I suggest you ask at some site thats specific to your distribution.

You''re about to go an fuck up your system trying to do it the hard way when nine times out of ten the distro has a little file that you can just clicky and watch magic go whooosh!

I would also suggest running ''X -configure'' as root, unless of course you''re using someting incredibly old.

quote: Original post by C-Junkie
You're about to go an fuck up your system trying to do it the hard way when nine times out of ten the distro has a little file that you can just clicky and watch magic go whooosh!

I would also suggest running 'X -configure' as root, unless of course you're using someting incredibly old.

Well, the system is hardly something we care about right now, considering the fact that it has nothing on it.

EDIT: And besides, it's an old version without the drivers, and we just need to get them to install. And besides, how can we "clicky" the file if X doesn't start properly

[edited by - cowsarenotevil on July 7, 2003 12:54:43 PM]

quote: Original post by cowsarenotevil
The source was something of a joke... all it did was modify a file for every reply, and then it would reload and display the file. If you actually planned on using it for anything, I think just about anyone could write a better one.

Well in that case don''t worry about it (my test code does exactally what yours does), I thought maybe you found a way to only read the new entries out of the log file.

Get the lastest sources of XFree from xfree.org or some distro like slackware 9.

run XF86Config and select a monitor that can do 1280x1024 at 60hz
then advance to the next screen and select your video card chipset.

after finishing that, run your X with startx, it should work.

Don''t forget to select your default windows manager.

quote: Original post by cowsarenotevil
And besides, how can we "clicky" the file if X doesn''t start properly

Ever heard of Lynx?

quote: Original post by xaxa
Get the lastest sources of XFree from xfree.org or some distro like slackware 9.

run XF86Config and select a monitor that can do 1280x1024 at 60hz
then advance to the next screen and select your video card chipset.

after finishing that, run your X with startx, it should work.

Don''t forget to select your default windows manager.

Thanks, I''ll try that.

quote: Original post by Iron Eye

Well in that case don''t worry about it (my test code does exactally what yours does), I thought maybe you found a way to only read the new entries out of the log file.

You could give each reply an ID and then only show replys after a certain ID for each reply. How did you get it to handle multiple connections?

I created a batch file (simply for easier starting of netcat servers) that contained:

nc -L -p 23 -v -v -t -e babblefast.exe

-L restarts netcat after a disconnect, this is unique to the NT version of netcat, I believe there is some equivlent for the *nix one (you use linux, right?).

All you have to do is start multiple copies of this. The connection automatically goes to the oldest instance of netcat running (and does not already have a session in progress).

Hope that helps.

quote: Original post by Iron Eye
I created a batch file (simply for easier starting of netcat servers) that contained:

nc -L -p 23 -v -v -t -e babblefast.exe

-L restarts netcat after a disconnect, this is unique to the NT version of netcat, I believe there is some equivlent for the *nix one (you use linux, right?).

All you have to do is start multiple copies of this. The connection automatically goes to the oldest instance of netcat running (and does not already have a session in progress).

Hope that helps.

Thanks, I was actually using windows for that chat server, but it''s good to know that it also works on linux (which I have also)