From: Jonathan Hall <jonhall@futureks.net>
To: danb2@home.com
CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Fate strikes again
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 22:49:09 -0500 (CDT)
Sounds like you're running xdm. If you don't want to get the "Debian
GNU/Linux login (hostname)" prompt (or whatever it's exactly called),
don't use xdm--use the 'startx' program instead.
I personally prefer xdm, myself...
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Dan wrote:
> Would you believe it? Thanks to the info in this message I relinked
> /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux and X finally worked with the mouse. (I tried
> /dev/psaux using the graphical xf86setup program, but it didn't work for
> some reason, how odd.) It is amazing, isn't it? Only problem now is that
> when I right click and hit "Exit X" all it does is restart X with the
debian
> login... I think that oughta be fixed. I'll have to look into that
script
> file, I forget what its called. Oh well.
>
>
> >From: maxalbert@juno.com
> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >Subject: Re: Thanks
> >Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 22:05:28 EDT
> >
> >To all: Thanks again. I have a mouse driver on ttyS0, and the system
> >detected that just fine. Anyway, it's all academic at this point,
since
> >my CD's will no longer install, so I am Linux-less. -- Max
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:23:36 +1000 "Carley, Jason (Australia)"
> ><jason_carley@exchange.au.ml.com> writes:
> > >I had a similar problem which I traced back to gpm running expecting
a
> > >mouse
> > >on com1 when it was actually psaux. My modem was on com1 but wvdial
> > >couldn't find it due to gpm interfering.
> > >
> > >Took me a while but it was pretty simple in the end.
> > >
> > >I too have felt like giving up but kept going and am now very happy
> > >with
> > >things. And I have tried all distributions under the sun.
> > >
> > >Jason.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Jesse Jacobsen [mailto:jjacobsen@jvlnet.com]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:15 AM
> > >To: maxalbert@juno.com
> > >Subject: Re: Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >On 07/05/99 at 18:53:51, maxalbert@juno.com wrote concerning
"Thanks":
> > >> After running setserial and wvdial, disabling PnP, and many
> > >other
> > >> efforts, I finally, to overcome the system's refusal to detect my
> > >modem
> > >> (Diamond Supra 288i SP), attempted to re-install (grasping at
> > >straws),
> > >> but now it tells me "there was a problem" extracting the base
system
> > >> files from the CD-rom, so re-installation has failed and I have
> > >nothing
> > >> for weeks of effort.-- Max
> > >
> > >
> > >The good news is that the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO doesn't
> > >list a modem by that description as being incompatible with Linux.
> > >Now
> > >you just have to take a deep breath and write a detailed report to
> > >this
> > >list of what you've tried. Here are some things to look at or
> > >include:
> > >
> > >- Does the modem work in Windows? If so, does Windows give you
> > > information about modem settings (IRQ, etc?)
> > >- What makes you think your modem is not recognized?
> > >- What happens when you try to run minicom, configured to use your
> > > modem's serial device?
> > >- Have you taken into account that the DOS ports COM1, COM2, COM3,
and
> > > COM4 correspond to the Linux devices ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, and ttyS3
> > > respectively?
> > >
> > >For the next time you get frustrated, consider this: it's a pretty
> > >good
> > >guess that most of the people on this list haven't been forced to
> > >reinstall Debian ever. On top of that, most probably haven't done a
> > >fresh install for so long that it actually takes an effort to
remember
> > >what it was like! In contrast, I recall reinstalling Windows several
> > >times each year. Or at least making _major_ repairs.
> > >
> > >I don't know if it's possible to _master_ the intricacies of Debian.
> > >It's just too big! But to me, that's something to like about it.
You
> > >never run out of things you can learn.
> > >
> > >HTH,
> > >
> > >Jesse
> > >
> > >--
> > >Jesse Jacobsen, Pastor jjacobsen@jvlnet.com
> > >Grace Lutheran Church (ELS) http://www.jvlnet.com/~jjacobsen/
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> > >
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