Re: Holiday Project for my job

2011-11-05 Thread ZephyrQ
On 10/29/2011 05:28 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Lu, 05 sep 11, 14:45:16, ZephyrQ wrote: Again, thanks for all the advice...and I would appreciate any other wisdom y'all might throw my way...I ran into another snag where I wanted to remove some software but synaptic insists

Re: Holiday Project for my job

2011-09-05 Thread ZephyrQ
On 09/04/2011 07:48 AM, Rob Owens wrote: On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 10:35:12AM -0500, ZephyrQ wrote: I am trying to set up several Linux desktops for a secure (locked) facility for troubled teenagers. I brought one home to set up (so I can have unfettered internet access) but then I need

Holiday Project for my job

2011-09-03 Thread ZephyrQ
I am trying to set up several Linux desktops for a secure (locked) facility for troubled teenagers. I brought one home to set up (so I can have unfettered internet access) but then I need to be able to 'clone' it to others without internet access (so package retrieval is impossible unless I bring

Re: Another mouse issue+Xorg after upgrade

2011-04-03 Thread ZephyrQ
On 03/31/2011 11:49 PM, tv.deb...@googlemail.com wrote: 01/04/2011 03:52, ZephyrQ wrote: On 03/31/2011 01:45 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Mi, 30 mar 11, 22:09:15, ZephyrQ wrote: Is it that the boot-up is not reading it? Please boot, count to ten, replug your mouse and then post the full

Re: Another mouse issue+Xorg after upgrade

2011-03-31 Thread ZephyrQ
On 03/31/2011 01:45 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Mi, 30 mar 11, 22:09:15, ZephyrQ wrote: Is it that the boot-up is not reading it? Please boot, count to ten, replug your mouse and then post the full output of 'dmesg'. Did you already replug the mouse? Because I see this: (II) config

Re: Another mouse issue+Xorg after upgrade

2011-03-30 Thread ZephyrQ
On 03/29/2011 07:01 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Lu, 28 mar 11, 18:15:04, ZephyrQ wrote: The current workaround (and how I'm able to send this now) was to erase/move the old xorg.conf and run nvidia-xconfig. Are you doing this 1. erase xorg.conf 2. run nvidia-xconfig 3. reboot

Another mouse issue+Xorg after upgrade

2011-03-28 Thread ZephyrQ
My mouse became unusable (frozen) after the upgrade (done the debian way, with the kernel and udev upgraded first). It would come back after a reboot, maybe, or not. i.e.--sometimes it would work, sometimes not. Very Windows-like, btw... Here's the pertinent info from Xorg: Section

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread ZephyrQ
Stan Hoeppner wrote: ZephyrQ put forth on 11/4/2010 9:50 PM: If you could not/did not use Debian (either Lenny, Squeeze, or Sid), which other distribution would you use and why? What situation are you in that motivates this question? Not a specific situation, merely an exploration. I've

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread ZephyrQ
Klistvud wrote: Dne, 05. 11. 2010 03:50:07 je ZephyrQ napisal(a): If you could not/did not use Debian (either Lenny, Squeeze, or Sid), which other distribution would you use and why? gNewSense. How stable/solid is it? I've looked at it and am intrigued... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread ZephyrQ
Andrei Popescu wrote: On Vi, 05 nov 10, 10:18:04, John Hasler wrote: Drew writes: Consider installing apt-listbugs if you're going to run sid. Good point. Also, don't feel that you should track Unstable. Upgrade individual packages as needed and do an occasional dist-upgrade if you feel

A question for the list:

2010-11-04 Thread ZephyrQ
If you could not/did not use Debian (either Lenny, Squeeze, or Sid), which other distribution would you use and why? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Comparison of using Sidux as opposed to Squeeze

2010-03-22 Thread ZephyrQ
I keep a fairly vanilla Lenny box to do most of my personal/work stuff get frustrated when I want to play a newer game and/or upgrade some software that is requiring a newer library. Usually backports aren't available and/or too unwieldy. My question is how usable is Sidux? I've read a few

Out of the box USB wireless adapter

2010-01-17 Thread ZephyrQ
I'm helping another family (not tech savvy) that is trying to use a debian flavored OS and they have 2 computers...one is running XP and has the wireless modem (a 2Wire) but the other computer is running linux and we need a USB wireless adapter that works out of the box. They have bought 3 so far

Are there any major issues with Debian testing?

2009-06-13 Thread ZephyrQ
Just picked up a BBuy cheapo that I will lather/rinse/repeat and put Deb on...just wondering if testing has any major issues that I should be aware of before I make the jump (my main system runs stable). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of

Re: Are there any major issues with Debian testing?

2009-06-13 Thread ZephyrQ
image. As far as I know, I am not running any unusual software that isn't currently supported... Thanks to all for your input... ZephyrQ wrote: Just picked up a BBuy cheapo that I will lather/rinse/repeat and put Deb on...just wondering if testing has any major issues that I should

Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3

2009-05-26 Thread ZephyrQ
Stefan Monnier wrote: I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3. Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg...well, you

mass conversion from ogg to mp3

2009-05-25 Thread ZephyrQ
I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3. Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg...well, you get the picture.

Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3

2009-05-25 Thread ZephyrQ
wrote: ZephyrQ wrote: I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3. Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg...well, you

Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3

2009-05-25 Thread ZephyrQ
This sounds like what I need...now I just have to dust off a few websites to remember how to write a bash script... Matthew Moore wrote: On Monday 25 May 2009 11:55:53 am ZephyrQ wrote: What is the best way to do this? I would prefer a CLI option that I can run in the background, but I want

Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3--open formats

2009-05-25 Thread ZephyrQ
Paul Johnson wrote: ZephyrQ wrote: I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3. Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg

Re: reading USB port on old Thinkpad

2008-12-14 Thread ZephyrQ
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:26:37PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote: I am trying to use an old Thinkpad 309e. (PII, 128M memory). Etch runs fine (if slow) but I am using it as sound production (recording/playback) machine. Only problem is that I can't get the files OFF

Re: reading USB port on old Thinkpad

2008-12-14 Thread ZephyrQ
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 07:32:43PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote: Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:26:37PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote: I am trying to use an old Thinkpad 309e. (PII, 128M memory). Etch runs fine (if slow) but I am using it as sound production

reading USB port on old Thinkpad

2008-12-13 Thread ZephyrQ
I am trying to use an old Thinkpad 309e. (PII, 128M memory). Etch runs fine (if slow) but I am using it as sound production (recording/playback) machine. Only problem is that I can't get the files OFF the laptop to mix/edit/burn on my home machine. It has a USB port, but I've tried a few

Re: Gnome hosed--theme crashing!

2008-08-26 Thread ZephyrQ
Christian Jaeger wrote: Christian Jaeger wrote: Mumia W.. wrote: On 08/25/2008 09:12 PM, ZephyrQ wrote: PauL Lane wrote: On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:38:00PM -0500, PauL Lane wrote: Hello, have you recently upgraded libxml2? I had the same problem. Try; $ dpkg -l libxml2 If it comes back

Gnome hosed--theme crashing!

2008-08-25 Thread ZephyrQ
My desktop died. Others on the machine (a KDE and my son's gnome) is ok, but something on mine bit the dust. I've moved the .gtk* files and a couple other directories, but when I try to recreate the desktop, the themes module is unresponsive. There must be a quick fix! (otherwise, I'm

Re: Gnome hosed--theme crashing!

2008-08-25 Thread ZephyrQ
PauL Lane wrote: On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:38:00PM -0500, PauL Lane wrote: Hello, have you recently upgraded libxml2? I had the same problem. Try; $ dpkg -l libxml2 If it comes back; ii libxml22.6.27.dfsg-3 GNOME XML library Try downgrading to 2.6.27.dfsg-3. Also have a look at;

Re: Automated downloads for duplicate laptops

2008-08-16 Thread ZephyrQ
Since I am using Ubuntu packages, can I just change the depository listings to the corresponding Ubuntu ones? Shachar Or wrote: On Saturday 16 August 2008 04:12, ZephyrQ wrote: I'm trying to set up five (5) laptops for classroom use with limited menu options and specific programs that I use

Automated downloads for duplicate laptops

2008-08-15 Thread ZephyrQ
I'm trying to set up five (5) laptops for classroom use with limited menu options and specific programs that I use in my special ed classroom. I have numerous packages that I would like to automate the downloads (instead of picking and clicking), to the tune of about 850M worth. Any way to

Re: Automated downloads for duplicate laptops

2008-08-15 Thread ZephyrQ
Ron Johnson wrote: On 08/15/08 20:12, ZephyrQ wrote: I'm trying to set up five (5) laptops for classroom use with limited menu options and specific programs that I use in my special ed classroom. I have numerous packages that I would like to automate the downloads (instead of picking

Re: Galeon R.I.P?

2008-01-01 Thread ZephyrQ
Angus Auld wrote: --- ZephyrQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: big snip Just played with Opera for a while. I was impressed. Not afraid to pay $ for it if it can hold up to everyday usage (heck, considering how much $ I **don't** pay for software, dropping a few bucks here

Re: Galeon R.I.P?

2007-12-31 Thread ZephyrQ
Kelly Clowers wrote: On Dec 29, 2007 8:50 AM, ZephyrQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all the news of Netscape 'fading off' into mozilla and its ilk, is does anyone know if Galeon is ever going to be updated? I've tried FireFox/etc. and there are a couple of things I've not be able to reproduce

Re: Galeon R.I.P?

2007-12-31 Thread ZephyrQ
Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Dec 29, 2007 8:50 AM, ZephyrQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all the news of Netscape 'fading off' into mozilla and its ilk, is does anyone know if Galeon is ever going to be updated? I've tried FireFox/etc. and there are a couple

Galeon R.I.P?

2007-12-29 Thread ZephyrQ
With all the news of Netscape 'fading off' into mozilla and its ilk, is does anyone know if Galeon is ever going to be updated? I've tried FireFox/etc. and there are a couple of things I've not be able to reproduce: Tabs...on the -right- hand side. After using Galeon for **years**, I miss

nvidia-glx redux...

2007-09-03 Thread ZephyrQ
I am also still having problems getting nvidia-glx to work under Etch with latest updates. nv works fine (but no glx...). I've checked my apt-sources list and made sure that the appropriate drivers are pointing to the appropriate version. I've edited the xorg.conf file back and forth

Re: nvidia-glx redux...

2007-09-03 Thread ZephyrQ
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:56:36AM -0500, ZephyrQ wrote: I've edited the xorg.conf file back and forth several times (usually manually changing 'nv' to 'nvidia' and back again when glx couldn't load) and checked the previous thread for help (read the man pages

Re: nvidia-glx redux...

2007-09-03 Thread ZephyrQ
ZephyrQ wrote: Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:56:36AM -0500, ZephyrQ wrote: I've edited the xorg.conf file back and forth several times (usually manually changing 'nv' to 'nvidia' and back again when glx couldn't load) and checked the previous thread for help (read

Re: nvidia-glx redux...

2007-09-03 Thread ZephyrQ
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:54:02PM -0500, ZephyrQ wrote: Current error message says Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module which lead me to the question about kernels... Did some double checking. I'm running on 2.6.18-5-486. The nvidia kernel

Re: Creating stand-alone learning stations

2007-08-08 Thread ZephyrQ
Cassiano Bertol Leal wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 7 Aug 2007, ZephyrQ wrote: I'm a high school special education teacher who has been given permission to test Linux on a few laptops to use as workstations. I've installed Edubuntu on 3, and would like some

Creating stand-alone learning stations

2007-08-07 Thread ZephyrQ
I'm a high school special education teacher who has been given permission to test Linux on a few laptops to use as workstations. I've installed Edubuntu on 3, and would like some direction concerning creating a 'skeleton' desktop so every new user created has the same (limited) options. (I

Using sources to update packages...

2007-07-25 Thread ZephyrQ
It has been a **long** while since I ran pure Debian (2+ years) and I seem to have forgotten... ...Will I mess up the system if I choose to 'upgrade' a package by compiling from sources (in this case just a game)? I'm on Etch, but thinking of going up to Lenny...has it stabilized a bit?

Re: synaptic issues...

2003-03-28 Thread ZephyrQ
On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 10:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 27 Mar 2003 23:24:49 -0600 ZephyrQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: problem?). I checked /var/cache/apt and most of the files have been downloaded--but when I re-run synaptic to install the debs, it gives me a seg fault. Should I

synaptic issues...

2003-03-27 Thread ZephyrQ
I've been trying to do some upgrading to testing. I installed the newest synaptic (I like the interface logic better than aptitude) but it seems to puke when I try to upgrade some things. I walked away from it for it to finish after a *long* download (5+ hours) and I came back to

Quicky about acroread...

2003-01-31 Thread ZephyrQ
I haven't found a .deb for acroread, Acrobat's linux version of their .pdf reader. Does one exist? I realize it isn't free, but I also cannot get xpdf and/or ghostview to deal with passworded pdf files (as sent to me by my wife's student loan people...) I've dled the tarball,

Quick aptitude question...

2003-01-20 Thread ZephyrQ
I'm trying to take better control of my installation, and fired up aptitude. I inadvertently tried to do an upgrade (to woody rc1) a while back and am trying to cancel it. Is there a way to 'wipe' queued actions and/or reset aptitude? Yes, I've RTFM, but haven't gotten anywhere

Which to upgrade first?

2003-01-01 Thread ZephyrQ
Quick question. I have been slowly (but surely) fine tuning my install of Debian (Woody stock--not the upgrade...yet). I finally redid my kernel to 2.4.18 to enable various things (like sound). But I have an nvidia card (yea, here we go again). Should I upgrade to XFree86

Re: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing--Wha???

2002-12-05 Thread ZephyrQ
: ZephyrQ wrote: I try to run that command, but get an error: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing It sounds to me like you got a debian system installed that has the fake start-stop-daemon command used by debootstrap when bootstrapping the system. That is supposed

Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing--Wha???

2002-12-04 Thread ZephyrQ
I've just installed Debian this past weekend, but I seem to have quite a few problems getting things to run right. The common thread seems to be the following: I try to run that command, but get an error: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing I cannot get my

Re: Quick way to set up printing?

2002-12-03 Thread ZephyrQ
On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 19:40, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 12:06:27AM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote: But I can't seem to link to localhost:631! I tried with both Galeon and Mozilla and Lynx! I keep getting an error! If you cannot connect to localhost:631, the cupsys daemon

Quick way to set up printing?

2002-12-02 Thread ZephyrQ
Somehow, printing didn't get set up when I installed lpd. I need a quick and dirty way to get my OOffice stuff printing so I can get some work done--I'll convert to CUPS later (I've never used it, so I'm not familiar with it...) Having used Debian for about 3 days, I am starting

Re: Quick way to set up printing?

2002-12-02 Thread ZephyrQ
On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 22:52, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 10:05:59PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote: Somehow, printing didn't get set up when I installed lpd. I need a quick and dirty way to get my OOffice stuff printing so I can get some work done--I'll convert to CUPS later

Now that I am up (help now please)

2002-12-01 Thread ZephyrQ
Weekend spent messing with dselect and aptitude. I now have a usable-but-not-quit-comfortable system going. Some queries: 1. I keep getting a 'fake start-stop daemon' error when I try to shut down (init 0 from root). It keeps scrolling across the screen and I have to shut off

Re: Stripping EOL feeds...

2002-11-25 Thread ZephyrQ
On Sun, 2002-11-24 at 22:34, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: sorry i am not an expert and myself learning to use vim. however, vim contain search and replace command. so basically we are trying to replace EOL with nothing. how exactly the command will look - i do not know :( Thank you to

Stripping EOL feeds...

2002-11-24 Thread ZephyrQ
I'm trying to format the debian install manual (text version) for printing and I'm trying to save a couple of trees. Is there an easy way to strip the line breaks so the text will come out unformatted? This way I can reduce the font and print whole pages of itty bitty debian install text

Re: Ready to take the plunge...

2002-11-19 Thread ZephyrQ
On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 19:13, Vineet Kumar wrote: * ZephyrQ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [021118 19:48]: I've pretty much decided to take the Debian plunge, but now I need some direction. Congratulations! =) Thanx. Yeah, I'd say wipe it. Back up anything valuable. It's good

Ready to take the plunge...

2002-11-18 Thread ZephyrQ
I've pretty much decided to take the Debian plunge, but now I need some direction. Is it better to wipe my partition clean (it has SuSE 8 right now) and then install? My /home partition is on another physical drive (for now) so it will be fine, but what about other packages I

Re: Looking to switch to debian...

2002-11-10 Thread ZephyrQ
On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 09:22, Rob Weir wrote: I'm coming from SuSE 8.0 and have been increasingly frustrated with the direction SuSE is going (first installed SuSE 5 years ago) and several have suggested that Debian was the way for me to go. I am looking for the following:

Re: Looking to switch to debian...

2002-11-09 Thread ZephyrQ
On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 19:18, Edward Guldemond wrote: --ability to recover when occasional problems happen (without having to reinstall to recover my X desktop) What occasional problems might you be having with SuSE? With my experiences with Debian, there usually aren't many problems

Re: Looking to switch to debian...

2002-11-09 Thread ZephyrQ
On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 19:26, nate wrote: debian does not have a slick install. It is very easy to install and configure provided your using supported hardware(this is the single biggest obstacle to debian I believe is the supported hardware). You will have to get your hands dirty while you