C++ compiler and lyx install

[Brent Hueth]

Hello-

I'm (a newbie) trying to do something relatively simple: install lyx on
debian. When I try to use configure it complains that it's unable to find a
working C++ compiler (that I'm virtually certain exists). What am I missing?
Here's my failed configure attempt:

boogy:/usr/local/lyx-0.12.0# ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
configuring LyX version 0.12.0
checking for prefix by checking for lyx... /usr/bin/lyx
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for a working C++ compiler... configure: error: Unable to find a
working C++ compiler
boogy:/usr/local/lyx-0.12.0# which gcc
/usr/bin/gcc

I also have a rather mundane question: where does one specify that a screen
saver be used in debian? I can't seem to find reference to this anywhere.

Thanks much.

-Brent

Winmodem?

[Brent Hueth]

I've just installed the base Debian system, and haven't been able to get
my modem to respond so I can install the rest. I found a description of
the problem with Winmodems (my new gateway has a "US Robotics 56K
WinModem) in the Debian installation instructions, and am just wondering
if anything has changed since that description was written. Am I really
hosed?

Brent

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modem problems

[Brent Hueth]

Ok, got my new debian system up and running at work (yahoo!!), now i'm 
trying to do the same at home. Everything seems to have installed 
properly, but i can't get my modem to respond. I tried a cat > /dev/
ttyS1 atdt## to see if i could get a response, and nothing. I'm sure 
that the modem is on comm2, and that it works, because my wife is able to 
connect to our ISP on the windows side of the machine (I'm not doing a 
very good job of convincing her that she should abandon the dark 
side :)). Any suggestions? 

Thanks.

Brent

/dev/fd0

[Brent Hueth]

I can't seem to get my floppy drive to work under Debian. For example,
when trying to format a disk with:

superformat /dev/fd0 hd sect=18

I get:

old capacity=12500
Measuring drive 0's raw capacity

Fatal error while measuring raw capacity
0: 40
1: 01
2: 00
3: 00
4: 00
5: 01
6: 08

Wouldn't be something obvious, would it?

Brent