Re: lpr -d problem
Disregard my earlier posting. My /etc/printcap file got rewritten - a surprize to me - and the df filter line was gone. Thanks, Richard
lpr -d problem
I recently upgraded my debian box to kernel 2.2.9 taking some care to follow the suggestions in Documentation/Changes. For example, when I found that my parallel port printer no longer worked, changing from /dev/lp1 to /dev/lp0 and reading parport.txt for additions to /etc/conf.modules did the trick. Well, almost. Now my printer will work for things like 'lpr whatever.txt'. However, I've lost the ability to print postscript via things like 'lpr -d whatever.ps'. I would appreciate hints/suggestions. TIA, Richard
Unidentified subject!
I am trying to develop a module which actually tries to do something. At the stage where I use 'insmod', I get this complaint from insmod: couldn't find the kernel version the module was compiled for Any hints? TIA, Richard
Re: spreadsheet
ApplixWare has a spreadsheet - it's adequate for my needs, but is not free. Richard
Re: QUantifiable reasons to use debian instead of redhat...?
To be somewhat dispassionate, you might send a similar query to a RedHat list. Regards, Richard
Re: Advice on Hardware
No direct advice here - but we can hope in the not too distant future, that your vendor will preinstall linux and the hardware compatibility burden will be his. Make sure the modem is not a winmodem. Richard
Re: zip disk
I have the (older?) version in which the line printer and zip reluctantly share the parallel port - both as modules. The system wakes up with the printer owning the port. To use the zip, I must "rmmod lp" "insmod ppa" To get the printer functionality back I must similarly "rmmod ppa" "insmod lp" I don't think this is necessary in the 2.1.xxx kernels - is that so, anyone? Regards, Richard
Re: StarOffice -or- Applixware 4.4.1
The October issue of Linux Journal compares the two - Applix 4.3 though. It will tell you the packages/functionality of each. Richard
fips etc.
At our school we are planning to have a 'linux-install' day where students will bring in their home machines and we'll repartition hard drives and install linux. Last I heard (some months ago), fips was not able to handle fat32 and there were no plans to do so. Is this still the case? Is 'Partition Magic' the only alternative? I would appreciate learning your experience. Regards, Richard
Re: Lexmark - which device
I found 'laserjet' to work fine. Thanks to any who responded. Richard
Lexmark -which driver
At work we have a new printer, the Lexmark Optra S laser printer. It emulates Postscript level 2 and PCL 6. I currently print to an HP Laserjet SeriesII using gs via 'lpr -d' to invoke /etc/filter.ps. Can someone tell me which device driver to use in /etc/filter.ps for this new Lexmark? TIA, Richard
Fixed: lpr problem
The flaw was a minor typo in /etc/hosts. Sorry 'bout that. Richard
lpr problem
I've just installed Debian 2.0 on a new machine. I cannot get 'lpr' to print. In particular, its error message is: "lpr: unable to get official name for local machine" I could use a hint here. TIA, Richard
Re: Connection problem
I was having connection problems to certain remote servers.The problem is solved. I could connect to certain problem sites with Win95, but not debian. So probably not an ISP problem, right? WRONG (embarassment is acute). I had switched ISP's, but edited the wrong chatscript in debian so was still using the old ISP. wrong chatscript was '/etc/ppp.chatscript' Embaressedly yours, Embarassedly (new word anyway?) yours, Richard
Connection problem
This is a repost of an earlier cry for help, but embellished with more information. My machine has two partitions, one for Win95 and one for Debian 2.0. I use a modem and ppp for Internet access. >From the debian side there are certain remote sites to which I cannot login, the connection gets closed by the remote host. An example ftp site is ftp.debian.org, but there are others. On the other hand, most of my remote connections work fine. However, from the Win95 partition, there is no connection problem with any sites. The ftp interaction goes like this to a failure site: Connected to santanni.cc.gatech.edu. 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection >From help already received, I am guessing that: It looks probable that my connection attempt is ultimately rejected because there is not a match between my forward address and reverse address resolution as perceived by the remote host. This is not inherently a problem in my ISP, since the same connection attempt succeeds from Win95 (same remote target address, same ISP). There may be something in my local setup that results in sending misinformation to the remote target. Whether, I'm on the right track or not, I am stalled for the moment. I would appreciate any insights. TIA, Richard
Connection closed
When I connect to certain hosts via telnet (similar via ftp), I'll get a messgae like this: Connected to site.whatever.edu Escape character is '^]'. which is as usual then followed by: Connection closed by foreign host. Assume for the moment that it is not an ISP problem, is there anything specific to my machine that is causing this? I'd love some hints. TIA, Richard
more intellimouse
The mouse works OK outside of X, started via gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 gpmconfig actually wants 'ms3' according to its help option, rather than ps2 but won't accept ms3 (maybe linux chokes on any 'ms' concatenation :) ). Still wanting hints to get this thing X happy. TIA, Richard
intellimouse
I've just installed 2.0 Beta on my new-to-me Gateway. The mouse works, but not well enough to be useful. For example, it does let me install X - but it isn't able to operate coherently. Details: It is a microsoft intellimouse Upon bailing out of X with , I get the message: "Warning: /dev/psaux unable to unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl for device)" Any hints appreciated! TIA, Richard
ftp problem thickens
I cannot ftp from my home machine to ftp.debian.org - the target site closes the connection. I can telnet to my work machine and then ftp from there to ftp.debian.org successfully. Perhaps not all ftp sites are as picky. Maybe the debian site cannot recognize my address as valid. Could I have an ISP problem of some sort here? Any gurus with hints? Thanks to those who have responded earlier as I venture down this path opened by inability to download. TIA, Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
can't download from debian site
I converted to 2.0 beta some time ago. To get my version of Applixware running I needed to go back and retrieve some libc5 stuff from www.debian.org However, downloading is not working - I get this message on the attempt FTP Error Could not login to FTP server Is there a www.debian.org problem? Regards, Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
debian site ftp
I have been unable to download individual debian packages from www.debian.org and get an ftp error when I try - even at 'off' hours. Is the site that busy or is something broken? Regards, Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
ppp change OK now
Thanks to John Hasler and others. ppp is 'normal' again. A line was needed in /etc/resolv.conf Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
ppp change?
I just installed kernel 2.0.35 and have noticed a change in ppp behavior, if my memory serves me right. I normally login as a user and start ppp by going su momentarily to issue command 'pon' and then exit back to user. This still works as usual. However, if I log in as root and issue 'pon' the modem still dials, but the negotiations for the ppp link perhaps fail. I never get net access. Is this an administrative change or has something gone astray in my recompile? TIA, Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
iomega/lp woes
I recently installed 2.0 Beta. As installed, it recognizes my zip drive which I can then mount and use. When this is the case, it no longer will print to /dev/lp1. I can reboot with the zip removed and the printer is happy. Before this install I had lp and ppa installed as modules and could get back and forth with insmod/rmmod manipulations. So I thought I'd recompile with these as modules to see if I could return to that functionally acceptable albeit inconvenient state. The recompile went OK, but the subsequent 'make modules' failed (see error messages below the cut-line). It complains about a missing 'parport.h' which I haven't been able to locate. I would appreciate hints on where to find parport.h or any advice on a better investigative path. TIA, Richard --- cut-line --- ppa.c:21: linux/parport.h: No such file or directory ppa.c:51: linux/parport.h: No such file or directory ppa.c: In function `ppa_wakeup': ppa.c:73: warning: implicit declaration of function `parport_claim' ppa.c:78: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c: In function `ppa_release': ppa.c:89: warning: implicit declaration of function `parport_unregister_device' ppa.c: In function `ppa_pb_claim': ppa.c:95: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c:102: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c:102: `PARPORT_MODE_PCEPP' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:102: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once ppa.c:102: for each function it appears in.) ppa.c:103: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c: At top level: ppa.c:117: unknown field `eh_abort_handler' specified in initializer ppa.c:117: unknown field `eh_device_reset_handler' specified in initializer ppa.c:117: unknown field `eh_bus_reset_handler' specified in initializer ppa.c:117: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type ppa.c:117: unknown field `eh_host_reset_handler' specified in initializer ppa.c:117: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type ppa.c:117: duplicate initializer for `driver_template.bios_param' ppa.c: In function `ppa_detect': ppa.c:139: warning: implicit declaration of function `parport_enumerate' ppa.c:139: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast ppa.c:147: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c:153: warning: implicit declaration of function `parport_register_device' ppa.c:154: `PARPORT_DEV_TRAN' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:154: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast ppa.c:165: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c:172: `PARPORT_MODE_PCPS2' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:175: `PARPORT_MODE_PCECPPS2' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:179: `PARPORT_MODE_PCECPEPP' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:183: warning: implicit declaration of function `parport_release' ppa.c:209: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c:147: warning: value computed is not used ppa.c: In function `ppa_proc_info': ppa.c:270: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type ppa.c: In function `ppa_abort': ppa.c:1191: `SUCCESS' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:1194: `FAILED' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:1197: warning: control reaches end of non-void function ppa.c: In function `ppa_reset': ppa.c:1217: `SUCCESS' undeclared (first use this function) ppa.c:1218: warning: control reaches end of non-void function make[2]: *** [ppa.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make: *** [modules] Error 2 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
printing 2.0 beta
I just installed 2.0 Beta from CD ROM. I cannot print via the local parallel port. Printer works in that other OS - so hardware is OK. I must have gone astray somewhere in the install. Symptoms: lpr filename - produces no printer activity, but does queue file. cat filename > /dev/lp1 - produces message "/dev/lp1: Device not configured." dmesg reports "lp: Driver configured but no interfaces found." Other: There is a recognized iomega parallel port zip attached. I had this working under 1.3 R6. Any hints would be much appreciated. TIA, Richard -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Hamm upgrade
Thanks to the several folks who helped me with several post-upgrade problems. These were related to getting my old libc5-compiled versions of Applix and Netscape running. Although a libc6 version of Netscape is available, I wanted to not spend money for a newer Applix even if available at least at this time. The basic approach that worked was to attempt to start the application from a terminal window within kde. It might fail with a message such as can't load library 'whatever' I would then find the appropriate debian package via dpkg -S whatever then get that from the debian site and install it. After a few such iterations everything was happy. Thanks again, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
library load problems
I just installed Hamm from scratch with kde as the desktop environment. When I start certain applications (e.g. netscape), they fail with messages of this sort: cant load library 'libXt.so.6' where the library is present as well as the ldso package. Any hints/advice? TIA, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
can't start netscape
I just installed Hamm and am using kde as the desktop environment. Attempting to start netscape yields error message: can't load library 'libXt.so.6' The netscape version is one I used earlier under bo (netscape 4.05). The library in the error message exists. Any advice/hints? TIA Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ftp install
I am considering a fresh install of hamm from the floppy base diskettes etc. Does this give me network access and ftp so I can then complete the installation with dselect's ftp method? TIA Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kde Beta 4
I have downloaded and installed *.deb packages of kde beta4 replacing a working version of beta3. When I startx it fails with the messages: xauth: can't load library 'libXmu.so.6' xinit: can't load library 'libXmu.so.6' The library requested appears to be available. Any hints? TIA Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
floppy install
Upon Hamm's imminent release, will there be a new set of floppies for install or will the old set do? I'll need to do several scratch installs on new m machines and am also wondering if there are any libc5 -> libc6 peculiarities to be aware of for a scratch install? TIA Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
emacs/xemacs
It appears that to pursue sgml in a free environment, authoring tools are restricted to psgml via emacs or xemacs. Is there a preference with respect to psgml? Further, is there a general preference in the selection of xemacs vs. emacs? Regards, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sgml authoring
Does debian include any sgml authoring tools as an alternative to the brute force write-it-tags-and-all-with-an-editor approach? Any hints would be appreciated. TIA Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bye Bruce
Well, OK - I'll stick with Debian despite Bruce's departure - for a while longer. The developers would miss folks like me who ask those naive questions. You can't be elite if no one notices. Bruce provided a type of leadership (yes, I know Ian took over some time ago) that was reassuring to the users. He was the only 'official' bridge between the users and the developers. Again - he provided reassurance to us users, that there was a direction in the anarchic creativity. And he made the developers look good to us users. It may be that his work with SPI is crucial to Linux success and he'll do more for Debian there than here - in the long run. My guess is that I've been instrumental (as an academician) in introducing Linux to perhaps 100 to 200 young people. I recommend Debian, but RedHat is slicker and more attractive. It's like watching your teenager start dating - they go for the attractive package. And RedHat is good, so I'm torn. I'm torn because I want these young folks to experience the instant gratification which underlies (undermines?) our culture. Otherwise, They'll just go back to watching TV. I realize that we're not overt competitors of RedHat and that we wish them well for the sake of linux - but Debian aspires to be the ideal - non-commercial, free, and excellent. When a slick package like kde is easily installed on RedHat, but difficult with Debian - some folks get confused. Yes, I know kde is impure because of qt - but it's slick. Slick is good for some. At any rate, good luck Bruce - we'll miss you. And, sincere thanks to all the developers - despite my gibes. You are the heart of debian. Richard P.S. Can this qualify to start a flame war? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gnome
I am looking for a window manager to go with long term. I recently installed kde and find it quite nice, but I'd like to look at other options also. I understand the reason why debian has given some support to gnome and would like to try it when it is reasonably functional. So are there current users of gnome who find it already usable? If so I'll pull it in. I'd appreciate comments from those with gnome experience. TIA, Richard -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thanks_kde
Thanks to those who suggested solutions to my difficulties in installing the *.deb packages for kde. I used the suggestion to get the missing packages using the suggested ftp search engine and all is running OK now. Richard -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kde
I have tried to install kde on a debian system, but get error messages such as the following: dpkg: error processing kdesupport-Beta3-1.i386.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/opt/kde/lib', which is also in package kdelibs dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: kdesupport-Beta3-1.i386.deb Can you offer any suggestions. TIA, Richard -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
where is libext2fs.so.2
Bravely upgrading to hamm via ftp, I find my machine unbootable - complaining about a missing 'libext2fs.so.2'. In which package might i find this. TIA, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
sgml-tools ps problem
I have newly installed sgml-tools and have used the formatter 'sgml2latex' successfully except for producing postscript. The error message is Error: Invalid value 'filename.sgml' for '--papersize' As an sgml newbie I know not what to do e.g. does the sgmltool.dtd need some editing somewhere? TIA, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
xlib6g
I would like to install a software package that requires xlib6g. dpkg is loathe to install xlib6g with xlib6 already installed. Can I safely remove xlib6 i.e. will packages depending on xlib6 accept xlib6g ... or? ... I would appreciate hints. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
graphics cards
We are upgrading a lab and wish to get fairly high end graphics cards where possible. Open GL is a course tool to be supported. We are looking at these series: ELSA Gloria Diamond Fire GL Does anyone on this list have experience/information to share in this area? Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
adduser_trouble
I am having a problem with 'adduser'. The behavior is as follows: Upon entering 'adduser some_name' entries are created in /etc/passwd /etc/group a home directory is created and the files from /etc/skel are copied to it. But error messages are issued Unknown error passwd: unknown user: some_name. The /etc/passwd entry has the character in the encrypted password field (I think that's what this field is) and a subsequent login attempt is unsuccessful. Yesterday, adduser worked OK. The system is a tiny one with NIS installed and working (yesterday). Any hints? Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
HP Pavilion 3100
I have a friend with the subject machine and may try to install debian. However, there are two warning labels on the box: * intel inside * Designed for Microsoft Windows 95 and the second label has me concerned (e.g. software drivers unique to W95). Has anyone experience with this machine? The HP support person I called had no clue. Thanks, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
todos
In which debian package lurk the conversion utilities 'todos' and 'fromdos'. Thanks, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
life after fips?
Is there an free version of some successor to fips that can do a nondestructive repartition of hard drive that is currently devoted to FAT32? I don't think fips evolved to this point and I could use some input before I purchase something like PartitionMagic. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
dlxsim etc.
Is anyone in this community using the DLX software as promulgated in Hennessy & Patterson's computer architecture book? If so, where might I find a version that works under linux? Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
To_Yorych
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Sep 13 09:10:33 1997 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from lilac.sirti.org by blinn.sirti.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA01441; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:10:31 -0700 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from blinn.sirti.org by lilac.sirti.org with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA29566; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:28:51 -0700 Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:10:23 -0700 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Returned mail: User unknown To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Length: 1180 Status: R - Transcript of session follows - While connected to mxpool01.netaddress.usa.net [204.68.24.170] (tcp): >>> RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <<< 551 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... User not known 550 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... User unknown - Unsent message follows - Received: from blinn.sirti.org by lilac.sirti.org with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA29565; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:28:51 -0700 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from boole.sirti.org by blinn.sirti.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA01438; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:10:23 -0700 Received: by boole.sirti.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA00737; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:10:23 -0700 Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 09:10:23 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Sevenich) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Debian and win95 I think this works: Have a debian boot floppy - the ususal backup. Install W95, destroying what lilo has written in the mbr. Boot with the floppy to start linux; then run lilo. This assumes that /etc/lilo.conf is proper and that your boot disk is ok, of course. Check them first. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
re lpr problem
Problem fixed with hostname command. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
lpr problem
I have been away from the list while on vacation. Upon my return I updated to Debian 1.3.1 lpr now fails with the message: lpr: unable to get official name for local machine Any hints (I can print via cat). Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
re: mac software
Thanks to Steve McIntyre and Joey Hess for the info on Executor 2 Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
mac software
This is somewhat of a bizarre question for this group, but you can assimilate it. I've just encountered a gentleman from Beijing who has a mac program which he would like to run on a Intel PC platform. I've heard mention of a mac software emulator that runs under Unix. I wish I had more info, but I am just starting the hunt. The original source code may be in C, but it is graphics intensive. So ... is anyone aware of such an emulator, running under Wintel or Unix? Thanks, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
recording CD's
I am getting questions from possible future Linux users. I'll post them to this list to tap into the extensive experience. Maybe we'll get more converts. Question of the day: Those of you who burn CD's from Linux - what software do you use? Is it dependable and straightforward to use? Oops, that's two questions. Hoping for response, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Yamaha CR102
Has any one experience using this CD recorder under Linux? One of my colleagues would like to use it to archive certain project software and is interested in knowing * if this hardware is supported * if the associated linux-based software is dependable (he doesn't require that the interface be pretty) Regards, Richard
Re: applixware
Thanks to all who responded to my query on applixware. The gist of the responses is that applixware can be installed and works. So I'll give it a try. I need an office suite and would like to stay within Linux. Regards, Richard
applixware
The recent Linux Journal review of Applixware makes that office suite sound very attractive. It is, however, packaged for RedHat. Has someone on our list had successful experience installing it via alien or whatever method? If so I'd like to hear how smoothly the installation went. Regards, Richard
block diagrams
I am using tkHTML to create a WebCourse and now need to include some block diagrams. Is anyone aware of a utility that will let me efficiently create such diagrams in gif or jpeg format? I am currently using tgif, but am wondering if something better is out there. Thanks, Richard
Re: gcc & cc1
The problem I reported earlier was repaired by dpkg -r gnat suggesting that gnat (Ada compiler not 'gnats') is the source of the problem. Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gcc & cc1
My new installation (1.2.1) no longer compiles via gcc. The system error message is: 'gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'cc1': No such file or directory' Any clues/hints? Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cdrom block device
I am doing a new install with debian 1.2.1 and the 1997-04-01 base diskettes. The boot recognizes my cdrom at sr0, but I cannot mount it - finding no appropriate block device in /dev. My guess is that I should be using the 1996-12-8 set. What is the verdict? Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gdb warning
Having updated to Debian 1.2.1, I get a new warning upon invoking gdb: 'warning: Unable to find dynamic linker breakpoint function' This doesn't cause problems for me, but maybe for someone else. Any ideas on rectifying this? Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X aborts
Thanks to Philippe Troin and others for the solution to my problem where startx created a window which then aborted and returned the screen to text mode. Solution: add the line /usr/X11R6/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf then rerun ldconfig All was then well. The mouse problem where the mouse cursor would only move vertically was a separate problem, essentially mechanical. Cleaning the mouse droppings from the mouse's running gear cured that. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From miss Received: from mongo.pixar.com (138.72.50.60) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 15 Jan 1997 17:26:09 - Received: (qmail 20682 invoked from network); 15 Jan 1997 15:52:46 - Received: from primer.i-connect.net (HELO master.debian.org) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by mongo.pixar.com with SMTP; 15 Jan 1997 15:52:46 - Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:53:59 -0500 From: Ami Ganguli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Ganguli Consulting Inc. X-Sender: Ami Ganguli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0b1 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Gieg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Usu=E1rios?= Debian Subject: Re: Suggestion: *Professional* CD distributions X-Priority: Normal References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Resent-Message-ID: <"V7y0Y2.0.Mp1.fsFto"@master.debian.org> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org Resent-Reply-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/3572 X-Loop: debian-user@lists.debian.org Precedence: list Priority: non-urgent Importance: low Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexander Gieg wrote: > > Hi, ALL. > > I'm reading the messages about CDs here, and would like > to make a sugestion: wouldn't be good if one of the CD > distributors would make a realy *very* stable distribution, > with the last revision of the previous "stable" version? I like this. It kind of goes along with a suggestion I made earlier about release management. Steffan Mueller also brought up an interesting point in an e-mail he sent me: the professional distribution should have a logo that conveys the intent of the release. When I voted on the last batch of Debian logos, I had a bias towards the "cuter" ones (with the penguin), but now I think we might benefit from a more professional look. Or perhaps two variation on a similar theme - one emphasizing "cuteness" or "coolness" and the other emphasizing "elegance" and "stability". The distinction could be made by varying the relative sizes of the elements in the logo. ie. Larger, solid looking text with a small cartoon for the professional edition, smaller text with a larger 'toon for the hacker edition. Regards... ... Ami. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X aborts
One of the machines onto which I am installing Debian 1.2.1 responds to startx by making a window (no mouse cursor visible) and then returning to command line mode (X server shut down). Other factors: * X ran ok under Debian 1.1 * gpm only lets the mouse cursor enjoy vertical motion * startx spews out lots of text that seems ok, but ends with PEX extension module not loaded XIE extension module not loaded but such extensions were unpackaged and installed. I'll continue tweaking, but would appreciate any hints. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
pernewbie_question
I have used Debian for some time, yet seem to be a permanent newbie - a 'pernewbie'. I updated from 1.1.4 to 1.2.1 and have one remaining glitch; lpr has a problem. I am hoping someone can give me the simple solution: 1. As root, an attempt to 'lpr filename' leads to this error message "lpr: /dev/lp1: unknown printer" whereas 'cat filename > /dev/lp1' works OK and the /etc/printcap file looks OK and is one that used to work. 2. As a user other than root, 'lpr filename' works just fine. Hints? Thanks in advance, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
deselect_update_via_cdrom
I recently updated from Debian 1.1.4 to Debian 1.2.1 using a CDROM supplied by Dale Scheetz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). I decided to update via dselect and would like to share my experience. Dale responded graciously to several of my questions to get me started. Here is the scenario: 0. mount the cd; let's say '/cdrom' is the mount point 1. 'dpkg -i /cdrom/rex-fixed/binary-i386/base/ldso_1.8.5-1.deb' to satisfy a predepend for perl update 2. 'ln -sf /cdrom/rex-fixed /stable' 3. 'ln -sf /cdrom/contrib /contrib' 4. 'dselect' 5. Within dselect, choose "mounted (Install from a mounted file system which is already mounted)" as the access method - restrain yourself from choosing "cdrom" as the access method. 6. When dselect asks for "distribution top level [none]', enter '/' 7. It will complain about not finding 'non-free/binary-i386', so enter 'cdrom/non-free/binary' - note no initial '/' 8. The cd didn't have a 'local', so at that point I entered 'none' 9. You'll now be admitted into the bowels of dselect to make your software selections etc. Some of the choices above seem non-intuitive/capricious, but I trundled down some blind paths before this worked for me - you may find a more sensible scenario. Regards, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unidentified subject!
There was a recent mention on debian-user of a conversion utility that could covert a red hat package to debian. I lost the reference and could not find it in the archive. Could someone refresh my memory? Thanks, Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ppp
The web site archives seem to have disappeared - probably being digested. So this may have been answered. I just installed Debian 1.1.4 on a new hard drive and can't get ppp going. I have kernel support and asked that the module be loaded as well. I am missing something simple. I have built these files as before: /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf /etc/ppp/options /etc/ppp/ppp-connect /etc/ppp/pap-secrets The symptoms are: invoke 'pppd' from the command line it then silently fails It does not seem to start the modem. I checked the modem with minicom which can access it and dial it just fine. Any hints would be appreciated. Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sanyo cdrom (crd-256P)
A new debian installer has asked me to inquire whether anyone has experience with the subject cdrom unit - his installation won't recognize it. At this writing I have asked him to determine more e.g. - is it IDE - is it ATAPI - what debian version is being used But in the meantime I thought I'd see if this cdrom unit was familiar to someone here. Thanks for any input. Richard -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
fvwm2 & middle button
I just installed Debian 1.1 on a machineand need some help on a problem: I am using fvwm2 as the window manager and have a 3 button logitech mouse (serial, mouseman). The icon triggered by the middle button sticks to the mouse arrow so that the arrow cannot select from that icon's menu. Is there a simple fix? Richard
special boot disks
In preparing for debian 1.1 installation I find that the standard installation boot disk does not support the hardware I have. I have found a variety of special boot disks in /buzz/special-kernels, but no description of the hardware configurations each supports. Where on the debian ftp site will I find such descriptions? Thanks for any help. Richard
