Re: xdm and getting to the console..

hether I can actually > shutdown X and sit at the console. After shifting to the console on F1, as root, you may type "/etc/init.d/xdm stop". This will shut down xdm. To restart it later, you can use "/etc/init.d/xdm start". Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive

On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Leandro Asnaghi-Nicastro wrote: > On This Day, In The Year Of Our Lord 19 Aug 97 at 22:15. > "Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive" by Syrus Nemat-Nasser: > > > I can confirm that it is enough, but that depends on what you want to > > run on t

Re: HELP: formatting the hard drive

I've been told that you can install DOS, create a file called win386.bin in C:\, and then the Win '95 upgrade CD will install Win '95 with no Win 3.1 present. I've never tried this though, so I don't know if it works. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: dselect woes

cable). Also, what is your basic hardware configuration? Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian

for your inquiry. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Install Netscape

ll the netscape installer package. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: [DEBIAN] Standardization?

read through all the mail on this list. It takes too much time--too many active users. :-) Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: An x question, and a Permisions question

d some files that have the wrong ownership. Or, maybe it's something else, but the default permissions would allow an ordinary user to execute 'startx' from the console. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: ET4000

own risk, of course. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: ET4000

tabase? Syrus. P.S. I only buy Matrox cards at present. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trou

Re: Where is libX11

ebian configuration. I'm assuming that you already have the X-related developer's libs installed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST

Re: splitting up the debian-user mailing list

fortunately, it is impractical to read every posting. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Netscape package won't configure

it? If you have not done so, you need to retrieve the appropriate archive file from ftp.netscape.com. Debian cannot distribute this file because Netscape is not "free" software. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UC

Re: just how bad is Fortran?

till benefit from using f77. f90 is another matter, meaning that I no nothing about its efficiency. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail

Re: just how bad is Fortran?

ortran any more?)?. Another good question. I care. But, we've been fairly happy of late with g77--presently using 0.5.19.1 which is the most "stable" version. It's getting better all the time. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: .login

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Hardware Question: Which MB to maximize RAM economically?

s are much much cheaper than 128MB DIMMs, this seems like it should be a very popular question for high-end systems. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS M

Re: Problem installing auctex -- clash with site-start.el

;; initialization code. This is on a virgin 1.3.0 machine (it was installed late in the frozen pre-release period). Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: [Question about USR Winmodem]

ry Windows software to run, and it may not work at all under Linux. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: emacs doesn't use AUC TeX

ite) Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: StarOffice3.1

his piece of semi-commercial software, but others may disagree. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Python and Postgres-questions

able database engines (mSQL is free for non-commercial use). Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Please but more bugs in Debian Linux ;-)

ch is /dev/ttyS0. Once you know where the mouse is, you can always create a symbolic link to /dev/mouse. Hope this helps. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM T

Re: Anyone using Real Audio

weekend when I have accesss to that machine. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Matlab for Debian?

On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > Can you get Matlab for Debian? Someone told me that Matlab is > > only supported by RedHat. Does anyone know? > > Matlab is supported only my The Mathworks (I thin

Re: Matlab for Debian?

ty site license allows us to lease it for $125/year. Your price may vary--I think a single machine commercial license is about $1800 to purchase. Good Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Will an XFree 3.3 xserver work with v3.2?

rrect (SVGA) server from the XFREE site, and put it in /usr/local/bin. Then, I edited the Xservers file to point to this server. Everything else on the system is X 3.2. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physi

Re: connectix quickcam difficulties

k the answer is yes, but I don't know how. My understanding is that xv has extensive command line options to allow its use in scripts. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: connectix quickcam difficulties

he file, it should work on your web site. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: [META] Use of the list for non-Debian matters

at an http daemon must be active to use dwww. Is this correct? I have yet to set up my own http servers on Linux boxes because I am not confident in my understanding of the security issues. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PR

Re: Latest rescue disk locks up Thinkpad

s used on the recue disks). Unfortunately, I do not have access to the 560 anymore. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: FATAL ERROR: Cannot seek on disk drive

e that the manual procedure I described comes from recollection. I bypassed the problem on some 2.5GB drives by using 4 primary partitions and no extended partitions. I believe it was a problem with extended partitions only. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: motherboard

Just search Alta Vista for "+SAL +Linux" and you should find the page. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "un

Dual CPU's and Debian Linux

s the Tyan Tomcat III dual CPU motherboard--is this a good way to go for a mission critical machine? What do I need to know before using a dual CPU setup? Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD P

Re: failed installation of 1.2 on thinkpad. Tips?

py the needed files. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian at Home

olated machine without any (additional) > >problems. During the "configure the network" step, you will be asked if > >your system is connected to a network. Simply answer "no" and proceed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Debian at Home

n isolated machine without any (additional) problems. During the "configure the network" step, you will be asked if your system is connected to a network. Simply answer "no" and proceed. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser

Re: rxvt

You may want to look at the Mini Keysetup HOWTO (spelling may vary). This doc will tell you about the rxvt v.s. xterm issue. I've had luck with rxvt by using the .inputrc file suggested in the HOWTO. I use bash. Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: Bo.

e I would appreciate. I would wait until bo is officially released. There are still some problems that need to be resolved. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM

Re: modutils

prior to the release of 1.3. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Install base system from frozen (bo)

On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Alexander Koch wrote: > Quoting Syrus Nemat-Nasser ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > [...] > > These disks are obsolete. There is a newer set (1997-04-04?). There > > were many problems with those disks. The newest disk set allows for a > > floppyless insta

Re: Install base system from frozen (bo)

sk set allows for a floppyless install from a dos system. I don't know how to do this with lilo. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: long-standing netscape problem fixed

ow > experienced the same symptom (not printing correctly). Did you use the netscape installer packages from the contrib section? I believe it solves this problem for you. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Lilo

your /etc/lilo.conf file to the boot sector of your hard drive. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: XFree86 Mouse problem on PS2 mouse.

l having a mouse like you describe (same brand even) work with the same settings you describe, but I did not install gpm on that machine. If gpm is not the problem, let me know and I'll look for the XF86Config file from that machine. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: BO

what I've said here in regard to your previous comments. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: getting the screen to suspend/turn off: the sage continues

low the powerdown of the monitor. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: cdrom problem...

line to get it recognized, e.g. 'boot: linux hdc=cdrom'. If it is proprietary, the only driver that might work, AFAIK, is the spbcd driver which you can probably choose to load as a module when you configure the kernel modules from the drivers disk. Good Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: RPM

y add a directory > /usr/packages//original in which I put the original tar file, its > license, description, and a journal of installation, configuration, and > maintentance activity.] > > --- My understanding of traditional un*x package management. --- Perhaps you should discuss y

Re: Secret debian lists? (was: Debian Book list)

t appear on > the list of debian-lists either? This list was formed less than a week ago. The debian-doc team leader will officially announce the list some short time in the future. Thanks. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Boot Files

l change your mind and use LILO or some other boot manager that allows you to bypass booting DOS/Windoze when you want to go straight to Linux. That's when I was happy that I always kept a copy of my current zImage in /. Cheers. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: TeX fonts

raded to the "bo" distribution. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3)

one have any idea as to what is causing this? If you are in any of the mounted directories (including the top, e.g. /mnt), then umount would give this message and refues to unmount the device. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL P

Re: Another dumb newbie question.

th the line "start-xdm" and "xdm-start-server" in your /etc/X11/config file. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: SWAP partition on a different HD

make the partition with cfdisk, I believe, and then edit your /etc/fstab to change the location of your swap partition appropriately. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: xconsole problem

onsole -geometry 864x85+156+663 -daemon -notify -exitOnFail -fn fixed & (all on one line) Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: power saving monitor

to /usr/X11R6/lib/doc/README.S3, and the XF86_S3 man page. # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate Option "power_saver" EndSection Also, look at the xset command to set the screen saver parameters such as the time interval prior to suspending the monitor. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: gpm, X-Windows, MS Serial mouse

should use the same name for you mouse dev in both cases. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Xwindow and mouse

use to work. The mouse should be named /dev/psaux as I recall. Good Luck. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Xwindow and mouse

ort for > it compiled into your kernel? If your mouse has a little round adapter instead of a rectangular one, then it is a MS PS/2 Mouse. You then need to compile a kernel which supports it. Syrus. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Strange problem with debian install

some problem that occured on high network highload.) We're about to buy our first XL etherlink card. I already saw the URL: http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html Hope it helps. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Ignore this [test]

test. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: does anyone mind if I post my ppp output...

ave the right answer. But, please do post real technical questions to the list. That's what the list is for. Thanks. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: Current rescue disk will not boot a Thinkpad 365X

from a 1.1 cdrom I had that was pressed last August. Luck. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian installation

hat you boot with lilo on such a drive? LBA takes care of the problem? This would be good news for me if it were true. Thanks. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THI

Re: ls colors gone after upgrade

nsole but not in xterms", then the howto colorize the new xterm is appropriate. Otherwise the first solution offered by William is needed. Thanks. Syrus. P.S. I was the author of the now obsolete color-ls package. :-) ------ Syrus Ne

Re: Where can I find xterm_color?

h the exact syntax above. eval `dircolors` <--works eval 'dircolors' <--doesn't work (need ` not ') Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Anyone using a cable tuner card with Debian?

Hi again. Is anyone using a cable TV tuner card with Debian? I was thinking of checking one of these out, but only if it works under Linux. Thanks. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Anyone know about AMD K5Pxxx processors?

card just rips with integer operations. I'm interested in fast video and fast loading of large apps mostly. Any opinions? Thanks. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FRO

Re: Merging Package Formats with Red Hat

ebmake package includes a command, "alien", which is designed to let one install .rpm packages on a Debian system. Therefore, at this time there is no plan to merge the formats as far as I know. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser &

Re: Troubleshooting (was "Re: DEBIAN 1.2 DISKETTE PROBLEMS UPDATE")

TFM when they can find it, and ask the simple questions when they can't find the docs. Then, answer the simple questions when the next "newbie" comes along. At that point, you're not a "newbie" any more, so maybe you're just a "bie"? Syrus. ---

Re: 16bpp in X

epth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" ViewPort0 0 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" ViewPort 0 0 Virtual 1024

Re: Custom kernel and boot problems still...

allation_and_Getting_Started_ should be freely available on the web in ps format. I've also heard a rumor that someone is working on a new commercial version of this book which will include Debian-specific information. Luck. Syrus. --

Re: Gravis Ultrasound PnP sound card, How to make work with debian ?

This package should allow you to set the configuration of your card under Linux with some time and perhaps some frustration on your part. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILIN

Re: Too many packages!

occaisionally taking care of advanced options like --force-depends so the user need not do so. However, dpkg is the heart of the system, and some folks use it exclusively to manage their systems. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PRO

Re: How to finish Install?

login: ftp passwd: [your email address] debian directory: pub/mirrors/debian distributions: rex non-free contrib Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FR

Re: PPP and Mount

tory (I think) when you try to mount or unmount (the 'umount' command). > How can I do an FTP install? I can't dial out through my modem? Do you have ppp installed? If so, you should be able to dial out. You can type "dpkg -s ppp" to see if it is installed. Syru

Re: xterm color

. That should do it. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How do people on this list backup stuff?

oration. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to unmount before turn-off

ocesses and cleanly unmount your filesystems. When is says "system halted", then turn the power off. Syrus. P.S. I don't use laptops. Someone else may have more to add here. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Help please: installation of TeTeX on a Debian machine.

eatly appreciated. Thanks. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: No ftp? Have I missed something?

hing? > *sigh* If you did not get the ftp binary, then you did not get a complete base system. It's included. Is your path okay? I think ftp should be in /usr/bin. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD

Re: Problem with new Logitech "bus" mouse [apparently solved].

into the linux kernel, but there are some workarounds available. Cheers. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Sat, 28 Dec 1996, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: > Hello people. > > To acc

Problem with new Logitech "bus" mouse.

s? [My machine: AMD 486DX2-80, 16MB RAM, 2 year-old LBA motherboard which is not PnP, promise EIDE IO card with COM1 port, Internal 14.4 modem on COM2.] As always, thanks in advance. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Debian and Windows95 FAT

I'm following this up in debian-user now: On Sat, 30 Nov 1996, Mohan Khurana wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Nov 1996, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: > > > Windows 95 and Debian coexist on about five machines > > that I manage. I use loadlin.exe exclusively at this time > > so

Can't seem to replace sendmail with smail.

'cause it conflicts with sendmail. When I went smail --> sendmail, dselect took care of the problem. Can anyone help me with this dilemma? I tried the forcing options of dpkg, but could not get it to work. Thanks. Syrus. ------ Syrus Ne

Re: Setting my souncd card

Your kernel must be compiled with support for your specific soundcard. You will probably need to know its specific hardware settings to do the compile successfully. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physic

Re: Linux and SoundBlaster

the various settings. Hope this helps a bit. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Pedro Quaresma wrote: > Hi > == > > I already look at FAQ but I d

Re: non frees on CD

ck. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Thomas Degner wrote: > Hi , > > recently i installed a Debian-Linux from the Sep. 96 > Infomagic Dev. Resource on my computer at home. > > i also like to install the non-free pac

Re: ETA of the new X packages

re a few hours of modem time, I'll be getting the 2.0.23 sources to compare. Syrus. ---------- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Gerry Jensen wrote: > On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Bruce Perens wrot

Re: Can Debian install from a UMSDOS filesystem?

just need to know how to mount it. If necessary, you might need to execute the insmod command to load the appropriate filesystem support. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Ric

Re: .xinitrc / .xsession / .fvwmrc ???

I think that I have that stuff in .xinitrc and then I have .xsession containing the command: eval .xinitrc Also, .xsession should be chmod +x Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Fri, 1 No

Re: Amber/Green monitors

the xset command to make it wait 80 minutes before it powers down the monitor. I like this feature a lot. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept. On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Oz Dror wrote: > Is there support

Re: dircolors

Try to make sure that eval `dircolors` is seeing your customized config file. It no longer looks for the old defaults so you should specify the path aka: eval `dircolors $(HOME)/.dir_colors` Luck. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EM

Re: color ls

r=auto' alias dir='ls -F --color=auto' Note that color=tty has been changed to color=auto. See the documentation for other change information. Syrus. ---------- Syrus

Re: dselect with a CD-ROM

o, enlighten me :) > The Slackware junkies on #linux don't have any ideas they recommend > 'down-grading' back to slackware. Be still my heart :-). Good Luck. Syrus. -- Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work under X?

nd the problem: >From the xlogin prompt, you can switch to a virtual console by C-A-F2 (or C-A-F3, etc.). From a console login prompt, C-A-DEL works. All you have to do is make sure you have not disallowed this in your X configuration. Syrus. ---

Re: 2 questions.....

alias v='ls -l --color=auto' alias vdir='ls -l --color=auto' alias dir='ls -F --color=auto' Note that color=tty has been changed to color=auto. See the documentation for other change information. L

Re: Swap partition and fdisk

without losing the primary DOS partition. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

Re: csh logout - shutdown

y help would be greatly appreciated. Does your path include the /sbin directory? shutdown is a command: /sbin/shutdown*, so you can execute it from any shell. Syrus. ------ Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>UCSD Physics Dept.

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