Re: Unable to boot install from CDs?
El Jueves, 25 de Mayo de 2006 17:20, Gregory B. Prokopsky escribió: > Hi guys, > > My lab got shiny dual core AMD64 machines and I am trying to install > Debian port for AMD64 on them with netinst images. > > * I tried Sarge CD, it booted, but keyboard was dead (USB). > * I tried "snapshot" CD of testing, it didn't want to boot, just like if > it wasn't a bootable CD. > * I tried the latest "daily build" of CD for testing, same story. > Since i found about Debian From Scratch i no longer make use of install media. Just boot with DFS cd, make partitions with fdisk mount them and debootstrap a debian system (man debootstrap for help). (is like a netinstall, downloads latest version of all packages needed and install them on the new partitions, finally install a kernel and grub and you are done). And forget about sarge/stable for AMD64 machines... Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] [http://www.ayanami.es] - No enviarás correos en HTML a La Lista. - No harás top-posting, responderás siempre debajo del mail original. - No harás Fwd, a La Lista, siempre reply. pgpbKs3tNOvMx.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Doubt about AMD64 compactibility
El Lunes, 3 de Abril de 2006 19:45, Arthur Tupinambá escribió: > Hello people, everything ok? > > Im new in this list... i hope here we can change some expertise :) > > I have a doubt, that can be a doubt of another AMD64 users (*I googled > this and did not find anything*) Can use AMD64 port and install > packages from another repository that is not from AMD64 ? > Someone can explain better this topic? im very lost about this question! > I think it is quite well explained in the debian amd64 howto (google for it). rough explanation: debian amd64 is a pure 64 environment, so you should only use repositories with amd64 packages (not ix86 ones). Anyway, as debian amd64 kernel is 32 bit capable, you can run 32 bit applications in a 32bit chroot environment. (and in that chroot environment you should use only ix86 packages) (hey! I warned it was going to be a rough explanation!) Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] [http://www.ayanami.es] - No enviarás correos en HTML a La Lista. - No harás top-posting, responderás siempre debajo del mail original. - No harás Fwd, a La Lista, siempre reply. pgptl7nRpJUwm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install windowmanager
2006/3/15, Patrick Mulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > not sure if this is the right mailing list, but I have > several problems. I have a Debian Sarge based system > with custom build 2.6.15.4 kernel. Maybe someone of > you can help: > > 1) I had a hard-reset and some X windows system files > were damaged. I donwloaded the latest version of > XFree86 and re-compiled it. This worked fine. > If you are using a debian based distro why not making apt-get install --reinstall instead of building it from sources? > 2) My gnome was not working due to a missing library > called libpangocairo.so . When I had the hard-reset I > also was trying to install the instant messenger > client gaim which needed the source code of glib and > gtk libraries. Though I haven't been able to get the > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local working. The > configuration mainly complains about wrong versions of > glib-2.0 and libcairo, libpango and more. Is there > someone a good tutorial on how to install the glib > sources, and compile the window manager for a Debian > based system ? > again, if using a debian based distro,why not use debian tools. apt-get install libpango1.0-0 libcairo2 for gnome: apt-get install gnome-core for gaim: apt-get install gaim > 3) Since my gnome was totally screwed at the end. I > removed all the packages with apt-get -f install. Now, mmm apt-get remove --purge should be your choice > the system seems to be clean but I really wonder which > packages are necessary to get again a working window > manager ? I would especially like to try out Sawfish ? > Which apt-get install commands are necessary exactly ? > sawfish... sawfish alone is a bit useless. Better try fluxbox, icewm, windowmaker. commands... thats a RTFM!!! apt-cache search windowmanager (will list windowmanager related packages, choose any windowmanager available and:) apt-get install fluxbox (just an example) > 4) If I want to make more from source compilation, is > Gentoo a better option than Debian ? > gentoo is a great choice if you want to build every single package. In debian you have the apt-build command to do more or less the same as emerge does with gentoo. > 5) To avoid filesystem damage due to hard resets, are > there any knobs in the kernel or system setup ? (other > type filesystem, ramdisk, ...) ? > RTFM Use a journaling filesystem, but it won't avoid you from damagin your hardware with hard resets, it will make your filesystems harder to damage, that's all. Anyway... who makes hard resets using a debian? you can run "reboot" or "init 6" or something else instead. please take a look at "debian reference" (at www.debian.org, in the documentation section). > Since I am using a Sarge based Debian system with > kernel 2.6.15.4 I have extreme problems when a hard > reset occurs > hard reset doesn't "occur", they are executed. Pushing that button called "reset" is your last choice. And it doesn't matter how well manages your OS against data loss or something... from time to time a dissaster may happen. Anyway, your questions should be better addressed to debian-user@lists.debian.org or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] where is your favourite language. This list is more oriented towards debian running on amd64/x86_64 issues and development. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://www.ayanami.es [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: How do I know if...
2006/1/7, Robert Cates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > I have not yet successfully installed an AMD64 port (tried several > times, but keep getting a kernel panic for some reason), but when I do, Maybe you have sata devices. You can have a punch of solutions to many problems that appear during debian amd64 installation in the list archive. > I'd like to know and be sure that I'm using 64-bit mode, and not 32-bit > mode. How can I check this to make sure I'm running the AMD64 port > installation in 64-bit mode? > I belive there's nothing like a switch or command to do this. Debian AMD64 is a port based in a 64 bit kernel that supports either 32 and 64bit executables. Up till now all* the binary packages in debian AMD64 are 64bit so you will be what you call 64bit mode. But with the correct configuration and libs you can also run 32bit apps. * I think there's a package with the 32bit version of Openoffice and another package with 32bit librarys to easy the usage of 32 bit apps. Regards Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://www.ayanami.es [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: Java plug-in
2005/12/28, Massimo Perga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello All, >in which way are you running java plug-in in your browser ? I'm currently > using Firefox web browser. > Mmmm i don't understand your question. I'll supose you are asking about how to install java plugin. I just downloaded java blackdown packages for debian amd64, the java plugin is included and automatically installed. Regards Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://www.ayanami.es [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: archivos en minúscula en pen-drive
El 17/12/05, Rober Morales<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > hola, uso pmount, hal, discover, udev y esas cosas para hacer que cuando > enchufo mi pendrive mi kde me avise de si quiero abrirlo en una ventana nueva > y tal (Iñaki: pásate al 3.5!). No obstante he probado con mount -t vfat ... y > el caso es el mismo: > > los archivos copiados no conservan el nombre! se les modifica por su nombre en > minúsculas y luego tengo movidas al pasarlo a otro ordenador (las carpetas > CVS no pueden llamarse cvs). ya sé que para fat32 arcHivo es lo mismo que > Archivo, y por tanto no pueden existir dos archivos que se llamen así a la > vez en el mismo directorio. pero eso se debe comprobar al hacer un enlace > nuevo en un directorio (al crear el archivo), no modificando su nombre por > norma. > man mount: (que al fin y al cabo es la madre del cordero) check=value Three different levels of pickyness can be chosen: r[elaxed] Upper and lower case are accepted and equivalent, long name parts are truncated (e.g.verylongname.foobar becomes verylong.foo), leading and embedded spaces are accepted in each name part (name and extension) Añade la opcion a la linea del fstab de tus dispositivos usb (modificando las rules de udev puedes hacer que siempre se le asigne el mismo dispositivo al pendrive, de esta forma al montarlo usará la entrada del fstab y usará la opcion de tomar mayúsculas y minúsculas por igual). otra opción más util sería reformatear en ext2/3 el dispositivo Saludos Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://www.ayanami.es [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
kpdf crashes
kpdf hungs every time a pdf document is loaded. The first page of the document is showed, but the left column, where age snapshots are shown starts blinking and the program no longer responds. Not a single message is shown in the comand line. I'm using a 2.6.14.rc3 kernel with nitro patch with kde 3.4.2 -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: amd64.debian.net sick?
2005/10/2, Ed Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi > > Is there a problem or is it just me? > > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://amd64.debian.net sid/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/amd64.debian.net_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > > Got the above doing aptitude update, Sunday 9am EST. > Maybe something related with network changes advertised on the post before this one? -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: Can't copy DVD
2005/9/4, studio-64 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi All > Seems we still can't copy DVD's. > We do. In fact I've been able to copy and burn DVD's for a long time... Maybe it's a bit more troublesome than doing the same with an ix86 but we still can do it. > Just been asked by a client to copy his DVD and it seems > I can't copy DVD's (its our own DVD so no copyright hassles) > > Do we on Linux have to suffer this each time we update our systems? > > I'm on a 64 bit studio, and now I have to use windows to copy a DVD. > A few days ago i made a copy of the GPS DVD that came with the car. As i have an external DVD writer, i had a few problems in the begining: k3b didn't recognisce my DVD-writer. So I made an iso image of the dvd. Then I played with k3b till i configured my writer and then i burn the image. And the dvd works perfectly with the gps. > I realise this isn't important to some developers as we move the systems on. > It's just embarrassing for us users that we have to use windows to do > such a standard thing as copy a DVD. > > > I use K3B on Linux 64bit and didn't realise I couldn't copy my own DVD > till now. > Maybe if you write to debian-user explaining your problem they may help you. Make shure you have a recent kernel (2.6.12 here) since old ones had a few problems. > We have a long, long, way to go. > Shure! ;) -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: Gambas not working
On 4/30/05, Grahame White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried to get Gambas from pure64/sid to work. It installs ok but when I > try to run it from a console all I get is the following : > sizeof(CLASS) = 256 ! > ERROR: #51: Bad archive: Invalid argument > > Has anyone else had this? > I don't remember the error it showed, but ia haven't been able to run gambas on my AMD64 port either. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net
Re: no-pain minimum install
> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:38:13 -0500, Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> How can I do a minimum Debian system installation, which will have all > >> my peripheral configured, including the X and the monitor. > >> > > > > It depends on what you understand for "minimum" > > I meant, a minimum system with all of my peripheral configured, including > the X and the monitor. > > >> Previously, I was always having trouble to get a minimum working > >> system. I have to choose "Desktop system" in order for X and the > >> monitor configured properly. But this setting leech too many packages > >> than I really need, the next thing after installation I would remove > >> them one by one. > >> > >> I'm glad that current Debian AMD64 release's "Desktop system" doesn't > >> have much excessive packages, but the problem is that I don't have X > >> either. It was a painful experience to get it working, but after > >> reboot, my X won't start any more -- the whole system will freeze up. > >> > >> Somebody please help. Thanks a lot. > >> > >> > > The fastest way is to make a debootstrap from an existing linux > > installation (or live-cd, i recomend you debian from scratch for this). > > Or use the sarge netinstall with base system. This will install just the > > base system (and a few crap packages, but just a few). > > > > Now, with aptitude or apt-get install the packages you want. To install > > the X, i recommend you to install your favourite window manager and > > xserver-xfree86, and a few fonts (transcoded 75 and 100 dpi). If you > > need something more you can install it later with apt. > > install the window manager, then xserver-xfree86, oh boy, are you sure > it is the minimum for X? Because that is the exact sequence that I did, > but unfortunately, I wasn't able to "startx" -- not because of font, but I > have to install lots of other packages manually... > there is a x-window-system-core metapackage (i don't know the exact name of the package but it has the word core on it) that installs all necesary to run x but no windowmanager, you must install it, unfortunately it also installs a few estra packages that you won't probably use. No installation will assure you that all your peripherials will be configured. You will have to make some manual configuration even for the xserver. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: no-pain minimum install
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:38:13 -0500, Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > How can I do a minimum Debian system installation, which will have all > my peripheral configured, including the X and the monitor. > It depends on what you understand for "minimum" > Previously, I was always having trouble to get a minimum working system. I > have to choose "Desktop system" in order for X and the monitor configured > properly. But this setting leech too many packages than I really need, the > next thing after installation I would remove them one by one. > > I'm glad that current Debian AMD64 release's "Desktop system" doesn't have > much excessive packages, but the problem is that I don't have X either. > It was a painful experience to get it working, but after reboot, my X > won't start any more -- the whole system will freeze up. > > Somebody please help. Thanks a lot. > The fastest way is to make a debootstrap from an existing linux installation (or live-cd, i recomend you debian from scratch for this). Or use the sarge netinstall with base system. This will install just the base system (and a few crap packages, but just a few). Now, with aptitude or apt-get install the packages you want. To install the X, i recommend you to install your favourite window manager and xserver-xfree86, and a few fonts (transcoded 75 and 100 dpi). If you need something more you can install it later with apt. Aritz BEraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VLC and Mplayer issues
> Evening all, > > Is anything being done about the installation of VLC (which currently > depends on libflac4, which is uninstallable), or has it been lost by the > way side? > > Also, how do I go about getting support for wmv files in Mplayer on > AMD64? Am I right in thinking I need a chroot and to run Mplayer as > 32bit? That would be a shame... > You'll probably have to run a 32 bit chrooted mplayer to be able to play wmv files. If yoy compile mplayer from sources under a 64 bit environment it will arge that only 32 bit plataforms can make use of win32 libs (and you need them for playing wmv files). Now that a x64 edition of windows with a 64 bit media player and 64bit dll's has been released maybe we'll be able to compile mplayer against them without the need of a chroot. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: qemu fo amd64
> Hi All, > > I am looking for qemu package for pure64. Is there a repository which > contains this package or somebody made it? > You have bochs wich makes the same work. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which version of AMD64 install?
> I've looked through the mailing list and HOWTO, found some info re what > the different versions of AMD64 do, but I'm still a little confused > about which one (if any) is right for me. > Right now your choices are mainly if you want sarge or sid. In case you want sarge, you have 2 more options: pure64, the one being maintained, or gcc3.4, at your own risk (so you will probably choose pure64). > My needs are: > > Installing onto dual Opteron machine, used as server & workstation > Would like to run 64bit if possible. > Will need to run IA32 chroot environment as well. > Workstation usability more an issue than security. > > It seems to me that it doesn't matter which version: Sarge, SID, GCCxx > I use. > that's true, all of them fullfill your requests. > I remember reading that the net install CD for sarge and SID are now the > same thing? > In the begining there was a port of the sarge netinst for sid-pure64, right now i don't know if there are 2 installers (one for sid and one for sarge). I reinstalled my sistem 2 weeks ago using DFS live-CD. I cdebootstrap all the packages from the network, so with DFS you can install all debian amd64 flavours with just one command (althoug this method it's not suitable for everybody as you will have to edit some configuration files from scratch, so it's better if you know a bit of how debian works first). > What is the gcc version compared to the others? IE I know that gcc > compiler 3.x and 4.0 are used, but that don't mean much to me. What gcc > version does sarge & SID use? > sid-pure64 has gcc3.3 and 3.4 available, kernel-images are compiled with 3.4, but all other packages are compiled with gcc3.3 sid-gcc3.4 has packages compiled with either gcc3.4 or gcc4 Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Segmentation fault - grub 0.95+cvs20040624
> Hi
>
> I'm having some trouble with grub. Briefly, when I installed orginally,
> I installed a 32 bit sarge system first and then the amd64 system, which
> has been working fine. For the sake of clarity we'll call this
> 64bit install 'production' I decided to use the 32bit sarge space to do a
> fresh amd64 system ('test') and I stupidly let the installer install grub.
> Well
> apart from having to mount and edit the 'production' fstab, I managed to
> get back into my production system.
>
> But I've tried both grub-install and the grub command line interface:
> grub> root (hd0,7)
> grub> setup (hd0)
> setup (hd0)
> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
> Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
> Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
> Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
> succeeded
> Segmentation fault
>
> When I try to boot, I get:
>
> GRUB 1.5 (I think from memory)
>
> and then nothing ;(
>
> So it would appear that neither method is installing grub on the mbr
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have a floppy on this machine and so I have to
> repeat the 'test' install to get grub installed to the master boot
> record. So the installer is successfully installing grub on the mbr.
>
> I've tried this a number of times but not making headway but before
> filing a bug report, I thought I'd check here first.
>
This is a known bug of grub, i had it 2 weeks ago. You won't be able
to install it by hand. I think it is a conflict with something in the
kernel as it only hapens with some versions of the kernel. For
example, with an "old" 2.6.6 grub works fine installing in the mbr,
but not for newer kernels like 2.6.8 or 2.6.10. You can download DFS
live-cd and try to install grub chrooting to you debian 64
installation. I thing DFS can boot with an amd64 ready 2.6.4 o 2.6.6
kernel.
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Re: Can't find kernel-source package?!
> After 2 days of googling and trying various APT mirrors, I simply cannot > find a kernel-source package that works for me. > > My current mirror is http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/pure64/ > sarge main non-free > > I am using Debian 2.6.10-amd64-k8 (sarge) distro... I can find the > kernel-headers-2.6.8-10-amd64-k8, but no-where can i find the right > source package... > > An "apt-get install kernel-source" will give me the following possible > packages... > kernel-source-2.6.9 2.6.9-5 > kernel-source-2.6.8 2.6.8-13 > kernel-source-2.6.10 2.6.10-5 > kernel-source-2.4.27 2.4.27-8 > kernel-source-2.4.26 2.4.26-6 > kernel-source-2.4.25 2.4.25-3 > kernel-source-2.4.24 2.4.24-3 > kernel-source-2.2.25 2.2.25-3 > > And as far as i can see, the amd64 arch package isn't there > sources don't have arch, can be compiled for any arch. (Maybe i misunderstood what your problem was, my english is not that good yet).You need kernel-source 2.6.10 Kernel headers do have an arch tag because they are binary kernel specific (for each binary kernel you should have a kernel-headers package, and you should look for kernel-headers-2.6.10-XX not 2.6.8-10, beacuse those are for kernel 2.6.8 only (package version 10). Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with installation
> Hello, > > I am having difficulty getting the Debian-AMD64 distro installation > process underway and I am hoping someone might be able to help! > > I have been using the 32-bit Slackware distro up until now and my > knowledge of Debian, and AMD64 arcutecture/distro is birtually > non-existent. > > I've been following the debian-amd64-howto and have elected to install the > distro via the chroot method as I have a brand new machine with a blank > hdd plus I need to boot with a custom 64-bit kernel because I need the > kernel to have the Speakup screen reader compiled in. (I'm blind) > > Compiling the 64-bit kernel went OK and I am able to boot into a 64-bit > environment as per the instructions in the howto. I downloaded the > sid-amd64-netinst iso and mounted it via loopback. > > I am not sure what to do next to initiate the installation process. The > howto indicated that there should be a debootstrap binary somewhere which > I assume might get me on my way but I am unable to find a debootstrap > binary anywhere on the iso. > > The main Debian Sarge installation manual talks about a base.tgz file > containing an installation binary but I assume (possibly incorrectly) that > this can't be used in this case because it would be 32-bit. > Hi! If you already have a working 32 bit linux installation you must be able to make a bootstrap installation of debian. First you make the partitions you need on the disk, format them , format , initialize and activate the swap: mkswap /dev/hdaZ sync; sync; sync swapon /dev/hdaZ ant then mount the filesistem structure under any mountpoint: mount -t ext2 /dev/hdaX /mnt/debian mount -t ext2 /dev/hdaY /mnt/debian/boot And so on, remember to use correct devices and filesistems. Now with your slackware download debian package debootsrap (amd64 version), from any repository. copy it to where you mounted root directory / of your debianAMD64 filesystem. (you can do this later) first uncompress the .deb package with: ar -xf debootstrap_0.X.X_arch.deb (yes, the command is "ar"). This will extract a .tar.gz which contains the basic filesystem and structure, extract them with tar -zxvf. Now you have two options, download basedebs.tar from debian (go to install section) or download them from internet, from any mirror. To download debs from internet execute: usr/sbin/debootstrap --arch ARCH sid /mnt/debinst ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-amd64/ where debinst is the directory where your debianamd64 root partition is mounted, ARCH is the architecture (i supouse it must be amd64, or maybe pure64). Wait untill download and installation of packages complets and then if you have you own kernel, install it now by hand (if you have a deb package of your custom kernel, copy it to your debian filesystem. chroot to debian (chroot /mnt/debina /bin/bash for example). Now install your kernel.deb package. Create your /etc/fstab file (you can create it before), mount proc filesystem (mount -t proc proc /proc), configure keyboard: dpkg-reconfigure console-data And configure the nertowrk: edit /etc/network/interfaces, here's an example: auto lo iface lo inet loopback # If your netwrok has a dhcp server auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp #if not auto eth1 iface eth1 inet static address 192.168.0.42 network 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 Now you can make use of network to install things. Like grub to boot your machine (you can aslo use your current bootmanager to boot your amd64 linux install if you want. But remember to edit the config file of your lilo/grub file or you won't be able to boot you amd64 installation. To configure time: /usr/bin/base-config To configure locales: apt-get install locales Once you have done all this, you can reboot to your newly installed debian amd64. If you have any problems installing your custom kernel and don't know how to make a debian package with it, you can send me your .config file, the patch you need and tell me to which kernel source tree it applyes, and i'll make the package for you. Once you have the package, you can install it with dpkg -i kernel-image-xxx.deb You have more accurate info about how to install a debian system with debootstrap in section 3.7 of the debian installer manual (www.debian.org) Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___________ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] rei[en]bulmalug.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mozilla-mplayer bug: broken dependencies
> Le 23 janvier vers 19:59, Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] écrivait:
> > I've noticed that mozilla-mplayer package depends on any of the following:
> > mplayer (>= 0.92) o
> > mplayer-custom (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-586 (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-686 (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-k6 (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-k7 (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-powerpc (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-g4 (>= 0.92)
> > mplayer-nogui (>= 0.92)
> >
> > but dependencies from mplayer-amd64 is missing, so package is
> > uninstallable if using amd64 version of mlayer.
>
> you'll need to build the package from source :
>
> from a build directory, just type :
>
> # apt-get -b source mozilla-mplayer
>
> then, edit in the mplayerplug-in-2.70/ directory the file debian/control
> and manually add the dependency :
>
> Package: mozilla-mplayer
> Architecture: any
> - Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, mozilla-browser | mozilla-firefox,
> ${misc:Depends}, mplayer (>= 0.92) | mplayer-custom (>= 0.92) | mplayer-386
> (>= 0.92) | mplayer-586 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-686 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-k6 (>=
> 0.92) | mplayer-k7 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-powerpc (>= 0.92) | mplayer-g4 (>=
> 0.92) | mplayer-nogui (>= 0.92)
> + Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, mozilla-browser | mozilla-firefox,
> ${misc:Depends}, mplayer (>= 0.92) | mplayer-custom (>= 0.92) | mplayer-386
> (>= 0.92) | mplayer-586 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-686 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-k6 (>=
> 0.92) | mplayer-k7 (>= 0.92) | mplayer-powerpc (>= 0.92) | mplayer-g4 (>=
> 0.92) | mplayer-nogui (>= 0.92) | mplayer-amd64 (>=0.92)
> Suggests: konqueror, openoffice.org
> Conflicts: mplayerplug-in
>
> and finally
>
> # ./debian/rules binary
Thanks, it works great.
Aritz Beraza [Rei]
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mozilla-mplayer bug: broken dependencies
I've noticed that mozilla-mplayer package depends on any of the following: mplayer (>= 0.92) o mplayer-custom (>= 0.92) mplayer-586 (>= 0.92) mplayer-686 (>= 0.92) mplayer-k6 (>= 0.92) mplayer-k7 (>= 0.92) mplayer-powerpc (>= 0.92) mplayer-g4 (>= 0.92) mplayer-nogui (>= 0.92) but dependencies from mplayer-amd64 is missing, so package is uninstallable if using amd64 version of mlayer. By the way, is there any way of installing this package without messing *.deb's database? (I mean, without installing a fake mplayer-custom package) Thanks in advance Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ati drivers again
> i try insert module into kernel; > > # modprobe fglrx > FATAL: Error inserting fglrx > (/lib/modules/2.6.8-10-amd64-k8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Invalid > module format > > dmesg returned: > > fglrx: version magic '2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 gcc-3.3' should be '2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 > gcc-3.4' > > # cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version > 3.4.4 20041218 (prerelease) (Debian 3.4.3-6)) #1 Sun Jan 9 18:25:28 CET 2 > > Ok i compiled module with cc=3.4 (i changed one line in make.sh file in > build_mod directory) , but result is the same > > sh make_install.sh > - creating symlink > - recreating module dependency list > - trying a sample load of the kernel module > FATAL: Error inserting fglrx > (/lib/modules/2.6.8-10-amd64-k8/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Invalid > module format > failed. > > aby ideas? > I had the same problem, and module-assistant seems to keep aside variables such as CC or GCC, so y rmoved symlinck from /usr/bin/gcc to /usr/bin/gcc-3.3 and replaced it with a new simlink from /usr/bin/gcc to /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 Shure it is not the best way to do it, but it works. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: TIGER K8w Dual opteron crash
> First of all, thanks for all the sugestions. > > I've ran memtest on the machine and it revealed no errors. After that, > I've had it running, with exactly the same programs it used to run on > the time of the crashes (chrooted 32bit vnc, some java apps and our > custom print accounting programs) and I haven't seen the crash again. > > The only difference is that now when I'm not sitting in the machine I > switch over to the console. So, I'm betting this is some problem with > my videocard. I'll try leaving it running on X today and if it crashes > again I'm going to replace the nvidia card. > Maybe it's a screensaver problem. Try to disable screensavers and use a black screen instead. Or maybe xscreensaver trys to put your system in suspend mode and that's what hangs your computer. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel-2.6.10 and 32bit emulation
> Hi, > > Sythos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read on kernel 2.6.10 changelog that 32bit emulation is widely > > improved... > > > > This change something in amd64 situation? > > using that kernel I had the problem that mplayer-32bit (from marillat) > totally freezes up my system. No matter if called from the chroot or > from the 64bit-environment. But I didn't spend much time in solving > this. Maybe its just a problem with my configuration. > If you google a bit, you'll be able to find some amd64 packages for mplayer, also from marillat. Unfortunately last time i checked, there was no debian repository, so you can't install them by adding a few lines to your sources.list and using apt. You'll have to get all needed packages and install them with dpkg. About 32 bit emulation, if i need to run a 32bit app i look for a statically compiled binary, and they use to work. I tried to configure a chroot environment to run labview 7, but i didn't success. Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Xorg
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:54:38 +0100, lore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A little survey: has anyone tried Xorg instead of X11? Long long time ago... i did! By that time i was using debian ix86. Now I'm thinking on frankensteinizing my Debian with some Ubunto hoary (is it right?) xorg packages! Aritz Beraza [rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Fwd: Re: my new superdesktop...]
> Comments, updates? > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Brian Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:32:44 -0500 > Subject: Re: my new superdesktop... > I've tried numerous distro's for my dual Opteron Tyan S2882 board, each > with their own shortfalls. > > Not real happy with my choice for AMD64, mainly because the availability > of software is quite limited, and things like java and flash are either > difficult to get working, or unavailable for the platform. Ive had no problem with software availability except from that of flash but I didn't had flash installed on my older athlon box. As for java, things work the same as in other debian ports: look for blackdown java packages. They are easy to install and java is working flawlesly here. > Understanding that my main use will be a terminal server, I'm kinda > regretting not getting a dual Xeon for just a nice robust 32 bit box > that runs everything and gives me lots of choices. Even though I've > really come to like Debian, the AMD64 port is difficult to install when Mmm my experiences are: Fedora Core 2 didn't boot my system (the same goes for SuSE, but i was able to solve this problem with suse, but then i found that SuSE was a bit unstable. The first Linux i got to work here properly was Gentoo, the second one Debian. The installer worked perfectly. I love Debian installer and debootstrap, it let's you install debian in every machine on every situation. > compared to Redhat based x86-64 or Suse distro's and it won't be > released into "stable" for at least a couple more years, a snails pace > compared to other Linux distro's release schedule. > I'ts just a mather of names. Soon you will be able to choose between Debian Sid and the new testing (i can't remember wich name it's gona get) or in other words, top noch versions, or a more conservative, more stable and up to date version. I think almost anyone uses stable (aka woody and soon sarge) for a desktop system. And by the way, testing and even unstable from debian are more stable than fedora and mandrake. If still in doubt, use ubuntu. > The only reason, IMHO, to run out and grab a AMD64 platform today is for > simulation or some other VERY computationally intensive task, like a Or because you don't want to waste money buying some old fashioned technology. I've found AMD64 to be a good alternative to pentiums either in price and in performance. So I've bought it for normal desktop use (music, videos, a bit of ripping, latex editing, some mathematic calculus, and from time to time to program in java, c or python). > QualNet Network Simulation, high end database server or something. > Interested in hearing others' experiences along these lines. > If you are not shure about 64 bits, you can stilluse it in 32 bit mode. Performance difference is not quite noticeable for desktop use. (Although in a near future, it will make the difference). I'm proud of my machine, the only one thing i dislike is my graphic accelerator... an ATI (poor silly of me). This pice of crap is not going to have support for linux amd64 never!!! And when it has, it will be so poor that cheaper cards from other vendors will outperform you... a that really was like throwing my money to trash. Those are my experiences with my amd64 Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dvdrip in 32 bit chroot?
> Hello, > > I just tried installing dvdrip inside my 32 bit sarge chroot. It > installs fine, I configure it, everything is cool, it rips the DVD, > but then when it has to encode it complains df doesn't work. It's got > a point. df does not work inside the chroot. I get this (sorry it's in > french) > > df: La table du système de fichiers ne peut être lue.: Trop de > niveaux de liens symboliques > > Translation is "Can't read filesystem table: too many levels of symbolic > links" > > How can I get it to work? > Why don't you try drip? It's already in debian, and let's you rip a dvd or rip and encode (with up to 2 sound tracks and 2 subtitles scripts). Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation totally screwed up
> Hi. Yesterday i solved the /lib64 conflict by --force-overwritng. Today, > another update was available to base-files... and it FAILED, and now i can't > even start the machine cause no INIT > > What can i do?? :( > what a mess!!! You could boot your machine with a livecd, chroot to your amd64 installation and try to find what's wrong. Try to reinstall sysvinit. Hope it helps Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help - Upgrade disaster
> Hi Guys, > Can some one help I seemed to have messed up my amd64 build by trying an > upgrade this is the system response. > > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 155513 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 > (using .../libc6_2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libc6 ... > dpkg: error > processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/lib64', which is also in package base-files > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb > > Any ideas? > As the warning says, the new package is trying to overwrite a file that is contained in another package (2 packages have the same file!! that cant' be). Don't worry, it must be a problem with the new libc6 package, i have had the same problem today. Wait a few days and make another apt-get update; apt-get upgrade > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > ** > The contents of this email are confidential and may also be privileged. > It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not > the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or > use of this communication or the information contained therein is > strictly prohibited. > If you have received this email in error then please notify by email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a copy of this message. Please then delete this > email and any copies. > *** > http://devconnex.net > -- ^ by the way, that kind of notices are useless, and disturbing (and illegal on some countries), ask your system administrator to please get rid of it. (mail firms should be 3-4 lines only) (never knew how to end a mail in an informal way in english, excuse me) Aritz Beraza [Rei]
Nautilus hangs
Hi all Since i last updated debian pure 64 a few days ago, nautilus hangs just after gnome ends loading. if launched by hand it reports: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ nautilus --no-desktop ** ERROR **: file nautilus-directory.c: line 553 (add_to_hash_table): assertion failed: (g_hash_table_lookup (directory->details->file_hash, file->details->relative_uri) == NULL) aborting... This happens with every user on the system. I've even tryed to reinstall nautilus with apt, but the problem persists. I haven't found anything about this in google either (well 2 posts but no answer). Does anyone know what should i do to solve this? Thanks Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: amd64 build necessary to get nvidia nforce3 mobo working?
> Hello, > > I know this question is probably better suited for an nividia linux > forum (where I have posted it 2 minutes ago) but I thought I might > check with people on this list too, maybe somebody knows. > > I recently bought an athlon64 nvidia nforce3 box, and have not been > able to install anything except windows on it. I want to install > Sarge, but the i386 build does not recognize the network or sound, > both of which are integrated in the motherboard. The drivers provided > by nvidia are binary and they will only install on a 64 bit kernel. > > My question is this: > "Is there any way to get the ethernet and the sound going on nforce3 > in Sarge 386, that is, without installing the true amd64 port which is > not yet finished, and which therefore might be more trouble than it's > worth?" > I had no problem with the new sarge netinstall. I used a 2.6 kernel. The module to get the network working is called forcedeth, the sound is an intel ix810 ac97 compatible chip, so you can use either oss or alsa modules to get it working. I recommend alsa ones. Net and sound are supported either in the i386 and amd64 ports of debian. > Note that I have already installed a minimal, text only, Sarge 386 on > this box, WITH the forcedeth driver, and it does not see any ethernet > interface at all, preventing me from doing a netinstall, which is the > only install I can do without burning 10 CDs and besides, a computer > that cannot get on the internet is useless (to me). It looks like the > forcedeth driver in Sarge 386 is for nforce2, while I got nforce 3. > I have had any problems with 2.6.3 and newer kernels. Try an upgrade. Or use the amd64 port of debian (recommended). > Any suggestions would be helpful (I am at that experience level where > I am just starting to crawl out of the newbie cave, and start seeing > the light, instead of just the shadows on the wall, but my eyes still > hurt). Buy a new sunglases :) Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Confused
> Hello, > > After reading the howto and browsing the mailing list I am still > confused about the debian version(s) of amd64. > > So I here is my situation. > In the company I working we are developing a project involving physics, > 3d, opengl, gtk and more. We are currently using debian sarge on i386 > but we decided to switch to pure 64 bit amd64 hardware. We want a pure > 64 bit environment and we do not care about openoffice / flash or any > commercial software. We already ordered 3 amd64 boxes and they arriving > tomorrow, so it's time to decide what distro/version to install. > > And here are my questions: > * How does debian amd64 compares with other distros (suse, fedora) in > terms of stability and 64 bit efficiency? pure64 is about the same as gentoo in speed terms (and i spent a lot of time testing gcc flags with gentoo). I've found debian to be more stable than gentoo, not quite, but you notice de difference. > * What is the difference between pure64 and gcc-3.4? I saw somewhere > that gcc-3.4 binaries run faster. Is there a catch? Not really shure, but as amd64 is quite new, newer versions of gcc will improbe the execution speed of the executables. So you can bet gcc 3.4 version will be faster. > * The mailing list left me with the impression that sarge is not ready > yet, is it?. Does it keep up with the i386 sarge? Can it be installed > like an i386 sarge (net inst->base system->package installation)? > > I personally like the idea of the gcc-3.4, since it looks like the > "most" 64 bit version. However this is not intended for my home pc and I > would not like to make difficult the life of my colleagues who are not > experienced Linux users. > Pure64 is fully 64 bits, and works fine. It's also easy to install most of the times (although some installation problems have been reported with some motherboards) > Any help would be appreciated. > I have a pure64 distro (gcc 3.3), and it works flawlessly. No hangs, no crashes. Only a few programs seem to have a few problems: (Anjuta doesn't even start, but it's the only one). Therefore, pure 64 is a secure bet. You can test gcc 3.4 and if meets expectations upgrade the rest. (and post your impressions to the list xDDD) Regards Aritz Beraza [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: recommendations for a barebone system
> El Miércoles, 13 de Octubre de 2004 10:00, Eric Lacroix escribió: > > I have this box, the sn85g4. I'm happy with its features. It runs quiet > > if you set the fans at very low speed, and don't get too hot (with > > Athlon64 3000+) (but not cool either). > > Alas, it happens a problem when it gets its stabilized temperature : the > > network interface drop out. Not working anymore. I checked on several > > forums, and I'm not alone. I've tried to cool it with an extra quiet > > fan, open the box ... but can't find what part of the mobo to cool. > > Only set the fan speed at average fix the problem (what I don't too > > because of the noise). > > For now, I run with an extra ethernet board, but it use my unique PCI > > slot. > > > > Eric. > Thanks for your information. It is interesting to know about this issue..
Re: Why do I need an AMD64?
- Original Message - From: Piero Ra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:45:32 +0200 Subject: Re: Why do I need an AMD64? To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org I'm not very export of Linux operatine system, I bought an AMD 64 but now I'm running with XP o.s. Please someone may indicate me where to reach the debian version for AMD 64 ? It's free ? there is a beta version ? Read this! https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why do I need an AMD64?
> > > Le ven 01/10/2004 à 17:00, Jérôme Marant a écrit : > > > I'm pondering buying an Athlon64 machine. However, I wonder why > > > I would need a 64 bits machine. > > > > > Are there any reasons not to stick to 32 bits currently? > > I don't know. > > > > I've just bought one today. Why ? I wanted a mini-PC. I've choose the > > Shuttle SN85G4, for athlon64 socket 754. I liked the box. There was an > > equivalent for P4. > > Great! I'm looking forward to buy a mini-PC too :-) I'm going to > have a closer look to that Shuttle. > You should!! I've had one for 5-6 months. With cpu frequency control, and the temperature controlled smart fan, it's almost noiseless. But remember yo buy a quite big Harddisk, there's no space for another one inside. Ah! and don't worry anymore for having to compile anything (x.org, kde, gnome, anything you want), it will take nothing but a few minutes, and you will still be able to work as if nothing where happening. -- Aritz Beraza Garayalde [Rei] ___ [ WWW ] http://evangelion.homelinux.net [jabber] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: When will debian-amd64 be official
> Is there any timeline for amd64 port becoming official. I have a dual > opteron RAID server which is currently running gentoo. I want to move to > debian. > > Thanks, > > Bharath > > --- > Bharath Ramesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://csgrad.cs.vt.edu/~bramesh > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can install debian form amd64 right now. You can read this [1] to learn how to do it. Last I heard about it, 97% of the debian official packages where ported to amd64, and we have regular update, te same as the official debian sid distro. [1]http://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html Aritz Beraza [Rei]
