Re: Long FAT filenames and Linux ?

. Have you tried specifying the vfat type in your mount command? mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt The above command should give you the behavior that you want. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept

Re: Long FAT filenames and Linux ?

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Re: Compiling TWIN

. Everything worked. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Packages

as Alex suggests and first install the base system. Then you can install the rest of the system in a few different ways. For example, you could use the ftp access method of dselect. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD

Re: bypassing xdm?

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Re: killing xdm

Dale. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: problem installing debian

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Re: problem installing debian

and/or comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.misc for references to Pentium II systems, and see if there is any useful info. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word

Re: bo and hamm distributions

FTP upon request (with absolutely no guarantee that they will run on your machine). Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

Re: On Bruce Perens and Dave Cinege, etc.

and resposibility to the project as Bruce, then I will gladly support him or her. Until then, a proposal like this is meaningless IMHO. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

Re: 3C509 acting strangely on Win95/Debian dual boot system

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Re: mouse/X compatibility problem

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Re: ls colors gone after upgrade

but not in xterms, then the howto colorize the new xterm is appropriate. Otherwise the first solution offered by William is needed. Thanks. Syrus. P.S. I was the author of the now obsolete color-ls package. :-) -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: Debian installation

? This would be good news for me if it were true. Thanks. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

Re: Current rescue disk will not boot a Thinkpad 365X

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Ignore this [test]

test. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Strange problem with debian install

: http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html Hope it helps. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Xwindow and mouse

, then it is a MS PS/2 Mouse. You then need to compile a kernel which supports it. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Xwindow and mouse

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Re: gpm, X-Windows, MS Serial mouse

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Re: power saving monitor

Also, look at the xset command to set the screen saver parameters such as the time interval prior to suspending the monitor. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: xconsole problem

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Re: SWAP partition on a different HD

, and then edit your /etc/fstab to change the location of your swap partition appropriately. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Another dumb newbie question.

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Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3)

is causing this? If you are in any of the mounted directories (including the top, e.g. /mnt), then umount would give this message and refues to unmount the device. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: TeX fonts

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Re: Boot Files

other boot manager that allows you to bypass booting DOS/Windoze when you want to go straight to Linux. That's when I was happy that I always kept a copy of my current zImage in /. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL

Re: Secret debian lists? (was: Debian Book list)

leader will officially announce the list some short time in the future. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: RPM

of installation, configuration, and maintentance activity.] --- My understanding of traditional un*x package management. --- Perhaps you should discuss your ideas with the dpkg maintainers. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: cdrom problem...

which you can probably choose to load as a module when you configure the kernel modules from the drivers disk. Good Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: does anyone mind if I post my ppp output...

real technical questions to the list. That's what the list is for. Thanks. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: getting the screen to suspend/turn off: the sage continues

the blank time equal to the suspend time. Note that I manually start xlock from a menu under X. Note also that xlock must be started with the option -enablesaver to allow the powerdown of the monitor. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: BO

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Re: XFree86 Mouse problem on PS2 mouse.

with the same settings you describe, but I did not install gpm on that machine. If gpm is not the problem, let me know and I'll look for the XF86Config file from that machine. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Lilo

to the boot sector of your hard drive. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: long-standing netscape problem fixed

). Did you use the netscape installer packages from the contrib section? I believe it solves this problem for you. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Install base system from frozen (bo)

allows for a floppyless install from a dos system. I don't know how to do this with lilo. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Install base system from frozen (bo)

On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: Quoting Syrus Nemat-Nasser ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [...] These disks are obsolete. There is a newer set (1997-04-04?). There were many problems with those disks. The newest disk set allows for a floppyless install from a dos system. I don't

Re: modutils

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Re: Bo.

until bo is officially released. There are still some problems that need to be resolved. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word

Re: rxvt

will tell you about the rxvt v.s. xterm issue. I've had luck with rxvt by using the .inputrc file suggested in the HOWTO. I use bash. Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Debian at Home

. During the configure the network step, you will be asked if your system is connected to a network. Simply answer no and proceed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING

Re: Debian at Home

) Debian can be installed on an isolated machine without any (additional) problems. During the configure the network step, you will be asked if your system is connected to a network. Simply answer no and proceed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat

Re: failed installation of 1.2 on thinkpad. Tips?

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Dual CPU's and Debian Linux

the Tyan Tomcat III dual CPU motherboard--is this a good way to go for a mission critical machine? What do I need to know before using a dual CPU setup? Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept

Re: motherboard

and you should find the page. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: FATAL ERROR: Cannot seek on disk drive

procedure I described comes from recollection. I bypassed the problem on some 2.5GB drives by using 4 primary partitions and no extended partitions. I believe it was a problem with extended partitions only. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: Latest rescue disk locks up Thinkpad

anymore. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Unable to delete files with strange ownership and permissions.

Hi folks. A search of the archives suggests to me that the following message was never posted: On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: Hello All. I'm running hamm (unstable) on a PC at home, and I somehow ended up with some apparently corrupted files. I am unable to figure out how

Re: [META] Use of the list for non-Debian matters

of the security issues. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: connectix quickcam difficulties

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Re: connectix quickcam difficulties

is yes, but I don't know how. My understanding is that xv has extensive command line options to allow its use in scripts. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e

Re: Will an XFree 3.3 xserver work with v3.2?

from the XFREE site, and put it in /usr/local/bin. Then, I edited the Xservers file to point to this server. Everything else on the system is X 3.2. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept

Re: Matlab for Debian?

to lease it for $125/year. Your price may vary--I think a single machine commercial license is about $1800 to purchase. Good Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING

Re: Matlab for Debian?

On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Mark Phillips wrote: Can you get Matlab for Debian? Someone told me that Matlab is only supported by RedHat. Does anyone know? Matlab is supported only my The Mathworks (I think that's the name of the company

Re: Anyone using Real Audio

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Re: Please but more bugs in Debian Linux ;-)

where the mouse is, you can always create a symbolic link to /dev/mouse. Hope this helps. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe

Re: Python and Postgres-questions

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Re: StarOffice3.1

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Re: emacs doesn't use AUC TeX

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Re: [Question about USR Winmodem]

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Re: Problem installing auctex -- clash with site-start.el

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Hardware Question: Which MB to maximize RAM economically?

are much much cheaper than 128MB DIMMs, this seems like it should be a very popular question for high-end systems. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e

Re: .login

On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Lazar Fleysher wrote: Hi, I have a very basic question When I log in the .bash_login file is not executed. What should I change and where? mv .bash_login .bash_profile Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat

Re: just how bad is Fortran?

fairly happy of late with g77--presently using 0.5.19.1 which is the most stable version. It's getting better all the time. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

Re: just how bad is Fortran?

matter, meaning that I no nothing about its efficiency. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble

Re: Netscape package won't configure

distribute this file because Netscape is not free software. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

Re: splitting up the debian-user mailing list

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Re: Where is libX11

already have the X-related developer's libs installed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

Re: ET4000

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Re: ET4000

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Re: An x question, and a Permisions question

permissions would allow an ordinary user to execute 'startx' from the console. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [DEBIAN] Standardization?

active users. :-) Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Install Netscape

the netscape installer package. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian

inquiry. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: dselect woes

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Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive

win386.bin in C:\, and then the Win '95 upgrade CD will install Win '95 with no Win 3.1 present. I've never tried this though, so I don't know if it works. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive

On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Leandro Asnaghi-Nicastro wrote: On This Day, In The Year Of Our Lord 19 Aug 97 at 22:15. Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive by Syrus Nemat-Nasser: I can confirm that it is enough, but that depends on what you want to run on the machine. I suggest that you start

Re: xdm and getting to the console..

at the console. After shifting to the console on F1, as root, you may type /etc/init.d/xdm stop. This will shut down xdm. To restart it later, you can use /etc/init.d/xdm start. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics

Re: Calamity setting up X! Blank screen!

with a rescue floppy, mounting your hard drive, and editing /mnt/etc/X11/config. Replace start-xdm with no-start-xdm, and replace xdm-start-server with no-xdm-start-server. This should prevent xdm from starting up. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: Calamity setting up X! Blank screen!

.* Then edit /etc/X11/config as prescribed. Oops. You're right Joost. This would be easier and probably faster. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

the packages before they go into the main distribution. This is the first time we've tried this, and it looks like bo-updates was the wrong name for the updates that are not yet approved by the testing group. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

This ugly policy discussion on debian-user.

of volunteers will get them to do more work for you. Syrus. P.S. You guys make me :-( -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian

they used to tell me on the playground in pre-school. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

Proposal: User list forking.

be accomplished by giving N warnings to an individual who is misposting, followed by removal from the list. This would allow users who just want to get things done to avoid the occaisional flame war over policy, etc. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat

Re: about bo-updates ...

and then report it clearly. In addition, the packages in bo-updates are for use at the user's discretion--they have not been formally accepted as updates to the stable distribution AFAIK. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Dave Cinege and Paul Wade

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Re: Green monitor functions

you are using XFREE3.x, where x3. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Where's my mouse?

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Re: Install problem

cdrom, it is probably /dev/hdb, /dev/hdc, or /dev/hdd. The /dev/cdrom device is normally a symbolic link that you would add once you know where your cdrom lives. Do you know what kind of cdrom you have? Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL

Re: Where's my mouse?

not compile it as a module. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Lilo corrupted double-spaced Win95 drive

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Re: Does debian include KDE?

don't remember the URL for the most recent KDE debs. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Wordperfect 8.0 install

you should have no major problems. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: WP_8 find no X11R5

in the R5 directory is missing. What do I do? Install a R5 (how?) or telling the WP to use the R6 directory (how?) Install libc5 and xlib6 (the libc5 version). They are available as debian packages. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: gnome .deb install probs

and get specific packages from another distribution?) -- Graham -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Mozilla Help!!!

to make sure everything is working. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Mozilla Help!!!

use a name such as ftp.debian.org whereas www.debian.org fails? We need to find out whether your problem is a PPP problem or a DNS problem. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL PROTECTED]UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Netscape True Type Fonts

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Re: Mozilla Help!!!

have a DNS problem that is external to Mozilla. Once you can resolve URL's at the shell prompt, I suspect that lynx will work fine. (Text-based, I know, but it is a functional browser.) Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser [EMAIL

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