Re: failed to fetch something

2006-10-06 Thread linux china
I hope so, now I guess it is still not finished because there is some missing directories.  The  server  can tell  its own status, right? On 10/7/06, Maarten Verwijs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi China, On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 12:54:45AM +0800, linux china wrote:>I compared the mirror ftp://ftp

Re: strange perm/ownership issue for kde/konqueror cache files

2006-10-06 Thread Alan Chandler
On Saturday 07 October 2006 00:37, David E. Fox wrote: > > OK, but now how to remove 'c' and 'e', or remake them? run fsck? -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bricolage (1.8.9) is very slow on Debian Etch beta 3 release

2006-10-06 Thread David Christensen
Debian & Bricolage users: I recently installed Debian Etch (beta 3 release) on a P3/800 machine and installed the Bricolage package (1.8.9-1). Unfortunately, the application seems to run very slowly when I browse to the login page using Internet Explorer (8 to 27+ seconds to load or reload the l

Re: Yes! a free legal source for downloadable music!

2006-10-06 Thread Pollywog
On Saturday 07 October 2006 02:56, Seeker5528 wrote: > > Hmmm, interesting, I will have to check that out and the others > links mentioned in the thread. > > My additions to the free and legal music. > > http://www.garageband.com > http://www.peoplesound.com > http://www.besonic.com > > And last u

Re: Yes! a free legal source for downloadable music!

2006-10-06 Thread Seeker5528
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:45:46 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >How do i get some music > > This may not be what you were looking for, but it's an interesting > find for legal, free downloads: > > http://www.irateradio.com/ Hmmm, interesting, I will have to check that

Re: security problem: console text gets sent to printer

2006-10-06 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2006-10-05 17:58:54 -0700, Jason Dunsmore wrote: > I'm running the latest Etch with 2.6.16-2-686-smp. This is a pretty > big security problem, since my computer prints to a shared printer. > Any idea what's causing it? Perhaps escape sequences sent to the terminal? I had this problem in the pa

Re: exim4: avoiding "retry time not reached for any host"

2006-10-06 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2006-10-04 23:12:46 +0200, Predrag Gavrilovic wrote: > If you chose to keep old config file, new version gets saved with > *.dpkg-new extension. You can inspect if it has some new > features-settings worthy of replacing old config, and manualy merge > your specific changes. But I said I didn't

Re: Core 2 Duo upgrade => Debian Etch stuck in initramfs shell

2006-10-06 Thread Andrew Vaughan
On Friday 06 October 2006 20:28, Richard in Paris wrote: > Hello! > I upgraded my config from a Duron to a Core 2 Duo on an Asus P5B-VM mobo > (with integrated Intel 965G graphics controller). Just before that, I > updated my Debian Etch to kernel 2.6.18, xorg 7.1, discover2, latest (as > of this f

strange perm/ownership issue for kde/konqueror cache files

2006-10-06 Thread David E. Fox
I've not seen this behavior before. Just a while ago, I was surfing as usual with konqueror, on an etch system, and closed konqueror. After a while, I noticed that the memory usage was skyrocketing, and so I ran 'top'. There was a process that runs (periodically, I suppose) called kio_http_cache_

Re: matlab installation

2006-10-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:42:16 +0100 michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 00:01 +0600, S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote: > > i am trying to install matlab release 14, > > > > shanazsoft:/usr/local/matlab704# /media/MathWorks_R14_1/install > > bash: /media/MathWorks_R14_1/install:

Re: iso image with linux 2.6.18

2006-10-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Vytautas Jakutis wrote: Hello, Debian users! On Asus P5B Deluxe, whose main storage controller is JMicron JMB363, all my storage devices are not available to current debian installers with kernel 2.6.17. The controller is expected to work only on kernel 2.6.18. This kernel is currently in Unstab

Re: Gnome doesn´t start with Sarge r3

2006-10-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Ricardo Falcão wrote: Dear friends: I had one Debian Sarge (3.1) r2 installed on a Compaq Deskpro EP configured for the desktop environment. I re-installed the Debian Sarge using r3 CD´s instead of the original r2 CD´s. Surprisingly, the Gnome environment did not start when the ins

Re: power management in etch kernel ?

2006-10-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Cameron L. Spitzer wrote: [This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] I've installed etch with default kernel on a laptop with APM BIOS but no ACPI. It runs a lot hotter than it did with my customized kernel on sarge. I added "apm=on" to the boot options to get apm -s to work. Stil

Re: aptitude hold

2006-10-06 Thread Pollywog
On Friday 06 October 2006 21:36, Pollywog wrote: > > dpkg --get-selections > package.list > > Then I open the resulting package.list file in a text editor and change > the "hold" status on the desired packages, save the file and close it. > > Next as root: > > dpkg --set-selections < package.list

Re: aptitude hold

2006-10-06 Thread Pollywog
On Friday 06 October 2006 21:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 07:09:46PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (06/10/06 10:33), Enrique Morfin wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > if i hold some packages, how can i unhold them? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > HIghlight the package and press

Re: aptitude hold

2006-10-06 Thread hendrik
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 07:09:46PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (06/10/06 10:33), Enrique Morfin wrote: > > Hi! > > > > if i hold some packages, how can i unhold them? > > > > Thanks. > > HIghlight the package and press '+' Doesn't this request they be installed? That's not the same as un

Re: failed to fetch something

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
Hi China, On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 12:54:45AM +0800, linux china wrote: >I compared the mirror ftp://ftp.linuxforum.net with other mirror site and >found the ftp://ftp.linuxforum.net/debian/pool/main/ doesn't have the dir >'n' in above url, so I guess the server was broken, who should

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 05:51:30PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > >> Brilliant! This is a good example of why I keep coming back to Debian > >> all the time. > > > >Coming back? > > > >Then the question now is: what is it that has you _leaving_ Debian all > >the time? > > Curiousness, of cours

Re: smp??

2006-10-06 Thread Enrique Morfin
>Linux supports "smp-alternatives" since 2.6.17. This >means, that additional processors can be added >dynamically while the boot process of the kernel. >Or in other words: all Debians kernel images do support >smp (i386,powerpc and some other archs). Thanks for the info. can a procesor be stop

Gnome doesn´t start with Sarge r3

2006-10-06 Thread Ricardo Falcão
    Dear friends:       I  had one Debian Sarge (3.1) r2 installed on a Compaq Deskpro EP configured for the  desktop environment. I re-installed the Debian Sarge using r3 CD´s instead of the original r2 CD´s. Surprisingly, the Gnome environment did not start when the installation was finish

Re: 2.6.18 broken /dev/ stuff?

2006-10-06 Thread John -
On (06/10/06 14:34), Curt Howland wrote: > Hi, Users. Up to date Sid, latest 2.6.18-486. > > I'm getting a strange error with df: > > - - > $ df > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 3953036 2532300 1219928 68% / > tmpfs

2.6.18 broken /dev/ stuff?

2006-10-06 Thread Curt Howland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Users. Up to date Sid, latest 2.6.18-486. I'm getting a strange error with df: - - $ df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda1 3953036 2532300 1219928 68% / tmpfs

Re: iso image with linux 2.6.18

2006-10-06 Thread mess-mate
Vytautas Jakutis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Hello, Debian users! | | On Asus P5B Deluxe, whose main storage controller is JMicron JMB363, all my | storage devices are not available to current debian installers with kernel | 2.6.17. The controller is expected to work only on kernel 2.6.18. This |

power management in etch kernel ?

2006-10-06 Thread Cameron L. Spitzer
[This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.] I've installed etch with default kernel on a laptop with APM BIOS but no ACPI. It runs a lot hotter than it did with my customized kernel on sarge. I added "apm=on" to the boot options to get apm -s to work. Still got heat and battery life

Re: generate syndication feed for podcast

2006-10-06 Thread Russell L. Harris
Russell L. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a web site with a directory for MP3 files which I wish to make > available as podcast episodes. Links to these files are scattered > throughout the pages which comprise the web site. > > I have spent several hours searching with Google in an

Re: aptitude hold

2006-10-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/10/06 10:33), Enrique Morfin wrote: > Hi! > > if i hold some packages, how can i unhold them? > > Thanks. HIghlight the package and press '+' Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un

Re: smp??

2006-10-06 Thread Daniel Baumann
Enrique Morfin wrote: > Does the package linux-image-2.6.18-1-686-bigmem is > smp? Linux supports "smp-alternatives" since 2.6.17. This means, that additional processors can be added dynamically while the boot process of the kernel. Or in other words: all Debians kernel images do support smp (i38

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Mumia W..
On 10/06/2006 04:49 AM, Deephay wrote: On 10/6/06, Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Change the value of the gconf key /desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/current Thanks, I found that compiz does not work that way, I should try it another way. You could create a script that sta

aptitude hold

2006-10-06 Thread Enrique Morfin
Hi! if i hold some packages, how can i unhold them? Thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

smp??

2006-10-06 Thread Enrique Morfin
Hi! Im running sid with kernel 2.6.16-1-686-smp I want to upgrade the kernel. The question is: Does the package linux-image-2.6.18-1-686-bigmem is smp? or where are the 2.6.17 and 2.6.18 smp images? Thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yah

How to get system temperature by ACPI thermal zone?

2006-10-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, I have these modules loaded: ... thermal10120 0 processor 13232 1 thermal fan 3076 0 button 4816 0 ac 3332 0 battery 7300 0 ... How do you find out with ACPI what the CPU temp is?

Re: SV: set domain name

2006-10-06 Thread Richard Lyons
On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 17:54 +0200, Kenneth Grande wrote: "Andrew Critchlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Also, eveytime I change resolv.conf it gets changed back to something > > else, could this be because there is a dhcp server running and the interface > > is configured to accept dhcp? >

iso image with linux 2.6.18

2006-10-06 Thread Vytautas Jakutis
Hello, Debian users! On Asus P5B Deluxe, whose main storage controller is JMicron JMB363, all my storage devices are not available to current debian installers with kernel 2.6.17. The controller is expected to work only on kernel 2.6.18. This kernel is currently in Unstable dist. But only Testing

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Magnus Therning
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 15:08:07 +0200, Maarten Verwijs wrote: >On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 01:27:30PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: >> >Source system: >> >debconf-get-selections > debconfsel.txt >> > >> >Target System: >> >debconf-set-selections < debconfsel.txt >> > >> >A lot of settings are kept in

Re: failed to fetch something

2006-10-06 Thread linux china
I compared the mirror ftp://ftp.linuxforum.net with other mirror site and found the ftp://ftp.linuxforum.net/debian/pool/main/ doesn't have the dir 'n' in above url, so I guess the server was broken, who should be noticed about this?On 10/6/06, Maarten Verwijs < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Could be t

Re: switching xorg.conf configurations?

2006-10-06 Thread Matt Price
On 10/6/06, Avinash Sultanpur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Matt, On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 11:34:06AM -0400, Matt Price wrote: > I occasionally need to use the native acceleration of the nonfree nvidia > x driver, but my laptop will neither suspend nor hibernate when they're > loaded. I'd like t

re: Debian, GIS || GPS

2006-10-06 Thread Tyler Smith
I'm not sure what you need, but the GRASS project provides a full-featured GIS suite that appears to be extensible enough to suit most needs. It's in the repositories, and if you google it you'll find the website with documentation and links to sources of Free GIS data. HTH, Tyler -- To UNS

Re: cinelerra error

2006-10-06 Thread Mark Grieveson
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 00:09 -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > MWindow::init_shm:/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax is 0x200. > It should be at least 0x7fff for Cinelerra. Hi, See http://bugs.cinelerra.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313 The Linux kernel only allows 32MB of shared memory to be

Re: how to install debian onto iso file ?

2006-10-06 Thread Russell Ost
Using VMware Player is a great way to run Debian on a Windows PC. Go to www.netliving.com to download the Debian Virtual Machine. You will be required to install VMware Player on the laptop. If this is not an option, might I suggest using a live CD. Many can be found at distrowatch.com. A

Re: how to install debian onto iso file ?

2006-10-06 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 05:35:11PM +0400, Jabka Atu wrote: > Hello .. > i need to install my os onto some type of file (i guess iso be best but you > know best) . > the reason is that i can't change any thing on the pc (it's aint my laptop) > but i can create as much files as big as i want . > so i

Horde3

2006-10-06 Thread Lorenzo Bettini
Hi anyone succeeded in installing horde-3.1 in Debian (testing)? I've tried and tried, but after a successful configuration, when I log in it accepts the password but sends me back to login page... also /var/log/horde/horde3.log says that I logged successfully... any clue please? thanks in adva

Re: failed to fetch something

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
Hi, On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 11:30:07PM +0800, linux china wrote: >could somebody help me on this? what should I do? Did you do: apt-get update before apt-get installing? Kind regards, -- Maarten Verwijs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe

Re: make-kpkg problem

2006-10-06 Thread Wayne Topa
Michelle Konzack([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Am 2006-10-03 17:47:26, schrieb Wayne Topa: > > Hi all > > > > I have been trying to find the answer to this problem on and off for > > a month or so. I can't compile a kernel using kpkg without getting > > these errors: > >

failed to fetch something

2006-10-06 Thread linux china
hi,could somebody help me on this? what should I do?Reading Package Lists...Building Dependency Tree...The following extra packages will be installed:  libc6 libedit2 libkrb53 libncurses5 libselinux1 libsepol1 libssl0.9.8  openssh-client openssh-server tzdataSuggested packages:  locales glibc-doc

Re: security problem: console text gets sent to printer

2006-10-06 Thread Jason Dunsmore
On 10/6/06, Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mumia W.. wrote: > There is no way to disable the special input modes. That's why Debian > provides both rxvt-xpm (rxvt) and urxvt (rxvt-unicode). ok, good to know... maybe i should return back to uxterm :) > BTW, I can input accented characters

Re: etch kernel in sarge: trouble??

2006-10-06 Thread Wackojacko
steef wrote: hi list, what trouble can i expect - if any - when i put a (etch) 2.6.17.x.y kernel in the standard sarge distro to be able to use udma on my (new) asus am2 motherboard?? than you all in advance, regards, steef If you get the deb package it wont install AFAICT due to the

RE: how to install debian onto iso file ?

2006-10-06 Thread Stephen Yorke
live.debian.net   apt-get install live-package   From: Jabka Atu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:35 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: how to install debian onto iso file ?   Hello .. i need to install my os onto some type of file (i gue

Re: how to set up ipw2200 (wi-fi card).

2006-10-06 Thread Scott Reese
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jabka Atu wrote: > Howdy,... > i have hp nx6110 with wifi card ipw2200. > i can't get it to work i tried Knoppix & Kazit. > > both didn't make my card to work (work ok in Xp). > > any why here is my dmesg : > > [snip] > ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw reque

Re: etch kernel in sarge: trouble??

2006-10-06 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 03:05:35PM +0200, Maarten Verwijs wrote: > > Hi Steef, > > > On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 02:11:40PM +0200, steef wrote: > > what trouble can i expect - if any - when i put a (etch) 2.6.17.x.y > > kernel in the standard sarge distro to be able to use udma on my (new) > > a

Re: how to set up ipw2200 (wi-fi card).

2006-10-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 17:08 +0400, Jabka Atu wrote: > i have hp nx6110 with wifi card ipw2200. > i can't get it to work i tried Knoppix & Kazit. > > both didn't make my card to work (work ok in Xp). [...] > ipw2200: ipw2200-bss.fw request_firmware failed: Reason -2 > ipw2200: Unable to load firmwa

Re: how to set up ipw2200 (wi-fi card).

2006-10-06 Thread Guillaume
Jabka Atu a écrit : Howdy,... i have hp nx6110 with wifi card ipw2200. i can't get it to work i tried Knoppix & Kazit. both didn't make my card to work (work ok in Xp). any why here is my dmesg : [...] i tried reloading the module but it didn't help. plz advise how to fix it . p.s in knopp

how to install debian onto iso file ?

2006-10-06 Thread Jabka Atu
Hello ..i need to install my os onto some type of file (i guess iso be best but you know best) .the reason is that i can't change any thing on the pc (it's aint my laptop) but i can create as much files as big as i want . so i thout that  i could create an iso on its ntfs harddrive and some how ins

how to set up ipw2200 (wi-fi card).

2006-10-06 Thread Jabka Atu
Howdy,...i have hp nx6110 with wifi card ipw2200.i can't get it to work i tried Knoppix & Kazit.both didn't make my card to work (work ok in Xp).any why here is my dmesg :Linux version 2.6.17 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3)) #4 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 10 1

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 01:27:30PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > >Source system: > >debconf-get-selections > debconfsel.txt > > > >Target System: > >debconf-set-selections < debconfsel.txt > > > >A lot of settings are kept in debconf. You could also edit the > >debconfsel.txt if you want to chan

Re: etch kernel in sarge: trouble??

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
Hi Steef, On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 02:11:40PM +0200, steef wrote: > what trouble can i expect - if any - when i put a (etch) 2.6.17.x.y > kernel in the standard sarge distro to be able to use udma on my (new) > asus am2 motherboard?? > You'd be better off at backports.org. They have recent

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Magnus Therning
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 12:33:01 +0200, Maarten Verwijs wrote: >On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 08:23:47AM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > >> >> I found this at >> >> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html >> >> >> >>

etch kernel in sarge: trouble??

2006-10-06 Thread steef
hi list, what trouble can i expect - if any - when i put a (etch) 2.6.17.x.y kernel in the standard sarge distro to be able to use udma on my (new) asus am2 motherboard?? than you all in advance, regards, steef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe

Core 2 Duo upgrade => Debian Etch stuck in initramfs shell

2006-10-06 Thread Richard in Paris
Hello! I upgraded my config from a Duron to a Core 2 Duo on an Asus P5B-VM mobo (with integrated Intel 965G graphics controller). Just before that, I updated my Debian Etch to kernel 2.6.18, xorg 7.1, discover2, latest (as of this friday) grub, initramfs-tools, udev. I have a single harddisk (PA

Re: switching xorg.conf configurations?

2006-10-06 Thread Avinash Sultanpur
Hi Matt, On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 11:34:06AM -0400, Matt Price wrote: > I occasionally need to use the native acceleration of the nonfree nvidia > x driver, but my laptop will neither suspend nor hibernate when they're > loaded. I'd like to set up a situation where I can log in to my main x > sess

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Maarten Verwijs
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 08:23:47AM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > >> I found this at > >> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html > >> > >> To make a local copy of the package selection states: > >> > >>

Re: make-kpkg problem

2006-10-06 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-10-03 17:47:26, schrieb Wayne Topa: > Hi all > > I have been trying to find the answer to this problem on and off for > a month or so. I can't compile a kernel using kpkg without getting > these errors: > I have also tried different version of the kernel-package. > kernel-package

Re: MOBILE PHONES AT VERY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. (reporting list spam)

2006-10-06 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-10-04 17:46:15, schrieb Andrei Popescu: > > Collecting 500 € from each Spamer which is in Europe juridical legal. > > Wow, if you succeed, I want to do that too $$ (can't find the Euro > symbol) :) I hope it works, since some german politics want to take stronger action agains spamers T

Re: Public discussion time for Creative Commons 3.0 license draft coming to a close

2006-10-06 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Evan, I will subscribe to the list and support it. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant Am 2006-10-02 16:49:14, schrieb Evan Prodromou: > So, for those of you who want to see Creative Commons l

Re: cinelerra error

2006-10-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 00:09 -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > MWindow::init_shm:/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax is 0x200. > It should be at least 0x7fff for Cinelerra. Hi, See http://bugs.cinelerra.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313 The Linux kernel only allows 32MB of shared memory to be allo

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Deephay
On 10/6/06, Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:43:50 +0800 Deephay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, > so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I > edited the /usr/sh

Re: xine and subtitles

2006-10-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 23:09 -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote: > I have several avi files with corresponding .sub files but I can't get > xine to display the subtitles. When the .sub files are plain text then > the subtitles work fine but these particular .sub files are in some > binary format. Is there so

Re: startx question -- Etch & Xorg vs Sarge and XFree86

2006-10-06 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:29:33 -0700 Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am currently running Sarge with XFree86. I have done a chroot > install of Etch with Xorg. When I boot into Sarge I run X with the > command: > > startx -- :1.0 vt07 (through an alias) > > and my wife uses > > star

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 15:43 +0800, Deephay wrote: > Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, > so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I > edited the /usr/share/gnome/default-wm but it does not work. I checked > the gnome website and it does not

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:43:50 +0800 Deephay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, > so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I > edited the /usr/share/gnome/default-wm but it does not work. Shouldn'

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Deephay
On 10/6/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Friday 06 October 2006 03:43, Deephay wrote: > Greetings, > > Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, > so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I > edited the /usr/share/gnome/defau

Re: How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
On Friday 06 October 2006 03:43, Deephay wrote: > Greetings, > > Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, > so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I > edited the /usr/share/gnome/default-wm but it does not work. I checked > the gnome website and

How to change gnome's defaut WM?

2006-10-06 Thread Deephay
Greetings, Today I did some experiment with AIGLX/compiz on my box successfully, so I want to change my defaut WM to compiz instead of metacity, I edited the /usr/share/gnome/default-wm but it does not work. I checked the gnome website and it does not have things related to this. Any suggestions?

Re: debian projects for young users

2006-10-06 Thread Knut Yrvin
Torsdag 05 oktober 2006 11:57, skrev roberto: > i am building up a project of education for young linux users aged > 11-15 and i am currently looking for something similar since this is > my first experience From that age, you should look at Skolelinux based on Etch: http://ftp.skolelinux.no/cd-e

Re: Moving "setup" from one computer to another?

2006-10-06 Thread Magnus Therning
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 03:35:42 +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: >[..] >> I found this at >> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html >> >> To make a local copy of the package selection states: >> >> $ dpkg --g

Re: security problem: console text gets sent to printer

2006-10-06 Thread Lubos Vrbka
Mumia W.. wrote: There is no way to disable the special input modes. That's why Debian provides both rxvt-xpm (rxvt) and urxvt (rxvt-unicode). ok, good to know... maybe i should return back to uxterm :) BTW, I can input accented characters in rxvt using my Multi_key (Compose). I used xmodmap t

Re: switching xorg.conf configurations?

2006-10-06 Thread Kevin Mark
On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 11:34:06AM -0400, Matt Price wrote: > Hi, > > I occasionally need to use the native acceleration of the nonfree nvidia > x driver, but my laptop will neither suspend nor hibernate when they're > loaded. I'd like to set up a situation where I can log in to my main x > sessi