accessible only through the web interface on Debians web pages.
Best regards
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media is a matter of your personal need.
You can do both.
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, I'm surprised no one has made up Debian packages of the
mailing list archives. It seems like something useful...
Obviously noone has needed to be able to read the mailing list
archives offline yet.
Thank you again for your help.
Best regards
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I don't mean to be rude with this, but i've noticed that few people
do their homework before posting. I've seen some questions over and over
again for which answers exist in the {manual pages | list archives}.
Looking for existing answers (IOW doing your own research) before
posting helps
I'm looking for a file manager for use under Window Maker.
In SuSe I used xfm but I can't find an xfm Debian package.
I hope somebody has a suggestion
If you can spare the memory, try Nautilus :).
Or Konqueror (if you run Woody). :o)
Best regards
Johnny :o)
I seem to run into a problem where the OS installs fine and all the
programs work but the GUI is very large.
I have tried both blackbox and window maker and when they load, they
are in 16mill colors and at 800*600 but when i open a program such as
irc or any other type app, the application is
No-one, on any
list, is going to attempt to answer a question like: I just bought
a CD and my computer won't read it. What's wrong?
Um, I see that particular question on and off on different lists.
So you better think again sir.
Tell me, [list], how would you phrase such a question so that
1. Is kdebase the main symbol for starting an apt-get install of kde, or
if not what is it?
kdebase gives you only the libraries needed to run KDE applications, plus
the panel and the window manager (and perhaps a few other very basic things)
so you can start a desktop.
If you want
is your scsi card configured properly?
Yes.
can you see the scanner in the output of cat /proc/scsi/scsi?
Yes.
did you try modprobe sg (kernel module for scsi generic devices)?
No. I installed sg with modconf. lsmod reports sg present.
make your tests with scanimage (no x involved, easier to
Are you installing Woody to help out with testing?
If not, you should install Potato in stead (Debian GNU/Linux version
2.2 revision 4) which is the latest stable Debian release.
We've kind of been through this before. Potato is now old enough that it's
in the process of becoming un-useful
Maxtech PCMICA modem working just great. The only problem with it left
is that I get denied permission to pppd unless I'm logged in as root. I
added usernames under advanced options in pppconfig, and they're
certainly sitting in the appropriate place in the file vigr, so what's
missing?
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srt
I'm trying to install Debian Woody 3.0 on an AMD Duron 800 Mhz 256
MB ram, but I've always the same error neighbor overflow that
appear but it don't crash my system, can anyone help me ??
Also Xfree86 don't work and I must install it from another source.
I do not think there is any such thing
So, what is the default port for smtp transfers?
I think it is 25
Cheers :o)
Johnny :o)
Both xscanimage and xsane say they can not find a device.
Am I missing some setup?
Debian 2.2r3
Mustek MFS-6000CX on an AHA1542 SCSI controller.
find-scanner finds the scanner on /dev/sg1 and on /dev/scanner
/etc/sane.d/mustek.conf looks like this:
#--- Global options ---
option strip-height 1
I've tried using pppconfig and it all seems very straightforward. But
it's not working. From the Ww's partition I can pick up the server
ip address and that the modem is on COM3 / ttyS2. What's the 'default
gateway' and where do I enter that info? What else could be wrong? Maybe
the Debian
2.2Rev4 is the version number of the Debian distribution itself. And, since
it is 2.2something, that makes it Potato.
Yes, any Debian 2.2 revision is Potato.
The Debian distribution published in a new revision every time there is a
major chunk of security updates that makes it worth publishing
Just curious how long people have left their system running without reboot.
We had this question recently on my local Danish LUG.
Many people reported 400+ days uptime.
Noone reported the uptime interrupted my crashes. Everyone took their systems
down because of maintenance (like upgrading
| Where does potato leave off and woody begin?
|
| Potato = stable = 2.2r?
yes.
| woody = testing = version 2.3
I heard 3.0 was going to be woody's number.
I heard that too.
| sid = unstable = 2.(4)? I would guess
sid/unstable doesn't get a number. It's not a stable release
Just curious how long people have left their system running without reboot.
I once left my server at a co-locate for over 3 months and it ran fine.
In
three years, I have never had to reboot because of crash.
[snip]
Paul
As long as your talking about servers this uptime thing is ok, but
when
I need to upgrade my video card. At present,
my Debian system launches into X-windows
all on its own... even the login prompt is
in 'X'. I assume this cause trouble if
I simply swap video cards, without re-
configuring Debian somehow.
Or is there a better way to go about this?
In any case,
After 'startx' is issued by ROOT..
from what file is my window manager started ?
I know for a normal user, but not for ROOT.
BTW, Debian-2.4.6.
In most cases the user's .xsession file will end with the execution of a
window manager.
See if you have a .xsession in the /root
PR Which installer should I recommend to a beginner of Debian
(and Linux?). PR
PR I remember I saw somewhere on the web an article that covered
a lot of PR debian installers, but I cannot seem to find it.
ol1
ol1 apt-get
ol1 all the gui stuff is just confusing.
But how do you know what
What ports must be opened in the firewall so that the machine
behind it
is able to use apt-get to realize an 'dist-upgrade'?.
Davi
AFAIK either the HTTP, the FTP, or both; it depends on what you define in
your sources.line.
If you only define http sites you would only need the http
Does anybody know where to start looking, if
X just freezes the whole machine on starx with a black screen?
I had to reset.
Once a long time ago I had X freezing problems.
They were solved by turning down a bit my configuration for my graphics
adapter's scan frequencies. Aparantly I pushed
I just added 512meg of ram to my Debian Woody box. I had heard that Linux
does not support 512meg of ram without a kernel recompile. Is this true?
The Debian 2.2r3 precompiled standard kernel finds 512 MB RAM just fine.
Cheers :o)
Johnny :o)
Is it just me, or has the traffic on the list died to about 1/100 of what
it was a week ago? I used to get probably 180 messages a day from this
list and now I get.. 4. I wonder if my ISP is screwing around with
something.
I have not seen any reduction of list traffic here.
Cheers :o)
If you have the binary CDs you can use modconf (or is it modconfig) to
install
and remove modules.
It's menu driven and easy to use.
I beleive you should install the sg module (SCSI Generic).
Thanks. That's a lot easier.
I've installed this. I *think* I need module aha1542 for my SCSI
I've just intallet Debian Potata 2.2r3
I need to know which XFree version I have. Does anybody know?
That should be 3.3.6
You can yourself check like this:
As root: X -version
Look at the first line of output.
Cheers :o)
Johnny :o)
So I try to apt-move, but I fail, and I do not understand why.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong and what I need to do to get on
with it?
This is what happens when I run apt-move:
mycomp:~# apt-move getlocal move packages
Updating from local Packages files...
Getting: testing
Linux debian 2.2.19pre17 #1 Tue Mar 13 22:37:59 EST 2001 i686 unknown
Would someone please explain where I can find this module and
how to install it ?
I'm using kernel-source-2.2.19-8 and the option is CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542
in
the kernel source's .config file.
I do not understand
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Darren Wyn Rees wrote:
(snip)
I do not understand your response. I am not seeking to recompile a new
kernel, but I want to make a module available to the kernel.
Where are you going to get the module from.
Darren could get the modules off the official binary Debian CDs.
Hello,
I am a very new apt-mover who hopes someone can help me apt-move.
I have 2.2r3 on which i have apt-get installed a package from testing (it
works).
The package, and all its dependencies are now in the apt archive on my
computer.
I wish to move this set of packages into a correct Debian
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Which linux command should I issue to know what XFree version I am running?
Thank you.
As root: X -version
The first line of output tells the version number.
Cheers :o)
Johnny :o)
I've been on the list, on and off, for roughly a year now and I have yet
to get a single bit of spam, other than the occasional one that is sent
to a list I am on. None of them have been addressed directly to me.
It wouldn't surprise me too much if the spammers filter or weight the
This probably isn't news to most people, but I though I'd go on the
record here with a warning:
If you subscribe to and use Debian mailing lists, you WILL get
spam.
This is not new I'm afraid.
And warning people _on_ the list is not well thought through.
I imagine the minority of the list
I have a AMD Duron processor and when i do uname -m i get related
to i686 is it correct ?
Duron here too.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -m
i686
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Cheers
Johnny :o)
The short question is:
will I succeed in installing/upgrading a Woody program on Potato, or will it
give me troubles?
Answer:
I did this with SANE.
It worked.
Just include the proper Woody sources line in your sourses.list, apt-get
update, apt-get install program here
I would imagine that
Would this act have any impact on non US citisens and our use of free
software?
I live in Denmark, Europe.
Best regards
Johnny :o)
Would this act have any impact on non US citizens and our use of free
software?
I live in Denmark, Europe.
You might find yourself with much better employment prospects.
The SSSCA isn't based on existing treaty agreements, that I'm aware
(unlike the DMCA). Though the trend in
Whenever I apt-get gpm I loose control of X. Anyone no how to get gpm +
X to play nice?
Good sir dman once wrote:
That is caused by two apps (gpm and X) trying to access the hardware
directly. When using gpm, gpm should access the hardware and X should
access /dev/gpmdata, a named pipe from
also sprach Danie Roux (on Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:28:52PM +0200):
My keyboard is on /dev/psaux. Where will my ps2 mouse be?
usually /dev/psaux, but in general it is better to start GPM and then
use /dev/gpmdata of type Microsoft (blech) for the mouse (in X i
assume).
Be advised though that in
Tim Moss writes:
Well then, don't forget to count how many of the Outlook messages were
sent by viruses and not actual people.
Are you saying viruses can't use Debian? Wouldn't that violate the DFSG?
Tim said _Outlook_ messages. Since Outlook does not run on Debian, viruses
that need
My keyboard is on /dev/psaux. Where will my ps2 mouse be?
I always found my ps2 mouse on /dev/psaux
However, on many systems you would have /dev/mouse which is a symlink to
whatever real device your mouse is on.
Try following /dev/mouse if you have one.
Best regards
Johnny :o)
Hi all,
I've searched the archives, and elsewhere, but all the useful info seems
to be about installing with X 4 (which isn't in potato(?)), or on
redhat, or occasionally on Debian by using redhat packages.
Is there no way to get 3d from this card using standard debian packages
on
Hi all,
I've searched the archives, and elsewhere, but all the useful info seems
to be about installing with X 4 (which isn't in potato(?)), or on
redhat, or occasionally on Debian by using redhat packages.
Is there no way to get 3d from this card using standard debian packages
on a stable
What is the preferred program to use as a plugin with the Gimp? My
unsupported scanner seems to be working just fine. Now I want to make
it
perfect. G
Either one will do. Both programs work pretty much the same way.
I think it will be a matter of personal taste.
try them out and pick the one
Actually I think that should be /dev/psaux
Best regards
Johnny :o)
If your mouse is a PS/2 compatible the device you should be
using is /dev/aux
(which is usually symlinked to /dev/mouse, but sometimes
not..). Hope this is
of help.
On September 7, 2001 18:50, carlos mena wrote:
can anyone
Hi guys,
I recently installed Debian on my computer. The
problem is I can't seem to get the GUI to show up.
I'm not even sure if I chose to install the GUI or
not.
If I didn't install the GUI, is there a way to install
it without reinstalling the entire OS?
If the GUI is installed, how
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 11:43:07AM -0400, richard wrote:
New install and just got X to work. xdm starts twm, which is lame, on
VC7 with a login. You can't get out of it on that console. Startx won't
work anywhere of cours.
I want to use e.g. icewm. How do I reconfigure xdm to default to a
Hi,
scanner help needed.
I just installed a fresh Debian 2.2R3 and wanted to scan.
So I installed sane.
But when I run xscanimage it says it can't find any devices.
That makes me wonder, because:
During bootup the the BIOS finds my SCSI scanner.
I need to know how to configure my x-window cause when i use the startx
the only thing that start is sawfish, but i would like to start sawfish,
gnome panel and the gmc...i dont know how to do it...
Thanks for all...
I think then you should start gnome-session in your
Hi,
scanner help needed.
I just installed a fresh Debian 2.2R3 and wanted to scan.
So I installed sane.
But when I run xscanimage it says it can't find any devices.
That makes me wonder, because:
During bootup the the BIOS finds my SCSI scanner.
During Linux load,
Hi,
scanner help needed.
I just installed a fresh Debian 2.2R3 and wanted to scan.
So I installed sane.
But when I run xscanimage it says it can't find any devices.
That makes me wonder, because:
During bootup the the BIOS finds my SCSI scanner.
During Linux load, Linux finds my SCSI scanner.
16bpp is somewhat easy.
Become root
Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config
In the Screen section add the following line below the Monitor entry of the
screen definition(s) you use:
DefaultColorDepth 16
For more information man XF86Config
Best regards
Johnny :o)
At 05:29 PM 8/27/01 -0700, David
Hello :o)
Why will xsane not find my scanner?
It is a MUSTEK MFS 6000CX scanner that sits just nicely on my SCSI adapter.
I have read the man pages for sane-mustek, sane-scsi, and xsane, and I must be
missing something.
I am running Potato release 3.
This is my /etc/sane.d/mustek.conf:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Stephen Gran wrote:
Thus spake Neil Booth:
I installed sawfish about 3 wks ago, and have installed a couple of
revisions of gnome panel since then. However, if I bring up panel
after starting sawfish, dragging a window becomes jerky and slow. I
don't remember this
I'm getting the following error message (repeated many times) when
trying to run apt-get update:
Err http://us.debian.org sid/main/contrib Packages
Something wicked happed resolving 'us.debian.org/http'
Here's the first two lines in my /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://us.debian.org/debian
On Aug 19 2001, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
The best solution someone had was installing a webservice on the
local computer so one could install the packages as if they were
pulled from the net.
Use apt-move to do that. It is quite easy to use (and the
version in woody is so much
On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Jeremy wrote:
Hello all!
I'm having a problem with accessing my CD drive, and I was hoping to possibly
get a little insight into the situation. Basically the situation is that I
have an IDE CD-RW drive, but I can't get much to find it. Normally it would
be /dev/hdc,
On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Jeremy wrote:
Johnny Ernst Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think perhaps you have the same problem as described in this posting:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200108/msg01241.html
Try the solution proposal in the posting, and see
On Wed, 08 Aug 2001, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
Hi,
how do I create a usable installation CD with downloaded packages that are
currently in /var/cache/apt?
I am running a standard Debian 2.2r3.
I just installed KDE 2.1.1 using dselect to fetch and install packages from
the
net.
I
Sorry I have taken a while to respond.
Unfortunately I will be away from my Debian boxes until monday, so I can't
start investigating your suggestions before then.
Meanwhile perhaps we can come a little further with some questions.
It seems rsync could be needed for your solution? (Sorry, I'm
Hi,
how do I create a usable installation CD with downloaded packages that
are
currently in /var/cache/apt?
I am running a standard Debian 2.2r3.
I just installed KDE 2.1.1 using dselect to fetch and install packages
from the net.
I need to install this standard setup on other Debian
I have had the same problem for an entire day a couple of days ago.
I have not made any searches since then, and I have no access to proper try
a search right this second. So I can not check to see if I stell have the
problem.
Best regards
Johnny :o)
Hi,
Has anyone had any problems searching
I recently enabled the ide-scsi option in my kernel (and set it up so that
lilo started it for the right devices) for my cd burner. I also have the
generic scsi driver in there. My burner BURNS just fine, but I was wondering
what the new device file name is that refers to the device. I'm
Hi,
how do I create a usable installation CD with downloaded packages that are
currently in /var/cache/apt?
I am running a standard Debian 2.2r3.
I just installed KDE 2.1.1 using dselect to fetch and install packages from the
net.
I need to install this standard setup on other Debian 2.2r3
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