuff in there when you un-tar/gz it.) Then try running it. Note that if the driver won't work, try an

DNS [subtopic: Re: Internet Connection Sharing, was: Re: Ethernet]

2001-08-03 Thread JakeCatfox
How do I configure DNS on my Machine A for internet connection sharing over an Ethernet network? Thanks. -- Deven

Re: DNS [subtopic: Re: Internet Connection Sharing, was: Re: Ethernet]

2001-08-03 Thread JakeCatfox
But, how do I configure Machine B to accept the internet access from Machine A? Here is my configuration right now: Machine A: Windows 98 / Linux [ would like to run net sharing from both OS'es ] Default Gateway set to Machine A's IP Domain and DNS match ISP [ what is gateway hostname? I just

Ricoh PCMCIA Controller

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
Is the Ricoh RL5c478 revision 80 supported under Linux, or is there a driver that I can use? Thanks. -- Deven

Ethernet

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm setting up an Ethernet network with my laptop and some PCs. I have a couple of questions. 1. How do I (or where can I find out how to) set up the network, share an internet connection, and share files? I'd also like to have each machine assigned its own IP address, and find out what it

Re: Ethernet

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
Thanks a lot for the help, that pretty much answers everything. One question, though-- How would I configure a third machine to use the same network? Also, is it possible for me to run a cat-5 cable from my computer to a hub, then a cable out from that to any number of machines (configured of

Re: Ethernet

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
How would I configure my network to allow for the third machine (i.e. what files do I add things to, etc?) -- Deven On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 08:50:01AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Thanks a lot for the help, that pretty much answers everything. One question, | though-- How would I

Dead Lilo.conf

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
I modified my LILO.CONF trying to make it dual-boot properly with Windows 98, but now whenever I choose Linux, I get an error saying it can't load init and the boot fails. When I launch Windows I get an error saying: L? which then turned into L?80. (What?!) Does anyone know what I should do? I

Internet Connection Sharing [was: Re: Ethernet]

2001-08-02 Thread JakeCatfox
How can I set up my Win98 machine to share its internet connection to my networked Linux machines? -- Deven

IceWM

2001-08-01 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm trying to install IceWM, but it keeps telling me it needs libXpm. However, I searched packages.debian.org and I could not find any packages that would satisfy the dependencies. Does anyone know where I can get the file I need? Thanks, -- Deven

pppd 4.0

2001-07-31 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know where I can download PPPD v4.0 so that I can use my Lucent 56k modem with the driver I installed? Thanks. -- Deven

Dependency Problem - Kernel Image?

2001-07-31 Thread JakeCatfox
This is probably a stupid question, but: I'm trying to install the driver for my Lucent 56k modem, but once I installed the package, it told me I needed kernel-image-2.4.5. I am running kernel 2.4.5, and don't know what it means by kernel image. Can anyone help? Thanks. -- Deven

Lucent 56k WinModem

2001-07-31 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I'm having a problem installing the driver for my Lucent 56k WinModem. My lspci -vv readout says I have a Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k. I'm trying to install the Lucent LT Modem driver, which seems to be correct. The installation goes through without incident or error, but when I

Lucent 56k Suddenly Stopped Working!

2001-07-31 Thread JakeCatfox
I was using my Lucent just fine earlier today, after installing a Linux599.zip driver. It worked great, except when I ran PPPD, it said there was no kernel PPP support. I looekd at make xconfig, and found that was indeed true. I enabled PPP support, recompiled, and installed the kernel, making

HomeFree Home Networking Kit

2001-07-31 Thread JakeCatfox
Does anyone know if the HomeFree Home Networking Kit, which uses phone line networking, is supported under Linux? Also, how would I go about configuring it, and can I network Windows 98 and Linux with it, or just Linux boxes? Thanks. -- Deven

PCMCIA Vidoe Cards

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
Is it possible to get a PCMCIA video card that is supported under Linux for OpenGL in MESA? I'd like to be able to use OpenGL on my laptop, but it uses an S3 Savage, which is unsupported by Mesa. -- Deven

Mouse in SVGAlib

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
Does anyone know what I need to do to configure my mouse to work in SVGAlib in Quake 2? I tried uncommenting PS/2 and commenting out mouse unconfigured but still no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -- Deven

Mouse in SVGA [SOLUTION]

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
I found the solution to the problem with my mouse. I had tried choosing my device manually in libvga.config, but that did not work either. As it turned out, I had to make a symlink called /dev/mouse and have that point to /dev/psaux. Then it worked just fine. Maybe someone can explain what I

Finding your IP

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
How can I find out what my IP is once I connect to my PPP service? Thanks, Deven

LILO problems

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
I'm trying to configure LILO to allow me to boot from my FAT partition (Windows 98) and my Linux partition, but for some reason the only thing it'll boot from is Linux. If I try to run a boot loader from DOS to configure it, the only partition it'll find is the Windows one. Does anyone know

USBVISION Driver Problem

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, I tried to install the USBVISION driver following the Readme to the letter, but whenever I type 'make dep' I get the following error: *** No rule to make target 'i2c-algo-usb.c', needed by 'usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i2c-algo-usb.ver'. Stop. By the way, I'm using Linux source

Lucent 56k modem

2001-07-30 Thread JakeCatfox
I know the Lucent 56k modem built into my Gateway Solo 5300cs is supported under Linux, but I can't seem to find any information on how to set it up. Can anyone tell me, or point me to a good HOWTO? Thanks. -- Deven

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