[arachne] Re: D*** BasicLinux

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On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:17:47 -0600 (CST), Rob <robo13@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> decompressing files. This may sound weird, but take your
> 'sc.tgz' file and in the directory it is in do
> '#./sc.tgz' at the prompt. See what happens. Notice the
> dot and slash ahead of sc.tgz.

Do I type the "#"? or is that the prompt you get? I get /<#>

Anyway I tried it with and without....

#./sc.tgz     nothing happens, just the prompt on the next line.

./sc.tgz      "Permission denied"

> Also what color are your *.tgz files? BL aka BasicLinux uses
> console colors so that may provide a clue.

White.

> Try just 'gzip ENTER' at the prompt too. What do you get?

It went to a new line, no prompt. The screen was echoing what I
typed from the keyboard. I couldn't quit it, no matter what I
tried, so I did a ctrl-alt-del.

> Try just gunzip at the prompt. What do you get?

"Compressed data not read from terminal. Try -f to force it."

> Are you getting a coredump?

Not that I've noticed.

> Do you see any file such as links2.core or
> sylpheed.core?

No. "find links2.core" and "find sylpheed.core" both returned
nothing. A quick check through some of the directories didn't
turn them up.

> What version of BL are you using?

3.40, the hard disk version.

> Lastly there are two versions of links, the text only,
> and links2 which is both text and graphical. I wonder
> if you have both binaries installed??? Look in both
> /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin.

I couldn't find "links" anywhere I looked, and "find links" gave
"no such file...".

Links2 is in usr/local/bin

> To use it graphically you do '#links -g' Notice the '-g' option.

Nothing happened except I was returned the prompt. Are you sure
about that leading "#"? I tried it without and got

 Could not initialize any graphics driver. Tried the following drivers
 x:
 Can't open display "(null)".

> At the prompt do '#links -g -mode 1' What do you get?

With the "#", nothing, just new line and the prompt.

Entering "links -g -mode1" returned "Unknown option -mode1".

> You really have me wondering here, I wish I could sit at your
> computer for a while!!!

So do I. And I wish I could try one thing and write it up in my
reply without having to reboot every time to go from one to the
other..

> BL should not provide this much trouble.
> You really should subscribe to the BasicLinux mailinglist.
> They can be very helpful.

I am subscribed. But I hesitate to ask as I don't know what I'm
asking for.... except for it to work.....

Aw, what the heck... what have I got to lose....

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