Re: postgres 7.1 -> 7.2 ... sigh

2002-04-21 Thread Oliver Elphick
On Mon, 2002-04-22 at 03:17, Andreas Goesele wrote: ... > You are now connected to database template1 as user postgres. > CREATE DATABASE "accounts" WITH TEMPLATE = template0 ENCODING = 'LATIN1'; > ERROR: CREATE DATABASE: database "accounts" already exists > You are now connected to database accou

Local mail delivery gone

2002-04-21 Thread Steve Cooper
Hello, I have a working stand-alone Debian Unstable system with a DSL internet connection. It happily receives email from my ISP's POP server using getmail. I have no problem sending mail with postfix, configured for a smarthost. What doesn't work, and hasn't for a while is local mail delivery.

Funny things during upgrade: postgresql and python

2002-04-21 Thread Frederic Schutz
Hi, I had a few dependancies problem when upgrading from postgresql 2.1.4 (I think) to 2.2.1: postgresql-clients 2.2.1 conflicts with postgresql 2.1.4, and apt-get decided to remove the old postgresql, instead of upgrading it along with the other packages, which would have eliminated all the confl

CUPS prints blank pages at the end of jobs

2002-04-21 Thread Tom Cook
Hi, I have quickly googled this problem and can't find anything, so... I am using CUPS to print to a netware printer. Everything works beautifully except that at the end of each job a blank page is printed, which I just stuff back into the paper tray. I don't have a non-netware printer handy th

gcc howto

2002-04-21 Thread Sherab Puntsok
Hi, My aim is to have a Debian system running gcc 3.0.4 and libc6 2.2.5 with kernel 2.4.18. (Was running potato r0 gcc 2.95.2 libc 2.1.3) First I've done the update by apt-get. Then I have manually compiled (against libc6-2.1.3) and installed gcc 3.0.4 with default directory (--prefix=/usr/

Re: Shape shifting reptilians are about to achieve complete control over this planet

2002-04-21 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Elizabeth Barham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You know this isn't really as off topic as it sounds. The question > > we should be asking is "Can they code???" . > > > > If so .. Welcome to Debian ;-) > > I just made a brief glimpse at David Icke'

Re: Problem installing SMC 8013wc NIC

2002-04-21 Thread rh . ccm
Ok, David -- hope you're still listening. Here's what I found. On the question of what is in /etc/networks (plural): Actually, the file is not there, and nowhere to be found -- at lease not where I was looking. As for your suggestion below, you said that the 'interfaces' file needed something f

Re: Printing to Windows

2002-04-21 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 19-Apr-2002 Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > > Hi > > > > Wich print system would you suggest me to print to a Windows machine from > > my > > Debian system. Wich one is the simpliest or the one with the most features? > >:-) > > > > if

usbkbd.c error: led urb status -32 received

2002-04-21 Thread Chris Tillman
I keep getting this error whenever I hit my caps lock key, num lock, or now when I use Command-left and -right arrow to change virtual consoles (this is a powerpc iMac with 2.4.16-newpmac kernel). I have the standard iMac keyboard which is a USB keyboard, and I have the mac-usb-us keymap selecte

Re: Weblogic server shutdown

2002-04-21 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, shyamk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am new to Weblogic server (the practical side perhaps), > so I do not know how to shutdown the Weblogic server from the > text-console / command prompt. > Please help. I would have thought it unlikely that you will find someone here with weblogic experi

Re: netscape bus error

2002-04-21 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, John Habermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Do support for a community group that recycles computers installs debian and > gives them to low income people. One of the recipients is issues with > Netscape. Netscape (4.77-2) doesn't open at all and when netscape is entered > into an

Re: Aptitude fails to configure packages

2002-04-21 Thread Ricardo Fitzgerald
> > I use aptitude exclusively for my package management. Which distro of > Debian are you using and which version of aptitude? > > -Andy I'm using Woody PPC , can't remember which aptitude version it has to be latest because I did an apt-get update, apt-get upgrade this morning. Rick -- To

Re: Woody: "xhost +" on Local Machine not Working

2002-04-21 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) [020421 01:20]: > > or doesn't allow X forwarding in it's > > That's "its". > > > ssh config. > > X11 forwarding effects server only. For the client, this is That's "affects". =) good times, Vineet -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Ar

Re: Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread Nuno Silva
Hi, the closest linux-native tool is cdrdao. However cdrdao don't have some usufull options like DAO+96bytes from sub-channels P-W et al... I'm running cloneCD under wine. CloneCD version 2.* works flawlessly, even without windows installed. Just: # apt-get install wine # apt-get install w

Re: Installation, . . .but then what?

2002-04-21 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 07:03:12PM -0700, tom poe wrote: > Hi: Purchased CD's, have potatoe installed up to reboot, and runlevel 2 at > the prompt. Now what? > > I looked at the list of books, but didn't see anything that was targeted to > this newbie. > > Anyway, maybe I want to upgrade

Re: postgres 7.1 -> 7.2 ... sigh

2002-04-21 Thread Andreas Goesele
Jason Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > CREATE USER "user" WITH SYSID 1 CREATEDB CREATEUSER; > > ERROR: CREATE USER: sysid 1 is already assigned > ^^^ > > Sysid 1 is probably assigned to the user postgres created by the > install. To get you

Installation, . . .but then what?

2002-04-21 Thread tom poe
Hi: Purchased CD's, have potatoe installed up to reboot, and runlevel 2 at the prompt. Now what? I looked at the list of books, but didn't see anything that was targeted to this newbie. Anyway, maybe I want to upgrade at this stage? Any suggestions? Thanks, Tom Poe Reno, Nv http://www.s

Re: Woody / X / ATI

2002-04-21 Thread Greg C. Madden
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 13:41, DSC Extra wrote: > I have just installed Woody; I have picked KDE as my default > X-server; I tried to set up with xf86config. > Interestingly, when I try to enter X with startx, I bomb out, as X > refuses to initialize the graphics modes that are possible, > an

Re: FWD: XFree 4.2.0 debs

2002-04-21 Thread Shaya Potter
I was wondering why hits on the site just started to pick up! please remember, these are very non-production debs, and they are mostly the product of Branden's hard work. On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 20:07, Joey Hess wrote: > - Forwarded message from Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > From:

Re: Anti-aliased fonts in Mozilla 0.9.9

2002-04-21 Thread Dan Christensen
John Krasnay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running Debian testing and I just got Mozilla 0.9.9. The > anti-aliasing works, but I'm trying to enable subpixel rendering. I've > added `match edit rgba = rgb;' to my /etc/X11/XftConfig, but the > anti-aliasing hasn't changed...it still uses grey fo

FWD: XFree 4.2.0 debs

2002-04-21 Thread Joey Hess
- Forwarded message from Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - From: Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 20 Apr 2002 23:10:13 -0400 To: debian-x@lists.debian.org Subject: XFree 4.2.0 debs X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests= version=2.11 look a

Re: Aptitude fails to configure packages

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 03:38:05AM +0400, Ricardo Fitzgerald wrote: > Hi, > > I've doing some package installation using Aptitude and after > downloading everything and start configuring it locks and keeps > showing the configure message forever. After 2 hours I decide to stop > it and retry to re

Woody / X / ATI

2002-04-21 Thread DSC Extra
I have just installed Woody; I have picked KDE as my default X-server; I tried to set up with xf86config. Interestingly, when I try to enter X with startx, I bomb out, as X refuses to initialize the graphics modes that are possible, and instead tries to initialize all the super-high-res mod

Aptitude fails to configure packages

2002-04-21 Thread Ricardo Fitzgerald
Hi, I've doing some package installation using Aptitude and after downloading everything and start configuring it locks and keeps showing the configure message forever. After 2 hours I decide to stop it and retry to reconfigure using dpkg --configure --pending, but it shows nothing, just returns t

Re: printing problem

2002-04-21 Thread Mike Atamas
I tried that and it didnt work. Same problem. On Sunday 21 April 2002 07:17 pm, Gary Turner wrote: > On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:16:37 -0400, Mike Atamas wrote: > >I set up my printer using apsfilter. I am having some trouble with it > > though. The test page prints correctly but after I close apsfilt

Re: printing problem

2002-04-21 Thread Gary Turner
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:16:37 -0400, Mike Atamas wrote: >I set up my printer using apsfilter. I am having some trouble with it though. >The test page prints correctly but after I close apsfilter and try to print >anything it does not even attempt to send anything to my printer. >Can anyone help?

Re: apt-cache

2002-04-21 Thread ben
On Sunday 21 April 2002 03:24 pm, Satelle, StevenX wrote: > I work in intel (contracter) but this is a machine at home. I have explicit > instructions (read warnings) not to attempt to put a linux machine on the > intel network. However I will be providing limited support for linux (I > work on the

Re: mutt+Maildir Pros & Cons?

2002-04-21 Thread Brian Nelson
"Karsten M. Self" writes: > on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, Paul Mackinney ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Patrick Hsieh declaimed: > > > Hello list, > > > > > > I use postfix and Maildir together. > > > When I export MAIL=$HOME/Maildir, mutt can read the inbox. > > > But when I send mail out, it will not

RE: apt-cache

2002-04-21 Thread Satelle, StevenX
I work in intel (contracter) but this is a machine at home. I have explicit instructions (read warnings) not to attempt to put a linux machine on the intel network. However I will be providing limited support for linux (I work on the helpdesk) from next week. Only machines that connect to intel acc

Re: mouse

2002-04-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, Andre Ferreira ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: <...> > Question is? > What is the device and protocol for a mouse with 2 buttons and a scrool > connected by a ps/2. PS/2 or IMPS/2, "Intellimouse" under XF86v4. See /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.mouse.gz I'd also disable

Re: mutt+Maildir Pros & Cons?

2002-04-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, Paul Mackinney ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Patrick Hsieh declaimed: > > Hello list, > > > > I use postfix and Maildir together. > > When I export MAIL=$HOME/Maildir, mutt can read the inbox. > > But when I send mail out, it will not backup in the $HOME/Maildir/.Sent > > dire

printing problem

2002-04-21 Thread Mike Atamas
I set up my printer using apsfilter. I am having some trouble with it though. The test page prints correctly but after I close apsfilter and try to print anything it does not even attempt to send anything to my printer. Can anyone help? -- Mike Atamas [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: Automated spam reporting?

2002-04-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, ben ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sunday 21 April 2002 03:16 am, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > > Are there any debianified tools to look up proper abuse contacts and > > fire off spam reports automagically a-la spamcop? > > i don't know of any debian specific tool for the j

Re: Updating woody-isolinux.iso using rsync?

2002-04-21 Thread Brian Greenfield
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 14:19:26 +0100, I <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I used wget to grab Raphaël Hertzog's woody iso last weekend >and was going to try it out today, but I see he's released a >new version. > >I've tried to update it using rsync -- I'm an rsync >virgin:), but everything I've tried has

Re: SCSI Transfer rate

2002-04-21 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya robert even if the disks suppose to support 40/80/160MB per sec transfers.. you seldom get close to those ratings...and sustain that transfer speed - check if you have dma mode turned on in your bios and scsi controllers - to do more tweeking... - check the length of the cables .

SCSI Transfer rate

2002-04-21 Thread Robert Webb
Hi all, I have a Symbios SCSI controller built onto my MB. The bios and debian on boot up report 40 MegaBit transfer rate. But further down in the kern.log I noticed the following: sym53c876-0-<0,*>: FAST-5 WIDE SCSI 10.0 MB/s (200 ns, offset 15) SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sect

Re: sendmail, milter, and Sendmail::Milter

2002-04-21 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 01:35:00PM -0400, Derek J. Balling wrote: > Is anyone using Sendmail::Milter on debian? I understand that > sendmail has milter compiled in, however, if I try to install > libmilter-dev, it wants "sendmail-tls" as a dependency, which doesn't > seem to exist. (at least ds

na du..... ytoll

2002-04-21 Thread slj_Franzi
Hallo Du da!! Sei mir nicht böse, wenn ich Dich hier so einfach überrumpele. - Aber ich finde Dich ganz nett Ich bin, ein Maedel, das viel von Natuerlichkeit haelt. Das gilt für mich, wie auch für meinen "Auserwaehlten"! Ich bin gern in freier Natur, auf dem Land, und hier habe ich auch am li

Re: mutt+Maildir Pros & Cons?

2002-04-21 Thread Paul Mackinney
Patrick Hsieh declaimed: > Hello list, > > I use postfix and Maildir together. > When I export MAIL=$HOME/Maildir, mutt can read the inbox. > But when I send mail out, it will not backup in the $HOME/Maildir/.Sent > directory. How to make it work? I've been using mutt with mbox, fairly happy. I u

mouse

2002-04-21 Thread Andre Ferreira
Boas, estive a tentar configurar o X. Ao instalar o software ele deu-me vários erros e ouve pacotes que não foram instalados, O meu problema no entanto prende-se com a instalação do ambiente gráfico. Ao correr o config eles faz as perguntas e no final quanto tento correr o X ele diz que não consegu

Re: how can I setup a network monitoring station

2002-04-21 Thread Mark Roach
On Thu, 2002-04-18 at 11:08, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > I have tested tcpdump at another smaller office where I was able to > trace all the network traffic between the gateway and workstations all > linked on the same small switch. However in the larger office the Bay > 450-24T (now Nortel) manag

Re: Automated spam reporting?

2002-04-21 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 03:42:30AM -0700, ben wrote: > On Sunday 21 April 2002 03:16 am, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > > Are there any debianified tools to look up proper abuse contacts and > > fire off spam reports automagically a-la spamcop? > > i don't know of any debian specific tool for the j

Re: Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread Mark Janssen
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 22:28, Troy Telford wrote: > Is there a Linux equivalent of CloneCD? (Meaning it can make a perfect > bit-per-bit copy of a CD?) I've used cdrwin under windows, and it mostly does what clonecd does. Under Linux I use cdrdao, afaik it'll do what cdrwin does... Raw copies of

Re: Updating woody-isolinux.iso using rsync?

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 02:19:26PM +0100, Brian Greenfield wrote: > Hi > > I used wget to grab Rapha?l Hertzog's woody iso last weekend > and was going to try it out today, but I see he's released a > new version. > > I've tried to update it using rsync -- I'm an rsync > virgin:), but everything

Re: Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Jamin W. Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.21.2247 +0200]: > This will work, provided that the original CD comply's to the ISO > standard. Things such as SafeDisc and other copy protection schemes will > mess this up. However, in the case of CloneCD, the copy is a bit by bit > copy

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 13:27, Peter Whysall wrote: > On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 19:22, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 22:48, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 11:34:38PM -0400, David Jackson wrote: > > > > All --- [snip] > > > > Related question: how do you _compile_ extra k

Re: Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:33:43 +0200 "martin f krafft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > also sprach Troy Telford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.21.2228 +0200]: > > Is there a Linux equivalent of CloneCD? (Meaning it can make a > > perfect bit-per-bit copy of a CD?) > > cdrecord -v -isosize -data /dev/cd

Re: Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Troy Telford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.21.2228 +0200]: > Is there a Linux equivalent of CloneCD? (Meaning it can make a perfect > bit-per-bit copy of a CD?) cdrecord -v -isosize -data /dev/cdrom works perfectly over here. doesn't work for audio. -- martin; (greetin

Linux equivalent of CloneCD?

2002-04-21 Thread Troy Telford
Is there a Linux equivalent of CloneCD? (Meaning it can make a perfect bit-per-bit copy of a CD?) -- Troy Telford .=. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (o o) ---=--=-

Re: config file for current kernel

2002-04-21 Thread Joachim Fahnenmueller
Hi Kapil, the config files of currently installed kernels can also be found in the same directory as the kernel images (usually /boot). Provided that you made the kernel using make-kpkg and dpkg -i . HTH, Joachim On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 05:58:12AM -0700, Kapil Khosla wrote: > Hi, > I normally

Re: Is kernel OSS support necessary?

2002-04-21 Thread Joachim Fahnenmueller
Hi Balazs, I have the same sound chip. I only compiled a 2.4.10 kernel with the dedicated modules and sound works. I think these are similar to OSS. HTH, Joachim On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 01:54:40PM +0200, Balazs Javor wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a bit confused about the kernel sound configuration. > I

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Peter Whysall
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 21:09, David Z Maze wrote: > Peter Whysall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 19:22, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> Related question: how do you _compile_ extra kernel modules > >> after the kernel is installed and running? > > > > You could do your make (x|menu)c

Re: using unstable package on testing?

2002-04-21 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Shawn McMahon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020420 23:26]: > begin Vineet Kumar quotation: > > > > Yes, and actually quite painless. Create an /etc/apt/preferences file > > with something like this in it: > > > > Package: * > > Pin: release a=testing > > Pin-Priority: 700 > > > > Package: * > > Pin: r

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread David Z Maze
Peter Whysall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 19:22, Ron Johnson wrote: >> Related question: how do you _compile_ extra kernel modules >> after the kernel is installed and running? > > You could do your make (x|menu)config to select what you'd > forgotten, then do: ... > If you

Re: re-installing dpkg when dpkg is borked

2002-04-21 Thread Gary Turner
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 05:46:46 -0500, Colin Watson wrote: >On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 12:11:40AM -0500, Gary Turner wrote: >> My dpkg is apparently broken. snip >> Problems: >> >> 1. I don't know what files should where. dpkg -I can't help, it's >> borked :-/. Is there a config file somewhere?

Re: config file for current kernel

2002-04-21 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 05:58:12AM -0700, Kapil Khosla wrote: > Hi, > I normally have to recompile my kernel a number of times. > > Obviously , the .config file in /usr/src/linux gets overwritten and I lose my > old .config file. I know I can save it by a unique name but > is there a command/uti

Re: GDM under VNC

2002-04-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, Martin Rowe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sunday 21 April 2002 5:38 am, hanasaki wrote: > > How can VNC server, on Woody, be setup to drop into the GDM and/or XDM > > login screen? It is coming up already logged in with the id of the > > process runing vncserver. > > > > Th

Re: Raid 5 and recoving from a crash

2002-04-21 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Apr 18, 2002, hanasaki ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > >On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, hanasaki wrote: > > > >>had. Will I have problems becuase the newer card, or other vendor's > >>card, lays out the disks and / or data and does checksums > >>differently? > > > >Y

Re: how do I enable a plugin for mozilla?

2002-04-21 Thread Greg C. Madden
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 13:38, andrej hocevar wrote: > Hello, > recently mozilla suggested (or rather, a page requested) that I > download and install a plugin (jre131_02.xpi for some java). So a > page opened and asked me what I wanted to do -- after clicking on > "install" or something, I checked f

Re: weird font style

2002-04-21 Thread Peter Whysall
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 20:14, Ilia Lobsanov wrote: > What do you make of this photo? http://home.nurey.net/debian/weird_font.JPG > > ilia. HaVe j00 B33n H4c| signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: howto reset dselect to currently installed packages ?

2002-04-21 Thread Wayne
On Sunday 21 April 2002 6:01 pm, you wrote: > Hi, > I dont know how I did it, but I now have 730 packages selected for install, > short of going through one by one and de-selecting them, does anyone know > how to do this another easier way? > I did manage to find one post in the archives which was

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Peter Whysall
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 19:32, Pollywog wrote: > On 2002.04.21 18:27 Peter Whysall wrote: > > > You could do your make (x|menu)config to select what you'd forgotten, > > then do: > > > > # make dep clean modules modules_install > > > > You mean: > > make dep ; make clean ; make modules ; make mo

weird font style

2002-04-21 Thread Ilia Lobsanov
What do you make of this photo? http://home.nurey.net/debian/weird_font.JPG ilia. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how do I enable a plugin for mozilla?

2002-04-21 Thread craigw
On Sun Apr 21, 2002 at 08:38:06PM -0100, andrej hocevar wrote: > Hello, > recently mozilla suggested (or rather, a page requested) that I > download and install a plugin (jre131_02.xpi for some java). So a > page opened and asked me what I wanted to do -- after clicking on > "install" or something,

how do I enable a plugin for mozilla?

2002-04-21 Thread andrej hocevar
Hello, recently mozilla suggested (or rather, a page requested) that I download and install a plugin (jre131_02.xpi for some java). So a page opened and asked me what I wanted to do -- after clicking on "install" or something, I checked for the file's size with lftp -- approximately 15M, so I decid

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Pollywog
On 2002.04.21 18:27 Peter Whysall wrote: You could do your make (x|menu)config to select what you'd forgotten, then do: # make dep clean modules modules_install You mean: make dep ; make clean ; make modules ; make modules_install ? Disclaimer : this has worked for me. YMMV. If you'r

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Peter Whysall
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 19:22, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 22:48, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 11:34:38PM -0400, David Jackson wrote: > > > All --- > > > Hopefully a simple question. > > > How do I add additional kernel modules after the initial install? > > > It seems

Re: Adding kernel modules after install

2002-04-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 22:48, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 11:34:38PM -0400, David Jackson wrote: > > All --- > > Hopefully a simple question. > > How do I add additional kernel modules after the initial install? > > It seems I forgot to add the modules for my nic and ppp? > withour r

Re: Bug in xfree86-xserver setup?

2002-04-21 Thread Richard Cobbe
Lo, on Sunday, April 21, Andy Saxena did write: > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 01:46:31AM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > > * Sridhar M.A. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Just today when apt-get upgrade installed the new version of > > > xfree86-xserver in testing (4.1.0-16), I

Mozilla slow response time

2002-04-21 Thread Balazs Javor
Hi, Since a while Mozilla has become very sluggish in openeing pages. When I click on something it ususally takes several seconds to start loading the page at all. It usually says 'Resoving whatever.com' or 'Connecting' It can sometimes do this for 5 to 10 seconds. Then suddenly it starts loading

sendmail, milter, and Sendmail::Milter

2002-04-21 Thread Derek J. Balling
Is anyone using Sendmail::Milter on debian? I understand that sendmail has milter compiled in, however, if I try to install libmilter-dev, it wants "sendmail-tls" as a dependency, which doesn't seem to exist. (at least dselect can't seem to find it) Meanwhile, the Sendmail::Milter package for

Re: Potato on ALPHAstation 255: I cannot install it!

2002-04-21 Thread Donald R. Spoon
* Andreas Maresch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello! Recently I got a Digital ALPHAstation 255. Of course, I wanted to install a real OS: Debian Potato for ALPHA. I deleted the existing NT-partiton (via the BIOS) and inserted my boot disc and the first CD. Unfortunatly, the BIOS only seems to

kernel build error 2.4.18

2002-04-21 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings: I am attempting to build a kernel for a slow box that has an sis chipset mainboard. I keep getting this error, and I am at a loss for what I need to do to get the kernel to compile. Any help greatly appreciated. thank you drivers

howto reset dselect to currently installed packages ?

2002-04-21 Thread Wayne
Hi, I dont know how I did it, but I now have 730 packages selected for install, short of going through one by one and de-selecting them, does anyone know how to do this another easier way? I did manage to find one post in the archives which was similiar though not the same problem. He suggested

Re: Setting up ntl cable modem/DHCP?

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 10:41:18AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > The DHCP client software I am using is chcp3-client v3.0+3.0.1r when I > run the ?dhclient? command I get the following: > > Listening on LPF/eth0/00:80:5f:c1:55:40 > Sending on LPF/eth0/00:80:5f:c1:55:40 > Listening on LP

Re: DHCP/BOOTP

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 10:38:02PM -0700, Alexis Georges wrote: > Hello > I just got back to using Debian..I'll just tell you what the problem is : > i boot normally from the cd's and start the installation process; i choose > the right drivers and modules..when i get the Configure Network, i ent

Re: Bug in xfree86-xserver setup?

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 07:21:05AM +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote: > Hi, > > Just today when apt-get upgrade installed the new version of > xfree86-xserver in testing (4.1.0-16), I could not start X. It was > looking for Nvidia chipsets. This appeared strange and on checking I > found that the installa

Re: Bug in xfree86-xserver setup?

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 01:46:31AM -0500, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Sridhar M.A. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > Hi, > > > > Just today when apt-get upgrade installed the new version of > > xfree86-xserver in testing (4.1.0-16), I could not start X. It was > > looking for Nvidia chipsets. Th

Re: xauthority and root

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 05:37:44PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 05:22:48PM -0500, Decibels wrote: > > Seems that a lot of the stuff I try to do, like 'make xconfig' and > > starting a xfm session,... for root, when I > > need to use root, I still have to do the > > > > xauth

Re: Woody Woes

2002-04-21 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 10:43:16AM -0500, ktb wrote: > >On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 08:35:51AM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > One reminder, 2.4 kernels are very modular and must be configured using > > modules otherwise most key functions do not work. > > I've got a 2.4.18 kernel with one module ins

Re: Erratic mouse behavior

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 07:17:06PM -0500, John Foster wrote: > - > I've had a similar recent experience started about 2 weeks ago after a > general woody upgrade. 2 wierd problems. > 1. I now have a conflict between my console mouse and my xwindows. t

Re: Erratic mouse behavior

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 02:25:45PM -0500, Hall Stevenson wrote: > * Jonathan David Pearce ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020420 14:12]: > > I've been running unstable for several months now. I just did a > > package update in dselect and selected a few new packages to install. > > I've ran into some odd mou

Problems with kmusicdb

2002-04-21 Thread stan
I'm trying to get kmusicdb set up on my woody system. It installed just fine, and I have created the postgres user for my user name. I can conect to posrges using psql, but when I try to use kmusicdb to create a new music database, I get an error saying "relation version does not exist". How ca

Re: Erratic mouse behavior

2002-04-21 Thread Andy Saxena
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 02:06:23PM -0400, Jonathan David Pearce wrote: > I've been running unstable for several months now. I just did a package > update in dselect and selected a few new packages to install. I also > updated all the already installed packages that had updates available. > Last upd

Re: UPDATE: when using XDM, lose mouse/kbd when logout

2002-04-21 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 02:02, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Paul F. Pearson wrote: > > > Configuration: > > Woody, Macintosh 7500 w/G3 card, flwm window manager > > > > Problem: > > When I use XDM to log in, everything seems fine, although the Xmessage > > window does show up

Re: Woody Woes

2002-04-21 Thread ktb
>On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 08:35:51AM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > One reminder, 2.4 kernels are very modular and must be configured using > modules otherwise most key functions do not work. > I've got a 2.4.18 kernel with one module installed. Everything else is static. I've seen no key functi

Re: mutt+Maildir

2002-04-21 Thread Patrick Hsieh
Hello craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, I set the following lines in my .muttrd set folder=~/Maildir set mbox_type=Maildir set record=~/Maildir/.Sent And it works with mutt and .Sent Maildir format folder. Thanks. On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 08:28:59 -0700 craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun Apr 21,

Re: config file for current kernel

2002-04-21 Thread ktb
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 05:58:12AM -0700, Kapil Khosla wrote: > Hi, > I normally have to recompile my kernel a number of times. > > Obviously , the .config file in /usr/src/linux gets overwritten and I lose my > old .config file. I know I can save it by a unique name but > is there a command/uti

Re: Woody Woes

2002-04-21 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 11:47:55AM +1000, Matt Chipman wrote: > I am trying to upgrade to Woody and use the 2.4 kernel. > I am a wireless enthusiast and have a pcmcia to pci adapter PLX card with a > hermes enterasis card which is why i want to use the 2.4 Kernel. (support is > in this kernel

Re: Woody Woes

2002-04-21 Thread ktb
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 11:47:55AM +1000, Matt Chipman wrote: > Hi all > > I am trying to upgrade to Woody and use the 2.4 kernel. > I am a wireless enthusiast and have a pcmcia to pci adapter PLX card with a > hermes enterasis card which is why i want to use the 2.4 Kernel. (support is > in this

Re: mutt+Maildir

2002-04-21 Thread craigw
On Sun Apr 21, 2002 at 09:49:11PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I use postfix and Maildir together. > When I export MAIL=$HOME/Maildir, mutt can read the inbox. > But when I send mail out, it will not backup in the $HOME/Maildir/.Sent > directory. How to make it work? > > -- Put

Re: Utility to convert videos

2002-04-21 Thread Mark Janssen
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 17:16, Michael Kaminsky wrote: > My digital camera can create short movies which are in AVI file format > and use the Motion JPEG codec. I have several programs that can play > them; that's no problem. > 1. What's the best file format and codec such that people using > W

Re: woody's "frozen-bubble" package

2002-04-21 Thread James Vahn
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, Shawn McMahon wrote: > > I believe frozen-bubble requires xfree86-v4, not v3. > > Nope; runs fine on my laptop, which is using v3. > > I wish it didn't; that damn game is worse than crack. That's what they say is delaying Woody. ;-) Had to check it out but the thing does

Utility to convert videos

2002-04-21 Thread Michael Kaminsky
My digital camera can create short movies which are in AVI file format and use the Motion JPEG codec. I have several programs that can play them; that's no problem. I have two questions: 1. What's the best file format and codec such that people using Windows, Mac, and Unix can view the vide

Re: Updating woody-isolinux.iso using rsync?

2002-04-21 Thread Mark Janssen
On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 15:19, Brian Greenfield wrote: > I've tried to update it using rsync -- I'm an rsync > virgin:), but everything I've tried has failed. These are > the commands I've tried: > > |rsync people.debian.org:~hertzog/debian-cd/woody-isolinux.iso > |rsync people.debian.org:/~hertzog

Re: apt-cache

2002-04-21 Thread craigw
On Sun Apr 21, 2002 at 02:26:20AM -0700, ben wrote: > On Sunday 21 April 2002 02:18 am, Satelle, StevenX wrote: > > Does anyone know how to clear the cache for apt. I dont mean /var/cache/apt > > I mean when I start to install some packages using dselect after making a > > mistake in the sources.li

ESD and Gnome Sound woes

2002-04-21 Thread Balazs Javor
Hi, I have a strange problem with esd. If I select to start esd and to enable Gnome sounds in the controll panel, then whenever I start X I get some strange pulsing high frequency sound from my speakers, that stops after X has finished loading. And allthough strange that's not a big problem. The p

Proftpd Question..

2002-04-21 Thread axacheng
Hello List: i wanna configure my proftpd server as following: 1 directory (upload_for_check) which link to my RAID5 disk and all users ONLY Read files BUT CAN'T download My Question is : Which Proftpd Directives that I CAN use so that "upload_for_check" just read permission NOT Download per

Sound problems with flash and galoen

2002-04-21 Thread Preben Randhol
The sound worked before with Galeon and flash, but now after a upgrade the sound comes like it is played at the wrong speed or something. It stead of say beeep is sounds like beoop beoop beoop (like a wavy sound hard to explain). Does anybody know what it might be? Thanks in advance Prebe

Re: Woody (Testing) question

2002-04-21 Thread Patrick Hsieh
Hello DSC Extra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, You can apt-get upgrade even woody releases stable. On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 13:56:27 +0200 DSC Extra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm on Woody install now, but I have a question: > >- When woody releases under stable, will apt-get handle the final upgrade

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