Re: Some initial problems to solve...
Brent Fulgham <bfulgham@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 04:19:24AM +0000, Frederico S. Muñoz wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ok, I am using my Hurd system for regular tasks, I can read net news
> > but no mail (prolly have to tweak with exim, I never did get it to
> > work even on GNU/Linux since it insists on checking every damn host
> > for a domain name and since I have private IP and domain names && my
> > ISP doesn't has reverse DNS I can only have one IP), but here are some
> > initial things that I want to fix:
> >
>
> Note: Check the configuration settings for exim -- you can turn
> this behavior off.
Well, it's prolly right under my nose but I really dont see how... I
actually had to install sendmail instead of exim in GNU/Linux to make
it work.
I set up my gaetway has the smarthost with a rewrite rule to make my
address change from the LAN domain name to my mail name... I tried
sending it directly but still no luck.
In the Hurd I fire up exim manually with exim -bd -q1m& and still no
luck, with or without smarthost, nothing get's delivered, only local mail.
>
> >
> > - I *really* need portuguese keyboard support; I'm geting tired of
> > writing !"#$$%&%/=) to find a |. When I go back to work I also make
> > mistakes since I try to 'compensate' as I do in the Hurd, so this
> > way lies madness indeed. Is there support? If not how can I add it?
> > Prolly will need info on gnumach term specs and also some examples -
> > like if it is possible to translate a linux keymap into a hurd one.
> >
>
> Marcus can probably help here. I know he (or Kalle?) were able
> to get German keyboard support. So Portuguese shouldn't be too
> much harder.
Yes, I'm working on it.
>
> > - The network settrans -fg ..... works ok, but doesn't stay up across
> > reboots... since it's not defined as active shouldn't he stay?
> >
> > - I can't mount the linux partition (settrans -fg /linux /hurd/ext2fs
> > /dev/hd0s2), it computes ok but when I try to access it it either
> > freezes or says something akeen to the >1GB error (more info on that
> > one tomorrow, I really don't recall the exact error)
> >
>
> Sorry -- can't help without more info.
Damn, I forgot the exact error once again :) Dont miss the the next
message, all is revealed :)
>
> > - fetchmail gives me a SMTP (can't connect to localhost Query=10)
> > error after he founds there is mail in the remote server, when it
> > tries to dl it; it's not hurd specific I reckon, since IIRC I had
> > the same problem before in Linux; again, prolly exim.
> >
>
> Check your settings. Fetchmail probably can't pass off to your
> MTA because it's not setup.
Yes, problems with exim once again.
>
> > - Several Debian packages are broken, i.e. they depend on packages not
> > available... where can I get them? For instace, lynx doesn't install
> > with dselect because, er, something doesn't exist (gain, more
> > detaisl tomorrow, it's 4:15AM here, I'm really trying to still get 4
> > hours sleep).
> >
> Yikes! Don't burn out!
Oh well, I'm young :)
>
> > - After I do a 'login root', after the password it says 'mesg: command
> > not found'; Yes, I know, I have to install mesg... but I can't within
> > dselect... I will really have to check my dpkg ftp source lines.
> >
> This will be fixed when all packages are installed. Did you
> install from the tarball?
No, from the debs... about that, if I install something from a tarball
does it appear in dselect? Prolly not...
Frederico S. Muñoz
fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org
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