Re: Bash 1.14.6.....
Our bash-1.14.6-5 package contained the security bug fix. That's the current version. Bruce -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
What I wonder is, is there any reason to buy a PCI card (speedwise) if I go for the NE2000 compatible one? As for PCI versions - they're worth it, they speed up transfers accross the network dramatically (that is, if you have both cards being PCI). From: Rick Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems to me that the ETHERNET-HOWTO goes out of it's way to prove that 16bit ISA ethernet cards can handle 10Mb ethernet just fine, and that PCI doesn't buy you anything. An NE2000 is a programmed-IO card, isn't it? While you are transferring data to and from one, your system isn't processing. You might consider a 100MBPS/10MBPS card that is a PCI bus-master. Bruce -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Netscape? 3B4?
Robert Nicholson writes: Hi, I noticed that the .deb in rex is for 3B4 Is that what people are running today? Will that deb (which requires you to download netscape) work with other releases? -- They pay homage to a king who's dreams are buried in their minds. His tears are frozen stiff. Icicles drip from his eyes. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robert, The correct netscape is in contrib. First download netscape for linux 3.0 from a debian mirror and put it /tmp. Then install the netscape package. The files aren't in the netscape package itself because Netscape prevents redistribution of its software. The netscape package is just a script that untars the archive and puts the files into various areas of /usr. -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proudly running Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 on an Intel Pentium 150 Send a message with Send PGP Key in the subject to get my PGP key. There was an interesting development in the CBS-Westmoreland trial: both sides agreed that after the trial, Andy Rooney would be allowed to talk to the jury for three minutes about little things that annoyed him during the trial. -- David Letterman pgpj0KZ0T1U5j.pgp Description: PGP signature
xdvi/xdvik
Hi, Does anyone know how the path to the fonts works? I read the man page from front to back and set the XDVIFONTS variable correctly, i think, but it still refuses to find the fonts. Is kpathsea built in? (ie do i have to install kpathsea.deb asa well) cos it seems to call kpathsea to make the fonts/find the fonts but it doesn't find them. I put the fonts where they were supposed to be ie in usr/lib/texmf/fonts/pk/... still it doesn't work. i haven't installed any tex or mf or libs though. But i've got all the pk fonts. Can anyone help? BG -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Callback Internet Link
Luis, Here's an idea: Create a script that waits 5 or 10 seconds, then runs /etc/init.d/ppp start, or whatever you use. Then add a new user and specify that script for its shell. Make sure the script is setuid root. You might want to make the script logout, too, after it runs pppd. Hopefully, since the script waits 5 seconds, you won't have any COM port locking problems. Hope this helps! -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proudly running Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 on an Intel Pentium 150 Send a message with Send PGP Key in the subject to get my PGP key. C, n.: A programming language that is sort of like Pascal except more like assembly except that it isn't very much like either one, or anything else. It is either the best language available to the art today, or it isn't. -- Ray Simard pgpi2tq52hBOx.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: New HP DeskJet 870Cxi
Marek, In my version of GhostScript, the Debian postscript interpreter, there is a device called deskjet. I would assume that this device would cover all deskjets, unless HP has made major changes in the 870. However, I have no personal experience with any deskjets (I use a Laserjet III), so it may or may not work. -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proudly running Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 on an Intel Pentium 150 Send a message with Send PGP Key in the subject to get my PGP key. People often find it easier to be a result of the past than a cause of the future. pgpzLnJLoEIkw.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: package versining problem
Zachary DeAquila writes: can dpkg be modified to ignore non-numeric, non-punctuation in the version numbers/? lyx, for instance, was originally lyx_pre-10.3_1.deb or somesuch but is now lyx_10.6_2.deb or something like that. but p10, so going to the new version is 'downgrading'. bleh. --Z -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The way dpkg works (based on my limited experience) is that it ignores most of the version number. The version number is actually two parts: the program version and the package revision. Also, dpkg ignores the package files name, it looks at the package name inside the deb file. Both packages you mentioned have the package name lyx. Dpkg ignores the program version (pre-10.3), but instead looks at the package revision (1). That way, it doesn't have to know about all the different ways versions are expressed. -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proudly running Debian GNU/Linux 1.1 on an Intel Pentium 150 Send a message with Send PGP Key in the subject to get my PGP key. I have seen the future and it is just like the present, only longer. -- Kehlog Albran, The Profit pgpEvCvHdd0jd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ethernet card
Karl Ferguson wrote: ] As for PCI versions - they're worth it, they ] speed up transfers accross the network dramatically (that is, if you have ] both cards being PCI). Rick Macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ] It seems to me that the ETHERNET-HOWTO goes out of it's way to prove ] that ] 16bit ISA ethernet cards can handle 10Mb ethernet just fine, and that ] PCI ] doesn't buy you anything. There are lots of reasons for choosing PCI over ISA... In my experience, the throughput of a good 16-bit ISA card is approximately equivalent to that of a PCI card. However, the CPU overhead of network transfers using a good ISA card is much higher than that of good PCI cards. Your next machine will probably have a PCI bus, but it might not have an ISA bus. The total throughput of a good ISA bus is approximately 5 MB/s, if memory serves, as compared to approximately 50 MB/s for even a mediocre PCI. If you sink 1 MB/s into network transfer (yeah yeah, it's only about 700 or 900 KB/s, but let me make a point ok?), you would consume 20% of your ISA bandwidth, and only have 4 MB/s left over for things like disk and video access. On the other hand, on a PCI bus you can sink 1 MB/s to the net and still have LOTS of room for disk, video, etc. About the only advantage of ISA over PCI that i can see is it's slightly cheaper and more old machines support it. As a side note, i have had very good luck with 3com products. I heartily recommend them to anyone shopping for network stuff. Sebastian Kuzminsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
Pete Harlan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: In my experience, I've had to turn MGETTY OFF when I wanted to make an
: outbound PPP call. Dunno exactly why. I can dial out when I have MGETTY
: running, if I dial out with something like Minicom.
:
: This is because they're not putting their lockfiles in the same
: directory. Look at the compilation options for both of them and make
: sure that they're each using, e.g., /var/lock/LCK..ttyS0 for the
: lockfile, and that they write their pid in the file in ASCII format
: (not binary). (This is from the Linux FSSTND.)
:
: Kermit, Minicom, pppd, any modem software you write, mgetty, etc.,
: must agree on all of the above, and then it works like a dream.
The debian packages agree on those locations and should work without a problem.
If a package
uses a different location then its a bug which should be reported.
I am using the exact configuration mentioned above. Running mgetty on my modem
and pppd does outbound
connections like the one I am working from now.
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Re: Linuxconf or something like?
Brian C. White wrote: I was wondering if I could use Linuxconf on a Debian system? If not, please explain. I think as new user, it would be nice to have admin. tool to control most of system config. in one setting.:-) cfengine is nice if managing a network. I was look for more then network.:( I think Debian needs one. Some program that is just interface to /etc and /home/*/.* files. Out of all the distributions, Debian system would be easy to setup something like this. Don't you think? Thanks, David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How compile a new module with just the base package??
Hi all. One note to say thanks to all the people who e-mailed with my initial install problem. I have another question about my ethernet card support. I have an etherlink iii XL card which is not supported by the loadable modules. I found a patch to replace the driver file 3c59x.c which when replaced will allow the system to load the driver and will support my ethernet card but here is my problem. I have only the base system installed and can't access the rest of the debian package because it is on my other system. I need to have ftp access to get it and so require some way of updating the module for the ethernet card. If anyone has any suggestions could you please e-mail? Thanks in advance. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
At 04:30 PM 10/24/96 -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote: It seems to me that the ETHERNET-HOWTO goes out of it's way to prove that 16bit ISA ethernet cards can handle 10Mb ethernet just fine, and that PCI doesn't buy you anything. Are you saying different? I sure am. I have known a couple of friends that have 16bit cards and when they upgraded them both to a PCI (I can't remember what it was now) they went from 250kb/sec on their lan to around 600kb/sec. I think that's a substantial increase IMO. Regards, ...Karl -- Karl Ferguson, Tower Networking Pty Ltd (ACN: 072 322 760)[EMAIL PROTECTED] t/a STAR Online Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +61-9-455-3446 Fax: +61-9-455-2776 http://www.star.net.au/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
At 03:52 PM 10/24/96 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote: An NE2000 is a programmed-IO card, isn't it? While you are transferring data to and from one, your system isn't processing. I wouldn't know about the specifics of it I'm afriad. I know that there area heaps of NE2000 clones out there that claim to be NE2000's though... You might consider a 100MBPS/10MBPS card that is a PCI bus-master. For sure! If you've got the money that is :) Regards, ...Karl -- Karl Ferguson, Tower Networking Pty Ltd (ACN: 072 322 760)[EMAIL PROTECTED] t/a STAR Online Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +61-9-455-3446 Fax: +61-9-455-2776 http://www.star.net.au/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cannot find map file?
Hello all, I am a little bit worried about this message about not finding the map file upon bootup. Everything seems *completely* normal except for this little message. I looked in the kernel sources (2.0.22) to try and find the reason for it, but had no luck. This appears after doing a shutdown -r now. Particulars - new debian install after wiping clean an old dos and slackware setup. Old setup: dos on hda1, linux root on hda3, where the lilo boot sector resided. New setup has linux root on hda1, where I believe the lilo boot sector is (the debian configuration tool wouldn't have stuck it on the MBR now, would it?) Should I worry? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Jim PS What should the perms be on /boot/map? I've got 600. * eerie message *** Oct 24 21:47:45 yardbird syslogd 1.3-0#6: restart. Oct 24 21:47:45 yardbird kernel: klogd 1.3-0, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Oct 24 21:47:45 yardbird syslogd 1.3-0#6: restart. Oct 24 21:47:46 yardbird kernel: Cannot find map file. my lilo.conf boot=/dev/hda1 root=/dev/hda1 compact install=/boot/boot.b map=/boot/map vga=normal delay=20 image=/vmlinuz-2.0.22 root=/dev/hda1 label=Linux-2.0.22 read-only image=/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 label=Linux read-only image=/vmlinuz-new root=/dev/hda1 label=Linux-new read-only *** output from lilo -q -v LILO version 17, Copyright 1992-1995 Werner Almesberger Reading boot sector from /dev/hda1 Global settings: Delay before booting: 2.0 seconds No command-line timeout Enter boot prompt only on demand Serial line access is disabled No message for boot prompt No default boot command line Images: Linux-2.0.22* dev=0x80,hd=23,cyl=6,sct=3 No password Boot command-line won't be locked VGA mode: NORMAL No fallback Options: ro root=301 Linux dev=0x80,hd=23,cyl=6,sct=6 No password Boot command-line won't be locked VGA mode: NORMAL No fallback Options: ro root=301 Linux-new dev=0x80,hd=23,cyl=6,sct=9 No password Boot command-line won't be locked VGA mode: NORMAL No fallback Options: ro root=301 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DIALD
After much persuasion of many poeple after saying that I was using DCON, I went and installed diald. Guess what.. it doesn't seem to run. it seems like the /etc/init.d/diald won't actually run... it ACTS like it, but if you pass it ./diald laksjfladskf it just sits back down to the next command... ?? NOTHING was running that uses the tty port (ttyS3). Also, I've never messed with chat before... does the debian diald default to chat, or expect? (You must forgive me, I've used DCON forever now...) and... what script file does it point to? I must also say the the documentation in the debian package is a waste. The install script tells you to look for /usr/doc/diald/debian.diald file but does not exist.. :( (and the little documentation that was there did not help any...) I went to the diald homepage... and was not too impressed with the documentation there... I've edited the file chatscript which was in /etc, and /etc/ppp (edited both, just in case) to match my site.. But it doesn't seem to be a config file problem... more of a startup script problem... BTW, I'm running diald_0.14-4.deb from /rex/binary-i386/net Is this one possible broken? I'm also running LIBC 5.4.7 now.. could that maybe be causing some problems now?? haven't before... -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/user/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
At 12:33 AM 25/10/96 -0400, Joey Hess wrote: I sure am. I have known a couple of friends that have 16bit cards and when they upgraded them both to a PCI (I can't remember what it was now) they went from 250kb/sec on their lan to around 600kb/sec. I think that's a substantial increase IMO. Let me just say that I've clocked cheap ISA $25 NE2000 clones at 700 kb/s (and once 900 kb/s!). But this is dependent on cpu power -- I only get those speeds between pentiums. Yeah - the two computers I had at that time was a 486dx50 (32meg) and a 486dx33 (8meg) so it wasn't powerful, but it's definately the CPU that judges speeds. I say again though, there's no substitute for quality between ne2000's and smc/3com cards :) ...Karl -- Karl Ferguson, Tower Networking Pty Ltd (ACN: 072 322 760)[EMAIL PROTECTED] t/a STAR Online Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +61-9-455-3446 Fax: +61-9-455-2776 http://www.star.net.au/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newbie Debian Questions
First of all - Please don't respond to the list unless you think my questions are of general importance...I'd hate to waste the bandwidth. I am new to Linux (I used to have Slackware and it caused me no end of troubles, but that was probably my lack of understanding and the fact that I have no CD-ROM drive on my PC had to get all the files I wanted from FTP!) For a reference point I have a 386DX/40 with 4 MB of RAM and a 100 MB Hard Drive. I work and program (still just beginning at this...Haven't graduated yet) Windows and mostly Macintosh PowerMacs (this is what I use at home and how I download the Debian stuff). 1) Does anyone know if an Axel ISA 8/16 bit Combination Ethernet card is any good? It is supposedly NE2000 compliant... It supposedly free w/ any purchase Datacom Mall mail-order. I want to get an Ethernet connection between my Mac and the Linux box. I hope to get a second IP address from my dial in ISP (Earthlink) so that either the Mac or the Linux box can act as a Router w/software daemon? and allow both machines net access over the same modem...Is this possible? Does anyone think this card will work with Debian? 2) Is there anyway to get the nice coloring of files in the ls commands' output the way slackware does? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X11R6.1 -- when?
Hi, The current status of X on Debian is (as I understand it) - the version is XFree3.1.2 - XFree3.1.2G is the latest beta version, but can't be included in Debian since the beta isn't distributed with source. The official X11R6.1 distribution includes XFree3.1.2C ddxen -- this may not be the latest and greatest, but this is a newer version than 3.1.2, and includes source. So, will there atleast be an X11R6.1/XF3.1.2C release in the near future? - Hari -- Raja R Harinath -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] When all else fails, read the instructions. -- Cahn's Axiom Our policy is, when in doubt, do the right thing. -- Roy L Ash -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Final Update to GCC Error
Hey all, This is in regards to the discussion concerning 'fatal signal 11' under GCC 2.7.2 on my machine. Resetting the CPU type from 120Mhz to 100Mhz resolved the problem. I'm not exactly sure why, but it worked. Thanks to all who responded for their suggestions. I am still curious about what could be the culprit here. Clearly, there is a problem with the CPU, as I have had this problem with 2 different mainboards and this same chip... what I'm wondering is what, specifically, might be the problem. I have a very unfriendly dealer :(, and would like to exchange it, but I may need to be able to point at something and say 'that's the problem'. TIA, Christian Watts -- #include stddisclaimer.h #include MyBiasedOpinions.h [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux - Why use windows when there is a door? Uptime(LinuxSystemDoingTaskA) = Uptime(WindowsSystemNotDoingADamnThing) (c) 1996 Christian Watts Redistribution via the Microsoft Network Prohibited. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
I sure am. I have known a couple of friends that have 16bit cards and when they upgraded them both to a PCI (I can't remember what it was now) they went from 250kb/sec on their lan to around 600kb/sec. I think that's a substantial increase IMO. Let me just say that I've clocked cheap ISA $25 NE2000 clones at 700 kb/s (and once 900 kb/s!). But this is dependent on cpu power -- I only get those speeds between pentiums. Just another datapoint.. -- true - do nothing, successfully - - true (1) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Daniel Stringfield wrote: Kermit, Minicom, pppd, any modem software you write, mgetty, etc., must agree on all of the above, and then it works like a dream. I use DCON.. its DCON that can't OPEN the port... pppd works fine, and mgetty work fine.. but its DCON that can't share the port... in that case, it's DCON that's broken. try reconfiguring or recompiling it so that it uses lock files in /var/lock. Craig -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Problems with most in xterm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have found the problem, it was the environment Variable TERMCAP it was set to: TERMCAP=co#80:li#24: as soon as I remove this TERMCAP variable all is ok. But who is responsible in setting TERMCAP? It seems that xterm (and xterm_color) are doing that. It doesn't matter if termcap-comp is installed or not. The TERMCAP setting is compiled into xterm. I don't know whether this has been addressed yet, but you could always recompile the sources. Casper Boden-Cummins. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debian installation in a bigger network
Hello We plan to install the debian distribution in the whole network. I was looking for a master installation script to run the installation process automatically from a nfs mounted directory or via ftp. Are there any solutions for that. We want to keep the computers also all together at the same installation level with rdist. But what about the specific directories /etc? Whe where thinking of installing one master debian system and to distribute new installed software over night to the other systems, so that on the other day all systems are again on the same level. As I said, installing new software can also install files in /ets and distributing /etc to the slave systems isn't a good idea. Thank You very much for any help Dirk -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LaTeX fonts
Hi Folks, Please does anyone have (or know of where I can find) as script/Macro I can run which would check for the fonts installed on my system and write out a tex file repeating some phrase in the different avaliable fonts. This is so I can actuall see what the different fonts look like... Thanks Jonathan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
Karl Ferguson wrote: At 03:52 PM 10/24/96 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote: An NE2000 is a programmed-IO card, isn't it? While you are transferring data to and from one, your system isn't processing. I have an Artisoft Noderunner S/I (NE2000 clone, the one that comes with lantastic), and I've been able to continue to run apps while transferring data, and even play video games across the network without noticeable timing problems. This may be true of some cheap clones, but I doubt if it's a special feature of my card that I can do this. -- #include stddisclaimer.h #include MyBiasedOpinions.h [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux - Why use windows when there is a door? Uptime(LinuxSystemDoingTaskA) = Uptime(WindowsSystemNotDoingADamnThing) (c) 1996 Christian Watts Redistribution via the Microsoft Network Prohibited. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Modules problems
I don't know why I keep trying to use modules, they never work right for me I trashed my 1.2.13 system on my home box and installed 2.0.2?. Dselect didn't work, so I did a manual job with dpkg. I installed the kernel source and compiled it fine. Did the make modules and make module_install and everything seemed to have gone on OK, but when I boot I get the error message no dependancy information for XXX module. And, of course the modules don't install. I have to do a manual install to make things work. What is wrong? While I'm asking for help, setserial doesn't seem to work the way it used to and I can't figure out what to do. It used to be when I typed setserial it found all my serial ports and configured them fine. Now it can't seem to figure out that /dev/cua2 is connected to IRQ 2, not 4. Who dumbed down setserial? I tried the autoconfigure option, but it said that wasn't a valid option, Huh? I also tried another option, autosomethingelse, I don't remember what it was, but setserial didn't seem to do anything or if it did, it was silent. Anyway, I guess I can tell setserial to use IRQ 2, but since it used to figure it out, I sort of think it should still be able to do so. About dselect Ah never mind. I've been trying to use it for years and never have been able to figure it out. Oh, I've installed from an iConnect CD mastered on 3 October. Thanks, Jim. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xdvi/xdvik
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, BG Lim wrote: Hi, Does anyone know how the path to the fonts works? Look at /usr/lib/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf There are the default paths Is kpathsea built in? yes Installing kpathsea.deb is not necessary except when you want documentation or need an external interface to the searching algorithm (e.g. in a shell script). find them. I put the fonts where they were supposed to be ie in usr/lib/texmf/fonts/pk/... still it doesn't work. Did you insert the mode here? It is in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XDvi Nils -- \ /| Nils Rennebarth --* WINDOWS 42 *-- | Schillerstr. 61 / \| 37083 Göttingen | ++49-551-71626 Micro$oft's final answer | http://www.nus.de/~nils -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X stoped working
Hi, I have a problem with X, which I tried to solve on private e-mail exchange. However, I could not solve the problem so I'm looking for a broader audience; I will also check the relevant x-news group. I had X up and running on Debian Linux 1.1.4. The configuration I had was: - ASUS motherboard 75MHz Pentium (clocked at 90MHz), 16MByte of FPM DRAM, external cache disabled. - ASUS SCSI disk controler SC200 (NCR810), ActixENGINE 64/2MByte PCI - XFree86 3.1.2 - S.Kleinmann's kernel for NCR810 I then changed my motherboard and now the X server is not starting anymore. My configuration is now as follows: - ASUS P/I-P55TVP4, 133MHz Pentium, 32MByte EDO RAM, internal and external cache disabled. - the rest of the system is unchanged (disk controller, graphic card, X-server, XF86Config and kernel) When starting the server (bash X 2 /tmp/X.log) the disk gets active and the display gets dark. Then all activities are stoped; mouse and keyboard events are ignored except one. When I press ALT+F2 the server turns the display on and shows the mouse-cross for less than one second. After that the system seems to be dead again. Pressing ALT+F1 more then once brings my back to the character display and I'm able to shut down the server by CTRL+C -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
does libc5.4.7 compatible with netscape 3.0
Once I upgrade libc to 5.4.7-1, netscape cannot run and it said bus error. Then I downgrade to 5.2.18, netscape runs again. Is it a bug? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dselect with a CD-ROM
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dale Scheetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Shane McLochlainn wrote: When attempting to install from the CD-ROM it says Insert the CD-ROM and enter block device name []: AFAIK it's /dev/cdrom ( a bog-standard ide/adapti that worked under slackware)It doesn't seem to recognise /dev/cdrom and i tried mounting Well, the most obvious thing is you are using the wrong device. There is a hint in your posting that you are using an ide adapti CD. If this is the case (and not scsi) you will need the support built into the kernel, so you will probably need to use one of the special kernels (look at the I though IDE-cdrom were in the standard kernel, but the bootdisk should give you more information on cdrom-support. also need iso9660 support (but I think it is standard). Then try: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdAN /cdrom Where A = a,b,c, or d and N = 0, 1, 2 etc Almost correct: CD's (unlike harddisks, but like floppies) have no partitions. The device /dev/cdrom does not exist normally: it is just a symlink most of us use so we can forget about the normal devicename. The devicename the installation-program wants from you is: /dev/hda - if your CD-ROM is the master device on the first controller (highly unlikely) /dev/hdb - if your CD-ROM is the slave device on the first controller (quite likely) /dev/hdc - if your CD-ROM is the master device on the second controller (also likely) /dev/hdd - if your CD-ROM is the slave device on the second controller (also possible) If you look at the startup-screen when booting linux it probably said where it detected the CD-ROM drive. (to view the startup-messages later you can switch to the second console with Alt-F2 and give the command `dmesg'). Hope this helps, Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wakkerma/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What does Debian mean?
Hi, I know this is not terribly important but I was wondering where the name debian came from. Maybe those that have been in the project long could share that with those of us that joined when debian had been underway for a long time already. Thanks, Luis. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ghostscript Dependency Problem
Hi. When I try to install the Debian ghostscript package, dselect notes that it depends on another package which is not available. What do I need to do to either get this other package (I don't recall it's name at the moment) or get an older version of gs which does not have this dependency? Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Digest version?
I have been off this list for a while because of the volume of messages. I was told that a digest version of the list was being set up. Has this happened? If so, how do I register for the digest? Bruce Stough -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Callback Internet Link
On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Stephen Pitts wrote: Luis, Here's an idea: Create a script that waits 5 or 10 seconds, then runs /etc/init.d/ppp start, or whatever you use. Then add a new user and specify that script for its shell. Make sure the script is setuid root. You might want to [snip] I was under the impression that setuid *scripts* are NOT supported under any version of the Linux kernel. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Chris. === Chris R. Martin email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~crm7479 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
Martin Stromberg wrote: Hello to all! I'm intending to put in two ethernet cards in two computers, so that I can nfs mount /home and /usr in one (where disk space is limited) from the other (where there's plenty of disk space). I don't have a great deal to choose from from my hardware supplier: Either an NE2000 compatible, Genius GE2000; or a 3Com card. I can get either one with ISA or PCI bus. What I wonder is, is there any reason to buy a PCI card (speedwise) if I go for the NE2000 compatible one? Do any of you know if there are problems with the Genuis card? Or do you think that the double price of the 3Com cards is justified, and what kind of 3Com card should I have if I decide for one of those? My supplier don't know what kind of 3Com cards he have! He says he buys them from another store. I hope I didn't upset anyone with my non-debian specific questions, MartinS I use Intel Ether Express Pro 100 PCI cards that I ordered directly from Intel for $49 (great price -- it was 2 mnth ago). I had to get a special Driver for it from Donald Becker's site. and rebuilt it as a module (instructions came with it). It works great -- besides the card being PCI, I also like the fact that the drivers automatically detects what IRQ and address it is on -- no hardware config needed. My kernel is 2.0.22 (it worked with 2.0.20 and couple of versions below that). Vladislav -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trouble with JED+X
Hi, I just installed the newest jed package, and it won't start under X... it says terminal not powerful enough for Slang. Is there a way to make jed and/or slsc under X? -Marcelo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ethernet card
At 03:52 PM 10/24/96 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote: An NE2000 is a programmed-IO card, isn't it? While you are transferring data to and from one, your system isn't processing. From: Christian Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have an Artisoft Noderunner S/I (NE2000 clone, the one that comes with lantastic), and I've been able to continue to run apps while transferring data, and even play video games across the network without noticeable timing problems. This may be true of some cheap clones, but I doubt if it's a special feature of my card that I can do this. I looked at the driver code and verified that it is doing programmed I/O. So, while it is perhaps not significant for some systems, the thing is using the CPU to wait for ISA bus transfers, and the CPU is stuck at interrupt priority and not running your program while this is happening. No doubt it goes by too fast to notice. You'd probably have to run a benchmark to tell the difference. Bruce -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Modules problems
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, James W. Lynch wrote: I don't know why I keep trying to use modules, they never work right for me I trashed my 1.2.13 system on my home box and installed 2.0.2?. Dselect didn't work, so I did a manual job with dpkg. I installed the kernel source and compiled it fine. Did the make modules and make module_install and everything seemed to have gone on OK, but when I boot I get the error message no dependancy information for XXX module. And, of course the modules don't install. I have to do a manual install to make things work. What is wrong? You probably just need to run depmod -a to register the dependency information. I'm not sure why it isn't getting run for you, I build my kernels from Linus's source and never seem to have a problem. Hope this helps, Dwarf -- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 877-0257 Flexible Software Fax: NONE Black Creek Critters e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't see what you want, just ask -- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
