Problems with network card IRQ conflicting.

1998-11-02 Thread Mrpeabody
I recently installed a scsi drive on my computer to that I could make it dual-boot debian and windows NT, but my debian network card refuses to work now after I installed the scsi drive. The network card says its IRQ is blocked or used by another device. Being the Scsi controller is all that I

[Dual boot] dual boot NT and debian?

1998-10-16 Thread Mrpeabody
I currently have debian running on a ide drive on my computer and I have recently purchases a scsi drive so that I can boot windows from the scsi. Can I use lilo to tell it to boot the scsi drive up and run windows? Trying to make a dual boot machine. -thanks jeff

SCSI controller and drive?

1998-10-12 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm looking to add a scsi hard drive and controller to my system which currently uses an ide drive. What is a good controller and drive to buy? Does only the controller matter or does the type of hard drive I get matter to? -jeff

problems with libc6-dev?

1998-10-06 Thread Mrpeabody
I did an apt-get update and I got a package error with libc6-dev anyone else get this? -jeff

printer setup for hp laserjet 6L

1998-10-02 Thread Mrpeabody
I just got a hp laserjet 6L and I'm trying to set it up I got it to print by doing a cat /dev/lp0 ,but the printing is sloppy, how do I further configure my printer? I got gostscript from debian is there anything else I can get to make setup easier. -jeff

JDK1.16v4 Java.util not complete?

1998-10-01 Thread Mrpeabody
I recently download netbeans and when I tried to do the tutorial I ran across the error that the Class GregorianCalender did not exist when I tried to import it. Furthur more I tried to compile another program from the command line with GregorianCalender (make sure the paths weren't just screwed

HP Laserjet 6L for Linux?

1998-09-29 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm looking to get a printer for my linux box. I was wondering if the HP Laserjet 6L would work with my linux machine? Most of the hardware compatability lists seem kinda out to date and its hard to find out what newer stuff is supported. -jeff

Moniter screen is wavy.

1998-09-28 Thread Mrpeabody
My moniter screen has become wavy. When you look at it it seems to move. I have a 21 inch dell moniter and a stb nvidia video card. My moniter used to be fine but I recently moved it and now it is wavy like a day after I moved it. Has perment damage been done? -jeff

setting up dialup.

1998-09-24 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm trying to set up a dialup connection to my computer. I'm trying to do it with dip. I could really use a sample script or some suggestions on where to find more information for setting up dialup to a linux box. -jeff

Java and Linux

1998-09-23 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm doing some java development in linux and I was wondering if anyone had some good tools to suggest. I have tried xemacs with jde, but I wasn't impressed (xemacs is blotted and slow). I've been using plain old fte ever since. I've heard that kaffe is suppose to be good, but they don't have

slink jdk bad package.

1998-09-18 Thread Mrpeabody
hey, did debian they fix that problem with the version denpendicies for the jdk pagages yet? -jeff

X-modes other than the defaults.

1998-09-16 Thread Mrpeabody
My X-windows automatically loads in 8dpp mode and I have a card that is capable of much better how do I tell x to try other modes instead. -jeff

Star Office 5/4 in english?

1998-09-16 Thread Mrpeabody
Can you get star office 5 in english? I used to have star office 4 in english but it seems all that it is no longer available now that star office 5 is out. -jeff

jdk1.1-dev problems..

1998-09-15 Thread Mrpeabody
I'm trying to install jdk1.1-dev but it says it depends on jdk1.1, but I already have jdk1.1 installed. So it won't let me install the jdk1.1-dev. I'm trying to use the newest java stuff on linux so I'm using slink and jdk1.16v2-1 and trying to install the corresponding jdk1.1-dev. [EMAIL

XConfig for STB Velcoity 128 with 8 meg of ram.

1998-09-15 Thread Mrpeabody
When I startx is always defaults to 8-bit mod. I would like to be able to run 24bit or 32 bit color. I've tried to run the xconfig from xwindows, but it won't work so I have been using the text based Xconfig program. Also when it loads I have a 21 inch moniter and the x background doesn't

Debian Rescue disk doesn't boot up.

1998-09-14 Thread Mrpeabody
I have debian 2.0 installed on my system and I want to repartition partition my hardrive differently and start over from stratch. However, when I try to load from the rescue disk I get the Welcome to Debian screen with the boot prompt when I press enter so that it will do the default install I

Help with EIDE IBM Drive.

1998-08-03 Thread Mrpeabody
Linux doesn't seem to be compatible with my hard drive can anyone help me. I have a 10.1 gig Ultra ATA EIDE drive made by IBM and I don't have any luck installing debian or red hat. -jeff -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null

New Debian User.

1998-08-02 Thread Mrpeabody
I've just purchased a new Dell computer it is a pII 400 with 256 memory 10.4 meg hard drive I would like to put I'm trying to install debian and I'm not having any luck. Could anyone help me? So far I have make the rescue disk and drivers disk and booted with the rescue disk when I try to do the

never mind the recue disk was bad.

1998-08-02 Thread Mrpeabody
My rescue disk was bad, but I would appreciate anyone's help in my setting up of Debian. I'm not real sure how to partion the hard drive. -jeff -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null

Error when partitionig my hard drive.

1998-08-02 Thread Mrpeabody
I have a computer that came with windows 98 on it. I want to paritition the drive and put linux on it but when I try to partition the drive using debian basic install on the rescue disk it shows that my only drive is dev/hda and when I try to paritition it I get a FATAL ERROR: Bad Primary