[plug] Debain queries....

[dynamix]

thanx..I recompiled the kernel with gpm and mouse works great...
my sound is great also it was the second dma I hadn't filled it
in.....yerrrr
the internet was a kernel problem as well ..exactly what I don't know
because I had ppp
support built in before
my resolv.conf was ok ( that was the first thing I checked...I have been
using the same one in COL and Redat..)...
regardz Desiree

----- Original Message -----
From: bk <bk at bofh.ns.ca>
To: <plug at linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Debain queries....


> On Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 11:29:14AM +0800, dynamix wrote:
> > hi peoples...a couple of question for the Debian guru's out there.
>
> slink or potato? me assumes slink.
>
> > I had to install a Ps2 mouse as I cant get my serial mouse to work.
> > My ports are all ok and working.
> > my modem is happening on ttyS1
> > and my mouse is on ttyS0 but it will not  work.
> > I ran and reran the xconfig/setup files but no help.
> > as soon as I plugged in my ps2 mouse and ran xconfig again ..viola a
mouse.
> > obviously I have support built in to the kernel.
>
> stock kernel or recompiled? Make sure that 'serial' is loaded but that
> should be taken care of when setserial is started.
>
> I'm not sure if you need gpm loaded before X but I always have it loaded.
>
> >
> > Also as far as the internet goes..I have setup my resolv.conf file and
wvdial.
> > I can connect ok. ppp is ok BUT
> > I can only FTP...WWW and even PING when I type in the DNS number.
> > if I want to go to Debian.org  have to type in 209.81.8.242
> > or I get an error saying host is not found....
> > and I cannot send or receive mail.....
> > weird huh?
>
>
> I asked someone about /etc/resolv.conf why there was a missing line. They
> replied that it's taken care of automatically with glibc2.0 (or 2.1) but I
> don't believe them anyway. Here's the solution: make sure you have
> 'domain' and 'nameserver' lines in resolv.conf.
>
>  > > Finally sound.
> > I have a AWE64 ISA sound card.
>
> This machine I'm mailing the message from has an AWE64 ISA card.
> > as I was installing Debian I noticed a message about configuring sound
using  /usr/sbin/gomconfig
> > however it doesn't exist.. I even tried various typo derivatives of
'gomconfig' ( I.e. gomcnfig,gomconfg) incase I had it wrong.
> > but it says command not found.
>
> gomconfig? is that redhat related or gtk/x ?
> > What is it that you use to set up sound..
>
> What I used? an editor and modprobe :)
>
> I've setup ALSA on this machine for the guy who owns it, remotely
>
> -David (bk at bofh.ns.ca).
>