Start X problem

1998-08-21 Thread gbh
I'm having problems starting X windows. After installing Debian 2.0 and entering 'startx' I get the following error; (--) VGA16: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 90 MHz (--) VGA16: There is no defined dot-clock matching mode 1024 x 768 Fatal server error: No valid modes found. When

Qt installation problem

1998-08-20 Thread gbh
I'm trying to install Qt 1.40 on Debian 2.0 and have a few questions. First, the Qt Install guide said to edit the .profile file. However my home directory has only a file named .bash_profile, should this be used instead or should it be copied to .profile? Second, I get the following error

Driver for Intel Ether Express 10+

1998-08-16 Thread gbh
I just installed Debian 2.0 but there is no driver for the Intel EtherExpress 10+ ISA card. Does anyone know where to get one? --Greg

StarOffice on 2.0

1998-08-13 Thread gbh
Does Debian 2.0 install the correct libraries to run StarOffice 4.0 and 5.0 or do they need to be downloaded? --Greg

Formatting umsdos partitions

1996-12-17 Thread gbh
I have Debian packages on a Win95 formatted disk and need to transfer them to a Linux formatted disk. These packages have the long filenames, they were not downloaded from the msdos directory. However when I try to access the files directly from Linux, it converts the files to the 8.3 dos

Re: Cheap Alpha anywhere?

1996-12-14 Thread gbh
I am interested in running Debian on an Alpha - anyone know a good source for one? lowest cost preferred! I'm not sure if $4995 is cheap ... You can find Multias on sale for $800 or less. Check out comp.sys.dec and misc.forsale.computers.workstations. You will find used machines as well as