Re: FAQ - info and some questions]

Evan Read (evan@linux.advcomm.co.nz)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:01:50 +1200 (NZST)

On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Dan Burcaw wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Andrew Diller wrote:
>
> >
> > Reid Ellis wrote:
> > >
> > > All the entries are still very ASCII, but it's getting better.. :-)
> > > Since it's HTML, it's in ydf.html instead of ydf.txt:
> > >
> > > <http://tnir.mef.org/~rae/ydf.html>
> > >
> > > Reid
> >
> > Some more tidbits for the FAQ:
> >
> > PPP - device should be /dev/cua0 for a modem connected to the Modem port
>
> the ttyS* devices are the more proper way to access the modem... but that
> should work.

I just said that..... you love hogging all the glory, don't ya slice? ;)

Hehehe....

 
> >
> > Sound- if /dev/audio dosen't work try /dev/dsp (this happened on my beige
> > g3, and DanB helped with that)
> >
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > pppd- claims that it needs the SUID bit set .... does anyone have the exact
> > chmod to use for this? SUID is 's' but do you use a with it? chmod s+a
> > ppdp-- or is there a safer mode?
> >
> > KPPP- normal user trying to use it-- complains that it can't create modem
> > lock file. Where is this lock file created? I assume that a dir permission
> > is blocking this.
> >
> > Netscape 4.6 - the delete key is bound to backspace, and its driving me
> > nuts. Is this happening to anyone else, and how can you change that?
>
> Just run: xmodmap -e "keycode 50 = BackSpace"
>
>
>
> Dan
>
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> email: dburcaw@yellowdoglinux.com
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>
> 

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