Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 03/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 03/04/2015, Pol Hallen wrote: >> I read that at 25 april >> (https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2015/03/msg00016.html) >> should be available latest debian version. >> > > > What are the expected differences bet

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 03/04/2015, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 11:49:30AM +0200, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 17:41:44 +0800 >> Bret Busby wrote: >> >> > On 03/04/2015, Pol Hallen wrote: >> > > I read that at 25 april >> >

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 03/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 17:41:44 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 03/04/2015, Pol Hallen wrote: >> > I read that at 25 april >> > (https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2015/03/msg00016.html) >> >

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 03/04/2015, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 12:17:37PM +0200, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:08:29 +0300 >> Reco wrote: >> >> > Hi. >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 11:49:30AM +0200, Petter Adsen wrote: >

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 03/04/2015, Reco wrote: >> Hi. >> >> On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 12:17:37PM +0200, Petter Adsen wrote: >>> On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:08:29 +0300 >>> Reco wrote: >>> >>> > Hi. >>> > >>&g

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 03/04/2015, Brian wrote: > On Fri 03 Apr 2015 at 17:41:44 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > >> What are the expected differences between Debian 7 and Debian 8? >> >> Will Debian 8, when released, provide the "GNOME Classic" interface? > > Would gnome-session-fl

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/04/2015, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Sat, 4 Apr 2015 01:10:21 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> >> > > > On 03/04/2015, Pol Hallen wrote: >> >> > > > > I read that at 25 april >> >> > > > > (https://lists.debia

Debian 7 and Debian 8 and bootloader

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
Hello. Do Debian 7 and Debian 8 (when it is to be released), and a bootloader such as GRUB, allow yet, for more than one version of Debian, to be installed on a system, and, to be selectable options for the bootloader? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do

Re: debian 8

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/04/2015, Curt wrote: > On 2015-04-03, Bret Busby wrote: > >> I guess the sharpness and brightness, have dulled for me, over the >> years (too many years). >> > > And Cloris Leachman never got on Lassie. Sheesh. > I did not claim that she did. I merely

Re: Debian 7 and Debian 8 and bootloader

2015-04-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Andrew M.A. Cater (amaca...@galactic.demon.co.uk): >> On Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 01:51:15AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> > Do Debian 7 and Debian 8 (when it is to be released), and a bootloader >> > such as GRUB, allow yet, f

Re: Webcam device `not found'

2015-04-07 Thread Bret Busby
o >> solution. Please help whoever can. I have Sid. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rodolfo >> >> > > I have an Aspire One running wheezy and GNOME 3.4.2. The webcam "just > works". What Debian release are you using? > > -- > > Liam >

Re: debian 8

2015-04-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 10/04/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 10 April 2015 10:25:14 Bret Busby wrote: >> So, I have found xfce, on Debian 7, to be too dangerous. > > I seem to remember that XFCE has "lock" and "on" as the default on screen > saver. This is surely almost n

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-09 Thread Bret Busby
On 09/04/2015, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 09-04-15 om 11:22 schreef Bret Busby: >> Hello. >> >> On a new installation of Debian 7 on an Acer "laptop" computer with an >> AMD Radeon R2 graphics adaptor, the external monitor does not work. >> >>

Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-09 Thread Bret Busby
er "laptop" computer with Debian 7 installed, the external monitor works with MS Win 8, and with Ubuntu 14.04, and not with Debian 7. That computer has an nVidia graphica adaptor, that has previously been mentioned on the list. Does Debian 7 work with external monitors? -- Bret Busby Arm

Re: Book questions

2015-04-09 Thread Bret Busby
ference to the Kelley and Pohl textbook. I had learnt (a bit of) "C" programming, about 25-30 years ago, at a technical college, and, whilst some courses in programming languages, were taught over a half-year period, the "C" programming language was taught at the technical col

Re: debian 8

2015-04-11 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/04/2015, Curt wrote: > On 2015-04-10, Bret Busby wrote: > >> unwittingly and unwillingly, running the application, thus, as it >> stands, the application is a trojan horse. >> > > Is this hyperbole (hyper hyper), or do you really believe what you're >

Re: Book questions

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
be the answer, as it apparently includes "the good parts" of various programming languages, including "C", and, is cross-platform portable, and is supposed to be very versatile. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question ac

Re: debian 8

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >> As I have previously stated, elsewhere, I have not been able to get a >> screensaver and screenlock, to properly run, on Debian 7; the only >> thing that I have found, so far, is the trojan

Re: debian 8

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > Me again, sorry. My question about the hardware failure was more out > of curiosity than anything else, because it's unusual for software > problems to break hardware (though quite possible). On to software... > > Quoting Bret Busby (

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 10/04/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 10 April 2015 05:38:27 Bret Busby wrote: >> On my Debian 6 desktop >> computer, from the menu's, is >> System -> Preferences -> Monitors >> which has the option "Detect monitors". > > This is a ma

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 10/04/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Thursday 09 April 2015 10:22:23 Bret Busby wrote: >> Does Debian 7 work with external monitors? > > Yes. Though I have found that the external monitor needs to be there, and > on, > before I boot up, in order for it to be seen. (Acer

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 10/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 09/04/2015, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: >> Bret Busby writes: >> > 00.01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD nee ATI >> > Device 9852 >> >> Type xrandr. You should have one entry for each possible co

Re: debian 8

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
install Debian 8. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", wr

Re: debian 8

2015-04-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 13/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > > > >>And lastly, just out of interest, I don't recall your saying >> whether you have tried installing and running D8 yet. >> >> > > Apart from not having GNOME Classic, I not

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, Curt wrote: > On 2015-04-09, Bret Busby wrote: >> Hello. >> >> On a new installation of Debian 7 on an Acer "laptop" computer with an >> AMD Radeon R2 graphics adaptor, the external monitor does not work. >> >> The external monito

Re: debian 8

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2015, at 23:52, Bret Busby wrote: >> What they told me, is that the problem was solved by removing the >> battery, for about 15 minutes, then reinstalling the battery, and that >> the cause is that sometimes,

Re: Book questions

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
tems? I am no expert (my knowledge is quite limited) in the intricacies of the Linux operating system, but, many books exist, about various aspects of operating systems, including the UNIX-based operating systems -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what t

Re: debian 8

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
apologise for asking this, but, as the dropbox web site requires javascript, and, in the top right corner of the screen, is , could you please send to me (off-list) by email, a copy of the PDF file? Depending on the limits of your email facilities, I should be able to receive it, if you are able to s

Re: debian 8

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
for the Perth (capital of Western Australia) metropolitan area, for servicing under a retail chain's extended warranty service. And, it was a claim under an extended warranty. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is,

Re: debian 8

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > > > >> >> I am also a little wary of his statement that it took them two _weeks_ >> to examine a machine he delivered to them for service. Where I live, a >> small place in Norway, the

Re: Book questions

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Reco wrote: > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:36:28AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 13/04/2015, Reco wrote: >> >> >> >> >Learning C is simple and >> > fun. Just read classic K&R treatise, do all the examples. Did so back >>

Re: debian 8

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
hem - and, too many acronyms that are the same, that represent different expansions. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hit

Re: Book questions

2015-04-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > My cat is walking on my keyboard now, demanding attention. Best not to > ignore him any longer. :) > Can he program? Cats are smart creatures. "Dogs have masters - cats have staff" :) -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 13/04/2015, Curt wrote: >> On 2015-04-09, Bret Busby wrote: >>> Hello. >>> >>> On a new installation of Debian 7 on an Acer "laptop" computer with an >>> AMD Radeon R2 graphics adaptor, the external mo

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Curt wrote: > On 2015-04-14, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> so it apparently, is driving the inboard Intel graphics adaptor, and >> not the nVIDIA GT750m graphics adaptor. > > The best thing would be to look at the log file for X (on Squeeze LTS > that i

Has the rescatux and supergrubdisk project been terminated

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
still appears to be functional. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In F

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/04/2015, Curt wrote: >> On 2015-04-14, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>> so it apparently, is driving the inboard Intel graphics adaptor, and >>> not the nVIDIA GT750m graphics adaptor. >> >> The best thing would

Re: debian 8

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:23:54 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> 2. As indicated in earlier posts, the two computers to which I have >> referred; the Acer V3-772G and the Acer E5-521-238Q (I think that is >> the model number of the newer on

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 15/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 14/04/2015, Curt wrote: >>> On 2015-04-14, Bret Busby wrote: >>>> >>>> so it apparently, is driving the inboard Intel graphics adaptor, and >>>> not the nVIDIA GT750

Re: Has the rescatux and supergrubdisk project been terminated

2015-04-15 Thread Bret Busby
On 15/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 03:37:49 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 07/02/2015, Diogene Laerce wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > You could give a try to Grub Rescue : http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ >>

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-15 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > > In the Debian 7 installation on the Acer V3-772G, for > System -> Settings -> Details -> Overview, it has > > " > Processor: Intel Core i&-4702MQ CPU @ 2.20GHz x 8 > Graphics: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x209)

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 15/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > > On the Acer E5-521-238Q, which does not have Ubuntu installed, I have, > for Debian 7, > > " > root@debian-Acer-E5-521:/# grep -B2 'Module class: X.Org Video Driver' > /var/log/Xorg.0.log > [25.144] (I

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 16/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:46:46 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > >> > In the Debian 7 installation on the Acer V3-772G, for >> > System -> Sett

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 16/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:21:46 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 16/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> > On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:46:46 +0800 >> > Bret Busby wrote: >> > >> >> On 14/04/2015, Bret Busby wrote:

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 16/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): > >> bret@bret-Aspire-E5-521:~$ lspci | grep -i vga >> 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. >> [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon APU A4-6000 with R2 Graphics] > > I t

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > On 04/16/2015 11:40 AM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 16/04/2015, David Wright wrote: >>> Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >>> >>>> bret@bret-Aspire-E5-521:~$ lspci | grep -i vga >>>> 00:01.0 VGA compatible

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: > Any browser you run in squeeze was EOL'ed years ago, from a security > perspective if nothing else. > So, are you claiming that the LTS of Debian 6 LTS, is imaginary, and does not exist? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-16 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2015-04-16, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 17/04/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > > > >>> Have you tried "catalyst" for the AMD setup?? Under AMD Mobility >>> Product Family your 6000 series is listed. >>>

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-17 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >> On 17/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: >> > On 2015-04-16, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> On 17/04/2015, Ric Moore wrote: >> > >> > >> > >>

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-17 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:16:41 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 17/04/2015, David Wright wrote: >> > Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >> >> In going to the Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit option, as such packages are >>

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-17 Thread Bret Busby
On 17/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2015-04-17, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 17/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: >>> On 2015-04-16, Bret Busby wrote: >>>> On 17/04/2015, Ric Moore wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Have you

Re: Debian 7 and external monitors and graphics adaptors

2015-04-18 Thread Bret Busby
On 18/04/2015, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2015-04-17, David Wright wrote: >> Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >>> The computers upon which I run Debian 6, have only 16 GB of RAM, and, >> >> Lucky you. 2GB here. >> >>> expecially with

Re: testing or stable

2015-04-27 Thread Bret Busby
(?) version also has a version number - I believe that the current "olderstable" (?) version, is Debian Linux 6 LTS - the "LTS", is a new concept, in Debian Linux, where, I believe, Long Term Support is to be provided, so as to incorporate security patches, up until the fifth anniversary

Re: testing or stable

2015-04-27 Thread Bret Busby
On 28/04/2015, The Wanderer wrote: > On 04/27/2015 at 02:12 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >> The next more stable version, is the "olderstable" (?) version, >> which is the last previous "oldstable" version, and, which has a >> version name, that is bubbled dow

Query about possible impact of leap second on Debian Linux

2015-05-21 Thread Bret Busby
eded to maintain accurate time for some branches of science. Those opposed say it is not worth the energy to change the clocks infrequently and that it will be beneficial for computing to have a timescale that never needed changing. Without leap seconds there would be a slip of two to three minutes by

Re: Query about possible impact of leap second on Debian Linux

2015-05-21 Thread Bret Busby
On 22/05/2015, Iain M Conochie wrote: > > > On 21/05/15 22:15, Bob Proulx wrote: >> Iain M Conochie wrote: >>> Bret Busby wrote: >>>> I have today seen the news report below, and wonder whether it needs >>>> some kind of patch for Debian Linux, a

Re: Query about possible impact of leap second on Debian Linux

2015-05-22 Thread Bret Busby
On 23/05/2015, Bob Proulx wrote: > Bret Busby wrote: >> ... so, upon checking (using Synaptic) the tzdata package(s), and >> finding they needed updating, apparently without depending on the >> kernel update(s), I have now updated the tzdata packages. There are >> tzda

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Bret Busby
cy boot system, rather than the UEFI boot system,, was the only way that I could install Debian Linux, on both systems. Whilst I do not mind so much, booting into the Legacy mode, to use Debian Linux, thereby avoiding Microshite Windows 8.x, which I have found to be difficult to use, it kind of def

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-24 Thread Bret Busby
On 24/05/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 23/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Fri, 22 May 2015 23:53:14 -0700 >> Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >>> >>> Researching a laptop purchase (within the next 6 months or so) to >>> replace my aging Desktop (1 to 8

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
hite Windows, until the people responsible for UEFI and its implementations, get their act together, and acknowledge that operating systems other than Microshite Windows, exist, and are used. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actua

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 25/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 25 May 2015 08:35:40 Bret Busby wrote: >> On 25/05/2015, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> > On Sun, 24 May 2015, Paul E Condon wrote: >> >> > >> With UEFI and the forced Security Boot that is part of UEFI, with >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one >> of those malicious web sites, that crash web browsers (the web browser >> starts displaying the home page

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: >> On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: >> > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> But, in going to the company web site, I found the web site to be one >

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-25 Thread Bret Busby
t into one of those operating systems (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Debian 7, or, Debian 6 LTS), without any interference from the installations of the other operating systems? It has taken me about 18 months, to get Debian 7 installed and running, in the state that it now can be run, and so I want to be able to

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Tue, 26 May 2015 12:23:25 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 26/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: >> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> > Hash: SHA512 >> > >> > On 24/05/15 19:03, Petter Adsen wrot

Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

2015-05-26 Thread Bret Busby
On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 26 May 2015 05:15:10 Bret Busby wrote: >> On 26/05/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> > On Monday 25 May 2015 20:56:58 Bret Busby wrote: >> >> On 26/05/2015, Sven Arvidsson wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 2015-05-26 at 00

How to boot without GUI

2015-05-27 Thread Bret Busby
, is a way available, without causing damage, that I can do something like go to a console () and turn off, from there, the xserver, so as to enable the installation? I have been unable to find the appropriate information on the nvidia web site. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Arm

Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-05-27 Thread Bret Busby
On 27/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Wed, 27 May 2015 16:15:36 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> Or, is a way available, without causing damage, that I can do >> something like go to a console () and turn off, from >> there, the xserver, so as to enable the installation

Re: Inexpensive Laptop for Debian

2015-05-29 Thread Bret Busby
ctionality that I want. Whether you want or need something like that one, is not clear, from your message above, due to the lack of detail. In this, the proverb in my signature, is useful - clear statement of requirements, is needed. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So o

Re: Problem installing nvidia-drivers

2015-05-30 Thread Bret Busby
em that I have, that involves an nVidia GEForce GT-750M, and, if your nVidia device happened to be the same, perhaps, when a solution to your problem is found, it may also solve my problem, in previous versions of Debian.. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do

Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-08 Thread Bret Busby
at it is not enabled. How do I enable it? Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhi

Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 27/05/2015, Stuart Longland wrote: > On 27/05/15 18:33, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 27/05/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >>> On Wed, 27 May 2015 16:15:36 +0800 >>> Bret Busby wrote: >>>> Or, is a way available, without causing damage, that I can do >>>

Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:10:23 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 27/05/2015, Patrick Bartek wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> > If it's enabled, CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE will halt X and all GUI stuff, >> &

Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 08/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:10:23 +0800 >> Bret Busby wrote: >> >>> On 27/05/2015, Patrick Bartek wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> > If it

Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 08/06/2015, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com): >> The telinit s command, whilst taking the computer to single user mode, >> unfortunately did not turn off the GUI, so I still got the same error. > > It would appear that there's some

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/06/2015, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Wednesday 10 June 2015 16:52:50 Bret Busby wrote: >> ERROR: Unable to find the development tool `cc` in your path; please >> make sure that you have the package 'gcc' installed. If gcc is >> installed on your system, then pl

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
> Preferences -> Monitors), and " :~# lspci -nn | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0416] (rev 06) " So, the driver appears to be installed, but not implemented. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: > Try adding nomodeset to the boot command if its not already there, I had > to add that to make the driver work. > This will probably make me seem even more stupid than I probably already appear, but, how do I do that? Thank you in anticipation. -- B

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: > Edit /etc/default/grub as root and append nomodeset to > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT save exit and run update-grub as root. > > - Nick > > On 06/10/2015 10:55 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: >>> Try adding nom

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: > nomodeset goes inside the quotes derp :P > > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet nomodeset" > > - Nick > > On 06/10/2015 11:23 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: >>> Edit /et

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-10 Thread Bret Busby
On 11/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > On 06/10/2015 03:45 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: >>> Oops, forgot to cc in the mailing list. >>> >>> - Nick >>> >>> On 06/10/2015 09:19 PM, Nick T. wrote: >>>> Install bu

Re: Nvidia vs AMD open source drivers

2015-06-11 Thread Bret Busby
adeon driver, at least in > my experience. It has been very stable, except for a few bugs in early > 4.x kernels. Make sure you get a card that is well supported. That > probably means not buying a model that has only very recently hit the > market, but go for something that has be

Re: Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 12/06/2015, Matthijs Wensveen wrote: > > > On 11-6-2015 7:13, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 11/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 06/10/2015 03:45 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >>>> On 11/06/2015, Nick T. wrote: >>>>> Oops, forgot to cc in the mailing list.

Re: Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-12 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 12/06/2015, Matthijs Wensveen wrote: >> >> >> On 11-6-2015 7:13, Bret Busby wrote: >>> On 11/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: >>>> On 06/10/2015 03:45 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >>>>> On 11/06/2015, Nick

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 03:54:49 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 13/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: >> > On 12/06/2015, Matthijs Wensveen >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11-6-2015 7:13, Bret

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 13/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 13/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 13/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >>> On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 03:54:49 +0800 >>> Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>>> On 13/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: >>>> > On 12/06/2015,

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:37:47 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> IIn running Synaptic, and searching on the string nvidia, to find what >> nvidia drivers are installed (as I do not know how else to find that >> information, in Debian 6), I

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-14 Thread Bret Busby
#x27;s driver, it has become a matter of grasping at straws. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-14 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:37:47 +0800 >> Bret Busby wrote: >>> IIn running Synaptic, and searching on the string nvidia, to find what >>> nvidia drivers are installed (as I do not know how

Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-15 Thread Bret Busby
On 15/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > On 06/14/2015 03:29 AM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 14/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> >>> >>> Check that they support your GPU at all first, sometimes it takes a >>> little time for the open source drivers to implement su

Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-17 Thread Bret Busby
On 16/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > On 06/15/2015 12:39 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > >> Get:1 http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze/non-free >> nvidia-kernel-dkms amd64 195.36.31-6squeeze2 [7,138 kB] >> Fetched 7,138 kB in 12s (575 kB/s) >> Selecting previously deselec

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-18 Thread Bret Busby
minated, as part of the LTS process. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-18 Thread Bret Busby
_repository > It doesn't appear to be available for sqeeze. > I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee stuff from that installation, and reinstalled bumblebee on that installation, and the Debian 7 in

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:15:59 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from >> the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee stuff from that >> installation, and reins

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: > On 06/19/2015 12:15 AM, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 19/06/2015, Ric Moore wrote: >>> On 06/18/2015 03:25 AM, Petter Adsen wrote: >>> >>>> There are, however, no hits on bumblebee for squeeze at all, so it >>>> won&#

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:15:59 +0800 >> Bret Busby wrote: >>> I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from >>> the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:15:59 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from >> the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee stuff from that >> installation, and reins

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: >> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:15:59 +0800 >> Bret Busby wrote: >>> I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from >>> the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
On 19/06/2015, Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:15:59 +0800 > Bret Busby wrote: >> I note also, that I used synaptic to remove all the nvidia stuff, from >> the Debian 7 installation, and I removed the bumblebee stuff from that >> installation, and reins

Re: Still unable to get external monitor wotking on Debian 6 - was Re: Unable to install nVidia driver on Debian 6 LTS - was - Re: How to boot without GUI

2015-06-19 Thread Bret Busby
I had forgotten the content of the first paragraph. See below for Ubuntu 12.04 -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchh

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