Hi, i have asked this before a couple of months ago but procastinated a bit, and now can't seem to find the email with reply, so want to ask again,
basically what version of debian will suit my setup, foxconn motherboard, and intel pentium 4 processor, i think, i was suggeseted i686, but not sure anymore, also when i looked at the image download links i see [alpha <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/alpha/iso-cd/>] [amd64<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/amd64/iso-cd/>] [arm <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/arm/iso-cd/>] [hppa<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/hppa/iso-cd/>] [i386 <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/i386/iso-cd/>] [ia64<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/ia64/iso-cd/>] [mips <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/mips/iso-cd/>] [mipsel<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/mipsel/iso-cd/>] [powerpc <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/powerpc/iso-cd/>] [ sparc <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/sparc/iso-cd/>] [s390<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/s390/iso-cd/>] [source <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/source/iso-cd/>] [ multi-arch <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/multi-arch/iso-cd/>] i dont see i686 here, but i think i need to go read up some more anyway, probable hidden behind one of those regards vurentjie 2008/6/30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2008 : Issue > 1217 > > Today's Topics: > Re: how to install flash plugin for [ "Star Liu" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Thanks to all the devs and maint [ Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Any idea why chroot temporarily "can [ David Barrett < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Thanks to all the devs and maint [ rusi_pathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ] > Re: udev problems after 6/28 upgrade [ "Thomas H. George" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Update Modified BIOS??? [ "Thomas H. George" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: project: wired/wireless router [ Gregory Seidman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: wireless with atheros [ Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Non rinunciare alle tue vacanze - Sc [ "ItaliaDream" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Open Source Video Codec and Cont [ "Sam Kuper" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > I installed ia32-libs, then nspluginwrapper, but it seems nothing changes, > iceweasel still says no suitable plugin found for flash. > thank you! > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 7:38 PM, michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> >> On 28 Jun 2008, at 13:00, Star Liu wrote: >> >> I'm afraid ia32 libs won't support amd64, i heard that no solution >>> provided for x86_64 cpus, but not sure. >>> >> >> >From the Debian packages web page, ia32-libs >> >> This package contains runtime libraries for the ia32/i386 architecture, >> configured for use on an amd64 or ia64 Debian system running a 64-bit >> kernel. >> >> (I did say check the package names! It is ia32-lins not libs for IA32 (?)) >> >> M >> >> >> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 6:06 PM, michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 27 Jun 2008, at 23:49, Star Liu wrote: >>> >>> On lenny amd64, I often get the prompt to install flash plugin, but >>> result in "unknown plugin... x-shockwave-flash", how could i fix it? >>> Thanks! >>> >>> For etch, (from memory so check the package names) I downloaded some ia32 >>> libs and nspluginwrapper and then the flash plugin >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] a >>> subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Homepage: http://starliu.9966.org, about Buddha, x86_64 CPU, Debian >>> GNU/Linux, UEFI/BIOS >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >> >> > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Homepage: http://starliu.9966.org, about Buddha, x86_64 CPU, Debian > GNU/Linux, UEFI/BIOS > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 01:01 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > Wholehearted agreement here. Hmm, maybe we should copy in an Ubuntu > > mailing list (ditto all other Debian-derived distros) so more > > folks can join in the love-in? :) > > I think that would only be appropriate if Ubuntu were congruent to the > debian-desktop project instead of being gratuitously different, in > particularly when it comes to package naming and compatibility. Until > then, they're reinventing the wheel, and it's not entirely round. > > -- > Paul Johnson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Can you suggest why I'm seeing the following error when entering a > debootstrap chroot on a Fedora host, and why it spontaneously disappears a > few minutes later? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] svn]# chroot staging/www > id: cannot find name for group ID 0 > id: cannot find name for group ID 1 > id: cannot find name for group ID 2 > id: cannot find name for group ID 3 > id: cannot find name for group ID 4 > id: cannot find name for group ID 6 > id: cannot find name for group ID 10 > I have no [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# > > More detail on the mystery problem is on linuxquestions.org [1], but in > short: I created two chroots on a Fedora Core 4 box using debootstrap > (hardy). The chroots work great, and one contains a webserver and the other > contains a database. Everything is awesome except after some period of time > (or some unknown activity), the www chroot temporarily "breaks" and spits > out the error above when I try to enter it. > > But the real mystery is it just spontaneously corrects itself a few minutes > later, even though I make no changes to permissions or files. For example, > here's a log of me exiting a broken chroot, and then immediately re-entering > without having made any changes: > > I have no [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc# exit > [EMAIL PROTECTED] svn]# chroot staging/www > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# > > Even stranger, I've experienced the 'www' chroot having this behavior > (repeatably, for several minutes) even though I can chroot into a 'db' > chroot just fine -- despite both being created with the exact same > debootstrap command. > > I'm at a total loss and posting this here because I'm not sure if it's a > Debian or Fedora issue: it's happening inside a Debian chroot, but on a > Fedora host. > > Any suggestions? Thanks! > > -david > > [1] > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/chroot-temporarily-cannot-find-name-for-group-id-0-651928/ > > > >Debian is rock solid and very usable thanks to you all. Just wanted to > say that. > > +1 > > Cant imagine myself using anything but Debian. > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 08:15:55PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 13:48:27 -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: > > > no usb devices and lsusb returns nothing. Everything worked after > > > yesterday's apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade. This morning a > > > startup problem (see posting _Update Modified BIOS ???)_ and when it > was > > > solved no usb devices and lsusb returns nothing. > > > My fault. Struggling with the failure to start this morning I booted > from the Grml cd and ran lilo -C /mnt/hdb1/etc/lilo.conf after copying > lilo.conf.grml to lilo.conf. This file was created some months ago and > the default was an older kernel image. This afternoon I decided to tidy > up so restored the current lilo.conf, ran lilo and rebooted. After the > reboot all is well. > > My apologies for not recognizing the problem immediately. The changed > boot sequence caused a little panic. I'll replace the battery as > recommended. > > Tom > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 04:34:14PM +0100, Bob Cox wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:03:59 -0400, Thomas H. George ( > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > This morning at power up I got a gray screen with a flashing cursor > > > instead of the usual Lilo choice of boot options. At first I thought a > > > hard drive had died but after booting up from a Grml cd I found both > ide > > > hard drives accessible and ok. I re-ran lilo but this did not correct > > > the problem. Thinking that something had damaged the mbr on the first > > > ide hard drive I ran lilo again to use the the mbr on the second ide > > > hard drive. When I went into BIOS to change the boot sequence I found > a > > > SATA hard drive had been moved to the top of the boot sequence! When > > > this was corrected I could boot from the first ide drive. > > > > > > Yesterday - 28 June 08 - I ran apt-get update followed by apt-get > > > dist-upgrade. Following this everything worked as usual and in the > > > evening I shut down the system with shutdown - h now. At no time did I > > > enter BIOS. > > > > > > Could the upgrade have modified BIOS ????????? If so, should this be > right? > > > > > > There may be other problems as well. After correcting the boot > sequence > > > and booting up my Wacom tablet no longer works. My version of > xorg.conf > > > is unchanged. As yet I have not tracked down the source of this > problem. > > > > A bit of a long shot admittedly, but it could be a dying BIOS battery > > and it just being coincidence that you had done the upgrade the day > > before. > > > > -- > > Bob Cox. Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, UK. > > Registered user #445000 with the Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org/ > > > Thanks, I'll change the battery. > > Tom > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:26:28AM +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > I can confirm that the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 is very stable under OpenWRT > > White Russian, which gives you (yet) another option if you go down the > > path of buying a new router/AP device. > > > > Alternatively, if you're set on using your existing box as your > > router/AP, why not use a USB Wi-Fi device if you're going to be occupying > > the sole PCI slot with an ethernet card? USB Wi-Fi dongles are often > > cheaper than Ethernet ones. (NB. If I've failed to notice that your box > > doesn't have USB, then please disregard this comment.) > > I hadn't even considered USB WiFi. I like the idea. The existing box does > have USB, so that's workable. Now I just need to do a bit of research on > which USB WiFi devices are well supported by 2.6.18 (I think that's what's > in Debian stable). > > The box has one PCI slot, several (three? four?) USB ports, and an on-board > wired ethernet port. I also have a wired ethernet PCI card lying around > somewhere and I think I have a suitable wired hub, so it's just a matter of > the USB WiFi. Comparing the certainty of the software being able to run > separate interfaces and route properly, not to mention the familiarity of > Debian, to the WRT stuff where you are restricted to a 2.4 kernel and I > don't feel certain it supports the configuration I need, it looks to me > like my existing box is a better approach. > > Now I just need to learn iptables really well so I can configure it. Any > book suggestions? > > > Sam > --Greg > > On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:15:17 +1000 > Daniel Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking to buy an atheros wireless card for my laptop. It has a > > pcmcia card slot on it... > > (I use debian and a 2.6.25 kernel as well) > > > > So could someone please see if they could show me an online add of an > > atheros pcmcia card supported by linux? > > The simple, foolproof method for finding Atheros gear is to look for > 108 MBps advertised speeds. You don't actually have to use the > proprietary extension to the 802.11g spec, but it's an Atheros > telltale. Just stay away from USB adaptors, which aren't supported by > Madwifi (I don't know about ath5k). > > > Daniel Dalton > > Celejar > -- > mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email > ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator > > ItaliaDream <http://www.italiadream.it> > > La tua guida al turismo in Italia > > * Prenota subito le tue vacanze!* > > * ItaliaDream è la guida che ti permette di contattare e prenotare* > > * direttamente le tue vacanze nelle migliori strutture d'Italia* > > Alcune Strutture Consigliate > > * Hotel Le > Rotonde<http://www.italiadream.it/it/2373_hotel_ristorante_le_rotonde_massaciuccoli_lucca_toscana.htm>- > Toscana > * > > * Hotel > Pineta<http://www.italiadream.it/it/4003_hotel_pineta_serrada_trento_trentino_alto_adige.htm>- > Tentino Alto Adige > * > > * Villa > Lucia<http://www.italiadream.it/it/4005_villa_lucia_floridia_siracusa_sicilia.htm>- > Sicilia > * > > * Agriturismo Borgo > d'Asolo<http://www.italiadream.it/it/2369_agriturismo_borgo_asolo_san_vito_di_altolive_treviso_veneto.htm>- > Veneto > * > > * Last Minute in tutta Italia* > > * dove vuoi e quando vuoi!* > > * * > > * >> seleziona qui adesso << <http://www.italiadream.it>* > ------------------------------ > > * Seleziona qui e * *>> Inserisci la tua Struttura > <<<http://www.italiadream.it/Page_Inserimento_struttura.htm> > * > > Tantissime persone ogni giorno consultano ItaliaDream per vacanze e viaggi > di lavoro! > > Un grande successo dedicato al turismo in Italia! > > * www.italiadream.it - www.italiadream.com * > > Il presente messaggio non è da considerarsi spam ma un punto di incontro > tra le strutture e i clienti che amano prenotare direttamente senza > intermediari. Qualora avessimo disturbato la tua privacy ti preghiamo di > rispondere > > al presente messaggio inserendo la dicitura "no mail" > > News Letters Luglio 2008 > > Simon, > > I have several points. > > * For a (very) in-depth discussion of the merits of various codecs for > distributing video via the web, look for the "Theora" thread (the really > long one) in the WHATWG HTML5 mailing list archive. > > * Since you're "not a fanboy of Adobe's proprietary products, pricing > policy, etc", I wonder why AVI is acceptable to you. It's not an Adobe > standard, but Microsoft's approach to licensing and pricing is certainly > closer to Adobe's than, say, Debian's. > > * I was planning to say, "Your three requirements (1. distribute over www, > 2. FLOSS-friendly, 3. highly cross-platform compatible) cannot be met." But > then I realised that actually they can. I'd suggest doing what Wikipedia > does: transcode your video to Ogg Theora, and make it playable on your forum > by embedding a Java applet Theora player. This meets all three requirements. > > Regards, > > Sam > >
