Hi all,
I am a debian user and I'm going to be traveling to Germany in a couple
of weeks. I was wondering if any one knows if my American spec'd laptop
will work if I purchase a transformer, and could I use my current
Megahertz modem to dial the internet? Also, does anyone one know of a
cheap IS
Anyone know the correct driver to use with the Avance ASOUND
ALS-100Plus isa PnP soundcard? Thanks!
--
Eddie Seymour, WB4MLE
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PGP KEYS D/H 0xB65DC61A RSA 0x935801A9
Hi,
This is most probably a frequently asked question. I poked around the
Debian documentation and am unable to find the information (probably
because I looked at the wrong place). How do I make xdm start a
preferred window manager on a per-user basis? I want to leave the
system-wide default pr
> Should I be creating a new .x file in my home directory?
Yes. Just make a symlink called .xsession to your .xinitrc.
xdm uses .xsession, xinit (and hence startx) uses .xinitrc
Will
---
>> "SC" == Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SC> Should I be creating a new .x file in my home directory?
[has been answered]
SC> My box resides in a secure intranet. Does the default Debian
SC> installation allow other folks using eXceed on WinDOS 95/NT in my
SC> network con
Hi there, this is my first message to this list.
I have been using computers for close to 5 years now, and have since
expanded my knowledge about computers, yet mainly involving DOS and Windows.
I now work at a computer repair store, and own a personal peer to peer
network at my home for ga
> 1) Where would be a good site for information regarding Linux, perhaps a
> site maintained by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
> 2) Where would be a good place to get information regarding the use of
> Linux. (As I have yet to find the equivalent to the DOS cd and dir command.)
http://www.li
I just recently installed the debian version of linux and now I have a few
question...
1. I downloaded a few extra packaged from the debian www site, now; I use a
dual system (linux on one HD, Win95 on another). When i d/l the files they
had the extension of .Deb and I placed them on floppy. Next
BG Lim wrote:
>
> I just installed kde-1.0 from ftp.kde.org. I believe that it is the same
> release 1.0-1 version found in slink.
>
> My problem is that the toolbar icons in kfm and other progs that use those
> icons don't show up. Instead, you get fuzzy pics where the icons are
> supposed to be
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, GamerZ wrote:
> 1) Where would be a good site for information regarding Linux, perhaps a
> site maintained by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
> 2) Where would be a good place to get information regarding the use of
> Linux. (As I have yet to find the equivalent to the DO
> I have some questions
> concerning my new alternative OS:
"alternative"? :)
> 1) Where would be a good site for information regarding Linux, perhaps a
> site maintained by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
www.linux.org, www.debian.org, www.slashdot.com, www.redhat.com .. .
> 2) Where w
>
> 1) Where would be a good site for information regarding Linux, perhaps a
> site maintained by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
Linus doesn't have much except penguins on his home page (at least, last I
checked)
> 2) Where would be a good place to get information regarding the use of
> L
George,
Thanks for the info. Sounds like it could get expensive, so I'll opt for the
Internet cafe and hope it works for me. I just hope they allow more than http,
and I hope they have one in Augsburg.
Anyway, thanks for the heads-up, that was what I was looking for.
Gregory Green
George Bons
> I just recently installed the debian version of linux and now I have a few
> question...
>
>
> 2. What packages and programs are needed to dial up to isp and log onto the
> i-net. And any tips on setting up a modem?
>
Make sure you know what COM port your modem is on first. You can try t
Hi Folks,
I downloaded and installed both KDE 1.0 and all the bits and pieces of
GNOME 0.20 that I could find the other day. Both of them look *very*
impressive, and should do heaps for getting Linux accepted as a OS that
isn't just for geeks who love CLIs.
I've decided that I like GNOME (at leas
Hi All,
The new pppconfig script works quite nicely in Hamm, and easily allows
you to use multiple providers. This is a Good Thing.
However, anyone have any hints on how to set up the resolv.conf file
when you have multiple ISPs? I guess I could have an ip-up script modify
it when it dials each I
Paul M. Foster writes:
> You can try the pppsetup package from
> www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/index.html. This is a pretty simple
> script that will assist in setting up your ISP connection.
On a Debian 2.0 system you would be better off just running pppconfig.
--
John Hasler
[EMAIL PROTEC
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Damon Muller wrote:
Hi Damon
> WindowMaker is another one I use sometimes, but when apps are iconised,
> they sit behind the panel, which is annoying. Also tried IceWM, which is
> a little ugly (IMHO), and already had a start-bar type thing, which
> again sits behind the panel
Hello all,
xemacs20-nomule fails on startup with the following error:
XEmacs: `getcwd' failed: Success
Note: This only happens from the command line. If I run it from an X
menu, it starts and runs fine.
I have a completely fresh Deb2.0 installation on an i386.
Scot
--
Scott M. Ransom
Phone:
why isn't there a kdeadmin.deb package for KDE 1.0?
GamerZ wrote:
>
> Hi there, this is my first message to this list.
> I have been using computers for close to 5 years now, and have since
> expanded my knowledge about computers, yet mainly involving DOS and Windows.
> 1) Where would be a good site for information regarding Linux, perhaps
Hello everyone.
Recently I read somewhere (possibly on this list) that there is a way
to capture what was done during dselect using something like
/.../script but they did not go into much detail. Could someone
explain to me how to do this?
TIA
Cristov Russell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
___
Am Tue, 11 Aug 1998 schrieb Shaleh:
> Currently on BSDi we do this in a rc.local script:
>
> for i in `cat /etc/servers`
> do
> ifconfig $interface $domain alias
> route add -host $domain 127.0.0.1
> done
I use:
i=0
for ALIAS in $IPALIASES
do
ifconfig eth0:${i} ${ALIAS} netmask ${NETMASK} broad
Harald Schueler wrote:
>
> Am Tue, 11 Aug 1998 schrieb Shaleh:
>
> > Currently on BSDi we do this in a rc.local script:
> >
> > for i in `cat /etc/servers`
> > do
> > ifconfig $interface $domain alias
> > route add -host $domain 127.0.0.1
> > done
>
> I use:
>
> i=0
> for ALIAS in $IPALIASES
>
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, GamerZ wrote:
> okay
> this is hopefully my last question for today
> the simple alphabet of DOS no longer exists
> it was extremely simple (which haha confused even some)
> linux uses a single tree supposedly, and has to mount devices to this tree
> every bootup, i believe
>
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Keith wrote:
> I recently upgraded to Debian 2.0 and I can't get emacs 20 to install.
> Here is the error message I get:
>
> Cannot open load file: debian-rundir
> emacs-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common
> emacs20 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-comm
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, C.J.LAWSON wrote:
> Does anyone know of any program/method to convert M$ PowerPoint
> slides to decent ps or eps files
>
I do not know M$ Powerpoint but Wordperfect's Presentations has an export
facility that can create .eps files.
If you can export Powerpoint's fig
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: Hamish Moffatt said
: I had this same problem, even after upgrading to 2.0.
: However, I was able to get it to work. I don't remember *exactly* what
: I had to change, but I *do* remember which parts of what files needed
: review. Check /etc/inputrc and /etc/X11/Xresour
I have the follwoing setup on my IBM Thinkpad running Debian slink:
when I am in the office I have sendmail configured to route all mail to
my permanently connected 9.87.2.151 machine.
when I am disconnected (with only my 127.0.0.1) I would only need to be
able to send mail to my local users (for
Hi all
I'm just getting started with Linux, and I've had several goes at
installing the Debian 2.0 distribution. I'm getting tanatalisingly close
to a working X-Windows installation - much video card clicking and
flashing - but it objects to a line in the XF86Config file which says
'/dev/mouse'.
On Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 10:16:42AM +0100, Midgley John wrote:
>
> flashing - but it objects to a line in the XF86Config file which says
> '/dev/mouse'.
>
> I have a Compaq Deskpro with a mini-din-type mouse socket; W95 reports
> it as a PS/2 Port Mouse. So my question is - what should the line re
> Now when i issue a "mail bob" command, where bob is my local user,
> whether I am connected or not I do not get any mail in my local mailbox.
>
> Aug 11 10:18:22 deb760xl sendmail[2008]: KAA02006: to=root, ctladdr=root
> (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=nullclient,
> relay=9.87.2.
Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm?
BG
I know we are going thru' compiler changes etc. I am trying to install any
C++ compiler whether egcs or gcc. I installed all relevant files as far as
I know and as far as the dpkg did not complain about missing packages. But
when I compile a .cc file it gives the following output:
com5 % gcc ff.cc
Thanks Torsten,
You're correct about dates and FTP. I used ftp to get the files to my local
Windows NT
server. Then I tried to ftp from NT to my new linux box. The parse error was
due to
the file dates on the NT box (day of transfer).
My solution was to modify the DpkgFtp.pm file by remarking t
BG Lim wrote:
>
> Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm?
>
> BG
>
Its not so much that one is better than another, rather they do things
differently. xdm is run during system boot so that users never see a
command line, they get a graphical (X) logi
Hi!
john mcpeek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> know how to set them up to work as one drive. I saw something about
> drive striping and I installed the leaner drive module. I need to know
> how I should format the drives and how to make it think two drives are
> really one.
It's explained in the Software
Hi!
B. Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> 2) Track everything in unstable, but only try to upgrade a package if
> a) the user requests to have the package upgraded
> b) another package depends on the new version
I use this workaround:
Usually I have unstable commented out in sources.list. If I want
I always use for i .. -- bad habit. i should have been domain.
The passwords are all of the type login: webmasterfoo, password
fooretsambew. They are temporary passwords for internal use before we
give them to the customers. They then change them to whatever they
want. So it is not a secur
I don't think I've seen this one before . . .
I have /boot mounted on the first partition, a single cylinder. /vmlinux is a
symbolic link to /boot/vmlinux-2.0.33. Rather than following the link, "make
zImage zlilo" is placing a vmlinuz in /, undoing the old link, and crossing
the 1023 cylind
john mcpeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi all,
> I have an old 486 I am using to learn Linux (unix) on. I had a 250 Meg
> drive in it but it didn't have enough room for all the stuff I wanted. I
> put an old 240 Meg drive that was just laying around in it, but I don't
> know how to set them u
Midgley John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As an aside, if I retrieve the whole Debian thing as a .raw file, to an
> NT machine, how can I write it to a CD? (I have a CD Writer, obviously!)
If you you retrieved the CD Images for Debian 2.0 from somewhere, just
burn them to a CD using WinOnCD (or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> that I currently use. Besides the usual GNU
> programs, I also have WordPerfect, Maple, and etc.
>
> Will these programs work with Libc6, or are there
> patches that I have to download?
Debian 2.0 is libc5 compatible.
They run without patches.
augh. I think my zip died. It gets found, but when I put a disk in, after
the series of fast blinks of the orange light, it begings a slow blink (about
1.5s cycle), which never stops. this happens whether plugged in or not.
however, it doesn't click, and i've tried this on a handful of disk
phillip Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I discover that when i want to here some music with x11amp, i must boot
> my system with the "default" kernel image. I cannot play any mp3 with
> x11amp when i boot using my custom image.
> In the kenrel options of sound i have:
> Sound card su
Hi Debians,
I am running w95 at home , and recently I tried to configure
multiple ppp connection from that machine to different Linux boxes in
different domains. As I understand there is no chance to configure network
parameters in w95 depending on connection (Am I right?). Is there any way
to as
OK, I have a rather specific goal in mind when setting up my mail. My mail
arrives at work. I read and send mail from both work and home.
I know that I can (with pine, for example) manipulate and read mail from
home via IMAP. Unfortunately, this is slow and ends up re-downloading
mail messag
Not sure wether or not you'd be able to help
I have a buslogic flashpoint scsiII card and all i seem to get up now is
bios not inialised , try numerous things to sort out the problem , do
you have any idea .
Would be very grateful , Thanks
Rick
Hi, im still getting troubles with x11amp (and eplus...)
[i can only play mp3 when booting with the typycal kernel, the one that
comes with kernel-image2.0.34.deb...]
>I guess it isn´t a PnP card. S...
Well in fact it is a PnP. I had to do all this stuff with isapnp. I've
got a Sound Bl
Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> However, now 95 users have to supply their network password once,
> which is undesirable. Once entered it seems happy enough, but I would
> prefer that those users didn't have to enter a password.
>
> Any suggestions for a solution?
And what about sett
BG Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BL> Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx
BL> or xdm?
startx uses .xinitrc; xdm uses .xsession.
--
_
/ \ "Dad was reading a book called
| David Maze |
Can Windows95 programs run on X-Windows?
==
Rolando Manchado
==
OBTENGA GRATIS SU CORREO ELECTRÓNICO EN
http://www.mixmail.com
Hi,
I am just getting my system up to snuff and i think it would be a good
time to really learn sql. What are your linux favorites and why?
Allan
==
Allan W. Bart, Jr.
Strategic Analyst
_
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address
I am currently running Debian bo and wanted to compile sound support.
My sound card is Aztech Galaxy (claims to be compatible
with SoundBlaster 16, non pnp). The card works fine under dos with the
following settings:
SB 16io=0x220, irq=10, dma=1
MPU-401 io=0x330, irq=2
In
I just upgraded a bo machine to hamm from the official CDs;
/etc/X11/config says
# This file contains configuration flags for the X Window System.
# For a description of the meanings of the flags, see
# /usr/doc/X11/README.Debian
no-run-xconsole
obey-nologin
allow-user-resources
allow-user-modmap
I just removed some of the old buzz/rex packages, base, timezone, bdflush.
I did it in dselect, and apt quite happily obliged.
After that, I had neither timezone NOR timezones installed (don't know why),
and removing base removed /usr/local (a symlink luckily, I've been bitten
before), most of /de
On Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 11:52:05AM +0200, Daniel Mashao wrote:
> I know we are going thru' compiler changes etc. I am trying to install any
> C++ compiler whether egcs or gcc. I installed all relevant files as far as
> I know and as far as the dpkg did not complain about missing packages. But
> whe
note right at the beginning: I use linux at home but I use solaris at
work. I do something similar at work so this may help, but ... ;-)
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Shaleh wrote:
> I am in the process of moving from BSDi to Debian at work. We typically
> have from 5 to 25 domains on a web server. I k
Hi Debians,
I am running w95 at home , and recently I tried to configure
multiple ppp connection from that machine to different Linux boxes in
different domains. As I understand there is no chance to configure network
parameters in w95 depending on connection (Am I right?). Is there any way
to as
>> "REHE" == Richard E Hawkins Esq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
REHE> dir takes three letters to accomplish "ls". Never trust a
REHE> command that can't be typed in two letters . . .
mkdir and rmdir ? I always wondered about them.
To the original poster: There is a DOS/Windows to Linux HowTo w
*- Damon Muller wrote about "resolv.conf, PPP and multiple providers"
|
| However, anyone have any hints on how to set up the resolv.conf file
| when you have multiple ISPs? I guess I could have an ip-up script modify
| it when it dials each ISP, but that's a bit of a pain.
|
That is about the o
I'm trying to use the sound playing without success.
How I can play a sound when arrive e new message ?
I've tried with:
.Xresources:
*xmailbox*mailsndfile: /usr/doc/xmailbox/examples/dingdong.au
*xmailbox*mailsndcomm: /usr/bin/play %s
but I'm hearing only the internal speaker bip.
Try the "mountable" option in dselect (see package dpkg-mountable).
It keeps a transcript (in /var somewhere? check the docs). Also
don't be confused: each of the options (CD-ROM, mounted, mountable,
nfs, etc.) is like a separate program and only bears vague relation to
the location of the Debian
I am currently running Debian 2.0 and during the setup I had
succesfully setup the Xserver for my Matrox Millenium II video card
(using XF86Setup and it successfully starts the server and provides a
screen for me to run the video timing program and save the
configuration file). When I run startx f
I've been running sambades on a bo box which I upgraded to hamm this evening.
The box provides file & printing services to two Win95 boxes and an NT box,
hence the need for encryption.
On hamm, I created the smbpasswd file with mksmbpasswd and set passwords
for the users. Previously I had no "secu
> i went overboard with dselect and threw everything in there
Oops. ... :)
> now nothing runs
> system halts at startup
What's it say?
> what would be a quick and easy way to just delete some files that i don't
> need?
Well, I would try making a boot disk (the rescue disk should help you do
this
> WindowMaker is another one I use sometimes, but when apps are iconised,
> they sit behind the panel, which is annoying.
I just have the clip collect them all ...
eventually the gnome panel should be able to act as a dock/clip, but it
isn't done yet.
> Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm?
you don't really have a choice ... startx (and xinit) use .xinitrc, and
xdm uses .xsession.
One simple trick is to make one of those files and make the other a
symlink to it.
George Bonser wrote:
>
> Debian's ability for remote installaion and upgrade without needing X,
> without needing access to the console or CD-ROM, and without having to
> manually FTP a load of packages along with its dependancy checking at
> package selection time made the difference.
>
I just w
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm about to received Debian 2.0, and I was
> wondering what effect upgrade will have on programs
> that I currently use. Besides the usual GNU
> programs, I also have WordPerfect, Maple, and etc.
>
> Will these programs
Greetings! I posted this problem some time ago and received no
replies as of yet. I thought it might be worth another try. Can
anyone provide insight as to what may be causing this kernel error?
(e.g. hardware, kernel-ware, ppp-ware?)
> Greetings! I just upgraded this machine to Debian 2.0 a
On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Cristov Russell wrote:
> From: Cristov Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Dselect & script
>
> Recently I read somewhere (possibly on this list) that there is a way
> to capture what was done during dselect using something like
> /.../script but they did not go into much
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Daniel Mashao wrote:
> I know we are going thru' compiler changes etc. I am trying to install any
> C++ compiler whether egcs or gcc. I installed all relevant files as far as
> I know and as far as the dpkg did not complain about missing packages. But
> when I compile a .cc f
phillip Neumann wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I discover that when i want to here some music with x11amp, i must boot
> my system with the "default" kernel image. I cannot play any mp3 with
> x11amp when i boot using my custom image.
> In the kenrel options of sound i have:
> Sound card support (Mod
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, GamerZ wrote:
>
> > okay
> > this is hopefully my last question for today
> > the simple alphabet of DOS no longer exists
> > it was extremely simple (which haha confused even some)
> > linux uses a single tree supposedly, and has to mount devices
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I just recently installed the debian version of linux and now I have a few
> question...
>
> 1. I downloaded a few extra packaged from the debian www site, now; I use a
> dual system (linux on one HD, Win95 on another). When i d/l the files they
> had the extension of
Hi,
I am looking to use my debian machine as a learning platform, so i am
looking to create a small projectr that would use a database system. I
read about MySQL and thought it would be interesting. so my question
is has anyone used it and reliable a system is it for real world
application?
All
Hello everyone,
I hope this is not a FAQ.
I downloaded the Debian CD images, and unsuccessfully tried to write
them to CDs using the following applications:
HP SureStore cd writer software
Adaptec EZ CD-Writer
Although I changed the .raw extensions to .iso, the software listed
a
Rolando Manchado wrote:
>
> Can Windows95 programs run on X-Windows?
The easy answer is no. Different binaries, libraries, Operating Sytems,
etc.
HOWEVER there is a project called WINE. This is a project to allow
WinOS apps to on X. It is both an emulator for the binaries and a
re-write o
On: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:51:42 +0200 Max Lawson writes:
>
> There's sthg strange w/ the Xserver config. Some applications need
> to connect to the Xserver. The connection get refused till I add the
> box/host name to the xhost list!
If you are talking about the xhost feature implemented on user si
On: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:14:10 +0800 (PHT) Richard L Alhama writes:
> apacheconfig errors:
>
> httpd: cannot determine local hostname
> Use ServerName to set it manually
>
> /usr/sbin/apachectl graceful:http could not be started
>
> other info ---
> /etc/hosts
> 127.0.0.1 etok etok.etik.com
Eugene Sevinian wrote:
> Hi Debians,
> I am running w95 at home , and recently I tried to configure
> multiple ppp connection from that machine to different Linux boxes in
> different domains. As I understand there is no chance to configure network
> parameters in w95 depending on connection (Am I
Hi,
What do I need to do to get "shutdown -h" to turn off my computer? It
has an ATX power supply and win95 shutdown turned everything off so I
know it's possible.
Here is a snippet from my latest 2.0.34 kernel .config file:
CONFIG_APM=y
# CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set
# CONFIG
I am new to LINUX...sorry...
I have searched for 3 days to find detailed instructions
and no docs or faq's went far enough, if at all...
at install I entered mcdx=0x310,9,0x360,11,0x390,10
I have sence edited mcdx.h with the address,irq's
however the document didn't say how to get the header
Hi,
Every now and then I do a little goof-up that scrambles a virtual
console and I'm sure we all do sometimes but lately I've been doing a
little programming and if I accidentally gib a string argument then it
corrupts the console every single time so I quickly run out of all 6
consoles and am fo
Try typing the word "reset" -- yes it will come out looking like
gibberish but type it anyway and hit return. This USUALLY works. I am
known for letting grep go through binary files. Has the same effect as
you describe. Also try ^o^u or ^u^o (I forget the sequence). This
seems to help when not
I know the subject of soundcards comes up all to often, but I was
wondering if the users on this group could recommend a good quality card
for around $30. I would also like to use this card in Win 95 for games
like Fighters Anthology and others. I currently have the 2.0.34 sources
for the kernel
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Christopher Barry wrote:
: Hi,
:
: Every now and then I do a little goof-up that scrambles a virtual
: console and I'm sure we all do sometimes but lately I've been doing a
: little programming and if I accidentally gib a string argument then it
: corrupts the console e
On 11 Aug 98 02:14:52 GMT, in linux.debian.user [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>I just recently installed the debian version of linux and now I have a few
>question...
>
>1. I downloaded a few extra packaged from the debian www site, now; I use a
>dual system (linux on one HD, Win95 on another). When i
"Richard E. Hawkins Esq." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| I don't think I've seen this one before . . .
|
| I have /boot mounted on the first partition, a single cylinder.
| /vmlinux is a symbolic link to /boot/vmlinux-2.0.33. Rather than
| following the link, "make zImage zlilo" is placing a vml
>> "CB" == Christopher Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[answered by Shaleh]
CB> Also, if there are any vim users reading this what does ^x ^s do? I
CB> sometimes accidentally type this when I mean to save a file (bad habit
CB> from using ae), and this seems to lock up vim pretty hard.
I don't
Guido Bozzetto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| I'm trying to use the sound playing without success.
| How I can play a sound when arrive e new message ?
| I've tried with:
|
| .Xresources:
| *xmailbox*mailsndfile: /usr/doc/xmailbox/examples/dingdong.au
| *xmailbox*mailsndcomm: /usr/bin/play %s
|
Hello All,
How do you shutoff the console's screen blank?
I would like to be able to just boot up and not have the console blank out.
Thanks for your help in advance!
--Jay Barbee
> Also, if there are any vim users reading this what does ^x ^s do? I
> sometimes accidentally type this when I mean to save a file (bad habit
> from using ae), and this seems to lock up vim pretty hard.
^S generally is a command to stopp sending . . . try ^Q if this freezes
things.
rick
Midgley John wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm just getting started with Linux, and I've had several goes at
> installing the Debian 2.0 distribution. I'm getting tanatalisingly close
> to a working X-Windows installation - much video card clicking and
> flashing - but it objects to a line in the XF86Con
BG Lim wrote:
>
> Which is the better one to use with starting X, either with startx or xdm?
>
> BG
>
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FWIW,
I used to start X with XDM which is much more powerful but one day I
moved my hard disk on a different system and XD
Lee Bradshaw wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> What do I need to do to get "shutdown -h" to turn off my computer? It
> has an ATX power supply and win95 shutdown turned everything off so I
> know it's possible.
>
> Here is a snippet from my latest 2.0.34 kernel .config file:
>
> CONFIG_APM=y
> # CONFIG_AP
>> "JB" == Jay Barbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JB> How do you shutoff the console's screen blank?
JB> I would like to be able to just boot up and not have the console blank out.
The command is setterm -blank 0
Just create a file in /etc/rc.boot
#!/bin/sh
setterm -blank 0
and chmod 755 it.
I just installed Debian 2.0 on my new Dual PentiumPro box.
IMHO, It's got some real plusses, and some definite minuses as cmpared
to RH 5.x...
My real problem right now, is that X seems to have installed itself
without Xwrapper, and only root can launch X! I don't want to setuid
the xserver, an
On Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 01:26:12PM -0700, Jeremiah Cornelius wrote:
>
> I just installed Debian 2.0 on my new Dual PentiumPro box.
>
> IMHO, It's got some real plusses, and some definite minuses as cmpared
> to RH 5.x...
>
> My real problem right now, is that X seems to have installed itself
> w
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