Re: FAQ - info and some questions]


Evan Read (evan@linux.advcomm.co.nz)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:00:40 +1200 (NZST)


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

I read that cua0 doesn't have the software support (I haven't seeked
clarification) that ttys0 has. They work the same don't they? Therefore,
you would want to mention using ttys0. I use cua0 because I haven't
bothered to change it since I found this out.

>
> Some more tidbits for the FAQ:
>
> PPP - device should be /dev/cua0 for a modem connected to the Modem port
>
> 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?
>

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Evan Read

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