suck config

Hi, I'd like to know what is the entry 'outgoingfile' in the /etc/suck/get-news.conf for? What shall be the correct values for this entry? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL

Debian Package Document in PS

Hi, I'd like to know if there is a Postscript version of the Debian package document! Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln.

sendmail installation

Hi, I've just install the debian 1.3.1.r6 on a new harddrive and the sendmail gave me some error: (PLEASE HELP) --8 # dpkg -i /pub/debian/bo/binary-i386/mail/sendmail_8.8.5-1.deb Selecting previously deselected package

crc error

Hi, I had a major crash on my debian this weekend and now I would like to know how would I go about retrieve some of the files that I'd like to keep. Here is the symptom: 1) At boot, I got about 3 line of text printed out. One of which said: crc error and the next line

CRC-32 program

Hi, I'd like to know where can I get a CRC-32 program? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038

mount /floppy

Hi, What do I suppose to put in the /etc/fstab so that any user can mount the floppy disk with just 'mount /floppy' and all user can access it. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc.

mp3 debian/linux

Hi, Is there a mp3 player on Linux? -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038 tel:

Yamaha CDrecorder 400tx

Hi, I'd like to know has anyone here used the Yamaha CD Recorder 400tx with Adaptec 2940 scsi control under Debian/Linux to record files succesfully? I've just purchased the recorder and try out the command: $ cdwrite --eject and the kernel/Adaptec driver kept printing out of a

ATAPI NEC CDROM Changer

Hi, I've been using SCSI for all this time for my Debian Box. Now, I'm trying to help a friend to install Debian onto his computer. I do not quite know how the ATAPI CDROM work. I've alread gotten all the base install. Now, I need to do the dselect and mount the cdrom. However, it

debian 2.0

Hi Y'all, I think this question has been asked before and I'd like to bring it up again since it been a while. Is there a set day for the Debian 2.0 (or the next release after 1.3.1)? Where can I find the status of this beside posting this mail frequently! Thanks! --

JDK 1.1.4 deb

Hi, Is the JDK 1.1.4 debian package available yet? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038

1.3 or 1.3.1 kernel

Hi, Anyone here know offhand that the 1.3 or 1.3.1 kernel has been built with Generic SCSI device and Loopback device as loadable module? Secondly, is there some document somewhere describe how to build a debian kernel and make it a *.deb package? Lastly, how to build the loadable

sql database

Hi, Has anyone done any benchmark/comparison between these databases? mSQL, MySQL, PostGres95 in term of performance, application interfaces such as perl, tcl, and drivers such as odbc, jdbc, etc. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

innxmit help?

Hi, I've just reinstall the debian 1.3.1 and I apparently have missed some setup somehow. How, the innxmit always give me this problem: --8 $ /usr/lib/news/bin/innxmit -d localhost /var/lib/news/batch.news.dhc.net.479

packaging.ps

Hi, I've just download the ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/packaging.ps.gz and it is incompleted. Would someone tell me where can I get a complete version? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC

mysql deb package

Hi, Would someone build the debian package for MySQL and other MySQL related such as mySQL-perl, mySQL-tcl, mySQL-JDBC, mySQL-ODBC on 1.3? I've downloaded the one in hamm/ and it requires libc6 which my debian box is not yet upgraded. Thanks! --

msql

Hi, I'd like to know if anyone has made or planned a debian package for msql 2.0? -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038

laplink

Hi, I'd like to know if there is a version of laplink software on Linux that I can transfer file between two computers (one linux and one window 3.11) via parallel port? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

/msdos partition

Hi I'd like to know is it true that read/write file on a /msdos partition is slower than on the linux partition? I've a 60MB tar file that I tried to untar under both /msdos and linux ext2fs and the /msdos was extremely slow. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan

midi software

Hi, I'm in the middle of learning to play keyboard/piano. I'd like to know if there is any MIDI software on Linux that can help me. I've AWE32 soundblaster card. I'd like to know what driver do I need. Currently, my Debian/Linux box can not play any sound and I guessed that I do

hamm mirror

Hi, I've been mirroring the ftp.debian.org on the bo/ and bo-updates/ for months now. The activities on this version seems to slow down quite a bit. Now, I'm thinking to mirror the hamm/ as well. Would someone tell me approximately how much more disk space do I need for the hamm/

ftp.debian.org mirror

Hi, I'd like to thank all who has replied to my mail on mirror. With the 'mirror -T' ran first, it did save me 450MB of downloading time. Many thanks again to all. -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC

innxmit

Hi, After my linux harddrive crashed and unrecoverable. I've re-installed Debian 1.3.1 on a new harddrive. I've managed to configure the new drive to have similar setup that I had in my previous drive. However, the innxmit in the get-news script always failed. I'd like to know if

ftp.debian.org mirror

Hi, I've been doing mirror of off the ftp.cdrom.com for a while now. Yesterday, I've just found out that this site was not up to today. So I started to mirror from the ftp.debian.org. I found out that there were a lot of files in the bo/ directory with difference in the timestamp.

gifmerge source

Hi, Anyone here know where to get the 'gifmerge' source? Or is there any other tool to merge the gif files to a an animation gif? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL

communicator/installer

Hi, I'd like to know which installer (if any) should I use to install the netscape/communicator professional edition. From looking in the professional_edition directory, there are 3 files: HOD3270_unix, autoadmin-v403 communicator-v403 would the installer install all

Rogue Wave lib

Hi, Is there any free library that is compatible to the RogueWave library? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX

cfengine question?

Hi, Would some please show me what is wrong with the following cfengine that is sent to my 'root' every day: --8 --- cfengine:/etc/cfengine/cfengine.conf:53: parse error cfengine::Execution terminated after parsing due to

CD recorder

Hi, Anyone here would recommend which brand of CD recorder (w/ SCSI) for the Linux and what software is available in the Debian distribution for the CD recording. Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

clock/time

Hi, I'm having problem with the clock/time on my debian box. Everytime, I bring up the system, the clock is always about 4 hours behind. I have to setup the time using date -s hh:mm. I'd like to know how to: 1. setup the Debian to always read the time/date from the CMOS

get-news failed

Hi, Can someone please tell me what did I do wrong that would have caused the 'testhost localhost' failed everytime? My 'get-news' never worked because I stoped and exited at 'testhost localhost'! Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

'suck'

Hi, I've installed 'suck' on my Debian/box over the weekend and run it to get news OK. However, I'd like to know how should I make it to save the news articles in some directory according to the news group. I.e.: for news group: 'comp.os.linux.announce' I'd like to have all

Re: 1.3.1 release date. (re:)

Hi, Speaking of release of 1.3.1, I've noticed from the mirror I did last night that the libc5 in the 1.3 directory was updated. Should this updated be in the release of 1.3.1 instead? Thanks! Paul Seelig wrote: :[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dale Scheetz) writes: : : The release of 1.3.1 will be

'suck'

Hi, I've installed 'suck' on my Debian/box over the weekend and run it to get news OK. However, I'd like to know how should I make it to save the news articles in some directory according to the news group. I.e.: for news group: 'comp.os.linux.announce' I'd like to have

mirror question

Hi, I've been running mirror for a few days now and I'd like to know . How can I restart mirror automatically if the mirror stop due to timeout or ppp disconnected? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

modem speed

Hi, Anyone knows how to determine the modem speed after the PPP has connected to the ISP? -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving,

ppp on/off

Hi, For some reason, my ppp connection to ISP seem to be very unstable. It could connect fine but for a short period of time and it got disconnected. I'm planning to mirror the Debian distribution and wondering if the unstablity would cause any problem to the mirroring? Thanks!

read news on/off line

Hi, I'd like to thank all the people who have helped me setting up the PPP connect this week. I've finally gotten to work :) Now, I'd like to readnews online. Currently, I'm able to use netscape to readnews. However, I'd like to use the rtin instead which I currently have some

Re: netscape hung

1997 20:32:47 -0500 (CDT) :From: W Paul Mills [EMAIL PROTECTED] :X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :To: Timothy Phan [EMAIL PROTECTED] :cc: Debian User debian-user@lists.debian.org :Subject: Re: netscape hung :In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :MIME-Version: 1.0 :Content-Type

mirror

Hi, I'm in the middle to learn how to setup my Debian/Linux to connect to an ISP. I'd like to know if there any doc. for (privately) mirroring the debian distribution. Many thanks in advance! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

IDL compiler/CORBA

Hi, I' d like to know if there is GNU version of the IDL compiler and CORBA? THanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX

netscape hung

Hi, I'd like to know if anyone here has a quick fixed for netscape hung problem that I'm experiencing. Everytime I bring up netscape, it comes up fine. Once I press a icon button, the netscape will no longer respond. Ever worse if I press any of the pulldown menu, it will hang up

ISP conn.

Hi, I've tried EXACT procedure described in the ISP-Hookup-HOWTO and I failed to connect to my ISP from the Debian/Linux box. I'll try to look for more doc on this later when I get home. I would appreciate If someone here can point out something really quick from the followong log

ISP connect doc.

Hi, Would someone please suggest which doc to read for ISP connection for Debian/Linux? Thanks! What are the software packages required for ISP connection setup? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

crypt

Hi, Anyone knows where can I get the source for the 'crypt' program. We have this program in solaris and I'd like to have it on Linux. Many thank in advance! Here is the top of the man page: -- 8 -- crypt(1)

dpkg 1.4.0.5 to 1.4.0.7 upgraded

Hi, I'd like to know how to upgrade the dpkg 1.4.0.5 to 1.4.0.7? Would be be the same as upgrade the other packages? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL

Re: How can i install new packages?

Rick Jones wrote: : :On Tue, 20 May 1997, The Good ol' tavo =) wrote: : : Hello to all : I am a Linux newbie trying to figure out how to install packages for my system, i downloaded the debian linux by ftp on 7 disks the rescue floppy, the custom boot one, the base ones and the drivers one, then

Q: Update from 1.2 to 1.2.14!

Hi, I'm new user of the Debian distribution and I've purchased a 1.2 CD a while back and had some problem installed some of the packages onto my system. I'd like to know: 1. How do I upgrade this broken 1.2 system to the 1.2.14. 2. How do I find out what are the updated/changed

Zmodem source

Hi All, Can someone please let me know where can I get zmodem source? Thanks! -- Timothy C. Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) NEC America, Inc. ASL 1525 Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038

stack trace

Hi All, I do not really know where to post this. I'll give myself to shot to post here. Please reply via private email unless someone else is intereted. I'd like to know, in a c/C++ program, how to get the call stack trace just like in the dbx, do a where will show all calling

Re: Best Debian CD?

Hi, I got one from i-Connect. i-Connect can always make a CDROM from the debian stable or development release tree for you when you order from them. This is not mass production line. The CD is made on the order basis. This mean the CD I ordered last week might be different the one

Re: Netscape 3.01

Hi All, Brian C. White wrote: : : Anyone have any comments on the stability of Netscape 3.01? In : particular, I'm curious if it runs o.k. with the lastest libc, or do I : need to continue loading Netscape with the older malloc etc. : :If you install it with the Debian package (in contrib), then

Re: How much space does a Debian mirror take?

, 08 Jan 1997 09:38:13 CST Timothy Phan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) : wrote: : :I was once want to mirror the debian as well but I was told that :I need to have a very high speed connection to the ISP. Currently :I can have upto 28.8 via modem from my house. I'd like to know :how do I go

dselect (re:)

Hi, Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler wrote: : : 4) Now onto the last one ;) :Does dselect check if there's enough space left on the hd prior to :installation? : I'd also like item #4. dselect shall display the total space required for the selected package and the available space on the HD

Re: Disk partitioning - recommended sizes (fwd)

Pete Templin wrote: : :My suggestion? : :20M/ :500M /usr :100M /var :(the rest) /local (or whatever) : :Make the following symlinks: : :/tmp - /local/tmp (unless you might share this drive via NFS) :/home - /local/home :/usr/local - /local/usr

Re: How much space does a Debian mirror take?

Hi, I was once want to mirror the debian as well but I was told that I need to have a very high speed connection to the ISP. Currently I can have upto 28.8 via modem from my house. I'd like to know how do I go about getting a high speed connection, the cost of all this and process of

debian sendmail

Hi, Can anyone here tell me why the sendmail -bd -q90m take about 1 to 2 minutes to complete? Did I not specify hostname/NIS/whatnot correctly, or something? This command is in the /etc/init.d/sendmail script and it make the boot up/initialize process wait at the command for that

Re: gcc (re:)

Hi, Please pardon my novice experience! Does this mean that I should use the readline library for termcap and/or ncurses library calls from now? joost witteveen wrote: : :Try : gcc -o prog1 prog1.c -lreadline :This at least links. : : : prog2.c : char tgoto(); int main() {

Re: Buggy mime-support package? :-( (re:)

Hi, While we are on the subject of mime-support, I'd like to know if there is some command that I can run at the command line to decode a mime'd file? Thanks! Brian C. White wrote: : : Well, trying to deinstall the mime-support for apparent reasons i just get : *lots* of dependancy

xterm color (re:)

Hi, You must set the color resource in either the .Xdefaults or XTerm: *color0:what-ever-color#1 *color1:what-ever-color#1 ... *color15: what-ever-color#16 *colorMode: on Check out the 'man xterm' for the last resource name. Michael Harnois wrote: :From

stablize a debian release

Hi, I'm a new debian user and currently experiencing some problems with the debian 1.2 release. I'm wondering if any tests have been performed before each of the debian release. It seemed to me that all the problems I've encountered could have been easily detected if any test has been

gcc

Hi, I'm running into another problem again with gcc while try to build vile. The gcc can not load -ltermcap nor -lncurses. Here are the two small programs that caused the problem: prog1.c char initscr(); int main() { initscr(); return 0; } $ gcc prog1.c -lncurses ld: cannot

this mailing list

Hi, Anybody out there? I've not received any discussion/comment on this mailing for almost 1 month now. Has the list been up? BTW, if I'm no longer in this mailing list, how do I get on it. I've tried to subscribe this list again a week ago from www.debian.org but received no

back on list (I think)

Hi, Thanks for all who replied to my previous mail on the mailing list. I think I'm back on it now. Cross my fingers. I do not know whether I should post the following problems with my 1.2 debian from i-Connect CD here or should I file bug reports. Please let me know if I post these

packages install

Hi Debian Users: Is there any document on which package should be installed first? I just got a development CD from I-connect and I seemed to have a hard time to install the packages from the CDROM. There seemed to be packages to have conflict with each other. Also, when the Linux