On 11/30/05, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
From what I read on the lists it seems that Ubuntu's unstable is
generally more broken than Debian's, making me feel safer using Sid.
Could anyone confirm this.
Thanks...
That may be so, but why are you using dapper instead
On 11/7/05, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
My curiosity says: which of FLOSS projects is the most active --
numerous patches? Is there any data out there that tries to
approximate this? Perhaps a among the tops is Linux, Mono, Wine,
mozilla-firefox, openoffice... who
I am trying to install on an abit AN7 and I cant get the network card to
work. I think I remember having it working before on this computer, but
I think that was on a custom kernel that I dont have. And I dont have a
way to get any kernel sources or anything without the network.
Anyone have
whence may be a little stilted, but I tend to that
sometimes.
Okay, I just thought whence didnt sound right.. sorry if I seemed to be
picking on your vocab., I was just curious, as I have a huge aversion to
English classes.
Thanks!
No, the thanks are all mine :)
Michael
On Sat, 15 May 1999, David B.Teague wrote:
perhaps from whence you are down loading)
^^
Sorry about the excess bandwidth killer, but is it whence or whom?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey
DSP_BUFFSIZE=65536
# CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Windows: the world's first commercially
for this?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Drive nail here ( ) to need a new monitor
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
yip yip yip yip yip yip yap yap yip *BANG* NO TERRIER
have to wait
for the drives to spin up before pine is started.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Where am I
minutes.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
CPU's dont tend to work very well after their magic smoke has escaped
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
3 dreaded words: hard disk failure
changed to PS/2 to free up a serial IRQ... lets me use my terminal when
I am connected to the net now :)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
through not using any floppies at all, then
disconnecting from any network access, and ended up with a linux box
encased in concrete in a secret underground bunker with automatic
sentries, and switched off.
Yeah... it was an enjoyable thread to read too.. :)
Michael
, the keyboard locks. And yes I'm sure I put the
adpter in the right way (I checked the manual) and I hvae tried it the
other way around to.
The mouse work on other computers..
Any ideas?
Try a kernel recompile.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
file name...
May we suggest M/S Internet Explorer? (Y/y)
I think this one was already in Win95. NS never worked right for me...
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
[snip]
Using wildcards can dangerous when used with the rm command. From
experience, I know it is all too easy to type
rm -rf * ~ instead of rm -rf *~
I get jittery even thinking about typing that in email
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key
, or the like, test the DISPLAY
variable. should be :0 for local machine, and laptop:0 for your laptop
(where laptop is your laptop's hostname) then start a windowmanager from
.xsession depending on that criteria.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key
get more information if
required, but it will take time. I dont really know why he is using this
setup, but, its not my decision.
TIA,
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Are the noises in my head bothering you
.
--
run gpmconfig from the consol ( this will set it globally)
or
run xmseconfig from your xterminal.
what package is xmseconfig in?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote:
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, John Foster wrote:
Michael Beattie wrote:
Sorry, stupid question, I just decided to change to a PS/2 mouse, but I
dont have the faintest about how to set it up. kernel recompile
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, J.H.M. Dassen wrote:
On Fri, Apr 16, 1999 at 23:11:56 +1200, Michael Beattie wrote:
In a configure script, this is the outcome:
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler
cannot create executables.
Run configure with the '-v' argument
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
If it can't be fixed with Vise-Grips duct tape, it can't be fixed
Sorry, stupid question, I just decided to change to a PS/2 mouse, but I
dont have the faintest about how to set it up. kernel recompile?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
There were problems with KFM, that I and Burkhard both had, and he found a
solution... here it is.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
executables.
although I have the necessary libs and things installed...
libstdc++2.9 etc...
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
Is ftp.debian.org down? is there a mailing list for the ftp admins?
I do a mirror of slink and potato i386.
Yes, it seems so. I've been unable to connect since last night.
It's in the process of moving to a new server.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
Anyone else having trouble with kfm? I cant get it to display directories,
nor can I delete things on the desktop?
ANY clues?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
must ask, What is with the Linux community when most apps are created
from the back end to the front end? I REALLY miss the good old third-party
windoze apps that never worked :) always had that Not implemented yet
window.
[/take with a pinch of salt]
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL
to the one
they are using it for. A trademark is not a copyright.
Dont ya hate timezones? Poor John here is behind the times :)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
(such as this one) goes straight
away, as exim tries to send before it queues the mail..
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
In the beginning
/
In answering your question, Winamp is well written, well-supported, and
there's no maturing nicely excuse :).
Well, it isnt made by nullsoft, but It's few and far between problems are
slowly being ironed out.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key
Mac, and that's still arguable)...and to top it off, Winamp, 'nuff said.
Excuse me? Who wants _Win_amp on a linux box? X11amp works perfectly :)
Even though it is still maturing nicely, x11amp has everything I need.
(Except the File Info box - which is coming :) )
Michael
this is the only
location needed.
Thanks.. thats what I am after.. Oh, what about E 0.15?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
. I think I also have it output to the file /tmp/DNS.addr
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Mulder: Could say
On 24 Mar 1999, John Hasler wrote:
Michael Beattie writes:
In windows, the DNS server's address can be requested from the peer
during PPP negotiation, (you dont need to enter DNS address's for most
ISP's anymore) whereas in linux, that particular feature of PPP
negotiation
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Pere Camps wrote:
Hi!
What do I change in order to prohibit running X programs in any
place except the console? ie: no export DISPLAY=...
Thanks in advance for your help,
`xhost -`
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
too.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
yip yip yip yip yip yip yap yap yip *BANG* NO TERRIER
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Graham Ashton wrote:
[snip]
Dont you have to use \\ instead of //???
no.
Hmm.. You are right.. I used it yesterday for the first time in 3 months..
My apologies.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply
]\[share] /mnt
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Bother, said Pooh, as he heard, Will the Defendant please rise
one! you guys might be my
last resort.
any help is appreciated, I dont even know what exactly to look for!
Theres a nice small one used in one of the examples on www.mp3car.com.
Bought from england, but quite expensive.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
I got a file sent to me from a friend that has been compressed with
Stuffit... I cannot find a program that will successfully decompress this
file. any ideas?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
StuffIt file into separate files.
[snip]
Unfortunately, the program itself is not in the package.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
On Fri, Mar 12, 1999 at 09:00:57AM +1300, Michael Beattie wrote:
Agreed... where do these threads come from? lack of linux related
problems to stimulate your minds... Sorry, I just read the whole thread
with amusement. Anyway, put it this way
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Vincent Murphy wrote:
please let this thread DIE!
I'd agree with that too.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
and 1 minute after noon to me, it means
that it is 12:01 in the second half of the day.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
42? 7
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have to admit, there were several times even *I*
was ready to delete everything Linux on my PC - but my continual displeasure
with everything MicroSoft kept me going.
Hear Hear I was the same.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL
the resources to
run X-Quake properly, I use quake to do something while my machine is
downloading lots of megabytes of the internet/compiling a kernel whatever,
and I would rather _NOT_ run it as root.
xquake does not have this problem anyway.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*- Michael Beattie wrote about Joystick
[snip]
Linux quake does not have native support for the joystick. The only
way to get the joystick to work in quake is to use the joy2key program
at http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~amstpi/joy2key.html
is
available for 2.0.36. It works fine on the debianised 2.0.35.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Documentation
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, M.C. Vernon wrote:
Dear all,
Has anyone got .bsps to work with squake? I just get
Findfile: can't find file maps/try2.bsp
They have to be in ~/.quake/id1/maps/ , as the wrapper script does not
link .bsp's, only .pak files.
Michael Beattie
it.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Jump through hoops? I don't think so. Crawl through Windows? *HELL
.
In that case, give mount the noexec option. that makes everything not
have the x bit. As for case, using vfat supports win9x's long
filenames, and will show the case used when they were named.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply
5 and 0 give the correct tones. I'd send it back for a
replacement.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 003 Dynamic
On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, David Stern wrote:
On Thu, 03 Dec 1998 04:09:47 PST, Steve Lamb wrote:
On Fri, Dec 04, 1998 at 12:06:10AM +1300, Michael Beattie wrote:
Sorry for the dig, but Only in America
America has nothing to do with it. Only in the net-idiot land of
Gatesville
the terminal. specifically if you are using a
direct or null modem cable.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 003 Dynamic
* ! ^FROM_DAEMON
* $ ! ^X-Loop: $MY_ADDR
{
# Save a copy just in case
:0 c:
pgp.requests
:0 fhw
| formail -rISubject: PGP Key Request: Michael Beattie [EMAIL
PROTECTED] \
-IFrom: Michael Beattie $MY_ADDR \
-IPrecedence: junk \
-IX-Loop
in for months
on vt1, so root's shell could have been changed long ago. I guess I'll
never know how it happened.
Ouch, careful where you say that, someone will bite your head off.
(re: root logged in for months)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP
for sending emails with 50MB
movies attached of Santa and his deer dancing around.
Sorry for the dig, but Only in America
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
it on /
-
Sum.1428MB - rest: 270MB for ???
/home or /usr
Mine is so:
/ - 200MB
/usr- 800MB
works like a charm.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
there.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
BIT: Past tense of BYTE
or something, check the recent archive for something on it.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Computers
On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Michael Beattie wrote:
Okay, It has now REALLY gotten to me. I like pine, but my only gripe is
that I cannot get rid of those annoying pauses when you go to open another
folder. Can anyone alleviate my anger/lack
are best for DOS. I never use a third party program to create
partitions.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
. No CDROM. Thanks alot.
I see no problems with that, although a 4x CDROM drive would be helpful,
if you got yourself a Debian CD.
HTH,
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
,
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
CONNECT 300... Connect 300?!?!?! #%^# NO CARRIER
, It worked out of the box.
Except for clients trying to initiate connections to him of course.
I have got a VERY basic set of ipfwadm rules though..
#! /bin/sh
ipfwadm -F -p deny
ipfwadm -F -a m -S 192.168.0.0/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0
Simple enough?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
is on the first
line of /etc/X11/Xserver. All that the wrapper script does, is setup some
security bits and pieces.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
can be mounted anywhere.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
From a 1996 MicroSloth ad campaign
try using 'gpm -k' before start the X-Server; mostly it help's
please note: this problem don't occurs if You use a PS/2-mouse, ;-)
Strange, I have no problems with a serial mouse..
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey
PROTECTED] /dev/null
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 001 Windows loaded - System in danger
to
the file on your CD. `dpkg -i` is for installing .deb files, and the way
you put it, the .deb file xpm4.7 in the current directory.
HTH,
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
3
months ago. If it isnt fixed, It should still be there.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 017 This will end
On Thu, 26 Nov 1998, A. M. Varon wrote:
Hi,
I would like to selectively backup my config files on a Debian 2.0.
Anybody can suggest what subdirectory or files to backup?
/etc and /var/www pops up. Any suggestions?
Maybe ~/ too??
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
definition. I know that Meta is alt (right?), I just dont know the ins and
outs of this stuff.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
somewhere safe if you need it.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Trees moving back and forth make the wind blow
:)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Mulder: Could say the guy was running on empty
On 24 Nov 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael Beattie writes:
This can be put in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets as this (I think its correct)
name_at_isp * password
then in each /etc/ppp/peers/* file, have an option, user name_at_isp
pppconfig does this automatically if you
for your ISP to send 'ogin: login_name'.
Hmmm sorry Rodrigo, thats what I was trying to say... Sorry If I confused
you.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
that out if you do use two or more ISP's!
Its probably more like one size fits most. Nobody can expect that file to
make everyone happy..
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
Jump through hoops? I don't think so. Crawl through Windows? *HELL
parameters. I generally
as a rule never touch it. the Debian defaults seem to work okay.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
for a string that wont arrive. Either chat, or your
ISP will timeout with no action in a specified time.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
file. NOTE this is all 1 line:
|IFS=' ' p=/usr/bin/procmail test -f $p exec $p -Yf- || exit 75
#your-user-name
Although this wont work with exim..
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
of 987629872309874
(OK)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
CPU's tend to not work very well after their magic smoke has
are on the same host). There are more
talk-clients out there, you can try `ytalk' e.g. included in debian.
There is even a (dare I say it) winblows version... cant remember where I
got it, try winfiles.com.
Ingo
--
Starting Java...
Nice... :)
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
also have options for --no-named
--no-resolv. Is ip-up called as root? then the editing program could have
r-x-- root, root
Just an Idea. I'd have a go at it.. Anyone object? I'll have a go at the
new pppd too.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP
' with /dev/audio at chmod
666.
My /dev/audio is 660:
crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 4 May 28 1997 /dev/audio
Then all users that use sound are added to group audio.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
You can do this in a default mode if you use the 'append vga=x'
in your /etc/lilo.conf where x is the mode you want
Or put vga=x in the global section of lilo.conf
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED
it.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
yip yip yip yip yip yip yap yap yip *BANG* NO TERRIER
On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:
On Wed, Nov 18, 1998 at 22:26:07 +1300, Michael Beattie wrote:
Theres a new version that does fat32: fips15c supports it.
That was an unofficial version; there's now an official version (2.0) which
support it; it is available in the tools
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
The best things in life are politically incorrect
On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Chris Mayes wrote:
On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Michael Beattie wrote:
I think you are trying to start suse with your debian kernel. what you
should do, is mount the suse partition, and have
'image = /suse_root/vmlinuz' in the suse section.
Ah, so I need to tell
with your debian kernel. what you
should do, is mount the suse partition, and have
'image = /suse_root/vmlinuz' in the suse section.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
it took 10? hours to
load... I dont think X problems are causing that.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 012 System
.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
WinErr: 017 This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject.
-
If at first you don't succeed, you must be using Windows
On 12 Nov 1998, Stefan Nobis wrote:
Michael Beattie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Cant say I have seen this one, but I imagine that dselect is wise to only
delete _installed_ packages.. so there is no need to keep them anyway.
(Unless you actually need them)
apt is very *bad
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:23:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Zack Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Michael Beattie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: dselect (or apt) wish list
I'll try to respond to several people's responses in this one message, to
save space. Sorry
, because the file itself is a compressed archive of the
binaries, manpages, and docs. Configuration is a cosmetic part to the
install process.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with pgpkey as subject
1 - 100 of 497 matches
Mail list logo
