Visor Pilot-xfer - Not synching up regularly

I'm attempting to get my Handspring Visor to work with Debian stable and I'm running into some errors that for the life of me I can't figure out. (somewhat lengthy post but I want to make sure I give as much data as possible) Some info: Kernel: 2.4.25 Debian 3.0 (stable) All kernel

Problem pinging gateway

I have a new system that I'm setting up Debian 2.2 on. It's a dual boot and i have windows on the other side which at the moment recognizes the NIC, and can surf the net without a problem. The linux side appears to recognize the NIC, assigns the IP and so forth. Netstat looks right. THe problem

Re: Problem pinging gateway

whoops, yes, that is. it's just 192.168.0.1 my bad:) fustrating day --- Mike Dresser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: netstat -rn Dest GW Genmask Flags MSS Win irtt Iface 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 YG 0 0 0 eth0 Is that 192.168.0.0.1 a typo?

in.telnetd

In order to allow a friend to use a program on my machine, I wish to let her telnet in (I dislike telnet, but she's not allowed to install SSH :( ). Anyhow, I tried to setup the telnet damian and when I attempt to start it by hand I get: $/usr/sbin/in.telnetd in.telnetd: getpeername: Socket

QT2.x and woody?

From what I've seen on teh web page, Qt2.2 is only avaiable in the unstable/Sid version of Debian at the moment? Or is there a way to get QT2.2 library stuff working in woody? Thanks:) Jon = God, Root. What is the difference? Pitr, User Friendly

Re: ssh from nt?

I'm gonna toss in my two cents since I use this from work:) I use a progrm called 'PenguiNet', you can grab it from Downloads.com. It's not exactly free, thefree version has little ads at the top, but you ignore them after a while, but the registration is something like only 20 bucks. Anyhow,

Disk Defragmentation

What sort of Disk Defragmenters are there out there for debian? I have located one called 'defrag', but it requires me to unmount the hard drives, which is something I would (if possible) like to avoid, if it's just cause I'm lazy:b Can anyone recommend anything else, or is this the only

DHCPCD Errors

I ahve downloaded and installed the DEB package for the DHCP client, as per according to the howto. The howto isn't very helpful as it states It should fill all the information in automaticly. However when I reboot I get empty IP Addreses (as if it looked and didnt' find anything), and when i

Kernel Compile problems

Posting from my brother, I also gave him directions that I used, so I'm not sure why this isn't working:) I am attempting to upgrade P100 system from 2.0.36 to 2.2.14. These are all the steps that I have followed: 1 - gzip -cd linux-2.2.14.tar.gz | tar xfv - 2 - cd linux 3 - make mrproper (I

Hosts.allow confusion

I am attempting to let machiens from a certain domain (mydomain.com we'll call it) telnet into my machine. The IP Address will change each time so I know I can't do the simple ALL: xx.xxx.xx.x method. I've looked in hosts_access but the characters it indicates aren't showing up correctly (in

kernel building errors

I am attempting to build kernal 2.2.12 onto a machine that currentlyhas 2.0.36. I downloaded the proper kernel from kernel.org and then began the proper steps. When I get to running make menuconfig (I don't have KDE on this machine since my 'net connection for downloading it is worse than a 2400

Unidentified subject!

I am attempting to setup my second computer with a new network card. It's an ISA D-Link DE-220PCT card. I can not seem to locate a kernel option to get this to work. I'm curious if anyone has gotten this ccard to work or can point me in a direction of useful information? thanks jon =

apt-get install error termcap

Thsi error occurs very often when I attempt to do an apt-get install of anything. I'm not versed enough to even have a clue where to start, so I'm hoping one of you geniuses out there can help:) Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org potato/main package name [106kB] Fetched 106kB in 3s (28.0kB/s)

Strange Modules Error

I'm encountering a strange module error when i boot up. It states that it cant' find my Network card module (tulip.o) and therefore doesn't start my network stuff. But right after the computer boots p, I log on as root in a consoel and type the following: insmod tulip /etc/init.d/network

SB PCI 128

I'm assisting my brother with getting his sound working in Slin. he has a SB PCI 128 sound card. The kernel (2.2.12) does appear to detect it using one of hte ES drivers (the exact number escapes me, sorry), and the devices are all there. When i type play soundclip.wav, the computer appears

apt-get removing unnecessary packages?

This morning I'm attempting to install the licq package. done this before so it's no problem. This time it said i had to get the licq-plugin package, so mno problem there, but when i attempt to grab that, it gives me the following message: Note, installing licq-plugin-qt2 instead of

X and the ATI Xpert 128

I apologize for the large number of posts I'm making, also attempting to help my brother get his computer to work with Debian as well. We have the 3.3.5 version of X, but he has a ATI Xpert 128 video card. The documentation states that it is not yet supported, but has anyone managed to get the

errors

I've been gettign errors with the following a lot, when i installed netscape, wine, and now Mesa stuff. ldconfig: warning: can't open /usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d (No such file or directory), skipping ldconfig: warning: /usr/lib/libXpm.so.4 is not a symlink is this serious, or

sox: Invalid audio buffer size 0

I KNOW I've seen this error before, but damned if I can't find my notes on how I fixed it in the past. Can anyone point me in the right directin? Thanks Jon Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove nospam of course) = God, Root. What is the difference? Pitr, User Friendly

@Home Cable Modem

I just recently got hookoed up with the ATT @Home cable modem service. It's great, finally able to play fast games and stuff :) Unfortunatnly it's only setup with Windows 95 right now. Has anyone had any experience with getting this to work with linux or can anyone give me some advice on what

Lock up on Boot at XFS?

I just attempted to install X3.3.5 from the TGZ files I DLed from xfree86.org. This has worked once before but this time when the computer reboots it stops on bootup. The last thing itw as attempting to start was the X Fonts Server: XFS. I get no error messages or anything that might be more

Disk error! ACK!

I ran into this problem tonight and I'm trying to be very cautious so if anyone can give me (a semi newbie) some advice I'd appreciate it. Here's what happened. I used CFDISK to re-designate a extra partition on my hard drive from BeOS type (it wasn't being used at all) to Windows95 Fat 32 so

SB 128 PCI support?

What do people know about support for the Sound Blaster 128 PCI sound card in Linux? I'm helping my brother convert to Debian and he wants to know what sort of sound card he should get. Thanks :-) God, Root. What is the difference? Pitr, User Friendly

SB128 responses

Wow, thanks to everyone who responded so quickly :-) God, Root. What is the difference? Pitr, User Friendly

X Debs?

I'm trying to upgrade my X server from a default Slink installation so it'll work with my voodoo banshee card here at work. Is there a place where I can find the 3.3.5 debs? All the Debian page seems to have is the 3.3.2 ones and to my knowledge that doesn't support Banshee very well.

Keyboard Question (IBM Type)

My girlfriend is going to be purchasing a new keyboard to work with her Linux box when we set it up. However, we've had problems with the Keyboard/track pointer thing in the past. Does anyone know if the 104 Key Trackpoint Keyboard from IBM has had any problems with Debian? Thanks

RE: dselect unstable problem

I got this error last night myself and I fixed it by commenting out the offending site in the /etc/apt/sources.list, but I'm not sure if that's the best/permanent fix. But it did work for the time being -Original Message- From: Adam Olejniczak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

X for Win95

I've been working on my Linux box here at work from my windows computer (easier to telnet into rather then move around and stuff). This is fine and dandy, but I've been told there is a way you can actually get the X server/KDE stuff to work remotly, through a Xwindow on Win95 or something like

KDE 1.1.2

I've seen that kde.tdyc.com has the potato stuff for the latest KDE, does anyone know if it has the stuff for slink? (Can't upgrade to potato...yet) God, Root. What is the difference? Pitr, User Friendly

RE: KDE 1.1.2 (Answered my own question)

I answered myself, silly me :-) deb http://ruins.tdyc.com potato kde deb http://ruins.tdyc.com slink kde -Original Message- From: Jon Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 8:26 AM

@home connection

Has anyone managed to get Debian connected with the @home cable modem service? My brother is going to soon be another Debian user and he's wondering how he will be able to connect. Technically, @home doesn't support windows, but they are sending him the information they said should be able to

RE: @home connection

Hmm...my mistake, I meant @home doesn't support Linux. They of course support windows :b -Original Message- From: William T Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:43 PM To: Jon Hughes

RE: SB16 pnp

While the others probably have more sound advice (no pun intended) one thing I just dealt with was the devices. It said that it would create the necessary ones (/dev/sndstat, /dev/audio, etc) but my installation did not for some reason. Had to use the script at the end of the

Apt Firewall variable

I'm reading a Debian Installation Guide to use book and it states that I can put in a variable to let apt know that you have a firewall/proxy between you and the outside world. The variable (# export http_proxy=http://gateway:1234/) is to be typed into the command line...but is there a file

RE: Apt Firewall variable

List Subject:RE: Apt Firewall variable From: Jon Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm reading a Debian Installation Guide to use book and it states that I can put in a variable to let apt know that you have a firewall

Thanks and more questions:)

First off, thanks to all of you who helped me with sound card and modules and stuff. Appreciate it :-) Secondly, does Debian have a utility that will let me repartition my drive without data lost? I set up my paritions in a bit of a haze and have something like Root: 4 gigs /usr: 5 gigs

ZIp drive problems

When I was moving to my new computer, I backed up all my linux data onto a ZIP disk, since I had that working with my old computer. I figured it wouldn't be too hard to set this up for my new computer (formatted the ZIP disk to linux format). Anyhow, I've compiled the Kernel 2.2.5 verision

modules loading (possibly zip driver quesiton too...)

I just posted a question last night about some problems with a ZIP drive. One thing I read that could be a possible solution is the module lp is loading before ppa (at least, that's what the book says...). I haven't yet figured out in Debian where to set up which modules load when in what

RE: Riva TNT

I managed to get my Velocity 4400 working with the 3.3.3.1 as SVGA, so you may want to grab that. On the other hand, as a public service announcement, after STB was bought out by 3DFX their customer service for that product went down the tubes. Four email attempts and a phone call later (on

DFI motherboards

Has anyone had experience with DFI motherboards (P2XBL) with Linux? I'm considering purchasing one and am looking for opinions. Thanks Jon

RE: a request for a copy of your linux

I managed to get a four cd set (two source, two binary) of Debian 2.1 from Cheapbytes.com for something in the range of...12 bucks I think it was. CDs were 6 or so and shipping took up the rest. -Original Message- From: Peter S Galbraith [mailto:[EMAIL

A question about a system

I have been working to upgrade my computer system when a friend sent me this link http://www.becomputing.com/geekmachines/ http://www.becomputing.com/geekmachines/ I noticed these computers can come with Debian installed, thus I must ask. Has anyone had experience with these? Good, bad,

Switching to KDM...

Hi, Debian newbie asking his normal stupid question :-) I have KDE on my computer, works just fine, etc etc. When the computer boots up it goes straight into XDM. I can log in and kill xdm from a text window and start up kdm, no problems there. I would, however, like to change it so KDM starts