again.... I need to ask about the sleep thing. The proposed solution is to modify */etc/default/grub*, by making the line that starts: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT look like this: $ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= "quiet" acpi=off apm=off and then my questions about this are: -quiet refers to depressing the start up text -ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)- is an open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba. -APM- Advanced power management- the predecessor to acpi (so they didn't do away with apm but merely added acpi on :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > well, I didn't have a problem getting these files with a standard > installation of debian; it was only after I tried with a net install of > debia. So right now I'm downloading a current dvd iso of debian and after > the install I'll see if that helps. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> well I installed gmp the way it instructed and then I did a search for >> mpfr on the same website and installed it as well, but couldn't find gibc >> or mpc. I was going to do a search for the missing files but figured I >> would run version-check first to ensure I wasn't just spinning my wheels. >> It appears the two files were not installed correctly enough for LInux from >> Scratch. >> >> ~$ bash version-check.sh >> ---truncate--- >> version-check.sh: line 32: glibc: command not found >> g++ compilation OK >> libgmp.la: found >> libmpfr.la: found >> libmpc.la: not found >> >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Stephen Partington < >> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> this is what it is after: >>> >>> GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library >>> The GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library is a free library for >>> arbitrary-precision arithmetic, operating on signed integers, rational >>> numbers, and floating point numbers. >>> http://petio.org/tools/gmp.html has some nice refrence material as well. >>> >>> *Snip* >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >