>> "RB" == Raghavendra Bhat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RB> I want to replace getty with mingetty as it uses minimal
RB> resources. I tried changing getty to mingetty in /etc/inittab but
RB> it did not work.
This is what I have:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tt
>> "IKS" == Ian Keith Setford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
IKS> I've also tried it as root to no avail. Am I missing something or are the
IKS> files corrupt? The only way to d/l them is through Netscape due to the
IKS> license thing. Could somebody else d/l and try to unzip this file and
IKS> te
>> "MH" == Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:52:43 +0100, you wrote:
>> Then we configured ppp - using pppconfig - and as device specified
>> /dev/ttyI0 (thats a zero)
MH> Is there any reason that you don't use ipppd?
It is easier to configure and easier to contr
>> "KB" == Karsten Bolding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
KB> Then we configured ppp - using pppconfig - and as device specified
KB> /dev/ttyI0 (thats a zero)
KB> Jan 12 10:49:35 burchard chat[247]: NO MSN/EAZ^M
Youhave to specify the MSN the device should use. So use this
init-string:
at&es14=3
>> "MB" == Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MB> For example:
MB> I have an X11-based system administration tool.
MB> Should it go into X11/system or system/X11?
MB> I will leave more convoluted examples as an excercise for the reader.
They can go in both. You can assign a package to mul
>> "PHBdO" == Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PHBdO> 2) Is there any frontend gui to mysql in Debian Hamm or Slink
PHBdO> or Potato?
xmysql and xmysqladmin
PHBdO> 3) Browsing documentation of mysql (mysql manual), I tried to
PHBdO> start mysq l and connect to mys
>> "TP" == Tom Persons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TP> the meantime. Maybe if someone wanted to mirror this list on a website for
TP> those with less patience that would be a viable alternative. We should have
http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/
Ciao,
Martin
P.S.: Please don't quote
>> "TM" == Terry Maton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TM> First yes I do have a win modem and from what I hear it isnt a
TM> good start.
This is an understatement. Winmodems don't work with Linux at all.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "DBT" == David B Teague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DBT> So how do I determine the various configuration details? As you
DBT> suggest, I intend to use my current configuration and make some
DBT> guesses as to necessary changes.
If you have build your kernel with kernel-package, you will find
>> "HM" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
HM> centralised NT servers. If CVS can do binary files, that's an
HM> option.
It can. You just have to mark them as binary (preferable during
import). See Chapter 9 of the CVS manual.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "RL" == Ryszard Lach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RL> If we're spoking about functionality: how to make lists's adress
RL> appear in Reply-To field?
No, no, no. Again, this has been discussed to death.
Reason:
If some recipient as not reachable, the sender of a mail to
debian-user gets a me
>> "EC" == Ed Cogburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
EC> All I'm asking is for the majority to show a little more
EC> understanding of the minority's position.
Please show understanding to the ones who have to pay for their
phonecalls (and not too few, I can assure you) and who have rather bad
con
>> "M" == MallarJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
M> Is there a way to find out what options the current kernel has been
M> compiled with? I don't want to miss anything or add anything that
M> I don't already have and won't need.
If you use a kernel made with kernel-package or one of the
kernel-bi
>> "MR" == Mosl Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MR> So why not change it to a privat (only on one server available)
MR> newsgroup?
You are beating a dead horse.
This would increase traffic and load on the server (we'd have to use
one of the existing servers).
You get mail with full speed fr
>> "DBT" == David B Teague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DBT> At any rate, we agree, "Debian Rules!"
[ warning, the following joke maybe be uncomprehensible for
non-developers. Sorry. ]
Of cause. Especially debian/rules binary :-)
Haha. Man, this was a lame one.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "H" == HoBzIE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
H> I have a PS/2 mouse, Logitech Mouseman 4 btn, that will not work with
H> either gpm or X, when i start gpm with protocol PS/2 and dev - psaux it
H> says.. "gpm: /dev/psaux operation not supported by device"
Do you have ps2 compiled into the ker
>> "MS" == Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MS> I'd like to see the changes that would be applied with "cvs update"
MS> before I run the command.
How about cvs -n update ?
Ciao,
Martin
>> "BW" == Brant Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BW> When I go to unzip it (using gzip -d), I get an error saying that the
BW> file is not a GZipped file...I downloaded it with Netscape 4.5 (which
BW> thank God installed flawlessly...)
Netscape does gunzip it during download. You now have
>> "MMC" == Michelle Maria Coelho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MMC> (a Microsoft PS/2 serial mouse). I'm wondering if the plugging in
MMC> of the mouse was crucial to the stage "Configure device
MMC> drivers". Will I have problems while installing XFree86
I believe it will be. Run modconf as
>> "MH" == Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> I don't know the historical reasons, but why does Debian have its
MH> .deb format? Does .deb have major advantages over .rpm?
dpkg was developed before rpm, in fact before .deb, there the
distributions used .tar.gz files. Debian packages was
>> "HM" == Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
HM> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc Haber) writes:
>> On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 16:03:47 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>> > apt-get install exim
>> No, you didn't. You used the debian package; I am trying to get rid of
>> smail because I hav
>> "SI" == Sergey Imennov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SI> Just wondering, if 2.2.0 is out before slink is
SI> officially released, will the new kernel be
SI> shipped with slink?
No. It is not a drop-in replacement for 2.0 series. (Changes with lpt,
routing etc.)
SI> P.s. When will slink be o
>> "MB" == Mitch Blevins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MB> Austanners Wet Blue Pty Ltd wrote:
>> I know this question has been asked before but i've looked in the archives
>> and cannot find much. HOWTO not much help either. I'm using fetchmail to
>> recieve mail from my isp and Mutt to read.Which
>> "DM" == Darko Martic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DM> now on Debian... As README file say to make chmod or something to
DM> pppd2-2 , here on Debian I have pppd (without 2-2), maybe that is
DM> the problem. So how do I solve it ?
Not directly the answer you are looking for, but maybe you shoul
>> "A" == AJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
A> cat gtkicqrc it listed my password i use for ICQ which i also used
A> for my own root password!! they were the only places i used
A> it.. needless to say if u use GTKicq make sure u set permissions on
A> /home/user/.icq/gtkicqrc to only the user..
Thi
>> "JL" == Jim Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JL> Why can xlogo find the libraries and netscape not?
Because xlogo is compiled for libc6, whereas your netscape is compiled
for libc5.
Install xlib6 from oldlibs.
JL> dpkg --install x11/fvwm95_2.0.43b-5.deb
JL> Selecting previously deselect
>> "j" == john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
j> Just edit poff. It's a pretty simple script. The problem with this
j> is that poff isn't the only thing that can cause pppd to take down
j> the connection.
There is also another problem. When ppp is updated, it will update
poff, and all changes wou
>> "PV" == Pieter Viljoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PV> So I downloaded HAMM. To be sure things will go my way, I want to make
PV> sure the CD directory structure matches the official CD structure
PV> Note that I am building these CD's on my Office NT box so I cant use
PV> any Linux CD packa
>> "WZ" == Wojciech Zabolotny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
WZ> Or may be it is possible to ftp files securely using the
WZ> ssltelnet?
If you have ssh on both hosts, you can use scp, which works basicaly
like cp, but over a secure connection.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "j" == john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
j> #!/bin/bash
j> dynipclient -k
j> ...
j> ...
j> and put a similar script in ip-up.d.
Just a thought: When ip-down is run, the ip-layer is already down, so
there is no way to make contact to hosts over the link. So some
programm like "contact the d
>> "MS" == Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MS> You have no controlling tty and no DISPLAY. Cannot read passphrase.
MS> This was fine with Debian bo which came with a different version of
MS> ssh.
MS> What do I need to change in order to make this job work again.
This is a release c
>> "RK" == Rick Knebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RK> What is everyone using for mail filtering that is using smail.
procmail.
You can set it up either as the MDA (so it is caled automaticaly for
every user), or you can call it in a user's .forward file.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "JE" == Jesse Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JE> Now, is there a way to automate this? I tried adding the
JE> follwing lines to root's .bashrc:
JE> XAUTHORITY=./.Xauthority
JE> DISPLAY=:0.0
JE> export XAUTHORITY DISPLAY
JE> but this only works if I su from the original user's home
JE> dir
>> "REHE" == Richard E Hawkins Esq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
REHE> Most latex documents can now be imported through ReLyX.
REHE> However, if you really want to do that, you probably want to
REHE> build 1.0pre4, rather than using the .12 that's in debian. Or I
REHE> could email you a tarball.
>> "N" == NizzyNiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi anonymous one,
N> well, this is my problem, i built a scsi machine with a asus 7890
N> ultra 2 .. so far, no linux has been successful.. i tried redhat,
Try the install(rescue)disk from:
http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/
Ciao,
M
>> "MB" == Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> "MG" == Marcus Geiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MG> does anyone knows a possibility to query the hostname (dns) that will
MG> be assigned after dialing into a internet service provi
>> "BS" == Benjamin Suto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BS> Just wanted to post that I resolved this problem by making sure I
BS> had xpm, libc5, and xlib6 from the oldlibs installed, then adding
BS> /usr/lib/libc5-compat to my LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
This line should already be in /etc/ld.so.conf.
$ cat
>> "JF" == Joerg Friedrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JF> "Focus" copied a test of "PC Professionell" as they mentioned in
JF> the upper-left corner of the table :-)
Aah, "PC Professionell". They are a ZD publication IIRC. They did a
test of "alternate OSes" (alternate to Win95 that is).
They
>> "BM" == Brian Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BM> From what I've read in the smb.conf man pages, this seems like I
BM> should be allowed write access to these directories, but it's not
BM> working. Any suggestions?
I hardly had a look at samba, but in addition to the permissions in
smb.co
>> "MG" == Marcus Geiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MG> does anyone knows a possibility to query the hostname (dns) that will
MG> be assigned after dialing into a internet service provider ?
ifconfig ppp0 will show you the address you got. Then simply do a
nslookup w.x.y.z
Ciao,
Martin
>> "AT" == Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AT> Last time I got the Demo version in Win95 file system ( downloaded
AT> by Netscape through Getright ). After finished downloading I boot
AT> to Linux and mount the vfat file system to access the file. From
AT> there I extracted the file and run
Hi,
I did the download from ftp.funet.fi (actually any www.cdrom.com
mirror should have it by now I guess).
I got the multipart version, and also run into the problem, that Runme
said there is nothing to do.
The problem is, that the files havo to be all lowercase.
gunzip GUI*
#convert the fi
>> "TL" == Tapio Lehtonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TL> Does some kind soul already have a Rescue disk with support for
TL> Adapted 7890? Or can someone give me some advice on making the disk.
http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/
Ciao,
Martin
>> "MH" == Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> I have compiled some programs myself, such as a testing release of
MH> exim. These programs went into /usr/local, so I have a
MH> /usr/local/doc with quite some documentation that I'd like to
MH> include into dwww.
Could you clearify a bit?
>> "AC" == Attila Csobonyei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AC> I have just installed Debian 2.0 slink and tried to remake the
AC> kernel with the Zip drive. Not being an expert in these things I
AC> first did a make zdisk which worked fine, the Zip drive was
AC> working without any problems. Next I
>> "BB" == Ben Bucksch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BB> http://www.debian.org/intro/about
BB> http://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian
I also come across http://members.xoom.com/alexsh/debian.html some
time ago.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "BB" == Ben Bucksch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BB> REMOTEMSN=9732322
BB> After "isdnctrl dial ippp0" imon shows, that 09732322 instead of 9732322 is
BB> dialed (as an Incoming call(!)). Consequently, theline is cutted after some
BB> seconds. When REMOTEMSN=+496119732322, imon shows 004961197
>> "JS" == John Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JS> Is there a 'standard' way to add applications installed locally
JS> in /usr/local/bin to the update menus system.
Read /usr/doc/menu/html/ch4.html
Ciao,
Martin
>> "SL" == Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SL> Says who? We have two shell machines. web1.calweb.com and
SL> web2.calweb.com. But we'd prefer mail go to mx.calweb.com or
SL> mail.calweb.com. We could put in a rewrite rule but that would,
SL> as you say above, screw up any user level mo
>> "DE" == Daniel Elenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DE> So, I use exim to do a rewrite on the 'from' and 'reply-to' fields
DE> of outgoing mail sent by me. The problem is, like I've pointed out
DE> before, that local mail isn't affected by this. I don't understand
DE> why not!?
I don't know ex
>> "SL" == Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SL> And say I am on your machine and want to make a report and have it
SL> comes back to my machine (rpglink.com). Are you going to insert
SL> another rewrite rule?
Yes. If I don't, the default rewrite would apply.
SL> Now apply that to, say, a
>> "SL" == Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SL> Then that is a bug with the software that is submitting the
SL> incorrect header to the MTA and should be fixed.
This is no bug in the software. It sends the mail as
[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a valid address in my own
net. Clearly, this is no
>> "SL" == Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SL> [1 ]
SL> On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 12:53:41AM +0100, Daniel Elenius wrote:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fr
SL> Uhm, who not do that in the MUA?
Because you don't always use a MUA when you send mails. Take the bug
package for example
>> "PC" == Pere Camps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PC> I've checked, and there's no option. I've installed icmplogd and
PC> tcplogd which log all connection attemps to my machine. The log
You should also install courtney. It did recognise a portscan of my
server some time ago.
Ciao,
Mart
>> "ZB" == Zack Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ZB> again, could someone please confirm that it is actually possible, or point
ZB> me to a url that definitely has an uncorrupted version?
http://cgi.debian.org/www-master/debian.org/Packages/unstable/doc/gimp-manual.html
Ciao,
Martin
>> "SB" == Sibuyas Bombay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SB> i don't want to give them a fully interactive shell so i was
SB> thinking of writing a script that gets started when they log on
SB> and will just present them with 4 choices, pon (w/ sudo), poff (w/
SB> sudo), elm, and quit(log-out).
I b
>> "PC" == Pere Camps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PC> Dec 7 13:52:11 casal in.telnetd[27798]: warning: can't get client
PC> address: No route to host
PC> Dec 7 13:52:12 casal in.telnetd[27798]: refused connect from
PC> unknown
PC> If my machine has a telnet request, then my machine knows the IP
>> "AT" == Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AT> Thanks a lot for your precious info. I have installed X and get it
AT> running now (in XF86-svga server). My next step is to do the '
AT> make xconfig ' and have a try on kernel compile.
For which you should IMHO install the kernel-package pack
>> "DM" == Damon Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DM> rei$ cat /etc/rc.boot/rc.masq
DM> #!/bin/sh
DM> # PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DM> echo Setting up IP Masquerading...
DM> /sbin/depmod -a
DM> /sbin/modprobe ip_masq_irc
DM> # /sbin/modprobe ip_masq_quake
DM> /sbin/modprobe ip_masq_
>> "wm" == wax man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
wm> Ok, I've gotten my network up, but I can't seem to get ipmasq to
wm> work. I've followed the mini-howto and added the appropriate
wm> lines to my /etc/init.d/network file. However, everytime it tries
wm> to run ipfwadm it croaks. Here are the
>> "DEH" == Daniel E Hollis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DEH> Anyone have any advice? Lilo saves a copy of the mbr, iirc -
DEH> maybe it also saves a copy of the partition table? (Where?).
DEH> Since I have the starting sector of the lost partition, is there
DEH> data in the beginning of the par
>> "TH" == Torsten Hilbrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TH> On: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:16:10 +0200 Yosef B writes:
>>
>> Still trying to install slink.
>> Somebody on the list suggested that I install hamm and then upgrade to
>> slink as the 1743 resue disk won't work on my system.
>>
>> I cannot
>> "OJT" == Ole J Tetlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
OJT> ...or even better; can someone help me fix my headers? I'm using
OJT> exim and gnus. Since I'm not sure which details are pertinent,
OJT> I'll wait with config files and such until requested. Please
OJT> help, I don't want to wreak havoc o
>> "BC" == Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BC> So I'm assuming that most drives support this, but the 1.743
BC> format requires 83 tracks, AFAICS. Question then is, does rawrite2
BC> support beyond track 80?
There are 1.44 images, but the maintainers netlink is very crappy at
the moment,
>> "AED" == Alan Eugene Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AED> My system is pretty richly endowed with installed software, but is in need
AED> of some rejuvenation---a reinstall from scratch.
[...]
AED> I would appreciate any suggestions on upgrading. I don't want to lose
AED> software I've com
>> "p" == pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
p> Mark Phillips suggested me:
>> The only thing I'm worried about is people using my email address for spam
>> purposes. Perhaps you could do something like
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
p> Does anyone have other suggestions ?
Yes. Don't print the emailad
>> "AR" == Alvaro Reguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AR> Hi .. how do I stop smail from relaying email ? make it deliver
AR> email only for/from local users .. (to prevent my host to act as a
AR> mail bomber for outside users for example)
I have this in my /etc/smail/config
smtp_remote_allow=lo
>> "MCV" == M C Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MCV> Which is not what I was asking. I was wondering how to deal with the "on
MCV> since saturday", given he has no such process running.
Most likely a corruption in utmp, wtmp or btmp (all located in
/var/log).
Is the output of last, lastb, w
>> "GLH" == Gary L Hennigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
GLH> Replace "user" above with whatever user you log on as. Of course, if
GLH> you have what is essentially a single user system
GLH> xhost + localhost
GLH> is much simpler.
*Never* do this on a system which has any kind of connection to
>> "JT" == Joachim Trinkwitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JT> At last: it's unwanted that the different users can see (read,
JT> write, delete ...) each others data files -- is there a way to do
JT> that without any action on the users' side?
Set umask 002 in /etc/profile. You can also block acce
>> "CF" == Chris Frost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
CF> Has anyone gotten pine 4 to build? I'd really like to upgrade.
Get the files from project/experiment (from any debian mirror). Make
sure none of the files gets unpacked yet.
dpkg-source -x pine*.dsc
cd pine-*
fakeroot debian/rules binary
cd
>> "TY" == Tun Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TY> I was wondering if there was a way for linux to make use of the
TY> ATX soft power switch...
Recompile the kernel (with kernel-package) and enable the APM
features.
shutdown -h now will then turn the computer off.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "JE" == Joe Emenaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JE> However, when I try using the ISDN through the Linux box, it fails.
JE> The ISDN TA (modem) is a 3COM ImpactIQ external.
More infos would have been more useful.
With the modem, you connect and use PAP for authenticating?
Then most likely
>> "SYZ" == Shao Ying Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SYZ> I have downloaded the pine-src and pine-diffs package.
SYZ> Then I ran the command:
SYZ> dpkg-source -x pine_3.96M-1.dsc
SYZ> I then went into the dir pine396, and typed:
SYZ> ./build lnx
type
debian/rules binary
instead of build
>> "G" == Gossamer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
G> It would be -very- nice if you provided sorta "patch"es though -
G> since we have binaries I guess a "patch" would consist of all the
G> files in a particular .deb that have changed since the last
G> release. I suspect this would be a fair bit l
>> "AI" == Andrew Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AI> I got a small problem in X: sometimes, when I restart my xserver,
AI> mouse stops working, and only reboot fixes it.
I saw this just today (ps/2 M$ mouse). I restarted the Xserver, and it
worked again. I believe it is gpm interfering somew
>> "RR" == Robert Rati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RR> Does anyone have the default /etc/modules file? Tia.
There is no such thing. You most likely need to load other modules
then I have to.
One thing to do is to just have "auto" in the file. This will enable
the kerneld, which will autoload n
>> "RD" == Richard Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RD> XFree86 is downloaded on my system, with Debian
RD> running.(downloaded from the Debian site, stable location).
RD> Startx gives the message "unable to load libXmu.so.6
Install xlib6g.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "r" == rathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
r> later on, I added a xemacs package(using dselect instead of dpkg)and
r> under the pulldown menu:
r> Root Menu-Debian-Apps-Editors It does not show up!
You have to make the wm reread its configuration. Check if you have
something like "restar
>> "i" == ivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
i> I compiled my 2.0.34 kernel with /dev/dsp and /dev/audio support,
i> but whenever I try to reference such devices, e.g. cat on /dev/audio,
i> it doesn't work, with the message: /dev/audio device not configured.
i> May someobe tell ne what can I do t
>> "AS" == Amanda Shuler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AS> then I check it with ifconfig and everything is correct. I reboot the
AS> machine, and recheck ifconfig -- it's wrong. It resets the IP address to
AS> 192.168.1.1 everytime!
Check /etc/init.d/network
Ciao,
Martin
>> "ANB" == Alexander N Benner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ANB> Is there a way to optain the current version of Debian somehow on
ANB> CD ? It would take me about 6 to 8 evenings to download it over
ANB> ISDN ... :)
Try Heiko Schlittermann's CDs. http://debian.schlittermann.de
Mail him at [EMA
>> "cp" == cornette philippe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
cp> How can i configure my my CD-R in order to use it with linux.
I don't own a cd-recorder, but there is the CD-Writing-HOWTO in
/usr/doc/HOWTO.
Maybe this document will tell you more.
Ciao,
Martin
>> "CD" == Cliff Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
CD> Is there an option to dpkg (or it's friends) to verify that what's
CD> currently installed is the same as what should be installed? In other
Another option would be to use the package tripwire, which can monitor
files for changes.
Ciao,
>> "MH" == Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> From the exim mailing list:
MH> |Perl keeps around the various compiler and library
MH> |options that are necessary for building Perl extensions. If "-lgdbm"
MH> |is included in there then Perl itself was compiled with "-lgdbm" and
MH> |I would
>> "DW" == David Warnock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DW> ** Reply to message from Kenneth Scharf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on
DW> Tue, 17 Nov 1998 05:35:56 -0800 (PST)
>> After watching Monty Python's Flying Circus and Benny Hill
>> thoughout my college years, I have gotten used to British humor, it
>
>> "HH" == Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
HH> As far as I know, the celeron is a pentium II with no cache. The
HH> celeronAis a pentium II with some cache. So compile for pentium
HH> II if that is an option, or pentium pro if not.
OK, thanks. IIRC there is just Pentium Pro, so I sti
>> "s" == servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
s> Well they have/are trying to port it to Solaris and HP-UX so a leap to
s> Linux is not to hard to imagine. I am scared, very scared!
Hmm, it eats all your memory, takes all colortable entries and bails
very often.
Obviuosly, they nearly finished
Hi,
no that we got the answer to the K6-2 question, what about CeleronA ?
What is the processor type to choose for this CPU for kernel
compilation ?
Anyone got a clue?
Ciao,
Martin
>> "EGS" == Eric G Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
EGS> On my amiga there is an option such that when I ppp connect, the
EGS> addresses of the name servers are automatically discovered so I
EGS> don't have to enter them manually. Is there such an option for
EGS> linux ppp?
No. BTW: this is no
>> "TCP" == Timothy C Phan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TCP> Where can I find the default kernel config from debian?
TCP> Thanks!
Either in the kernel-source package or in /boot/config-
Ciao,
Martin
>> "MBT" == Michael B Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MBT> Support for the AHA-2940U2W is pretty new for Linux. It is not
MBT> in the stock hamm kernels. If you want to use it now, you will
MBT> need to know how to compile a custom kernel.
IIRC, the latest kernel-source in slink (or was it
>> "r" == rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Please chosse a more specific subject newxt time.
r> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/home/legacy> ping localhost
r> PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
r> --- localhost ping statistics ---
r> 2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
>> "G" == Gossamer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
G> Also, there are a few files that show up in the package list under
G> the "Up to date" section like this:
G> *** Req base base-files 2.0.3 2.0.3 Debian Base System
Miscel
G> Why does it want to update the file (the *'s, I assum
>> "RAI" == Raymond A Ingles writes:
RAI> I don't know if it's debianized, but theres "jsrd" (joy stick
RAI> reset demon) whith lets you use a joystick button to perform
RAI> arbitrary actions. You can configure it to kill X on one
RAI> keypress and reboot on two presses, etc. Sorry, I don't ha
>> "w" == wtopa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
w> Yes that would seem about right. The problem I have is that my
w> 166MMX gives me 149.9 BogoMips on my Slackware partition and only
w> 130.6 on my Debian partition. Same hardware (same box).
Same kernelversion? The bogomips implementation changes
>> "w" == webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
w> 1) I receive a 'command not found? when I try to launch fdformat...
w> Does this exist under debian? Which package should I install?
Use superformat in package fdutils
w> 2) I tried to setup X with XF86setup and xf86config, but when I launch X
>> "A" == Azog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
A> moved to smail... I was wondering how smail handles files similar to this.
A> ex, ~alias/.qmail-ppl is a list of addresses of my friends and it allows me
A> to send mail to all of them at once, how can I do this with smail? Or would
A> another MTA be
>> "OK" == Oleg Krivosheev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
OK> 1. How to create rescue disk(s)?
Use the disk you install Debian from. This one is even called "rescue
disk". See
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/install.html#s6
OK> 2. How to boot in order to avoid /e
>> "MBC" == Michael B Capozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MBC> I was wondering if there was any preset set of packages, that
MBC> would give me what I needed without having to go crazy trying to choose
MBC> from 1500 or so packages.
On the first run, just after installing the boot floppies, you
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