Re: Lotus notes on amd64?
> "Christopher" == Christopher Judd writes: Christopher> On Thursday 16 September 2010 13:02:11 Fabricio Christopher> Cannini wrote: >> On Thursday 16 September 2010 12:30:15 A J Stiles wrote: > On >> Thursday 16 Sep 2010, Christopher Judd wrote: > > Hi, >> > > >> > > I have to install lotus notes here. Our IT guys have >> provided me Christopher> with >> > > >> > > the file ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb (linux support here >> is minimal). Christopher> We have to periodically update/verify emergency Christopher> contact information, which is in a notes database, Christopher> and are encouraged to maintain a calendar on the Christopher> notes server, to facilitate meetings and other Christopher> activities. There are other uses available, but they Christopher> are not required of us at this time. If I can do Christopher> theses 2 tasks on our lotus server with other Christopher> software, I won't need to install notes. Any Christopher> suggestions? I used to have to use it for work, and ran on various flavors of linux daily for years, but the upgrades were always a nightmare, among others. the easiest way to do it is to run the exact flavor of linux that the dot deb was created on, and take it's defaults. There is I think a perl script to do notes setup and even upgrading in linux, but that is where it easily descends to the nightmare scenario. I would schroot install a 32bit i586 debian ( as documented in the fine installation manual on the debian.org site ) and install the dot deb in that. Or you can try to use ia32 libs and install the deb and try to deal with the problems. I have had success using notes in wine, and found online documentation for said, years ago. easier wine these days is cedega. Alternatively you can unpack the deb file into it's components and deal with installing the parts yourself, usually running a slightly modified version of the provided perl scripting. Another option is to set up a notes server(really easy, next->next->finish type install) to forward mail to a regular unix mail server, qmail or something on same box, then use your favorite unix app to view your mail like emacs rmail, vm, mew, wanderlust... That said, I found this while looking for links to info on how to do the above and decided to stop looking, and recommend a total boycott. After years of experience. your choice. http://homepage.mac.com/bradster/iarchitect/lotus.htm Dave Moscrip recovering ex-ibm-linux-geek -- thedude abides . . . GNU -- It's freedom baby, YEAH! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/mymxrch0u9@gnurox.dude.onia
Re: converting from i386 to amd64 without rebuilding
> "Steve" == Steve Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Steve> On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 03:41:31PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen Steve> wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 11:49:20AM -0800, Steve Lane wrote: > >> Greetings. We've got a 4-core (2 x Core 2 Duo) server that was >> originally > built as an i386 machine, then converted to the >> i386 bigmem kernel, > and *then* converted to the amd64 >> kernel. None of the packages on the > machine, however, are >> from the amd64 port - they're all i386. >> > >> > Is there some simple and straightforward (or even >> not-so-simple or > straightforward) way of converting the >> machine from the i386 port > to the amd64 port without >> rebuilding it from scratch using the amd64 > installer, i.e. to >> reinstall all the i386-specific packages from the > amd64 >> repository? >> >> I can't think of any way. You can create a chroot with >> debootstrap, but that's essentially just a harder way to run a >> fresh install. >> >> After all you can't have both the 32 and 64 bit version of >> libc6 installed at once in the same place, so you can't replace >> it while other packages which depend on it are using the other >> bitness. Steve> Yeah - I discovered that the hard way ;) Steve> That's more or less what I figured. Guess I'll be Steve> rebuilding at some point :) Steve> Thanks, Steve> -- Steve Lane System, Network and Security Administrator Steve> Doudna Lab Biomolecular Structure and Mechanism Group UC Steve> Berkeley Steve> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to Steve> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of Steve> "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] yes, there is... all you _have_ to do is make sure you boot from a 64 bit kernel, and you also have all your core 64 bit libs/bas-utils installed in a root fs... so, you can install the 64 bit the same way you install a chroot on a 64bit, you install a 64 into a chroot on a 32 bit install, then change the /boot/grub/menu.1st to point to the 64 bit kernel, with the 64 bit chroot as the root fs. Dave -- ... the dude abides ... GNU -- It's Freedom baby, yeah! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel 2.6.18-4-amd64 hangs
> "Constantine" == Constantine Kousoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> something wrong. But what I suggest is that you insert the >> install CD and boot the computer (without installing anything) >> Then you go to a shell ctrl F2 and do the following #mkdir mnt >> #mount /dev/hda3 #chroot /mnt #mount -a then you can use >> dselect to install and repair what is needed. I recommend that >> you reinstall the linux-image. >> >> Hope it helps and be careful. >> >> /Gudjon Constantine> I followed Gudjon's advice and manualy removed Constantine> package linux-image-2.6.18-4 via the 'apt-get remove Constantine> linux-image-2.6.18-4' command and then reinstalled it Constantine> via 'apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-4'. The Constantine> problem persists. :( ... if you are using grub, it can find the bootable images on the partition for you, so if you still have a kernel in /boot that is usable, grub will find it, and can use it to boot from. You need to enter command line mode when the grub prompt appears, and type root (hd , then hit the tab key and it will list out the partitions and disk choices. then you pick a kernel, by typing kernel /boot and press the tab key and it will list out all the kernel images it finds in /boot, and you pick one... then do the same with the initrd image, by typing initrd/boot/ini and pick the corresponding initrd, and boot. If you only had one kernel installed, this might be a problem, and you have to do the boot from cd again. I have a similar problem when I try to use a vga= command line argument that the kernel can't handle, and it does not actually lock up, but does not display anything while it is booting. you can fix this in grub by getting rid of the vga= kernel option. Usually debian puts a failsafe boot entry into grub that boots single user, have you tried that, or do you not have? If none of these work, install a different kernel using the aforementioned methods, and be sure to not have a vga= line in your menu.lst for that kernel. You can install several and try them all, and their may be one more suited to your particular cpu, as there is a linux-image-2.6-amd64-generic, linux-image-2.6-amd64-k8, linux-image-2.6-em64t-p4-smp, -xen-amd64... (in unstable, in stable and testing there are multiple choices also) dave moscrip -- GNU -- It's Freedom baby, yeah! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Debian amd64 on an asus P5W DH Deluxe + E6600 : kernel on installer broken + bugs in d-i when changing kernel + modules
I am writing to you in emacs on a debian unstable install to an e6600/asusP5W-Deluxe... I tried several boot images, and I think the mini.iso of the unstable netboot was working, but I actually installed using the chroot method in the amd64 howto off of debian.org. ubuntu latest properly detects sata and sets up ok, so I installed that, then did the cdebootstrap into another mounted partition, set up the fstab and the network interfaces, and it comes right up, sata, ethernet... I then built a kernel and booted with it and it has been quite stable since. The ubuntu 6.0.5 LTS did seem to have problems, would lock up completely during some of the gl games... have not had the same problem with the debian install. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xorg problem and 404 error on bugs
>Perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. Here's the >problem: ... >startx, get lowres. CA+ doesn't change much, all 60 Hz refresh. The >monitor is a 21" drafting flat CRT capable of high refresh and highres. ... I have just configured a new core2duo sid box, but still xorg, and it has nvidia card 7950gtx or something (very nice card, latest/greatest), totally supported, but sligtly difft config fm normal... You need the nvidia-kernel* package, you might need to roll-your-own kernel (probably not, but things usually do work better ) with the nvidia-kernel-source and you need the nvidia X driver from nvidia-glx dpkg and you can configure the xorg.conf with nvidia-xconfig or nvidia-settings debs... there is more complete documentation here: https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id292993 ... and here: http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/index.php there are warnings about using the nvidia drivers from nvidia's web site ... this is one that is really a lot easier if you read a little first. Dave Moscrip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
