Re: chroot ssh for login
i'm not quite understand your problem. Do you want to create a debian unstable chroot system under a production server which you could chroot into? if yes, then here is a simple step. 1. create a normal debian chroot system. debootstrap is good for this. 2. when you chroot into this system. set up your account, apt, . and update to unstable. 3. install ssh package. usually I will confiugue it to use a non-regular ssh port, eg . 4. /etc/init.d/ssh start inside the chroot system. 5. then you can ssh -P to your unstable debian chroot one. Chanop Once in the debian galaxy, I heard Alexander Koch say > Hi all, > > can anyone probably give me an idea of how I can build a > chroot ssh on a production server running Debian unstable? > > I could use ssh2 and the chroot feature, but that one is > really ugly non-free I am not further considering it at all. > > Using debootstrap probably and then dpkg --root-dir= ? But > then how do I get into the system, what do I have to do with > the passwd entry and whatnot? > > Many thanks in advance, > Alexander > > -- > heh, Nat Torkington says Perl's internals are > "an interconnected mass of livers and pancreas and lungs and > little sharp pointy things and the occasional exploding kidney." > Alexander Koch - <>< - WWJD - aka Efraim - PGP 0xE7694969 - KOCH1-RIPE > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://thai.anu.edu.au| `' pgpZa7zXSAQZN.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: via82cxxx chipset question
Once in debian galaxy, I heard Peter Jay Salzman say > approximately what would hdparm -tT report when udma is enabled? > rate of data transfer. mine is roughly 128MB/s for -T and 35 MB/s for -t for 40GB Maxtor drive. cheers, Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://thai.anu.edu.au| `' pgppqgnBDCDX0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: via82cxxx chipset question
Once in debian galaxy, I heard Cheryl Homiak say > It's possible this might get more answers on another list, but thought I'd > try here first. > I have a via82c597 rev 4 chipset and an Award bios. I have anabled the > via82cxxx support in my kernel, but perhaps I do not understand what > numbers to put in on the command line, or for which ide to put them in, > because no matter what I do a 33mhz bus speed is assumed; if I try putting > 66 even in I get something about this being impossible. > I have included part of my dmesg here, and have included enough so you can > see my setup and a couple of other messages that puzzle me. > Any help would be appreciated. 33mhz PCI bus speed is correct. Don't bother changing it. I've heard that someone has tried and has corrupted his HD. To check the effect try your kernel with and without via ATA support. check with hdparm -tT /dev/hd? to check for performance gain. When you have via ATA support, you should be able to get higher performance trough dma tranfer. cheers, Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://thai.anu.edu.au| `' pgpVnfnJrFvLC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Apple Keyboard
Once in debian galaxy, I heard Tomoo Nmura say > Hello, > > I'm using Sid i386. > Currently, I choose Apple USB keyboard. > When touching key, Linux always goes to freeze. > I reconfigure console-common and set keyboard as qwert, US america, > Apple USB keyboard but the problem still exist. > Any solutions ? I have a very similar symtomps with Abit VP6 (via chipset) running two PIII 933. I compiled the basic usb driver into the kernel using the usb-uhci driver. ctrl-s on console, also makes my box goes crazy, but the caps lock is even worse, as it freezes the whole box. After I switch to uhci JE driver, these symthoms go away. My siggest is to try uhci JE driver. Cheers, Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | http://thai.anu.edu.au| `' pgpw3gKq62BNv.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Bug in mutt?
Once in debian galaxy, I heard Anthony Campbell say > For some time now I've noticed that if by mistake I press Ctrl-s in mutt > it freezes and has to be killed. It's not due to anything in my .muttrc > file because it happens even when this file is not there. Has anyone > else noticed this? Press ctrl-q should save your life. Tim -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpskbqt4wHJY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Need Motherboard input for evaluation with Debian Woody
Once in debian galaxy, I heard John Foster say > 3. Asus CUV4X-D dual P-III 1.13 Ghz CPU > 4. MSI 694D Pro2 dual P-III 1.13 Ghz CPU For this part I had abit VP6 which has very similar configuration. My cpus are PII933 stepping cc0. This board has never anything else besides debian. I pull my old hardisk from an old PPRO box, put it in, turn the new box on. It works straight away. From then, I recompile smp kernel and everything is set :). I had only 512M ram though. Abit claims that this board support up to 2G PC133 SDRAM. I still have some troubles getting nvidia driver working stably instead of nv driver for my Geforce2 MX200. Otherwise, everything is working very fine, including firewire camera on pci firewire card. > Which is faster; dual cpu PIII or single cpu PIV. These machines will > not ever be exposed to Microsoft software so I am only concerned with > performance using Linux. I prefer Debian of course but anyone with > experience with other distros are welcome. All boards will have memory > of 2 Gb. And will be using a video card with 32 Mgb of memory. > Thanks ALL! I'd prefer dual cpu set up for my task which I think I can get benefit from the 2nd cpu more than from faster processor. check out www.2cpu.com and www.vp6-board for more info. Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `'
Re: new wmaker clutter
Hello, That button is a hidden features (or annoying features if you like) in windowmaker. It is a language switch button for switching between xkb keymap. You can turn it on or off in the windowmaker preference tab #5, Miscellaneous Ergonomic Preference, with the check box on the lower right corner, Enable Language switch button on Title bar. This feature has been in windowmaer since ~ 0.60 but still a hidden one since most windowmaker developper do not like the look except the one who put it in. I asked the maintainer to patch the config file to enable this feature for debian a while ago. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Joey Hess say > In windowmaker 0.65.0-1, I am seeing some new oddities on the title bar. > Most annoying is a button just to the left of the minimize button > labeled with an 'E'. It doesn't seem to do anything. Only a bit less > annoying is how it adds [1], [2], etc after the title of windows, such as > xterms, which I open more than one of. > > I don't like any of this annoying new clutter. I can't find any word of > it in the NEWS file. How do I turn it off? > > -- > see shy jo > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `'
Re: vim & tab & space
Once upon a time, I heard Eric G. Miller say > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 09:37:58PM +1000, Chanop Silpa-Anan wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > This is not really debian topic, but since I got the idea from dpkg-scanlibs > > thread from debian-devel two months ago. > > > > In vim, what is the setting to use tab for indent and space for alignment? I > > couldn't figure it out since vim always try to use tab instead of space. > > > > e.g. when I use ts=4, sw=4 and has a line like this > > > > [tab][tab]printf ("Hello World \ > > > > when I press enter vim will try to insert [tab] like > > > > [tab][tab][tab][tab]here I can start typing again\n"); > > > > > > What is the setting to get rid of the third (and forth and ..) tab that is > > not for indenting but for aligning? > > I believe you're referring to "cindent", when syntax=c is on... > > :set cindent=off ??? I want automatic indenting feature. No matter mode tried to set, autouindent, smartindent, and cindent, vim always try to minimize usage of space by filling in tabs according to ts. I just wonder whether there is a way to fine tune this or not? Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `'
vim & tab & space
Hi, This is not really debian topic, but since I got the idea from dpkg-scanlibs thread from debian-devel two months ago. In vim, what is the setting to use tab for indent and space for alignment? I couldn't figure it out since vim always try to use tab instead of space. e.g. when I use ts=4, sw=4 and has a line like this [tab][tab]printf ("Hello World \ when I press enter vim will try to insert [tab] like [tab][tab][tab][tab]here I can start typing again\n"); What is the setting to get rid of the third (and forth and ..) tab that is not for indenting but for aligning? regards, Chanop
Re: Thai Fonts
Once upon a time, I heard hammack say > In my Debian Distro's I didn't see any Thai Fonts available - did I miss > them? John Hi, I have a couple of thai fonts in testing/unstable. These packages have their name starts with xfonts-thai-. For terminal try xiterm+thai(txiterm), and aterm-ml(taterm) packages, from unstable/testing of course. I'm still using non-free Thai TrueType font from old box for AA text with KDE 2.0.1 and XFree 4.0.2. It's very cool. Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpvGYj0WZOPI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Enlightenment troubles
Once upon a time, I heard Joshua Kruck say > Hello, > I am trying to upgrade enlightenment to the .16.5 version. when i do > apt-get install enlightenment i get this as a response. > > > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against > that package should be filed. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > enlightenment: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.93) but 2.1.3-13 is to be > installed > Depends: libfnlib0 (>= 0.5-1) but 0.4-3 is to be > installed > Depends: libungif4g (>= 4.1-1) but it is not > installable > E: Sorry, broken packages > > I am using > deb http://people.debian.org/~ljlane/downloads/ enlightenment/ (there > are actually no packages located here anymore) > deb http://people.debian.org/~ljlane/downloads/ enlightenment-cvs/ I suppose you are still using potato. These enlightenment packages were compiled on woody box (notice from libc & libunfif4g dependency) > I am at a loss of what to do, and beating my head against the keyboard > dosent seem to help. Do i have to upgrade libc6 ? or is it telling me to > downgrade? if so how do i do that. Any help would be greatley > appreicated. Try apt-get source enlightenment and build by your own instead. Put deb-src http://people.debian.org/~ljlane/downloads/ enlightenment-cvs/ in your /etc/apt/source.list Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpYlDBrBxJlJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Enlightenment
Once upon a time, I heard Joshua Kruck say > does anyone know the correct line to add to apt sources to get the > newest version of enlightenment. The old on i had > deb http://www.debian.org/~ljlane/downloads/ enlightenment/ stopped > working a while back. Use this one instead, deb http://people.debian.org/~ljlane/downloads/ enlightenment/ cheers, Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpBDXFSDhEe5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Problems with locales
Once upon a time, I heard [EMAIL PROTECTED] say > Hi ! > I am using a Potato system and I have got some problems with the locales : I > would like to enable the french locale so that programs are displayed in > french, > but I cannot. > I have installed the locale package and tried to set the environment variable > LANG to the value "fr" in /etc/profile or in /etc/X11/xinitrc but when I > start a > gnome session, this variable is set to "C". > > Is there a solution ? If you use gdm (Gnome Display Manager), you can select locales from there. I believe that gnome saves the locale setting somewhere in ~/.gnome . Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpEGMhZEgy7e.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Arghh.... glibconfig.h
Stil have the same problem? Once upon a time, I heard John Travis say > Okay, I am not able to compile a few things I want back after a new install. > They all crap out at glibconfig.h (which is provided by libglib1.2-dev, which > I do have installed). The file is located in > /usr/lib/glib/include/glibconfig.h. But I get errors like... > > > gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -Wall -g -O2 -Wall -g -O2 > -Wp,-MD,.deps/alarm.pp -c -fPIC -DPIC alarm.c -o alarm.lo > In file included from /usr/include/xmms/plugin.h:27, > from alarm.c:41: > /usr/include/glib.h:66: glibconfig.h: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** [alarm.lo] Error 1 What I can conclude from your text above is gcc needs -I/usr/lib/glib/include which should be a result of `glib-config --cflags`. I don't know why the makefile generated by configures script does not do that for you, might be a bug upstream. > What am I missing? Okay, so glib.h includes glibconfig.h at line 66. So why > can't it find it? If I try to cheat and symlink glibconfig.h into > /usr/include I get an error about how only absolute run-paths are allowed (I > know this isn't a real solution I was just curious as to how far it would > get). Any pointers/hints would be greatly appreciated :-). > It's not in include path as you can see. Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpgJ7NF3huTx.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Help! I upgraded ssh, it doesn't work, I want to go back to an earlier version.
Once upon a time, I heard Eric Hanchrow say > > Foolish me: I'd been happily running ssh 1:2.2.0p1 on my Potato > system, and then I upgraded to ssh 1:2.2.0p1-1.1. (I got both of > those versions from "unstable".) Well, that newer version doesn't > work on potato, because it requires a newer libc. I don't care to > upgrade libc, and ssh is now brokenly installed, and will not start. > What's the simplest way for me to get a working ssh 2.2.0 server > again? > > I would *think* the easiest way would be to scare up another copy of > the 1:2.2.0p1 package, but I don't know where to find it. > > I tried building the 1:2.2.0p1-1.1 package from source, on the > assumption that the version that I built would not require a newer > libc, but "configure" complained that it "Could not find working > SSLeay / OpenSSL libraries, please install". I couldn't figure out > how to get past that point (yes, I tried installed OpenSSL). > > So: any suggestions for how I can get SSH working again? I'll build the binary myself, Set your deb-src to woody then do apt-get source -b ssh you might need libpam0g-dev, libssl095a-dev, and other to satisfy build dependency Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpuq2sVFqCZc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Need help compiling gtk apps :-(
Once upon a time, I heard John Travis say > I just nuked my Storm install (intentionally, but it is a great distro :-), > and did a full reiser-debian install and re-upgraded to Woody. In trying to > get everything back the way it was I have run into a few problems. I can't > seem to compile any gtk apps. A simple example > > In file included from /usr/include/xmms/plugin.h:27, > from alarm.c:41: > /usr/include/glib.h:66: glibconfig.h: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** [alarm.lo] Error 1 > > But 'locate glibconfig.h' shows '/usr/lib/glib/include/glibconfig.h.' I do > have xmms-dev installed by the way (this was just the easiest example ;-). > As a matter of fact... Bassically you need -I/usr/lib/glib/include as gcc flag. The usual way for an application that use glib is gcc `glib-config --cflags` see glib-config --help fore more info. For gtk, it's the same use gcc `gtk-config --cflags` during compilation and gcc `gtk-config --libs` during linking > ii gdk-imlib-dev 1.9.8.1-helix6 Header files needed for Gdk-Imlib developmen > ii libgtk1.2-dev 1.2.8-helix2 Development files for the GIMP Toolkit > ii libglib1.2-dev 1.2.8-helix1 Development files for GLib library > > The later two both contain this file. Yeh, that's enough I suspect how you do the compilation, package that use autoconf/automake tools should pick up these options automatically. > Trying to compile Xtheater (I want my divx back!) ends with the same result... > In file included from /usr/include/gmodule.h:36, > from ui.h:2, > from gtk-ui.c:29: > /usr/include/glib.h:66: glibconfig.h: No such file or directory > make[3]: *** [gtk-ui.lo] Error 1 > > > Could someone PLEASE point out what I am missing here? I'm sure I'll slap > myself when I see what package I am missing, but for right now I'm just not > sure. Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpjmwgy1w1be.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian Australian mirror @ mirror.aarnet
Once upon a time, I heard Andrew J Cosgriff say > Of course, the advantage of mirror.aarnet being broken all last week > means we missed the whole woody/glibc saga :) > It's only debian (debian-US) that has been stop-working. debian-nonUS has been fine the last two weeks. I got openssl and heimdal upgraded by apt. I wonder whether ftp-master at mirror.aarnet stop mirroring woody due to glibc upgrade or not? Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpQvTGhKdOdK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Debian Australian mirror @ mirror.aarnet
Does anybody know the reason why Debian mirror @ mirror.aarnet.edu.au has been stop mirroring woody main since late last month? BTW, where is the nearest mirror, in Australia? Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-'
Re: licq
Once upon a time, I heard Allan Andersen say > I've just reinstalled my debian system. It all works just fine > except my licq. Congrat. >When I start the licq program I get an error > similar to this: > > 1:57:14: [WRN] Licq: Ignoring stale lockfile (pid 27928) > 11:57:14: [ERR] Unable to load plugin (qt-gui): /usr/lib/licq/ > licq_qt-gui.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file > or directory. > > I think that all the licq program files and the qt libary files > are installed. Any ideas why this is happing ? You need gui plugin, try apt-get install licq-plugin-qt2 for qt plugin or apt-get install licq-plugin-gtk+ for gtk+ plugin (woody only) Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpvevp7JzGrw.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Which netscape version works?
Once upon a time, I heard John Reinke say > There is a newer version - 4.75, which seems *slightly* less buggy for me. > If you don't already have it, add the security line to your > /etc/apt/sources.list file, and then run: > > apt-get update; apt-get upgrade > > and it will install the newer version, as well as any other security fixes > you may need. I don't have the security line handy right now, but it is in > other messages posted to the list today. No, yoiu have to use either dselect or console-apt or manually apt-get install to fetch netscape package unless you have either communicator or netscape package which are meta packages installed. Chanop -- ,. | May Debian be with you ~~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpEIuOzybZSV.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 128 bit encryption netscape?
Once upon a time, I heard Robert L. Harris say > > > Actually I kinda went with 2. With Debian, I installed both the debian > 473 and the netscape version of 474 (into /usr/local/netscape per > default) and then just did an update-alternatives to point to this > version. Worked very nice and clean on my desktop and my laptops. > > Robert But with only update-alternatives method that point netscape/communicator to your /usr/local/netscape/netscape, you would lost very good wrapper that Adam Heath wrote, e.g. it manage all the plugin installed, mime, and etc... You could do these things by yourself but it's very convenient to use that wrapper. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpkGbbb2xpC6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Huge X-fonts in Frozen
Once upon a time, I heard Albert Kinderman say > I am using xfs and xfstt. After the most recent apt-get update and > upgrade to frozen, the default fonts in X are huge. X and xfs are at > 3.3.6-10. I bet you have xfonts-100dpi installed somewhere! Try remove the package or put path to xfonts-75dpi infront of xfonts-100dpi in your XF86config or xfs config file. I think this issue has came up several times already. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpxMJZB9WqQi.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Can't compile pcnet_cs
Once upon a time, I heard Jens Helweg say > Hi, > > I am trying to get my PCMCIA networkcard up and running. It came with a > disk that includes > a driver for that card: pcnet_cs > The pcnet_cs.c on the disk looks different than the one that I have in > /lib/modules/2.2.15 - so I need > to compile it. According to the README (for compiling that module) I > only need the Kernel > sources and the PCMCIA sources. I've downloaded and installed the > appropriate versions > (Kernel 2.2.15 PCMCIA 3.1.8) but I can't compile it. > > I compiled the driver before on a SuSE linux system without a problem, > but unfortunately I > neither have the module nor the old SuSE system. > > > > When I execute: make all I get the following error: > > gcc -O2 -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -DKINGMAX -c -O6 -I/usr/src/linux > -I/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.8//include -I/usr/src/linux > -I/usr/src/linux/drivers/net -I/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.2.15/ -I. -o > pcnet_cs.o pcnet_cs.c > In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:262, > from /usr/include/linux/capability.h:13, > from /usr/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, > from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:8, > from pcnet_cs.c:35: > /usr/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:5: parse error before `ino_t' > /usr/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:5: warning: no semicolon at end of struct > or union > /usr/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:12: parse error before `:' > In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:264, > from /usr/include/linux/capability.h:13, > from /usr/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, > from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:8, > from pcnet_cs.c:35: > /usr/include/linux/msdos_fs_i.h:36: parse error before `off_t' > /usr/include/linux/msdos_fs_i.h:36: warning: no semicolon at end of > struct or union > In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:265, > from /usr/include/linux/capability.h:13, > from /usr/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, > from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:8, > from pcnet_cs.c:35: > From the error reported here, I think you should put -I/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.2.15/include instead of just plain -I/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.2.15 I can see that gcc try to use linux header files from glibc /usr/include/linux instead of those in the kernel /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.2.15/include/linux which mighe be needed for your pcmcia_cs.c. many other distributions ship glibc with linux header file /usr/src/linux as a symlink to /usr/src/linux/inlcude/linux, including RedHat. > And this is going on a while. I'm assuming that I am missing something > because it > worked before on a SuSE system and I've installed Debian for the first > time > a couple of days ago. I think SuSE does the same thing. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpuiDyMG6uBe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Menu fonts.
Once upon a time, I heard Nick Croft say > Debian Users, > > I've migrated to potato from rh. I changed for philosophical reasons, and > am stoked. > > Some things needed customising. Printing and mail were a little > trouble. Only one more major worry: the size of fonts in Netscape menus, > gnome menus and the panel need to be reduced. > > I've fixed the look of Netscape with some help from a local lad. Wondering > if I might get some help from this list in setting a size for gnome. > I forget another thing that you should take a look at, the XF86Config file. With new default setting, XF86Config would put 100dpi font before 75dpi font. If you happen to have xfonts-100dpi installed, you will see a lot big fonts on your screen. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpjl62A3NU6t.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Menu fonts.
Once upon a time, I heard Nick Croft say > I've fixed the look of Netscape with some help from a local lad. Wondering > if I might get some help from this list in setting a size for gnome. I just tried grdb package from helix. It works very good, mimicing gtk-theme for some motif/lestif applications. For gnome, it uses gtk theme functionalityi, so change the theme to the one you prefer. Try gnome-control-center (gnomecc) in Desktop-Theme-Selector. At least you should be able to overide the default fault. If you like the theme, you might want to try grdb. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpKjCPOAYHT0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Compiling Kernel with debian
Once upon a time, I heard Jens Helweg say > Hi, > > I've just installed my first debian disrtibution (Potato 2.2) and I > wanted to compile a new kernel but get the > following error message when I execute make menuconfig: > > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts/lxdialog all > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DLOCALE > -DCURSES_LOC="" -c -o lxdialog.o lxdialog.c > In file included from lxdialog.c:22: > dialog.h:29: curses.h: No such file or directory > make[1]: *** [lxdialog.o] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 You need a ncurses-dev package. Do apt-get install libncurses5-dev to get a necessary header file in order to do make menuconfig. You don't need curse for either make config or make oldconfig. Cheers, Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpZmalOdcEkJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: broken mouse in x session
Once upon a time, I heard Aaron Maxwell say > > I'm running what was CorelOS, pretty much converted to woody (remove > all the packages with "corel" in them, edit sources.list, then apt-get > update && apt-get upgrade). The correct way to go. > My mouse doesn't work in X, much as if I had > the wrong argument to Protocol in 'Section "Pointer"' of XF86Config. > > Odd thing is, 24 hours ago it worked fine. It stopped when I was apt-get > install'ing things left and right [1], so I'm not sure what triggered it. > (it stopped working right after I installed ssh. Hm.) In XF86Config, the > Protocol and Device for the pointer (mouse) were "PS/2" and "/dev/mouse" > (/dev/mouse isa symlink to /dev/psaux). In the console, gpm still works > fine, and it has the equivalent settings in its config file > (/etc/gpm.conf; device=/dev/psaux, type=ps2). > > I have a very normal, 3-button, contemporary-model Logitech mouse, with a > PS/2 connector. In XF86Config, I tried changing the Protocol to (almost) > everything listed in man XF86Config; and changing the Device to /dev/psaux > and /dev/ttyS[0123]. In short, I tried every suggestion I found in the > archives in debian-user and my head. No avail. > > I did find that changing Device to be "/dev/gpmdata" and Protocol to > Microsoft, MouseMan, or MouseSystems, it worked fine except my mouse's > middle button didn't work. I use this button a lot. I can > Emulate3Buttons, but it's not the same. From your description I think you turned on gpm repeater mode, I guess. rerun gpmconfig again and turn it off with "none" when asked. In X you should use just plain "PS/2" for most 3 buttons Logitech mouse. I use first mouse, mouse man, etc ... without a problem at all :) > btw, this seems independent of WM (tested with twm; and enlightenment, > both with and without gpm). Are you sure about this? Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpF2yWp59YIt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Netscape & plugins
Once upon a time, I heard Antonio Fiol Bonnํn say > How do I check if my Netscape is a libc6 one? [EMAIL PROTECTED] apt-cache search communicator-smotif communicator-smotif-473-libc5 - Netscape Communicator 4.73 (static Motif) (libc5 version) communicator-smotif-408 - Netscape Communicator 4.08 (static Motif) communicator-smotif-472 - Netscape Communicator 4.72 (static Motif) communicator-smotif-473 - Netscape Communicator 4.73 (static Motif) communicator-smotif-47 - Netscape Communicator 4.7 (static Motif) communicator-smotif-472-libc5 - Netscape Communicator 4.72 (static Motif) (libc5 version) IIRC netscape/communicator packages ~ 4.5 - 4.7 are libc5. And since package version 4.72, there are both libc5 and libc6. check your installed version. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpoFJe7LLfCF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Netscape & plugins
Once upon a time, I heard FIOL BONNIN Antonio say > > I imagine that this question is a FAQ, but I don't know where to find the > answer: > > I have Netscape installed, and whenever I try to install a plugin, > netscape stops working (Bus error when trying to start it). The only > solution I have found is removing the plugin. If plugin and netscape have a conflict you will get that sort of problem. > I have tried with the Java plugin 1.2.2 and with rvplayer. I believe that > I have also tried some other plugin, but same problem. check the version of your netscape whether it is a lib5 or libc6 one. IIRC ,Java plugin 1.2.2 needs libc6 netsacpe and it was installed and ran properly on my potato box a while ago. rvplayer is working fine here. I use current realplayer package from potato. Chanop -- ,. | Just Debian ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]| `' pgpxpenUuwKw4.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Logitech Mouseman + ps/2
Once upon a time, I heard Ethan Pierce say > Hi, Im having difficulty getting my mouse to work under X > properly...particularly the middle mouse button. xf86config just plain kills > x, but I can get x running with XF86Setup. The problem is the middle mouse > button, what mouse "Server" to use and what device exactly is it running from. > > Its a ps/2 mouse and many have told me to just use mouseman/no emulate/no > chordive actually tried them all but cannot for the life of me get the > middle paste button to work. I guess my options of port are /dev/mouse > /dev/psaux or /dev/gpmdata?? > For Logitach MouseMan ps/2, I use just plain "PS/2" for the protocol and "/dev/psaux" for the mouse port in XF86Config and use "ps2" and "/dev/psaux" for gpm. Chanop -- /\ |Only Debian[EMAIL PROTECTED]| \/ pgpzReWgvHoeR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: emacs not obeying .Xdefaults in debian
Once upon a time, I heard Suresh Kumar.R say > Hi, > > When I start emacs in a debian machine, it is not obeying .Xdefaults file > in the home directory. It takes the .Xdefaults file, if it is named as > .Xdefaults-fully.qualified.machine.name > > Whereas, in a Redhat linux machine, emacs obeys the plain .Xdefaults. > > Any solutions to use .Xdefaults only. ( I have lots of machines in the > network and I cannot have .Xdefaults-machine name corresponding to all > machines in all accounts) > > Any ideas ? use .Xresources instead. see the evidence in startup script like /etc/X11/Xsession. Chanop -- /\ |Only Debian[EMAIL PROTECTED]| \/ pgpifGwz2ZXDy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: APM: Poweroff actually does a reboot
Once upon a time, I heard Moore, Paul say > Hi, > I have a PC with APM support at home. I've installed Debian (Potato) onto it > and built my own kernel with APM support compiled in (I needed to build my > own to add the APM real mode calls option, as the default kernel crashes on > a poweroff call). > > Now, I can successfully shut down, but the "poweroff" command shuts down to > power off mode, and then immediately reboots instead of switching the power > off. Is this a known/common problem (I vaguely recall having a similar > problem on this PC with Win98, before I removed it, and I have also had the > same problem on a laptop running Windows NT). > I think it's more of hardware/bios problem since I have one Gateway box among many Gateway box that refuse to powerdown :( And I couldn't find a way to overcome the problem. ANW, I always leave the box on all the time so it's not a big problem. Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgpAvJpt9tMn2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Windowmaker instead of GNOME at startup ?
My method for gdm is put wmaker in your ~/.xsession with permission -x or #!/bin/sh exec wmaker in your ~/.xsession with permission +x then select Debian session as your default session or if you use xdm/startx that should do the work. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Oliver Schoenknecht say > Hey there, > > when I start my PC GNOME's login screen is directly loaded (with > Enlightenment as Window Manager). Now I do want to use > WindowMaker instead of GNOME (and just WindowMaker). The > problem is that I have solved to let run WindowMaker instead of > Enlightenment under GNOME, but not instead of it. > > So do you know any possibility that GNOME's login screen lets > me choose the pure WindowMaker session ? > > Best regards and thanks for your time, > > Oliver > -- ###### #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpdD5vVamBjl.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: xrdb
Once upon a time, I heard Goeman Stefan say Just use .Xresources instead of .Xdefault will do the work. Xsession, Gnome, and other debian, may be, X start up script honor your setting in .Xresources, see /etc/X11/Xsession, /etc/xdm, /etc/gdm for the script Chanop > Hello Everybody, > > > I have put some things in a file .Xdefaults. I know that in order to make > these settings active I have to do > "xrdb .Xdefaults". This is no problem. The problem is that I want this > command to be executed automatically > when I login in a gnome session. > > Therefore I have created the file .xsession as follows (PS: I use gdm): > > xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults > exec gnome-session > > This does not seem to work. > > > Also, I have tried to put the "xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults" line into the > .bash-profile (or .bashrc) file. > Now I first have to start a terminal window in order to activate the > settings in .Xdefaults. > > My question is, where do I have to put "xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults" in order to > have this executed when I log in a gnome session ? > > > Greetings, > > Stefan Goeman. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- ## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpChHZynMThf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sawfish problem
Once upon a time, I heard Joseph de los Santos say > Hi, > > I wanted to try sawfish but it seems that it wants libreadline.so.3 instead > of > what is unstable or woody is using right now (libreadline.so.4).is there a > way > I can get sawfish to use libreadline.so.4 instead of 3? or maybe get sawfish > to use libreadline.so.4 instead. I am using alien to change sawfish rpms to > debs. > get sammill package or get helix-gnome sawfish package instead. They both works fine under potato and woody! Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgpgFyNyak7Fe.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Java 1.2
Once upon a time, I heard Mats Rynge say > Hi! > > I wonder what I have to do in order to be able to use Java 1.2 on my > potato box. If I understand it right, I need glibc 2.1, which means that > I have to go to unstable. I want to stay away from the unstable if > possible. did I miss something here? potato already use glibc 2.1 Package: libc6 Version: 2.1.3-10 Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG key on request | `-' pgpUxCohdGcZE.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Command
Once upon a time, I heard Daniel Burrows say > > Whats the command for telling me if I have slink or potato? > cat /etc/debian_version or /etc/issue.net, /etc/issue 2.1 slink 2.2 potato or check your /etc/apt/sources.list if you used apt to install debian. Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpxt9bW6OxtU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: xterm xterm-debian
Once upon a time, I heard [EMAIL PROTECTED] say > What's the best the best way to avoid having ot reset my terminal variable > everytime I telnet to a site that does not know what xterm-debian is? > Since this happens quite often it is getting a little tedious. > > Thanks See /usr/share/doc/xterm or X-strikeforce home page. In potato, it seems like default term name has been chaged back to xterm. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpYKr0d1af0J.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Changing user name
Once upon a time, I heard Kent West say > Chanop Silpa-Anan wrote: > > > Once upon a time, I heard Brian say > > > > > Cameron Matheson said: > > > > > > >Hey, > > > > > > > >I want to change my user name from fatmike to cmatheson. Is this > > > >possible? > > > > I think the easierway is edit your /etc/password and change username and > > home directory feild, you should find it easily :) > > > > Then rename your old home dir to new homedir, that's it. > > Will the file ownership/permissions remain intact? I suspect they will, > thinking that the permissions are based on the user ID instead of the > username, but I'm not sure. Yes, owner/group are based on uid/gid not name :) -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpvP6qUyedSq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Changing user name
Once upon a time, I heard Brian say > Cameron Matheson said: > > >Hey, > > > >I want to change my user name from fatmike to cmatheson. Is this > >possible? I think the easierway is edit your /etc/password and change username and home directory feild, you should find it easily :) Then rename your old home dir to new homedir, that's it. > > > This won't be entirely fool-proof, but... > > You might try adding the user cmatheson to your system (as root): > > $ adduser cmatheson > > Then (as root): > > $ cd /home > $ mv fatmike cmatheson > $ chown -R cmatheson.cmatheson cmatheson > $ logout > > Then, from that moment on, log in as cmatheson instead of fatmike. > > When you're satisfied nothing else on the system is 'owned' by the user > fatmike: > > $ rmuser fatmike -- ## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgp4DmGHvT7Q2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: PCI 128...
Once upon a time, I heard David Henningsson say > Okay, so I continue to try to get my PCI128 working. > I ran make menuconfig (kernel 2.2.14) and this time, i checked OSS. And then > a lot of new options appeared, and I checked my old card (SB16). And after a > reboot, cat /dev/sndstat started working and I could send midifiles to my > synth using the SB16 midi port. Interesting! > > However, cat /dev/sndstat only tells me about my SB16 card and nothing about > the PCI 128 (which I - through lspci - found out was a 1370 and not a 1371, > which was what I guessed). > The PCI 128 seems not to be a part of OSS, but some kernel stuff. But if > playmidi uses OSS and my PCI 128 doesn't, how do I use the PCI 128 midi port? > apt-get install timidity, I use it with ESS Maestro chip. Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgp6iFTqR2AIF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: udf kernel patch
Once upon a time, I heard Rob say > Hmm.. I have one for 2.2.14, one of the reasons I don't just > go up to .15 ... also a reiserfs patch.. > I have been using 2.2.14 reiser patch on 2.2.15 since pre10, for about 2-3 months now, the patch applied cleanly and I haven't found a problem yet. -- Chanop pgp5SwpTqFjcn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mounting non Debian partitions
Once upon a time, I heard Russ Pitman say > Have only just managed to install Debian 2.1, after giving up > many times. Good work! > Now mostly it all works, all I need to do is hang in there. > > Normally using redhat, I now need to shift configurations etc > but when in deb. and I try to mount any linux partition that is not > debian, mount balks with this error > - > $ mount -t ext2 /dev/hda9 /rh6 > > EXT2-fs: 03:09: couldn't mount because of unsupported optional > features > mount: wrong filesystem etc. etc. > or too many etc. etc. ( the usual complaint) > -- > Working out of redhat there is no problem in mounting other > distributions partitions/filesystems, at least I haven't had any to > date and the result is the same from fstab > > Is this a known problem, will an upgrade fix things. I am > currently using RH 6.2.Have I missed some changes in the ext2 fs? IIRC, it is a known problem, sort of feature enhancement. mke2fs in potato, or rh6 could generate ext2 fs that kernel 2.0 could not read. Try upgrading your kernel to 2.2 or try forcing the mount. cheers, -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Hurd ICQ uin 11366301| `-' pgpFcUW17BL1b.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Creating booklets with Latex
Once upon a time, I heard Nils-Erik Svangๅrd say > > Hi! > > I've gotten in trouble again, bragging about how good Debian is and that I > write all my reports in Latex. Well now I might gone under. I'm supposed > to produce a booklet i A6 (folded A5) with students songs. > I have read some docs on the web, it seems I can create a booklet by using > either lpr -Cduplex or using a program called psbook. But I havent figured > out how to print it on A5 paper (A6 booklets). > Does anyone have experiance makeing booklets? > > /nisse I did sth like this a while ago. What I did was, fist use psresize to resize A4->A5, then psnup to fit two A5s into one A4, then psbook to split them in booklets, and viola print them. I guess that you might need psnup to fit two A6s into one A5, then psbook and print it Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG key on request | `-' pgpsQqZwqOli8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Beware of broken perl installation
Once upon a time, I heard Oki DZ say > I have a system with broken perl installation, the output of > apt-get -s install perl is attached below. ^^^ That's the culprit, perl package is to be consider obsolete. use apt-get install perl-5.005 instead. > It's kinda scary, isn't it...? No. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpPVK730nFUl.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: no wonder...
Once upon a time, I heard [EMAIL PROTECTED] say > Another thing that would be very helpful (and perhaps it exists and I > just have not yet found it) would be an easy way to just back up to > where one was a moment before, but not all the way to the beginning. > So, say you see a package on the list that you think you might like to > install, and so you hit the + key. Then you find that it requires > about 300 other packages that you don't have installed, and some of > them conflict with others that you do have installed and are more > important to you than this new one that you just decided to try. What > you would like would be a sort of a back button or an undo that would > just back-step one step at a time. just "X" when the confict screen appear :), Other options is "Q" chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSDICQ uin 11366301| `-' pgplHsGkGMMN5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: no wonder...
Once upon a time, I heard John Hasler say > Before proceeding to install and remove marked packages dselect (and > aptitude) should put up a menu listing all the proposed changes and > offering the user the choice of For dselect, > Proceed to install and remove marked packages Select 3. [I]nstall Install and upgrade wanted packages. or apt-get dselect-install > Edit the changes Reselect 2. [S]elect Request which packages you want on your system. > Reverse all the marks and start over I'm you can't do that if you alread exit select menu to main menu. But if you are still in select menu. "X" would be your friend (note capital X) > Exit without altering the database Isn't this the same thing as above? Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSDICQ uin 11366301| `-' pgpK6m9g0kSY1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ntpdate: socket in use
Once upon a time, I heard Aaron Solochek say > Well, I've been trying to update my clock to the local kerberos servers, > but it doesn't work. > > leko:/home/aarons#rdate kerberos.andrew.cmu.edu > rdate: Could not connect socket: Connection refused > leko:/home/aarons#ntpdate kerberos.andrew.cmu.edu > 8 Apr 00:22:26 ntpdate[583]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting > leko:/home/aarons# > > > What could be causing this? Very good to provide the foolowing data. > leko:/home/aarons#ps aux [snip] > root 194 0.0 0.2 1548 1540 ?SL Apr07 0:00 > /usr/sbin/ntpd ^^ You should have stop ntp by /etc/init.d/ntp stop before use ntpdate to syncronize the clock. Then /etc/init.d/ntp start after you sync you clock with /etc/init.d/ntpdate start. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSDICQ uin 11366301| `-' pgp52wYhQscMA.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: modules
Once upon a time, I heard Viktor Rosenfeld say > (**) I never understood why "dpkg -i" bitches about the fact that you > install the same kernel version as the currently running kernel. It > justifies it with possible confusion in /lib/modules/, but > that's what I don't get. Newly compiled modules will overwrite the old, > and older kernel modules should still load perfectly, because they're > for the same kernel-version. What's the big deal then? Let's say you turn off apm, and remove some modules. If your old module with apm get loaded, ummm, I don't what's going to happen. May be nothing serious would happen. Chanop -- ###### #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgp71TonHal3h.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt questions (Was: Looking for a good mail program)
Once upon a time, I heard Richard Taylor say > On 4/6/2000, 7:31:18 PM, Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote > > Once upon a time, I heard Viktor Rosenfeld say > > > > I recently switched my working environment from Windows to Debian only > > > and I've been using Netscape Mail so far. And I *hate* it! > > > Me too, it's too slow! > > :} Tried 6? Even slower than M14 :P > This {staroffice} isn't too bad... seeing as it's integrated into the > office package you've got a lot of capabilities at your fingertips... > and... 5.2's up now. > But, it's vey bulky. Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux ICQ uin 11366301 | `-' pgpeZPXjwCUFj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Fooling apt-get about new kernel?
Once upon a time, I heard Svante Signell say > Hi, > > How to temporarily trick apt-get not to try to install the new kernel > 2.2.14-3 until I have got the time to build a new one based on the > most recent sources, 2.2.14-4? > #dpkg --set-selections kernel-image-2.2.14 hold ^D Should do the work! or use dselect and hold the package with "=" key Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux ICQ uin 11366301 | `-' pgpYsR73DUCjm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt questions (Was: Looking for a good mail program)
Once upon a time, I heard Viktor Rosenfeld say > I recently switched my working environment from Windows to Debian only > and I've been using Netscape Mail so far. And I *hate* it! Me too, it's too slow! > > My question are: > - Does Mutt support hierarchical folders? E.g. I want to have a folder > called "Mailing Lists" with individual subfolders for each mailing list > and a folder called "Friends" with individual subfolders for each > person. You could place you mailbox in anyfolder and mutt still could access it. > - Can Mutt automatically move incoming mail into different folders? Yes. > - Can I share Mutt's mail files with another mail program, so I could > use a GUI program when under X? Would that be wise? Yes. mutt use std mbox format (I think it could read other type too), so does netscape I think. Chanop -- ## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpeU100e2eW7.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: configuring a base system
Once upon a time, I heard Phil Howard say > > it. REMOVE it or RENAME it. then boot as usual, you might need to edit some > > files in /etc by hand since you start unpack it manually :) > > Since there is no documentation covering this, I need to find out just what > things Debian might need to have configured beyond the what I could presume. > I'm sure I can manually start the networking. Configuring Debian's own > network files would be new to me, so I'd have to go exploring to do that. > > Anyone have a list or some other document about this? There is a brief doc in http://www.dartmouth.edu/~jonh/lppc-serve/cache/572.html Basically what you need to do is to 1. remove /sbin/unconfigure.sh 2. fix /etc/fstab 3. fix /etc/hostname 4. fix /etc/resolv.conf 5. fix /etc/network/interfaces (apt-get get upgrade will give you new example) 6. fix /etc/modules 7. fix /etc/localtime 8. may be more .. you will find out :) I think that's almost everything you didn't do when you skip using boot floppy. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpNurpNmBild.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: XF86Setup
Once upon a time, I heard Steve White say > Greetings, > > I have an ATI Rage 128 XPERT 2000 video card and the XF86Setup program does > not seem to be able to start x after I finish the configuration. It says it > is attempting to, then the screen goes dark and stays that way until reboot. > Any suggestions? > Get latest Xfree, ie 3.3.6. It's in potato now. Or try Binary only server from xfree.org. I've also heard sth about putting vga=791 or 792 to kernel inorder to get some of Rage board to work, but it seems that I don't need it for Rage Mobility on GW Solo9300. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpecig7WK1Ya.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: new computer ??
Once upon a time, I heard George Bonser say > It is hard to find Debian pre-installed. I know Dell will not sell certain > hardware configurations with Linux (Red Hat only). VALinux sells their own > version based on Red Hat. I'm sure that you could request Debian on VA box! Also from other vendors too. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpjxwtiN15yP.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: make-kpkg
Let's say you have unpack linux sounce in /usr/src/linux then try this #cd /usr/src/linux #make config|menuconfig|xconfig #[fakeroot|sudo|else] make-kpkg kernel_image You should have kernel-image-?? in /usr/src, try that out ! bye, Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Antonio Rodriguez say > To use the make-kpkg (kernel-package) it is said that must be used in a > top linux source directory. What exactly does it mean? An empty > directory with only some file such as > kernel-source-2.2.14_2.2.14-4_all.deb? > I want to make my own kernel. > Thanks, > AR (not too newby, but not too good at this either) -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgp205DHZz2Nr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install with dpkg only.
Once upon a time, I heard Gary Hennigan say > I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were in this > situation I'd try to just "tar xzf base2_2.tgz" with base2_2.tgz being > available in main/disks-i386/current. That contains a complete base > install of Debian and I don't think there's any setup of it required. > > Gary That's the way to go but you would need to do some minor shore, like /sbin/unconfigure.sh, /etc/ , kernel, if you really want to directly boot to this Debian partition. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpU16VQJJWcF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Can't find XF86Setup, and other dselect questions..
Once upon a time, I heard Gregory Guthrie say > I have an old (pre-2.x) system, upgraded to 2.0, then 2.1, 2.1R4. > > 1) I wanted to move into X GUI, and have a lot of X11 stuff under > /usr/X11R6/... > but do not have XF86Setup. Use xf86config instead. > I ran dselect from my 2.1 disk (Essential Debian), and from both of my > 2.1R4 disks, but found no X11 stuff on any of them. May be on 2nd CD, couldn't remember since I usually use apt http/ftp, sometimes dselect/apt. > I tried to point dselect to www.debian/org via FTP, but it wanted to > download 70+ MB, so I declined. have you used apt or apt-method in dselect?? > I had assumed it would only download a few upgrades, and/or give me a > selection option of packages before such a big download. Yes, put package on hold. > Seems like this should be easy, what am I missing? Easy way is to use apt, and put unwant package on hold. Try sth like apt-get update; apt-get install xserver-svga After you configure XF86Config, X should run, IIRC, at least with X. Install your prefer X11 software after that. > 2) If I put in various CDroms, does dselect remember what programs are > available on each, or do I need to roll all of them through each time I > want to find something? I think dselect does remember things, but you have to have dselect-multicd installed. Better way is apt, via apt-cdrom. > 3) I see that Debian 2.1 is not Linux 2.2, but is 2.0.30; I want to get > proper parport printer/Zip sharing, which seems to be in Kernel 2.2, what > is the easiest way to get this. Since you have slink, install kernel-package and roll your own latest 2.2.15pre16 should be a good idea. > 4) On initial boot, we got a nice dselect'ish menu, "what type of install > to do, .." with a default set of packages. Is there a dselect option for this? Couldn't remember what is that question for! -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgprmwUPhGhGM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: configuring a base system
If you mean that you untar base2_2.tgz into one partiontion, then try to boot it. Oh la la, in sbin directorry, you should find a file named unconfigure.sh which is the one that say, you try to boot unconfigure system please configue it. REMOVE it or RENAME it. then boot as usual, you might need to edit some files in /etc by hand since you start unpack it manually :) I did the same things with Debian ppc port! got another pmac 850 working last week. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Phil Howard say > I was referred to the base system files in a file called base2_2.tgz. > I loaded them onto a partition and tried booting, but it wants me to > configure them ahead of time. What needs to be done to do that. -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpTHkGFj4ZEo.pgp Description: PGP signature
debian-user@lists.debian.org
OK try these! these are part of my .tcshrc on both Sun box and Debian # set prompt & xterm title switch ( $TERM ) case xterm: case xterm-debian: case xterm-color: case rxvt: case dtterm: set prompt = "%{\033]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " breaksw default: set prompt = "[EMAIL PROTECTED] %~ " breaksw endsw and .zshrc which I use on most Debian box case $TERM in xterm|xterm-debian|xterm-color|rxvt|dtterm*) precmd() {print -Pn "\e]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: %~\a"} PS1="[EMAIL PROTECTED] " ;; *) PS1="[EMAIL PROTECTED]: %~ " esac Cheers, Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpQ0EhEnpbVk.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: What happens with pakages ssh2
Once upon a time, I heard Dave Sherohman say > Jaume Teixi said: > > Afer doing an update on frozen distribution, now ssh2 appears as > > Obsolete/local > > so, what happens ? > > Don't know if it's related, but, after encountering the exact same problem, I > went out to the Debian website, grabbed the latest ssh2 deb, and installed > it. It conflicts with ssh, so I had to dump that. Now the machine in > question is refusing both ssh and ssh2 connections. (Of course, I discovered > this when the machine isn't local and it doesn't run telnetd, rshd, or > anything but sshd, so now I have to go visit it to revert the ssh install. > *sigh*) > > I've noticed that packages which apt claims are missing will frequently be > available from the Debian web site. Perhaps they've been pulled because they > don't work any more... > Grab ssh-nonfree and ssh2 if you want both ssh is openssh (free version). And you could bind port of ssh2 to 22 instead of default and make it fork ssh1d when ssh1 client connects. Cheers, Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpuSnf3jnrO7.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Stock kernel config info?
Once upon a time, I heard Terry Hancock say > Is it possible to determine what the configuration settings > were for the stock kernels that Debian packages? > If you have .deb kernel install look in /boot/config-?? kervel version no. That should be .config for the kernel configuation. Just copy that file to .config in /usr/src/linux, then reconfig kernel base on that file. Cheers, Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpnESKUwnghs.pgp Description: PGP signature
New zsh and compstyle
Hi, I just upgraded zsh to zsh 3.1.6.pws20-1 today. After upgrade zsh complain about compstyle which is not there any more. compinstall still put compstyle in .zshrc. I could uncomment the line but what is the diffrece between these two versions. Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpHSPhREe5Af.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: USB Mouse under debian Linux
Once upon a time, I heard Lee say > I need help getting my USB mouse under linux working. I have completely no > idea how to do this and how to add it into my linux system to get it running. > An easier way would be to get a ps2 adapter, but i want to use it under USb. > Ive updated my kernel to 2.2.4, what ever the lastest one is. > > any 'detailed' infomation would be appreciated > > [btw thanks for the xf86 help, I got it up and running. =) ] Your best hope now is upgrading to 2.3.99-pre3. USB has pretty good support in 2.3 Chanop -- ########## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpcmxq9vypMf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: can't find fixed font in X
apt-get install xfonts-base, if it refuse download and dpkg -i by hand :) fixed fonts are in xfonts-base, AFAIK. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard loki say > Hi, I upgraded from slink to potato, but trying to startx dies with the > following error: (xdm is also broken, but one thing at a time) > (wrapped for convenience) > > failed to set default font path '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi, > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype' > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > Anyone have any hints on how to fix this? > -- ## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgp35kFic9lVa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to change fonts for applications under X
Once upon a time, I heard Christian Dysthe say > Hi, > > I have a desktop and a laptop both running Debian (unstable). The > problem is that the fonts in the applications, at least motif and gtk > based ones, are too large on the laptop. I am talking about the fonts in > menus, dropdowns and on buttons. Is there a way to change it so that > these fonts are smaller like on the desktop? The way it is now the > button bar in for instance Netscape is hopelessly large and takes up a > lot of screen space. My mailer which is Tcl/Tk based (Postilion) does > not have this problem. > Try putting the 75dpi font before 100dpi font in /etc/XF86Config. It helped me once or twice with recent potato installation, when I have both fonts intalled. Chanop -- ###### #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpzYke6JinxW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Tranfer files from desktop to laptop.
Once upon a time, I heard Christian Dysthe say > Hi, > > what would be the easiest way to transfer (alot) of files from my > desktop computer to my laptop? They both run Debian. The laptop does > not have a network card. > Then plip shpuld be a good candidate. You'll need pararell laplink cable and read PLIP howto for detail how set up connection. It's quite easy though. Then, you could use NFS, ftp, ssh. to transfer the file. -- ###### #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ## pgpl07HpCT11o.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Fw: compiling new kernel
Once upon a time, I heard Nick Barron say > ok, so we everyone is clear > > i am trying to get the make bzImage command to write this > > /usr/src/linux-2.2.x/arch/i386/boot/bzImage > > but it doesn't, it gives me an error > > make[1]: as86: Command not found Is this clear enough? > make[1]: *** [bbootsect.o] Error 127 > make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/arch/i386/boot' > make: *** [bzImage] Error 2 > > and doesn't create the bzImage file > > > why? > You need as86 which is in bin86 package. -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgpdul60fEjSR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: source for kernel instruction
For Debian user, I suggest install kernel-packge and read /usr/doc/kernel-package/README.gz then in /usr/src/linux Do what README suggest. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Beavis say > the directions to compile a new kernel suck! > > this link has inaccurate information > http://www.linuxhelp.net/guides/lyte/kernel.phtml > > there is no instruction to make as86 or make install > > anyone know of a good source for directions to compile and load a new kernel? -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgpJzdCMghXDt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: compiling new kernel
Once upon a time, I heard Nick Barron say > ok first off, it is 'I heard Beavis say' not said u nerd! Terribly sorry for my bad English, I hope that I get it right this time! > second, translate this into english please: I'm not sure whether I could translate this into a good English or not. > #dpkg -S as86 > bin86: /usr/share/doc/bin86/examples/as86_encap > bin86: /usr/bin/as86 > bin86: /usr/share/man/man1/as86.1.gz briefly, it means that as86 belongs to package 'bin86'. > pretend I am a newbie, which i am.please don't tell anybody! > how would you explain this? > >Once upon a time, I heard Beavis said > > > as86 -0 -a -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s > > make[1]: as86: Command not found > Does this mean that you don't have 'as86'? Chanop
Re: compiling new kernel
Once upon a time, I heard Beavis said > as86 -0 -a -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s > make[1]: as86: Command not found > make[1]: *** [bbootsect.o] Error 127 > make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/arch/i386/boot' > make: *** [bzImage] Error 2 > > > > > why is this happening? > i went over a redid the make menuconfig and even checked to make sure it > saved properly .config in /usr/src/linux-2.2.14 #dpkg -S as86 bin86: /usr/share/doc/bin86/examples/as86_encap bin86: /usr/bin/as86 bin86: /usr/share/man/man1/as86.1.gz -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpjMtb6Epd1w.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Apply debian patch to original source?
With apt you should be able to #apt-get souce wu-ftpd #cd wu-ftpd_2.6.0 #debuild -us -us or fakeroot debian/rules binary or use dpkg-source -x file.dsc if you download by hand make sure you have deb-sec in /etc/apt/sources.list (same as deb) Once upon a time, I heard Brian Lavender said > I am trying to compile a debian package from source. I can go to the > package's > web page and get the original source along with the diff. How do I apply the > patch? > > If I do a > > $ tar zxf wu-ftpd_2.6.0.orig.tar.gz > $ zcat wu-ftpd_2.6.0-4.diff.gz | patch -p1 > can't find file to patch at input line 3 > Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? > The text leading up to this was: > -- > |--- wu-ftpd-2.6.0.orig/src/ftpcount.c > |+++ wu-ftpd-2.6.0/src/ftpcount.c > -- > File to patch: > > > > I am interested in the wu-ftpd package. > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen/main/source/net/wu-ftpd_2.6.0.orig.tar.gz > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen/main/source/net/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-4.diff.gz > > brian > -- > Brian Lavender > http://www.brie.com/brian/ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-' pgpcTBtLdZnrj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: help re ppp over PABX
Once upon a time, I heard [EMAIL PROTECTED] said > > hello all, > > ok, i havent touched ppp for quite some time now and im having some > problems dialing to an ISP where the line im using is connected behind a > PABX system ... > anybody have any idea what should i add to my chatscript (created thru > pppconfig) so that it will dial 9 first (for the dial tone) b4 dialing my > ISP ? Isn't 9,yournumber enough? Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- pgpuR5L91drX6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: X config for Mouse
If it's ps/2 try either ps/2 or imps/2 Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Timothy C. Phan said > Hi, > > I'd like to know what protocol should I put in > the XF86Config for the Logitech wheel mouse? > -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpTtVMIZbUc9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: RedHat --> Debian tool?
Once upon a time, I heard Robert L. Harris said > > > I have a RedHat 6.0 box, my laptop actually. I've converted all my other > boxes to debian. I'm almost ready to convert it, but I'd rather not nuke > it out right. Is there a way to "convert" it from RedHat to Debian in a > clean manner? > > Robert I'd say, just keep your home directory ! wipe the rest out. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Linux GPG key on request | `-' pgpocuKTaUBd0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: X and sound settings
Once upon a time, I heard Patrick Kirk said > Having had a Linux server for a couple of years, I now want to make Debian > the main OS on my desktop machine. I have a CTX 1451 monitor which does > 1024 x 768 under Windows. I can't get a decent resolution under X. > > Anyone know which setting I shou;d use for this? > check hor sync anf ver sync frequency in your /etc/X11/XF86config BTW, what's your graphic card Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG key on request | `-' pgpeGMcxxl2hf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: apt-get logic?
Once upon a time, I heard Svante Signell said > During a recent update with apt-get my installed > wmaker-[plain,kde,gnome]_0.6.1.1-1 was REMOVED since in > wmaker_0.61.1-4 all these packages were merged into one bigger > package. What is the loqic behind removing my wmaker installation > instead of proposing the new package? > I had to 'apt-get install wmaker' to get wmaker back! > The maintainer annouced this problem last week or two weeks ago, check the archive, before the package itself got into archive. Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Eterm keys
let's take a look at keybinding and keyboard output from termial You could check yours with ^V-keystroke (pressing ctrl-v then press the key) in linux-console H = ^[[1~, E = ^[[4~, BS = ^?, del = ^[[3~ for X, debian has a policy that BS should produce ^? and del ^[[3~ so that it's compatible with linux-console xterm H = ^[OH, E = ^[OF Eterm H = ^[[1~, E = ^[[4~ To bind key to shell, bash uses inputrc, zsh uses bindkey, tcsh uses bindkey. Check these man pages for more info. Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Eterm keys
Once upon a time, I heard Fam. Engelen said > Hi, > > I just got myself a 'theme' for wm at themes.org. Looks great, especially > with those pseudo-transparent eterm backgrounds. I found it impossible to > use the 'home' and 'end' keys in an Eterm, while they do work in an xterm... > Why? Can I enable them in any way? > I have no problem using "Home" and "End" with Eterm.deb on potato. What version/shell are you using. Try checking whether you bind your "Home" and "End" key or not? my ^VHome produces ^[OH, and ^VEnd produces ^[OF Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG key on request | `-'
Re: Getting xfs-xtt to work
Once upon a time, I heard Bart Szyszka said > > Try xset +fp unix/:7100 or something similar. xfs-xtt use port 7100, same as > > xfs. > > I really have no idea what I'm doing so I'd appreciate it if you guys would > be more specific. What's "similar" What should I do same as xfs? Like I said, > I installed xfs-xtt. I don't have xfs (it asks me to remove xfs-xtt if I try > to similar thing mean, tcp:/hostname:port, I'm pretty sure that there are other options. But I use unix/:7100. This means that You don't have to run xfs-xtt on every machine. You can run it on, for example, a machine name fontserver. Then you should use xset +fp tcp/fontserver:7100 or put FontPath "tcp/fontserver:7100" in /etc/X11/XF86Config > install xfs). Don't I need to do something like this: > xset +fp /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype your X won't know how to render Trurtype font :( Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG key on request | `-'
Re: Getting xfs-xtt to work
Try xset +fp unix/:7100 or something similar. xfs-xtt use port 7100, same as xfs. Chanop Once upon a time, I heard Bart Szyszka said > Hello, > > Someone here suggested getting xfs-xtt to add True Type font support > to Linux. I did that and am getting trouble setting it up. Here are the > steps I've followed so far after installing xfs-xtt and also fttools: > mkdir /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype > cp /mnt/c/windows/fonts/*.ttf /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype > cd /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype > mkfttdir > nano /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config > (added a pointer to /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype) > > That's where I am right now. What do I do after (or before?)? Isn't there > some xset command I need to run? Do I need to kill the x-server stuff > (and if I do, mind telling me how?). Please be specific. Thanks! > > - Bart > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: help with sound config
Once upon a time, I heard john s anderson said > I've recently switched to Debian (from LinuxPPC (home) and RedHat(work)), > and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I installed from the O'Reilly disk, and > then did an update to frozen (I think I even got it mostly correct!). Cheers, > > I'm currently trying to get my SoundBlaster PCI128 card to work, and I'm > on my seventh kernel compile, and I'm starting to pull my hair out. The > damn thing won't work! I'm basically a Mac person/PC hardware loser, so > I'm afraid there's some basic thing I'm missing. Any help or pointers > welcomed, and please don't hesitate with insultingly simple ones, either. I think you need es1371 probably es1370 in sound section :) That's all you need for SB PCI128 Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSD GPG key on request | `-'
Re: pthreads man pages?
Once upon a time, I heard Britton said > > Yes, they must be, since I have them on my system. Unfortunately, I'm not > sure which of the (stable) packages I have installed is providing them. > Perhaps someone can tell me how to check which package is providing a > given file on my system? > dpkg -S filename Chanop -- ########## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://kenji.anu.edu.au/~chanop/chanop.asc# ##
Re: Potato broken...?
Once upon a time, I heard Sven Esbjerg said > deinstalling half of the Gnome-stuff. I believe it's Perl thats busting it up > again but I'm not sure. There are two packages that cause the problem, one is xscreensaver that recommends perl instead of perl5. And libgtk1.2 which depends on gconv-modules. Wait a few more days until next version gets upload. Chanop -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GE d? s+: a- C++ UL++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M+ V-- PS PE++ Y PGP++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv+++ b++ DI+ D- G e+++ h* r+ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Updated pgp for mutt?
use gpg as your default pgp ie set pgp_default_version=gpg Chanop Some what recently, Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Updated pgp for mutt? >:) I notice that mutt gives the following for almost all signed messages: >:) >:) [-- PGP output follows (current time: Mon Jan 31 16:24:38 2000) --] >:) >:) ^GUnsupported packet format - you need a newer version of PGP for this >:) file. >:) >:) For a usage summary, type: pgp -h >:) For more detailed help, consult the PGP User's Guide. >:) [-- End of PGP output --] >:) >:) [-- The following data is PGP/MIME signed --] >:) >:) I have pgp-us 2.6.3a-6 installed, also gpg-idea 2.1.1, gpg-rsa 2.1.1 >:) and gpg-rsaref 1.1-2 on my system and .muttrc has >:) >:) set pgp_v2=/usr/bin/pgp >:) set pgp_gpg=/usr/bin/gpg >:) >:) Is there something else needed? >:) >:) Bob >:) >:) -- >:) Bob Nielsen, N7XY (RN2)[EMAIL PROTECTED] >:) Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen >:) >:) >:) >:) -- >:) Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >:) -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSDICQ uin 11366301| `-'
Re: Reiser filesystem
Some what recently, Arne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Reiser filesystem >:) Hello, >:) Does anyone already install a Debian-linux on a Reiser-File-system? >:) >:) http://devlinux.com/projects/reiserfs/ >:) >:) I am perhaps going to change from SuSE to Debian, but SuSE now gives the >:) possibility to install on Reiserfs. >:) The reason for changing is the poor network-features of SuSE. >:) I did this on one new machine. Install only a base system on / partition only, then copy my own compile kernel.deb and reiser fs from another machinem then mkreiserfs on target partition and install the rest. Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Linux ICQ uin 11366301 | `-'
Re: xfstt and xfs-xtt
Some what recently, Shao Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about xfstt and xfs-xtt >:) Hi, >:) Can someone please explain the difference between the two?? >:) Thanks. >:) >:) Shao. >:) I have to use xfs-xtt inorfor to use tis620 encoding Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Hurd ICQ uin 11366301| `-'
Re: xconsole "couldn't open console"
Some what recently, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about xconsole "couldn't open console" >:) After an apt-get upgrade (using potato) attempts to open xconsole >:) show the above error. I can't pinpoint the exact time of the problem >:) because with Linux I went weeks between boots, and it's started by my >:) .Xsession. >:) >:) I tried looking up the problem in the Debian-User archives, but >:) unfortunately the search engine on www.debian.org is still broken. >:) >:) I've played with permissions on xconsole.real (currently root.root), >:) but every attempt to start the program still gives the above error. >:) >:) Is there a console-mode equivalent of xconsole? >:) >:) Thanks in advance for any help. I think in potato the permisson for /dev/xconsole which is read by xconsole by xconsole -file /dev/xconsole is root.adm, make sure that you are in adm group. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | got sparetime ? | | http://kenji.anu.edu.au/| | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG | `-'
Re: minimal installation
Some what recently, Friedemann Schorer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about minimal installation >:) Hi all :-) >:) I'd like to install Debian on an old 486 machine which only has a >:) little 500 MB HDD. Is it possible to install a really _minimal_ >:) system from debian disk and CD's (e.g. a preformed profile), which >:) runs only the services that are really needed and then can be >:) upgraded ? I tried it before with a RH distrib, but it didn't work. >:) Right now I don't have the Deb CD's, so I can't read docs or so, >:) that's why I ask here. I used to squeeze slink into IPC with 100MB HD with minimal X support. So don't worry. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/BSDICQ uin 11366301| `-' pgpvoFP2rGGmr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Emacs and ~/.Xdefaults
Some what recently, Big Gaute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Re: Emacs and ~/.Xdefaults >:) Big Gaute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >:) >:) > Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >:) > >:) > > On 22/1/2000 Big Gaute wrote: >:) > > >:) > > >to my ~/.xsession. However this only has an effect if I start emacs >:) > > >from the xterm started in my .xsession; if I launch emacs from the >:) > > >fvwm2 menus it does not work. >:) > > > >:) > > >What should I do? >:) > > >:) > > mv ~/.Xdefaults ~/.Xresources >:) > >:) > Thanks! >:) >:) Yowza. It doesn't work. No effect. Is there anything else I might >:) have forgotten? check your /etc/X11/Xsession Chanop -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU/Hurd GPG | `-'
Re: ssh2
You have to have apt point to nonus site ie mirror.aarnet.edu.au Chanop On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 07:50:24PM +0700, Louis Larry wrote: > > Where can I get ssh2 for potato? > > apt-get install ssh2 gets: > Package ssh2 has no available version, but exists in the database. > > Louis. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | |Debian GNU Linux PGP available upon request | `-'
Re: Reinstalling Packages
On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 06:48:10AM -0800, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > --- Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * "mike" == mike ber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > mike> Is it possible to go back to the point where you are asked which > > mike> Tasks or Profiles you want installed. Thanks. > > > > No, not in Debian 2.1 > > It will be possible in Debian 2.2 > > And how is it possible in potato? > try recent base-config and tasksel packaae Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | visit my web site | | http://hilbert.anu.edu.au/~chanop/ | | FreeBSD ICQ uin 11366301| `-'
Re: Riva ZX
I used to run quake2/3 on 128 and 128zx with xfree 3.3.5 with hw acceleration. Chanop On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 04:34:28PM +0100, Sylwester Zelazko wrote: > Hi. > > Did someone run quake/xracer or any other 3d game on riva zx with > hardware acceleration ? > -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | visit my web site | | http://hilbert.anu.edu.au/~chanop/ | | FreeBSD ICQ uin 11366301| `-'
Re: Can't remove pgaccess
On Tue, Dec 28, 1999 at 11:38:53PM -0700, Matt Miller wrote: > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute pre-removal script: Exec format error > dpkg: error processing pgaccess (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > pgaccess > E: Sub-process returned an error code (1) check /var/lib/dpkg/info/pgaaccess.prerm content check it with other. Usually the first line shoule be #! /bin/bash -e Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Hurd PGP available upon request | `-'
Re: Avoiding gpm before installing GNOME
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 11:08:05AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > FWIW, I _did_ have a problem with Gnome vs. gpm. It seems to be > specific to Enlightenment WM, though; now that I switched back to > WindowMaker it seems to be OK. gpm was periodically dying with "Too > many open files". My guess is that Enlightenment doesn't properly > shut down Unix sockets. I run E as well as gpm on both slink and potato. I got gnome .deb files for slink from our local mirror of gnome. They work fine for me and I use xdm, not gdm, for my X -login. regards, Chhanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Linux ICQ uin 11366301 | `-'
Re: Quake3 and Diamond Viper V770 - TNT2
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 01:35:43AM -0500, Steve wrote: > it, I followed their install instructions, I configured X for > 800x600x16bpp. I started linuxquake3, and everything appeared to be > working...then I saw a screen full of random colored lines which ran For Quake3, I configure my screen to "800x600" "640x480" in 16 bpp mode. pure "640x480" didn't work for me. regards, Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Linux ICQ uin 11366301 | `-'
Re: Quake2 problems
What graphic card are you using? If it use nvidia chip set, I might be able to help Chanop On Sun, Sep 12, 1999 at 03:39:26PM -0500, Robert Rati wrote: > I'm having a problem running Quake 2. When I try to run it I get this > error: > > --- sound initialization --- > sound sampling rate: 11047 > > --- Loading ref_glx.so --- > ref_gl version: GL 0.01 > recursive shutdown > Error: Couldn't load pics/colormap.pcx > > When I get it running with the software renderer and try to switch to the > glx renderer, it seg faults. I got it working with glx renderer once, but > it was really slow and not really there. Only thing I could get was the > menu and it was dropping frames. Does anyone know what is file is that > it's complaining about? I've had it running before so I have no idea what > this error is. Am I missing something I need to run this? > > Rob > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1999-00 | > Aka Khyron the Backstabber | LI NN N U U X X O > ICQ# 2325055| LI N NN U U X > | LLL I N N UUU X X O > "Shackles cannot keep me bound | A REAL Man's OS! > forever. I'm outta here." | > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- ,-. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Hurd PGP available upon request | `-'
Re: Avoiding gpm before installing GNOME
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 12:55:35PM -0500, David Kanter wrote: > I'm going to try out GNOME this weekend, but have read about many problems > regarding it's gpm. How can I avoid gpm from being installed during the > installation? Will I be asked about this after installing the package? And is > it possible to use my regular xdm with xbanner with GNOME? I assume it is. What is gnome going to do with gpm? It's X, isn't it? If you are talking about gdm, gnome display manager. For the current version, you should stay away from it if you want XDMCP function, last time I tried, it broke. It's fine if you just wanna use it locally. It gives you with nice face login, like IRIX on SGI. cheers, Chanop -- ,-----. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Hurd ICQ uin 11366301| `-'
Re: OpenGL in Linux
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 03:46:25AM -0300, Taupter wrote: > > Mesa is an implemaentation of OpenGL > > Talking about this, did anyone configure OpenGL/X to use hardware > acceleration (Voodoo) on Slink? I would love to know the "mojo" and set > up my system. > I don't have Voodoo, so no info. I end up ln libMesaGL to libGL that use HW acceleration on RIVA chipset. It works fine, but not fast though. Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Hurd PGP available upon request | `-'
Re: lilo post-install
On Fri, Sep 10, 1999 at 08:44:25AM +0300, virtanen wrote: > > Configured the machine to use loadlin while installing debian. > There is dos/w95 on the same disk. > > Is it possible to put lilo in mbr without installing the whole thing > again? (lilo package is there already installed.) > > How to do it? > If Linux, as root edit /etc/lilo.conf boot=/dev/hda Then run lilo Assume that your disk is IDE primary master. for more detail, consult man lilo.conf regards, Chanop -- ,---------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | |Debian GNU Linux PGP available upon request | `-'