RE: Debian 2.2 in Armada E500

Hi, I succeeded in installing debian 2.2 on a compaq e500 - including getting the X server, mouse, internal modem, etc etc all going. I don't recall many of the details because everything just worked out of the box pretty much (except for the modem, which is an mwave winmodem, with GPLed kernel m

Xine for potato.

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows of any Xine 0.4.x packages for potato? I've had a look at the Xine site, and in the unofficial APT-sources, but couldn't find anything? Thanks in advance. Cheers Tim Price --- Sorry about the non-wrapped 72 character legal message. They won't change

RE: Shutdown/switching computer power off automatically ?

> -Original Message- > From: Darren Wyn Rees [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 10:30 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Shutdown/switching computer power off automatically ? > > I've noticed that Linux Mandrake 7.2 is the only Linux distribution >

RE: mouse problem under Xwindows

> -Original Message- > From: Price, Tim > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:35 PM > To: 'john connolly'; debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: mouse problem under Xwindows > > > -Original Message- > > From: john c

RE: mouse problem under Xwindows

> -Original Message- > From: john connolly [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 1:57 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: mouse problem under Xwindows > > I have potato installed using a SiS6326 4MB graphics card. > After the SVGA server was installed X

RE: offtopic:gimp script-fu

Check in the layers & channels to make sure there is only one layer before you save it as a jpeg or bmp (which will save only the background layer) Try (can't remember the exact menus): Layers & Channels ==>Merge visible layers Then save it. Good luck! Cheers Tim > -Original Message

RE: applying _only_ security updates

Regardless, Is it possible to do? I ask because I am running a potato system with many packages from woody, and some security packages take longer to get into testing then they do to get into stable. Cheers Tim > -Original Message- > From: Ethan Benson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: T

RE: (OT) Donating old hardware...

I agree, I do some occasional work for a charity called computerbank in Austalia (http://www.computerbank.org.au). We solicit donations of used computers, install linux on 'em and give them away. Mostly, we now only accept pentium or above specced machines, simply because there is more old hardw

RE: how do i chop wav files with sox

xcrdao It is packaged in debian - I think it comes with the cdrdao package. You can graphically view a .wav file, choose your track points, have gaps or continuous play, etc. -tim PS Sorry all about the legal messages at the bottom of my posts. It is added on by the (exchange) mail server at m

RE: Srdjan,Vranje-Yugoslavia

Hi! Well, that's alot of stuff you need there - I suggest you go and have a look at a few pages on installing linux on laptops, these will tell you where to get drivers from *and* how to install them. Try: http://www.linux-laptop.net/ - for general linux/laptop inf

RE: Howto setup eth0

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 01:55:33PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote: How do I create this file? Is there a package which I must install which creates this with is installation scripts? >From the mouth of the great Joey Hess, replying to an earlier thread about installing shadow/md5 passwords after the

Gnome 1.4 "tranquility" debs anyone?

Hi all, Question: I notice that Gnome 1.4 has come out. Does anyone know of anyone who's planning to package it? And Is Ximian still packaging debs? Cheers Tim Price CAUTION This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the

RE: Anyone using cdrdao with success ?

> > I was wondering if there is anybody out there who does disk-at-once > > recording using "cdrdao" or any other recording software. My main > > purpose is the recording of audio CDs, and so far I have > succeeded only a few times in recording CDs without a glitch. > > > > Could you please spec

RE: XFree86 4.0.2 and Gnome 1.2 debs + Debian 2.2r2

Check out the unofficial apt-sources list. http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/apt-sources/ It has loads of sid/woody stuff recompiled for potato - some of it by debian developers. Enjoy! Tim > -Original Message- > From: D-Man [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 30 March

RE: Problems with CD-writer in 2.4.2

> At 03:42 PM 3/27/2001 +1000, Price, Tim wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I've just upgraded to kernel 2.4.2 and am having trouble using > >cdrecord/cdrdao. > > > >They are both complaining that there are no valid scsi devices. > > > >I have comp

Problems with CD-writer in 2.4.2

Hi all, I've just upgraded to kernel 2.4.2 and am having trouble using cdrecord/cdrdao. They are both complaining that there are no valid scsi devices. I have compiled in the appropriate (advansys.o) driver & am able to mount & read data CDs. Just not write. Anyone else have this trouble? Chee

Printer reccommendation

Hi all, I know this is way off topic, but can anyone reccomend a budget printer with good linux (and debianised) support? Cheers Tim CAUTION This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressee. The confidentiality and/

RE: Windows Acting Funny After Install

Everyone please jump on me if I'm incorrect, but I think once you've seen the "Starting Windows 95" text anything that happens is beyond the control of lilo? -Original Message- From: Ben Pharr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 23 March 2001 15:27 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subj

RE: How do I enable framebuffer?

Do you have framebuffer support compiled into the kernel? -Original Message- From: Stan Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 23 March 2001 11:53 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: How do I enable framebuffer? Since no one seems to able to help me figure out why the Debian

RE: Linux wannabe

Can we please move this linux-boots-faster/windows-boots-faster debate somewhere more appropriate? Intellectually stimulating tho it is. -Original Message- From: David Steinberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 22 March 2001 16:38 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Lin

RE: THANK YOU!!

OK, _Do_not_ go to cheapbytes dude, you live in the UK, there are a million UK sites selling linux/debian CDs. Look at https://ssl.dgc.co.uk/dgc-nms/web_store.cgi or http://www.i-stores.co.uk/goodies/Computers_and_Software/more3.shtml

RE: Nautilus ?

Check out the Debian unofficial APT sources: http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/apt-sources/ I believe there is nightly evolution builds from ximian, and Mozilla/nautilus (recentish) from Takuo Kitame (a debian developer?) That said, I notice gnome 1.4 Release Candidate 1 just came out

RE: IDE burning

Hi Frederic, I've never used kernel SCSI-emulation, but I believe some paramters have to be passed at boot time (/dev/hdaXX=SCSI or somesuch). Exact details should be in #man lilo and the appropriate kernel SCSI emulation documentation. I'm sitting in front of an NT box at work :(, or I'd tell yo