Re: mirror
Hi! First, thanks for the pointers... But I'm still having problems. I've done an unpack and install on mirror-2.8-0.deb (that's the version that I have here for 0.93), but there's nothing under /etc/mirror (as a matter of fact, that directory didn't even exist). There's also no README.debian under /usr/doc/examples/mirror. I've run into problems unpacking newer version packages into 0.93 because my system is a.out and has old libraries. As a matter of fact, I've actually killed some of my apps (like emacs, for example), because the unpack changes things before checking dependencies, it looks like. So I've killed some stuff by attempting to upgrade packages... :( Where can I get sample copies of the mirror package "ftp.debian.org" and also the README for mirror? Thanks, Ricardo On Fri, 2 Aug 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ricardo> Here's the output: > Ricardo> TS1:/packages/debian# mirror -n > -gsite:ftp.debian.org:/pub/linux/distributions/debian/stable/ > > The Debian package is set up to use the 2nd method of mirror invocation, ie > mirror /etc/mirror/packages/ftp.debian.org > > Ricardo> not loading mirror.defaults >^^^ > > This happens when you call it with the -gsite: method. See the manpage. > > Ricardo> Scanning local directory . > Ricardo> Connecting to site:ftp.debian.org > Ricardo> Failed to connect > Ricardo> Pausing between retries > Ricardo> Cannot connect, skipping package > > Check out some of the doc I provide with the package, for example > /usr/doc/examples/mirror/README.debian > /etc/mirror/packages/ftp.debian.org > This example package file was created in December for the 0.93R6 structure on > the Debian site, you will have to change it a bit. Read the manpage, and you > will understand it all, I hope. > > Best regards, Dirk > > > -- > Dirk Eddelb"uttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd >
Re: dpkg-ftp or installing via FTP
- dpkg-ftp is a separate program under projects/experimental (chek withint the zgrep ls-lR.gz (only 100Kb ;-) - yes dselect will do itif you have all or just what you know you need. My experience is that you never now exactly all the dependencies so if you don't have all Anyway you can install partially with dselect, and if you don't have all what you need to resolve the dependencies, just switch to the next virtual console (-Fn) and ftp the missing package. Then switch back and resolve the problem within dselect. - Also, If dpkg-ftp is an option for you, maybe mounting NFS the whole thing is also viable (check the mirrors page). good luck! __ Reply Separator _ Subject: dpkg-ftp or installing via FTP Author: debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink Date:02.08.96 21:36 Hi guys, I grabbed and installed dpkg-ftp. But I see no mention of any ftp usage when I run dpkg --help. Is there supposed to be a separate binary called dpkg-ftp? Because I can't find any... I'm trying to download the latest Debian distribution via FTP, but I've had problems both with ncftp and with dftp. I was hoping dpkg-ftp would be a better solution... Another suggestion was to mirror debian. How much space is required to mirror? Can a mirror be partial? Lastly, once I've gotten all that's required from FTP, is dselect a good method to use for performing the install? Thanks, Ricardo
Re: Debian-1.1.3
The latex related packages were not in 1.1.2 You can find the changes in Changelog under /buzz-updates/.. If you read the messages will notice that stable, Debian-1.1.x and Debian-1.1-fixed _always_ are just links to the "real" files, no matter what the value of "x". You can zgrep ls-lR.z at the root to check. regards, Lazaro ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _ Reply Separator _ Subject: Debian-1.1.3 Author: debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink Date:02.08.96 20:23 Hi all, I noticed 1.1.3 up on the master debian ftp site. Where is the doc that states the changes from 1.1.2? As far as I see it, its just a link back to the Debian-1.1-fixed (just like 1.1.2 had) Jim === Jim Gerace Senior Systems Engineer email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.kasinet.com
Re: dpkg-ftp or installing via FTP
Ricardo> Hi guys, I grabbed and installed dpkg-ftp. But I see no mention Ricardo> of any ftp usage when I run dpkg --help. Is there supposed to be Ricardo> a separate binary called dpkg-ftp? Because I can't find any... It is meant to be used from within _dselect_. It gives you a new line in the * 0. [A]ccess Choose the access method to use. menu. Ricardo> I'm trying to download the latest Debian distribution via FTP, but Ricardo> I've had problems both with ncftp and with dftp. I was hoping Ricardo> dpkg-ftp would be a better solution... What's wrong with ncftp? Maybe your networking is not setup correctly. Ricardo> Another suggestion was to mirror debian. How much space is Ricardo> required to mirror? Depends on how many files and directories you select in the mirror parameter file /etc/mirror/packages/ Ricardo> Can a mirror be partial? Sure, see the example /etc/mirror/packages/ftp.debian.org, but please not that it was written with the old directory structure in mind. Ricardo> Lastly, once I've gotten all that's required from FTP, is dselect Ricardo> a good method to use for performing the install? Yes. -- Dirk Eddelb"uttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd
problems with talk and ytalk
I'm not sure if this is a bug or not so I'm not reporting it as one yet. 1. Both ytalk and talk work talking on the same machine. 2. Neither ytalk nor talk will talk to other machines. 3. talk just sits (no talk request is transmitted), ytalk prints an find_daemon: recv() failed Connection refused sendit: recv() failed Connection refused sendit: recv() failed Connection refused 4. mesg has been set to `y', so that's not it. 5. I can receive talk requests from other machines, but cannot accept them. 6. The machines I am trying to talk to are an OSF/1 2.1 machine, a Solaris 2.4 machine, and a Linux box running RedHat 3.0. The RedHat box also has the same problem. Either I'm clueless or something is wrong with Linux talk. I'm aware of the various flavors of talk, but ytalk should be able to talk to most of them. Actually, Linux `talk' should be able to talk to all common flavors of talk. Dan -- Daniel Quinlan Member of the League for Programming Freedom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: unreliable service of I-Connect
> >I want to let you know how bad the service of the Debian/Linux Distributor >is. I include a copy of our correspondence with I-Connect. > ... >>>Sorry for the delay. It all started with bad Linux kernel and then a huge >>>backlog. We will process your order today or tomorrow. I, too, had some frustrating interaction with I-Connect, but Simon explained the situation with the bad kernel or whatever, and when he finally told me that it was being shipped I received it in a timely fashion. Perhaps that you are in Jerusalem and he is in Oregon is a factor. --- Disgusted by politicians and their government? http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/
Re: dpkg-ftp or installing via FTP
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: > Hi guys, > > I grabbed and installed dpkg-ftp. But I see no mention of any ftp usage > when I run dpkg --help. Is there supposed to be a separate binary called > dpkg-ftp? Because I can't find any... No dpkg-ftp provides a 'ftp' method for dselect. Install dpkg-ftp, start dselect and go in the 'Access' screen. You'll see a new installation method called 'ftp'... Christian
mail-delivery-agents?
The current way I manage my e-mail involves using popclient to get incoming e-mail from my ISP (mail.polaris.net) to dwarf's incoming mail folder on my machine (dwarf.polaris.net), outgoing mail is handled by Pine using SMTP. I would like to try some other mail readers like elm and emacs but none of these seem to be able to do SMTP and so require the presence of a mail-delivery-agent. I know I have heard pro and con discussions about smail vs sendmail but am still confused. Also I hear hints that qmail (?) will soon be a Debian package. I am a complete idiot when it comes to mail systems, so please be simple and clear in your answer ;-) What do I need to understand to install and use any of the available packages? If I am going to go to the trouble of learning to install a mail-delivery-agent I will want to be able to filter mail to various mail-folders based on the source of that mail. If that is not available in the mail-delivery-agent, then point me to a package that will work with the target mail-delivery-agent. Thanks in advance for any help, Dwarf -- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 877-0257 Flexible Software Fax: NONE Black Creek Critters e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't see what you want, just ask --
jave applets don't work in netscape 3.0b5a
i have two hosts, a and b, running debian 1.1. in a that i upgraded from debian 0.93, java works fine in netscape 3.0b5a. in b where debian 1.1 was installed from scratch, java applets don't work. not even the java console shows up. there are no error messages. i suspect that the problem is with X, since java works if i'm on a and start netscape remotely on b and doesn't work if i'm on b and start java remotely on a. any idea what might be going wrong? in a X runs in 16 bit mode and in b in 24 bit mode, but i have also tried 16 bit mode in b. ldd output is: lohi:~% ldd `which netscape` libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6.0 libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6.0 libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6.0 libXmu.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6.0 libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.7 libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6.0 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6.0 libdl.so.1 => /lib/libdl.so.1.7.14 libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5.2.18 -- juha
Re: How can I submit packages to be included in the distribution?
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Christoph Lameter wrote: > On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Dermot Bradley wrote: > > Look at Squid instead - an old version can be found in rex/unstable. It's > > a few version behind. > Never heard of Squid. Speedwise I have seen no other software that could > compete with Harvester. Squid started out as patches for Harvest whenever its (free) development stopped. However squid now has more functionally than Harvest cached - in the same way as Apache started from NCSA's httpd. Have a look at http://www.nlanr.net > > I've also been working on a few packages myself: > > > > - analogWWW stats program > > - apache + php + webcounter Apache with several additional modules > There are webcounter cgi-bin thingies that we are using on our site. I'm using the webcounter module as it's neater. > The most important stuff for you will probably be the apache source code. > I'd really like to see someone maintaining it and keeping it current. Creating a debian package of apache1.1.1 is simple - I just used the debian.* files out of the old package as a basis. That's when I started added extras like the webcounter... > > - gated (for internal use - Gated have strict > > redistribution policies!) > I know. Perhaps you can just publish the patches and have debian.rules do > an automatic ftp from the gated site? Can do. I haven't started on it yet - hopefully within the next week. A few header files gated needs seem to be missing (like /usr/include/netinet/ip_var.h) and I believe that libc5.3.x should have them so I may need to upgrade parts of my system to "unstable". Dermot -- Dermot BradleyEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Communications Director Tel: 01232 560552 Genesis Project Ltd Fax: 01232 560553 Belfast & Derry, Northern Ireland WWW: http://www.gpl.net/
Re: How can I submit packages to be included in the distribution?
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Dermot Bradley wrote:
> On 2 Aug 1996, Christoph Lameter wrote:
>
> > Planned .deb package from our site (Please tell us if this is anywhere
> > already available!) We are running a full Campus Setup here and we will
> > produce the following packages for our setup:
> > - Harvester Caching Daemon
>
> Look at Squid instead - an old version can be found in rex/unstable. It's
> a few version behind.
Never heard of Squid. Speedwise I have seen no other software that could
compete with Harvester.
>
> > - procmail with Full Sendmail Integration
>
> Isn't this part of buzz/stable?
Yes but its not set up as the local mailer. Sendmail uses deliver under
Debian as far as I can see.
>
> > - hylafax Fax Receive and Send with Sendmail Integration
>
> You could also use efax which is part of buzz. Someone is working on qfax
> (multi-user extensions to efax).
I need an integration with Sendmail and the ability to control the time
period and where those faxes are sent.
>
> I've also been working on a few packages myself:
>
> - analog WWW stats program
> - apache + php + webcounter Apache with several additional modules
There are webcounter cgi-bin thingies that we are using on our site.
The most important stuff for you will probably be the apache source code.
I'd really like to see someone maintaining it and keeping it current.
>
> I'm hoping to do the following:
>
> - merit radius
> - nocol Network monitoring package
> - ldap
> - gated (for internal use - Gated have strict
> redistribution policies!)
I know. Perhaps you can just publish the patches and have debian.rules do
an automatic ftp from the gated site?
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Re: XFree86 3.1.2[DE]
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Christian Schwarz wrote: > 2. Install the XFree86 3.1.2E Mach64 Server Binary (this is only the > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_Mach64 file!) over the old server. > > Using the new server with the old libs/binaries works fine. I think it is > the best way to first install the old server and then overwrite it, so > debian thinks that the depencies are correct. Otherwise it will complain > about not having a X server installed. A better way would be to install the new server somewhere in /usr/local. Then edit the file /etc/X11/Xserver so it refers to the new server. It's best to install local software in /usr/local and not in /usr. I'm not sure, but you may need to install the package termcap-compat for the XFree beta servers to work. Guy
dpkg-ftp or installing via FTP
Hi guys, I grabbed and installed dpkg-ftp. But I see no mention of any ftp usage when I run dpkg --help. Is there supposed to be a separate binary called dpkg-ftp? Because I can't find any... I'm trying to download the latest Debian distribution via FTP, but I've had problems both with ncftp and with dftp. I was hoping dpkg-ftp would be a better solution... Another suggestion was to mirror debian. How much space is required to mirror? Can a mirror be partial? Lastly, once I've gotten all that's required from FTP, is dselect a good method to use for performing the install? Thanks, Ricardo
Re: LILO and W95
Hi, > other = /dev/hda1 > label = win95 > loader = /boot/any_d.b AFAIK any_d.b is used to swap C: and d: drive. If you OS is on the first drive you need to run chain.b instead. Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],ka.sub.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/A2C51749 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4972573817 *plush* (OO) If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy
Re: How can I submit packages to be included in the distribution?
On 2 Aug 1996, Christoph Lameter wrote: > Planned .deb package from our site (Please tell us if this is anywhere > already available!) We are running a full Campus Setup here and we will > produce the following packages for our setup: > - Harvester Caching Daemon Look at Squid instead - an old version can be found in rex/unstable. It's a few version behind. > - procmailwith Full Sendmail Integration Isn't this part of buzz/stable? > - hylafax Fax Receive and Send with Sendmail Integration You could also use efax which is part of buzz. Someone is working on qfax (multi-user extensions to efax). I've also been working on a few packages myself: - analogWWW stats program - apache + php + webcounter Apache with several additional modules I'm hoping to do the following: - merit radius - nocol Network monitoring package - ldap - gated (for internal use - Gated have strict redistribution policies!) Dermot -- Dermot BradleyEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Communications Director Tel: 01232 560552 Genesis Project Ltd Fax: 01232 560553 Belfast & Derry, Northern Ireland WWW: http://www.gpl.net/
Re: Ipfwadm
Hi, > Just one more thang... I know ping wont work through this, but is there > something I can do to make FTP operational from all the other machines > besides the Linux box? you can eighter use passive FTP from the PC (Netscape does this for example), or you need to load the ip_masq_ftp module. (With depmod ip_masq_ftp, or by inserting a line into /etc/modules and reboot). Greetings Bernd
Debian-1.1.3
Hi all, I noticed 1.1.3 up on the master debian ftp site. Where is the doc that states the changes from 1.1.2? As far as I see it, its just a link back to the Debian-1.1-fixed (just like 1.1.2 had) Jim === Jim Gerace Senior Systems Engineer email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.kasinet.com
unreliable service of I-Connect
Hi All, I want to let you know how bad the service of the Debian/Linux Distributor is. I include a copy of our correspondence with I-Connect. Bye, Sonja > 24-Jun-96 > Dear I-Connect, > > We would like to order a CD-ROM of the Debian/Linux 1.1 Distribution > for our laboratory at > > Hadassah Medical School, Dept. of Physiology, Jerusalem, Israel. > > Can you please inform aus about: > > - total price incl. shippment > - method of payment > - time to delivery > > Thank you very much in advance. > > Regards, > Markus Diesmann >>Hi Markus Diesmann; On 24-Jun-96 you wrote: >> >> - total price incl. shippment >> $25.00 % 0.85 + $10.00 = 31.25 - 1.25 = 30.00 >> - method of payment >> Money order, Visa, MC. >> - time to delivery >>Will ship in 24 hours from receipt of order. >> >> Thank you very much in advance. >> >>Al Lo Davar. >>Sincerely Yours, (Sent on 06/25/96, 05:27:11 by XF-Mail) >>Simon Shapiro i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp. >>Director of Technology 13455 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140 Beaverton OR 97008 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 503.677.2900, Emergency: 503.441.1681 >Jerusalem, 26.6.96 > > Dear I-Connect, > > hereby I order >1 CD-ROM of Debian/Linux 1.1 > for total price incl. shippment (as you mentioned): > > $25.00 % 0.85 + $10.00 = 31.25 - 1.25 = 30.00$ > Please charge my Mastercard # XXX > expiring XXX > > Thanks in advance, Sonja > - > Dr. Sonja Gruen > Dept. of Physiology > Hebrew University > Hadassah Medical School > P.O.Box 12272 > Jersualem, 91120 > Tel: 00972-2-758384 > Fax: 00972-2-439736 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- >>Shalom Sonja. >> >>Nishlah od hashavua. >> >>Sincerely Yours, (Sent on 06/26/96, 03:52:19 by XF-Mail) >> >>Simon Shapiro i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp. >>Director of Technology 13455 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140 Beaverton OR 97008 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 503.677.2900, Emergency: 503.441.1681 > 12-Jul-96 you wrote: > Hi Simon Sapiro, > > I ordered 3 weeks (!!!) ago one CD-ROM of Debian/Linux 1.1, > and you replied to ship it immediately. However, I wonder that it > takes that long. > Please, sent a note, when I should expect to get it. > > Bye, Sonja > > - > Dr. Sonja Gruen > Dept. of Physiology > Hebrew University > Hadassah Medical School > P.O.Box 12272 > Jersualem, 91120 > Tel: 00972-2-758384 > Fax: 00972-2-439736 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - >>Sorry for the delay. It all started with bad Linux kernel and then a huge >>backlog. We will process your order today or tomorrow. >>Thanx for your patience. >> >>Sincerely Yours, (Sent on 07/11/96, 12:06:34 by XF-Mail) >> >>Simon Shapiro i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp. >>Director of Technology 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140 Beaverton OR 97008 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 503.677.2900, Emergency: 503.441.1681 > Jerusalem, 2nd of August, 1996 > Mr Simon Shapiro, > >it is unbeliveable, that you do not manage to send me the CD-ROMS >(Debian/Linux 1.1) I ordered 5 weeks ago. I even reminded you 2 weeks >ago, but nothing happened yet. It is very bad style of you, especially >if you see how well organized the (public domain) debian products are >distributed and discussed. >I will inform the debian user group about that. > >If I will not receive the CD within the next week, I will cancel my order. > > >Regards, Sonja Gruen
LILO vs LOADLIN (was Re: LILO and W95)
Hi The DOS+LOADLIN solution is in my opinion a very practical and safe one. I read "much safer than LILO" somewhere and some time ago, but I cannot recall why nor if it has changed with the last versions of LILO for which horror histories abound. Anybody knows? There is however at least one situation that none of LILO or SYSLINUX can cope with: The Compaq boxes with a PCI SCSI and or Ethernet card on board. The problem is that Linux cannot address the PCI services on them (Ref: Linus Torvald). This is the case, at least, for the Compaq Deskpro and the high end XL series. There was a page on the WWW for Linux on these last. But...DOS+LOADLIN can cope with it: Compaq provides a DOS driver (luckily Novell Netware has the same problem as Linux :) called MOVEPCI which re-addresses PCI services and exits. Then one can load via MS-DOS LOADLIN. A CONFIG.SYS on top of MS-DOS 5.0 that worked for me is: - Cut here DEVICE=\MOVEPCI.SYS SHEL=\LOADLIN \vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 ro - Cut here This and all the variants you can imagine like(take them alone or combined) LOADLIN from AUTOEXEC, within a menuitem (DOS 6.xx), many different kernels and/or root on different partitions, with the kernel image on HD or FD (yes, two moderatly large kernels + LOADLIN + MOVEPCI...fit in one FD!) and you can of course pass old the boot parameters you one in a line or (if too long for DOS) in a file. And if in a floppy is readable/transportable from/to any DOS machine around (the same good point of Syslinux used on Debian). I think LOADLIN is a good (and versatile) choice. I prefer it to LILO unless somebody can show me a good reason to not. P.S. Yes, I know that with Syslinux you can fit 3 kernels on one floppy + a tiny editor (I have DOS screen editor of size=4096 bytes!) __ Reply Separator _ Subject: Re: LILO and W95 Author: debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink Date:02.08.96 07:26 On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, nathan work wrote: > ok, i just loaded linux after w95 for the first time. i know very > little about linux or unix for that matter and i'm having a real problem > - 95 will not 'recognize' LILO, and boots right into 95. i didn't have > this problem with 3.1. what i need is for someone to be gracious enough > to take me by the hand and show me how to overcome this (to keep w95 > from controling what's booted). please email me if you'd like: What I have done is similar to what Susan suggest in using LOADLIN, but I have setup a menuitem in config.sys to handle it. The line I use in the config.sys file is: shell=c:\loadlin.exe c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 ro This assumes my root file system is on hda6. This way when I boot I have the option presented to me. It is very much like LILO, but is all done through DOS/WIN95 utilities (when I started using linux, I was more comfortable doing it this way). --- Kenny Wickstrom | gnu - a new generation in s/w devel/support [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Linux - a much improved Un*x clone (847)740-4008 | Debian - a Linux distribution setting the #include |standard for future distributions
Re: More info on PPP problem
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Berntsen wrote: > When I boot I get the following on my screen: > > PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) > TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California > PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc > PPP line discipline registered > ... > ... > Starting base network deamons: rpc.portmap inetd > > When I start 'ppp-on', it starts pppd, but pppd doesn't do anything. > The lights on my modem flashes, but it doesn't dial. > > It seems as if the ppp is loaded, and I have set up the files > /etc/ppp/options > /etc/ppp/chatscript > It's just that it doesn't dial. > What's wrong? > I might help if we could see those two scripts :-) Dwarf -- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 877-0257 Flexible Software Fax: NONE Black Creek Critters e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't see what you want, just ask --
Re: Xarchie package somewhere?
> I'm looking for a xarchie package. Does someone have one out there? I > might create one, if not. xarchie is in non-free part of the archive. Not on cdrom. Erick
Re: LILO and W95
>What I have done is similar to what Susan suggest in using LOADLIN, but I >have setup a menuitem in config.sys to handle it. The line I use in the >config.sys file is: > >shell=c:\loadlin.exe c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 ro > >This assumes my root file system is on hda6. This way when I boot I have >the option presented to me. It is very much like LILO, but is all done >through DOS/WIN95 utilities (when I started using linux, I was more >comfortable doing it this way). > >--- >Kenny Wickstrom | gnu - a new generation in s/w devel/support >[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Linux - a much improved Un*x clone >(847)740-4008 | Debian - a Linux distribution setting the >#include |standard for future distributions > In my case, I started out (several years back) using LILO to dual-boot DOS or Linux. But, I actually have found now that the Loadlin option not only is more convenient for Win-95, but actually makes more sense on a PC. The only problem is that Loadlin has some memory limitations. But, if you use the Menu-config.sys thing with DOS, then booting bare with the Loadlin option works great. -- /--\ | James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. | Phone: (423)576-8645 | | L | | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | FAX:(423)574-9172 | H | I | | Research Reactors Division | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | F | N | | P. O. Box 2008 | Reactor Technology | I | U | | Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6392 | world's best neutrons! | R | X | |--| | out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the | | leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall...nothing but Net | \--/
Re: color ls
Robert> same here. i installed fileutils-3.12-4. the color-ls package still
^^
Robert> remains and wasn't removed
Dirk> Sure, 3.12-4 is not 3.13-{1,2}. Try a newer version of fileutils.
Michael> Sorry Dirk but
I never said that _you_ were using 3.12. Robert said he did, and I was only
pointing out that wasn't the right one to begin with.
--
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Re: PPP not in kernel?
On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Berntsen wrote: > I've now recompiled the kernel, and I answered yes > to PPP support in 'make config'. > I've also installed the PPP package. > Anyway, when I now try to use pppd, I get an error > message saying that PPP is not supported in the kernel. > What's wrong with my setup? > As far as I know, PPP must still be compiled as a module, not built-in. Try M instead of Y for your response. It should work then. Luck, Dwarf -- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 877-0257 Flexible Software Fax: NONE Black Creek Critters e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't see what you want, just ask --
Re: Xarchie package somewhere?
Christian Schwarz writes: > I'm looking for a xarchie package. Does someone have one out there? I > might create one, if not. It's in non-free. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| ___/ / __/ /__ __/\__, / __/ / (__ ) Use Debian Linux!| //_/ /_/ //\___/_/ //
Re: X and mouse
On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Adrenolin wrote: > hiya all > i'm haveing trouble configureing my mouse for use in the > xf86config. i have a logitech 2 button mouse. in the boot process it saz > foud PS/2 mouse but nothing more. i have in the xf86config file: > > Section "Pointer" > Protocal "PS/2" > Device "/dev/mouse" > > how can i set this correctly and/or check where/what the Device > should be. i use startx and use the fvwm window manager. it comes up but > no control over the mouse. Are you sure this is a PS/2 mouse? Does it have the cylindrical connector or the trapazoidal 9 pin DIN? I'm not sure why the kernel says it found a PS mouse, but it sounds like you want the serial protocal. Luck, Dwarf -- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 877-0257 Flexible Software Fax: NONE Black Creek Critters e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't see what you want, just ask --
Re: XFree86 3.1.2[DE]
Hi! > My understanding is that the currently available Debian X11R6 packages > are from XFree86 3.1.2 and to upgrade I will need first to install the > 3.1.2D distribution from ftp.xfree86.org then to install the upgrade > files for 3.1.2E. Can anyone confirm this? I would prefer an > unnecessary upgrade. I use an ATI Win Turbo with Mach 64 Chip (I think). Therefore I needed XFree86 3.1.2E (release D is expired). This is what I did and it might also work for you: 1. Install Debian as usual, with all X stuff and the Mach64 Server. 2. Install the XFree86 3.1.2E Mach64 Server Binary (this is only the /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_Mach64 file!) over the old server. Using the new server with the old libs/binaries works fine. I think it is the best way to first install the old server and then overwrite it, so debian thinks that the depencies are correct. Otherwise it will complain about not having a X server installed. Cheers, Chris -- _,, Christian Schwarz / o \__ [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! ___; \ /PGP-fp: 8F 61 EB 6D CF 23 CA D7 34 05 14 5C C8 DC 22 BA \\\__/ ! http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~schwarz/ \ / -.-.,---,-,-..---,-,-.,.-.- "DIE ENTE BLEIBT DRAUSSEN!"
Xarchie package somewhere?
Hi! I'm looking for a xarchie package. Does someone have one out there? I might create one, if not. Cheers Chris -- _,, Christian Schwarz / o \__ [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! ___; \ /PGP-fp: 8F 61 EB 6D CF 23 CA D7 34 05 14 5C C8 DC 22 BA \\\__/ ! http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~schwarz/ \ / -.-.,---,-,-..---,-,-.,.-.- "DIE ENTE BLEIBT DRAUSSEN!"
50% Performance lose
I have recently upgraded to Debian 1.1 from 0.93R6 and have noticed a big performance drop when using the f2c program to run FORTRAN programs. Here are the numbers: 24 secs execution time when compiled and run under 0.93R6. 30 secs execution time when compiled under 0.93R6 and run under 1.1 36 secs execution time when compiled and run under 1.1 I'm not sure about version numbers but the shared library version number for 0.93R6 is 0.11, and for Debian 1.1 the version number is 2.1. Obviously 0.93R6 is aout and 1.1 is elf but i don't know if this is relevant. There is no performance loss with C programs. Any suggestions welcome.
Re: LyX
Steven Tonnesen wrote: > > I just tried using Lyx for the first time tonight, and I get the following > result in the controlling terminal when I try to run LaTeX from the File > Menu: > > I can't find the default format file! > > What am I missing? I've played with TeX a little in the past (went > through the online TeXBook), but I've never used LaTeX before. > > Steve. I had the same problem a few days ago. If you are using latex version latex-2e-4 (you can check issuing the command: "dpgk -l latex\*") get latex-2e-7 and mflib-1.0-8 from rex/binary-all/tex . -- Marek Marek Duszynski Tel : +44 (0)171 589 5111 extn. 57040 PG Mech-Eng.Fax : +44 (0)171 823 8845 Imperial College email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exhibition Road London SW7 2BX UK
Re: X and mouse
Hi Robert -- > i'm haveing trouble configureing my mouse for use in the > xf86config. i have a logitech 2 button mouse. in the boot process it saz > foud PS/2 mouse but nothing more. i have in the xf86config file: > > Section "Pointer" > Protocal "PS/2" > Device "/dev/mouse" > What do you get when you execute ls -l /dev/mouse Does the link point to the I/O port which is connected to your mouse? Susan Kleinmann
Re: Power management and sleep
Hi Pieter -- You asked: > ... sleeping is desirable, but not during long computations > when it also sleeps and stops the system. > Any pointers ? You could try either or both of these: a) check out your CMOS setup. Perhaps it is initiating a sleeping mode you hadn't intended. b) turn off APM in the kernel. Good luck, Susan Kleinmann
Re: Proxy ftp (socks)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > > [debian - ftp method - socks / proxy ftp site - perl script...] > > Maybe you can socksify perl?? After a bit of study, that was the solution I was looking for. I've got perl and will try it this afternoon (uk time). By the way, there seem to be a project to develop a proxy version of the Perl socket package (in the list of perl modules). That could also be a solution (see on the perl web). Anyway, it would be nice to have a "proxy ftp" method in dselect in addition to the "ftp" method (you can't just replace ftp...). You need it to install the system, gcc and co, so even before being able to compile a socks version of perl (chicken and eggs ?). I will keep you informed of my progress... Thanks for the help... Jean
Re: LyX
Steven Tonnesen writes: > I just tried using Lyx for the first time tonight, and I get the following > result in the controlling terminal when I try to run LaTeX from the File > Menu: > > I can't find the default format file! > > What am I missing? I've played with TeX a little in the past (went > through the online TeXBook), but I've never used LaTeX before. Maybe you should try to run Latex manually to get a better error message. But I doubt it. I would recommend you re-install the latex packages. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| ___/ / __/ /__ __/\__, / __/ / (__ ) Use Debian Linux!| //_/ /_/ //\___/_/ //
Re: Wingate/IPFWADM
> 192.168.0.9 is the linux box, named CURLEY > 192.168.0.3 is a win95 box named CADZILLA > 192.168.0.4 is a win95 box named BLOO > ipfwadm -F -m -a accept -S 192.168.0.3/24 -D 0.0.0.0 You can manage this with two commands (one for each host): "ipfwadm -F -a masq -S 192.168.0.3 -D 0/0" "ipfwadm -F -a masq -S 192.168.0.4 -D 0/0" or: "ipfwadm -F -a masq -S 192.168.0.0/29 -D 0/0" (will masquerade host 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.7) You can look at the Rules with "ipfwadm -F -ln" The -m Option is ONLY used to display the active connections, NOT for setting a masquerade connection. The Default Destination must be given with a /0 netmask, or masquerading will only be used if you try to connect to the HOST 0.0.0.0. Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],ka.sub.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/A2C51749 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +4972573817 *plush* (OO) If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy
Re: LILO and W95
Dear Nathan: I currently run Win95 and DEBIAN GNU/Linux 1.1 using the following lilo.conf: prompt boot=/dev/hda delay=5 image=/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda2 vga=ask other=/dev/hda1 label=win95 table=/dev/hda The DOS partition is on hda1 , Linux on hda2 , swap is hda3. After the installation of linux do not reboot. Using the ae editor edit the lilo.conf file which can be found in /etc. After editing lilo.conf run lilo. Best regards, Fritz
Re: LILO and W95
Dear Nathan: I currently run Win95 and DEBIAN GNU/Linux 1.1 using the following lilo.conf: prompt boot=/dev/hda delay=5 image=/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda2 vga=ask other=/dev/hda1 label=win95 table=/dev/hda The DOS partition is on hda1 , Linux on hda2 , swap is hda3. After the installation of linux do not reboot. Using the ae editor edit the lilo.conf file which can be found in /etc. After editing lilo.conf run lilo. Best regards, Fritz
Re: Wingate/IPFWADM
Hi Tim -- I have succeeded in making ipfw going by doing 2 things: 1. Set up ipfw in the kernel. To do this, I set these networking options (all other networking options were not set, i.e., their value=n). --- CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_NET_ALIAS=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_FORWARD=y CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=m CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=m CONFIG_PPP=m CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y CONFIG_EL3=m --- I suspect I didn't have to set all of them, particularly CONFIG_NET_ALIAS, but setting it doesn't seem to hurt much. 2. I have a line like yours in my /etc/ppp/ip-up script. Mine says: ipfwadm -F -a masquerade -P all -S 192.168.0.2/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0 where 192.168.0.2 is the IP address of my husband's Windows machine. I suspect the differences between your line and mine don't matter very much. Other than that, all I had to do was to set up the appropriate databases on the Windows machine. Then it just worked. If this is any help, let me (really, the list) know. I think a lot of people are wondering how to do this. Good luck, Susan Kleinmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Ipfwadm
This message is in reply to the one just posted by Susan Kleinmann: I tried something similar to what you said, but I could not get it to work. What did work for me was what Bernd Eckenfels mentioned earlier (Thanks, Bernd). Essentially, ipfwadm -F -a masq -S 192.168.0.0/29 -D 0/0 Which will masquerade host 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.7 I tried it and it worked. As we type, I'm looking in the man pages still trying to gain a better understanding (seeing as I'm a bit of a Linux newbee). Just one more thang... I know ping wont work through this, but is there something I can do to make FTP operational from all the other machines besides the Linux box? Thanks, I hope this helps everyone else out as much as it did me. Tim - < I am Pentium of Borg. Division is futile. You will be APPROXIMATED! > - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LyX
I just tried using Lyx for the first time tonight, and I get the following result in the controlling terminal when I try to run LaTeX from the File Menu: I can't find the default format file! What am I missing? I've played with TeX a little in the past (went through the online TeXBook), but I've never used LaTeX before. Steve.
Re: LILO and W95
nathan work writes: > ok, i just loaded linux after w95 for the first time. i know very > little about linux or unix for that matter and i'm having a real problem > - 95 will not 'recognize' LILO, and boots right into 95. i didn't have > this problem with 3.1. what i need is for someone to be gracious enough > to take me by the hand and show me how to overcome this (to keep w95 > from controling what's booted). please email me if you'd like: There is a mini HOWTO about this problem: Linux+Win95. As a short explanation. Boot your machine under Linux (I hope you have a bootdisk) and edit /etc/lilo.conf accordingly. Then run lilo. Et voila. Here's my lilo.conf # Start LILO global section boot = /dev/hda compact# faster, but won't work on all systems. delay = 50 vga=extended ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting # End LILO global section # Linux bootable partition config begins image = /vmlinuz root = /dev/hda2 label = linux # Linux bootable partition config ends # WIN95 bootable partition config begins other = /dev/hda1 label = win95 loader = /boot/any_d.b # WIN95 bootable partition config ends Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| ___/ / __/ /__ __/\__, / __/ / (__ ) Use Debian Linux!| //_/ /_/ //\___/_/ //
Re: Sicherheitsluecke bei rlogin auf Linux [LSF Update#11: Vulnerability of rlogin] (fwd)
... > A vulnerability exists in the rlogin program of NetKitB-0.6 > This vulnerability affects several widely used Linux > distributions, including RedHat Linux 2.0, 2.1 and derived > systems including Caldera Network Desktop, Slackware 3.0 and > others. ... > Local and remote users could gain super-user priviledges ... > Debian > > Debian Project did not either confirm or deny the > vulnerability of Debian/GNU Linux 1.1. > > Debian/GNU Linux systems may be vulnerable if > NetKit-B-0.6 is installed. Until the official > fix-kit is available for Debian/GNU Linux, system > administrators of Debian systems are advised to > follow guidelines under Other Linux Distributions > section. Anyone have any more comments about this? There is no package called NetKit that I know of, I'm just curious if the developers have anything to say? Thanks, Steve --- Disgusted by politicians and their government? Check out: http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/
More info on PPP problem
When I boot I get the following on my screen: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc PPP line discipline registered ... ... Starting base network deamons: rpc.portmap inetd When I start 'ppp-on', it starts pppd, but pppd doesn't do anything. The lights on my modem flashes, but it doesn't dial. It seems as if the ppp is loaded, and I have set up the files /etc/ppp/options /etc/ppp/chatscript It's just that it doesn't dial. What's wrong?
Re: XFree86 3.1.2[DE]
This is just to correct a typo on my earlier message. I wrote: Doug> Can anyone confirm this? I would prefer an unnecessary Doug> upgrade. That last sentence doesn't make sense unless I have suddenly acquired masochistic tendencies. I meant to write "I would prefer to avoid an unnecessary upgrade."
RE: more info on PPP problem
I just finished fighting something similar. I think what's happening is that the 'chat' section is not getting started. To test it, use the following command (but insert your info in the right places) pppd -connect 'chat -v "" ATDT5551212 CONNECT "" ogin: yerlogin word: yerpassword' /dev/cua1 38400 debug modem noipdefault netmask 255.0.0.0 Use /dev/cua0 for COM1, /dev/cua1 for COM2. Replace 5551212 with your ISP's phone#, and change it to ATm0DT if you want the modem not to raise cain when it connects (mine's loud as heck!) When it's done, and looks connected, issue route add default gw 123.123.123.123 Replace 123.123.123.123 with your ISP's gateway address. If you don't know it, they can give it to you. This should work for diagnostic purposes, but sure is a pain to do each time. I set up some scripts to do it all for me, works ok. Let me know if this helps, if something needs clarification, let me know. Good luck! Tim BTW, let me know if it works on your system.. - < I am Pentium of Borg. Division is futile. You will be APPROXIMATED! > - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: More info on PPP problem
At 13:35 02.08.96 +1000, you wrote: >Berntsen wrote: >> >> When I boot I get the following on my screen: >> >> PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) >> TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California >> PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc >> PPP line discipline registered >> ... >> ... >> Starting base network deamons: rpc.portmap inetd >> >> When I start 'ppp-on', it starts pppd, but pppd doesn't do anything. >> The lights on my modem flashes, but it doesn't dial. >> >> It seems as if the ppp is loaded, and I have set up the files >> /etc/ppp/options >> /etc/ppp/chatscript >> It's just that it doesn't dial. >> What's wrong? > >It seems that you didn't set the ATDT in your chatscript file. > Yes, I did. I found out even more. modprobe probes for ppp0, which is set as: alias ppp0 ppp alias ppp1 ppp in the etc/conf.modules So it seems as if kerneld think that ppp is a module or something (?) Well, I think the ppp is loaded, but not as a module, so how should I fix it?
Re: More info on PPP problem
At 23:07 01.08.96 -0500, you wrote: >Regarding your PPP problem: > >I just finished fighting something similar. I think what's happening is that >the 'chat' section is not getting started. To test it, use the following >command (but insert your info in the right places) > >pppd -connect 'chat -v "" ATDT5551212 CONNECT "" ogin: yerlogin word: >yerpassword' /dev/cua1 38400 debug modem noipdefault netmask 255.0.0.0 I'll try it. But I think the problem has something to do with modules, since I get an error message saying that modprobe can't find ppp0.
Re: LILO and W95
On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, nathan work wrote: > ok, i just loaded linux after w95 for the first time. i know very > little about linux or unix for that matter and i'm having a real problem > - 95 will not 'recognize' LILO, and boots right into 95. i didn't have > this problem with 3.1. what i need is for someone to be gracious enough > to take me by the hand and show me how to overcome this (to keep w95 > from controling what's booted). please email me if you'd like: What I have done is similar to what Susan suggest in using LOADLIN, but I have setup a menuitem in config.sys to handle it. The line I use in the config.sys file is: shell=c:\loadlin.exe c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 ro This assumes my root file system is on hda6. This way when I boot I have the option presented to me. It is very much like LILO, but is all done through DOS/WIN95 utilities (when I started using linux, I was more comfortable doing it this way). --- Kenny Wickstrom | gnu - a new generation in s/w devel/support [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Linux - a much improved Un*x clone (847)740-4008 | Debian - a Linux distribution setting the #include |standard for future distributions
Re: dosemu
On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Mike Schmitz wrote: > A while back I remember a question about dosemu not being able to boot > from a floppy with a message like "Not a good day to die". I did not > save, and cannot recall the answer. > > I would appreciate it highly if someone who did save it, would re-post it. Sure, infact I had wrote a message much like a few others with this problem. Off hand I can't replicate the error message (for fear of losing my connection, a serial thing if you know what I mean), but it had something to do with not recognizing my floppy parameters. However, the hdimage did work, though the problem wasn't fixed, I was able to boot up the dosemu, just not from the floppy drive. :(. travis
How can I submit packages to be included in the distribution?
We needed to produce some .deb packages when our site began utilizing debian. We would like to offer them to the public, but we cannot find a way to submit them anywhere. Could someone please tell us what to do? The documentation on how to submit packages or become an official maintainer are in total disarray right now. Here is a list of packages available from ftp.fuller.edu/Linux/debian today: mgetty-0.99-1.deb Adds PPP autodetect to mgetty. ppp-2.2.0fx-1.i386.deb Adds Remote configuration ability for DNS information for dialin Win95 and WinNT users. apache-1.1.1-1.deb Upgraded Apache Package with proxy Cache support etc. verse-0.12.deb Daily Inspiration through a verse from the King James Bible Planned .deb package from our site (Please tell us if this is anywhere already available!) We are running a full Campus Setup here and we will produce the following packages for our setup: - Harvester Caching Daemon - SmartList ListServer with Full Sendmail integration - procmail with Full Sendmail Integration - fwtk Firewall Toolkit - hylafax Fax Receive and Send with Sendmail Integration - sac System Accounting tools - strobe,tcpspray Probe other systems - ircd IRC Daemon - 3270 Telnet - Hytelnet
Re: color ls
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Robert> same here. i installed fileutils-3.12-4. the color-ls package still
> ^^
> Robert> remains and wasn't removed
>
> Sure, 3.12-4 is not 3.13-{1,2}. Try a newer version of fileutils.
Sorry Dirk but
147) dpkg -s fileutils
Package: fileutils
Essential: yes
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: base
Maintainer: Erick Branderhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Version: 3.13-2
^^
Replaces: color-ls
Pre-Depends: libc5 (>= 5.2.18-9)
Description: GNU file management utilities.
The utilities: chgrp chmod chown cp dd df dir dircolors du install ln
ls mkdir mkfifo mknod mv rm rmdir sync touch vdir.
Michael
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Power management and sleep
Collegues I installed Debian/Linux 1.1 on a Intel Endeavour P133 system. When I leave the system for a while, the screen blacks out and the system seems to be sleeping, I guess the APM function. -=The green led on the box blinks instead of normal behaviour.- This sleeping is desirable, but not during long computations when it also sleeps and stops the system. Any pointers ? Thanks in advance. Pieter Vankeerberghen Pieter Vankeerberghen tel: +00 32 2 477 43 29 Fabi/ChemoAc, Vrije Universiteit Brusselfax: +00 32 2 477 47 35 Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgiumemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LyX
> I can't find the default format file! > > What am I missing? I've played with TeX a little in the past (went > through the online TeXBook), but I've never used LaTeX before. LaTeX package was broken. Is fixed in version 2e-7. You need mflib 1.0-8 as well. Erick
PPP not in kernel?
I've now recompiled the kernel, and I answered yes to PPP support in 'make config'. I've also installed the PPP package. Anyway, when I now try to use pppd, I get an error message saying that PPP is not supported in the kernel. What's wrong with my setup?
XFree86 3.1.2[DE]
I am using a Mach 64 card (ATI Winboost, as far as I can tell) that seems to hang when I run the XF86_Mach64 server. From various postings to this list I gather that there is hope I will be able to run it successfully with the XFree86 3.1.2E Mach64 server. My understanding is that the currently available Debian X11R6 packages are from XFree86 3.1.2 and to upgrade I will need first to install the 3.1.2D distribution from ftp.xfree86.org then to install the upgrade files for 3.1.2E. Can anyone confirm this? I would prefer an unnecessary upgrade. -- Douglas Bates[EMAIL PROTECTED] Statistics Department608/262-2598 University of Wisconsin - Madisonhttp://www.stat.wisc.edu/~bates/
help getting X and openwin to work?
I had no luck getting X to run on my first installation of Debian 1.1 from the Gold cd from I-connect. So I completely re-loaded the distribution, taking extra care to resolve the dependency conflicts. When I got to the configure packages section, I noticed in the error message "dpkg - Configure returned error exit status 1" that there were still a couple of things not installed right. So I went back and fixed that, and everything configured fine except the X server setup. After fixing a problem with the mouse in XF86Config, I got X up and running fairly well. I think it is giving me fvwm as the default window manager, and the middle mouse button doesn't work right ( the menu flashes a lot and I cannot select anything on that menu). I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the Linux openwin logo, but before the screen turns blue, the X-server exits with the message lwm: can't find library 'libolg.so.3' That library exists in the openwin/lib hierarchy, so I think there must be a link missing somewhere, possibly between /usr/X11/lib and somewhere. Do you know anything about this, or can I give you any more information to help me solve this? Thanks!! --- Ken Gaugler URL:http://users.aimnet.com/~keng "The life of a Repo Man is ALWAYS INTENSE..."
Re: color ls
Wichert Akkerman writes: > > I like to see that the standard ls is now colorized. But I wonder why the > > old one isn't removed automatically? Is there a reason for this? > > Some monitors make text unreadable (cheap laptops for example) when you use > colors. Maybe a postinst-script could ask if color-ls should be the new > default, move ls to ls-normal and make ls a link to color-ls. I do not understand the problem. If you're monitor doesn't like the colors why don't you simply not call dircolors? Then the new ls doesn't have colors at all. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| ___/ / __/ /__ __/\__, / __/ / (__ ) Use Debian Linux!| //_/ /_/ //\___/_/ //
