Excerpt from Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Links is like lynx but with support for https, tables, and
frames. If you like text browsing, you might prefer it.
Actually the newer versions of Lynx also support https. I believe Lynx386
(http://www.rahul.net/dkaufman/) is the only DOS browser with
Trying to decide which distribution is a pain. I got the CD's for
Red Hat 7.3 but after seeing it was going to take 2 Gb of my 4.3 Gb
drive I halted the install. I searched for a smaller distro.
I came up with Zipslack which takes about 100 Meg of your drive.
This distro is text based
don't even know if ggi works with X windows or not.
GGI *only* works with X-windows. This is the only way
I'll run Arachne on Linux.
I have since your reply installed x-Windows but neither arachne-ggi neither
X-Windows seems to work.
Arachne-svgalib starts with some default values
Hi Steve,
I enjoyed your comments as they throw new light into the linux jungle.
Linux reminds me of Babel Tower, and it will remain impractical for
most people for a long time as a general purpose OS , exc
God damn it, part of my message evaporated again.
help you enter the data.
After a while I was able to call my ISP and get a local and remote IP
That is ppp0 is configured.
I then looked at browsing. Zipslack came with Lynx, and although I enjoy
using Lynx, I much rather use arachne. So I downloaded Arachne for
Linux using Arachne for DOS, moved
for
Linux using Arachne for DOS, moved it to /tmp and in Linux used pkgtool
to install arachne.
The first thing I notice when installing arachne is that it comes with
2 executables: arachne-ggi and arachne-svgalib
Arachne-svgalib seemed to execute right away although with some problems
Steve-
I went into the *install and made the change and now I get a message
saying that I need libvga 1.4*so gonna check to see which one I have
and change it is install like the other and see what happens.
Neil
Greetings-
I have RH 7.2 and would like to install Arachne 1.66b. I downloaded the
file to my home directory and unzipped it. I did tar and then cd. Then
I su to root and typed ./install. I get the message:
Welcome to installationThis version requires libc-2.1 based
system(if you
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 08:43:29AM -0500, Neil wrote:
Greetings-
I have RH 7.2 and would like to install Arachne 1.66b. I downloaded the
file to my home directory and unzipped it. I did tar and then cd. Then
I su to root and typed ./install. I get the message:
Welcome to
Hallo all : -
I didn't get a lot further but got it installed anyway; there's a
file libc-2.1.3.so in my /lib directory but haven't my notes here
so don't know how I came by it. If anyone got 1.66b to work (as in
browsing and sending emails) could some suitably secure .cfg files and
a
Pete-
Tnx for the info. I am a little puzzled why it says it needs that file
when I believe it is already there. But I am still fairly new to Linux so
there is a lot that puzzles me!
Cheers
Neil T.
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Witold Filipczyk wrote:
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 08:43:29AM -0500, Neil wrote:
Greetings-
I have RH 7.2 and would like to install Arachne 1.66b. I downloaded the
file to my home directory and unzipped it. I did tar and then cd. Then
I su to root and typed
Michael Polak wrote:
I am very close to releasing Flowerpot - open source,
cross-platform graphics and TCP/IP library (or API),
which will make Arachne portable to any platform, where
Flowerpot compiles...
This is good news. I am still keen to put Arachne in
BasicLinux (libc5). I've
Michael wrote:
I have quite good results with NVidia TNT2 card
Great, perhaps I should put the TNT2 card I recently bought used inside the
computer then ;-)
I am very close to releasing Flowerpot
Aha, VERY interesting :) I was almost afraid all development had stopped.
As a side note I'll
% done.
But, from what I have seen, it looks *very* promising and, forgive me,
but I must say that Linux offers to Arachne a brighter future than Dos.
Cristian Burneci
Bucharest, Romania
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
firstly, gpm will interact when trying to run X
No... it won't. I run gpm 100% of the time on machine,
and I also run X at least 85% of the time. The two do not
interfere with each other.
and can be disabled by entering at the prompt gpm -k. then startx and
Hi Folks,
Steve wrote:
If I do 'locate libvga' I notice *two* files for configuration.
/etc/vga/libvga.config
/etc/vga/libvga.et4000
I'm not sure if you actually have to uncomment anything
in the second one, or if it just needs to be present.
Do you have both of those?
I don't
Hi Steve,
first, I don't know if I have written a little missmatch:
My ET4000 is running in SuSE Linux 6.3
I have both files:
/etc/vga/libvga.config
/etc/vga/libvga.et4000
In libvga.config I have enabled SVGA and NOT the ET4000.
The libvga.et4000 is unchanged.
AFAIK SuSE Linux has some
it
to the lib directory.
Slackware 7.0 works without moving SVGAlib, I don't know about earlier (or
later for that matter) versions. I have only tested with the first Linux
release of Arachne however...
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/
Guenter Bietzig wrote:
I've got arachne 1.66b running with SuSE 6.3. on a 486 /100MHz /32MB Ram
I think there is no big difference between SuSE 6.3 and 7.0 ?
A small problem was the ET4000 graphic adapter. Where is the problem?
If I do 'locate libvga' I notice *two* files for
Hello list,
just a short comment, how i got Arachne working for me on SuSE 7.0.
The problem was, that ./install echoed me:
"This version of Arachne requires libc-2.1 based system, sorry."
But SuSE 7.0 is based on the latest libc...
... so I typed "ldd arachne-svgalib" into my console-window.
Christoph Belitz wrote:
The problem was, that ./install echoed me:
"This version of Arachne requires libc-2.1 based system, sorry."
But SuSE 7.0 is based on the latest libc...
... so I typed "ldd arachne-svgalib" into my console-window.
The output showed: "missing svgalib blabla"
Clarence wrote:
Some might be helped, but not me.G
So you installed the library manually - where did you get it ?
How do you install it ?
As I understand it he downloaded and installed SVGAlib from
http://www.svgalib.org/
It's very straightforward to install, just wish I could have
Steve wrote:
The problem I mentioned earlier on the list about the wild
mouse IN ARACHNE was simply a matter of going into
/etc/vga/libvga.config and setting everything properly.
IMHO This should be pointed out (if it isn't) in the docs (or in the
installation procedure). Some people need
I thought I would reply to this email because I've read quite a few times about
getting ones mouse to work when using linux/arachne.
firstly, gpm will interact when trying to run X and can be disabled by entering at the
prompt gpm -k. then startx and the mouse will run correctly. SVGA aand X
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:34:37 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Christoph Belitz wrote:
Does anybody of you have experience with SuSE and Arachne???
In this case I would like to address this person directly to
avoid OT-discussion on arachne-list.
Please don't take this off-list. I am very
Christoph Belitz wrote:
Does anybody of you have experience with SuSE and Arachne???
In this case I would like to address this person directly to avoid
OT-discussion on arachne-list.
Not with SuSE, but it worked fine on my mongrel combination
of RH 4.2, 5.1, 6.2, and SuSE 6.x, and
Hello list,
finally I have switched from Win98 to Linux. It runs well, but it
would be better if I could use Arachne on my SuSE 7.0 Distribution;)
Does anybody of you have experience with SuSE and Arachne???
In this case I would like to address this person directly to avoid
OT-discussion on
Christoph Belitz wrote:
Does anybody of you have experience with SuSE and Arachne???
In this case I would like to address this person directly to
avoid OT-discussion on arachne-list.
Please don't take this off-list. I am very interested
in this. How can a discussion of running Arachne on
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:49:36 +0100, Christoph Belitz wrote:
Hello list,
finally I have switched from Win98 to Linux. It runs well, but it
would be better if I could use Arachne on my SuSE 7.0 Distribution;)
Does anybody of you have experience with SuSE and Arachne???
In this case I would
Neil wrote:
Or you can use the screen adjustment on the monitor to compensate. Obviously
this would work best of you spent all your time using Arachne :-)))
Hmm... I think that if you have an AGP card in your computer you probably
have a new enough monitor to let it store several values. Most
On Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:13:47 +
"Chuck McGill" [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
It was suggested that I go to setup and manually enter my video setup.
I had accepted Arachne's suggestion to run with vesa 800x600. I have
been very satisfied with this setup except for the lost 1/5 th of
my screen. When
On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Steven wrote:
Leonard Wolk wrote:
Will there be a version of arachne for Linux which has got
compatible with libc5 instead of libc6 (or glibc2)?
Hear, hear. I too would like a version for libc5.
Ok - so if you will tell me how to do it, you can have
On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 18:24:02 +0200, Morten Bo Johansen wrote:
I have an old 486 with 8 mb of ram and I'm running a small
umsdos distribution called pygmy-linux on it. The version is
0.6 and as far as I can see it is libc6 based. I didn't have
any luck with arachne on that machine but that
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Try "commenting-out" any graphics card specific lines.
You might get lucky and svgalib would then auto detect your graphics
capabilities.
It auto detected my S3Trio64V+ just fine.:-)
I did try that too - believe me I tried everything ;) but then
= Original Message From Michael Polak [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Leonard Wolk wrote:
hi
Will there be a version of arachne for Linux which has got compatible with
libc5 instead
of libc6 (or glibc2)?
Well, if you can advice me gcc command line to be used in my Makefile
I just tried Arachne out on my newly installed Linux (Slackware 7.0.0).
First of all I suggest that the upcomming beta release does one of the
following:
a. have a setup program that writes a /.svgalib (IIRC that's the name) in
the home directory (works for all users - will require all users to
Hi, thanks to Bernie and Mauro,
you gave me the right kick ;-)
In 'libvga.config' I've changed to VESA, run Arachne with './arachne' and
Arachne for Linux started to fly. Great!! Next step will be to go online
with 'wvdial', works with Netscape, so I hope also with arachne.
Regards
Günter
bash: unknown command or filename (or similar)
'ls -l arachne' gives me:
-rwsrwxrwx
try with
./arachne
in the directory where is placed (the dot specify that is in that path, root
user doesn't have
the current directory in his PATH variable)
I've tried:
'chmod 777 arachne'
and
'chmod
Guenter wrote:
1. If I want to start arachne in the arachne-162a -dir, I type in 'arachne',
Linux answers something like:
bash: unknown command or filename (or similar)
Use "./arachne" or add "./" to your PATH. I know this is weird - but in a
way it's convenient to be
Hi all Linux experts,
I can't get Arachne for Linux to run. Since some weeks I've SuSE Linux 6.3
installed and running.
System: 486DX4 100Mhz, 32 MB Ram, TSENG ET4000 graphicadapter
Linux login: root
1. If I want to start arachne in the arachne-162a -dir, I type in 'arachne',
Linux answers
IRRC, The Linux version of Arachne is almost ready for "alpha testing".
--
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html
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Arachne, The Web Browser for D
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Henry Carmichael wrote:
Mike Millen wrote:
...
I really wish Michael would fix a few more of the *serious*
problems
with Arachne for DOS before becoming engrossed in the Linux version.
and Clarence Verge wrote
Too late.
- - Clarence Verge
Maybe I missed something,
)
The linux version will not require X-Window (it can display under X
just fine, if requested, though); when Arachne-for-Linux is out, you
can probably give it a try with some 'throwable' distribution like
ZIPLinux, DOSLinux, and whatnot..
Well anyway, my point was that a unixish environment is a lot easier
Emmanuel Marty wrote:
Clarence Verge wrote:
Any improvements that come about as a result of developing the Linux
version will not migrate to the DOS version until Michael has a good
reason to pause in the Linux advance.
Michael and I have made it so that the DOS and Linux versions
So when linux won't dial, let's try miniterm...
Allright, it dials. Using a configuration with bootp, that works nicely in
plain dos under dosemu, gives quite different results though. "bootp
failed" (arachne 1.50b2)
Epppd loads under dosemu, yet telnet.exe gives the following output
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