Re: Debin Help

2003-01-29 Thread Kent West
Sam Rosenfeld wrote: I have a related problem which I have sidestepped by using xdm instead of startx. Although I have loaded Gnome, I rarely use it explicitly (don't particularly like KDE -- in fact, the same goes for Gnome). But I would like to return to some form of startx. On trying to

Re: External serial modem advice ?

2003-01-29 Thread Michael D. Crawford
Be aware that although any serial modem will work with Linux, some serial modems don't work well for any system. I have a Hayes Accura 336/56k fax modem that mostly works well with Linux. But sometimes the modem becomes unresponsive and the only way I can get it to work again is to power

Re: cdrecord and BIG DISKS - Might help someone

2003-01-29 Thread Tim
Marc Wilson wrote: On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 10:43:35PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: Where did you get 900MiB CD-Rs? Buy them in a store. ^_^ You can get 90 minute and 99 minute discs now The 90's usually work in most drives that you can get to do overburn, but the 99's are VERY twitchy because

debian networking questions

2003-01-29 Thread Ray
i'm probably just looking for a faq/howto that i'm over looking. but here it goes anyways. what is 'the debian way' of: -changing a static ip on a machine? -changing the hostname? -changing from dynamic to static ip? -adding alias ips for the interface? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: pppd on demand problems...

2003-01-29 Thread Sean Burlington
Vittorio wrote: thought:the simplest, the better! Therefore no diald by far more complicated than ppp on demand which I'd learned had been somewhat enhanced (it works fine at last, they say), pppoe, openssh, iptables, kernel 2.4.19, lynx, all for a mere 300 MB of disk space. Now the problem is

Re: find a command i have recently used in bash

2003-01-29 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Jason Pepas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030129 10:33]: On Wednesday 29 January 2003 08:21 am, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: let us say, i have done ls -l , etc etc then i have done a few more commands at the prompt. now, i want to use that ls command again. is there a way inwhich i can reach it

Re: Streaming server for linux

2003-01-29 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Aaron wrote: Shoutcast will stream mp3's, but you need to broadcast to it so it has something to stream. But it is available for *nix variants rest of the (free?) streaming servers .. http://www.Linux-Video.net/Video.Server.txt c ya alvin -- To

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Re: cu program?

2003-01-29 Thread Ron Johnson
On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 17:01, John Hasler wrote: Ron Johnson writes: Jeez, uucp is, like, /totally/ 80's! 70's, actually. However, it is still quite useful. Where? Seriously, look for diald, and put it on the modem-server. Just configure pppd for demand dialing. You can do so with

Re: External serial modem advice ?

2003-01-29 Thread Mike Dresser
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Michael D. Crawford wrote: I have a Hayes Accura 336/56k fax modem that mostly works well with Linux. But sometimes the modem becomes unresponsive and the only way I can get it to work again is to power cycle it. That happens regardless of the OS on the computer it's

Re: apt-get upgrade

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:13:00PM +, Dave Selby wrote: I have hit a problem, I wanted to upgrade with bug and security fixes so I apt-get update apt-get upgrade Originally there were 88 upgrades, most went AOK but the last few will not load. Avoid updating around UTC (4PM

Re: home lan, modem sharing, etc.

2003-01-29 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Vikki Roemer said: Oh, ok. Now I just have to find out how to set up connection sharing. That does sound familiar, though. Hmm... Google is your friend - plenty of examples are out there. When you get stuck, write back. iptables in particular makes it easy.

Re: AudioCD

2003-01-29 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
The package is called cdtool, has a bunch of text based tols to interact with the CD cdtool (optional, sound) Sergey A. Ovchar wrote: On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 20:22:50 - bio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use cdplay to play an audio CD Where can I find it ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: debian networking questions

2003-01-29 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Ray said: i'm probably just looking for a faq/howto that i'm over looking. but here it goes anyways. what is 'the debian way' of: man interaces -changing a static ip on a machine? edit /etc/network/interfaces -changing the hostname? man hostname; use

Re: cdrecord exit status 254

2003-01-29 Thread Jason Pepas
You know that without knowing anything about your cdrecord (pts/8)jason@marsala:~$ dpkg -l | grep cdrecord ii cdrecord 1.10+11a34-1 A command line CD/DVD writing tool or Debian version (pts/8)jason@marsala:~$ cat /etc/debian_version testing/unstable without knowing what you are

Re: find a command i have recently used in bash

2003-01-29 Thread Jason Pepas
The .bash_history is only written when bash is exiting, so it won't include commands you recently typed within the same session. That is to say, it won't have anything since you most recently logged in. It's also prone to missing some commands from previous sessions as well, in cases in

Re: Cdrecord and audio cd

2003-01-29 Thread Sridhar M.A.
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 12:21:36AM +1100, Rob Weir wrote: The first thing I do when I've got a weird/damaged/odd CD is let cdparanoia have a go at it. If it can't read it, you've got serious issues. Yes, cdparanoia has done that for me. That said, what do you mean it

Flickering

2003-01-29 Thread Harshu
Hi folks, I have this problem of flickering when running running X session. I guess it is due to in appropriate refresh rate. I have a 15 moniter that comes as a part of dell dimension 4300 config. I am running session at 1024x768 resolution with hysnc and vsync to be 3-50 and 50-150 that I

Re: Oh no, what a really heavy bummer

2003-01-29 Thread Pigeon
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 03:22:44PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: Here's how I do it: # apt-get source gqview=1.0.2-1 # export CC=gcc-3.2 -Wall -O2 -mcpu=pentiumpro # apt-get --compile source gqview=1.0.2-1 # dpkg -i gqview.deb alternatively: # apt-get --compile source gqview=1.0.2-1 Hmm.

Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Hal Vaughan
I'm re-installing Debian on a system. I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch does not support my card well. The previous version supported it and 4.2 supports it. So am I better

Re: Fun sound problem

2003-01-29 Thread Eric Nelson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 01:59:32PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: Last weekend, I purchased a Soyo Dragon KT333 Lite motherboard. On board comes a C-Media CMI8738 sound card. I'm wondering if anybody's managed to get one of these to play more than one sound at the same time, rather than

Re: Gimp Print Problem

2003-01-29 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 01:37:23PM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: I ran the error_log as suggested. The first 'false' result occurred on line 285. I saved this and the following 10 lines but can't figure out how to use vi to insert them here. vi wont let me switch to the file I saved

Re: Problem printing man pages

2003-01-29 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 05:26:16PM -0500, Wayne Topa wrote: I'm having a problem printing man pages. They print with a leading 1m and other *m's and are really tough to read. I remember Colin answered a question about this but, try as I might, I can't find the original post or the answer.

Re: Packages for Debian 3.0 (Alpha 12)

2003-01-29 Thread Richard Hector
On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 01:07:38 +0100 Adrian Bunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have prepared some packages that update some packages that are not or only in an older version in Debian 3.0r1. Please read [1] for more information (and read the FAQ before sending mails to me). * OpenOffice.org

Re: exim and relaying -- for ONE user

2003-01-29 Thread will trillich
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:59:40PM -0500, Jeremy Gaddis wrote: SMTP Authentication sounds like a prime candidate. well it sounds good. isn't that what exim already does? (i guess not. lead on, mcduff!) -- I use Debian/GNU Linux version 3.0; Linux server 2.4.20-k6 #1 Mon Jan 13 23:49:14 EST

kernel

2003-01-29 Thread Bob Wheate
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Nvidia corrupting kernel?

2003-01-29 Thread karrottop
For some reason the nvidia module is not loading at startup. I had to reinstall my emu10k1 modules and my nvidia module after installing the kernel version 2.4.20 and now I have to manually kill gdm and modprobe nvidia...this works and gives me a thought as to what might be the problem.

CDRW UDF file system scripts

2003-01-29 Thread Roy Pluschke
Greetings, I recently patched my kernel so that I could use a CDRW as a regular file system for backup purposes. Right know I manually run: pktsetup /dev/pktcdvd0 /dev/scd1 and then mount the drive with the following options in fstab: rw,user,noatime,noauto everything works well

Re: External serial modem advice ?

2003-01-29 Thread Paul E Condon
To deal with a modem for an unattended server, buy a clock-switch that is intended to turn on the lights at night to make your home appear occupied, but instead use it to cycle off your modem for 5 or 10 minutes at some time of day when you surely will not want to log in remotely. e.g. 0300

Re: How to run KDM on VNC but not on console

2003-01-29 Thread Donald Spoon
Rich wrote: Howdy, I have a server on which I want to grant some users access via VNC. I the README.inetd file showed how to run KDM on VNC. It's pretty slick! But whenever I start kdm, it starts X and displays It's prompt on tty1. I don't want KDM to run on the console. This is a server, and

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Re: kernel

2003-01-29 Thread Kent West
Bob Wheate wrote: why the 2.2.# kernel instead of the 2.4.# ? In what context? Do you mean why does Stable still have the 2.2 kernel? Or are you asking some other question? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Flickering

2003-01-29 Thread nate
Harshu said: Hi folks, I have this problem of flickering when running running X session. I guess it is due to in appropriate refresh rate. I have a 15 moniter that comes as a part of dell dimension 4300 config. I am running session at 1024x768 resolution with hysnc and vsync to be 3-50

Re: Nvidia corrupting kernel?

2003-01-29 Thread nate
karrottop said: For some reason the nvidia module is not loading at startup. I had to reinstall my emu10k1 modules and my nvidia module after installing the kernel version 2.4.20 and now I have to manually kill gdm and modprobe nvidia...this works and gives me a thought as to what might be

Re: kernel

2003-01-29 Thread nate
Bob Wheate said: why the 2.2.# kernel instead of the 2.4.# ? 2.4.x is available as well, if your using the debian CD, just type 'bf24' at the boot prompt. otherwise you can download the bf24 boot floppies from a debian mirror. 2.4.x wasn't mature enough when debian froze is the reason why it's

Re: Nvidia problem ?

2003-01-29 Thread Jonah Sherman
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:34:06PM +0100, w-cool wrote: I have the following problem, I have transmitted from Slackware to Debian. I have problem with quake 3, I have installed drivers nvidia everything works well but when I start quake I can see the game only in a small part no on a full

Re: Flickering

2003-01-29 Thread Raghavendra Bhat
Harshu posts: running session at 1024x768 resolution with hysnc and vsync to be 3-50 and 50-150 that I entered How did you deduce this value ? Maybe the problem is due to this. Can you change it to say 30-50?? -- ragOO, VU2RGU :: Visit us at

Re: kernel

2003-01-29 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 09:43:43PM -0500, Bob Wheate wrote: why the 2.2.# kernel instead of the 2.4.# ? 2.4 is an option. Boot from CD 5, or type 'bf24' at the boot: prompt of CD 1. (This is documented in chapter 5.2 of the Installation Manual.) Basically, at the time woody was originally being

Re: kernel

2003-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Bob Wheate writes: why the 2.2.# kernel instead of the 2.4.# ? You mean the default kernel in Woody? Several 2.4 kernels are included. Install one. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Unidentified subject!

2003-01-29 Thread Aless
hi i have a sus a7v333 card with a c-media 8738 sound chip an i have debian woody running when i tri to install the sound drivers of alsa for mi card this happends: # modprobe snd-card-cmipci /lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci/misc/snd-timer.o: unresolved symbol waitqueue_lock

freeze-ups

2003-01-29 Thread Jeremy Wilkerson
Hi, I recently installed Debian on my computer, but I have never used a Unix OS before. I installed version 3.0 rev 1 for i386. My computer is a Pentium II 400. Occasionally KDE totally freezes up on me, and frequently (a few times every day), certain applications, like text editors, will

Re: Streaming server for linux

2003-01-29 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:55:50AM -0800, faisal gillani wrote: | Does debian linux has a streaming server ? i mean like | win2000 has windows media server ? | so that i can broadcast my mp3,s video mpg,s on | networks with multicast enabled ? | also if it is available , is it stable ? easy to |

Re: exim and relaying -- for ONE user

2003-01-29 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 08:48:17PM -0600, will trillich wrote: | On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:59:40PM -0500, Jeremy Gaddis wrote: | SMTP Authentication sounds like a prime candidate. | | well it sounds good. isn't that what exim already does? (i guess | not. lead on, mcduff!) Yeah, once you

Re: find a command i have recently used in bash

2003-01-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 04:30:54PM +0100, Stephen Rueger wrote: On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 07:51:07PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: let us say, i have done ls -l , etc etc then i have done a few more commands at the prompt. now, i want to use that ls command again. is there a way inwhich

Re: find a command i have recently used in bash

2003-01-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:28:11AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 07:51:07PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: let us say, i have done ls -l , etc etc then i have done a few more commands at the prompt. now, i want to use that ls command again. is there a way

Re: find a command i have recently used in bash

2003-01-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:31:54AM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: -- Sandip P Deshmukh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (on Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 07:51 PM +0530): let us say, i have done ls -l , etc etc then i have done a few more commands at the prompt. now, i want to use that

Re: Fun sound problem

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 05:47:12PM -0800, Eric Nelson wrote: Nice board, have you tried the alsa website for drivers? Erf. I was hoping for the simplicity of using OSS. My understanding is that ALSA is Not Trivial to use, requiring ALSA aware programs; from a usability, it seems like the pain

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 08:32:06PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: So am I better off going into testing and getting X 4.2, or going backward to 3.x (I can't remember the exact number of the last 3.x version)? Forward, especially if you play things like UT or Quake3, etc, which I believe depend on

Re: Flickering

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 05:42:29PM -0800, Harshu wrote: I am running session at 1024x768 resolution with hysnc and vsync to be 3-50 and 50-150 that I entered during xserver-xfree86 configuration. I have Ati 128 Rage card. Ok, but the important part when we're talking refresh rates is, What

Re: Howto redirect output from a terminal

2003-01-29 Thread Andy
(This post is coming from a former athlete) Sometimes watching (reading) how you all do your magic on this list, I think of the things Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan used to do. Keep it up debian-users. Good stuff. We are all watching you!!! Andy (watching, reading, and learning Debian)

exim does not work with ppp

2003-01-29 Thread Aryan Ameri
hi there: I recently setup exim, to get rid of sending emails using SMTP. however, my exim is acting very stragely, when I come to office, and connect my notebook computer to our corporate LAN (using eth0) exim is able to send messages perfectly. but when I get home, and establish a ppp

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Gary Turner
Hal Vaughan wrote: I'm re-installing Debian on a system. I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch does not support my card well. The previous version supported it and 4.2 supports

Add a printer to Mozilla?

2003-01-29 Thread tjm3
Hello. I am unable to find info on how to add a printer to the drop down list of printers in Mozilla 'File - Print'. Is there a way to do this or is there a source for this information? thanks, -- tony mollica [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

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Packages for Debian 3.0 (Alpha 12)

2003-01-29 Thread Adrian Bunk
I have prepared some packages that update some packages that are not or only in an older version in Debian 3.0r1. Please read [1] for more information (and read the FAQ before sending mails to me). I try my best to avoid problems with both installing these packages on Debian 3.0 and upgrading

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