Re: Configuring exim4 (for use with mutt)

2005-01-06 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 10:38:11PM +0100, Maurits van Rees wrote: On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 07:44:39PM +, Felixk Karpfen wrote: Unfortunately this does not work on my setup because my login name on my computer and my login name on my ISP's computer are different. When mutt is used in

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 12:52:26PM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: * Gerard Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] [04-12-30 00:03]: Can someone advise me a type of extern modem, other than US ROBOTIC 56 FAX/MODEM, which runs fine with potato (kernel 2.0.36) or a link which will give me the same informations

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-31 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:44:19PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: Gérard writes: When we buy a modem we get the driver for this modem but unfortunetly it is for windows not for linux. External modems do not require drivers. My problem for the moment is to find a second-hand modem which

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: * John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] [04-12-30 01:03]: Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will work. Unfortunately not true! Bought a Creative modem some time ago. This didn't work. There really are

Re: modem for potato

2004-12-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 08:01:36AM -0600, Kent West wrote: Gerard Robin wrote: On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 10:01:27AM +0100, Dani Belz wrote: * John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] [04-12-30 01:03]: Any external modem that connects to the computer via a serial port will work

modem for potato

2004-12-29 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I installed potato on an old 486 for a friend. I can send and recieve mails, and browse the web. I used an extern US ROBOTIC 56 FAX/MODEM, which is mine and I tried other modems for my friend and they don't work. Can someone advise me a type of extern modem, other than US ROBOTIC 56

Re: pdftohtml

2004-12-20 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 01:39:49PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 01:48:33AM +0100, Gerard Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hello, I have a few problems with pdftohtml (unstable) : with one pdf file I get a suitable html file but with another one I get

Re: xv

2004-12-17 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 06:15:46PM +0100, Ivan Glushkov wrote: Hi list, I have a simple question: Why xv is not any more supported by Debian? I mean, I googled for that, I saw some previous discussion about that, I found even a package on:

Re: xml viewer?

2004-12-16 Thread Gerard Robin
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 05:47:42PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: anyone have suggestions for an xml viewer? I get losti n xml very fast and would love a gui tool that displays a tree-like structure of xml documents... kxmleditor Description: XML Editor for KDE KXML Editor is simple program,

cdparanoia

2004-12-16 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, the man page of cdda2wav explains how to copy an audio CD from a pipe. ok, the commands: cdda2wav dev=ATA:1,0,0 -vall cddb=0 -info-only cdda2wav dev=ATA:1,0,0 -no-infofile -B -Oraw - | \ cdrecord dev=ATA:1,1,0 -v -dao -audio -useinfo -text *.inf work fine. Is there someone who

pdftohtml

2004-11-30 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I have a few problems with pdftohtml (unstable) : with one pdf file I get a suitable html file but with another one I get an unreadable html file. I tried pdftohtml -c -l 1 file.pdf but the output is always unreadable and I get the message: free(): invalid pointer 0x80f02e0! Page-1

Re: gcj and kaffe (solved)

2004-11-13 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 10:08:36PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: Hello, I compiled the file: HelloWorldApp.java class HelloWorldApp { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(Hello World!); } } gcj -C HelloWorldApp.java the compiler has generated

gcj and kaffe

2004-11-12 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I compiled the file: HelloWorldApp.java class HelloWorldApp { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(Hello World!); } } gcj -C HelloWorldApp.java the compiler has generated the file: HelloWorldApp.class. Then, I ran, kaffe HelloWorldApp, and I got

Re: Can't burn CDs since kernel 2.6.7 - am I the only one?

2004-11-10 Thread Gerard Robin
/linux-2.6.7/.config Gerard Robin wrote: why /proc/config.gz does not exist for me ? -- Gerard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can't burn CDs since kernel 2.6.7 - am I the only one?

2004-11-09 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 03:21:32PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 18:33 +, Alan Chandler wrote: Following my upgrading to linux 2.6.7 I have been unable to burn a CD. This cdrecord dev=ATA:1,0,0 blank=fast and (with a

Re: kernel 2.8.x (was: cdrecord cdwriter)

2004-11-04 Thread Gerard Robin
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 12:25:15PM +0200, Martin Fluch wrote: P.S. I use the kernel 2.6.8-1-386 version 2.6.8-4 There is some issue with the 2.6.8.1 kernel and cdwriting. The only infromation I have about this is from k3b.org (in the news section): Do not use Kernel 2.6.8 A

Re: cdrecord cdwriter

2004-11-03 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 08:09:32PM -0500, Wayne Topa wrote: Gerard Robin([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 04:34:42PM +0530, Vijaya S wrote: ... First I have undone all the things required by the kernel 2.4.x : Do you mean kernel 2.6.X

Re: cdrecord cdwriter

2004-11-02 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 04:34:42PM +0530, Vijaya S wrote: ... but when i give cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI ... cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'HL-DT-ST' 'CD-RW GCE-8525B ' '1.03' Removable CD-ROM 0,1,0 1)

Re: plugin with mozilla

2004-10-31 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 09:17:22PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 01:07:14AM +0100, Gerard Robin wrote: ... I have a problem with mozilla-browser 1.7.3-5 : certain site (http://www.franceinter.com) asks me to install the plugin flash. I donwloaded the tarball

plugin with mozilla

2004-10-29 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, first I am sorry to have sent 2 idiot messages on the list, it was an error on my part. I have a problem with mozilla-browser 1.7.3-5 : certain site (http://www.franceinter.com) asks me to install the plugin flash. I donwloaded the tarball install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz. My

Re: plugin with mozilla

2004-10-29 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 04:22:37PM -0700, Sergio Basurto wrote: On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 01:07:14 +0100, Gerard Robin wrote: . I have a problem with mozilla-browser 1.7.3-5 : certain site (http://www.franceinter.com) asks me to install the plugin flash. . It is more easy if you do

Re: regular expressions

2004-10-25 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 04:09:57AM +0100, Rui Silva wrote: Hi people can anyone point me to a website that teaches me how to build regular expressions... i need it from a school work anda i'm finding anything on google. only found site with one or examples, need a full (or wide)

how to see a .pps file with linux ?

2004-10-20 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I'v received a message with a .pps file as attached document. Is there a viewer (in linux) to see such file ? tia -- Gerard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to see a .pps file with linux ?

2004-10-20 Thread Gerard Robin
Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello, have you try OpenOffice.org ? hth, Jerome Gerard Robin wrote: Hello, I'v received a message with a .pps file as attached document. Is there a viewer (in linux) to see such file ? tia No, but I will try. Thanks for your replies. -- Gerard

Re: xcdroast stops working

2004-10-19 Thread Gerard Robin
On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 08:11:40PM +0100, Alan Chandler wrote: On Monday 18 October 2004 01:51, Uwe Dippel wrote: Sitting on Sarge as-it-comes, daily updated. Suddenly xcdroast stops working today; last week it was okay. This is what I get: Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast/bin/xcdrwrap

multisession on CD-RW with cdrecord

2004-10-05 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, with kernel-image 2.4.20, I burned a CD-RW in multisession mode. I use mkisofs 2.0+a38-1 + cdrecord 2.0+a38-1. My problem is that until the 19 th session all works fine, but at the 20 th session when I eject, I mount and I do: cd /cdrw/Debsept04; ls I get: Oct 4 12:44:09 mymachine

Re: Installation recommendation

2004-10-05 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 04:32:12PM +0545, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 snip I am planning to use the following partition structure: /boot -- 150mb /home -- 10GB /usr -- 15GB /usr/local -- 5GB Have a look at

partition /var is full

2004-09-28 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I have a problem with my partition /var which seems to be too small. When it is full my system deosn't work fine, for example: fetchmail can't download my messages in /var/mail/mylogin. To solve the problem temporarily, I have removed the biggest files in /var/log/. How can I solve this

Re: partition /var is full

2004-09-28 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 11:28:31PM +0200, Frank Gevaerts wrote: On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 11:07:03PM +0100, Gerard Robin wrote: Hello, I have a problem with my partition /var which seems to be too small. When it is full my system deosn't work fine, for example: fetchmail can't

Re: xemacs21

2002-10-14 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 07:34:27PM +1000, Rob Weir wrote: On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 01:31:47PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: Hello, I upgraded from xemacs21-nomule version 21.1.10-4 to version 21.1.4-8 and evrything work fine except when I want to print a file: File-Print file doesn't work

Re: ext2 ext3 ?

2002-10-02 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 05:32:11PM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: Gerard == Gerard Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The reason you got the strange stuff is that you did not give mkinitrd a '-o outfile' option, so it just wrote the cramfs file system to your console! It actually worked

Re: CD R/W

2002-10-02 Thread Gerard Robin
On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 12:02:34AM +0100, Peter Whysall wrote: On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 00:05, Gerard Robin wrote: On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 10:32:27PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:58:27AM +0200, Olivier Esser wrote: append = apm=on apm=power-of idebus=N hdc=ide-scsi

Re: ext2 ext3 ?

2002-10-01 Thread Gerard Robin
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 04:36:43PM -0500, Jamin W. Collins wrote: On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:24:49 + Gerard Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 08:03:16AM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: Besides the tune2fs command you need to update /etc/fstab and change ext2 to ext3

Re: CD R/W

2002-10-01 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 10:32:27PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 10:58:27AM +0200, Olivier Esser wrote: Hello! I've a CD burner which is identified by the kernel at boot time as something like ATAPI CD R/W. I have no idea how to use it to burn CD. Do I need a driver

Re: ext2 ext3 ?

2002-09-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 12:48:49AM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Gerard Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020929 00:44]: but how can I change from ext2 to ext3 without breaking my actual installation and how to do this ? tune2fs -j /dev/hda1 (for example.) tune2fs -j /dev/hdb3 worked fine

Re: ext2 ext3 ?

2002-09-30 Thread Gerard Robin
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 08:03:16AM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: Gerard == Gerard Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gerard tune2fs -j /dev/hdb3 worked fine for me (I use Gerard kernel-2.4.18...deb) but after that, I stopped badly my Gerard machine and when I rebooted, the time

ext2 ext3 ?

2002-09-29 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I find that the thread of ext2, ext3, reiserf etc...,is interesting, but how can I change from ext2 to ext3 without breaking my actual installation and how to do this ? tia. -- Gerard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

autoscan

2002-09-22 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, can someone explain to me why autoscan (version 2.53) sends this message: use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/autoscan line 195 ? TIA. -- Gerard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: cdrecord -scanbus examples, please.

2002-09-22 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 02:30:20PM +0200, Jesus Climent wrote: ... Thus I would like some people to send me some cdrecord -scanbus ... Linux sg driver version: 3.1.22 Cdrecord 1.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling Using libscg version 'schily-0.5' scsibus0:

Re: X hangs when trying to configure

2002-09-08 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 08:01:54PM -0400, Paul Galbraith wrote: I've tried running xfree86cfg, and XFree86 -configure. Both cause my screen to go blank, and after several minutes wait, nothing else happens. I've tried hitting CTRL-ALT-F2 (F3/F4, etc), as well as CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and

libgtk1.2 libgtkxmhtml1

2002-05-24 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, After getting this message : express: Depends: libgtk1.2 (= 1.2.6-1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libgtkxmhtml1 (= 1.0.54-1) but it is not going to be installed I don't find this packages in testing. Can someone give me a clue to find them ? TIA -

cdda2wav or cdparanoia ?

2002-03-21 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, cdda2wav and cdparanoia both run fine to extract the tracks of a CD-audio what is the advantage to use one rather than another ? TIA for an advice. -- Gerard

Re:rw

2002-03-21 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 12:20:50PM -0500, jeff wrote: hello folks... i'm trying to get my cdwriter to be recognized under debian... seems like i can mount the /cdrom no prob... any pointers on how to create a device for the writer? it seems to detect it ok at boot but i can't mount

Re: xterm defaults

2002-03-21 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 07:01:52PM -0300, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: Hello, how can I change the default colors for xterm?. I need that the command xterm open a xterminal with the desired colors, instead using xterm -bg color, for example. I didn't find this information in the man pages.

xpm4g

2002-03-18 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, dpkg -i libforms0_89.deb give me the message: libforms0_89 depends on xpm4g can someone tell me where I can download xpm4g (I try to install the package lyxdeb) TIA -- Gerard

kernel-2.4.17

2002-03-12 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, I have a problem with the kernel 2.4.17: My machine: HDD1 in hda HDD2 in hdb The machine boots with lilo on hda. I boot with a disket 1.44 Mb for hdb. After the compile, my machine booted correctly with the kernel 2.4.17 on the disket 1.44 Mb, but I forgot to include a module

Re: kernel-2.4.17

2002-03-12 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 06:17:46PM +0100, Sebastiaan wrote: High, On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Gerard Robin wrote: hello, I have a problem with the kernel 2.4.17: My machine: HDD1 in hda HDD2 in hdb The machine boots with lilo on hda. I boot with a disket 1.44 Mb for hdb

mutt_1.3.27

2002-03-07 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I installed mutt_1.3.27 with succes and everything is ok except when I send a post to an user of my ISP. i.e. I send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], a copy of this message goes in outbox but the spool /var/spool/exim/input/ is empty What I am missing ? TIA -- Gerard

libc6 2.2.3

2002-03-06 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, can someone point me where I can find the package libc6_2.2.4-4.deb ? TIA -- Gerard

Re: Traxdata CDRW241040 plus

2002-03-03 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 11:38:12PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: P1: I changed my files lilo.conf and fstab as recommended and I installed the modules sg and ide-scsi, but I dont't know which driver to choose with modconf in the part cdrom and when I launch xcdroast everything is ok except

Re: configuring smtp

2002-03-03 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:25:50AM -0800, Xucaen wrote: Where do I set up smtp information? and how? I changed exim.conf but still not able to send e-mail. perhaps you have to run eximconfig to change exim.conf ? edit the file /etc/email_addresses. and run pppconfig. good luck. -- Gerard

Re: Traxdata CDRW241040 plus

2002-03-03 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 09:40:42PM +0100, Sebastiaan wrote: High, On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Gerard Robin wrote: On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 11:38:12PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: . and now, cdcd don't work, play give me : No disc in drive. I think you are still trying to acces the ide

Traxdata CDRW241040 plus

2002-03-02 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I put a Traxdata CDRW241040 plus in my box and I have 2 problems ( I read the CD writing HOWTO and the interesting posts of the list on the topic + the readme of xcdroast) (my box is ide not scsi) P1: I changed my files lilo.conf and fstab as recommended and I installed the modules sg

Traxdata CDRW241040 plus

2002-03-02 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I put a Traxdata CDRW241040 plus in my box and I have 2 problems ( I read the CD writing HOWTO and the interesting posts of the list on the topic + the readme of xcdroast) (my box is ide not scsi) P1: I changed my files lilo.conf and fstab as recommended and I installed the modules sg and

ethernet

2002-02-24 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, Sorry for this silly question, but I am newbie with the ethernet. I plan to make a network local with three machines: M1:pentium 166 with potato, M2: 486SX with slink, M3: 486SX with slink I have read the Howto Ethernet and the NET4-HOWTO and I installed a (old) card accton (ISA) and the

486SX success whit slink.

2002-02-17 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, Slink runs fine now on my old 486SX :hdd=89 Mb; CPU=25 Mz; RAM=16Mb I try to post this mail with it. Thanks. But I have a question off topic: Is it possible to clean the MBR of my hard disk after that I have put lilo into ? (I read that it was impossible but perhaps there is a trick ...?)

Re: 486 SX

2002-02-15 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 02:54:47PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 06:45:59PM +0100, Johannes Franken wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 06:16:18PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: ... and so I must install linux with diskets 1.44, but I have two questions: is it possible to do

486 SX

2002-02-13 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, I have the oppotunity to get hold of few omputers 486 SX (33Mz, 25Mz, hard disk = 89 Mb or 127 Mb) before they go to the rubbish. I wanted install the minimum of linux for the mail (exim, mutt, fetchmail, procmail, etc..) but my CD-ROM drive is ignored by the bios of these machines and

Re: video card

2002-02-09 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 11:46:34PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 10:56:52PM +, Gerard Robin wrote: .. My vendor suggest me to use the video card ATI expert 2000 with linux (my dist is potato 2.2r2 with xfree 3 ) .. I found ATI to be the best supported cards in X

video card

2002-02-07 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I plan to buy a computer equipped with a processor AMD Athlon xp 1600+. My vendor suggest me to use the video card ATI expert 2000 with linux (my dist is potato 2.2r2 with xfree 3 ) There is a lot of drivers ATI in the list. Is it possible that one of these drivers matches the ATI expert

Re: passwd

2002-01-24 Thread Gerard Robin
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 01:56:37AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Gerard Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.01.24.0138 +0100]: I have written a script perl(not very perlich ;-)) which install n accounts but I have encountered few problems: /usr/bin/newusers don't reinvent

passwd

2002-01-23 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I have written a script perl(not very perlich ;-)) which install n accounts but I have encountered few problems: 1 useradd works fine except for the password (not encrypted) 2 mkpasswd look nice but /etc/shadow doesn't like it's encrypted passwords ? 3 makepasswd create passwords

vim

2002-01-17 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, By default, vim converts a file in html with white text and black background. Where can I find (in the doc) the way to change the color of the text and of the background when I convert a file in html ? tia. -- Gerard

login + passwd for 30 users

2001-12-07 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, does any script exist, which creates 30 users automaticaly, with the list of 30 persons containing their name, christian name, etc... instead of using 30 times adduser ? tia -- Gerard

perl gnuplot

2001-12-02 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I want to run a script perl which use gnuplot. this script gives statistics to a game named loto, it consists to choose seven numbers among 49 [1 .. 49]. (seven balls among 49 balls) The script loto2.pl, it works on the file of results named loto15. ( in fact loto15 contains 3430 results

libgtk1.2 libgtkxmhtml1

2001-11-25 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, After getting this message : express: Depends: libgtk1.2 (= 1.2.6-1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libgtkxmhtml1 (= 1.0.54-1) but it is not going to be installed I don't find this packages in testing. Can someone give me a clue to find them ? TIA -

modconf

2001-10-30 Thread Gerard Robin
Hello, I ran modconf, I gave it a non valid option and the installation of the module (sb) failed. How can I delete the previous option with modconf ? i.e. without editing /etc/modutils/sb and /etc/modules.conf ? TIA -- Gerard

Re: video card detection

2001-10-28 Thread Gerard Robin
On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:26:11PM -0700, Cary Cherng wrote: These are my first attempt at installing Debian. Both my laptop and pc seem to have video cards that cannot be identified. Is this normal or am I missing something? I guess that you have potato. do (as root): 1 apt-get install

Re: video card detection

2001-10-28 Thread Gerard Robin
On Sat, Oct 27, 2001 at 04:32:34AM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:26:11PM -0700, Cary Cherng ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: These are my first attempt at installing Debian. Both my laptop and pc seem to have video cards that cannot be identified. Is this normal or am

logout icewm

2001-10-21 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, I have a simple question to ask : my current xwindow manager is icewm, when I select Logout-Logout-ok which files are used to leave icewm ? I submit this question because I have upgraded potato2.2r2 -woody. (partialy) All works fine except if I add in my .bashrc: export

Re: apt-get source

2001-10-16 Thread Gerard Robin
On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 03:34:10PM -0300, Alejandro Diego Garin wrote: hello! Could you tell me what is the deb-src link to download de source packages in potato? deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable

assembler and linux

2001-10-15 Thread Gerard Robin
hello, In the package binutils there are : as and ld. I did man as, man ld, info as, info ld, but I need a tutorial or a book which contain examples of programs... (the programs write with tasm of borland don't works with as an ld) Can someone give me a link to find useful documentations. TIA.

Re: INIT:Entering runlevel:2 failed

2001-09-24 Thread gerard robin
On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 04:55:13PM -0500, Michael Heldebrant wrote: On Sat, 2001-09-22 at 18:37, Robin Gerard wrote: On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 10:18:27PM -0500, Michael Heldebrant wrote: On Thu, 2001-09-20 at 20:09, Robin Gerard wrote: hello, I run potato 2.2r2 and have upgraded

pon

2001-09-19 Thread gerard robin
hello, sorry for this silly question, pon is a very simple script: exec /usr/sbin/pppd call ${1;-provider} I think that the script : exec /usr/sbin/pppd call provider would work too. can someone explain me the meaning of ${1;-provider} -- Gerard

Re: Lyx and ispell problems.

2001-09-17 Thread gerard robin
I have recently installed the Lyx 1.1.6fix3 package from Debian/Unstable and I am having some problems using the spellchecker feature. Whenever I try to use the spellchecker from the edit menu I get an error message saying the ispell-process has died and that I probably do not have the

Re: Accented characters

2001-09-13 Thread gerard robin
On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 03:27:32PM -0500, Darryl L. Pierce wrote: How do I go about enabling accented characters in a terminal window? I'm a member of an Irish speaking mailing list and all emails come in with accented characters. However, when I read them via Mutt I only see ? where an

Solidarity

2001-09-11 Thread gerard robin
Excuse me ,I am of topic with linux but all my thoughts are with the americains, specially the innocent victims. -- Gerard

Re: xserver-S3

2001-09-10 Thread gerard robin
On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 06:46:44PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 05:53:45PM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 01:46:41AM +, gerard robin wrote: hello, I have a video-card S3 Trio 3D/2X. ... From the www.xfree.org

xserver-S3

2001-09-09 Thread gerard robin
hello, I have a video-card S3 Trio 3D/2X. It is in the card list and the package xserver-S3 exist in potato, but when I install this package I can set up correctly xwindow except the form of the pointer of the mouse. In the section Chipset I find s3virge but not s3trio 3D/2X. Can someone tell me

Re: woody

2001-09-07 Thread gerard robin
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 05:57:06PM +0100, Brian Potkin wrote: On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 05:13:20PM +, gerard robin wrote: hello, I am connected to internet with a modem and to download a distribution potato or woody spents 130 hours ! In France potato exists on CD but woody

woody

2001-09-05 Thread gerard robin
hello, I am connected to internet with a modem and to download a distribution potato or woody spents 130 hours ! In France potato exists on CD but woody not. Does woody exist on CD in a european country ? If yes, can someone give me the link. TIA -- Gerard

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